title: Acknowledgments
abstract: Since i began reporting around eu rope and the former Soviet Union in 2010, I have come into contact with hundreds of people from all walks of life.From presidents and foreign ministers to economists, military officers, artists, and fellow journalists, each has helped shape my understanding of the continent and its manifold challenges in his or her own unique way.A full list of the individuals who influenced the writing of this book would be impossible to compile, but I mention the most signific
journal: Yale University Press eBooks