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, (2008)

16.12.2008 - 00:00

UAE to explore Trypillian culture

An official delegation led by Valentyna Balabanova, head of the International Development Or­ganization’s office in Ukraine and director general of the In­ve­stment Consulting Group, recently...
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Ukrainian State in the 18th century: the nobility project

The events took place in the Ukrainian Hetman State in September-December 1763 were significant for Ukrainian statehood in the 18th century, marking the boldest self-assertion efforts on the part of...
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Ukraine-made Christmas tree decorations exported to developed countries; few if any available in Ukraine

Christmas Eve means that the supermarkets and street markets are all out to attract customers. However, a closer look at the merchandise shows that between 80 and 90 percent originates from [the...
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Obama and Global Warming

COPENHAGEN - In one of his first public policy statements as America’s president-elect, Barack Obama focused on climate change, and clearly stated both his priorities and the facts on which these...
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Finnish anti-crisis prescription

The unfurling worldwide financial crisis has affected a lot of countries. Many countries, including even European Union member states, have already turned to international financial...
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Is Kyiv “ditching” Poltava?

That distant event (the 300th anniversary of Hetman Ivan Mazepa’s military and political action falls on November by the Gregorian calendar) was not a momentous affair: its extremely complicated...
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This week in history

Dec. 16 1917: The Council of People’s Commissars (Sovnarkom) adopts a manifesto addressing the Ukrainian people and containing an ultimatum, to the effect that Russia will declare war on Ukraine if...
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Spying on oneself

You could hardly see any works created by Kyiv’s noted architect and cartoonist Viktor Kudin-unless you peeped through small holes in the plywood columns. There were several holes that allowed...
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What caused democracy to fail in Russia

Some readers must have read the article “Aren’t We Slaves? Historical Running in Place: Russia’s ‘Special Way’” [in Ukrainian] at www.day.kiev.ua last week. This feature was submitted by the...
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The Big Brother’s Rule

Arsenii Yatseniuk, ex-Speaker, ex-banker, ex-minister, albeit not the leader of a specific political force for the time being, knows the price of selling and purchasing one half of Ukraine. He says...
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Fewer bookstores for Ukrainians

Instead of books the residents of the capital have banks, mobile communication stores, beauty salons, restaurants, and clothing stores: since early 1991 over 70 bookstores and plenty of small shops...
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Young Ukrainians want a different kind of life

On December 9, the In­ter­national Anti-Corruption Day, the World Bank’s Office in Ukraine in collaboration with the Project “Worthy Ukraine” aimed at facilitating active public involvement in...
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Winners of a book competition go to children

The nationwide competition for best prose works for schoolchildren “Golden Stork-2008” will soon come to an end. And next year, according to the organizers, in particular the editor in chief of the...
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Freedom and law

Sixty years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This documents sets forth the fundament rights, including the right to life, liberty, education, employment...
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Vechornytsi on Montmartre

The “Twin Districts of Andriivsky Uzviz and Mon­t­martre” is the new initiative of Oleh Skrypka, the leader of the music band Vopli Vi­do­pliasova. Within the framework of this...

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