Culture of ethnic minorities

In the Republic of Moldova there are various ethno-cultural associations. The following 18 minorities have associations that operate in the form of communities, societies, unions, centers, cultural foundations, etc.: the Ukrainians, Russians, Bulgarians, Gagauz, Jews, Byelorussians, Poles, Germans, Gypsies, Greeks, Lithuanians, Armenians, Azerbaijanians, Tatars, Chuvashs, Italians, Koreans, and Uzbeks.

Ethnic minorities have the opportunity to develop their traditional culture and national art thanks to the equality principle and the universality of cultural policy. The Russian Dramatic Theatre "A.P. Cehov" is located in Chisinau; the Gagauzian Dramatic Theatre "Mihail Cekir" is located in Ceadir-Lunga (ATU Gagauzia); and the Theater of the Bulgarians from Bessarabia "Olimpii Panov" is located in Taraclia.