Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia, Moldovan Orthodox Church,Russian Orthodox Church, Moldova, Romania, Russia, relationships, conflicts.

The research is based on data and supplemented by findings from interviews with a representative of the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia and a historian at the Moldova State University in Chisinau. This study provides an analysis of the specific nature of communication and relationships between the Moldovan nation and the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia, as well as of the attitudes of the Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia towards the government of the Republic of Moldova. The arguments put forward are justified by the historical tradition of the State and Church relationship to specify what this historical tradition is in Moldova. The analyses are all implemented with an emphasis on the intranational relations among Moldova, Romania and Russia.