The city, whose residents burned the idea to become Europeans, but not surprised, at the sight of a horse-drawn carriage or a herd of sheep, blocking the street.
As the government of all the socialist countries, the Romanian Communists really wanted to surpass Western countries in terms of development of the industry.
To achieve higher economic indicators, peasants from rural areas, little affected by the achievements of civilization, were moved to Bucharest. There they settled in a flat and forced to start a career of factory workers. But people brought their traditions with them, although I had to adapt them to urban conditions: they cooked soap from the fat of animals, animals used to be kept in city apartments and cooked dinner in front of the entrance like you used to do before.
This practice continued after the fall of the socialist regime in 1989. Photographer Wali pan tried to capture this clash of cultures. His attempt resulted in a series of photographs taken in the early 1990s, they show a city whose residents burned the idea to become Europeans, but not surprised, at the sight of a horse-drawn carriage or a herd of sheep, blocking the street.
