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A quiet election season in President Kuchma’s backyard

On a Sunday in late October, the industrial city in southeastern Ukraine looked tranquil. It was hard even to tell an election was approaching. A …
Valentyna Kolesnyk

Hunger strike?

he bias of Ukraine’s other TV outlets, which are obedient to the reigning Ukrainian authorities and Prime Minster Viktor Yanukovych’s presidential …
Interns

A gutted National Bank

ney supply – had moonlighted as President George W. Bush’s campaign director in the U.S. presidential race that just ended? It would have been …
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Ukraine has one sorry elite

te was widely discussed. However, the debaters apparently had problems when it came to defining what kind of elite Ukraine has and how it might …
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Steel group gets EBRD loan

The loan is expected to help ISTIL Ukraine, one of Ukraine’s smallest but most modern steel mills, implement further improvements aimed at boosting …
Roman Olearchyk

Akhmetov wins second coalmine

The acquisitions indicate that Ukraine’s main industrial holdings are turning their attention toward coking coal, which is used to make steel, after …
Roman Olearchyk

German-Ukrainian row over international routes intensifies

The row began on Oct. 31 when the German government blocked two Ukrainian airlines – Ukrainian Mediterranean Air (UMAir) and Donbassaero – from flying …
Viktoria Braychenko

Ukrainian big shot heads north

ate. Khoroshkovsky’s arrival at Evrazholding, Russia’s largest steel producer, marks the first time a prominent Ukrainian businessman and political …
Roman Olearchyk

Confusion over local Western Union office abounds

ist. Antimonopoly Committee head Oleksiy Kostusev was quoted by Interfax-Ukraine on Nov. 9 as saying that Western Union had liquidated its …
Roman Olearchyk

The Ukrainian MBA

ion. According to those criteria, the International Institute of Business (IIB) offers the highest-ranking MBA programs (out of six) in the Post’s …
Interns

Virtual competition?

Ukrainian Radio Systems (URS), operator of the Wellcom brand, will launch its virtual operator Privat:mobile on Nov. 16, according to …
Viktoria Braychenko

Pets: Kyiv Beasts and Their Owners

nts – yes, we’re talking about pets. But not just the furry kind: birdies and piglets count, too. Despite the fact that they can be expensive and …
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Lunch with … Windy City Fulbright Scholar Suzahna Poliwka.

y toward a fine collection. She did her undergrad at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; her two Masters degrees (in city planning and …
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The Klezmatics to Wail at FreeDom.

into this great musical style. It’s a show not to be missed. FreeDom (134 Frunze, Petrivka metro, 468-3232). 8 p.m. Tickets Hr 200 to Hr 300. …
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Pop Notes: Band Battles and One Pissed Off Rock Star.

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych win the presidency. The outspoken lead singer of group Vopli Vidoplyassova is one of a few Ukrainian musicians who …
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Milla Jovovich Returns to the Big Screen.

Don’t expect Kyiv native Milla Jovovich to be in town for the local premiere of her new movie “Resident Evil 2: The Apocaplypse.” In 1980, as a child, …

The Valley of Death, Etc.: Crimean War Stuff

Prior to World War II, the Crimean War (1853-1856) was the only major conflict fought in present day Ukraine between major European combatants. It’s …
Paul Miazga

Doctor/Musician Plays Benefit Show

Children’s charities often focus on life threatening diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis – but others, just as worthy, give hope to kids with …
Paul Miazga
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