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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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Opening of the photo exhibition on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Moldova and the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic (1993-2023)

March 21, 2023

On March 21, 2023, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova were launched the photo exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Moldova and the 30th anniversary of establishment of the Slovak Republic (1993-2023).

In his speech, Pavol Ivan, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Slovakia in Chisinau, stated that the exhibition consists of 23 panels, and the first part of it presents the bilateral relations between the two countries, which have already lasted three decades and are marked by friendship, cooperation and mutual success. The diplomat emphasized that over the past 30 years, Slovakia and the Republic of Moldova have built strong relations in terms of political dialogue, economy, trade, development cooperation, cultural and academic exchange, and official and working visits have been carried out at the most high level, including between presidents, prime ministers and foreign affairs ministers.

The exhibition contains unique photographs that demonstrate the strong and long-standing relationship between the two countries and presents a timeline of the history of bilateral relations, key events, official visits, development projects and other related activities. The ambassador also highlighted that the exhibition includes panels that present the success story of Slovakia over the past 30 years, marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak state, and that focus on the country's achievements in political development, economic and social, as well as on the Euro-Atlantic integration of the country. The exhibition is presented through photographs that illustrate Slovakia's rich history and cultural heritage, as well as the nation's journey from the split of the former Czechoslovakia to its current status as an independent and prosperous nation.

The event was also attended by Vladimir Cuc, the state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, who highly appreciated the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have registered a deep development in all fields in the last 30 years.

The photographic exhibition on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Moldova and the 30th anniversary of Moldovei, can be visited during March 21 - April 6, 2023, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 street, 121A.