Crimea triggers Baltic anxiety With Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, other regions that were formerly part of the Soviet Union are watching nervously to see if they’ll be the next targets of Russian expansionism. Among...
Fears of annexation in Moldova By Tatiana Darie. Moldovans worry that a Russian effort to annex Transdniestria could turn a frozen conflict hot. The world’s attention may be fixed on the struggle for eastern Ukraine, but across...
Topless Ukrainian feminist protest group a study in contradictions What do you do when you need to send a desperate message, but no one wants to hear it? Protest. Protest very loudly. And that is precisely what Femen does. Founded in Ukraine in 2008, Femen is a...
In Ukrainian mirror, Russian and Western media see Cold War reflection On Feb. 24 seven Russians were sentenced to two to four years for participating in protests in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin in 2012. More than 600 people protesting the sentences were detained the...
Storify: groups react creatively to Russian anti-gay law In Russia it's illegal to publish any homosexual "propaganda," but companies, organizations, athletes and individuals around the world have showed support for the LGBT community with a slew of pro-gay...
Russia and the ice-shining mountains: a brief history of the Caucasus The term Caucasus is said to originate from an ancient word meaning “ice-shining mountain” – an image familiar to any who have been watching the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. While the northern part of...
Sochi Olympics: Russia gets gold in spending Seven years ago, when the Russian city of Sochi won the bidding for the 2014 Winter Olympics , few would have predicted the cost of the hosting the games equal the gross domestic product of Guatemala. At...
In Hungary a shift to the right stifles press freedom In June 2013, the Hungarian parliament approved changes to the country’s freedom of information act that restricts the public from accessing certain types of government information that were previously...
Ukraine: Interactive timeline, storify project and map TRACKING UKRAINE'S HISTORY Ukraine's history of independence is told through an interactive timeline put together by Global Journalist staff. From 1990 to the current conflicts in the country, the history...
A tale of two Ukraines Two Ukraines In One Before taking sick leave on Jan. 30, the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych issued a statement saying the Ukrainian authorities have done all they can to resolve the conflict....
