ABSTRACT
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and a war that has been going on for more than seven months with no end in sight served as yet another confirmation of how far the international situation in post-Soviet Eurasia is from the status quo. Clearly, there are many frameworks in which the discussions could and should develop. Autocratic governments have a natural advantage, especially when executing a dramatic move for which they have all the capabilities in place. It is worth adding that the transformation of Russia from a potential leader into an explicit aggressor immediately raised the overall level of conflict in post-Soviet Eurasia. Post-Soviet Eurasia gave the reader an opportunity to observe and explore very different forms of leadership, as well as a rejection of leadership in favor of hegemony through brute force.
