A Story About Moldova (Animated)

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ความคิดเห็น • 118

  • @phin1x_
    @phin1x_ ปีที่แล้ว +33

    As a Moldovian,I love this

  • @VIVD364
    @VIVD364 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You were a bit wrong in explaining Bessarabia. The Republic of Moldova (Bessarabia) is a region of Moldova that was taken over by the Russian Empire in 1812. The rest of Moldova continued to exist until 1859 when it was united with Wallachia to form Romania. This Bessarabia is a completely different country than Medieval Moldova, a Russian domination while Moldova still exists nearby. The world confuses too much the Republic of Moldova with the Principality of Moldova just because they have the same name even if in English when you refer to the historical region (that of Romania which is historical Moldova) you say Moldavia while the republic after 91 is called Moldova pronounced as in Romanian
    I will add with the video representation. The flag of the Republic of Moldova is inspired by that of Romania. Historically, the Principality of Moldova did not have a tricolor, only after the unification of the principalities.

    • @Ned88Man
      @Ned88Man 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think that Moldova would be part of ROmania today had the Russians not taken Bessarabia in 1812

  • @Gabriel.Istrate
    @Gabriel.Istrate ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Moldovans are the brothers of the Romanians 🇷🇴❤🇲🇩

    • @CountriesExplained
      @CountriesExplained  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🙌😁

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@CountriesExplained sorry, also around 3:50 it's all messed up. You skipped 70 years ahead and merged the events. It's unintelligible

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Moldovans ARE Romanians. There are 6-7 million "Moldovans" in Romania. That is Romanians living in Romania's Moldova region

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@CountriesExplained Ary reason why you deleted my message? I was pointing out mistakes in your video

    • @brianfenoglio
      @brianfenoglio ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gigikontra7023 The video obviously refers to the Republic of Moldova and not the Moldovan area of Romania...therefore, Moldovans in this context (as well as for the vast majority of people on this planet) refers to citizens of the Republic of Moldova.
      This seems like a really weird gripe for the video. I mean the country is literally called Republica Moldova and its citizens called Moldoveni. And while many are Romanian (i.e. have Romanian citizenship as well), many are not (and oppose reunification).

  • @ericbosken3114
    @ericbosken3114 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Mall Dova" made me laugh out loud😅

  • @InAeternumRomaMater
    @InAeternumRomaMater ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You made some things wrong in the beginning, it is hard to do correct but I will correct them. First of all, Principality of Moldavia founded by Dragoș Vodă isn't the same as Republic of Moldova today, but this will make sense later. Dragoș Vodă was a "Vlach" an exonym given to the Romanian people which was used for Latin-speakers (Romance speakers). This is also attested in a document written by Louis the First King of Hungary, this letter tells us about an Anti-Hungarian revolt, and was written on 20th of March 1360 saying: "plures Olachos rebellantes" which "Dragu (Dragoș) filli Gyulae, fidelis Olahi nostri de Maramarusio", "Oláh" is the Hungarian form of Vlach used for Romanians, and Dragoș was a kenazate or "noble man" of the modern region called Maramureș in modern day Romania, part of the famous place called Transylvania. Now your drawing of Principality of Moldavia is wrong, Bessarabia didn't make the whole region of the principality, and Bessarabia actually didn't look like that until 1812. Principality of Moldavia was split into three regions, those being: Moldova de Sus (Upper Moldova) which splits the region of modern day Bucovina and northern Bessarabia, we have Moldova de Joș (Lower Moldova) that splits the modern Romanian region of center Moldova and the center of Bessarabia into one region, but the last region was called "Basarabia" that was actually modern day "Bugeac" in Ukraine. When the Russians annexed the region we call today Bessarabia from Principality of Moldavia in 1812, the Russians took the name of "Basarabia" from modern day Bugeac and named whole region "Basarabia", that we know of today. The thing is, Principality of Moldavia still existed after the annexation, and by 1859 Alexandru Ioan Cuza who was a noble man from Moldavia became elected Prince of Moldavia and months later as Prince of Wallachia and formed what we call "the little Union" and he named the new state Romania as that was the endonym of the people from both principalities. Bessarabia on the other hand still remained part of the Russian Empire until its collapse in 1917, and one year later The Moldavian Democratic Republic (Bessarabia) voted for a full union with Kingdom of Romania in 1918

  • @Gabriel.Istrate
    @Gabriel.Istrate ปีที่แล้ว +14

    🇷🇴❤🇲🇩

  • @ionmolceanovschi3732
    @ionmolceanovschi3732 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am from Moldova, I win the olimpiade at history and I can afirm that your video is not full true put partially and our history other Canaries can't understand

  • @globalcommunity8527
    @globalcommunity8527 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I liked the animation. Great job!

  • @tigerP1611
    @tigerP1611 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I like this better than the older vids:)

  • @cebotarudaniele3890
    @cebotarudaniele3890 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There are many mistakes in this video , and as a moldovan ill tell some . in 1859 the principality of moldavia united w Romania , not bessarabia which was part of Russia till the bolshevic revolution. In 1918 Romania didnt take Bessarabia but we united with Romania to form Greater Romania , we wanted this unification btw.

  • @rumbleheaduno
    @rumbleheaduno 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Interesting video. Hope I'll get a chance to visit this corner of Europe too!

  • @entuziastul
    @entuziastul ปีที่แล้ว +6

    so very wrong about 1859
    it wasn't Basarabia who united with Valahia, but the part of Moldova that remained independent
    Basarabia remained a part of russian empire until 1917

  • @oshi_sristhi
    @oshi_sristhi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    wow !! nicely explained !! could we please have more videos like this? especially Asian countries

  • @yoursweetheart
    @yoursweetheart ปีที่แล้ว +11

    hey!! this is really great! i'm from Moldova and i was quite surprised to find this video!
    - the legend is really known! the national animal may be another species but it is called "bizon" in our language so.
    - the history part was really good and quite entertaining! (doing a better job than my history teacher..)
    - we do make A LOT of wine! it actually won a prize at the end of 2022!
    - Mămăligă, even if it is well... porridge, we usually eat it with cottage cheese or sour cream!
    - on a similar note, another well-known dish is... cabbage rolls!
    - the mall is indeed called malldova! its quite a nice mall not gonna lie!
    reply if you have questions :)

    • @user-qv4fg8wb5c
      @user-qv4fg8wb5c ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cabbage rolls are national dish in all balkans and Turkey.

    • @yoursweetheart
      @yoursweetheart ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-qv4fg8wb5c i wasn't sure to be honest

    • @inspectorulcluzo974
      @inspectorulcluzo974 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Animali Moldoveni este zimbrul încă mai Sint în rezervația din Focșani Sint puține speci ramase este semn și pe drapel

  • @Danilav_
    @Danilav_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved this video ! I hope you'll become famous a day :)
    +1 sub

  • @countdemoney9598
    @countdemoney9598 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    mamaliga is polenta and is not the national dish but the national alternative to bread. Both in Moldova and Romania

  • @ionutiordachi695
    @ionutiordachi695 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job!

  • @Ms19mario
    @Ms19mario 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    When talking about Moldova, it's impossible to ignore Stephan the Great's influence. Bessarabia is a significant part of Moldova, but it's important to note that Moldova united with Walachia not just Bessarabia. The conflict arose between Russian soldiers and the Moldovan army, not between Transnistria and Moldova. Due to Bessarabia being part of the USSR, there was a territorial exchange. Transnistria, originally Ukrainian territory, was swapped with the White Citadel County (Cetatea Alba). This exchange unfortunately resulted in Moldova losing its access to the sea, which it previously had through Citadel County. That is why even today Moldova does not have access to the sea.

  • @johnburn8031
    @johnburn8031 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Interesting 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @Shadow231179
    @Shadow231179 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Basarabia was just a half of Moldova, including Bucovina. Sad but this little big fact ruined the whole video 😢

  • @legendsneverdie3186
    @legendsneverdie3186 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:20 lmao🤣🤣

  • @ionbrad6753
    @ionbrad6753 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:33 No, Romanian did not cede Bessarabia. In 1940, surrounded by enemies and having witnessed Poland and Finland experiences with Soviets / Germans; and being aware of the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact, Romania just temporarily withdrew its adminsitration from Bessarabia. One year later, then Germans abandoned their pact with Stalin, Romania also entered Bessarabia to liberate it. However, it was a nut too strong to crack for the long term - so USSR took Bessarabia again (plus other Romanian territories).

  • @alinc3491
    @alinc3491 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Basarabia is a part of the former Moldova state, taken by the Russians, not the other way around as it is presented here. And another mistake: Romania didn't just take Basarabia back, by force, after WWI, as it is suggested, The parliament of Basarabia voted for the union with Romania.

  • @Vlad_TC
    @Vlad_TC ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am olso from MOLDOVA

  • @Brandonhayhew
    @Brandonhayhew 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Moldova is still landlocked

  • @ionbrad6753
    @ionbrad6753 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:35 nope, Bogdan had no fights with Wallachia. BTW - he was a Wallachian himself (like most Moldovans).

  • @vladbotee2545
    @vladbotee2545 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Îmi place !

  • @ionbrad6753
    @ionbrad6753 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    many errors.
    3:45 Not Bessarabia united with Wallachia to form Romania!
    In reality: Moldova was still autonomous state under Ottoman suzerainty while its eastern part was under russian occupation since 1812. Bessarabia was the name extended by russians from a smaller territory to almost the entire eastern half of Moldova, which they abusively occupied in 1812.
    After Crimean war of 1856 the winners obliged Russia to give back Moldova the 3 most southern counties of Bessarabia - those neighboring the Black Sea.
    Then, Moldova reunited with these 3 counties - also united with Wallachia in 1859 to form Romania.

  • @MrSilviut
    @MrSilviut 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The fact that out became landlocked really screwed Moldova

  • @RoSvetlana-lz9yw
    @RoSvetlana-lz9yw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actually you need to know all the history before saying a word

    • @user-fe8lr2hp6m
      @user-fe8lr2hp6m 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can I ask a question are you are a Romanian

  • @popescucorina3427
    @popescucorina3427 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am a moldovean girl and at 11 years old the children here were drinking wins and vodka 😂

  • @deadby15
    @deadby15 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    TL/DW: Moldova is the Best country on earth with the most advanced technologies, the highest living standard, the longest history, and the happiest population on earth!!

  • @johannjohann6523
    @johannjohann6523 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just like so many other Eastern European countries under the boot of Russia and the Soviet Union has held Moldova back greatly. But glad to they have been able to keep their independence. If you never want to have regrets, never trust Russia. Just ask Ukraine.

  • @marianakremser3292
    @marianakremser3292 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🥰

  • @igorbeiu3214
    @igorbeiu3214 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm from Moldova

  • @AbelDimitriev
    @AbelDimitriev ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You made a lot of mistakes, some of them huge, but the intention is appreciated. Good luck and please, just study more of European History.

  • @Bogdan-tj3oq
    @Bogdan-tj3oq 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That was where I was born

  • @I_love_Moldova
    @I_love_Moldova 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's so funny how in English is m...m....mamaliga 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Shadow231179
    @Shadow231179 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude no offence but do more research before making a historical video.. maps are messed up..

  • @ToxicCheese_NL
    @ToxicCheese_NL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:30 1959? Realky?

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The video is completely messed up, maps are wrong, events mislabeled and mixed up etc. It's such a mess

  • @alexandrmanole6092
    @alexandrmanole6092 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aurochs aren’t extinct

  • @Base1Roger
    @Base1Roger 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Besserebia didnt have transnistria in it.

  • @WarBrickproductions
    @WarBrickproductions ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hi

  • @azwanyusrizainalabidin1769
    @azwanyusrizainalabidin1769 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tranistria and moldova

  • @muntuitorulmitropolitvladi3838
    @muntuitorulmitropolitvladi3838 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No 1991 Moldova has no problem with transnistria ,but with Ruzzia our anemic fight with 14th ruzzians army!

    • @Gehyhge
      @Gehyhge 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, for some reason, this channel silences any involvement of Muzcovy in the wars it has unleashed. (in the video about Georgia, he also did not mention Muzcovy's war with it)

  • @usifohtheophilus8368
    @usifohtheophilus8368 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell, I'm from Nigeria. Please Is it currently safe to study in Moldova?

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No. The war is expanding beyond Ukraine's borders. Russia is deploying nuclear missiles in Belarus and many suspect it will try to strike Poland or Romania and blame Belarus for that. To prevent this, Poland plans to deploy troops in Ukraine, directly in contact with Russian troops to avoid them being nuked (because that would mean Putin nuking his own troops). So the whole thing is becoming a mess. With the destruction of Nova Kahovka dam yesterday we can expect a nuclear meltdown at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (the artificial lake supplying the cooling water is drying) and in addition there is a high chance of a Romanian military operation in Moldova to remove Russian occupation troops. 10'000 NATO troops are already in Romania for backup and doing "exercises". Things are about to get very very hot 🔥

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope what I wrote is clear enough. We are all keeping our bags packed in case we need to leave. Electricity has become very expensive because countries in the region were importing cheaply from Ukraine, but Ukraine now has huge deficit of electricity

    • @pr3zzy798
      @pr3zzy798 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I live in Moldova. Don't worry, you'll be fine.

    • @eddiedevereoxford4995
      @eddiedevereoxford4995 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Stay in Nigeria

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eddiedevereoxford4995 can't stress this enough: don't come to Romania or Moldova. Hungary is a much better place

  • @Therealscourgefn
    @Therealscourgefn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Numa numa numa iei

  • @murapanas2182
    @murapanas2182 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You forgot about the Antonescu part and also the patrulater, that Ukraine stole from us and now wont get it back

  • @subgivtara
    @subgivtara 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Too many details skipped

  • @skynet13
    @skynet13 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Basarabia is Romania!!!

    • @skynet13
      @skynet13 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Aldoma-up8od 😂😂😂 stop washing brains with cheap rusian propaganda …..🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 disgusting…..

  • @I_love_Moldova
    @I_love_Moldova 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Mamaliga is very deliceos🤤😋

  • @CS-ph1yu
    @CS-ph1yu 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Bottom 2 for a reason. Do your homework, Moldovenii sunt români, and always have been.

  • @albertiulianharasemiuc3386
    @albertiulianharasemiuc3386 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very poor map representation of Moldova, that is Moldovan Basarabia but the actual true succesor of Medieval Moldova united with Wallachia 1859 that is the other half of Moldova wich from my point of view should not be called like that, but should be called Basarabia

  • @I_love_Moldova
    @I_love_Moldova 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😂😂😂 in Romanian is more Mămăligă

  • @gheorghenegruta7578
    @gheorghenegruta7578 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Moldoveans here
    👇

  • @ionbrad6753
    @ionbrad6753 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please name that state with the correct name: Republic of Moldova.
    Moldova is something else.
    Moldova is what remained after the russian occupation. Moldova joined Wallachia - and as both principality's population identified as "Romanians" they named their new, extended country - `Romania". There are twice al many Moldovans in Moldova (Romania) than in the Republic of Moldova.
    Please, stop spreading inappropriate naming and depriving us of our history!

  • @sergiuoana1625
    @sergiuoana1625 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video has nothing in common wit Moldova's history....

  • @eddiedevereoxford4995
    @eddiedevereoxford4995 ปีที่แล้ว

    I met a Moldovan begging in my town today. Seems like if you're born a Moldavan you lost at life.

  • @LucasBucur
    @LucasBucur 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    it's pronounced mămăligă not mamaliga, mamaliga sounds italian😠😡

  • @Lore.L.
    @Lore.L. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Basarabia is România's land and will always be. Just because Russia ripped that land doesn't mean is not Romanian.

    • @maestro9068
      @maestro9068 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      POV: imperialist.
      Respublica Moldova, stat suveran al Moldovenilor.
      Rușii și Românii, valiza, gara, și unde doriți acolo plecați.
      Ajunge atâta imperialism din toate părțile, lăsați Moldovenii odată-n pace.
      Unii ne vor cotropire cu supunire primitivă, nebună. Alții ne neagă nația și ne apropriază istoria, numind nu Moldoveni, ci Români, spălând creierul tinerilor și cui mai pot informațional. Și li se primește, doar pentru că media lor iî total mai puternică și mare, decât a Moldovei, și se folosesc mult de Moldovenii tineri, pentru a crește trădarea neamului Moldovenesc
      Și răspândesc falsa paradigmă românistă, Moldova = România, și că Moldovenii nu exist, doar Români.
      Rușii îs tot de o teapă, doar că ăia fac propaganda mult mai agresiv, prost și deja multora le clar cine-s ei. Dar România o face mai deștept, răbdător și "binevoitor".
      Știi cum se numesc cei ce neagă vre-o nație, duc dor după o ceva măreție a statului de cândva(inclusiv teritorială), și încă apropriază istoria celui vecin?(care și-l neagă)
      Hai spune, știiii cine precis. Doar că ți-ar fi rușine, da? Să numești lucrurile cu numele sale.

  • @KeeBo88
    @KeeBo88 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Soviets didnt impose Cyrillic alphabet, it was actually there and in Romania before latin alphabet.

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was old church Slavonic, but was never in wide use by the population. Was only used in official documents in the middle ages...😂

    • @KeeBo88
      @KeeBo88 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gigikontra7023 Sorry but that is not right. All romanian documents and signs were written in Cyrillic. That hasnt nothing to do with soviet or russians...

    • @gigikontra7023
      @gigikontra7023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KeeBo88 it's a DIFFERENT Cyrillic alphabet: OLD CHURCH SLAVONIC. It was not in use by the population. Only by authorities, and ONLY IN THE MIDDLE AGES! AND YES, SOVIETS IMPOSED THEIR OWN VERSION OF CYRILLIC ON ROMANIANS THAT WERE ALREADY WRITING WITH LATIN ALPHABET. Sorry to break your Putinist bubble.

  • @namoona8709
    @namoona8709 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maldova is becoming the part of the Russian Federation

  • @PsSouthrevamp
    @PsSouthrevamp 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Poorest country is Ukraine. Also Moldova is older than Romania and also has differen history. We are devided between romanians and russians. Legend from video is a nice part respect 🙃

  • @robertovassilev1845
    @robertovassilev1845 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please check the history of Budzhak tatars (part of Nogai tatars). There were no moldavians in Bessarabia until the Russians took control of fortress of Izmail . Generally the hole Romanian history is fake. Not Stalin forces Moldova to change alphabet from Latin to Cyrillic. It is the opposite. Valachia and Moldova United and called the new country Romania changing traditional alphabet to Latin. Many mistakes. MANY ¡!

  • @robertovassilev1845
    @robertovassilev1845 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am watching your video's and they're great but the history of Moldova and Besarabia you describe here are completely fake.

  • @valentinovidiucornea4525
    @valentinovidiucornea4525 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3:47, 3:53 WRONG, WRONG MAPS!!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Principalities_of_Moldavia_and_Wallachia. Delete everything, you made a lot of mistakes!!! Where are you from? You are a complete stranger to the history of these places.

    • @dexmonth751
      @dexmonth751 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@Aldoma-up8od u surely didnt learn history at school

    • @EugenIsHere
      @EugenIsHere 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Honestly embarrassing seeing foreigners acting smart