№31, (2005)
11.10.2005 - 00:00
Young Octobrists
September is over and October has begun. Is this special? It happens every year. Well, that depends. This October is special for a number of reasons. For example, it is hot in every respect. It is...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
Europe’s recommendations
Rapporteurs from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) addressed critical remarks to the current Ukrainian government. The remarks in question were made on Oct. 5 in the French...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
A sound approach
According to the Ministry of Public Health, there are 284,700 mentally handicapped people in Ukraine, 88,000 of whom are listed as disabled; this figure includes 18,439 children. This is the third...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
Nicotine has beneficial effect on allergies, say American researchers
Scientists have long been aware that nicotine has a stimulating effect on the brain by improving memory and the quality of data processing. However, information about its curative properties in...
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There is still an opportunity to implement effective reforms
On September 8, President Viktor Yushchenko made an undoubtedly difficult decision, dismissing two key members of the glorious Orange Revolution. That dramatic decision exposed dissimilar views on...
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Luxury and patriotism
A team of top Ukrainian hairstylists recently traveled to Paris to take part in the festival Mondial Coiffure Beaute. The veteran member organizations of the Intercoiffure Mondial call it the main...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
The day of “organized polemics”
A number of scandalous items topped the agenda of last Friday’s session in parliament. A particularly heated debate was expected after a report by Volodymyr Stretovych, chairman of the parliamentary...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
Dnipropetrovsk: cradle of revolution?
The Day wrote extensively on the Maidan phenomenon in the winter of 2004-05. A number of interesting ideas were raised, both in the form of brief remarks and in-depth analyses (e.g., the April series...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
With fatherland in his heart
September 25 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Artistic Ukrainian Movement (known by its Ukrainian acronym MUR, which in the Ukrainian language conjures up associations with a castle...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
“It saddens me to hear such a reproach”
At last Friday’s press conference President Yushchenko focused on his new team, curbing corruption, relations with the opposition, the coming elections, and regional policies. The president spoke...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
Vyshnivets
This is a small town with an ordinary name that is understandable to Ukrainians. However, for those with at least a passing knowledge of Ukrainian history this name immediately conjures up...
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President discusses “No. 1 task” at Lviv economic forum
In Lviv it is always difficult to switch from a discussion of politics to economics. No doubt if President Yushchenko had not chosen to go to Lviv for the 5th International Economic Forum, it would...
11.10.2005 - 00:00
How will Russia influence the 2006 parliamentary elections in Ukraine?
Regardless of official statements from Moscow, the Kremlin appears to have learned its lesson from the last presidential campaign in Ukraine. Moreover, the recent leadership crisis in our country has...
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Why does a corruptionist need a psychologist?
“Corruption is a real human need that cannot be regarded as a psychological anomaly,” says Serhiy Maksymenko, director of the Kostiuk Institute of Psychology. Corruption is simply a desire to live...
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“I want my mommy...”
This little boy has a serious illness. He doesn’t know his parents and probably doesn’t understand who is to blame for his conspicuous helplessness. The photographer told us that the little boy lives...















