H A T E:
Hitler Lives
Anthony Ozuna
I saw Hitler yesterday on the metro in Prague. He wasn't the old Nazi, of course, but this one did look exactly like the infamous sourpuss - just without the military garb.

S K O P J E:
A New Era:
Macedonia's New President
Zhidas Daskalovski
In the recent presidential elections, Macedonians chose the candidate who, although openly critical of the West in the past, represents the tolerant, pro-European side of politics. The victory of Boris Trajkovski also means that Slobodan Milosevic has lost another battle in the Balkans.

POST-SOVIET: Chernobyl in Slow Motion Peter Szyszlo In the third and final part of our three-part series on the mismanagement of radioactive waste in the Soviet Union, we look at further efforts to deal with the problem, including plans to launch nuclear waste into space, as well as new developments since glasnost.

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Theme of the week: Prostitution One of the most successful businesses in the new Europe has turned out to be the world's oldest profession. Now, the authorities want their piece of the action.

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CULIK'S CZECH REPUBLIC: Evaluating a Decade Jan Culik While the majority of Hungarians and Poles are generally pleased with their post-Communist lot, Czechs are divided equally on the issue of transition. Some are now blaming the West for this.	AMBER COAST: Latvia's Campaign against Democracy Mel Huang In the past few weeks, against the backdrop of a national referendum on proposed amendments to the law on pensions, the development of Latvia's political culture took an abrupt and disastrous turn.
BALKAN ENCOUNTER: Lessons in Transition Sam Vaknin What do countries in transition need to do to encourage outside investment? The answers are surprisingly simple.	MIORITA: Restless in Romania Catherine Lovatt Romania is gripped by strikes and public protests - and not for the first time. Ten years ago, civil strife led to the fall of the government. Will history repeat itself?

Kinoeye
This week Kinoeye looks at the German director Fred Kelemen, whose debut was recognised as a film landmark of the 1990s. His third film has just been on show at the London Film Festival.