Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
The Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM) was founded on September 25, 1991, on the basis of Decision No. 537 of the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Two faculties of the State University – “Economics”; “Economics of Trade and Merceology” – and the Institute of National Economy of...
Red Mill (urban legend)
Any human settlement is born on the shore of a water. And where the waters are, after a while the wheel appears which makes flour. The same was in Chisinau, many wind and water mills were built. Years passed, and the city grew like yeast. It already needed a new...
Church Annunciation (1810)
Architectural monument of national significance, entered in the Register of Monuments of History and Culture of the municipality of Chisinau at the initiative of the Academy of Sciences. The church was built in 1810 on the site of an older one, burnt down by the Ottomans in the late 18th...
The Chisinau „Aleksandr Pushkin” House-Museum
This museum is also an important national monument, listed in the Register of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Chisinau. The building is historically significant because it was the residence of the young Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin, who, at the age of 21, lived here for several months after being exiled...
Masonic Lodge Ovidiu – 25
The Masonic lodge was established in the house of Katsiki, which was occupied by the divisional doctor Schuler. I am not sure whether Schuler or Pavel Pushkin was the main master of the lodge. Among the new members was the Bulgarian Archimandrite Efrem. Katsiki’s house was located in the lower...
The bust of Mikhail Orlov
Mikhail Orlov (1788 – 1842). Decembrist, major-general of the Russian army. From 1820 – commander of the 16th Infanteria Division, located in Besarabia. One of the organizers of the Masonic lodge “Ovidiu-25”. Headed the Decembrist organization of Kishinev. The bust is installed on B.P. Hashdeu Street in front of the...
