№21, (2010)

Last Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met Russian Federation Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin during the commemoration of the Katyn massacre anniversary. Katyn is a symbol of terror and...

Chechelnyk – Why do Ukrainians, in the 21st century and in an independent Ukraine, have to prove that they actually exist? The offensive governmental appointments have left a bitter aftertaste. It...

Ex-President Viktor Yushchenko’s edict conferring the Hero of Ukraine title on Stepan Bandera caused stormy debate. People in any country can get emotional when discussing certain disputable matters...

“Bo e, co to znaczy?” It would be worthwhile for us, Ukrainians, to repeat as a refrain this desperate cry of the Polish political writer Jan Turnau, which appeared on Gazeta Wyborcza’s website on...

1848: Centralna rada narodowa (Central Popular Council), a Polish aristocratic and religious organization, is formed in Galicia (Halychyna), then part of Austria-Hungary. 1849: A.I. Voyeykov Main...

With the passage of time the world changes, as does the visual language; new symbols emerge, while some of the old ones lose relevance. A number of countries have developed a new visual...

Communists have been giving journalists many reasons to write about them. Unfortunately, those are neither progressive draft laws, nor pickets organized by the party in protest against, for example,...

The Smoloskyp Publishing House has recently published the result of a unique experiment in Ukrainian literature — continuation of the unfinished novel by Mykola Khvylovy that belongs to the classics...

Kyiv–Moscow–Kyiv – The Arbat remains quiet. It is like an independent enclave. These days, it has stopped being Moscow’s trademark, because Moscow was shattered by explosions at the hands of death...

The National Philharmonic of Ukraine is going to see a competition of young and original musicians from various countries on April 12 to 26. In an interview with The Day, Yurii ZILBERMAN, Pro-...

On April 10, 2010, Poland experienced its worst tragedy in post-war history. The Tupelov-154 plane carrying the Polish presidential couple, Lech and Maria Kaczynski, as well as numerous state...

Before issuing his decree on conferring the title of Hero of Ukraine on Stepan Bandera, Viktor Yushchenko should have foreseen all the consequences this decision would entail, both internationally...

Since Victor Yanukovych became Ukraine’s fourth president in February, a number of questions have arisen in Washington and Europe about Kyiv’s foreign policy. Some changes certainly are to be...

On April 7, 2010, Kyiv’s House of the Teacher hosted a meeting with Oxana PACHLOVSKA, a writer, culture expert, professor at Rome’s La Sapienza university, and Shevchenko Prize winner. The object...

In 1947 a doctoral thesis, which stood out by its liberal approach in the post-war asceticism, was suggested for the consideration of the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles of the...