This book reviews and documents the transformation of bilateral relations between East Central European countries and Russia between the end of the cold war and the outbreak of the current Ukraine crisis. It proceeds from the overhaul of the fundamentals of these relations following the collapse of communism in Europe. It continues with assessing the effects of ECE countries� accession to NATO and the EU, and of the attempts at reconciliation and economization of bilateral relations with Russia. A general overview of the transformation of the relationship is followed by seven more speci?c countries chapters, and a review of the evolution of the trade and economic relations of ECE nations with Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet bloc.