№32, (2005)
18.10.2005 - 00:00
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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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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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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Games with the prosecutor general
Last Friday’s dismissal of Sviatoslav Piskun from his post as prosecutor general of Ukraine was not unexpected. Last week Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lutsenko, appearing on the 1 + 1 TV...
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An army still without a state
Calls for shaking hands will not reconcile soldiers of the Soviet Army and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, as evidenced by the events in downtown Kyiv last Saturday, marking the UPA’s 63rd anniversary...
18.10.2005 - 00:00
Where to begin?
History is an inalienable component of the nation-building process. Every nation with enough self-respect sees to it that all its citizens know their history and take pride in it. The Day is making...
18.10.2005 - 00:00
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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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...
18.10.2005 - 00:00
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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Historian Roman SOLCHANYK: “Nations are built, not born”
Roman Solchanyk is an American historian, analyst, and researcher from Santa Monica, California, whose parents hail from Halychyna. During his recent visit to Kyiv he visited The Day ’s editorial...
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Solidarity fatigue
Democracy tarnishes its heroes as surely as revolutions devour their children. For 25 years, the leaders of Solidarity personified the qualities needed to win Poland’s struggle for democracy:...
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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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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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Music festival comes of age
One of the most interesting cultural events of the season has just ended. This year’s Kyiv Music Fest, a forum for modern academic music featuring the latest developments in Ukrainian and world music...
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Larysa SKORYK: “President Kuchma’s epoch is not over”
Larysa Skoryk is a prominent figure in Ukrainian politics. She is one of those who stood at the cradle of Ukrainian independence and defended democratic values in the first Ukrainian parliament. A...