Chicken Kiev speech
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Vinony's link graph records 592 inbound references to Chicken Kiev speech, and connects out to Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, Allied Control Council and 1990 Ukrainian Supreme Soviet election.
It is catalogued under topics including 1990s in Kyiv, 1991 in international relations and 1991 in the Soviet Union.
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- Instance of
- oration
- Author
- Condoleezza Rice
- Location
- Verkhovna Rada building
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- speaker
- George H. W. Bush
- point in time
- 1991-08-01
- first line
- This beautiful city brings to mind the words of the poet Alexander Dovženko: “The city of Kiev is an orchard. Kiev is a poet. Kiev is an epic. Kiev is history. Kiev is art.” Centuries ago your forebears named this country Ukraine, or frontier, because your steppes link Europe and Asia. But Ukrainians have become frontiersmen of another sort. Today you explore the frontiers and contours of liberty.
- last line
- We salute the changes that we see. I remember the French expression, vive la différence, and I see different churnings around this Chamber, and that is exactly the way it ought to be. One guy wants this and another one that. That’s the way the process works when you’re open and free—competing with ideas to see who is going to emerge correct and who can do the most for the people in Ukraine.
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1990s in Kyiv1991 in international relations1991 in the Soviet Union1991 in Ukraine1991 speechesAugust 1991 in EuropeAugust 1991 in the Soviet UnionCondoleezza RiceDissolution of the Soviet UnionGeorge H. W. Bush administration controversiesPresidency of George H. W. BushSoviet Union–United States relationsSpeeches by George H. W. BushUkraine–United States relations