Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from July, 2006
Russia: Blogger's Critique of Boston Globe Editorial
Konstantin of Russian Blog argues with certain points made in a Boston Globe editorial on Shamil Basayev's death.
Belarus: Blogosphere Digest
TOL's Belarus Blog posts a “Belarusian blogosphere digest” for July 18-26.
Belarus: Milinkevich Detained
Andrei Khrapavitski reports that opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich got detained by the traffic police in the town of Polatsk. [UPDATE: Milinkevich has been released.]
Belarus: A Youth Movement and Other Enemies
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about a new oppositional youth movement, Bunt, and the current regime's actions against its activists. Also, there's an entry about an attack on a Latvian diplomat...
Bulgaria: Travelling From Romania
Andy H of Csikszereda Musings writes about his travel to and in Bulgaria.
Albania: Death Notices
David in Albania writes about Albanian ways of grieving.
Albania: Tourism
Our Man In Tirana writes about Albania's potential as a tourist destination.
Serbia: Macedonian Gastarbeiters
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess writes about Macedonian miners working at Serbian mines.
Serbia: Promotion Slogan
Desperate Serbwife suggests a slogan to promote Serbia abroad: “It's Springtime in Serbia.”
Poland: “Rightwards Shift”
Europhobia suspects something wrong may be taking place in Poland's politics.
Russia: Disagreements Over Beslan Memorial
Founder of PravdaBeslana.ru Marina Litvinovich (LJ user abstract2001) writes (RUS) about one of the problems that survivors and relatives of those who died in Beslan in September 2004 have to...
Latvia: More on Gay Pride/No Pride
All About Latvia exposes nopride.lv, a homophobic Latvian group that claims to be not responsible for Saturday's attacks. Stefan of Dykun provides links and comment on “Riga's Gay Pride and...
Serbia: Ceca the Pop Star
Florian Bieber of East Ethnia writes about Ceca, a Serbian pop star, and her new album, Ideally Bad: “From gangster bride to heroic widow and Serbian J-Lo, she demonstrated a...
Ukraine: Parking and Driving on Kyiv Sidewalks
The Humble Observer writes about Kyiv's sidewalks: not just a walking place for pedestrians, but also an “optional lane” and a parking lot for cars.
Romania: Celebrity Wedding, Fashion
Owlspotting writes about a Romanian celebrity wedding, and answers a reader's question about how Romanian women like to dress.
Serbia: Belgrade Beer Festival and Accomodation
Belgrade Blog writes about the upcoming Belgrade Beer Festival. Desperate Serbwife describes a possible accomodation option: a nice, tiny hotel in Belgrade's center.
Estonia: Tallinn Vs Tartu
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa writes about two Estonian city, Tallinn and Tartu: “Tartu is like a confectioners paradise compared to Tallinn.”
Belarus: Youth Activists Attacked
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about what seems like the beginning of a wave of attacks on youth activists.
Latvia: Violence Instead of Riga Gay Pride
All About Latvia and Stefan of Dykun discuss the gay pride parade that failed to take place in Riga.
Russia: Nashi Movement's Seliger Summer Camp
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the daily routine at the Nashi movement's summer camp: “To older Russians the similarities to the Soviet era are striking. They should be. It seems...
Russia: Fast Food Chain
Vilhelm Konnander writes about a Russian fast food chain, Russkoye Bistro: “There is a well-known popular story on how the Russian troops that defeated Napoleon in the 19th century, sat...
