Romania – The Barricade

From wild dingo children to the cannibal generation: the history of the disappearing East

The novel Sălbaticii Copii Dingo (The Wild Dingo Children, Polirom 2021) by Vasile Ernu was awarded the Observator Cultural 2022 prize for the best book in the memoir category. This text is a longer form of the award speech....

Thumbs up, thumbs down, part 2: Government breakdown in Bulgaria; The Summit of the Americas

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Bulgaria
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This is the second instalment of this week's “On the Barricades” release. This episode is part of our regular series, which we co-produce and co-host with Youri Smouter of 1+1. Maria, Boyan, and Youri discuss:...

Thumbs up, thumbs down, part 1: The media’s harsh treatment as Romania becomes a grain corridor

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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This our thumbs up and thumbs down session with Youri Smouter of 1+1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/Yourismo...) 01:00 Maria Cernat on the meeting in Kiev of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis with leaders Macron, Schultz, Dragi to negotiate a...

The privatization of anti-racism

...Or, how the state institutions were sacked and all we got was this suspect philanthropist funding anti-racism projects. In this second episode of this week’s “On the Barricades”, hosts Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski continue...

Capitalist society, not just attitudes, are to blame for social exclusion of the Roma population.

Boyan Stanislavski
Bulgaria
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The Roma population in Romania, 86% of whom live in appalling conditions that force children to beg and hunt through trash to survive, are the target of major, normalized racism by their non-Roma neighbors; similarly...

Fake feminism in Romania (and elsewhere)

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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In this episode of "On the Barricades," Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski talk about the phoniness that passes for feminism in Romania and is applauded by some progressives. They also discuss how dominant feminist trends...

On the barricades — May’s thumb-ups & thumb-downs

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Economy & finance
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We cover the most important events of the previous few weeks in this episode, which we usually release at the end of the month. May's selection was particularly difficult because there were so many interesting...

“On the barricades” s02e15: Grotesque stagnancy on the Left

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Labour
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In this episode of "On the barricades," Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss the departure of the Eastern European Left from its core values and orientation towards the working class and how it has strangely...

The Romanian IT sector’s marvel of unionisation

Vladimir Mitev
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe
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The IT sector in Southeastern Europe might seem like a bit of an unconventional place for labour unionisation, as it offers usually well-paid jobs with high social status. But labour issues and possibility for improvement...

Poland’s war on women continues

Maria Cernat - Boyan Stanislasvski
Gender issues
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The recent ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland is the latest episode in the 30-year long war on women in that country. It is disgusting and outrageous but it is a part of a...