Moldova, Moldavia, Moldova

...or the spirit of Stefan Cel Mare.

This are photos from Iasi (tha capital of the Romanian region of Moldova) and Chisinau (the capital of the country named Moldavia or Moldova).

Historically, that was Besarabia, that joined Romania after the First World War, in 1918, forming The Greater Romania. But after, Moldavia (country) became part of URSS in 1944 (actually since 1940, but with some "problems" in the way) , being finally independent in 1991.

In Republic of Moldova the people speak Romanian, but also some of them speak Russian, because of history.