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

№30, (2000)

31.10.2000 - 00:00

Borys Oliynyk Simply Recited Poetry

Last Wednesday, poet Borys Oliynyk held an author’s soiree at Ukraine House. The list of his titles, awards, and offices is endless: he is a National Shevchenko Prize winner, full member of the...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

Volodymyr Klychko Dispels Myth about Weakness of Great White Hopes

The Kyiv City Administration has hosted a press conference of the WBO heavyweight world champion, Volodymyr Klychko, who recently inflicted a crushing defeat on the American Chris Byrd. Answering...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

London Bobbies Sport Ukrainian Togs

The fifth national Security 2000 Exhibition inspires hope; Ukraine apparently has enough systems and means to secure private business against all kinds of encroachments, breaking and entering, and...
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The Volodymyr Krainev Invites Fourth International Music Festival ends

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this event, which can be at least proved by the full houses at Ukraine’s National Philharmonic. The festival lasted for nine days, with each concert...
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License to Steal

I know Oleksandr Suhoniako not only as head of the Association of Ukrainian Banks and former People’s Deputy but also as an ardent Ukrainian patriot who numbers among his friends such pivotal...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

How the Zaporozhzhian Cossacks Saved Europe at Khotyn

A Cabinet resolution of October 12, 2000, reads that Khotyn Fortress will henceforth be designated as a national historical-architectural preserve, as submitted by Chernivtsi Oblast State...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

This week in history

October 31: 1961. According to the CPSU XXII Congress decision, Iosif Stalin’s body was removed from the Mausoleum. 1995. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada ratified the law On Ukraine’s Joining the...
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Visiting Portugal for Experience

Portugal’s experience, especially in terms of EU membership, could be useful for Ukraine. This, in any case, is the key idea of the Ukrainian President’s three day visit to that country, accompanied...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

UKRAINIAN PLASTIC SURGEONS GIVE WORLD HOPE

A new material for plastic surgery in the form of a gel appeared several years ago, almost simultaneously in Ukraine and Russia. Remarkably, in both cases it proved to have the same characteristics...
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National Bank to Pay More Attention To Capital Flows

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the State Customs Committee are to introduce a special online computerized system to monitor the movement of goods across the border and the making of payments...
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The Symbol Is Supposed to Be Ours

A state cannot exist without symbols. They not only unite people but also enhance them over daily routine, giving them a chance to talk tОte-З-tОte with history. However, these symbols should be...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

CHEAP BUTTS COST THE STATE 660 MILLION HRYVNIAS

Last year the illegal supply of cigarettes in Ukraine reached 18.6 billion, 27% of total consumption. This enabled shadow dealers to gain a UAH 200-million net profit, while the state budget came up...
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Israeli Star of Ukrainian Stage

Two Saturdays ago the young Israeli singer Karin Caspi debuted at the stage of the National Opera of Ukraine in the performance Don Giovanni or Punished Profligate by Mozart. It is remarkable that...
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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry begins revising relations with Russia

Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Zlenko has paid a working visit to Moscow, where he was received by President Vladimir Putin of Russia. This would be an absolutely routine piece of...
31.10.2000 - 00:00

“Parliament and the Cabinet are legs, and the hypothenuse is the President. We must keep this triangle”

Ivan Pliushch, Verkhovna Rada Speaker, a veteran in the Ukrainian political elite, now styles himself as Pliushch II and considers himself chairman of the whole parliament rather than the majority...

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