Arts & Culture

16 May 2013
Young, Loud, and Turkmen
Ashgabat’s few rock ’n’ rollers keep a low profile and face a limited future.
By Dengiz Uralov
 
9 May 2013
In Latvia, V Is for Victory – or Vanquished
A controversial monument becomes a political battleground on Victory Day.
By Nirvana Bhatia
 
6 May 2013
Brussels Raps Moldova Over Power Grab, Fighters From Kyrgyzstan Head to Syria
Plus, who gets the blame for letting thousands of Czech convicts free and a poor Latvian town looks to Rothko for a boost.
By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, and Connor Zickgraf
 
26 April 2013
Is Lithuania Tolerant Enough to Lead Europe?
A current of hostility to gays and other minorities undercuts the country’s efforts to burnish its image as it takes the EU helm.
By Linas Jegelevicius
 

22 April 2013
Serbia Heads for EU Entry Talks, Moldova’s Pols Sling Old Mud

Plus, Uzbekistan frees a celebrated writer after 14 years, and an opposition figure in Tajikistan is severely beaten.

By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 
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22 April 2013
Yanukovych’s Plot for Ukraine

In the next couple of years, the president and his party could kill off democracy. From openDemocracy.

By Sergii Leshchenko
 
18 April 2013
Estonia’s Winny Puhh Makes 1 Million New Internet Friends

Chewbacca masks, upside-down drums, headache-y lights: Is it Eurovision time already?

By Nirvana Bhatia
 

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