Heorhy Pocheptsov

Accustomed to seeing parallel processes unfold in Russia and Ukraine in a sequence from the big brother to, a couple of years later — the “little brother,” we do not seem to have noticed this tradition broken. The breaking point is that back in 1999, during the presidential elections, we...

For the first time Ukraine has found itself in a situation showing sufficiently dynamic development, which neither the analytical centers nor individual politicians can assess in a timely fashion. There is a military rule saying that one’s own decision-making cycles should be quicker than the enemy...

Kyiv has seen an organized traffic- blocking street procession aiming to express distrust in the authorities. A host of flags, a long stream of people, a few clashes between the opposed groups on Khreshchatyk, which always produces a spectacular effect on television, the tempestuous tirades of some...

WE ELECT AND ARE ELECTED, WHICH OFTEN FAIL TO COINCIDE The parties are recounting their ranks in anticipation of the elections, as if they were birds preening themselves on the eve of mating rituals. There seem to be a great many parties, enough to cater to any taste. But when it comes to...

Since early childhood, we have been surrounded by myths. There can be no social life without myths, and we learned this maxim only too well in the earlier Soviet period of our life. Then, each generation was fed its myth: young Lenin with curly hair for the Communist Octobrist scouts; a Lenin...

The party pendulum of Ukraine is picking up speed, regardless of the changing political weather. Like the three little pigs, the leaders of Ukraine’s hundred parties continue to simultaneously put up their party homes doubling as clients, architects, and contractors. What are the results of their...

A state cannot exist without symbols. They not only unite people but also enhance them over daily routine, giving them a chance to talk tОte-З-tОte with history. However, these symbols should be clearly ours, in some cases even gained through sufferings as it was with the Ukrainian small national...