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Romania: Dracula

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 @ 00:54 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

Countries:: Hungary, Romania
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Ethnicity, History, Literature, Travel

Csíkszereda Musings re-reads Bram Stoker's ‘Dracula' and writes about his surprising ethnic origins as well as Romania's flourishing Dracula-centered tourism industry.

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