Culture & Photography

Transnistria has an unusual visual aesthetic for social media — Soviet architecture, a medieval fortress and the Dniester River produce shots you won’t find anywhere else in Europe. Here are the spots worth a dedicated stop for photos. Bendery Fortress. The classic shot — the fortress walls and eight towers against a summer sunflower field,

Transnistria’s flag is the only official state flag in Europe that still carries the hammer and sickle. Here’s where that symbolism comes from and why it matters for understanding the region. The flag. A red-and-green banner with a hammer, sickle and five-pointed star in the upper corner — an almost exact copy of the Moldavian