Kosovo, Kosovo, Kosovo…
Just ran across this article at Radio Free Europe. Short version: Russia has decided that independence for Kosovo is probably inevitable, and has decided to milk it for maximum benefit to Russia....
View ArticleThe new great game
Our next anniversary guest post is written by the the great Jonathan Edelstein. It’s starting to look like the season of referenda in the near abroad. On September 17, less than a week from today,...
View ArticleTransnistria: a solution?
A recent article over at Radio Free Europe suggests that Moldova and Russia may be getting close to a solution of the Transnistria conflict. (For some background on Transnistria, here are some articles...
View ArticleTransnistria: underwater?
It’s sometimes hard to get solid news about Transnistria. No international news agencies report regularly from there, and it doesn’t have a good English-language site. News stories about the breakaway...
View ArticleWait, where did the astroturf go?
I just noticed that a number of pro-Russian astroturf websites — including some that I used to read regularly — have gone dark. First off, there are the Transnistria pages. The Tiraspol Times used to...
View ArticleWho’s left from the Class of ’91?
Spun off an earlier post. Remember the first generation of post-Communist leaders? The guys who took power immediately after Communism collapsed? Well, here’s a question: almost 20 years later, how...
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