Ukraine
In a defensive strike against a rival group of Jewish leaders and businessmen who are trying to sideline him from Ukrainian Jewish politics, Ukrainian-Israeli businessman Vadim Rabinovich summoned mor
Apr. 8, 1999
Winter gloom has settled over the Presidential Administration building on Bankivska. The lord of the manor goes around snarling vague threats at shadow business tycoons and foreign media interests. Hi
Dec. 9, 1998
The reaction by the Nazi occupiers to the explosions and fires set off by the Soviet NKVD in downtown Kyiv on Sept. 24, 1941, was to randomly arrest 1,600 Jews and execute them. If that mass execution
Oct. 2, 1998
There are treats for mosquitoes and traffic police alike this Summer in a remote corner of Ukraine. Thanks to a new prize awarded by the Royal Geographical Society of London, the mosquitoes will get a
Jul. 28, 1998
Editor’s Note: The collapse of the Soviet Union ignited a grab for money and power, as well as the emergence of new organized crime groups. Until gunned down on the streets on April 20, 1997, Odesa’s
Apr. 24, 1997