Arts & Culture: Abramovich Millions for Arthouse Flicks
In this summer’s Russian blockbuster, a rising local boy takes on the combined might of Hollywood and the hidebound state film commissars.
11 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 11 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: racism in Kyrgyzstan; Black Sea dolphins; Belarus, China and Russia; Estonia and the Soviet Union; and Chernobyl tourism.
11 July 2019
Education: Educated Young Turks Seeking Their Future Abroad
Turkey is seeing a brain drain driven by more than just rising unemployment.
10 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 10 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: mind control in Russia; an underwhelming Melania Trump statue in Slovenia; pensions in eastern Ukraine; suspicious deaths in Tajikistan; Romania makes no progress in fighting corruption.
10 July 2019
Column: Central Europe Baking Through its Summer
Politicians are getting the ingredients together for a dramatic fall while ignoring the very real heat outside.
9 July 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 9 July
The important, interesting, or just downright quirky news from TOL’s coverage region. Today: remembering Srebrenica; the woes of Lake Sevan; Transylvanian media; reforms in Central Asia; and talk of talks between Russia and Ukraine.
9 July 2019
FROM THE TOL ARCHIVE – EDITORS’ PICK
A Banking Haven No More
Latvia’s time as a financial bridge between East and West has come to an end.
6 May 2019
A Mood Makeover
A de facto ban on drinking alcohol has transformed the atmosphere around popular hangout spots in Istanbul, much to the chagrin of some locals.
19 June 2018