2025 Contrary to my usual practice, I booked a day trip to Pridnestrovye. You're probably more familiar with the region as Transnistria. But our charming tour guide informed us that the name Transnistria is banned in Pridnestrovye because it's associated with atrocities committed by the Romanian occupying forces during World War II. Using it is a criminal offense. Goodbye Lenin Pridnestrovye, a state within a state, which admittedly no country in the world has recognized. It

Moldova lies in close proximity to the conflict zone in Eastern Europe. Both Moscow and Brussels are competing for influence over the country – albeit in different ways. Wherever the political will-o'-the-wisps may come from, life always strives for freedom. No fence, no wall can stop them. While the European Union focuses on cooperation, Russia exerts considerable influence in the breakaway region of Pridnestrovye , known to us as Transnistria , and supports the separatist g