Transnistria

Monuments and memorials in Transnistria

This collection highlights the military and political history of the Dniester River region, featuring fortifications and statues from the 15th to the 20th centuries. Key sites include the 18th-century Tiraspol Fortress designed by Alexander Suvorov and the medieval Bendery Fortress. Memorials like the Șerpeni Bridgehead and the Memorial of Glory commemorate World War II and regional conflicts, while monuments dedicated to Alexander Nevsky and the Podolsky Regiment reflect the area's deep-rooted Russian imperial and military heritage.

National Bank of Moldova / Public domain

Bendery Fortress

The Bendery Fortress is a 15th-century fortress on the right bank of the Dniester River in Bender, Moldova, built from earth and wood…

Дар Ветер / CC BY-SA 3.0

Monument to Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky served as Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev and Grand Prince of Vladimir during some of the most…

Vladimir Balusik / CC-BY-SA

Suvorov Monument

Monument to Suvorov is a monument to Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov located on the Suvorov Square in Tiraspol, capital city of the…

Kodru / Public domain

Tiraspolskaa krepost

Constructed between 1792 and 1793 under the supervision of General Alexander Suvorov, this bastion-style fortification was built to protect the Russian Empire's southern borders. Today, the powder magazine and earthen ramparts are the primary remaining structures.

Донор / CC BY-SA 3.0

Memorial of Glory

Memorial of Glory is a city memorial located on Suvorov Square of Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria.

Mil.ru / CC BY 4.0

Capul de pod Șerpeni Memorial Complex

Capul de pod Șerpeni Memorial Complex is a military memorial located in Șerpeni, a village in the Anenii Noi District of Moldova.

Zserghei / Public domain

Pamatnik 55-mu pehotnomu Podolskomu polku

Also known as the Monument of Russian Glory, this obelisk was erected in 1912 to commemorate the centenary of the 55th Podolsky Infantry Regiment's participation in the Patriotic War of 1812. It is topped with a bronze eagle.

Zserghei / Public domain

Pamatnik Tamare Krucok

This monument honors Tamara Krucok, a young member of the local pro-Soviet underground resistance movement in Bender who was executed in 1944 during the Second World War.

Loraine / CC BY-SA 4.0

Pamatnik Slavnym borcam za vlast Sovetov

Erected in 1969 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1919 Bender Uprising, this 18-meter-high concrete monument commemorates the local fighters who sought to establish Soviet authority in the region.