Stories from 14 August 2009
Georgia: Evolutsia.net
A new blog in English on the Republic of Georgia has been launched at Evolutsia.net. The blog promises musings on Georgian politics, the Caucasus, and all things Khachapuri and says...
China: Significance of Xu Zhiyong
Wang Jian Shuo started to write a series of article about Xu Zhiyong and the significance of his role in the development of civil society in China.
Croatia: Lobsters and a T-Shirt
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes about “an entire aquarium of lobsters” liberated by a Slovenian tourist in Croatia, and about a t-shirt that got a Croatian cameraman Ivan Cvirn fired from...
Russia: Man-Pupu-Nyor
Soviet Russia writes about Man-Pupu-Nyor, “one of the most impressive and magic geological legacies on the planet,” located in the northern Urals.
Belarus: Cell Phones and School Uniform
Evgeny Morozov of Foreign Policy's Net.Effect reports that “a Belarusian textile company has developed a special school uniform that protects kids from… electromagnetic radiation emanating from their cellphones! The uniform...
