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Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

This week in history

27 October, 1998 - 00:00

October 27, 1882: Mykola Kropyvnytsky's itinerant professional Ukrainian drama group appears with the first performance in Yelizavethrad (now Kirovohrad).

October 27, 1991: Ukraine and Uzbekistan sign a treaty on the fundamentals of intergovernmental relations.

October 28, 1944: Soviet troops clear Ukraine of the Wehrmacht.

October 28, 1989: the Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet passes the law on the official status of the Ukrainian language.

October 29, 1672: the Peace of Buchach divides Ukraine between Poland and Turkey.

October 29, 1880: the first open hearth furnace becomes operational at the Luhansk Metallurgical Plant.

October 30, 1941: the Nazis besiege Sevastopol.

October 30, 1964: a monument to Ivan Franko is unveiled in Lviv.

October 31, 1848: the first convention of Ukrainian scholars and cultural figures (also known as the Council of Ruthenian Scholars) is held in Lviv.

October 31, 1995: the Verkhovna Rada passes the law on Ukraine's accession to the Charter of the Council of Europe.

November 1, 1957: Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theater hosts the premiere of Hryhory Maiboroda's ballet Milana.

November 1, 1991: the Verkhovna Rada passes the Declaration of the Rights of Nationalities.

November 2, 1708: Russian troops commanded by Peter I's favorite Aleksandr Menshikov seize the Hetman's capital Baturyn, slaughtering an estimated 28,000 inhabitants.

November 2, 1966: the world's largest aircraft Antei (AN-22) is launched into serial production in the USSR.

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