Over 10,000 locals took to the streets of Tiraspol, the capital, to mark the May 9 public holiday

Over 10,000 locals took to the streets of Tiraspol, the capital, to mark the May 9 public holiday

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Tiraspol's WWII Veterans mark Day of VictoryThousands of Tiraspol residents flocked to the streets to celebrate freedom and independence on Victory Day. During World War II, Pridnestrovie was occupied by Romania and Nazi Germany. 300,000 Jews were killed in what was known as the largest killing field of the Holocaust. [more]

<h1>Over 10,000 locals took to the streets of Tiraspol, the capital, to mark the May 9 public holiday</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/">Over 10,000 locals took to the streets of Tiraspol, the capital, to mark the May 9 public holiday</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>