Nathan Hamm · October, 2005

Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from October, 2005

Slovenia: Bad Drivers

Michael Manske says that a test of European drivers showing Slovenes to be the worst drivers of those tested has not only confirmed his fears of meeting his end in...

1 November 2005

Armenia: SOS Yerevan

Onnik Krikorian has photos from this weekend's protest against the destruction of Yerevan's parks.

1 November 2005

Kyrgyzstan: Protests

Claire Wilkinson has photos of and a roundup of news concerning the recent protests for and against the government in Kyrgyzstan.

1 November 2005

Kazakhstan: Win Just Right

kazakhstan.neweurasia.net says that in the upcoming presidential election, President Nazarbaev is worried about winning by too big of a margin.

1 November 2005

Kyrgyzstan: Time Shift

The Golden Road to Samarqand reports that Kyrgyzstan handles daylight savings time by changing not simply what time it is but what time zone the country is in.

1 November 2005

Croatia: Political Labels

The Glory of Carniola, a blog from Slovenia, deconstructs messages on a label from a package of fig spread from Croatia.

29 October 2005

Georgia: A Joke

Oneworld Multimedia has a joke making the rounds in Georgia that reveals quite a bit about politics there.

29 October 2005

Turkmenistan: Independence Day

Like with nearly all things related to Turkmenistan, Independence Day is a surreal affair. neweurasia has the details of this this year's celebration.

28 October 2005

Poland: Troubled Negotiations

the beatroot reports on the troubled negotiations between Poland's Law and Justice and Civic Platform, the latter of which is presidential election runner-up Donald Tusk's party.

28 October 2005

Hungary: '56 Roundup

Hungarian Accent rounds up discussion of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising in the Hungarian blogosphere.

28 October 2005

Poland: Hot Water with the EU

the beatroot says that Poland's new president's stance on the death penalty and gay rights is causing problems for Poland with the EU.

27 October 2005

Kyrgyzstan: Saratan

Ben Paarman reviews Saratan, a new Kyrgyz-German film, and reflects on the state of Kyrgyzstan after 14 years of independence.

27 October 2005