Twenty-five years after famine devastated Ethiopia, poverty still mars the country's image. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal explores another side of Ethiopia. He reports on Ethiopia's people, religion, beauty and explores the relics that dot the landscape in the northern part of the country.
All Posts Tagged With: "history"
Signature Video
October 26, 2009
Famine eclipses Ethiopia’s beauty and rich history
Interview (video)
September 16, 2009
Restoring Joseph Stalin’s image: History or heresy?
In Russia, an effort to restore a Moscow train station has many people concerned the project is also trying to restore the image of former dictator Joseph Stalin. Nina Khruscheva, the granddaughter of former Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, discusses Stalin's continuing appeal.
Videos and Blogs
September 1, 2009
Remembering WWII in Poland and Russia
World leaders gathered in Poland today to mark the 70th anniversary of World War II amid rising tensions between Russia and Poland. Vladimir Lensky of Russia’s Channel One television and bloggers discuss Russia's role and responsibility in WWII.
Perspectives
July 7, 2009
Meat cleavers and steel poles arm China’s ethnic factions
This week, western China has endured the worst ethnic violence in decades. A Worldfocus contributing blogger explores the roots of the ethnic clashes between the Muslim Uighurs and the Han Chinese.
From the Field
June 8, 2009
Shrines, souvenirs pay tribute to Turkey’s founding founder
Worldfocus producer Bryan Myers is currently reporting from Turkey. He writes from Istanbul about the country's love for one of its most famed figures, Kemal Ataturk, who appears on everything from office buildings to lapel pins and souvenirs.
Signature Video
February 16, 2009
Stalin makes a comeback with Russia’s youth
Though he is vilified in the U.S. as one of the 20th century's most brutal dictators, and despite the countless deaths his purges caused, Josef Stalin is once again being hailed in Russia.
Video
November 21, 2008
Government can prevent another Great Depression
Peter Coy, economics editor of Business Week magazine, discusses the state of the world economy and the direction it might be headed.
