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

№2, (2007)

23.01.2007 - 00:00

Asocial children

A criminal is a criminal, and punishment is all that they deserve. This is the pattern governing the way Ukraine’s law-enforcement bodies work today, which is why adult offenders and maladjusted...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Transcarpathian mineral springs must be shelved

Most of Ukraine’s mineral springs are located in the Carpathian Mountains, where all types of mineral water, including varieties with a unique chemical composition and medicinal qualities, are found...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Bureaucratic poltergeist

The Day has already reported that on New Year’s Eve demolition vehicles pulled up to the Kyiv Fortress, the world’s largest earth fortification, and razed three mid-19th-century buildings. Among them...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Dostoevsky’s Volyn roots

The author is a philologist from Lutsk. Dostoevsky’s ancestry was first mentioned in a number of 15th-century sources. The founder of the family line, the boyar Daniil Ivanovich Irtishch/Rtishchits,...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Keeper of incalculable treasures

The works of an artist — a poet (if we are talking about a personality of historical caliber) is always a magic mirror. Without it, it is impossible to perceive the time, drama, and tragedy of an...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

Jan. 23 1930: The CC CP(B)U adopts a resolution instructing all party organizations to launch dekulakization in districts slated for all-out collectivization. 1992: Kyiv is the site of an exchange of...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Algebra of responsibility

The anniversary of the parliamentary elections is a few months away, and in the depths of the civil society a need is gradually taking shape to analyze in detail whether the political parties that...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Chornozem games

Parliament’s resolution overriding the president’s veto on the sale of farmland has once again split Ukraine. The issue is being argued in all quarters, but it is so complicated that trying to solve...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

To the memory of Basil the Great

Between Christmas and Epiphany (Christ’s Baptism), Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians honor the memory of one of the most venerated saints of the Ecumenical Church — Saint Basil the Great. He...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

AGE OF GRIGOROVICH

The Bolshoi Theater and Covent Garden are hosting soirees to celebrate the 80th birthday of Yurii Grigorovich whose name marks an era in Soviet ballet. Critics lavished praise on him: both Soviet and...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Where is our past taking us?

Natalia Yakovenko is one of Ukraine’s most well-known contemporary historians, whose field (and the times) is marked by turbulence. Despite her statement that she “does not believe that a historian’s...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Skoropadsky successor returns to Ukraine

Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky’s grandson Borys D. Skoropadsky has returned to Ukraine with his family to restore the historic truth about the second Hetman State. The Skoropadsky family history dates back...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

No new hydrocarbon deposits among oil gains

The open joint-stock company Ukrnafta has always been an enterprise whose shares are in the greatest demand on the Ukrainian stock market. Of course, this is primarily proof of the company’s stable,...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Two continents — two styles

An exhibit called “UsA Generation,” which recently opened at the PinchukArtCenter, is the second to be held after the large show last fall made a name for the center. The first opening was highly...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Jacek KLUCZKOWSKI: “We would make a very influential duo if Ukraine were a member of NATO and the EU”

A newcomer to the EU, Poland is not shy about demonstrating its own approach to European problems, which differs from that of veteran EU members. In 2006, after the Ukrainian-Russian gas conflict,...

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