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CEE: The Berlin Wall

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:26:56 +0000

The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: How To Marry a Bulgarian hosts a series of readers' personal reflections: Biliana Velkova, Alexandra Grashkina-Hristova, Maria Vassileva; Hungarian Spectrum writes that “for Hungary and the Hungarians the whole thing started much earlier”; Belgraded writes about the upcoming and much-awaited fall of the “visa wall” for Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia; CAFÉ TURCO writes about the anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Kristallnacht, and the destruction of Mostar’s Old Bridge;

Bosnia & Herzegovina: Banja Luka

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:10:25 +0000

Bosnia Blog writes about travel to Banja Luka.

The Balkans: Danilo Kiš

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:51:27 +0000

Belatedly, a tribute to Yugoslav writer Danilo Kiš (1935-1989) - at Balkans via Bohemia.

The Balkans: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:29:36 +0000

Thoughts on Radovan Karadzic's trial and Biljana Plavsic's release from prison - in a post titled “Bosnia now: the past and the future facing each other” at CAFÉ TURCO. Thoughts on “history that offends people” - at Balkan Anarchist.

CEE: A Travel Roundup

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:59:44 +0000

A selection of travel posts - Belgraded: travel from Belgrade to Sarajevo by train for the first time in 17 years, ‘Red Star' stadium possibly to be renamed ‘Gazprom Arena', the Avala TV Tower rebuilt; Croatia-Expert.com: travel to Trogir; MoldovAnn: Ukrainian village museums; The Czech Daily Word: industrial architecture and decay in Brno; The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks: travel to Břeclav and to Třeboň; The Foreigner's Guide to Slovakia: “Slovak Impressions of America.”

The Balkans: Another Open Letter To Amnesty International

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:02:00 +0000

Another open letter to Noam Chomsky and Amnesty International - at Americans For Bosnia, Greater Surbiton, and Srebrenica Genocide Blog.

The Balkans: Open Letter to Amnesty International

Veronica Khokhlova — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:44 +0000

Samaha posts Ed Vulliamy's open letter to Amnesty International regarding the invitation to Professor Noam Chomsky to lecture in Northern Ireland - as well as background info on the campaign.

The Balkans: Karadzic's Trial; Plavsic’s Release

Veronica Khokhlova — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:34:18 +0000

Americans for Bosnia writes about the trial of Radovan Karadzic. Samaha writes about Biljana Plavsic’s release.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: The Mostar Cross Controversy

Veronica Khokhlova — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:50:44 +0000

Bosnia Blog writes about the controversy caused by the cross erected in Mostar in 2000.

The Balkans: “Greek Journalist Sued for Writings on Bosnia”

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:05:17 +0000

A Fistful of Euros and Greater Surbiton report on the case of Greek journalist Takis Michas: “A few years back, Michas wrote a book about the links between Greece and the Bosnian war — Greek support for Milosevic and Karadzic, Greek volunteers going to fight for the Serb side in Bosnia, and so forth. Well, now he’s being sued by a Greek veteran of the Bosnian war.”

CEE, Central Asia: Post-Communist Leaders

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:16:21 +0000

A Fistful of Euros writes about “the first generation of post-Communist leaders”: “Well, here’s a question: almost 20 years later, how many of them are still running things? Not so many.”

The Balkans: Mladic Update

Veronica Khokhlova — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:15:25 +0000

Foreign Policy Association's War Crimes blog posts an update on Ratko Mladic.

The Balkans: More on EU Visa Rules

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:17:16 +0000

More on the new EU visa rules for the Balkans - at A Fistful of Euros.

The Balkans: Language Issue

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:22:48 +0000

Gray Falcon writes about the language issue in the former Yugoslavia - here and here.

The Balkans: EU Visa-Free Travel Controversy

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:07:43 +0000

AriRusila of Blogactiv.eu's BalkanPerspective writes that the EU's intention to introduce visa-free travel for some Balkan entities but not others is dividing the region.