Thursday, December 01, 2005

BRAIN DRAIN

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Four cheers for the brain drain I can understand pure protectionism more easily. That is selfish and timid, but at least it's not disgui...

ESTONIA

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Restaurant critics give Estonia three stars By Edward Lucas In most of the countries I cover, the prime minister lives in a bubble, travelli...
Sunday, November 20, 2005

POLAND

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Poland's bravery is lost on Putin's poodles By Edward Lucas It's easy to caricature Poland as a country of dim, superstitious pe...

ebrd

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Compare and contrast in order to catch up By Edward Lucas Reading the latest annual survey from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Dev...
Monday, November 14, 2005

COMMIE TOOLKIT

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The Communist tool-box still comes in handy Some of the tools are rusty; others are just plain useless. The skills I struggled to acquire in...
Sunday, November 13, 2005

EMIGRES

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Bringing back Eastern promise of brainy émigrés By Edward Lucas I first came across them in the 'Infobiuras' of the Lithuanian pro-i...
Saturday, November 12, 2005

belarusaitis

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Belarusaitis used to be a rare affliction. One symptom is visiting Minsk frequently, a clean and spacious city, but not distinguished by its...
Monday, October 31, 2005

commie toolkit

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Belarusaitis used to be a rare affliction. One symptom is visiting Minsk frequently, a clean and spacious city, but not distinguished by its...

ev september 2005

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The disgraceful 'party line' on Eastern Europe By Edward Lucas Twice at parties in the last week I've found myself gasping for b...
Saturday, October 01, 2005

gulag/applebaum

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Gulag gets short shrift from Putinland publishers By Edward Lucas Imagine a book, well written, accurate and moving, that gives the first re...
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...