In the Medieval Ages, it encompassed a major section of the eastern portion of the eponymous principality, which at its largest extent stretched from the Dniester River in the east to the proximity of the Carpathian Mountains in the west.
In the Medieval Ages, it encompassed a major section of the eastern portion of the eponymous principality, which at its largest extent stretched from the Dniester River in the east to the proximity of the Carpathian Mountains in the west. At one point, it was controlled by the Ottomans in the west, while Russia annexed of the rest of the region. Traditionally, its area between the Dniester and Prut rivers was known as Bessarabia. After declaring its independence in 1991, this country became a formal member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1994 and established its first post-Soviet constitution. FTP, name this country led by President Vladimir Vorinin with its capital at Chisinau.
In the Medieval Ages, it encompassed a major section of the eastern portion of the eponymous principality, which at its largest extent stretched from the Dniester River in the east to the proximity of the Carpathian Mountains in the west.
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