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	Web Link	Hits
	"Kommunalka": Communal Living in Russia This Web site explores and explains a striking social phenomenon: the Soviet "kommunalka," or communal apartment. Instituted after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the kommunalka was a predominant form of housing for generations. By the 1970s, these	84
	A Conversation with Dmitry Vilensky "...We saw that even under the most terrible political circumstances of totalitarian times, resistance continues. "	78
	Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System [Histories of AC]: The Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System Online provides access to digitized materials selected from the Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System (HPSSS). The digital collection consists chiefly of summary transcripts of	44
	History of Radio Liberty in Russian Gene Sosin's history of Radio Liberty, Sparks of Liberty, is now available in a Russian edition	51
	Capitalism as religion project [A.Penzin] 0720=85 ?@>5:B0 >BAK;05B : >4=>8;LH55 2=8A;54=85 3>4K. A=>2=0O 3> D@03AB>8B 2 B> @5;838O =5 ?@>AB> O2;O5BAO >4=8289 2>7=8:=>25=8O 70?04=>3> :0?8B0;87B5AB0=B873;0A=> 7=076=>, A0=K=5».	66
	What, How and for Whom / WHW [about] The 11th International Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts is set for 12 September ý 8 November 2009, under the curatorship of What, How & for Whom / WHW. What, How and for Whom / WHW is a curators' collect	50
	PLOTKI -rumours around the bloc PLOTKI is a project from around the bloc. PLOTKI spreads rumours. PLOTKI investigates our cultural sphere. And PLOTKI brings together writers, photographers and graphic artists from Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe. PLOTKIis an open cr	48
	eipcp - European Institute for Progressive Cultural Policies	30
	NeMe NeMe is a non profit, non government, Cyprus registered cultural association founded in November 2004. NeMe works on various platforms which focus on contemporary theories and their intersection with the arts.	29
	[Urban Space]: Future Cities Virtual Cities is a web-based exhibition organized by McMaster University and the Art Gallery of Hamilton, and produced in conjunction with the Art Gallery of Hamilton's international exhibition titled Future Cities. Both Future Cities and Virtual Ci	29
	INURA: The International Network for Urban Research and Action INURA is a network of people involved in action and research in localities and cities. The Network consists of activists and researchers from community and environmental groups, universities, and local administrations, who wish to share experiences a	27
	[Urban Spaces]: KRAX KRAX is an investigation process and meeting space which connects different experiences in urban creativity linked to "crack spaces" in dfferent cities.	26
	[Urban Space]: Easy Cities EasyCity is an international phenomenon which we developed at the end of last century and that has since conquered the globe at a phenomenal pace. Driven forward by creativity and speed, profit and the desire to consume, we have surpassed every bound	30
	[Library]: Project Gutenbrg e-books	25
	ABC National Radio 1968 Episode 1: Living within the Truth – the Cold War as Struggle of Ideas 14 May 2006 The cold war was both a geo-political contest and an ideological struggle. The contest of ideas was fought out within societies as vigorously – sometimes as vic	24
	ABC Nationa Radio on 1968 Episode 1: Living within the Truth – the Cold War as Struggle of Ideas 14 May 2006 The cold war was both a geo-political contest and an ideological struggle. The contest of ideas was fought out within societies as vigorously – sometimes as vic	13
	Freedom of expression: Article19 publications Some publications related to post-soviet countries freedom od expression issues (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc)	21
	International Gramsci Society This is the official website of the International Gramsci Society (IGS). The IGS is a non-profit organization whose aim is to facilitate the communication and exchange of information among the very large number of individuals from around the world wh	13
	Art attack Article by Peter Kennard, artist and professor, is a specialist in political photomontage. His work can be seen at the Pump House Gallery, Uncertified Documents, in London (30/01 – 30/03/2008). He has already exhibited his work in Tate Modern ("Media	17
	Article by Nina Sosna "5A>D8O ?>;8B8:8 "0: 3>2>@8; ;5= 04LN @>1;5AB>8B 2 B>1K =0IC?0BL 40;5:> =5 2A5340 >G5284=K5 A2O78 8 @07;8G8O, ACI5AB2CNI85 D859. ... 8=0 !>A=0	97
	OSI-HESP Challenge Seminar “Visual Studies of Immedia: Exploring Postmodern Immediacy of Mass Media” The seminar aims at the collaborative analysis of how contemporary media (cinema, TV, Internet) re-configure the correlation of form and content of the message (formats of communicative mediation as an “immediate” content), the narrative and the visu	150
	Human Rights Tools: Online resources for human rights professionals This site is primarily aimed at human rights activists - persons monitoring the respect of human rights and advocating for positive change. Persons who are passionate about quality human rights work, have a thirst to continually deepen their knowledg	150
	Between the Lines: A Documentary Film Between the Lines is the first documentary out of Germany which explores the complexities and tragedies endured by those who served as border guards on the Berlin Wall. Director Dirk Simon tells the true story of two border guards: Ulrich Steinha	152
	'New Europe' e-zine A daily updated e-zine providing news and analytics about culture, society and politics in Belarus and beyond.	228
	OpenNet Initiative ONI’s mission is to identify and document Internet filtering and surveillance, and to promote and inform wider public dialogue about such practices. The OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of four leading academic institutions: the C	127
	Fluxus East Fluxus is well-known as an (anti-)artistic, international network with centres in the USA, Western Europe and Japan. But what about this “intermedia” art – art encompassing music, actions, poetry, objects and events – beyond the “Iron Curtain”? What	131
	DOC AIR Doc Air is the first and only portal for the online distribution of documentary film in Central and Eastern Europe. The Doc Air portal initiative is conducted under the patronage of the International Documentary Film Festival Jihlava.	126
	Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival about: At the eleventh year of the International Documentary Film Festival one would hardly guess that the event once started as a private project of a few grammar school students grouped around Marek Hovorka and that, like any similar alternative	121
	Syllabi collection at http://archnet.org/courses/ ArchNet is an international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilisations.	174
	REVISITING PERESTROIKA – PROCESSES AND ALTERNATIVES REVISITING PERESTROIKA – PROCESSES AND ALTERNATIVES was a conference dedicated to this crucial period in recent history when many 'alternative' cultures of former-communist countries became mainstream or dominant cultures...	128
	THE RAW, THE COOKED AND THE PACKAGE - The Archive of Perestroika Art THE RAW, THE COOKED AND THE PACKAGE - The Archive of Perestroika Art is an exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma, Helsinki. It is dedicated to the former Soviet "alternative"/"non-conformist"/ "underground" artists of the 1980s-early	130
	Virtual Library Eastern Europe ViFaOst is an interdisciplinary portal for East European Studies. Comprehensive search possibilities enable access to specialized academic information on history, language, literature, politics and culture of East, Central Eastand South East Europ	114
	reSourcing. critical platform Starting with January 2007, a collective of artists, initiatives active in the fields of contemporary arts and cultural management are developing the pilot project reSourcing. critical platform, a multidisciplinary modular research on the recent	109
	Cultural Policy Education Group (CPEG) The Cultural Policy Education Group (CPEG) is an initiative of the European Cultural Foundation which addresses universities, lecturers, students, scholars, and cultural operators dealing with cultural policy issues and professional education. The	109
	Resume Wiki Resume Wiki is a community edited resume centre. You post your profile (goals, etc) and resume the community of peers will give you comments and possible edits. Feel free to view the Existing Resumes or the Recently Updated Resumes for examples of ot	103
	Internet Archive The Internet Archive is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public.	143
	April 2008: call for decentralized squat days of action « On Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th of April 2008, we call for two days of demonstration, direct action, public information, street-party, squatting… in defence of free spaces and for an anti-capitalist popular culture. Through these two d	162
	Facebook Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people	200
	milk and vodka: Petersburg graffiti and stencil art/design I met one of these guys, Stas, through a friend of a friend in Petersburg. He writes "bags" and you can see his work under the highest cow. There is also some great stencil art under the "petroz" cow and some more digital/graphic art under "dange."	175
	Obey Punk! This is a website designed by two Stanford undergraduate students in my class on "Underground Literatures and Unofficial Cultures." It's pretty self-explanatory. Under "Food for Thought" they go into more detail about what interests them in the expre	167
	Canadian Association of Cultural Studies Main site of the Canadian Association of Cultural Studies, an organization which supports the academic study of popular and alternative culture in Canada and the globe.	149
	Facebook Class at Stanford About launching Facebook Class at Stanford … The Stanford Facebook Course Overview: In this experimental course students will learn how to create, launch, and optimize web applications. Guided by the instructors and outside experts, students will	162
	Resistance Studies Network Resistance Studies Network was launched by the School of Global Studies at Göteborg University. The network is open for all interested in a scientific approach to resistance studies. You don’t have to have a job at the university to join. Since the	150
	The International Higher Education Support program (HESP) The International Higher Education Support program (HESP) of the Open Society Institute promotes the advancement of higher education within the humanities and social sciences in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe; the former Soviet Union; and Mong	138
	tranzit.hu tranzit is a network of autonomous initiatives in contemporary art in at/cz/hu/sk/ one of the initiatives: The Free School for Art Theory and Practice where D.Vilensky will run a seminar in early November	146
	OSA Archivum The Open Society Archives -- OSA -- is an archives and a center for research and education. Its collections and activities relate to the period after the Second World War, mainly The Cold War, The history of the formerly communist countries, Human ri	149
	The Apartment at the Mall Earlier this year, in the vicinity of Providence, it was discovered that some artists had created a living space in the Providence Place Mall, following the logic of the Mall ("During the Christmas season of 2003 and 2004, radio ads for the Providenc	141
	2morrow film festival "tomorrow" is dedicated to the "new wave" cinema. it is focused on art house films distinguished for artistic originality and at the same time aimed at the success with the public. the main goal of the festival is to demonstrate that good films can	141
	LabforCulture.org The essential tool for everyone in arts and culture who creates, collaborates, shares and produces across borders in Europe.	201
	Before the Art of New Media [article byLidija Merenik] published in MUTE \|CULTURE AND POLITICS AFTER THE NET\| The restaging of Tendencies 4, the 1968 Zagreb based exhibition series and colloquium, in the recent show bit international – [New] Tendencies – Computers and Visual Research does more than deep	152
	International Samizdat [Research] Association The International Samizdat [Research] Association (IS[R]A) is an informal network of scholars, archives, museums, research centers and other institutions and individuals from around the world that preserve, research, teach or study the samizdat pheno	149
	George Eastman House International Museum of Film and Photography It includs links to huge Photography Collections indexed by photographer, by subject. There is also a series of videos on photography.	104
	International Higher Education Support Program	153