Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

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Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Приднестро́вская Молда́вская Респу́блика Republica Moldovenească Nistreană Придністро́вська Молда́вська Респу́бліка
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Tiraspol
Official languages	Moldavian Russian Ukrainian
Demonym(s)	Pridnestrovian Transnistrian
Dominant mode of production	Capitalism
Government	Unitary bourgeois republic
• President	Vadim Krasnoselsky
• Prime Minister	Aleksandr Rozenberg
Legislature	Supreme Council
History
• Independence from Moldavian SSR declared	2 September 1990
• Independence from the USSR declared	5 August 1991
• Pridnestrovian War	2 March – 1 July 1992
Population
• 2022 estimate	347,251
• Density	73.5 km²
Currency	Pridnestrovian ruble

Pridnestrovie, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a partially recognized state in Europe, it is bordered by Moldova and Ukraine. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol.

Despite its Soviet-era aesthetics including the usage of the flag of the Moldavian SSR, it's not a socialist state, however, it does have a communist party.

Name

The region has been referred to by various names, the official short name according to the de facto government is Pridnestrovie, despite this, Transnistria is the more common term for the state and region.

According to the Pridnestrovian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev, "[t]he denomination Transnistria refers to the period of the Second World War and is associated with military, political crimes, [and] the Holocaust".

History

Pridnestrovie declared its independence from the Moldavian SSR on 2 September 1990 as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, however it was never recognized by the Soviet Union.

The Pridnestrovian Moldavian SSR declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 5 November 1991, it also abandoned socialism and was renamed the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

Foreign relations

Pridnestrovie has no official relations with most countries outside of three other unrecognized states: Abkhazia, Artsakh and South Ossetia, despite this, it maintains unofficial relations with a few countries.

Pridnestrovie—Russia relations

Russia does not have diplomatic relations with Pridnestrovie, however it has strong unofficial relations with it.

Russia has had a consulate in Pridnestrovie since 2012.

Pridnestrovie—Ukraine relations

Like Russia, Ukraine does not have diplomatic relations with Pridnestrovie, however it maintains a special relationship with it.

Relations between the two have declined since the 2014 far-right Ukrainian coup, relations hit their lowest point during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict, this is despite Pridnestrovie taking no side in the conflict.

Architecture

An example of Soviet-era architecture in Pridnestrovie from its capital city, Tiraspol.

One of the most noticeable parts of Pridnestrovie architecture is the Soviet-era aesthetics, the flag and coat of arms of the state both feature a hammer and sickle despite the country not being socialist, many Soviet monuments are also around the region, including one of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.