"Soviet Union is still alive - at least HERE!" Top 5 Page for this destination Tiraspol by lotharlerch

Tiraspol Travel Guide: 68 reviews and 147 photos

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Soviet Union has disappeared two decades ago. Not because it was destroyed by enemies from outside. It destroyed itself. The first visible signal of the irreversible decay of the Soviet Union was already on August 21, 1968, the day when the Soviet Union together with some more or less forced allies invaded Czechoslovakia. The Soviet gerontocracy has thus shown to everybody (except the CIA) that they had no intellectual tools to integrate the reformatory system immanent "Prague Spring" of that year and to take this way the last chance of survival the communism had in its history.

All what followed was only decay, intellectually, politically and economically. It was a long and fatal disease, felt by everyone inside but not too often noticed from outside over the first years. But nevertheless it was obvious. Over quite a time the Soviet Union was kept alive by the West, especially the USA, because the picture of the threat by a strong enemy was needed to keep the own clientele under the discipline of the "pax Americana". Now even the US begin to learn that they have more efficient enemies which they were feeding up themselves....

The Soviet Union disappeared to the garbage heap of history. That sounds like a metaphor. But the garbage heap really exists and even "lives". It is Transnistria with its capital Tiraspol.

Pros and Cons

Pros:The only close to 100 % authentic piece of Soviet Union
Cons:Most of that what was positive in Soviet Unon is missing
In a nutshell:A sorts "Soviet Union Disneyland"

Last visit to Tiraspol: Sep 2001
Intro Updated Aug 13, 2009
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Reviews (10)

Center of the Economic Problems - Tiraspol

The Center of the Economic Problems Things to Do (3)

Opposite the House of the Soviets I found at a governemtal building this logo. The text "Tsentr ekonomycheskykh problem"... more travel advice

The House of the Soviets Things to Do (3)

This seems to be the best kept building in Tiraspol, a typical Soviet style thing with the unavoidable Lenin in front of... more travel advice

"panem et circenses" - The football stadium - Tiraspol

"panem et circenses" - The football... Things to Do (3)

Every dictature tries to provide "panem et circenses" (bread and entertainment) for the people. Here most of the... more travel advice

Find the OVIR immediately after arrival! Warnings and Dangers (1)

As a non-post-soviet foreigner you are only entitled to enter Transnistria for three hours. Before the 3 hours are over... more travel advice

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Written Aug 13, 2009

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HORSCHECK Mar 12, 2009 at 2:31 PM

Lothar, another fabulous little page about Moldova. Of course I like your sports tip and the OVIR tip. Well done.
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liliarepman Jun 19, 2008 at 9:02 AM

Dom Sovietov doesn't mean (House of Soviets) it means House of Advisors. Don't write what you don't know. There is no more Soviets.
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fabrice Apr 22, 2008 at 12:55 AM

fascinating ; it must be interesting to stay a few days ; maybe the local mafia has a job for me
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mcarling Jun 23, 2007 at 7:02 AM

This procedure is no longer in effect. Registration is now done when entering the country. Unfortunately, an invitation is now needed to enter longer than the time needed to transit through. The Pridnestrovian border police didn't ask me for any bribes.
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Skeptic-jr Aug 24, 2005 at 3:59 AM

Very interesting, especially travelogue. I have just come back from Moldova and had seen Transnistria too. Maybe will be able soon to add some more information about "Pridnyestrovye" AD 2005.
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iwys Jan 4, 2005 at 9:41 AM

I like the Centre of the Economic Problems tip. In Mongolia, there was a Stalinist government building called the House of the Culture of Meat.
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globetrott Oct 13, 2004 at 3:44 PM

an interesting page and travelogue & good to know, where the centre of Russia's economical problems is to be found !
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JelloBiafra Aug 9, 2004 at 2:12 PM

Communism is the only excuse for Russian collonizers (of whom 2/3 are retirees) to be there, which is why it only makes sense to hang on to it for dear life. Intereting view on Communism being kept on life support by US. Never heard that one before.
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antistar Jul 22, 2004 at 6:16 PM

Great detail in your travelogue. It reads like Marco Polo!
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A-r-y-a-n Jul 9, 2004 at 3:55 AM

Hehe! now iam very eager to go there!