№5, (2006)

This time around the increasingly popular Kyiv Camerata group offered “Orchestral Transcriptions of Ukrainian Composers,” performing works by Karabyts, Kiva, Sylvestrov, Stankovych, Zubytsky,...

The ancient Romans, among them Marcus Aurelius and Seneca, considered that for a true philosopher, sage and stoic the end of earthly life, “the fulfillment of destiny,” is to be as dignified, lofty,...

Combating the negative socioeconomic consequences of defense reform is one of the priorities of Ukraine-NATO cooperation, said Gerard Malet of the NATO Economics Directorate during the presentation...

Spring is just around the corner. Although weather forecasters are avoiding long-term forecasts, promising only a slight increase in temperature for the next days, there is no escaping spring. What...

It looks as though our “transparent” government is trying to keep secret even the fact of Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk’s resignation. Interfax Ukraine quotes the president’s press secretary,...

The action takes place on the outskirts of Poltava, a short distance from the city’s historical center and the right bank of the Vorskla River. Robert Petre, an ensign in the army of King Charles XII...

The project to extend the Odesa-Brody oil pipeline to the Polish city of Plock might be implemented within three years. After this, the pipeline will be able to transport Caspian oil to Europe. This...

Last week Ukraine and Russia were busy clearing a huge logjam of problems that have been accumulating for decades. The situation has been noticeably deteriorating in the past few months. The “...

People who resort to alternative medicine often come across resourceful quacks, who promise that just one session is enough to cure an incurable disease, remove a bad spell, and rid the patient of...

On Feb. 18 our colleague, the famous scholar James Mace, would have turned 54. In his short life he managed to accomplish a great deal, serving as staff director of the US Government Commission on...

Nuclear fuel is the main cost driver for Enerhoatom, the operator of Ukraine’s functioning nuclear power plants. Last year this state company spent over two billion hryvnias for this purpose, which...

On Feb. 19 the Kyiv City Administration forwarded an official application for participation in the competition “European Cultural Capital 2010.” They chose this year because the municipal authorities...

Few people can watch a beautiful dancing couple without envying their gracious, light, and subtle movements. There is hardly a woman who has never imagined herself in a dancer’s shoes, wearing an...

In his message to parliament President Yushchenko set an ambitious objective: to create a free trade area with the EU in 2007, obtain associate membership in 2008, and then advance confidently...

During his annual address to parliament, President Yushchenko unveiled plans to create a “Silicon Valley” in five Ukrainian oblasts. “There is already a draft order to support the initiative with the...