Politics: Berating Babis
Largest demonstrations in Prague since the Velvet Revolution seek to remove prime minister, but that’s not likely to happen – for now. A photo essay.
24 June 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 24 June
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Karimova wants out of Jail; Russia/Georgia tourist ban; defiant Kyrgyz president; Pride in Bucharest and Kyiv; and Balkan water polo.
24 June 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 21 June
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Georgia erupts; EU vs. Russia; Poland stands up to Brussels over emissions; a Ukrainian journalist dies; and a Balkan church spat.
21 June 2019
Column: Chernobyl: Anatomy of Disaster
Some historical events are so momentous that the human mind finds it hard to comprehend their scale and complexity. The nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl falls into that category.
21 June 2019
Society: Can ‘Radical Love’ Win Again?
An opposition politician is betting that a calm demeanor and de-polarization rhetoric can lead to victory in next week’s re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election.
17 June 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 17 June
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: a presidential inauguration in Slovakia; a new, pro-Western prime minister in Moldova; corruption in Montenegro; cheese in Belarus; and military games in Serbia.
17 June 2019
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News: Around the Bloc – 14 June
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: Albanian fake news price list; Zelenskiy’s party tops the polls; women drivers in Chechnya; a summit in Bishkek; and the sweet smell of ancient burials.
14 June 2019
Film: Baku and Tehran Produce Border-Crossing Love Story
The slapstick Castle of Love does not directly touch on the sensitive cultural and historical issues that have complicated ties between the two countries. From Eurasianet.
14 June 2019
FROM THE TOL ARCHIVE – EDITORS’ PICK
The Under-Recognized Guardians of Freedom
The importance of media academics, especially those with an appetite for public service, is often under-played.
11 February 2019
The Kremlin’s Salesman
The smoothest purveyor of Russian propaganda puts on a show at Yale University.
10 October 2018
You Say You Want a Revolution?
As they celebrate their 50thanniversary, legendary Czech band Plastic People of the Universe continue to play and live through their music that helped topple communism.
4 March 2019
Poland’s Secret Soviet Nuclear Bunkers Revealed
An archaeologist has unearthed evidence of nuclear arsenals camouflaged as military communications bases.
25 January 2019
A War for Hearts and Minds
Almost 10 years on from the 2008 war, Georgian civil society – both informal and formal – is increasingly engaging in the country’s breakaway territories. From openDemocracy.
3 July 2018
History Has Been Weaponized
References to Bulgaria in the Christchurch massacres have poisoned our national debate. We must disarm the radicals by removing history from their hands.
22 March 2019