so, Moldova, huh?
Many of you have asked me for a "reading list" -- some suggestions of books that talk about my experience here, that describe the culture, etc. I appreciate the fact that you all want to learn more about this interesting little country. While I have been reading, and reading a lot, I need to take some more time and think about which books I should suggest... as we all know, artistic liberty can lead one astray, especially in fiction books, and especially when the books are dealing with a "fast changing/developing" nation, like Moldova.
Until then, I leave you with the following links:
Moldova Time Line: An outline of the major political, cultural and economic shifts that have marked this nation's development so far. (Note: the current territory of Moldova was referred to in the past as Bessarabia)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1113586.stm
Trans-Dneister: The basics of the rouge, break-away state on the East of Moldova-- where Russia's troop presence still draws attention to the otherwise relatively unknown area and country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm
Also, if you have the chance, BBC created a set of documentaries called "Places That Don't Exist". I recently watched the Peace Corps copy of this program on Trans-Dneister, and thought it was very representative of the situation. If you can find a copy, I suggest you watch it. For more on this series, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_That_Don't_Exist,
and for a summary of the episode, check out the BBC series guide here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/4532267.stm
Warning: it treats Trans-Dneister as a "soviet theme park." Not to say that this is or is not true...
Happy learning!
Until then, I leave you with the following links:
Moldova Time Line: An outline of the major political, cultural and economic shifts that have marked this nation's development so far. (Note: the current territory of Moldova was referred to in the past as Bessarabia)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1113586.stm
Trans-Dneister: The basics of the rouge, break-away state on the East of Moldova-- where Russia's troop presence still draws attention to the otherwise relatively unknown area and country.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/3641826.stm
Also, if you have the chance, BBC created a set of documentaries called "Places That Don't Exist". I recently watched the Peace Corps copy of this program on Trans-Dneister, and thought it was very representative of the situation. If you can find a copy, I suggest you watch it. For more on this series, look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_That_Don't_Exist,
and for a summary of the episode, check out the BBC series guide here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/4532267.stm
Warning: it treats Trans-Dneister as a "soviet theme park." Not to say that this is or is not true...
Happy learning!
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