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)

09.11.2004 - 00:00

On the Benefits of a Healthy Rhythm

Fortunately or not, economic analysts cannot keep pace with their peers in politics, who normally air their conclusions immediately after an event. Economic statistics, and resulting economic...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Voting Secrecy Guaranteed

I would like to voice some reservations about Ukrainian society’s failure to discuss the method of anonymous polling, which was used in the exit poll in the first round of the October 31 presidential...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Not in Mazepa’s Shadow

Last Friday the National Opera of Ukraine staged a new version of Tchaikovsky’s Mazepa [Mazeppa], which showcased a young cast, in keeping with the aims of director Dmytro Hnatiuk and orchestra...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Budget with A Risk Factor

The 2005 budget bill was again voted down by the Verkhovna Rada. Even when the six “striking” factions and groups of people’s deputies returned to the hall, the 226 yeas required to pass the bill...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Together to a Better Future

On November 1, 2004, Cardinal Liubomyr Huzar, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and Maryan Yavorksy, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine celebrated a liturgy for the dead...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Doomed to Come To Terms

The presidential campaign of 2004 is proof that the government and the opposition have failed to steer a middle course in the event that the opposition candidate becomes the next president. Hence the...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

Does Anybody Want Stars to Fade Away?

Usually a great stickler for punctuality, Petro Symonenko was almost 25 minutes late for a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency because of gridlock outside the Verkhovna Rada. At last...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

“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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

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...
09.11.2004 - 00:00

“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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