Whose Russians?
Who has captured the hearts of Estonia’s Russians? That is the complex question an ICDS research project organised by Riina Kaljurand and Jill Dougherty has attempted to answer, albeit in a...
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No. 147 • November 2015
Estonia’s “Virtual Russian World”: The Influence of Russian Media on Estonia’s Russian Speakers
Russian speakers feel as if they are on the front...
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Putin’s Former Speechwriter: Changes to be Demanded in Russia
Support for the Kremlin does not appear to be unwavering in the long...
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Right-wing Politics in Poland: The Unbearable Lightness of Populism
Unlike their Western European analogues, the Polish parties with far-right leanings are not...
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Independence in the Backyard: Latin America on the World Stage
In international relations, soft power might often prove a better course of action than...
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Is Endless Austerity Such a Good Idea?
The sovereign debt crisis has already been discussed in Europe for quite some time, at least since 2009. Radically restricting government spending—austerity—is seen as the only solution for...
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Heavy Reading With a Heavy Heart
In his new book Black Earth, Timothy Snyder, the Yale history professor familiar to the Estonian reader thanks to his books Bloodlands and The Red Prince, turns his attention to the Holocaust—a...
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