Moldova – A Short History

The history of Moldova can be traced back to the Principality of Moldavia. Later it became part of Greater Romania and later transformed into the Bessarabian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union. The dissolution of the Soviet Union made Moldova an independent country named the Republic of Moldova. Yet, problems arose. One region named Transnistria seceded from Moldova. In this short Moldova history documentary you'll learn about the history of Moldova. History Hustle presents: Moldova - a short history.

This history on location was filmed on the 10th of July 2018 in Chișinău, Moldova.

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[pizdanpula]

The most evil pact for Romania - curse Molotov & Ribentrop

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I just want to note that the Republic of Moldova is not a successor of the Principality of Moldavia in any way. When bessarabia was stolen, the Principality still existed and the capital was in the western part. Then Moldavia united with Wallachia and united with Romania. That makes Romania the successor of Wallachia and Moldavia. The Republic of Moldova is just another entity

[vickru]

We always wanted to be part of our mother country of Romania. So what happend in 1918 was the best thing that happend to us. Might of saved us from loosing our identity

[ionuttomescu]

First Russia, then USSR, occupied important parts of Romania in the last centuries!
Basarabia (today's Republic of Moldova + 3 counties: Cahul, Bolgrad and Ismail in the north of Danube Delta, currently in Ukraine) occupied first in 1812, then in 1940. It was the same unfortunate faith for the northern Bucovina, Herta county and Snakes Island in 1940 (currently in Ukraine). Everytime they did that, they tried really hard to russify the indigenous population (mainly Romanians) by mentaining a policy of terror: deportations in Kuban, Kazakhstan and Siberia (heavily changing the demography: during 80 years, between 1817 and 1897, the share of Moldovan population dropped by 30%), forbiding the Romanian language in administration, churches, schools, forcing the population to use the russian alphabet. After the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia in 1940, the Romanian population of Bessarabia was persecuted by Soviet authorities, especially in the years following the annexation, based mostly on social, educational, and political grounds; because of this, Russification laws were imposed again on the Romanian population. The Moldovan language introduced during the Interwar period by the Soviet authorities first in the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and after 1940 taught in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, was actually the Romanian language but written with a version of the Cyrillic script derived from the Russian alphabet.
The cultural and linguistic effects of Russification manifest themselves in persistent identity questions. During the breakup of the Soviet Union, this led to separation of a large and industrialized portion of the country, becoming the de facto independent state of Transnistria, whose main official language is Russian.
The russians are really "friendly" neighbours...

[vladciotoran]

God bless Republic of Moldova and Romania.

[person]

My great grandmother was exiled to Siberia for being Christian

[cristianshearer]

sorry but a countries history does not start in the 1800's..

In recorded antiquity Moldova's territory was inhabited by several tribes, mainly by Akatziroi, and at different periods also by Bastarnae, Scythians and Sarmatians. Between the 1st and 7th centuries AD, the south was intermittently under the Roman, then Byzantine Empires. Due to its strategic location on a route between Asia and Europe, Moldova was repeatedly invaded by, among others, the Goths, Huns, Avars, Magyars, Pechenegs, Cumans, and the Mongols. The First Bulgarian Empire ruled the area or parts of it from the late 7th century/early 8th century until the late 10th century, the Principality of Halych in the 12th century and the Second Bulgarian Empire from the early 13th century with interruptions until the early 14th century. The colonists of the Genoa Republic also left a trace in this region. The Hypatian Chronicle mentioned the name of the Bolokhoveni (the 13th century) a purportedly Romanian population connected to voloch, the East Slavic exonym of the Romanians. Alexandru V. Boldur identified the Bolohoveni as Romanians

[chris-]

I don't care what everyone says here ...all I want to say is can we agreed that Moldavia Romania is the same sh*it . Period Russian in Republic of Moldova are minority and the country speak the same language it's called Lady's & Gentlemen Romanian. Period I have one message for Romania and so called Republic of Moldova. United u become stronger 💪 . Peace ✌️

[mosesexodus]

Fascinating. Very informative. Thanks for sharing, Lord-Jesus-Christ dot

[ncledw]

Mate. The is no Moldavia, is M.O.L.D.O.V.A

[pillowsees]

Pls tell me where you are from I’m from the United kingdom

[jaymib]

How to speak English with a Dutch accent.

[moldaviannationalist]

If it doesn't make reference to Hungarians and Saxons, then it's bullshit.

[petercroves]

you say the same name!, so you Stephen the Great

[rudolfyakich]

I will visit in the spring of 2020. Trump 2020 !