Global Voices Online

Yulia of neweurasia notes that a Kyrgyz politician recently said that Kyrgyzstan should become part of the Russian Federation and she explains why this might make sense.

Ben Paarmann notes that Kazakhstan's president has declined nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Blogrel applauds Yerevan for making itself more friendly to foreigners and tourists by putting up bilingual signs and maps.

At ArmYouth Blog, Pradafreak complains about traffic and transportation in Yerevan.

Belgrade Inside Out merges with Belgrade Blog - and we now have Belgrade 2.0, equipped with a number of new features.

Our Man In Tirana links to the story of a man who was a passenger on the hijacked Tirana-Istanbul flight - over at The Chronicles of Chris: Travel Recollections, written by a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, who served in Pakistan, and is now based in Israel, and was in Albania on vacation.

Lemuel of Deleted By Tomorrow shares an old anti-Soviet joke.

Visit The Glory of Carniola to see what dairy products of the former Yugoslavia looked like and to read the memories of some readers.

Even though Michael M. of The Glory of Carniola is a foreigner in Slovenia, he gets to vote in the local elections this coming Sunday.