Latest posts by Veronica Khokhlova from March, 2007
Russia: Now and Before
What has been written about Russia under Nicholas II sounds much like what could've been written about Putin's Russia. Apricotflan.com draws some conclusions and makes some forecasts.
Slovakia: Language and Linguists
Deleted by Tomorrow reacts to the post about the Slovak language and Slovak linguists over at bulbulovo.
Poland: Junk Food
Traveling Life writes about junk food in Poland; in a comment, the beatroot explains what kind of a political statement he makes when he eats Big Macs.
Poland: Fire Hazard
The Poland Diaries writes about fire safety – or, to be more precise, fire hazard – in Poland.
Poland: Demography
The beatroot writes: “Poland’s population is shrinking faster than any other country in the EU. Strange that, in a country that claims to be 95 percent Catholic, don’t you think?”
Russia: Subway
Russian Beauty tours Moscow subway stations: Mayakovskaya and Park Pobedy.
Ukraine, Belarus: A Fence for Bat'ka
Abdymok posts a picture of the preparations to Aleksandr Lukashenko's visit to Ukraine's capital: “Workers on March 19 build a new fence around Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv. The last dictator in Europe is expected any day.”
Romania: Snail Mail, Airport, and the Roma
Blog Bucharest complains about the Romanian postal service, Bucharest's Baneasa Airport, and discrimination against the country's non-Roma population.
Russia: Politics
Darkness at Noon guest-blogs at Sean's Russia Blog on the recent elections and the Russian political culture.
Russia: Freedom of Speech
Vilhelm Konnander fears the Russian state may be preparing another attack on freedom of speech – and on bloggers – in Russia.
Russia: Skiing and Snowboarding
Russia Blog posts pictures of winter sports at Vorobyovy Gory in Moscow. Sochi Travel posts pictures from the skiing and snowboarding competition that took place in Krasnaya Polyana on March 1-3.
Russia: Who is “Maria Ivanova”?
On March 11, the Sunday Times ran a piece by Sarah Baxter and Anna Voutsen on the recent attacks against critics of Vladimir Putin's regime. It opened with the story of a Russian journalist who has allegedly received political asylum in the United States following several attempts on her life,...
Poland: “De-communization Zeal”
The beatroot writes about the Polish government's “de-communization zeal.” Among other things, bloggers might be affected by the new law as well: “All journalists – public or private – born before 1972, must now be vetted for communist era collaboration.” The post has generated 51 comment thus far.
Poland, Russia: Responsibility for Katyn
The beatroot reports that “the Russian NGO Memorial has pledged to pursue all legal means to get Moscow to recognize Soviet responsibility for the deaths of over 20,000 Polish officers in the Katyn massacre of 1940.”
Latvia: Documentary on Latvian President
Vilhelm Konnander writes about a documentary being made on Latvia's outgoing president Vaira Vike-Freiberga.
Russia: Unreliable Electricity
The Turkish Invasion experiences a blackout: “So another myth about Russia is busted…no reliable electricity.”
Russia: Interview With Sean Guillory
Andy of Siberian Light interviews Sean Guillory of Sean's Russia Blog.
Russia: Coverage Critique
Russia in the Media critiques Luke Harding's Guardian piece on Russia's poor; Russia Blog awards The Stranger's Annie Wagner with “the Shoe Award” for her review of the 9th Company movie.
Russia, USA: Cold War Movies
Russian Kafe writes about Cold War films that could have caused “a child to write things like ‘I have been worrying about Russia and the United States getting into a nuclear war’ and ‘I would like to know why you want to conquer the world or at least our country’.”
Russia: Has it Really Been Lost?
Russian bureaucrats force Darkness at Noon to live without his passport; at some point, it looks like the passport has been lost; but then the blogger hears this: “In Russia we don't lose things. We just take a long time looking for them!” – and, bingo, “this little saying puts...
