Trans-Dniester

If you have never have heard of Pridnestrovskaia in English, Trans-Dniester or Transnistria, don't worry.

Finding Yourself in a Country That Isn't Neil Strauss 2011

It is home to the breakaway region of Trans-Dniester, which is populated by Russian speakers and strongly backed by Moscow.

Moscow's Allies Tread Carefully Daria Solovieva 2008

Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester or Dniester region, is a breakaway territory located de jure in eastern Moldova as the autonomous region Stinga Nistrului, mostly in a strip between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine.

Hurriyet Dailynews CHISINAU - Daily News with wires 2009

Trans-Dniester is a tiny strip of land that was once part of Moldova, which has spent most of its recent existence bobbling back and forth between the Soviet Union and Romania.

Finding Yourself in a Country That Isn't Neil Strauss 2011

But when a border guard is pressing a pistol into your waist, well, Trans-Dniester seems very real.

Finding Yourself in a Country That Isn't Neil Strauss 2011

MOLDOVA Separatist Region Chooses New Leader Yevgheny Shevchuk, a 43-year-old businessman and politician, has been elected president of the breakaway Moldovan region of Trans-Dniester, the separatists' official news agency said Monday.

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Trans-Dniester broke away from Moldova in 1990 and fought a war with Moldovan forces in 1992 that left 1,500 people dead.

WORLD WATCH 2011

Trans-Dniester is not recognized diplomatically, and the maps we carried didn't even acknowledge its existence.

Finding Yourself in a Country That Isn't Neil Strauss 2011

Mr. Shevchuk is thought to have a more conciliatory stance toward Moldova and the government in Chisinau than his predecessor Igor Smirnov, who led Trans-Dniester for 20 years.

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When Trans-Dniester voted that it would rather become part of a revived U.S.S.R. than a newly independent Moldova, months of fighting erupted.

Finding Yourself in a Country That Isn't Neil Strauss 2011