The day Ukraine declared independence – DW – 08/23/2024
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Mykola Porovskyi was one of the parliamentarians who officially declared Ukrainian independence on August 24, 1991. He gives a glimpse of what went on behind the scenes on that historic occasion.

On August 24, 1991, Mykola Porovskyi, along with other members of the Ukrainian Parliament, carried a big blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag into the parliamentary chamber. It replaced the red-and-blue flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic, and it is still kept in the building. On that day, the people’s representatives of what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Republic declared independence from Moscow and proclaimed the state of Ukraine.

Nb: in a roundabout way, this article was originally written in Ukrainian. It was then translated into English from German.

  • Cyrus DraegurEnglish
    17•20 days ago

    I fucking love the symbolism of Ukraine’s flag so much. Clear blue skies over golden fields!🌻

    • @DrMoronicAcid
      11•20 days ago

      “Nota bene”, Latin for “note well” - it’s like a post script, but used to denote something of importance.

    • @Hawke
      9•20 days ago

      Nota bene. Latin, literally a command to “note well”. Best translation something like “be aware”. Definition “A Latin phrase used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something.”