TOC_Sunday, February 28, 1999

Sunday, February 28, 1999

Lazarenko seeks political asylum in U.S
Former PM remains in custody of INS
by Roman Woronowycz

Rukh Party in crisis as parliamentary faction votes to remove Chornovil
by Katya Gorchinskaya
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

Kuchma welcomes U.S. certification of Ukraine
by Pavel Polityuk
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

NEWS ANALYSIS
Pope John Paul II to head east
by Felix Corley
RFE/RL Newsline

Newspapers want Information Ministry
Eastern Economist

NEWSBRIEFS

Warrant issued for Lazarenko's arrest
Energy sector officials are fired
Rukh faction removes Chornovil
Chornovil comments on party split
Rukh's choice: past or future
Luzhkov, Zhirinovskyi condemn treaty
Hard currency reserves shrinking
Kuchma blasts ministers' performance
Government outlines economic program
Rabinovich calls for greater Jewish role
Deputies leave Hromada faction
Communists vote against Lazarenko
Striking miners moved to attempt suicide
Ukrainian foreign minister in Romania
U.S. citizen gets Ukrainian medal
Kuchma moves to help religious groups
NATO membership remains distant
Tarasyuk: Slavic union dangerous
Inflation for January down to 1.5 percent
Tkachenko wants to keep death penalty
Japanese center opens new premises
Tax cops bring in over 1 billion hrv
Farmers in dire need of fuel
Crackdown on illegal alcohol production
Illegal immigrants stopped at border
Cabinet reshuffle targets foreign trade
Rada vice-chair attacks NATO agreements
New party to join centrist opposition

The secretary of state's certification of Ukraine: a behind-the scenes view
by Michael Sawkiw Jr
Ukrainian National Information Service

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Hybrid potato awaits Ukraine clearance
Free Internet connection for schools
Truskavets to be a free economic zone
Poles to invest in Carpathian region
Ukraine joins Black Sea cable project
UkrTelekom restructuring nearly done
Motorola radio JV in the pipeline for '99
Kyiv gets new one-stop mobile shop
Steel producers could be hit with anti-dumping sanctions
Domestic diaper production under way
University to build research lab at Chornobyl

Analysts report on varied experiences of "Nations in Transit
by Yaro Bihun
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
Young UNA'ers

EDITORIAL
Certification: hardly a ringing endorsement

Turning the pages back
February 26, 1939

An appeal for donations from Orphans' Aid Society

PERSPECTIVES
by Andrew Fedynsky
The miracle that is Shevchenko

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A thank you from Kyiv library
Sailors from Ukraine thank supporters
Let's gather info on war veterans

BOOK REVIEW

A new memoir by Ukrainian Canadian Kulyk Keefer
by Yuriy Diakunchak

An analysis of economic conditions of Ukrainian peasants in 20th century
by Dr. Dmytro Bodnarczuk

BOOK NOTES: U.S. immigration, citizenship guides

Production by Yara Arts Group staged jointly with Buryat National Theater

Saskatoon hosts launch of series on women's voices in literature

Ten years of work on behalf of Ukraine: notable highlights
by Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
PART II

Kennan Institute announces Kyiv Project
by Olenka Dobczanska

NOTES ON PEOPLE
Performs at union's year-end banquet

UKRAINIAN PRO HOCKEY UPDATE
by Ihor Stelmach

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