Kosovo Fun Facts

The main street of the Kosovar capital, Pristina, is called "Bill Clinton Boulevard." His autobiography is also the best-selling book in the country (yes, country). His image is already on half the buildings in Pristina. Bill Clinton is the new Turkmenbashi?

Forget Barnard, I'm Moving To Bosnia: Sarajevo Edition

It has come to my attention that Sarajevo is number 43 on Lonely Planet's list of the greatest cities on Earth. Not bad for a recent warzone (longest siege in modern military history, 1992-1996)!




"...and then WWI started. All Serbia's fault!" Oh Bosnia...not like they're bitter or anything.






Kalmykia is no longer the singular earthly home of oversized chess pieces!



Is this proof that I feel worse for Bosnia than I do for Serbia?

Dear Mikhail Bulgakov

I love you.

You too Pechorin!

i am seeing beirut in february YES

http://www.pitchfork.tv/videos/beirut-elephant-gun
this is fucking weird but i love zach condon unconditionally. only he could, so seamlessly, blend my two favorite things: gulags and balkan gypsies.

A Hero of Our Time

in the midst of reviewing for russian lit, i remembered how flyyyy pechorin is. and so in keeping with the theme of the "superfluous man" и так далее


taman

it's perfect

(evil? lermontov says no!) circassian

Serbiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

it's not like that

everyone has the wrong impression of my intentions, but to be completely sincere all i want in my life is to be a certified deep-sea attorney. it's just hard because very few people have this authority, you know? ima sail into the sun, nukka, just wait.