Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from March, 2007
Russia: Svyaznoi Prezidenta
Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow writes on the latest get-together of the pro-Putin youth group Nashi (the post includes a lovely Russian-language paraphrase of Aleksandr Pushkin).
Russia: Chechnya's Street Children
A Step At A Time translates an article on street children in Chechnya.
Russia: Grozny Photos
A Step At A Time links to incredible pictures from Grozny, Chechnya, taken by LJ user kunstkamera.
Russia: Variations of Dissent
After reading LJ user rudin‘s report (RUS) from the Dissenters’ March that took place in Nizhniy Novgorod this past Saturday, LJ user an_drevv made this ironic remark (RUS): Judging by...
Russia: User Guide
This has been an eventful weekend, rally-wise. In Minsk, Belarus, water cannons had to be used against several thousand citizens opposed to Aleksandr Lukashenko‘s regime. In Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia, it...
Russia, Georgia: On Beggars
Darkness at Noon (Moscow-based) and Music and Life – Everywhere! (currently, in Tbilisi) reflect on street beggars and ways of dealing with them.
Russia: Blood Tests, Work Permits
The Turkish Invasion reports on the blood tests one is required to undergo to be allowed to work in Russia.
Russia: Higher Education Crisis
Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow writes in-depth on the troubles facing Russia's universities.
Russia: Spring in Moscow
Two-Zero captures a typical early-spring scene in Moscow.
Belarus: A Roundup
TOL's Belarus Blog covers these subjects: silly pretexts used to arrest opposition activists; the Constitution Day; Belarusian “market socialism“; some of the effects of the recent “gas war” with Russia.
The Balkans: War Criminals Abroad
Neretva River writes about five war criminals living abroad; Bosnia Vault writes about the one who had just been spared extradition by a British judge: “How much time needs to...
Russia: Deportation of Kalmyks
J. Otto Pohl posts a note on the deportation of the Kalmyks 63 years ago.
Romania: Internet Use Stats
Information Policy reports on Romania's Internet use statistics.
Russia, Estonia: German View on the Bronze Soldier
Rossijskaja Federazija looks at the Russian-Estonian dispute over the WWII monument from a German perspective.
Russia: NBP Banned Again
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the ban imposed on the National Bolshevik Party.
Eastern & Central Europe: Slovio
Megan Case writes about Slovio, “the artificial simplified pan-Slavic language.”
Czech Rebublic: Kofola; Prague
Swobodin v Brne writes about the Czech rival of Coca Cola, and about things he dislikes about Prague.
Slovenia: Lake Bohinj
Wu Wei visits Lake Bohinj, Slovenia, and posts pictures.
The Balkans, U.S.: General Veljko Kadijevic
Neretva River writes – here, here, here, and here – about a Serbian war criminal who has allegedly been advising the United States on Saddam's bunkers and other strategic facilities...
Croatia, U.K.: The Spanovic Decision
A UK court's decision “undermines the effort to bring to trial all defendants currently suspected of war crimes committed during the 1991-1995 conflict,” Neretva River reports.
Ukraine: Lutsenko's Problems
Foreign Notes reports on Yuri Lutsenko's legal problems and the obstacles his People's Self-Defense Movement is facing. Also, read about Ukraine's fuel and energy minister's visit to London.
