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

№41, (2006)

19.12.2006 - 00:00

Echo of the Viennese Ball

Ukrainian television long ago rejected the idea of broadcasting artistic events — you can barely see a painting or sculpture on TV — performances of our famous choirs or world-renowned singers, not...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Poverty: causes and consequences

At the forum “Overcoming Poverty: a Matter of Human Rights Protection,” held at Kyiv’s Ukrainian House on Dec. 12, Francis M. O’Donnell, UN System Coordinator for Ukraine, said that poverty is the...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Higher quality reception

The European Union’s new approach to this community’s future enlargement may be characterized as quality over quantity. On Dec. 15, the leaders of the EU countries defined their attitude to the...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

450,000 witnesses

One cold winter day in 1942 the Nazis drove the members of the Demydov family, who were living in the village of Dubrovky in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, out of their house and herded them to the...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

A PLEASANT JOURNEY WITH A MORAL

In the spring of 1787 Catherine II, Empress of Russia, “Her Gracious Majesty” and the “Mother of the Fatherland,” decided to make a personal inspection of the newly-annexed territories of southern...
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This week in history

Dec. 19 1990: Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice registers the Organization of Soldiers’ Mothers. 2004: President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine endorses amendments to the Law “On Presidential Elections.” Dec....
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The magic of Shostakovich

Two recent events were held in honor of the birth centenary of Dmitry Shostakovich. The National Musical Academy of Ukraine hosted an international workshop and the Embassy of Russia held a musical...
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Concrete interest

Ukraine and Kazakhstan will take part in developing Kazakh oil and gas deposits. This was announced by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who ended a one-day visit to Astana on Dec. 14. According to...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Lipreading music

A dance group for deaf children may sound a little strange. For the last three months 15 young hearing-impaired children from Kyiv have been attending special Latin American dance classes, part of...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Liubko Deresh and Lesia Ukrainka now available as CD audio books

On Dec. 14 the first 12 CDs of the Contemporary Prose and Radio Theater series were issued in Ukraine. The inaugural series includes the best works of Yurii Andrukhovych, Yurko Pokalchuk, Stepan...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Fathers and sons

“Times change and we change with them,” the ancient Romans used to say. A whole generation of young Ukrainians has already grown up, for whom the names of Vasyl Stus and Viacheslav Chornovil, as well...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

On mothers and angels

“I am writing as though to my father whom I don’t want to see. Daddy, you are in prison now, because of me. It is bad there, isn’t it? You used to beat me for nothing. You used to bully me whether...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

President seizes initiative

On Dec. 14, 2006, Viktor Yushchenko set a record for the longest series of press conferences. He devoted a whole day to representatives of the “fourth branch of power,” taking only a short break for...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Will Yanukovych unite democratic forces?

Changes to the Constitution of Ukraine may affect the ambitions of Ukrainian politicians. Prime Minister Yanukovych has declared that he will run in the presidential elections if the constitutional...
19.12.2006 - 00:00

Mykola Yakovchenko’s “other life”

Ukrkinokhrnoka Studio’s new release, Another Life or Escape from the World Beyond, stars Vasyl Basha, Inna Kapinos, and Iryna Melnyk, and is directed by Volodymyr Artemenko (script by Vira Melnyk;...

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