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Point of View | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Unity stronger than divisions Ukraines internal diversity

The split into historical ‘sub-Ukraines’ has become less pronounced, especially for the younger generation.
OSW Studies | | Iwona Wiśniewska

Eurasian integration Russias attempt at the economic unification of the Post-Soviet area

In 2009, Vladimir Putin, the then Russian prime minister, gave impetus to the establishment of closer relations within what was then a still narrow group of three countries: Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Close co-operation is expected to…
OSW Studies | | Tadeusz A Olszański

Summary The Western Borderlands The place of Eastern Galicia and Volhynia in the Ukrainian state

Full version available only in Polish.
Point of View | | Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga

Support as a means of subordination Russias policy on Belarus

Despite the conflicts and frictions in their bilateral relations, Russia has for years regularly invested in Belarus. Moscow’s support has become an important factor allowing the Belarusian economic model to continue, which in turn helps…
Point of View | | Sławomir Matuszak, Arkadiusz Sarna

From stabilisation to stagnation Viktor Yanukovychs reforms

After winning the 2010 presidential election, Viktor Yanukovych and his government developed an ambitious and comprehensive programme of reforms across key areas of social and political life. The return to a presidential system of…
OSW Studies | | Sławomir Matuszak

The oligarchic democracy The influence of business groups on Ukrainian politics

The Ukrainian oligarchic system, which developed into its ultimate shape during Leonid Kuchma’s second presidency, turned out to be very durable. The nature of close relations between the government and the oligarchs has not undergone any…
OSW Studies | | Tadeusz A Olszański

The language issue in Ukraine An attempt at a new perspective

In  Ukraine,  alongside  Ukrainians,  there  are very many Russians and members of other nationalities of the former Soviet Union as well as a still large group of people who identify themselves as Soviets (in terms of their nationality).…
Point of View | | Adam Eberhardt

The Paradoxes of Moldovan Sports An insight into the nature of the Transnistrian conflict

Mutual relations in the area of sports, which in contemporary international contacts often not only reflect the true nature of political relations but sometimes even affect them, can be a valuable contribution to the analysis of this…
Point of View | | Adam Eberhardt

The Revolution that never was Five years of Orange Ukraine

On the fifth anniversary of the Orange Revolution and in the final period of the presidency of Viktor Yushchenko, who then embodied the hopes for state reform, a tentative assessment of the situation in Ukraine is appropriate. Did the…
OSW Studies | | Kamil Kłysiński, Agata Wierzbowska-Miazga

Changes in the political elite economy and society of Belarus Appearances and reality

In late 2006 and early 2007, relations between Russia and Belarus were hit by the most serious crisis in many years. In a setting of heightened tension, the Belarusian authorities decided to gradually modify their economic policy and…