Mălăiești (Romanian; uk, Малаєшти, ''Malayeshty'', russian: Малаешты, ''Malayeshty'') is one of the larger communes in the

Grigoriopol sub-district Grigoriopol District ( ro, Raionul Grigoriopol; russian: Григориопольский район; uk, Григоріопольський район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (''de facto'') in Moldova (''de jure''). It is ...

, in the disputed territory of

Transnistria Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

, internationally recognised as part of the

Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

. Its name is derived from Romanian "", which means "

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...

or maize flour", with suffix -eşti. It is composed of two villages, Cernița (Черниця, Черница) and Mălăiești.''Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova'' (CUATM)

Notable natives

Vladimir Beșleagă Vladimir Beșleagă (born 25 July 1931) is a Moldovan writer and politician. Biography Vladimir Beșleagă was born to Eugenia and Vasile Beșleagă on 25 July 1931 in Mălăiești. Vladimir Beşleagă graduated from Moldova State University i ...

, Moldovan writer * Boris Marian, journalist, from 2001 director of "Moldpres", the official press agency of Moldova * Mihail Grebencea, Soviet Mathematician, Number Theorist *

Natalia Gavrilița Natalia Gavrilița (; born 21 September 1977) is a Moldovan economist and politician who has served as prime minister of Moldova since 2021. Gavrilița was previously proposed as prime minister by Maia Sandu in February 2021, but was rejected by ...

(born 1977), Prime minister of Moldova

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Moldovan writer Vladimir Beşleagă
* :ro:Mihail Grebencea {{DEFAULTSORT:Malaiesti, Transnistria Communes of Transnistria