Transnistria: The Micronation Where the USSR Never Died

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Source/Further reading:

Britannica, short overview: https://www.britannica.com/place/Tran...

BBC, Celebrating a nation that doesn’t exist: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20...

Britannica, history of Moldova: https://www.britannica.com/place/Mold...

E-international relations, good overview article: https://www.e-ir.info/2021/08/03/mold...

Balkan History on the ‘92 conflict: https://www.balkanhistory.org/transni...

NYTimes report on the 2006 referendum: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/wo...

Modern trade with Europe: https://globalsecurityreview.com/tran...

History, glasnost and perestroika: https://www.history.com/topics/cold-w...

NYTimes, Transnistrian time slip: https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com...

NYTimes, football in Transnistria: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/sp...

BBC, South Ossetia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe...

BBC, Abkhazia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe...

Carnegie Europe, the trials of unrecognized states: https://carnegieeurope.eu/2018/04/26/...