Why Does Moldova Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)

Moldova. Why though?

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Sources:
The Politics of Ethno-National Mobilization: Nationalism and Reform in Soviet Moldavia by William Crowther

A Concise History of Romania by Keith Hitchins

Why Does Moldova Exist? (Short Animated Documentary)