The Ukrainian Week

4 July, 2012	History	Symbols of Independence Ukraine’s national flag, emblem and anthem have a long history and national status but have yet to become true national symbols
30 August, 2011		Ukraine-20
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Lessons of Independence 20 years is a significant stretch of time on the verge of the 20th and 21st centuries, packed with events
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Eve of Independence Independence by instinct
29 August, 2011	Politics	A Crisis of Incapability Ukraine failed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the collapse of the USSR. This can be blamed on the unreadiness of the counter-elite and shortsightedness of the political establishment
29 August, 2011		The Right to Be Yourself When empires crack, states emerge on their ruins, the emergence of which no one counted on
29 August, 2011	Politics	1991-1994 Lost opportunities
29 August, 2011	Politics	Late Start In its first years of independence, Ukrainian politics took the steps necessary for the creation of Ukraine as an independent country but never resolved the fundamental problems of its development
29 August, 2011	Politics	1994-1998 Bagging the country
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Dawn of the Oligarchs The late 1990s brought a system of governance to Ukraine that sent the country tumbling into poverty
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Triumph of Ruins The assassination of Vadym Hetman removed all barriers to the chaotic disbursement of the banking and financial sector in Ukraine and opened the way for the tycoon-controlled economy
29 August, 2011	Economics	Ukrainian Oligarchs The first steps
29 August, 2011	Politics	1998-2004 The failed test
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Wind from the East The inability of the oligarch regime to withstand systemic pressure from abroad virtually led to the loss of sovereignty. It was only the response of society that saved the country
29 August, 2011	Politics	The Energy (In)Security of Ukraine Throughout all 20 years of the new history of Ukraine, schemes have been used for energy resource supplies, to the detriment of the country, but which made specific people much richer
29 August, 2011	Politics	2005-2011 The wasted trust
29 August, 2011	Politics	Revolution and Revival The opposition failed to fulfill the task of society and eliminate the oligarch and lumpen system in the early 2000s. There is still hope for the emergence of a new counter-elite
29 August, 2011	Politics	Tricky Balance Only a force that relies on the middle class and a right-centrist ideology can pull Ukraine out of the oligarchs' vicious circle
29 August, 2011	Politics	20 Years of Balancing: What’s Next? The new elite must show the way to eliminating the oligarch-controlled model and discovering Ukraine’s potential