This week in history

Jan. 30 1868: A music school opens in Kyiv, now known as the Gliere Music College.

1992: In Helsinki, Ukraine becomes a member of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Jan. 31 1920: The first Ukrainian daily newspaper in the US, Ukrainski shchodenni visti, is launched in New York City.

1966: The Council of Ministers of the USSR passes a resolution establishing the Trade and Economics Institute in Kyiv.

Feb. 1 1945: The Sergo Ordzhonikidze Tractor Works in Kharkiv start mass-producing tractors.

1993: Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice registers the Narodnyi Rukh (Popular Movement) of Ukraine.

Feb. 2 1902: A 15,000-strong demonstration of workers and students under the slogan “Down with Autocracy!” is held in Kyiv.

1930: The Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine circulates a directive to all oblast and raion party committees, entitled “On Measures Aimed at the Liquidation of Kulak Farmsteads in Raions Subject to All-Out Collectivization.”

Feb. 3 1940: The Ukrainian Canadian Committee is founded in Winnipeg.

1997: The Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine is officially registered as a volunteer organization uniting a number of Ukrainian insurers, aimed at ensuring against nuclear risks.

Feb. 4 1648: The liberation war in Ukraine begins with a rebellion organized by the Zaporozhian Cossacks.

1945: The Yalta Conference begins in the Crimea, during which the the Allied leaders (UK, USSR, US) consider the question of the postwar world order.

Feb. 5 1919: The Sich Rifleman Corps, the only remaining military unit of the Ukrainian National Republic, retreats from Kyiv. The city is occupied by Mykola Shchors and Vasyl Bozhenko’s regiments.

1977: Helsinki Committee members Mykola Rudenko and Oleksa Tykhy are arrested by the KGB.