[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 18, 1994]
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                         UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, on August 24, 1991, the Parliament of 
Ukraine declared Ukraine's independence. This long-awaited triumph was 
the culmination of the struggle waged by generations of Ukrainians who 
never lost faith in the ultimate victory of a free and independent 
Ukraine.
  This coming Sunday there will be an observation of the third 
anniversary of Ukrainian independence celebrated at the Ukrainian 
Cultural Center in Warren, MI.
  Mr. President, the program this Sunday will commemorate the emergence 
of Ukraine as a free member of the international community of 
independent nations, to be followed by a cultural program that 
celebrates the rich traditions of a culture, language, and people who 
were not crushed by 70 years of Communist oppression.
  Ukraine faces many daunting challenges and has encountered many 
difficulties since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Yet its people and 
spirit continue to inspire freedom-loving people everywhere.
  I join the people of Michigan in commending the people of Ukraine for 
never losing faith, for shouldering the burdens that come with 
restructuring a society, and for emerging in victory to bear witness to 
this third anniversary of the proclamation of Ukrainian independence.

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