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

№34, (2005)

01.11.2005 - 00:00

Odesa-Brody is profitable

After Nov. 15, the National Security and Defense Council is planning to discuss energy security issues with the president. An important topic of these discussions is the diversification of energy...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

A sign from above?

Once again the residents of Kyiv are in an uproar over Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko’s plans to rebuild some of the churches destroyed during the Soviet period. According to his information, there are...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Round-the-world musical journey

The concert program was performed by the orchestra of the National Opera, under the baton of conductor and artistic director Herman Makarenko. The program included world classics as well as works...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

1960s’ protest premiere and Ukrainian activists

The Folk Decorative Art Museum in Kyiv is hosting an exhibit commemorating the 40th anniversary of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. The premiere of this legendary film on Sept. 4, 1965, turned into an...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Ukrainians do not believe in fair elections

A nationwide public opinion poll conducted by the Ukrainian Institute of Social Research on Oct. 7-15 among 2,117 respondents over 18 years old revealed that most Ukrainians think the parliamentary...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Blue Helmets Code of Conduct

Now that the UN is marking its 60th anniversary, much has been written about Ukraine’s peacekeeping initiatives, which represent our country’s substantial contribution to UN efforts and are improving...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Why did Stalin exterminate the Ukrainians?

(Continued from the previous issue) COMPREHENDING THE HOLODOMOR The Holodomor is a phenomenon that is hard to fathom. To do so one must find a rational explanation for the actions of those who...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

The Kyiv Chamber Choir and “1,000 years of Ukrainian spiritual music”

The destiny of any performing company is like that of any individual; it can be happy and bright or unproductive and dramatic, for all of us are born under our particular stars. The Kyiv Chamber...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

This week in history

November 1, 1939. The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR passed a law On Including Western Ukraine into the USSR and its Reunification with Ukrainian SSR. 1991. Verkhovna Rada ratified its...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Author of <I>The Damned Kings</I> meets with author of <I>Ukraine Is Not Russia</I> at a Kyiv soiree

In the past few years musical soirees at the Russian Embassy in Kyiv have become a tradition. Last Thursday’s event was distinguished by such extraordinary guests as the celebrated French writer...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

“Utopia” for small business

The Year of Microcrediting, proclaimed last year by the UN, will be over in a month. Let’s not forget that the Yanukovych cabinet had announced its support of the project and the adoption of a...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Didivtsi and Mykola Kostomarov

A short distance from Pryluky, almost in the center of the village of Didivtsi is an abandoned building that attracts attention primarily because it is markedly different from the modern houses and...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Question of <I>The Day</I>

Vitaliy MELNYCHUK, vice president of the asset management company Kinto: “The limits of reprivatization can be established only if we consider all the circumstances surrounding privatization, i.e.,...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

“Words of gratitude to our fathers and grandfathers”

On Oct. 28 President Yushchenko greeted the Ukrainian people on the 61st anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazi occupiers. The Ukrainian leader was attending a wreath-laying ceremony...
01.11.2005 - 00:00

Facing nature’s fury

The Pakistan earthquake continues a streak of shocking natural disasters during the past year: the Indian Ocean tsunami, killer droughts in Niger and other countries in Africa, Hurricanes Katrina and...

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