Publication overview

Histories of Hope - Personal reflections on transition in the EBRD region

Through the voices and emotions of fifteen prominent writers and essayists, Histories of Hope - Personal reflections on transition in the EBRD region brings together a diverse range of views on the social and economic changes that have affected their countries since the end of communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Launched on the occasion of the 2008 Annual Meeting of the EBRD in Kiev, Histories of Hope gives a sense of the colossal historic changes which have occurred across the Bank’s region of operations, particularly in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. This unique collection of reflections was compiled and edited by the renowned Ukrainian author, Andrei Kurkov.