#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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Meeting (in) visible heroines and movie screening

September 26, 2019

The stories of the 34 women who had the courage to change the world continues!

On the evening of September 26, the National Museum of History of Moldova hosted a meeting organized by the Polish Institute in Bucharest, dedicated to women. At the event, along with Angela Stafii was discussed the situation of women, challenges, dilemmas, histories and valuable lessons.

The participants in the discussion were invited to the screening of the film "The art of making love. The story of Michaline Wisłocka" about the Polish doctor Michalina Wisłocka, who, through her book, a bestseller with the same name published in 1978 and sold in almost 7 million copies, changed the intimate life of the Poles. The personal life of the doctor was, however, extremely complicated. The story of Dr. Wisłocka's life, which takes place in Poland after World War II, is told by the young director Maria Sadowska.

On September 27, the exhibition was visited and appreciated by the Ambassadors of Poland and Romania to the Republic of Moldova, Bartlomiej Zdaniuk and Daniel Ioniță.

The exhibition is not a simple one. Thanks to the determination and moral strength of these women, we have a better living today. We urge you not to overlook them and come to admire them, in a walk along the fence of the National Museum of History of Moldova on 31 August 1989 str., no. 121A, until November 30.

You're welcome!