Transnistria

Country number:
155
Territory number:
180
"But Transnistria has one strategic advantage over Moldova, which proved crucial enough to win its de facto independence exactly 20 years ago: the support of Russia — or to be more precise, of the Russian 14th Army, then stationed in and around Transnistria’s capital, Tiraspol (a smaller Russian force remains today).
Frank Jacobs, Transnistrian Time-Slip, Opinionator

Tales from Transnistria

Transnistria - The Country That Doesn't Exist - and Back Again - Caucasus Part 11

I booked my Transnistria tour on the Internet and am a little alarmed when my car turns up containing three stocky men wearing leather...
I booked my Transnistria tour on the Internet and am a little alarmed when my car turns up containing three stocky men wearing leather jackets. One guide, called Vladimir, one driver and one driver instructor I’m told. I feel as if I’m on a Mafia excursion, but decide not to pass on this information
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