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

№12, (2006)

11.04.2006 - 00:00

When a book turns into a phenomenon

“How Ukraine and its history are perceived in the world depends on your efforts,” said Anne Applebaum during a recent visit to The Day. The distinguished journalist, civic activist, and member of the...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Sterile b ut still dangerous

The problem of stray animals is getting fresh attention in Ukrainian cities. Spring has arrived, and stray cats and dogs are beginning to proliferate on a larger scale than in other seasons of the...
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“They don’t ask me for help, so I help them myself”

After helping a woman give birth to her baby in a village home lit only by an oil lamp, with the other children watching from the stove-bench (and this is in the comparatively well-to-do Lutsk...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Life after Chornobyl

In order to draw public attention to the aftereffects of the Chornobyl disaster and illustrate the current status of the exclusion zone, graduates of National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy have...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Competition for best Holodomor memorial design

An exhibit of designs submitted to a nationwide open competition for the best Holodomor memorial complex recently opened at the National Artists’ Union in Kyiv. The contest was announced by the Kyiv...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Time to take out the garbage

Spring is not just the season for romance. A lot of mundane problems must be resolved after the long winter. Among other things, the melting snow reveals piles of garbage that have to be removed on...
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An injection of temperament

Ukraine is preparing to hold its Year in Georgia. The ceremonial conclusion of the Year of Georgia in Ukraine was recently held in Kyiv. The closing soiree at the Taras Shevchenko National Opera...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

China’s Roadmap

China is about to adopt its 11th five-year plan, setting the stage for the continuation of probably the most remarkable economic transformation in history, while improving the well-being of almost a...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

We’re consuming more than earning

In 2007 Ukraine’s state budget deficit will match or even surpass this year’s, First Deputy Finance Minister Viktor Kalnyk told a press conference. Allowing for all duly approved proposals concerning...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Chornobyl: a Look from the 21st Century

We are approaching the 20th anniversary of Chornobyl, one of the most horrible disasters in the history of Ukraine and all mankind. The Day is also making a humanitarian contribution by publishing...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Bureaucrats are slow here

There is a saying: if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountain. The same thing is happening with foreign investments in Ukraine. Since foreign investors still...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Pope St. Martin I

In April both Catholic and Orthodox Christians honor the memory of Pope Martin, who lived in the 7th century. Born in Tuscany, Italy, he received an excellent lay and religious education, and later...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Athletes to do construction work

April is the month of the nationwide project “Sports Are Everyone’s Concern.” Between April 1 and 30 nearly 20,000 sports grounds will be tidied up all over Ukraine. At a press conference on April 3...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Post-election chessboard

Of all the territories that were once part of the Polish state, Ukraine appears to be the only one that had an elite whose political culture remained on a medieval level. In those times, which were...
11.04.2006 - 00:00

Without “Icarus”

For a week dancers and choreographers from 15 countries vied during the 6 th Lifar International Ballet Competition. On Sunday the jury led by the noted choreographer Yuri Grigorovich passed their...

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