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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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Roundtable “Stalinist deportations – a form of political repression”

June 13th, 2016

Monday, June 13, at the National Museum of History of Moldova was organized roundtable "Stalinist deportations - a form of political repressions". The event was dedicated to the commemoration of 75 years since the first wave of soviet deportations from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina. The meeting was held in the Conference Room on the first floor from 10.00.

At the meeting were discussed various aspects of the way in which the three waves of deportations of Bassarabians were conducted, the categories of people subject to repression, ways of survival in the GULAG, the destiny of Bessarabians after returning to homeland. Based on case studies was described the repression mechanism of Bessarabian peasants in 1946-1947. Special attention was paid to the rehabilitation of victims of deportations and restitution of properties to the families of political prisoners. Intense debates were made around the paper reflecting deportation issues in Moldovan history textbooks.

The round table was attended by dr. Marius Tărîță, Institute of History of the ASM, dr. Nicolae Fuștei, Institute of History of the ASM, researcher Ana Grițco, National Museum of History of Moldova, researcher Vera Serjant, National Museum of History of Moldova, ass. prof. dr. Mariana Ţăranu, National Museum of History of Moldova, ass. prof. dr. Aurelia Felea, State University of Tiraspol from Chișinău, Alexandru Postică, Promo-Lex, lecturer Sergiu Cataraga, State Pedagogical University of Moldova „Ion Creangă".