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

№8, (2000)

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Who Deserves a Monument for Solidarity?

“I was shocked all right,” Oleksandr Volkov said, coming out of the Verkhovna Rada hall on Tuesday February 29 after it had been announced that a Deputies’ group called Solidarity was formed in...
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“Programmed” Test

The governmental program (popularly known as Reforms for Well-Being) drawn up on the bases of presidential address to parliament will be handed over to Parliament this week. The following program...
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ANDRIY BIBA: “I gave Pele two ten ruble notes, which he autographed”

Andriy Biba, the legendary halfback of Kyiv Dynamo, scored 69 goals in 246 domestic championship matches. He played on the team which broke in 1961 the longtime hegemony of Moscow clubs in Soviet...
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This week in history

March 14: 1874. A one-day census was conducted in Kyiv. 1923. By decision of the Council of Ambassadors in Paris, Eastern Galicia was assigned to Poland. March 15: 1919. The All-Ukrainian...
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Rule of Oligarchs Is Hazardous To Ukraine

Certainly, the word oligarch conjures up in many Ukrainians a vivid picture of something black and spider-like which thrusts its avid tentacles into Ukraine’s pale little body and sucks the monetary...
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Our Problems Are Our Problems

“Your problems are our problems,” Lord Robertson, NATO Secretary General, declared when visiting Kyiv. This statement should not be taken literally, because what he actually meant was a narrow...
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March 15 will show whether Ukraine can avoid default

In different countries the Cabinet usually sums up its performance on the 100th day in office. With Viktor Yushchenko an exception from the rule will perhaps be the case, not so much due to the...
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Rosenborg 1, Dynamo 2

Two weeks ago the probability of Kyiv Dynamo qualifying for the Champions League quarterfinals seemed like the chance for a tossed coin to land standing on its edge. The chance of the Kyivans’...
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POLITICAL AGE OF TRANSITION

The eleven people, who occupied last Thursday the Communist Party of Ukraine Central Committee premises in Kyiv, vacated them on March 10 at about one a.m. This group of young people calling...
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Changelings

Our forefathers believed that the world was filled with changelings, some horrible and dangerous, others funny. You looked at one and saw a nice smiling face, then you blink and see an entirely...
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PACE Warns Ukraine on Referendum

Ukraine will be expelled from the Council of Europe if it holds a referendum counter to admonitions expressed by this organization, Hanne Severinsen, PACE rapporteur, told Radio Liberty on March 8,...
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A Different Drummer

I entered the university at the height of the movement against the Vietnam War, which included its share of civil disobedience. I also once faced arrest but somehow managed to negotiate an...
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Secret of Volodymyr Ryzhov’s Pattern of Play

For quite a long time the national basketball team of Ukraine had not received such a resounding slap in the face as it did at the end of February in the final matches of the first leg of the Group D...
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Freedom of Speech or Permissiveness with an Anti-Ukrainian Aftertaste?

Since 1996, Ukraine has had its Constitution Article 10 of which reads: “Ukrainian shall be the official language of Ukraine.” Of course, this wording would be enough for law-abiding citizens and the...
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Floral Confession Of Love

Flowers seem to have two special days to emerge in full blossom in Ukraine: March 8 and September 1. These days are literally buried under flowers, although the bouquets present are essentially...

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