You don’t know that about Moldova. The facts are astonishing!
For clarification first. This form is quite short and certainly does not cover in an exhaustive way. But fortunately, geography, unlike history, allows you to choose and paint or self-chosen curiosity. There will also be a lot of historical threads. The following is a short video, and we encourage you to watch the full version.
Moldova, or rather the Republic of Moldova, is located in Eastern Europe. It is located between only two countries: Ukraine with a length of 939 km and Romania with a length of 450 km (which is interesting, because there are not many countries with only two neighbors).
In addition, it should be noted that its western border consists almost entirely of the Prut River, which flows just below Hoverla – the highest peak in Ukraine. Its border is the Dniester River, although not entirely formal. The statute goes a little further, if not for the presence of the separatist republic of Transnistria, around which it revolves later. In summary: Moldova is one of the most interconnected countries in the world. Międzyrzecze!
Moldova is a medium-sized country in Europe, with an area of 34,000. km 2, which puts it between Belgium at 30.5 thousand. km 2 and Guinea Bissau with 36 thousand. km 2. In terms of population – along with Transnistria, the calendar gives the number of 4.1 million people. The country has a very active community and an economic migration movement. Mainly to Moscow, Romania, Italy and Spain. In real terms, it’s only 2.6 million. Up to 16 percent. The country’s GDP is generated from remittances from abroad.
Most of the population (75-80%) speak Romanian – according to some, their own Moldovan dialect, although there are those who conclude that Romanian is a Moldovan dialect – because Moldova was when it will influence more than Romania. Russian language – mainly in the south and around the town of Belchi. Recognition has an even greater advantage, up to 93 percent. He is known as an Orthodox.
Moldova’s history is larger and more extensive than its geography. In the first centuries, after the loss of this region by Dax, Moldova was temporarily inhabited by Scythians, Huns and Goths. Then the other nomadic peoples: the Avars, the Pechenegs, the Cumans, and at the end of this stage the Hungarians.
The state of Moldova began to be formed only in the 14th century, when the farm was established. The first host – that is, the prince – was Bogdan I. The name was entirely Slavic and this is true, because Moldova maintained relations with Russia, Lithuania and Poland, even paying a man to the people of Jagiellon. That is why you sometimes see Moldova with light red or pink lines on the historical maps.
The good times for Moldova ended after the reign of Stephen the Great and during the rise of the Ottoman Empire. A small state, like neighboring Romania, fell for a long time under the rule of a stronger state.
A unique topic may be… Transnistria and Gagossia. The above-mentioned Transnistria broke away from Moldova torn by the crisis as a result of a separatist war similar to the events in Donbass. The Russian-speaking population and industrial owners have won only the support of the 14th Soviet Army, and so far it remains an open-air communist museum on the map of Europe under official military protection.
Although this country is officially governed by the company. Her name is Sharif and maybe you know from the Champions League and the football team from Tiraspol. However, many youtubers know Transnistria thanks to Roman Fan Polsza – a YouTuber who escaped from this region
As if that were not enough, the second separatist region – but under a certain form of autonomy – in Moldova is Gagauzia, located in the south, which is inhabited by interests, people who speak Turkish, profess Orthodoxy and express sympathy for Russia. . . There should be a separate episode on this site soon.
Well, Moldova is one of the few countries in the world where both the president and the prime minister are women.
Although Moldova is not a country with access to the sea, it is. Not far from Palanca, to which thousands of Ukrainian refugees have recently left, the sea is only 4 kilometers from the granite. But in Georgioliști, where the Prut River meets the great Danube, a large seaport was built to accommodate mass-moving ships and cross the Danube into the Black Sea with the exports of these small countries. Especially with… wine.
The wine industry in the country is very strong and reaches 25 percent. all exports Moldavia It is as strong today as the song and lyrics of the song Dragostea Din Tei by the Moldovan band O-zone. Haiduk!
Marcin Nowak is a geographer, journalist and author of documentaries on architecture. He has given lectures with students from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Silesia.