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Dezmembrarea politicoteritorială a Basarabiei din 1940, II
The Political and Territorial Break Up of Bessarabia in 1940, II

Author(s): Vitalie Văratec
Subject(s): Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Communism
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Romania; Bessarabia; political and territorial break up; 1940;

Summary/Abstract: Following the occupation of Bessarabia by the Soviet troops in June 1940, under Moscow’s direct supervision and control the borders of the new Soviet Moldovan Socialist Republic were drawn in an arbitrary manner. So, on August 2, 1940, the political alienation from Bessarabia of the Hotin, Cetatea Albă and Ismail counties was made official.

  • Issue Year: V/1997
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 8-17
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian