Moldova was part of Romania until World War II, when it was annexed by the Soviet Union and Russian became the official language. During following half-century, Romanian was preserved in Moldovan ...

The Moldovan language is very similar to Romanian, however, has historically been written using Cyrillic script, like Russian, rather than Latin notation, like Romanian. Advertisement.

MOSCOW. A recent decision by Moldovan lawmakers to rename the country's official language to Romanian raises questions about Moldova's territorial integrity, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ...

The phrase "Moldovan language" will be replaced with "Romanian language" in the texts of all Moldovan laws and regulations, including the Constitution of Moldova; the Moldovan parliament passed a ...

CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament on Thursday approved a law on referring to the national language as Romanian in all legislative texts and the constitution, despite opposition from a ...

But at least Moldovan children will finally now know, courtesy of the Russian dictator, that their language is truly Romanian. The truth can be a bitter tonic, but it is the only one worth drinking.

It then reunited with Romania (the “Moldovan” language, a Soviet confection, is, in ... To Read the Full Story. Join NRPlus Login. Share 23 Comments .

He noted that these lands are now home to "hundreds of thousands of Moldovans" and that they speak the Moldovan language. At the same time, Dodon continues to refer to his country as "Soviet Moldova." ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 10 October during his visit to Romania that the Ukrainian government will make a decision regarding the non-existent Moldovan language. Source: Zelenskyy in ...

Moldova became a sovereign state with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 - an event that set off a civil war between the ethnic groups in Transdnestr, killing more than 1,500 people.

Russia joined Moldova's leftist opposition on Thursday in denouncing Romania's prime minister for remarks saying ex-Soviet Moldova's population was made up strictly of Romanians who spoke Romanian.

Olena Lennon in Cahul, Moldova. “Eu” means “I” in Romanian, the official language of Moldova In mid-October, I had the privilege of participating in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in ...