№10, (2005)

Nowadays it is often alleged that the European Union’s sense of solidarity was put in jeopardy, if not shattered outright, by its enlargement to take in the countries of central and eastern Europe....

On March 26, the Ukrainian folk culture center at Kyiv’s Ivan Honchar Museum hosted “Pisni Vechornytsi,” an improvised version of the Ukrainian traditional folk event that literally means “Lenten...

Last week seemed to confirm that the Orange Revolution has borne its first fruits, as far as European integration is concerned. First the British daily The Guardian and then official Kyiv published...

Last Friday the Verkhovna Rada passed a virtually new 2005 budget in the first reading by a majority of 376 votes. This impressive result proves that there is no influential parliamentary opposition...

March 29, 1917. The Hetman Polubotok Ukrainian Military Club was founded in Kyiv, headed by Mikhnovsky who started forming the national army. 1993. The First All-Ukrainian Congress of Industrialists...

“Our goal is to promote the consolidation of freedom of speech in Ukraine and ensure democratic parliamentary elections in 2006.” This is the gist of a recent speech by PACE co-rapporteurs Hanne...

The sale of tickets for Eurovision 2005 concerts officially began on March 21, but tickets will not be available at Kyiv box offices for another week. Those who don’t want to wait that long can buy...

Ukraine’s progress toward NATO membership has slowed down over the last couple of years, and there is a fair chance that work in this direction may be interrupted this year, most likely in...

The election results in Moldova did not create a sensation. As expected, Moldova’s pro-European Communists garnered the largest percentage of votes. The elections in this country were not decisive in...

“ The presence of the Russian Federation’s Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine jeopardizes our national interests,” Chairman of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), Oleksandr Turchynov, said...

The rise to fame of this outstanding performer is inextricably linked with the Kyiv Opera House, on whose stage he sang wonderful dramatic parts and brilliantly performed Ukrainian and world classics...

Before the third round of the presidential election in Ukraine, when the winner’s name had yet to be formally announced-and when few if any doubted the winner’s name-the noted Ukrainian...

The recent statement by President Viktor Yushchenko about the need to create a National Hermitage at Kyiv’s Arsenal was met with a mixed response. The president’s statement came as a surprise to many...

The Day has regularly broached the question of whether the Desiatynna Tserkva should be restored. In issue No. 6 (February 22, 2005) the entire project was called into question. Today we offer Mr....

The UN Commission on the Status of Women recently ended its 49th two-week session, which was attended by 6,000 delegates from 165 countries, including 80 government ministers. The goal of the session...