№27, (2002)

Often discussing the Ukrainian national character, we mention folk humor and quite a few noted authors, among them Kotliarevsky, Gogol, Kvitka-Osnovianenko, Ostap Vyshnia... Regrettably, we...

Forms of empathy with history are among the most important aspects of conscious human existence. In fact, philosophy and human thought in general have always sought to determine man’s abode....

First of all, congratulations to the staff on the anniversary and thank you all for the important effort you are undertaking to popularize historical knowledge and history as a science. I think that...

I will answer only the first question, but at greater length to embrace the main aspects. Any science has two supplementary branches. The first is educational: the principles and techniques of...

Please accept my sincere congratulations on the Den’s anniversary. Six years since the first issue came off the presses seem too short a period, yet it is more than half the period of...

“What is your evaluation of Ukraine’s contribution to the anti-terrorist coalition?” “This is not a test where we got marks. What we seek from our friends is sympathy, understanding, and...

“THE FORMATION OF A MAJORITY SHOULD BY NO MEANS BE REGARDED AS THE BEGINNING OF A POLITICAL REFORM” “We thought it necessary to invite you, the first President of independent Ukraine and an...

If ordinary Ukrainians were asked what they could remember most vividly about all those reforms underway for the past decade, 99.9% would point to (a) price jumps, varying in frequency in different...

Since the CIS was established, a lot of extremely important documents have been passed. Those are the agreement On Taxation Policy Principles (Moscow, March 13, 1992), unification protocol On the...

The life of Vasyl Kapnist (1758- 1823) is perhaps the most convincing confirmation of the outstanding Ukrainian historian’s aforesaid words. Prominent Russian poet and playwright, a friend of Gavrila...

The elephants moved slowly, negotiating a pass in Thailand, like tanks headed for the depot, almost out of fuel. They did not want to move any quicker. It was their habitual pace. They were free! The...

TOURS This summer was rich in travels and interesting meetings for the Franko company. They were a great success in Greece, at an international antique drama festival, with their famous...

A small cozy cafe in downtown Barcelona. Four tables, snow-white serviettes, the proprietress wearing an apron of the same color, all tables elegantly set, and a lot of climbing flowers. Apart from...

Visitors of Kyiv’s Center of Contemporary Art under the Kyiv- Mohyla Academy National University were luckier than those invited to a reception at the UN headquarters in Manhattan, commemorating the...

Fashion is no less a component of culture than, say, literature or painting. Being stylish in Ukrainian way is not so easy in our days. We have too little trademarks entirely answering Ukrainians’...