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

№19, (2007)

26.06.2007 - 00:00

A gentle approach to immunity

The president urges future members of the Verkhovna Rada to waive their immunity. The prime minister says the president’s initiative is a campaign stunt. The opposition promises to support the...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Holiday celebrating a constitution that is not upheld

There will be four holidays in late June. We will be celebrating the 11th anniversary of the Constitution of Ukraine as solemnly and lavishly as never before. There will be extravaganzas, concerts,...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Laughter and tears on the Internet

The Internet is playing an increasingly important role in our lives. Yet no one knows what dirty trick will be played next in cyberspace. Proof of this is the recent stunt that was pulled off by some...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

<I>Ukraine and Ukrainians</I> in 18 volumes

Two weeks ago the first volume of the unique historical and ethnographic art album Ukraine and Ukrainians: Halychyna and Bukovyna was launched at the Kyiv-based center of Ukrainian folk culture, the...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Portrait of an authentic woman

On June 21, the Art Development Foundation in Kyiv hosted the premiere of Venus and Others: Portrait of an Authentic Woman by the Mushlia Theater of Poetry (artistic director: Serhii Arkhypchuk)....
26.06.2007 - 00:00

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama:

An old Tibetan proverb says that no one knows exactly what will happen first: tomorrow or the next life. A couple of weeks ago Kyiv Mohyla Academy National University hosted the roundtable “The XIV...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Second wind under ground

The management of the Makiivvuhol state-run enterprise (Makiivka, Donetsk oblast) thinks that the government’s support has allowed it to achieve an all- time high in coal production. Just a few years...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

June 26 1919: The first All-Ukraine Congress of Communist Organizations of Working Youth convenes in Kyiv, during which the Komsomol of Ukraine is founded. 1994: Presidential elections are held in...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

“The New Testament” of Pylyp Morachevsky

Translating the Bible or some parts of it is a difficult and painstaking job that requires a sound educational background and extraordinary erudition. Every such translation is the result of years of...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Ukraine at the Czech Film Festival

For the first time a Ukrainian feature film will be screened at the prestigious 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which will take place on June 29-July 7. According to the Category A...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

National memory and efforts to stymie it

The historical-memorial publication, Knyha pamiati Ukrainy (Ukraine’s Book of Memory) objectively reflects the Ukrainian nation’s participation in the Second World War. Work on this project began 18...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Bread battles

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov is confident that the old prices of consumer bread varieties “will be removed from the agenda within a week.” He explains this by the absence of...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

“Grab-it” syndrome

At a press conference held on Friday, June 22, Oleksandr Afonin, president of the Ukrainian Association of Publishers and Book Distributors, announced that Mystetstvo, Alaton, Oberehy, Ukrainska...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Bitter allure of power

Prince Roman Mstyslavych was rightly considered the most outstanding prince of Ukraine- Rus’ at the turn of the 13th century. A chronicler extolled the prince as a “memorable sovereign of all Rus’,”...
26.06.2007 - 00:00

Day of common work

The nationwide action “Let’s Revive Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage” was launched last week. For the fourth year in a row youth work groups from different corners of Ukraine — Chernihiv, Lviv, Zaporizhia...

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