Author Archives: Zara Moberg

October 3, 2010

Inspiration!

Ursäkta ett inlägg på svenska. Till er nya eurasienkursare, om ni fortfarande använder bloggen. Jag vet att ni redan är inne på det forna Sovjet, annars skulle ni inte gå kursen, men här kommer lite inspiration och kanske lite pepp … Continue reading →

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May 16, 2010

A postcard from Dushanbe

Hello everyone! I’m having a great time here in Tajikistan! Yesterday I took a trip with some friends to se the mountains and they were breathtaking. I felt like I was in a fairytale! Later in the evening I was at a … Continue reading →

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April 8, 2010

Journey to Istanbul

I and the other students of Eurasia studies are getting ready for our field trip. Like true vikings we are heading to the historical metropol of Istanbul to get information and to get new cultural experiences. It’s our first stop before we … Continue reading →

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March 25, 2010

Analasyis of Ukrainian ESC contributions

Last semester Helena and I discussed whether we should make an analysis of the songs contributed to the Eurovision Song Contest by eastern European countries. This was supposed to analyze the quality, style and score of the performances from a political … Continue reading →

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February 9, 2010

The new president of Ukraine

Ukraine has elected it’s new predsident. Viktor Yanukovych, who can’t even spell his wife’s name in Ukranian, won with 49 percent of the votes, vs. 45.5 percent for his opponent, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Tymoshenko claims Yanukovych cheated, just like he did the … Continue reading →

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January 28, 2010

Great expectations

This week is now coming to an end, study wise, and it has really been an inspiring one. It has arisen some strange longing for the sight of poppy fields, mountains, and mosques and a curiosity for Georgian drinking habits.

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January 21, 2010

Ingmar Karlsson at Österlens Folkhögskola

Yesterday, on the 20th of January, our little class of eurasiastudents got visited by Sweden’s former consul-general in Istanbul, Ingmar Karlsson. He’s also the author of various books on the subject of the relationship between Europe and the Islamic world and also on the Kurds … Continue reading →

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