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Published Feb. 22, 2018
Updated Feb. 22, 2018, 9:42 p.m. ET
Soldiers march during "Day of Republic" in the center of Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. Getty Images
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Around Transnistria
Life in Transnistria hasn’t changed much since 1990. Getty Images
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Transnistria
Women dancing during Independence Day festivities in Tiraspol which is the capital of Transnistria. (Photo by: Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images) Getty Images
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Soviet orders are displayed on a large billboard along the main thoroughfare entering Tiraspol, capital of the self-proclaimed Moldovan Republic of Transnistria on April 3, 2017. Kiev has long suspected… Getty Images
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A stall selling drinks in the capital city of Transnistria,
TIRASPOL, TRANSNISTRIA, MOLDOVA – 2017/05/21: A stall selling drinks in the capital city of Transnistria, a break away state from the Republic of Moldova. (Photo by Leisa Tyler/LightRocket via Getty… Getty Images
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A couple walks in Tiraspol, capital of self-proclaimed Moldovan Republic of Transnistria on April 3, 2017. Kiev has long suspected that Russia never intended to seize Ukraine’s east but to… Getty Images
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Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Tiraspol – two young women walking in front of propaganda writing
(GERMANY OUT) Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Tiraspol – two young women walking in front of propaganda writing (Photo by Fishman/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Getty Images