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1.The Declaration on the State ___________________ of Ukraine was adopted in 1990.
2. The Declaration ____________________ the equality of all citizens of Ukraine.
4. The ________________ power belongs to the Supreme Rada of Ukraine.
3. The _______________ power is headed by the President
5. The _______________ agreement was signed in Mariinsky Palace, the residence of the President of Ukraine.
2. Are the statements true or false?
True-V False X Don't know -?
1. The Declaration on the State Sovereignty of Ukraine includes 10 articles.
2. Polling took place in 1995.
3. The Constitutional agreement is not effective now.
4. The Ukrainian legislation is brought in accordance with the European norms.
5. Some bills of Hryvnias were designed and printed in Ottawa.
Answer the questions.
1. What is the importance of the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine?
2. How many articles were included in the Declaration?
3. Why was the Constitutional agreement signed?
4. What is the demand of the European Council?
5. When was the national monetary unit Hryvnia put into operation?
CONTEMPORARY UKRAINE
For more than three centuries Ukrainian territories have been a part of different empires...
History shows that often Ukraine seemed totally defeated, irreparably destroyed but as time passed, Ukraine would rise from ruin and reappear in the historical arena, alive and charged with fresh vigour.
Ukraine's Foreign Political Chronicle. Beginning in 1991, the independent Ukrainian state was recognized by 152 countries. Diplomatic relations were established with 138 states. 54 embassies, 6 representatives of international organizations were accredited in Ukraine.
1992: Ukraine is a member of the European Conference on Security and Cooperation;
1992: Ukraine joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development; 1992: Ukraine is one of the founding members of the Organization for Black
Sea Economic Cooperation; 1992: Ukraine joins the Working Group of the North Atlantic Council; 1993: Ukraine becomes a member of the Council;
1994: on US President Clinton's initiative, Ukraine joins NATO's Partnership of Peace Program;
1994: the Supreme Council ratifies the Treaty reducing offensive strategic weapons;
1994: signing the Agreement on Partnership with the European Union in Luxembourg;
1995: Ukraine has 42 embassies, 4 permanent representations, and 8 consulates in general. Ukraine's prestige increased considerably after it had acceded to the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty.
Independence. On June 16, 1990 the Supreme Council (the Verkhovna Rada) of Ukraine passed the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine. On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian Parliament solemnly proclaimed Ukraine's independence and the formation of the independent state of Ukraine, proceeding from the right to self-determination, provided for by the UN Charter and other international documents, acting in pursuance of the Sovereignty Declaration.
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On December 1,1991, a referendum took place in Ukraine, involving 84.14 percent of the citizens; 90.3 percent of voters seconded the Independence Act of August 24.
After winning 61.6 percent of votes, Leonid Kravchuk was elected President of Ukraine. The nation supported Leonid Kravchuk's program aimed at the construction of a New Ukraine, where generations would combine efforts in asserting a strong state system, genuine democracy, material well-being, elevated spiritual awareness, and trust in each other.
At the summit meeting in Belovezhskaya Pushcha (December 7-8, 1991) the heads of the states of Byelarus', Russia and Ukraine signed a Treaty on the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), thus putting an end to the USSR.
Independent Ukraine proceeded to lay the formation on which to achieve the set goals. Over a short period a new system of state administration was created, along with the National Armed Forces, the Security Service and law enforcement authorities. New, broader horizons opened for political freedoms; practically all restrictions on the spiritual progress of the Ukrainian and other nations were lifted. The economic emancipation of men began. The Ukrainian state entered the international community as an equal partner.
However, as in all other post-communist states, the process of social reforms in Ukraine took a winding and thorny path. Among the aggravating factors were the differences between the legislative and executive branches. Fortunately, a democratic way out of the resultant political crisis was found, as Parliamentary and then Presidential elections were held in 1994, and in 1999.
3. Be ready with the project Ukraine on the Road of Democratization
III. UKRAINES ECONOMY
1. a) Study the following words and word combinations on the topic. Be ready to use them while speaking about Ukraines Economy
defense industry
consumer goods
attainments
"Pivdenny (Southern) Machine-building Plant" ϳ (ϳ)
designation
". . Antonov Aviation Research-and-Technology Complex" . . .
"Prohres Machine-building Design Bureau of Zapotfchzhya''
"Motor-Sich Engine-building Plant" -ѳ
"Chornomorsky Shipyard"
"Azovmash"
"Nyzhniodniprovsky Tube Rolling Works"
"Pure Metals"
"Dniprospetsstal"
". Parkhomenko Engineering Works of Luhansk" .
"Kryukov Railway Works"
"Lviv Bus Works"
to compose
top-soil
treasure
sediment , ,
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to allow
considerable progress
market economy
sugar beet
wheat
rye
barley
oat
corn ,
sunflower
hemp
flax
buckwheat
onion
world market
to cost ,
profit , ,
annual ,
to carry out , ,
land reform
to create ,
activity
to promote , , ; ,
transition - , ;
to be connected by a wide net of highways '
pipeline
gas pipeline
international significance
fee
sufficient ,
internal market
friendly and equal partner
reason
to believe
to enter the family of Europe's leading countries '
resources , ,
completely , ,
to satisfy , ()
iron , (, , )
manganese
titanium
rock salt '
cement
gypsum
day - ,
bromine
graphite
mercury
uranium
deposit ,
to export , ()
to import ,
fieldspar
coal (')
supply , , ,
to discover ,
reserve , ,
to take into account ,
coal mining
to extract , ,
annual ,
peat
to carry out - ; ;
to improve , ,
considerably
to produce , ,
nuclear ,
nuclear power plants
oil
g rock-coal '
extraction ,
to payattention to smth.
solar
arable soils
crops breeding
rye
wheat
corn
sugar beet
sunflower
leguminous plants
flax
animal husbandry
poultry breeding ,
pond-fish culture
bee-keeping
to conduct business transactions
partner
nitrogenous and phosphate fertilizer
timber
non-ferrous metal
knitted wear
garments
foodstuffs
medications
barter deals ,
foreign trade turnover
stock market
twin-level banking structure
ramified network
to embrace
impetuous progress
insurance companies
