Czechoslovakia 1968 and after
The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 caused the Soviet empire to lose its internal logic even for the communist faithful. Yet today, the naivety of the reform communists of the 1960s serves as a pretext for the cynical dismissal of any vision of a better political system, writes Samuel Abrahám. [ more ]
"Edinburgh Review" tells the Uighurs' side of the story; "Blätter" discusses '68 East and West; "Osteuropa" returns to memory politics in eastern Europe; "Arche" responds to a ban on Belarusian spelling; "Vikerkaar" maps cultural landscape; "Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) reports on the battle for online customers; "Springerin" theorizes zombiehood; "Magyar Lettre Internationale" explores photography, politics, and the body; "Akadeemia" evaluates laws on stem cell technology; and "Merkur" gets to the imaginary heart of fundamentalism.
(b. 1967 in Burchardi, Germany), Dr. phil., is a historian specializing in eastern Europe, an exhibition curator, and lives in Fürstenwalde bei Berlin.
A recommendation for a virtual museum of looted art
With no end in sight for the full restitution of art pillaged during wartime, art historian and curator Kristiane Janeke finds the Internet the perfect location for a museum of looted art. [more]
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