On January 22. 1918. the Ukrainians declared their independence from Russia. By the end of the year. overcome by the too numerous Russian forces. the Ukraine succumbed to tyranny. Since then. the odds which the Ukrainians face in their daily lives would seem insurmountable to we who tend to take so many of the rights we enjoy for granted. Ukrainians are denied full citizenship. and yet they may not emigrate. The Soviet government has made it illegal to teach Ukrainian language or culture in Ukrainian schools. And although Ukrainians account for 20 percent of the Soviet population. they account for a full 50 percent of Soviet political prisoners.
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