Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians, are an ethnic group native to Moldova, who mostly speak the Romanian language, also referred to locally as Moldovan. Moldovans form significant communit
Moldovans wearing traditional costumes
People wearing traditional Moldovan costumes in Chișinău
Major ethnic groups in MSSR in 1989
Ethnic composition of the Republic of Moldova according to the 2004 census; self-reported Moldovans in blue/purple
Romanians are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Romanians share a common culture, history, ancestry and language and live primarily in Rom
Moldovans
…in Romania, Italy, Ukraine and Russia. There is an ongoing controversy in Moldova over whether Moldovans constitute an ethnic group separate from Romanians or not. 77.18% and 7.9% of the Moldovan population declared Moldovan and Romanian ethnicity respectively in the 2024 Moldovan census, with 49.2% declaring…
Michael the Brave entering Alba Iulia
Romanians in the Kingdom of Hungary, according to the 1890 census
Romanian peasants in the 1840s
Neacșu's letter to Johannes Benkner (former Transylvanian Saxon mayor of Kronstadt/Brașov) is the oldest document written in Romanian that can be precisely dated.