Stories about German from August, 2008
Georgia War: Russian Opposition Leaders on the Conflict
Osteuropablog brings attention to (GER) and comments on a Rosbalt article on reactions from Russian opposition leaders to the conflict with Georgia.
Georgia War: Poles Soccer Punch Russian Footballers
Osteuropablog reports (GER) how Thursday's Warzaw UEFA-cup soccer match between Russian FK Moskva and Polish Legia Warszawa was accompanied by cheers of “f-ck Russia” and similar joyous acclamations from spectators.
Georgia Leaves Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
GUS-News reflects over (GER) Georgia's decision to leave the CIS – the organisation formed after soviet demise by ex USSR-republics – and the country's appeal to other member states to follow Tbilisi's example.
Georgia War: Russian Disappointment With Belarus
Osteuropablog discusses (GER) an article on Russian newssite Novyj Region 2, claiming that Moscow is disappointed with failing support from Minsk during the Russo-Georgian conflict.
Georgia War in Initial Retrospective
GUS-News presents (GER) a retrospective of developments in the Russo-Georgian crisis in the last few days, with an emphasis on Russia.
Georgia and Estonia: Small and Vulnerable States
Osteuropablog discusses (GER) the similarities between Georgia's and Estonia's international positions as small and vulnerable states, and also wonders what will happen to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russian Sochi – a city located near to the ongoing conflict in Georgia.
Georgia-Russia: Western Tradeoff of Georgia Against Iran?
Osteuropablog quotes (GER) some of the frequent – although somewhat wild – speculations among Russian bloggers that the West has exchanged a Russian war with Georgia against permission to a Western attack on Iran.
Georgia: Feelings of Tbilisi Blogger
Gedanken aus Estland posts a translation (GER) of a piece by a blogger in Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Georgia: Presidential Pilgrimage to Tbilisi
Osteuropablog [German] comments on reports about the presidents of Poland, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania seek to make a common trip to Georgia to try to mediate in the Russian-Georgian conflict.
South Ossetia: The First Victim of War is the Truth
Der Spiegelfechter discusses (GER) the media and information war in the Russian-Georgian conflict with a critical eye on primarily alleged anti-Russian reporting in Western media, and gives a number of examples of erroneous reporting.
South Ossetia: Russia Calls Baltic Appeal Cynical
Osteuropablog [German] reports that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister described the appeal for peace in South Ossetia by leaders of Poland, Estonia, Latva, and Lithuania as cynical.
Georgia: Foreign Ministry Joins the Blogosphere
Osteuropablog [German] reports that the Georgian Foreign Ministry appears to have joined the blogosphere with its MFA Georgia blog in English, since the Ministry website has gone down due to cyberattacks.
Georgia: Impression from Tbilisi
Gedanken über Estland [German] posted a translation of impressions by a Georgian blogger on the situation in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Estonia: WWII Book Review
Itching for Eestima posts a review of Eesti Legion – a photobook by ex Prime Minister Mart Laar on the Estonian Legion during the Second World War – and reflects on historical perceptions. Gedanken über Estland reports (GER) that the very same book was recently confiscated by German police as...
Russia: South Ossetia – Holding Back the War Mongers?
Osteuropablog [German] discusses an interview with Aleksandr Dugin, leader of the Russian Eurasianist movement, in which he calls for war against Georgia over South Ossetia. Wu Wei elaborates on the escalating conflict, asking “Who is picking the fights?”
Russia: Faithful Hackers?
Russian-Cyberspace.org writes (GER) about a hacker attack on a Russian Orthodox website, where religious content has been replaced by pornography, and interprets it as an attack by religious hackers supporting a competing church communion.
Ukraine: Patriarch Appeals Against the Division of the Church
GUS-News comments on (GER) the appeal of the Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomeus against the division of the Ukrainian Orthodox church on the occasion of the 1020th anniversary of Christianity in Kievan Rus.
