#Exhibit of the Month

The work In Memoriam. In Memory of the Heroes Who Fell at the Nistru (1992) was developed within the Center for Culture and Military History and published under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, the Bureau for Reintegration, and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova. Authors: Gheorghe Bălan, Vitalie Ciobanu, Gheorghe Cojocaru.

This work provides a retrospective of the events that led to the outbreak of the war on the Nistru, accompanied by photographs of the heroes who lost their lives in the battles to defend the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova.

On March 2, 1992, the political conflict in the Nistru region escalated into a true fratricidal war. Under the fabricated pretext of "defending Russia's southern borders," political adventurers from the former Soviet metropolis encouraged Transnistrian separatism by arming secessionist paramilitary groups. At the same time, thousands of mercenary Cossacks and prisoners released early from jails, along with tanks and missiles, were sent against Independent Moldova, in a desperate attempt to revive the fallen empire.

Russia's undeclared war against the Republic of Moldova left behind hundreds of dead and wounded, shattered families, and villages in ruins. More than 50,000 peaceful residents from the conflict zone were forced to flee their homes, seeking refuge from the horrors of war.

For the sake of freedom and the future, Moldova's defenders faced death, enduring the hardships and humiliations of war.

During the Nistru war, 198 soldiers of the National Army and 89 personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs lost their lives, while 40 combatants went missing without a trace, and nearly 300 were left disabled.

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„Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova for 22 Years”

August 27 – September 16, 2013

On the Independence Day of the Republic of Moldova, 27 August 2013 the National Museum of History of Moldova opened the exhibition „Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova for 22 Years".

„Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova for 22 Years”

By means of the most valuable exhibits presented in the showcases we tried to show that in over two decades of independence the archaeology of the Republic of Moldova has experienced a new and significant development.

Systematic archaeological investigations and rescue researches brought to light hundreds of new, previously unknown sites. In a few dozen of them, belonging to the times from the Paleolithic period to the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Epoch, excavations were conducted. Materials discovered in the process of research have revealed in the Prut-Dniester region several new archaeological cultures such as the Neolithic Cris culture, Free Dacians' culture, etc.

The most important materials resulting from the research undertaken in these years by teams of archaeologists (Institute of Cultural Heritage of ASM, National Museum of History of Moldova, State University of Moldova, „Ion Creanga" State Pedagogical University, National Archaeological Agency under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova) were presented in the basic exhibition of the museum, others have been exhibited in numerous temporary exhibitions.

Along with national exhibitions, archaeological materials found on sites of the Republic of Moldova have been included in international exhibitions organized in scientific centers and museums of Romania, USA, Germany, UK, Italy, Greece and so on, being highly appreciated by the scientific community and the people of culture.

In this period there were drafted new legislation and regulations related to the research and protection of the archaeological heritage. New, previously unused directions of research have appeared: church archeology and urban archeology.

The importance of the archaeological remains discovered in these years in the Republic of Moldova is evidenced by many international projects for the elucidation of multiple aspects of the evolution and development of human communities in ancient and prehistoric period, with the participation of renowned experts from research institutions of Europe and the U.S. The results of these multidisciplinary researches were admitted into the domain of science and culture through publishing an impressive number of academic papers, encyclopedias, monographs, studies and articles in the country and abroad. Some of them were honored with major national and international awards.