Nearly 8 Years After the 'Orange Revolution,' Ukraine Runs Into Reversals

[SteveOR]

 
This is a report on the aftermath of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution.  It's well filmed and includes lots of video of Kyiv and Independence Square.
 
http://video.pbs.org/video/1918241101
 
So what do you think about the state of Ukraine?  Lot's of people from this forum have been there and I know that none of you are at all shy about sharing your opinions .  Is Ukraine heading towards a more democratic form of government or returning to a more authoritarian state?  How about the economy?  Is it getting better for the people or worse?
 
 

[JohnDearGreen]

So what do you think about the state of Ukraine?  Lot's of people from this forum have been there and I know that none of you are at all shy about sharing your opinions .  Is Ukraine heading towards a more democratic form of government or returning to a more authoritarian state?  ...

Another question :  Is there a better chance of
a) a democratic government succeeding and controlling corruption in Ukraine
or
b) the Red Mafia controlling the business world in US?
http://jewise.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/red-mafiya-how-the-jew-mafia-invaded-america/


Last paragraph in story:
“Even Russian racketeers and crooks want their children to be doctors and lawyers. But some of the kids have learned that they can make more money by being crooks,” he says somberly. “Young Russian kids with MBAs are getting jobs on Wall Street. They are setting up all kinds of scams. They’ll hurt a lot of people. There’ll be a lot of suicides.  “In this country, it’s so easy to make money,” the Russian says. “I love this country. I would die for it.”
...
“Remember when Khrushchev banged his shoe on a table at the U.N. and said he would bury the West?” a baby-faced Russian gangster once asked me in a Brighton Beach cabaret. “He couldn’t do it then, but we will do it now!”
...
“The Russians didn’t come here to enjoy the American dream,” New York State tax agent Roger Berger says glumly. “They came here to steal it.”