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I’m very upset about Ilyas Shurpaev’s death. I’ve been reading his blog on and off for about half a year – some of the stuff he wrote was funny, some insightful, and he seemed like a truly wonderful person. In a way, it’s like losing a friend.
I’ve finally finished a translation on his murder – [...]

I’m very upset about Ilyas Shurpaev’s death. I’ve been reading his blog on and off for about half a year – some of the stuff he wrote was funny, some insightful, and he seemed like a truly wonderful person. In a way, it’s like losing a friend.
I’ve finally finished a translation on his murder – [...]

I’m very upset about Ilyas Shurpaev’s death. I’ve been reading his blog on and off for about half a year – some of the stuff he wrote was funny, some insightful, and he seemed like a truly wonderful person. In a way, it’s like losing a friend.
I’ve finally finished a translation on his murder – [...]

I’m very upset about Ilyas Shurpaev’s death. I’ve been reading his blog on and off for about half a year – some of the stuff he wrote was funny, some insightful, and he seemed like a truly wonderful person. In a way, it’s like losing a friend.
I’ve finally finished a translation on his murder – [...]

A few notes on the coverage of the situation in Yerevan…
In an earlier copy of this New York Times piece, there was this line:
In some neighborhoods, drunken gangs began looting, breaking through glass storefronts.
Reminded me of Belgrade, so I wrote to one of my dear Armenian friends, and here’s part of what she wrote back:
They [...]

A few notes on the coverage of the situation in Yerevan…
In an earlier copy of this New York Times piece, there was this line:
In some neighborhoods, drunken gangs began looting, breaking through glass storefronts.
Reminded me of Belgrade, so I wrote to one of my dear Armenian friends, and here’s part of what she wrote back:
They [...]

A few notes on the coverage of the situation in Yerevan…
In an earlier copy of this New York Times piece, there was this line:
In some neighborhoods, drunken gangs began looting, breaking through glass storefronts.
Reminded me of Belgrade, so I wrote to one of my dear Armenian friends, and here’s part of what she wrote back:
They [...]

A few notes on the coverage of the situation in Yerevan…
In an earlier copy of this New York Times piece, there was this line:
In some neighborhoods, drunken gangs began looting, breaking through glass storefronts.
Reminded me of Belgrade, so I wrote to one of my dear Armenian friends, and here’s part of what she wrote back:
They [...]

I’ve just finished a GV translation of the Russophone reactions to Kosovo – here.
An earlier roundup of the English-language reactions (along with 20 or so comments) – here.
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AP’s Mike Eckel has done a piece on the Russian blogosphere (a somewhat truncated copy – here), and below is my very sketchy supplement to it (all links [...]

I’ve just finished a GV translation of the Russophone reactions to Kosovo – here.
An earlier roundup of the English-language reactions (along with 20 or so comments) – here.
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AP’s Mike Eckel has done a piece on the Russian blogosphere (a somewhat truncated copy – here), and below is my very sketchy supplement to it (all links [...]




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