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

№26, (2008)

09.09.2008 - 00:00

Foreign policy opportunities and domestic prospects on the line

In an urgent televised address to the Ukrainian nation President Viktor Yushchenko said that a new coalition has been de facto created in parliament. Commenting on the crisis, the head of state...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Kateryna Strashchenko: “My fate was determined by Yevhenia Miroshnychenko”

Apart from five premieres, the last completed season of the National Opera, its 140th, was marked by an unprecedented number of prestigious titles and awards that were presented on the final day....
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Crimea online: Ukraine without a voice

Crimean television is brazenly conducting antigovernment propaganda — and not just on commercial channels. The Crimean State Television and Radio Company (DTRK Krym), which is financed by the...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

An analytical diary of the defeats and victories of the Ukrainian state

Another book has just been published as part of The Day’s Library Series. The new publication, entitled James Mace: “Vashi mertvi vybraly mene“ (James Mace: “Your Dead Chose Me”) is Ukraine’s...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Gearing up for the Lviv Publishers Forum

The 15th Publishers Forum is set to open on Sept. 11 in Lviv. This is the largest book fair in Ukraine and one of the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. The forum, which is a special event for...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Will the government’s arithmetic add up?

A couple of weeks ago Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko made the sensational announcement that the Cabinet of Ministers has lowered housing construction costs by nearly 50 percent and canceled a...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

What do Russians like to read?

The president of Ukraine sent his greetings to the 21st Moscow Inter­national Book Fair, which ended on Sept. 6. Six pavilions displayed about 180,000 new titles from 82 countries. The book fair...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Grand Antiques Salon at the Ukrainian House

The Grand Antiques Salon is the third large-scale creative project launched by the Ukrainian House. The first two — Art Kyiv and the Grand Sculptural Salon — are staged in the fall and...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Shots in the back half a century later

Deceive your children, if you will; Your friend, that simple clod;Deceive yourselves and foreign folk;You cannot cozen God!! Taras Shevchenko The communists have always accused their...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Fight against cancer needs long-term strategy

Ukrainian doctors have long sounded the alarm about the steep increase in the numbers of cancer patients. All discussions about the causes, prevention, and treatment of cancer are only the first...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Ukraine: The Next Crisis?

The Russian invasion of Georgia has sent shock waves throughout the West and the former Soviet space — especially Ukraine. Indeed, Ukraine could be the next potential crisis.Georgia’s increasingly...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Ihor PASICHNYK: “A university rector in contemporary Ukraine is primarily a manager”

The 2008-09 academic year has just begun, and it looks as if it will be a period for fixing mistakes. At least this is what future high school graduates and their parents are hoping for and colleges...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Chauvinism without “liberal” masks

(Conclusion; for Part 1, see previous issue) Before I continue discussing Volodymyr Vernadsky’s article “The Ukrainian Question and Russian Society,” I would like to draw the reader’s attention to a...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Protecting children from the world’s troubles

Children are the least protected members of society. Where should they go when wars or floods start? Fortunately, there is an answer to this question and it lies in the Crimea. A few weeks ago two...
09.09.2008 - 00:00

Welcome to Terra Antarctica!

A museum called Terra Antarctica: Mainland of New Knowledge will open in Ukraine in approximately one year’s time. According to the National Antarctic Research Center at the Ministry of Education and...

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