Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from November, 2006
Lithuania: “Over-Renovation”
Music and Life – Everywhere! comments on the “over-renovation” of a building that would house a shopping center in Vilnius.
Balkan Blog Roundup: Focus on the Positive
The Balkans need reconciliation, confidence and positivism to change and become the winning region of Europe with happier citizens. You can see that in the inspirational words from the Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian blogospheres. Toshiba posts some thoughts of the late Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic during his motivational meetings...
Arabisc: Plagiarism, Arrests, Bans and Democracy!
The Arabs are as usual busy this week debating anything and everything, from plagiarism to the arrest of bloggers, and from banning public meetings to embarrising George Bush Senior at a conference held in the UAE. Ahmed from Egypt had always wanted to become a journalist. But because not all...
Serbia: Karadzic
Slobodan Milosevic could have known where Karadzic was, writes Finding Karadzic. And Jean-Marie Le Pen, a French presidential candidate, has a t-shirt with the images of Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic, reports Neretva River.
Ukraine: Orange Revolution 2 Years On
Leopolis writes about the meaning and the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution.
Russia: Hairdressers
The Turkish Invasion compares Russian and Turkish hairdressers.
Russia: Litvinenko Poisoning
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the Litvinenko Affair.
Ukraine: Orange Camp Troubles
Foreign Notes writes about the lack of unity and other troubles in Ukraine's Orange camp.
Ukraine: Maidan's Second Anniversary
Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, Ukraine: two years since the beginning of the Orange Revolution – by Veronica Khokhlova Nov. 22 marks the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, but little orange has been visible on the streets of Kyiv today. A crowd gathered at Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti), but...
Esperantoland through Pictures / Esperantujo tra Bildoj
Only one more month until Esperanto Day! If you would like to participate you can sign up here, especially if you would like help with translation. Nur unu monato ĝis Esperanto-Tago! Se vi volus partopreni, vi povas enskribiĝi ĉi tie, speciale se vi deziras helpon je tradukado. Welcome back for...
Russia: Russo-Turkish Wars
The Turkish Invasion lists 11 Russo-Turkish wars.
Russia: Litvinenko Poisoning
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the investigation of Anna Politkovskaya murder and the alleged poisoning of former FSB officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.
Russia: Moscow Traffic Management
Ruminations on Russia criticizes Moscow's mayor: “Moscow's traffic is becoming legendary. Yury Mikhailovich who has clearly never read a single traffic management article in his life has determined that the best way to deal with this is not to invest in more communal transport but to widen the road.”
Russia: Article Translated
La Russophobe‘s reader translates an article by Yulia Latynina on “Russian paranoia.”
Serbia: Political Parties
On the eve of an election, Dictionary of the Serbian Mess reviews Serbian political parties.
Serbia: Hiding From the Rain
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess posts a hilarious entry on how sometimes it is safer to get soaked than try to hide from the rain next to those old, crumbling buildings.
Former Yugoslavia: Album Cover
The Glory of Carniola posts the “Great Yugoslav Album Covers, Part 16.”
Slovenia: ‘Angie’ and an NHL Player
The Rolling Stones’ Angie is remade to honor an NHL player from Slovenia, writes The Glory of Carniola.
Ukraine: News Roundup
A Ukrainian news roundup over at Orange Ukraine.
Ukraine: “Unknown Holocaust”
Cyber Cossack writes about the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 – an “unknown Holocaust” – and links to the “800 pages of documented details on the Holocaust still denied by Russia.”
Iran:An Iranian Refugee Family in Danger
Ardeshir Dolat talks about an Iranian refugee family living which has made its home an airport in Moscow. According to the blogger, the Russian authorities now want to deport the family to Iran – something that the family is convinced will be devastating to their lives and safety.You can watch...
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