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'Berlin Wall's Lessons For Today'

In an op-ed for "USA Today," Jeffrey Gedmin discusses RFE and the role of free media in societies living under repressive regimes. More
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For over 50 years, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, Radio Svoboda, has operated within a challenging media environment as a dependable source of professional, independent information and news. Radio Svoboda puts the values of democracy and independence firmly at the center of its mission, and is Ukraine’s most popular and trusted international broadcaster.
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'Life Not Hell Anymore'

Adam Michnik, the editor in chief of Poland's "Gazeta Wyborcza" and a leading member of the Polish democratic opposition from 1968 to 1989, was in Prague this week to attend a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. He spoke to Irina Lagunina of RFE/RL's Russian Service about Russia, the West, and the post-Soviet letdown felt in the former Eastern bloc countries. More

Ukraine's Presidential Hopefuls Lay Out Their Programs

The 18 candidates who have been registered for Ukraine's presidential election in January can be divided into three tiers. It's interesting to take a look at the domestic- and foreign-policy programs of the first- and second-tier candidates. More

Before The Autumn Revolutions, The Moscow Spring

Before the autumn revolutions in Eastern Europe, there was the Moscow Spring in the Soviet Union. In 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev's reform policies hit their high-water mark, as the USSR held its first competitive elections, press freedom flourished, and civil society awakened. More

Reactions (And Overreactions) To Virus's Spread

As the swine-flu virus continues to spread through the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, the measures taken by some governments range from bizarre and befuddled to seemingly political. More

Unmasking The Truth About Swine Flu

As concerns over massive outbreaks of swine flu rise in many countries with the onset of the influenza season, doctors say much is misunderstood about how people contract the disease. We speak to experts to learn more, and whether there is any cause for panic. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel reports. More

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Ethnic Groups:
Ukrainian 78%
Russian 17%
Other: Belarusian, Moldovan, Crimean Tatar

Religions:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Eastern Rite Ukrainian Greek Catholic

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