The only people helped by the death tax are lawyers, accountants, and IRS agents.
It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.
Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth.
The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.