Ukraine marks independence day
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Honor guards marched across a main Kiev square, bells tolled and religious leaders led prayers for the country Friday as Ukraine marked the 16th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.
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Russians celebrated their Revolution Day holiday Sunday with marches and rallies in Moscow and many other cities. In contrast to monolithic displays of devotion to the Soviet state, a feature of that marked
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KIEV, Ukraine &#151; Their name means "It's Time." Their slogan shows a ticking clock, and their ability to bring thousands of students to the streets is spooking the government as the country prepares for Sunday's pivotal presidential election.
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In his speech at a ceremonial meeting devoted to the 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from the Nazi occupiers, Kuchma called for the unity of all nations in the struggle for peace.
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A day of lull has finally began in Ukraine 24 hours before repeated vote for the Ukrainian president.
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Ukraine this week marks the anniversary of   one of World War Two's most notorious wartime massacres,   reflecting on a key stage in Nazi Germany's plan to kill off   European Jewry and on persisting anti-Semitism at home.
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KYIV, Ukraine  - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko on Monday celebrated his apparently decisive triumph in the re-run of Ukraine's fraud-filled presidential election, thanking the protesters who spent weeks camped out in the capital's frigid streets for securing his electoral victory and the country's freedom.
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MOSCOW  - Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday. Some pro-Kremlin legislators have proposed replacing the Nov. 7 holiday with a new holiday on Nov. 4 to be called National Unity Day. Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, is expected to consider the measure Wednesday in the first of three required votes.
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Orange has seeped into all nooks and crannies in Ukraine's western city of Lviv -- orange gowns pose in window shops, orange standards flutter from flag poles, orange ribbons are tied around policemen arms.
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A military parade in Kiev marks the 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi occupation.
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Ukraine had several essential ingredients for democracy that other former Soviet republics lacked.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  on Friday pursued a dogged challenge to his loss in  presidential elections while Ukrainians geared up for a  tumultuous New Year celebration alongside the preliminary  winner.
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On Ukraina television last week, viewers caught images of Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition candidate in this country&#39;s contested presidential election, greeting voters
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TERNOPIL, Ukraine  - The leaders of Ukraine's "Orange Revolution" have set aside their differences but face a battle to win back voters disenchanted with progress since the mass protests of 2004.
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Exit polls and some official results released Sunday indicate an easy win over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. &quot;We have been independent for 14 years but we were not free,&quot; Yushchenko told elated supporters
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KIEV, Nov 26 (IPS) - An orange sea of banners and scarfs of 'Our  Ukraine' opposition party challenges the white of  snow-covered Kiev. It reflects a growing sense that the country  is on the verge of making history, and no one seeking that change  wants to be left out.
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko pledged Monday to uphold freedom of the press in his country, Interfax news agency reported.