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July 15th, 2008

Transnistria: Voices of Tiraspol

Lyndon · 23:01

In recent years, it seems like a solution to Moldova's long-unresolved secessionist conflict is always being forecast but never quite materializes. Meanwhile, the people who live in the unrecognized Transnistria just try to get by. At least a couple of the territory's netizens, however, seem unhappy with some of the initiatives of their de facto government. Lyndon Allin translates their posts. 2 comments · »»

May 22nd, 2008

Moldova, Turkey: Natalya Morar's Istanbul Airport Adventure

Veronica Khokhlova · 00:22

lingua → mk · sq · bn · jp · ar · es · zht · zhs

Natalia Morar, a journalist who was deported from Russia after a Russian magazine ran her stories on the alleged siphoning of huge sums of money abroad by the country's high-ranking officials, blogs about how she almost got deported from Turkey by the unsuspecting Turkish border guards. 1 comment · »»

March 8th, 2008

Russia: Natalia Morar's Domodedovo Ordeal

Veronica Khokhlova · 02:51

lingua → de · sq · es

Below is the translation of journalist Natalia Morar's first blog post since her departure from Russia, published on March 4. Morar, a citizen of Moldova, was "barred from entering Russia in December on a secret Federal Security Service order" and was denied entry into Moscow again last week, spending three days in detention at Moscow's Domodedovo airport with her husband, a Russian citizen. 6 comments · »»

October 10th, 2007

Waiting in the PMR

Lyndon · 10:31

lingua → es

Lyndon Allin translates a few posts by bloggers from the PMR, "the secessionist entity (or de facto state, depending on your preferred terminology) located along Moldova's eastern border on a patch of land called Transnistria, Transdniestria, Transdniester, Transdnestr, or Pridnestrovie (again, depending on your preference and politics)." 3 comments · »»

June 4th, 2007

More on Moldovans in Italy

Lyndon · 21:20

Lyndon Allin translates another blog comment about Moldovans living and working in Italy - this time by a commenter named Snejana: "…when I write about Moldova I get very emotional, because I don’t understand why life is so difficult. On every corner in Italy there are Moldovans looking for work which they hope will make them some money and allow them to pay off their debts and send some money home to their children." 4 comments · »»

March 29th, 2007

Americans in Moldova; Moldovans in Italy…

Lyndon · 17:12

lingua → fr

Alexandru Culiuc's weblog is one of the best in the Moldovan blogosphere - probably the one I enjoy reading the most, and happily it has an owner and readership that don't seem to mind my mostly English-language comments. Last year, Alex had an interesting post about foreigners' impressions of ... 6 comments · »»

February 7th, 2007

Moldova: “Wall Art” and Other Photos

Veronica Khokhlova · 09:07

lingua → zhs · zht

Flickr user dittaeva, of Leikanger, Norway, traveled around Moldova with his brothers in the summer of 2006 and has photographed this mosaic on the way from the Chisinau airport to Colonita. The face on the wall appears to be that of poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. More Moldova trip photos (254) by dittaeva ... 2 comments · »»

January 26th, 2007

Russia: Roma Wedding and Christmas

Veronica Khokhlova · 19:15

The flag of the Roma people. According to Wikipedia, it "was approved at the First World Romani Congress in 1971, held in London, UK. The flag consists of a background of dark blue and green, representing the heavens and earth, respectively. The flag also contains a red chakra, or spoked ... 1 comment · »»

Links about Moldova

August 28th, 2008

7iber, from Jordan, details a cultural variety show with a difference in this post.

July 30th, 2008

A Fistful of Euros writes about “huge floods across southeastern Europe” and the lack of reliable information in English from this region.

July 14th, 2008

Scraps of Moscow writes about Transnistria's new de facto foreign minister.

Scraps of Moscow writes about “a rather over-the-top attack on two democracy-promoting NGOs operating in Moldova,” delivered by the country's largest-circulation newspaper.

June 18th, 2008

Scraps of Moscow writes about the Young Pioneers organization in Russia and Moldova.

June 8th, 2008

June 2nd, 2008

Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros writes that one way to solve the Transnistria problem could be for Moldova to declare “permanent neutrality, withdrawing from GUAM (Georgia - Ukraine - Azerbaijan - Moldova, or the Union of Former Soviet States Who Have Difficult Relations With Russia And Aren’t Joining The EU Any Time Soon), and committing to never joining NATO.”

May 22nd, 2008

AnTyx writes about the Eastern Partnership project.