Why Does Moldova Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)

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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @judecaruso434
    @judecaruso434 4 года назад +23617

    As a Moldovan I ask myself this everyday

    • @succhiatoredelcazzo4689
      @succhiatoredelcazzo4689 4 года назад +1062

      @Hernando Malinche or join the EU without being in Romania

    • @sigurddaehli
      @sigurddaehli 4 года назад +934

      Or just don’t join.

    • @XD-bx6ee
      @XD-bx6ee 4 года назад +798

      Maltese Melon yeah but union with Romania is the quickest way to join EU without too much bureaucracy and negotiating

    • @piftel6132
      @piftel6132 4 года назад +284

      We're waiting with our hands open.

    • @mapleshade2913
      @mapleshade2913 4 года назад +642

      @@succhiatoredelcazzo4689 well with joining Romania and not the EU will also bring lots of money and aid into the country almost immediately and we are basically the same people so joining Romania is much better

  • @antonteodor6305
    @antonteodor6305 2 года назад +2292

    When I went to Chișinău, I saw The Lord of the Rings dubbed in Russian and subtitled in Romanian, which is the most Moldovan thing I've ever experienced

    • @justmachina
      @justmachina Год назад +16

      BAHAHA

    • @AgentSmith911
      @AgentSmith911 Год назад +36

      Гэндальф: Хоббиты 😑

    • @DD-RO
      @DD-RO Год назад +73

      There is no so-called "republic of Moldova", just as there is no "state" of Kosovo.
      There is only the Romanian territory between the Prut and the Dniester stolen by the Russians through the Ribentrop-Molotov Pact

    • @stupidstudiosproductions2179
      @stupidstudiosproductions2179 Год назад +44

      @@DD-RO Just as how there’s no brain in D D

    • @DD-RO
      @DD-RO Год назад +7

      @@itisprofile I know. I was in Kazakhstan, in Almaty and on Khan Tengri 2015. Wonderful mountains!

  • @williamtheconqueror7807
    @williamtheconqueror7807 4 года назад +3397

    To make map nerds furious at the border gore, that is why Moldova exists.
    Coming back a while after I posted this comment, it's more deadly in the replies than in the trenches of WW1.

    • @Dog-eg8lc
      @Dog-eg8lc 4 года назад +299

      Absolutely, interwar Romania looked the coolest imo

    • @sebathadah1559
      @sebathadah1559 4 года назад +41

      Indeed. This is true.

    • @FortuneZer0
      @FortuneZer0 4 года назад +51

      @@Dog-eg8lc You mean that thingy made up of Wallachia, Moldowa and a part of Hungary?

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +20

      @@FortuneZer0 Moldova*

    • @danzoom
      @danzoom 4 года назад +67

      Tbh, Romania without Transylvania is better. That is a good enough sacrifice for a thick Hungary

  • @spencerkindra8822
    @spencerkindra8822 4 года назад +5171

    Too many people asking “Why is Moldova?” but not enough people asking “How is Moldova?”

    • @MaxHohenstaufen
      @MaxHohenstaufen 4 года назад +158

      Let's start from the basics. Where is Moldova? That side of Europe is so weird and complicated, I can't point it on the map.

    • @settratheimperishable3491
      @settratheimperishable3491 4 года назад +296

      poor

    • @MarcusBlueWolf
      @MarcusBlueWolf 4 года назад +164

      Moldova is doing a sad ☹️

    • @User_Name26
      @User_Name26 4 года назад +75

      Moldova’s government is whack so I don’t think think Moldova is happys rn :(

    • @NekoBoyOfficial
      @NekoBoyOfficial 4 года назад +83

      Their government it very corrupt sadly, which has resulted in much poverty.

  • @yourethatmantis5178
    @yourethatmantis5178 4 года назад +4502

    Moldova: "Screw you Russia! We are Romanian!"
    Romania: "Great! Would you like to rejoin with us?"
    Moldova: "Meh. I'll do that later..."
    Romania: "How much later?"
    Moldova: "..."
    Romania: "..."

    • @XD-bx6ee
      @XD-bx6ee 4 года назад +147

      As "later" as Britain will leave the EU

    • @yes5339
      @yes5339 4 года назад +198

      Actually, Moldovan government is pro-russian, so "screw you russia" isn't accurate.

    • @command_unit7792
      @command_unit7792 4 года назад +87

      They elected a pro Russian Communist party for most of the 00's...

    • @JoaoOstroski420
      @JoaoOstroski420 4 года назад +130

      Romania: “How much later?”
      Moldova: “yes.”

    • @FortuneZer0
      @FortuneZer0 4 года назад +28

      @@XD-bx6ee So on the 31 December 2020?

  • @lizrathburn8603
    @lizrathburn8603 4 года назад +2150

    I love it when countries have significant political movements that just are like "we shouldn't even be a country please annex us", it always makes politics so interestingly toxic.

    • @supernt7852
      @supernt7852 4 года назад +150

      Texas actually did this, they was independent but really wanted US to annex them, which US did

    • @gufosufo337
      @gufosufo337 4 года назад +155

      It is interesting how a country which lacks a distinct cultural identity will split so harshly between those who insist on being different and those who insist on unity with another country

    • @augustus_lex6126
      @augustus_lex6126 4 года назад +4

      @@gufosufo337 interesting isn't it

    • @MrInsanityplea
      @MrInsanityplea 4 года назад +4

      @@gufosufo337 Always the boomers fucking it up for everyone else. It is so in the west too.

    • @danolix
      @danolix 4 года назад +3

      @Sakkra101 Well it will probably become the ununited states of America

  • @johnguill6129
    @johnguill6129 4 года назад +504

    Having visited Moldova in 1996, I can see why the Soviet Union wanted to control not just that nation, but all the nations in that region. The soil is very fertile. They grow anything the climate will allow. Many people have small fruit trees in the yard. There were nice people with a rich culture.

    • @MsRainingDays
      @MsRainingDays 2 года назад +3

      Watch the video then try again

    • @straightwarlock5341
      @straightwarlock5341 2 года назад +10

      Being born in St. Petersburg, I've spent my childhood in moldova with my far relatives in Bulboaka, i even started speaking romanian without realising it. And my teeth got rotten, i was so close to moldavianising, but then i was dragged back to russia and i still wish my family stayed in this beautiful friendly country, so i wouldn't have had to heal my teeth having no teeth at all

    • @SarielSol
      @SarielSol 2 года назад

      @@straightwarlock5341 Why, do moldovans have bad teeth?

    • @alexandru5369
      @alexandru5369 2 года назад +15

      Thank you!! finally someone mentioned our agriculture ability. Fun fact, when were part of the USSR we were less than 3% of the population yet accounted for nearly 16% of it's food. Hell why we haven't legalized weed is beyond me due to how rich our soil is the weed would be amazing

    • @ionpopescu3167
      @ionpopescu3167 2 года назад +5

      I was surprised seeing a map of how tightly packed in chernozem R.Moldova is. One theory for why it's this way is massive bour cattle herds that lived in the region for millennia, enriching the soil with manure, coupled with good humidity conditions.

  • @BonanoTM
    @BonanoTM 2 года назад +58

    Moldovans will always be our brothers. We will never forget that. Greetings from Romania. I hope one day the two countries will unite again.

    • @urcn6623
      @urcn6623 2 года назад +3

      Brothers what ? Hell NO. Stay in your country and you’ll be fine

    • @cyberknife-
      @cyberknife- 2 года назад +19

      @@urcn6623 you good bro?

    • @lills.x4
      @lills.x4 Год назад

      Thanks for your respect ❤❤

    • @sergr215
      @sergr215 4 месяца назад

      У Молдовы с Россией гораздо больше перспективы , чем с Европой , которую оккупировали мигранты . Скоро вся Европа будет в мечетях , местное население будет задушено . ТОЛЬКО С РОССИЕЙ у Молдовы есть шанс сохранить свою страну ,веру , и человеческие ценности . Всего этого в Европе скоро не останется...

    • @Ge0rGi.
      @Ge0rGi. 3 месяца назад

      @@urcn6623 rusky;nobody is listening to you ; we wil come in a few years

  • @-socialcredit
    @-socialcredit 4 года назад +497

    Russia: **declares war on the Ottomans*
    Romania: oh c'mon guys, can you give me a break!??

    • @chip1646
      @chip1646 4 года назад +35

      Poland: *sweats*

    • @Zwerggoldhamster
      @Zwerggoldhamster 3 года назад +4

      That username tho...

    • @alexgilenson6751
      @alexgilenson6751 3 года назад

      I'm not big brain like you guys...why does Romania get affected?

    • @-socialcredit
      @-socialcredit 3 года назад +6

      @@alexgilenson6751 Whenever Russia and Ottoman Empire are at war, Romania (or Moldavia and Wallachia) gets occupied by either Russia or Austria (during Crimean War for example)

    • @danc7934
      @danc7934 3 года назад +2

      @@alexgilenson6751 Romania is at the borders of both empires

  • @danwarsop7477
    @danwarsop7477 4 года назад +185

    By the end of lock-down we’re going to know why every country exists because of this guy. Respect

    • @Mythic953
      @Mythic953 4 года назад +6

      So far he made videos on why the following countries exist:
      Belarus
      Belgium
      Moldova
      Portugal
      Luxembourg
      Vatican City

    • @lucianoprea983
      @lucianoprea983 4 года назад +2

      @@Mythic953 and Portugal

    • @Mythic953
      @Mythic953 4 года назад +1

      @@lucianoprea983 I'll update the list

    • @Mythic953
      @Mythic953 4 года назад

      Time for a list update

  • @kevinrwhooley9439
    @kevinrwhooley9439 4 года назад +440

    The Romanian girl I used to work with insisted Moldova should reunite with Romania, just as Northern Ireland should rejoin Ireland (her words not mine).

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +57

      You are irish? Because that would be awkard if you were british.
      East germany is a better exemple.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +16

      @That sorta irish guy what problem does South Ireland has?

    • @kilyaproductions1385
      @kilyaproductions1385 4 года назад +23

      I had a taxi driver from Moldova, he insisted that Moldova and Romania are two different nations and would never join

    • @arturturkevych3816
      @arturturkevych3816 4 года назад +32

      @@kilyaproductions1385 it's true. There's a significant split and most Moldovans don't like Romanians and they have a different dialect too. Significant Russian, Ukrainian and Gagauz minorities will not like joining Romania and Russia wouldn't let them anyways.

    • @ConorMcgregor322
      @ConorMcgregor322 4 года назад +112

      @@arturturkevych3816 No, they speak the same language. I'm Romanian, there's not a single word of 'Moldovan' I can't understand.

  • @NeoZondix
    @NeoZondix 4 года назад +122

    James Bezonette: exists
    Moldavia: WHY?

    • @cjamesbisonette9518
      @cjamesbisonette9518 4 года назад +2

      SwapDatName Because I do! 🙂

    • @NeoZondix
      @NeoZondix 4 года назад

      Who knows? :)

    • @bozo5982
      @bozo5982 4 года назад +1

      C James Bisonette Are you da real one?

    • @cjamesbisonette9518
      @cjamesbisonette9518 4 года назад +2

      bozo yes, but their is an imposter in the comments 😞

    • @NeoZondix
      @NeoZondix 4 года назад +1

      @@cjamesbisonette9518 the real imposter or the impostor imposter?

  • @firefox7801
    @firefox7801 4 года назад +786

    Transnistria is a weird place.
    Lot of communist nostalgia.

    • @friskjidjidoglu7415
      @friskjidjidoglu7415 4 года назад +37

      To me it just seems like they took a cue from China’s policy of what is essentially a political version of Façadism.

    • @shadysam7161
      @shadysam7161 3 года назад +6

      Transnistria doesn't have a flag emoji, likely because of the hammer and sickle in it's flag.

    • @kingeddiam2543
      @kingeddiam2543 3 года назад +70

      @@shadysam7161 or because of its lack of really being a country,

    • @Me-in8mz
      @Me-in8mz 3 года назад +11

      Moldova is full of communist nostalgia in general

    • @dova238
      @dova238 3 года назад +4

      Ikr when u go see there it’s all 90s era vehicles like it’s was stopped in time

  • @RicardoGonzalez-vl5lq
    @RicardoGonzalez-vl5lq 4 года назад +116

    Moldova is just Eastern European Belgium. Change my mind

    • @XD-bx6ee
      @XD-bx6ee 4 года назад +18

      *sandwiched between countries that liked annexing things*

    • @cringefairy2687
      @cringefairy2687 4 года назад +11

      The closest thing to Eastern European Belgium was probably Czechoslovakia, lol

    • @cristicrudu2626
      @cristicrudu2626 4 года назад +22

      We wished we were at the level of Belgium

    • @Dog-eg8lc
      @Dog-eg8lc 4 года назад +10

      Also Bosnia-Herzegovina

    • @vojtechkorhon4159
      @vojtechkorhon4159 4 года назад +4

      @@cringefairy2687 but Czechoslovakia was in Central Europe

  • @DrKhan-hd4cd
    @DrKhan-hd4cd 4 года назад +131

    where is James Bizonette? : (..oh he is still around

    • @firstconsul7286
      @firstconsul7286 4 года назад +15

      Is he safe? Is James alright?

    • @cjamesbisonette9518
      @cjamesbisonette9518 4 года назад +42

      Yes I’m ok :)

    • @cjamesbisonette9518
      @cjamesbisonette9518 4 года назад +14

      Young Hellsta yup I’m fine 🙂

    • @JoseFerreira-dv7ur
      @JoseFerreira-dv7ur 4 года назад +4

      @@cjamesbisonette9518 I don't know why so many people are talking about you, but I feel you're the chosen one

    • @cjamesbisonette9518
      @cjamesbisonette9518 4 года назад +2

      José Ferreira Check the description of patreons and you will see why! 🙂

  • @peste1463
    @peste1463 Год назад +74

    As a Romanian looking over the fence, I really think that we should have united considering the... Fiasco with Ukraine and the power outages

    • @sergr215
      @sergr215 4 месяца назад

      Не надо вам объединения с Молдовой . Живите в Европе .Когда мусульманские мигранты окончательно захватят Европу , вам будет куда бежать . Молдова с Россией сохранит свой народ ,веру и человеческие ценности ...

    • @vladutz00ify
      @vladutz00ify 3 месяца назад

      ​@@sergr215you are aware there is an important muslim majority in Russia, right?

  • @kurzeanimation2487
    @kurzeanimation2487 4 года назад +165

    Viedeo: Is good.
    Description: Im about to end this whole man career

  • @tudororza
    @tudororza 4 года назад +244

    Nimeni: *nimic*
    History Matters: "De ce existați?"

    • @teracotta9089
      @teracotta9089 4 года назад +42

      Pentru ca Rusia

    • @cristivali5787
      @cristivali5787 4 года назад +21

      @@teracotta9089 fira ra i dracu de rusi ca astia au stricat si moldova si romania

    • @teracotta9089
      @teracotta9089 4 года назад +17

      @@cristivali5787 Pai daca plm treb ei sa-si bage nasul in toate pamanturile de pe lume, numai nu cumva sa aiba grija de propriul popor

    • @cristivali5787
      @cristivali5787 4 года назад +7

      @@teracotta9089 eu unul sunt din romania si mi as dori fara ezitare sa ne unim cu moldovenii, macar cu ce a mai ramas din ei, daca nu se poate chiar cu toti

    • @teracotta9089
      @teracotta9089 4 года назад +5

      @@cristivali5787 Ca moldovean, 100% sustin parerea ta, dar nustiu daca se va mai intampla asta vreodata...

  • @khurramzafar
    @khurramzafar 4 года назад +28

    This guy surely gives answers to questions that no one ever thought they had in the first place.

    • @samuan001
      @samuan001 4 года назад

      Because some people have known the answer before, that 's why they don't think about it ;-)

    • @jakubondrus6064
      @jakubondrus6064 2 года назад +1

      I'm pretty sure the Moldovans ask this themselves daily lmao

  • @ilovemuslimfood666
    @ilovemuslimfood666 4 года назад +26

    Major history and death happens whenever Stalin says these three little words: “I am upset.”

  • @succhiatoredelcazzo4689
    @succhiatoredelcazzo4689 4 года назад +196

    Person: Hi, I'm from Moldova
    History matters: *Why?*

  • @davidhaag9812
    @davidhaag9812 4 года назад +16

    I got the chance to visit Moldova several years ago! I enjoyed the countryside so much

  • @afti03
    @afti03 3 года назад +64

    Moldova is THE HEART of Romania, i really don't know how else to put it. 90% of the people i know, myself included, come from Moldovan parents that left the countryside during the industrial revolution. I have lived half of my life on the fields with animals and nature, hopefuly i will return one day to retire and rest my jaded soul.

    • @spaceman9599
      @spaceman9599 2 года назад +5

      Your soul is not so jaded yet that it has given up poetry. I wish you peace with your feet back on the earth

    • @RaduRadonys
      @RaduRadonys 2 года назад +6

      Since you are Moldovan, it's obviously you know many Moldovan people. But me, being from Transylvania, I don't know a single Moldovan.

    • @ovideoarkans7982
      @ovideoarkans7982 2 года назад

      O pula ...... THE HEART o pula...........

  • @lancedelgado5541
    @lancedelgado5541 4 года назад +29

    I can't see his characters without seeing wide putin.

  • @seneca983
    @seneca983 4 года назад +6

    I've heard that in the conflict that created separate Transnistria soldiers would shoot at each other during the day and then party together with the other side during the night (with lots of booze involved).

    • @augustinb3528
      @augustinb3528 4 года назад +1

      My dad's best friend is a veteran of this war and he said it was like this before the intervention of the Russian army.

  • @TheLoneTerran
    @TheLoneTerran 2 года назад +2

    I like the scenes conveying threat with the person leaning in holding a sign. "I wouldn't." "You silly man." "Probably shouldn't."

  • @peterg76yt
    @peterg76yt 4 года назад +16

    Short answer: Stalin was upset.

  • @cocotaveras8975
    @cocotaveras8975 4 года назад +30

    Like, if you think Moldova should join Romania and comment why!

    • @yes5339
      @yes5339 4 года назад +6

      It shouldn't.

    • @teracotta9089
      @teracotta9089 4 года назад +10

      It's simple, we are one and the same nation

    • @RomanianOrder
      @RomanianOrder 4 года назад +6

      @@aver_nestress4570 schizophrenic

    • @alexverdigris9939
      @alexverdigris9939 4 года назад +4

      That's up to Romanians and Moldovans to decide, it's their prerogative. In my opinion, why not? As a general rule, I'm pro unions and against separatism.

    • @lexethonor294
      @lexethonor294 4 года назад

      @@yes5339 your nickname is more correct, than your comment.

  • @iaminvincible5421
    @iaminvincible5421 2 года назад +8

    Why does Moldova exist?
    Because Russia.

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 2 года назад +2

      Russian bullshit*

    • @iongrosu85
      @iongrosu85 Месяц назад

      Russia didn't exist yet when Moldova appeared.

  • @aishwariyasweety2433
    @aishwariyasweety2433 2 года назад +5

    funny. its the same question Kremlin has been asking itself.

  • @knazibaz
    @knazibaz 2 года назад +4

    Nobody:
    Putin: Why does Moldova exists?

  • @Maus_Indahaus
    @Maus_Indahaus 2 года назад +6

    Putin after Ukraine: Hmmm, why does it exist?
    (Disclaimer: I do not support his aggression)

  • @duesen00
    @duesen00 4 года назад +16

    As a Bavarian, I ask myself everyday why Austria isnt part of Germany or at least why Bavaria and Austria aren't one state.
    I mean I know the answer but still it would be lit

    • @eedragonr6293
      @eedragonr6293 3 года назад

      What what? You come across Greater Swabia. Everybody knows that a real prince comes only fr... And today they all are democratic federations. As the Austrians say you better annex the USA.

    • @eedragonr6293
      @eedragonr6293 3 года назад

      Ask the Austrians about the last annexation of Switzerland

  • @alexp.3379
    @alexp.3379 4 года назад +21

    Sooner or later we will reunite. Together we are strong!

  • @antonteodor6305
    @antonteodor6305 2 года назад +4

    0:47 that portrait isn't Peter the Great, it's Peter the T H I C C

  • @michaelcahill2912
    @michaelcahill2912 Год назад +1

    I never gave it much thought. Now I’m going to have to mull it ova.

  • @mihalysuba9432
    @mihalysuba9432 2 года назад +1

    Good work!

  • @Edmonton-of2ec
    @Edmonton-of2ec 4 года назад +7

    Stalin: Give me Bessarabia, or I’ll give me Bessarabia
    Carol II: You, and what army?
    Stalin: *This Army* (Insert any number of references to Georgy Zhukov in the Death of Stalin here)
    Carol II: Fair enough

  • @josephbanks2128
    @josephbanks2128 3 года назад +4

    Without Moldova, Eurovision wouldn’t be the same

  • @shocktrauma85
    @shocktrauma85 2 года назад +2

    They have access to the Black Sea, are not a part of NATO and have a breakaway region that fancies itself independent. NATO might want to incorporate them right now before a pattern develops.

  • @wallachia4797
    @wallachia4797 4 года назад +6

    Because Divide et Impera, that's why.

  • @AlexNur07
    @AlexNur07 2 года назад +1

    Lol what a title, us (romanians) keep asking this question everyday. Moldova belongs with us, God bless us all.

  • @chrisdude119
    @chrisdude119 Год назад +1

    also its interesting to know that there are 2 moldova's in the world: one is the one within romania, named after the traditional eastern region of moldavia, and the second is the republic of moldova, which used to be called bessarabia or moldavia.
    (in fact, the moldavia region within romania is an eastern region in romania, because it was part of the ''Principaliy of Moldavia'', before its unification with Wallachia. and the other one? the other one is the republic of moldova, which used to be called bessarabia or moldavia.)
    So, its funny but there are two moldovas in the world.

  • @narinadanielean399
    @narinadanielean399 6 месяцев назад

    i am from moldova and i find it fascinating that the country survived so many alterations. there is the land that wants to be moldova. and i am also in awe about how open minded and unique it is to have grown up in chisinau and be around 2 languages that are so intertwined. my grandmother was basically writing romanian language in russian alphabet when she was a child (cyrilic) and when i grew up i wrote romanian in latin alphabet. we mostly speak both languages. but romanian definitely feels more like moldova than russian. but we cant ignore/change how deep has been the russian influence over the country. we are our own fusion. we don't have the sea or mountains. leave moldova to live beautifully on her valleys,

  • @poodiepie527
    @poodiepie527 4 года назад +12613

    You know it's complicated when Moldova has their own Moldova.

    • @АлександрМорозов-п3в
      @АлександрМорозов-п3в 4 года назад +878

      As a person who lived in Transnistria, I can confirm this

    • @disparatebroom7705
      @disparatebroom7705 3 года назад +673

      Is there a Transnistria inside of Transnistria

    • @АлександрМорозов-п3в
      @АлександрМорозов-п3в 3 года назад +510

      @@disparatebroom7705 not really. It's too small for that, but otherwise it would be a possibility

    • @Zegmaar_Bas
      @Zegmaar_Bas 3 года назад +144

      @@АлександрМорозов-п3в Have you been to the netherlands? Cause I've been to trasnistria and I think it would be really cool if we visited each other countries ahahah. I think this is the first time I've seen someone online saying he has lived in Transistria. Were you born there?

    • @disparatebroom7705
      @disparatebroom7705 3 года назад +153

      @@АлександрМорозов-п3в ah damn I was hoping it’d be an infinite amount of independent layered nations

  • @anthonyriggio2612
    @anthonyriggio2612 2 года назад +187

    Moldova: We want to join Romania
    Russia: Well I got other plans for you

    • @urcn6623
      @urcn6623 2 года назад

      The west want to isolate Russia. But we don’t want to be part of Romania . They are desperate to have just more land. They don’t like us. There’s a reason why Dracula is from Romania. They should stay in their country and do their own things. We don’t want to see Romanian faces in our territory

    • @pogo8050
      @pogo8050 2 года назад +10

      Russian politics in a nutshell

    • @ikik6520
      @ikik6520 Год назад +6

      we dont want to join Romania ) leave us alone ffs ))))

    • @denisionescu5072
      @denisionescu5072 Год назад +25

      @@ikik6520 someone listened to too much russian propaganda.

    • @fallaciousfirm2524
      @fallaciousfirm2524 Год назад +9

      ​@@ikik6520 that's probably only you then.....

  • @ThatSamuel24
    @ThatSamuel24 4 года назад +5037

    Romania asks this question all the time.

    • @piftel6132
      @piftel6132 4 года назад +205

      We wish we wouldn't have to.

    • @yourneighbourhooddoomer
      @yourneighbourhooddoomer 4 года назад +86

      And for good reasons.

    • @The_Yosh
      @The_Yosh 4 года назад +105

      so does Moldova

    • @quisqueyanguy120
      @quisqueyanguy120 4 года назад +14

      But when you think about it, why ask for reunification when both nations can be on the EU?

    • @kevinboros7427
      @kevinboros7427 4 года назад +208

      @@quisqueyanguy120 Because they are one and the same. Think about it. If Bavaria suddenly went independent from Germany but still remained in the EU and NATO, wouldn't the other Germans want Bavaria to be part of their country again?Because of their brotherhood, economic and cultural benefit?If Moldova joins Romania it will also become much richer and it will instantly be in NATO and the EU, without any bureaucracy or entry fees. Romanians would be very happy, too. There is literally no reason for Moldova to not join Romania.

  • @thelegendaryblackbeastofar39
    @thelegendaryblackbeastofar39 2 года назад +190

    I remember as a little kid, I had a few model kits of Soviet aircraft that said "Made in Moldova". I have fond memories of building those.

    • @marik4dfn
      @marik4dfn 2 года назад +3

      Lol

    • @Miriam_710
      @Miriam_710 Год назад +11

      Man when i see something that says Made in Moldova makes me so proud of the country

    • @unclefester4626
      @unclefester4626 3 месяца назад +1

      Back in the days when kids actually did things instead of having their faces in their phones all the time.

    • @bigchungus5065
      @bigchungus5065 2 месяца назад

      @@unclefester4626was going to say “you can’t just make uhhh boomer quote” but then I hate hearing infants say those weird sayings

  • @marcodenetto3850
    @marcodenetto3850 4 года назад +5551

    "Especially one who speaks the same language as it's larger neighbor"
    Austria: *Nervous Sweating*

    • @bozolan
      @bozolan 4 года назад +243

      How about:
      -Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
      - All Arab countries.
      - All English, Spanish, French speaking countries.
      - Russia, Belarus, Ukraine.
      Bulgaria, North Makedonya.
      And other?🤔

    • @britishenough7690
      @britishenough7690 4 года назад +319

      NDD I’m pretty sure Ukrainian and Russian are different

    • @samuan001
      @samuan001 4 года назад +53

      @@bozolanI had a friend from Yemen who told me that he understands everything in Koran in original. I'm not an arabist but as a linguist I doubt that in all Arabian countries the language hasn't changed for a thousand years. I'm sure that there are varietes of Arabic which are not mutually inteligible/understandable.
      Coming back to your statement, this is the society who decides if they speak a variety of a language or a seperate language and it also should be possible to decide by the people if they are one nation or seperate. In the case of Moldova, there was decided that they didn't speak Moldovan anymore but Romanian instead. What about else? It's hard to say... I've heard that people willing to be Romanian are already there (they got Romanian passports) whereas the rest remained in Moldova.

    • @joutakujo9773
      @joutakujo9773 4 года назад +24

      NDD English, Spanish, French speaking countries are either are separated by sea or they would be wayyy to big if they were one country and the same thing the the balkan wars would happen.
      Idk about the arabs, but maybe because cultural and *because that's how the europeans made the borders*
      Now the last part doesn't make a lot of sense as all of those are different languages and they would revolt if they were one country as seen from the Russian "empires".

    • @serhiy-serhiiv
      @serhiy-serhiiv 4 года назад +50

      @@britishenough7690 they are both eastern slavic languages, tho ukrainian was heavily influenced by western slavic languages (more specifically, polish)

  • @faizannehal1
    @faizannehal1 4 года назад +7144

    The fact that Moldova exists but my girlfriend doesn’t is scary

    • @fclp67
      @fclp67 4 года назад +225

      Same dude, wish you find love in the near future

    • @Phoenix_The_HeroHater
      @Phoenix_The_HeroHater 4 года назад +177

      At least you exist,
      I don’t exist

    • @pseudochadio
      @pseudochadio 4 года назад +33

      I wish those would switch places.

    • @Phoenix_The_HeroHater
      @Phoenix_The_HeroHater 4 года назад +5

      Ivan The evil interesting information fellow non-existing organism

    • @borkerman
      @borkerman 4 года назад +3

      F

  • @foreigncontaminant2015
    @foreigncontaminant2015 2 года назад +820

    As a Romanian from the south, I read and watch Moldavian news, it's in the cleanest, most literary form of Romanian. A reunification of the countries may not occur during my lifetime, but the least we can do is cooperate and help each other in a brotherly way.

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 2 года назад

      Well if Russia gets its shit pushed in by Ukraine then maybe Moldova can crush the Russian puppet state, and hey! Reunification finally after all this time since 1940

    • @alexandru5369
      @alexandru5369 2 года назад +1

      As a Moldovan it's inevitable it will happen sooner than later. The pro Russian forces here are literally dying off as they are mostly made up of elderly brainwashed Soviet era people. The whole theft of a billion debacle killed what little faith was left in turning things around. As morbid as it sounds, as a Unionist the theft was a blessing in disguise

    • @poofoh6889
      @poofoh6889 2 года назад +17

      Unification will not happen in your lifetime just by your will. All Moldovans will fight and defend their independence as if from Russians or Romanians. Romania wants to seize this territory, but this territory is not a region, but an independent country - Moldova. Most Moldovans do not want to unite with Romania, they want to unite Western Moldova with the existing Eastern Moldova within the borders of 1359.

    • @alexandru5369
      @alexandru5369 2 года назад +83

      @@poofoh6889 It's not popular now but support for unification has risen rapidly over the past decade. The moronic bank scandal was the beginning of the end as Moldova as a country. Let Transnistria go and unite. I see it happening in 30 years , maybe less

    • @angelaclima1271
      @angelaclima1271 2 года назад +50

      @@poofoh6889 de unde știți ce doresc majoritatea moldovenilor?

  • @JDRL96
    @JDRL96 4 года назад +2217

    Why *insert weird distribution of people in Eastern Europe* happened?
    Stalin: Allow me to introduce myself

    • @shorewall
      @shorewall 4 года назад +149

      Poor Eastern Europe. They had to deal with the Ottomans and the Soviets, among others, but I would say these are the worst for fucking up the place for decades to come.

    • @kalyka98
      @kalyka98 4 года назад +67

      He really liked to transfer people lmao

    • @Ake-TL
      @Ake-TL 4 года назад +39

      Central asia is even worse probably

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 4 года назад +46

      @@kalyka98 Entire ethnic groups in fact.

    • @greengreen110
      @greengreen110 3 года назад +35

      eastern europe AND central asia

  • @jackcrovitz4701
    @jackcrovitz4701 4 года назад +1714

    Country: exists
    History Matters: “Why tho?”

    • @luisalbertoarenasaraya4579
      @luisalbertoarenasaraya4579 4 года назад +18

      I need answers lol

    • @uncleflagzz
      @uncleflagzz 4 года назад +21

      Well Moldova as a nation really shouldn't exist, tho

    • @Regentalgorgon
      @Regentalgorgon 4 года назад +1

      @@randomboi-ce2ro wtf Bro wtf, Moldova Is Moldova and Romania Is Romania culture are differente don't tell bullshit, the Moldavian are more like the Russia the Romanian are more like latin so don't Say bullshit

    • @Regentalgorgon
      @Regentalgorgon 4 года назад

      @@randomboi-ce2ro it's like San Marino or other small Country

    • @Regentalgorgon
      @Regentalgorgon 4 года назад +2

      @@cqodda i'm Moldavian

  • @Mr_Confused
    @Mr_Confused 4 года назад +1444

    Something isn’t exactly right about the description

    • @vlad-ns6yt
      @vlad-ns6yt 4 года назад +116

      Didn't you see the video? It was *clearly* about the US-Soviet arms race.

    • @Jacksiloution
      @Jacksiloution 4 года назад +6

      @@vlad-ns6yt yeah good vid

    • @fiendish9474
      @fiendish9474 4 года назад +28

      @@vlad-ns6yt mine was about hiroshima

    • @robertm20
      @robertm20 4 года назад +21

      * Windows error noises *

    • @byance97
      @byance97 4 года назад +4

      That's the description of the previous video.

  • @olgamusteata134
    @olgamusteata134 2 года назад +87

    3:00 "it isn't recognized by many nations " implies that it is recognized by some over nations, which is not true, Transnistria has only been recognized by 3 UNRECOGNIZED states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia.

  • @dead-ishchannel6212
    @dead-ishchannel6212 4 года назад +1440

    The Russian-influenced Romania with its own Russian-influenced Romania
    Edit: typing on Mobile is hard

  • @eGavik
    @eGavik 2 года назад +51

    Putin asking the same question today.

  • @edwardvictorau
    @edwardvictorau 3 года назад +2670

    Moldova is just a Soviet-ed Romania.
    Transnistria is just a Soviet-ed Moldova.

    • @apollon6870
      @apollon6870 3 года назад +62

      moldova was created long before romania in the 14 century

    • @apollon6870
      @apollon6870 3 года назад +36

      @@wallachianknight557 romania was founded in 1881, moldova inthe 14 century

    • @wallachianknight557
      @wallachianknight557 3 года назад +117

      @@apollon6870 the country? yes
      The people? No
      Even according to you if moldovans arnt romanian, romanian are much older that them dating all the way before the roman expanded in the balkan peninsula through illyria
      But sorry to destroy your dreams but moldavians are infact another romanian principality inhabitanted by romanians
      Even romanians or wallachians founded the principality not "moldavians"
      Moldavians are just like wallachians
      A vlach principality
      That spoke latin
      Had latin names both for people and cities and were both orthadox and never went to war since they were both daco-roman brothers...

    • @apollon6870
      @apollon6870 3 года назад +30

      ​@@wallachianknight557
      "Even according to you if moldovans arnt romanian, romanian are much older that them dating all the way before the roman expanded in the balkan peninsula through illyria "
      When exactly?20 000 years ago?Were the first humans romanians?
      Romanians exist as a nation since the 19 cenutry, like any other nation.
      "But sorry to destroy your dreams but moldavians are infact another romanian principality inhabitanted by romanians"
      Romanian is who declare to be romanian and moldovan is who declare to be moldovan, and not someone of special heritage or genes.And 70% of moldovas population call themself moldovans, who are you to desicde who is who?
      "Even romanians or wallachians founded the principality not "moldavians"
      Moldavians are just like wallachians
      A vlach principality
      That spoke latin
      Had latin names both for people and cities"
      The territory that became later known as the principality of moldova was even never part of the roman province dacia.The Romanians are a slavic/dacian mix and share more common genes with serbs, bosniaks and croats as with italians or french, speaking a latin language doesnt make someone of latin or roman origin since romans where not an ethnic group but citizens of rome, a black african man who became citizen was also a roman, or a greek speaking man who became citizen of rome was also roman.Latin is just the language of the tribe of the "latins" who founded rome and the language became official and vulgar latin was the lingua franca from which the romanian language later envolved thru mixing with slavic and dacian dialects.There are many city names in romania of slavic origin like "brasov" and campulung(former known as "dlugopole"), the first rulers of moldova were also of slavic origin like "latco/latko", church slavonic was the liturgical language since it was founded to turn slavic people to christianity.There are "aromanians" "megleno romanians"(who call themself vlahs and not romanians) and "istro romanians", the first two have more greek vocabulary as standart romanian cuz they lived between greeks long time, istro romanians have more slavic by the infuence of serbo-croatian cuz they live in istria in croatia.
      "both orthadox and never went to war since they were both daco-roman brothers"
      Most peasants and common people couldnt even write and read, they didnt know they where "brothers" and didnt care about language or nationality untill the 19 century.
      And valahia and moldova were on oppisite sites when poland and turkey fought.
      "Moldovans are romanians
      Austrians are germans
      Montenegrins are serbian
      Sekay people in transylvania are hungarian and so on"
      Why exactly?Because of the language?Then swiss ppl are germans, belgian ppl are french and dutch, irish ppl are english....Speaking a language doesnt make you a nation, and nationality is not the same as ethnicity.

    • @wallachianknight557
      @wallachianknight557 3 года назад +51

      @@apollon6870
      i see your clames that romanians are slav and not latin and by guessing this you are serbian or croatian or something
      and sorry but romanians are just daco romans or romanized dacians with slavic influences
      according to your theory romanians are daco slavs and have nothing becides the language to do with the italians frence ect

  • @janpiorko3809
    @janpiorko3809 4 года назад +1194

    History Matters: Why Does Moldova Exist?
    Soviets: Good question.

    • @somedude2278
      @somedude2278 4 года назад +33

      Stalin: let’s fix that

    • @Osterochse
      @Osterochse 4 года назад +23

      small correction:
      History Matters: Why does Moldova exist?
      Soviets: It doesn't.
      I once wanted to look up the English word for Lithuania in an old dictionary from soviet times. The Lithuanian language appeared, as well as the Soviet Lithuanian Republic. But there was no such thing as Lithuania. So don't ask for it as it doesn't exist.

    • @caiawlodarski5339
      @caiawlodarski5339 4 года назад +3

      @@Osterochse Lithuania existed long before the SLR

    • @Osterochse
      @Osterochse 4 года назад +12

      @@caiawlodarski5339
      exactly.
      But not in soviet history books or diccionaries. They rewrite it the way they want it.

    • @tingleblade4274
      @tingleblade4274 3 года назад +2

      Moldova is an ancient principality. She has all right to be >

  • @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185
    @michalreingraberskaliasmiz185 3 года назад +248

    Fun fact: Moldova is also an eastern region in Romania, because it was part of Principaliy of Moldavia before unification with Wallachia. So, there are two Moldovas. That's another reason why existence of Republic of Moldova is funny.

    • @poofoh6889
      @poofoh6889 2 года назад

      All Moldovans do not want unification with Romania, Moldovans want the unification of Eastern Moldova and Western Moldova into a single 1359. They do not want the liquidation of their state, their history through the name "Romania" which has nothing to do with genetic certainty, Moldovans and Vlachs are hetero- ducks,

    • @mihanoslife6015
      @mihanoslife6015 2 года назад +4

      I always thought that map in Hearts of Iron 4 was bugged and had 2 Moldovas...

    • @cerebrummaximus3762
      @cerebrummaximus3762 Год назад +8

      Reminds me of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg in Belgium, or Macedonia, Greece and North Macedonia.

    • @Chris-mi5ff
      @Chris-mi5ff Год назад

      @@cerebrummaximus3762 Yes, get your shit together! I sympathize with Macedonians who obligingly settled for 'North Macedonia' because Greek Macedonians were too stubborn to share name, when they are a province of Greece, and N. Macedonia is a sovereign nation!

    • @vajra4825
      @vajra4825 8 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@cerebrummaximus3762 or like Punjab of India and Punjab of Pakistan

  • @biggysigz1961
    @biggysigz1961 4 года назад +2247

    Next up: "Why does Taiwan exist?"
    Sponsored by: China

    • @Jame5man
      @Jame5man 4 года назад +230

      The title would be “Why Taiwan does not exist and is part of China” if it were sponsored by China

    • @aryanchauhan510
      @aryanchauhan510 4 года назад +107

      Why does china exist
      Sponsored by tiawan

    • @GanyuSimpingDegenerate
      @GanyuSimpingDegenerate 4 года назад +2

      @Anti-albania UTTP THDTC what have you done. You've started a war

    • @k0mentator507
      @k0mentator507 4 года назад +5

      Actually good question, I mean the island itself: how did it form?

    • @Flame_67
      @Flame_67 4 года назад +1

      @Blue-Creeper UTTP THDTC STFU

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад +2425

    Three words: Epic Sax Guy
    He should’ve won Eurovision

    • @pachacutiincayupanqui2239
      @pachacutiincayupanqui2239 4 года назад +110

      Ironically , Epix Sax Guy is the russian from Transnistria

    • @ahyan14
      @ahyan14 4 года назад +37

      Why do I find this guy everywhere in comments

    • @officialzji1828
      @officialzji1828 4 года назад +82

      Also three words: Numa Numa Ay

    • @paddle_my_mad_laddle
      @paddle_my_mad_laddle 4 года назад +3

      Sergey Stepanov is an absolute gift

    • @BlueButtonFly
      @BlueButtonFly 4 года назад +20

      @@pachacutiincayupanqui2239 He's a Russian guy from Moldova lol? Did you mean to say he was born while it was a soviet state? Or do you just not understand the difference between nationality and ethnicity?

  • @sandelloscraft3419
    @sandelloscraft3419 2 года назад +5

    ...Im from Moldova NOT KIDDING... And i want to join Romania again!

  • @fret1
    @fret1 4 года назад +323

    Because they didn’t do the Balkan dominance focus path.

    • @sandutheodor9398
      @sandutheodor9398 4 года назад +12

      They just wanted a different playthrough man cut them some slack

    • @krysztofferkeanurimon8903
      @krysztofferkeanurimon8903 4 года назад

      i love this reference

    • @ZeR-hw3to
      @ZeR-hw3to 4 года назад

      Unfortunaley this is a MP Game so Preserve Great Moldova is the optimal route.

  • @richdobbs6595
    @richdobbs6595 4 года назад +440

    It seems like the title should actually be "Why Does Moldova Exist for Now".

    • @cgt3704
      @cgt3704 4 года назад +19

      Not for long. Very soon

    • @hungryepicboys8895
      @hungryepicboys8895 4 года назад +5

      Yipes- real talk tho

    • @dlxmarks
      @dlxmarks 4 года назад +12

      Putin holding a "Soon" sign over Transnistria at the end would have been a little too on the nose.

    • @ghiorghetatarescu3649
      @ghiorghetatarescu3649 4 года назад +2

      Yee, make it that to be less controvelsial

    • @ciren___
      @ciren___ 4 года назад +5

      You saying that like a lot of people in Moldova wanna join Romania lol

  • @MrMajsterixx
    @MrMajsterixx 2 года назад +6

    Delete this video before Putin sees it and asks himself the same question ;D

  • @ionutunroman7525
    @ionutunroman7525 4 года назад +152

    Hello to our brothers from the other side of the Prut! 👋
    Ii salut pe fratii nostri din partea cealalta a Prutului! 👋

    • @Smkkills
      @Smkkills 3 года назад +11

      Salutare!

    • @YHTBALFY
      @YHTBALFY 3 года назад +15

      Salut frati români, va iubesc din inimã!

    • @DimDDG
      @DimDDG 3 года назад +4

      🇲🇩❤️🇹🇩

  • @erikanders3343
    @erikanders3343 2 года назад +8

    I bet they are thinking about rejoining Romania after seeing their neighbor Ukraine invaded

    • @gyver8448
      @gyver8448 2 года назад +2

      Especially if that map is correct.

  •  4 года назад +110

    As a romainian I always ask this every night

    • @iliketapirs2299
      @iliketapirs2299 4 года назад +18

      As a moldovan i ask the same

    • @yes5339
      @yes5339 4 года назад +2

      he just explained bruh

    • @appleslover
      @appleslover 4 года назад +1

      @@iliketapirs2299 is there any plans to unite?

    • @iliketapirs2299
      @iliketapirs2299 4 года назад +16

      @@appleslover the new generation is more liberal and are kinda sympathetic to pro-unionist ideas,my self included :)

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +3

      @@appleslover on the Moldavian front something like: 1/3 pro-Romanian(unionist),1/3 pro-russian and 1/3 neutral,on what i know.

  • @nicorhodes837
    @nicorhodes837 4 года назад +386

    Romania in 1916: Yeah guys, we can take 'em!
    narrator: unfortunately, they could not take 'em :(

    • @Stormvermin-bx1lh
      @Stormvermin-bx1lh 4 года назад +25

      They fought bravely but the timing wasnt good. They declared war when the western front was in a standstill so Germany and the Austrian Empire swarmed the romanian territory with their best generals.

    • @4tech404
      @4tech404 4 года назад +18

      Well we finally had better troops and hold Germany advance but then Russia collapsed and everything went to shit.

    • @davidgil6485
      @davidgil6485 4 года назад

      @@Stormvermin-bx1lh oh yes because the western front wasn't a standstill for the 90% of the time xd. Still i don't remember what happened but it was really bad timing. At least Romania joining the war contributed to firing Erich von Falkenhayn.

    • @talridisblagoev242
      @talridisblagoev242 4 года назад +1

      Romania in 1916 joins the war
      Bulgarian 3tr Army ""happy birthday to me "" :)

    • @dunillt12
      @dunillt12 4 года назад +3

      In some point of WW2 we where at war with everybody at the same time

  • @gerulais
    @gerulais 2 года назад +112

    Well done video mate. I'm a Romanian and it's refreshing to see that an Englishman can make a very short and very informative video about the history of my country. That is exactly how it happened and, unfortunately, not too many people know this. Of course, every time I discuss with somebody about this region I mention the 1812 annexation of Bassarabia. Again, congratulations, and keep it going. Great job.

  • @michaelbell3952
    @michaelbell3952 4 года назад +1168

    Hey Michael, what are your favorite parts of Germany, Greece and Romania?
    Me: *AUSTRIA, CYPRUS AND MOLDOVA*

    • @yes5339
      @yes5339 4 года назад +68

      Austria, North Macedonia and Moldova works too

    • @michaelbell3952
      @michaelbell3952 4 года назад +126

      @@yes5339 they should just call the country west Bulgaria tbh

    • @ahmetserdarunal8229
      @ahmetserdarunal8229 4 года назад +52

      *Angry Turkish noices*

    • @valentinjigau9042
      @valentinjigau9042 4 года назад +9

      Fact the band that made the song numai numai ey is from moldova

    • @td9250
      @td9250 4 года назад +7

      @@yes5339 But what about Austria, Istanbul and Moldova? Damn... I'm scared now. Please stop.

  • @andrewbachman698
    @andrewbachman698 4 года назад +3332

    This wasn’t controversial enough, we need “Why does Taiwan exist?” Or “Why does N. Ireland exist?”

    • @sergeanthowiefromthemainland
      @sergeanthowiefromthemainland 4 года назад +317

      Men in balaclavas coming to your home as we speak.

    • @Drewman56
      @Drewman56 4 года назад +87

      He already did a Taiwan one

    • @Srikar-on9ib
      @Srikar-on9ib 4 года назад +170

      Or why does Bangladesh exist? Why are Australia and New Zealand seperate countries?

    • @Maus_Indahaus
      @Maus_Indahaus 4 года назад +99

      Why does existence exist?

    • @ayanamirei6017
      @ayanamirei6017 4 года назад +88

      Why does Israel/Palestine exist?

  • @AllanLimosin
    @AllanLimosin 4 года назад +367

    Region of Moldavia: in Romania
    Region of Bassarabia: Moldova

    • @Altermerea
      @Altermerea 4 года назад +9

      Basically.

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +5

      @@bottiglia4764 fun fact russians wanted the region to end at the Siret river(middle of the Moldova region inside today Romania).

    • @selcovoilucian8253
      @selcovoilucian8253 4 года назад +20

      Where the Russian boot set foot not even grass grows

    • @robertm20
      @robertm20 4 года назад +4

      Literally the whole world : * visible confusion *
      Russia : They will never get it

    • @ottovanbismarck9085
      @ottovanbismarck9085 4 года назад

      Yep people think they are the same thing

  • @mrremoveyoureyes1924
    @mrremoveyoureyes1924 2 года назад +10

    I think Vladimir Putin may be asking that same question pretty soon.

  • @moosesandmeese969
    @moosesandmeese969 4 года назад +242

    Stalin: *I am upset*
    History Matters: As a result, a lot of people had to die for this

  • @avantelvsitania3359
    @avantelvsitania3359 4 года назад +433

    "Why does Moldova exist?"
    -Romania, probably

    • @AdrianRO1918
      @AdrianRO1918 3 года назад +51

      answer: because of an idiot called stalin

    • @AndreiRo-of3np
      @AndreiRo-of3np 3 года назад +8

      @@AdrianRO1918 da si din cauza politincenilor de doi bani

    • @novoid5761
      @novoid5761 3 года назад +9

      Moldova doesn't exist as a country, It's a region of Romania.

    • @AdrianRO1918
      @AdrianRO1918 3 года назад +5

      @@novoid5761 will soon be

    • @AndreiRo-of3np
      @AndreiRo-of3np 3 года назад +8

      @@novoid5761 DA E E PATRIA NOASTRA SI E TERIOTORIUL NOSTRU DREPT, PRNTRU PATRIE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @thorironhill4546
    @thorironhill4546 2 года назад +10

    This is what Putin‘s saying right now

  • @tudorsike736
    @tudorsike736 4 года назад +628

    Ah, Transnistria. Feels like a John Oliver-style country description is warranted:
    "Transnistria: Moldova's Moldova."

    • @tomanders1
      @tomanders1 3 года назад +5

      @Ty Jackson anytime John Oliver is brought up is in fact, cringe

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 3 года назад +12

      More like “Russian puppet” like the Donbas republics the Crimean republic and South Ossetia among many many others x d

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 3 года назад +16

      @@looinrims just a town with crazy people who wants the СССР back

    • @milkyway5573
      @milkyway5573 3 года назад

      Ye

    • @nicolas5427
      @nicolas5427 3 года назад

      @@looinrims I mean , Those " countries " aren't russia's puppets , at least south ossetia as it was a part of the Georgia but declared independence because they aren't Georgian

  • @daniksworld6831
    @daniksworld6831 3 года назад +390

    In 1991, when Moldova was independent, people from Romania and Moldova came to the bridge on the Prut river with flowers and everyone was dancing, hugging their Romanian Brothers and everyone thought romanian people would unite again but yeah, that didn’t work out...

    • @pavel1844
      @pavel1844 2 года назад +6

      6-05-1990

    • @kazkaskazkas8689
      @kazkaskazkas8689 2 года назад +25

      Not without Russia's influence, I'm sure. They want Moldova as a weak "buffer" state effectively without its own army - to be easily occupied by Russia, if needed.
      Now, the threats of that are especially high!

    • @tiborfarkas5180
      @tiborfarkas5180 2 года назад

      It was okay Moldova isn't been to Romania. It now would too big danger.

    • @danc7934
      @danc7934 2 года назад +2

      Podul de Flori...

    • @tiborfarkas5180
      @tiborfarkas5180 2 года назад +2

      @@danc7934 You know if Romania has Moldova. It would too be more danger from Russia. And Moldova only is 60-70 % Romanian ethnicity.

  • @CliffCardi
    @CliffCardi 4 года назад +77

    *Dragostea Din Tei intensifies*

  • @jk1776yt
    @jk1776yt 2 года назад +13

    Considering Putin seems to be getting the band back together...I would think that Moldova will be making the news in the near future. Welcome to the 20th Century - again.

  • @Newidhan
    @Newidhan 4 года назад +103

    Answer: To make it hard for my Romanian speaking besarebian born grandfather in 1931 to justify me getting eu Romanian citizenship obviously

    • @jercan7716
      @jercan7716 3 года назад +3

      If I am not wrong people from Moldova can get Romanian citizen ship if they just apply for it

    • @Newidhan
      @Newidhan 3 года назад +2

      @@jercan7716 Well yes but the whole process from what I've been lead to understand is like, 3000$ 🤔

    • @DAoutaouais
      @DAoutaouais 2 года назад +1

      @@jercan7716 There are technicalities, bureaucratic hoops to jump through, documentation to gather and a fee to pay... but, MOST Moldovans should qualify for Romanian citizenship, if they invest the effort and money.

  • @notachannel6097
    @notachannel6097 3 года назад +129

    the whole world: "Why does Moldova exist?"
    Moldova and Romania: "beats me"

    • @bogdy2craizy
      @bogdy2craizy 2 года назад

      there's only one answear: russian meddling in other peoples shit

  • @cassiel5150
    @cassiel5150 4 года назад +178

    More of those "why does exists" pls I think they're lit.

    • @BloodpactORG
      @BloodpactORG 4 года назад +10

      Not many would be that interesting I bet, like Armenia, Iceland, Moldova, Tunisia, Syria, Eritrea off the top of my head. Armenia being the most interesting, and the most miraculous survival of a small nation in history

    • @arturturkevych3816
      @arturturkevych3816 4 года назад +5

      @@BloodpactORG Ukraine would be interesting too. Very difficult history

    • @ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123
      @ideclaredwaronyourfrenchas4123 4 года назад +3

      Why does israel exist?

    • @sirgreggorygroda
      @sirgreggorygroda 4 года назад +6

      "Why does germany exist" could be a whole series about HRE, North German Federation, Napoleon, Austria, both world wars and the cold war.

    • @martinhorvath4117
      @martinhorvath4117 4 года назад

      @@sirgreggorygroda Germany is literally a cultural union against Austria and France and Russia.

  • @longandshort6639
    @longandshort6639 2 года назад +4

    Not much longer. Putin will gobble it up.

  • @PineberryLive
    @PineberryLive 3 года назад +383

    As a Romanian this question is on my mind alot, and is typically followed by a lot of yelling and throwing various small objects.

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 2 года назад +5

      And I’d hope Russian resentment over them puppeting a state to stop them from unifying with Romania

    • @karaluv_ravenovich
      @karaluv_ravenovich 2 года назад +1

      My grandfather from Bessarabia said that they were happy to see red army getting back, and how bad it was under romanians

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 2 года назад +6

      @@karaluv_ravenovich if that were the case the Russians wouldn’t need to make a separatist state to prevent reunification

    • @karaluv_ravenovich
      @karaluv_ravenovich 2 года назад

      @@looinrims I don't care about real reasons
      Neither russia nor west don't care about people,
      but in case of Transnistria russia has prevented civil war. Before russia has sent troops, Moldova's tanks were already in Benders.
      UN has declared right of nations for self-determination higher than the constitution.
      So Transnistria, Donbass, Crimea has this right too? Or only Kosovo has?
      Russia didn't bomb kishenev like us did with Belgrade

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 2 года назад

      @@karaluv_ravenovich let me break this up a bit
      So you don’t care about real reasons but want to understand the real reasons?
      Russia nor west care about the people, so what’s with all the humanitarian Aid that nations like the US and UK dish out? Seems like caring about the people to me
      Russia has prevented civil war?! Pffffhahahahahahahaha they literally sponsor proxy conflicts, the conflict continues because of Russia
      What constitution? Besides uh, when Russian soldiers muscle in to a place and it conspicuously votes in favor of what Russia would want, isn’t self determination, there weren’t US troops in Kosovo when the Serbians began ethnically cleansing the Albanians that lived there dude
      No, Russia just invaded them, which is much better, especially when, unlike Serbia with Kosovo, they weren’t ethnically cleansing those regions
      Fuckin hell you must’ve had soviet education didn’t you?

  • @mafteim5556
    @mafteim5556 3 года назад +605

    Love to our brothers and sisters in the Republic of Moldova.
    No matter what, how, how long, how many, how much we will support you if asked.
    Peace and respect from Romania.🕊

    • @danc7934
      @danc7934 2 года назад +31

      Politics are fucked. Please help us

    • @antonftp7507
      @antonftp7507 2 года назад +7

      My parents and their parents are from Moldova so I respect the county and I wish to go back there soon since I couldn’t ever since I was 9 years old I’m now 19

    • @foxtrotwhiskey874
      @foxtrotwhiskey874 2 года назад +1

      you sold moldova to USSR to save your own ass. now you want to be our brother ? dikhead!

    • @nonabgo
      @nonabgo 2 года назад

      @@foxtrotwhiskey874 Do you agree with everything your great-grandfather did?

    • @foxtrotwhiskey874
      @foxtrotwhiskey874 2 года назад +2

      @@nonabgo 100%

  • @peretzmarket83
    @peretzmarket83 2 года назад +4

    I think Moldova will probably join the Russian federation soon, not by their will but due to Russian desire. It will be done through a "special military operation".

    • @laviniumarta501
      @laviniumarta501 2 года назад +1

      Hard to believe, with almost half of population with romanian citizenship ( and not all of them romanian speakers)! Also, the younger generation of non- Romanian speakers, are looking more toward EU and not toward Russia as the elders! And among the young Romanian speakers generation the percentage of those who want union with Romania is by far bigger than 30 years ago (also Russian speakers)! And this is because the Russian speakers started to work in countries from EU (Romania, Latvia Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia) after working in Russia and saw the differences!

    • @albapatriotproductions1198
      @albapatriotproductions1198 9 месяцев назад

      It will join Romania way before russians will ever "desire" it.

  • @spinach5995
    @spinach5995 4 года назад +380

    Damn, imagine combining Epic Sax Guy and those Numa Numa guys, it's like an unstoppable Dragon Ball fusion

    • @thesagem
      @thesagem 4 года назад +37

      Two of the Numa Numa guys are Moldavian.

    • @logoncal3001
      @logoncal3001 4 года назад +29

      But theyre both Moldovan groups

    • @varatic644
      @varatic644 3 года назад +1

      @Adrian M nah its not

    • @varatic644
      @varatic644 3 года назад +3

      @Adrian M Moldova should be apart of Russia

    • @Bruh-xo1yn
      @Bruh-xo1yn 3 года назад +14

      omg, a nice hungarian :0 we need to protect u at all costs

  • @olmaned3795
    @olmaned3795 4 года назад +31

    Story of my life abroad. I get asked: what part of Romania are you from? I answer: Moldova.
    Oh, I thought you were Romanian. You’re Moldavian?
    I’m Romanian from Moldova.... *than I start saying pretty much what you see in this video

    • @alexandrub8786
      @alexandrub8786 4 года назад +1

      You could just say that there is a region in Romania called Moldova just like there is a Macedonia Macedonia and a Greek Macedonia.

    • @duxromanorum9861
      @duxromanorum9861 4 года назад

      i love your profile pic. Aurealian is the best pagan roman emperor!

    • @bogdan9939
      @bogdan9939 4 года назад

      @@alexandrub8786 well no because the greek Macedonia and the slavic Macedonia dont have anything in common

    • @DAoutaouais
      @DAoutaouais 2 года назад +1

      @@bogdan9939 There is a great amount of academic agreement that, in ancient times (2000 years ago), all Macedonians were of a Hellenic culture. However, after invasions and movements of people, their religions, languages and cultures, over such a long period, it seems inevitable certain changes would take hold. Among other, smaller changes, with migrations of Slavic peoples towards the West, the people of FYR/North Macedonia became more Slavicised than their cousins to the south. Archaeology robustly supports Phillip of Macedon (and his kin) as being their ruler, but the 20th century countries that followed have done more to affect modern perception and identity of people from that region.

  • @matthewheathcock
    @matthewheathcock 2 года назад +6

    Here comes the views lol

  • @uncleflagzz
    @uncleflagzz 4 года назад +46

    Romania: *S O O N*

    • @yes5339
      @yes5339 4 года назад +3

      good luck, moldovian government is pro russian and wont let you.

    • @RomanianOrder
      @RomanianOrder 4 года назад +6

      @@aver_nestress4570 battle of codrii cosminului you second version of Russia

    • @EduardA-xs8ls
      @EduardA-xs8ls 4 года назад +3

      Honestly as a Romanian I don't want unification, at least not yet. Romania has some problems which are being gradually improved, adding Moldova into the equation would add a million more issues to solve.

    • @uncleflagzz
      @uncleflagzz 4 года назад +2

      @@EduardA-xs8ls Yes, we're in some pretty big problems in Romania, but we should have united with Moldova after the Revolution, but as History Matters said, the momentum was lost and unless there's a referendum by the people of both nations, we won't see reunification really soon.
      But still, *s o o n*

    • @iwillsalt2020
      @iwillsalt2020 4 года назад +1

      @@uncleflagzz *WE'LL GET GREAT ROMANIA BACK*

  • @slavicindo5763
    @slavicindo5763 4 года назад +218

    As a Bulgarian, right on the border with romania, I ask myself this every once in a while lol.
    Edit: Pls stop fighting in comments

    • @selcovoilucian8253
      @selcovoilucian8253 4 года назад +22

      Any chance of you guys uniting with Macedonia?

    • @slavicindo5763
      @slavicindo5763 4 года назад +25

      @@selcovoilucian8253 No, but I really hope we do.

    • @slavicindo5763
      @slavicindo5763 4 года назад +6

      @Höðr Nah

    • @iwillsalt2020
      @iwillsalt2020 4 года назад +4

      @Höðr You mean Istanbul?

    • @nword3508
      @nword3508 4 года назад +11

      @@iwillsalt2020 tsargrad ;)

  • @huldanoren951
    @huldanoren951 3 года назад +22

    Any crazy thing in eastern Europe or central Asia: Exists
    Stalin: No need to thank me

  • @icommentalots
    @icommentalots 2 года назад +7

    Russia: *good question*

  • @lorenzro4831
    @lorenzro4831 4 года назад +586

    As a romanian i am sure that we will reunite like in the past. But it requiers better politicians, economic wealth and determination from all.

    • @capitalistball2924
      @capitalistball2924 4 года назад +39

      As a citizen of moldova, no

    • @emc8476
      @emc8476 4 года назад +143

      @@capitalistball2924 Thank you for a very detailed explanation.
      Without you I couldn't think of a better answer.
      Generally the population that wants to be part of Romania is growing every year. I at least want to see them reunite before I die so I can at least be finally proud of both of them. Both of them still need to solve their corruption and huge economic problems before the reunification.

    • @capitalistball2924
      @capitalistball2924 4 года назад +14

      @@emc8476 Thanks for your short explanation

    • @nuphhrffe875
      @nuphhrffe875 3 года назад +48

      @@capitalistball2924 Moldova is a shit hole exploited by its politicians while Romanian has made great strides in its economy and human development still with issues but far better off than Moldova.

    • @haroldlawson8771
      @haroldlawson8771 3 года назад

      Well a new Romania party what’s that

  • @dand7763
    @dand7763 4 года назад +172

    if Romania wants reunification today ? Yes ,of course, despite that means a lot of financial support coming from our side, that would be so expensive and going down in wages for all of us...but i gladly share and cut my daily bread in 2 parts with a romanian from Chisinau to stay together on the same table and if i have a bottle of red wine i will be gladly share it with my brother ,half - half...in the end we are from the same blood...same nation ,same core...
    Cheers all,
    Dan (Pitesti City, Romania)

    • @itsbetty8737
      @itsbetty8737 3 года назад +9

      No thanks. We're good on our own.

    • @user-ld6pz1uw6w
      @user-ld6pz1uw6w 3 года назад +30

      @@itsbetty8737 =)))))) hai că da

    • @ovidiuradu1695
      @ovidiuradu1695 3 года назад +5

      Cea mai saraca si mai corupta tara din Europa - daca vrei sa vezi Romania in hazna unificarea e solutia.
      Sa vedem cum mai imparti tu painea cand pensia o sa-ti fie la jumate, sau tara in colaps economic, sau ambele.

    • @dand7763
      @dand7763 3 года назад +13

      @@ovidiuradu1695 cine lucreaza la patroni dubiosi, se resimte, eu lucrez într-o corporatie , e alt nivel aici, te ridici profesional, daca ai studii si esti pe funcție de conducere , nu resimti nimic ce zici tu acolo, stiu ca o eventuala reunire cu Moldova poate fii si ce spui tu, dar Romania va primi mai multi bani de la EU, creste nr populatiei, teritoriul, asta e... cativa ani va fi de treabă mai multa pt toți , dar eu votez pt unire daca se face referendum in România pe aceasta temă

    • @ovidiuradu1695
      @ovidiuradu1695 3 года назад +2

      @@dand7763 bravo boss, cum lucrezi tu la corporatie. Argumentul suprem. Cred ca e mandie mare la tine in sat ca ai ajuns acolo.
      Acum spune-le si la restul de 18 mil de romani sa lucreze la corporatie.
      *Facepalm

  • @jpfl14999
    @jpfl14999 4 года назад +221

    The description of the video is wrong, it's about Hiroshima and not Moldova.

    • @Jacksiloution
      @Jacksiloution 4 года назад +2

      XD

    • @Maus_Indahaus
      @Maus_Indahaus 4 года назад +10

      Shuuuush, don't tell him :D

    • @AlexanderMartinez-mk6cl
      @AlexanderMartinez-mk6cl 4 года назад +28

      I mean Hiroshima and Moldova are basically the Same

    • @ColourBlindHero
      @ColourBlindHero 4 года назад +11

      @@AlexanderMartinez-mk6cl Have you ever seen them in a room together? I don't think so.

    • @sandutheodor9398
      @sandutheodor9398 4 года назад +1

      Lmao, like the comment so he sees it, he copy pasted from last vid

  • @sadeksama5057
    @sadeksama5057 2 года назад +6

    Why does Maldova exist?
    Russia : good question