The Ukrainian flag makes its way to the floor of the Verkhovna Rada. Interestingly, it then “cohabited” for several days with the Ukrainian Socialist Republic’s blue-red banner until completely replacing it.
З Днем Незалежності, Україно! Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!
Today, Ukraine celebrates her Sweet Sixteen, still full of adolescent insecurity as she reaches adulthood.
I’m proud to recall that on August 24, 1991 — the day our country declared her independence — my dad and I were rallying outside the Verkhovna Rada, among thousands of other Ukrainians young and old.
We saw history in the making. We consigned the USSR to the dustbin of history, finalizing Ukraine’s centuries-long struggle for independence.
Great links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_of_Ukraine
http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2007/8/24/63019.htm
http://photo.unian.net/ukr/themes/13 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chicken_Kiev_speech http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/TOC_files/91/TOC_090191_3516.shtml http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/TOC_files/91/TOC_120891_4916.shtml http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/TOC_files/91/TOC_122991_5216.shtml
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Friday, August 24, 2007
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