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Eastern & Central Europe · December, 2019

Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from December, 2019

Comics fans in southern Europe celebrated the triple anniversary of cult publications in 2019

Comics fans in several southern European countries celebrated three golden jubilees in 2019: the 50th-anniversary publication of Italian comics series Alan Ford, the ‘Yugoslav Asterix’ Dikan, and Serbian magazine Stripoteka

Written by Filip Stojanovski

31 December 2019

What lies ahead for the RuNet in 2020?

An interview with researcher Alexander Isavnin from the Internet Protection Society

Written by Maxim Edwards

26 December 2019

Macedonian government promises to retract misogynist school textbook

The text has been taught in Macedonian schools since 2002.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

26 December 2019

Anti-vax groups in the Balkans find support with the Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church defends the right of parents to choose not to vaccinate their children.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 December 2019

Latest offering from Russian cult novelist Pelevin divides and confuses critics

Viktor Pelevin's tale of 'weapons-grade memes' is creative but overambitious

Written by Sasha Shapiro

23 December 2019

New documentary charts the RuNet's unlikely rise — and its fall

Andrey Loshak’s documentary traces the history of an internet under increasing threat

Written by Maxim Edwards

22 December 2019

Serbian fact-checking service Istinomer files criminal complaint after serious hacker attack

The attack was the second experienced by Istinomer in the space of a few days

Written by Istinomer

19 December 2019

Serbian nationalists want to build an extravagant Triumphal Arch in a Belgrade park

The initiative drew comparisons with similar architectural shenanigans by other authoritarian regimes in the Balkans.

Written by Filip Stojanovski

19 December 2019

Interview with Aleksandra Lun, a Polish native who became a celebrated Spanish-language writer

"A language is simply a world that you choose to live in. If you live in that world, you own its language."

Written by Filip Noubel

13 December 2019

A 1990s Macedonian film set in 2019 foreshadows a xenophobic future

Like other sci-fi before it, the film imagined the present year as a post-apocalyptic wasteland

Written by Filip Stojanovski

10 December 2019

Albania slowly going back to normal after devastating quake

Affected cities are fully decorated for New Year celebrations

Written by Ardi Pulaj

10 December 2019

Encounters with devils, angels and saints on the streets of the Czech Republic

St. Nicholas' eve was widely celebrated in Czechoslovakia even during Communist times

Written by Filip Noubel

5 December 2019

Parody song remembers Eastern European fighters in WWII's Battle of Britain

Historians say that, without the help of Eastern European soldiers, Britain would not have beaten the Blitz

Written by Filip Stojanovski

5 December 2019

As NATO turns 70, changing priorities jeopardize security of smaller member nations

Only eight countries among NATO's 29 members contribute the pledged two percent of GDP

Written by Aliide Naylor

4 December 2019

Fact-checking service blames Croatian government for using EU money to fund online portal that spreads disinformation

The beneficiary had exploited a loophole in EU rules

Written by Advox

3 December 2019

Greta Thunberg impersonators attempted to dupe Macedonian PM with fake phone call

The government called the incident a 'hybrid attack'

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

2 December 2019

Death toll in Albania earthquake reaches 51 as search and rescue operations end

The focus is now on sheltering the homeless and rebuilding homes

Written by Ardi Pulaj

2 December 2019

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