This week in the Ukrainian Observer (www.Ukraine-Observer.com)

• Eastern Approaches - Svitlana Sokolova traces the independent spirit of Kyiv in her historic overview of the Magdeburg Law in this issue of Eastern Approaches.

• Knowledge center - Do you need to legalize your documents in Ukraine? Go to this issue of Knowledge Center for valuable advice by Phil Ankel from Altheimer & Grey to make this process less complicated.

• Dialogue and debate - What does a fantasy baseball have to do with the on-line publication?Mike Willard explains it in this issue of Dialogue and Debate.

• Inside Politics - In this issue of Inside Politics, Volodymyr Senchenko proves once again that friendship should never interfere with business.

• Street Talk - In this issue of Street Talk David Payne relates an interesting vignette on being safe in Kyiv.

• Readers Forum - Are Russians and Ukrainians different? Valera Primost thinks yes. To find out more about historical roots and difference in development of Ukraine and Russia access this issue of Readers Forum.

These stories and more in an updated Ukrainian Observer.