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directorblue.blogspot.com - 20 days ago

Is a New Strain of Flu Scorching the Ukraine?

— directorblue.blogspot.com — Project Mayhem at ZeroHedge has interesting (and perhaps ominous) coverage of Ukrainian flu trends.Last week TWIM reported... that a possible new strain of influenza had broken out (or was released) in Ukraine. This turns out to be accurate, surprising even our most vocal detractors.The Ukrainian ... (more) Is a New Strain of Flu Scorching the Ukraine?

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themonkeycage.org - 17 days ago

Public Opinion Two Decades after the Fall of the Wall

— themonkeycage.org — The Pew Global Attitudes Project has a new public opinion report out entitled The Pulse of Europe... 2009: 20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall . The report is based on surveys in nine post-communist countries (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, ... (more) Public Opinion Two Decades after the Fall of the Wall

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michaeltotten.com - 23 days ago

Post-Communist Postcards

— michaeltotten.com — Nicolae Ceausescu's "Palace of the People," now the Romanian parliament building, Bucharest Bucharest, Romania, in the rain... Bucharest, Romania Old City, Bucharest, Romania Old City, Bucharest, Romania Transylvania, ... (more) Post-Communist Postcards

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Michael Totten: Home from the East
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Union into Ukraine is educational, to say the least. Romania, Hungary, Poland, and other formerly Eastern bloc countries have largely recovered from communism, but much of Ukraine outside Kiev is still ruined. It still hasn't fully recovered from Soviet collectivization, the genocidal terror-famine, the Stalinist purges, and dekulakization. Kiev is a magnificent city and Crimea is a jewel, but large parts of the countryside feel haunted and doomed. Stand by for photos and stories. read ...