№32, (2005)
18.10.2005 - 00:00
Lessons with Pysarev
This year’s ballet festival expanded its outreach beyond Donetsk to Lviv and Kyiv, which also hosted gala concerts by international ballet stars. Over a period of nine days audiences watched...
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Roman Shukhevych’s burial site ascertained
On Oct. 13 the solemn inauguration of a memorial to Roman Shukhevych, commander in chief of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, took place on a steep bank of the river Zbruch, a kilometer from the village...
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The price of Ukrainian democracy
Ukrainian parliamentarians, members of the ad hoc commission investigating the allegedly illegal contribution made by Boris Berezovsky to President Yushchenko’s election campaign have reported on...
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“Dark energy”
The games being played with stockholders’ registers have not only become part of the Nikopol Ferroalloy Works scandal, but also a key component of the conflict that has erupted around regional...
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A dog from the Maidan
In our harsh, pragmatic time there are more people prepared to abandon their dogs than those who are willing to adopt them. The numbers of homeless animals on the streets of our cities confirm a...
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On the thr eshold of a choice
Every truly outstanding artist highlights certain turning points of his nation’s historical destiny not by “photocopying” reality, but by painting a general picture and the broadest possible panorama...
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We beat the Japanese, too!
2005 was a surprisingly successful year for Ukrainian soccer, but something was missing from the picture. Our national team seems to have achieved the coveted goal of qualifying ahead of schedule for...
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Ambitions and munitions
“Ukraine will become a full- fledged NATO member in 2008,” a competent foreign ministry source told The Day, admitting that “this is just a plan.” However, these Euro-Atlantic intentions are treated...
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How can we expand the space of freedom?
Since the days of Adam Smith, the pioneering liberal economist, the best minds in Europe have known that real progress is possible only through the emergence of the so-called “economic person,” a...
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The indispensable UN
The United Nations’ sixtieth anniversary summit in September reflected its strengths and importance in the many areas in which the international community must work together. Unfortunately, the...
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Black on white
What are words but mere letters put together, especially words in a foreign language that is impossible to decipher. The loquacious Slavic soul is rendered speechless by the laconic masterpieces of...
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This week in history
October 18, 1596. The Union of Brest was proclaimed, creating the Uniate Church in Belarus and Ukraine. 1995. Ukraine joined the Council of Europe. October 19, 1653. The Muscovite Tsar’s embassy...
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Pressure in the pipe
In less than two weeks’ time Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov will begin his visit to Turkmenistan. He is scheduled to arrive in Ashgabat on Oct. 26, where he will try to breathe new life into the...
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A faith for enduring believers
The village of Pylypy-Khrebtiyivski lies on the edge of Novoushytsk raion, 100 kilometers from Khmelnytsky. Men with beards and women in headscarves stroll unhurriedly through the village streets....
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The man who found the pectoral
Who is Borys Mozolevsky? Unfortunately, few Ukrainians, even those who work in the field of humanities, can answer this question. This ignorance is not merely a disgrace; it should also raise the...