No. 17, Sunday, April 26, 2009

Murder of young radical refocuses attention on ethnic strife in Odesa
by Zenon Zawada

IMF mission chief recommends next tranche of loan for Ukraine
by Zenon Zawada

Ukrainian American Chamber of Commerce founded in Michigan
by John Fedynsky

ANALYSIS
Political instability in Ukraine raises fears of intervention by security forces
by Taras Kuzio
Eurasia Daily Monitor
Ukraine plans early presidential elections
by Pavel Korbuban
Eurasia Daily Monitor

NEWSBRIEFS
Presidential campaign begins
Yanukovych to run for president
UNICEF to provide $20 million
Ukrainians in pirate captivity
Ukraine to assist in anti-piracy operations
‘Stop Smoking Today’ campaign begins
Ukrainian victims of Italy quake
Ukrainian children in bus accident
Antarctic expedition reports on work
Poltava may prohibit some events
Ukraine, Azerbaijan sign cooperation plan
Increase proposed in Chornobyl programs
More women in the public sector
500 million hrv for roads
Ukraine to present new An-74
Congo to buy Ukrainian aircraft

News analysis: Russian roulette in the EU neighborhood
by Ahto Lobjakas
RFE/RL

OSCE and European Union provide CEC with IT equipment to establish voter register

World Bank approves $400 M for road project in Ukraine

Canada’s governor general headed for state visit to Ukraine

UCCA Illinois prepares to celebrate 35 years of service
by Katya Mischenko-Mycyk

The Ukrainian National Association Forum
Albany District Committee meets

The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: March

EDITORIAL
The murder of Maksym Chaika

COMMENTARY
The “Great Catastrophe”: the Armenian Genocide of 1915
by Jean-Pierre Cap

NEWS AND VIEWS
A national treasure
by Alexader Kuzma

Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas
Maksymowich legacy lives on!

Spring gala raises over $50,000 for The Ukrainian Museum
by Romana Labrosse

Ottawa’s Sheptytsky Institute co-sponsors Evanko plays in Kyiv

Preview of Holodomor movie screened in New York

A visit to Petrykivka – and the creation of traditional Ukrainian folk art
by Victoria Varvariv Markowicz

UAYA holds fifth National Youth Leadership Seminar in Washington

Travel to Ukraine promoted at The New York Times Travel Show
by John A. Kun

Ukrainian Lenten liturgy celebrated at Boston College
by Peter T. Woloschuk

UMANA Illinois branch riveted by experiences of emergency physician in Iraq
by George Hrycelak

UMANA Michigan branch learns about the healthy effects of sleep
by Andrew Dzul

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE
A changing of the guard at Ukrainian League of Philadelphia
by Ihor Stefan Bilynsky
San Francisco Public Library presents Ukrainian Culture Day
by Nestor Wolansky
New UCCA branch established in Riverhead on Long Island

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