Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№30, (2004)

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Twelve Against Nine

There are matches won by teams and those that are won by coaches or individual players. There are very few other kinds of scenarios. Yet these “scenarios” occur with enviable regularity whenever...
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“You Can’t Eat and Drink the Living Wage”

The living wage for 2004 (UAH 386.73 for the able-bodied) was established by law this past May. Obviously, this doesn’t mean that it is paid out to Ukrainians at pay desks, since basically it is...
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New World, Less Order

Looking back to the revolutions that shook Europe and the world 15 years ago this month, we should rejoice in what has been gained — freedom, democracy, and transcendence of Europe’s 40-year division...
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Figuring out the Reasons

We have to face up to the challenge of international terrorism at the turn of the twenty-first century. Of course, we cannot expect to win this struggle without figuring out the ideas and motives of...
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Taking Aim at Profiteers

Last Friday it was reported that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) lowered the upper limit of the hard currency cash that banks can buy during the trading session on the interbank stock market from...
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14,000 Ukrainian Women Suffer from Breast Cancer

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the breast cancer rate is not decreasing. One million women throughout the world suffer from this disease, 14,000 of whom live in Ukraine. The...
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This Week In History

November 9. 1976. The Ukrainian Public Group to Support Implementing the Helsinki Agreements was founded. 1977. The Ukrainian Helsinki Group made public its Manifesto of the Ukrainian Human Rights...
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Presidential Administration Believes There Is More “Common Sense” Now

The presidential elections demonstrated that Ukraine is a democracy, said deputy chairman of the Presidential Administration Vasyl Baziv last Friday. According to him, the first round indicated the “...
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“We Must Remember That We Are Representing A Great Nation”

The most complete illustrated history of the outstanding politician and historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky, which until now has been part of Kyiv’s Mykhailo Hrushevsky Historical Memorial Museum, is now...
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RUNOFF ELECTION: WHAT’S A WIN-WIN FORMULA FOR UKRAINE’S FUTURE?

The first round of the presidential elections has taken place in Ukraine. Overall, both the voting and the vote count passed calmly, in sharp contrast to the pessimistic forecasts. Aside from...
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“Red Letter Day”

This year’s November 7 marks an anniversary of what is known as either the Great October Socialist Revolution or the Bolshevik October coup — depending on how you look at it. Be that it may, the...
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The Giving Hand Shall not Falter

In 2004, Ukraine’s Justice Ministry registered a record low number of charitable organizations. Until recently, Ukraine had an annual average of seventy organizations with international status and...
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Pressure at the Exit

A juicy scandal has erupted among Ukraine’s sociologists. What is more, it erupted (or, to be more precise, continued) at a press conference, where the National 2004 Exit Poll Consortium disclosed...
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Ukraine — Poland: Without Stereotypes

Little over a month has passed since the publication in Ukrainian and Polish of the third book of The Day’s Library Series, Viyny i Myr [Wars and Peace], under the general editorship of Larysa...
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The Heavy Burden of Reconciliation

Continued from The Day No. 29 THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION Adam Kysil shouldered the incredibly heavy burden of fulfilling the Treaty of Zboriv, especially the Cossacks’ demand to abolish the Uniate...

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