Author Archives: rasmusnl
Gali, Abchazien. 21/4
The following article will be translated to english language at a later moment… Det är morgon i Zugdidi, Georgien, och vi från eurasia-klassen gör oss redo för att åka till Abchazien. Egentligen fanns det inte mycket att göra, det mesta … Continue reading
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Besök hos SRII 14/4
Den 14:e april besökte vi SRII, vilket står för Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul, översatt – Svenska Forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul. SRII är en plattform för svensk forskning berörande Turkiet, huvudsakligen med samhällsvetenskaplig inriktning. Institutet finns på det svenska generalkonsulatets område … Continue reading
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Georgian TV-Station apologizes for fake broadcast
Hello! It’s been some time now since we updated the blog and so there is lots of news to write about from the areas we are studying att Eurasia studies. One main event that took place last week was the … Continue reading
Filed under Georgia, News and reflections
An amusing way to practice your russian skills
As you already know, Russia and many former Soviet-republics use the cyrillic alphabet. While not very hard to learn, it takes some time getting used to when one travels in these countries. And since we soon will have to use … Continue reading
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Nursultan Nazarbayev – the president of Kazakhstan
In class today, Ove held the last of his lectures about Kazakhstan, and particulary about the president Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to Ove, Nazarbayev is the most progressive of central asia’s authoritarian leaders. And considering how for example Islam Karimov rules … Continue reading
Filed under Central Asia, In-class activities, Kazakhstan, News and reflections
Russian YouTube police officer arrested
Many of you may already have seen the now famous video on Youtube where (former) policeman Alexey Dymovskiy accuses his employer, the Russian police force, of being a corrupt and criminal organization. Wheter his accusations are true or false I … Continue reading
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Modern Moscow…
During our visit to Moscow this October, we went by foot on a walking tour of the city and spotted this statue of Karl Marx at Teatralnaya square opposite the Bolshoi theatre. Ironically enough, Teatralnaya square had also been chosen to … Continue reading
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