Framom “Jernteppet” (skiltet og plastsløyfene på trea) Bakom “Jernteppet” Den kalde krigen gjekk ikkje så hardt inn på meg. Eg var meir oppteken av barne-TV og neste middagsmåltid. Det å unngå fiskekaker var for meg eitt viktigare mål enn å forstå kvifor Noreg engasjerte seg i noko eg ikkje visste heitte NATO eller kva var. […]
Tractor driver chatting up woman from old Zetor-tractor at one of Zetor’s characteristic pub tables. After visiting Helsinki’s tractor pub Zetor, named after the Czech tractor brand popular during the Cold War, my interest for Leningrad Cowboys came to life again after years of slumber. The pub, owned by Aki Kaurismaki, was decorated with Zetors […]
Founded in 1550 by Gustavus I of Sweden, Helsinki is today the capital of Finland with a population of roughly 570 000 (2006) spread out over an area of 186 square kilometres. The national stereotype is someone who can sit idle in a sauna (at about 80 degrees) for several hours without uttering a word. […]