Stories about Moldova from February, 2007
Russia: Vladimir Vladimirovich™ Translated
Scraps of Moscow translates three episodes of Vladimir Vladimirovich™ that “deal with last week's promotions of Sergei Ivanov and Ramzan Kadyrov.” Also, see photos of the Soviet-time soda machines taken in Moldova and Uzbekistan.
Moldova: Questions on the Law
Law in Moldova poses law-related questions to Moldova's president Voronin: “Does the President care about the country's image that exist among its own citizens? It seems from the words of Mr. Voronin that he is concerned only about the image of Moldova beyond its borders…”
Moldova: “Wall Art” and Other Photos
Flickr user dittaeva, of Leikanger, Norway, traveled around Moldova with his brothers in the summer of 2006 and has photographed this mosaic on the way from the Chisinau airport to Colonita. The face on the wall appears to be that of poet Vladimir Mayakovsky. More Moldova trip photos (254) by...
Moldova: English Olympiad
Adventures in Moldova posts essays that his Moldovan students wrote for the English Olympiad held at their school and explains why the kids shouldn't be blamed for their not-so-good English: “When taken as an aggregate, my school has some of the worst performance in English in the county and Moldova....
Moldova: Junior Judo Stars
Adventures in Moldova writes about “two village kids from the poorest country in Europe” who did extremely well at the judo “Olympic Hopes” tournament in Kyiv, Ukraine: “In Eugen and Mihail's under-46 kg weight class, there were 34 boys. Our boys not only made our village proud, but they should...
Moldova: Economy Getting Better?
Mihai Moscovici doubts whether an average Moldovan would feel the reported growth of the country's economy.