The 27th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration about state sovereignty: the historical significance of the document and the contribution of Chernigiv in the building of the independent state
July 16, 1990 the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR adopted the Declaration on state sovereignty of Ukraine. This weekend, Ukrainians celebrated the 27th anniversary of this historic event. Yesterday, 17 July, representatives of authorities, political parties, public organizations, and scientists gathered at a round table to discuss the historic significance of the adoption of the Declaration and its impact on the subsequent course of the struggle for independence of Ukraine. — Now we have an opportunity to talk about history, politics, citizenship to those who was not just a witness but an active participant in the events of the late 80's-early 90-ies, the people who fought in those years the independent Ukrainian state, — said the Deputy Chairman – chief of staff of regional state administration Natalia Romanova. Also the Vice-chair noted that 27 years after the Declaration of Ukraine approached the fulfillment of all parts of the items. Only now, through changes in the Constitution and the decentralization processes initiated by the President of Ukraine, the country has become the way of real transfer of rights to local communities. By the way, this region — among the leaders in the creation and development of the unified territorial communities. Some of them can be an example for the implementation of reforms. On background, the socio-political situation in Ukraine and the region in 1989-90-ies told the witness of those events, the public activist Valery Locusts. He stressed that the Declaration of state sovereignty of Ukraine was a document, which United the Patriotic forces of that time for the sake of independence of the country. According to Valery Locusts in the field, as throughout the Ukraine, in the late 80's-early 90-ies were quite a few political forces that wanted to create an independent state. The most powerful was the people's movement of Ukraine. By the way, Chernihiv, since 1989, operated a regional center, this was the sixth such organization in Ukraine. The representative of the Ukrainian Institute of national memory in Chernihiv region Sergey Butko emphasized that the Declaration of a 90-year — in fact, the program of building an independent state. In addition, it gave impetus and direction to the process of formation of national States in the USSR. Therefore, the Declaration claimed the modern name of the state – Ukraine. Guaranteed the territorial rule of law and inviolability of borders, economic independence and protection of all forms of ownership, national-cultural revival of Ukrainian people. Remember the round table participants and outstanding personalities, fellow of Chernigov, who significantly contributed to the establishment of the statehood of Ukraine. It is a native of Koryukovka Tatiana Aheeva and creneti Sergey Semenets co — sponsor of the Declaration on state sovereignty of Ukraine, Levko Lukyanenko, a native of gorodishchensky district is the author of the act of independence of Ukraine. During the round table joined in the discussion, the Chairman of regional Association of Ukrainian society "Prosvita" named after Taras Shevchenko, Vasily Chepurny; one of the founders of the Chernihiv branch of the Ukrainian ecological Association "Green world", head of outpatient Department — doctor-hematologist of the regional Center of radiation protection and health improvement of the population Ivan Osadciw and Chairman of the public organization "United family of Chernihiv region" Nikolay Shan. According to the Department of information activities and communications with the public RSAÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
