№20, (2011)

Rivne – Since independence many Ukrainian scientists went abroad and now advance science at leading universities around the world. But there are other examples where scientists remain in...

Though it may be hard to believe, Kyiv opera artists performed in Lviv for the last time in 1940, with a great and versatile repertoire. The tour started on March 26, 1940, with the patriotic...

In the often disingenuous Ukrainian media space people who stick to their positions and systematically defend them are almost heroes. Some even call them radicals. Vasyl SHKLIAR is one of those...

  A new transit complex to be built in Kaniv  A new complex, which will include a newly-built bus station and fully renovated passenger moorage, will be built in Kaniv for the Euro-...

Leonid Kuchma was supposed to be my guest in Poznan, for a conference which a local outside government organization puts together for Ukraine. Previously it was Leonid Kravchuk who took part in...

Throughout their lives, up to 70 percent of women around the world fall victim to violence. Therefore, the UN Regional Information Center for Western Europe encourages professionals and amateurs,...

1917: A Ukrainian Military Congress convenes in Kyiv to support the Central Rada’s claim to Ukraine’s autonomy and elect the General Military Committee, presided over by Symon Petliura. 1925: A...

“I’d like to assess the progress we have made concerning the complex treaty on the free trade area between Ukraine and the EU,” MEP, vice chair of the Committee on International Trade, and member of...

On March 27 The Day’s correspondent chanced to visit a filming site of a documentary about the Ukrainian revolution of 1917-18 (The Day covered this in the Ukrainian- and Russian-language editions;...

They say it’s impolite to ask a woman about her age. But in case of Yevhenia Tebenchuk one can and should do so, as she is considered to be the oldest person in Ukraine. On March 30 experts...

Odesa – By commencing an action against his predecessor and the “father” of the entire current political system, President Yanukovych made more than a resolute step, the result of which cannot be...

Volodymyr Vynnychenko died a little over 60 years ago. Analyzing his artistic and epistolary oeuvre, reading his diaries, we are able to see Vynnychenko from an absolutely different angle. During...

The Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel continues to astonish. In spite of her recent defeat in the local elections, she did not lose spirit and continues to exhibit a “manly” character...

The whole world is watching the events in North Africa and the Middle East. In two countries of this region, Tunisia and Egypt, the people’s anger brought down their respective dictators. Now...

MOSCOW – The Russian government, with its solid hold on power, has invariably gotten away with poor performance, inefficiency, corruption, and widespread violation of political rights and...