Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from December, 2006
Russia: Abramovich Leaves Chukotka
Billionaire and FC Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of Chukotka, reports Russia Blog.
Ukraine: The Black Sea
Ukraine List posts satellite photos of the Black Sea.
Ukraine: Chernobyl Photographer
Ukraine List writes about the first photographer on the scene in Chernobyl.
Ukraine: Chernobyl Rumors
MoldovAnn writes about the most recent Chernobyl scare: “One guy had a chance to check the news on the internet before dinner, and read a report that a wall on...
Ukraine: “Return of Frankenstein?”
Foreign Notes documents yet another step on Ukraine's path back to the pre-Orange Revolution past: “If the bill is approved it will enable the pre-OR guys in the CEC, including...
Romania: Post Office Problems
Csikszereda Musings writes about unreliability of the Romanian post office.
Estonia: Lavrov's (Lack of) Logic
Itching for Eestimaa doesn't understand the logic of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: “Because I just can't grasp how outlawing the symbol of fascism makes one part of a fascist...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Srebrenica Survivor and the Dutch
Srebrenica Genocide Blog posts “an e-mail from Srebrenica genocide survivor, Mr. Hasan Nuhanovic, who submitted the following opinion on recently awarded ‘medal of honor’ for those in Dutchbat who betrayed...
Serbia: Finding Karadzic and Mladic
Finding Karadzic writes about a Belgrade paper's attempt to help find Karadzic and Mladic: “Belgrade's Glas Javnosti has just outed the top 99 aiders and abettors of Karadzic and Mladic....
Serbia: Belgrade
Eric Gordy of East Ethnia lists things he likes about Belgrade – as well as “other things”: “Beogradski radio: Every station, including the ones I don't like, has its individual...
Bulgaria, Libya: Medics Sentenced to Death
Declan Butler reports on the death verdict in the Tripoli Six case: “By now, I am sure you all will have heard the grim news from Libya. I’ve written a...
Ukraine: Brezhnev's 100th Birthday
Carpetblogger marks Leonid Brezhnev's 100th birthday with a Brezhnev joke: “Stalin, Krushchev and Brezhnev were riding on a train. The train comes to a halt in the middle of nowhere....
Russia: “Chess Revolution”
Very Russian writes about what could have been Russia's “Chess Revolution”: “This is beginning, just slightly, to look like what’s been the Kremlin’s worst nightmare since the Orange Revolution.” Sean's...
Russia: Marching Towards Christmas
The Turkish Invasion posts a few Soviet New Year's greeting cards and writes about and posts pictures of a weird rally that took place in Moscow: “Now here is how...
Russia: Ivan the Terrible
Russia Blog – on Ivan the Terrible: “the Stalin of the 16th century.”
Estonia: Amnesty International Report
David McDuff of A Step At A Time (and Edward Lucas) – on Amnesty International's “report on Estonia which – almost incredibly – charges that country with “human rights abuses”...
Serbia: Video on CNN
In the next four months, a “travel to Serbia” commercial will be broadcast on CNN over 500 times (Serbia has paid half a million dollars for this) – but the...
Russia: Oleg Gazmanov's “Born in the USSR”
La Russophobe posts “a multi-media presentation with some insights regarding pop music” – featuring Oleg Gazmanov's song “Made in the USSR”: “[…] The Ryuriks, the Romanovs, Lenin and Stalin/They are...
Lithuania, Russia: Book on Vilnius Ghetto; Chekhov's Stories
Music and Life – Everywhere! is reading Anton Chekhov's short stories, and also posts a comment on a book about the Vilnius Ghetto.
Russia: Shpargalki
Lex Libertas compares U.S. and Russian education and writes about cheating and cheatsheets – shpargalki – in the former Soviet Union.
