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

№2, (2009)

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Three exhibits at PinchukArtCentre

The PinchukArtCentre is hosting two solo exhibits — by Sam Taylor-Wood, a British painter whose works were part of the Ukrainian exposition at the last Venice Biennale and are now on display for the...
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Ukrainian spiritual elite

First we need to cure the unhealthy foundations of our epoch.                      ...
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When Greek meets Greek

This is a true saying: in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies — only interests. Do you remember how Arsenii Yatseniuk became the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada on Dec. 4, 2007? That day...
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Dialogs between cultures

Collection of works dedicated to the noted Italian Slavicist and Ukrainist Dr. Giovanna Brogi BercoffOn Jan. 29, the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Philological Studies at the University of...
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My double life

We are one month into the year of 2009, thanks goodness. This is a year of the Bull, something we have nearly forgotten with all the hullabaloo over gas. This powerful draft animal was not revered by...
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Stebliv stories

THE ISLANDAny visitor to Stebliv cannot but feel enchanted by the poetic beauty of the Ros river. It flows quietly between its gently sloping banks in the vicinity of the town, but once in Stebliv,...
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More than school interests

On December 13 Yaroslava Bolotina, a judge at the Odesa District Administrative Court, repealed her own ruling to stop the registration of participants in external testing in Ukraine. The court also...
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Hamas’s Real Enemies

JERUSALEM – In Iran, elements from within the regime are reportedly offering a $1 million reward for the assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak because of his opposition to Hamas in the...
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More questions than answers so far

At nearly the same time when we learned that the Ukrainian and Russian governments had finally found a compromise in the gas standoff that had sent shivers down Europe’s spine for 10 days, a much...
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“Album pour enfants” and Kamenka

Is there anyone out there who once learned to play a musical instrument and does not know at least one piece from Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Album pour enfants?” Naturally, this cycle is best remembered by...
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This week in history

Jan. 27 1918: A delegation of the Ukrainian National Republic signs a peace treaty with the Central Powers in Brest-Litovsk. 1924: The Kyiv City and gubernia Soviets pass a resolution on the...
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Crucial moment

In spite of a tight minute-by-minute working schedule, Zbigniew Brzezinsky, a one-time national security advisor to President Carter and now a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International...
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Price of filled pipeline

Russia’s Gazprom resumed gas supplies to Europe and Ukraine on Jan. 21. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, exhaused after hours of nighttime talks but quite satisfied with the results, shared the good...
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Advocates for abandoned animals needed

Care for abandoned animals is, unfortunately, not a prestigious cause in Ukraine. In contrast to this, no one marvels at private zoos. In fact, no one knows how many of them operate in Ukraine...
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Year of Mazepa: Baturyn — forever!

The restoration of the historical and cultural preserve “Hetman’s Capital” in Baturyn is, undoubtedly, a significant event for every Ukrainian who has at least a vague idea about the importance of...

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