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19: Oligarchies in Russia and Ukraine

The Making of Modern Ukraine

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The Ukrainian Helsinki Committee - It's All About Efficiency

Ukrainian dissidents had already been publishing since the late 60s, something called the Chronicle of Current Events. The Ukrainian Helsinki Committee makes the interesting argument that the nationality is part of human rights. It's a very telling point that the nation doesn't have to be a collectivity and you can violate their rights by not letting them speak their language.

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