Last updated: 18
June 2003
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Language Family: Eastern Slavic
group of Slavic branch of Indo-European
Location: Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Poland, Moldova, Romania
Related Languages: Russian, Belarusan
RAPID REFERENCE
I.
Professional Associations and Organizations
- American
Association for Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL)
From About: "The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East
European Languages (AATSEEL), founded in 1941, exists to advance the study
and promote the teaching of Slavic and East European languages, literatures,
and cultures on all educational levels, elementary through graduate school.
While the largest proportion of its activities and members concentrate in
the area of Ukrainian , AATSEEL has from the beginning stressed that it embraces
all Slavic and East European languages, literatures, linguistics and cultures."
- American
Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS)
From About: "The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic
Studies (AAASS) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, scholarly society which is the
leading private organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about
Ukraine , Central Eurasia, and Eastern and Central Europe."
- British
Association for Slavonic and East European Studies
BASEES, according to its constitution, exists to "advance education for
the public benefit in the United Kingdom in the humanities and the social
sciences as they relate to the former Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern
Europe".
- Slavophilia
List of Slavic Centers and Institutes
An extensive list of links to Ukrainian Institutes and Centers in North America,
Europe and Asia.
- Russian
and East European Network Information Center (REENIC) - Ukraine
The massive REENIC website at the
University of Texas, Austin, has been preset to link you directly to resources
related to Ukraine.
- SEELRC -- Resources
for Students and Instructors of Ukrainian: Culture, History, Language and
Media
This dynamic site is an excellent starting point for exploring Internet sites
related to Ukrainian.
- Internet
Resources for Ukrainian Studies
From Slavic-Eurasian Web with links to Social Science and Cultural sites and
much more.
- BUBL
LINK/5:15 - Ukraine
Annotated Ukrainian links from one of the leading Internet Resource sites
in U.K.
- Ukraine
"Hypertext service [from McGill University] is an attempt to collect links
to all existing in virtual reality places covering things Ukrainian"
- Vesna
A Ukrainian language site with links to grammar and other language sites.
- Slavophilia.com
- Ukraine
This megasite keeps growing. It has links
to just about everything Ukrainian from maps, news and science to Ukrainian
communities, language departments, and music and literature.
- Ukrainian
Internet Resources, British Library Slavonic and East European Collections
This is probably one of the finest Internet resource site for Slavonic studies
in the UK. Many links to Ukrainian resources. There are also links to the
British Library's collections in other Slavonic languages from Belarusian
to Ukrainian, as well as links to the Library's collections in non-Slavonic
former Soviet republics and Communist Eastern European countries.
- Library
of Congress Portals to the World - Ukraine
Electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject matter experts.
- Yahoo
Regional Countries Links - Ukraine
Yahoo search engine links for countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Links
to Cities and Towns, Regions, Autonomous Republics, Arts and Humanities, etc.
- REESWeb
The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Russian and East European Studies
website. Strong in links throughout Eastern and Central Europe as well as
within the NIS. Do "Ukraine" search within site for target information.
- Ukrainian
As a Foreign Language
"A free online course for beginners. It offers eleven lessons containing
basic vocabulary and grammar. You do not need to know any Ukrainian to take
this course successfully."
- Ukrainian
Language, Culture and Travel Page
By Linda Hodges, a very deep language/culture website with many links.
- Ukrainian
Language Education Centre (ULEC).
ULEC at the University of Alberta publishes a wide variety of Ukrainian language
educational resource material for primary and secondary school teachers and
students.
- Ukrainian
Linguistic Resources Online
Includes "English phonetical text for Ukrainian translation. Input the
Ukrainian words in any conjugation! Stresses assist to pronounce Ukrainian
words correctly! Ukrainian-to-English dictionary has reached 50 000 terms!"
- Ukrainian
Language Resources.
Includes Ukrainian-English online wordlist, basic Ukrainian grammar and other
Ukrainian online dictionaries.
- Online
Ukrainian-English, English-Ukranian Dictionary
From "Vesna," this online dictionary also translates from/into Ukrainian and
Polish.
- Online
English-Ukrainian Dictionary
Also includes links to other dictionaries, a Ukrainian version and an Experimental
Ukrainian-English dictionary.
- YourDictionary.com
- Slavic Languages
This
website has links not only to Ukrainian dictionaries but also to dictionaries
for Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech-Slovak, Polish, Sorbian (Lusatian), Bulgarian,
Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian.
- US
Department of State Background Notes - Ukraine
Background Notes are updated/revised as they are received from regional bureaus
and are added to the database of the Department of State web site. Categories
include: Geography, People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy,
Defense, Foreign Relations, US Relations, and Travel/Business.
- CIA
World Factbook - Ukraine
Good resource site for information
on Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation,
Military, and Transnational Issues.
- BBC
News Country Profiles - Ukraine
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background
of countries; also bio sketches of leaders, essay on media, and historic timelines.
They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archives.
- Political
Resources on the Net - Ukraine
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with
links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around
the world.
- CountryWatch.com
- Ukraine
"CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical
intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world." Basic information
is free; deeper resources require subscription.
- United Nations Homepage
Includes links to UN
NewsCenter, which includes headlines in latest developments in Peace
and Security, Economic Development, Humanitarian Aid/Refugees, Environment/Shelter,
Human Rights, Women/Children/Population, Health/Poverty/Food Security, Culture/Education.
- International
Monetary Fund - Ukraine
Latest developments in Peace and Security, Economic Development, Humanitarian
Aid/Refugees, Environment/Shelter, Human Rights, Women/Children/Population,
Health/Poverty/Food Security, Culture/Education.
- The World Bank Group
This site is undergoing construction problems; however preset link to WBG
Search - Ukraine functions.
- The World Trade Organization
"The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international
organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart
are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading
nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of
goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business."
Includes detailed information on Members
and Observers - Ukraine (Accessions).
- U.S.
Commercial Service - Ukraine " The Country Commercial Guides
(CCG) are prepared by US Embassy Staff once a year and contain information
on the business and economic situation of foreign countries and the political
climate as it affects U.S. business."
- TradePort
Country Library - Ukraine
From About: "TradePort is designed to be an easy-to-use tool offering one
place to go for comprehensive trade information,
trade leads, and company databases."
- Energy
Information Administration Country Analysis Briefs - Ukraine From
About: "The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress
in 1977, the a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. We provide
policy-independent data, forecasts, and analysis to promote sound policy making
efficient markets and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction
with the economy and environment."
- USAID
- Ukraine
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "is an independent
agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around
the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States."
- World Health Organization
- Ukraine
About WHO" "The World Health Organization, the United Nations specialized
agency for health, was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set
out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible
level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity."
- International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Ukraine
The International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organisation,
with 178 member National Societies.
- Amnesty
International - Ukraine
Want to know what's really happening in a country? Then go to Amnesty International,
the champion defender of human rights worldwide. Familiarity with a given
country's human rights issues can provide a unique insight into many other
aspects of its culture and politics.
- Human
Rights Watch - Ukraine
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around
the world.
- International
Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
"The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights is a self-governing
group of non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations that act to protect
human rights throughout Europe, North America, and the Central Asian republics
formed from the territories of the former Soviet Union. A primary specific
goal is to monitor compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki
Final Act and its Follow-up Documents."
- Lonely
Planet Destinations - Ukraine The
people at the offbeat Lonely Planet website are not your typical travel guides
-- they're very bright and know what they're talking about. Their goal is
not to "sell the country" to travelers. Instead, they tell it how
it is. Typical headings include: "Warnings" (in case travel is not
recommended - the "why's"); Facts for the Traveler, When to Go,
Events, Money and Costs, Attractions, Off the Beaten Track, Activities, History,
Culture, Environment, Getting There and Away, Getting Around, and Further
Reading and Related Weblinks.
- Ukrainian
History
An online survey of Ukrainian history from its beginnings through the modern
period.
- Ukrainian
History: Chronological Table
An excellent resource for students and teachers alike. With links to maps
and other resources.
- Abridged
History of Ukraine
Loosely translated and abridged by George Skoryk from "HISTORY OF UKRAINE"
by Mykhaylo Hrushevs'kyi Illustrations copied from 1990 edition published
in Kyiv.
- Yahoo!
News - Ukraine
Latest breaking headline news in English
from a variety of news sources.
- Yahoo!
News Full Coverage - Ukraine
News in greater detail than above site,
also in English.
- Kidon
Media Link - Ukraine
Large selection of News Agency, Magazine,
Internet, Newspapers, Radio and TV links both national and regional in scope.
- Onlinenewspapers.com
- Ukraine
This site offers a huge collection of online
Ukrainian newspapers.
- Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- Ukrainian Service
Daily schedules as well as links to radio
news broadcasts.
- BBC
Ukrainian Service
BBC Ukrainian radio broadcasts as well as
written reports.
- VOA
News - Ukrainian
Voice of America Ukrainian language broadcasts.
- TVradioWorld
- Ukraine
Listing of in-country radio and television
stations with links.