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Ukraine’s Big Freeze
Ukraine is in the grips of an really cold winter with several steady weeks of temperatures down around zero. Residents of Kiev are weary of the cold and snow, authorities have put up warming tents around the city, and some schools are closed.
Slideshow: Ukraine’s Controversial Theme Restaurants
An entrepreneur in Lviv, Ukraine has opened themed bars and restaurants which have provoked much criticism. Many regard them as offensive.
Russia’s Gazprom Struggles to Keep Europe Warm
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Julia Barton about the cold snap that is engulfing parts of Europe and the challenge it is presenting to Russian energy giant Gazprom.
Blog: In Nukes’ Shadow, Fearlessness and Fatalism
It bothers Gesha Witt that Germany is shutting down its nuclear plants.
Ukrainian Musician Alina Simone
The musician talks about her love for two long-lost female Russian singers who have influenced her songwriting.
Hazmat Modine in Kiev with Albert Kuvezin
We arrived at the festival in Kiev after getting up at 3:30 a.m., taking the two flights from Kazan. It was sort of a Ukrainian patriotic festival on a beautiful hilltop above the town.
Tight and Loose Cultures
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Some countries are strict, others are a little more laid back – You could say “tight” or “loose.” An international team of scientists has come up with a psychological and cultural study of 33 countries. The study compares how those nations enforce social rules and customs. The results are in a study published in the journal “Science.” So for our Geo Quiz, we want you to name the two countries that are on the opposite ends of the tight/loose spectrum. Download MP3
How Rock and Roll Brought the Soviet Union Down
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Sergei Zhuk, an author and rock fan, says Rock and Roll helped bring down the Soviet Union. He writes how this forbidden music slipped into his hometown in Ukraine. His book is called “Rock and Roll in the Rocket City: The West, Identity, and Ideology in Soviet Dniepropetrovsk, l960-l985.” Brigid McCarthy spoke to Zhuk and brings us this report. Download MP3
Fukushima likely not as bad as Chernobyl, but what does that mean?
For four weeks now, the world has watched with a surreal combination of horror and helplessness as the Japanese have struggled to regain control of their crippled nuclear reactors in Fukushima, staunch the flow of radioactivity, and evaluate the long-term impact of the disaster on human health, the environment, and communities near and far [...]
Remembering Chernobyl after 25 years
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The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan is taking place exactly 25 years after the worlds worst nuclear accident in Chernobyl. Brigid McCarthy reminds us of the scale of that disaster. Download MP3
Lessons for Egypt from Ukraine
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Ukrainians who participated in the peaceful Orange Revolution of 2004 have some advice for people in Egypt, a people’s revolution does not always lead to a functioning democracy. Brigid McCarthy reports. Download MP3
Remembering Anna Yablonskaya
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Twenty-nine year old playwright Anna Yablonskaya was among the victims of yesterday’s bombing in Moscow. Marco Werman talks to John Freedman, theatre critic for the Moscow Times, about her life and work. Download MP3
Ukraine rewrites history books
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Ukraine’s new Russia-leaning government is re-writing history. It’s put out a new curriculum and history textbooks that omit the Orange Revolution of 2004. Correspondent Brigid McCarthy has the story. Download MP3
Coffee and corruption in Kiev
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Reporter Brigid McCarthy provides a snapshot of the culture of corruption in Ukraine. She follows an American businessman as he tries to open his own café there, without paying any bribes. Download MP3
The news in eastern Europe
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For the Geo Quiz, we want you to identify an eastern European country by the top stories on its TV newscasts last night. One channel led with a visit by Venezuelan President Chavez. And in local news, some residents in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol were alarmed by the smell of natural gas. Download MP3
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