Speeches, celebrations, prayers, art, music, sports, and some fireworks. Not without some controversy, which revives the political debate even in the most important day of the year. Ukraine celebrates 19 years of Independence, in line with the characteristics of its people, pride, solemnity, spirituality, passion, and fun.
was August 24 when the overwhelming majority of deputies of the Rada ratified the outcome of the referendum which, Prime December 1991, 92% of Ukrainians said yes Independence of the country, after years of terrible, and difficult to Soviet rule. On the same day, the parliament decided, immediately, to send a strong signal to break with the past by approving decrees departicizzarono the state assets, put the outlawed Communist Party and transfer the property to the Rada, ergo - at least on paper - the Ukrainian people, and eventually disbanded the KGB, replacing it with the Security Service of Ukraine - Sluzhba Bezbeky Ukrajiny, SBU. Followed, encouraged by the recognition of the newborn state by all 64 nations of the world, the Declaration of the Rights of Ukrainian nationalists, the first of November, and the adoption of the flag, anthem and coat of arms. Like it or not, since Ukraine is an independent, proud of their culture and, aware of its history, projected to Europe.
The center of the festivities, of course, the capital, Kyiv. Rich and structured the program: At 9 o'clock, at the Lavra Pechers'ka traditional prayer for Ukraine, which was held by the Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Filaret. Thirty minutes later, laying flowers at the foot of the monuments to Taras Shevchenko - the Ukrainian national poet - and Mykhajlo Hrushevs'kyj - the first Ukrainian president, head of the National Rada between 1917 and 1918. At 10, the canonical celebration, with speeches by the authorities, on Majdan Nezalezhnosti: the main square Capital is known to the world for being the center of the Orange Revolution of 2004, with which the Ukrainians, with the weapons of non-violence, opposed to authoritarianism and political, led by Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yushchenko, claimed the right un'Ucraina , democratic and European. At the same time, two other events. The Park of Culture and Rest, to design air festival "Carnival of the air", dedicated to the occasion, Ukrainian Independence. At the Dnipro river port on the other hand, the traditional regatta town. From 12 to 22, still on Majdan, on presentation of the main groups in the country in concert "For you, independent homeland." After the music festival, in conjunction with other eight cities in the country - Sevastopol, Odessa, Kerch, Lvov, Zhytomir, Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne and Vinnycja - articificio fireworks, finale fireworks permit, only after long and tough negotiations, on an ad hoc decree of the Minister of Defence, Mykhajlo Jezhel, initially opposed.
Punctual, as always, also the statements of the authorities and political and spiritual leaders, present and past. On the day of Monday, August 23 - National Flag Day - the president, Viktor Yanukovych, has expressed wishes to all the canonical Ukrainian representatives in the room dell'Ukrajins'kyj Dim, ministers, national parliamentarians, diplomats, high places religious and local administrators invited for the occasion. Devoid of originality, even the content of speech, with which the Head of State reiterated the recurring theme of his presidential campaign, according to which, before the development towards democracy, the country needs economic stability.
"We wish our country a future rich - he exclaimed, in Ukrainian, not without a bit of Russian accent - not only want un'Ucraina renewed and democratic. But, before that, a land where people live with a level appropriate . For the world can count on us. I believe that Ukraine will soon be among the planet's most stable states, and democratic. " Appointment, also journalists. Not everyone, though. As reported dall'Ukrajins'ka Pravda, the correspondent of the independent news site, founded by the late Girija Gongadze - journalist, former opposition Presidentissimo Leonid Kuchma, who was assassinated in 2000 - was stopped at a few meters from the place of the Conference, as belonging to one of the media is not officially invited.
On the same line Majdan's speech on the morning of Independence Day, in which Yanukovych was declared to lead the country towards economic stability and criticized, as is traditional, the previous government and presidential administration. "Over the past five years - has exclaimed the head of state - the country has experienced instability. Ukraine has suspended the suo sviluppo. La mia amministrazione è volta a costruire un Paese nuovo, economicamente forte e stabile".
Più concreta, invece, l'anima dell'Opposizione Democratica, Julija Tymoshenko, che ha chiamato a raccolta tutti i cittadini che hanno nel cuore il proprio Paese in un meeting ai piedi del monumento a Taras Shevchenko, nel primo pomeriggio. Con una nota, pubblicata sul suo sito personale, la Lady di Ferro Ucraina ha evidenziato l'importanza della ricorrenza, in quanto, il 24 agosto di 19 anni or sono, gli ucraini hanno finalmente riottenuto il proprio Stato, tornando ad essere padroni della propria terra dopo un millenio di battaglie contro il dominatore, zarista prima, sovietico poi. Inoltre, l'ex primo ministro ha ribadito the importance of freedom of speech, human rights and fair elections: key principles of the Ukrainian Constitution, which strengthen and guarantee the country's development towards democracy and Europe. And that must be protected, the better to overcome the difficulties of this in the political and economic.
"From the day of our Indipendneza - announced the leader of the main opposition party, Bat'kivshchyna - we have become more aware, confident and strong. We remember our history - continued Ukraine Iron Lady - and we are aware Today, before us, we have unwanted and unexpected difficulties. But, I firmly believe that together we will defeat all obstacles to the strengthening Independence of our Homeland. I'm sure that we win together and reach the goal we have in the heart: the construction of a just and prosperous country where every citizen feels really free and master of his own life, can improve their future, feeling protected and defended by a law truly equal for everyone. "
based optimism even thought of the first president of independent Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, who loscorso August 21, at a press conference convened appossitamente, assured that nothing threatens the independence of country status Consolidated, now impossible to erase. Kravchuk also said that there are substantive issues that must be resolved, especially in the political, economic, like the improvement of international relations with third countries, primarily Russia. In addition, he denounced the increasing degree of corruption in the country, especially in recent months.
"There are countries - said the Head of State emeritus - who can more vigorously to defend the independence of Ukraine, and to protect its national interests. Like the U.S., for example. But - he continued - must be acknowledged that the situation in Ukraine today is much better than four or five years ago. " Official Documents
also by the foreign registries. Meager, it would seem ironic, the comment submitted by U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Which, after noting with emphasis on his visit to Kyiv in July, has praised the way the country is undertaking to achieve a new balance in the name of democratic values \u200b\u200bin common with the United States of America. Later, the U.S. chief diplomat expressed hope for a future plan for strengthening the strategic partnership with Washington, which focuses on economic cooperation, trade, energy and joint investment to strengthen the structures of the country. "The United States - said the former first lady - are close to Kyiv in the achievement of a new democratic balance. Washington would not give to the projects of cooperation already existing between the two countries. On the contrary, they will implement."
In a joint statement, the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the economic stability that is reaching Kyiv, describing it to renew key element of good neighborly relations with Moscow, as reported by Kremlin, a long tradition. Furthermore, the two recalled how Moscow and Kyiv have already undertaken projects for close cooperation in various fields ell'economia, above all, energy. "Russia and Ukraine - shows the known - are united by a long tradition of friendship and cooperation. We are happy that Kyiv celebrates its National Day in a situation of renewed economic stability. The renewed partnership between the two countries will benessere ai cittadini dei nostri Stati. Russi ed ucraini hanno comuni radici, storia e cultura".
Un'interpretazione storica, in chiave russa, che, purtroppo non rispecchia la realtà. L'Ucraina ha una propria lingua, cultura e storia. Purtroppo, puntualmente contrastate dalle dominazioni zarista prima e sovietica poi. Una guerra culturale continua, che i russi hanno già vinto agli occhi dei Paesi europei occidentali. I quali ieri hanno sistematicamente precluso ogni possibile integrazione di Kyiv nella NATO e nell'UE, ed oggi analizzano - si fa per dire - la situazione del Paese per mezo di corrispondenti da Mosca. Anche il giorno dell'Indipendenza.
Infine, doveroso sottolineare che quasi metà della popolazione does not believe that Ukraine is truly independent. To sanction, a poll conducted by the authoritative Razumkov study center, in collaboration with the UNIAN news agency. Only 43.2% of respondents believe their country's full independence, while 44.7% sempresso has strong doubts about it. One thing, say the sociologists, up from 2006, when a strong disappointment reigned in the country, especially after the memorandum with which the then president, Viktor Yushchenko, candidate of the orange people, he appointed former rival Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych , the current head of state, betraying election promises, most of his supporters, and the ideals of peaceful color revolution.
Ma, pur sempre, non ancora ai livelli del 2005, quando, terminata la Rivoluzione Arancione, il primo governo Tymoshenko, seppur minato da rivalità interne, lavorava per il rafforzamento dell'Indipendenza del Paese, e per la sua integrazione in quelle istituzioni euroatlantiche. Alle quali, lecito ricordare, l'Ucraina, per storia, cultura e tradizioni, ha pieno diritto di appartenenza.
Matteo Cazzulani
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