Bessarabia
Type: Location
As of November 2026, Bessarabia has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025).
Bessarabia is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coastal region and part of the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast covering a small area in the north.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History |
Who talks about Bessarabia on podcasts?
Tom Holland brought up Bessarabia; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on The Rest Is History.
- Would Britain Have Beaten an Invasion in 1940? on The Rest Is History (Dec 2025) — Tom Holland
What is Bessarabia mentioned alongside?
Bessarabia is most often mentioned alongside Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Marshall Pétain.
Mentioned together: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Marshall Pétain, Joseph Stalin, Red Army, Luftwaffe, Lord Halifax, Sir Max Hastings, Germany, Richard J. Evans