Submit a Story!
Post-Communist Postcards
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, Romania Medieval clock tower, Sighisoara, ...
Is a New Strain of Flu Scorching the Ukraine?
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?
Home from the East
michaeltotten.com — I'm home again from an absolutely fascinating tour of post-communist Eastern Europe and can start writing about it as soon as I get my interviews transcribed. After leaving Romania, I was supposed to visit Chernobyl and the apocalyptic ghost city of ... (more) Home from the East
The New York Times helped build the Wall
The New York Times helped build the Wall
americanthinker.com — No English speaker was more responsible for the savage sprawl of the Soviet Union and the iron curtain that reinforced it than the Times' own ace reporter, Walter Duranty. (more) The New York Times helped build the Wall
Comments
Blog Reactions

Michael Totten: Post-Communist Postcards
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Old City, Bucharest, Romania Transylvania, Romania Medieval clock tower, Sighisoara, Romania – birthplace of Vlad the Impaler Brashov, Romania Kiev, Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine Orthodox Church, Kiev, Ukraine A Soviet-built Lada, Ukraine Crimea, Ukraine Yalta on the Black Sea, Crimea, Ukraine A statue of Lenin angrily stares at a McDonald's across the square in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine A babushka, her two goats, and a Soviet tank, Ukraine Communist housing blocks, Odessa, Ukraine read ...

Related Content
From Bucharest to Chernobyl
michaeltotten.com 10/19/2009 — “The defeat of communism 20 years ago,” "Matt Welch writes":http://reason.com/archives/2009/10/12/the-unknown-war in Reason magazine, “was the most liberating moment in history. So why don't we talk about it more?” That is an excellent question. I ...
In Ukraine
michaeltotten.com 24 days ago — I have arrived in Ukraine, and I feel like I've slipped off the edge of Europe and into an alternate dimension. I still have almost no time at all for writing or even photo editing, and for that I apologize. My schedule is absurdly demanding, and ...
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER: Herta Muller
huffingtonpost.com 10/8/2009 — STOCKHOLM — Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, honored for work that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed," the Swedish Academy said. The 56-year-old author, who ...
Wines of Romania, Vineyards, Tasting Notes, Maps, History
chiff.com 9/9/2009 — MAIN Arrow to Wine Directory Wine Arrow to Wine Reviews Europe Arrow to Wines & Wineries of Romania Romania Romania has a history of wine growing like most of Eastern Europe that reaches back to its earliest inhabitants. Local vine varieties such ...
Obama Rebuilds the Iron Curtain: Romania Liberia, Romania
themoderatevoice.com 9/30/2009 — As this article from the Romanian newspaper Romania Liberia shows once again – the divide between East and West Europe over President Obama’s decision to cancel the Bush-era missile shield couldn’t be starker. What West Europe regards as a reasoned and rational decision ...
New Political Developments in Ukraine
themonkeycage.org 6/12/2009 — For many Western observers, Ukraine first appeared on the radar screen during the Orange Revolution , when the “good guys” overcame massive electoral fraud by means of weeks of cheerful, non-violent street protests that ultimately led to ...
Madonna Booed in Bucharest for Defending Gypsies
cnsnews.com 8/27/2009 — Thousands of fans booed pop star Madonna after she condemned discrimination against Gypsies in Eastern Europe during one of her concerts.
Fast & Furious Romania
theospark.net 5/9/2009 — Found via the always amusing Jalopnik.
Unions, Lenin, and the American Way (Part Two)
pajamasmedia.com 10/12/2009 — How unions bring forced inequality and economic injustice. (This is Part Two of a seven-part essay. Part One is here.)
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 7/22/2009 — DeMint Stands By "Waterloo" Comment Against Obama: "We've Got To Stop His Politics" Appearing this morning on the Today show, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) refused to take back his statement that Republicans can make health care policy into President ...
Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 19 days ago
AP - Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation's schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.
Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 18 days ago
AP - Russia and Slovakia have tightened their borders with Ukraine as the World Health Organization investigates a suspected swine flu outbreak in the country.
Painful Stories Take a Toll on Military TherapistsNYT > Politics 14 days ago
Those who treat soldiers’ psychological wounds say this week’s rampage highlights the strains of their profession.