Stories about History from October, 2006
Central Asia: History of Japanese Relations
Leila writes about the long and accidential history of ties between Japan and Central Asia.
Russia: Croatian Writer on Politkovskaya
Strangers to Ourselves writes about Anna Politkovskaya's and muses on her own role as a Croatian writer living abroad.
Montenegro: Turkish Troops and Karadzic
Finding Karadzic writes about Turkish troops and Radovan Karadzic in Montenegro.
Russia: Grozny War Diaries, 1994-95
“Every wall, every gate, every street has their signs of war in Grozny.” Like hundreds of other members of the Virtual Grozny Russian-language forum, Natasha Raslambekova lived in Chechnya's capital...
Haiti: Why Celebrate Dessalines’ Death?
Yon Ayisyen (Fr) laughs at the thought that some in Haiti want to start an investigation into founding father Jean-Jacques Dessalines’ death 200 years after the fact but adds: “However...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Mostar
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess writes about Mostar.
Slovenia: Yugonostalgia
The Glory of Carniola writes about Yugonostalgia.
Ukraine: Anniversary of Ukrainian Insurgent Army
LJ user voevoda (Anton Petrov) posts a photo report (RUS) from the two rallies that took place in Kyiv Sunday, honoring and protesting the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
Haiti: Commemorating Dessalines
Says AlterPresse, (Fr) “A plethora of activities [conferences, exhibits, ceremonies] … started last weekend to commemorate the bicentennial (October 17, 2006) of the assassination of the founder of the Haitian...
Armenia: Genocide Roundup
Onnik Krikorian rounds up posts on the Armenian genocide from across the blogosphere.
Serbia, Croatia: Belgrade License Plates Animosity
Desperate Serbwife writes about what to expect if you're driving through Croatia in a car with Belgrade license plates.
Russia: Empress Dagmar Reburied
Vilhelm Konnander writes about the re-burial of the Russian empress Dagmar (aka Maria Fyodorovna), mother of the last Russian emperor.
Romania: Romtelecom
Romerican writes about Romtelecom and other players on Romanian telecoms market.
Czech Republic: Dalai Lama in Prague
My Czech Republic Blog writes about the Dalai Lama's sixth visit to Prague.
Poland: A Visit to Ukraine
p3 writes about a recent visit to the ancestors’ home in the neighboring Ukraine.
Poland's Pulse in the Blogosphere
Local Dancers in Poland's Lake District (Mazury) prepare for Sieja (kind of fish) Fish Festival – by Embe, WarsawDaily Perhaps a Christmas footballing miracle has come early, as Kinuk reports...
Cuba, USA: 44th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Luis M. Garcia notes that today (October 16) is the 44th anniversary of the Cuban Missile crisis, and explains how the event which affected even his little hometown of Banes,...
Sewell, Chile: World Heritage Town
Photo by Mali Sewell is located at an altitude of over 2,000 metres in the Andes mountains. A copper mining town, this year UNESCO declared it a World Heritage site....
Turkey is Typing…
Two things have been the subject of debate this week in the Turkish blogosphere…Orhan Pamuk being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and the passing of a Armenian genocide law...
Armenia: Genocide Bill Fallout
Blogrel outlines some of the impacts and consequences of the passage of France's law against denying the Armenian genocide. While the author is happy the bill passed, he hopes that...
Ukraine: Out of the Spotlight
Doug Merrill of A Fistful of Euros writes about Ukraine and the short attention span of the media and bloggers.
