PRIDNESTROVIAN IDENTITY AS A MANIFESTATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_1_66
Abstract
The article examines the Pridnestrovian identity through the prism of the concept of ontological security. The article focuses on two directions of the formation of the Transnistrian identity: civilizational and civic. A special place in the work is given to the issues of the mnemonic confrontation between Moldova and Pridnestrovie.
About the Authors
I. S. SoldatenkoRussian Federation
Soldatenko Igor S. – postgraduate student, Department of History and Theory of Politics
Moscow
V. A. Sitalova
Russian Federation
Sitalova Victoria A. – Master’s degree, Department of Public Administration and Financial Technologies
Moscow
V. V. Polynnikova
Russian Federation
Polynnikova Valeria V. – Master’s Degree, Department of Public Administration and National Security
Moscow
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Review
For citations:
Soldatenko I.S., Sitalova V.A., Polynnikova V.V. PRIDNESTROVIAN IDENTITY AS A MANIFESTATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY. Post–Soviet Continent. 2026;49(1):66-78. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_1_66
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