Letter to the editors. Baltic States in the Putin Era: alternative reality in the twenty-first century

ENThis article reflects on the theory and practice of counter mindframes currently at play between Putin-era Russia and Western concepts of international law. Two legal principles: ex injuria jus non oritur (illegal acts do not create law) and ex factis jur oritur (existence of facts creates law) are introduced to shed light on the current Russian prosecutor general’s office review of the legality of the 1991 Yeltsin-era Russian government granting of independence to the Baltic States. Note to the Reader: The end notes are designed as an integral part of the running narrative to amplify the subject matter within the text.