№16, (2010)

Slovakia has managed within a short period of time to affirm its statehood, become a democratic country, a member of the EU and NATO, while at the same time improving the quality of life of its...

Continued from the previous issue Now about a different manifes­tation of the “hearsay logic:” Ukrainians allegedly consider the Russian people guilty of and res­ponsible for the...

Both masters of choreography have left significant marks on the art of former-USSR, and Ukraine in particular. Critics named Konstantin Sergeev the lyric voice of ballet, and Vakhtang Chabukiani...

1848: The Hungarian Parliament passes the bill abolishing serfdom in Transcarpathia (Zakarpattia). 1871: The world’s first proletarian revolution begins in France, establishing the Paris Commune....

Liberia is a small and long-ravaged country in the west of Africa. Its population of three million has endured a lot in past decades: a coup d’etat in 1980, 10 years of military dictatorship under...

A personal exhibition of the famous artist Kost Lavro, this year’s lau­reate of Taras Shevchenko Prize, opened in the National Museum of Ukrainian Literature. He is a widely known illustrator of...

Juvenile crime, child pornography, pedophilia are nothing new for Ukraine. The Artek case only served to boost public interest in the subject. A mere 35 criminal cases involving sexual harassment and...

In present-day postmodern chaos, this display encourages people to rethink their own lives, to understand their essence and mission. Through ceramics and drawing, the artist tries to show the...

Truth be told, nowadays there is no “real” cinema produced in Ukraine.  Even if some films are shot, they are of poor quality. Extremely unprofessional, and using a philistine language. At...

The main phase of one of the biggest contracts in the history of Ukraine’s military and technological cooperation — the modernization of the AN-32 aircraft for the Indian Air Force — is underway....

Like a company’s brand, a country’s image is an intangible good providing a wide range of benefits. It can give a country the benefit of the doubt in international disputes, influence the choices of...

Before the Revolution there were only four wo­men in the entire Russian Empire who wor­ked on their own archaeological exca­vations. These were: the countess Paraskovia Uvarova, Yulia...

The Ukrainian Fashion Week is now well in line with the global catwalk. The European fashion calendar places Kyiv immediately after the Paris Fashion Week preceeded by similar weeks in New York,...

Ostroh students have started their own online radio Ost.radioOstroh Academy students have come up with yet another innovative idea. The university now has a radio channel, which you can listen to...

A few days ago Microsoft Ukraine opened its second national Innovation Center in Kharkiv, which is supposed to acquaint Ukrainian students and teachers with the world’s best practices in IT. As...