Quotable notes

"It so happened that I was brought up [to accept] the stereotype that Radio Liberty was a hostile voice, a voice of the world imperialism. At that time, the radio station was being jammed and its programs could be rarely heard. ... Time has passed. Now - with the rigorous censorship of all media as well as the [state] control over the press and journalists in Ukraine - Radio Liberty is acquiring a new meaning. The station is pursuing a really powerful and necessary policy. One may disagree with some [opinions] in its programs, but the station presents a wide range of opinions and provides people with the possibility to make a choice [of their own]. [RFE/RL] is a model for democratic broadcasting, which should be established in every state as a rule, not as an exception."

- Socialist Party of Ukraine leader Oleksander Moroz, former chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, in an interview with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service on May 4.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, May 20, 2001, No. 20, Vol. LXIX

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