The Republic of Moldova hasn’t yet defined its national idea. The people do not have a common thought that would define it as a nation. In an article published by IPN, the actor of the National Theater “Mihai Eminescu” Ghenadie Galca said that this is one of the biggest failures of Moldova during 25 years of Independence.
Independence is Moldova’s biggest accomplishment so far. With the rapprochement with the European Union, the row of accomplishments ends, considers the actor. Another problem is the fact that the Moldovan people haven’t yet decided which the country’s language is. “We have a national anthem dedicated to our language, but couldn’t yet decide how our language is called. These are the big questions to which we should find answers first of all,” said the actor.
According to Ghenadie Galca, some of the people of Moldova remained dependent on the nostalgia for the Soviet Union. “If we do not continue to invest in education, we risk remaining so for a long time,” he stated. In this regard, the actor gave a positive example – the example of the Baltic States that do much better because they assumed the fact that they were in the Soviet Union, but managed to go on separately. There, they analyze things in perspective and thus succeeded.
Ghenadie Galca wants the next generations to live in a country where there are no questions without answers. “I see the Republic of Moldova as a small, but consolidated state. If we speak about an ideal country, I think it will be closer to the Estonian model – people who accepted the conditions because they realized the accomplishments and problems of their country and tried to find solutions. I would like Moldova to also reach such a kind of maturity,” he said.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the declaration of Moldova’s Independence, IPN News Agency decided to depict the portrait of the current Republic of Moldova. For the purpose, it provoked a number of people, including state officials, politicians, businessmen, civil rights activists and persons without posts and titles, but who have what to say. The generic picture is called “Thoughts about and for Moldova”. The articles started to be published on July 18.
