aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] The militia treats young Pora protesters

[Natalia Pylypiuk <natalia.pylypiuk@ualberta.ca>]

with tea and sandwiches:

http://www2.pravda.com.ua/news/2007/4/19/57711.htm

http://5tv.com.ua/newsline/266/0/39895/
[video clip included]

Ms Applebaum has a point!

Regards,
NP

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Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, Associate Professor
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies  http://www.mlcs.ca
200 Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E6
voice mail: (780) 492-3498

Canadian Association of Slavists
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On Apr 19, 2007, at 8:00 AM, Walter R Iwaskiw wrote:

> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/ 
> AR2007041601421.html
>
> Two Protests, One Sign of Hope
>
> By Anne Applebaum
> Tuesday, April 17, 2007; A21
>
> (...)
>
> To put it crudely, overly simply and in language everyone can  
> understand: Ukraine, for all of its multiple faults, is a free  
> country in which anti-democratic forces can demonstrate. Russia  
> remains an authoritarian country in which democratic forces are  
> beaten up and arrested.
>
> Myself, I wish the Russians luck -- but at the moment, I'm cheering  
> loudest for Ukraine.
>