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Ukrainian nationalists poison police with gas

Twenty-two policemen have been injured and more than a hundred demonstrators arrested after a nationalist rally in Ukraine’s capital Kiev turned violent. Around 400 protesters had been heading to the capital's main square when they were stopped by police.

Ukraine blots out Soviet past in rush to rename streets

Published: 01 May, 2008, 04:09


What's in a name? Streets rebranded in Ukraine

In recent months the government in Ukraine has been changing street names. Roads derived from Russian poets are being renamed after controversial national heroes, causing distress in some sections of the population. Ministers have also ordered the demoli

 
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