Romania

The role of Rico in Little Caesar proved as career-defining for Robinson as Frankenstein’s monster was for Boris Karloff or Dracula for Bela Lugosi

Links with British industry and French universities – through ‘rugger diplomacy’ – helped to turn Romania into a surprising hotbed of the sport

One night in 1989, the greatest gymnast in the world tried to escape from communist Romania

Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu believed that Bucharest’s churches were in the wrong place. So he simply had them moved

Salem is the King of Manele – the Middle Eastern-flavoured Romanian pop music descended from Roma folk music. But, some of his material divides audiences

The Balkan nation has emerged as an unlikely global centre of high- tech industry – and of hacking.

At a time when dictators and aircraft are making news, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s third-favourite plane is up for auction with a starting price of €25,000 (£21,500).