1988
- 30 December 1988: In Chişinău, with the help of A. Bolşakov (the manager of "Tocilmaş" factory from Tiraspol) an organisation, "Interdvijenie", is formed. This was later renamed "Edinstvo" - a movement with the aim of defending the interests of Russians living in Moldovan SSR. This movement was against the acceptance of Moldovan (Romanian) as the official language, Latin script for Moldovan SSR and later supported Transnistrian separatism.
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