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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
