Reading Škvorecký
CER recommends literature by and about Škvorecký.

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Memory and Forgetting
Martin D Brown
Historical amnesia and post-Cold War attitudes in the Czech Republic. FREE ebook for CER eBookclub members.

Out of Time
Dejan Anastasijević (ed)
An in-depth look at Milošević's opponents. This FREE ebook is produced by IWPR and CER.

Greasing the Wheels
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The bribes, the theft, the orgies... Hungary's incredible oil scandal fully explained.

The Celluloid Tinderbox
Andrew James Horton (ed)
An explosive decade of Yugo film. FREE!

After the Rain
Sam Vaknin
Has "transition" all been for nought?

The Failure of a New History
Andrew Stroehlein
Tense Czecho-German relations. FREE!

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The Politics of Intrigue
Mel Huang
A local political crisis looming in Tallinn could have national implications for Estonia.

The Belarusian Triangle
Yuri Svirko
Prior to elections, opposition figures have begun to mysteriously vanish into thin air.

Straf
Sam Vaknin
Corruption is not a monolithic practice. Nor are its outcomes universally deplorable or damaging.

Closed Books
and Stilled Lives
Kate Connolly
From our partner, The Guardian: British sculptor Rachel Whiteread's Holocaust memorial in Vienna is finally unveiled.

Second-class Citizens
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER speaks with József Krasznai, leader of the Zámoly Roma, who has filed a case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights and sparked off a major controversy both at home and abroad.

The outside media looking into the region:

Great Britain:
Rising up the Charts
Oliver Craske
Bulgaria gets some unusually positive press, and Schröder makes a hit record.

Germany:
To Ban or not to Ban?
Andrea Mrozek
Politics and morality are both brought into play in issues of prohibition.