№40, (2008)

Sixty years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This documents sets forth the fundament rights, including the right to life, liberty, education, employment...

1. Rank the most important international events in 2008. Which of them do you think are of special importance for Ukrainian society? 2. What Ukrainian events caused a stir abroad, particularly in...

The “Twin Districts of Andriivsky Uzviz and Mon­t­martre” is the new initiative of Oleh Skrypka, the leader of the music band Vopli Vi­do­pliasova. Within the framework of this...

Arsenii Yatseniuk, ex-Speaker, ex-banker, ex-minister, albeit not the leader of a specific political force for the time being, knows the price of selling and purchasing one half of Ukraine. He says...

The unfurling worldwide financial crisis has affected a lot of countries. Many countries, including even European Union member states, have already turned to international financial...

An official delegation led by Valentyna Balabanova, head of the International Development Or­ganization’s office in Ukraine and director general of the In­ve­stment Consulting Group, recently...

The recent summit of the EU leaders in Brussels ended by signing a historical agreement-the climate package. This EU Council will “remain in the history of Europe,” President Nicolas Sarkozy of...

“I am one of the daughters whose parents want to build a radiant future for their child and go to work abroad for this,” writes Oksana Mishchuk, 17, from Khmelnytsky oblast, whose parents have been...

On December 9, the In­ter­national Anti-Corruption Day, the World Bank’s Office in Ukraine in collaboration with the Project “Worthy Ukraine” aimed at facilitating active public involvement in...

Dec. 16 1917: The Council of People’s Commissars (Sovnarkom) adopts a manifesto addressing the Ukrainian people and containing an ultimatum, to the effect that Russia will declare war on Ukraine if...

Christmas Eve means that the supermarkets and street markets are all out to attract customers. However, a closer look at the merchandise shows that between 80 and 90 percent originates from [the...

The World Health Or­ga­nization’s statistics for 2008 point to bird flu incidence in separate parts of the planet. Epidemiologists believe the virus’s active mutations can result in the...

Last September the World Bank Office in Ukraine and the project Pro­moting Active Citizen Par­ti­cipation in Combating Corruption in Ukraine (Hid­na Ukraina) held an essay competition for young...

You could hardly see any works created by Kyiv’s noted architect and cartoonist Viktor Kudin-unless you peeped through small holes in the plywood columns. There were several holes that allowed...

Some readers must have read the article “Aren’t We Slaves? Historical Running in Place: Russia’s ‘Special Way’” [in Ukrainian] at www.day.kiev.ua last week. This feature was submitted by the...