Zhdankin, M.V. On the issue of international legal protection of the Russian speaking minorities residing in the Baltic States by the Council of Europe.

Abstract: Rights of the Russian-speaking minority in the Baltic states are, plainly speaking, in a catastrophical situation, and this fact has a special meaning, considering the membership of the Baltic states in the EU and the Counsil of Europe. Since one of the key spheres of activity of the Council of Europe is protection of human rights, it seems reasonable to apply existing mechanisms of this intergovernmental organization in order to protect the Russian-speaking minority…