Stories about Ukraine from November, 2007
U.S., Ukraine: Holodomor Exhibit in NJ
Nash Holos writes about a Holodomor exhibit that has opened in New Jersey and includes “large scale reproductions of the lost diaries including one discovered just last year. These pages...
Ukraine: Getting Married Ordeal
MoldovAnn writes about the “trying to get married in Ukraine” ordeal.
Ukraine: More on the Coal Mine Disaster
Foreign Notes writes about the government's reaction to the deadly accident at a coal mine in Donetsk region and translates an article on mismanagement of the mine.
Ukraine: The Deadliest Coal Mine Accident
Ukrainiana reports on the deadly blast at the Zasyadka coal mine in Ukraine's Donetsk region (80 miners killed, 20 still missing) – and on Yukhym Zvyahylsky, the man who “controls”...
Russia, Mexico: Yuri Knorozov
De Rebus Antiquis Et Novis writes about life and work of Yuri Knorozov, a scientist renowned, among many other things, for his role in the deciphering of the Maya script.
Russia, Ukraine: Kerch Strait Disaster Podcasts
Yegor Timofeyev of Greenpeace Russia is podcasting (RUS) from the scene of the ecological catastrophe in the Kerch Strait over at PODstantsiya, a podcasting project of the Moscow-based Foundation for...
Ukraine: Yushchenko Begins Early Campaign?
Ukrainiana writes that president Victor Yushchenko seems to be preparing for the 2009 presidential election by promising, among other things, to pay Ukrainian mothers $3,000 for the birth of a...
Russia: Review of MacKinnon's ‘The New Cold War’
Michael Averko reviews Mark MacKinnon's The New Cold War at Siberian Light.
Russia, Ukraine: Oil and Oil Spill
Sean's Russia Blog writes about the recent disaster in the Kerch Strait and the “ecological costs” of Russia's “dependency on oil exports.”
Ukraine, Russia: Ecological Disaster in Kerch Strait
Ukrainiana writes about the ecological disaster in Kerch Strait.
Ukraine: The Telnyuk Sisters
Ukrainian Musical Matters writes about the Telnyuk Sisters – aka “dissidents of show-business” and “banished princesses” of the Ukrainian music scene.
Ukraine: 2007 Art Kyiv
Olechko reviews the 2007 Art Kyiv fair and points out that there are better ways for Ukrainian artists to make it to the Venice Biennale than by producing numerous Venice...
Ukraine: Ruined History
Olechko writes about and posts photos of Olyka and Klevan: “Two rival towns going back in sixteen hundreds now are ruins with a palace/castle and a cathedral each. One castle...
Ukraine: More Reactions on Georgia
Foreign Notes writes about the Ukrainian politicians’ and journalists’ reactions to the events in Georgia – here and here.
Ukraine: On the Road to Coalition
Foreign Notes writes about “alliances of convenience,” “subsequent betrayals” and the “behind-the-scenes deals” that are – for better or for worse – paving the road for “a workable coalition in...
Poland: Schengen and Migrant Workers
“Thousands of Ukrainians work as nannies in Poland – you are a social leper in some circles of Warsaw if you haven’t got your very own shiny, low maintenance, Ukrainian...
Ukraine: 1,000 Riot Police vs 50 Crimean Tatars
Ukrainiana critiques TV coverage of the recent clash between nearly a thousand of Ukrainian riot police and 50 Crimean Tatars at Mount Ay-Petri in Crimea – and asks some questions:...
Ukraine: Olechko's Recent Paintings
Olechko shares her recent work, including her parents’ wedding portrait: “In Soviet people were not encouraged to smile into the camera. So my parents here look pretty terrified.”
Russia, Ukraine: Language Issues
Window on Eurasia writes about the “language issue” – in Russia's Komi Republic, in Ukraine, and in Moscow.
Eastern Europe: TOP 100 Russia-Weblogs
Krusenstern posts a new edition of the “TOP 100 Russia-Weblogs” (in German) – which is only “secondly (!) a ranking. First and foremost, this list is an invitation to a...
Ukraine: Trouble in Crimea
Window on Eurasia writes about the growing anti-Crimean Tatar sentiment in Crimea: “…the two incidents this last week suggest that tension in the Crimea are almost certainly going to increase....
