TRANSNISTRIA, the Country Still Living in the Soviet Union (Between Moldova & Ukraine)

Welcome to Transnistria, the thin strip of land between Moldova & Ukraine, which roughly 500,000 people call home. It is a self declared, unrecognised country that fought to remain independent from Moldova after the breakup of the Soviet Union. I explore its capital city, Tiraspol, where statues of Lenin can be found amongst its Soviet styled streets.

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[stevencross]

That Moldovan bus station looks nicer than most of Moldova

[radicalautism]

I love how you visit places far beyond the usual tourist destinations!

[βασιλεύς-υη]

You can find statue of Lenin in every single Russian town

[italianbourgeois]

Transnistria: We got statues of Lenin in front of governamental buildings
Russia: We got Lenin in front of our governamental buildings

[ThrillzTheGreatest]

Transnistria makes you feel like you are in the USSR again. It’s like a museum showing all of the Soviet/Communist monuments and stuff

[poshemuuu]

A statue of Lenin in front of some governmental building u could still
find everywhere in Russia, in hundreds of little towns. Apply for a Russian visa, visit our country and you would gather a stunning collection of various Lenins in photos ))

[clarencemerritt]

A country that's pretty much frozen In Time.

[philipquick]

jason...most Transnistrians have a Moldovan or Russian passport or even a Romanian/Bulgarian one ...you can not travel anywhere with a Transnistrian passport except Russia and a few former SSR countries

[matijavukic]

Is it just me or Moldova is getting popular more and more 😌

[testcardsandmore]

I visited this place two years ago for a few days. It is of particular interest for us Swedes because our King Charles XII of Sweden stayed outside Bender between 1709 and 1713 when it was part of the Ottoman Empire.
I got the impression that Transnistria, and especially Tiraspol, is cheap, safe, clean and fairly well maintained. Worth a visit!

[ronriesinger]

There is a statue of Lenin in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. He is still pointing the way to Moscow!

[slavicdi]

Transnistria is considering itself an independent country, they say they are not moldova. They are something else, but all the liability they get moldova has to pay. Transnistria its an strategical point for Russia in case of a war.

[DrZirdrz]

a statue of the man on the horse, is of same depicted on one local ruble in 6:48
it's Alexander Suvorov

[denismattsson]

Поржал с момента когда он сказал: "сейчас не так много мест с памятниками Ленина".

[paulaedwards]

8:47
I love how that lady waves, the cashiers in those little shops are always so nice! It happened to me so often

[os_sandra]

as the citizen of Transnistria I want to thank you for your video) you were quite right, saying that this country is much more Soviet, comparing with Moldova. and yes, it was pleasure for me to see my hometown again.
thank you for your work ❤

[present.moment.awareness]

Jason thank you for your video! It was really interesting to see the sights in Transnistria and to hear all the information you provided. Thank you for sharing your travel experiences! Hope you are having a good day! :) Thumbs up!

[withDefiance]

A state that is not recognized by others is still a state. I don't see how you can deny that. Its just an unacknowledged state. About the statue, of course there are still many places with Lenin-statues, a statue doesn't make a soviet union (that is its values, its ideology, not the facade). The place looks pretty regular. There are many places in the world that look like that and people, relative modern cars driving around etc. In that sense the footage of the rusty playground is a bit pain full... then again, thanks because it does give an interesting picture. I value the fact that you just walk through town and downtown.

[markedwardlacumbo]

Sir you are such an amazing travel vlogger! Hope you will not get tired of showing us the world...more power to you sir
❤️ From the Philippines 🇵🇭

[AlexWong]

Jason you are amazing at what you do. I love your camera presence and you are very engaging. Let’s travel and eat together!