Twice the salary of a mechanic: The fabulous earnings from the brothels of the Capital
A historical article about prostitution in interwar Bucharest states that a high-end prostitute could earn over 1,700 lei in one night, more than double the monthly salary of a locomotive mechanic (850 lei). By the late 1930s, there were 1,272 registered prostitutes and 1,050 unregistered. The artic
Bucharest, Romania · 2026-07-12 · Cotidianul RO
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