“Go to hell”: Medvedev rages against the NATO state. In 1916, Romania brings over 1,700 boxes full of gold to Russia for “safety” In December 1916, 1,738 boxes of gold bars and coins were loaded onto a train.
Russia broke off relations with Romania when the Bolsheviks staged a coup in Moscow. It was not until 2003 that the nations signed a treaty in which it was agreed to discuss the gold treasure at a later date.