Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from June, 2009
Ukraine, UK: Artist Olha Pryymak (aka Olechko)
Little Miss Moi links to a Mirror.co.uk's profile of UK-based Ukrainian artist Olha Pryymak, who blogs at Olechko.org.
Russia: “Repatriation of Compatriots”
Window on Eurasia reports: “After three years of effort, Moscow has succeeded in attracting the return of only 8800 of the more than 300,000 “compatriots” abroad whose resettlement in Russia...
Czech Republic: Missouri Family Photo in Grocery Store Ad
Eternal Remont writes about a Missouri family Christmas photo that ended up “as a the centerpiece of an advertizing campaign for a Czech grocery store.”
Russia: Soviet Leaders in Vladimir
Arnis Balcus posts pictures from “a weird private house in Vladimir, Russia – the landlord has installed newly built monuments of all the leaders of USSR, from Lenin to Gorbachev.”
Croatia: Farmers’ Protests
Croatian Crescent writes about farmers’ protests – here and here.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ratko Mladic Footage
A reaction to the footage of Ratko Mladic aired on a Bosnian TV station – at Rants of a Hyphenated Researcher: “These highly disturbing videos show the banality of evil:...
Hungary: “Gypsies (Roma): Past and Present”
Hungarian Spectrum writes about the history of Hungary's Gypsy population – here and here.
Ukraine: No PRiBYuT
Ukrainiana posts an update on the failed coalition between the Party of Regions and BYuT.
Serbia: Directory of “Twitter Celebs”
A directory of “Twitter Celebs from Serbia” – at Belgraded.
Ukraine: Crimean Tatar Protest
Window on Eurasia writes about the continuing protest and growing discontent of a group of Crimean Tatar activists in Kyiv.
Russia: Blog Roundup
The latest Russia Blog Roundup – at Siberian Light.
Russia: Aleksandr Pushkin
Russian Blog marks poet Aleksandr Pushkin's 210th birthday.
Russia: Artyom Loskutov's Case
Foreign Policy Association's Russia blog – on Artyom Loskutov's case: “Largely ignored in the mainstream media, Loskutov’s summary arrest nearly a month ago and continued detention have electrified the Russian...
Russia: A “So-Called ‘Wahhabi’ Village”
Tanya Lokshina on “the so-called ‘Wahhabi’ village of Gudben” in Dagestan – at OpenDemocracy.net.
Russia: Russophobe vs Russophile
An Anglophone Russophobe vs Russophile blogo-clash – at La Russophobe (79 comments).
Europe: Updates On European Parliament Election
Updates on the European Parliament election: Hungarian Spectrum on Hungary; Baltic on Latvia; Lituanica on Lithuania; Csíkszereda Musings on the UK, Romania and Hungary; two Poland-based UK citizens who did...
Czech Republic, Canada: Roma Asylum Seekers
The Czech Daily Word writes about Czech Roma asylum seekers in Canada.
Czech Republic: Anniversary of Destruction of Lidice
CzechFolks.com and The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks write about an anniversary of the destruction of Lidice, a Czech village, by the Nazis in 1942.
Croatia: Homophobia
Croatian Crescent writes on homophobia in Croatia.
Russia: Yuri Milner's 2% Share in Facebook
IZO translates part of an interview with Yuri Milner regarding his purchase of a 2% share in Facebook.
Hungary: European Parliament Election
Hungarian Spectrum, Central Europe Activ, and Pestiside write about Hungary's vote for European Parliament.
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