Global Voices Online

La Russophobe's reader provides a translation of a Russian-language piece on Anna Politkovskaya, written by Yevgenia Albats.

Sean's Russia Blog translates a 1985 Soviet-time internal document listing the “ideologically harmful” Western music bands.

White Sun of the Desert writes about spending part of the Police Day at a police department in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

A trip to Sergiev Posad, travel by Russian trains, and a joke about the Communist hell - from the Turkish Invasion.

Foreign Notes points out that Ukrainians are very concerned with the soon-to-be-raised communal services tariffs: “My bet is that this is a far greater worry for most families that questions about NATO, special status for the Russian language, possible entry into the EU, squabbles in the VR, and so on.”

Desperate Serbwife writes an open letter to the Belgrade City Manager: “I have a few ideas. Instead of spending money on digging up perfectly good sidewalks and resurfacing streets that don't need it, put the money towards more parking garages. God knows that the entire city is in desperate need of more parking.”

The Swanker introduces an ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) TV series on Islam in Indonesia. The blogger links to the transcripts of the program and asks “anyone with even a passing interest in Indonesia, Islam or both” to read them

Sjroeplog in Papua New Guinea writes about a dish he tried recently. “And to be honest; it tasted good. Just like eating chips.”

Ecuadorean blogger and communications professor, Christian Espinosa publishes the agenda of an international conference on “the evolution of the technological revolution, which will be held in Quito, Ecuador from November 27 to December 1. Sponsored by the Organization of American States and the Center for Higher Studies in Communication (CIESPAL), the conference [ES] will include a workshop in weblogs by Mexican blogger Octavio Islas and Patricia Pomies of Educ.ar [ES].