De-Russification - Romania 1960s

Romania 1960s

In Romania in the 1960s, a political break with the Soviet Union resulted in removal of elements of Russian cultural influence in Romania. Russian-language signs were removed from the Bucharest airport, Russian street names were changed to Romanian, Russian bookstores were closed, and Soviet plays, films, and radio broadcasts became rare. Russian was no longer a compulsory language in schools and more time was given to English and French. The Gorki Institute for the Russian language was closed.

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