Images from Moldova
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Locals on a Sunday afternoon drive on the main street in Old Orhei village. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
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A generation has passed since the end of communism, and surviving Moldovan churches have been restored. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
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An old grape harvesting cart stands in front of Chateau Vartely's new bottling building. A sign the new trend in Moldovan agriculture, this winery uses equipment imported from France, Germany and Italy. (Vera Undritz for VOA)
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Next to stainless steel vats imported from Italy, Chateau Vartely's sparkling wines ferment in the winery's temperature controlled cellar. (Vera Undritz)