Written by Patrick Griesser Sunday, 17 January 2010 18:15
A legend says that in the 18th century one of Moldova's rulers, Grigore Ghica, fell incurably ill. One day a peasant in a bull cart stopped at the gates of the ruler's palace and asked for an audience. The man promised to cure his majesty in return the ruler should handover his power, for one month, to somebody else.
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Written by Thomas Gassler Monday, 11 January 2010 22:31
Olga Koshel sits in her pottery studio in Chisinau and works on another piece of ceramics. Together with her Austrian husband Bernhard, she runs the K&K-Ceramics studio. She has to finish an order of 200 wine cups.
Written by Thomas Gassler Saturday, 19 December 2009 11:44
Once the Moldovan band Zdob si Zdub played at the Eurovision-Song-Contest. They delighted their audience with an unmistakable mix of Moldovan folk music, Balkan-Vibes and elements of rock music. Zdob si Zdub landed a summer hit record together with Austrian's Hubert von Goisern in their country in 2009. Moldovarious.com wanted to know how the Moldovan version of "Koa Hiatamadl" sounds like.
Written by Thomas Gassler Thursday, 10 December 2009 17:04
In the second part of the interview, Başkan Dr. Mihail Formuzal talks about the new Moldovan government, the European Union and he gives insights in his daily work.
Moldovarious.com: The four-party-coalition „Alliance for European Integration" has taken the power in the Republic of Moldova after eight years of Communism. What does this mean for Gagauzia?
Written by Patrick Griesser Sunday, 29 November 2009 09:59
The main street in Moldova's capital Chisinau is called Bulevardul Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfînt. All central attractions like the opera, theatres, pups and shops are situated on it and at the very end you can find the monument of Ştefan cel Mare, one of many in Moldova. Furthermore you can find his portrait on the Moldovan leu banknote and there are a lot of of High-Schools and Colleges called after him. A good reason to take a closer look on this romantic character who became a national hero...
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