Born in freedom and independence

"Have a gurk", says Dasha. The children of Pridnestrovie were all born in the freedom of an independent nation. It is the only way of life that they know: None of them have ever known what it is like to be a smaller part of any other country.

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<h1>Born in freedom and independence | Pridnestrovie.net Transnistria Transdniester, PMR Pridnestrovia</h1> Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is the official name for the left bank of the Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Born in freedom and independence | Pridnestrovie.net</a> Pridnestrovie or Pridnestrovye is sometimes referred to as Transnistria or Transdnistria, TMR, DMR, Dniester Moldovan Republic also Transdniester, Transdniestr Trans-Dniestria. <p> The 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 as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka and Slobozya. It is a democratic country with an elected president, Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href="http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldovan Republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.Pridnestrovie.net/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>