Latest posts by Nathan Hamm from November, 2005
Ukraine: Orange Day
Orange Ukraine has a list of things to celebrate on the first anniversary of Ukraine's Orange Revolution.
Bulgaria: Clairvoyant
Nomad Notes reports that the new leader of the German Social Democrats had his rise to power foretold by a Bulgarian clairvoyant many years ago.
Azerbaijan: Crisis in Baku
Carpetblogger reports that there is a sudden, critical shortage of pirated DVDs in Baku.
Mongolia: Bush in Mongolia
President Bush became the first American President to visit Mongolia on Sunday. Mongolia Matters has multiple posts on the brief visit.
Azerbaijan: More Recounts?
Marianna of neweurasia says that more vote recounts may be on the way in Azerbaijan's disputed parliamentary elections.
Turkmenistan: Bread Shortage
neweurasia has a fascinating report on a bread shortage in Turkmenistan that comes despite a reported phenomenal grain harvest this year.
Armenia: Constitutional Roundup
Onnik Krikorian has a roundup of Armenian constitutional referendum news at neweurasia.
Azerbaijan: Thanksgiving in Baku
Carpetblogger reports on preparing for Thanksgiving in Baku and provides nice pictures and descriptions of the Teze Bazaar.
Belarus: Filtering the Net
br23 blog reports that Belarus is looking to China for help with filtering the internet.
Poland: Not So Catholic
the beatroot reports that a recent survey shows Poles are not as observantly Catholic as journalistic shortcuts might lead you to believe.
Bulgaria: Debate Over Turkish
Nomad Notes reports that some Bulgarian politicians are focusing debate on use of the Turkish language to avoid debate on substantive issues.
Georgia: Impressions
Raffi of Life in Armenia reports on impressions of Georgia.
Kazakhstan: Election Encounters
KZ Blog reports on encounters with the preparations for the upcoming presidential election.
Armenia: Bambir
Oneworld Multimedia has another report on Armenia's Bambir rock band.
Turkmenistan: Apologize
Rico of neweurasia reports that Turkmenistan is demanding apologies from foreign media outlets for reporting the existence of an Islamic Movement of Turkmenistan. (Probably a sloppy mistake regarding the Islamic...
Turkmenistan: Hypocritical Oath
neweurasia reports on the strange new oath for doctors in Turkmenistan.
Poland: Lepper's Transformation
the beatroot notes a sudden political transformation in Poland's parliament.
Tajikistan: Neweurasia Tajikistan
neweurasia has launched its Tajikistan blog with an inaugural post discussing why Tajikistan is as deserving of attention as its neighbors.
Mongolia: Media Discovers Mongolia
New Mongols reports that with President Bush about to visit Mongolia, the media has finally discovered the country and that it is a fairly normal and welcoming country.
Armenia: Eurovision Potentials
With Armenia set to participate in future Eurovision contests, Harmick of Blogrel offers up a sample of a potential entry.
Belarus: Solidarity Day
br23 blog reports on the outcome of the second Belarussian Solidarity Day.