№41, (2008)
23.12.2008 - 00:00
More realism
Six members of the US Brookings Institute, including two former US ambassadors to Ukraine Carlos Pascual and Steven Pifer as well as present-time Ambassador William Taylor took part in the...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
“The History of a Day:” <I>The Day</I> and Radio Kyiv 98 FM launched a joint project
Shortly before the New Year celebrations, the newspaper Day and Radio Kyiv 98 FM began a joint action — a historical quiz named “The History of a Day.” On December 15 to 26, from 8 to 11 a.m., Radio...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Ukrainization under the Directory
The Directory was formed 90 years ago, in November 1918. On the night of November 14, representatives of all political forces that were members of the National Union attended a clandestine meeting in...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Viktor YUSHCHENKO: “Do not trample on democracy!”
In an interview with The Day, Ukraina moloda, and Fakty i kommentarii, President Viktor Yushchenko reflects on the further destiny of the national currency, parliament, parliamentary coalition,...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Eastern Partnership — a la carte
Good news! Last week’s EU summit in Brussels has confirmed the European Commission’s proposal on the Eastern Partnership - a joint Polish-Swedish initiative aimed at upgrading EU’s relation with its...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
A holiday is an occasion for children and adults to be more in contact
The Day has already written that the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS) conducted a special survey of the quality of communication between Ukrainian parents and children last June and...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Taking the Long View
NEW YORK - The coming year will be a narrative of tension - a series of difficult choices between the imperatives of the present and those of tomorrow. How we resolve this tension will be the measure...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
When mountains meet
Since the late 1990s, some 300,000 residents of Ukraine have become citizens of Israel, forming a Ukrainian diaspora that has its distinctive features as compared with those in Eastern Europe or the...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
President’s arguments
There is an urgent need to bring down the temperature of the showdown in Ukrainian parliament and scale down the government’s populism, believes President Viktor Yushchenko. This is the statement...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
<I>Den’s</I> column wins a prize
On Dec. 24, 2008, the Ukrinform Information Agency will hold an awards ceremony for the winners of the annual competition for the best presentation of Ukrainian books in the paper and electronic mass...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Arsenii YATSENIUK, member of the Verkhovna Rada: “I’m launching the Front of Change”
What prompted me to write this article was Kiril Sergeev’s recent letter “This is the party I want” published online. In his writing I found, once again, the ideas that echo mine-a strong state with...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Journey into the world of painting
An exhibition of paintings by Mykola Dakhno and Liudmyla Turkevych opened in the Art Mix Gallery.Dakhno, a known master of watercolors, unfolded a vast array of landscapes, a good part of which...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
National Circus sets records
The National Circus in Kyiv recently hosted a competition of singular performers. Witnessed by an audience that included media people, the circus performers pulled off unique stunts that were entered...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Who will be sacrificed?
Historical analogies are rarely appropriate in assessment of current events. Yet why not learn from our forefathers’ experience? What is happening today in Ukraine reminds one of what took place in...
23.12.2008 - 00:00
Combat hopak helps raise new generation of Ukrainians
“When in the time of Cossackdom foreign envoys saw the Cossacks dance in the Sich, they were stunned: what they saw looked like a dance, and yet it exhibited so much power and strength. The...