Dreams of a great past: will the unification of Moldova and Romania take place?

At the congress of the People's Movement party former president Romania Traian Basescu proposed to save Moldova from the “torment” transition period" In order not to suffer, Moldova should unite with Romania. Only this will give her a chance to be in the European Union. To launch the unification initiative, all you need to do is hold a referendum.

Speaking at the conference of the People's Movement party, ex-President of Romania Traian Basescu put forward an initiative to hold a referendum on unification with Moldova, reports. He recalled that he suggested doing this to his Moldovan colleagues: Vladimir Voronin, Mihai Ghimpu and the current leader Nicolae Timofti.

At the congress, Basescu explained his position: “Moldova’s chance to get into European Union- this is a union with Romania. I told Voronin, Ghimpu and Timofti that this is a decision for both states.”

In addition, Basescu criticized the current Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (who, as is known, declared the country's main goal to join the euro zone). “You can’t imagine anything funnier,” Basescu said about this decision. - An obligation under the EU accession treaty cannot be a country's goal. The country’s goal should be the unification of Romania with Moldova.”

Previously, Basescu called Moldova “Romanian land” and proposed making “the reunification of the two states the third largest national project Romania after joining NATO and the EU." As shown by the results of a recent study, TASS recalls, in Romania, Basescu’s project was supported by about 68% of citizens.

Other statements the ex-president made at the congress are given.

According to Basescu, “Romanian politicians lack the courage to discuss this topic, and Moldovan ones even more so.” However, the ex-leader of Romania is convinced that the right moment to prepare the appropriate referendum in both countries has already arrived. This decision promises benefits for both Moldova and Romania.

“Romania will strengthen its position in NATO and the EU, the Republic of Moldova will be able to get rid of the pain of the transition period, which, judging by the events in Ukraine, will never end,” Basescu said.

Romania, he said, must “set about correcting historical mistakes.” Traian Basescu said: “Romania today cannot live under an agreement between two criminals, Stalin and Hitler, signed by two other criminals, Ribbentrop and Molotov. Today we live according to their treaty, which divided the Romanians into two states.”

It is clear, let us add on our own behalf, that the mentioned Basescu, and with him 68% of the surveyed Romanian citizens, do not consider Moldovans a nation. And if there is no separate Moldovan people, there cannot be a state with its borders and government. There must be one and indivisible Romania. Hence Basescu’s project called “Greater Romania”. After all, the majority of Romanians approve of this idea, so why not hold a referendum?

However, Traian Basescu is disingenuous. Even if we discard the known historical events, forget about the conflicts and the Nazi past, which, it seems, threatens to return somewhere, then it will not be possible to ignore the mood of the citizens of Moldova.

If among Romanians 68% would like a “Greater Romania”, that is, simply put, the annexation of Moldova, then among the overwhelming majority of Moldovans, Traian Basescu’s projects do not meet with approval.

Public opinion polls consistently show that the majority of Moldovans oppose unification with Romania. In addition, according to various sociological surveys, the majority of the country's population wants integration with the Customs Union, and not with the EU.

It’s important to know something else: among those Romanians who are ready to vote for “Greater Romania,” many have no idea how Moldova lives. An Inscop survey conducted on July 9-14, 2015 shows that a significant part of Romanian residents (more than 40%) do not follow the situation in Moldova and know nothing about the events taking place there!

Of course, these forty percent are unlikely to be aware of the political news in Moldova. And the potential “unifiers” would be worth knowing about them.

Back in the spring, the Moldovan Party of Socialists in parliament advocated banning organizations promoting the ideas of uniting Romania with Moldova (so-called unionism). This initiative was a response to the May march organized by small supporters of the unification of Moldova with Romania in Chisinau. The press wrote that the protesters shouted not only calls for Moldova to join Romania, but also anti-Russian slogans.

“The PSRM has registered a bill declaring illegal all organizations and political parties that advocate the overthrow of the state system,” party leader Igor Dodon. “We insist that this issue be included on the agenda of parliamentary meetings.”

They remind you that on June 5 in Chisinau, supporters of “unification” held a simultaneously rally and march (5 thousand participants), dedicated to the 203rd anniversary of the Bucharest Peace. The organizer of the action was public organization"Action 2012". Its supporters claim that the one who completed Russian-Turkish war 1806-1812 Bucharest Peace Treaty between Russian and Ottoman Empires"led to the occupation of Romanian territory between the Prut and the Dniester." Some politicians in Chisinau hold a similar opinion, despite the fact that Romania as a state did not exist at that time.

The collection of PSRM signatures to ban the activities of supporters of “unification” began at the end of July 2015.

But forty percent of Romanians are apparently not interested in this issue. Just like the former Romanian president.

There is also an opinion that Moldova could turn into a new hot spot. Worse than Ukraine. However, Ukraine will also be tied up here - what would “Greater Romania” be without a piece of Ukraine? Basescu already knows that one and a half hundred thousand Romanians live in Ukrainian Bessarabia. This means that we must, like the Moldovans, give them a “chance”.

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjörn Jagland recently wrote in the New York Times that Transnistria could become the next Crimea.

Both Moldovan supporters of European integration and supporters of the Eurasian economic union Today they feel indignation towards the Moldovan elites, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The country may face serious economic turmoil in the near future if the authorities fail to do everything necessary for recovery external financing, suspended pending concrete action to combat corruption.

According to Jagland, there is a deterioration in relations between Moldova and Transnistria. A full-scale conflict is unlikely, the politician believes, but “in such a tense environment” the situation could get out of control.

As a result, let us add on our own, the topic of probable international conflict, which will involve not only Romania, Moldova and Transnistria, but also Ukraine, has already reached the level of pan-European discussion.

Apparently Basescu and forty percent of Romanians are not interested in this. The main thing is to annex, and then at least fight with Russia. Romania is “great” after all.

Leading researcher at RISI Vasily Kashirin said that in Moldova there is an ethnocratic model of the state, but the ethnocracy has problems with its own self-identification: “Currently the government includes liberal party Mr. Mihai Ghimpu, which is absolutely pro-Romanian, that is, in favor of unification with Romania. They don't hide it. Their electorate, which consistently votes for this party, fluctuates around 10% from election to election. These same 10% of the population of Moldova have a clearly defined Romanian national identity. They consider themselves not Moldovans, but Romanians. Another thing is that their party is still a minority; of course, they do not have a majority.”

Just ten percent.

At the same time, Kashirin emphasized that influential politicians in Moldova understand that they are completely dependent on the West. And of course, Washington and Brussels will not give the go-ahead to changing borders in Europe now. Therefore, the Moldovan authorities are pursuing a policy of gradual de-Russification of Moldova, which leads to the construction of a second separate Romanian state.

The President of the Association of Independent Political Scientists of Transnistria, Andrei Safonov, spoke about exactly how Romania plans to make itself “great” at the expense of Moldova. According to him, Romania intends to unite with Moldova in the EU only together with Transnistria.

Bucharest intends to prevent Moldova (including the PMR) from becoming a buffer zone between Russia and NATO. The expert explained that Romanian politicians see the following scenario: Russian troops withdrawn, and instead of peacekeepers on the Dniester - civilian observers. The latter will turn a blind eye to attempts to resolve the Transnistrian issue by force. “In a word, the entire former MSSR should become part of Romania (no matter under what sauce), and after that the united “Greater Romania”, which reached the left bank of the Dniester and on the approaches to Odessa, can safely, with the Transnistrian “appendage”, enter into NATO. Perhaps this is how the Romanians pose the question to the United States, hoping to receive gratitude for the fact that Bucharest, after the decision to deploy US missile defense elements on its territory, became America’s closest ally and confidant in the region,” the analyst believes.

To summarize: the source of Romanian greatness is the United States of America. And if so, Romanians and their politicians may indeed not be interested in the opinion of the majority of Moldovans. You may even know nothing at all about Moldova. For what? Let's join and we'll figure it out.

They just forgot about this: Uncle Sam doesn’t like “greats.” There is only one “Great” on the planet.

Today in Moldova there is an opinion among the people that they should unite with another country - Romania. About a third of the Moldovan population adheres to this idea.

In many Moldovan villages (there are approximately 140 of them), supporters of this opinion decided to raise the issue at the state level: a referendum was held in which the residents of Moldova voted for the idea of ​​joining Romania. This decision will be a good economic shift. For example, in Romania the pension is 6 times higher than in Moldova. Romanian citizens have the right to enter European countries.

In addition to economic issues, there is another very powerful argument: folk culture. The people of both countries speak almost the same language. The history of Moldova and Romania constantly intersects. This idea is actively supported and sponsored by the European Union. For example, if a Moldovan wants to get a Romanian passport, he can get it without much worries. Outside countries claim that the peoples of Moldova and Romania have virtually the same languages, culture and even destiny. And yet, the main question remains unanswered: are Romanians and Moldovans a single people or different, but with similarities? Perhaps the answer can be found if you turn to ancient history. Having understood it, you can come to some conclusion.

Formation of the Romanian and Moldavian states

Romania is a state that belongs to a group of relatively young countries. She appeared as an independent sovereign state, only in the second half of the 19th century. Until this time, on the territory of future Romania and Moldova there existed ancient people- Wallachians. They are the ancestors of the Moldovans and Romanians, and themselves descended from the Roman Empire. In the medieval years, the Vlachs experienced strong pressure from the Bulgarian state. The Wallachian people borrowed Orthodox traditions, culture and the Cyrillic alphabet from the Bulgarians. However, Bulgaria loosened its grip around the middle of the 14th century, and at this very time two sovereign independent principalities were formed: Wallachia and Moldavia. Initially, the second state was much stronger than the first.

However, the situation changed at the beginning of the 15th century: a third party, the Turkish yoke, began to increase in power. They win over the people of Wallachia to their side, and they start a war with Moldavia, forgetting about kinship. For several centuries there were constant bloody wars in this territory. The Turkish yoke had a strong influence during this period of time. It existed for approximately 400 years and all this time poisoned the lives of the Moldavian and Romanian peoples.

Wallachia and Moldavia tried to fight him. Sometimes the attempts were successful. For example, in 1600, ruler Michael the Brave liberated Wallachia from the oppression of the Turks and created a union of three Wallachian states (one of them was Transylvania). However, it quickly fell apart. After a certain period of time, other parties enter the game - Russia and Austria. The Austrian Empire influences the Vlachs and Transylvanians, and the Russian Empire influences Moldavia. Ultimately, by 1861 Wallachia and Transylvania were united into single state- Romania.

Distance from related countries

Romania and Moldova have moved significantly away from each other. Each country followed its own path and developed folk culture and language features. The Romanians continued to speak the Vlach language, while the Moldovans became noticeably closer to Ukraine and Russia, as a result of which their speech underwent significant changes. Linguistic misunderstandings have further intensified since Romania decided in 1918 to gather the remaining parts of the Wallachian people after the destruction of the Austrian and Russian empires. This historical fact brought the cultures of Romania and the Vlachs even closer together.

In the 20th century, language differences became so strong that Moldovans asked Romanian authorities to translate their books from Romanian to Moldovan or Russian. In Moldova they did not understand and did not want to learn the Romanian language. Here is one of bright examples appeals of the Moldovan people to the Romanian authorities: “What does the word “volumul” mean? We guess it’s some kind of brochure (book). If you guessed right, then please don’t bother sending it again, because there is no one to read it.

We tell you again, if the book is useful for us, write it in Moldavian or Russian (don’t shy away from the Russian language like the devil from incense), and not in Romanian, because Romanian language Our idea is weak, let alone even understanding it.”

Things weren't going smoothly in Romania either. There were big linguistic differences between high society and the peasantry. The intelligentsia honored Romanian traditions and language, while ordinary peasants underwent strong cultural changes. The provinces were mixed various peoples: Bulgarians, Germans, Serbs, Jews and Vlachs. The country's authorities wanted to unite all nations into a single people, since people who are united by common thoughts and worldviews are easier to control. However, this idea was not completed due to the outbreak of the Second world war.

At this very time, the northern part of Bessarabia is part of Soviet Union. Before the outbreak of World War II, the people who inhabited these places formed a clear border between the Romanian people and the “Soviet Moldovans.” As we know from history, in 1940 the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed, according to which the USSR appropriated Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. Here the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is formed. As soon as the Second World War ends, the Moldovan people are split into two parts: one was a supporter of the government Russian authorities, and the second wanted to unite with the Romanian state.

When the USSR collapsed, Moldova became independent state. Democratic romantics immediately began to express ideas about unification with Romania. However, the country faced much more important issues - poverty and privatization. Also arose serious conflict with Transnistria. In the 90s and 00s, the country rushed between supporters of European integration and communists. Today we can see that the choice fell on a pro-European force.

They strongly developed the idea of ​​unity between Moldova and Romania. Moldovan deputies began to deny the Moldovan people as a separate entity. Politicians have ensured that there are many more supporters of the idea of ​​unifying the two countries. Their number was 35% of the population, and initially only 2%. IN modern times a huge civilized schism forms the border between the two states. Moldova has still not decided who to join - Russia or Europe.

For Romania, such a choice did not exist at all. That is why the question of the unity of the Moldovan and Romanian peoples is at present and in the future. This problem originated in past centuries, but it affects these countries at the present time. It must be said that the unification of peoples will have an impact not only for Romania and Moldova. First of all, this concerns European countries. The reunification of the Moldovan and Romanian nations will greatly affect economic relations with European countries.

In any case, if Moldova and Romania decide to unite, this will lead to many changes, both within and outside the states.

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Today in Moldova the idea of ​​unification with Romania is very popular. About a third of residents support her. About 140 Moldovan villages have already put this issue to a referendum and voted to join their Western big brother. This is economically beneficial - the Romanian pension is 6 times larger than the Moldovan one, the level of salaries is 3-4 times higher, and besides, Romanian citizenship gives the right to enter the EU. But in addition to economic benefits, Moldovans are also burdened by cultural proximity. They speak almost the same language; in Moldovan schools, instead of the history of Moldova, they study the history of Romanians. However, the question of whether these are one people or two very close, but still different, has not been finally resolved.

Brothers, neighbors, comrades

Romania as such did not exist until the second half of the 19th century century. Wallachians are an ancient people, the ancestor of both Moldovans and Romanians, who trace their ancestry back to the Romans in the Middle Ages for a long time lived under Bulgarian rule. The Wallachians borrowed from them a strong Orthodox tradition, the Cyrillic script. In the middle of the 14th century, the Bulgarian kingdom was greatly weakened, and the first two completely sovereign state formations of the Vlachs appeared in history - the Principality of Wallachia itself, and the Principality of Moldavia. At first Moldova was much stronger. But at the beginning of the 15th century, the Turks reached these lands, winning over the then rulers of Wallachia to their side, and they, despite their blood relationship, began a war with Moldova. For several centuries, this region became an arena for wars between empires. The tragedy of both the Romanian and Moldavian people is the Turkish yoke, which lasted about 400 years. The Wallachians and Moldavians constantly fought against the Turks, and sometimes successfully - for example, in 1600, ruler Mihai the Brave completely freed the Wallachians from the yoke and united three Wallachian principalities (the third was Transylvania). True, it's public education quickly fell apart. At this time, Transylvanians, Wallachians and Moldovans still spoke the same language, and the word “Walach” meant both a resident of Wallachia and the entire Wallachian ethnic group, and the word “Moldavian” meant only those from Moldavia. Soon new players appear here - the Russian and Austrian empires. Wallachia and Transylvania fall into the sphere of influence of Vienna, and Moldavia - of Moscow. As a result, in 1861, the 2 principalities finally united into a single kingdom of Romania.

Greater Romania

Over the long years of living separately, by the second half of the 19th century, parts of the once united people had become somewhat distant. At this time, we encounter a lot of evidence, for example, of the misunderstanding of the language of Bucharest officials by Bessarabian (Moldovan) peasants. The latter, who lived side by side with Ukrainians, Russians and Jews for many years, no longer understand the Vlach language. This misunderstanding grew even more intense when, in 1918, Romania began to collect the Vlach-inhabited fragments of the collapsed Austrian and Russian empires.

This is what a group of Moldavian peasants from the Orhei district of Romanian Bessarabia wrote to the Romanian authorities in 1921: “What does the word “volumul” mean? We guess it’s some kind of brochure (book). If you guessed right, then please don’t bother sending it again, because there is no one to read it. We tell you again, if the book is useful for us, write it in Moldavian or Russian (don’t shy away from the Russian language like the devil from incense), and not in Romanian, because we have a weak understanding of the Romanian language, not that and understand it."

This situation was typical for the entire country. There was a Bucharest intelligentsia, and there were provinces with a mixed population in which Germans, Hungarians, Serbs, and Bulgarians lived side by side with the descendants of the Vlachs, who spoke their own local dialects. The country's authorities urgently needed to start building a nation - and they launched a program of strict Romanianization, which did not encounter much resistance from the Moldovans, but was not completed due to the Second World War. The divided Wallachian people almost became united again, but the war prevented the process from being completed.

Separated again

At the same time, Transnistria, the very north of Bessarabia, was part of the USSR. Before the Second World War, their own distinctive ethnic tradition was formed there, based on a clear opposition: “we are Soviet Moldovans, not Romanians.” In 1940, the USSR, under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, took Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. The Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is created there, which includes Transnistria. After the end of the war, Moldovan society was greatly split: some rejoiced at the return of Russian power, while others, on the contrary, want to return to Romania.

When the USSR began to collapse, Moldova left it as an independent republic. The idea of ​​reunification with Romania was expressed immediately by democratic romantics - but just as quickly as it arose, it gave way in people’s minds to more prosaic issues of poverty and privatization. In addition, a conflict with Transnistria began - the country had no time for any kind of reunification there. In the 1990s-00s, Moldova chose either supporters of European integration or pro-Russian communists as its leaders, and could not finally make a civilizational choice. It seems that pro-European forces are winning today. They actively promote the idea of ​​unity between Romanians and Moldovans. It has become good form among Moldovan deputies to deny the very fact of the existence of the Moldovan people. The level of support for this idea has grown from 2% to 35% over 2 years - the arguments of right-wing politicians are so convincing. Probably, supporters of these two points of view will never agree on issues of cultural proximity. Today, the border between these two peoples does not run along the Prut River, like the border of two states, it runs along a huge civilizational rift. If Moldova has not yet decided who is closer to it - Russia or Europe, but for Romania this question has not even arisen. Therefore, the answer to who the Moldovans are - Romanians, or a separate people - is not in the past, but in the future.

Moldova can become part of Romania by the beginning of 2018! Supporters of unification believe that this is the only way to prevent the financial collapse of the country and join the European Union. The year 2018 was not chosen by chance: March 27 will mark one hundred years since the unification of Bessarabia (the historical name of Moldova) and Romania after the First World War.

Prerequisites for unification

Unionist demonstrations (supporters of unity with Romania) have taken place in Moldova since the declaration of independence. True, the rallies attracted a hundred or two activists and did not attract much public attention. In 2009, pro-European politicians came to power and thousands of participants joined the meetings. The largest rallies took place in the spring of 2016 in honor of the 98th anniversary of the Association. The demonstration in the Moldovan capital brought together 50 thousand unionists.

If previously such speeches caused criticism of the authorities, this time the country's top officials showed tolerance, not trying to prohibit citizens from expressing their opinions. On the same day, unionist leaders held “Sfatul Tsariy – 2” (“Council of the Country – 2”). The department of the Moldavian people's republic, which decided on unity with Romania. “Sfatul Tsariy – 2” approved the Roadmap for the reunification of the two states.

It involves Moldova’s accession to the European Union and NATO, the unification of parliament and government agencies, 20% quota for Moldovan politicians in a single parliament. There will also be a population exchange with Transnistria and an equalization wages according to Romanian standards. “Sfatul Tarii – 2” included famous citizens of Moldova.

Moldova could become part of Romania again as early as 2018

Among them - statesman Alexandru Mosanu, writer Nicolae Dabija, cinematographer Ion Ungureanu, leader of the environmental movement Alecu Renita and many others. In parliament, the unionists are represented by the Liberal and Liberal Democratic parties. Politicians even proposed making March 27 a public holiday.

Who and what is preventing the unification?

The fateful decision for the country has hundreds of thousands of ill-wishers. Socialists and Our Party, which is oriented towards Russia, speak out against the union. Its head, Renato Usatii, demands that participants in unionist rallies be punished and that a Committee for the Defense of Statehood be created. On March 31, 2016, a few days after the protests, the Parliament of Moldova adopted the Declaration on the Inviolability of State Sovereignty.

The document proposed by the communists proclaimed the neutrality, unity and indivisibility of the country. The Declaration calls international organizations promote the independence of Moldova. The unification with Romania is also not welcomed by the Bulgarians and Gagauz people inhabiting southern Moldova and Transnistria. Half a million Ukrainians who live in the north of the country may also offer resistance. This is the second largest nationality in the state.

Some statistics

Romanians, unlike Moldovans, actively vote for the unification of the two countries

The results of surveys speak about the mood in Moldova and Romania. In 2006, 10-15% of Moldovans were in favor of the unification of states, a decade later - more than 20%. Romanians like the idea better. According to research by INSCOP Research, 67.9% of the country's residents support the union with Moldova and the acquisition of Romanian citizenship by its residents. The majority of the Romanian population believes that their state is doing everything for Moldova to join the European Union.

The future of Moldova

On October 30, presidential elections will be held in Moldova, which will largely determine the country’s foreign policy. For the first time in 20 years, the country will hold a popular vote. The confrontation is between socialist Igor Dodon, democrat Marian Lupu, as well as right-wing oppositionists Andrei Nastase and Maia Sandu.

The ratings of liberal Mihai Ghimpu, who supports immediate unification with Romania and the abolition of the presidency, are low - about 4%. This suggests that Moldovans are not ready to sacrifice independence for European integration.

Price issue

Roughly, unification with Moldova will cost Romania 20 billion euros

Several years ago, unionist leaders insisted that unification would cost Romania 20 billion euros. However, the Road Map shows different numbers. Every year the Romanians will pay 8.5 billion, and so on for twenty years. In addition, the country must allocate 1/6 of international assistance to the development of the former Moldova. The road map also envisages other benefits for residents of Bessarabia, which will hit the Romanian treasury.

Historical excursion

The views of the unionists are based on the unity of the Romanian and Moldovan peoples, which was interrupted by the invasion Soviet troops during World War II. Let us remember that in 1918-1940 Bessarabia was part of Romania, then in the USSR, and in 1991 it gained independence. Liberals believe that the Soviet worldview of the Moldovans prevented the union of the two countries.

The unification of Moldova and Romania is a probable, but not the only possible prospect. Today, only a fifth of Moldovans support this path to the EU. The future of the country largely depends on the results of the presidential elections and decisions new government. If the government considers a union with Romania at the state level, Moldovans hope that this will happen through a referendum and not by parliamentary decision.

Which state does the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic border with today? With the Republic of Moldova or already with Romania? This question is by no means idle and, perhaps, many venerable experts will find it difficult to answer it directly, without reservations. The fact is that the process of “digesting” Moldova by Romania, which began in the late 80s and early 90s of the last century, has yielded quite tangible results in 20 years. It is possible that this began much earlier, but it became obvious in the 80s. Otherwise, where did suddenly, like mushrooms after rain, in what was then still Soviet Moldova, numerous supporters of the “Romanianization” of Moldova simultaneously appear - politicians, public figures of different calibers, artists, poets, performers and other cultural figures, representatives of labor collectives? It was in those years that there was a sharp surge in Russophobic and Romanian sentiments in Moldovan society. Consider the “Ten Commandments of the Bessarabian Romanian,” written by Hadirca, Vieru, Lari, Matkovsky, Turcanu, Cimpoi, Nastase, Druta and other cultural figures and representatives of the Moldovan intelligentsia, who previously wrote poems about Lenin and lyrics for songs performed by Soviet pop stars.

I note that in the late 80s - early 90s there were many pockets of nationalism in the USSR, but Moldovan nationalists had one very significant distinctive feature- they did not call themselves Moldovans, which would be logical, they called themselves Romanians. For example, the Ukrainian “Rukhists” (representatives of the People’s Movement - the twin brother of the Popular Front of Moldova), even when drunk, would not have thought of calling themselves, for example, Romanians or anyone else - only Ukrainians. From that time on, in the schools of the Republic of Moldova they began to study the History of the Romanians and refused to call their language Moldovan.

Today it is no secret that Romania provided comprehensive assistance to the Republic of Moldova during the conflict with the PMR. She supplied weapons, equipment, and supported diplomatically and informationally. The calculation was made that it would be possible to quickly and brutally deal with Transnistria, and then Moldova would absorb it. Then the unification of Moldova and Romania was supposed to happen. With flowers, banners, on a wave of brotherly love. However, the scenario could not be implemented. It was not possible to capture Transnistria, and Bucharest did not want to unite with Moldova, effectively leaving the pro-Russian Transnistrian Moldavian Republic in the rear. And Washington would not approve of this. Then, as today, Romania hopes to “break the bank” by completely acquiring the territory of the former MSSR. Therefore, Romania changed tactics, but left the previous strategy, moving on to creeping expansion.

In 1998-2000, parties belonging to the Democratic Convention of Romania (DCR) came to power in Romania, and in Chisinau - the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms. As noted by the director of programs of the Foreign Policy Association, Victor Chirila, during that period, the political dialogue between the Republic of Moldova and Romania expanded and intensified at three important levels: heads of state, parliaments and governments. In 1998 alone, the Presidents of the Republic of Moldova and Romania, Petru Lucinschi and Emil Constantinescu, managed to hold three meetings. During the same period, the Chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Dumitru Diacov, made two working visits to Bucharest (in June 1998 and April 1999), and in April 2000, the Chairman of the Romanian Senate, Mircea Ionescu Quintus, made a working visit to Chisinau. In addition, at the level of the two governments, in May 1999, an official visit to Chisinau was held by the Prime Minister of Romania, Radu Vasile, and in August of the same year, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Ion Sturza, made an official visit to Bucharest. In April 2000, the parties initialed the Agreement on Privileged Partnership and Cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and Romania, although the governments did not sign it. During the same period, Romania became the second most important trading partner of Moldova after Russia, and the Republic of Moldova was also connected to the Romanian energy system.

After the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, led by Vladimir Voronin, came to power in Moldova, it seemed to many that now the friendship between Moldova and Romania had come to an end. Vladimir Nikolaevich was too loud during election campaign stated that Moldova is changing its political vector from pro-Western and pro-Romanian to pro-Russian, and now there can be no talk of abandoning Moldovan statehood. However, it was during his reign that the Bessarabian Metropolis of the Romanian Patriarchate was registered in Moldova. The Bessarbian Metropolis is an ideological structure that receives money from Romania. Being located on the territory of the same Moldova and the same Ukraine, it is actually a structure of another state. The clergy of the Bessarabian Metropolis are active. They not only communicate with the local population and convince them that Mother Romania only wants the best for her children, but they also oust representatives of the Metropolis of Moldova. That is, in the country, thanks to the PCRM, today in many populated areas Romanian shepherds actually care for their flock. In addition, Voronin equalized the rights of veterans who fought on the side fascist Germany and Romania during the Great Patriotic War and fought in the ranks of the Red Army.

Since 2005, Vladimir Voronin, after the failure to sign the “Kozak memorandum”, being impressed by the color revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, no longer thinks about the CIS. He begins to “actively be friends” with his Romanian colleague Traian Basescu, and advocates open relations with the EU, NATO, and Romania. Vladimir Voronin, acting in line with the interests of his “Romanian friends” and those who stand behind them, began to declare that Russia must leave the banks of the Dniester and withdraw its peacekeepers. He called the Russians occupiers and said that Russian troops pose a threat national security Moldova. Meanwhile, Bucharest was saying that Russian troops posed a threat to Romania. It was then that Romania announced its desire to play a more active role in resolving the Moldovan-Transnistrian conflict and offered Chisinau its services as a lawyer in the European Union.

There was even talk about a Romanian project to resolve the conflict on the banks of the Dniester. True, later Romania and Moldova quarreled. In 2007, two Romanian diplomats were even expelled from Moldova, declaring them persona nongrata. But six months later, relations between Moldova and Romania began to improve again, which confirmed the axiom “darlings scold, only amuse themselves.” But, apparently, the Moldovan communist Vladimir Voronin demanded too much attention to himself. And it’s not that he didn’t agree with Bucharest, it was just necessary to beg him, woo him, and, perhaps, to interest him financially. Therefore, with joint efforts they moved him. During the riots and pogroms in Chisinau that accompanied the AEI’s rise to power, a Romanian flag was hung over the presidency building, which was significant, given how relations between Moldova and Romania are developing today. Experts note that after the AEI came to power, the process of rapprochement between Moldova and Romania noticeably intensified and accelerated.

Receiving support from the United States and seeing the “green light” from the Moldovan leadership, only in the first year of the AEI’s tenure in power, Romania opens two of its television channels in Moldova - “Publica TV” and “Journal TV”. It increases the number of its NGOs, media, and allocates investments. The fact that Romania receives financial support from the United States for these purposes is stated in the reports of the American think tank"Stratfor". In addition, in Moldova the procedure for obtaining Romanian citizenship was extremely simplified; in the government structures it was allowed to have dual citizenship. As a result, many ministers, deputies, acting President in Moldova are citizens of Romania.

On July 15, 2010, information appeared that the Republic of Moldova provided Romania with free access to the national database of the State Population Register. In Moldova they began to celebrate the Day of Romania, the Day of Soviet Occupation, and in Romania they began, without hesitation, to declare that there are no Moldovans and the Moldovan language in nature, there is only the Romanian province of Bessarabia. Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania, on September 22, 2010, while in the United States, stated that the goal of Romania’s foreign policy is “elimination of the border with Moldova within the European Union.” On March 15, 2010, the Parliamentary Bureau of Romanian Senator Viorel Badea, vice-chairman of the commission on foreign policy.

According to political scientist Bogdan Tsirdi, in fact, from that time on, Romanian government bodies began to officially function in Moldova. There is also reason to talk about the integration of the security forces of the Republic of Moldova and Romania. An agreement on military cooperation between Romania and Moldova is being actively discussed. According to media reports, it is planned to control arms, exchange intelligence information, share the use of training grounds, provide military maps, participate in peacekeeping operations and other types of cooperation. There is also talk about the creation of a mixed Moldovan-Romanian military commission headed by the defense ministers, which will monitor the implementation of the agreement, as well as exchange information through embassies.

“The integration processes between Moldova and Romania are ongoing. True, at different speeds, so sometimes it seems that Romania and Moldova are not moving towards each other. But this is an appearance. There are two types of processes - explicit and hidden. The hidden predetermine the visible. They are more important and global. But by what is visible, one can judge in which direction the situation is moving. Today, the process of reintegration of the Republic of Moldova and Romania is more active, new authors of these processes and new goals have appeared. And until unification occurs, the processes will continue, it is impossible to stop the running engines,” says the rector of Pridnestrovian state university Stepan Beryl.

There is still no agreement on the state border between Moldova and Romania. After the Moldovan parliament adopted the “Declaration of Independence” on August 27, 1991 and the annulment of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the USSR Law “On the Formation of the Union Moldavian SSR,” the Moldovan-Romanian border ceased to exist, as well as the Moldovan-Ukrainian one. And don’t think that an agreement is about to appear. Back in 2005, at a meeting between Romanian ex-Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu and the representative of the United States of America, Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zelic, it was said that Romania would continue the strategy of drawing Moldova into the West. The topic of Popescu-Tariceanu’s conversation with Zelic became known thanks to the WikiLeaks website. Popescu-Tariceanu spoke about Moldova and Romania as countries with general history, culture, linguistic heritage. It was noted that Moldova should become a member of the European Union, and the border between Romania and Moldova should not exist.

“This confirms that the process of Romanianization of Moldova is only intensifying. Today we generally have to talk about who we have to negotiate with: Moldova or Romania? The very existence of Moldova is in question. This cannot but worry us, since the processes in the Republic of Moldova are, in essence, the absorption of Moldova by Romania,” notes Vice-Rector of the Pridnestrovian State University Mikhail Kushakov.

It is no longer a secret to anyone that it is Romania that finances the discreditation from its far from surplus budget Soviet period in the history of Moldova. This is openly reported by the Department for Relations with the Romanian Diaspora of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Funding is also underway mass media in the Republic of Moldova, which are associated with the promotion of Romanian values. The Department allocated money to “traditional” newspapers in the Republic of Moldova that promoted enduring Romanian and European values.

That is, work on the Romanianization of the Republic of Moldova is going on in all directions. Recently it became known that propaganda teams will be involved in popularizing the idea of ​​​​unifying the Republic of Moldova and Romania. The Actiunea 2012 platform, which advocates the accession of the Republic of Moldova to Romania, intends to launch a campaign campaign in European countries. The Internet portal ava.md reports this with reference to a message from this organization. In each of the 41 counties of Romania, local organizations have already been formed promoting the idea that “Bessarabia is Romania,” and the “My House Knows the Truth” campaign is also successfully developing, within the framework of which about 300 people are campaigning among the population for the annexation of Moldova.

“Informing about historical realities will not stop there. The message “Bessarabia is Romania” will be conveyed further as part of a campaign that will cover all European countries. By expanding the message dissemination space, the Actiunea 2012 platform wants to touch foreign public opinion in connection with the history of the Romanians and directly, clearly and concentratedly promote historical episodes that are presented distortedly,” the organization said in a statement. Among the stated goals of the platform is “support for the initiative of joining the Republic of Moldova to Romania and an active struggle for the search for the ideal of Romanians on both banks of the Prut within one state.”

In the context of all that has been said, it becomes absolutely incomprehensible why Russian politicians different levels is there such a strong desire to literally “push” Transnistria into Moldova, and therefore into Romania? Do you really really want to help Bucharest finally implement its plans to seize the territory of the former Moldavian SSR, and the United States to close the Baltic-Black Sea arc around Russia? In conclusion, I would like to quote the words of retired Russian Major General, President of the Russky Foundation, Leonid Shershnev, said during the Round Table program on the KM TV channel:

“The security of Pridnestrovie and Russia is closely linked. The border that Transnistria holds is the border of Russia's security. Then, in 1992, Transnistria saved the honor of Russia. If Transnistria had not defended the honor of Russia then, I am sure that NATO would already be somewhere on the border of the Moscow region. We have still underestimated the role for the fate of Russia itself of the positions that the Pridnestrovian leadership and the Pridnestrovian people took at that time. This is something we haven't evaluated yet. We, of course, must bow deeply to the Transnistrian people for everything. He then played a huge positive role in ensuring the security of Russia.”