▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁re inst ated ▁honor ary ▁Academy ▁member . ▁ ▁Sm och in ă ▁is ▁also ▁remembered ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁Mold ova , ▁the ▁B ess arab ian ▁state ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁where ▁Alexand ru ▁Sm och in ă ▁was ▁formally ▁re h abil itated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Mold ovan ▁President ▁Mih ai ▁Gh im pu ▁awarded ▁Sm och in ă ▁Sr . ▁post hum ous ▁Order ▁of ▁Honor ▁ins ign ia ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Sm och in ă ▁is ▁not ▁hon ored ▁in ▁Trans n ist ria - pro per , ▁which ▁is ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁break away ▁pro - Russ ian ▁regime . ▁Report edly , ▁Alexand ru ▁Sm och in ă ▁tried ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁home ▁in ▁Mah ala ▁( where ▁a ▁Sm ok ine ▁family ▁still ▁lives ), ▁but ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁prem ises ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁Rus si ans . ▁ ▁Nich ita ▁Sm och in ă ' s ▁mem oir s ▁( or ▁Mem or ii ) ▁were ▁published , ▁care ▁of ▁Edit ura ▁Academ iei , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁P agini ▁din ▁î ns em n ă rile ▁un ui ▁re bel . ▁Academ ician ul ▁Nich ita ▁Sm och in ă ▁were ▁published , ▁care ▁of ▁Edit ura ▁Sam ia , ▁I