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Moldovenism a political ideology that claims a distinct identity for the Moldovans from Romanians . EARLY HISTORY The notions ''Romanian'' and ''Romania'' have existed at least since the 16th century (See Etymology Of Romania ). The people of Bessarabia , similarly to the other Moldavians across the Prut River , continued to view themselves as Romanians in terms of ethnicity and concomitantly as Moldavia ns, in terms of regional or geographical affiliation. MOLDOVENISM IN THE USSR After the creation of the ) Nevertheless, the official Soviet policy on the Moldovan language and identity was not constant: there were two intervals (1932-1937 and in the mid-1950s) during which the Soviet scholars were allowed to declare the unity between the two languages.Michael Bruchis. ''The Language Policy of the CPSU and the Linguistic Situation in Soviet Moldavia'', in '' Soviet Studies '', Vol. 36, No. 1. (Jan., 1984), pp. 119. MOLDOVENISM IN INDEPENDENT MOLDOVA The debate surrounding the nationality of the Moldovans has resurfaced after the collapse of the USSR. One side argues that Moldovans have always been Romanians , despite the region's modern history separate from Romania . The other side emphasizes the distinctiveness of Moldovans . Some argue that Moldovans have always been separate from Wallachians and that the Moldovans from Moldova and Romania thus form a common ethnic group distinct from the other peoples known as Romanians; others state that the Moldovans from Bessarabia have changed due to their long isolation from Romania and that nearly two centuries of political separation was "more than ample time for each country to develop its own separate national identity" "Moldovan: An Identity but not a Language" On 19 December 2003 , the Moldovan Parliament adopted a controversial document called "The Concept on National Policy of the Republic of Moldova", which defines the official nationality policy of Moldova. The document revolves around the following ideas:
This document has been criticised by part of the press and human rights organizations for being "anti-European" and also contradicting Article V of the Moldovan Constitution, which states that "no ideology may be pronounced as official ideology of the State". Gribincea A., Grecu, M. The Concept on National Policy of the Republic of Moldova UNHCR. On the other hand, former Romania n president Ion Iliescu spoke about “two Romanian states, with a joint birth, culture and history”, a theme that was repeated several times under his successor, president Traian Basescu . SEE ALSO NOTES REFERENCES
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