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

№36, (1998)

13.10.1998 - 00:00

Ethnic Policy is a Delicate Matter

Nearly one third of Ukrainian citizens are in fact not Ukrainians, but representatives of about 130 other nationalities. The so-called "ethnic minorities" are a significant factor in the country's...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Falling to Zero

Last week showed some "living-it-up" by dealers, which was expressed in increasing trading volumes compared to the previous period. The total volume of transactions in the Over-the-Counter Stock...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Ihor KIRYUSHIN: "It Will Be Hard To Survive This Winter" 

In Ukrainian residents' rating of events, the autumn's plunging temperatures can pretty soon outstrip even the current financial and monetary crisis. Apartments are already cold, children and the...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Should Yeltsin Step Down?

The chairman of the Duma' commission on impeaching President Boris Yeltsin told journalists that the commission had no intention of terminating its work. It just works in another rhythm.When the...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

There Chords From Disgrace to Glory

No one seems to remember that time in 1987 when Andriy Butorin was arrested at the local market while trying to sell some homemade instruments, or when his photo appeared on a billboard reading "...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Subjective Demiurges 

The Brief Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Popular Literature was recognized as the most original book project of the year at the recent Publishers Forum. However, literary circles had mixed...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

This week in history 

October 13, 1948: Dashava-Kyiv gas pipeline is completed. October 13, 1969: World War II memorial to fallen Soviet soldiers and partisans is dedicated in Poltava. October 14, 1942: the UPA...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

NEWS IN BRIEF 

General Prosecutor's Office to Come to Grips with Kyiv Budget The Provisional Investigation Commission to examine the legality of spending budgetary means in Kyiv for the 1996-1998 period...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

The Government Decided to Put the Debt Pyramid Construction Back in Order

The Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Finance have formed UkrSpetsfin, the Ukrainian Specialized Financial Enterprise.   The purpose of the enterprise is a good one: to pay off tax...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Presidential Campaign Exposed to Danger

Slightly more than a year is left to the next presidential elections. The experience of pushing the election bill through Parliament shows that the time is ripe to consider the rules by which the...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Ukraine -A Country of New Romantics

The national nuclear energy company Enerhoatom's joint labor committee resolved last Wednesday to start a collective labor dispute with the management. Nuclear workers believe that the government,...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Oleh Blokhin: "I have scored all of my goals" 

After many years of fame the best player of the Kyiv Dynamo and USSR national teams, who set seven still unbeaten records, has become a People's Deputy, a far cry from sports. Since 1988 he has...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

Viktor PYNZENYK: "There will be no political changes until holding companies realize that their time is over"

Viktor Pynzenyk is rightly regarded as a veteran of Ukrainian reforms. Thrice elected to Parliament and twice assigned important Cabinet posts, he has participated in working out countless bills...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

CRISIS HITS POCKETS - AND KIDNEYS...

The city ambulance service, habitually under constant pressure, has for the past several days been in a mad rush. "Previously we had our hands full of serious body injuries, now we are being...
13.10.1998 - 00:00

"I do not like Ukraine," said a German businessman The Day reporter in Germany decided to find out why 

It looks sort of strange: there are very few foreigners in Kyiv of late, despite the fact that more embassies have opened recently and there is still some business going on. However, one can...

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