Women's Rights in Ukraine

The independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991 meant not only political liberation but the assumption of new obligations concerning human rights. Questions arose in Ukraine regarding Ukraine's existing treaty commitments and the possible ratification of new human rights treaties. By 1995, Ukraine's human rights record received a better-than-passing grade in the U.S. Department of State's Country Report on Human Rights Practices.1 Yet, much remains to be done in the sphere of human rights in Ukraine, particularly concerning the human rights of women

The Mission of the Ukrainian Fulbright Association - A Sovereign Ukraine Since

Since the 2004 pre-election campaign when trains in Ukraine carried maps of Ukraine divided by two colors, it became common to use the phrase ― two Ukraines. Mostly it was misused and continues to be misused to this day by those politicians who in Freudian terms either believe this or want to benefit from it. According to Liubomyr Beley today when the post-election Ukraine is being torn apart by the revenge of the victors, the confusion of the opposition and the apathy of the average Ukrainians, it is undoubtedly very appropriate to look at the source of contemporary Ukrainian culture, to the inheritance of the great educators Cyril and Methodius. In the reality of Ukraine 2010 this is an effective alternative to the pragmatism and the ruling political expediency

Legal Aspects of the 1932-1933 Holodomor: Ukrainian and Russian Approaches

While the 1932-1933 Great Famine in the U.S.S.R. occurred in both Ukraine and some regions of Russia, the approaches to investigating this crime and to its qualification are absolutely different in modern Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The aim of this paper is to analyze the views of Ukrainian and Russian scholars on the legal aspects of the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine and the official positions of both states concerning the Holodomor

The Emergence of State Polity and National Aspirations in Ukraine - Two Coins or Two Sides of One Coin?

In this article author will attempt to answer three questions: What caused the emergence of state polity in Ukraine during the last weeks of 2004? How did it correlate with the national aspirations of Ukrainians who fought for independence for hundreds of years? Are these two processes two different coins or two sides of one coin