Thursday, July 11, 2013

POTD 6: Ștefan cel Mare


My man, Ștefan cel Mare, or Stephen the Great. He was Prince of Moldavia between 1457 and 1504. During his reign, he strengthened Moldavia and maintained its independence against the ambitions of Hungary, Poland, and (most famed for resistance against) the Ottoman Empire. Basically, Moldova wouldn’t exist without this dude. And his presence is everywhere in Moldova. Every city, town, and village has at least one street named after him.

Yesterday I had a very tourist day of Chișinău, so I make sure to get a picture of the Monument of Ștefan cel Mare.

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