Ukrayinska Pravda

Ukrayinska Pravda of June 11, 2010
URL	pravda.com.ua
Slogan	Founded by Georgiy Gongadze in the year 2000
Commercial?	Yes
Type of site	News
Registration	Not required
Available language(s)	Ukrainian/Russian
Owner	Ukrayinska Pravda
Created by	Georgiy Gongadze
Launched	April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) (11 years ago)[1]
Current status	News-in media

Ukrayinska Pravda (Ukrainian: Українська правда, literally Ukrainian Truth) is a popular Ukrainian internet newspaper, founded by Georgiy R. Gongadze in April, 2000 (the day of a Ukrainian constitutional referendum).^[1] Published mainly in Ukrainian with selected articles published or translated to Russian and English, the newspaper is tailored towards the general readership with some particular emphasis placed on the hot issues of the politics of Ukraine.

The newspaper is non-partisan but generally leaning towards "nationally conscious" point of view. It strongly supported the Ukrainian opposition during the events of the "Orange Revolution" in Autumn, 2004.

Works

A cartoon from Ukrayinska Pravda

The newspaper was often first to investigate and publish the material on corruption or unethical conduct of or related to Ukrainian politicians from all political camps. In December 2002 Ukrayinska Pravda was refused a press accreditation by the (then) General Prosecutor of Ukraine Svyatoslav Piskun (an offence against the Criminal Code of Ukraine).^[2]

Its online forum is one of the most diverse and widely attended internet political discussion fora in Ukraine.

Other projects

Other projects of Ukrayinska Pravda are the websites:^[3]

• Табло ID; website focused on celebrity news
• Champion.com.ua; website focused on sports
• Historical Pravda
• Economic Pravda
• Kyiv
• Life
• Blog-post section

See also

• Olena Prytula
• Georgiy Gongadze
• Myroslava Gongadze
• Cassette Scandal
• Mykola Mel'nychenko
• Politics of Ukraine
• History of Ukraine

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Beheaded: The Killing of a Journalist by J.V. Koshiw, Artemia Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0954376406 (page 63)
2. ^ JOURNALISTS BOYCOTT PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Ukrayinska Pravda (December 5, 2002)
3. ^ (Ukrainian) Часті запитання (right bottom corner)

External links

• Ukrayinska Pravda (English)
• Ukrayinska Pravda (Ukrainian)
• Ukrayinska Pravda (Russian)