http://dir.salon.com/topics/eastern_europe/?source=rss&aim=eastern_europe en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/17/market_update/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/17/market_update/index.html?source=rss The incredible shrinking Japan; Eastern Europe as the new subprime; California can't pay the bills -- is it any wonder that investors are having another panic attack? By Laura Miller Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/01/shteyngart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/01/shteyngart/index.html?source=rss In his hilarious follow-up to "The Russian Debutante's Handbook," Gary Shteyngart proves himself to be the post-Soviet era's own Joseph Heller. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/02/21/foxconn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/02/21/foxconn/index.html?source=rss Even in the era of globalization, location can still be king. By Jana Prikryl Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/09/01/bezmozgis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/09/01/bezmozgis/index.html?source=rss David Bezmozgis' extraordinary stories about life as an Eastern European immigrant in Canada deserve the praise lavished on them this summer. And I ought to know. By Alan Deutschman Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/03/27/soros/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/03/27/soros/index.html?source=rss He went from apple harvester to capitalist kingpin to progressive savior. The countercultural investor has more money than you've ever heard of, and he just loves to give it away. By José Klein Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/15/mostar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/2000/03/15/mostar/index.html?source=rss On the way to film school, I spent a week in the former Yugoslavia. Amid the rubble, I found that movies provide a strange entree to real-life devastation. By Steve Kettmann Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/08/albright/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/08/albright/index.html?source=rss Once her stint as secretary of state is up, will Madeleine Albright give up the perks of Washington life to give her native Czech Republic a boost? By Rolf Potts Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/1999/12/14/hitchhike/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/1999/12/14/hitchhike/index.html?source=rss Demoralized by goals and guidebooks, our correspondent tackles Lithuania and Poland on a thumb and a prayer. By Amy Reiter Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/29/np1029/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/29/np1029/index.html?source=rss Courtney Love's directorial debut -- in glorious plaid! Patenstein? Count Patula? The Wolfpat? Pollsters say Buchanan's more trick than treat. By Donald D. Groff Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/10/07/advisor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/10/07/advisor/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert offers advice on convent and church accommodations in Poland, trips to Baja and finding that perfect hotel/Broadway package in New York. By Jon Bowermaster Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/09/25/croatia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/09/25/croatia/index.html?source=rss Zeljko Kelemen is determined to create a river-rafting industry in Croatia -- for the good of his country and his countrymen.