http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ The East European Digest takes a look at life for East Europeans at home & beyond. en Vox Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:30:07 +0100 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/europe-east-west.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/europe-east-west.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/europe-east-west.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:30:07 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/book/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9d9350005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9d9350005-50si" alt="Europe East and West" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Currently reading this book, will post a review shortly. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/europe-east-west.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9d3280004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> history europe west european east norman davies http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-europe---2nd-episode---oil-wrestling.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-europe---2nd-episode---oil-wrestling.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-europe---2nd-episode---oil-wrestling.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:05:19 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9b3850001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9b3850001-50si" alt="Turkey boy" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This week (Sunday) sees Michael Palin visit Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. The preview video show's that most interesting of sports, oil wrestling. Click on the following link to visit the BBC New Europe homepage. to see the video and also to se... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-europe---2nd-episode---oil-wrestling.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9b3aa0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wrestling bbc turkey michael palin new europe http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/hungarian-google-zeigeist-for-august.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/hungarian-google-zeigeist-for-august.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/hungarian-google-zeigeist-for-august.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:50:33 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d10a7a77918bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d10a7a77918bfa-50si" alt="euro banknotes, fifty" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Given the state of the money markets at the moment it's no wonder the Ministry of Finance topped the August figures for Google, with the K & H Bank at number 14. However, it's great to see that soaps, celebrities and sports stars are all still re... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/hungarian-google-zeigeist-for-august.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a9d7a20005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> google banks soaps hungary hungarian zeitgeist ministry of finance sports stars http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/bbc---michael-palins-new-europe.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/bbc---michael-palins-new-europe.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/bbc---michael-palins-new-europe.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:10:34 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/link/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a929560005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a929560005-50si" alt="BBC - Michael Palin&#39;s New Europe" /></a> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/book/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398afd8f80002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398afd8f80002-50si" alt="New Europe" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/bbc---michael-palins-new-europe.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00e398a904750001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bbc michael palin new europe http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/immigration---more-are-wanting-to-stay.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/immigration---more-are-wanting-to-stay.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/immigration---more-are-wanting-to-stay.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 May 2007 20:15:02 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41436186f685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41436186f685e-50si" alt="UK passport front cover" /></a> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972e8f334cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972e8f334cd5-50si" alt="Regional Map of Europe" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> An interesting article appeared in the Metro today, (Tuesday May 29th 2007), regarding how more immigrants from Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Bulgaria are wanting to stay here in the United Kingdom. According to the article out of 333 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/immigration---more-are-wanting-to-stay.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972e90064cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> europe poland polish wakefield joseph rowntree foundation deli polski west yorkshire metro newspaper http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/tinky-winky-doesnt-go-down-well-in-poland.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/tinky-winky-doesnt-go-down-well-in-poland.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/tinky-winky-doesnt-go-down-well-in-poland.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 May 2007 19:43:26 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4143c96e93c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4143c96e93c7f-50si" alt="Artificial landscape" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Today was a very good day for stories regarding Eastern Europe and East Europeans living in the United Kingdom. The first of the few stories that I came across was in the Metro and related to how in Poland they are putting The Teletubbies in fron... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/tinky-winky-doesnt-go-down-well-in-poland.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41436182a685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teletubbies poland eastern europe east europeans tinky winky http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/dinar-bills-used-for-marketing-campaign.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/dinar-bills-used-for-marketing-campaign.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/dinar-bills-used-for-marketing-campaign.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 May 2007 12:19:24 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41439608a3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41439608a3c7f-50si" alt="posting letter to red british postbox" /></a> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972b570b4cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972b570b4cd5-50si" alt="Dollars and Dinar" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> At work we occassionally get magazine's from the Royail Mail, regarding marketing. I came across a story where the business magazine Ekonomist used a very interesting campaign where they used a 500,000,000,000 Dinar bill, which was to represent... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/dinar-bills-used-for-marketing-campaign.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00cd972b571b4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> yugoslavia dollar royal mail dinar ekonomist http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/szoborpark---budapest.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/szoborpark---budapest.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/szoborpark---budapest.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 May 2007 10:50:04 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4143748e03c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4143748e03c7f-50si" alt="Budapest - Statue Park" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Although it has been a while since I made it out to Szoborpark. I do love the Communist Period statues. However, not what they represent.... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/szoborpark---budapest.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d09e6b1839be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> statue park video europe eastern budapest communist european east http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/zeitgeist-for-hungary-in-march.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/zeitgeist-for-hungary-in-march.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/zeitgeist-for-hungary-in-march.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:46:57 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41421b8b2685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d41421b8b2685e-50si" alt="Hungary flag (with clipping path)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It seems that Hungarian's are fascinated by flash games in the month of March, according to the Google Zeitgeist, coming in at number one. Meanwhile, at number two comes my favourite European clothing chain, Mexx. Don't you think these are a stra... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/zeitgeist-for-hungary-in-march.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4142a44db685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> google hungary zeitgeist hungarians http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-referendum-on-citizenship-for-ethnic-hungarians.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(East European Digest) http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-referendum-on-citizenship-for-ethnic-hungarians.html?_c=feed-rss http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-referendum-on-citizenship-for-ethnic-hungarians.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:27:20 +0000 The story is currently been carried on the Budapest Sun Online website. "Miklós Patrubány, President of the World Federation of Hungarians (MVSz), has called for Hungary's voters to be given another referendum on whether citizenship should be gra... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://easteuropeandigest.vox.com/library/post/new-referendum-on-citizenship-for-ethnic-hungarians.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7ef744a094f00d4142840566a47?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hungary hungarian ethnicity nationality referendum andrew bell