Stories about Ukraine from November, 2008
Russia, U.S.: “Obama, Palin, and Russian Glamour”
Anna Ershova asks her friends outside the United States – “the real outsiders” – who they'd vote for: “The vast majority of my Russian and Ukrainian friends and acquaintances — the younger crowd — would vote for Barack Obama if they could. But in general, the older Russians get, the...
Ukraine, U.S.: Perspectives on the Election
Kiva Stories from the Field writes about the “Ukrainian perspectives on the US presidential election.”
Russia: Zhirinovsky for Obama
Ukrainiana reports that Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the notorious vice speaker of the Russian Duma, supports Barack Obama.
Ukraine: More on Political Chaos and the Economy
Moscow Rules praises Mykhaylo Petechuk's text on Ukraine's economic situation posted on Mmd Russia Blog. Petechuk writes: “But we are skeptical about the real impact the IMF can have on three people who are competing with each other for the position of President in upcoming Presidential elections and a political...
Russia, Ukraine, Somalia: Cargo Ship “Faina”
Russian Navy Blog posts updates – here and here – on the capture of the MV Faina cargo ship by Somali pirates. At the time of the capture, the ship's crew consisted of 17 Ukrainian citizens, three Russian citizens and one citizen of Latvia; the ship's Russian captain died from...
