№45, (2010)

It is sometimes surprising to see a person pay big money, fulfilling their dream of owning a German shepherd, while other people simply abandon their canine friends. Domesticated dogs that rely...

The president of Ukraine announced in early July that he was going to pay a number of official visits to Western European capitals. Yet only one date was named definitely – the visit to Germany on...

Thanks to a group of enthusiasts the small village of Potashnia has become famous far beyond the Vinnytsia region. It all started with the initiative of Prokip Kolisnyk, native of the village, and...

After receiving the IMF loan the Ukrainian government appears to have lost all interest in single-handedly balancing its budget. At the end of July the State Property Fund of Ukraine put off the...

Hennadii Moskal, MP for NU-NS, has made a stellar career, from a humble police inspector to lieutenant general. During the off-year election of 2007, Moskal became an MP as a member of Yurii...

Fifty million people! In ten years that will be the population of Ukraine. At least that is what Viktor Yanukovych promised during his election campaign. Last year, 530,000 Ukrainians were born — 35...

Information technologies are developing at a breathtaking speed. Sadly, Internet is scarcely used in Ukrainian education. Meanwhile, it is quite popular with young people. Often students use the...

At the turn of summer and autumn, the Ukrainian Fair-exhibition of folk art was held in Donetsk, probably for the first time in history of the mining capital. The range of goods offered on trays...

On September 15-17 the Donetsk National Academic Ukrainian Music Drama Theater’s company of actors will perform at the stage of Russian Drama theater (creative director Marko Brovun). This...

US President Barack Obama has officially announced the end of the military operation in Iraq, noting that the US “has paid a huge price to put the future of Iraq in the hands of its people.” The...

The recently-appointed head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, Valerii Soldatenko, made some interesting comments on his vision of the Holodomor issue in an interview with Kommersant-...

Forbes to come out in Ukraine The Ukrainian Integrated Media Holding has obtained a license for publishing Forbes magazine in Ukraine. This American finance and economics magazine has been...

An initiative to remind citizens and guests to the city of Lviv about the charms of equestrian transport appeared several months ago. Hence, “Weekend Riding” was organized — an...

1875: Oleksandr Murashko, a noted painter, one of the founders and first professors of the Ukrainian Art Academy, is born in Kyiv. 1891: The first Ukrainian immigrants arrive in Canada. 1943: The...

JERUSALEM – The imminent resumption in Washington of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is good news. But whether these talks will lead to an agreement, let alone within one year as US...