Светлой памяти Юрия Степановича Новопашина посвящается
Редакционная коллегия:
доктор исторических наук К.В. Никифоров (ответственный редактор),
кандидат исторических наук Е.Л. Валева,
доктор исторических наук Э.Г. Задорожнюк,
доктор исторических наук В.В. Марьина,
кандидат исторических наук А.С. Стыкалин
Рецензенты:
доктор исторических наук А.Л. Шемякин
кандидат исторических наук О.Ю. Михалев
Russian Academy оf Sciences
Institute оf Slavic Studies
Central and South-Eastern Europe
The end of XX – the beginning of XXI century
Aspects of Social and Political Development
Historical and Political Handbook
Nestor-Historia
Moscow Saint-Petersburg
2015
The book presents the progress and the results of the Central and South-Eastern Europe transformation at the end of XX – at the beginning of XXI centuries. These countries not only significantly changed the socio-political system during this period, but also radically reoriented vector of their foreign policy. The book includes an overview of the modern territory, state symbols, currency, population, religious composition of the region; brief essays on the modern history of these countries, including the political landscape, biographies of the states leaders, data on the socio-political systems and economic policies, with a special focus on the foreign policy toward Russia and other countries, information on international political and military structures membership.