Dr. Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo Hrushevksy Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He is one of the foremost historians of Ukraine. In the second and final part of this interview with Vostok Cable, he talks with Kimberly St. Julian about themes thrown up by his … Continue reading
Dr. Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo Hrushevksy Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He is one of the foremost historians of Ukraine. In a two-part interview with Vostok Cable, he talks with Kimberly St. Julian about his career, current work, and the strained relationship between Russia and … Continue reading
Bulgaria has experienced two waves of protests in 2013. The first, between January and February, led to the resignation of the Borisov government and early elections. After the formation of an unconventional coalition government, new protests began in May and have grown in size. Now students are taking matters a step further. Borislav Gizdavkov, from … Continue reading
On Tuesday we published an interview with former Times correspondent, Tony Halpin on his experiences of journalism in Eastern Europe. In this second part, we turn our focus to the extraordinary events of 2011 to 2012. Josh Black conducted the interview. Were the 2011 and 2012 protests as surprising as they seemed? Yes, I think they … Continue reading
From 2006 to 2012, Tony Halpin was The Times’ Moscow Correspondent. Here, he talks to Josh Black about life as a foreign journalist in Russia, the Litvinenko affair and the Russo-Georgian War. How did you become interested in Eastern Europe? That’s quite a long story but I’ll give you the brief version. I was sent … Continue reading
Aladár Horváth is a Hungarian Roma rights activist and founder of the Civil Rights Movement for the Republic. He is a former member of the Hungarian Parliament for the Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ). In this interview with Lili Bayer, he discusses the challenges facing the Hungarian Roma community and the controversies surrounding the Fidesz … Continue reading
Bill Bowring is Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, and his new book, Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia, has recently been published by Routledge. He is also a practicing barrister with wide-ranging experience of taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. In this second of a two-part interview, Josh Black and P. … Continue reading
Bill Bowring is Professor of Law at Birkbeck College, and his new book, Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia, has recently been published by Routledge. He is also a practicing barrister with wide-ranging experience of taking cases to the European Court of Human Rights. In part one of a two-part interview, Josh Black and P. … Continue reading
Earlier this week we brought you the first part of an interview with the historian, Robert Service. This is the concluding part, bringing us up to the present day. Josh Black and Giovanni Cadioli conducted the the interview. You’ve written that Yeltsin was “not a strategic thinker. In fact, he was not much of a … Continue reading
Robert Service is one of the foremost historians of Russia of his generation. In the first part of an interview with Vostok Cable, he talks to Josh Black and Giovanni Cadioli about his career and perceptions of Soviet history. What first got you interested in Soviet history? I was interested in European history. After doing … Continue reading
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