Aliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times.

In this riveting debut, Naylor combines lyrical personal observations with insightful political analysis to offer a timely and comprehensive picture of the complex societies, economies, and political landscapes of this frequently overlooked region.

• Chapter 1: The past in the presentChapter 2: Tangible evidenceChapter 3: The view from Russia Chapter 4: Russia in the BalticsChapter 5: The Baltics in the 21st centuryChapter 6: The Baltic states in Europe ConclusionIndex

Aliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times.

In this riveting debut, Naylor combines lyrical personal observations with insightful political analysis to offer a timely and comprehensive picture of the complex societies, economies, and political landscapes of this frequently overlooked region.

• Chapter 1: The past in the presentChapter 2: Tangible evidenceChapter 3: The view from Russia Chapter 4: Russia in the BalticsChapter 5: The Baltics in the 21st centuryChapter 6: The Baltic states in Europe ConclusionIndex

Aliide Naylor is a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and eastern Europe. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, New Statesman, POLITICO Europe, frieze, openDemocracy, New Eastern Europe and Vocativ, among others. Naylor has travelled to all corners of the Baltic states and has also lived in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, where she served as Arts Editor at The Moscow Times.

In this riveting debut, Naylor combines lyrical personal observations with insightful political analysis to offer a timely and comprehensive picture of the complex societies, economies, and political landscapes of this frequently overlooked region.

• Chapter 1: The past in the presentChapter 2: Tangible evidenceChapter 3: The view from Russia Chapter 4: Russia in the BalticsChapter 5: The Baltics in the 21st centuryChapter 6: The Baltic states in Europe ConclusionIndex