Stories from RuNet Echo from November, 2009
Russia: Bloggers Discuss 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall just a handful of Russian bloggers mention what some call "the most important event in the history of the 20th century." Some use the date to remind readers about the current political situation, others practice their cynicism, but most ask themselves: "Why no one talks about this date? Why is it not publicly celebrated?"
Russia: Officer Exposes Police Corruption Using the Web
On November 6, a police officer at the Department of Internal Affairs in Novorossiysk used his personal Web site to address Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and talk about numerous problems police officers face in Russia.
Russia: Major Search Engine Closes Its Blog Rating
Yandex.ru, Russian most popular search engine, announced on November 3 that it would close its blog ranking service Yandex Blogs Top (YBT) [RUS] by the end of the month.
Russia: Blogger Throws Shoe at Samara Mayor
Looks like political shoe-throwing is becoming mainstream not only in Iraq. The world has seen the sixth case recently, when, during a press conference, Vitaly Papilkin (aka LJ user papilkin [RUS]) threw his shoe at Samara mayor Viktor Tarhov, elected to his post in one of Russia's largest cities (pop....
Russia: 1999 Chechen Diary, Parts 2 & 3
Part 2 and Part 3 of the translation of Polina Zherebtsova’s 1999 Chechen Diary – at Sundry Translations and Other Tangentialia (links to intro, Part 1 and the Russian-language original are here).
Russia: More on Oct. 31 Opposition Rally
Oleg Kozlovsky writes about this past Saturday's opposition rally in Moscow: “I was arrested while trying to tweet what I saw. Apparently, one of the officers recognized me. Along with some 20 more people in the bus I was taken to a police station where we were charged with… lighting...
Ukraine: Army Draft
LJ user drugoi re-posts a photo story (RUS) by REUTERS/Gleb Garanich on the fall 2009 draft into Ukrainian army, which has now been suspended due to flu outbreak.
Russia: Opposition Rally
LJ user drugoi writes about (RUS) and posts photos from an opposition rally that took place in Moscow on Saturday. Some 50 people were detained by the police during the rally, and, according to LJ user nl (RUS), among them was a U.S. embassy employee whose last name, when transliterated...
