№4, (2003)

Werfolf, Hitler’s headquarters [rather, what’s left of it near Vinnytsia], is perhaps the last evidence of Nazi’s technological and organizational capacities that is left in Ukraine. However, the...

“A well-mannered boxer will rent a room for the duration of his masters’ vacation. Neighborly relations at the hotel are guaranteed...” If dogs could speak and write, they would probably write an ad...

Legend has it that long ago Ternopil was a town with swan-white structures protected with circular ramparts and motes, and a fortress that inspired fear into enemies and guarded the peace of her...

Some dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) have resumed the medieval practice of burning books deemed unacceptable by clergy. In most cases these are works by progressive Russian Orthodox...

The 18th-century Ukrainian poet Simon Klymovsky, author of the famous song “A Cossack Went Over the Danube,” was considered a mythic figure for a long time. In 1905, however, historian Vsevolod...

A one man show by painter and graphic artist Oleksandr Breskin opened at the Akvarel [Watercolor] Gallery. Oleksandr Breskin is endowed with an impressive artistic temperament. First he paints a...

The Love Entered the City exhibition opened at the Blok A Gallery. It presents 2001-2002 graphic works by Kyiv-based painter Andriy Levytsky. Levytsky’s new works are united by a common theme — a...

The middle of winter is ill-suited for staging any event in a festival format; it is hard to attract audiences who are saturated with the recent holiday festivities. The Contemporary Art Center,...

Anzhelina Shvachka has every mark of an opera star. She is pretty, tall, slim, and most importantly, she has a beautiful voice. She also has the prestigious title, ‘Merited Artist of Ukraine’ and has...

January 28 was just another working day at the Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery in Kyiv (the Amosov Institute in Ukraine — its popular and deserved name). Another surgery was...

All around the world people ask: what is the real motive for the Bush Administration’s threatened war with Iraq? Is it to curb weapons of mass destruction? Is it more personal, an act of vengeance by...

The first few months of a new year are usually the time for ambitious planning. This year may prove a sad exception. Many experts are unanimous that the year 2003 will be far from favorable for the...

January 28, the State Tax Administration of Ukraine (STAU) announced the results of the year 2002, once again stressing two problems: excessive tax concessions and a huge tax deficit. STAU Deputy...

At the end of the fall part of the season Dynamo Kyiv player Vladyslav Vashchuk started playing for Spartak, Moscow. It came as a surprise to all soccer fans, and even to the managers of Dynamo, to...

As was reported before, on April 1 the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine will begin checking to see how Ukrainian parties obey the Law on Political Parties passed by the Parliament in April 2001. All...