№36, (2009)

Anyone who has ever visited a children’s or nursing home will remember this long afterward. It is impossible not to sympathize with these people. Stepping over the threshold of human suffering, one...

“We are building Ukraine!” This slogan was emphasized by Iryna Tykhomyrova, president of the International Institute of Management (MIM-Kyiv), as she opened a meeting of the MIM business club on...

Utochkin, a music hall in Odesa, hosted the first full-fledged joint concert of Oleh Skrypka, the leader of the VV band, and the Zabava jazz band. Initiated by Skrypka, an indefatigable experimenter...

On Dec. 3, 2009, the Pillar Hall of the Kyiv Municipal State Administration hosted a formal awarding ceremony. Orders, medals, and commendations were handed out to 123 Kyivites by Anatolii...

There are a lot of places and outstanding monuments in Kyiv that are well-known throughout the world, not only in Ukraine. But this does not at all mean that all artistic achievements are a thing of...

Killing a bookstore in Kyiv “SOS! SOS! SOS!” is the beginning of an open letter that the Siaivo bookstore staff has addressed to the president of Ukraine. The bookstore has more than ample grounds to...

The implementation of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009 will breathe a new life into the European Union. The birth pangs were many and they were severe, but the reform treaty is finally about to...

Most of us have had the experience of buying some defective or poor quality products. However, how many of us have returned them to the seller or appealed to court? According to the data provided by...

The European and Ukrainian sides have said that the regular 13th Ukraine—European Union summit, which was held on December 4 in the capital of Ukraine and presided over by President Viktor Yushchenko...

Akvatoria sniv — The Sea of Dreams — is the name of Yulia Boborykina’s solo exhibit at the Griffon Gallery. The young artist studied in Kyiv and Moscow. She harmoniously, albeit at times unexpectedly...

A HISTORICAL DAY FOR UKRAINE“December 5, 1995 was a historical day for Ukraine. After the Budapest Memorandum was signed by the RF and US presidents and UK prime minister, it was also joined by...

The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the fifth session of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol were launched yesterday. The main topic of the...

“Wood Nymph, or Ukraine Has Not Yet Died” is the name of an exhibit at Kyiv’s art gallery Tsekh. Its drawing card is a paradoxical combination of traditional and contemporary styles, even the avant-...

Dec. 8 1991: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine sign an agreement on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Brest. Dec. 9 1918: The Directory resolves to reinstate the Ukrainian National Republic’s...

On Dec. 9, 2009, the Ukraine Palace will host a performance by an unusual troupe from Sevastopol — the Dancing Theater directed by Vadim Elizarov. This is the only choreographic theater in the world...