Transdniester

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The war memorial honors Transdniester's dead, about half of the 1,500 people who died during the five-month war of secession in 1992. (Vera Undritz for VOA)

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A blind man plays Soviet songs on his accordion. (Vera Undritz for VOA)

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On Saturdays, pensioners gather in a park to sell momentos, many from the days of their Soviet youth. (Vera Undritz for VOA)

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Kvint exports Transdniester's best known products -- brandy and vodka. (Vera Undritz for VOA)