№31, (2005)

The Day wrote extensively on the Maidan phenomenon in the winter of 2004-05. A number of interesting ideas were raised, both in the form of brief remarks and in-depth analyses (e.g., the April series...

This little boy has a serious illness. He doesn’t know his parents and probably doesn’t understand who is to blame for his conspicuous helplessness. The photographer told us that the little boy lives...

At last Friday’s press conference President Yushchenko focused on his new team, curbing corruption, relations with the opposition, the coming elections, and regional policies. The president spoke...

On September 8, President Viktor Yushchenko made an undoubtedly difficult decision, dismissing two key members of the glorious Orange Revolution. That dramatic decision exposed dissimilar views on...

The European Union is still expecting that Kyiv will implement the necessary reforms and make headway on the road to Europe. These were the assurances that Brussels gave to Ukraine’s Prime Minister...

October 11, 1653. The Assembly of the Land passed a decision on taking the Zaporozhzhian Host under the protectorate of the Muscovite tsar. 1921. The First All-Ukrainian Council of the Ukrainian...

President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine has vetoed the Law on the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals passed by the Verkhovna Rada on Sept. 8 on the grounds that it is imperfect. Interestingly, this step...

In Lviv it is always difficult to switch from a discussion of politics to economics. No doubt if President Yushchenko had not chosen to go to Lviv for the 5th International Economic Forum, it would...

A number of scandalous items topped the agenda of last Friday’s session in parliament. A particularly heated debate was expected after a report by Volodymyr Stretovych, chairman of the parliamentary...

Rapporteurs from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) addressed critical remarks to the current Ukrainian government. The remarks in question were made on Oct. 5 in the French...

PACE session last week once again broached the Ukrainian issue. The new government received censorial remarks from European parliamentarians for the first time. What do they mean? When will the...

Who will be in charge of European integration? This question was raised immediately after Oleh Rybachuk left his post as vice-premier for European integration. Later, this sparked another question:...

Regardless of official statements from Moscow, the Kremlin appears to have learned its lesson from the last presidential campaign in Ukraine. Moreover, the recent leadership crisis in our country has...

September is over and October has begun. Is this special? It happens every year. Well, that depends. This October is special for a number of reasons. For example, it is hot in every respect. It is...

According to the Ministry of Public Health, there are 284,700 mentally handicapped people in Ukraine, 88,000 of whom are listed as disabled; this figure includes 18,439 children. This is the third...