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

№16, (2002)

21.05.2002 - 00:00

Taras VOZNIAK, “Should the visa barrier be established, Ukraine will become a gray zone between Russia and Europe”

“I STRONGLY DOUBT THAT A GALICIAN COULD BECOME PRESIDENT” “Mr. Vozniak, during a recent television bridge with Russia you, a figure better known for cultural and philosophical studies, introduced...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Marble Fatback

An interesting meeting took place at The Day’s editorial office. Our guest was a colleague from Russia, Yekaterina VARKAN, managing editor of the NG-ekspres supplement to Nezavisimaya gazeta. The...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Aleksandrov Murder Defendant Found Innocent in Court

Yury Verediuk, accused of murdering Slovyansk-based TOR Television Company CEO Ihor Aleksandrov, has been acquitted for lack of evidence. The court ruled that Mr. Verediuk has the right to file a...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Ahatanhel Krymsky’s Ukrainian idea of universal human systems of coordinates

WAY OF THE CROSS If a child can read at the age of three and a half, his parents have ample grounds to claim that God has endowed him with extraordinary abilities. Such abilities can either...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Positive Nationalism

Tomorrow the awards ceremony of the Petro Jacyk Second International Contest in the Ukrainian Language, sponsored by the Ukrainian League of Philanthropists, will be held. It is a unique event, in...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

But for a Fellow Countrywoman, We Wouldn’t Have a Computer

Larysa Ivshyna (Zhalovaha) says she has long wanted to offer some help to her old school which still evokes so many pleasant memories, “Our school was famous for having superb teachers...” Later,...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Destiny Knocks

The new parliament, starting on May 14, reached the stage of forming fractions on May 16. At the morning session the chairman, Valery Konovaliuk, announced that six fractions were officially...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Kyiv Denies Breaking UN Sanctions

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense have ruled out the possibility of Ukraine having supplied arms to former Yugoslavia states in 1994, in violation of UN sanctions....
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Ukraine Regains EU’s Trust

The European Union plans to offer Ukraine a loan of 110 million euros ($100 million) this year as part of a new financial aid package. The loan decision was approved by the European Parliament last...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Mykola Kostomarov’s Four Behests

May 16 marked the 185th anniversary of the birth of Mykola Kostomarov (1817-85), distinguished Ukrainian and Russian historian, writer, ethnographer, and public figure. It is worth recalling his...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

This week in history

May 21: 1918. The First Ukrainian Conference of Trade Unions founded the All-Ukrainian Council of Trade Unions. 1921. The Council of People’s Commissars of Ukrainian SSR passed a decision On...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Investors Strike, Tax Collectors Work, And Tax Code Is Being Improved

I remember Prime Minister Anatoly Kinakh saying on the eve of the elections that the VAT is a tax that destroys the economy and then reiterating in a Day interview that this opinion would be...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Negotiations back to square one?

The efforts of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to reach a compromise with the Polish side over the Cemetery of Young Eagles (Cmentarz Orlat) were never successful. Interfax-Ukraine quotes...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Ukraine cannot stand another decade of political waffling

The fourth parliament of independent Ukraine is at work. Already the first plenary sessions are evidence that political rather than legislative issues come first, and that there are more such...
21.05.2002 - 00:00

Are Ukrainians Getting Richer?

In March, the average monthly income in Ukraine reached UAH 354.81, which is a 7.9% increase over February, Interfax-Ukraine cites Ukraine’s Ministry for the Economy and Integration with Europe....

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