№44, (2012)
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What is hidden behind mysterious plus?
Exposition “Scenography+” features works of four masters, who represent Artists’ Section of Theater, Cinema and Television at the Kyiv Organization of the Ukrainian National Union of Artists (Viktor...
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This day in history
988: Prince Volodymyr orders Rus’-Ukraine baptized. 1385: The Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania make the Union of Krewo whereby the Ukrainian lands become part of the kingdom. 1581:...
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How can we tap agrarian reserves?
The Group of Twenty (G20) countries may call an unscheduled session in late August to discuss a steep hike in grain prices on the world market. The initiative comes from France which held the G20...
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What silence means
The trial hearings on the case of punk band Pussy Riot ended in Russia with the closing statement of the accused. The hearings were held for eight days in a row in Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow –...
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A green experiment for Chornobyl
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of alternative energy projects in the Chornobyl Power Plant Zone of Alienation. This is confirmed by governmental instruction No.535-r...
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Live positively!
“Move forward, strive for the goal, and live positively: Bikers for road safety and healthy lifestyle,” was the slogan of the 6th International Biker Festival that brought together...
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Engineer Shukhov’s masterpiece in Mykolaiv
Knowing how to do things thoroughly and soundly was not a vogue but natural behavior for old-time Mykolaiv residents, when they had to reclaim a living space from the wild steppe. For example, the...
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“Death match” legend alive for 70 years
Ukrainian history calendars have reminded us of one of the many myths: August 9 marks the 70th anniversary of what is popularly known as Kyiv “death match.” But very few know that the events, which...
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Our capital’s amazing “lungs”
Enjoying the silence in today’s turbulent, urban world is a sort of gourmet pleasure: a rare treat, valued by few. Silence provokes questions and makes one face his or her inner self. In Kyiv, the...
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Waiting for a patron
Yuri Milner, a Russian investor, co-owner of Mail.Ru Group and the investment foundation Digital Sky Technologies (DST), started a new annual scholarly award Fundamental Physics Prize. This...
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House with a Turret has been launched in Kyiv
On August 8 the premiere screening of Ukrainian director Eva Neiman’s movie House with a Turret, which won a prize of the international film festival in Karlovy Vary (the Czech Republic), took place...
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Mykolaiv is birthplace of one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed Jewish figures
He was born in Mykolaiv a few blocks away from the shipyard and dreamed of becoming a well-known shipbuilder, but, instead, he overturned the entire Jewish world. The would-be 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe...
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Rabindranath Tagore at the Shevchenko Museum
The Tagore Center at the East European Development Institute will mark the Independence Day of India on August 15, 2012, the 21st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, and the 20th anniversary of...
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Students are looking for the monastery remains in Peresopnytsia
At the homeland of the first Ukrainian book, the village of Peresopnytsia in the region of Rivne the excavations are in progress. Except professional archeologists their participants include members...















