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Christmas dispute underscores Orthodox Church's mounting clout
December 24, 2009By Claire Bigg When, exactly, is Christmas Day? The answer may seem evident to many, but in Moldova this question has been spoiling the seasonal cheer for almost two decades. There are three kinds of Christmas revelers in that small nation on...
Moldova’s news history book ignores, distorts historical events
August 26, 2009The Moldovan Historians Association has voiced strong indignation over the instructions issued recently by the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs concerning the teaching of the "Universal History" discipline at Moldovan educational institutions...