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

№40, (2007)

25.12.2007 - 00:00

Quo adis, Ms. Tymoshenko?

A new government in Ukraine has finally been formed, headed by Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister. How do the East and West estimate the longevity of the Orange team, which has effectively...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Chefs for athletes

“We have drawn up a list of higher educational establishments that will be training staff for Euro-2012,” announced Tymofii Desiatov, director of the Vocational Training Department at Ukraine’s...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Merry Christmas to all Christians!

This evening a large part of people on the Earth started to celebrate one of the greatest Christian holidays — Christmas Day. The church bells are chanting, carols glorifying the birth of God’s Son...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

In defense of Ukraine

Today the main character of my story is the prominent Jewish activist, talented man of letters, humanist, and political writer Volodymyr (Zeiev) Zhabotynsky (1880-1940). Throughout his life he fought...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Poinsettias for a mouse

As New Year’s Eve approaches, a real sales boom has engulfed toy stores and souvenir shops. In the short period left before the holiday shoppers have to buy a green beauty, decorations for it, and...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Talent looking for a patron

A total of 22,000 hryvnias were raised at a charity auction featuring arts and crafts made by Volyn’s disabled. LUTSK-The day of the auction was a lucky one for the Minkovsky couple from Novovolynsk...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Dancing throughout life

Performances by the Pavlo Virsky National Merited Academic Folk Dance Ensemble, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of this pre-eminent dance group, are taking place throughout Ukraine. Two gala...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Kyiv International Book Fair and Exhibition opens at Ukrainian House

The Kyiv International Book Fair and Exhibition (“Book Contracts”) is being held within the framework of the Year of the Ukrainian Book. Thus, according to the Ukrainian State Committee for...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Destiny of man in independent Ukraine

The current political and psychological crisis in Ukraine prompts one to reconsider who we are and where and how we are advancing. Why do we often recall such derogatory dictums about Ukrainians as “...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Syndrome of indifference

A stranger came up to 10-year-old Tetianka as she was looking at movie poster at a cinema, where she had come with her friend. “Would you like to act in a film?” the stranger asked. “Of course, who...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

Dec. 25 1941. The Soviet army’s Kerch-Feodosia landing operation liberates the Kerch Peninsula from the Germans. 1992. Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice registers the human rights organization Memorial....
25.12.2007 - 00:00

“Centers of free opinion and civic activity”

On December 17 Kyiv’s chamber theater Suziria hosted the Volyn Soiree under the slogan “Vocal and Wine Glass.” Attending the event were our newspaper’s friends, partners...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Trukhaniv Island threatened by Euro-2012

Ukrainian ecologists are continuing to demand that Trukhaniv Island be declared a regional landscape park. The only obstacle is that selling land in Ukraine has become a profitable business. Experts...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Mykola YEVDOKYMENKO: “Hotels need specially trained people”

They call Mykola Yevdokymenko the patriarch of the hotel business. He is also a well-known figure in tourism and public utilities, as well as a member of the Academy of Civil Construction and the...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

The “modernization” of the Kyivan Cave Monastery continues

One of the greatest relics of the Orthodox world — the Kyivan Cave Monastery — was founded by the monks Antonii and Feodosii in 1051. Together with their brothers in faith, they prayed in narrow...

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