In late 1990, faced with the disintegration of the Soviet Union, President Mikhail Gorbachev specifically mentioned "Greater Moldavia" and "Greater Ukraine" as samples of unacceptable irredentism. On 27 August 1991, the Republic of Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union. Examples of modern-day irredentist institutions and organizations are the weekly newspaper "Moldova Mare", founded on 2008; and the Greater Moldova Party, formerly known as the "For the Nation and Country Party" and renamed in 2020 to its current name under its president Teodor Turta.