New Eastern Europe - November-December 2017

99 Lack of clarity Even though some processes underway – such as the merger of the main TV stations with media holdings connecte ...

100 The Georgian diplomat further noted that it is good to have a clear goal to pur- sue and in the current situation the rule “ ...

101 and despite the ongoing generational changes, it is the church which remains the one of main carriers of Georgian identity. ...

102 Eurasian Economic Union structures after 2015 has been hovering between 20 and 30 per cent (23 per cent according to researc ...

The curse and miracle of Kupiškis EMIL STAULUND LARSEN AND NOAH GROVES Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in all of Europe. ...

104 An unfortunate record But something lurks underneath the surface of this quite ordinary city. A local tells us that a priest ...

105 “It was very sad,” says Dainius Bardauskas, the mayor of the Kupiškis District Municipality who seems reluctant to talk abou ...

106 mainly for elders. The project is run by Violeta Šabrinskienė, who says: “The sen- iors are using the hotline. They understa ...

107 “There has been a change in attitudes towards suicide as a result,” she continues. “Suicide and suicidal thoughts were viewe ...

108 “With the new minister of health, there is new hope,” says Gailienė. “There are no results yet but there are negotiations, w ...

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Russia is unprepared for the next world order An interview with Bobo Lo, expert on Russia and China and author of the books Russ ...

111 That said, this world is still evolving. So Russia has some time to adapt, al- though not much. It retains considerable soft ...

112 ing that you cannot simply rely on your traditional assets and habits. You have to change your mindset, allow greater space ...

113 in Russia, but I think it will come back into fashion. The overall message will be that under Putin’s wise leadership, Rus- ...

114 nal ideas have been challenged, which is very healthy. A Wary Embrace returns to my original conclusions to see whether they ...

115 its enhanced influence and status, and further favour its interests. The Russians, by contrast, see them- selves as the numb ...

How Russia interprets 1917 NIKITA PETROV The question of revolution, particularly the “colour revolution”, is something that fil ...

117 Great Russian Revolution Everything used to be very simple. In Soviet times, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of ...

118 other countries. The question of revolution, particularly the “colour revolutions”, is something that fills the Kremlin with ...