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2010 broke the record for temperature in summer – 42 degrees above zero, which provoked an increase in prices for air conditioners. People also remember the presidential elections, bright political campaigns of candidates and incidents at the subsequent inauguration. “Tax Maidan”, protests throughout the country, a fight in the Verkhovna Rada during the adoption of the document – all this also became part of 2010.
We tell about it in the new issue of the documentary series “30 years of Independence” on the UA TV channel.
So, in 2010, Ukraine has the hottest summer in 30 years – plus 42 degrees. It was easy to fry a steak on the roof of a car. The popularity of the topic “heat”, according to search engines in 2010, will be second only to the presidential elections. 75 thousand times a day Ukrainian users ask when the hell will end.
Also, air conditioners and fans will become leaders at the request of Ukrainians. Their prices are doubled, but there is still not enough equipment for everyone.
Political “heat” – presidential elections. The victors of the orange Maidan-2004 – Viktor Yushchenko – only the fifth place, Yulia Tymoshenko – the second. In the first place is Viktor Yanukovych. He will also win in the second round.
“To a certain extent, Yushchenko became a victim, because his confrontation with Yulia Tymoshenko arose. On the one hand, he hated Yulia, it was a forced partnership, but on the other hand, Yulia hated both Poroshenko and Yushchenko. This discord in one team, rather, it even became the reason for the defeat of the “orange” and the coming to power of Yanukovych in 2010” – says journalist Natalia Ligacheva.
The Constitutional Court will soon cancel the 2004 reform. The one that limits the president’s rights in favor of parliament. So Yanukovych regains his maximum powers, the same as Leonid Kuchma had.
Also, the year was remembered for the “Kharkiv agreements”.
“What is the trick – there the calculation formula was laid down obviously not profitable for Ukraine. That is, according to this formula, we always got expensive gas, and, of course, when Yanukovych became president, he tried to settle it with the help of the Kharkiv agreements, but Putin deceived him. Well, as he wanted. Despite the fact that Ukraine had the right to receive gas at a discount of USD 100 per 1,000 cubic meters, Putin supplied gas to Germany at a cheaper price without a discount than to Ukraine, this was done on purpose” – says economist Oleksandr Okhrimenko.
In Ukraine, rallies against “Crimea in exchange for gas” begin.
In 2021, the State Bureau of Investigation will inform Yanukovych and Azarov about suspicion of treason for the Kharkiv agreements – in absentia, because both have been in Russia for seven years.
In Ukraine, rallies against “Crimea in exchange for gas” begin.
In 2021, the State Bureau of Investigation will inform Yanukovych and Azarov about suspicion of treason for the Kharkiv agreements – in absentia, because both have been in Russia for seven years.
Also this year there was a “Tax Maidan”. The entrepreneurs demanded to veto the new Tax Code. 15 thousand angry businessmen live on the Maidan. There are branches of the protest all over the country, from Lviv to Luhansk.
On December 2, the Tax Code was adopted in a new edition. And a day later – the tent city was dispersed under the pretext of installing a New Year tree. In three years there will be a try to do the same – but with a different result.
In 2010, Ukrainians set power, culinary and even cycling records. Thus, the European Athletics Championships, the sprint relay – and literally “golden” Ukrainian women – Yuliya Olishevska, Olha Zemlyak, Nataliya Pyhyda and Alina Lohvynenko.
Football Victory of the Year – Ukrainian Champion Shakhtar are hosting the Champions League group stage for the first time, leaving London Arsenal behind.
In addition, the miracle-borscht with a volume of 4,000 liters is included in the Ukrainian Book of Records.
