– 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 What’s Up Ukraine? 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 What’s up Ukraine? 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
Disclaimer: this is a translated, modified and updated version of an article that was published by the same author three years ago in the Russian online-journal “7×7”. The original version can be found here. While Amnesty International has called Belarus … Continue reading “The last European Executioner”: Why Belarus preserves the death penalty
This article is part of a collaboration between Lossi 36 and New Eastern Europe. Initially a concept created by the Polish interwar statesman Józef Piłsudski, Intermarium has made a comeback within frameworks such as Visegrad and the Three Seas Initiative … Continue reading How the Ukrainian far-right has become one of the biggest proponents of Intermarium
The war in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia have been defining events for the current state of international politics in Europe. As tensions in the region and among global powers have increased, nearby countries reacted as best … Continue reading Turning a threat into an asset: Belarus’s image-making and the war in Ukraine
However small in terms of geography and population, Estonia is a beautiful country with many different sides to it. Introducing our new snapshot feature, this series of photos were taken between the fall of 2017 and spring of 2018. They … Continue reading Snapshots: Seasons of Estonia
Reaching consensus on how to deal with national minorities is something that most countries struggle with. Faced with the pressing societal issues of integration, Estonia and Latvia are not unique in this regard. However, what does make them special is … Continue reading Fallen Between the Cracks: the Struggle of Minority Integration in Estonia and Latvia
While politicians help forward plans for a united Ukrainian Orthodox church, a recent survey shows that the population is not overwhelmingly enthusiastic about the idea. However, if successful, the move could reduce the country’s dependence on Russia and possibly pave … Continue reading Ukraine’s Religious Scene: In Quest for an Independent Orthodox Church
