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Russia: A Muslim Trade Union?

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:32:05 +0000

Window on Eurasia writes that Central Asian migrant workers in the Urals are considering forming a “Muslim trade union.”

Ukraine: “A Democratic Question”

Veronica Khokhlova — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:18:06 +0000

Ukrainiana writes about president Yushchenko's answer to the question that got over 85,000 online votes: “A straight question needs a straight answer. Instead, we got a rambling lecture, replete with peripheral thinking.”

Ukraine: Explosion in Yevpatoria

Veronica Khokhlova — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:07:48 +0000

Ukrainiana writes about the explosion in an apartment building in Yevpatoria, Crimea, which has killed at least 27 people.

Serbia: Christmas in January

Veronica Khokhlova — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:51:34 +0000

Belgraded explains the advantages of celebrating Christmas in January.

Russia: The New York Times' LJ is One Year Old

Veronica Khokhlova — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:46:11 +0000

The New York Times‘ Clifford J. Levy writes on The Lede about the first anniversary of the paper's interactive Russian-language LJ blog: “The results far exceeded my expectations. The blog has received more than 26,000 comments, and has become an important tool for the newspaper to better understand and explain Russia. The title of the blog is, “Tell Americans and the World about Russia,” and Russians have done just that.”

Central and Eastern Europe: A Christmas Roundup

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:54:41 +0000

A holiday season roundup: Tanja of Czechmatediary recalls family Christmas celebrations of her childhood, writes about the Czech Christmas Mass, and shares a recipe of Vanocka (“Christmas bread”); CzechFolks.com writes about a calorie-free yet mouth-watering way of decorating a holiday table with crocheted Czech Christmas cookies; The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia decorates a traditional Slovak Christmas tree; the POLSKI blog writes about Polish Christmas food; Belgraded writes this about the ban of Santa Claus (aka Deda Mraz) in Bosnian kindergartens: “[…] this fear of Deda Mraz is quite possibly one of the best proofs that he really does exist! Yay! In that spirit, happy holidays to all of you out there, regardless if you’re religious or not.”

Czech Republic: A Politics-Free Roundup

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:24:25 +0000

Politics-free posts from the Czech Republic: a charity project to help orphans organized by Czech model Tereza Maxova, bankruptcy of one of the largest Czech glass companies, and Karel Gott's lasting popularity - at CzechFolks.com; the winner of the Bravest Czech of the Year award, and tips on how to spend winter vacation in the Czech Republic - at Czechmatediary; winter travel to Moravia's capital Olomouc, and a trip to “an actual remnant of the old iron curtain that has been preserved as a memorial” in southern Moravia - at The Journeys of Captain Oddsocks.

Ukraine: Hutsuls and Crimean Tatars

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:58:03 +0000

My Simferopol Home writes about her dissertation plans to compare histories of exoticism in the Ukrainian Hutsul and Crimean Tatars cultures: “So, why these two groups? While distinct in ethnogenesis, history and territory, Hutsuls, the superstitious, hard-drinking subsistence farmers to Poland and Austro-Hungary’s urban intellectuals, and Crimean Tatars, the perceived inheritors of Genghis Khan’s barbarism to the Russian Imperial gaze, are the two ethnic groups on the territory of contemporary Ukraine that are the most laden with stereotypes of ‘otherness' or, specifically, ‘wildness'.”

Romania: Revolution's Anniversary

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:44:51 +0000

A note on the anniversary of the 1989 revolution in Romania to overthrow Ceausescu - at Eternal Remont.

Ukraine: Yushchenko's Press Conference

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:40:38 +0000

Tetyana Vysotska of What's Up, Ukraine? writes about the Ukrainian president's annual press conference and his response to one of the most popular questions posed to him via the internet: “Mr. President, how much money should the people of Ukraine pay to convince you and other top authorities to leave this country?”

Ukraine: Holiday Season Update

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:34:57 +0000

Ukrainian holiday season update: music - at Natalia Antonova's blog; sights - at Greetings from Kyiv; politics - at Ukrainiana.

Moldova: Transnistria Updates

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:24:51 +0000

Updates on Transnistria - at Scraps of Moscow and Eternal Remont.

Russia: South Ossetia; Relations With the U.S.; Sheremetyevo Ceiling

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:20:36 +0000

Some of the recent posts at Scraps of Moscow: a translation of a part of “a lengthy interview with former Russian army general and former South Ossetian de facto Minister of Defense which puts the region's president, former wrestling champion and phys. ed. teacher Eduard Kokoity, in a rather unflattering light”; Kommersant's archives as an excellent tool for researching “Russia's turbulent '90s”; U.S.-Russia relations and “the audacity of optimism”; a tribute to “the quirky ceiling rings” of Moscow's Sheremetyevo-2 airport.

Bulgaria, Russia: “Open Source AK-47″

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:59:52 +0000

Eternal Remont writes: “Apparently, Russia's state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport is livid that Bulgaria would violate the sacred principles of intellectual property and trademark protection to produce an, um, we're going to call it an ‘open source AK-47′.”

Russia: Patriarch; Yoshkar-Ola; Stalin's Legacy; Protests

Veronica Khokhlova — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:53:27 +0000

A selection of recent posts from Window on Eurasia: a “Ukrainian” metropolitan who may or may not become Russia's next patriarch; Hungarians react to the Russian authorities' suggestion to rename Yoshkar-Ola, the capital of Mari El, to Tsaryovokokshaysk, the city's pre-1917 name; some Russian history teachers' efforts to educate students on Soviet-era crimes; legislators' proposal to “broaden the legal definitions of treason and espionage“; the demands of Vladivostok protesters online.