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  Ukraine - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, Ukraina /ukraˈjina/) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south.
Ukraine is distinguished as one of the first nations to fight the Axis powers in Carpatho-Ukraine, and one that saw some of the greatest bloodshed during the war.
In central Ukraine, Russian is usually the main language of cities (including Kiev), while Surzhyk (a certain kind of dialect or mixed language with mainly Russian vocabulary and Ukrainian grammar and phonetics) is widespread in the rural areas (15% to 20%, according to some surveys).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Ukraine   (2404 words)

  
 Ukraine
The territory of present-day Ukraine was a key centre of East Slavic culture in the Middle Ages, before being divided between a variety of powers, notably Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Austria, Romania and the Ottoman Empire.
In the 7th century Ukraine was the core of the state of the Bulgars (often referred to as Great Bulgaria) who had their capital in the city of Phanagoria.
However the suppression of the Ukrainian free farmers by the Polish nobility, further imposition of Serfdom and the suppression of the Orthodox church pushed the allegiances of Cossacks away from Poland and towards Orthodox Russia, which was one reason for the later downfall of the Polish-Lithuanian state.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/uk/Ukraine.htm   (2878 words)

  
 Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ukraine ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child on February 27, 1991.  International treaties that have been passed by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are part of the national legislation of the Ukraine.
Ukraine inherited its child protection system from the U.S.S.R.  Many reforms have been passed since 1991, and the child protection law in Ukraine is now based on the Constitution of Ukraine and on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In Ukraine, a petition to remove a child from her parents because of abuse or neglect is accompanied by a written statement from the Guardianship and Care department of the local District Education Department.
islandia.law.yale.edu /rcw/rcw/jurisdictions/euroe/ukraine/frontpage1.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Lugansk State Medical University - Introduction to Ukraine
Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe with the territory of 603,700 sq.km.
Ukraine is a state with the democratic form of governing, headed by the nation-wide elected president.
After Ukraine regained its independence, ideas of nation cultural revival stimulated the process of democratization in cultural sphere, pluralism in a creativity process, made cultural life in the regions more active.
www.lsmu.net /ukraine.htm   (1070 words)

  
 Ukraine Travel Guide | Ukraine Travel Information Guide
Ukraine came to international attention in late 2004 when 10 days of mass protests over electoral fraud led to a re-run of the presidential election and the eventual declaration of Viktor Yushchenko as president.
Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, is the origin of the Kyiv Rus State, founded in the eighth and ninth centuries and the third-largest city in the CIS.
Ukraine is a varied country whose landscapes range from the spectacular Carpathian Mountains in the west to the central plains to the stunning Black Sea views in the south.
www.worldtravelguide.net /country/289/country_guide/Europe/Ukraine.html   (498 words)

  
 Build Ukraine
Ukraine was just not implementing economic and governmental reforms fast enough and as a result private investment in Ukraine from local and international sources was far below where it needed to be.
A "Ukraine 2001--Call for Action" was issued by Bleyzer during a series of meetings in Kyiv and in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 2001.
Ukraine was approaching the critical mass of reforms, a significant economic turnaround was in the making, and new private investments were needed to sustain and accelerate economic growth.
www.artukraine.com /buildukraine/blmission.htm   (1539 words)

  
 Ukraine - Gurupedia
Its capital was Kyiv, the capital of the modern Ukraine.
During the mid-17th century the Cossack Hetmanate, was established in central Ukraine, this was more of a military sturucture than a state, but the Cossacks and the territory under their rule were highly autonomous, although they were nominaly part of the Russian [MuscovyMuscovite]] state.
Thus, the Ukrainian nation is distinguished as the first nation to fight the Axis powers during WW II in Carpatho-Ukraine and one that saw one of the greatest bloodsheds during the War.
www.gurupedia.com /u/uk/ukraine.htm   (1452 words)

  
 GlobaLex - A Research Guide to Ukrainian Law
Currently Ukraine is a republic with a presidential form of government[ii].  But the new constitutional reform, which came into force on January 1, 2006, introduces the changes to the governmental structure from presidential into a parliamentary-presidential form of government[iii].
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction.  It decides on the issues of conformity of laws and other legal acts of the Verkhovna Rada, acts of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers with the Constitution and provides the official interpretation of the Constitution and laws.
The international treaties of Ukraine are collected in the Zibrannia chynnykh mizhnarodnyhk dogovoriv Ukrainy (Collection of Current International Treaties of Ukraine) and The Official Gazette of Ukraine.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds the system of their registration and keeps the deposit of the texts of international agreements.
www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Ukraine.htm   (4750 words)

  
 NATO Update: NATO and Ukraine - Distinctive Partners - 8-10 July 2002
Ukraine's support for the fight against terrorism also led to the active involvement of Ukraine's military transport aviation for the deployment of Allied troops in Afghanistan.
Ukraine's support for the in-ternational campaign against terrorism was highlighted when it became the first partner country to openly declare its support of NATO's invocation of Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty, and when it opened its airspace to Allied aircraft in-volved in the anti-terrorist campaign in Afghanistan.
This exercise, hosted by Ukraine, was built on the lessons learned after the floods of 1998 and sought to promote regional cooperation with neighbouring countries in a region which has experienced significant flooding 13 times during the 20th century and which remains deeply affected by the most recent flooding in March 2001.
www.nato.int /docu/update/2002/07-july/e0709a1.htm   (2524 words)

  
 Ukraine Judicial Assistance
Ukraine Central Authority for the Hague Service Convention: The Ukrainian Central Authority for the Hague Service Convention is: Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, Department of Criminal, Civil and Administrative Law, vol.
Ukraine objected to the application within its territory of the provisions of Chapter II of the Convention, except for Articles 15, 20, 21 and 22.
Ukraine Central Authority for the Hague Evidence Convention: The Ukrainian Central Authority for the Hague Evidence Convention is: Department of Criminal, Civil and Administrative Law, vol.
travel.state.gov /law/info/judicial/judicial_3027.html   (1910 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
Ukraine is among the largest countries in Europe and it is a territory where it is possible to see 400 bird species, among which 154 belong to the SPEC categories.
The Desna River in the Ukraine is one of the Eastern Europe`s largest undeveloped wetlands.
It is the first ornithological periodical in Ukraine and one of the most known journals of ornithology in the former USSR.
www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/ukraine.html   (1343 words)

  
 University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
The Committee considered the third periodic report of Ukraine on articles 1 to 15 of the Covenant (E/1994/104/Add.4) at its 42nd, 44th and 45th meetings on 28 and 29 November 1995 and, at its 57th meeting on 7 December 1995, adopted the following concluding observations.
The Committee welcomes the third periodic report submitted by Ukraine, the first to be considered by the Committee since the State party achieved independence in 1991.
Until new legislation is adopted, many of the laws in force in Ukraine as part of the former USSR continue to apply, unless found to be in direct contradiction with its new laws.
www.umn.edu /humanrts/esc/esc-ukraine95.htm   (2013 words)

  
 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Europe - Map of Ukraine
Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe.
Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine was able to bring about a short-lived period of independence (1917-1920), but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died.
Although final independence for Ukraine was achieved in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.
www.geographyiq.com /countries/up/Ukraine_map_flag_geography.htm   (434 words)

  
 Occupational Safety and Health in Ukraine - Part I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the Ukrainian sample, the three dominant industries were metal manufacturing (16%), transport and communications (10.7%) and construction (9.4%).
Agriculture is one of the priority sectors in Ukraine and almost 150 large farms have been restructured and agro-industrial enterprises demonopolised.
The average percentage of women employees in the workplaces surveyed was 47.8%, which compares fairly well to the Ukraine national female economic activity rate of 49% of those aged 15 and over in 1998.
www.ilo.org /public/english/region/eurpro/budapest/social/safety_cd/ukraine/part1.htm   (1417 words)

  
 Kuchma establishes advisory council to spur foreign investment in Ukraine (04/20/97)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ukraine's business climate is suffocated by a huge government bureaucracy on a level that makes Russia's system look pristinely laissez-faire.
Motorola Inc. announced early this month that it would not act on a bid it had won to develop mobile communications in Ukraine because it could no longer continue to invest in Ukraine when the government is constantly changing the rules of the game.
Ukraine cannot afford this," Ake Davidson, president of the Ukrainian branch of Asea Brown Boveri, a Swiss-Swedish industrial conglomerate, told the Associated Press.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1997/169701.shtml   (551 words)

  
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This course is an attempt to understand political communication in modern Ukraine on the basis of a multidisciplinary approach, which includes the main ideas of sociology, political sciences, communication theory, sociology of politics, sociology of mass communication, linguistics and so on.
For modern Ukraine which is on the stage of democratic transformation the importance of including such actors as public (which is just forming now), authorities, political parties, movements and so on in the scheme of political communication is obvious.
System of political communication: main actors The aim of this lecture is the development of the understanding of political communication as a system of actors: mass media, political forces such as parties, movements, organizations and so on.
www.ceu.hu /crc/Syllabi/alumni/sociology/kabachna.html   (1906 words)

  
 U.S.-Ukraine Policy Dialogue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The U.S.-Ukraine Policy Dialogue is a practical and effective approach to facilitating democratic reform in Ukraine and assisting in the restoration of a genuine and meaningful strategic partnership between our two countries.
As noted in the quotes at the end of this brochure, difficult topics were not passed over as insurmountable obstacles, but were considered as challenges to be addressed by committed participants.
Project activities are funded by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended, and the FREEDOM Support Act.
www.usukraine.org /dialogue.shtml   (526 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Ukraine
Ukraine -- not "the" Ukraine -- is a country in eastern Europe which borders the Black Sea to the south, the Russian Federation to the east, Belarus to the north and Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova to the west.
Ukraine was the centre of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe and laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries.
The country was reconquered and experienced a Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-1922 and 1932-1933) in which over 8 million died.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Ukraine   (1012 words)

  
 u - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
In chemistry, U is the symbol for uranium.
In communication, u is an abbreviation for the word "you" in SMS or instant message.
In computing, 1 U (= 44 mm or 1.75 inch) is a standard unit of height of computer chassis, also called a rack unit or a pizza box.
www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/U   (308 words)

  
 Tufts E-News -- What's Next For Ukraine's Democracy?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The outcry from both Ukrainians and international observers prompted the Ukraine’s parliament and Supreme Court to revisit the results amid numerous reports of election fraud.
One important consequence of this freedom could be a substantial evolution of Ukraine’s ties to Russia.
Bruce Hitchner, chair of Tufts’ classics department and an expert in international relations, said that the vote helped Ukraine not only foster its relationship with Europe but begin to change its relationship with Russia.
www.tufts.edu /communications/stories/010505WhatsNextForUkrainesDemocracy.htm   (677 words)

  
 Ukraine and Satellite Communication Systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
With its considerable space technology experience and expertise gained during the USSR years, Ukraine views the development of a multi-purpose national space program as a logical move and consistent with its military conversion policies.
Later, government emphasis switched to a GEO communications system which might rely on foreign assistance to develop the spacecraft and which could be launched by the Zenit-3 currently under development.
Ukraine has also applied to the ITU for a GEO position of 64.5 degrees E to support X-band communications (References 407-414).
www.fas.org /spp/guide/ukraine/comm   (297 words)

  
 http://potato/ethics/Countries/Ukraine/law.html
Although all of these forms are recognized, all land in Ukraine that has not been granted to collective or private ownership is in the ownership of the state.
At the same, although the latest decisions of executive bodies of Ukraine in the sphere of entrepreneurship have essentially lessened the pressure upon both domestic and foreign businessmen, one will be able to speak about significant progress in the entrepreneurship deregulation process in Ukraine.
In addition, a plan which hopes to develop measures to conform the current legal documents of Ukraine to meet both the requirements of the Presidential program of market transformations as well as the principles of the Presidential Decree must still be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
www.pitt.edu /~ethics/Countries/Ukraine/law.html   (1255 words)

  
 UNESCO Observatory on the Information Society:Regions/Europe/Ukraine
This Law shall define the legal principles of the activities of the National Television and Broadcasting Council of Ukraine, its status, jurisdiction, authority, functions and the procedure of the discharge thereof.
The purpose of the Decree of the President of Ukraine is the development of measures for creation and provision of operation of the national satellite channel of braodcasting.
Ukraine has come a long way in its efforts to establish a sound, long-term legal basis for IPR protection, and has achieved unprecedented progress compared to other CIS countries.
www.unesco.org /webworld/portal_observatory/pages/Regions/Europe/Ukraine/index.shtml   (1189 words)

  
 Ukraine Travel Information: Communications at Ukraine-Tours.com
If you wish to stay available for calls in Ukraine and your cell phone supports standards GSM 900 or GSM 1800, a prepaid package can be purchased.
When sending a parcel to Ukraine it is worthwhile considering that valuables, cassettes, floppies, compact disks, etc. are subject for Customs' clearance.
Food, plants and animals are prohibited content for mailings to Ukraine, unless the recipient has a special permission from state authorities.
travel-2-ukraine.com /information/communication.htm   (913 words)

  
 US Policy and Ukraine: A
Eduard Prutnik, a special advisor to Prime Minister Yanukovych, called attention to the stable growth of the Ukrainian economy (with GDP growth projected to be 13.5 percent with inflation held in check at 8.5 percent).
The pursuit of economic reforms, especially reforms in tax and investment policy (such as a 13 percent flax tax), was bringing more of Ukraine's economic activity out of the fl economy and producing more revenues for the budget.
Technical assistance also needs to be offered to enable Ukraine to be able to more quickly reform its institutions, especially its legal framework, and concrete steps taken to open real doors for Ukraine to begin to move toward full membership, first in the World Trade Organization, and then in NATO and the European Union.
www.nixoncenter.org /index.cfm?action=showPage&page=ukraine   (828 words)

  
 Ukraine Country Information
Ukraine has the world's fewest ratio of men with 53.7% being female.
The first identifiable groups to populate what is now Ukraine were Cimmerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, and Goths, among other nomadic peoples who arrived throughout the first millennium B.C. These peoples were well known to colonists and traders in the ancient world, including Greeks and Romans, who established trading outposts that eventually became city-states.
Slavic tribes occupied central and eastern Ukraine in the sixth century A.D. and played an important role in the establishment of Kiev.
www.countryreports.org /country.aspx?countryid=249&countryName=Ukraine   (181 words)

  
 Business, Commerce, Economy: Ukraine: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
Seeks to support member companies operating in Ukraine and to promote the entrance of new foreign investors into Ukraine.
The Business Centre is devoted to the registration of NGOs and research institutions as a part of the UNDP Ukraine network.
Trade in goods (imports, exports, and trade balance) with Ukraine from 2002 to present.
www.loc.gov /rr/international/european/ukraine/resources/ua-business.html   (660 words)

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