Ukrainian History – Johnson's Russia List

NEWSLINK: “A tale of two revolutions, or ‘decommunisation’, Ukrainian-style; Ukrainian politicians see their country’s Soviet heritage as a major obstacle on the way to abrave new world. It’s a shame they’re using the same revolutionary methods as the communists to deal with it.” – OpenDemocracy/ Sergey Rumyantsev

October 16, 2017 JRL Russia List History, Soviet Union, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Map of Commonwealth of Independent States, European Portion

Questions Raised Over Poroshenko’s Role In Valuable Kyiv Land Deal

May 14, 2015 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

File photo of Barack Obama and Petro Poroshenko facing one another, with Obama gesturing

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – Maksym Savchuk, Daisy Sindelar – May 13, 2015) KYIV — An investigation by RFE/RL shows that Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko may have used his presidential influence to shut down investigations into a land deal aimed at building a private mansion on a historic site in the Ukrainian capital. Two reports broadcast on RFE/RL’s Ukrainian-language television program, […]

NEWSLINK AP: Ukraine Erases Communist Reminders as It Tries to Ditch Past

May 14, 2015 JRL Russia List History, Soviet Union, Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

Ukraine’s leaders are eager to be seen as reinventing the nation. And erasing all visible reminders of the communist past, they say, is an important step toward that goal.

NEWSLINK U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Statement on Ukrainian Legislation on Historical Research and Debate

May 14, 2015 JRL Russia List Newslinks, Ukraine, Russo-Ukrainian War

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is deeply concerned about a series of legislative initiatives that the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, adopted on April 9, 2015.