Saturday, September 24, 2005

baltic blues

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When an Estonian official once asked me about a suitable mission statement or motto for his country. I suggested, only half-jokingly, "...
Monday, September 19, 2005

Transdniestria

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Finally, here is the previous week's column from European Voice Birthday parties have an added frisson when they celebrate a highly cont...
Tuesday, September 13, 2005

wilder europe Poland worries

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The less-than-august omens for Poland By Edward Lucas If your job involves Eastern Europe, August looks like a good time for holidays. As in...
Thursday, September 01, 2005

wilder europe What did communism look like, Daddy?

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By Edward Lucas To raise money for church repairs in my home village in south-west England, I have just given an illustrated talk there on ...
Friday, July 01, 2005

Wilder Europe Oh My Stalin

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The unbearable brilliance of post-Soviet songs By Edward Lucas It wasn't tuneful, but it was memorable. I was chairing a conference abou...
Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Wilder Europe Mari

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Mari – the language the Russians want to kill By Edward Lucas I like to think it was the only time in the history of journalism that non-Est...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Wilder Europe Belarus propaganda

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One minor plus of my years as a cold warrior was that Soviet-bloc propaganda, though usually mad and horrible, was also thought-provoking an...
Tuesday, June 07, 2005

WIlder Europe June 2005

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Imagine that a gang of thugs in your neighbourhood abducted and raped your grandmother 60 years ago, stole and ruined your family property, ...
Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Wilder Europe June 2005

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The Eurovision Song Contest is a rare chance for ordinary Europeans to show their shared appreciation of cheesy music and tinselly smiles. T...
Friday, November 02, 2001

afghan diary 2001

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Travel Diary A short scrabble in the Hindu Kush It is an odd kind of excitement. One's mind ought to turn to the politics of south-we...