Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from September, 2005
A Study in Frustration
New Mongols’ Nabetz is frustrated with a report claiming China is the center of Mongolian studies and looks forward to the day on which Mongolia is recognized as the academic...
Krylatskoe Station
As part of its “End of the Line Series,” Scraps of Moscow has images and text from Krylatskoe Station, the end of the light-blue line.
Mike Tyson Continues His Russian Tour
Neeka's Backlog reports that Mike Tyson continues his travels in Russia. He is now in the Chechen city of Gudermes for the opening of a boxing tournament commemorating Akhmad Kadyrov.
Russian: Brekher clip
Neeka posts a mystifying and hilarious audio clip in which an unknown caller and a directory assistance operator search for the mysterious letter “kh”.
Armenia: Project Smile
Onnik Krikorian flags a fund-raising event to help integrate people with severe mental disabilities into society, in the Armenian capital on Sept. 16.
Afghanistan: Condemnation of 9/11 attacks
Afghan Warrior condemns the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, and hopes that U.S. coalition troops can put an end to terrorism.
Uzbekistan: What can the West do?
Nathan, of Registan fame, posts a long essay on a change in emphasis in commentaries about relations with Uzbekistan, and asks what Western countries could do that would make any...
Afghanistan: Media and elections
Afghan Lord posts an announcement from Afghanistan's Media Commission, which has thrown open the doors to the country's news outlets to all 2, 889 election candidates ahead of Sunday's poll.
Mongolia: Vietnam veteran
New Mongols remembers a Mongolian, Cpl. Enver Bajin, who was killed in the Vietnam War (1957-1975).
Uzbekistan: Guardian on Andijon
Nathan at Registan examines an article about the Andijon massacre in the Guardian based on recent interviews with Uzbek refugees in Romania.
Armenia: An American Dramaturg
An American Dramaturg in Armenia writes about the opening night of a Shakespearian monodrama festival in the capital, Yerevan.
Afghanistan: Media analysis
Afghan Lord gives a brief rundown of the evolution of the news media in Afghanistan.
Russia: Chechen singer beaten
One Step at a Time reports on the beating last week of Chechen singer-songwriter Liza Umarova in a Moscow street.
Azerbaijan: Orange demonstrations
Registan reports on a demonstration by opposition supporters wearing hard-to-find orange clothing in the Azeri capital, Baku.
Poland: Junk on the streets
PolBlog posts a photo essay and podcast on the “junkification of Warsaw”.
Ukraine: Armenian bread craze
Notes from Kiev reports on the craze for Armenian bread, or lavash, sweeping the Ukrainian capital this summer, and stirs up taste-buds over at Blogrel in the process.
Azerbaijan: Candidates lose immunity
Marianna's Parliamentary Elections Monitor reports on the cases of two major opposition candidates for the November polls who are unable to return to Azerbaijan to join the campaign for fear...
Afghanistan: Did the Taliban cooperate?
Wilson's Blogmanac revisits old news reports on the anniversary of 9/11 suggesting that U.S. President George W. Bush's administration turned down offers from the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to hand...
Kyrgyzstan: A different perspective
Peace Corps volunteer Courtney Calvin feels distant from the emotion of Katrina with no moving images and 24-hour news programming to feed it, and reflects upon life “in the news...
Armenia: Hanging up the gloves
Katy at Blogrel digs out a special piece of car kitsch with an Armenian theme on e-Bay.
Afghanistan: Four die in suicide blast
Afghan Warrior reports on the deaths of four people in a suicide attack the southern province of Helmand. A government spokesman said Taliban insurgents had intended it to blow up...
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