The map of the Nistru River provides a visual representation of the casualties suffered by the Moldovan (blue) and Transnistrian (red) sides during the 1992 war.

33 years after the brief yet bloody war that divided the region, Shadow of the Russian Olive examines the administrative boundary between Moldova and Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway territory. It documents lives and landscapes along the dividing Dniester River, shedding light on the frozen conflict as it fractures and shifts.

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