Europe’s last frontier? Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine between Russia and the European Union

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Publication Date 2008
ISBN 978-0-230-60372-1
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Abstract:
Three former western Soviet republics - Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova - now find themselves torn between the European Union and the increasingly assertive Russia. This volume examines the foreign and domestic policies of these republics with an eye to the lasting legacy of Russian domination and the growing attraction of Europe.

Contents:
Introduction - Oliver Schmidtke & Serhy Yekelchyk
Out of Russia's Long Shadow - Serhy Yekelchyk
From Soviet Ukraine to the Orange Revolution - Natalie Mychajlyszyn
Belarus in the Lukashenka Era - Per Anders Rudling
Post-Soviet Moldova's National Identity and Foreign Policy - Steven D. Roper
The Donbas: The Last Frontier of Europe? - Hiroaki Kuromiya
In the Minority in Moldova - Hülya Demirdirek
The Promise of Europe - Oliver Schmidtke & Constantin Chira-Pascanut
Taking Ukraine Seriously - Derek Fraser
The Failed Revolution - David R. Marples
EU-Russia Relations and the Repercussions on the 'In-betweens' - Stefan Gänzle

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