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

№49, (2012)

04.09.2012 - 00:00

Talks on scaffolds

To comprehend the outcome of the First Kyiv Contemporary Art biennial “Arsenale” and the situation in domestic art overall, THE DAY held a roundtable discussion, specially dedicated to...
04.09.2012 - 00:00

Where to find million hryvnias?

The reason for this is simple – lack of funding. THE DAY found out about it more from Yaroslav FEDORYSHYN, founder and director of the international theater festival, art director of Lviv...
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Classics rock’n’roll style

Two concert halls will become the festival’s sites, Lavra Gallery and the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. The festival will be opened by a famous violinist Nigel Kennedy. This British...
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How designers turn “minus” into “plus”

On Independence Day the 57th flower exhibition was opened on Spivoche Pole (Singing Field). Its theme is “Melody of Ukrainian Fairy Tales.” The project was implemented by designers from...
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This day in history

1918: Soviet Russia’s Sovnarkom (Russ. acronym for the Soviet/Council of People’s Commissars) adopts the Decree “On the Liquidation of Private Railroad Companies.” 1928: Soviet Ukraine’s Radnarkom (...
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Romney vs. Obama: official opponents

As planned, late Tuesday night the GOP confirmed Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, as the party’s presidential nominee. At the party convention in Tampa, Florida, 2,061 delegates...
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Olvia and bards

Rousing Greek dances, performed by ethnic Greek bands from Mariupol and Odesa, alternated with bard performances. This popular genre was shaped in the USSR and was an indispensable element of...
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Few declarations – more concrete actions

The events organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) offer an opportunity for the participants (this year’s events have drawn together nearly 1,000...
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A staunch court

No miracle has happened. Tymoshenko will stay in prison. “The sentence should be left unchanged,” the judge of the Higher Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases Oleksandr Yelfimov...
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Which of the foreign political or public figures should the Ukrainians honor?

Lithuania has posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis to Russia’s first president Boris Yeltsin. The head of the Lithuanian state, Dalia Grybauskaite, handed...
04.09.2012 - 00:00

Not a day without a gold medal

The 14th Summer Paralympic Games are taking place in London from August 29 through September 9. Ukraine is represented by 155 athletes in 12 sports (the total number of the competition participants...
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The government may not revise the 2012 budget

It is perhaps no coincidence that the International Monetary Fund’s technical mission has arrived at a time when the government is drafting the 2013 budget. There is a good reason to presume that the...
04.09.2012 - 00:00

Suzu and 60 children under a mango tree

Suzu is five years old. Her face is very-very sad and looks like the one of an old woman. She does not have a father and her mom goes to work very early, she works at a market. The girl stays with...
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Children have drawn pictures of the Euro

“I Draw Euro-2012” International Children’s Drawing Competition has concluded in the Ukrainian capital. The competition is regularly held by Kyiv Municipal Teachers’ House...
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Valerii KHOROSHKOVSKY: Reducing the number of inspectors is a question of political will

(Continued from the previous issue) The president of Ukraine has said that public utility rates will not be raised in 2013. How can we in this case expect the IMF to continue funding, for these...

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