The Surprise of the Russian Elections
It’s been more than a month since the Russian legislative elections of September 18, 2016. You will be excused if you passed them by, all the more so that on ...
Vostokian Podcast 3: Russian and Turkish Influence in the Caucasus
Alex Pantich and Rusif Huseynov discuss Russian and Turkish influence in the Caucasus and the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh with moderator Kristijan Fidanovski.
Eastern Europe News Roundup March 6th
Each week The Vostokian republishes a compilation of the most relevant Eastern European news courtesy of The Elicitor. You can find the original here. “Will U.S.-Ukraine Relations Survive the Obama Years?” ...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the drastic drop from five to one million army personnel was not the only burden that the Russian military was facing. A great ...
The anti-Western narrative aimed at the Russian audience that accompanied Russia’s military resurgence was three-fold: the expansion of NATO, the Western military intervention in the Middle East, and the Western ...
Why are Russians so optimistic about Trump? Of all the countries in the world, Russia seems to be the most optimistic about the incoming President of the United States Donald ...
The last week saw the demolition of shopping centers and kiosks near metro stations all around Moscow. The shopping centers were demolished in the dead of night, many not having ...
Each week The Vostokian republishes a compilation of the most relevant Eastern European news courtesy of The Elicitor. You can find the original here. “The complicated Russia-EU trade relationship” by Vladimir ...
The Russian Government has approved a document containing a list of services and activities that Turkish companies or companies headed by Turkish individuals are restricted from carrying out on the ...
Each week The Vostokian republishes a compilation of the most relevant Eastern European news courtesy of The Elicitor. You may find the original here. “Russian Sanctions on Turkey” by Nicolas ...
Since the downing of a Russia Su-24 by Turkish forces, Russian president Vladimir Putin has vowed to retaliate until Turkey apologized for shooting down the aircraft. The retaliation has so ...
Each week The Vostokian republishes a compilation of the most relevant Eastern European news courtesy of The Elicitor. You may find the original here. “Russia and U.S., While Pushing for ...
Each week The Vostokian republishes a compilation of the most relevant Eastern European news courtesy of The Elicitor. You can find the original here. “Пенсионеры перекрыли главные улицы Сочи и Краснодара” ...