Cara, Olga; (2022) Strategic frames. Europe, Russia, and minority inclusion in Estonia and Latvia by Jennie L. Schulze, Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2018, 416 pp., £28.94 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-8229-6511-4. [Review]. National Identities , 24 (5) pp. 563-566. 10.1080/14608944.2022.2106409.

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Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and since the moment when Estonia and Latvia regained independence, the issues of minority inclusion are still very topical The Russian speaking population in both countries is, in spite of everything, still there and very much visible. While the political position of Estonia and Latvia has changed and now that both nations are part of the European Union, NATO and the Council of Europe, Jennie Schulze’s book highlights early optimism that European institutions would completely transform the minority situation and foster inclusion. However, current evidence demands a more sceptic view and produces more questions than answers. At the same time, the geographical location of Baltic states next to Russia will always stay the same, so in any analysis of the issues relevant for Russophones in Estonia and Latvia, Russia’s position and interaction with it by these countries’ leaders and politicians is essential.

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