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

№21, (2007)

17.07.2007 - 00:00

A false start

On July 9 Naftohaz Ukrainy publicly condemned the “unwarranted” interference of some politicians in the work of businesses in the gas sector. In the company’s view, this may lead to violations of...
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A battle in 2007 before the electoral political storm in 2008?

Two events — an important one and a sad one — are expected to occur in Ukraine this fall: early elections to the Verkhovna Rada and the 90th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. In...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

In memory of St. John Chrysostom

This year Christians are observing the 1,600th anniversary of the death of St. John Chrysostom, one of the most venerated Fathers and Doctors of the Christian Church. John was born in 347 in ancient...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Like in wartime

This year World Population Day, traditionally marked on July 11, was devoted to saving the male population of Ukraine. The mortality rate among the representatives of the “stronger sex” is much...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Rainder STEENBLOCK: “Ukraine’s membership in the EU is a question of progress rather than time”

Rainder Steenblock, a member of the German Bundestag and spokesman on European Affairs of the Parliamentary Group “Bundnis 90/Die Grunen,” believes that Ukraine is an important country for Germany,...
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Illegals

According to official statistics, nearly one million Ukrainian citizens are working abroad. Unofficial sources indicate that the number of Ukrainian wage-earners in foreign countries tops seven...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Homo Festivus in Poland

Ukraine is still on the fringes of the world festival movement, primarily because of financial reasons. Few young people can afford to pay even the entrance fee for large-scale international...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

July 17 1933: The first riverboat sails from Kyiv to Kherson after the completion of the Dniprohes Hydropower Station and the removal of the Dnipro rapids. 1958: The Council of Ministers of the...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Ostroh students win prizes for research papers on Holodomor

The National University of Ostroh Academy recently held a student research paper competition on the Ukraine manmade famine (Holodomor) of 1932-33. The authors of the best papers were awarded...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Learning how to respect yourself

When summer comes and it’s not raining, a few 40-something men go out to the neighboring courtyard facing my windows, sit down at a table, drink beer and vodka, smoke, eat chips, and play cards. They...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Maria the Implacable

When I was a child, my grandmother told me about a female otaman named Marusia whose detachment fought in the Vinnytsia region during the Civil War. Later, when I was researching this period of...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Ukraine and Hungary stepping up cooperation

President Viktor Yushchenko’s fruitful two-day visit to Hungary had a cultural accent. On the first day of his visit the Ukrainian and Hungarian leaders mostly discussed cooperation in the field of...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Trans-European retro auto race

The trans-European Paris-St. Petersburg car race began on July 6 and will last three weeks. The race commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first. Big 15 Citroen and its modifications, Light 16 and...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

What are we paying for?

The parking saga is drawing to a close. Deputy Mayor Irena Kilchytska has promised that the Kyiv City Administration will “begin doing civilized work.” She claims that new fees will be introduced in...
17.07.2007 - 00:00

Was Ukraine under Soviet occupation?

The Museum of Soviet Occupation, which opened in Kyiv in the first half of June, caused a major public furor. In its 19 June 2007 issue The Day carried an article by the historian Yurii Shapoval,...

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