This week in history

Jan. 29 1900: The Revolutionary Ukrainian Party is founded in Kharkiv, the first political party in the central, southern, and eastern territories of Ukraine.

1992: The Ministry of Justice registers the Taras Shevchenko All-Ukraine Prosvita Society.

Jan. 30 1868: A music school opens in Kyiv. Today it is known as the Reinhold Gliere Music College.

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

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

1966: The Council of Ministers of the USSR resolves to establish the Trade and Economics Institute in Kyiv.

Feb. 1 1945: The Sergo Ordzhonikidze Tractor Works in Kharkiv launches serial production.

1993: The Ministry of Justice registers the People’s Movement [Rukh] of Ukraine.

Feb. 2 1902: Fifteen thousand workers and students organize a rally in Kyiv under the slogan “Down with autocracy!”

1930: The Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine forwards a letter to all regional and district party committees, entitled “On Measures to Liquidate Kulak Farms in the Areas of Total Collectivization.”

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

1997. The Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine is officially registered as a nonprofit organization uniting a group of Ukrainian insurance companies to cover nuclear risks.

Feb. 4 1648: The Zaporozhian Cossack rebellion marks the beginning of a liberation war in Ukraine.

1945: The Yalta Conference of the leaders of Great Britain, the USSR, and the US begins in the Crimea to resolve issues relating to the postwar world order.