Moldova

My trip to the Republic of Moldova ( Bessarabia )

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• published: 11 Apr 2011
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see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova Today's Republic of Moldova corresponds with most of the Romanian historical province of Bessarabia. Stalin's abusive Ultimatum of 1940 forced Romania to give up Bessarabia in 1940. Most of Bessarabia was turned into the "Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova", while the 3 southern counties of Bessarabia were given to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine. In the SSR of Moldova, a massive plan of Russification began. The plan included the deportation of ethnic Romanians to Siberia and Central Russia, the colonisation of Bessarabia with Russian-speaking population, the prohibition of the Latin alphabet, the suppression of churches, and the assassination of the Romanian intellectuals who opposed the regime. After 1940, Romania entered the Second World War and tried to free Bessarabia from the Soviet occupation. Despite of all the battles fought, Bessarabia remained under Soviet occupation. The Soviet Union applied its plan of Russification, but the success was only partial. Although written in the Cyrillic alphabet, the Romanian language remained the native language of most of the population. Ethnic Romanians remained the oldest and most numerous inhabitants of Bessarabia. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Moldova became an indepedent republic and the Latin alphabet was reintroduced at the request of the Romanian majority. The anthem chosen was "Awaken thee, Romanian !". When the Communist Party re-gained influence in Moldova, they changed the national anthem to "Our language". However, the irony is that the lyrics of "Our language" are from a poem written by the Romanian patriot from Bessarabia (nineteenth century) Alexei Mateevici and, of course, the language spoken by the majority of Bessarabians is the Romanian language. However, Russia kept its interests regarding Bessarabia and the Communist Party remained important in Moldova, although in recent years it has lost some of its influence and for example the mayor of Chişinău (the capital of Moldova) is from the Liberal Party and pro-Romania (so is the interim president Ghimpu). The case of Moldova and Romania is similar to that of East and West Germany before the unification. The official language of Moldova is Romanian and many young Bessarabians consider themselves Romanians ! -------- 1) About the music in this video: ( music by Doina si Ion Aldea Teodorovici ) ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 2) All photos and video excerpts are mine. There is no need for any copyright quotation. 3) Statement of good faith: I do not know that by using some fragments of some songs in this video I could damaged one's rights