I've written in the past about Transnistria, the region of Moldova that operates as an independent country but it not recognized by the rest of the world. Here is a short documentary that BBC filmed about Moldova and Transnistria. The first clip on YouTube is about 8 minutes, but hopefully it will interest you enough to continue on with the other 3 sections (4 separate sections on YouTube).
p.s. he doesn't pronounce the capital, Chişinua, correctly
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmrLbTHBV3s
i'm gonna watch these asap. is it safe to travel there? i'm tempted to take a side trip there when i (hopefully) visit ministries in moldova next spring. jeffltaylor2 at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteInteresting information to say the least. Looked over lst documentary and will most definitely see the balance sometime today. Peace
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for posting this! I have this file, but was too big to email to my friends back home who might be interested.
ReplyDeleteP.S. We had snow this morning! Did you?