Sandwich between Romania and Ukraine is the nation of Moldova.

As with many landlocked countries in central and eastern Europe, it's had a long history as a crossroads for armies and people.

In addition to serving as a crossroads of civilizations, it's also served as a buffer between major states and empires, all of which has made for a very interesting history.

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The territory of today's Republic of Moldova lies mostly between the

Prout and Nistre rivers between Romania and Ukraine. That geography made it both a

corridor and a buffer, a place where people mixed and where states rose, fractured,

and were absorbed. The territory of present-day Moldova has been inhabited since prehistoric times,

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