Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from September, 2005
Azerbaijan Election Report
Neweurasia has posted its latest weekly Azerbaijan election report.
Rising Gasoline Prices
Charles Ganske of the Russia Blog reports that just like in the United States, rising gasoline prices are a big issue in Russia at the moment.
Scrambling for Votes
the beatroot discusses how one of Poland's right-wing parties is scrambling for votes at the last minute before this Sunday's election.
Slovenia's 10th Referendum
Slovenes go to the polls this weekend to vote in their tenth referendum since independence. This referendum concerns the future of Slovenia's national broadcaster, RTVS. The Glory of Carniola discusses...
Ulaanbaatar's Magnificent Metro
Ulaanbaatar's metro is extremely difficult to find. Okay, it doesn't even exist. But that doesn't stop people from celebrating its wonders.
Yurts
The Golden Road to Samarqand discusses Kyrgyz yurts and poetry about them.
“Desert Nights” Shown to SoCal Armenian Community
Martuni or Bust!!! reports on a screening for Southern California's Armenian community of HETQ's documentary “Desert Nights” on the trafficking of Armenian women and girls to the United Arab Emirates...
Dispatches from the Yerevan Rock Scene
Onnik Krikorian continues his stellar coverage of the Armenian rock scene with an alert that MDP will be making a rare Armenia appearance soon and points to more information on...
Celebrating Armenian Independence
Armenia just celebrated its independence, and watts up in armenia describes a small celebration marking the holiday.
Armenia's Constitutional Amendment Referendum
Oneworld Multimedia reports that in spite of international pressure and intense debate amongst politicians, most Armenians remain apathetic about proposed constitutional amendments, and that without a public information campaign, interest...
Polish Political Beat
PolBlog has an audio interview with Warsaw-based UK journalist Peter Gentle discussing what's at stake in Poland's upcoming election.
A Religious Feast
caucasus-pictures‘ Henning reports (in English and German) on being a guest in a Tushetian religious feast
Trading Horses in Ukraine
Ukraine has a new prime minister, but to get one, President Yushchenko needed to cut deals with his opponents. Orange Ukraine says that while he did what he needed to...
Georgia's Traffic Patrol
It's been one year since Georgia fired its entire notoriously corrupt traffic police force and started over with new cars, higher pay, flashy uniforms, and a television show reminiscent of...
Hungarian Political Fashion Report
Pestiside.hu has filed two Hungarian political fashion reports. The first is on fashion crimes in parliament and the second reports that the socialist dancing campaign has begun.
Should the US Pay Its Debt?
Should the United States hold payments in escrow for the use of its soon-to-be-vacated airbase in Uzbekistan? It's a controversial question at Registan.net.
Uzbek Nation Building
Ben Paarmann posts about Uzbek nation-building in pictures.
Taking His Case to the People
foreign notes says that Yushchenko is getting bad political advice and needs to take his case to the people.
Wal-Mart Finds A Way In
Pestiside.hu reports that Wal-Mart has found its way into Hungary.
Afghan Warrior on the Elections
Afghan Warrior comments on his country's parliamentary election.
North Korea: Business as usual
NKZone wraps up the aftermath of Monday's North Korean nuclear agreement, saying Pyongyang has already reneged on the Beijing statement.
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