Bucharest Airport

From Russell to Russia

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August 17th 2010
Dusting the Rust from the Iron Curtain Day One Most of my friends can easily remember the Cold War. At times it was scary with the Cuban Missile Crisis and drills of hiding under your desk at school to protect against atom bombs! Slowly, and thankfully, the Cold War ended. Can you believe that it has been 21 years since the Soviet Union collapsed? We are coming to see what it was ... read more

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The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognitio... ... read more