Oliver Schmidtke & S. Yekelchyk 
Europe’s Last Frontier? 
Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine between Russia and the European Union

Three former western Soviet republics – Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova – now find themselves torn between the European Union and the increasingly assertive Russia. This volume examines the foreign and domestic policies of these states with an eye to the lasting legacy of Russian domination and the growing attraction of Europe.

Table of Content

Introduction – Oliver Schmidtke& Serhy Yekelchyk * Out of Russia_s Long Shadow – Serhy Yekelchyk * From Soviet Ukraine to the Orange Revolution – Natalie Mychajlyszyn * Belarus in the Lukashenka Era – Per Anders Rudling * Post-Soviet Moldova_s National Identity and Foreign Policy – Steven D. Roper * The Donbas: The Last Frontier of Europe? – Hiroaki Kuromiya * In the Minority in Moldova – Hülya Demirdirek * The Promise of Europe – Oliver Schmidtke & Constantin Chira-Pascanut * Taking Ukraine Seriously – Derek Fraser * The Failed Revolution – David R. Marples * EU_Russia Relations and the Repercussions on the _In-betweens_ – Stefan Gänzle

About the author

Oliver Schmidtke is Associate Professor of Political Science and History, and
Serhy Yekelchyk is Associate Professor of Slavic Studies and History, both at the University of Victoria.