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One of the great technical achievements that revolutionized the idea of time and space, opening a new era in the history of communication, is telegraphy. It is based on the transmission of electrical signals through a cable over long distances, allowing people to communicate instantly. The telegraph spread very quickly and a network of wires stretched around the world.

In 1837, the American painter and physicist Samuel Morse invented the first electromagnetic device for telegraphy, patented in 1840. To send messages by wire, Morse developed in 1838 a simple code of dots and dashes, which represented the letters of the alphabet, known as "Morse code ".

Both Morse code and the telegraph machine were improved over time, with the telegraph becoming the most widespread system of communication and information transmission for more than a century, until the advent of the Internet. The telegraph system consisted of a series of stations repeaters along the transmission line route. Each station had an operator who received and transmitted messages by telegraph. The Morse machine transmitted about 25 words per minute, which were recorded in code on a paper tape. The operator in charge of transmitting the message would decode it and write it on paper using a special typewriter.

In Bessarabia, the telegraph entered in 1860: on April 8, the Bender telegraph station began its activity, and on April 24, the one in Chisinau, following the construction of the first Odesa-Chisinau-Leova telegraph line. Currently, telegraph services have been discontinued. The only ones who still use coded communication are radio amateurs.

The Morse telegraph machine shown comes from the Osinoostrovsky electrotechnical plant, Soviet Union, and dates back to 1934. The exhibit was restored by Mihail Culașco.

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Charity event at the art exhibition

April 6, 2022

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at the National Museum of History of Moldova, the Hospices of Hope Moldova and the Embassy of Ukraine in Chisinau organized a charity reception entitled "For Ukraine - Charity Reception", which was attended by officials, ambassadors, businessmen, artists of Ukrainian origin , refugees in the Republic of Moldova. The event benefited from an artistic program offered by Igor Znatakov, the chief conductor of the V. Vasilko Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater in Odessa, together with his family. Olesea Shevchenko, wife of the Ambassador of Ukraine in Chisinau, president of the non-profit organization International Women's Club of Moldova, gave an extraordinary recital of Ukrainian songs.

His Excellency the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova Mr. Marko Shevchenko thanked the participants and the hosts. Among the donators within the event was also the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, who took part in the action and delivered a message of compassion and hope.

The event was also supported by the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, who sent a message of gratitude to the organizers and citizens of the Republic of Moldova.

Livia Sîrbu, Deputy Director for Public Relations of NMHM, Alexandru Argint, Deputy Director for Administration of NMHM, Lara Moraru, Executive Director of Hospices of Hope Moldova, George Teodorescu, Director of Mixbook Moldova, gave speeches of thanks and welcome.

Funds were raised to an account on the website www.hospicesofhope.md, through a silent auction during the event and an auction with the announcement of prices. The exhibition opened in the ground floor hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova will end on April 14, and the final amounts will be announced on April 20.

The National Museum of History of Moldova is honored to be among the partners of this charity event, being open to contribute at any time to the promotion of actions in support of refugees and other socially vulnerable categories. The National Museum of History of Moldova is a promoter of peace and peaceful coexistence between peoples. Moldova for Peace!