A bust commemorating Marshal Józef Piłsudski was unveiled on November 20, 2014, at the intersection of Mitropolit Petru Movilă and 31 August 1989 streets, approximately in the area where the Consulate of the Republic of Poland was situated in Chisinau during the interwar years.

Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, serving as the first head of state (1918-1922) of the reborn Poland and the founder of the Polish Armed Forces. As the Prime Minister of Poland, Piłsudski worked to bolster his country’s independence through alliances with Western powers, notably France and England, as well as with friendly neighbors Romania and Hungary. During the interwar period, he made several official visits to Romania, including Bessarabia.

In April 1932, Marshal J. Piłsudski visited Chisinau, staying for four days to express unwavering support for his ally and Poland’s refusal of the territorial claims to Bessarabia asserted by the Soviets. The monument commemorates Marshal Jozef Piłsudski’s visit to Chisinau in the interwar period and signifies the amicable relationship between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Moldova. The statue of this esteemed Polish politician was crafted by the Moldovan sculptor Veaceslav Jiglițchi.