Workshop co-organiser Marta Dyczok reflects on twenty years of independence in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal:'Most Ukrainians remain far more free than they were 20 years ago, though many are still poor. The country is both wealthier and more socio-economically stratified than it was and the cost of living has soared, in some areas to European levels. But parts of Ukraine also look and feel European, with charming streets, nice cafes, bookstores, restored monuments, gleaming golden-domed churches and 24-hour supermarkets and gas stations.
A graduate student was late to meet me this week because she got stuck in traffic. Graduate students now own cars. A far cry from 1991, when even members of parliament took public transportation and all the flags were red.'
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