Regular readers of this blog already know that I have been quite critical of the Tiraspol Times and Weekly Review and the slant that it gives to coverage of Transdniestria at times.
But let us give to Cesar that which is Cesar’s and to God that which is God’s. And to its credit, I have to […]
Start googling around and you’ll see that misinfo about Transdniestria outnumbers real info and real facts by a factor of 10 to 1, from Wikipedia to sensationalist articles about “the black hole in Europe” and “the country that doesn’t exist.” Yawn…
To anyone who hasn’t been to Transdniestria yet: The best thing you can do is […]
In the “news from the hacks” department, a typical cold warrior is planning a book with the tabloid title “The New Cold War and How to Win it” (from the department of fearmongers hoping for a self-fulfilling prophesy.) Sooner or later The Economist will be forced to drop him, which is probably why he is […]
The West fears it might lose all of the former Moldavian SSR. This is what now motivates the stated willingness, in some circles at least, to consider letting Transdniestria go its own way in return for speeding up Moldova’s integration with Europe.
Conversely, Russia now feels it may have a shot at getting the entire […]
Is PMR against Kosovo’s independence? No. And this is one of the issues where Transdniestria differs from Russia, which clearly seems to be against it, at least as long as Serbia doesn’t go along.
But the feeling in Transdniestria is one of wonder and amazement: Why is Kosovo all of a sudden so urgent? Why not […]