№24, (2006)
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Movies and sand
On the eve of Saint John the Baptist’s Day one of Ukraine’s most popular open-air festivals, known as the “Long Art” International Sand Sculpture Festival, took place on Sun City beach, just a short...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Hutsul paradise
For the fourth year in a row the picturesque Hutsul village of Sheshory (local residents stress the first syllable) hosted the International Festival of Ethnic Music and Land Art. Next to the village...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
James SHERR: “The West should not lessen its attention to Ukraine”
James SHERR, Senior Fellow at the Conflict Studies Research Center, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, comments on the impact of the “anti-crisis coalition” agreements on Ukraine’s foreign policy...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
High school graduates flocking to unpopular studies
Applications to higher educational institutions have been submitted, and high school graduates are now writing their admissions exams. The most interesting events are still ahead of them, of course,...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Whither goest thou, Ukrainian?
Every day in the media we hear about some Ukrainian citizens protesting against our country joining NATO. At the same time, very few Ukrainians are aware of the advantages and disadvantages this...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
This week in history
July 18 1946: Ukrainian Youth Association resumes work in immigration. 1968: Zaporizhstal launches a unique hoop rolling mill. July 19 1918: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is founded in Canada. 1995...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Mission expanded
The European Union is stepping up cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova in upgrading the performance of Ukrainian-Moldovan border checkpoints and customs procedures. Not so long ago, with Kyiv and...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Ukraine not planning to lose access to the Danube
Ukraine will insist on a complex approach to the study of the Danube Delta’s ecological problems and the creation of a team of experts responsible for ecological monitoring. This announcement was...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
The queen of Ukrainian books
The Ostroh Bible is an outstanding monument of Ukrainian culture. One writer called it the “queen of Ukrainian books.” It was printed in the early 1580s and circulated widely among Orthodox Slavic...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
What is left of the Orange Revolution?
Marek Siwiec has first-hand knowledge of Ukrainian politics. During the Orange Revolution in the fall of 2004 he and the then president of Poland, Alexander Kwasniewski, took part in roundtable...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Irina Khakamada’s predictions: “Ukraine will backslide under the Russian scenario”
A phone-in with the well-known Russian opposition leader and public figure Irina KHAKAMADA took place on the eve of the unexpected turn in the political situation in Ukraine — the formation of an “...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Some self-reflections
The latest developments in Ukraine have forced even those citizens, who steer clear of politics for a variety of reasons, to reflect on politics and politicians. Many of us feel that society was...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Ukrainian Greek Catholics to establish patriarchate
The Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (PS UGCC) recently held a conclave at St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Rome. During the session, the Synod’s members visited several congregations...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Yalta Conference in a new format
Later last week Yalta hosted the third forum of the Yalta European Strategy international network founded three years ago by the well-known businessman Viktor Pinchuk as a place for debating Ukraine’...
18.07.2006 - 00:00
Naomi BENAMI: “Ukraine has an overall view of the Middle East question”
In the past few days Israel has been in the spotlight of the world media. What is Israel’s vision of ways to defuse the current tensions in the Middle East and to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian...