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

№23, (2008)

22.07.2008 - 00:00

Confirming the status

In the first game of the new soccer season, which traditionally is the Ukrainian Super Cup, the Shakhtar of Donetsk added that trophy to the Cup of Ukraine and the National Championship’s golden...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Time to deal with the problem of water

The Day has repeatedly drawn attention to the problem of water pollution in Ukraine, specifically the kind of water that may be considered potable: tap water, artesian water, or bottled water....
22.07.2008 - 00:00

“A distinguished figure like James Mace only highlighted our slavish core”

On July 16 the Culture TV channel broadcast a program in its Dialogue series. The invited guests were The Day’s editor Larysa Ivshyna and the historian Volodymyr Boiko, who talked about James Mace,...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

A play of colors and light in Olha Petrova’s paintings

It is simply amazing how the indefatigable artist Olha Petrova always finds the time to do everything. The paintings, graphics, installation art, and numerous solo exhibitions and art projects that...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

The struggle against corruption

The US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor declared in Odesa that the American government does not want to see corruption gnawing away at this country’s judicial system and undermining the rules of...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Ukrainian tourism industry lacks star system

The State Service of Tourism and Resorts of Ukraine and various civic organizations are launching a number of projects in Ukraine’s tourism industry. Some projects are aimed at attracting foreign...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Merkel’s mission in Kyiv

Yesterday German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel came with her visit to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko expressed his hope that Merkel’s visit will help to strengthen Ukrainian-German...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

July 1918: The revolt of the Left SRs

It is common knowledge that the history of the Soviet state has been rewritten more than once. Certain episodes were distorted with particular thoroughness. Among the latter is the rather obscure...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Serious Negotiations or Hot Confrontation with Iran?

BERLIN — For two weeks, it looked like the regime in Iran had finally gotten the message that, if it continues to pursue its nuclear program, serious military confrontation is likely to result....
22.07.2008 - 00:00

In the light of historical truth

The Holodomor in Ukraine of 1932-33 is still an open wound in our national consciousness. Those years, which were the most terrible in all of Ukraine’s history, demand from each one of us not only...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Budget’s “second wind”

Until a few days ago, Ukrainian parliamentarians were working in their districts. The summer break has now begun. But there is a risk that parliament’s summer vacations will be interrupted before...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

The secrets of a little courtyard in Kyiv

On a wonderful summer evening, a Spanish rose blossomed in the back courtyard of the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum in Kyiv. Guitars were playing, a woman was singing, and the castanets and heels of dancing...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Genoese fortress in the Crimea heavily damaged by downpour

The damage to one of the towers of Cembalo, the Genoese fortress in the Crimean city of Balaklava, was caused by heavy rains that lasted throughout the night, said Dr. Nikolai Alekseenko of the...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

Coffee with sweet pepper

They say that discoveries and creative insights are found at the crossroads of science and art, science and literature, and literature and music — at the junction of things that outwardly cannot be...
22.07.2008 - 00:00

A few words about the mechanics of power

Continued from The Day, no. 22 County and gubernial leaders of the nobility were responsible for the election procedure, which could last up to 15 days. As a representative of the administrative...

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