摘要：The normalisation of interstate relations between former colonies and metropolitan centres is always a long and painful process. A lot of time has to pass until the economies, polities, cultures and societies finally accustom and adjust to the “separation”. Fifteen years have passed since the “separation” of Lithuania and Russia, but it would be unreasonable to claim that relations between the states have become absolutely normal. This is already a matter of concern. Even more alarming is that today, as never before, it is unclear in which direction relations will develop further – there may be a movement towards normalisation or, conversely, we may have a chance to observe a reverse process.
