Stories about Ukraine from October, 2008
Central & Eastern Europe: Financial Crisis
Below is a roundup of reactions from the Anglophone blogosphere on the ongoing financial crisis in Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Serbia.
Ukraine: “Truth and Falsehoods” of Holodomor
The 8th Circle writes in detail about “truth and falsehoods” of Holodomor, “an artificially created famine by Joseph Stalin during 1932-33, which starved to death 3 – 3.5 million Ukrainians.”
Ukraine: Political Fighting and the Delayed Election
Foreign Notes writes about political fighting that is likely to postpone the snap election in Ukraine: “Ukrainians like a lengthy New Year and Orthodox Christmas break. If the VR elections were to be switched to some time after this it would be late Spring before parliament would reconvene – about...
Ukraine: Rally Against UPA
At Ukrainiana, lots of photos and video from a rally against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which took place in Kyiv today: “As expected, I found myself in the Jurassic Park of communism, progressive socialism, pan-Slavism, Russian monarchism, imperialism, Eurasianism and whatnot.”
Ukraine: Updates on the Crisis
Updates on the political crisis in Ukraine at OpenDemocracy.net – here, here, and here.
Ukraine, Nigeria: Klitschko vs Peter
Petro's Jotter – on Vitaly Klitschko's victory over Samuel Peter.
Ukraine: Chernobyl Sarcophagus 2006 Video
Chernobyl and Eastern Europe posts a Stern.de's 2006 video from inside the Chernobyl Sarcophagus.
Lithuania: Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Chernobyl and Eastern Europe writes about plans to keep Lithuania's nuclear reactor open, despite an agreement with the EU to shut it down in 2009: “The reactor currently supplies 70% of Lithuania’s electricity, as well as power to Latvia and Estonia. Many Lithuanian leaders and citizens want to renege on...
Ukraine: BikeLand in the Carpathians
Pictures from bike rides in the Carpathians, at Velokrayina (“BikeLand”) project blog (UKR) – here, here and here.
Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko and the Kremlin
Ukrainiana posts a video and translates the transcript of Yulia Tymoshenko refusing to answer a reporter's questions about her suspected cooperation with the Kremlin.
Ukraine: Car Trip to Kaniv
Chick in Kiev posts pictures from a recent car trip through Ukrainian countryside, to Kaniv and back.
Ukraine: “Swan Song for the Orange Revolution”
Petro of Petro's Jotter remembers the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine as “an incredible, festive, peaceful time of working together as a people” and writes about the upsetting changes that have taken place in the past four years.
Ukraine: Voting Again – For the New Ones, and Against Them All
On Oct. 8, president Victor Yushchenko announced the dissolution of the Ukrainian parliament. The snap election - the third parliamentary vote in Ukraine since the 2004 Orange Revolution - has been scheduled for Dec. 7. Here is what some Ukrainian bloggers think of the political situation in their country.
Ukraine: Parliament Dissolved, Again
Foreign Notes and Ukrainiana comment on the announcement of dissolution of Ukrainian parliament by Ukraine's president Victor Yushchenko.
Russia: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya
Oct. 7 marks two years since the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. No one has been jailed so far, but three men are expected to go to trial soon for their suspected involvement in the crime. Below is a selection of today's commemorative posts from the Russophone blogosphere.
Ukraine, Romania: More on Snake Island Conflict
The 8th Circle posts some more on the Romanian-Ukrainian conflict over Snake Island.
Ukraine: Ship Seized by “Pirates”
The 8th Circle comments on the pirate attack on the Ukrainian ship: “How do you sail a ship with 30 tanks on board PLUS other military materiel without enough protection to repel a pirate attack? According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s Web site, there were 21 people aboard, including 17...
