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Russian was never dropped, it was one of the 4 options (French, English, German and Russian), classes were assigned a foreign language based on the availability of teachers and was studied in school up to December 1989, but because it was very hard to find books in Russian nobody bothered to actually learn it past getting the passing grades.
English was the most in demand, then French. German was pushed hard by the government because they needed chemical engineers able to read German 🙂 but it was not very popular.
During Ceausescu's time if you could not pass a rather undemanding Math and Physics exam you could not get to the university.
Romania was never the breadbasket of Europe, the port of Galati through which Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania exported grains was the breadbasket of Europe, at least until 1856 when Chicago overtook it in grain exports and became the breadbasket of Europe ;-).
The French influence in Romanian society began in 1848. This influence is particularly noticeable in southern Romania, where the bourgeoisie would send their children to study in Paris. This is the explanation. Thus, the French system was replicated in Romania, especially evident in education. In contrast, in Moldavia (Iași) and Cluj, children were sent to Vienna, where the influence was Germanic. These influences still exist today. Transylvania and Banat maintain strong ties with the Vienna region and southern Germany, particularly Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, while the southern part of Romania is more connected to France. The south leans towards socialism and remains closely attached to France, whereas the north is more liberal and aligned with Germany and Austria.
I was thinking why your room seems so familiar to me, I don't have such a big library and the position of the door is not the same, but then I saw the Orthodox icons on the top left shelf and I understood why. 🙂
The marking out of 10 is quite logical because is more accurate than out of 20. I’ve got for example a mark of 9.12 which represents 91.2%, in between 18/20 and 19/20. The math- phys education was a communist attempt to rebuild from ground up: since all engineers and architects were imprisoned, the populace needed learn maths and physics first. The technical high schools were like the rediscovery of tap water- too new and untested to be considered reliable.
About “procuror “ are you sure is the lower court judge? I thought is the state attorney. People aren’t supposed to sell anything tax-free, they just do it because is customary: these lands were once stateless and post-tribal necessarily pacified by the need to exchange genetics among neighbouring villages- you can’t attack the village where your own daughter got settled or your son-in-law comes from.
Before 1865, the adoption of the Napoleonic Code in Romania, the Romanians were applying the Justitian's Code, and the revised version of it called Basilika, Bazilicale in Romanian, "The Imperial Law" in English. The Napoleonic Code it's based off these codes, a modernization if you will. The Napoleonic Code, although very modern in many ways, infringed on the inheritance rights of the Romanian women and the right to own properties, which was not the case with the old Roman Law. Equal rights for inheritance for all children including for those out of wedlock, and theirs's descendants, meant basically a constant Games of Thrones in the premodern Romanian states.
If I understood correctly you live in Craiova. So your comparison is based in that area of Romania. I would not generalize it to the entire country. Very few people speak French in Transylvania, Bucovina and Basarabia. After 1918, the influence of the old Kingdom, where French was widely spoken, started to spread to the "new" territories, but since we were never left alone, this spread did not take effect.
Russian wasn't dropped after the 60s. I had Russian in the late 80s and early 90s (after the 89 Revolution). My parents had Russian. It wasn't dropped or, at least, not everywhere.
In the cold season, try to get sunshise exposure every day that is not cloudy. The sun does wonders to the body and mind. Few things are better than a 45-60 min walk in cold sunny days.
I was gonna jump on you for talking about Romanian wine but not about Tsuica (I know that's not how it's spelled, but I don't know how to make the "ts" character) — but then a few minutes later you talked about it.
The best place IMHO to buy tsuica/palinca is in the market, in a plastic bottle that says Coke or something entirely different. It's available in the stores, at a high price, and I have no idea whether that stuff is any better than what one finds in the market. Any idea?
As for French influence — Some schools, like that high school in Craiova (where my Magda attended), teach in French. And, I understand that many of the leaders of the 1800s were sponsored to go to France to study.
hello! 16 year old student here. i'm currently learning french in school with the help of our local alliance francaise. just last month, i went to saint-malo with my school and it has truly been an amazing experience! i lived through every aspect of french life meaning that i got to stay at a local family, i would go everyday to school and take B2 courses of french, and so on and so forth. i'm not usually one to comment on any youtube videos at all, but i wanted to share my love for france just as you do for romania. i hope that one day i can become an international student in Paris, but until then i thank you for learning so much about our country! 🙂
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Russian was never dropped, it was one of the 4 options (French, English, German and Russian), classes were assigned a foreign language based on the availability of teachers and was studied in school up to December 1989, but because it was very hard to find books in Russian nobody bothered to actually learn it past getting the passing grades.
English was the most in demand, then French. German was pushed hard by the government because they needed chemical engineers able to read German 🙂 but it was not very popular.
During Ceausescu's time if you could not pass a rather undemanding Math and Physics exam you could not get to the university.
Romania was never the breadbasket of Europe, the port of Galati through which Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania exported grains was the breadbasket of Europe, at least until 1856 when Chicago overtook it in grain exports and became the breadbasket of Europe ;-).
Ha. Liked and subscribed.
The French influence in Romanian society began in 1848. This influence is particularly noticeable in southern Romania, where the bourgeoisie would send their children to study in Paris. This is the explanation. Thus, the French system was replicated in Romania, especially evident in education. In contrast, in Moldavia (Iași) and Cluj, children were sent to Vienna, where the influence was Germanic. These influences still exist today. Transylvania and Banat maintain strong ties with the Vienna region and southern Germany, particularly Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, while the southern part of Romania is more connected to France. The south leans towards socialism and remains closely attached to France, whereas the north is more liberal and aligned with Germany and Austria.
I was thinking why your room seems so familiar to me, I don't have such a big library and the position of the door is not the same, but then I saw the Orthodox icons on the top left shelf and I understood why. 🙂
Thank you! 😂
The marking out of 10 is quite logical because is more accurate than out of 20. I’ve got for example a mark of 9.12 which represents 91.2%, in between 18/20 and 19/20. The math- phys education was a communist attempt to rebuild from ground up: since all engineers and architects were imprisoned, the populace needed learn maths and physics first. The technical high schools were like the rediscovery of tap water- too new and untested to be considered reliable.
The baccalaureate was not good. As a maturity test it should be general knowledge and the commies didn’t figure it out.
About “procuror “ are you sure is the lower court judge? I thought is the state attorney. People aren’t supposed to sell anything tax-free, they just do it because is customary: these lands were once stateless and post-tribal necessarily pacified by the need to exchange genetics among neighbouring villages- you can’t attack the village where your own daughter got settled or your son-in-law comes from.
There was peace on these lands before there was a state.
Before 1865, the adoption of the Napoleonic Code in Romania, the Romanians were applying the Justitian's Code, and the revised version of it called Basilika, Bazilicale in Romanian, "The Imperial Law" in English. The Napoleonic Code it's based off these codes, a modernization if you will. The Napoleonic Code, although very modern in many ways, infringed on the inheritance rights of the Romanian women and the right to own properties, which was not the case with the old Roman Law. Equal rights for inheritance for all children including for those out of wedlock, and theirs's descendants, meant basically a constant Games of Thrones in the premodern Romanian states.
Love it! I am romanian and my fiancée is french, we watched the video together 😊
If I understood correctly you live in Craiova. So your comparison is based in that area of Romania. I would not generalize it to the entire country. Very few people speak French in Transylvania, Bucovina and Basarabia. After 1918, the influence of the old Kingdom, where French was widely spoken, started to spread to the "new" territories, but since we were never left alone, this spread did not take effect.
Great comparison!
Russian wasn't dropped after the 60s. I had Russian in the late 80s and early 90s (after the 89 Revolution). My parents had Russian. It wasn't dropped or, at least, not everywhere.
Due to your calm and nice voice and tone, you would do a great work as grandfather !
I suggest you talk lower, i can still hear u <.<
In the cold season, try to get sunshise exposure every day that is not cloudy. The sun does wonders to the body and mind. Few things are better than a 45-60 min walk in cold sunny days.
hey youre socru name is same as mine!!!
I was gonna jump on you for talking about Romanian wine but not about Tsuica (I know that's not how it's spelled, but I don't know how to make the "ts" character) — but then a few minutes later you talked about it.
The best place IMHO to buy tsuica/palinca is in the market, in a plastic bottle that says Coke or something entirely different. It's available in the stores, at a high price, and I have no idea whether that stuff is any better than what one finds in the market. Any idea?
As for French influence — Some schools, like that high school in Craiova (where my Magda attended), teach in French. And, I understand that many of the leaders of the 1800s were sponsored to go to France to study.
hello! 16 year old student here. i'm currently learning french in school with the help of our local alliance francaise. just last month, i went to saint-malo with my school and it has truly been an amazing experience! i lived through every aspect of french life meaning that i got to stay at a local family, i would go everyday to school and take B2 courses of french, and so on and so forth. i'm not usually one to comment on any youtube videos at all, but i wanted to share my love for france just as you do for romania. i hope that one day i can become an international student in Paris, but until then i thank you for learning so much about our country! 🙂
You are boring like hell…
bet the girls are fit over there
France today looks more and more like Marocco or Pakistan.