ephemera

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Interesting, one detail that I missed in the last country: the derisive name of the youth coalition supporting the government is a malapropism suggesting a spelling error in Cyrillic when trying to write "students".  Basically the "skollers".  

The academic structure is taken much more seriously in this part of the world.  Having a degree effects a qualitative change; you become an "academic citizen."  Professional actors list their professors in their bios throughout their career.  Random choruses of the Gaudeamus break out at bus stops and lunch-counters...  [no]

The "unfinished solution" approach the protest groups have been taking  there is interesting.  Still not quite sure what to think of it. 

In fairness, the title "students" isn't a name without negative connotations, when it comes to political groups -- cf. Afghanistan.