№20, (2006)

On learning that the Ukrainian delegation would not be arriving to take part in the 15 th International Festival [“Slavic Bazaar,”] the Belarusian side regarded the fact as cause for international...

(Conclusion. For Parts 1 and 2 see Nos. 17 and 18) 7. CONCLUSIONS I must mention here a TV program that stirred up so much comment in the Ukrainian press. This was an appearance by Russian...

Kyiv State Operetta Theater recently hosted the ceremony of naming the winners of the All-Ukraine “Word Coronation” contest, involving authors of novels, movie scripts, and plays. The contest was...

It is little wonder that many of Kyiv’s problems and oversights come to a head in the Crimea of all places, above all for the simple reason that the Crimea’s status of autonomous republic runs...

Transdnistria continues to claim the right to independence: there are even threats to hold a referendum on this issue. Negotiations on the Transdnistrian settlement have once again reached a deadlock...

You don’t know whether to laugh or cry: last Friday the leaders of Our Ukraine (OU), Yulia Tymoshenko’s Bloc (BYuT) and the Socialist Party (SPU), who held a semi-secret meeting to form a “democratic...

June 20 1918: The All-Ukraine Church Council convenes in Kyiv. 1919: A UNR military delegation led by General Delvig signs an armistice agreement with Poland in Lviv, setting up the Delwig...

When the light changes or the signaler gives the sign, two cars set off at dazzling speeds, leaving behind the stench of burned tires and the sound of roaring engines and rapturous spectators. Twelve...

The aviation/space show “Aviasvit XXI” held at Hostomel attracted over 200 companies from 18 countries and demonstrated that Ukraine can effectively meet the world’s most complicated challenges...

It looks as though the protracted coalition endgame needs one last move. Nearly all the members of the Party of Regions faction backed Roman Zvarych’s proposal to adjourn the Verkhovna Rada again...

Last week Sukhumi was host to a low-key meeting of the leaders of three unrecognized post-Soviet republics: Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transdnistria. The mass media ignored this “summit” of the...

In football, defeat is never definitive, but it is always passionate. For football lovers, FIFA (the governing body of international football) should have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize long ago...

Ivan Mykolaichuk died almost two decades ago. Maria Yevheniyivna, his widow and People’s Artist of Ukraine, lived with him for 25 years, yet she has not written any memoirs about her husband....

After Ukraine gained its independence, a considerable number of Ukrainian students, as well as other young people, began to rave about traveling abroad. Everybody had his/her own reasons for this...

By the start of the beach season, 16 central city beaches and 35 recreation areas will open in Kyiv. Meanwhile, 34 bodies of water are not recommended for bathing. Complex inspections of waterside...