May 23, 2013

The Other Chelsea

Here is a great documentary about Ukraine, Donetsk region, soccer and its fans, coal miners, and a rising star of the Party of Regions. Comments are welcome. The movie has English subtitles.

May 13, 2013

Understanding Economic Development

Here is a great article by Professor Bob Higgs about the ten rules for understanding economic development. Rules 8 and 9 are very critical for economic development of Ukraine.
In general, I find it amazing that we tend to share a weird belief that politicians are somehow impartial or selfless.