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Ana-Maria Bogdan

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Opposing communism with humor

Opposing Communism with Humor

July 18, 2015October 10, 2020
Romanian DNA

Humor was a way of rebellion and survival at the same time. An escape of the mind and soul, a way of coping with all those absurd

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Someone who loves to read, travel, experience new things. Writing from time to time about some of the things I love the most and consider worth sharing … the world we all share, self-discoveries, personal transformation, Romania and other things that get my attention.

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Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, made famous Romania’s belief that garlic wards off the vampires. But, when you start really looking for the

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