№40, (2003)

Ukraine’s strategy on the international arena has been under discussion almost since its gaining independence. Simultaneously, against the background of the increasing influence of globalization,...

I Dream of Living in a Law-Governed State We judge about events basing ourselves mostly on their newspaper or television versions, which are quite contradictory and not necessarily true....

St. Nicolas Day, Western Ukraine’s Christmas, is one of our obscure national holidays that will hopefully acquire nationwide acclaim. Its very atmosphere is intrinsically Christian, wishing well to...

December 23.1873. The Taras Shevchenko Literature Society (since 1892 — Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society) was founded in Lviv. 1970. By putting into operation the new Melitopol-Simferopol...

Soirees commemorating modern Ukrainian composers are infrequent events in Kyiv’s music life, so every such event attracts considerable interest among the local music devotees. Regrettably, the event...

Of course, you can live whichever way you please, yet none of your friends, no one wielding power or running the media will ever let you forget about the coming New Year and Christmas. Step into any...

If you ever get a chance, stop by at Kyiv educational center of the British Council, where you will learn about an interesting group of students attending English language courses. What makes it...

Ukraine has made a new step on the road to Euro-Atlantic integration by participating in the defense-minister-level session of the Ukraine-NATO Commission held in Brussels earlier in December. This...

Active restoration work is being conducted in the territory of the Bakhchysarai State Historical cum Cultural Preserve. In part, approximately forty restorers are working on recreating the original...

What will the status of the closest EU neighbor give Ukraine? How will EU enlargement affect Ukraine in social and economic terms? And what are the prospects for Ukraine’s economic cooperation with...

This mysterious title reminding one of the famous romance, The Black Eyes, Kyiv-based artist Yevheniya Hapchynska gave to her one-woman show at the Sribni dzvony [Silver bells] Gallery. Hapchynska’s...

What are Ukraine’s national interests and how is one to defend them in the severe competition of geopolitical alliances, given a variety of scenarios? Several weeks ago, The Day wrote about a debate...

This year Crimean ornithologists counted 19 black and 63 white-headed vultures, against fifteen and 30-35 in 2002. Around five nesting pairs were registered among white-headed vultures and only 2-3...

A photo exhibition presenting best works from The Day’s 2003 Fifth International Photo Contest and prizewinners from the previous years finished in Ivano-Frankivsk. An Audience Choice Prize was also...

The Lavra Gallery of Arts has hosted its first specialized exhibition of modern and antique blades, titled White Arms. This term was applied to cold steel in olden times (French, armes blanches) to...