№29, (2004)
02.11.2004 - 00:00
George BUSH: Ukraine May Join NATO
In an exclusive interview with the US Russian-language newspaper Novoye Russkoye Slovo (New Russian Word) US President George W. Bush said that he has not ruled out the possibility of Ukraine joining...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
You Can Falsify History, But It Always Takes Its Revenge
Last Friday Den/The Day welcomed Bruno Cadene, Radio France’s permanent correspondent in the CIS. The purpose of his visit was to interview Den/The Day’s editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna, which will be...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Strategic Uncertainty
More than enough food for thought for politicians, experts, and the electorate. The first principal factor is the polarization of the Ukrainian electorate manifesting itself in the first round. Some...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
A Healthy Future
In early November Kyiv will host a nationwide conference on mandatory health insurance. This will be one way of convincing Ukrainian society that free health care is completely bankrupt and that paid...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Celebration of the Military Greatcoat
Three heads of state attended the parade dedicated to the sixtieth anniversary of Ukraine’s liberation from the fascist invaders. President Kuchma shared the grandstand in Kyiv with Russian and...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Anacharsis: A Tragic Road to Wisdom
Some territories in today’s Ukraine once belonged to an ancient civilization in the North Pontic steppes that were settled by Greek colonists. “Our territories belonged to the ancient Greeks and were...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Ukraine, through the Eyes of a Pole
The Year of Poland in Ukraine was not the biggest news of the year from the very outset, even less so on the eve of the presidential elections. However, another poll by TNS OBOP in Poland contains...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Templars “Seize” the Old Fortress in Kamyanets-Podilsky
Last Wednesday, following a heated debate, Kamyanets-Podilsky city councillors voted unanimously to “surrender” the Old Fortress’s Day Tower and New Western Tower — architectural monuments of the...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Smoke Screen
Ukraine ranks among the top twenty countries with the highest rate of smoking. Every year we smoke 1.5% of the cigarettes manufactured worldwide, even though our population comprises a mere 0.85% of...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
This week in history
November 2. 1941 . The Radianska Ukrayina [Soviet Ukraine] radio station began work in Moscow. 1973. The first stage of the 3600 fine-sheet rolling mill was put into operation at the Azovstal...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Nelly Pavlova’s Architectural Discoveries
The Khmelnytsky-based artist Nelly Pavlova chose to give an autumnal twist to the name of her solo exhibition at the I. P. Kavaleridze Museum-Studio — “Apples Are Dropping.” But this somewhat...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Money Buried in Sand
The other day the Supreme Council of the Crimea again addressed the persistent problem of unfinished construction projects. In Soviet times, such unfinished projects were the result of the practice...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Fewer Ukrainian Women Marry Foreigners
The Ministry of Justice says there is a discernible downward trend in Ukraine in the number of marriages with foreigner nationals, reports Interfax-Ukraine. According to Valentyna Kunda, head of the...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Infidelity, Poverty, Irresponsibility
Government officials have submitted their analytical reports on family and child welfare in Ukraine to President Kuchma. They were presented and endorsed at a general meeting of interdisciplinary...
02.11.2004 - 00:00
Changing Passports Again
Ukrainians owe this innovation to the war on terror. At least, this is what the Interior Ministry claims. According to Vasyl Hrytsak, chief of the ministry’s resource department, participants at the...














