№36, (2004)
21.12.2004 - 00:00
The Poisonous Fruits of Hatred
A historian is neither a judge nor a prosecutor, just a biased chronicler of the past. Yet professional documented chronicles can and must serve to restore historical memory and help governments and...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Rights of the Disabled and Pre-Election Propaganda
The Verkhovna Rada and the president have come under a storm of rather bizarre accusations of violating the Constitution. On December 8 the people’s deputies passed a law signed by Leonid Kuchma “On...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
“Ukraine Must Be Explored”
Ahead of the December 26 rerun of the runoff elections, more and more people are voicing their views of the events unfolding in Ukraine and offering their forecasts of how the situation will develop...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
America’s Coming Social Democracy?
Almost all of the world’s developed countries consider themselves, and are, social democracies: mixed economies with very large governments performing a wide array of welfare and social insurance...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
A Billion Dollars
Yesterday the International Advanced Study Center was the first to publish statistics addressing the economic aspect of the political crisis that gripped Ukraine after the runoff. IASC experts...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
At the Start of the Road
History is an inexorable and unstoppable archival machine. Sooner or later, all events, even the most striking ones, are transferred to the pages of history textbooks and encyclopedias. The first...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Reappraisal of Values
The events of the two post-election weeks could have been predicted as early as in July, but not at all because protest plans were formulated long before the campaign, as some experts believe....
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Putin’s Imperial Dreams
By Vytautas LANDSBERGIS To divide a people in order to conquer them is an immoral strategy that has endured throughout recorded history. From Alexander the Great to Stalin the Cruel, variants of that...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
70.42% of Poll Participants Want to See Ukraine in the EU
Two-thirds (70.42%) of respondents who have taken part in an international interactive survey are convinced that Ukraine should join the European Union. These are the preliminary results of a poll...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Homage to History or a Return to Stalinism?
The park zone facing the palace has been chosen as the preliminary site for the monument, but the final decision on its location has yet to be approved. According to Volodymyr Kazarin, vice premier...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Poison Identified
Professor Abraham Brouwer, director of the Amsterdam-based Bio Detection Systems laboratory that studies environmental toxicity, has identified the type of dioxin that poisoned Viktor Yushchenko, a...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Drama of the Horror Years
The Writers’ Union of Ukraine has been so preoccupied with the current problems and their resolution, which involved even the country’s judiciary, legislative, and executive authorities, that it...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Yushchenko Healthy, Calm, And Full of Plans
Viktor Yushchenko’s meeting with domestic media people last Wednesday night turned out to be different from the “tight circle” format anticipated by everyone on the guest list. This and the fact that...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Forecast from an Optimist
“Ukraine is a country where only optimists can achieve something. The Polish president is that kind of person, and we believe that the rerun of the elections in Ukraine will be fair. In view of...
21.12.2004 - 00:00
Not-for-Profit Talent
Sixteen-year-old Maksym Zhyvko, a native of Ternopil, has an unusual hobby: embroidery. He began mastering needlework ten years ago while he was still in kindergarten, inspired by his mother’s...












