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EU press react: Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's new president
Five years after he was deposed by the Orange Revolution, the opposition leader won Ukraine's presidential elections on 7 February, narrowly edging out prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a runoff vote. The Swiss, Czech, Polish and Portuguese press bemoan the rise to power of a politician who is widely regarded as pro-Russian, but believes that Ukraine has now finally proven that it is truly democratic
russian federation, orange revolution, ukraine, viktor yanukovych, viktor yushchenko, elections, euweek
Brits in the Baltics: Kaliningrad's shed soviet skin
‘Where are you from?’ asks Irina, a wealthy Muscovite, ‘and why are you in Kaliningrad?' She’s right to ask - without a McDonald’s or a stag party in sight, it's an unusual destination
Finding Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Russian Facebook
Since early September, the German opposition candidate has had a profile on the Russian e-community network Odnoklassniki.ru, which translates to ‘classmates.ru’. The social democrats are looking for the Russian vote in Germany, which mainly voted for the incumbent CDU party in the 2005 elections
russian federation, germany, german chancellor, community, bundestagswahlen 2009, frank-walter steinmeier, web 2.0
Nicolai Lilin talks tattoos, Bulgarians and Transdniestria
From Russia to Italy via Transdniestria. Siberian Education, the literary debut of Nicolai Lilin, tells the life story of a young man who, in spite of changing country and culture, has never forgotten the historic traditions of his original community. Interview with the 29 year-old writer and tattoo artist
russian federation, books, italy, immigration, culture, war, interview
Temuri Iakobashvili: 'Russia loves Georgia; they just don’t love the Georgian state'
Obama in Russia, G8, ‘military exercises’ - the post-August war scene looks set to reach 100 political degrees celsius. The vice prime minister of Georgia, 42, on his young political generation, family and mutual love
russian federation, georgia, michail saakaschwili , dmitry medvedev
Berlin wall: version Vilnius 2009
Nostalgic? Nearly two decades after ‘die Wende’, as the Germans call it, the Lithuanian capital has become the EU capital of culture. In 2009 though, it is still fighting its old demons. Russian symbols have been erased without mercy. A cold soviet wind blows through the Baltic republic with regards to energy. Belarusian students find exile in a special university four hours from Minsk. The domestic brain drain is ongoing. Three journalists plus one photographer and one videomaker (see below) hunt the clash of cultures in our monthly cities stop: 'EU Debate on the ground'
Caviar: the most expensive food in the world
When Louis XV spat those viscous fish eggs which Peter the Great had offered him back into the face of the Russian Tsar, the French king did not know that he was turning down a delicacy which was soon to become the most expensive and coveted food in the world. Plus, recipe
russian federation, economical crisis, caspian sea, food, environmental protection, receta, environment
Tourism in arms: the unexpected boost of Russian missiles in Kaliningrad
When Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced the deployment of missiles in the Baltic region bordering Poland and Lithuania in November 2008, the western media frowned upon a resumption of the cold war of arms. Kaliningrad has rightly kept its distance from the Russian response to the planned US anti-missile shield, a diplomatic bluff
russian federation, economical crisis, investment, visa restrictions, anti missile, european union
The Russian music rundown
As the Eurovision song contest 2009 final takes place in Russia on 16 May, we check out the pop, hip hop and even central Asian choirs marking its music scene today. Music videos
russian federation, culture calendar, hip hop, youtube, blues, music, label
Hear the one about the six men on a Mars500 space shuttle in Moscow?
They'll be closed off from the world for 105 days - but it's all in the name of research. The Mars500 experiment simulates the journey to the Red Planet and focuses on the effects of isolation
russian federation, mars, moscow, esa, astronauts, rocket, european astronauts
Trade you my anti-missile shield for your Lisbon treaty
The incumbent EU president is still making itself the talk of the town. This time, it seems that the treaty will become a tool of pressure in return for the question of a little anti-missile shield. Latest tibit news from Brussels
russian federation, república checa, missile, euweek, politics, lisbon treaty, united states
Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova: ‘Russian murders shocking, but hardly a surprise’
As we mourn our lost Russian colleagues, Belarusians do not forget our own Baburovas, Politkovskayas and Klebnikovs. We remember why they perished. Expresso
russian federation, journalist, freedom of opinion, belarus, best of cafebabel.com, newspaper, presse
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