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, (2010)

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EVENT

UN raises money to help Pakistan The UN appealed to its member countries to raise 459 million dollars to help the residents of Pakistan, who are suffering major flooding. This natural event, caused...
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The Lemkos together again

Under the nostalgic theme “I grieve for you, my Lemko homeland” the all-Ukrainian festival of Lemkos’ culture “The Bells of the Lemkos’ Land” was held for the...
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Presidents’ abusive language

President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili followed former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in being accused of xenophobia. Criticizing customs officers he stated that their searching of luggage...
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“Long Live India!”

Although Ukraine and India established official diplomatic relations in 1992, bilateral cooperation between the two countries started already in the Soviet era. A typical story from those times:...
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Mayor guilty of cyclist’s death

Kyivan cyclists recently picketed in front of the city’s administration building. They accused the Mayor, Leonid Chernovetsky, of homicide. Magnolia-TV reported that a KIA car knocked over a...
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No need for plumbers?

On August 12, 2010 students of Kyiv’s three vocational schools, together with parents and faculty members, staged a picket at the gates of the Presidential Administration building. About 50...
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Trains to become more comfortable

Domestic rail transport needs a renewal of its rolling stock. One must keep up with the times and be competitive in terms of pricing but also in the level of services. This means that railways have...
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Additional financing for preferential housing loans

This year, nearly 200 families are to get youth housing loans, informs Leonid Rysukhin, chairman of board of the Fund for Support of Youth Housing Construction (FSMZhB). According to Rysukhin, the...
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Debt rally

In these hot days the Ukrainian shadow government, which did not show much activity earlier, went silent for good and has not produced anything worthy of media coverage even with regard to such...
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The order of the summands

Our northern neighbor has two burning questions, “When is this hell going to come to an end?” and “What is the difference between militia and police?” The news of Russian...
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Barriers on the road to credit heaven

Ukraine’s banking sector is gradually getting over the financial hardships that began in late 2008. Depositors are slowly regaining confidence in their bank accounts, and the banks’...
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Ukrainian pysanka spheres tour the world

The exposition consists of four spheres, 2.5 m in diameter, laid with a mosaic of Ukrainian pysankas — hand-painted Easter eggs. The spheres are called “Geometry,” “A River...
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New life for painted bowls

Usually we think about bowls when sitting down at a table. Will the bowl in front of us serve our children and grandchildren? What will dishes be like in 100 years? Will our descendants value the...
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Iveta Radicova’s six priorities

Last week the program of Slovakia’s Prime Minister Iveta Radicova won support and got parliamentary approval. Presenting the program, the 53-year-old lady who has a Ph.D in sociology and is...
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Odesa’s virtual treasury

A unique collection, based on materials from Odesa (most of them are dated from the 19th and early 20th centuries), shatters the myth that Southern Palmira is non-Ukrainian. Taras Maksymiuk is a...

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