Carved texts of historical value stolen (?) by Russia from Kherson

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The Moldovan carved texts of Stephen the Great, 15th-century artifacts taken from the walls of the Cetatea Alba on the Dniester, were allegedly stolen from the museum in Kherson and taken to Crimea by Vladimir Putin's army. The statements belong to the founding president of the Association of Romanians from southern Bessarabia, Anatol Popescu.

"The bour's head on the gate of the fortress is important for Romania, as it is also printed on the act of the Union from 1918", said the founding president of the Association of Romanians from the south of Bessarabia.

 

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Context: Stephen the Great was a 15th century ruler of Moldova seen as a cultural figure/  national hero in Romania and Moldova. He ruled over Moldova at its greatest territorial extend, when its territory stretched from the Black Sea to Polish Pocutia and from the Carpathians to the Dniester.

In 1821 Russia occupied the eastern half of Moldova and incorporated it into the Russian Empire. What remained of Moldova merged with Wallachia and formed Romania. It was only in 1918 (through the Act of Union) when the eastern half of Moldova rejoined the western half and the other provinces.

The aurochs remained a historical symbol for the province of Moldova - present to this day in the coat of arms of Romania and Moldova alike.