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

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

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

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

Shadow of victory

Only recently the world was closely following events in Ukraine when the opposition’s presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was achieving his long-suffering victory owing to an unprecedentedly...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Unity as guarantee of strength

There are holidays and holidays. Some of the dates just honor the tradition and ceremony, but there were and still are Ukrainian holidays that muster the nation’s strength and show us a difficult,...
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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,...
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

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...
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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

President vetoes cabinet law again

The end of last week marked a noticeable buildup of the domestic political situation focused on the Law “On the Cabinet of Ministers.” The president, who had previously said that he would argue his...
23.01.2007 - 00:00

Children camps should be outside the city limits

“Get your sleigh ready in summer,” a folk saying goes. Ukrainian government officials are lending ear to the advice and are beginning to plan in winter how children will spend their summer vacations...
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

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

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

The “phenomenon of betrayal” in Ukrainian politics

The Day has opened an online roundtable debate and invited the newspaper’s contributors and experts to share their views on the imaginary or real “phenomenon of betrayal” in modern Ukrainian history...

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