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Activists of the Svoboda (Freedom) Ukrainian nationalist party hold torches as they take part in a rally to mark the 105th year since the birth of Stepan Bandera, one of the founders of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), in Kiev. The portra

There’s powerful history in the slurs that Ukrainians and pro-Russian separatists are slinging at each other

Lifestyle & Belief

Neighbors in eastern Ukraine are splitting between those who support Ukraine’s government and separatists who want to join with Russia. And if you listen carefully to the insults they are hurling back and forth, you can hear the echoes of history.Neighbors in eastern Ukraine are splitting between those who support Ukraine’s government and separatists who want to join with Russia. And if you listen carefully to the insults they are hurling back and forth, you can hear the echoes of history.

Ukraine

How will Russia respond to Ukraine’s military show of force?

Ukraine

How will Russia respond to Ukraine’s military show of force?

Donetsk

In eastern Ukraine, protesters are unsure of how far they can go — but they’re not giving up

Global Politics
Donetsk

Donetsk could be the confrontation that pushes Ukraine into war with Russia

Global Politics
Graffiti portrait of Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

A 19th-century poet is a symbol of resistance in Ukraine

Arts, Culture & Media

Every March 9, Ukrainians celebrate the father of Ukrainian literature, poet Taras Shevchenko. But this year — on his 200th birthday — the celebrations took on special meaning. Centuries ago, Shevchenko was an advocate for an independent Ukraine, free of Russian domination. Every March 9, Ukrainians celebrate the father of Ukrainian literature, poet Taras Shevchenko. But this year — on his 200th birthday — the celebrations took on special meaning. Centuries ago, Shevchenko was an advocate for an independent Ukraine, free of Russian domination.

Crimea, Ukraine

Poland sends distress signals over the Ukraine-Russia standoff

Conflict & Justice

Poland’s leaders are becoming more and more nervous about what Russia’s moves in Crimea might mean for their country. They fear Russia has ambitions to rebuild the power it had before the dismantling of the Soviet Union.Poland’s leaders are becoming more and more nervous about what Russia’s moves in Crimea might mean for their country. They fear Russia has ambitions to rebuild the power it had before the dismantling of the Soviet Union.

Corruption in Kiev

An American expat sets out on a difficult undertaking: to open a business in Ukraine without paying any bribes.

Husband of Pussy Riot Band Member says Russian Trial ‘Smelled of the Middle Ages’

Conflict & Justice

Pyotr Verzilov is the husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova who has been jailed since February along with two other band members of Russian band Pussy Riot. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins that the proceedings reminded some people of the Spanish Inquisition.

The Collapse of the Soviet Union

On December 8th, l991, the Soviet press agency TASS stunned the world with this statement: “We, the Republic of Byelorussia, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine . . . state that the U.S.S.R., as a subject of international law and a geopolitical reality, is ceasing its existence.” With that simple declaration, the world’s largest country […]