Stories about History from June, 2008
Balkans: “National Science”
Say: Macedonia writes about the Macedonian language – and the “national science”: “This national science is exactly what we don't need anymore in the Balkans. Getting rid of our politically-influenced...
Serbia: Three War Criminals Sentenced
LimbicNutrition Weblog writes about Serbian reactions to the sentencing of three “former paramilitaries convicted of the 1992 killings of Muslim civilians in eastern Bosnia.”
Croatia: Jasenovac
Gray Falcon links to translated and subtitled web copies of “Jasenovac: Blood and Ashes,” a 1983 documentary by Croatian director Lordan Zafranović about the largest death camp in Croatia during...
Lithuania: Žemaitija
Bieksia’s Weblog writes about Lithuania's region of Žemaitija and its people.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Srebrenica Rape Victims
Srebrenica Genocide Blog writes about rape victims of Srebrenica.
Serbia: Stojan Zupljanin
Commentary on the arrest of suspected war criminal Stojan Zupljanin in Serbia – at A Fistful of Euros, East Ethnia, Hugh Griffiths’ B92 blog, Samaha, Srebrenica Genocide Blog (here and...
Ukraine: Chicken Kiev
The Turkish Invasion tries Chicken Kiev, in Kyiv.
Cuba, Bermuda: Critiquing Che
Cuban blogger Babalu visits Argentina, where, “conspicuous in its absence was the che propaganda I fully expected to be bombarded with”, while A Radical in Bermuda says: “Che Guevara, like...
Guyana: Black Friday
Signifyin’ Guyana remembers politician Walter Rodney on the 28th anniversary of his assassination.
Iran: A 33 years old stamp
Pachal ,Iranian blogger, has published a photo of a 33 years old Iranian stamp for the “World Enviornment Day”.
Peru: Pointing Out Errors in the New Indiana Jones Movie
Mexican music in an Andean market, misplaced cities, and negative stereotypes of Peruvians are some of the complaints made by Peruvian bloggers in response to the new Indiana Jones movie. Many bloggers have taken these glaring errors very seriously, but others think that movies should entertain, and not teach history (Spoiler alert).
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Landmine Deaths
YakimaGulagLiteraryGazett writes about landmine deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Japan: Hair Pin Art
Ryoko from Pingmag writes an interview feature on the renovation of traditional silk craft into modern hair pin design.
Cuba: Paying for Performance
Uncommon Sense and Child of the Revolution report on “a new rule that will allow Cubans to earn according (to) their labor”.
China: Self-Victimization Ideology
The former Singapore president Lee Kuan Yew recently suggested that when China's middle class grows in size, the educated people would stop perceiving themselves as victims of the West. Xueyong...
Bahamas: Scales of Justice
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit reports on a former police prosecutor's statements that the Bahamian criminal justice system is “on the brink of collapse”.
Cuba: Hemingway History
The Cuban Triangle and Child of the Revolution weigh on on an article in the London Times which exposes the goings-on at Finca Vigia, the Hemingway house in Cuba: “I...
Jamaica: Steering into the Future
“Where is the leadership, where is the firm hand on the rudder, where are the good government promises?”: Jamaica and the World is not happy with the course the country...
Nigeria: Abacha did not loot Nigeria
Did Abacha loot Nigeria?: “How I wish I wielded some supernatural power! How I would have dealt with these three men – Mohammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, and Abdulsalami Abubakar! Thanks...
Hong Kong: Preserving Bruce Lee's Home
Diumanpark urges the Hong Kong government to preserve Bruce Lee's home as a memorial hall in Hong Kong [zh]. The commercial radio has set up a webpage for a signature...
South Korea: Protest and Public Space
Matt from Gusts of Popular Feeling looked into the Seoul city public space for accounting mass mobilization in protest.
