Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from October, 2006
Poland: News and Opinion
The beatroot writes about media freedom in the EU, the fear of the Polish plumber (again; 70 comments so far), a Sudanese woman giving birth on a bus in Warsaw, and a few other matters.
Slovakia: “Stupid” Things by Politicians
Deleted by Tomorrow covers some of the “stupid” things said recently by Slovak politicians.
Slovenia: Ghost Cows
The Glory of Carniola writes about Slovenian ghost cows and a World Cup broadcast lawsuit.
Ukraine: Andrei Kurkov
Ukraine Study Tour blog writes about Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov and Ukrainian literature.
Ukraine: Change of Seasons
Carpetblogger writes about the change of seasons in Kyiv.
Russia: Youth Extremism
Sean's Russia Blog writes about youth extremism.
Russia: War Memorial
Copydude posts pictures of a WWII memorial in Novgorod.
Estonia: History
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonia's history.
Czech Republic: Another Scandal
Arellanes.com translates another article on yet another political scandal.
Belarus: News Roundup
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about yet another arrest; prize for Milinkevich, and the Belarusian language museum.
Macedonia: Joining the EU
Neretva River writes about Macedonia's plans to join the EU.
Serbia: The Referendum
Blog coverage of the referendum on the new Serbian constitution: at East Ethnia, here and here; at South East Europe Online, here; at Belgrade 2.0, here, here and here; at Dictionary of the Serbian Mess, here; and at Estavisti, here.
Bulgaria: The Tripoli Six Update
Declan Butler posts an update on “the buildup of international pressure” in the Tripoli Six case.
Russia: LJ and Politics
On October 25, International Herald Tribune published Evgeny Morozov's opinion piece on the recent developments in the Russian blogosphere. On his blog – Sharp & Sound: Perspectives On Modern Politics – Morozov wrote: […] I’ve been surprised how little coverage the story has received in the Western media…Hm, virtually none…...
Poland: Yet Another Party
The beatroot writes about yet another political party about to appear on Poland's political scene.
Ukraine: Another Wedding Video
Dykun posts a 2005 video from a wedding in the town of Pidhajtsi, Ternopil region of Ukraine.
Belarus: A Wedding Dancer
A rather amusing video from a Belarusian wedding party causes a rather serious discussion about the country's present and future, reports TOL's Belarus Blog.
Russia: TsUM, Golden Telecom, VTB
Snowsquare writes about shopping at Moscow's TsUM and the rebranding of Golden Telecom and VneshTorgBank.
Russia: Tap Water
Copydude writes about tap water in Russia: “As everyone knows, if you invite a plumber to your Soviet apartment, he will invariably ask you to close either the brown or white tap, depending where the problem lies. Hot water is always brown in Russia while cold water is an opaque,...
Russia: Anastas Mikoyan
Russian Marketing Blog writes about Anastas Mikoyam, “the People's Commissar for external and internal trade from 1926 till 1939″ – and the man who “wanted hamburgers to become popular Russian fast food.”
Russia: Rice on Politkovskaya
Sean's Russia Blog writes about Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian and US media, the war in Iraq and Condoleezza Rice's visit to Moscow.
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