Stories about History from March, 2006
Russia: Bribery and Urban Development
Lyndon Allin of Scraps of Moscow links to an amazing story of two Russian cities and the role a 19th-century bribe played in their development.
The Balkans: Grbavica Screening in Serbia and Other News
There was talk that Grbavica, the Berlinale's Golden Bear winner film, would not be shown in Serbia – but it was and, moreover, was well-received. This and other news in...
Estonia: Report on Human Rights in Estonia
Giustino at Itching for Eestimaa comments on the Council of Europe's report on Estonia, which criticizes the country's treatment of minorities and neglect for the history of the Holocaust. Estonia...
Slovenia: “The Shit in Yugoslavia” Freudian Slip
Michael of The Glory of Carniola posts a video clip of a Slovenian newscast aired shortly before the disintegration of Yugoslavia, in which the host describes the situation in the...
Caribbean: Indigenous languages
The CAC Review links to an excellent web site on indigenous languages of the Caribbean which features vocabulary lists, sound files and some grammar instruction. Among the languages represented are...
Russia: “Unrealized Moscow”
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile explores the Moscow State Museum of Architecture website and writes about what Moscow might have become.
Remeber Mossadegh!
Kosoof, Iran based blogger & photo journalist, has published a photo that he took from 39th anniversary of Dr.Mossadegh's death (Persian). Blogger says security agents were everywhere and did not...
Asian History Carnival
Frog in a Well presents the 3rd Asian History Carnival, including discussions of Memoirs of a Geisha (Media and Popular Culture), an entire pre-modern Japanese history seminar blogging their reading,...
Russia: Gorbachev's 75th Anniversary Interview
Sean Guillory translates parts of an interview with Mikhail Gorbachev that appeared in the Russian-language Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Gorbachev turned 75 yesterday.
Hong Kong: Who killed Dai Fei?
Glutter takes a deep breath and dives in to embrace a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in that fateful car chase in Paris. “You will...
China: Freezing Point fallout
ESWN weighs up the points made by Guangdong-based academic Yuan Weishi in his article on the official view of China's recent imperial history, and those made in a critique of...
Northeast Asia: Discussion forum
OhmyNews and the Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea are co-hosting a series of online discussion fora entitled Talk! Northeast Asia. Translated and cross-posted in Korean, Japanese, Chinese and English...
Russia: Past and Present of Mosselprom
Snowsquare.com writes about the past and present of Mosselprom – the Moscow Association of Establishments for Processing Products of the Agricultural Industry: “[It] became famous for extraordinary advertising, with graphic...
Asian History Carnival
Frog in a Well puts out a call for bloggers wishing to participate in his Asian History Carnival on Sunday March 5. “You do not have to be Asian, an...
China: Rewriting history
China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is cracking down on the ‘incorrect’ or frivolous portrayal of characters in historical TV dramas, saying they will lead viewers from the...
Russia: Communist Party Card Loss
Laurence Jarvik retells a post-Soviet tale about the consequences of losing one's Communist Party card.
After the Philippines’ “Coup”: Anger, Apathy and a Sense of Deja Vu
Last week there was an attempted coup in Manila, resulting in a declaration of emergency rule. So what's new? That was the reaction of some Filipino bloggers who wrote about...
Russia: Soviet Underwear
Sean Guillory writes about “Professor Olga Gurova from the European University in St. Petersburg,” who is researching Soviet underwear.
