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Ethnic Mobilization and Reactive Nationalism: The Case of Moldova

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Jeff Chinn  and
Steven D. Roper
Jeff Chinn
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Steven D. Roper
Affiliation:
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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1. Introduction

Until the October 1991 Soviet coup, Moldova, previously known as Bessarabia and the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, had known independence only briefly, having been part of the Russian Empire, Romania, or the Soviet Union for almost its entire history. As a result of shifting foreign influences and borders, Moldova, like most modern political entities, has a multiethnic population. The conflicting perspectives and demands of Moldova's different ethnic groups underlie many of today's controversies.

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Nationalities Papers , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 291 - 325
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Copyright © 1995 Association for the Study of Nationalities of Eastern Europe and ex-USSR, Inc. 

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