Roman in Ukraine

R.I.P. forgotten millions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Communism Share on Facebook

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Some Americans I’ve told this joke to don’t get it. Ukrainians always get it. *** Two men die and go to hell. The Devil asks whether they want to go to American hell or Soviet hell. In American hell you can do whatever you want, but you have to eat a bucket of shit every [...]

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When they aren’t centrally located for an entire apartment, they are inconveniently placed — on the side of a door’s hinges instead of by the door knob. Share on Facebook

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.49 kg Broccoli = 18.61 UAH ———> 37.98 UAH/Kg ———-> $2.16 / lb (In the US it’s about $1.50) .44 kg Chicken Drumsticks(4) = 22.98 UAH ———-> 52.22 UAH/Kg ———-> $2.97 / lb (In the US it’s about $2.50 — right?) Loaf of bread (medium quality) = 12 UAH ———-> $1.50 (In the US it’s [...]

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Hardest thing to get used to with my new Android (Dual-Sim Smartphone PAE8 3.6): keeping my keys in the other pocket. The GPS doesn’t work, but I love the dual sim. In Ukraine, it’s handy to have two numbers with two different mobile companies. *** Amazon Reviews Share on Facebook

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Some area codes reflect a region — 044 is Kyiv. Others represent a mobile phone company — 066 is MTS, 097 is Kievstar See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Ukraine Share on Facebook

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Ukraine is a philologists dream. I can think of no other place where language issues play such a prominent role in political debate, personal identity, and culture. Although it isn’t my primary focus here, I can’t stop noticing. (See here, here.) Here is a list of words which were a normal part of my childhood [...]

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You can read about Ukraine’s hyperinflation here. Or look at the evidence here: Share on Facebook

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