Issue 6/2018: 1918. The year of independence

• TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1918. THE YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE

The decline of the West and the joy in the East. Interview with Andrzej Chwalba
More than independence. Poland and 1918 Adam Balcer
1918 – A geopolitical catastrophe for Ukraine Yaroslav Hrytsak
Identity building after the rupture. Post-war memorials in Central and Eastern EuropeArnold Bartetzky
The failure of mapmaking and territorialisation of statehood in Polesia and Belarus in 1918 Diana Siebert
Photo-report: The Road to independence. Eastern Europe at the end of the First World War
What does independence mean in the Baltics? Koen Verhelst
Selective memory in the South Caucasus Jan Brodowski

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Is the blockchain revolution starting in Russia? Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
Russia’s economic policy in Putin’s fourth term Alex Nice
Russia’s denial syndrome Olga Irisova
Georgia’s liberal transformation. An ongoing adventure Bakar Berekashvili
Old Moldova in new Europe Piotr Oleksy

INTERVIEWS

Poetry, music, politics A conversation with Tomasz Sikora

STORIES AND IDEAS

NGOs in Hungary learn to adapt under pressure Balint Josa and Anna Fedas
Polish Muslims, Polish Fears. A reflection on politics and the fear of the Other Maxim Edwards

HISTORY & MEMORY

Nord Stream. The narrative of a new Molotov–Ribbentrop pact? Francis Masson

EASTERN CAFÉ

Postcolonialism in the Soviet Bloc Tomasz Kamusella
A fresh look at political culture in Russia and Ukraine Margaryta Khvostova
Countering the realists on Russia and Ukraine Daniel R. Jarosak
Past Continuous. Is Bandera replacing Lenin? Marek Wojnar
A miracle from the inside Maciej Robert

BELARUS IN THE EYES OF ITS NEIGHBOURS

Belarus in a post-Crimean deadlock Igor Gretskiy
Pragmatic co-operation amid eroding security Maksym Khylko
Past as weakness or strength? The shared history, strained present and uncertain future of Belarus and Lithuania Dovilė Šukytė
Behind the thaw Michał Potocki
Germany is wrong in bolstering the status quo in Belarus Joerg Forbrig