№19, (2011)

1944: The Central Committee of the CP(b) and the Radnarkom of the Ukrainian SSR adopt a decree on emergency measures to secure production of munitions at the enterprises of the Ukrainian SSR. 1951: A...

A couple of weeks ago experts asserted that the “democratic wave” running through the Arab world won’t affect Syria, as there are no reasons for mass protest or revolution there....

Global climate changes and human economic management (to be more exact, mismanagement) have caused a number of global environmental disasters. Among them is the death of the Aral Sea and the...

Ukrainophobia is spreading its wings ever more brazenly over our land (this sarcastic irony of history is by no means an invincible divine scourge: it is a natural result of our complacency,...

“Can real reforms be delivered?” This was the topic of the Ukraine Summit, held in Kyiv on March 29. Organized by The Economist Group, the event was interesting not only because of...

WASHINGTON – The dramatic revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya have acted as a catalyst for a broader Arab awakening that has fundamentally shaken the Middle East’s political order,...

The National Commission for Electric Energy Regulation (NKRE) recently announced that Ukraine’s gas transportation system (GTS) facilities could become accessible to all market players. Later last...

This may be an inherited feature, as Mykhailo is the son of the Ukrainian architect and artist Yurii Khymych, who is known for his Kyiv landscapes. In the world of art Mykhailo Khymych is an...

Ancient Hutsul art is so far a terra incognita for Ukraine. At least, this is what one thinks after visiting the Kobrynsky Folk Art National Museum of the Hutsul and Pokuttia Region, situated in...

The presidential election is slated for April 3 in Kazakhstan. Few if any doubt that the incumbent head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will be re-elected. He has been president since 1989 and his...

Oksana Mas has taught Uman a lesson in art. The young Ukrainian artist and designer attracted public interest with her large-scale art projects, among which the most noticeable were huge spheres...

The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry (MECI) of Ukraine proposes a temporary reduction in the excise levied on oil products and a cancellation of the value added tax on imported oil, reports...

All the Earth’s nations are unique, and each has contributed to world culture in its own way. Our contemporary, the Estonian Arvo Part is the pride of his nation and a true cosmopolitan. His...

A conference in London on the situation in Libya ended in another ultimatum to Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi. Participants of this forum, which brought together representatives from forty countries...

The project’s idea lies in ge-neralizing the human experience in organizing the chaos of the universe by artistic means, expanding worldview borders and mythologizing earthly life. This idea alludes...