This week in history

Dec. 18, 1942. The capture of the village of Pivnivka launched liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi Germans.

2004. The Associated Press circulates two versions of Viktor Yushchenko’s interview about his poisoning.

Dec. 19, 1990. The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered the Organization of Soldiers’ Mothers of Ukraine.

2004. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed amendments to the Law “On presidential elections.”

Dec. 20, 1616. The first printed book was published in the Kyiv Cave Printing House.

2004. Second teledebates between candidates for the post of the Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor yanukovych took place.

Dec. 21, 1944. The government of the Ukrainian SSR the Council of Assistance of the western oblasts of the republic.

2004. Members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine did not vote for the resolution enabling disabled people of any category to vote at home.

Dec. 22, 1917. The power of Radas was established in Kharkiv.

2004. An action under the slogan “Yes to fair elections!” took place in Kyiv, on the Square of Independence. This is the way the Maidan marked a month since the beginning of the Orange Revolution.

Dec. 23, 2004. Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada adopted the budget for 2005.

2004. Results of the survey, conducted by the Oleksandr Razumkov Ukrainian Center of Economic and Political Studies proved that 39.4 percent Ukrainian citizens consider Viktor Yuchenko and 27 percent — Viktor Yanukovych — the politician of 2004.

Dec. 24, 1941. OUN Kyiv branch launched secret activity against Hitler’s army.

2004. The Polish weekly Wpost announced Vikor Yushchenko the Man of 2004 for “making the greatest impact on our reality and for evoking of mass awareness in Ukraine.”