The Moldovan region of Transnistria / The independent Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
August 2nd 2023 As with many things, it’s all Stalin’s fault. The historic region of Moldavia stretched from the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester River. It unified with Wallachia in 1859 to form Romania then the eastern part was ceded to (or annexed by) the Soviet Union in 1940 to become the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. However, rather than put the eastern border along the Dniester River, Stalin p
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Formerly part of Romania, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic ... ... read more 
