№49, (2010)

Russian human rights activists convene National Public Constitutional Forum Human rights activists and political scientists announced the convention of the National Public Constitutional Forum on...

We have the third president since 2000, yet the case of the murder of Georgy Gongadze, the chief editor of the Internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, remains open and unsolved. Recently, however, the...

Has the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained representatives of foreign intelligence services? Not that we have heard of. Earlier, when Valentyn Nalyvaichenko was in charge of the SBU, such...

1812: Nikitsky Botanical Garden is founded in the Crimea. 1841: Medical school opens at Kyiv University (currently: Ukrainian State Medical University). 1848: In response to the invasion of Austrian...

The second Youth Art Salon MARTS started in Kyiv. Its organizers assert that September is the best time for such an event, because this is when — after the summer break — art connoisseurs turn to...

Recently, 450 young traffic policemen came from all corners of Ukraine (with some guests from Belarus and Russia present), to take part in the 34th All-Ukrainian Convention of young traffic policemen...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is known in the world as one of the richest countries in Middle East, the largest oil exporter, as well as the cradle of Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s place of...

MADRID – The world financial crisis has served as a quick and efficient catalyst to the G-20. The first three G-20 summits of chiefs of state, in Washington, London, and Pittsburgh, will be...

Very soon one of the most beautiful botanical gardens of Ukraine, Hryshko National Botanical Garden, will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Botanists argue about whether this is too much or too...

LVIV – The concert entitled “The Unique Piano Recital” took place in the philharmonic society. It featured the works by Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, and Claude...

The status of the Russian language in Ukraine has always been a subject of political contention. Before every presidential or parliamentary election, this issue emerges once more and is used by...

Borys Malynovsky devoted 70 years of his life to science. At the age of 90, he is a famous scientist — one of the creators of the first computers. Today the scientist is an advisor to the...

On the eve of the XVII Forum of Publishers the famous Kyivan writer-brothers Kapranov turned to the Lviv community, regional and local authorities with an open letter. They called for nominating Lviv...

About a year is left until yet again canceling a moratorium for purchase and sale of agricultural land. As it is known, the previous moratorium was to expire on January 1, 2010. However, in December...

On September 30 the Antonov airfield in the town of Hostomel, near Kyiv, is going to host the 7th international aerospace show Aviasvit-21, which will last until October 4.Organizers claim that this...