№30, (2009)

Hundreds of students annually leave Ukraine to study abroad. The Ministry of Science and Education does not have accurate statistics, but the firms that arrange for such studies claim that their...

This time Huchnomovets, our music column, tells the story of one of Ukraine’s most interesting independent rock bands, Nameless (Ternopil) and looks at St. Petersburg’s celebrated NOM and the little-...

While they are bringing to light the painful problems of the Armed Forces, the countryside, and health care system, Ukraine’s political forces shyly avoid an equally painful issue of xenophobia,...

Ostroh — Ostroh Academy has turned into a kind of shrine for Ukrainian politicians. The Day has already written that presidential candidates tend to take a sort of exam as they answer the students’...

Oct. 27 1659: In Pereiaslav Yurii Khmelnytsky and the Muscovite government sign an agreement regulating the political and legal status of Cossack Ukraine in the Muscovite state. Oct. 28 2004: On the...

While endless debates on the dominance of Russian or Ukrainian are underway in Ukraine, Europe is going through a language revolution. Europeans are changing their attitude to foreign languages. Now...

Andrii Khalpakhchi, the veteran head and currently artistic director of the Molodist Festival does not rule out that the festival may move elsewhere. The reason is traditional and banal: lack of...

The sculptor Ihor HRECHANYK, whose name is well-known in many countries of the world, is called an ambassador of Ukrainian culture. His works are exhibited at the permanent display of Galerie...

News about Elton John’s intention to adopt a Ukrainian child made waves in the media recently. The singer only stated that on a visit to an orphanage, he instantly took to a baby boy Lev and was...

Lviv — Reforms in education were discussed at a press conference held as part of the debate on amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education” proposed by the Ministry of Education and Science...

Many Ukrainian politicians have recently expressed doubts about whether the existence of the Council of Europe is justified, taking into account the fact that this organization is gradually losing...

Kyiv hosted the CE Forum for the Future of Democracy. Politicians discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the various European electoral systems. Ukraine was advised to adopt the best of the...

On Oct. 26, 2009, Erissioni, the Georgian State Academic Ensemble of Folk Song and Dance, performed in Kyiv. The concert was timed to the 15th anniversary of the Georgian Embassy in Ukraine. The...

A school student walking down a street with a bottle of beer or a cigarette will not surprise any onlooker these days. Ukraine ranks among Europe’s leading countries in terms of juvenile smokers and...

It seemed that a series of latest scandals, such as the Lozynsky case and the Artek affair, would explode society. But it did not. What is this? Overall apathy? Emotional atrophy? Total...