Stories about Ukraine from June, 2007
Ukraine, Russia: “Persona Non Grata Warfare”
Ukrainiana writes about “the persona non grata warfare between Ukraine and Russia.”
Eastern & Central Europe: Children's Books in Romani
Children's books in the Romani language are a rarity, writes TOL's Romantic, but a teacher from Ukraine has recently published a few items.
Eastern Europe: Trouble With the Presidents
An Alaskan Abroad notes on how CNN got the Czech president's name wrong: Klaus Topolanek instead of Vaclav Klaus. (Mirek Topolanek is the Czech premier.) Also, a photo from Kyiv, of an anti-Yushchenko protest sign that says Ukraine's president should be sent off to Alaska, of all places.
Ukraine: “Emergency Assistance for Street Children”
Scenes from the Sidewalk reports on the work of a newly-created “mobile unit” whose aim is to assist Kyiv “street children or children in at-risk situations.”
Ukraine: Rusyns
Dykun returns to blogging with a post on the plight of Ukraine's Rusyns, who were recently recognized as an indigenous nationality of the Transcarpathian region.
Ukraine: Okroshka
A Ukrainian recipe “perfect” for hot weather – okroshka, from Dave and Laura Nickel of Ukraine Update.
Former Soviet Union: “Collapse” Photos
Watch a selection of photos “that seem to best capture ‘the collapse'” of the USSR – and suggest your own – at Darkness at Noon.