Objects that tell a story (2): My maternal grandfather’s 1915 travel document to Russia

Introduction Digging into a box with documents and photos I found in pieces a travel document belonging to my maternal

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Through the Glass: From Bucharest to Athens on a Friday morning in December 2011

One icy morning in December, I flew with Tarom Airlines, the Romanian National Carrier, from Bucharest’s Otopeni Airport to Athens’

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Osho Restaurant, Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest is a big city with a rather dubious reputation for restaurants. In addition to the fast food chains that

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