Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from November, 2005
Armenia: Eurovision Potentials
With Armenia set to participate in future Eurovision contests, Harmick of Blogrel offers up a sample of a potential entry.
Belarus: Solidarity Day
br23 blog reports on the outcome of the second Belarussian Solidarity Day.
Armenia: Youth Activism
Oneworld Multimedia discusses the lack of youth activism in Armenia compared to Azerbaijan and Georgia, but reports that this may be changing.
Poland: Ban War
the beatroot reports that Poland's conservatives and the EU's liberals have more in common than they might think.
Slovenia: Esteem
The Glory of Carniola reports that Slovenes have remarkably high self-esteem according to a recent study.
Afghanistan: History & Identity
Mirwais of Afghan Reality writes on Afghanistan's history and Afghan identity.
Turkmenistan: Elections
neweurasia reports on upcoming elections in Turkmenistan and changes to electoral laws that remove the requirement that the president be an ethnic Turkmen.
Armenia: Talent
Ara Manoogian says that he has encountered quite a bit of talent in Armenia in recent days.
Armenia: Khash
Christian Garbis reports on the tradition of celebrating a new baby with a meal of khash.
Hungary: Economic Fun and Games
Pestiside.hu reports that the Hungarian government has posted an online game offering citizens the chance to experience the difficulties of creating a government budget and the opportunity to submit the budgets they come up with.
Russia: The Perils of Driving
Yuri Mamchur reports on the long list of perils of driving in Russia.
Azerbaijan: The Week in Politics
neweurasia has a roundup of the week's political news from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan: Elivator Ettiquette
Carpetblogger reports on the need for elivator ettiquette in Baku.
Kyrgyzstan: Youth Policy
Mirsuljan Namazaliev discusses youth policy in Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan: Public Enemy
A Kazakh official says that his government does not rule out the possibility of bringing charges against Sacha Bara Cohen a.k.a. Ali G because of his character, Borat, who poses as a Kazakh. KZblog discusses the reactions to Borat in Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan: Demystifying Sunshine
Olesya of neweurasia discusses the Sunshine Coalition, an Uzbek opposition party, and a representative of the coalition responds in the comments.
Uzbekistan: Settling Andijon's Refugees
Registan.net reports that Uzbek refugees from Andijon currently in Romania are a step close to final resettlement.
Mongolia: Spelling Disaster
New Mongols reacts to the news that Mongolia will change its alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin.
Armenia: TV
Ara Manoogian has been watching a lot of Armenian television lately and reports that what he is seeing is bad for the country.
Armenia: A Family Starts
Martuni or Bust!!! reports on Yerevan wedding traditions.
Afghanistan: Beyond Kabul
Afghan Reality applauds the recent news of a new 5-star hotel in Kabul, but says more must be done to develop the country beyond Kabul.