Since its declaration of independence on 27 August 1991, the Republic of Moldova has confronted many of the challenges facing other ex-Soviet republics -- economic decline, political turmoil, inter-ethnic discord, and an uncertain relationship with the Russian Federation. Moldova\u2019s history, though, places it in a unique position among the post-Soviet states. Composed largely of lands annexed from Romania in 1940, Moldova is the only former Soviet...
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