Russian Language
Ukraine's Russian fleet deal raises cultural concerns
April 30, 2010By Peter Fedynsky Tuesday's egg-throwing brawl in the Ukrainian Parliament was sparked by a controversial agreement to extend the lease for Russia's Black Sea Fleet in the port of Sevastopol through 2042. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych negotiated...
What the Soviets got right in Afghanistan
February 15, 2010By Jean MacKenzie Last summer I was invited to a friend's summer home outside of Kabul for a "picnic." After negotiating unfamiliar roads and a series of dodgy villages where my fair hair and pale skin excited quite a bit of notice, we arrived...
Gagauz minority wants Russian to be official language in Moldova
February 04, 2010The Gagauz authorities will propose the Chisinau authorities to change the Constitution. Hence, the Russian language would become a state language in the Republic of Moldova, DECA-press Agency informs. The Comrat Executive Power will develop a draft...
Language issue causes rifts in ruling Alliance in Moldova
January 20, 2010In the last couple of weeks, the members of the ruling Alliance for European Integration (AEI) have been speaking publicly about a couple of topics related to the complicated language issue in the country. First, there is the question of whether the...
Moldova’s Alliance for European Integration Meets the CIS
October 09, 2009By Tammy Lynch If Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was asked today to choose an appropriate city in which to hold the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, it’s a safe bet Chisinau wouldn’t be his pick. Despite protestations of good...
Moscow’s Program for the Repatriation of Compatriots Collapses
June 11, 2009By Paul Goble After three years of effort, Moscow has succeeded in attracting the return of only 8800 of the more than 300,000 “compatriots” abroad whose resettlement in Russia it had counted on, an outcome that should not have surprised...