Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from July, 2008
Serbia: Belgrade Street Art
Belgrade street art photos – at Transgresor blog.
Lithuania: “War Crimes of WWII Jewish Resistance Fighters”
Dr. Sean's Diary comments on BBC Radio 4’s report on how the Lithuanian authorities are “investigating the supposed war crimes of Jewish resistance fighters in World War II, whilst dragging their feet over prosecuting the country’s own wartime collaborators who took part in the Holocaust.”
Kosovo: Miss Kosovo at Miss Universe
Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros reports that the Miss Universe pageant “accepted Kosovo as a country, and […] Miss Kosovo made it into the top ten. (To be precise, she placed sixth in swimsuit and eighth in evening gown.)”
The Balkans, Russia: Radovan Karadžić
According to reports, former Bosnian Serb leader and one of the world’s most wanted war criminals Radovan Karadžić has been arrested in Serbia on Monday night. Below are some of the initial reactions from bloggers.
Israel, Lebanon: Russophone Bloggers Discuss Prisoner Exchange Deal
While some bloggers from the former Soviet Union take interest in the Middle Eastern affairs out of idle (or not so idle) curiosity, for others Israel is home, and so it's not surprising that the July 16 exchange of prisoners between Israel and Lebanon did not go unnoticed in the Russian-language blogosphere.
Czech Republic, Slovakia: Czechoslovakia
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia lists “a few basic facts” about the region that used to be known as Czechoslovakia.
Slovakia: “Folk Culture and Communism”
The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia writes about the communists’ role in preserving Slovak folk culture.
Ukraine: Woman Who Tried To Sell Her Son
Ukrainiana posts and translates a video about a 30-year-old Odesa woman who tried to sell her son for $1,500.
Ukraine: Ukrainska Pravda Reporter Interrogated
Ukrainiana writes about the questioning of an Ukrainska Pravda reporter in connection with Yushchenko poisoning case.
Serbia: Bob Marley Monument; Serbian Reggae
Belgrade 2.0 writes about a monument to Bob Marley that's about to open in northeastern Serbia and posts YouTube video samples of Serbian reggae.
Serbia, U.S.: Peter Egner
East Ethnia writes about the arrest of a man thought to be Peter Egner, 86, “a member of the Nazi security police in Belgrade between 1941 and 1943 where he acted as an interpreter during interrogations of prisoners and guarded transports of prisoners (at least) between two prison camps in...
Serbia: EXIT Festival
Bosnia Vault writes about “the famed EXIT festival in Novi Sad” – and the politics that surrounds it.
Serbia: Cult of Milosevic
Sarah Franco of Cafe Turco and Jelena Markovic of Invisible Sights co-author a satirical text on “the cult” of Slobodan Milosevic.
The Balkans: Srebrenica
Sarah Franco of Cafe Turco writes about her visit to Srebrenica this year and muses on “moral monsters, bystanders and civic minded people.”
Russia: LJ Basic Accounts Back?
Svetlana Gladkova of Profy.com reports that LiveJournal may, after all, bring Basic Accounts back.
Hungary: Outsourcing
Hudin explains why Ebay Germany is “running the bulk of their customer support operations in Hungary.”
Hungary: Budapest's Public Transportation
Hudin explains how to get to and from the Budapest Airport by public transportation.
Macedonia: Parliamentary Elections, Round 2
Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros is “watching with interest” how the situation with the Macedonian parliamentary elections will develop.
Soviet History: Cars
Edward Lucas reviews a book about Soviet cars.
Russia: Romen Theater
A blog/Wikipedia entry on Romen Theater – “the oldest and the most famous of Romani theatres in the world” – at TOL's Romantic.
Ukraine, Russia: Yushchenko and Litvinenko
Taras Kuzio believes that “the connections between the Yushchenko’s poisoning and Litvinenko’s murder are closer than at first seems.”
