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Union Party (Ukraine)
The Party "Soyuz" (, Russian: Партия "Союз") is a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine that was mostly based in Crimea until 2014. It was registered in June 1997 under a registration number 867. History The party was founded in 1997 by , one of the richest people of Crimea at the time. The Constituent Party Congress took place on March 15, 1997. Svitlana Savchenko was elected the leader of the party. The congress also adopted the party's program and statute. The party was formed on the basis of the prohibited ''Crimean Party''. The Second Party Congress (October 4, 1997) took place in the city of Simferopol. At the congress the party's pre-election program was adopted. At the Third Party Congress (November 16, 1997), the congress confirmed the list of deputies for the next elections which was registered with Central Election Commission on December 18, 1997. At the Fourth Party Congress (July 11, 1998), the Congress reviewed the election campaign of the party and made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimean
Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia. The Arabat Spit, located to the northeast, is a narrow strip of land that separates the Syvash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. The population is 2.4 million, and the largest city is Sevastopol. The region, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, has been under Russian occupation since 2014. Called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period, Crimea has historically been at the boundary between the classical world and the steppe. Greeks colonized its southern fringe and were absorbed by the Roman and Byzantine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is the State media, national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958. CCTV is operated by the National Radio and Television Administration which reports directly to the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. CCTV has a variety of functions, such as news communication, social education, culture, and entertainment information services. It is a key player in the Chinese government's Propaganda in China, propaganda network. Freedom House and The Guardian commented that CCTV's reporting about topics sensitive to the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is distorted and often used as a weapon against the party's perceived enemies. History In 1954, CCP Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, chairman Mao Zedong put forward that China should establish its own TV station. On 5 February 1955, the central broadcasting bureau reported to the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikove Cemetery
Baikove Cemetery () is a historic cemetery memorial in Holosiivskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a National Historic Monument of Ukraine and is known as a necropolis of distinguished people. History The cemetery was established in 1833 and was named after the nearby Baikovo estate. The oldest part of the cemetery is located south of the present Baikova Street. The biggest part is located north of the street and was established in the 1880s. It is partly surrounded by a wall. Besides the Orthodox graves there are also Catholic and Lutheran sections. In Soviet times the Baikove cemetery became the main necropolis of Kyiv's intelligentsia, middle and upper classes. Many of the headstones became pieces of monumental art. Since Ukrainian independence in 1991, the cemetery has remained the most prestigious burial ground in the city. Eighty-seven plots are on the List of national landmarks of cultural heritage in Kyiv. An Orthodox Church (Ascension of the Lord) in Byzantine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Television And Radio
UTR () was a Ukrainian state owned TV channel targeting a foreign Ukrainian-speaking audience. Programming is provided with English subtitles. The channel is broadcast via satellite in Eurasia and North America, with a high quality signal available in 82 countries. UTR can also be found on cable networks in Russia, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... Webcast on the official website is also available. The programming consists of Ukrainian produced films, news, cultural and educational programmes as well as programmes of some other Ukrainian channels. UTR broadcasts on VHF Channel 2 and replaced UT-2. See also * Television in Ukraine * The Canadian companToronto Film Industryhas partnered with thUkrainian Film Industryto develop new TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election
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2014 Russian Annexation Of Crimea
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula, part of Ukraine, and then annexed it. This took place in the relative power vacuum immediately following the Revolution of Dignity. It marked the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The events in Kyiv that ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on 22 February 2014 sparked both pro-Russian and anti-separatism demonstrations in Crimea. At the same time, Russian president Vladimir Putin told his security chiefs to begin work on "returning Crimea to Russia". On 27 February, Russian special forces without insignia seized strategic sites across Crimea. Russia at first denied involvement, but Putin later admitted that they were Russian troops. As the armed men occupied Crimea's parliament, it dismissed the Crimean government, installed the pro-Russian Aksyonov government, and announced a referendum on Crimea's status. The referendum was held under Russian occupation and, according to the Russian-insta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Election Commission Of Ukraine
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine (, commonly abbreviated as , ); sometimes referred to as the Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine) is a permanent and independent collegiate body of the Ukrainian state that acts on the basis of the Constitution of Ukraine, the laws of Ukraine and is responsible for organizing the arrangements and the conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine as well as the local elections at all levels, managing the all-Ukrainian and local referendums according to the procedure and within the legal framework defined by the laws of Ukraine. Legislative status The Commission manages the system of election commissions and referendum commissions established to arrange and conduct the presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine as well as the all-Ukrainian referendums. The Commission supervises activities and provides the advisory and methodological support to the commissions established to arrange and conduct the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RBC Ukraine
RBC-Ukraine () is a Ukrainian news agency. Founded in 2006 as a division of the Russian media holding RBC Group (short for RosBusinessConsulting), it left in 2010 and in 2015 it completely came under the control of Ukrainian media businessman Yosyp Pintus. On January 29, 2016, the Russian holding "RBC" tried to challenge the use of the "RBC" brand in court, and lost the case. Since April 2014, IARBC-Ukrain positioned itself as an independent company with no relation to the Russian structure. From August 1, 2016, to June 2017, RBC-Ukraine was managed by Valeriy Kalnysh, the former chief editor of Radio Vesti and the magazine '' Kommersant Ukraine''. From July 2017 to 2022 the chief editor was Serhiy Shcherbyna. Company overview RBC-Ukraine is a Ukrainian information portal specializing in financial, economic, and political news of Ukraine and the world. "RBC-Ukraine" was created in 2006 as the Ukrainian division of the Russian information agency RosBusinessConsulting (RBC). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interfax-Ukraine
Interfax-Ukraine () is a Ukrainian news agency. Founded in 1992, the company publishes in Ukrainian, Russian, English and German. The company owns a 50-seat press centre. The staff of the agency is 105 people (as of the end of February 2022) SPARK-Interfax is a service that collects information on legal entities and individual entrepreneurs from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ... and Moldova. It helps to identify connections, monitor changes in companies, and conduct business analysis. History Interfax was formed on 24 November 1992, the year following Ukraine's 1991 independence, by a team of 10 people in Kharkiv. In 1993 the agency moved to Kyiv. References External links * News agencies based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 28 October 2012.Parliament mulls Feb. 3 vote to amend Constitution Kyiv Post (31 January 2011) Parliament sets parliamentary elections for October 2012, presidential elections for March 2015 Kyiv Post (February 1, 2011) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Parliament
The Verkhovna Rada ( ; VR), officially the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is the unicameral parliament of Ukraine. It consists of 450 deputies presided over by a speaker. The Verkhovna Rada meets in the Verkhovna Rada building in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. The Verkhovna Rada developed out of the systems of the republican representative body known in the Soviet Union as the Supreme Soviet (Supreme Council) that was first established on 26 June 1938 as a type of legislature of the Ukrainian SSR after the dissolution of the Congress of Soviets of the Ukrainian SSR.Verkhovna Rada in the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine The 12th convocation of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainska Pravda
''Ukrainska Pravda'' is a Ukrainian socio-political online media outlet founded by Heorhii Gongadze in April 2000. After Gongadze’s death in September 2000, the editorial team was led by co-founder Olena Prytula, who remained the editor-in-chief of Ukrainska Pravda until 2014, when she handed over the position to Sevhil Musaieva. In May 2021, the publication’s new owner became Tomas Fiala, CEO of Dragon Capital. The murder of the founder Heorhii Gongadze in the fall of 2000, who had protested against increasing state censorship, drew international attention to the state of press freedom in Ukraine and sparked protests against President Leonid Kuchma in 2000–2001. In July 2016, Ukrainska Pravda journalist Pavlo Sheremet was killed in an explosion. As of 2020, the masterminds behind the murders of Gongadze and Sheremet remain unknown. History Early Years: 2000–2004 In December 1999, journalists Heorhii Gongadze, Olena Prytula, and Serhii Sholokh traveled to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
