Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Baltics Fight Back, Romanians Keep Silence
December 08, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- On November 17, 2011, Russia made a statement, according to which, the Baltic countries would be voluntarily joined to Soviet Union and the military actions it initiated would be defensive, not of employment...
70 years ago today: Romania's Bessarabia was annexed by USSR on 28 June 1940
June 28, 2010On June 28, 1940, the annexation of Bessarabia was carried out by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) under the provisions of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, and was eventually consented to by the predecessor state, Romania (while under Soviet...
Further amputation of Bessarabia by Russia and Ukraine in the making?
May 25, 2010By Paul Goble Do Medvedev and Yanukovich plan to sign a ‘secret protocol’ on Transdniestria? Although aides to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich are denying it, many commentators and politicians in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania are...
Dual nationality works against Moscow and Tiraspol in Moldova
January 28, 2010By Paul Goble Moldovans in Moldova proper and in the breakaway unrecognized republic of Transdniestria are taking dual citizenship and acquiring Romanian passports, a trend one Moscow analyst says is accelerating the decline of Moscow’s influence...
The Soviet Story: A must see documentary
January 28, 2010By Robert McConnell In May, 2008, The Soviet Story premiered in the European Parliament where it now has been screened several times. Since then The Soviet Story has been screened on national television in 10 countries and has won several prestigious...
Romanian president Traian Basescu visits Moldova
January 27, 2010Romanian President Traian Basescu is visiting Moldova for the first time since a pro-Western government came to power in Chisinau last year, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Basescu today said his country will help Moldova move closer to the EU, which...
New Moldovan Government Wants Treaty With Romania
September 25, 2009Moldova's new pro-Western government said today it wants to sign a political treaty with neighboring Romania, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. The new government, which was sworn into office today, could be setting the scene for renewed diplomatic...
Russia Must Face Up to Tragic Reality of Hitler-Stalin Alliance
September 17, 2009By Paul Goble Today’s Russians are in no way responsible for Stalin’s alliance with Hitler, but they must acknowledge its immorality if their calls for the creation of a new collective security system are to be taken seriously, the Memorial...
Molotov-Ribbentrop and Munich Not Equivalent Then or Now
September 02, 2009By Paul Goble Efforts by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials and commentators to justify the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and Stalin’s ill-fated alliance with Hitler because of what British and French leaders had done in Munich...
Romania's King Michael Recalls Start Of World War II
August 31, 2009Romania's former sovereign, King Michael, is one of the three surviving heads of state from World War II (alongside Bulgaria's King Simeon and Cambodia's Norodom Sihanouk), and the only one involved directly in the war. RFE/RL correspondent Eugen Tomiuc...