The primary reason for the co-official national flag is that it indicates Transnistria's desire for closer ties with Russia, a guarantor of Transnistria's claimed independence from Moldova. In an internationally-recognised 2006 referendum , 97.2% of Transnistrians were reported to have voted in favor of their country's annexation to Russia .

Today, Transnistria exists as a Russian pawn and a vessel for Russian nationalism and neo-imperialism. Yet since the 1990s, the multi-ethnic Transnistrian population has asserted its commitment to linguistic equality and multiculturalism.

The main reason for the co-official national flag is to show that Transnistria wants closer ties with Russia, which supports Transnistria's claim of independence from Moldova. In a 2006 referendum, 97.2% of Transnistrians voted to have closer ties with Russia.

Continued use of the flag of the former Moldavian SSR was popular and it was officially reintroduced as the flag of Transnistria in 2000. Confusingly, despite the flag and coat of arms, Transnistria is not a socialist state. It is the only state in Europe that uses the hammer and sickle on its flag. Although the flags of Bryansk Oblast ...

On 2 September 1990, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (PMSSR) was proclaimed as a Soviet republic by an ad hoc assembly, the Second Congress of the Peoples' Representatives of Transnistria, following a successful referendum.

Mar 1, 2024 · Despite having its own flag and currency, Transnistria lacks official recognition from any country, including Russia. Only Abkhazia and South Ossetia — internationally unrecognized breakaway...

The primary reason for the co-official national flag is that it indicates Transnistria's desire for closer ties with Russia, a guarantor of Transnistria's claimed independence from Moldova. In an internationally-recognised 2006 referendum , 97.2% of Transnistrians were reported to have voted in favor of their country's annexation to Russia .

The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic [a] (PMSSR), also commonly known as Soviet Transnistria or simply as Transnistria, was created on the eastern periphery of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (MSSR) in 1990 by pro-Soviet separatists who hoped to remain within the Soviet Union when it became clear that the MSSR would ...

Feb 6, 2020 · Russian flags flutter alongside Transnistrian flags (the world’s only national flag that still bears the hammer and sickle insignia) on the city’s buildings, and during the Independence Day...

Mar 7, 2016 · To all outward appearances, Transnistria is a sovereign state, albeit one that skews Soviet. Its flag includes the hammer and sickle and often flies alongside Russian flags. The Transnistrian...