Over at Siberian Light, readers discuss [1] weird first names, such as Stalin, Ninel, and Vladlen. Carpetblogger writes [2] about the Donetsk Heating Company's Stalinist methods to get this East Ukrainian city's population to pay their utility bills.
Ukraine, FSU: Stalin
· Written by Veronica Khokhlova
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Environment, Governance, History