№33, (2012)

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission finished its week-long work in Kyiv on May 28. During the concluding press conference head of the mission Chris Jarvis said that the main purpose of the...

Kyivite Olena Heorhiivna Malakova, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, has long been an admirer of Mikhail Bulgakov’s creative work, especially his novel Master and Margarita...

The experts say that if every person on the Earth (out of seven billion who live now) consumed as much as an average citizen of the US, we would need five planets. A few years ago, when the...

Pinning hopes on the authorities is a feature that the Ukrainians have inherited from the previous regimes. In the Soviet era, such ideas as Ukraineness, freedom, personality, and free elections...

A total of 21 items, including ancient seals and parchment pictures, a flag and an armorial, are part of the exhibit “Old Kyiv Self-Government Relics” which was recently opened at the...

The UK Minister for Sports, Hugh Robertson, has said that comments on racism in Ukraine have nothing to do with reality. He said it to the Sky Sports TV channel, commenting on a recent BBC report...

Kyiv International Institute for Social Studies has been doing researches on the level of Ukrainians’ happiness for over 10 years. Recent surveys showed that it decreased significantly...

Until recently the well-known TV host, society lioness Ksenia Sobchak has had everything: fame and good relations with Vladimir Putin. Owing to scandals, bold statements, and regularly changing...

Anish Kapoor is one of the most influential sculptors of his generation. Born in Indian Mumbai, he moved to Britain at the age of 18, and has been residing and working in London for the past 40...

1630: Ukrainian troops engage the Polish szlachta army in the Battle of Pereiaslav. 1924: The Soviet of People’s Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR adopts a decree on protection of the Ancient...

It is good to have an alternative, several options to choose from. Last Saturday, on May 26, the Kyivites had a possibility for an alternative celebration of Kyiv’s anniversary in Hostynny...

The head coach of Ukraine’s national soccer team Oleh Blokhin has announced the list of 23 players who will be taking part in Euro-2012, reportedly by the Soccer Federation of Ukraine.Goalkeepers: 13...

The 20th Chestnut Run took place on Independence Square in Kyiv on May 27. The event is traditionally held on The Day of Kyiv. The race is charitable because the money runners pay for participation...

The fact that the election law was passed well before the elections did not save it from changes. Although the MPs were saying that this happened “for the first time,” “practically a year before the...

BERLIN – Europe’s situation is serious – very serious. Who would have thought that British Prime Minister David Cameron would call on eurozone governments to muster the courage to...