Alexander Morozov: New Russian emigration wants to get rid of the regime’s pressure Recent developments in Russia show two trends in relation to the Russian-speaking communities in Europe. On the [...]
In the shadow of scandal: Poland's Independence Day in Lithuania The centenary of the restoration of Poland’s independence was widely celebrated not only in Poland, but also in Lithuania. Nevertheless, [...]
Minority categorization and neglected Judaic diversity: the case of Krymchaks and Karaites The 2017 Ukraine’s Law on education generated heated international debates. The subsequent Venice Commission’s “Opinion on the provisions of the [...]
'One language fits all' for higher education in Latvia - a reason for UN concern In June 2018, the parliament of Latvia has decided to Latvianize private higher education. This [...]
Belarusian-Jewish intercultural dialogue during the Belarusian nation-building Interaction of cultures was a very popular issue in the Soviet historiography. It remains widespread in the modern Belarusian historiography. Previously, interaction of [...]
Forthcoming European Parliament report on minimum standards for minorities in the EU On 12 November the European Parliament will discuss and vote on minimum standards for minorities in the EU. [...]
Leonid Smilovitsky: early Soviet policy towards Jewish identity and culture was a combination of demagogy and pragmatism According to the 1926 Soviet population census, there were 407,059 Jews in the [...]
A curious case of Estonia: deepening ethnic ascendancy in ethnic democracy? The recent years have brought a rise in popularity of right-wing populist parties [1] whose ethno-nationalist and anti-immigrant[2], and/or even [...]
Tomaszewski’s big game with an unpredictable outcome On 7 September 2018, in his interview with the Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT, Waldemar Tomaszewski announced that he would consider his participation as [...]
A “voluntary-compulsory choice”: the law on voluntary study of languages in Russia marks a policy shift The campaign against the compulsory teaching of state languages of republics started a year [...]
