George Weigel: The drama of Ukraine
A man and a girl wearing Father Frost and Snow Maiden costumes eat on January 3, 2014 in the pro-EU opposition camp on Independence Square in Kiev on January 3, 2014, three days before the New Year celebration and Orthodox Christmas. AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY
My fascination with Ukraine began in 1984, during a sabbatical year at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. There, one of the first friends I made among my fellow Fellows was Dr. Bohdan Bociurkiw, a Ukrainian-Canadian professor at Carleton University in Ottawa. We first connected through a mutual interest in religious freedom behind the iron curtain; within a few weeks, Bohdan was giving me private tutorials in the history and culture of his native land, including an in-depth introduction to the story of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).
