MOLDOVA, FAMOUS FOR…?
This tiny ex-Soviet state is probably Europe's least visited country. But with a religion born out of the ancient Byzantine/Roman split and wine to rival that of France (a diplomatic dispute has meant it's banned from being sold in Russia) there is surely plenty to shout about.
David goes to discover just what makes this often glossed over nation tick.
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BACK IN THE USSR? WELCOME TO MOLDOVA’S TRANSNISTRIA
The border guard looked me up and down, scribbled some details in his book and handed back my passport. “Dobro pozhalovat v Transdinistr” (welcome to Transnistria), and I had checked off another country on my list. Well, not quite.READ THE BLOG
Beyond Chernobyl: Ukranian Dreams
It can be tempting, having survived through the past few turbulent years in the UK, to think that its politics are uniquely messy, dysfunctional, or just plain weird. But the recent TV series, Chernobyl, as well as the accompanying media coverage of the area, has highlighted one of Ukraine’s most dramatic events of the past 35 years – the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986.READ THE BLOG