Dispute between Moscow and Kyiv about Soviet property abroad heating up
In the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, all the former union republics subsequently became independent states.…
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Our top articles of 2021 you shouldn’t miss
The New Year is upon us, and millions of people around the world sum up their year. We…
Realpolitik to deter Russia and other takeaways from our series on post-Soviet transformations
In this short summary of the main takeaways from our series of interviews with ten intellectuals from Belarus,…
The end of the Soviet Man: How ex-USSR states forged their national identities | 30 Years of Freedom, p.3
In 1920, when hopes were high for the creation of an independent Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, and Baltic states,…
Demolishing monuments not enough to destroy post-Soviet nostalgia, but property rights help | 30 Years of Freedom, p.1
How strongly were Communists supported in post-Soviet countries after the fall of the USSR? Do the populations of…
Pandemic prompting Russia to reaction, isolation, and decay, Shevtsova says
Because of the pandemic, 2020 was “’the year of the Apocalypse” for both Russia and the West, but…
Russia didn’t ‘feed’ the USSR: the entire USSR ‘fed’ the nomenklatura, Mirovich says
One of the most widespread myths in Russia today is that in Soviet times, Russia took care of…
In post-Soviet countries, ethnic Russians are assimilating to titular nationalities, Kozlov says
Something unprecedented is happening to ethnic Russians in many post-Soviet states, Vladimir Kozlov of Moscow's Higher School of…
When wars end without recognized victors and vanquished
How wars end is at least as important as how they begin, although that aspect of conflict seldom…
Ukraine less westernized than Baltic States, Moldova, Georgia – research
Ukraine ranks 6th among 14 former Soviet republics by its level of integration into the western political, economic, and cultural…
Profound contraction of ethnic Russians in former Soviet republics since 1989
The number of ethnic Russians in what were the non-Russian republics of the former Soviet Union has fallen…
Bleak future for Belarus seen if Europe follows US and ends backing for opposition
US President Donald Trump has proposed cutting all assistance to the democratic opposition in Belarus, a move that…
Putin’s failure to attract CIS leaders to Victory parade marks shift from post-Soviet era to Russian world, Dubnov says
Only one leader of another former Soviet republic, Moldova’s Igor Dodon, joined Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s Victory Day…
Russia must decentralize or it will stagnate and then disappear, Pastukhov says
The new Russian revolution, Vladimir Pastukhov says, is today “only a question of time” but will provide “a…
Russia and Belarus protests – ‘part of general crisis in post-Soviet space,’ Portnikov says
The anti-corruption protests in Russia and the anti-vagrants tax ones in Belarus are “the direct result of the…
Dnipro will not let Ukraine’s space glory be forgotten
The city of Dnipro is located on the banks of the Dnipro river, and seems to be an…
Ukraine – first element of crisis to affect entire post-Soviet space, Portnikov says
What is taking place in Ukraine today, Vitaly Portnikov says, is not something unique but rather “part of…
‘Feudal stability’ in post-Soviet States points to collapse and chaos ahead, Portnikov says
The situations of Russia and most post-Soviet states “in a surprising way” recall the late Brezhnev period in…
Post-Maidan Ukraine. Why are we trying to live in a country that no longer exists?
To move forward, Ukrainians must realize that their country is poor and archaic. We, as participants and witnesses…
Belavezha Accords are not just about the past
Twenty-four years ago today at the Belarusian resort of Belovezhskaya Pushcha, the presidents of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine…