Author: Vilhelm Konnander

Nothing against Serbia writes about the Serbian pavilion at the 1900 Paris world exhibition and posts pictures to illustrate it.

LJ user Anton Igorevich reports [RUS] that recent demonstrations against and for Russian Premier, Vladimir Putin, now have gone cyber, with websites against and in support of Putin, the latter being hacked, presumably by anti-Putinists.

Siberian Light questions the recent reports that British troops are to march on Moscow's Red Square for the first time ever on the 9 May Victory Day Parade, illustrating previous visits with pictures and videos.

Streetwise Professor reflects upon US Secretary of State's, Hillary Clinton, visit to Moscow and reacts against her not responding to insults from Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, fearing this will become a pattern in US-Russian relations.

Sleeping with Pengovsky comments on the recent arrest of Slovenia's minister of agriculture by the country's National Bureau of Investigation.

Zimbru of Morning in Moldova argues against parliamentary immunity as part of a new Moldovan constitution.

Gabriela Ionita of Power&Politics World analyses the results on Russia's recent regional elections and its effects on the country's politics.

Maya Markova of Maya's corner tells how a Bulgarian blogger, writing about the environmental hazards of industrial pollution, has been intimidated by local police for his pro-environment web activism.

LJ users drugoi and Alymov Aleksandr comment [RUS] on a threat to remove Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Russian parliament's upper chamber, the Federation Council, from office allegedly due to critique against Prime Minister Putin's policies.

The Reference Frame notes that the man in charge of vaccination against swine flue in the Czech Republic forgot to get a shot himself, and now seems to have been infected himself.

M. Bozinovich of Serbianna reports on an alleged plan among Bosnian-Croats to have a referendum on secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

GUS News discusses [GER] a recent Levada center opinion poll [RUS] on how Moscow citizens perceive the financial relation between their mayor and his wife – Russia's wealthiest businesswoman.

Gabriela Ionita of Power&Politics World posts an interview with Russian economist Vladimir Inozemtsev, who characterizes 2010 as a lost year for Russian economy.

Itching for Eestimaa reflects upon a not too distant soviet past, which still seems far away even to middle aged Estonians of today.