Moldova
Molodova
About Moldova
Moldova is situated in South Eastern Europe. It borders Ukraine and Romania, and has two autonomous regions: Transdniestria (east) and Gagauzia (south). At the moment the population is around 4,5 million of which 800.000 live in the capital called Chisinau (Russ: Kishinev). The country has a varied ethnic origin, with the majority having a Moldovan/Romanian background
(65%), 14% Ukrainian, 13% Russian, 4% Gagauzian, 2% Bulgarian and 2% Other.
The history of Moldova is complicated by the fact that the republic's present-day territory was not called Moldova or Moldavia until 1940. Present-day Moldova occupies the central two-thirds of a region historically referred to as Bessarabia. For centuries the name Moldova referred to a larger area encompassing Bessarabia and stretching from the Black Sea in the south to Bukovina
(Romania/Ukraine), in the north, and from the Siret River in the west to the Dniestr in the east.
Established in the 15th century, Moldova has a long history of foreign domination. It fell under
Turkish suzerainty in the 16th century, and part of the north was added to the Austrian Empire in the 18th century. From 1812 to 1856 Russians occupied the eastern portion of Moldova, which they named Bessarabia. After Bessarabia was returned to Moldova in 1856, Moldova and
Wallachia were united to form the Kingdom of Romania in 1859. This did not last long.
In 1878 Russian forces annexed Bessarabia, which remained part of the Russian empire until
1917. In 1918 the Bessarabian legislature voted in favour of unification with Romania, and at the
Paris Peace Conference in 1920 the union was officially recognized. However, the new Soviet government did not accept this and it took steps to acquire the lost territories. In 1924 a
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Republic (ASSR) was established. Soviet forces occupied the
Bessarabian region in June 1940 and on August 2, 1940, the Moldavian SSR was proclaimed.
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About Moldova
Moldova is situated in South Eastern Europe. It borders Ukraine and Romania, and has two autonomous regions: Transdniestria (east) and Gagauzia (south). At the moment the population is around 4,5 million of which 800.000 live in the capital called Chisinau (Russ: Kishinev). The country has a varied ethnic origin, with the majority having a Moldovan/Romanian background
(65%), 14% Ukrainian, 13% Russian, 4% Gagauzian, 2% Bulgarian and 2% Other.
The history of Moldova is complicated by the fact that the republic's present-day territory was not called Moldova or Moldavia until 1940. Present-day Moldova occupies the central two-thirds of a region historically referred to as Bessarabia. For centuries the name Moldova referred to a larger area encompassing Bessarabia and stretching from the Black Sea in the south to Bukovina
(Romania/Ukraine), in the north, and from the Siret River in the west to the Dniestr in the east.
Established in the 15th century, Moldova has a long history of foreign domination. It fell under
Turkish suzerainty in the 16th century, and part of the north was added to the Austrian Empire in the 18th century. From 1812 to 1856 Russians occupied the eastern portion of Moldova, which they named Bessarabia. After Bessarabia was returned to Moldova in 1856, Moldova and
Wallachia were united to form the Kingdom of Romania in 1859. This did not last long.
In 1878 Russian forces annexed Bessarabia, which remained part of the Russian empire until
1917. In 1918 the Bessarabian legislature voted in favour of unification with Romania, and at the
Paris Peace Conference in 1920 the union was officially recognized. However, the new Soviet government did not accept this and it took steps to acquire the lost territories. In 1924 a
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Republic (ASSR) was established. Soviet forces occupied the
Bessarabian region in June 1940 and on August 2, 1940, the Moldavian SSR was proclaimed.
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