History of Transnistria
In the article, a short history of the creation and existence of a de facto independent state The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is considered. The characteristic features of the emergence of interethnic conflict on linguistic grounds are analyzed, the results of both economic and demographic decline are demonstrated in view of the fact that the republic is not recognized. The need for a political settlement with formalization of the PMR was identified and substantiated. Historical reference is given to the period when the industrial and agricultural potential of the republic that is part of the USSR was in demand. On the basis of the study, the author proposes to seriously consider the problems of the existence of the fraternal people on the left side of the Dnester and take all the necessary decisions at all state levels in the Russian Federation.