Councilor Diana Mardarovici proposed renaming a boulevard honoring a WWII fascist, but the city council did not support the move due to concerns over national identity.
Mardarovici reflected, "I thought this would be peanuts, a piece of cake. Surely, I thought, we all agree that Nazis are bad."
Despite Mircea Vulcanescu's conviction for war crimes, his contributions to Romanian culture keep him celebrated, complicating efforts to remove his namesake from public spaces.
The councilors' reluctance to acknowledge the past reflects a broader struggle between recognizing historical injustices and maintaining a sense of national pride in Romania.
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