COORDONATELE DEZVOLTĂRII COSTUMULUI POPULAR DIN BASARABIA ȘI RSS MOLDOVENEASCĂ: REPERE ISTORIOGRAFICE ȘI SURSE DE DOCUMENTARE

The development of the folk costume and the transformations it went through duringthe 20th century was reflected in scientific works of different character such as monographs, studies,articles, which were studied by us in chronological format. We found that despite the researchers’ attention to this cultural phenomenon, the development coordinates of the popular costume in Bessarabia and the Moldavian SSR has not been addressed in historiography, which is where the novelty andoriginality of the research undertaken by us resides. Key words: folk costume, Bessarabia, Moldavian SSR, coordinates, development.