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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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“Burning Candela of Faith”

May 16 - September 15, 2015

The Exhibition "Burning Candela of Faith" is organized by the Sector of Medieval History and Numismatics, coordinator A. Chiroșca, for the promotion of the collection of marial icons from the museum's collections. It gathers around 90 icons painted in tempera and oil on wood, which are representative by the multitude of marial types, different styles and painting techniques.

Dated from the end of sixteenth century until mid twentieth century, the icons come from Bessarabia and Russia illustrating famous models - Mother of God of the Three Hands, Mother of God „of the Sign", Mother of God of Vladimir, Mother of God of Kazan, Mother of God of Hârbovăț, and the rare copies - Mother of God „Areovindus", Mother of God „the Three Joys", Mother of God „the Blessed Whomb".

The icons are systematized in several compartments: icons evoking fragments from the life of the Virgin, general types of marial iconography, fragments of iconostases and icons representing churches that they were once part of. In the exhibition were included icons with double painting, with partial painting or on thin layer, also icons stamped on wood and metal.

The exhibition presents as well a series of icons cast in bronze, some gold and silver medallions, cult objects, lampads, candelas and pectoral crosses.

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The Album ”In Memoriam. In Memory of the Heroes Who Fell at the Nistru (1992)”, Chișinău, 2012

“Burning Candela of Faith”

May 16 - September 15, 2015

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