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Atlas Of Transnistria
The Atlas of Transnistria, also known as the Atlas of the Dniester Moldavian Republic or the Atlas of Pridnestrovie is to date the most thoroughly researched reference work in existence for Transnistria, a region which declared independence from Moldova in 1990. Under the leadership of Mikhail Burla the Atlas was produced over a two-year period by the T.G. Shevchenko University in Tiraspol, Transnistria. It contains 57 highly detailed maps with data and statistics on a wide range of subjects related to Transnistria. External links Internet version of the atlas''(only opens with Internet Explorer)'PDF version of the atlas {{DEFAULTSORT:Atlas Of Transnistria Politics of Transnistria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldovan–Ukrainian border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other unrecognised or partially recognised breakaway states: Abkhazia, Artsakh and South Ossetia. Transnistria is officially designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester ( ro, Unitățile Administrativ-Teritoriale din stînga Nistrului) or as ("Left Bank of the Dniester"). The Council of Europe considers the territory to be under military occupation by Russia. The region's origins can be traced to the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, which was formed in 1924 within th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova's Capital city, capital and largest city is Chișinău. Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was Treaty of Bucharest (1812), ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. In 1856, southern Bessarabia was returned to Moldavia, which three years later united with Wallachia to form United Principalities, Romania, but Russian rule was restored over the whole of the region in 1878. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Burla
Mikhail Porfirovich Burla (russian: Михаи́л Порфирович Бурла; uk, Михайло Порфірович Бурла, ''Mykhaylo Profirovych Burla''; born 22 November 1957 in village Mejdurechie, Storozhynets Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Transnistrian politician and the chairman of the country's governing political party, Obnovlenie. Biography Burla was born on 22 November 1957 in Storozhynets Raion of the Chernivtsi Oblast in Ukraine. He is an economic geographer by profession and spent much of his career teaching at T.G. Shevchenko University in Tiraspol. After satisfying the compulsory military service in the Soviet Army (November 1979 to May 1981), he worked as an assistant at the Department of Physical Geography of the above-mentioned institute. In 1982 he enrolled to pursue a post-graduate course in the field of economic, social and political geography at the Leningrad State University, which he graduated in 1985. In the same year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiraspol
Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of light industry, such as furniture and electrical goods production. The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792, although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups. The city celebrates its anniversary every year on 14 October. Etymology The toponym consists of two ancient Greek words: Τύρας, ''Tyras'', the Ancient name for the Dniester River, and ''polis'', i.e., a city (state). History Classical history Tyras (Τύρας), also spelled ''Tiras'', was a colony of the Greek city Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
