Was Moldova Russian?

Bessarabia remained a province of the Russian Empire until after World War I, when it became a part of Greater Romania, and it reverted to Russian control in 1940–41 and again after World War II, when it was joined to a strip of formerly Ukrainian territory, the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, on the …

Is Moldova Russian or Romanian?

Moldova was part of Romania until 1940, when it was annexed to the Soviet Union and Russian became the official language. During the next half-century, Romanian was preserved in Moldovan villages. It became the national language again in 1989.

Can I speak Russian in Moldova?

Russian. Russian is one of the minority languages recognized in Moldova, and since Soviet times remains widely used on many levels of the society and the state.

Are Romanians and Moldovans the same people?

A controversy exists over the national identity and name of the native language of the main ethnic group in Moldova. Furthermore, the problem strained Moldova’s diplomatic relations with neighboring Romania.

Is Moldovans blonde?

Moldova, ethnically Romanian, is equally dark-haired. As is an adjacent part of the Ukraine, which for the largest part is as blonde as most of central and eastern Europe (all the way down to Georgia).

Can Moldovans speak Russian?

Language is a core issue of national identity in Moldova, a country which consists mostly of territory annexed by the Soviet Union from Romania during World War Two. Romanian, spoken by the ethnic Moldovan majority, is the state language, while Russians, Ukrainians and others mainly speak Russian.

Is Moldova safe?

Moldova broke away from the former USSR in 1991, and is a very young country considering it only gained independence in 1992. There are some obstacles that can make traveling here difficult. However, the country is relatively safe and foreigners rarely report incidents of violent crime.