Tiraspol Travel Guide

Tiraspol

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Stig Albeck

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Tiraspol is a city beautifully situated on the banks of the River Dniester, and it de facto serves as the capital of Transnistria. Tiraspol’s modern history dates to 1792, when the city was founded by Alexander Suvorov, who was a Russian generalissimo. The city name Tiraspol is a combination of the two Greek words Tyras and polis, where Tyras is the old name for the Dniester and where polis means city.

In 1924, Tiraspol became part of the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, located on the east side of the Dniester, while most of present-day Moldova west of the Dniester was Romanian. In 1940, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic became a separate republic within the Soviet Union, and in 1991 the republic declared independence. Soon after, Transnistria declared independence from Moldova, and Tiraspol became the capital of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

Due to this recent history, you can see quite a few interesting sights in Tiraspol with roots in the Soviet era. The administrative center is the Government Building of Transnistria, Дом Правительства и Верхного Совета Приднестровья, and in front of it stands a statue of the Soviet leader Lenin. Opposite the government building, you can visit the Tiraspol Museum of Local History, Тираспольского объединённого музея.

You can continue from the Lenin statue along the main street Pokrovskaya ulitsa, Покровская улица, which leads to Suvorov Square, Площадь Суворова, a large square named after the city’s founder in 1992. You can see an equestrian statue from 1979 of Suvorov on the square. If you continue your stroll east, you will pass Tiraspol’s imposing Town Hall, built as the Supreme Soviet, Дом Советов, in the years 1953-1956, and the beautiful drama theater of Tiraspol ends the street.

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Chişinău

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A large-scale city plan was launched in 1834, and work on wide boulevards, churches and other public buildings was commissioned. After the Russian Revolution in 1917, the Moldovan territory seceded from Russia and from 1918 became part of the Kingdom of Romania.

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Odessa at the Black Sea is also called the wonder of the South, and it is a unique meeting between Russian-Ukrainian culture and the French Mediterranean atmosphere. The relaxed atmosphere of the city with its many beautiful historic buildings, long and wide avenues and the location by the water makes a visit to Odessa a special experience. A walk along the famous Deribasovskaya street and a visit to the opera are just two of the many highlights.

Many stories are told of the poet Alexander Pushkin, who lived in Odessa in transition. Among other things, he should have planted a tree for every time he was captivated by one of the city’s beautiful women, which is perhaps why Odessa with trees everywhere today is perceived as a particularly green city in the central streets.

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Overview of Tiraspol

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