№38, (1998)
27.10.1998 - 00:00
An-70 Offered to NATO Countries
The joint Ukrainian-Russian Intermediate Transport Plane Consortium is ready to supply NATO countries with military and cargo An-70 aircraft, consortium chairman Leonid Terentiev disclosed at a press...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Oleksandr Kupchyshyn:
Ukraine, which joined the Council of Europe three years ago, is being accused of breaking the rules of the game – no moratorium on death sentences was enacted in our country for a year and a half...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Serving the Majority is Dangerous and Difficult
Let us recall that the Prime Minister addressed seven Parliamentary factions which did not vote for government dismissal with a proposal to nominate candidates from their factions to occupy “any...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Christiaan Barnard: “Death is often our friend”
After hard facts showed that it could and was, people wanted to know when heart transplants would start in the Soviet Union, where they would get enough donors, how long a patient would have to wait...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Does Television Serve Those on Top or Articulate for Those Below?
When we turn on the television or open a newspaper, we want normal objective information. Alas, the current situation in Ukraine is rather specific: the authorities instead of using direct censorship...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Beats Russian Gosduma in Soccer
Ukrainian parliament members won the game four to one. The game, held last week between colleagues-competitors, was already the fourth. Ukrainians managed to win two out of three previous games and...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Dutch Actress Gives Lesson in Professionalism
The play Man or Woman? was performed at the closing ceremony by Kris Niklison of Holland. The performance was peculiarly instructive for our actors: despite being in demand by popular film directors...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
America Does Not Want Ukrainians to Undermine Its Businessmen
The controversy between the Elayent-Kyiv Ukrainian-American joint venture and the Ministry of Defense and Ukrainian government spilled over to the international level when US Ambassador to Ukraine...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Will We Continue to Subsidize Feudalism?
The bill provides for restructuring the agricultural arrears over a five-year period with initial payment to be made on January 1, 2000. Hr 13 billion in penalties and fines to the state budget,...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
New EU Import Loan
The European Union granted Ukraine a loan of 150 million ECU ($181.8 million). Officially the loan is directed to support the Ukrainian balance of payments. According to Minister of Finance Ihor...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
How can NATO’s on-going show of force in the Balkans influence Ukrainian attitudes toward the West?
I will express my personal opinion. The attitude toward NATO pressure in the Balkans in different post-Socialist countries depends on how structured their political elite’s attitude toward the...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
WORLD view
The Ukraine — European Union Summit held in Vienna did not and could not provide a quick and clear answer to a number of questions at a time: does the EU actually want to ever see Ukraine a member?...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Vitaly Korotych:
He is a well-known publicist, author of several books, former editor-in-chief of Ranok, Vsesvit, and Ogoniok magazines, President of the Ukrainian Writers Union, people’s deputy, professor, the...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Dipavali Celebrated at the Himalayas
That night Good again reigned over Evil, even though by the Indian calendar only. And it took very little: watching pretty women dance, smiling and swinging their hips provocatively. For some reason...
27.10.1998 - 00:00
Maryna Kroshyna: “We should clearly understand that tennis is a fine calling card for the country”
During more than 15 years Maryna Kroshyna had defended the colors of Red Banner all over the world (see photo).
An honored master of sports, she won the All USSR tournament five times and the...













