№30, (2003)

Ukraine is satisfied with the level of its cooperation with NATO, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ihor Harchenko stated at an October 7 joint meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Political Committee and...

They say that flowers bloom best in the homes of people with positive energy and in households where peace and harmony reign. Since ancient times floral and plant motifs have been an indispensable...

Speaking about the art of decorating mundane daily routine with flowers, St. Petersburg floral designer Vladimir Bermyakov said in his interview with the Stil [Style] magazine, “Flower culture starts...

An international cultural symposium, The Ukrainian Icon and Icon-Painting in the Diaspora, was organized in Kyiv a couple of weeks ago by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts, Ministry of Foreign...

Every day one encounters so many kinds of individuals on the tide of humanity! For example, an honest person who for some reason avoids work, or one who works like a dog but lies through his teeth....

In 1455-1456, Mainz-based German craftsman Johann Guttenberg printed a Bible. In all probability, he could not fully fathom the greatness of his discovery. Book printing quickly gained wide currency...

The Pechersk Theater of Pantomime has opened a new season. Although Othello has been on the theater’s repertoire before, the current version is so unusual and different from the earlier one that it...

Viktor Medvediev, one of Kyiv’s most prolific creative personalities, thought up a very long and pretentious name for his new personal exhibition — From the Life of a Swallowtail, or How I Spent My...

Sometimes those who know life off stage claim there is a mystical link between the life stories of actors and the characters they are fated to play onstage. For example, the will to power, inherent...

The soiree commemorating Vladimir Horowitz’s birth centennial at the National Opera starred the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko, the celebrated Russian pianist...

Ukraine’s Carpathians still observe two very old major holidays — seeing shepherds off to mountain pastures and seeing them and their herds in after the end of the grazing season. On such days,...

The stated objective of social transformations in Ukraine is the creation of a civil society based on the principles of democracy and market economy reform. Now suppose we ask ourselves whether a...

Last issue we began the fascinating round table we hosted with Deputy Director of the National Institute of Strategic Studies Director Oleksandr LYTVENENKO, East West Institute Director Serhiy...

Only under conditions of reliable legislation and equal terms of doing business in Ukraine can we create a favorable investment climate. This is the bottom line of the conference of business...

Last week brought the results of the viewers’ award nomination of the Fifth International Photo Contest of The Day. Often the opinions of ordinary viewers are no less important than expert...