Serhiy Stelmakh adds that former Soviet republics are also writing their own histories, to the dismay of many in Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

Ukrainian historian Serhiy Stelmakh is a member of the Russian History Department at Shevchenko State University in Kyiv.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

In Ukraine,presidential contenders Tymoshenko and Yanukovych have been seeking the support of candidates they defeated in the first round, especially Serhiy Tihipko.

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

Ukrainian state TV quoted the police chief, Serhiy Lyashenko, as saying the pair had coordinated the attack directly with Serhiy Ivanchenko, an election agent for Moroz.

BBC: Violence, mud-slinging mar Ukraine election campaign

Serhiy Tyhypko, a banker who (like Mr Yushchenko) served as head of the central bank and who also ran Mr Yanukovich's presidential campaign in 2004, seems likely to come third.

ECONOMIST: Ukraine's presidential election

Serhiy Leshchenko writes for the website of Ukrainska Pravda.

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