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Transnistria, Moldova and Ethnicity.

Transnistria, Moldova and Ethnicity. The Politics of Identity. Bessarabia Annexed by the Russian Empire (1812) Moldovan Split Western Bessarabia merged with Romania (1918) Soviet Union creates Moldovan ASSR (1924). History. Soviet Reoccupation Creation of the Moldovan SSR (1940)

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Transnistria, Moldova and Ethnicity.

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  1. Transnistria, Moldova and Ethnicity. The Politics of Identity

  2. Bessarabia • Annexed by the Russian Empire (1812) • Moldovan Split • Western Bessarabia merged with Romania (1918) • Soviet Union creates Moldovan ASSR (1924) History

  3. Soviet Reoccupation • Creation of the Moldovan SSR (1940) • Reoccupied Romanian Moldova • Moldovan Independence • Moldova declares itself independent (1991) • Transnistria Independence? • War in Transnistria (1992) History

  4. Identity • Ethnic differences • Romanian/Moldovan • Slavic – Russian and Ukrainian • Gagauz • Bulgarian Cause for Separation

  5. Transnistria • Slavic Majority • Moldovan Minorities Cause for Separation

  6. Status Quo • Russia’s benefit? • Official Independence • Moldova, European Union • Moldovan-Romanian Reunion • Transnistrian Republic • Transnistrian-Ukrainian Union Future

  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria#Early_modern_periodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria#Early_modern_period • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Transnistria • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessarabia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavian_ASSR • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavian_SSR Sources

  8. Questions?

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