A smart CSO knows that building a perimeter tough enough to keep attackers out is impossible, so a good defence is built around knowing where the organization's sensitive data is.
That's not always as easy, as lines of business have ways of squirreling away things. On Thursday California-based Informatica Inc. will release a new solution it believes will help organizations find and categorize the risk of structured data to help make better security plans.
Called Secure@Source, the company says the software is better than traditional data discovery tools which index one database at a time. Secure@Source can scan an entire infrastructure, then populate a dashboard to give CISOs, CEOs, privacy managers and lines of business a score of what is and isn't protected. With that they can decided what security weapons — cyber insurance, data masking, staff education etc. — to deploy against which asset.
"It gives the ability to gain sensitive data intelligence so you can add data protection and take all the controls you use and assess if they are deployed appropriately," Robert Shields, Informatica's head of product marketing for data security solutions, said in an interview.
The software can index sensitive data by geography, business unit, movement within the enterprise as well as by category (for example, credit card, personal information, health), all of which can be displayed on a dashboard. Across the top of the dashboard graphics can show the organization's overall risk score, the percent of unprotected sensitive data and the amount of restricted data. A map can show the general location of sensitive data by geography. Also displayed could be top company or department databases by risk score. Each of these can be drilled down by users.
The suite also includes policy-based alerting. Informatica says policies are easily defined and implemented to identify high-risk conditions, which can trigger alerts for actions such as when sensitive data leaves a country, when sensitive data is found in unauthorized locations, when regulatory data is not sufficiently protected, and when risk levels reach critical thresholds.
For now Secure@Source runs only on Red Hat Linux and needs a customer-supplied database (it supports Microsoft's SQL Server) as a repository. Shields said a "moderately-powered server will suffice for most organizations." Pricing is based on the number of structured databases scanned and/or the number of mainframe connections. It isn't inexpensive: Shields estimated that a base package would cost a "couple hundred thousand" dollars.
It could take some time to scan an entire large enterprise's databases, but most of the discovery is automated. Gary Patterson, an Informatica product manager, said one beta customer with a large SAP installation that included 90,000 tables took only "several hours" to scan. However, he also acknowledged that customers with Informatica's PowerCenter data integration platform will see faster results than others.
There are some ways to shorten scanning time. An administrator can configure the setup up to scan for specific type of data (credit card, for example). Shields said Informatica recommends customers start by scanning priority databases. Secure@Source can also be configured to scan a statistically representative sample of an entire database to calculate results.


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Gregson, Kellie Maree
I, Rod Chandler, Coroner, having investigated the death of
Kellie Maree Gregson
WITHOUT HOLDING AN INQUEST
(a) Kellie Maree Gregson ("Ms Gregson") died on 22 January 2009 at Tea Tree.
(b) Ms Gregson was born in Hobart on 17 November 1986 and was aged 22 years. She was unmarried and unemployed.
(c) Ms Gregson died as a consequence of a high cervical spinal injury following a head-on, two vehicle collision.
(d) I find that Allison Laura Goodwin by her reckless driving directly contributed to Ms Gregson's death
Circumstances:-
At about 2.45 pm on Thursday 22 January 2009 Allison Laura Goodwin was driving a Nissan Pulsar sedan Reg'd No. FG 3354 in an easterly direction on Tea Tree Road towards Campania. Ms Gregson was a front seat passenger in the Pulsar. In the vicinity of a residential property at 503 Tea Tree Road Ms Goodwin drove into the west bound lane intending to overtake a Holden utility vehicle Reg'd No. CK 0870 also being driven in an easterly direction by Barry Charles Bryant.
At the same time, Gail Margaret Smith was driving a Ford sedan Reg'd No. CK 1138 in a westerly direction and therefore in a direction opposite to that of the Pulsar. A collision occurred between the Pulsar and the Ford in the west bound land of Tea Tree Road.
It was immediately apparent that Ms Gregson had died as a consequence of injuries sustained in the collision. Both Ms Goodwin and Mrs Smith sustained serious injuries and were conveyed by ambulance to the Royal Hobart Hospital.
Officers of Tasmania Police, including its Accident Investigation Service, attended the crash scene and commenced an investigation. That investigation established that:
The section of the roadway where the crash occurred has a single lane for traffic to travel in either direction. It is within a 100 km per hour zone. There exists two parallel continuous white lines dividing the east and west bound lanes and continuing for a distance of approximately 500 metres. There was not any evidence to indicate that the condition of the roadway was a factor which in any way contributed to the crash.
On the day of the crash the weather was warm and windy. There had been a heavy downpour of rain several minutes before the crash but it was not raining at the time the crash occurred. There is not any evidence to indicate that the weather conditions in any way contributed to the crash.
The resting position of the two vehicles, brake marks on the roadway and debris from the vehicles all indicated that the crash occurred in the west bound lane which was the incorrect lane for the Pulsar.
Toxicology testing of blood from both drivers indicated that neither alcohol nor illicit drugs was a factor which contributed to the crash.
The Pulsar was the subject of an inspection by a Transport Inspector employed by the Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources. It established that the Pulsar was in an unroadworthy condition prior to the crash because of the worn condition of its right hand front and left hand rear tyres.
The Ford was also the subject of a motor vehicle inspection. It was also considered to be unroadworthy because of the worn condition of its left hand front tyre.
Ms Goodwin's driving licence was not current, having expired on 5 January 2009.
Ms Gregson was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Calculations made by an officer of the Accident Investigation Service indicates that the Pulsar was travelling at approximately 96 kms/hour before braking when the crash was imminent. This would indicate that the vehicle was travelling at a speed within the permitted maximum.
The estimated pre-accident speed for the Ford was 55 km/hour indicating that it too was being driven below the permitted limit.
A post mortem examination of Ms Gregson was undertaken by State Forensic Pathologist, Dr Christopher Lawrence. In his opinion the cause of Ms Gregson's death was a high cervical spinal injury caused in the two vehicle collision.
On 5 March 2010 Ms Goodwin appeared in the Magistrates Court at Hobart and pleaded guilty to these offences:
Causing the death of another person by negligent driving.
Causing grievous bodily harm to another person by negligent driving.
Driving whilst not the holder of a driving licence.
Driving without due care and attention.
Failing to keep left of dividing line.
Negligent driving.
Using a vehicle in contravention of vehicle standards - tyre tread requirements.
By a global sentence Ms Goodwin was sentenced to a 3 month period of imprisonment wholly suspended on condition that she be of good behaviour for a period of 2.5 years. Further, Ms Goodwin was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for a period of 2.5 years.
Findings and Comments:-
I accept the opinion of Dr Lawrence and find that Ms Gregson died as a result of a high cervical injury sustained in a two vehicle collision occurring on 22 January 2009.
I am satisfied, upon the evidence, that the vehicle crash occurred when Ms Goodwin drove the Pulsar into the west bound lane of Tea Tree Road intending to overtake the Holden Utility being driven by Mr Bryant. As a consequence of this manoeuvre Ms Goodwin placed the Pulsar in the immediate course of the Ford being driven by Mrs Smith and the crash ensued. Ms Goodwin's conduct in attempting to overtake the Holden utility at this time was particularly reckless as the topography of Tea Tree Road in that area prevented her from having a proper view of oncoming traffic. It was for this reason that parallel white lines were present on the roadway indicating to all road users that it was forbidden to overtake in that area.
I am satisfied, on the evidence, that the crash was solely a consequence of the actions of Ms Goodwin and that the driving of Mrs Smith did not, in any way, contribute to this crash and its tragic consequences.
I conclude this matter by conveying my sincere condolences to Ms Gregson's family.
DATED : Thursday 31 March 2011 at Hobart in Tasmania.
Rod Chandler


C21 be brave is a start-up from Madrid that sells watches with very original designs through their website. But as you'll soon discover, C21 be brave, it's not only about watches anymore. It's much more.
I arrived at their new offices. They were still empty and there were only some chairs, tables and some stock stored there, but I could breathe illusion and big projects straight away. Especially when I met Raúl and Rafa, co-founders of C21 be brave, and they told me about all the ideas they have in mind to decorate and organise the layout of the new office.
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Who is behind C21 be brave?
These are the founders: Raúl, Rafa and Jaime. All have studied Industrial engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid; they are 24-25 years old, are from Andalucía (south of Spain) and went to the same residence while staying in Madrid. They have so many things in common it's what has made them forge very strong friendships.
"We've always been entrepreneurs, we love creating things. The truth is that we quickly realised that we didn't like the career of an engineer. Our thing was building stuff. We had a bracelet business when Spain won the World Cup in South Africa.
We prepared a PowerPoint. Two simple designs, nothing spectacular. We looked on the Internet and saw there was a company in Barcelona that was an intermediary of a Chinese one. We placed an order of 1.000 bracelets, 0.26€ + IVA each one and we sold them at 3€.
Where does the idea of C21 be brave come from and what's its WHY?
They had the vision of having a business before finishing university. The summer of 2013 there were the Youth World Days (YWD) in Rio. The Pope sent renovated and fresh messages to the young people. Values do not depend on skin colour or nationalities.
They really identified themselves with those ideas and words.
"We are Christians, but nowadays we all have friends from other countries, skin colours, religions and sexual preferences. But we don't care. The important thing is the respect between us. Those are human values. The respect and courage that us, young people, show when we fight for what we believe in is what the Pope asked us in the YWD.
That August 2013 was the first moment in which the idea began.
In October, when Raúl was flying from London to Madrid, he saw some watches that could represent the style he was looking for to represent what he had in mind.
Rafa was in Paris and Raúl and Jaime in Crandfield.
"How do we make watches? We didn't have a single clue, so we went to Google. With the bracelets, it was easy so we expected the same with the watches. Moreover, we wanted to manufacture them in Spain, which wasn't that easy. We found one supplier in Cordoba (south of Spain) that made watches for a recognised brand so we went on with them.
They brought the first designs to the meeting and as they confessed to me later, they were in PowerPoint too.
When they were looking for case suppliers, they realised that some investment in machinery was needed, around 500-600€. Adding the costs of the packaging and the watches, they made some calculations and managed to collect 16.000€ between the three of them. That will be all the investment they would need to start the project.
"The first order arrived the 20th of May 2014 and we asked for it in December 2013. The manufacturing time is pretty high and the supplier wasn't very serious. We had some problems with them.
We didn't want to stop working with them though, since we didn't have another supplier and the quality was still good.
In June 2014 we started selling, in July we made another order and in August we were already break-even.
We went to so many pop-ups. We caught their last golden age. They were physical events where you went to sell your product. People started to know you and took some business cards. Step by step.
In the Christmas 2014, they surpassed from selling 1-2 watches daily. It was like a dropper, they say.
"We sold by inertia, we went to some fairs and word of mouth. For the next order we reached some Chinese suppliers and asked them to make a small batch, just to see how they worked, but the big order went to our traditional supplier.
It was the 22nd of December 2014 and we had an important event in which we spent so much money and the watches didn't arrive. They arrived the same day of the event… we were about to die.
But the event was so good. We were selling 100 watches a day.
They could feel the success but as they confessed, there were many weeks living on the edge.
Apart from all this, we had to study too.
I felt that my body was about to collapse at any time. Those days were extremely hard." Raúl says.
If it wasn't enough with all that, the problems where pilling up in the Christmas 2014.
Rafa used to go to the post office every day to take all the packages, but many days he had to line up for more than an hour.
To make it worse, in those days the post collapsed on some days and it was impossible to send anything.
"We built up more than 80 orders that didn't get to the clients. People called us complaining, especially at Christmas. They want everything for the next day and the post took around 72 hours to deliver.
We saw clearly that if we wanted to offer good customer service, that way wasn't sustainable. We started to work with Nacex, a private company, and we are very happy with them.
In the summer of 2015 Rafa finished his studies and started to work full time in C21. In September Raúl started to work in consultancy after finishing a master in finance.
Before Christmas 2015 they talked about the future of C21 and Raúl decided that in February 2016, he was going to quit his job to dedicate his time entirely to the start-up.
"It wasn't an easy choice; I spent so many nights thinking about how I'd say that to my parents. After they paid for a degree, two masters and you are already making a good living, I left everything behind to start "selling watches".
In the previous Christmas, they ran out of watches and this time couldn't be like that. They bet hard and placed an order of 3.000 watches (before they used to ask for 1.000 at a time).
The order took place in July 2015, they were supposed to arrive in October and it finally arrived at the end of November. Still, they received them for the key moment.
The straps they asked for were mainly made out of suede, a material that was working very well for them in terms of sales.
"We were selling so many suede straps, we were so motivated. But after a few days some people started to contact us saying that the straps were vanishing. They sent us pictures and it was like that. You passed the finger on them and all the suede was gone… and that was the big bet for Christmas.
We talked to the supplier and told him the situation. When we saw his passivity and he told us that it wasn't the end of the world… we exploded. It was the flagship of Christmas and we couldn't sell any from the new order. We couldn't believe it!
However, that Christmas were very successful. They ran out of the non-defective suede very fast but people started to buy other models and they ended up finishing all the stock they had.
As agreed, in February 2016 Raúl quit his jobs as a consultant. He and Rafa started to be fully committed with the start-up. A new era started for C21.
They placed the office in their living room (Rafa and Raúl were sharing apartment). There they asked themselves an important question. What do we do now? Where do we start from?
"We even went downstairs and bought a blackboard to start the motivation.
With that information they could better target their customers and started investing in Facebook ads.
They decided which KPIs were most suitable for them.
"We didn't know what the bounce rate was. We started to do some research and try to improve it. We did some trial and error, A/B testing and we had some progress.
We started to make decisions based on data and we left the intuition a bit aside. We realised that in terms of ads, Facebook was much more effective for us than Google plus it allowed us to interact more with our audience and customers.
At that stage they learnt a priceless lesson. Not only is the product and marketing important but everything in a company is essential and it's necessary to maintain a balance.
"If you manage to sell a product but the customer service isn't great, they won't come back and will probably talk bad about you to their friends. The optimisation of the site is essential too. We went from a conversion ratio of 1.5% to 7% in a short amount of time.
With all these changes, they went from selling 100 watches a month on average, to sell 700 in the middle of 2016 and closed the year with the impressive amount of 1.300 watches a month.
In September 2016, they started a new stage within the new C21 be brave.
"Now we know what we do. We moved to an office only for us, we are a team of 8 people working full time and we want to create a corporate culture.
We want to bring young people and with all we have learnt so far, we want to do crazy things. We have a product that works, now we want to work on what surrounds the product. We want people to love C21 and what it represents.
From the beginning they worked with the Takeli foundation.
The founder was a teacher from their school, he was from Togo. One day, his brother called him saying that he would have to unsubscribe the children from school because they didn't have enough money. This teacher asked them for money when they were 13-14 years old. They used to give him 1€ a month and he ended up building a school there.
"If we have had revenues of 700.000€ (20.000 watches sold) so far, in 2017 we want to have a turnover of more than 1 million €. We finished the year investing 10.000€ in Facebook ads with a very interesting ROI, so we are very optimistic about what 2017 will bring.
And what about countries? I was sure that these guys wouldn't be happy just with the Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
"We would love to enter the US, it's a sweet market but expensive to enter. It's true that they can afford to pay more, but we do not see it clearly yet.
Risk, risk and keep risking.
"Especially if you are young. It's the moment to risk and follow your dreams. If it doesn't work out, you'll always have time to go back to a job you don't like to make money.
The other day I was thinking how hard it would be to be nearly dying and think… what did I do with my life? I've spent my whole life in front of my computer working with data as a robot.
We have much more potential than that! We have received CVs from people in their fifties. These people want new things, a corporate culture, illusion and energy. It's never too late to make a change!
With this piece of advice we finished our interview of almost 2 hours. Apart from being very interesting, I have to admit that it was a very entertaining interview in which we laughed a lot.
The energy these entrepreneurs give off when they are talking about their projects is incredibly contagious. I'm completely sure that great things wait for them in the future.
Thanks so much for everything C21!
That's all for this week! For the next start-up we leave Spain and go to Switzerland! Velohub will be waiting for us there.
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Sep 3, 2014, 7:46 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome
updated Sep 3, 2014, 12:31 PM
Summer is over, and that means it's time for Samsung to announce a new Galaxy Note device. We're live from the NYC event, where Samsung actually bought a large, trendy building in the meatpacking district for this and future events. Tune in for details as they're announced.
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Sep 3, 2014, 8:37 AM: That's a wrap! Look for our hands-on soon.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:36 AM: Consumers will be able to preview these devices at select carrier stores later this week in LA, NYC, Dallas, Chicago, and San Francisco. That's a pretty unique way to build buzz. They're really trying to get out ahead of iPhone fever!
Sep 3, 2014, 8:34 AM: Ah. Gear VR is just a holder for your Note 4. Snap *your* Note 4 into this plastic thing with lenses, and you have a VR headset. That makes sense, since that's basically all the Oculus Rift is.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:32 AM: The Gear VR was created together with "our partners at Oculus".
Sep 3, 2014, 8:31 AM: Adam Levine has taken the stage. They plan to have a "ceremonial iPhone burning" later today.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:29 AM: Samsung will be hosting exclusive Music Den concerts here at their new NYC building, with that content available exclusively on Milk.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:27 AM: "Milk" music service is being extended to web and wearables.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:26 AM: Why are we talking about Milk?
Sep 3, 2014, 8:25 AM: The Note Edge screen lets that side curve act as both a second screen, and a whole touch screen that replaces the side buttons.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:24 AM: The Note 4 has the premium design that started with the Galaxy Alpha.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:24 AM: The Note Edge uses the wrap-around screen as a second screen, with multi-tasking controls, standby notifications, etc.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:21 AM: The Note 4 has revamped multi-window functions.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:20 AM: Quick-charging on the Note 4, presumably using Qualcomm's QuickCharge tech.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:20 AM: The screen is Quad-HD, Super AMOLED.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:19 AM: The main camera is now 16 megapixel with OIS.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:18 AM: Upgraded parts of Galaxy Note 4: camera, screen, battery, S Pen.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:16 AM: And a new category of wearable: Gear VR, a virtual reality headset.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:14 AM: Galaxy Note Edge has the wrap-around OLED display they prototyped a couple of years ago.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:14 AM: Today announcing: Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge.
Sep 3, 2014, 8:13 AM: Okay... the Note 4 has been announced in Berlin, but we're just hearing opening remarks in NYC. We'll try to bring you both
Sep 3, 2014, 8:11 AM: Galaxy Note: "We created this category."
Sep 3, 2014, 8:09 AM: (Hmm well we're tuning in to the Berlin stream now on our own.)
Sep 3, 2014, 8:07 AM: Still waiting for things to start here in NYC...
Sep 3, 2014, 7:58 AM: Five minutes... (It's not quite a full house here today. Clearly much of the tech press is in Berlin for IFA. ...including our own Eric Zeman, who will be helping out with the news today and then covering the Sony press conference.)
Sep 3, 2014, 7:48 AM: We're in and seated in this pretty glass building - now owned by Samsung - overlooking the High Line park in NYC. Things should get going with this Galaxy Note event in about 10 minutes.
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From Central Europe to Central Asia: Eight Bloggers on the Legacy of Communism
"We are haunted by a ghost, the ghost of Communism."
Communism was one of the dominant political ideologies of the 20th century. At its heart lay a particular world view with its own conception of economics, social order, history, architecture, and art. With the Soviet Union as its most important center, its influence spread all over the world—from Central Europe to Central Asia and beyond.
Like in other totalitarian regimes, the point of art and architecture in Communism was representing the absolute power and invincibility of the state through its overwhelming dimensions. This leitmotiv runs like a red thread through the manifold forms of Communist art and architecture—whether that's Modernism or Socialist-Realism.
Buildings and monuments were erected not only for their functionality but in order to perpetuate the state's presence in society. Monuments honoring the official version of history in open spaces contributed to the embedding of the views of the establishment. The monstrosity of utilitarian Communist high-rises represented the monolithic concept of the collective. Monuments, buildings, and even large-scale construction projects as well as planned cities can all be seen as public representations of state power and the ideological infallibility of Communism—which Milan Kundera termed "Communist Kitsch."
The aesthetic legacy of Communism can be seen in many places beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union and its satellites behind the Iron Curtain, in formerly aligned or non-aligned countries alike. This legacy can take many forms, from monumental triumphalism to derelict squalor, and can be observed in just as many different places and objects.
I recently asked seven of my favorite bloggers out there to share with me the one place that best represents the legacy of Communism to each of them. They are some of the most knowledgeable when it comes to this subject, so make sure to check out their blogs to discover other fascinating destinations!
Symbols of Communism. Pic: Ruben Kindel Photography for Between Distances in Berlin-Pankow.
Concrete and Kitsch | Sary Mogul, Kyrgyzstan
While I very much wanted to go the route of the Soviet monolith for this collaboration, I think it's similarly important to discuss some of the less glamorous vestiges of Communist history as well. High in the Pamir mountains, in both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, lie several towns that defy cultural tradition and agricultural practicality. One of these, Sary Mogul, is an important jumping off point for treks in the region, particularly to Kyrgyzstan's Peak Lenin, I found the city (village may be more applicable here…) fascinating as a standalone destination.
There was no precedent for permanent living in the high altitudes of Kyrgyzstan's Alay Valley. Instead, the area south of Osh and north of the Trans-Alay tributary of the Pamir Mountains was left solely to the most intrepid of Kyrgyz – typically bringing their herd to graze in the jailoo (pastureland) during the warmer summer months, and returning to the relatively warmer climate of the less dramatic altitudes at other times of the year.
Sary Mogul and other towns in the region, including Sary Tash just to the east and Murghab over the border in Tajikistan, were built by the Soviets in an attempt to collectivize the nomadic peoples of the high Pamir. As the Soviets worked to connect Osh, Kyrgyzstan's southern city, with more remote parts of the Soviet empire, these towns sprung up to support those traversing the Pamirs from north to south, as well as to stifle the roaming of the indigenous Kyrgyz and Tajik peoples. And thus, towns like Sary Mogul were born.
Sary Mogul today, nearly thirty years past communism, exists in limbo. There are still several hundred-people living there, mostly making their livings either by subsistence farming (though not much can grow above 12,000 feet) or in tourism. We were only there a single night, staying in the only guest house in town. But for whatever reason, its existence captivated me – its neat rows of one-story mud houses, free-roaming cows and pigs, empty market, and curious people. Sary Mogul is a relic, hanging on to a communist-manufactured system that is no longer either relevant or practical.
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Kami and the Rest of the World | Soviet Architecture in Warsaw
As you might know at the beginning of 20th century Warsaw, the capital of Poland, was called Paris of the East. As you also might know 90% of Warsaw was destroyed during the WW2. The time of the reconstruction happened to be when Poland got into the Soviet influence zone and while the Old Town was rebuilt to resemble the look from before the war, the rest of the city got a completely new look. The best and probably most known examples of the Soviet architecture in Warsaw are Palace of Culture and Science and Constitution Square. The Palace of Culture and Science was a gift of the Soviet nation to Polish people. The construction has started in May 1952 and was finished a little bit over 3 years later. Looking at the pictures from that time it's hard to believe the Palace was actually white!
This highest building in Poland is home to numerous cultural and business institutions, like museums, theaters, cinemas or concert hall; you can also get to the 30th floor to see a spectacular view of the city. On the ground level the interior is full of sculptures being the best examples of the Soviet art. They represent various cultural institutions, working class or friendly nations sharing Soviet values. If you look closely you might even find a young man holding book with works of Marx, Engels and Lenin. Even today the Palace is often called "The Russian Wedding Cake" or "Stalin's syringe".
If you were in Riga and saw the building of Latvian Academy of Sciences you will find Palace of Culture and Science strangely similar… Constitution Square was the second most important project of the Warsaw Soviet development. It's one of the biggest squares in Warsaw, designed as the finish point of the 1st of May marches. The surrounding buildings show the best example of the Soviet architecture in Warsaw and when you look closer you can still find sculptures of the working class, so typical for those times. The square got its name after the Soviet Constitution that was introduced on 22nd July 1952, that's also when the grand opening of the square took place. These days it is one of the last remaining major Soviet places that you can still admire in Warsaw.
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Kathmandu and Beyond | Soviet Chisinau
For me, one of the standout places where, architecturally speaking, the legacy of communism still rides high is Chisinau in Moldova. A devastating earthquake in 1940 followed by the onslaught of World War II, meant that acclaimed Russian architect, Alexey Shchusev (he of Lenin's Mausoleum and the Kazansky railway terminal in Moscow fame) pretty much had a blank canvas when he was appointed to oversee the reconstruction of the city after its Sovietisation.
Soviet redevelopment of Chisinau continued right up until 1991, the year Moldova obtained its independence, but the heaviest years of construction were undoubtedly the 1970s when more than one billion Soviet rubles were allotted by the motherland for up-and-coming building projects. Not surprisingly, therefore, it is architecture from this era that dominates the Moldovan capital more than any other.
Chisinau is a small city and even a quick whizz around its centre will reveal some wonderful examples of Soviet-era architecture. The towering Moldtelecom building, which is located just behind Central Market, for example, dominates the city's skyline and even within the confines of the market itself it's hard not to miss some fine '70s-era concrete structures. Nearby, Government House and the National Palace Concert Hall are also worth checking out and I especially liked the National Bank of Moldova, which is about as Post-War Modernist a building as you can get!
There are also a number of hotels worth searching out: the Chisinau Hotel is a fine example of Stalinist Empire style architecture while opposite, the now-abandoned National Hotel was once the city's Intourist hotel – in other words, the best in town.
Chisinau's two most impressive communist-era structures, however, are located a little away from the city centre. No former Soviet city would be complete without its state circus and Chisinau's, which was once state-of-the-art but is now in a state of abandonment, stands in splendid isolation just across the other side of the Bic River. Getting inside the building is difficult these days but it is still worth the walk out of town to view it from the outside and on the way there you will pass the Soviet Memorial to Communist Youth and the very Soviet Hotel Turist.
Finally, the other building that caught my imagination was the Romanita Tower. Designed as a social housing project in the late '70s and early '80s, Romanita is visible from quite a few locations in the city (it was once the tallest building in Chisinau), but actually locating it is a little difficult. You may need help from the friendly marshrutka drivers in Central Market plus you'll have to walk a bit but, in my opinion, it is worth the effort in order to get a close-up view of this cylindrical hulk.
Truth be told, Chisinau hasn't got a whole load of conventional sights but that keeps it under the mainstream tourist radar and for fans of Soviet-era architecture, the city's got plenty to occupy your time.
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The Picktures | Mother Armenia
One can't overlook her while in Yerevan. Mother Armenia, locally known as Mayr Hayastan, rules the downtown. You will see her from all over the city. The monument is truly massive with its 22 meters, 51 including the pedestal.
I was always intrigued and infatuated by her presence – the courageous lady with a sword and a deadly serious face we know from so many other Soviet monuments. She personifies Armenia and symbolizes peace through strength.
I've been fascinated by the concept of Mothers of Nations in general. On one hand, Soviet Union depicted nations as a song of the past, trying to make social class a core of their people's identities. On another, the empire let their republics erect monumental statues of personifications of, guess what, the nations. We can find one in Kiev, one stands in Tbilisi, one rules over Yerevan.
Mother Armenia is not the first statue that stands on the hill above Yerevan's center, a little up from the famous Cascade Complex, and, last but not least, in the very heart of Victory Park that is full of Soviet tanks to this day. It also seems to be a quite popular date spot for high school students, which never ceases to surprise me.
There used to be a guy there before. No, he wasn't even Armenian. And yes, it indeed was Joseph Stalin. There is more to this story. Mother Armenia occupies the same pedestal the cruel Communist ruler was thrown away from back in 1962. Rafael Israelyan, who designed the pedestal, wanted it to be a truly unique one, so he shaped it as a traditional Armenian basilica to honor the Christian traditions that have been alive and well in South Caucasus since the 5th century.
Not only a dose of nationalism, but also the forbidden fruit of religion, all dressed as a socialist realistic aesthetics. It beautifully shows that communist legacy in faraway Post-Soviet lands is often way more complex that people were taught to think on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Remember, socialist realism or not, Armenians have always had their unique style that knew its ways into Soviet-approved pieces. In my humble opinion, it ages quite well, too. Come to Armenia to meet the Mom!
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Megan Starr | Soviet Abkhazia
I have ventured to several cities and countries that were once under Communist regimes and could write stories for days about my travels to the places. However, one place really comes to mind when I think about how the past meets the present and that is the promenade of Sukhumi, Abkhazia. I went to Sukhumi back in 2013 and the memories of the promenade and the residents enjoying life on it still linger in my mind.
The promenade is imaged by men playing dominoes and chess (the world domino championship has actually been held in Sukhumi in years past), stray dogs running along the emerald waters of the sea, teenagers creating impromptu photoshoots on rusty and abandoned buildings and ships along the shore, and the many palm trees swaying in the comforting winds of the Black Sea. Behind the promenade, one's senses will be assaulted by the incessant smell of shashlik on outdoor grills. Despite not being an avid meat eater, there is something so delectable about that smell. Beyond the shashlik, one will find copious amounts of abandoned buildings (nearly half of Abkhazia's buildings are abandoned) and weathered Soviet mosaics.
Abkhazia is plagued by its quest for recognition around the globe and their struggle for true independence can be felt even along the promenade. I don't know what the future holds for Sukhumi or even for Abkhazia, but my time on the Sukhumi promenade will always be ingrained vividly in my mind and will always remain one of my best travel memories.
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Coffee and Cleveland | The Moscow Metro
There is something extraordinary about Soviet architecture. With it's larger than life sculptures and buildings and intricate detail in design, you can't help but think, "Do I live for the country or does the country live for me?" Many people who visit Moscow can find themselves in one of two camps: they either love or hate the grandiose size and intricacy of Soviet architecture. I happen to find myself in the first school of thought, which is why I fell in love with the Moscow Metro.
Conceived in 1931 it only took four years for the first station to open in May of 1935. It was celebrated as a technological and ideological victory for Stalinism and was welcomed with parades and concerts. Ideology and authority play a major part in communism, and the metro was no exception to this. Visitors to the metro can't help but gawk at the over-the-top designs in many of the metro's 206 stations.
As someone who is fascinated with anything early 20th century and mesmerized by the story of the Titanic – a ship meant to exhibit the technological advances and aristocracy of it's day – I was immediately enthralled by the Moscow Metro's grand staircases and art-deco interior. Statues and murals of people fighting for and supporting the motherland was a concept that was slightly foreign to me as well. The United States has its share of patriotism, as any country does, but nothing to the scale as seen in authoritarian regimes.
To be fair, I haven't ridden the subway in New York, and I barely remember the "L" in Chicago, so I can't comment on how the compare to the Moscow Metro. Maybe the fact that I can't remember anything about the "L" is evidence enough of Moscow's extraordinary metro system. I've lived in Russia for two years, and I still have not come across anything as marvelous as the metro system.
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Between Distances | The Soviet War Memorial of Berlin-Treptow
The definition of "Eastern Europe" is at best elastic, but regardless of where we set its borders, Germany is never included in this amorphous collective. If we refer to "Eastern Europe" as the countries behind the Iron Curtain though, then we can't forget the former East Germany.
The German Democratic Republic was for decades the westernmost satellite of the Soviet Union, and East Berlin was a Socialist capital through and through. Mementos from that time are still present in the former territories of the First Workers' and Peasants' State—from the abandoned Soviet military bases that litter the countryside to the monumental buildings on the former Stalin Boulevard.
Berlin holds a special place in Soviet cosmology as the site of the final battle against National Socialism. The Soviet Union commissioned three massive monuments to honor its soldiers that fell in the final battle for the city—and as a reminder of its military might. Out of this three monuments, the one I find most impacting is the one in Treptower Park. The central monument in East Berlin, it is also the largest Soviet War Memorial outside of the former Soviet Union. Dedicated on May 8, 1949, this large memorial is also home to 7,000 fallen soldiers.
The solemnity of the place stands in harmonious contrast to its overwhelming dimensions. This monument, quintessentially Soviet, is extravagant in its accented triumphalism. The gate to the monument is formed by two giant Soviet flags made of red granite. Each flag is guarded by a kneeling, mourning Soviet soldier. The centerpiece of the memorial is the statue of a Soviet soldier symbolically holding a baby on its left hand, and a sword on the right. The soldier stands atop a crushed swastika, making this image iconic to the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany—in fact to such an extent that it is even found in a Soviet mosaic in the Moscow Metro. The statue alone is 12 meters high. Flanking the way to the statue are sixteen stone sarcophagi, all bearing engravings of typical Socialist motives and quotes of Stalin in gold letters. Each sarcophagus represents a Soviet Republic. Why sixteen then? Because the monument was finished before the Karelo-Finnish SSR was dissolved in 1956.
The Soviet War Memorial at Treptower Park perfectly embodies the multifaceted legacy of Communism, and is one of the must-see sights of Berlin.
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The Bohemian Blog | Buzludzha
I first saw it in summer. I was visiting the national monument in Shipka Pass, a stone tower raised on the site of Bulgaria's bloodiest battle along the path to independence; but my gaze was distracted, drawn towards the distant disk shimmering on another mountaintop east along the ridge.
Pointing over at the strange concrete saucer, I asked my Bulgarian friend what it was. Just some old Russian thing, he said.
That was ten years ago; before the world found out about Buzludzha. Back when Bulgaria was still allowed to pretend it wasn't there. But now the monument is an international celebrity, with features in CNN, The Economist, and all the rest… it's getting difficult for Bulgaria to ignore it anymore.
In 2015 I met the Buzludzha monument's architect, Georgi Stoilov, for an interview.
"This saucer," he told me, "this intergalactic saucer echoed popular themes of the era… cosmic, flying saucers." The interior meanwhile was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, so that the monument's design reached both backwards and forwards in time: a galactic, post-earth palace.
Foreign visitors come in their droves now, and especially in the summer – just like it used to be after the monument's grand opening in 1981, when the building (some claim) received as many as a hundred pilgrims every hour. The saucer was built to serve ritual Party purposes, but it was open to the Bulgarian public too as a celebration of national art, architecture and as a museum to social advancement. It was Stoilov's idea that the construction be funded with citizen donations: so that it couldn't be seen as a burden on the state, on unwilling taxpayers, but rather as an expression of national co-operation.
It was the Communist Party, however, who branded the monument with a star. Georgi Stoilov's original sketches show a red lion glowing from the tower, Bulgaria's national symbol atop a monument by Bulgarians and for Bulgarians; but the Party chose instead a symbol of communism. That same red star would eventually doom this monument to ruin.
The Buzludzha monument was closed after the 1989 collapse of Bulgarian communism; and it remained closed, untouched for most of a decade. It wasn't until the late 1990s, when Bulgaria elected a conservative government intent on erasing the legacy of communism (the same government who blew up the neo-classical mausoleum of 'First Leader' Georgi Dimitrov in Sofia) that the guards were dismissed, and the Buzludzha monument was abandoned to the elements.
As Bulgaria slumped into economic crises, desperate citizens returned to Buzludzha to withdraw their previous donations – in the form of marble, copper and steel. Other vandals came, no doubt, simply for the chance to give communism one last kick in the guts.
Today the building rots, its murals fade, and Bulgaria's politicians are afraid to save it for fear of being labelled communist sympathisers. This unique monument to Bulgaria – hijacked by the Party to serve as a monument to communism – has now become instead a monument to communism's fall.
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Find out more about the efforts to restore Buzludzha here.
Hope you enjoyed this virtual trip through the Communist world! What monument or building best represents the legacy of Communism to you? Share your answer in the comments below and add your individual perspective to ours!
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migarium April 6, 2017 at 10:21 am	Log in to Reply
Great work! Thank you for sharing with us.
Seb April 6, 2017 at 10:25 am	Log in to Reply
You're welcome, my Earthling friend! By the way, I was going to reblog your post on my blog, but I couldn't see your reblog click. Is it closed for the extraterrestrials? 😉
alemka1 April 6, 2017 at 6:15 pm	Log in to Reply
Excellent articles. Great reminder of important part of history in these parts of the world. There are many testaments to communism, its totalitarian thinking , rise to power and demise in the countries of former Yugoslavia, but you wrote about it elsewhere! Good work!
Seb April 6, 2017 at 6:37 pm	Log in to Reply
Thanks a lot for reading the article! It is indeed a very vast topic. By the way, check out thebohemianblog.com for some excellent articles (with amazing pictures) of the most impressive Spomeniks in the former Yugoslavia!
Mark April 8, 2017 at 7:46 am	Log in to Reply
Thanks for inviting us to contribute Seb, the end result is excellent! Berlin has been on our radar for a while now. When we pass through, we will be sure to give you a shout (if that's OK with you!!). Cheers, Mark
Hey, Mark!
For sure, thanks a lot for participating!
Absolutely, do let me know whenever you're in town; I'd be glad to show you guys around!
Cheers, Seb
Megan Starr (@MeganCStarr) April 10, 2017 at 3:07 pm	Log in to Reply
Thanks so much for the chance to participate :):)
Seb April 10, 2017 at 4:14 pm	Log in to Reply
Absolutely! Thanks so much for contributing! 🙂
From Boothferry To Germany April 10, 2017 at 4:09 pm	Log in to Reply
Great read. Loved the diversity of places covered. Some excellent, succinct writing.
Cheers, bud. Appreciate that. About to read your latest post!
coffeeandcleveland April 12, 2017 at 7:31 am	Log in to Reply
This post is so great, and I love that everyone chose different aspects of the Soviet culture. It's interesting how we were all drawn to something different. Thanks for letting me participate!
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Alexander Kovacic put Zebbug ahead one minute in the second half and Kurt Zammit doubled the score seven minutes later.
Sirens came back from one goal down to defeat Marsa 3-1 and are now third.
Romer Alexis Alegria Jimenez put Marsa ahead on the 22nd but Daniel Agius equalised on the 61st. Seven minutes later, Sirens forged ahead thanks to an own goal and Daniel Agius sealed victory with a goal on the 73rd.
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Research just published in the journal BMJ Open, studied the alcohol consumption levels of UK residents over the age of 50.
Overall, levels of drinking in this age group are increasing, the report concludes (although binge drinking has reduced, suggesting more regular drinking patterns). Although for men, the peak is at 60, after which their drinking tends to diminish. They found that higher income is associated with more harmful levels of alcohol consumption in women, but strangely not so with men. Those who smoke, and those more educated also tend to drink more, for both genders.
Unfortunately the harmful effects of alcohol on our health are more pronounced the older we get, so these results have some alarming implications.
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I need advice regarding my husband's drinking of alcohol. He's very recently had heart ablation surgery, but over the past 4-5 weeks he's taken up binge drinking again. He drinks full strength VB (4.9℅ alcohol), each 375ml bottle is equivalent to 1.4 standard drinks. On a good day he will consume 6-8 of these. On a bad day he'll have 12 of these. He cannot see a problem with his behaviour, and I'm at my wit's end. He also had one kidney removed some years back due to cancer.
I wonder what he thinks about the health impacts of his drinking? It sounds like he's dismissing the possibly life-threatening consequences of what he's doing. Or has he given up caring?
I'm an RN and need to drink to feel normal and lesson my feelings of anxiety…..but the need to drink is getting more intense. I live alone, lost two dogs recently 14 and 15 years old, recently divorced and I think I started drinking cause I'm sad and live alone. I'm tired of being sick, tired of being tired and sad….oh and recently lost job after 15 years working there and living off savings. I think my family would be better odd with out me.
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