Belarus is in an unprecedented political crisis with no resolution in sight In August 2020, following a hotly disputed presidential election, Aliaksandr Lukashenka was declared President of Belarus. Since then, [...]
How ethnoregionalist movements disappear: the story of Moravians Maria Isobchuk In its political manifestation, ethnicity is a rather mobile dynamic social construct. Various ethnic (including regionalist) movements have been emerging over [...]
Regional languages in coalition agreements of regionalist and nationwide political parties: Spanish cases Evgeniia Filippova Spain is formally a unitary but in fact a federalizing state, composed of 17 autonomous communities [...]
The 2020 parliamentary election in Lithuania: why did the EAPL-CFA fail? Kiryl Kascian and Vitold Jančis In October 2020, a new parliamentary election took place in Lithuania. Lithuanians elected 141 members [...]
Belarusian national identity: what did the 2020 protests demonstrate? Hanna Vasilevich The 2020 post-presidential protests, the most long-lasting and numerous in the history of independent Belarus, are noticeable from various perspectives, [...]
What new election should the Belarusian society demand? Kiryl Kascian The recent fraudulent presidential election in Belarus has triggered continuous mass protests throughout the country. The violent crackdown of the protests [...]
Merging Russia’s Autonomous Entities: Ethnic Aspect Dr. Petr Oskolkov (MGIMO University) On 13 May 2020, the heads of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) of Russia signed a memorandum about [...]
Merging Russian regions: assessing the reform before its second wave Igor Okunev (MGIMO University, Moscow) On 13 May 2020, the heads of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) of Russia [...]
What is worth studying in the post-Soviet space? Dr. Alexander Osipov It won’t be correct to say that the former Soviet countries (which are increasingly termed as Northern Eurasia instead) are [...]
Liberal vs non-liberal approaches to minority policies: is there a common ground? Alexander Osipov This text is a part of the publication series based on the results of the expert Seminar [...]
