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

№14, (2001)

15.05.2001 - 00:00

CHERSONESOS — KHERSON — KORSUN)

Maps say here was also a city and port. The ruins are seen above the waves, But the town was erased Like chalk from a blackboard by wild hordes (From Maximilian Voloshin’s verse) The south of...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

World Is Again Frightened by Ukrainians

Kyiv has never before heard so many reports about Ukrainian customs irregularities, involvement in illegal trafficking of people, and unlawful employment abroad. In early May, these reports came...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Word to the Wise

The Radio Liberty interview of Gert Weisskirchen, an OSCE Commissioner on Human Rights, says some things that some of my colleagues here might not like but which I think are important. I agree with...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Where Does One Find a Workhorse?

President Leonid Kuchma will appoint an acting prime minister if the parliament does not approve his candidate, reports Interfax Ukraine. Mr. Kuchma made the statement last Tuesday, May 8, addressing...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Near Abroad to Become Real Abroad

Beginning next year, CIS citizens will be admitted into Ukraine only on production of what is known here as external passport. This decision is valid for all the commonwealth states except Russia and...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

The Ukrayina Movie Theater first showed Jean-Jacques Annaud’s war epic Enemy at the Gate

Enemy at the Gate is a film that poses no problems for the audience. This is in fact the end to which it was made. War, love, death, the breathtaking daily routine of snipers, German evil demon Major...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

WHEN RULES ARE UNNEEDED

In a situation, when the “new opposition” never managed to find itself a place in the actual political lineup, our implacable militants of national salvation have only one way to remain within the...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Or over a year at liberty

After The Day’s story (No. 36, September 28,1999) about Stepan Kovalchuk from Monchyntsi, a godforsaken village in Khmelnytsky oblast, it was picked up by the world’s leading news agencies. For a...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

“Moral Politics” as Formula for Unprincipled Policies

As the eyes are the mirror of the human soul, so the assistants, advisors, and consultants are often the mirror of a political soul. This lot also befell Viktor Yushchenko whose advisor Serhiy...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Mriya Again Soars

The An-225 Mriya (Dream) unique superheavy cargo plane has recently made the first of ten test flights as part of its certification test program, following which the aircraft is to be awarded a...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

GROWING UP AMID MYTHS

The topic of Ukraine has been much in the focus of the world, including Russian, media in the past few weeks. In fact, not a single day has gone by without reports, articles, reviews, or comments....
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Fifth Column for Ukrainian Producer

On the night of May 3, a Mohyliv-Podilsky border security squad apprehended a group of smugglers, who were trying to illegally bring into Ukraine a large lot of chicken drumsticks. The Day was told...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Provincial Pulchritude

Beauty contests here can be quite aptly ranked among the first fruits of perestroika. They became unique free birds in the then strictly regimented and heavily censored cultural and entertainment...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

From a Ukrainian parish

Zakarpattia. Peredhiria [the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains] is a place where the clear skies seem to merge into an almost matching blue of the pines, quick flowing highland rivers, especially...
15.05.2001 - 00:00

Ukrainian Zenit Plays American Rock and Roll

On the night of May 9, at 1:10 a.m. Kyiv time, a Ukrainian-made Zenit-3SL booster rocket with a US spacecraft onboard was launched from the Odysseus floating platform in the Pacific. This is the...

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