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The Republic of Moldova (Republica Moldova) is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south. Historically part of the Principality of Moldavia, it was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812, and reunited with other Romanian lands in Romania in 1918. After changing hands during World War II and being annexed by the Soviet Union, it was known as the Moldavian SSR between 1945 and 1991, and finally declared its independence on 27 August 1991.

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Stephen the Great - detail of a dedication miniature in the 1473 Gospel at Humor Monastery

Stephen III of Moldavia or Stephen Muşat III (1433 - July 2, 1504), also known as Stephen the Great (Romanian: Ştefan cel Mare; Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt, "Stephen the Great and Holy" in more modern versions) was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504.

During his reign, he turned Moldavia into a strong state and maintained her independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and the Ottoman Empire, which all sought to subdue the land. Stephen achieved fame in Europe for his long resistance against the Ottomans. He was victorious in 34 of his 36 battles, and was the first to inflict a decisive victory against the Ottomans at the Battle of Vaslui, after which Pope Sixtus IV deemed him Athleta Christi (Champion of Christ) — a title previously awarded to Skanderbeg and John Hunyadi. He was a man of religion and displayed his piousness when he paid the debt of Mount Athos to the Porte, ensuring the continuity of Athos as an independent state.

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... that The "Golden Collection" from the State Enterprise Quality Wines Industrial Complex "Mileştii Mici" was recognized by the Guinness World Records as "the biggest wine collection in the world" on the 19th of August 2005. It contains over 1,5 million bottles of different types of wine – dry wines, dessert and sparkling wines.

...that according to the legend, voivode Dragoş founded Moldova as the result of an aurochs hunt. This is the popular explaination of aurochs head depicted on the coat of arms of Moldova.

...that only five of twelve stanzas of the original poem by Alexei Mateevici are included in the national anthem of Moldova.

...that Moldavian SSR had population density 128.2 people/km² and was the most densely populated republic of the Soviet Union.

...that Christian Orthodox is the predominant religion in Moldova. 98% of believers belong to the Orthodox Church, and its traditions are tightly entwined with the culture and patrimony of the country.

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Chişinău, winter 2006

Chişinău in winter: it is amazing to see the simplistic beauty of nature.

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Maria Cebotari (10 February 1910, Chişinău, now Republic of Moldova - 9 June 1949, Vienna), Moldovan-born Austrian soprano and actress. Born as Maria Cebutaru, she studied singing at the Chişinău Conservatory and in 1929 joined the Moscow Art Theater Company as an actress. Moving to Berlin with the company, she studied singing more with Oskar Daniel for three months and made her debut as an operatic singer by singing Mimi in Puccini's opera La Boheme at Dresden Semper Opera House on 15th March 1931...

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Cricova is an underground wine city in Moldova. It is located 15 km north of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova, and is one of the major attractions for tourists.

Cricova's natural underground labyrinth with 120 km (74 miles) long roadways is one of the biggest in the world. Half of the roadways are used for wine storage. The roads are named by the wines they store...

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Merge: {{Moldovan Topics}} into {{Moldova topics}};
Unreferenced: Maria Cebotari, President of Moldova
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Svetlana Toma, Eugen Doga

Court of Justice of Moldova, Constitutional Court of Moldova, European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine

Gagauzia, Bukovina, Budjak, Moldovan Bulgarians,
Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament, Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova,
Disambiguation: EUBAM, Cricova, Purcari
Update: Cabinet of Moldova
Portal maintenance: Update News, Did you know, announcements, and suggest Selected article and picture
Other: Help CREATE A TUMBNALED MAP from Image:AdministrativeMapOfMoldova.png, categorise Moldova-related articles and assess the quality of 49 unassessed articles

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articles Importance Top High Mid Low NoneTotal Quality A5 5 B11 13 2 1 3 30 Start4 15 34 3 2 58 Stub5 14 33 42 10 104 List1 1 Assessed 20 48 69 46 15 198 Unassessed2 2 1 42 47 Total 22 48 71 47 57 245