aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- RE: [aaus-list] Yushchenko for Time magazine person of the year

["Alexander Dillon" <alexdillon@earthlink.net>]

If AAUS wanted to get behind such a nomination, it would be fine with me!
-Alex


> [Original Message]
> From: <Alexandra.Hrycak@directory.reed.edu (Alexandra Hrycak)>
> To: <aaus-list@ukrainianstudies.org>
> Date: 12/15/2004 1:45:40 AM
> Subject: [aaus-list] Yushchenko for Time magazine person of the year
>
> Dr. Daria Markus has suggested that we nominate Viktor Yushchenko for
> Time magazine's Person of the Year.   Any thoughts or suggestions from
AAUS
> members?
>
>
> Here is an excerpt from an email I received (I believe Dinya Zajac
authored it,
> but 
> I am not certain, as it was forwarded many times before I received it from
> someone who was 
> not the original author) 
>
> --------
>
> Not only did he survive at least 2 assasination attempts, but
> he led Ukraine to a peaceful Orange Revolution that not only could change
> the direction of the entire country of Ukraine, but has influenced other
> post-Soviet and other countries to  fight peacefully for democratic
change in
> their countries (i.e. recently Romania).  Also he has turned the
attention of
> the world on to the truth of Putin's empirical dreams.
>
> Even if Yushchenko isn't picked the Person of the Year, they usually list
other
> honorable mentions (depending on the letters sent by the public to them).
>
> So write your letter to Time magazine, and pass it along to your Ukrainian
> friends all over the world, and your non-Ukrainian friends alike.
>
> Diakuyu! Thank You!
>
> DIH9 (Dinya Zajac)
>
>
> Na e-mail: letters@time.com
>
> Holovne, v lysti treba podaty povne im'ia, adresu, dom. telefon, inakshe
vony
> tse traktuiut yak spam. (in your letter you must include your full name,
> address, home telephone, otherwise they may consider your letter spam)
>
> Fax: 212 522-8949
>
> Adresa:
> TIME Magazine Letters
> Time & Life Building
> Rockefeller Center
> New York NY 10020