№11, (2004)
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Humor in the History of Ukrainian Culture
In the long struggle for their national identity, the Ukrainian people has shown not only heroism and the will to win but also a critical outlook on life. This was a unique means of spiritual self-...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Programmed
The Cabinet of Ministers has received a guarantee from Verkhovna Rada that it will not fall before the presidential elections. Last Wednesday the parliament has approved the government program for...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Antiques in Ukraine: demand vs. supply
Ukrainian antiques are becoming more and more popular. How else can one explain the increasingly frequent attempts to smuggle them out of Ukraine? For example, still fresh are memories of a Ukrainian...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Schoolchildren learn to understand the interests of other countries and to lobby those of Ukraine
On March 17 through 19 Kyiv’s schoolchildren worked as ambassadors of twenty-nine countries. To better master the roles distributed by way of a draw, school teams visited embassies and went into the...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
A Step Toward the Istanbul Summit
Last Wednesday Verkhovna Rada voted to allow NATO forces quick access to Ukrainian territory. The Memorandum of Mutual Understanding Between Ukraine’s government, the Headquarters of the Commander-...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Maria Stewart Sings in Olena Bikhunova’s Voice
A year ago The Day told its readers about the fresh forces that had swelled the soloists’ ranks at the National Opera of Ukraine. Among them was Olena Bikhunova (mezzo soprano), who had a successful...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Europe’s House Divided
Travelling from Berlin to Riga, Latvia’s capital, is an eye- opener, because you get to see much of what is going wrong in European integration nowadays, just months before a further 10 states join...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Why did the court fail to prove that Ukrainian girls engaged in prostitution under duress?
Prostitution is legalized in Germany. There are 400,000 women of the world’s oldest profession registered there. Suffice it to cast a cursory look at certain pages of many German dailies to know the...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Elections Scheduled
Last Thursday Verkhovna Rada approved a decision scheduling the next presidential elections for October 31, 2004. The decision was supported by 429 people’s deputies out of the 440 participating in...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
The Alliance in Search for Scholarly Talents
The North Atlantic alliance is interested in expanding Ukrainian scientists’ cooperation with their colleagues from NATO countries and intends to increase their participation in the Science for Peace...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE!
To actually hear each other, you have to be at the same level to have full contact, as they call it in the Oriental martial arts. Of course, not in the combat but peaceful meaning of the word. This...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Moratorium on Media Inspections
President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma gave a commitment to introduce a moratorium on inspecting the mass media during the election campaign. This decision was made after representatives of the Network...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
How do Ukrainians picture themselves their future president?
The Day has repeatedly initiated a discussion on the expectations regarding Ukraine’s next president. In part, our newspaper wrote about what kind of president for Ukraine Russia and the European...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
Armenian Example
Our Armenian friends have had an uphill road to tell the world about their national tragedy when in 1915 they were marched off on charges that they supported Russia in World War I (some did) and...
23.03.2004 - 00:00
How Ukrainian peacekeepers cope with the language barrier and weather in Sierra-Leone
Currently two Ukrainian peacekeeping contingents are carrying out UN missions in Africa, one being the Fourth Detached Repair and Reconstruction Battalion in Sierra Leone and the other the 56th...














