Letter of 66 and the Contribution of Philologists Toward Democratization of Moldavian SSR
Journal: Filologia modernă: realizări şi perspective în context european
Year: 2022

In this paper I examine an open letter known as the “Letter of 66”. According to the dominant interpretation of the letter, its publication in 1988 triggered the movement for national liberation of Romanians from Eastern Moldavia, which was then part of USSR, and that culminated with the declaration of independence and founding of Republic of Moldova. I argue that in addition to triggering the national liberation movement, the “Letter” represents the birth certificate of Moldovan democracy and o