Chiscareni, Moldova; 12 August 2005 (RFE/RL) -- If an encyclopedia of rural settlements was published today, it would describe Chiscareni as a village that enjoys the services of a local radio ...

Zaharia Cusnir (middle) made thousands of photographs from the 1950s to the '70s in and around Rosietici, a village in central Moldova, which was then part of the U.S.S.R.

Victor Galușca, a Moldovan filmmaker and photographer, happened upon what he called a “treasure:” some 4,000 negatives documenting village life in the former Soviet republic from the 1950s ...

Among its urgent tasks will be to improve standards of living - or face a continuing population exodus. The BBC's Steve Rosenberg has been to a typical village - Bashkaliya - to find out why people ...

Calfa, a small rural Moldovan village, has felt the drain as parents have had to leave their families behind so they can find work abroad and send money home. The numbers are startling – more than ...

Moldova is not a wealthy country, but with its neighbours in trouble, its people have thrown open their doors and welcomed refugees into their homes. Once-quiet villages are being brought to life ...

Spinner from the village of Butucheny near the Old Orhei historical-archaeological complex, 1985 Alexander Grashchenkov/Sputnik Members of the folk-dance ensemble Moldavanesca, 1975 ...

Peter Myers of Adventures in Moldova posts a music video (origin and performers unknown, I guess) that shows Moldovon countryside and local wine-drinking traditions. Global Voices stands out as one of ...