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As a pregnant 21-year-old, I had no clue about becoming a mother. I did my homework well. I read books, did yoga for pregnant women and took labor preparation courses. But the hardest part was actually going out and finding a place where to give birth. November 13 at 14:10 | Maryna Irkliyenko |
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The idea for this blog entry is based on a recent conversation I had with a Russian friend (from St. Petersburg) who has been living in Kyiv for the past four years. We shared our experiences of adapting to life in Ukraine, our travels throughout the country, etc. Comparing our verbal notes, we realized how much easier it has been for Fedya, whose wife is Ukrainian and who wanted to stay in Ukraine rather than moving to Russia, to have assimilated and blend in with society than it is for so called diaspora Ukrainians. Here’s some main ideas from our compare-and-contrast exchanges... November 13 at 13:11 | Mark Rachkevych |
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In this first weblog entry for the Kyiv Post, an imaginary conversation takes place between Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, American beat writer Jack Kerouac and Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky. The topic of their conversation is modern day Ukraine. The three are sitting at the base of the Oles Honchar statue in Kyiv drinking street beers (no product placement entered here)... November 06 at 17:12 | Mark Rachkevych |
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The first International Forum on the Economic Development of Ukraine gathered at the Newseum, the internationally known museum of news, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15. The event was held in conjunction with the second bilateral trade and investment relations meeting between the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Oct. 14. October 16 at 15:13 | Yuliya Melnyk |
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The Seventh Washington Ukrainian Festival combined with unusually warm weather for this time of the year to attract many U.S. visitors to Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sept. 19-20. September 21 at 12:11 | Yuliya Melnyk |
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Kremlin-backed media will do anything to promote anti-Ukrainian sentiment, even twist another country’s leader’s statements, writes Yuriy Lukanov. August 20 at 18:20 | Yuriy Lukanov |
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Yuriy Lukanov asks: Why do leaders cling to Soviet myths, such as working ‘hero’ Stakhanov? August 06 at 19:50 | Yuriy Lukanov |
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In a time of Facebook, citizen journalists, enormous numbers of international social websites and the new ‘reset’ with Russia, Americans still remember the Nixon-Khrushchev “kitchen debate” during the 1959 U.S. exhibition in Moscow. July 27 at 12:41 | Yuliya Melnyk |
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The July 21 arrest of ex-Interior Ministry general Oleksiy Pukach, a suspect in the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze, came on the same weekend that President Victor Yushchenko declared his re-election bid for the Jan. 17, 2010, presidential election. Were these two events merely coincidences or a bizarre attempt to rekindle Yushchenko’s popularity above its paltry 2-3 percent? July 24 at 14:08 | Taras Kuzio |
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Yuriy Lukanov writes, that he still doesn’t understand why Gongadze was murdered July 23 at 22:04 | Yuriy Lukanov |