Reichstag glass dome

Eastern Promises

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March 6th 2008
3/6/08 Ahoj kamaradkas! It has been a long time since I checked in with you all. This is partly due to an increased workload in my academic studies with CIEE and FAMU, although they are hardly rigorous in the traditional sense. This week I was required to attend an Open Mike Concert featuring my professor. It was a strange evening of performances by people who were once highly subversive in the C ... read more

Europe » Slovakia

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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once... ... read more