Elaborarea fundamentelor etnoculturale ale identităţii naţionale din RSSM (1944-1954)

The study addresses an important topic related to the manufacture of ethnocultural bases of national identity in the MSSR in the first decade after its creation. The author analyzes how the theory of ethnogenesis and the history of the ”Moldovan people” was elaborated and how the theorizing regarding the concept of its Slavic and Latin-Slavic origin evolved. An important emphasis is placed on reflecting the discussions on the capitalization of the classical literary heritage, the selective recognition of some representatives of the classical Romanian literature, as well as their inclusion in the literary pantheon of the MSSR as representatives of the ”Moldovan culture”, made in a narrow frame offered by the theoretical scheme on the ”Moldovan people”.