Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Ukraine from May 2006

On weekends, Kyiv teems with tourists from Moscow. Train tickets for overnight Friday and Sunday rides between the two capitals have to be ordered well in advance. The number of...

Ukraine: Books on Crimean Tatars

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Russia

21 May 2006

Image from Ukraine: “Waterbottle Football”

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Photography

By Dan McMinn of Orange Ukraine These resourceful football fans in Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains are using a 2-liter bottle as a ball. Dan's report on his trip to the Carpathians...

19 May 2006

Russia: Blogger Dies on Mount Elbrus

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Russia

Aleksandr Antonov (aka LJ user caesar_rb) 1979-2006 Aleksandr Antonov's last LJ post was a very happy one: he was going on a two-week vacation to conquer Mount Elbrus. Here's what...

Ukraine: 62nd Anniversary of Deportations of Crimean Tatars

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Ethnicity & Race

Ukraine: Support for Yushchenko Low

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Governance

Ukraine: New Mayor Against Teachers

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Education

17 May 2006

Ukraine: Photographer Victor Suvorov Remembered

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Media & Journalism

Banned White-Red-White Flag of Belarus Travels Abroad

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Belarus

This flag used to be the official state flag of Belarus from 1991 to 1995. Following the controversial referendum of May 14, 1995, president Aleksandr Lukashenko banned it and reintroduced...