№23, (2002)

A young, talented, and ambitious man born into a noble Ukrainian Cossack family found himself in Saint Petersburg and began to serve with distinction “for a cause without fear,” his Fatherland, which...

Verkhovna Rada’s July 11 vote on the government action program caused no sensation. As expected, the majority (259) of the 427 people’s deputies registered to vote took note of the Cabinet of...

A new state program for privatization in Ukraine, which is currently being drafted by a special task force, will probably cover the next six years to come, Yuri Hryshan, SPF deputy head, said in a...

On July 10, the Third Detached Engineers Battalion commanded by Colonel Znak left Kamyanets-Podilsky for Southern Lebanon. “The unit has undergone training in the appropriate department of our...

President Leonid Kuchma has suggested that the state take a number of coordinated measures to combat organized crime and corruption, Interfax-Ukraine reports. According to presidential spokesperson...

The news that the biathlon world champion Olena Zubrylova is going to compete under the flag of Belarus this year was only confirmed last week, although such things are usually not done overnight...

Without exaggeration the first president and current People’s Deputy Leonid Kravchuk can be described as the most experienced contemporary Ukrainian politician and one of the most active authors of...

July 20 will witness the first round of Ukrainian-Russian negotiations on the establishment of an international consortium to manage the Ukrainian gas transport system. Interfax-Ukraine quotes Prime...

Which investment is better, one made in a healthy or sick person? On the one hand, leaving ailing people to the mercy of fate is inhumane, considering what meager help (if any) they receive from the...

The exhibit, An Invitation to Australia or a One History Museum, has opened at the Contemporary Art Center, appears at first look something like a folk art display, in the sense of a personal museum...

The Ukrainian listener can hear again Vasyl Manolov, Meritorious Artiste of Ukraine and winner of the All-Ukrainian Contest of Vocalists. He has been absent from the Ukrainian stage for some time,...

[Continued from previous issues] NIGHTTIME SPECTACLE The Eiffel Tower at night looked like a golden queen, solemnly growing larger as our boat approached. Some of the Ukrainian passengers had...

“Prof. Nivat, what is your vision of Europe in the immediate future?” “I am absolutely convinced that if you asked this of President Chirac or Prime Minister Blair, who are far more knowledgeable...

Construction work on the streets next to the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Preserve could jeopardize the safety of this museum’s structures, unique mosaics, and frescoes, said Larysa Skoryk, deputy...

Like people, monuments each have a life story. Some can be stated using a single sentence, others are long enough for a novel in several volumes. Monuments faded and ravaged by time are restored,...