title: Educational Policy of Higher Educational Institutions in the Self-Proclaimed State of Russian “Near Abroad”: The Case Study of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria)
abstract: The sphere of education often becomes an arena of political influence. Pridnestr (Transnistria) is an extreme case of over-intervention in the educational circle by a self-proclaimed government. The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is not recognized by the international community as an independent state, therefore the academic diplomas received by Transnistrian youth are not recognized internationally. The political conflict between Moldova and Transnistria creates serious inconveniences in the
journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Sklodowska sectio N Educatio Nova