Ernest Vardanean was born in Yerevan , the capital of Armenia ; his family moved to Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic after the 1988 Armenian earthquake . Vardanean graduated from the Faculty of Political Science of the Moldova State University ; he speaks five languages . He ran in the 2005 election for Parliament of Transnistria , but his campaign failed . He is one of the founders of the Pridnestrovian Armenians Union and is a member of the organisation ’s board
1988 Armenian earthquake
1988 Armenian earthquake
Ernest Vardanean