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Romania root trip July 2006

Bicaz

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Jul 26 2006, 09:14 PM

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Cirnu, Romania

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Later, when we got to the Bicaz lake/Dam, there was a big cross, which apparently was dedicated to all the prisoners who died in the making of the dam. In the 70's, the communist regime wanted to build a hydroelectric dam to produce electricity, so they decided to build it in Bicaz, and it created a big lake which is the lake of Bicaz. For the building of the dam, they used political prisoners (forced labor). The conditions of living were very harsh for the prisoners, who tended to die after a few years of hard labor. So, the regime accomplished two goals- building the dam, and getting rid of their opponents.

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