№26, (2007)
18.09.2007 - 00:00
A friend, not a killer
In many countries fighting dogs are considered the equivalent of deadly weapons, so owners of such breeds must have a special license. In Ukraine it is common to see the owner of a Pit Bull walking...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Hanne SEVERINSEN: “Your opera and ballet are fantastic”
Today’s guest of our regular column “Ukraine through Foreigners’ Eyes” is Hanne Severinsen, Rapporteur of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE). For many...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
The Koval dynasty
Until recently Tamara Koval was a soloist with the National Opera of Ukraine. Now she is the chief assistant and accompanist of her husband, the noted opera singer Mykola Koval, laureate of the First...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Smuggling to order
Kurenivka market in Kyiv is considered the main place for selling and purchasing wild and domestic animals. Now, however, potential customers can even buy exotic animals without ever leaving the...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Call me, call me!
New stationary (land line) phones have been installed free of charge for all benefit recipients in Hryshkivtsi (Zhytomyr oblast), Fursy (Bila Tserkva raion, Kyiv oblast), and Sadky (Poltava oblast),...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Arsenii YATSENIUK: “Any talk of neutrality is nonsense”
Mr. Yatseniuk, I personally heard you say on a visit to the West that political parties should not raise the problem of NATO and the Russian language during the current political campaign. It truly...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
An alternative to Andriivsky uzviz?
An alternative to Andriivsky uzviz is being planned for Kyiv’s Shevchenko district. The local authorities have promised to provide willing artists with display space on Kostiolna Street and...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
The Ukrainian Forum is one year old
For most civic organizations in Ukraine it is an uphill job to generate ideas and know how to convey them to society and the government. One exception is the Ukrainian Forum whose founder and...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Doll therapy
It is heartwarming to realize that Ukraine is showing an increasing interest in ancient crafts, including the creation of rag dolls made of straw. The first public demonstration of how to make straw...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
A constructive summit
The 11th EU-Ukraine summit was not a breakthrough in Kyiv’s relations with Brussels. Rather, it had more of a political significance. The participants of the summit called it a constructive and...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
The other Bohdan
Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky is one of the most vivid personalities in the history of Ukraine. In our perception he was an outstanding Ukrainian politician, talented military leader, and mouthpiece of...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Ukrainian-minded books
Yurii Logush, a well-known international company’s chairman, called to the editorial office one day and asked to find our newspaper’s issue containing the continuation of the material written by...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Ukraine’s close cooperation with the EU is key to overcoming corruption
Ukraine may achieve progress in fighting bribery only in 10 to 15 years, says Miklos Marshall, Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia, Transparency International. In order to make the struggle...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
Farewell, my Odesa!
A monument to Tsar Peter I has stood quietly in Poltava for many years. Fine, let it stand there because it’s not doing anybody any harm — “it’s a monument,” to quote a popular Soviet comedy. But as...
18.09.2007 - 00:00
This week in history
Sept. 18 1640: The catechism of the “Orthodox confession of the faith” is adopted at a church council in Kyiv. 1996: The Ministry of External Economic Contacts and Trade adopts barcode procedures for...















