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Poroshenko’s Historic Opportunity

Author(s): Jakub Parusinski / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Ukraine;Euro-atlantic integration;Euromaidan;Petro Poroshenko

After declaring victory with 54 per cent of the vote, Petro Poroshenko now faces the challenge of boldly reforming Ukraine, rooting out corruption while at the same time calming a separatist rebellion in the east. All of this will be done under the distrustful watch of Ukraine’s post-Maidan public.

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The Contemporaries of Independence

Author(s): Igor Lyubashenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Euromaidan revolution;Ukraine;New media

The youth were one of the main driving forces of the EuroMaidan, first as its initiator and later as the victims of the violent response by the authorities. Being also a digital generation, their use of digital channels created the basic information infrastructure of the EuroMaidan.

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What Have the Separatists Achieved?

Author(s): Paweł Pieniążek / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Ukraine;separatsim;Donbas conflict

The ongoing separatist movement in Donetsk and Luhansk claims to be fighting against a fascist regime in Kyiv with their very livelihoods at stake. But south-east Ukraine is much more diverse than depicted in the media. The supporters of the Donetsk People’s Republic or Novorossiya are in the minority, but they are armed with Russian weapons and propaganda.

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Cautious Engagement

Author(s): Liu Zuokui / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: China-Ukraine relations;China;Ukraine;China-Russia

In China’s view, Ukraine has a huge market potential. But it also has a long way ahead before receiving full access to the EU. This plus the volatility which characterises the new Eastern European states explains why Beijing looks at Ukraine with some caution.

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A 180-Degree Shift

Author(s): Marcin Kaczmarski / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Polish-Russian relations;Poland;Russia

In December 2013, improvements in Polish-Russian relations seemed to be undeniable, culminating in the signing of a “2020”cooperation programme by both ministers of foreign affairs. After only half a year, bilateral relations made a 180-degree shift. Russia was unanimously judged by the Polish elite as the number one threat to Poland’s security.

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The Second Integration War

Author(s): Wojciech Górecki / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Russian foreign policy;Russia-Georgia war;Russia-Ukraine war

With an aspiration to integrate the post-Soviet space under its aegis, the Kremlin will try not to allow any other actors to emerge. More than anything else, Moscow shows that it aims to maintain, if not expand, its influence. In 2008, the Kremlin showed that it was ready to use military force outside Russia’s borders. In 2014, it decided to move borders. Despite many differences, these two wars are linked by one common denominator – integration.

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Europe in Alexey Miller’s Embrace

Author(s): Grzegorz Kaliszuk / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Russia;energy;Gazprom

The Russian-owned energy giant Gazprom, headed by Alexey Miller, is feeling more and more comfortable in Europe. The Ukraine conflict seems to have had little impact on the gas business between Russia and most EU countries as the gas giant is taking root in the old continent’s transit system, signing new contracts and buying out shares owned mainly by German energy companies.

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Forrest Gump Recognises Mao

Author(s): Zbigniew Rokita / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Abkhazia;frozen conflict;Georgia

For an unrecognised state, like Abkhazia – the breakaway region in Georgia – any recognition of their independence is important. This is true especially in the case of Abkhazian sport. While not many official international leagues allow an Abkhazian team, the few that do, have found that recognition is more than just symbolic.

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The Dilemmas of a Ukrainian Writer

Author(s): Iza Chruslinska / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Ukraine;literature;poetry;Oksana Zabuzhko

A conversation with Oksana Zabuzhko, Ukrainian poet and writer.

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Notes from the Silk Road

Author(s): Stuart Wadsworth / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Central Asia;Uzbekistan;travel report

The desert country of Uzbekistan is most vividly associated with the Silk Road, with three UNESCO-listed medieval towns that were all visiting points on this route. If it were not for the closed political system, the country has the potential to be a strong tourist destination, with ancient sights that have been extensively and meticulously renovated.

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A Bazaar of Memories

Author(s): Juan Del Nido / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Gdansk;Solidarity (Solidarność);Poland

A visit to the shipyard in Gdańsk leads one to wonder about the preservation of memories in Poland and highlights the current debates on the materiality of the past and its role in our present.

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Tryzub and Crescent

Author(s): Adam Balcer / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Ukraine;History;Ukrainian identity;Turkic;Cossacks

Relations with Turkic and Caucasian Muslims have been a crucial factor in the development of the Ukrainian identity, although they are not well known and often misinterpreted. They are often looked at through the prism of the Cossacks fighting with the Tartars and Turks. However, one cannot imagine the Cossacks representing the essence of what is Ukrainian without understanding the profound impact of the Turks and Tartars – who were often their allies, not enemies – on the Cossack way of life.

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The Long Process of Building Peace

Author(s): Elzbieta Kustra-Pirweli / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Georgia-Ossetian conflict;South Ossetia;Georgia

A conversation with Megi Bibiluri, a Georgian civil activist working towards Georgian-Ossetian reconciliation.

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The First Step

Author(s): Małgorzata Nocuń / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: book review;Femen;Ukraine

A review of the book "Femen" by: Femen (with Galia Ackerman)

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Cutting the Gordian Knot of Caucasia

Author(s): Wojciech Wojtasiewicz / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: South Caucasus;book review;Nagorno Karabakh

A review of "Europe’s Next Avoidable War:Nagorno-Karabakh"Edited by: Michael Kambeck and Sargis Ghazaryan.

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Uncovering Latvia’s Jewish History

Author(s): Tomasz Otocki / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: book review;Jewish heritage in Latvia;Latvia

A review of "Die jüdische Gesellschaft in Kurland und Riga 1795-1915 (The Jewish Community in Courland and Riga)". By :Svetlana Bogojavlenska.

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Who was Erich Honecker?

Author(s): Agnieszka Małgorzata Szymańska / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: Erich Honecker;book review

A review of "Erich Honecker. A Political biography." By: Jan N. Lorenzen.

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Putin’s Favourite Playground

Author(s): Lana Ravel / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: book review;Vladimir Putin;south caucasus

Review of "Poutine et le Caucase"(Putin and the Caucasus)".

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The Man Who Discovered the Holocaust Becomes a Comic Book

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The Man Who Discovered the Holocaust Becomes a Comic Book

Author(s): Giacomo Manca / Language(s): English / Issue: 03 (12)/2014

Keywords: book review;Jan Karski;comics

Review of "Jan Karski. L’uomo che scoprì l’Olocausto (Jan Karski. The man who discovered the Holocaust)." By: Rizzo Marcoand Bonaccorso Lelio.

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Underneath Putin’s Ratings

Author(s): Boris Dubin / Language(s): English / Issue: 04 (13)/2014

Keywords: Vladimir Putin;opinion polls;Levada Center

The Russian leader is not like a real politician elected for a certain term based on certain conditions. He is rather an illusory embodiment of mass expectations which arise from a large amount of frustration accumulated over time. Thanks to the constant effort of the authorities and the media, the criteria that the Russian society uses to assess its head of state remain rather vague.

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