Stories about Ukraine from February, 2008
Russia, Ukraine: Bond Girls
Siberian Light posts “a brief rundown of every Russian Bond Girl, ever” – which includes at least one Ukrainian girl.
Russia, Ukraine: Comments on Internet Censorship, Uncensored
Fourteen uncensored comments to a piece on “closed internet” in Russia, by anonymous readers of a Ukrainian news site, translated by La Russophobe‘s David Essel: “These outpourings do not deserve analysis. The levels of stupidity, ignorance, rabid anger, bile and sheer viciousness are staggering and that is all one needs...
Ukraine: WTO; Orange Coalition
Ukrainiana reports on Ukraine's WTO accession, and on PM Tymoshenko's view of the atmosphere inside the Orange coalition.
Ukraine: More Oil Paintings of Kyiv
Olechko continues to paint Kyiv's everyday life; more samples are here and here.
Ukraine, Russia: “Gas Wars II: A New Hope”
Leopolis reports on “a little bit of [Gazprom vs Ukraine] déjà vu.”
Ukraine: HIV/AIDS
Greetings From Kyiv reports: “Current statistics are that 1 in 70 Ukrainians are HIV positive and that this rate which is the highest in Europe is going to climb.”
Ukraine: Yushchenko's Secret Residence
Foreign Notes writes about president Yushchenko's residence in Koncha Zaspa: “It is never been seen by ‘lesser mortals’. There are no known official photographs this place. t was built by former president Kuchma, who now lives very comfortably just a few doors away in a newly-built prestigious dacha. […] The...
Ukraine: Odesa Pictures
Scraps of Moscow posts pictures from Odesa, taken in summer 2006.