Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№40, (2007)

25.12.2007 - 00:00

Destiny of man in independent Ukraine

The current political and psychological crisis in Ukraine prompts one to reconsider who we are and where and how we are advancing. Why do we often recall such derogatory dictums about Ukrainians as “...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Merry Christmas to all Christians!

This evening a large part of people on the Earth started to celebrate one of the greatest Christian holidays — Christmas Day. The church bells are chanting, carols glorifying the birth of God’s Son...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Bethlehem Peace Light comes to Ukraine

Last week Polish scouts handed over the 2007 Bethlehem Peace Light to Ukrainian scouts, who will bring it to Kyiv in an unusual way-on bicycles. The bicycle relay itinerary is Rava-Ruska-Lviv-...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

The “modernization” of the Kyivan Cave Monastery continues

One of the greatest relics of the Orthodox world — the Kyivan Cave Monastery — was founded by the monks Antonii and Feodosii in 1051. Together with their brothers in faith, they prayed in narrow...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

This week in history

Dec. 25 1941. The Soviet army’s Kerch-Feodosia landing operation liberates the Kerch Peninsula from the Germans. 1992. Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice registers the human rights organization Memorial....
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Kyiv International Book Fair and Exhibition opens at Ukrainian House

The Kyiv International Book Fair and Exhibition (“Book Contracts”) is being held within the framework of the Year of the Ukrainian Book. Thus, according to the Ukrainian State Committee for...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Poinsettias for a mouse

As New Year’s Eve approaches, a real sales boom has engulfed toy stores and souvenir shops. In the short period left before the holiday shoppers have to buy a green beauty, decorations for it, and...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Quo adis, Ms. Tymoshenko?

A new government in Ukraine has finally been formed, headed by Yulia Tymoshenko, the former prime minister. How do the East and West estimate the longevity of the Orange team, which has effectively...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Party of Regions retreating into the shadows

The first session of the opposition’s cabinet, headed by Viktor Yanukovych, leader of the Party of Regions, took place at Kyiv’s Zoriany Cinema. Among those in attendance were ex-Minister of Economy...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Trukhaniv Island threatened by Euro-2012

Ukrainian ecologists are continuing to demand that Trukhaniv Island be declared a regional landscape park. The only obstacle is that selling land in Ukraine has become a profitable business. Experts...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

“Centers of free opinion and civic activity”

On December 17 Kyiv’s chamber theater Suziria hosted the Volyn Soiree under the slogan “Vocal and Wine Glass.” Attending the event were our newspaper’s friends, partners...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Talent looking for a patron

A total of 22,000 hryvnias were raised at a charity auction featuring arts and crafts made by Volyn’s disabled. LUTSK-The day of the auction was a lucky one for the Minkovsky couple from Novovolynsk...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Chefs for athletes

“We have drawn up a list of higher educational establishments that will be training staff for Euro-2012,” announced Tymofii Desiatov, director of the Vocational Training Department at Ukraine’s...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Prices on the eve of the holidays

Thrifty homemakers have already started to prepare for the New Year’s Eve and Christmas holidays because early purchases do not devastate the family budget. Besides huge lineups in groceries stores...
25.12.2007 - 00:00

Mykola YEVDOKYMENKO: “Hotels need specially trained people”

They call Mykola Yevdokymenko the patriarch of the hotel business. He is also a well-known figure in tourism and public utilities, as well as a member of the Academy of Civil Construction and the...

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