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People's Movement of Ukraine
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The People's Movement of Ukraine is a Ukrainian political party and one of the first opposition parties in Soviet Ukraine. It is often simply referred to as the Movement. The party under the name Rukh
Inaugural congress of the movement in Kyiv, 1989
Inaugural congress of the movement in Kyiv, 1989
Gathering of People's Movement of Ukraine at the October Revolution Square (now Maidan Nezalezhnosti) during the raising of the Ukrainian flag in Kyiv
Gathering of People's Movement of Ukraine at the October Revolution Square (now Maidan Nezalezhnosti) during the raising of the Ukrainian flag in Kyiv on 24 July 1990
2nd Congress of the People's Movement of Ukraine, 1990
2nd Congress of the People's Movement of Ukraine, 1990
A leaflet in support of Ukraine's independence spread by Rukh activists in 1991
A leaflet in support of Ukraine's independence spread by Rukh activists in 1991
1998 Ukrainian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 29 March 1998. The Communist Party of Ukraine remained the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 121 of the 445 seats, but no party gained a majo
People's Movement of Ukraine
…by Larysa Skoryk. The People's Movement of Ukraine was registered by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice as a political party on 1 February 1993. In the parliamentary elections on 29 March 1998, the party received 9.4% of the vote and 46 seats. Rukh's parliamentary faction split up into 2 different factions in the spring of…
President Leonid Kuchma (on left, pictured here in 1999) and his close allies have been accused of interfering in the 1998 election
President Leonid Kuchma (on left, pictured here in 1999) and his close allies have been accused of interfering in the 1998 election
Signatures claimed to belong to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) were among those used by parties to participate in the 1998 election
Signatures claimed to belong to Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) were among those used by parties to participate in the 1998 election
The inclusion of Mustafa Dzhemilev (pictured here in 2010) on Rukh's electoral list led to widespread Crimean Tatar support for the party
The inclusion of Mustafa Dzhemilev (pictured here in 2010) on Rukh's electoral list led to widespread Crimean Tatar support for the party