№42, (2015)
06.08.2015 - 11:59
A patriarch’s departure
The long and extremely creatively rich life of this outstanding student of Soviet totalitarianism (he always defined his research field as “Soviet history”) is a compelling example of...
06.08.2015 - 11:50
Will Joe Biden join the race?
Rumors that Vice President Joe Biden will join the presidential race are spreading in the US. While the speculation had previously been limited to the American media, August 3 saw the Obama...
06.08.2015 - 11:48
Silver-winning chemistry
Ukrainian team won four silver medals at the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad, held in Baku (Azerbaijan). Our country was represented this year by graduates of the Podil Lyceum No. 100 in Kyiv...
06.08.2015 - 11:45
Facebook launches Internet-connecting drone
The Vido portal quotes Facebook Connectivity Lab as saying that there still are more than 4 billion people in the world, who have no access to the Internet. Lab designers are focusing on providing...
06.08.2015 - 11:42
Putin headed for Crimea
Top-level officials in Russia are fond of inspecting territories annexed to it from neighboring countries – either to show themselves to the people, especially the new citizens, or to show the...
06.08.2015 - 11:39
“Contract army” on the march
A year after the war began and the Ukrainian army was rebuilt, Ukraine is again debating the formation of a professional army. Experts and the public were “stirred up” by Arsen Avakov,...
06.08.2015 - 11:35
Ukrainians are ready for NATO. What about politicians?
The vast majority of Ukrainian citizens are in favor of joining NATO and the EU. According to Interfax-Ukraine, such are the results of a poll conducted in July by the Ilko Kucheriv Fund “...
06.08.2015 - 11:33
“We are a neutral side”
There are about 20 United Nations agencies and organizations, including the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the...
06.08.2015 - 11:28
“The Russian empire will collapse, undermined by endurance and wise policies of Kyivan Rus’”
Den’s pupil, as Hanna Hopko likes to call herself, took the stand as the Summer School of Journalism (SSJ)’s lecturer. However, it was not a traditional in-school meeting, but rather a...
06.08.2015 - 10:26
“We are living in a unique time, when we can change something”
You have surely seen Ruslan Hanushchak’s films – at least one of them. Ruslan went through the Maidan with a camera in hand, working for Spilno.TV. It is he who recorded Serhii Nigoyan...
05.08.2015 - 18:16
“The tickets for our concerts are already sold out”
It is prestigious festival, which introduces gifted young musicians across Europe. On the eve of the trip to the festival, on August 8, the orchestra will give a concert at the Great Hall of the...
05.08.2015 - 18:12
“Notes have decided Lizzie’s fate”
Liza Khaliavchenko-Babych, a 13-year-old pianist from the mining town of Ordzhonikidze, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, has won several prizes at various international competitions. And recently she came up...
05.08.2015 - 18:03
Sport as art
The Sport project reveals the essence of art through images of competitions, soccer players, runners, etc. “Art and sport have arena in common. Also, art, as well as sport, needs the spectator...
05.08.2015 - 18:02
A distinct and familiar world
Donation ceremony was held on the birthday of the artist (Ostafiichuk turned 75 last week). Numerous guests, who honored the master’s anniversary, examined the retrospective exhibition of his...
05.08.2015 - 17:59
How to befriend the Carpathians?
Many people are now going to vacation in the mountains, far away from everyday troubles. The Carpathians have always been popular, but the annexation of Crimea is now making them into a true “...