№44, (2012)

On August 8 the premiere screening of Ukrainian director Eva Neiman’s movie House with a Turret, which won a prize of the international film festival in Karlovy Vary (the Czech Republic), took place...

He was born in Mykolaiv a few blocks away from the shipyard and dreamed of becoming a well-known shipbuilder, but, instead, he overturned the entire Jewish world. The would-be 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe...

The Tagore Center at the East European Development Institute will mark the Independence Day of India on August 15, 2012, the 21st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, and the 20th anniversary of...

At the homeland of the first Ukrainian book, the village of Peresopnytsia in the region of Rivne the excavations are in progress. Except professional archeologists their participants include members...

The 30th Summer Olympic Games ended in London on August 12 with an impressive extravaganza. For 16 days on end, the entire world was riveted to Britain’s capital, where the best athletes of...

The residents of Buchach are proud that the legendary Johann Georg Pinzel had lived and worked in their ancient city, which is now more than 750 years old. The Buchach City Hall, the Church of the...

Until recently the icon “Holy Mother of God” has been preserved in the temple of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church in Chicago (US). It was brought to Lutsk by Father Ivan Boiarchuk, senior priest of...

Transnistria is again in the limelight. Moscow’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta wrote that “Tiraspol wants to replace the peacekeeping mission on the Dnister with Russia’s military base. According to a source...

Exposition “Scenography+” features works of four masters, who represent Artists’ Section of Theater, Cinema and Television at the Kyiv Organization of the Ukrainian National Union of Artists (Viktor...

988: Prince Volodymyr orders Rus’-Ukraine baptized. 1385: The Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania make the Union of Krewo whereby the Ukrainian lands become part of the kingdom. 1581:...

The Group of Twenty (G20) countries may call an unscheduled session in late August to discuss a steep hike in grain prices on the world market. The initiative comes from France which held the G20...

The trial hearings on the case of punk band Pussy Riot ended in Russia with the closing statement of the accused. The hearings were held for eight days in a row in Khamovnichesky Court of Moscow –...

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of alternative energy projects in the Chornobyl Power Plant Zone of Alienation. This is confirmed by governmental instruction No.535-r...

“Move forward, strive for the goal, and live positively: Bikers for road safety and healthy lifestyle,” was the slogan of the 6th International Biker Festival that brought together...

Knowing how to do things thoroughly and soundly was not a vogue but natural behavior for old-time Mykolaiv residents, when they had to reclaim a living space from the wild steppe. For example, the...