Ukraine
The Center for Slavic & East European Studies
at Ohio State UniversityLance EricksonFebruary 2011
Introduction
Located in Eastern Europe
2nd largest country in Europe
About the size of Texas
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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)
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HolodomorCenter for Slavic
and East European
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Great Famine (1932-33) 1 to 7 million deaths Genocide? – Yes, No, Current
status Robert Conquest’s Harvest of
Sorrow
Orange Revolution
East vs. West, Blue vs. Orange Tent Cities Peaceful demonstrations
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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
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