Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№1, (2009)

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Laws of pressure

This drawing was created 10 years ago by the genius of the caricaturist Anatolii Kazansky and has been carried by The Day several times. Back in 1998 the artist’s prophetic gift enabled him to...
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This week in history

Jan. 20 1661: The Polish king grants Lviv’s Jesuit Collegium “the status of academy and the title of university.” 1943: The first issue of the newspaper Ukrainske slovo comes off the presses in...
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Topping the bill

The Tchaikovsky Ukrainian National Music Academy’s Opera Studio is one of the most interesting cultural centers since most of its performers are the Academy’s undergraduates and post-graduates who...
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Just a piece of advice

Slovakia is one of the European Union countries that have suffered from the Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict but remained unaffected by the global financial crisis. Who does Bratislava blame for...
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The Wall of Time to reveal historical truth about Ukraine

Over the past few years the last week of November has heard the mournful echo of an unprecedented 1932-1933 tragedy, the Holodomor, which was a famine artificially engineered in Ukraine by Stalin’s...
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British Council’s position

In the diversified and globalized world of today, establishing long-term contacts is the first step toward success. Seeking compromise and understanding, all countries in the world, including Ukraine...
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Year of Maria Prymachenko

Under President Viktor Yushchenko’s edict, 2009 is marked in Ukraine as the Year of Maria Prymachenko. The celebration of her birth centennial started at the end of 2008. Den’ closely followed the...
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“Ukrainian society has become one year older”

1. Could you please rate the most important events on the international arena in 2008? Which of them, to your mind, were the most significant for Ukrainian society?2. Which events in Ukraine were...
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Ivan Fedorov, a Person of Europe

December 18, 2008, saw the 425th anniversary of the death of Ivan Fedorov (Fedorovych), an outstanding 16th-century printer. This date would have been a cause for celebrations in the Soviet era. For...
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The less you know about Gazprom, the better for you

If the Ukrainian political leadership paid more attention to contemporary quality literature, they would make a big discovery: all their moves and all those unexpected political and economic...
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Modest classic

History is not always fair in its assessments: it is apt to throw people who have sincerely, honestly, and inspiringly served their people throughout their lives into the River of Oblivion. This only...
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Leonid Kravchuk: Putin and Medvedev acting better than they do in the Taganka Theater

In the photos you can see Boris Yeltsyn, George Bush, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger smiling to Kravchuk. One photo is from a reception in his honor in Washington, DC. In some other pictures...
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Rus’ against Russia, or Overcoming a historical paradox

The adjective Rus’ seems unusual. There is Russian, while Rus’ as an adjective looks like a mistake. However, let us not jump to conclusions. I will attempt to argue that Rus’ as an adjective is a...
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Ave, Europa!

The launch of Oxana Pachliowska’s book Ave, Europa! generated a very special atmosphere that seldom observed during cultural events in Kyiv. People packed one of the halls of the Ukrainian...
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Maksym Motkov: Dreams will always remain

During the holiday season theater-goers saw several traditional ballets-cum-fairy tales: The Nutcracker, The Night before Christmas, and Buratino and the Magical Violin. The last performance, staged...

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