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, (2009)

02.06.2009 - 00:00

Yevhen MARCHUK: One should learn to be president

Last week Radio Svoboda (radiosvoboda.org) interviewed Yevhen Marchuk, who was the first head of the post-independence Security Service of Ukraine, Prime Minister in 1995–96, Secretary of National...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Mustafa Jemilev nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

SIMFEROPOL — The First World Congress of the Crimean Tatars (WCCT) ended after the delegates from 162 ethnic organizations in 12 countries adopted a declaration establishing the congress’ status as...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Paper fish

On the second day of the festival at the Cinema House in Kyiv we suddenly noticed that next to our stand we have an entire shelf stacked with original origami-style objects made by the visitors, who...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Museum on paper, history in the attic

Last weekend the residents and guests of Kyiv again marked Kyiv Day. Some were celebrating and some were lamenting the lost green areas, the disfigured landscape of the old city, and the library,...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Transaction with crippling terms

In time of crisis, when most Ukrainians have to tighten their belts and cut down on their expenditures, Ukraine continues to live beyond its means. The Ukrainian cabinet appears to have found the...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Weapon of history

Last Sunday the Russian Information Agency Novosti published an interesting news item about the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril consecrating the tombstones on the graves of the Russian...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Aftertaste of <I>The Day</I>’s photo exhibit in Lviv

Dear Ms. Ivshyna, On behalf of the student body of Lviv Polytechnic National University I would like to express our sincere gratitude to The Day and you as its editor in chief for the opportunity...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

World’s best literary works for Ukrainian readers

Olha Seniuk’s Ukrainian translation of Poltava by the Swedish author Peter Englund will be published in Ukraine in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava. Seniuk was born in...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Freedom will save economy

In the past two weeks President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, and MPs have spoken on better conditions for entrepreneurs, and parliament has started voting through the much-...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Russia to create the Ministry of Truth?

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future. Winston Churchill There seems nothing more important for the Russian government than correct interpretation...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Euro 2012: Poland an example for Ukraine

Poland is ahead of schedule in its preparations for the 2012 European Soccer Championship. The UEFA commission recently visited Poland and Ukraine to assess the situation and approved the progress...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Ukrainian presidential elections: Novices versus veterans

Despite the fact that the MPs have not yet decided on the date of the presidential elections, the electioneering wave has de facto swept across Ukraine. Politicians of different colors and calibers...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

“Solidarity is an ability to sacrifice if necessary”

Warsaw — The 20th anniversary of winning freedom after the fall of communism in Central Europe will be celebrated in Krakow on June 4. It will be an opportunity for all Europeans to think once again...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

Tymoshenko discusses agricultural issues with village heads

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has tackled the problems faced by peasants. She has held what she described as the “most important meeting in her life,” having gathered in Kyiv the heads of village...
02.06.2009 - 00:00

The blind alleys of “doublethink”

A leader or a ruling clique determines not only the future but also the past. “If the Leader says of such and such an event, ‘It never happened’ — well, it never happened. If he says that two and two...

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