This is a repository of books in which I have encountered unexpected mentions of the Republic of Moldova. And as such, this is not a collection of books about Moldova or written by its citizens. These are books where you wouldn't expect that the country, its citizens, or anything Moldovan would be mentioned at all. Some books have entire chapters dedicated to something Moldovan, others just a brief mention.
This list is in no way comprehensive, but I am welcoming any additions. A brief context of how/why Moldova is mentioned is also included, with any additional information for further exploration.
- An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
- Butler to the World
- Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery
- Geography of Bliss
- Playing the Moldovans at Tennis
- The Power
- Type: Biography
- Description: An entertaining book about how Chris Hadfield became a pilot, then an astronaut, and yet remain a mere human.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: Chris has moved to Star City near Moscow to train how to work with International Space Station. During that time there he enjoyed some Moldovan cognac.
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Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals by Oliver Bullough
- Type: Economic History/Non-fiction
- Description: How the UK became one of the pioneers to provide off-shore services in order to evade taxes and hide criminal activities.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: An entire chapter is dedicated to the ways how 1 billion dollars were laundered out of Moldova through shell companies registered in Scotland.
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- Type: Biography
- Description: The book details Kelly's life, as well as that of his twin brother Mark, as they became astronauts, and how he then spent a year in space. He really likes to complain about CO2 levels on the ISS!
- 🇲🇩 Mention: Same as Chris Hadfield, he went to Star City near Moscow for International Space Station training. During some time off he went to a bar, where he witnessed Moldovans starting a fight with NASA folks.
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- Type: Travel
- Description: The author travels to different countries in order to learn what makes a different country or its citizens happier than others in hope of finding his own bliss.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: He finds out that Moldova is ranked the lowest in the World Database of Happiness. He then travels to Moldova to understand why that might be.
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- Type: Humour
- Description: While watching a football match, Tony and his friends were ridiculing how bad the Moldovan team was. So bad, that he off-handily mentioned that he'd beat them at tennis! His friends challenged him to prove it, so he took off to Moldova to accomplish this specific mission.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: well, it's an entire book!
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Type: Fiction
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Description: Women discover the ability to generate electricity. This eventually shifts the gender balance towards women.
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Spoiler warning
Moldova is mentioned as the traffic capital of the world. A former trafficked woman becomes the president of Moldova. She attacks neighboring countries, also orchestrates a mass killing of Moldovan men (and women challenging her), and eventually uses atomic bombs in order to wipe out patriarchy, which bring the whole world back to the stone era...
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- Type: Fiction
- Description: This is the story of Toma Nicolescu, a warrior commissioned by Catherine the Great of Russia to protect the Cantemir family of Moldavia.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: see above.
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- Type: Travel
- Description: The Global Suitcase is a compilation of interviews with everyday people and well-known personalities who have travelled extraordinary journeys or lived unusual lives, often guided by a cause, in the name of work, or in pursuit of adventure.
- 🇲🇩 Mention: There might be an interview with some one about Moldova?
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Type: comics, fiction
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Secret Warriors
- Descripton: The illigitimate son of Nick Fury is a politician in Moldova
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The Punisher
- Description: The Punisher deals with immigrants and enslaved people from Moldova
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Other Marvel mentions for "Moldavia"
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