In advance, that is, of the book being finished. Not of a book perhaps being written or perhaps not.

For the second year in a row, President Viktor Yanukovych has declared mega-earnings in royalties – for 2012, his “royalties” for books not written came to a hefty Hr 15.5 million (nearly €1.5 million).

Over the last two years he has says he has earned Hr 32 million for his writing, without publishing a word.

Nothing else in his income declaration – submitted in accordance with the law and, so he says, in compliance with international standards – elicited more than fleeting comment.

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