On (24 Mar 03) Michael Yudkovich wrote to George Pope...
 MY>   Yes, that's right, but in fact the problem of Chernobyl is not so
 MY>  huge as it sometimes is described.

Of course not -- propaganda is alive & well!

 MY>  GP> Second language is Russian. . .
 MY>   Not in Ukrain. Though some people would like it to be true.

Every Ukranian I've met was bilingual (Russian & Ukranian)

Even the 17yo son of a lady who both immigrated here a year ago and
stayed here until they found an apartment. . .

 MY>   I wonder what there are in your Almanac about Ukraine?

Lots:
Capital City: Kiev
Ethnic Groups: 73% Ukranian, 22% Russian, 1% Jewish, 4% Other
Languages: Ukranian, Russian, Romanian, Polish
Religions: predominantly Eastern Orthodox & Roman Catholic
Economy: (overview) mining & heavy industry w/ very strong agricultural
sector(food surplus area of former USSR); internal political disputes
are hobbling economic progress.
Currency: Russian ruble withdrawn Nov. 1992; karbovanets(pl.
karbovantsi) is sole legal tender, as interim move pending new currency.

Literacy: 100% (1993)
Cdn Embassy:
The Canadian Embassy
31 Yaroslaviv Val St
Kiev 252034 Ukraine
Tel: (011-380-44) 212-0412

Rep to Canada
Embassy of Ukraine
310 Somerset St W
Ottawa ON  K2P 0J9
Tel: (613) 230-2961

Right, it's COLD in the Ukraine, too, eh?

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            ~o)                          ~ ~'''''''band by ejm97'''''''
                  penguin audience



NOTE:     I did NOT draw the above picture(s) I have NO ascii art
          drawing ability AT ALL;  I am merely a collector & sharer of
          that which I enjoy of ascii artwork in my travels...

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