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The Ukrainian who set himself on fire protesting the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
Vasyl Makukh was born on November 14, 1927 in Lviv Voivodship, Second Polish Republic. He was a veteran…
The Saakashvili saga — folly and disrespect for the rule of law
The entire history of the arrival of the former Georgian president in Ukraine up to his deportation from…
In memoriam: The Defense of Donetsk Airport (25 May 2014 – 22 January 2015)
On 25 May 2014 Ukrainian airborne troops landed on the runway of Donetsk Airport and took control of…
That time when the Soviet Union tried to join NATO in 1954
More than a half-century ago, the USSR attempted to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.…
Day in History: Hero of Ukraine, who performed for Stalin and made popular “Banderite song,” born in 1925
The famous Ukrainian opera singer, Hero of Ukraine Dmytro Hnatyuk was born on this day ninety-two years ago.…
Day in History, 2014: UN rejects Russia’s violent attempt to reshape borders
The Assembly underscored that the so-called “referendum” held by the Kremlin-installed authorities in Crimea on March 16 had…
60 years ago this week, Ukrainians rose up against the Soviet GULAG at Kengir
Sixty years ago this week, non-Russian prisoners rose up in Kengir against their Soviet GULAG jailors. They were…