The Romanian Academy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the famine in Bessarabia with a conference and an exhibitiontranslated

The Romanian Academy will commemorate on Tuesday, November 10, at 11:00, the passing of 80 years since the founding of the S.S.R. Moldavian (1946-1947) through a conference and an exhibition.

The demonstrations will bring to the attention of the public the causes of the tragedy and the testimonies of the survivors. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people lost their lives during this period.

Researchers from the National Institute for the Study of Totalitarianism and the Institute of History of the State University of Moldova will debate the causes and consequences of the famine, as well as the influence of Soviet policies on the population.

The conference will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Romanian Academy.

Opening of the exhibition The exhibition will bring together archival documents, vintage photos, photographs, ration cards and survivor testimonies.

The exhibits come from the National History Museum of Moldova, the National Archives Agency (Republic of Moldova), the Avdarma Village History Museum and the Ceadâr-Lunga District Archive.

The theme of the demonstration highlights the drought of 1945-1946, the cause of which was the policy of the Soviet state: quotas of mandatory teaching beyond the power of households,...