A ceremonial gathering marking the 234th year of Tiraspol was held in the assembly hall of the capital’s state administration on the eve of the city’s anniversary. The PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky was among the guests.
The event was opened by Head of the State Administration of Tiraspol and Dnestrovsk Ilona Tyuryaeva. She congratulated on the upcoming holiday those present and through them all Tiraspol residents and visitors. She spoke about the city's achievements and infrastructure improvements, noting the establishment and gradual development of the Pridnestrovian State Museum of History and Local Lore, the renovation of Victory Park and the railway station square, the landscaping of Pushkin Square, the transformation of the arboretum, and the development of Catherine Park. She discussed housing and road construction and shared plans to upgrade the city embankment and beach area. Work on the memorial complex at the St. Vladimir Powder Magazine of the Sredinnaya Fortress will be continued. The head of the capital highlighted the achievements of Tiraspol residents, including the winners of the "Recognition" city contest, traditionally held to mark City Day.
Chairman of the Tiraspol City Council of People's Deputies Andrey Volkovich joined the head of the capital. They undertook an important and honorable mission: to announce the new Honorary Citizen of Tiraspol and present the corresponding insignia. On October 8, 2026, by a decision of the Tiraspol City Council session, this title was conferred upon the PMR President Vadim Nikolayevich Krasnoselsky in recognition of his outstanding services to the republic and the city as well as his significant contribution to the establishment, defense, and strengthening of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and his fruitful efforts toward its recognition.
The PMR President was presented with the badge, certificate, and ID card of an Honorary Citizen of the City of Tiraspol.
Background information:
Vadim Krasnoselsky is the 26th Honorary Citizen of Tiraspol. The following individuals have been awarded this title for outstanding services to the city, contributions to economic and cultural development, and years of civic engagement since 1964:
Sudets Vladimir Alexandrovich – Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Aviation, and Commander of the 17th Air Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, which liberated Tiraspol in April 1944 (1964);
Zhdanovich Stepan Naumovich – participant in the Civil War and organizer of the canning industry in the MASSR and MSSR (1968);
Tsarev Alexey Fedorovich – participant in the 1905 mutiny on the battleship Potemkin and an active participant in the industrialization of the MASSR and MSSR (1968);
Foynitsky Alexander Fedorovich – Honored Art Worker of the MSSR, artist, and chronicler of Tiraspol (1968);
Ostashenko Fyodor Afanasyevich – Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 57th Rifle Corps of the 37th Army (3rd Ukrainian Front), which liberated the city of Tiraspol in April 1944 (1969);
Sharokhin Mikhail Nikolayevich – Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General, Commander of the 37th Army (3rd Ukrainian Front), which liberated the city of Tiraspol in April 1944 (1969);
Ostapenko Ivan Danilovich – leading worker and innovator at the Tiraspol Woodworking Combine, active public figure (1969);
Dyachenko Ignat Dmitriyevich – Hero of Socialist Labor, Honored Builder of the MSSR, Head of Construction Administration No. 28 (SU-28) (1973);
Gorbatko Viktor Vasilyevich – twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General of Aviation, Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR (1974);
Bochkovsky Vladimir Alexandrovich – Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant General of Tank Troops (1978);
Moskalenko Kirill Semyonovich – twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1978);
Solovyova Valentina Sergeyevna – Hero of Socialist Labor, Director of the "40 Years of the Komsomol" Garment Factory (1978);
Kretsul Dmitry Vladimirovich – Hero of Socialist Labor, Work Brigade Leader at Construction Administration No. 28 (SU-28) (1982);
Pavlov Ivan Alexandrovich – Hero of Socialist Labor, worker at the "Electromash" plant (1982);
Sinev Viktor Grigorievich – a prominent statesman, chairman of the executive committee of the Tiraspol City Council of Workers' Deputies from 1971 to 1986. (2002);
Nina Ilyinichna Kachurovskaya – Excellent Health Worker of the USSR, Honored Health Worker of the MSSR, Director of the city pharmacy association from 1952 to 1996. (2003);
Petrik Pavel Petrovich – First Secretary of the City Party Committee from 1964 to 1971, Honorary Worker of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005);
Smirnov Igor Nikolaevich – First President of the PMR from 1990 to 2011. (2005);
Luzhkov Yuri Mikhailovich – mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. (2006);
Ordin Vilor Nikolaevich – General Director of Tirotex CJSC from 1987 to 2012. (2008);
Bayev Oleg Markovich – General Director of CJSC “KVINT” (2008);
Justinian – Archbishop of Tiraspol and Dubossary from 1995 to 2010. (2010);
Marakutsa Grigory Stepanovich – Chairman of the Supreme Council of the PMR from 1991 to 2005. (2012);
Andreeva Galina Stepanovna – Chairman of the Republican Women's Strike Committee (2017);
Bolshakov Anatoly Ivanovich – Hero of Socialist Labor, Soviet and Pridnestrovian statesman (2022).
