Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from December, 2010
Slovenia: Referendum Results
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes about the “disastrous” results and the implications of the referendum on Slovenia's public TV law: “The law was nixed with 72.64 percent votes against and only...
Ukraine: Donbass Coal-Miners’ Miserable Working Conditions
@Matteush comments (UKR) on the Ukrainian segment of an Al Jazeera documentary (YouTube video, in Russian, with English subtitles) about inhumane working conditions all over the world, including the coal-mining...
Belarus: Search for National Identity
At OpenDemocracy.net, Natalia Leshchenko writes that “Belarusians have come to the point where they need a shared, universally accepted, veritable and satisfying understanding of themselves as a nation, and a...
Poland: President Meets With Medvedev and Obama
Leopolis reports on the Polish President's recent meetings with his Russian and U.S. counterparts.
Slovenia: More on Public TV Referendum
Sleeping With Pengovsky posts the last installment on the upcoming public TV referendum: “If the law is confirmed, common sense and quality media have a fighting chance. Nothing more, nothing...
Russia: Assange for Nobel Peace Prize?
Siberian Light writes that “Russia seems to be having great fun with the whole wikileaks affair”: “And the latest – Russia has gleefully seized the opportunity to suggest that Assange...
Russia: Political Implications of Kushchevskaya Massacre
A Good Treaty and The Power Vertical write about last month's Kushchevskaya massacre and its political implications.
Serbia: Boycott of Nobel Prize Ceremony “Counterproductive”
Viktor Markovic (@Belgrade) tweets that “Serbian boycott of Nobel prize ceremony [is] counterproductive, seems the whole country now knows lot more about Chinese human right violations.”
Ukraine: Fundraising to Help Street Children
Scenes from the Sidewalk announces ChildRescue/CrossRoads Foundation's fundraising initiative “to purchase gifts that will be used for “Whatever Is Needed Most” by the street and at-risk children that the organization...
Hungary: Protesting the New Media Law
Hungarian Spectrum writes about the second wave of protests against the new media law.
Ukraine: Efforts to Save Tustan Preserve From Illegal Construction
The Uncataloged Museum writes about efforts to prevent illegal construction at an archeological fortress site in Western Ukraine: “Rather than wait for someone else to take action, a group of...
Russia: New Language for Organised Crime
In Moscow's Shadows notes that “modern organised crime has in some ways evolved beyond the language” and “new terms for new types of organised crime figures” are needed.
Slovenia: More on Sunday's Referendum
Sleeping With Pengovsky writes more about Sunday's referendum, examining the potential benefits of the new public TV law.
Belarus: Election and Unrest
At OpenDemocracy.com, Olga Birukova writes about the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and the potential post-election protests: “No one actually knows what the level of protest could realistically be in...
Russia: “Battle for Russia’s Heritage Resumes”
Clementine Cecil, a journalist and co-founder of the Moscow Architectural Preservation Society (MAPS), writes on OpenDemocracy.net about protests against the proposed amendments to Russia’s heritage law: “Experts have already written...
Russia: Winter in Yakutia
Photos and video of Yakutia's very cold winter – at eYakutia.
Poland: Eurostat Data on Safety
A discussion of how Poland compares to other countries safety-wise – at Polandian.
Russia: World Cup; Google's Mistake
Siberian Light writes about FIFA's announcement that Russia will host the 2018 World Cup. Profy.com notes that “Google hurries to congratulate Russia on World Cup results… and offends Russians” by...
Hungary: U.S.-Hungarian Relations
Hungarian Sprectrum writes about the “U.S.-Hungarian relations during the George W. Bush era.”
Russia: Khodorkovsky Legal Team on Trial and WikiLeaks
FP's Passport talks to Mikhail Khodorkovsky's legal team about the trial and the relevant WikiLeaks’ content.
Russia: Old and New Media Panel
A Good Treaty reports from the Old and New Media in Russia Today panel, held in Los Angeles on Nov. 19.
