title: Editor’s Note
abstract: Welcome to our third and final issue of SPSR for 2025.As we are now well into the second half of the year, it is my hope that this issue of the journal finds you well.As I have stated here in the past, while times remain challenging, especially in the post-Soviet space, we here at SPSR continue to remain hopeful that the future will bring a long-awaited peace for those living in the areas that are this journal's focus.This third issue of SPSR for 2025 includes a total of five articles.The first 
journal: The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review