
Commemorative exhibition on 1946–1947 Famine opened outside Moldovan government's building
A commemorative exhibition on the 1946–1947 famine has been inaugurated outside the government building. It is also available online as an educational and reflective resource.
The exhibition shows the causes, scale and consequences of the famine caused by the Soviet regime. The event is organized in partnership with the National Archives Agency.
At the same time, during April 29- 6, 2025, the Ministry of Education and Research has instructed the organization of a Famine Commemoration Week in all general, vocational, and higher education institutions.
Also, the Ministry of Culture has developed a special programme at the country's cultural institutions, including museums and theaters.
Specifically, the National Museum of Romanian Literature, supported by the Ministry of Culture, is organizing a string of cultural and educational events—public readings, testimonies, debates, alongside writer Larisa Turea, author of the Famine Book, and local historians.
The National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History is conducting topic-related exhibitions in Ivancea (Orhei), Edinet, and Falesti, in order to make sure that the lessons of the past reach all generations.
Local authorities nationwide will mark this tragic chapter in the country’s history through activities organized locally, involving communities from Moldova's villages and cities.
‘’Memory doesn't die. History can't be erased. Today, we pay tribute to those who died of hunger and to those who survived with dignity. Their story is also our story,’’ said the government's spokesperson, Daniel Voda.
On the third Saturday of April, the victims of one of the most tragic pages in the history of Moldova’s nation—the organized famine of 1946-1947—are commemorated. According to the National Archives Agency, it was one of the largest humanitarian catastrophes which hit the current territory of the Republic of Moldova in the 20th century. It was not an unavoidable natural disaster, but a tragedy worsened by the authoritarian and repressive policies of the Soviet regime. According to data provided by the National Archives Agency, more than 123,000 people died of hunger in just a few months, accounting for about 5 per cent of the population of the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. Proportionally, Soviet Moldova was the worst hit region in the entire Soviet Union, with a death rate ten times higher than in Russia and five times higher than in Ukraine.
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