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The '''Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic''' or '''Moldavian SSR'''<ref group="Note">[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească; [[Russian language|Russian]]: Молдавская Советская Социалистическая Республика</ref> was an independent [[socialist state]] formed after the [[Soviet | {{Infobox country|name=Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic|native_name=Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ|image_flag=Flag of the PMR.svg|image_coat=Emblem of the Moldavian SSR.svg|capital=Chișinău|largest_city=Chișinău|mode_of_production=[[Socialism]]|life_span=1940–1991|image_map=MSSR map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Romanian<br>Russian|area_km2=33,851|population_estimate=4,364,000|population_estimate_year=1990}} | ||
The '''Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic''' or '''Moldavian SSR'''<ref group="Note">[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească; [[Russian language|Russian]]: Молдавская Советская Социалистическая Республика</ref> was an independent [[socialist state]] formed after the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] liberation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940. Although it was one of the poorest republics of the Soviet Union, a majority of the [[Republic of Moldova|Moldovan]] population now believes that life was better under [[socialism]] than it is now.<ref name=":02">{{Web citation|author=Will Stewart|newspaper=Express|title=Back in the USSR: 64 per cent of Russians say life was better in the Soviet Union than now|date=2016-08-17|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616141354/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/701026/russians-life-better-soviet-union-ussr-sixty-four-percent|archive-date=2022-06-16|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> | |||
== Economy == | |||
In 1978, the average Moldovan income was 1,667 rubles per month per adult, lower than the all-Soviet average of 1,992. Moldovans were severely underrepresented in scientific fields.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Albert Szymanski|year=1984|title=Human Rights in the Soviet Union|chapter=The Asian Nationalities in the USSR|page=38–59|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceazdmtb2y3qq27fve5ib3gk7uv2unt6ae2xss74xmfpur7k5uhl5m?filename=Albert%20Szymanski%20-%20Human%20Rights%20in%20the%20Soviet%20Union_%20Including%20Comparisons%20with%20the%20U.S.A.-Zed%20Books%20Ltd.%20%281984%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books Ltd.|isbn=0862320186|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=C597B1232D9EA6B0F3DCB438D7E15A81}}</ref> | |||
== Demographics == | |||
=== Nationalities === | |||
In 1970, Moldovans made up 64.6% of the population of the Moldavian SSR and [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991)|Russians]] made up 11.6%. Moldovans made up 0.40% of [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|CPSU]] membership and had the lowest party representation of any major nationality in the USSR.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Languages === | |||
95% of ethnic Moldovans spoke Romanian/Moldovan as their native language. 31% of books and 47% of newspapers in Moldova were published in Romanian.<ref name=":0" /> 50% of Moldovan [[Judaism|Jews]] spoke Yiddish as their native language.<ref name=":03">{{Citation|author=Albert Szymanski|year=1984|title=Human Rights in the Soviet Union|chapter=The European Nationalities in the USSR|page=93|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceazdmtb2y3qq27fve5ib3gk7uv2unt6ae2xss74xmfpur7k5uhl5m?filename=Albert%20Szymanski%20-%20Human%20Rights%20in%20the%20Soviet%20Union_%20Including%20Comparisons%20with%20the%20U.S.A.-Zed%20Books%20Ltd.%20%281984%29.pdf|city=London|publisher=Zed Books Ltd.|isbn=0862320186|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=C597B1232D9EA6B0F3DCB438D7E15A81}}</ref> | |||
== Living standards == | |||
=== Education === | |||
The number of students in the Moldova in all levels of education rose from 92,000 to 747,000 between 1914 and 1978. Moldovans were underrepresented in higher education and attended university at lower rates than all other major nationalities in the USSR.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Health care === | |||
Soviet Moldova had fewer doctors and hospital beds per capita than the Soviet average, but the number of hospital beds per adult was higher.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
<references group="Note" /> | <references group="Note" /> | ||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Republics of the Soviet Union]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:58, 4 February 2023
| Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ | |
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| 1940–1991 | |
 Flag
 Coat of arms
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| Capital and largest city | Chișinău |
| Official languages | Romanian Russian |
| Dominant mode of production | Socialism |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,851 km² |
| Population | |
• 1990 estimate | 4,364,000 |
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavian SSR[Note 1] was an independent socialist state formed after the Soviet liberation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in 1940. Although it was one of the poorest republics of the Soviet Union, a majority of the Moldovan population now believes that life was better under socialism than it is now.[1]
Economy[edit | edit source]
In 1978, the average Moldovan income was 1,667 rubles per month per adult, lower than the all-Soviet average of 1,992. Moldovans were severely underrepresented in scientific fields.[2]
Demographics[edit | edit source]
Nationalities[edit | edit source]
In 1970, Moldovans made up 64.6% of the population of the Moldavian SSR and Russians made up 11.6%. Moldovans made up 0.40% of CPSU membership and had the lowest party representation of any major nationality in the USSR.[2]
Languages[edit | edit source]
95% of ethnic Moldovans spoke Romanian/Moldovan as their native language. 31% of books and 47% of newspapers in Moldova were published in Romanian.[2] 50% of Moldovan Jews spoke Yiddish as their native language.[3]
Living standards[edit | edit source]
Education[edit | edit source]
The number of students in the Moldova in all levels of education rose from 92,000 to 747,000 between 1914 and 1978. Moldovans were underrepresented in higher education and attended university at lower rates than all other major nationalities in the USSR.[2]
Health care[edit | edit source]
Soviet Moldova had fewer doctors and hospital beds per capita than the Soviet average, but the number of hospital beds per adult was higher.[2]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Will Stewart (2016-08-17). "Back in the USSR: 64 per cent of Russians say life was better in the Soviet Union than now" Express. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The Asian Nationalities in the USSR' (pp. 38–59). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd.. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]
- ↑ Albert Szymanski (1984). Human Rights in the Soviet Union: 'The European Nationalities in the USSR' (p. 93). [PDF] London: Zed Books Ltd.. ISBN 0862320186 [LG]