![Ludmila is general director of the local House of Culture in Valea Perjei, a Moldovan village near the border with Ukraine. Built by the USSR, Houses of Culture remain important in Gagauzia. All photographs: Gianluca Pardelli](https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/002.jpg)
Moldova
Back in the USSR: Life in Moldova’s post-Soviet stronghold
In Gagauzia, a former Soviet splinter caught between Ukraine and the EU, the pull of old bonds and certainties remains strong
Moldova
Moldova
Moldova