– December in Ukraine was dominated by the developments following Russia’s November 25th attack on and seizure of Ukrainian navy ships in the Azov Sea that led to the capture of 24 Ukrainian sailors, a move that drew international criticism … Continue reading Presidential Race Kick-Off and New National Church
Before I moved to Estonia, three different Estonian-Americans (including the outspoken former President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves) warned me not to refer to Estonia as an Eastern European country. “Estonia,” I was told, “considers itself Western European, or at … Continue reading 21st century identity crisis: Estonia conflicted over UN global compact on migration
On December 1st, dozens of countries and organizations around the world observed World AIDS Day, an opportunity to mourn those lost to a disease that the United Nations once hoped to eradicate by 2030. Statements of solidarity were issued by … Continue reading The return of a grievous epidemic: rising HIV/AIDs infections in the post-Soviet states
– On November 3rd, Ukraine made another step to the establishment of a unified local Orthodox Church when President Poroshenko signed an agreement on cooperation with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Istanbul-based leader of the worldwide Orthodox community. The move … Continue reading What’s Up Ukraine? Euromaidan Anniversary and Kerch Strait Confrontation
Clinging tight to the cold, grey asphalt, the old man refuses to budge, trying to protect the statue from the crowd. With the intimacy of a lover forced to separate from his loved one, the man strokes it until the … Continue reading War requires heroes: Ukraine rewrites its own history five years after the Euromaidan
This is the second part of a series of articles written by Logan Hulsey about his experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Moldova, where he taught English at a local school in the small town of Riscani for 27 … Continue reading Privet, Moldova: encountering the Roma community of Riscani
– On October 1st, three children were killed in a landmine explosion near the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. Earlier this year, the UN stated that two million Ukrainians were affected by landmines due to the military actions in the … Continue reading Azov Sea Militarization and Language Law Controversies
This article is part of a collaboration between Lossi 36 and New Eastern Europe. While presidential elections in Ukraine are only five months away, the climate for Ukrainian civil society and activists has increasingly turned sour. With assaults on prominent … Continue reading Ukrainian Civil Society under attack
– On September 2nd, Ukrainian-Italian movie Easy (2017) received the Kinéo Movie Diamond Award at the Venice Film Festival for Best First Feature, while another Ukrainian film, Myth (2018), took best documentary award at the Figueira Film Art Festival in … Continue reading Hungary passport row and the Sakharov Prize nomination
This is the first of a series of articles written by Logan Hulsey about his experiences as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Moldova, where he taught English at a local school in the small town of Riscani for 27 months. … Continue reading Privet, Moldova: How I ended up spending two years in Eastern Europe
