№36, (2006)
14.11.2006 - 00:00
The unapprehended evil of communism in contemporary Ukraine
ODESA — On Nov. 7 representatives of right-wing forces held a rally on Mykhailivska Ploshcha, demanding a ban on the Communist Party of Ukraine, the removal of all symbols of the communist regime and...
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Who will pay for the poor?
The next draft law on the question of financing healthcare and medical insurance is being studied in Ukraine’s parliament. Draft law no. 2192 has provoked a number of heated discussions about the...
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The language of gods
After getting a taste of the Near and Middle East, you cannot continue to live like before. All the residents of Donetsk oblast who attended Ukraine’s 2nd Open International Eastern Dance Festival in...
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“Winners’ convention”
For Ukrainian politics the Ukrainian House is a special building. One might even describe it as symbolic. The center of inner parliamentary power was transferred here in 2000. Something like this...
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Believe or disbelieve
About one-quarter of Ukrainians have given a negative assessment of the work accomplished by Victor Yanukovych’s government in the first 100 days in office. These are the results of a survey...
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VV: 20 years later
Last Friday Kyiv’s Bereznitsky Gallery Kiev-Berlin opened a photography exhibit entitled “Those Were the Days” in honor of the 20th anniversary of the famous rock group VV (Vopli Vidopliasova). The...
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A man from the 1st century
Pliny the Younger was a Roman senator and writer. He lived in the second half of the 1st century of the Christian era (62 — 113), although he knew practically nothing about the Christians and the new...
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Marek SIWIEC: “So far I see no multiparty support in the EU for Ukraine’s course”
Recently the European Commission adopted a new EU expansion strategy, including a special report on this organization’s integration capacities. The current strategy, based on consolidation,...
14.11.2006 - 00:00
Ukraine wants to reach an agreement with Mittal Steel Company
The State Property Fund of Ukraine (FDMU) and the purchaser of Kryvorizhstal are preparing an additional agreement to remove all inconsistencies. The FDMU commission set up to examine the results...
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“Wiped off the face of the earth”
For Ukrainians their native land is always embodied in certain landscapes. Natural conditions were one of the factors determining the main features of the Ukrainian ethnos. For the Zaporozhian...
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The poet’s long jour ney
Exactly 160 years ago, in October 1846, Taras Shevchenko, a member of the Kyiv Archeological Commission, went on his first journey to Volyn. One of the main places that he intended to visit was...
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Reinhard SCHAEFERS: the idea of neutrality does not suit the 21st century
On Jan. 1, 2007, Germany will take over the rotating European Union presidency. It will also preside over the G8 summit. Clearly, Berlin’s opinion will be of paramount importance in drawing up the...
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Candles, music, and romance
Young soloists and masters alike recently took part in an evening of romances at Ukraine’s National Opera. The program combined romances from the classical repertoire and popular works used in home...
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“Having come to power, you should have wielded it”
Take me across the maidan,Where I used to sing all the songs I know. I will sink into silence and pass away. Take me across the maidan. Vitalii KOROTYCH One year ago they could still get together. It...
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Maybe deep inside Yanukovych is Orange?
It is sad but true: a large part of the Ukrainian population is opposed to NATO membership. Can public opinion be changed in a short while? Ukraine’s recent history knows cases when public opinion...

















