Tag: Svoboda

Ukraine Liveblog Day 252: Ukraine Begins To Form A New Coalition Government

October 27, 2014

Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]

Ukraine’s Parliamentary Elections and the Far Right

October 26, 2014

Vienna, October 26 – On October 26, 2014, Ukrainians voted in the early parliamentary elections. Ukraine currently has a mixed electoral system (50% elected from party lists and 50% elected from constituencies or single-member districts) with a 5% election threshold. Here are the results of the National Exit Poll 2014 (I mention only those parties […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 239: Violent Protests Outside Rada

October 14, 2014

Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 211: Rada Ratifies Association Agreement And Passes Donbass Special Status Bill

September 16, 2014

Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]

All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress: Antisemitism Not on the Rise

February 25, 2014

The Russian media and some foreign media outlets have expressed concerns about rising antisemitism, neo-Nazism, and ultra-radical nationalism in the wake of the Ukrainian revolution. To be sure, the right wing organization Pravyi Sektor, or “Right Sector,” and the Svoboda party are nationalist organizations linked with some radical ideologies. A very prominent Jewish Ukrainian, Vadim […]

Ukraine Liveblog: Day 8 — Yanukovych to Face Trial at The Hague

Where is Yanukovych? Will Russia invade Crimea? Will Ukraine get emergency loans so the economy doesn’t collapse? Will the interim government reestablish control before the country falls into a darker chapter of this revolution? As the country rebuilds, we’ll be watching. Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. For an overview of what’s behind the protests […]

A Breakdown of the Latest News from Ukraine: Interpreter Podcast February 21 2014

February 21, 2014

The President of Ukraine has just signed an agreement that could end the crisis. What does the agreement say? Will it work? Will Russia intervene and make things worse? Will there be a civil war? And why is everyone protesting again? Boston College Professor Matt Sienkiewicz and Interpreter Magazine’s managing editor James Miller break down […]

Could an Ultra-Nationalist Become Prime Minister of Ukraine?

February 5, 2014

Ukraine’s Svoboda party is a right-win, anti-communist, nationalist party led by Oleh Tyahnybok. The party is in direct opposition to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, but it has also been criticized as being ultra-nationalistic, or even xenophobic. It is just one of the parties vying for support from the anti-Yanukovych protesters in the streets of Ukraine. […]