№1, (2008)

Just before the New Year celebrations, on Dec. 27, President Yushchenko established the National Constitutional Council to draw up a new version of the Constitution of Ukraine. A unique political...

Even though it is too early to assess the performance of the new coalition cabinet, the first decisions handed down by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, her first statements, declarations, and edicts...

“Neo-Cynicism cometh. I do not exist in it.” Lina KOSTENKO What prompted me to critique Ukrainian postmodernism was the emergence of this phenomenon on the pages of various Ukrainian publications,...

A New Year without old problems and the chance to start with a clean slate: that is what both ordinary people and those in power really want. But it is futile to expect external changes without...

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously observed that a man cannot step into the same river twice. By this he meant that the passage of time inevitably changes both the character of the man and the...

Your rating of worldwide events in 2007. Which of them do you think were the most important for Ukrainian society? What events in Ukraine drew the greatest attention abroad, including your country...

Jan. 15 1826: The uprising of Ukraine’s Decembrists (Chernihiv Regiment) is suppressed in the vicinity of the village of Kovalivka. 1992: The Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passes the...

There are 64 nominees for the Shevchenko Prize this year, compared to more than 30 in 2007. Among the most prominent nominees are the conductor Vasyl Vasylenko and stage director Vasyl Vovkun (for...

On Jan. 1, 2008, Finland took over the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. One of the first visits of the Finnish foreign minister was to Ukraine. What are...

A roundtable recently took place at Kyiv City Hall, attended by the chief doctors of the capital’s main medical institutions. The head of the standing commission of the Kyiv City Council on health...

BRUSSELS — Late last year the presidents of the European Parliament and the European Council signed a regulation supporting the development of European political foundations and widening the scope of...

Ukraine continues to celebrate the Christmas holidays with such forms of entertainment as concerts and plays. Meanwhile, for the heads of the Christian churches in Ukraine, Christmas is not only a...

Delhi at night greeted our plane with drizzling rain and mist, which reminded us of the past Ukrainian autumn. Then we headed for the state of Kerala. Translated from the local Malayalam language, it...

Ukraine’s main financial document has been adopted. But the continuation of the budgetary soap opera is still ahead. This week the group tasked with introducing changes and additions to the 2008...

“No to raids on medicine!”, “We won’t let the heart of Kyiv’s medicine be destroyed!”, “SOS-this hospital is in danger!” were the messages on the placards held by the personnel of the Central...