UkraineMatters.org http://www.ukrainematters.org First Ukrainian podcasting site Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Remembering the Famine http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/11/26/remembering-the-famine/ http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/11/26/remembering-the-famine/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:30:32 +0000 Serhiy Kudelia http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/11/26/remembering-the-famine/

An interview with the associate professor of history at Yale University Dr. Timothy Snyder on the causes and historical meaning of 1932—33 famine in Ukraine.

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]]> http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/11/26/remembering-the-famine/feed/ The Future of US-Ukraine Relations http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/06/04/the-future-of-us-ukraine-relations/ http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/06/04/the-future-of-us-ukraine-relations/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:26:06 +0000 Serhiy Kudelia http://www.ukrainematters.org/2006/06/04/the-future-of-us-ukraine-relations/

What are the current big issues on US-Ukraine agenda? Will Ukraine move closer to NATO membership and join WTO by the end of 2006? The guest of this interview is former US Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer.

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The showdown between central and local authorities over the status of Russian language exposed inadequacy of the language politics in Ukraine. In this podcast, Dr. Dominique Arel explains that the roots of the problem lie in the unwillingness of the ruling elite to legally secure rights of Russian speakers. So what should be the first steps to resolve the crisis? What has been the European experience with language politics in similar multilingual states? Our podcast weighs in.

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Listen to an interview with Robert Spence from the World Stupidity Awards, about the meaning of political stupidity, and find out why Ukraine’s former President was nominated for this award in 2005.
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Is it hard for an American to travel to Ukraine? Listen to a discussion with Brian Anderson who travels to Ukraine quite often. Please note that this interview had been recorded before the change in the visa regulations for the US citizens took effect. Now, as we suggested in the program, all US citizens can travel to Ukraine visa-free for 60 days.

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