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

№7, (2007)

27.02.2007 - 00:00

Prayer book for the blind

The Volyn eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has published Molytvoslov, a collection of Old Church Slavonic prayers in Braille format for the blind. Part of a project called “To See God with...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

TOGETHER AGAIN...

Scandalous conventions, pushing the president to the back seat of power, low ratings — all this has forced the propresidential bloc to enter into a premature but necessary alliance. On February 24...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

The return

“I Will Return to Ukraine” is the title of a program that will present opera lovers with a memorable encounter with the vocal mastery of Viktoria Lukianets, Volodymyr Kuzmenko, Olha Mykytenko,...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

UEFA Cup: a chance for Ukraine?

Shakhtar Donetsk has finally managed to overcome the resistance of a second- rate French club. After the Ukraine champions narrowly beat Nancy in an away match, one could soberly assess the game and...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Is oil and gas sponsorship under threat?

Recently shares of Ukrnafta were sold on the Ukrainian stock exchange at 374 hryvnias. The nominal value of one share of this company is 25 kopeks. Clearly, the capitalization of the company has...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

A Russian writer and the Jewish question

Nikolai Leskov (1831-1885) was an outstanding Russian writer, who had an excellent knowledge of the everyday life of the various nationalities and social strata in the Russian Empire. He is the...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Holodomor of 1932-33 as genocide: gaps in thevidential basis

Such world-scale catastrophes as the Ukrainian Holodomor of 1932-33 will never be perceived by society as a theoretical academic issue, a problem of purely scholarly importance. The tragedy of the...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Fairytales for grown-ups

Kyiv’s principal children’s puppet theater has decided to broaden its audience base. It recently staged a play for families, entitled Lisova Pisnia (Forest Song) by Lesia Ukrainka, and only adults...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

Feb. 27 1965: The world’s first wide-body transport aircraft An-22 (Antei) makes a test flight as a brainchild and construction of the Oleh Antonov Design Bureau. 1995: The Ukrainian Center for...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Curing drug abuse in prison

Lviv recently hosted a roundtable debate on “Urgent Problems in the Treatment and Socio-Psychological Rehabilitation of Alcohol and Drug Abusers Incarcerated in Ukraine’s Penitentiaries.” Among the...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Twenty years later

Iryna Dats’s performance in Mykola Lysenko’s opera Natalka Poltavka has sparked mixed feelings in theatrical circles. Since this Lysenko work is considered not so much a genre piece as one that...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Can you imagine a show called 0“The Holocaust”?

Dear editors, I am writing to you with a distinct purpose, to share my thoughts with you on the subject of the Holodomor, to which James Mace, whose anniversary we are marking these days, devoted...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Art behind bars

Ukraine’s Academy of Pedagogical Sciences is hosting an exhibit of applied art produced by convicts. It is now a tradition at the State Department for Correctional Facilities to hold exhibits of art...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Vitalii HAIDUK on the general security line

Vitalii Haiduk has held the position of secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) since Oct. 10, 2006. Many observers believe that he has breathed new life into this agency...
27.02.2007 - 00:00

Robert Bevan’s <I>The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War</I>

In his book The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War published in London in 2006 Robert Bevan, the journalist and former editor of the British architectural weekly Building Design, argues that...

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