This day in history

1847: Russia’s tsarist government issues an ukase allowing peasants to buy freedom in case a given estate is sold at public auction.

1917: The Central Rada proclaims the Ukrainian National Republic, in which all political power belongs to the Rada and the Secretariat, while maintaining formal federative relationships with Russia.

1927: The Tenth Congress of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Ukraine condemns Trotskyism and the Shumsky nationalistic trend.

1943: The First Conference of the Captive Nations of Eastern Europe and Asia convenes in Volyn.

1994: Leonid Kuchma and Bill Clinton sign the Charter of American-Ukrainian Partnership, Friendship and Cooperation during the Ukrainian president’s official visit to the United States.

2004: Shevchenko District Court dismisses Kyiv City Administrations’ claim banning rallies on Independence Square (Maidan), scheduled for November 21-23.