This week in history

Nov. 24 1905: Mutinies break out on board Cruiser Ochakov and other ships of the Black Sea Fleet.

Nov. 25 2004: Nationwide strike begins in Ukraine with the National Salvation Committee assuming responsibility for the protection of democracy.

Nov. 26 1917: Crimean Tatars hold a constituent assembly (Kurultai) putting forth the motto “Crimea for Crimeans!”

Nov. 27 2004: UN Secretary General urges the Ukrainian government to carefully review the course of the presidential election.

Nov. 28 Holodomor and Political Repression Victims Remembrance Day

1994: The Constitutional Commission holds a session officially resuming the constitutional process in Ukraine.

Nov. 29 1989: The remains of victims of the Stalinist repressions are transferred to a new burial site in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Nov. 30 1921: The All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee passes a resolution pardoning workers and peasants who served in enemy armies and are still abroad.