№25, (2005)
26.07.2005 - 00:00
A Myth Debunked
An album-cum-catalogue entitled From Red through Yellow-Blue to Orange (Kyiv, Oranta publishers, 2004-2005) has just been published. This gorgeous folio-sized book (668 pages and more than 600...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Four Themes for Photo Masters
When a sizzling August comes around, some head off to sun spots, while others — photo artists and Den/The Day enthusiasts — prefer to take a photo camera in hand. This time, too, there is a...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
No Margin for Error
The well-known US expert Bruce Jackson is quite a frequent guest in Kyiv. For example, when Kyiv agreed to send troops to Iraq, Mr. Jackson said that Ukraine stood a good chance to develop relations...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Ukraine Faces a Million Hryvnias in Deportation Costs
How much does it cost the Ukrainian government to combat illegal migration? What explains the increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Georgia? Has post-revolutionary Ukraine become more...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Silence from Brussels
For the time being, the European Union has adopted a wait-and-see attitude to internal changes in Ukraine and is refraining from voicing critical comments, let alone harsh criticism. This conclusion...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Opening a “French Window” Onto Europe
“A French heart beats faster than words are spoken,” commented Serge Vincon, president of the French Senate’s Commission for International Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, to Ukrainian journalists...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
This week in history
July 26, 1648. Insurgents led by Maksym Kryvonis routed Wysznewiecki’s Polish army near Starokostiantynov. 1995. The governments of Ukraine and Russia signed in Moscow an agreement on the main...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
“A Voice in the Wilderness”
Ten years have passed since the death of Patriarch Volodymyr (Vasyl Romaniuk) of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) who was ordained after the death of Patriarch Mstyslav...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Democracy Requires an Active Opposition
In an interview with The Day that was published July 5, 2005, the questioner asked if I agreed with the observation that there was no opposition in Ukraine. When I responded that there was an...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Melnychenko Tapes to Be Examined in Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is going to do its own examination of those Major Melnychenko’s tapes that concern the murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze. SBU chief Oleksandr Turchynov...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Isn’t the Economy on the Government’s Priority List?
Before and immediately after the Orange Revolution Ukraine’s current president, Viktor Yushchenko, was known as a talented economist, who consistently and tenaciously adhered to the principles of...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Race for Euro-2012 Begins
On July 18, 2005, the Soccer Federation of Ukraine (FFU) and the Euro-2012 executive directorate in Ukraine officially presented a bid to host the final stretch of the 2012 European Soccer...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Length of a Jump Mot
“Epicenter of the Drive” is the name of a festival that took place last weekend. Billed as a “Motorock Party,” the name was fully justified, as any on entering the Epicenter Hypermarket was made...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
Simple Truth Conditions
Mykola TOMENKO, Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Questions, visited The Day right before the recent government-parliamentary crisis. His interview answers many questions that have emerged. So far...
26.07.2005 - 00:00
A Fighter on the Invisible Front
With the parliamentary elections just around the corner, we can only confirm the prophetic words of Leonid Kuchma, who said that the 2004 presidential campaign would be the dirtiest one in the entire...