№31, (2000)

The Ukrainian postal service starts from the history of Kyiv Rus’ post. The Chronicle of Bygone Years mentions special messengers sent by Kyiv Prince Oleh as early as in 885. This year is accepted as...

In the early 1880s, visitors to Petersburg’s archives and libraries could see the same scene almost every day, an elderly gentleman with a long gray beard sitting in his library chair and absorbed in...

The renowned pianist Irenei Zhuk arrived to Kyiv from Canada for the solemn opening of the International Vladimir Horowitz Memorial Contest of Young Performers and was co-opted as a jury member. Both...

The exposition features rare books and manuscripts submitted to the museum “recently.” In other words, during the uncertain times that could have become the last for this unique collection, after...

Bilingual dictionaries have been predominant in Ukrainian lexicography at least since Borys Hrinchenko’s four volumes appeared in 1913, perhaps from the outset. Unlike other nations, explanatory...

“The idea of the unity and harmony of opposed elements has always been present in my painting. Personified by the primordial effects of day and night, these states are equally close to me as an...

The Thirtieth Molodist (Youth) International Film Festival was marked by unprecedented statistics. In a week and a half, it was attended by 120,000. In fact, impressive figures like this are no...

The exhibition presents the works of over a hundred craftsmen, decorative artists, and students of specialized educational institutions from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Hungary, Poland, Canada, Britain...

Ukraine could well become stuck in its postcommunist condition, and Russia is threatened by a quasi fascist regime, disregarding human rights and ethnic minorities, and pursuing an expansionist...

The ad-hoc committee to verify payments between energy sector enterprises and energy suppliers, as well as the financial relationships between budget-sustained and off-budget funds, set up as...

I could not help but be amused at how Kievskie Vedomosti’s gonzo literary critic Oles Buzyna, substantially younger than I and looking in fairly robust health, succumbed to the blows of a crowd of...

Mykhailo POHREBYNSKY, Director of the Kyiv Center for Political Research and the Conflicts Studies: I believe that the major conclusion is that political reform can be implemented in Ukraine. A...

A rather unexpected invitation for journalists to attend Valery Lobanovsky’s press conference at the Dynamo Koncha- Zaspa base near Kyiv intrigued many a soccer fan. The Dynamo and national team...

A tall, half-bold mountain is burning out in the evening gleam of the huge August sun. Green knee-high grass is inhabited by a myriad of exotic insects constantly reminding you of their existence...

The presidential decree titled Steps on Strengthening the Banking System of Ukraine speaks about the creation of independent service of banking supervision, and the Cabinet of Ministers is called...