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Viktor Yushchenko
Victor Yushchenko is President of Ukraine.
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Europe's Solidarity With Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko and Adam Michnik Series: The World in Words 2004-05-12Many generations of Poles dreamt of the day when Europe's postwar division would be undone. Many generations of Ukrainians were also deprived of a right to their own country, language, and culture. What united prisoners of conscience in the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's was the faith that one day their countries would find their place in a united Europe. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 19209
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After Chernobyl
Viktor Yushchenko Series: The World in Words 2000-12-14KIEV: Chernobyl, the world’s most notorious nuclear power plant, will be shut down today, fourteen years after it spewed clouds of radioactive dust into the atmosphere. Back then, Ukraine became the focus of global attention, but Ukrainians learned of the disaster much later than the rest of the world. I recall that fateful Saturday afternoon with utter clarity, strolling through Kiev with my six-year-old daughter, oblivious to the danger. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 10116
