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Moldova History

Moldova has a rich history located at the crossroads of various cultural influences. It has absorbed diverse traditions from peoples like the Thracians, Slavs, Celts, Goths, and Huns. Moldova's history began as part of the larger region of Moldavia and it has spent most of its history under the control of the Soviet Union or Romania. Moldova gained independence in 1991 after declaring sovereignty in 1990 and electing its first democratic president. However, it still faces issues related to the breakaway region of Transdniestr and achieving full integration with the European Union remains a goal.

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Moldova History

Moldova has a rich history located at the crossroads of various cultural influences. It has absorbed diverse traditions from peoples like the Thracians, Slavs, Celts, Goths, and Huns. Moldova's history began as part of the larger region of Moldavia and it has spent most of its history under the control of the Soviet Union or Romania. Moldova gained independence in 1991 after declaring sovereignty in 1990 and electing its first democratic president. However, it still faces issues related to the breakaway region of Transdniestr and achieving full integration with the European Union remains a goal.

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The History of Moldova and its evolution in the context of European Union

Vlad Alina, 308

Moldova is an integral part of Europe and has a rich history. This country is situated in the contact zone between different cultural and historic trends Carpathian-Balkan, Central-European and Eurasian, and during its multi-millennial history harmoniously absorbed diverse cultural traditions of Proto-Indo-Europeans and archaic Indo-European peoples, including the Thracians, Slavs, Celts, Goths, Huns, thus obtaining specific and unparalleled features.

On the territory of the Republic of Moldova we find a special concentration of historical and archeological monuments (approximately eight thousand) which have a cultural and historical value not only at the national level, but also in the general context of human European values. Moldovan history started when it was part of a larger region of Moldavia, but has spent most of its history in the grasp of the Former Soviet Union or Romania as it lies between these two countries. Due to its unsettled history it has been renamed, overrun, split up, conquered and taken over many times over. To get where Moldova is today has been a very rocky ride to say the least. Moldovans descend from what were the Dacians who were conquered by the Romans round about 100 AD. During the 14th Century, under the rule of Stefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great) Moldavia flourished, but the Turkish army had become to strong, and by the time his son succeeded him Moldavia was taken over by the Ottoman Empire. Eventually in 1878 Russia expanded the Bessarabia borders into Romania with some help from other powerful countries at the time.

Bessarabia remained under Russian rule until 1918 when the Bolshevik revolution took place, and as a result Bessarabia reacted by declaring itself as an autonomous republic. In 1924 a group of peasants, loyal to Lenin formed the breakaway Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, otherwise known as MASSR. This later was renamed the Transdniestr Republic. With the collapse of communism in the 1980s the Moldovan Popular Front finally got a chance to air their views. Several years of consultation and reform followed and in 1989 the Latin alphabet was reinstated as the official written language, In 1990 the moldovan flag was instated and the declaration of Moldovan sovereignty was passed. Finally the big moment came, in 1991 Moldova was declared an independent republic and communist Mircea Snegur was its first democratically elected president. Moldova's independence may have solved most of its problems but it has also created some new ones. Since Moldova became a republic the Transdniestr authorities broke away and reinstated their loyalties to Russia. Mass protests of up to 50,000 people were held in the capital on an almost daily basis from early 2002. The protest were to try to reinstate the Russian language on what is predominantly a Romanian speaking country. Protest still go on today in Moldova, and the problems in Transdniestr remain unsolved. After achieving independence from the Soviet Union, Moldova established relations with other European countries. A course for European Union integration and neutrality define the country's foreign policy guidelines. In 1995 the country was admitted to the Council of Europe. In 2005, Moldova and the EU established an action plan that sought to improve the collaboration between the two neighboring structures. The European orientation has been the policy of Moldova in recent years and this is the policy that must continue. 2

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