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 been emptied of their contents by their tenants. This demolition ...
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 Chizhov (New Europe, 20 February 2016) “Making good on the ...
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” (newsru, 15 January 2016). “How ‘eastern Ukraine’ was lost” by ...
I arrived in Moscow in September and have since seen the effects of Russia’s economic tumble first-hand. As a teacher and a foreigner who speaks Russian, I have observed two different reactions to the crisis: people who are appalled and ...