Issue 1/2016: Losing Focus? Eastern fatigue vs. reality

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Opinion & Analysis

Has Europe forgotten about Ukraine? Andrew Wilson
Reform and resistance: Ukraine’s selective state Balazs Jarabik
The role of a superpower in the post-Cold War world Nika Sikharulidze
I come from Belarus Stsiapan Stureika
Russia’s troubled European identity Igor Gretskiy
How should the West respond to Russian repressions? Alexey Kozlov
Russian youth: In the middle of nowhere Alexey Gorbachev
In search of its place in the world Maciej Raś
The roots of Russia’s neo-Eurasianism Maksym Beznosiuk
Polish-Russian relations. Can they get any worse? Justyna Prus
The Suwałki Corridor Mariusz Maszkiewicz
Moldova’s great disillusionment Mihai Popșoi 
A playground between the East and West Interview with Oazu Nantoi
Booming Romania in a hurdle race Paweł Śliwiński
Imperfect literature An interview with Radosława Janowska-Lascar
Gazprom gambles on Germany Sijbren de Jong
A Balkan game of poker Ida Orzechowska
Ukrainians in Poland: In pursuit of a better life? Joanna Fomina
The complicated story of Belarusian opposition Bartosz Rutkowski, Marcin Rychły and Maciej Zaniewicz 

INTERVIEWS

We have to start from scratch A conversation with Hanna Hopko
Everything is normal, but at the same time, completely mad A conversation with Peter Pomerantsev

REPORTS

With a view over the abyss Daniel Wańczyk 

HISTORY AND MEMORY

Babi Yar: A site of massacres, (dis)remembrance and instrumentalisation Yuri Radchenko

Turning away from the horrible past Kinga Anna Gajda 

PEOPLE, IDEAS, INSPIRATION

A writer of the common people Elżbieta Żak 

EASTERN CAFÉ – Books and Reviews

On the mentality of Soviet diplomats: The case of Ivan Maisky Łukasz Jasina
The perversion of soft power Adam Reichardt
The inception of fanaticism Dominik Wilczewski