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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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The launch of the joint plan for 2023 to support refugees from the Republic of Moldova

March 3, 2023

In response to the refugee crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, on March 3, 2023, in the Blue Hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova, a broad coalition of humanitarian partners launched the national chapter of the Inter-agency Regional Refugee Response Plan (PRR) for 2023. This plan, carried out under the auspices of the Refugee Coordination Forum (RCF), co-chaired by the Government and UNHCR together with the UN family and humanitarian partners, calls for continued financial support to help refugees and host communities in this country.

"The world watched with deep respect as communities across Moldova opened their hearts and homes to refugees fleeing Ukraine. The United Nations remains committed to supporting refugees and communities in Moldova," said Simon Springett, UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova.

"The humanitarian needs remain very high, which underlines the importance of international solidarity at this moment," said Francesca Bonelli, UNHCR Representative in the Republic of Moldova. "Together we can sustain and continue to strengthen the response to the refugee situation in this country so that it benefits both the refugees and the host community alike."

Under the leadership of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, PRR brings together the efforts of 73 organizations, including UN agencies, national and international NGOs, faith-based institutions and civil society.

During the event, was opened the exhibition "Together We Prosper: A Year of Solidarity in Moldova". The exhibition is composed of 18 banners, reflecting the work done over the past year by the people of Moldova and Ukraine, as well as the international community towards the refugee response. The images show only part of what Ukrainians have experienced, as well as the solidarity and efforts made by the authorities, volunteers, the international community and aid workers to welcome them and, over time, integrate them into society.

The exhibition "Together We Prosper: A Year of Solidarity in Moldova" can be visited between March 3-19, 2023, in the upstairs hall of the National Museum of History of Moldova, 31 August 1989 str., 121A.