Northern Ireland: between peace and reconciliation, Tom Lodge
Two years since the establishment of its power-sharing executive following the March 2007 elections to the Northern Ireland assembly, the peace process in the territory appears firmly entrenched. The condemnation by deputy first minister Martin...
The Polish summer, 1989: a farewell salute, Krzysztof Bobinski
The irony was clear. Inside Warsaw's Stalin-era Pałac Kultury i Nauki (Palace of Culture), Europe's Christian Democrat leaders were reverentially watching a film about Solidarity's role in toppling communism - then. Outside the...
Iran: a blind leap of faith , Nasrin Alavi
Thirty years after the Iranian revolution, there is no shortage of odes and anthems that pay homage to its earthly and holy glories. But as Iran prepares to go to the polls for the first round of presidential election of 12 June 2009, three of the...
Russian anti-Nazi film v Kremlin bulldogs, Mumin Shakirov
Russia 88, a new film by Pavel Bardin about neo-Nazi skinheads, depicts the rising xenophobia in the country. In theory, the authorities cannot fault the film. But the Kremlin's ideologist Vladislav Surkov appears to be busy behind the scenes,...
Lost and Found in Russia - by Susan Richards , openDemocracy
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