A flying visit to Gagauzia

Its not an independent country - just autonomous region -
but it has the right to declare independence - so a visit is in order just in case.



Welcome to Comrat - the capital city



Its not a big place... 23,000 out of 150,000 in Gagauzia total but it
has it own brand new National University Building
(with assistance from Turkey as well as a Kemal Atatürk memorial library)



and some monuments...



and some statues... I think the Soviet soldier is meant to be
one of the good guys - certainly looks very stern.



There is a bit of a litter problem:





Gagauzia is still part of Moldova so lots of election posters...

This lot are the lot booted out when the communists were re-elected -
Apparently the Communists are regarded as being a bit more moral
and a lot less corrupt