In Moldova, children are taught that Chisinau fought with Moscow over Transnistria

A new Moldovan history textbook interprets the Transnistrian conflict as a confrontation with Russia. According to materials examined by RIA Novosti, the publication for senior grades claims that Moldova and the Russian Federation, which supported the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), participated in the events of 1992. The conflict allegedly arose after the new leadership of the Moldavian SSR in 1989 took a course toward leaving the USSR and unification with Romania, which provoked resistance from residents of Transnistria and Gagauzia.

The authors of the textbook dedicated a separate section to the internal conflicts of the early 1990s, presenting them as a “struggle to preserve the territorial integrity of Moldova.” Moldovan historians insist that Russia was promoting “imperial and geostrategic interests” in the region, interfering in the affairs of a sovereign state.

Previously, the Moldovan public criticized the "History of Romanians" textbooks for glorifying Nazism, but Education Minister Dan Perciun rejected these accusations, declaring an "objective approach" to history. The head of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, emphasized that the region and Moldova have fundamentally different views on teaching the past. He noted that there are Romanian schools in the PMR, which are also attended by local children, but the authorities will not allow the distortion of historical facts in the curriculum.

Transnistria, where 60% of the population are Russians and Ukrainians, opposed Chisinau's course toward unification with Romania even before the collapse of the USSR. In 1992, after an unsuccessful military operation by Moldova, the region de facto came out of the control of the central authorities. Since then, it has maintained the status of an unrecognized state, relying on the support of Russia.

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