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History · October, 2009
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Stories about History from October, 2009

30 October 2009

Haiti: National Anthem Singing Contest

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Martinique: Free your mind, free your hair

Written by Fabienne Flessel · Quick Reads · Caribbean

The Balkans: Open Letter to Amnesty International

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

29 October 2009

Japan: Animated stereoviews of old Japan

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

Russia: Khodorkovsky's Case, 6 Years On

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

The Balkans: Karadzic's Trial; Plavsic’s Release

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Albania: Robert Elsie's “Albanian Dialects”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Hungary: Budapest

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Hungary: 1956

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

28 October 2009

Indonesia: Youth Pledge Day 2009

Written by Mong Palatino · Quick Reads · East Asia

South Korea: Jeju Olle routes

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

27 October 2009

Bahamas: Effects of Colonialism

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Happy Independence

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Palestine: A Student's Tour Of Gaza

Written by Ayesha Saldanha · Quick Reads · Middle East & North Africa

Germany and China: Berlin Twitter Wall

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

26 October 2009

Bangladesh: Conference On 1971 Genocide

Written by Rezwan · Quick Reads · South Asia

Kazakhstan: Atomic Lake

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Quick Reads · Central Asia & Caucasus

25 October 2009

China: Relics of the Old Summer Palace

Written by Michael Kan · East Asia

Back in the news again is Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, whose destruction still remains a sensitive topic in China. Built during the Qing Dynasty, it was later sacked by British...

23 October 2009

Russia: Soviet Legacy and Street Names

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

A few weeks ago, it seemed as if every single Russian blogger took the time to write something about the re-naming of Anti-Soviet Shish Kebab Restaurant in Moscow, a dissident...

22 October 2009

Trinidad & Tobago: No Hope?

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean