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

№58, (2010)

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Cactuses and Muses

The exhibit of Osyp Kryvohlaz’s works is taking place at the House of Architects. This year the well-known Kyiv artist turned 92! Despite the respectable age the master continues to work...
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An odd anniversary

Just before the weekend the students of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy marked their “professional” holiday. As this year it coincided with the university’s 395th anniversary, it was...
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EVENT

Ukraine’s top bribe-takers are traffic policemen and hospital staff Traffic police and doctors extort bribes from Ukrainian citizens more frequently than any other profession. This was one...
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A dying breed...

While the government ceaselessly promises systematic economic reforms, the new Law “On the Judicial System and the Status of Judges” (which came into force on August 3) found its...
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Ukrainians show character

Last week The Day drew the reader’s attention to an important message from Russia’s Mikhail Fedotov — about the necessity of de-Stalinization of the society. This week was marked by two more topics...
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The drum steals the show

Armed with dozens of different drums, the musicians on stage created an unusual theatrical show — a mix of avant-garde music with elements of folk dance. Each participant of the Japanese...
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This day in history

1665: Muscovy and Left-Bank Ukraine’s starshyna Cossack nobility, led by Hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky, sign the Moscow Articles. 1933: Hitler withdraws Nazi Germany from the League of Nations. 1943: The...
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United by common goals

On October 14, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Group S...
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Fight in the breadbasket

A bad tradition has been established in Ukraine: every new government not only condemns its predecessor for unskillful actions, but also brings them to trial. On the one hand, it is good — one should...
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A big scarf for little orphans

Donetsk – A public action took place in Donetsk, entitled “Give Some Warmth to a Kid.” The activists of the charitable foundation Krokha (Russian for “baby”) plaited several hundred woolen scarves...
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Poor imitations

This year was the tenth anniversary of the award ceremony of the National Television Prize Teletriumph. Once again producers of Ukrainian television received symbolic statuettes. However, when...
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Subconscious interest in security

Before the NATO summit in Lisbon (November 19-20), print media lashed out at the Alliance, with some experts accusing NATO of lack of strategy and clear vision. Is this criticism grounded? What can...
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“Smart fashion is also sublime art”

Not only does European style come to Ukraine, but Ukrainian designers, too, present their collections at key fashion weeks, in particular those on the axis New York-London-Milan-Paris. Meanwhile...
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A dying breed

Continued from TITLE PAGE As we see, the institutions, which are actually supposed to protect our citizens, enjoy the lowest levels of trust. No wonder. According to the Institute of Sociology of...
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Uneasy flows the Danube

The area around the western Hungarian village of Ajka has been bathed in the earth’s blood. The reason for the apocalyptic appearance was a breach in the banks of a reservoir of red sludge, the...

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