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

№27, (2003)

23.09.2003 - 00:00

Genocide and Identity

In 1945 one Raphael Lemkin, who described himself as a totally private man that coined a term, developed the concept, and wrote the basic international documents on what we now call genocide, wrote...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Vira Sushynska has spent almost 24 years, waiting for her son’s return from Afghanistan

The window creaks, and her heart skips a beat. Could it be her son rapping on it? Seeing the mailwoman in the street, she catches her breath. Maybe she has a letter from him. The woman, seeing her,...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Current History in Photos

A dirigible flying a streamer reading The Day soared over the capital’s largest exhibition center, as limousines rode up, delivering the highest government officials and ranking foreign guests. The...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

British minister calls for separating government from business

“Ukraine knows what it needs to do to be considered for possible membership of the European Union: respect for human rights, open elections, separation of the political and administrative class from...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Beer, Friends, and Time Off

On September 6 the Ukrayina Exposition Center was awash in beer suds. The consumers obviously did not mind the cold, unlike the brewers, who traditionally resort to active advertising in the fall to...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Reshaping the Army

“The Ukrainian Army is undergoing surprising metamorphoses” was the theme of the ICTV host Dmitry Kiselev’s analytical program aired the Sunday before last for the first time after his summer...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Ukrainian Bandura in France

It all started last year, during the Days of French Culture in Rivne oblast, organized by the French Embassy and the French Alliance (director Nadiya Chumak), starring the French virtuoso guitarist...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

This week in history

September 23: 1919. A joint meeting of the Direktoriya and governments of Ukrainian People’s Republic (UNR) and West Ukrainian People’s Republic decided to begin military action against Denikin’s...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Statistics for Everyone

Ukraine’s economy seems to have quickly recovered from its July shock. According to the State Statistics Committee, August saw the GDP grow by 5.9%. Speaking in an interview with the “Ukrainian News...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

About <I>The Day</I> and this Country

To understand what is happening in this country, one has to monitor the environs together with Den’/The Day. And I think anyone can see what is happening at this periodical, especially now that we...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

And paid a UAH 3,400 fine for violating flight regulations

A petty fine marked the end of a much-publicized affair involving three German nationals who flew to Ukraine in a private plane and were detained at the Dnipropetrovsk airport for violating...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

IMF says there are risks involved in quick repayment of debts

Ukraine’s number one banker Serhiy Tihipko is prepared to repay all public debts to the International Monetary Fund, yet the creditor appears to have adopted a cautious attitude toward his enthusiasm...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Stephen Bathory and Zaporozhzhian Sich

The decade-long (1576-1586) reign of Polish King Stephen Bathory (Stefan Batory) ushered in of the “golden age” of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita). The son of Transylvanian Prince...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Holland to help Ukraine combat drug abuse

“This country is making great efforts to assuage the problem of drug addiction. Yet, although the government has developed a special program and a grand concept to overcome drug abuse, we must admit...
23.09.2003 - 00:00

Lypynsky on the imperative of political independence

Almost a month ago the Smoloskyp (Torch) publishing house (Kyiv-Philadelphia) turned out the first volume, long-awaited in not only scholarly circles, of the complete works by Vyacheslav Lypynsky, a...

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