New Ukrainian "Head"

From the BBC:

"Ukraine names woman, 23, anti-corruption head"

A 23-year-old lawyer has been given the task of leading Ukraine's anti-corruption drive, the second major appointment of a young woman in weeks. Anna Kalynchuk's promotion has provoked consternation among some Ukrainians who say she is unqualified and too young. She will direct Ukraine's department of "lustration", which aims to purge officials tainted by corruption. Corruption was a key complaint of protesters who forced President Viktor Yanukovych from power in February 2014.  Ms Kalynchuk's appointment comes days after Anastasia Deyeva, 24, was named by Interior Minister Arsen Avakov as deputy minister, one of Ukraine's top police and security posts. That announcement was met with anger, which only intensified when nude photos of Ms Deyeva were shared on social media. Kiev political analyst Vadim Karasyov told Associated Press that Ukrainian politics increasingly resembled "a circus show in which clowns come to succeed frustrated professionals". At the heart of the storm is the frustration of ordinary Ukrainians at the pace of the drive to clean up Ukrainian politics. Perception of corruption is worse in Ukraine than in Russia, according to Transparency International. Little more than two weeks ago, the charismatic governor of the Odessa region, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, resigned, accusing Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko of backing corrupt officials who, he said, were undermining his reform efforts in Odessa. His resignation followed that of the Odessa police chief, fellow Georgian Giorgi Lortkipanidze. Only days before, top officials were forced to reveal their huge wealth - hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and collections of luxury items - under new anti-corruption rules. None was accused of criminality, but it was a stark illustration of the trappings of power and the gulf between some officials and the mass of Ukrainians. The lustration department says hundreds of officials have been forced to resign over corruption, but Ukraine's corruption problem clearly still remains crippling.

^ There is clearly a problem in the Ukraine over corruption (something that plagues many former Soviet Republics  - especially Russia.) I hope that these new appointments will bring an end to the corrupt life-styles that have prevailed for decades and that the Ukraine will then be able to focus its attention to tackling other issues that affect the ordinary Ukrainian. The fact that the new ministers are in their 30s may be a good thing since they were too young to be caught in the very corrupt Soviet system (the so-called classless society where nothing got done without bribes and knowing people in high positions of powers or class.) Because of their age there's a chance that they still see good in the world and want to fix what's wrong over an older minister who is set in their ways and just wants a kick-back. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38075466