Ukraine’s independence-era voices say Russia's effort to keep control has lasted decades
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FILE - Ukrainian people celebrate in front of the parliament the day when Ukraine's independence was declared, in Kyiv, Aug. 24, 1991. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)Soviet army cadets register to vote in the Ukraine's first popular presidential election in Kyiv, Dec. 1, 1991. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)FILE - Ukrainian women shout while waving their coupons to buy butter at a state-owned shop in Kyiv, Dec. 3, 1991. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)FILE - People wave Ukrainian national flags as they gather outside the parliament building during a pro-independence rally, in Kyiv, Sept. 4, 1991. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)FILE - Two Ukrainians argue the merits of independence in Kyiv's central square, Dec. 2, 1991. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing, File)
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FILE - Ukrainian people celebrate in front of the parliament the day when Ukraine's independence was declared, in Kyiv, Aug. 24, 1991. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)