Union of Bulgarians in Pridnestrovie

The Union of Bulgarians in Pridnestrovie, also calling itself the Historical and Human Rights Center of Bulgaria, is a non-governmental organization based in Transnistria (official shortform name: Pridnestrovie) whose leader is Alene Nikolayev, an ethnic Bulgarian born in Transnistria. The union is composed of ethnic Bulgarians. Of the 35 nationalities represented in Transnistria, ethnic Bulgarians represent less than 2 percent.[1]