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400 years of a European “passport” in Ukraine

Posted on January 9, 2014 by chervonaruta

Exactly four hundred years ago the name “Ukraine” first appeared on a geographical cartograph [map]. On the map of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Within the circles of historic cartographic professionals, the map upon which the name of a country … Continue reading →

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#Maidan Diary: Thoughts on hatred

Posted on January 8, 2014 by chervonaruta

Vitaliy Portnikov, status update while visiting the Holocaust Memorial January 5, 2014 original: https://www.facebook.com/EuroMaydanTranslations/posts/275223795962385 At the Holocaust Memorial, I thought about the Nazi’s treatment of the Jews with hatred–whom they tried to destroy for “racial inferiority,” of Ukrainian nationalists who were … Continue reading →

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#Maidan Diary: They Turned Off the Lights on Maidan

Posted on January 8, 2014 by chervonaruta

On Independence Square in Kiev, where a Christmas prayer was to be held, they turned off the lights. 06/01/2014 19:11,  UNIAN original: http://www.unian.net/news/615913-na-maydane-nezalejnosti-vyiklyuchili-svet.html As stated by a UNIAN correspondent, at particularly the upper exit to the “Khreschatyk St” metro station, on … Continue reading →

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Vitaly Portnikov: Upper Volta with credits

Posted on January 8, 2014 by chervonaruta

Vitaly Portnikov, 12/30/2013 original: http://grani.ru/opinion/portnikov/m.223017.html “Upper Volta with missiles” is what former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt once called the Soviet Union in the early 80’s, as part of the policy of cold war détente. Remarkably, the Soviet people themselves-decorated with orders … Continue reading →

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Freedom of peaceful assembly: Criminal charges against Vasylkiv #EuroMaidan protester

Posted on January 8, 2014 by jawails

Freedom of peaceful assembly: Criminal charges against Vasylkiv EuroMaidan protester Права Людини в Україні. Інформаційний портал Харківської правозахисної групи Source: http://khpg.org.index.php?id=1389138232 08.01.14 Serhiy Sabov, one of the activists involved in blocking the departure of coaches carrying special force Tiger officers … Continue reading →

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