The Invention of the “Moldavian Language” in 1924 As a Political Weapon in the Conflict between Romanian and Ukrainian Bolsheviks at the Beginnings of the Soviet Union
The Invention of the “Moldavian Language” in 1924 As a Political Weapon in the Conflict between Romanian and Ukrainian Bolsheviks at the Beginnings of the Soviet Union
Author(s): George Damian MocanuSubject(s): History, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: Bessarabia; Moldavian language; Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; Republic of Moldova; Soviet Union; Romani;
Summary/Abstract: The birth certificate of the Moldavian language as a Soviet political project aimed at creating a Moldavian ethnic identity opposed to that of the Romanians may be traced back to the origins of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The confrontation between the Bolsheviks of Romanian origin and the Bolsheviks from Bessarabia supported by the Communist Party of Ukraine generated the idea of a Moldavian language separated from Romanian.
Journal: Transylvanian Review
- Issue Year: XXX/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 35-46
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English