VICE Romania
Dead Cats and Bare Bums at Bucharest's Main Water Supply
How many nearby animal carcasses is too many, exactly?
What It's Like to Grow Up in a Nature Reserve
Just outside of Bucharest, a failed communist project turned into sprawling wetlands. It's now home to all sorts of flora and fauna – and a few Roma families with young children.
Romania Has Essentially Made Corruption Legal
So, of course, thousands of people took to the streets of Bucharest to protest.
I Played Illegal Pool with Mobsters in Communist Romania
The biggest stars had nicknames like "the Butcher" and "The Barber", while my manager wore grenades on his belt.
Kissing the Cross: Photos of Romanians Having Their Homes Blessed by Priests
Pay the priest what you'd like, and he'll ward off any evil spirits haunting your abode.
Faces of the People Who Believe Their Party Is Going to Take Control of Romania
Like in America and the UK, Romanian voters also seem to want things to be like they imagine they were in the past.
Talking to Survivors of Last Year's Devastating Club Fire in Bucharest
Last year, a fire in nightclub Colectiv killed 64 people and injured 147. According to the people we spoke to, the high death toll is all down to corruption in Romania.
Colourful Photos from One Of Eastern Europe's Biggest Car Boot Sales
If there's one thing that can bring people from all cultures together, it's a market full of weird but reasonably priced stuff.
Life in Romanian Prisons Before the Country Joined the EU
Circumstances in Romanian prisons were pretty dire before the country joined the EU. Photographer Cosmin Bumbut documented the change.
Photos of Romanians Cycling in the Countryside
In the Romanian countryside, cycling isn't about the environment – it's just practical.
What It Feels Like to Be Deported
One night in 1951, soldiers woke up my grandmother and put her on a train to a barren plain on the other side of her country.
Photos of Sad Men at a Romanian Funfair
Photographer Gabriel Botezatu visited Vacation Village and took photos of the miserable men, who have been forced to get henna tattoos and punch bags by their children or their partners.