I really don't know exactly what Moldovans think about Romanians, but I, as a Romanian, was educated by my parents to regard Moldovans as members of my own family, to regard them as my brothers. I hope to visit Moldova one day. All the best from Romania

@glagly7481

11 ай бұрын

Salutări din Moldova. Aici este aceeași situație. Avem mult respect pentru voi și vă credem familie. Sper să văd curând ziua în care o să ne unim. 🇲🇩❤🇷🇴

@gigikontra7023

11 ай бұрын

​​@@glagly7481 Moldovenii (adică, să fim clar înțeleși, basarabenii), sunt români!

@amadisdee6054

10 ай бұрын

From what I hear, they are fiercely nationalistic and want nothing to do with Romania. In fact, they call their own language MOLDOVAN which in fact is not, it is nothing but Romanian with 2 or 3 little changes. I asked my neighbors and they adamantly said: ""We are not Romanians and have nothing to do with Romanians." To me it is all politics. The people of Europe have spent thousands of years battling and killing each other over stupid labels. That's the way I see it. If all these tribes of Europe spent more time building something concrete and less time on STUPID games of identity they would fare much better.

@gigikontra7023

10 ай бұрын

@@amadisdee6054 I have not heard what you heard

@amadisdee6054

10 ай бұрын

@@gigikontra7023 Well...then you need to do some research. I live in Italy surrounded by Moldovans. As I said, my own neighbors to one side are Moldovans and I have had these conversations with numerous Moldovans for a long time. So if none of this is true, then Moldovans are good liars as this is not my information but what I've heard from Moldovans themselves.

I love this video so much. I worked with a Moldovan who was one of the nicest humans I've ever met. Ever since, I've been fascinated with the region's history. This is the best overview of the entire history that I've seen.

@jvharbin8337

Жыл бұрын

I had a waitress that was from Moldova and she was a snotty little bitch. Funny the contrast in our experiences? LoL

@geoDB.

Жыл бұрын

Did you check your pockets after?

@camouflageartist8897

Жыл бұрын

Were Romans Slavs? kzread.info/dash/bejne/fI19vNScfpzgZJs.html

@magistermilitum1206

Жыл бұрын

@@geoDB. lmaoo

@danc7934

Жыл бұрын

@@geoDB. haha so funny I laugh I think I'm gonna shit myself what a original joke that definitely follows stereotypes

Recently we had a Costco delivery and the driver was from Moldova. One of the most respectful young men I've ever met. I'm originally from Germany and have lived in California for over 30 years. My son is a programmer and works with programmers from Moldova (they work remotely with a US based company) and he says they are hard workers.

U cannot understand how happy i am , nobody talks about Moldova , seeing something like this just makes my heart melt , thank u so much

@alanolley7286

Жыл бұрын

Its a nice country with good people ,a great shame that the criminal Stalin did so much damage to its population and that of other countries too. Russia needs to change and be at peace with its neighbours instead of constant Paranoia

@winros

4 ай бұрын

I love your country!

@StefanGabrielRoHu

3 ай бұрын

She is Russian 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Only Russians talk about Moldova. Lol. Inexistent country.

I'm from Moldova originally, but sadly don't know its history very well, so I enjoy learning about it. It's crazy to see how many different nations trampled Moldovan soil.

0:31: Moldova is a small landlocked country with a rich history of wine production and cultural diversity. 2:22: 🌍 The region experienced multiple waves of nomadic invasions and migrations, leading to the collapse of empires and the settlement of various tribes. 4:44: 🐎 The Cumins were a powerful force in the region, playing the role of kingmaker and dominating the northern coast of the Black Sea for a century and a half, until they were defeated by the Mongol horde. 7:33: 📚 The history of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504, including the reign of Stephan III and his achievements in politics, military, and diplomacy. 9:26: 💥 Moldavia's attempts at autonomy were crushed by the Ottomans, leading to high taxes and economic decline. It later gained independence and became an economic powerhouse. Recap by Tammy AI

As a Moldovean, i must say this is a really good video about our history

@victorlupu7008

Жыл бұрын

As a Moldavian, I must say that this is one of few true depiction of our history.

@roubleoberoi7923

Жыл бұрын

hi..wanted to talk..

@slegnev

Жыл бұрын

Basarabia este Romania

@R3alGobLin

Жыл бұрын

@@victorlupu7008 wich moldavia under maghiars otomans and polish empires and in ancient tyme under scityans gypsy tribe and kazars huns mix mogols

@R3alGobLin

Жыл бұрын

@@victorlupu7008 and wich vlachs sheperd dacia was celtic and scityans teritory getodahae sarmatic parthians

In Serbia we got their Monastery wine. Its good especially for its price. Im also glad that this part of Europe is getting researched as it has a extreme abundance of veritable history.

@T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.

Жыл бұрын

monks make good beer and wines

@alexoz6685

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to our country.

@onid.9991

Жыл бұрын

🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱👐👐👐👐 Vasile Lupu (1595-1661) was voivode of Moldavia (prince) between 1634 and 1653. for twenty years. Vasile was the son of an Albanian and a Moldavian heiress. He was an able administrator and a brilliant financier, and soon became the wealthiest man in Eastern Christendom. Judiciously placed gifts kept him on good terms with the Ottoman authorities.[1][2]

@VojislavMoranic

Жыл бұрын

@@onid.9991 Everyone is a Albanian they just dont know about it. Pyramids, Alexander the great, Gpd. Also what is your obsession with butterfly hand signals? And why ululate? Silly barbarian.

@flufycat2748

Жыл бұрын

Take care of our brothers from Timock.

It's rare to see such exhaustive and greatly documented videos about Moldova in english. Good job, from Moldova with love No but really, buy our wine wherever you see it, even online

@alanolley7286

Жыл бұрын

had some last night ,very nice it was from Gaugaz region

There are Vlachs all across the Balkans outside of Moldova and Romania. With Vlach Shepherds and farmers moving as far north as Ukraine and as far west as Poland. Though in small numbers. And as far south as Greece and Albania. You can see stateless communities of Vlachs in every Balkanic country and every country that borders Moldova and Romania. Vlachs have migrated everywhere. It is said one in four Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks have at least one Vlach ancestor in the last 700 years.

@ForageGardener

Жыл бұрын

They're the descendants of Romans, which is sort of a political identity more than an ethnic one, so no doubt the incoming peoples would have married together with the remainder of Roman peoples that lived in the area as the empire crumbled

@pampalini9344

Жыл бұрын

Im from Slovakia and my great grandpa had surename Valachovič

@Stefan_2003

Жыл бұрын

@@pampalini9344 there's also an Polish name Wallach! Germans use it too!

@camouflageartist8897

Жыл бұрын

Were Romans Slavs? kzread.info/dash/bejne/fI19vNScfpzgZJs.html

@artv.9989

Жыл бұрын

@@ForageGardener I doubt the Vlachs are descendants of Romans, just like Romanians are most likely not descendants of Romans either

Thank you a lot for doing a video for such a small and modest country but with legendary history!

That region has some seriously fascinating history

I typed a super long comment basically saying how cool I think this part of history and the world is. But I think I can boil it down to: I read/watch _a lot_ about the Greeks and Romans and I hear a lot of these people and places mentioned in the background as the "barbarians" or places the larger empires were trying to conquer. Basically, I want to learn more about the places that were on the borders and frontiers of the Greek and Roman empires and what the people were doing at these times as well as all of the nomadic groups/kingdoms/empires that came through and where they went/who they conquered.

@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55

Жыл бұрын

Its hard for us to know a lot about those peoples from the first hand, because most surviving accounts come from Roman, Greek or Byzantine sources (which most, as you mentioned, call them barbarians).

@jackphillips6742

Жыл бұрын

Lingistics and the History of Languages is a fantastic way of learning this stuff

@EresirThe1st

Жыл бұрын

Through genetics, linguistics, archeology and comparative mythology we’ve steadily built up more and more knowledge over time.

@camouflageartist8897

Жыл бұрын

Were Romans Slavs? kzread.info/dash/bejne/fI19vNScfpzgZJs.html

@marceloslacerda

Жыл бұрын

Eastern europe seriously need more videos on. Epimetheus is already doing a great service to all of us by making videos about middle asian kingdoms.

Both Dragostea Din Tei/Numa Numa by O-Zone and Epic Sax Guy truly carry Moldova on their backs. Moldova might not have won Eurovision, but most importantly....they won our hearts.

@TwistedAlphonso1

Жыл бұрын

I thought they were Romanian

@MrAizatazmi

Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedAlphonso1 ethnically Romanian but Moldovan nationals

@duck1ente

Жыл бұрын

Moldova's greatest cultural export: -Moldovan Wine- Dragostea din tei✔️

@raulpetrascu2696

Жыл бұрын

@@TwistedAlphonso1 they were singing in Romanian naturally so easy mistake

@based3024

Жыл бұрын

Speaking about Eurovision, Moldova's song this year was about Romania and Moldova being ethnically the same

Probably the most historically accurate video about Moldova. Amazing work!

@ludmilaelias5657

Жыл бұрын

Is it another country what Czechs acquire after Kaliningrad? Just kidding.

@StopFear

Жыл бұрын

How many have you seen?

@UlpianHeritor

Жыл бұрын

@@StopFear I've seen a few.

@DrumStan

Жыл бұрын

@@ludmilaelias5657 Czechs are always welcome in Moldova, but as they prefer beer over wine, I doubt they will like the land. Customs also differ significantly, as Moldova is not Slavic.

Respect to Moldova from Bulgaria brothers 🇧🇬🇲🇩🤝

@dancoman1798

Жыл бұрын

Un fapt. Romanii si bulgarii au sange foarte apropiat conform haplogrupurilor ADN. Tracii au fost baza, peste ei au intervenit migratori si romani, dar bulgarii si romanii au sange identic.

@ilclassico-xj7jc

Жыл бұрын

Uraaaaaaaa

@oleole27

Жыл бұрын

🤔🤔🤔 Brothers 🤔🤔🤔 very doubtful, we have nothing in common, at all 💪

@alex-em4em

Жыл бұрын

@@oleole27 we are both Balkans.

@oleole27

Жыл бұрын

@@alex-em4em well, can't say no, but if will give a look, you Bulgarians, still came from East, when we have been here since beginning,

As a Moldovan, I want to thank you for such a great video 👏🏻👏🏻

@slegnev

Жыл бұрын

Basarabia e Romania

@olegsurchi7411

Жыл бұрын

@@slegnev Hai fără unionism.

@stefanpopescu6479

Жыл бұрын

Flacaul care a facut video are lacune mari de istorie

@Indimenticabil

Жыл бұрын

@@olegsurchi7411 - Da ce rusule, nu-ti place de Moldova lui Stefan de la Putna si de noi cei 7 milioane de moldoveni din Romania (Moldova-mama)? Si nu-ti place Moldova intreaga, o vrei asa rupta in doua de rusi si cu granita ruseasca in mijlocul ei? Pai normal, voi rusii vreti raul Moldovei noastre, nu binele ei, aceea de a fi intreaga. Voi sunteti separatisti sovietici ca aia din Donbas

@olegsurchi7411

Жыл бұрын

@@Indimenticabil O, mi era dor de așa troll sfade pe internet. Bun, începem. În primul rând, nu rus dar moldovan. Căpucianul tău mic poate să nu accepte așa ceva, dar nu toți cei care-s împotriva unirii - ruși. Într-al doilea rând eu m-am născut în Republica Moldova, nu în RSSM sau altă parte, logic că voi fi legat de locul meu de trai și nu-aș vrea să pierd simbolul acesta doar pentru ca țara mea să devină doar un teritoriu nesemnificativ la o țară mai mare de care se va uita total în 10 ani +/- cum a fost cu mai mare parte a Moldovei pe care acum doar o apreciază ca regiunea educației la Iași dacă nu mă greșesc. Într-al treilea rând, nu noi ne-am separat, voi, românii, ne-ați tradat în 1940 și ne-ați dat sovieticilor fără nici o luptă.

This is some epic history right here .... I can see Moldova as a setting for some "Game of Thrones" type stories from the past ....

@sounavailable

Жыл бұрын

Well there is a notorious "Red Wedding" moment, whereas one ruler gave a feast for the nobility, then had them ambushed by the guards after they got drunk, killed them all, fashioned a great pyramid from their severed heads in the center of the banquet hall, after he proceeded to present it to his squeamish wife as a "cure" for her fear at the sight of blood...

@alexandrupatru2892

Жыл бұрын

@@sounavailable Literally one of the most Romantic short stories We learned in school.

@jimmyjimmy3289

Жыл бұрын

@@sounavailable Pretty sure that's fiction, not real history. Might be inspired by historical events.

An excellent historical presentation of the Moldovan people and their country. It's any wonder they survived years of constant invasions from other empires!

I was born and raised in Chisinau, and what I can tell you about the current Republic of Moldova, as anyone can also draw the conclusion by watching this highly-accurate video, is that it is nothing but the legacy of the now, fortunately defunct, Soviet Union. The borders of the republic are nothing but what Khrushchev drew after Stalin authorized him to do so. OK, except the western border on Prut River, but which the Soviets in 1940, just like the Russian Empire in 1812, re-drew as the line of separation that split Moldova in half. The Principality of Moldova's legacy is that the western half that remained still independent united with Wallachia to set the foundation for what would become modern day Romania. In fact, the Principality of Moldova is a cornerstone, maybe the strongest one, of modern day Romania.

@gigikontra7023

11 ай бұрын

Very well explained 👏

Currently writing a paper about Citizen's empowerement in Moldova. So this is a nice way of learning more about this country.

@NessieAndrew

Жыл бұрын

What are you naming it and where can we read it?

@ewc58

Жыл бұрын

Yes but is it “empowerment” a la WEF & Soros? ⚠️

@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55

Жыл бұрын

@@ewc58 aka "you will own nothing and eat ze boogz" lol

@artje90

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 well tbh the moldovan people are already poor. seen several documentaries about it and they really long back to the USSR. cause how it is now people do really struggle there

@andreidarie4076

Жыл бұрын

I think you’re walking on a very fine line with that. WEF & Soros foundation sponsored “progressive” empowerment is little more than financial enslavement and cultural degradation. We do not want to be indebted to financial gangsters. We do not want LGBT and critical theory taught to our children. We want to eradicate political corruption in a way that benefits the Moldavian people first and foremost. - A Moldavian.

I always feel like I learn so much from your videos. They're jam packed with interesting facts, and the easy to comprehend presentation combined with the detailed, visually appealing illustrations really helps the information stick in my brain. Another great video, can't wait for the next one.

@EpimetheusHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Kyle! I am happy to hear my videos help info being easier to remember, that is what I try my best to do. I am a visual learner as well and images help information stay in my brain, so that is how I try to make videos :)

@turxanazimzade3917

Жыл бұрын

@@EpimetheusHistory hello.your videos are interesting.can you make video about the history of Azerbaijan?thnk you

I've been to Moldova, It's a really beautiful country.

@BYRDE1917

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? Where exactly have you been?

@nathanhines284

Жыл бұрын

@@BYRDE1917 In Moldova, I spent a week in Kishinev, 3 days in the semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia, and a day on the bank of the Dniester. All this was part of a study abroad that I did in Ukraine for 4 months mostly in Kiev but we also spent a week in Odessa before we took the train to Moldova.

@BYRDE1917

Жыл бұрын

And you really liked it? Also where are you from?

@nathanhines284

Жыл бұрын

@@BYRDE1917 Yeah, It was an awesome and honestly life changing experience. I'm from the US specifically Missouri.

@BYRDE1917

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanhines284 Wow, that was awesome to hear!

My constructive criticism: 1. Address what Moldova refers to (it means two very distinct things: it refers to a region, most of which is in Romania, with its cultural capital in the Romanian city of Iași; and it also refers to a newly formed country, which is a smaller part of the historical region of Moldova - it's basically the chunk of the region of Moldova which was conquered by the Soviet Union, with its capital in Chișinău). Most Moldovan history in this video refers to the entire regional entity, not just the tiny new country. 2. When mentioning all of those peoples who came through the area, it would be nice to say something about them (e.g. an Iranian tribe which was very mobile due to its horse riding culture; a Turkic tribe that joined the Mongolian invasions; etc.)

@KaiZen8888

Жыл бұрын

Moldova is not a new country, it was one big country with Moldova which is in Romania and the capital was Iasi. And in that perioad of time Romania didn't exist.

@dragose.884

Жыл бұрын

@@KaiZen8888 You are wrong ! Moldova from România was bigger, including today Moldova Republic.

@tonimontagna4281

Жыл бұрын

He means Basarabia, Moldova is still a part of Romania now

@daviddumitrupavaluca6474

Жыл бұрын

@@KaiZen8888 I'm Moldovian. But I'm romanian too, because, in fact, the Moldovians are Romanians (Dacians). The Romanians are the Dacians. We, Moldovians, are Dacians, like the Transilvanians, like Oltenians,...

@ionbrad6753

Жыл бұрын

@@KaiZen8888 ” And in that perioad of time Romania didn't exist.” - actually the term Romania is much older than the international-recognized modern state ”Romania”, and was used especially by Moldovan cultural elites to designate the group of lands inhabited by Romanians: Wallachia, Moldova, Transylvania. For example: ”Chant de la Roumanie” by Alecu Russo, 1850. Or Popescu-Scriban, writing (1838) that the best name for Moldova is Moldo-România because is inhabited by Romanians. Or Stephen the Great, naming his country MoldoVlahia, and the inhabitants - Wallachians (=Romanians).

As a Moldovan I have to say, the nowadays Republic of Moldova is basically just East Moldova, similar to South or North Korea. Hope the country will be reunited inside Romania's borders.

Your realistic graphic representations pulled me in. Providing pleasurable viewing, they also inspire confidence.

Thank you! I had just finished watching most of the others. You do great work!

As a Moldovan I want to say that : I'm romanian. Moldovan means romanian. We are not russians, ucrains, or any others. Romanian means Wallach. There are Wallach Moldovian, Wallach Transylvanian,...

@GeoGamer6969

10 ай бұрын

I mean yeah but Wallachia isnt used ( Valahia in romana ) instead the romanian country ( țara românească ) Republic of moldova is romania. And transylvania is romanian do you agree

@GeoGamer6969

8 ай бұрын

@@64bitman31 vampires are just fake stories from 1400's

@rafirl2585

8 ай бұрын

Have you ever heard of the dacians?

@rasiskiiciai

8 ай бұрын

​@@64bitman31so are you a 10 year old then?

@CraigClements-mo5xe

6 ай бұрын

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Heya, a born and raised Moldovan here. I think you did a great job with this video and I even learned something new. Hope you had fun researching about my country and if by any chance you will visit Moldova (or Denmark) hit me up and Ill treat you to some amazing wine. =D

Amazing channel I hope one day you can cover all the histories of these lesser-known nations as they hold extremely interesting tales thank you!

You cover so much and it’s great. You are an inspiration for video essays

Moldova has an incredibly Intense and Complicated history. There are some historical explanations which are not thoroughly explained, or erroneous, I might add.

Wow! Thanks for this video. Short and very informative about my country's history. Appreciate it very much ❤

Always appreciate your videos, sir!

Love your videos, I'm already knowledgeable about history and geopolitics but I learn valuable stuff here. Thanks a lot.

The legend himself shall returneth to us !

Thank you for educating us about an often forgotten country

The notion of Moldova being named after the _supposed/legendary_ founder's dog is adorable. I mean, if I had a chance to name a country, I'd probably do the same in honor of my doggo. EDIT: Added in some specific wording for the folks who have taken/will take a silly comment too seriously.

@vladimirmomperousse4340

Жыл бұрын

Forget the people right smfh

@mimisor66

Жыл бұрын

Well, the river was named Moldova after the dog, and the country was named after the river...

@mishacol

Жыл бұрын

Just a legend. Moldova probably is a Germanic or Slavic word. How to explain "Moldau" toponym in Czech Republic?

@mimisor66

Жыл бұрын

@@mishacol legends can also be based on some truth. And in the region there were not only germans and slav. Dacian tribes went as far west as Vienna, and Vlach shepherds were documented in Slovakia.

@alinalexandru2466

Жыл бұрын

@@mimisor66 Not were, are. The Moravian Vlachs still exist.

So happy to be here. First video of many. Thank you for you efforts. This video enticed me to subscribe.

Incredible content as always, thank you very much.

Hi I love your style of showing history on your shows I just wished they were twice as long with a bit more detail The maps and your pictures are great Thanking you 🙂

Great video! I love the map and the fascinating history of a country up until this point I knew very little to nothing about.

Love your channel, I never knew how rich the history of Moldova/Moldavia was, and it's really interesting.

@nobodyknows3260

Жыл бұрын

Moldova is correct, not Moldavia.

I am still amazed that even trough multiple annexations and conquests we are still there. Of course it had a huge impact on the nation which nowadays feels divided (romanians and moldovans which are part of the same people) but we still share the same culture and the same language and one day maybe we will share the same border again.

Respect from Albania . I have a friend from Moldova here in Albania and him and his family are very hard workers and respected people

Had no idea such a seemingly small nation in Eastern Europe could have such a rich history.

I know which wine I'm going to look for next. Great video!

The maps and moving coins/ warriors are so cool

Love these videos where you focus on the long history of a small spot. Hope you're able to get to Libya and Sudan in future videos. Egypt is wonderful, but there's so little info on their neighbors because there's comparatively so much info on Egypt.

@k.c1126

Жыл бұрын

Sudan in particular would be quite interesting because of its location in the transition zone between Saharan and subSaharan Africa.

Keep up the good work

Interesting as always, Epimetheus.

A shop in Carrick-on-Shannon sells Moldovan wine for E10 a bottle. Superb! Equivalent to a E25-30 bottle in Tesco. Thanks Moldova. Keep brewing 🤗 from Ireland

Germany had East Germany. Romania has Moldova("the country") Both formed because Stalin wanted that to happen. The only difference being that after the USSR collapsed East and West Germany united. Moldova("the country") was still kept by Russia as a breakaway state/buffer zone that they can easily control because of how small Moldova is.

@Vlad-yi6oo

9 ай бұрын

You forgot North and South Koreea. They have sadly the same faith.

Moldovan chocolate deserves a mention too, it's top quality stuff 👌

@EinMeister

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Bucuria is great but it has doubled its price in the past 2 years so we don't really but it at an outrageous price anymore

@ionfocsa4362

Жыл бұрын

Grăiţ ăi moldovinești nu vă prostiţ 😁

I've been curious about this little country. Thanks!

Moldova is at a crossroads, and I can only pray that there is peace and prosperity in its future. Should it unite with Romania I hope that the union is happy and that the Moldovans are given their freedom and rights as a community and a culture. Should they choose to go it alone I pray that their independence is fruitful and free.

@anasevi9456

Жыл бұрын

not likely, the usual idiots finally poked the bear we grew up in fear of. As someone from Podolia; kiss your ass goodbye... Because this is war is a true evil, They don't want our land. they want us dead. And they are just lazily sitting back and picking us off like ants. 😮‍💨

@alisabucarciuc4924

Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SAM!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!

@porphyry17

Жыл бұрын

they are Romanians. what culture shall it be preserved?

@boromircutezatoru2835

Жыл бұрын

Moldovan culture is Romanian culture, it’s literally the same thing, Moldova is a REGION in Romania who has been stolen by the Russians. You wouldn’t call Greeks living in the Peloponnese Peloponnesians.

@johnythepvpgod1470

Жыл бұрын

You are wrong. Moldova has its own regional accent and a majority of people speak Russian. So in a sense it does have it's own culture, Moldova is older than romanja

Moldova 🇲🇩 is drenched in history, will have to watch this video many times to understand. Atilla the hun, he also stole all the black pepper as it was so valuable back then, Gengis Khan, the mightiest warrior of all, fascinating character. This will definitely be a history lesson, thankyou for a very informative video, the maps were brilliant, so clear to see all the different countries and borders 🙏🙏🙏

i am a moldovan and i can't say i was bad in History class but i always wondered what happened between the fall of the Roman Empire to the first historical attestation of Moldova... and that explains a lot

@phil4863

Жыл бұрын

Moldovans are basically latin people right?

@vladzyk10

Жыл бұрын

@@phil4863 indeed they consider themselves so... and who is anyone else to judge xD

Your videos are always so captivating!

Perfect as always, you are the best.

Woow nice work appreciate this !! I am from Moldova and really enjoying all that time looking at this video, a lot of powers invaded our country but we are still love our land and never give up for our home land .

Excellent documentation! A few facts could be added. The Austrian Empire received a nordic part of Moldova, called Bukovina, from the Ottoman Empire for a while, the region being germanized. Bukovina is now split between Romania and Ukraine. Moldovans speak a language that is identical with Romanian. A Latin language that proves the continuity of population from Dacian-Roman mix despite the numerous migratory waves. The explanation of this continuation is that those invaders often were just a military elite governing the country and naming it after them. But not enough to assimilate the locals. Much like the Ottoman dominance. In 1939 Stalin and Hitler agreed to part Europa including Romania. Soviet Union got half of Moldova since then. Bulk of it is the Republic of Moldova but also includes lands to the south and north of it, that are now incorporated in Urkaine. The people in Romania, east of Carpathians (center of the country) are also Moldovans. During Soviet Union, Moldovans used Cyrilik alphabet for Romanian language in paralelel with Russian but returned to Latin alphabet afterwards. The flag of Moldova has the same colours as that of Romania and in the 90s the same anthem. The reunification with Romania is prevented by Russian troops stationed in Transnistria but will eventually happen. Many Moldovans have dual Romanian citizenship to travel and work in EU. At some point, most of the government was comprised of Romanian citizens.

@moldovanationalist-oi4fe

Жыл бұрын

romanians are gypsies

@schmoukiz

Жыл бұрын

@@moldovanationalist-oi4fe Ridiculous. Gipsies come from India, Pakistan area and are easily recognizable by anyone from Europeans. They are found in all countries on the continent and comprize a small percentage of Romanian population (official stats put them at 2%, probably higher in reality as some prefer to identify as Romanian or Hungarian). I doubt you are a Moldovan, as you would know things like that. But even if you are Russian or whatever else from the region, you would still know better.

Wow, so thorough! Great video!

Awesome video! But you could have shown the Dacian Kingdom under Burebista (Dacia at its height).

@ahad1609

Жыл бұрын

In Albanian Burabista means Bure man and Bishta is old Albanian and means Beast. Burre Bishe in modern Albanian

@criztu

Жыл бұрын

@@ahad1609 Albanian 'burre' is Romanian 'barbat', while 'bastina' means "place of origin, father's land" - see Bulgarian 'basta' - parent and Romanian 'bat' - grandpa

@ahad1609

Жыл бұрын

@@criztu Interesting as the Illyrian and the Messapii said Burre, too.

It's always uncomfortable whenever that country doesn't have coastal territory on the black sea. It would be aesthetically pleasing and a very good bonus in general.

@mimisor66

Жыл бұрын

The coast was taken during Soviet time, they were given Transnistria. So now Ukraine has regions with Romanian speaking population and Moldova has Russian and Ukrainian speakers. Divide et impera!

@TheRealLuis1912

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Ukraine stole a lot of land during soviet union era

@mimisor66

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealLuis1912 let us be clear. It was the Soviet Union that stole the land, that was then given to Ukraine. And if its western neighbours have decided that peace and good relations are more important, why cannot Russia, such a huge country with so much land, do the same?

@TheRealLuis1912

Жыл бұрын

@@mimisor66 lety us be clear. No

@mimisor66

Жыл бұрын

@@TheRealLuis1912 no, Russia cannot do the same? Just to be clear.

I am proud to be Moldovan!

@kernelpanic4727

Жыл бұрын

Da? Ce grozāvie mare ai fācut tu... Dar cum de ai reusit sā fii moldovean? A fost greu?

@FS-ol8ly

Жыл бұрын

@@kernelpanic4727 amuzantule

Nice Job! Thank you for the information.

Awesome stuff as always.

Thanks for the video, means very much for all the Moldavians , in special for those who spread around the world and can't now be home 🏠, they miss it very much, our wine grape fields and summers , and your video just bring you back there for 10 minute, with a big portion of proudness for being a Moldavian, thank you.

@eduard7761

Жыл бұрын

Da ati plecat cu pasaportu Romanesc ca cu pasaportu vostru n-are nici o valoare nicaieri si apoi urati Romania la greu.

Ty so much, im from Prindestrovie and this video first on yt, which open-minded about Moldova

Thanks for another great video that's right on time for the near future we face.

Great video, thank you.

Moldova was discovered by an expedition of Friedrich Barbarossa(1120-1180).The name of Moldova is not from a dog, but from a German word Moldau, meaning wall of protection.

Love your videos thank you

Thanks for the video 🤝

The country's name is the Republic of Moldova. Moldova was a medieval country that united with Wallachia and formed Romania in 1859. Before that, in 1812, the eastern part of Moldova has been occupied by Russia. The modern Republic of Moldova still remains a chunk of land taken from medieval Moldova (and hence Romania) which tries to get to EU, but since Russia thinks that this is their are on influence it opposes the unification with Romania or EU integration.

@MrQ454

Жыл бұрын

Not even in the time of ussr they not named Moldavia, the name was Moldavian sovietic republic! Only in the 1991 they came with the name Moldova which is inaccurate, Romania even was the first to recognize their independence, should opposed to name Republic of Moldova because implies they had some rights in the Moldova lands which united in 1859, which is not true. Republic of Moldova is not the heir of Moldova (which participated at creation of Romania's state).

@seaman5705

Жыл бұрын

@@MrQ454 You are right - Republic of Moldova is the stollen part of Moldova beyond Prut River , occupied by the Russians in 1812 . Allegedly they took it from Ottomans in the fight of the Russians to reach Istanbul . The Russians also invaded Romania or its former principalities more than 10 times . A barbaric nation who did a lot of troubles to all the neighbors - i name here invasions, conquers , russification, deportations . Now they claim everything is theirs .

@andreidiaconu8530

Жыл бұрын

@@MrQ454 words of truth, my friend. Couldn't have said it better. The whole history of the medieval Moldova is concentrated in the Moldova region in Romania. Republic of Moldova is just a soviet appendix who claims the history of Moldova(History of Romanians) for itself. They have no history on their own, except from 1812, but can they take pride in about 150 years of occupation and russification?

@Zdamaneta

Жыл бұрын

@@MrQ454 I agree, if they want to keep being an independent country they should change that name to something like Basarabia but definitely not Moldova.

@danc7934

Жыл бұрын

@@Zdamaneta we didn't want an independent country. In 1991 our first president declared the romanian and moldovan people to be one and the same. After the transnistrian war and due to the economic collapse experienced by both Romania and Moldova the idea of unification was scrapped until both sides would fix their problems. Moldova was supposed to be a temporary state, one specifically created for the purpose of unification with it's motherland

My family comes from Suceava, the capital of the most respected and famous King, Stefan the Great. A few years ago , i made a genetic test, some family members followed. The interesting result was: 60% (+/-) non slavic balkanic, which can be considered dacian/getae; around 20% (+/-) gemanic (goth), and strangely enough finnic about 20% (+/-) (not sure why). Just a small amount (even it does not summ up) is mixed. These results reflect exactly the history of that region. Dacia, Getae, Celtic, Goths, etc...

@atta1798

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! what company did you use for your test?

Definitely a like! Awesome video.

Great quick review for the impatient internet viewers mind ... much appreciated!

Great video explaining the history of this country. Moldavian history seems very interesting especially with how it had the first ‘cities’ in Europe and the multiple ethnicities that were settled and nomadic. What happened to the Celts who settled there and who were they absorbed by and the last date we know they were there. Also have there been any discoveries of Dacian, Celtic or nomadic artifacts or ‘treasure’ in this country?

@sergius993

Жыл бұрын

Hey, man! As a Moldovan I will try and answer. The Celts were mostly living as the neighbours of the Dacian tribes. There were constant wars between them, but the Celts never actually conquered the Carpathian basin. They began to fade away into history once the Romans began to arrive in the region. As for the artifacts, yes, there are plenty of them in the museums of Moldova and Romania. Our ancestors definitely had to deal with a lot of „visitors” ). There were numerous Dacian towns and fortresses. For example, the ruins of Sarmizegetusa, the capital of the Dacian Kingdom, still survive and can be visited.

@danc7934

Жыл бұрын

Please refer to it as Moldovan if you're not willing to degrade us as humans

@olmaned3795

Жыл бұрын

Well, with regards to what happened to the Celts: in the S of the Romanian part of Moldova, there is a county called Galati. People still debate if it's from a slavic word or a celtic one like in the case of Galatia in Asia Minor, but if you look at genetics, the people in this area, tend to have about 5-7% celtic ancestry, which is more than double than that in the rest of the country. So although we don't have a clear answer, we have some pieces of the puzzle.

@SebyMiner

Жыл бұрын

@@danc7934 what? Also it is simply a geographical name since we are all Romanians

@danc7934

Жыл бұрын

@@SebyMiner the term Moldovan wasi and is still used by us to describe our regional Identity. The term moldavian was made by russians to denationalise us. Also, along with this term came the "you're genetically dumb, dumber than romanians and you're lucky the great russian people saved you from yourself" fraze that every teacher HAD to tell students to make them believe moldovans are inferior.

Au încercat să ne ia limba maternă de nenumărate ori și nu au reușit. Trăiască Tricolorul!

@PopescuSorin

7 ай бұрын

peste tot rusii au incercat sa rusifice si sa deznationalizeze populatia ocupata

Your videos are always awesome 😄your really talented

you're at half a mil! Keep grinding 💪

"We are a brave people of a warrior race, descendants of the illustrious Romans, who made the world tremor. And in this way we will make it known to the whole world that we are true Romans and their descendants, and our name will never die and we will make proud the memories of our parents." ~ Despot Voda 1561

@nannunbgd

Жыл бұрын

:)

@venomvenom9926

Жыл бұрын

you are bulsit vlah illirians sheperd migrants in dacia bucharest valachia was formed by kazar kumans and gypsyavars turco iranians same branch kazars stock kumans kipcak pushed by mongols in dacia bulgarya egypt iran in wave ,,undestand dum dum in 1200 house of basarab draculesti clans vlad impaler

@denethorr3

Жыл бұрын

This is how a Dacian with Stockholm syndrome sounds like 😁

@georgeoldsterd8994

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing too, Despot Vodă was a conman, presumably born in Greece or Italy, who faked his linage to get the throne. He was also quite unpopular with his reforms, attempting to convert the country to protestantism.

@GrumpyGamer11

Жыл бұрын

Nu suntem urmașii romanilor, ci a Dacilor. Proștii care tot latră că ei sunt romani, mi se par penibili. Imperiul Roman a cucerit un teritoriu egal cu 6% din întreaga Dacie. Ei cum pula mea îți explici că restul dacilor au fost și ei "romanizați"?

I was in an advanced math class with a Moldovan student and she knew more then the teacher did at South Eastern Community College here in North Carolina. Very quiet though. She only spoke when called on. I was curious about her country, but she did not have anything to say about her history. I suspected this was a safe position in her country with it's association with Russia and did not press her for answers.

@gigikontra7023

11 ай бұрын

Americans don't know math. America is ruled from Beijing

Great video. Best I’ve seen on Moldova!

New subscriber here, I really enjoy your channel! Thanks for all the information you share!!!

@EpimetheusHistory

Жыл бұрын

Thanks JT!

Amazing job, thanks from Chisinau, Moldova.

I like that you have portrayed Stephan the Great in such a powerful manner with the heavy golden crown (which still exist in a museum today) and noble look and of course blonde hair. Stephean the Great build 44 churches to the God Almighty btw. He was very religious and faithful and he won many of the battles just to keep the country into Christianity and not loosing it to the turcs.

U make such cool videos. Great drawings too

Very well made video, thank you

Great video! I love to see more quality content about the history of widely understood Eastern Europe. A video about Lithuania would be awesome. Better yet a joint video about Lithuania and Belarus, as their history is very much intertwined within the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Feels good to have your country represented for once .

awesome and clear as always! Can you do "The History of Turkey" as well starting rom Seljuk, maybe even further back. You do already have a Gokturk one, maybe it could be like a part 2

Love it, history well told!

Many countries are underrated/have unknown history, nice to hear them.

speaking of the Gepidz, they are similar to the Goths and Heruli(other germanic tribes). through a process called "verreiterung" settled farming communities turn to horse riding civilisations. the same happened to the Finno-Ugric people of the Urals, the Magyars, that advanced into the steppe and assimilated the Turkic and Iranic ethnics and some traditions before they migrated West. i really hope you make a video on that phenomenon.

KZread is doing you dirty!! Keep up the great work!!

Love the personal touch

These maps have gotten so detailed