Ukraine
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Located in Eastern Europe 2nd largest country in Europe About the size of Texas Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Introduction
Population: 45 million People: Ukrainians, Russians, Tatars, more Religions: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, others Capital: Kyiv (Kiev) Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Ukraine Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Crimea Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Holidays
New Year’s (January 1) Orthodox Christmas (January 7) Women’s Day (March 8) Orthodox Easter Labor Day (May 1) Victory Day (May 9) Ukrainian Independence (August 24) Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Sports
Soccer ▪ Shevchenko ▪ World Cup, UEFA Cup Basketball Gymnastics Boxing Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University History
Kievan Rus Cossacks Crimea WWII Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Holodomor
Great Famine (1932-33) 1 to 7 million deaths Genocide? –Yes, No, Current status Robert Conquest’s Harvest of Sorrow Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Chernobyl
April 1986 Disaster 57 direct deaths Up to 4,000 other deaths Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Politics
Soviet Union Kravchuk, Kuchma Yanukovych (?) Yushchenko/Tymoshenko Yanukovych Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Orange Revolution
East vs. West, Blue vs. Orange Tent Cities Peaceful demonstrations Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Oil and Gas Transit
Transit hub for Russian oil and gas
Disagreements over price led to shut-off
Disrupted service to EU in 2006 and 2009 Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University Music
Ruslana Verka Serduchka Ani Lorak Okean Elzy Tartak GreenJolly Lama Center for Slavic and East European Studies at Ohio State University More information…
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This presentation was developed for the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at The Ohio State University by Lance Erickson.