Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from April, 2007
Russia: Media Freedom
Robert Amsterdam writes about (lack of) media freedom in Russia.
Ukraine: Chernobyl
MoldovAnn takes photographer Michael Forster Rothbart along on a trip to the Chernobyl-affected areas and posts an account that's both informative and poignant, and comes just days before the 21st...
Poland: A View on VT Tragedy
A Polish view on the Virginia Tech tragedy – at Warsaw Station: “Minutes after the tragedy on Monday, Polish news programs were running headlines like: “W Ameryce można kupić broń...
Poland: Bigotry, Not Homophobia
The beatroot writes about Krakow's gays and their opponents: “So not Campaign Against Homophobia – it should be Campaign Against Bigots.” (36 comments to this post so far.)
Ukraine: “Maidan 2.2″
Taras of Ukrainiana got soaked in the rain last Friday on his way to “Maidan 2.2″ and didn't really expect many opposition supporters to show up at the rally at...
Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko's Article
Taras Kuzio discusses Yulia Tymoshenko's lengthy Foreign Affairs piece – and her allegedly good command of English: “In Tymoshenko’s case we can thank her growing knowledge of English on my...
Russia: More Reactions to Yeltsin's Death
What was the effect of Boris Yeltsin's policies on the people of Germany, Poland and the Baltic states, as well as on the "Russian Bride industry"? While yesterday's post reflected some of what Russian bloggers' thought of Boris Yeltsin's life and death, this one deals with the reactions of predominantly non-Russian observers.
Russia: Reactions to Boris Yeltsin's Death
Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first president, died today in Moscow. There is an avalanche of responses to his death in the Russian blogosphere, ranging from “rest in peace” to “be damned.”...
Bulgaria: Sofia's Public Transportation
Tsvetana of Sofia's Hidden Beauty writes about the Bulgarian capital's public transportation and subway construction.
Russia: “Protesting the Protesters”
Scraps of Moscow links to a few anti-opposition pieces and observes: “Of course this is not a real, capable, popular opposition. Of course Putin is supported by the majority of...
Ukraine: Abandoned Village Near Chernobyl
Michael Forster Rothbart posts photos from an abandoned Ukrainian village near Chernobyl.
Ukraine: More on Suzanna Stanik
Foreign Notes has more on the corruption scandal involving Judge Suzanna Stanik.
Moldova: Village of Tarnova
Scraps of Moscow links to the “outstanding” website of the Moldovan village of Tarnova.
Russia: “Extremists”
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the people viewed as “extremists” by the current regime.
Russia: Unreadable News
Copydude discovers a site featuring “unreadable” Russia news: “Make no mistake, this is break-the-mould journalism. All Russia News is so unreadable it is not only machine translated, it is written...
Greece: The Roma
Romania International Media Watch links to a blog on discrimination of the Roma population of Greece – The Roma Series, by Devious Diva: “Unfortunately, there is seems to be very...
Albania: Cooperation With Iran?
TOL's Balkanizer writes about Albania's alleged economic cooperation with Iran; one Albanian reader disagrees and asks for the entry to be re-written.
Serbia: Independent Media Under Threat
TOL's Balkanizer writes about “a scary day to be a journalist in Serbia.”
Slovenia: Politics and the EU Presidency
“… Slovenia takes over the rotating presidency of the EU in January 2008. Besides the panic that this generates in the large part of the governing structures and public administration,...
Russia: Gorbachev on Dissenters’ Marches
Near|Abroad comments on Mikhail Gorbachev's negative reaction to the recent Dissenters’ Marches: “The grandfather of Glasnost should probably stick to what he does best at this age, photo-ops.”
Moldova, Russia: A Settlement for Transdniestria?
The Economist's Edward Lucas posts his article on peace in Transdniestria; Public Policy Watch and Kosmopolit comment on the situation: “All in all, a very ‘Russian’ settlement plan…”
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