The King of Romania Podcast

Sam Cel Roman
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An in-depth look at Romania, Moldova, and Transnistria by an American who has lived in the region for more than 15 years.

Episodes

  1. 02/12/2019

    Myth #36: Transnistria gets free gas from Russia

    In the "old days," all three were part of the Soviet Union's power grid, specifically what is now called the IPS or the Единая энергетическая система. What this effectively means is that all three countries' energy systems (both natural gas and electricity) are still hooked up together although operated separately.

    6 min

  2. 02/06/2019

    Myth #35: Visiting Transnistria Is Risky and Dangerous

    You'd be surprised how often you hear that Transnistria is a super dangerous country.

    8 min

  3. 02/04/2019

    Myth #50: You’re Not Allowed to Say Anything Good About Transnistria

    I certainly like Pridnestrovie. But maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I'm weird. Maybe I'm a total idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about. Fair enough.

    12 min

  4. 01/31/2019

    Myth #19: Transnistria uses plastic coins for money

    Let's call this one partially mythologized. While it is technically true that Pridnestrovie has money that's made out of plastic, what they've created is actually pretty amazing.

    8 min

  5. 01/30/2019

    Myth #3: Transnistria Is a Communist Country

    Nope, not Communist at all. Sorry!

    6 min

  6. 01/29/2019

    Myth #10: You’re not allowed to speak Romanian in public in Transnistria

    Not only have I heard many, many people speaking Romanian in public in Pridnestrovie, I've also done it myself. Nearly one-third of the people who live in Transnistria speak the language, so I don't know where this rumor came from, but it is a persistent one.

    9 min

  7. 01/28/2019

    Myth #1: The country is called Transnistria, Trans-Dniestr, or Transdniestria

    Over the past 1,000 years, the area now known as Transnistria has had a lot of names, but none of them were ever "Transnistria" except for a brief period of time during World War 2 when it was under fascist occupation.

    5 min
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An in-depth look at Romania, Moldova, and Transnistria by an American who has lived in the region for more than 15 years.

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