#Ukraine History

A 1926 wedding photo from Lviv, published on social media, revealed the story of a prosperous peasant family: education in Drohobych, work at the 'Maslosoyuz' co-operative, a nanny, mandarins, and a decade in the Gulag.

Historians clarify: the interpretation of the Ukrainian flag as “sky over wheat ears” only appeared in the early 20th century, whereas the blue-and-gold combination traces its roots back to medieval heraldry and the era of the Hetmanate.

🇺🇦 **35 Years of Independence: How Ukraine Survived the Kuchma Era** Former Justice Minister Serhiy Holovaty, one of the "fathers" of the 1996 Constitution, gave an exclusive interview to RBC-Ukraine as part of a special project for the anniversary of Independence. 🔹 **The Kuchma Era:** Holovaty calls it not a dictatorship, but an autocracy with checks that saved the country from a Soviet dead end. 🔹 **Economic Miracle:** Thanks to the institute of decrees, the government was able to "break the permafrost" of the Soviet economy and introduce the hryvnia. 🔹 **Constitutional Agreement:** The 1995 document, sewn with surgical instruments, became a "mini-constitution" and opened the way for Ukraine to join the Council of Europe. 🔹 **The Shadow of the Kremlin:** The "cassette scandal" and the Gongadze case, according to the expert, became a special operation to isolate Ukraine from the West. 📌 Read the full analysis in our special project "Ukraine: 35 Years of Independence".

🇺🇦 Ukraine has received the remains of Yevhen Konovalets — founder of the OUN and victim of the NKVD. His remains were brought from the Netherlands after almost 90 years. The event became part of a campaign to reburial fighters for independence. 🇵🇱 Poland sees him as a terrorist, Ukraine — as a hero. #Konovalets #OUN #History #Ukraine