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Czech Republic, Slovakia: Velvet Revolution, 20 Years On

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:35:30 +0000

On Nov. 17, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, and The Czech Daily Word lists “most frequent stupid arguments and errors” of those who believe that “the era of communism was better than the post-revolution times.”

CEE: Social Networks and the Media

Veronica Khokhlova — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:36:03 +0000

Information Policy links to a BusinessWeek/TOL article on social networks and the media in Central and Eastern Europe.

CEE: “20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall” - a Poll

Veronica Khokhlova — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:42:17 +0000

Foreign Policy Association's Russia blog writes about the results of a Pew Research Center's poll on poverty, wealth and attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe “20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.”

U.S.: Blogger Invited to Reception at Czech Embassy

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:12:11 +0000

Czechmatediary has been invited to a reception with Vaclav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, at the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C.: “The reception is held in honor of not only the Czech president himself but also because of the celebration of the National Czech Day as well as the 20th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. […] I will be taking my laptop with me and updating you frequently on this exciting journey.”

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.”

Czech Republic: Lisbon before court

Vilhelm Konnander — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:54:50 +0000

The Reference Frame writes about the EU Lisbon Treaty being addressed by the Czech Constitutional Court to review its accordance with national legislation.

Czech Republic: Pelhřimov

Veronica Khokhlova — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:01:59 +0000

The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes about “a pilgrimage to Pelhřimov.”

Czech Republic: “History for Sale”

Veronica Khokhlova — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:02:27 +0000

The Czech Daily Word writes about “history for sale” - and not for sale - in the Czech Republic.

US-Poland: Putting robots out of work

Vilhelm Konnander — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:31:43 +0000

Eric Grover of Blogactiv.eu discusses US president Obama's decision to scrap the anti-missile defence system planned for deployment to Poland and the Czech Republic on the very day of the 70th anniversary of the 1939 Soviet attack of Poland at the outset of World War II.

CEE: History, Nationalism and Identity

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:13:55 +0000

Marietta Le of Remainder of Budapest writes about issues of history, nationalism and identity in Hungary and other states of Central and Eastern Europe.

Czech Republic: Temelín Nuclear Power Plant

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:04:09 +0000

The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks writes about the Temelín nuclear power plant, which has been in the news recently “because of a controversial and overpriced contract awarded to a shady company whose former director was recently jailed for planning the violent abduction of his replacement.”

Czech Republic: The Pope's Visit

Veronica Khokhlova — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:52:12 +0000

The Reference Frame writes about the Pope's visit to the Czech Republic.

U.S., Europe: “R.I.P. Missile Defense”

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:43:10 +0000

A roundup of blog coverage of the Obama Administration's decision to abandon plans to build the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic: A Fistful of Euros; Edward Lucas; Poemless; Ukrainiana; FP's Passport; Leopolis - here and here; and Robert Amsterdam's Blog.

Czech Republic: Sidewalk Parking

Veronica Khokhlova — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:28:30 +0000

Parking on sidewalks in the Czech Republic - at The Czech Daily Word.

Eastern Europe: WWII and the Jews

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:35:09 +0000

The Foreigner's Guide to Slovakia writes about WWII and the Jews of Slovakia. CzechFolks.com writes about the rescue of hundreds of Czechoslovak Jewish children by Sir Nicholas Winton in 1939. Polandian writes about “the crazy idea of moving Eastern European Jews to Madagascar” that was considered by Poland in 1937.