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Yanukovich sworn in as Ukrainian president
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pledged Thursday to make his country "a bridge between East and West" after being sworn into office in Kiev.
Belarus claims first Olympic victory since 2002
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Alexei Kalyuzhny scored twice, and Sergei Kostitsyn had a goal and three assists as Belarus won its first Olympic hockey game since 2002, beating winless Germany 5-3 on Saturday night.
Ukraine election results put on hold
A Ukranian court on Wednesday put on hold the results of presidential elections that declared Viktor Yanukovych winner pending an appeal from his rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Final tally shows Yanukovich wins Ukraine election
The final results from Ukraine's presidential election on Wednesday showed former Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich winning a close race, but an official declaration of a victor was still to come.
CNN exclusive: Ukraine's Yanukovich: I'm no Kremlin stooge
The man leading Ukraine's presidential election called on his rival Tuesday to accept defeat, and he vowed to unite Ukraine after an election that has split the country in two.
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in Ukraine election
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in Ukraine's presidential election and plans to demand a recount in some districts, officials from her party, Bloc Tymoshenko, said Tuesday.
Leader ousted by Ukraine's 'Orange Revolution' set to return
In a remarkable comeback, former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich seemed set Monday to become the president of Ukraine -- five years after he was ousted in a populist pro-Western uprising dubbed the "Orange Revolution."
Exit polls show Yanukovich leads Ukraine presidential election
Exit polls showed former Ukraine Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich as the victor over current populist Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the runoff of the nation's presidential elections.
Soros: In revolutionary times the impossible becomes possible
From the mid-1980s, Hungarian-born investor and philanthropist George Soros pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into foundations in Eastern Europe dedicated to promoting the idea of the "open society" and challenging the region's Soviet-backed regimes. Since then his Open Society Institute has evolved into a network of foundations and offices working in over 60 countries. Here, writing exclusively for CNN.com, he describes how the work of his foundations ultimately contributed to the collapse of communism.
20 years after wall fell, study finds less support for democracy
A specter is haunting Eastern Europe: the ghost of Communism past.
Commentary: Why Obama should be upbeat -- and worried
With all due respect, President Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, to put it bluntly, should shut up.
Photographer: Inauguration like no moment I've ever witnessed
On Sunday morning, I boarded a bus in Brooklyn with a group of approximately 40 citizens from New York, all African-American, each of whom would not have missed for almost anything the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Oil rises as hurricane threatens Gulf
Oil prices pushed higher Tuesday as Hurricane Gustav threatened the oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico, but gains were tempered by a stronger U.S. dollar.
Nip/tuck in Budapest
Randy Simor's entrepreneurial savvy was severely tested when police and anti-government protesters in Budapest skirmished during celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union. As the CEO of Meditours Hungary, a Budapest-based business offering Americans and Europeans access to Hungarian medical care, he had five clients in the city that day.
Eastern Europe: What's now
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
It's time to live up to family values
As technology companies search from India to Eastern Europe for talent, and employers of day laborers decry attempts to cut off the supply from Latin America, CEOs seem to have overlooked one way of at least partly remedying the worker-shortage problem: Make their companies more family-friendly.
Small-town Czech bars humble but fun
A strip of honey-colored flypaper spirals down from a thumbtack that anchors its now-empty canister. Speckled with lifeless flies, the canister swings each time the violin bow pokes it.
Buying property overseas
Ever dream about buying a little place in the rolling hills of Ireland? Perhaps you're drawn to living in Tuscany or wandering the snaggleways of London.
Geeks and mobsters
A crook has two advantages: The rise of fast credit and the easy availability of the information he needs to pretend to be you.
Eastern Europe, masculinity rule runway fashions
A mix of masculine and feminine, the elegance of a decade gone by and bright colors defined the wide array of looks in the first few days of New York Fashion Week.
Best investments 2005: Growth
Growth stocks haven't been this cheap in years. Risk: A weak economy might keep them cheap.
U.N.: Millions of children in poverty
A new UNICEF report finds that millions of children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia still live in poverty, despite economic progress being made in the region.
Germans fear EU economic drain
Twice a day, laundry is sent out for washing from a Berlin hotel -- but the sheets don't stay in Berlin. They go all the way to Poland, to be washed there and returned within 24 hours.
Eastern Europe set for travel surge
With 10 more countries about to swell the ranks of the EU come May 1, the one business sector likely to get a boost is the travel industry -- both for leisure and business.
Three held over casino 'scam'
It could have been a scene straight out of "Casino Royale."
Leading Indicators WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MONTH, AND WHAT IT MEANS.
BROADBAND Electrifying the Net
Ready To Run What's it like to head a company that's poised to be a Wall Street darling? We look at five small
MICHAEL BAKER ArthroCare
As the Third World Turns If you think U.S. stocks got unfairly hit after Sept. 11, take a look at emerging markets.
When it comes to emerging markets, there's almost no end to the bad news. After a disastrous 2000, when they shed 30% of their value, stock markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia continued to tu...
Is The Recent Web Scam Reason To Fear?
We've long agreed with the prevailing wisdom that the threat of Internet credit-card fraud is minimal. Then came the January case in which an unidentified computer hacker, thought to be based in Ea...
Forget Scotch: It's Absinthe Time!
What's bright green, tastes funny, may cause weird sensations and seizures if you're daring enough to drink it, and is suddenly showing up in all the really cool places these days? If you answered ...
Rebounding Emerging Markets Bond Funds Offer Lofty Yields--If You Can Handle The Risks
Not too long ago, only investors with an Evel Knievel-like tolerance for risk would have considered emerging markets bonds. After all, as last fall's Asian economic crisis reverberated through deve...
A NEW MANAGER, BUT CAN HE DO RUSSIA? INTERNATIONAL FUND UPDATE: EASTERN EUROPE
Owning one of the hottest--and thus, perhaps, one of the riskiest--mutual funds specializing in Eastern Europe may have just gotten a little riskier. The reason: The manager who got things off to a...
EMERGING MARKETS STILL RULE.
Income investors who want equity-like returns can take a chance on sizzling emerging markets bond funds, which invest in debt issues in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Far East. For the 16th ...
ALL'S WILD ON THE EASTERN FRONT
Ever since the Berlin Wall came down, people have been talking about the possibility of making big money in Eastern Europe. Now at least some investors are. A little-known mutual fund, Vontobel Eas...
BOND FUNDS
Risk rules the bond rankings. Almost all the top spots for the past one, three, five and 10 years (to Jan. 27) belong to funds that invest in the diciest securities: emerging market debt and high-y...
FUNDS RUSH TO CASH IN ON EASTERN EUROPE'S BOOM
Lured by spectacular gains in markets such as Russia (up 105% in the first eight months of this year), Hungary (86%), Poland (77%) and the Czech Republic (26%), several new mutual funds have sprung...
YOUNG AMERICANS GO ABROAD TO STRIKE IT RICH From Budapest to Beijing, record numbers of ambitious entrepreneurs and pioneering p
DANIEL ARBESS was a baby-faced associate at the venerable New York law firm White & Case when he first traveled to Prague on vacation. It was December 1989, and the Czech capital was just emerging ...
YES, YOU CAN WIN IN EASTERN EUROPE It's not just a market for Western goods, says Percy Barnevik, CEO of Swiss-based ABB, but al
WESTERN INVESTORS have poured some $15 billion into Eastern Europe in the five years since the Berlin Wall came down, but not everyone is happy. General Electric had to put an additional $400 milli...
AMERICA'S EXPORT SURPRISE
Just months ago, the experts were writing off exports. Yes, U.S. manufacturers had become competitive on price and quality, but recession-ridden Europe and Japan simply didn't have much reason to b...
A FIRST-CLASS PAYOFF FROM THIRD WORLD DEBT
Wall Street old-timers used to chuckle about ''Peruvian bonds'': broker slang for worthless securities. Nowadays owners of the Andean country's debt are the ones who are smiling. Loans that sold fo...
WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITIES THE NEW GLOBAL CONSUMER IN CHARTS
While most of the industrialized world rouses from recent economic slumber, many developing nations are long awake and working overtime.
WORLD WIDE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE GLOBAL ACTION IS It may not be in the places you expect -- or the places you
GLOBALIZATION. Aren't we sick of it? Haven't we heard enough already about consumers from Alabama to Zambia wearing Levi's and Nikes and sweaters from Benetton, drinking Coke and Pepsi, eating Big ...
BUSINESS TONGUES
Wilkommen to language school. Sorry about the crowd, but this industry is booming. Berlitz, which leads the field in teaching foreign tongues to executives, reports business enrollments shot up 49%...
TOP TEN REASONS LEAVING HARVARD LAMPOON TO LOOK FOR WORK SUCKS
(10) Painful farewells to complimentary Harvard manservant. (9) Nude break-dancing duels discouraged at most Wall Street firms. (8) Diplomas now made of paper, not animal skin parchment, which I co...
COMING SOON: A NEW BREED OF MUTUAL FUND
Interested in putting a few thousand dollars into hot growth companies in Eastern Europe? Or in one of those richly rewarding private placements of stock that Saudi Arabian princes seem so fond of?...
EASTERN EUROPE IS ONE HOT MARKET
-- From the Baltic to the Black Sea, Eastern Europeans are loading up on merchandise bearing U.S. brand names like Kodak, Kellogg's, Band-Aids, Rice-a- Roni, SlimFast, and Purina Cat Chow. Warsaw s...
EUROPE LOOKS AHEAD TO HARD CHOICES Unity or nationalism. Competitiveness or protectionism. The lines cou
THIS WAS supposed to be Europe's year, the magical, long-awaited 1992 that would release all the competitive power locked up by nationalism, tribalism, and protectionism. Instead, Europe got divisi...
PLOTTING YOUR PATH TO PROSPERITY The world's financial markets are in flux. But change brings new opport
AT TIMES our aspirations seem no more than wishful dreams. With a sluggish global economy, a tight job market, slumping housing values, and rising costs for such essentials as health care and tuiti...
KOREA'S TIGERS KEEP ROARING The government doesn't love them anymore, and wages have exploded. But Korean conglomerates are figh
SOUTH KOREA'S long quest to be the next Japan seems right on schedule. The country's giant conglomerates are moving into every market on earth. Goldstar has bought a 5% stake in Zenith Electronics ...
ASIA/COVER STORY KOREA'S TIGERS KEEP ROARING The government doesn't love them anymore, and wages have ex
SOUTH KOREA'S long quest to be the next Japan seems right on schedule. The country's giant conglomerates are moving into every market on earth. Goldstar has bought a 5% stake in Zenith Electronics ...
EUROPE'S STOCK MARKETS OFFER A PASSPORT TO PROFITS
Few events hold as much potential for gains as the coming economic unification of Europe. Though there are still plenty of stumbling blocks, analysts figure that a successful integration could add ...
GET AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PORTFOLIO ON THE CHEAP
Of all the emerging Eastern bloc nations, none has a brighter future than Hungary. This peppery land of goulash and bauxite has taken to economic freedom with a vengeance. Within the last year or s...
NEW LIGHT IN EASTERN EUROPE? Amid the economic chaos that followed the crash of Communism come signs of emerging entrepreneurshi
A NERVOUS SOBRIETY has set in across Eastern Europe. Two years after the Iron Curtain came crashing down, the region's experiments with capitalism might, to some eyes, seem an excellent advertiseme...
HONG KONG ON THE BALTIC?
Allied bombing in World War II couldn't destroy Konigsberg when it was part of Germany, and neither could 46 years of urban planning by the Soviets, who got hold of the city in 1945 and renamed it ...
THE SEARCH FOR CAPITAL
The triumph of capitalism does not come cheap. As country after country struggles to build its market economy, the world will need more money than it did in the Eighties. Latin America, Eastern Eur...
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COMPETITION/COVER STORY 48 DRUGMAKERS UNDER ATTACK Marketing muscle, patents, and a unique relationship with customers have made them America's most profitable industry. That will change as insurer...
WHO'S WHO IN THE EAST In Eastern Europe, the people to know are both colorful and energetic. ! Want to meet the Clark Gable of f
Business is always personal, but especially so in Eastern Europe, where daunting bureaucracy and changing ground rules can spook even veteran investors from abroad. In such a climate, knowing the r...
INVESTMENT ADVICE FROM THE POPE
Westerners eyeing business opportunities in Eastern Europe will find encouragement in Pope John Paul II's new 114-page encyclical. The Pope, once thought to have a slightly leftish political tilt, ...
A COMING SURGE IN CAPITAL SPENDING Manufacturers won big productivity gains in the Eighties by working smarter. Now they're goin
IF YOU THINK America is suffering an inexorable industrial decline, the 1990s will surprise you. Capital investment -- a key indicator of vitality -- will rebound robustly in the manufacturing and ...
ON THE RISE
PATRICIA A. ZLOTIN, 44 MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO. Five years ago Zlotin helped launch this Boston mutual fund company in the business of managing government securities. Today she runs fiv...
HOW LATIN AMERICA IS OPENING UP Opportunities abound for U.S. business as governments cut tariffs, welcome foreign companies, an
IF YOU DOUBT that there's a new climate for foreign businesses in Latin America, consider this tale. Michael Jordan, chairman of PepsiCo's international snack and beverage businesses, called on Mex...
THE MOST FASCINATING IDEAS FOR 1991
If a new world is indeed to be born in the aftermath of the Cold War, the midwives will be business leaders. So, at least, argues Paul Saffo of the Institute for the Future, a research outfit in Me...
A WINNING STRATEGY FOR THE 1990S The new decade won't be as kind as the 1980s, but by adapting to new trends, you
WHAT INVESTOR isn't nostalgic for the Eighties? It seemed all you had to do was plunk down your money and watch it grow like a line at a Madonna concert. Investors in stocks enjoyed the second-best...
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS FORTYSOMETHING THIS COUPLE EARNING $100,000 A YEAR HAS A NEST EGG OF $150,000. THEIR
WITH THREE children nearing college age, this family will soon hear the wolf at the door, howling for tuition. Fossel suggests a portfolio with equal weight in stocks and bonds to wring out income ...
CONSERVATION PAYS OFF Western Europe and Japan are in far better shape than is the U.S. to weather the latest oil sh
TWICE BURNED in the 1970s, Western Europe and Japan have spent the past decade getting ready for another oil shock. High taxes on heating oil and gasoline, among other measures, have reduced oil's ...
. . . AND VICE VERSA
Not only is the U.S. starting to invest in Eastern Europe -- Eastern Europe is starting to invest here as well. Earlier this year Planeta, a printing press manufacturer near Dresden, East Germany, ...
SEED MONEY FOR EASTERN EUROPE
If it worked for Silicon Valley, it can work for Eastern Europe -- or so the theory goes. The U.S. government is investing taxpayer dollars in venture capital funds -- the same financial vehicles t...
SOLID GOLD
Archer Daniels Midland. The giant grain processor (NYSE, $25.50) has a firm foot in such growth fields as Eastern Europe and clean fuel. Its price could jump 20% in a year. Page 60
EUROPE'S CEOs ON A UNITED GERMANY, RED ARMY SURPLUS SALES, A HOT TIP, AND MORE
-- The British economy as a whole may not be doing too well, but British corporations took 28 of the top 50 places in a recent survey that ranked 250 European companies by profitability. (See table...
EURO-STRATEGY Communism's collapse could make the Old World the site of the most enticing -- and treacherous -- stock market pla
The Berlin Wall's fall last November raised more than hopes for finally reconciling Europe's post-Hitler halves. It upped the ante of perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev's bold reforms of the Soviet blo...
SMART MOVES
-- Lock in long-term bond yields now and get ready for a capital-gains kicker later on. With, say, a 30-year Treasury paying a handsome 8.9%, you could wind up with an annualized return of nearly 1...
PORTFOLIO TALK GROWTH PLAYS IN THE BIG NEW EUROPE
The gods have smiled on G.T. Europe Growth Fund. It was launched in 1985 with John Legat in charge when he was only 22. It soon got a lift when members of the European Community agreed to abolish t...
NEW CHALLENGES TO CAPITALISM Its triumph over Communism leaves it burdened with the world's aspirations for progress. Here's how
COMMUNISM HAS IMPLODED. In country after country, it is proclaiming its own failure, desperately searching for ''reform'' and new beginnings. Yesterday's heresies are today's official promises; yes...
A WEAKER DOLLAR WILL HELP KEEP THE TRADE DEFICIT SHRINKING
Does the dollar's recent surge against the yen awaken bad memories? Put your fears to rest. It is nowhere near its 1985 peak and is likely to fall in the months ahead. The merchandise trade deficit...
CREATING YOUR OWN PERESTROIKA PORTFOLIO
History is unfolding so rapidly in Eastern Europe that it is tempting to just sit back and watch the show. But those who do risk missing what may be the biggest capital investment boom since the re...
TODAY'S LEADERS LOOK TO TOMORROW MANAGING PERCY BARNEVIK ^ TO COMPETE GLOBALLY, LOOK AT THE WORLD MAP
There is a tendency in the Western world to talk about only one region at a time. Ten years ago, people talked about Latin America as a great opportunity. Now everyone talks about Eastern Europe. I...
TODAY'S LEADERS LOOK TO TOMORROW MEDIA & MARKETING RUPERT MURDOCH TECHNOLOGY WILL SERVE INDIVIDUALS MORE
We've seen in the 1980s what's going to come in the 1990s. There's going to be a lot more of the same: fragmentation. We're moving into a period of greater freedom, a time for the individual. Netwo...
TODAY'S LEADERS LOOK TO TOMORROW MANAGING WALTER WRISTON THE REFRIGERATOR'S REVOLUTIONARY ROLE
Intellectual capital -- the knowledge necessary to make a product, which produces wealth -- has always existed, but in the future, the ratio of intellectual capital to materiel is going to continue...
TODAY'S LEADERS LOOK TO TOMORROW MANAGING ANTHONY J.F. O'REILLY THE THIRD WORLD: APPROACH WITH CAUTION
The growing appetites for products will come from the Third World, and its ambitions and demands will mimic in most ways everything that has gone before in Western society. Once television is there...
TODAY'S LEADERS LOOK TO TOMORROW FINANCE JOHN M. HENNESSY EUROPE NEEDS TO REORGANIZE ITSELF
The prod for restructuring Europe by 1992 was not fear of America but fear of the Japanese. Europe, like the U.S., needs to reorganize itself, to work and compete on a much broader scale than on pu...
WHAT EASTERN EUROPE OFFERS Though troubled, East Germany and Czechoslovakia have the strongest economies. There's opportunity in
AS THE TANNED, athletic-looking man with the thick mop of white hair stepped off a plane in Prague, the cheers of 10,000 Czechs rang in his ears. Was this ) a beloved former politico coming home fr...
Market Update SMALL INVESTORS GO FOR INCOME AS RATES TURN UP
The sharp jump in interest rates in January and early February sent small investors scrambling into high-yield stock funds, municipal bond funds and money funds. For the month, the MONEY Small Inve...
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COVER STORY: GET SUCCESS AND SECURITY 74 How to change your life and achieve financial security by Andrea Rock A growing number of Americans are discovering they can earn what they want by doing wh...
GLASNOST'S HARVEST: JEANS THAT NEED A SCREWDRIVER, AN ANGEL FOR BORIS, AND MORE
-- The red star and the Cyrillic writing on the back pockets and an accessory in the form of a free screwdriver mark a hot new seller: cotton jeans ($60 and up) from the Soviet Union. The screwdriv...
A CONSERVATIVE'S CALL TO SPEND MORE The time has come for Americans to increase investment in America, and that requires more ta
We should properly relish the failure of Communism and the corresponding triumph of capitalism, but we should try to be realistic about what we are celebrating. Our society has won because, through...
WARY HOPE ON EASTERN EUROPE America's top corporate chiefs think the outbreak of freedom will make the region a promising market
AMERICAN chief executives, like most of their compatriots, have elatedly watched the spirit of freedom steamroll through Eastern Europe, toppling hard- line Communist regimes as if they were made o...
SOUTH AMERICA: DEMOCRACY TRIUMPHS, BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT
-- The economic chaos engulfing Argentina underscores changes sweeping through South America that in some ways are as profound as those of Eastern Europe. On the plus side, South America is moving ...
ARE WE AT THE END OF HISTORY? Yes, contends the author of a much discussed essay. The ideological wars are over, and liberal dem
''Bold and brilliant,'' trumpeted Chicago philosopher Allan Bloom when his former student Francis Fukuyama published ''The End of History?'' in the neoconservative journal The National Interest las...
INVESTING IN COMMUNISM'S COLLAPSE
Despite the astonishing events in Prague and East Berlin, most pros advise against making big bets now on Communism's collapse. Says Kurt Schiltknecht, chairman of Switzerland's Bank Leu: ''Let's w...
THE DOWNSIDE OF AN UPBEAT FUTURE
It's terrific that the 20th century is ending as it began, with democratic capitalism ascendant. Prospects for a less bloody, more prosperous world have rarely been brighter. But it's also worth re...
HOW TO MANAGE IN THE NEW ERA Seizing global opportunities requires exploring more options -- and acting faster -- than ever. Her
Are you up to the challenge? Beware. Leading the vanguard of global investors doesn't necessarily make for restful nights. When Swedish ball-bearing maker SKF plunged into Russia, its dream of prof...
THE ERA OF POSSIBILITIES
Let the flags wave and the bells ring the New Year in! For the great crowds filling Wenceslas Square in Prague (left) are celebrating more than just the end of Communist rule. They herald the dawn ...
BANKS -- AND SECOND WORLD DEBT
U.S. banks see opportunities in Eastern Europe -- but don't expect a replay of their disastrous lending spree in the Third World. Says George Salem, a senior banking analyst at Prudential-Bache: ''...
AH, NEXT SPRING IN BUDAPEST
Now that the Cold War is over, the hot season for travel to Eastern Europe is about to begin. Hyatt, Marriott, Sheraton, and some other chains farsightedly opened hotels in different capitals. Besi...
WHO GAINS FROM THE NEW EUROPE Almost everybody does -- and there's opportunity aplenty for deals. The combined GNP of East Germa
WITH THE FALL of the Wall and the lifting of the Curtain, Western managers and investors must rethink their strategies for doing business in Europe in the 1990s. Suddenly the Old World has gained a...
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Russia's Influence Advances in Ukraine
Moscow is making strides in its plan to reestablish its position as a regional power in Eurasia.
Catholics and Orthodox Need to Unite to Rescue Europe, Says Pope
Russia Reins Back Former Soviet States
Russia is winning in Ukraine, and other nations are taking note.
Beginning of a New Russian Empire
Jan. 1, 2010, marks the start of a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. This supranational alliance is an important step toward the creation of an even bigger and stronger Eastern alliance.
Russia Seeks to Win the War for Ukraine
Will Russia regain control of Ukraine?
Wary View of Democracy in Eastern Bloc
A poll shows Ukrainians becoming more pro-Russian.
Czech Republic: Last EU Nation Standing
The Czech president, who refuses to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, will not be able to stop the EU machine from rolling forward.
World Leaders Believed German Reunification Would Lead to World War III
Documents released leading up to the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall contain a powerful warning for us today.
The Biggest Heist of All Time
Germany is conquering Europe without firing a shot.
Russia Woos Ukraine's People
The Kremlin’s gentle takeover
Russia Reaffirms Commitment to Deploy Missiles
Russia isn’t backing away from its opposition to the U.S.-planned missile shield in Eastern Europe.
Putin Confirms: Ukraine Is Russia's
Two More EU Governments Collapse
The financial crisis causes chaos and confusion in Europe
Latvia's Government Collapses
Another one bites the dust.
Eastern Europe on the Brink
Will the collapse of Eastern European economies be an opportunity for Germany?
Russia Shuts Off the Gas Again
Moscow reaches for its gas weapon once more.
Russia's Welcome to Obama
As Obama becomes the U.S. president-elect, Russia clearly signals it does not fear the next administration.
Russia Checks Europe's Expansion
The EU-Ukraine summit shows that Europe is not yet ready to confront Russia’s westward expansion.
Russian Navy Coming to Caribbean for War Games With Venezuela
Nuclear Proliferation Has Passed the Point of No Return
Non-proliferation efforts are dwarfed by the sheer magnitude of the task at hand.
Russia's Attack Signals Dangerous New Era
America the Inert
Russia invaded. Georgia capitulated. America waffled. Don’t think America’s other allies haven’t taken notice.
EU Leaders "Get Tough With Russia"
The European Union has decided that it needs to take a strong position in its relations with the Kremlin.
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Metro Profit Declines on Cost-Cutting Program, Eastern Europe
Metro Profit Declines on Cost-Cutting Program, Eastern Europe
MIPIM update: Eastern Europe was a big disappointment, says investor
MIPIM update: Eastern Europe was a big disappointment, says investor
Eastern Europe Set for Broadband Surge
Eastern Europe Set for Broadband Surge
Alpha Bank Plans No New Branches, Purchases, in Eastern Europe
Alpha Bank Plans No New Branches, Purchases, in Eastern Europe
Ness Technologies Appoints Milan Sames as President of Ness Central & Eastern Europe
Ness Technologies Appoints Milan Sames as President of Ness Central & Eastern Europe
Charles and Camilla begin tour of Eastern Europe
Charles and Camilla begin tour of Eastern Europe
Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia - issue # 7/2010
Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia - issue # 7/2010
Danube cruise is an opportunity to see the new Eastern Europe
Danube cruise is an opportunity to see the new Eastern Europe
Estonia, Romania, Poland: Eastern Europe Bond, Currency Preview
Estonia, Romania, Poland: Eastern Europe Bond, Currency Preview
AIDS 2010 To Highlight Epidemic In Eastern Europe, Central Asia Regions
AIDS 2010 To Highlight Epidemic In Eastern Europe, Central Asia Regions
Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia - issue # 6/2010
Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia - issue # 6/2010
AIDS 2010 to highlight epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia regions
AIDS 2010 to highlight epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia regions
Research and Markets: Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy: the Eastern Europe Industry Guide
Research and Markets: Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy: the Eastern Europe Industry Guide
Cobalis Signs Exclusive International Broker Agreement for Eastern Europe and Secures US$20 Million Purchase Order
Cobalis Signs Exclusive International Broker Agreement for Eastern Europe and Secures US$20 Million Purchase Order
HTC appoints new Regional Director for South Eastern Europe and Middle East
HTC appoints new Regional Director for South Eastern Europe and Middle East
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Photos of Easter in Romania
Easter in Romania is a colorful and tasty affair. Easter breads and other Easter foods appear in bakeries and on dining tables. Easter eggs, decorated either according custom or to the whim of the artist, can be found at Easter markets. Traditions, like knocking Easter eggs together, predict who can look forward to good fortune in the future. Romanian Easter Eggs photo credit: iStockphoto/Razvan Photos of Easter in Romania originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 09:00:27.
Polish Easter: Food and Photos
Even if you won't be traveling to Poland for Easter, you can still celebrate Easter in Poland from home. Polish Easter foods can be made in your own kitchen. Easter babka, made with more than a dozen eggs, impressively celebrates the end of Lent. Easter lamb cake appears in shops in Poland and elsewhere in East and East Central Europe for Easter time. Mazureks are flaky pastries that are also traditionally served at Easter. Or, if you're looking for a feast for the eyes rather than the stomach, check out Polish Easter photos, which show how Poland springs to life with colorful eggs, Easter palms, and Easter baskets in honor of this special holiday. Polish Easter: Food and Photos originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 09:00:59.
Russian Culture Monday: Trololo Man
If you haven't yet heard of the "Trololo Man," it's time to brush up on your internet memes. Russian culture met internet culture when a video of Edward Khil singing "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой" (I'm Very Glad to Be Back Home) shot to popularity after appearing on websites and television. The song has also been used to rickroll the unsuspecting in a variation of the prank once reserved for Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up." The video shows Khil singing in a style called "vokaliz" or "vocalise" in which vowels are sung to a tune in place of words, and many have interpreted a portion of the lyrics as "trololo." To audiences not familiar with Edward Khil's popularity and talent, the Soviet-era video appears outdated and the singing style peculiar. However, the inherent catchiness of the tune (once you hear it, you'll never be able to forget it) and the absence of real words means that the video can be appreciated by anyone. Not least of all, Edward Khil's voice is as able to get under the listener's skin as it was in 1976, the year the "Trololo Man" video was made. Another reason the song is so popular is because it is completely innocuous. Free of any potential to offend, the song appeals to all audiences. However, RT reports that the song as it was originally written by Arkady Ostrovsky contained bawdy lyrics that would never have gotten past Soviet censors. Though the most famous version of "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой" was sung by Edward Khil, Know Your Meme presents other versions of the song that appeared prior to Khil's rendition. You can listen to the video of the song on YouTube. If you can't get enough of Edward Khil, the singer's official website has a library of videos for interested fans. Microphone photo credit: iStockphoto/Soundsnaps Russian Culture Monday: Trololo Man originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Monday, March 15th, 2010 at 08:00:00.
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St. Patrick's Day in Moscow
It's not a Russian holiday, but St. Patrick's Day is still celebrated with enthusiasm in Moscow. For almost 20 years, the Moscow St. Patrick's Day parade has attracted celebrants. In years past, the parade's route followed New Arbat Street, but this year the route has been changed to Bolshaya Dorogomilovskaya Street. The parade will be held on March 21st (Moscow News). St. Patrick's Day in Moscow photo credit: CC BY-ND prosto photos St. Patrick's Day in Moscow originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 07:42:49.
Moscow Transportation Card
Getting around Moscow is soon to get a little easier with a unified transportation card that will be good for use on the Moscow subways, buses, trolley-buses, trams, and trains (Moscow News). While one goal of such a move is to reduce queues for tickets for transportation services in Moscow, a unified transportation card may also make getting around Moscow easier for travelers who struggle to get their bearings in this large city. The Moscow Metro may be one of a traveler's best bets when exploring Moscow, even after the unified transportation card is unveiled - not only is it efficient, but the famous Moscow Metro stations should be a part of a tour of Russia's capital. The Moscow Metro website has information about ticket prices in English and an interactive map of subway routes and stops. Ploshchad Revolyutsii Moscow Metro Station photo credit: CC BY Andrew® Moscow Transportation Card originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 at 09:00:45.
Easter in Hungary
Easter in Hungary is celebrated every year for over a week. Like other countries in the region, Hungary celebrates Easter with decorated eggs, special Easter foods like fonott kalacs, and the dousing rituals or games of Easter Monday. The Budapest Spring Festival precedes or coincides with Easter and celebrates the season with music, dance, and a traditional market. Hungarian Easter Eggs photo credit: CC BY spali Easter in Hungary originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 09:00:50.
Russian Culture Monday: International Women's Day
International Women's Day, observed annually on March 8, is a Russian holiday celebrating women. It is sometimes described as a combination of Valentine's Day and Mothers' Day, but it in fact honors all women, not only mothers, girlfriends, and wives. Additionally, wishing a woman well on this day is not only expected of men - women also congratulate other women on this day. In Russia, the holiday began as a politically charged day sanctioned by Lenin. The day gradually lost its political undertones and is now associated with springtime, female beauty, and motherhood. International Women's Day today is recognized with the giving of flowers and chocolates. "Happy International Women's Day" in Russian is "С международным женским днём!" Flower Bouquet photo credit: iStockphoto/PetrePlesea Russian Culture Monday: International Women's Day originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 08:00:40.
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Sochi Travel
Now that you know that Sochi is going to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, you may want to know about travel this Russian resort city. Russia's two most popular destination cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, offer history, culture, art, and architecture. By contrast, Sochi's main draw is its leisure time activities and its warm-weather atmosphere. Visitors to Sochi can spend their time by the sea, on the ski slopes, or in shops, restaurants, and bars. All-inclusive resort packages are designed to detox and de-stress vacationers. A stroll by the sea or in the arboretum, or an excursion into the surrounding area to check out caves and waterfalls, offers opportunities for nature lovers. If you're into history, you can visit Zelenaya Roscha, where Stalin himself came for some R&R. Travel to Sochi is all about unwinding and letting go. Sochi Arboretum photo credit: Istockphoto/Inna-G Sochi Travel originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 19:24:42.
Budapest's Spring Festival
Budapest's Spring Festival is a major cultural event held towards the end of March every year. Classical music, jazz, opera, and ballet performances, as well as fine art exhibitions, accompany Gypsy and folk dance and song performances at various venues around the Hungarian capital. A market set up on Vörösmarty Square serves as Budapest's Easter Market. Budapest's Spring Festival will run from March 20th to April 5th, 2010. Easter in Budapest photo credit: CC BY-NC J Donohoe Budapest's Spring Festival originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 09:00:49.
Sochi - Winter Olympic Games 2014
Sochi is the location for the 2014 Winter Olympics. After the 2010 Games in Vancouver, Russia has high expectations to fulfill in its role as host of this much-anticipated international event. When the Russian resort city bid to host the Olympic Winter Games in 2007, the pressure was less intense. Now developers have to make Sochi accessible to visitors, build and update sports arenas, and ensure that the investment into Sochi pays off for years to come. Sochi has long been a vacation destination for Russians, but it is currently still remote for foreign tourists. However, plans to renovate the Moscow-Sochi Railway (St. Petersburg Times) will help to make it more accessible. Hotels, too, will be updated, and general access for visitors with disabilities will be given priority (Moscow News). The modernization of Soviet-style accommodations is essential if Sochi is going to make the impression that Russia hopes it will. Sochi's natural landscape - with both Black Sea beaches and ski slopes within easy reach - seem to make it an ideal location for development.The building of the necessary infrastructure to house, feed, transport, and entertain Olympic Games-related traffic is already underway, and the face of Sochi will change dramatically as construction projects take up more land and alter the city's skyline. The downside to making Sochi an Olympic Games-friendly venue lies in its environmental impact, which experts have criticized. The landscape that makes Sochi so appealing for visitors is also home to wildlife that will be affected by both building projects and an increase in tourist numbers. Sochi photo credit: CC BY-NC-ND Lyubov Sochi - Winter Olympic Games 2014 originally appeared on About.com Eastern Europe Travel on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 20:55:21.
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