Eastern Ukraine does not differ much from the rest of the country; it mirrors the overall challenges of rule of law and captured governance. A study of the city and region of Kharkiv demonstrates how adaptation to the country’s post-Maidan political and economic reality has been painful but rapid.
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Natalia Shapovalova, Balázs Jarábik: How eastern Ukraine is adapting and surviving – the case of Kharkiv
Residents of Kharkiv, the eastern city of 1.4 million people located 478 kilometers east of Kyiv, cross the city's central Sumska Street.