transnistria, moldova and ethnicity
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Transnistria, Moldova and Ethnicity. The Politics of Identity. Bessarabia Annexed by the Russian Empire (1812) Moldovan Split Western Bessarabia merged with Romania (1918) Soviet Union creates Moldovan ASSR (1924). History. Soviet Reoccupation Creation of the Moldovan SSR (1940) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transnistria, Moldova and
Ethnicity.The Politics of Identity
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History• Bessarabia
• Annexed by the Russian Empire (1812)
• Moldovan Split• Western Bessarabia merged
with Romania (1918)• Soviet Union creates
Moldovan ASSR (1924)
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History• Soviet Reoccupation
• Creation of the Moldovan SSR (1940)
• Reoccupied Romanian Moldova
• Moldovan Independence• Moldova declares itself
independent (1991)• Transnistria Independence?
• War in Transnistria (1992)
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Cause for Separation• Identity
• Ethnic differences• Romanian/Moldovan• Slavic – Russian and
Ukrainian• Gagauz• Bulgarian
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Cause for Separation• Transnistria
• Slavic Majority• Moldovan Minorities
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Future• Status Quo
• Russia’s benefit?• Official Independence
• Moldova, European Union• Moldovan-Romanian Reunion• Transnistrian Republic• Transnistrian-Ukrainian Union
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Sources• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria#Early_modern_period• http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_status_of_Transnistria• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessarabia• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavian_ASSR• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavian_SSR
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