On August 24, Ukraine will mark 30 years of statehood. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the fate of newly independent Ukraine was far from certain. For much of the intervening three decades, the country’s progress has been marked by chronic instability and political turbulence, including two separate revolutions. Nevertheless, as Ukrainians look back on the past thirty years, it is clear that the country has emerged from the authoritarian past and made the historic transition to democracy.
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Brian Mefford: Ukraine at 30 – Europe’s frontline democracy
The drone picture shows an aerial view of the highest Ukrainian flag in Kyiv at the Second World War Museum on May 4, 2021.
