/* Chișinău, layer by layer. Paper and lithograph ink by day, the lit plan by night. */
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@font-face{font-family:Literata;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/literata-italic-400-latin.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD}
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@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-400-latin.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD}
@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-400-latin-ext.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF}
@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-400-cyrillic.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0301,U+0400-045F,U+0490-0491,U+04B0-04B1,U+2116}
@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-600-latin.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0000-00FF,U+0131,U+0152-0153,U+02BB-02BC,U+02C6,U+02DA,U+02DC,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+2000-206F,U+20AC,U+2122,U+2191,U+2193,U+2212,U+2215,U+FEFF,U+FFFD}
@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-600-latin-ext.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0100-02BA,U+02BD-02C5,U+02C7-02CC,U+02CE-02D7,U+02DD-02FF,U+0304,U+0308,U+0329,U+1D00-1DBF,U+1E00-1E9F,U+1EF2-1EFF,U+2020,U+20A0-20AB,U+20AD-20C0,U+2113,U+2C60-2C7F,U+A720-A7FF}
@font-face{font-family:"IBM Plex Sans";font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url(fonts/ibmplexsans-normal-600-cyrillic.woff2) format("woff2");unicode-range:U+0301,U+0400-045F,U+0490-0491,U+04B0-04B1,U+2116}

:root{
  --bg:#f3eee3; --panel:#fbf8f1; --panel-2:#efe8da; --ink:#1c1915; --muted:#4a4339; --line:#cfc4b0; --line-soft:#e0d7c6;
  --accent:#73290b; --accent-2:#1d6b61; --accent-ink:#fff8ee; --focus:#0b5cad;
  --grid:#a34a17; --mark:#1c1915; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(40,30,15,.08),0 8px 28px rgba(40,30,15,.10);
  --serif:Literata,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; --sans:"IBM Plex Sans",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  --to-top-bg:var(--panel); --to-top-fg:var(--ink);
  --topbar:46px;
  color-scheme:light;
}
html[data-theme="dark"]{
  --bg:#0c0f14; --panel:#131820; --panel-2:#1a212b; --ink:#ede7db; --muted:#c6bfb1; --line:#323b48; --line-soft:#232b36;
  --accent:#f3bb52; --accent-2:#7fd6c9; --accent-ink:#1a1206; --focus:#8cc4ff;
  --grid:#f3bb52; --mark:#fff6e2; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  color-scheme:dark;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html:not([data-theme]){
  --bg:#0c0f14; --panel:#131820; --panel-2:#1a212b; --ink:#ede7db; --muted:#c6bfb1; --line:#323b48; --line-soft:#232b36;
  --accent:#f3bb52; --accent-2:#7fd6c9; --accent-ink:#1a1206; --focus:#8cc4ff; --grid:#f3bb52; --mark:#fff6e2; color-scheme:dark}}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
svg[hidden]{display:none!important}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-padding-top:calc(var(--topbar) + 12px)}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font:400 18px/1.62 var(--serif);font-optical-sizing:auto}
a{color:var(--accent);text-underline-offset:.18em;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
a:hover{text-decoration-thickness:2px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:4px}
button{font:inherit;color:inherit}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:100;background:var(--panel);padding:8px 12px}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}
.sr{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}

/* ---------- top bar ---------- */
.topbar{position:fixed;inset:0 0 auto 0;height:var(--topbar);z-index:40;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;padding:0 10px 0 14px;
  background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--bg) 92%,transparent);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);font:500 14px/1 var(--sans)}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.01em;white-space:nowrap}
.brand-mark{width:18px;height:18px;flex:none;display:block}
.topnav{display:flex;gap:2px;margin-left:12px;overflow:hidden}
.topnav a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;padding:8px 9px;border-radius:6px;white-space:nowrap}
.topnav a:hover{color:var(--ink);background:var(--panel-2)}
.spacer{flex:1}
.chip{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:36px;height:32px;padding:0 8px;border-radius:16px;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:13px}
.chip[aria-current]{color:var(--ink);background:var(--panel-2)}
.icon-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:40px;height:40px;border:0;background:none;border-radius:20px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--ink)}
.icon-btn:hover{background:var(--panel-2)}
html.in-story .topnav{visibility:hidden}
@media (max-width:860px){.topnav{display:none}}
.progress{position:fixed;left:0;top:var(--topbar);height:2px;width:100%;transform-origin:0 50%;transform:scaleX(0);background:var(--grid);z-index:41;opacity:.8}

/* ---------- story with a pinned map ---------- */
.story{position:relative;margin-top:var(--topbar)}
.stage{position:sticky;top:var(--topbar);height:calc(100svh - var(--topbar));width:100%;z-index:1;background:var(--bg)}
#map{position:absolute;inset:0}
.steps{position:relative;z-index:2;margin-top:calc(-100svh + var(--topbar));padding:0 0 30vh 0;pointer-events:none}
.step{min-height:110vh;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:0 0 0 max(28px,4vw)}
.step:first-child{min-height:calc(100svh - var(--topbar))}
.card{pointer-events:auto;width:min(390px,92vw);background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--panel) 90%,transparent);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;box-shadow:none;padding:22px 24px 20px}
.card h2{font:650 26px/1.18 var(--serif);margin:.1em 0 .45em;letter-spacing:-.005em;text-wrap:balance}
.card h2 .anchor{font:400 .6em var(--sans);margin-left:.35em;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;opacity:0}
.card h2:hover .anchor,.card h2 .anchor:focus{opacity:1}
.card p{margin:.55em 0}
.kicker{font:600 12.5px/1.2 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin:0 0 .5em}
.note{font:400 14.5px/1.5 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.hero .card{width:min(470px,92vw);padding:26px 28px 22px}
.hero h1{font:700 clamp(30px,3.4vw,44px)/1.08 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:.05em 0 .4em;text-wrap:balance}
.hero .deck{font-size:19.5px;line-height:1.55;margin:.4em 0 .8em}
.hero .byline{font:400 14px/1.4 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);margin:.8em 0 0}
.cta-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:.9em 0 .2em}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;min-height:44px;padding:0 16px;border-radius:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);font:600 15px/1 var(--sans);cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none}
.btn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.btn.primary{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}
.btn.small{min-height:36px;padding:0 12px;font-size:14px}
.shared-banner{margin:0 0 .8em;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:10px;background:var(--panel-2);font:500 15px/1.4 var(--sans)}

.legend{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 14px;margin:.7em 0 .2em;font:400 14px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.legend span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.sw{display:inline-block;width:18px;height:4px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--grid)}
.sw.o{background:var(--muted);opacity:.6;height:2px}
.sw.t{background:var(--accent-2);height:3px}
.sw.box{width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:3px}

.slider-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin:.8em 0 .3em;font:500 14px/1 var(--sans)}
.slider-row input[type=range]{flex:1;accent-color:var(--accent);min-height:44px}
.year-out{font:700 22px/1 var(--sans);min-width:3.2em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--ink)}

/* charts inside cards */
.chart{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:.6em 0 .2em}
.chart text{font:400 12.5px var(--sans);fill:var(--muted)}
.chart .lbl{fill:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.chart .me{fill:var(--grid)}
.chart .bar{fill:var(--line)}
.chart .axis{stroke:var(--line);stroke-width:1}
.chart .line{fill:none;stroke:var(--grid);stroke-width:2.5}
.chart .dot{fill:var(--grid)}
.dots-1897{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(40,1fr);gap:1.5px;margin:.7em 0 .3em}
.dots-1897 i{display:block;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--line);opacity:.85}
.key-1897{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 12px;font:400 13.5px/1.35 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.key-1897 b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.key-1897 span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.l-yi{background:#a34a17!important}.l-ru{background:#4f5d6e!important}.l-mo{background:#7a8455!important}.l-uk{background:#c6a463!important}.l-pl{background:#8a6f7c!important}.l-ot{background:#c9c1b2!important}
html[data-theme="dark"] .l-yi{background:#f3bb52!important}html[data-theme="dark"] .l-ru{background:#8796aa!important}html[data-theme="dark"] .l-mo{background:#a3ad7a!important}html[data-theme="dark"] .l-uk{background:#d9c08a!important}html[data-theme="dark"] .l-pl{background:#ab92a0!important}html[data-theme="dark"] .l-ot{background:#5e5a52!important}
figure.doc{margin:.8em 0 .2em}
figure.doc img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
figure.doc figcaption{font:400 13px/1.45 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}

/* map controls and the answer panel */
.map-ui{position:absolute;right:12px;top:12px;z-index:5;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;align-items:flex-end}
.mbtn{min-width:44px;height:44px;padding:0 12px;border-radius:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);font:600 14px/1 var(--sans);cursor:pointer;box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
.mbtn:hover{border-color:var(--accent)}
.answer{position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:28px;z-index:6;width:min(380px,calc(100% - 24px));max-height:calc(100% - 120px);overflow:auto;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:14px;box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:16px 18px 14px;font:400 15.5px/1.5 var(--sans)}
.answer h3{font:650 21px/1.2 var(--serif);margin:0 30px .2em 0}
.answer .where{color:var(--muted);font-size:13.5px;margin:0 0 .6em}
.answer dl{margin:.4em 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:9px}
.answer dt{font:600 12px/1.2 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.answer dd{margin:2px 0 0}
.answer .x{position:absolute;right:8px;top:8px;width:40px;height:40px;border:0;background:none;border-radius:20px;cursor:pointer;color:var(--ink);font-size:22px;line-height:1}
.answer .x:hover{background:var(--panel-2)}
.answer .row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin-top:.7em}
.meter{display:block;height:6px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--line-soft);margin-top:5px;overflow:hidden}
.meter i{display:block;height:100%;background:var(--accent-2)}
.place-marker{width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;border:3px solid var(--mark);background:var(--grid);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb,var(--grid) 35%,transparent)}
.mlabel{display:block;font:600 12.5px/1.15 var(--sans);color:var(--ink);text-shadow:0 0 2px var(--bg),0 0 4px var(--bg),0 0 8px var(--bg),0 0 14px var(--bg);white-space:nowrap;pointer-events:none;letter-spacing:.02em;transition:opacity .5s}
.mlabel.big{font:600 13px/1.1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}
.mlabel.off{opacity:0}

.share-block{margin-top:.8em}
.share-label{font:500 13px/1.2 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 6px}
.share-row{display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.sbtn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:20px;border:1px solid var(--line-soft);background:transparent;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
.sbtn:hover,.sbtn:focus-visible{color:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent)}
@media (pointer:coarse){.sbtn{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:22px}}
.status{font:400 13px/1.3 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);min-height:1.3em;margin:4px 0 0}

/* explorer (end of the story) */
.explore .card{width:min(460px,92vw)}
.unit-pick{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;margin:.6em 0}
.unit-pick button{min-height:36px;padding:0 11px;border-radius:18px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--panel);font:500 14px/1 var(--sans);cursor:pointer}
.unit-pick button:hover,.unit-pick button[aria-pressed="true"]{border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent)}

/* sections after the map */
.after{position:relative;z-index:3;background:var(--bg);border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft)}
.wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 20px 40px}
.prose{max-width:700px}
.after h2{font:650 30px/1.18 var(--serif);margin:0 0 .5em;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.after h2 .anchor{font:400 .55em var(--sans);margin-left:.35em;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;opacity:0}
.after h2:hover .anchor,.after h2 .anchor:focus{opacity:1}
.after h3{font:600 19px/1.3 var(--serif);margin:1.4em 0 .4em}
.tbl-wrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:1em 0;border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:10px}
table.units{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font:400 15px/1.35 var(--sans);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
table.units th,table.units td{padding:9px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);text-align:right;white-space:nowrap}
table.units th:first-child,table.units td:first-child{text-align:left}
table.units thead th{font-weight:600;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;background:var(--panel-2);position:sticky;top:0}
table.units tbody tr:hover{background:var(--panel-2)}
table.units .grp td{background:var(--panel-2);font-weight:600;text-align:left;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}
table.units a{font-weight:600}
.more{margin:.6em 0 0}
.sources{font:400 15px/1.55 var(--sans)}
.sources li{margin:.45em 0}
.site-footer{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 22px;justify-content:center;padding:26px 16px 40px;font:400 14px/1.4 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);background:var(--bg);position:relative;z-index:3}
.site-footer a{color:var(--muted)}
.rail{position:fixed;right:10px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);z-index:30;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px;opacity:0;transition:opacity .4s}
html.past-hero .rail{opacity:1}
.rail a{display:block;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--line);position:relative}
.rail a[aria-current]{background:var(--grid);transform:scale(1.3)}
.rail a span{position:absolute;right:16px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);white-space:nowrap;font:500 12.5px/1 var(--sans);background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);padding:5px 8px;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid var(--line-soft);opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .2s}
.rail a:hover span,.rail a:focus-visible span{opacity:1}
@media (max-width:1100px){.rail{display:none}}

.maplibregl-ctrl-attrib{font:400 11px/1.3 var(--sans)!important;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--panel) 85%,transparent)!important;color:var(--muted)!important}
.maplibregl-ctrl-attrib a{color:var(--muted)!important}
.maplibregl-canvas:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--focus);outline-offset:-3px}
.noscript-map{padding:20px;font:400 15px/1.5 var(--sans)}

/* desktop: text column on the left, the answer panel on the right of the map */
@media (min-width:961px){
  .step .card{margin-right:auto}
}
/* phones: the map is a band at the top (never under the text) */
@media (max-width:960px){
  body{font-size:17px}
  .stage{height:40svh;min-height:240px;z-index:4}
  .steps{margin-top:0;padding-bottom:20vh;z-index:1}
  .step h1,.step h2{scroll-margin-top:calc(40svh + var(--topbar) + 40px)}
  .step{min-height:auto;padding:22px 16px 34vh;align-items:flex-start}
  .step:first-child{min-height:auto;padding-top:20px}
  .card{width:100%;box-shadow:none;border:0;background:transparent;padding:6px 2px}
  .hero .card{padding:6px 2px}
  .hero h1{font-size:31px}
  .hero .deck{font-size:17.5px}
  .card h2{font-size:23px}
  .map-ui{right:8px;top:8px}
  .answer{position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:50;width:auto;max-height:58svh;border-radius:16px 16px 0 0;padding-bottom:calc(14px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))}
  .wrap{padding:40px 16px 32px}
}
@media (max-width:960px) and (max-height:620px){.stage{height:36svh;min-height:200px}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}}
@media print{.topbar,.stage,.rail,.map-ui,.answer{display:none!important}.steps{margin:0}.step{min-height:auto}}

.epoch-bar{height:12px;border-radius:4px;margin:.4em 0 .2em;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(112,44,16),rgb(232,158,86))}
html[data-theme="dark"] .epoch-bar{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(246,214,140),rgb(214,84,40))}
.epoch-lbl{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font:500 13.5px/1 var(--sans);color:var(--muted)}
.deck strong{color:var(--grid);font-weight:700}

input[type=range]{accent-color:var(--accent)}
@media (min-width:961px){.step .card{max-height:calc(100svh - var(--topbar) - 40px);overflow:auto;scrollbar-width:thin}}

.step.wide .card{width:min(680px,92vw)}
.big-stat{display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;margin:.2em 0 .5em}
.big-stat b{font:800 clamp(56px,6vw,84px)/.9 var(--serif);color:var(--grid);letter-spacing:-.03em;font-variant-numeric:lining-nums}
.big-stat span{font:500 15px/1.35 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);max-width:16em}
.hero .tapnote{font:400 15px/1.45 var(--sans);color:var(--muted);margin:.3em 0 .6em}
@media (max-width:960px){.topbar{background:var(--bg)}.big-stat b{font-size:58px}}

@media (min-width:961px){html.point-open .step.explore .card{visibility:hidden}}
.hero .card{width:min(430px,92vw)}
