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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