Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№5, (2012)

31.01.2012 - 00:00

“The road to overcoming the consequences of totalitarianism is in the cultural field”

The Donbas Vasyl Stus Hi­sto­rical and Literary Museum has been fun­c­tio­n­ing in Horlivka for 15 years now. It exhibits photo­copies of the poet’s letters from the place of exile, his notes, photo­...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Paralympians to set new records

Ukrainian winter sports cham­pion­ship for athletes with lo­co­motive di­sa­bi­li­ties and the visually impaired will last until Feb­ruary 1 at the Yavoriv...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Shigeki Hakamada: Japan has proved that it can be rich without having resources

For nine days I took part in a press tour organized by the Foreign Press Center, Japan, on the initiative of the Japanese government (FPCJ is an image-making organization that cooperates with...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

This day in history

1882: The fist issue of the technical journal Inzhener comes out in Kyiv (it was published until 1918, when the editorial office moved to Moscow). 1918: The Central Rada of Ukraine passes the Land...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Wladimir KLITSCHKO: “Social development of the country is also struggle”

Let us begin with topmost achie­ve­ments. Among the sport fa­cilities renovated at the Kli­tschko Brothers Foundation’s ex­pense is a Severodonetsk sport school that had not been repaired for 40 (!)...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Will the young generation learn from the heroes of Kruty?

Real, truthful, not fictitious, sickly sweet independence is always obtained through struggle. There is no other way: the living history is quite far from sentiments and proves that truly in-depth...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Hidden final review

In late January the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade held, with some delay, the final (for 2011) board meeting. Opening the meeting the First Deputy Minister Vadym Kopylov suggested con­gra...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Should the “sweetlands” be divided up?

The newspaper Holos Ukrainy pu­bli­shed land market bill on January 25 at the direction of Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn, the bill having passed its first reading in Verkhovna Rada. It seems...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Artistic chaos

Exhibition “Anniversary” is open in the Institute of Contemporary Art, Ukraine’s NAA. The ex­hi­bition is dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the foundation of this art and research institution....
31.01.2012 - 00:00

“Sign of hope” for Ukraine

A month ago Ukrai­nian president Viktor Yanu­ko­vych saw a “sign of hope” in the extra­ordi­nary events of the year in the Arab world and declared it during the traditional an­nual meeting with the...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Merkel, Davos, and Yanukovych

On January 27 in Davos during the 8th Ukrainian lunch-con­fe­rence “Options for the Future” tra­ditionally organized by the Viktor Pin­chuk Foundation the Ukrai­nian Pre­sident Viktor Yanu­ko­vych...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

The Arab Spring’s balance sheet

Last year’s events in Egypt and Tunisia drew the curtain on a tot­tering old order and de­livered much of the Arab world into a long-awaited new era. But what that new era will look like remains very...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Things get going?

President Yanukovych’s idea to set up a Constitutional Assembly seemed to have “sunk into oblivion.” In any case, nobody has heard about any steps in this direction since the...
31.01.2012 - 00:00

Europe began from unions of cities

It is obvious that the image of Ukraine has been di­storted during the last century. The roots of many cities, towns, and villages were purged, denied, torn out of the memories, and a convenient myth...

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