When voices are spread almost equally, as in the Moldovan referendum on the entry in the Constitution of the country of integration with the European Union, the question arises whether the glass is half full or half empty.
Is the consequence of 50.46 percent of the votes for changes adequate to talk about success – especially erstwhile considering the scale of the Moscow-controlled buying of votes – or alternatively about the tragedy that almost happened?
Prior to the first circular of the Moldovan presidential election, which was combined with the alleged European referendum, the polling forecasts were excellent for the current president of Mai Sandu and her pro-Western pro-EU camp. But something went wrong, and while counting votes in the politically drowsy Chisinau, things got nervous. The result of the referendum was decided by the last minute, and the second circular of presidential elections could bring to the authority sympathetic to Russia the erstwhile Moldovan lawyer General Alexander Stoianoglo.
New Eastern Block We are talking about our experiences, observations and conversations that we have had in Moldova during this unexpectedly hot political period to realize where this tiny European country is going.
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Eastern Block
"Centrally on the East" – that is the motto of the podcast Eastern Blockwhich is led by Paulina Siegień and Wojciech Siegień. We want to talk about countries that lie east of Poland, due to the fact that we believe that present the future of Europe and democracy is deciding. Therefore, our attention is directed towards Ukraine, which faces open and unprovoked Russian aggression. But we will besides visit another countries which, as a consequence of the Russian war against Ukraine, have faced a geopolitical crossroads and are looking for answers to questions about their place on the map of global alliances.
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Paulina Siegień – writer and reporter associated with Tricity, Podlasie and Kaliningrad. He writes about Russia and another matters that he considers important, he besides regularly cooperates with fresh east Europe. She graduated from the University of Warsaw and Russian philology at the University of Gdańsk. Book author The city's a fairy tale. Many stories of Kaliningrad (2021), for which she received the Conrad Award.
Wojciech Siegień – ethnologist, psychologist, postgraduate of MISH University College, east Europe expert. He conducted field investigation in Belarus and Russia and since 2017 in Donbasa. He specializes in social and cultural militarisation issues. Along with Paulina Siegień runs a podcast On the Border.
