Contents
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Extremely Sharp Power
2. Methods of Sharp Power: Definitions
3. The Context: One Hundred Years of Latvian-Russian Bilateral Relations
4. History Still Matters: The Kremlin’s Diplomacy of Remembrance as One of the Main Elements of Sharp Power
5. Russian Compatriot Policy Against Latvian Educational, Language and Citizenship Policies
6. ‘Russian World’: Geopolitics, Values, and Culture
7. The Russian Orthodox Church and Latvia
8. Russian Media in Latvia: Much More than ‘RT’ and ‘Sputnik’
9. Social Media as a New Ground for Confrontation
10. Elections and Referenda in Latvia: ‘Neighbour’s Footprints in the Backyard’
11. The Regional Dimension: Separatism of Latgale that Never Materialized
12. The Emotional Side of Sharp Power: From Humour to Rudeness
Conclusions
Index
Biography
Andis Kudors is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences in the University of Latvia, Latvia
