Stories about Ukraine from September, 2007
The Balkans: Music
The Balkan Yankee writes about Beirut, a band that blends “American Indie roots and the Balkan brass/Gypsy sounds that inspired them,” and about Foltin, a band that mixes “contemporary jazz with traditional Macedonian sounds.”
Europe: Romani Culture
TOL's Romantic writes about Lojze Podobnik, a Slovenian author whose works focus on Romani culture. Pesha's Blog links to Professor Steve Balkin's compilation of online resources on Romani culture.
Moldova: Transnistria
Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros writes about Transnistria, “a sort of post-Communist gangster state”: “Travellers unanimously agree that Transnistria is weirdly fascinating for the first hour or two, then just depressing and boring.”
Ukraine: Prostitution and Feminism
Natalia Antonova writes about Ukrainian prostitutes and Ukrainian feminism.
Russia, Ukraine: “Fiddling” With Voters’ Lists
Elections approach both in Russia and Ukraine, and politicians start “fiddling” with the numbers of registered voters’ – or accusing their opponents of doing so. Window on Eurasia reports that “members of the entourage of Kaliningrad Governor Georgiy Boos are thinking about combining his district with the Adygei Republic or...
Ukraine: Still Some More on Election
Foreign Notes writes on how Ukraine's big business is preparing for the election and translates a piece on “Life after the election.”
Ukraine: Election Notes
Michelle Knisley of Greetings from Kyiv realizes that she can't ignore the approaching election anymore.
Ukraine: Arsenal
Olechko visits Arsenal, a Kyiv factory turned exhibition space.
Ukraine: Oligarch Neighbor
Petro of Petro's Jotter writes on how the life in his neighborhood has changed since the arrival of a new neighbor, an “oligarch.”
Ukraine: “A Pop-Art Huntingtonian Model”
Ukrainiana writes about Ukraine: “So here we are, half the country stuck in a time warp, marinated in Cold War soup, while the other half hasn’t quit looking for democratic healthfoods. How’s that for a pop-art Huntingtonian model?”
Ukraine: Serpent Island Election
Ukraine List will be observing the Sept. 30 parliamentary election on Serpent Island, population “maybe around 50-100 people depending upon how you count them and how long they stay.”
Ukraine: Another Rigged Election?
Mark MacKinnon is astonished at “how quickly Ukraine appears to be tumbling back into the same trap” – towards a rigged election.
Ukraine: Anniversary of Gongadze's Disappearance
IIU guestblogs at Orange Ukraine about the seventh anniversary of Georgy Gongadze's disappearance.
Ukraine: Election Turnout
Foreign Notes writes about the expected turnout for the Sept. 30 election.
Ukraine: Cost of Living
Foreign Notes reports on an opinion poll whose results show that many Ukrainians worry about the cost of living.
Ukraine: Party of the Regions Miscellanea
Ukrainiana writes about Party of the Regions’ attempt to cheat a site meter, and about Soviet-style children's poetry inspired by Victor Yanukovych.
Ukraine: Tymoshenko's Presentation
Petro of Petro's Jotter writes about Yulia Tymoshenko's “Contract With Investors” presentation: “I really dug the results oriented approach in everything she spoke about. Tangible project steps were outlined and timelines were stated. Like all good politicians she outlined broadsweeping reforms in a wide variety of sectors. Her answers to...
Ukraine: Pre-Election Roundup
Orange Ukraine posts a pre-election news roundup.
Ukraine: Yanukovych and the “Illegal Election”
Foreign Notes writes about Party of the Regions’ dilemma: “Will PoR be prepared to go into opposition as a result of elections its leadership consider illegal, if results are not it their favour? Will PoR be prepared to form a coalition with the party of a president who dismissed parliament...
Ukraine: Heritage and Femininity
Natalia Antonova again writes about heritage and femininity.
Ukraine: Yushchenko's Kids’ Costly Education
A TV host of the once oppositional station almost gets fired for reporting on the cost of education for president Yushchenko's children. Ukrainiana asks: “Is Channel 5 — held in high esteem as the ice-breaker of the Orange Revolution, in what was then a tightly knit ensemble of Big Brother...
