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A Pridnestrovie-born German and his daughter stand beside one of the country's memorials to the ethnic German communities in PMR

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A Pridnestrovie-born German and his daughter stand beside one of the country's memorials to the ethnic German communities in PMR
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Pridnestrovie's Germans return to find their roots ...and root for independence
Although the leading cultural influence in Pridnestrovie is Slavic, the country also has a long and rich German component. Its German communities spread to other parts of the former Soviet Union, Europe and even the United States. Now some of them are returning to find their roots in a place that the rest of the world will not allow to have an independent existence. [more]

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<h1>A Pridnestrovie-born German and his daughter stand beside one of the country&#039;s memorials to the ethnic German communities in PMR</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">A Pridnestrovie-born German and his daughter stand beside one of the country&#039;s memorials to the ethnic German communities in PMR</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>