№6, (2002)
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Modern Rhythm of Kobzar Meditations
Mykola Budnyk, bandurist and kobzar, master of musical instruments, poet and artist, traveler and philosopher passed away a year ago. He would have been fifty this year. On his birthday, colleagues...
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James Mace is fifty
The photo published here usually precedes the articles by James Mace, The Day’s expert and professor at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy. He now permanently resides and works in Kyiv. Incidentally, he also...
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A Ukrainian Named James
James had always wanted to be an outstanding personality: in childhood he even dreamed of becoming president of the United States. A fourteenth generation American of English, German, Irish, Welsh,...
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Question to the Birthday Boy
“Some years ago translator Yuri (George) Sklyar came to me and said that there was a project to set up an English language digest. I thought that this would give Ukraine greater access to world...
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1.5% Democracy
I have my morning tea and look through the papers. Everything is as usual. Revolutions, political shows, official statements. I remember Prof. Preobrazhensky from Bulgakov’s Dog’s Heart and realize...
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Being Ukrainian Is Neither Classy nor Cool
They sawed off the branches they were sitting on, Shouting their experiences how to saw faster; They crashed down, and those watching Shook their heads while sawing, and continued.
–Bertold...
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Immunity and License?
Last week the Academy of the Ukrainian Press (AUP), founded recently with the assistance of Germany’s Academy of the Bavarian Press and other Western institutions, held a two-week workshop titled...
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Trade in Symbols Retro goods in demand on the symbols market
Whatever debate is underway about the changes that have taken place in Ukrainian society over the past debate, the fact remains that business on the symbols market is up and about, with the...
19.02.2002 - 00:00
When Will We Win the War Against Cancer?
Thirty years ago America’s president declared war on cancer. This year, in the US alone, 1,500 men, women, and children lose their personal battles with cancer every day. When will the war end?
I...
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“If they say the allies are hurrying to our rescue, do not believe them; the allies are scum.”
(Conclusion. For beginning see the previous issue)
“And it began and lasted four years. What happened in the famous city during that period defies description. It was as though H. G....
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Question of <I>The Day</I>
Yevhen HOLOVAKHA, Ph.D. in philosophy, head research fellow at the Institute of Sociology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences:
It is rather ambiguous. This holiday is a result of cultures’...
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Cult of Cultural Heroism
Inter, one of the most popular Ukrainian television channels, the Association of Art Galleries of Ukraine, and the Association of Modern Arts launched a new large-scale project under the loud title...
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Rooks and Rook Carriers
You will have a hard time trying to find a state-owned taxicab these days as practically all state cab companies have broken up or have been turned into service stations and garages. True, some have...
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City of Childhood
The Irene Gallery hosts Vita Rudneva’s first personal exhibit. The artist called it My City. Meaning Kyiv, of course, the more so that now and then it is stated directly with graphic clarity...
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Notes professional attitude toward developing soccer in Ukraine
This time Lennart Johansson, European soccer federation president and FIFA vice president, could compare his impressions with what he saw seven years ago, when he last visited Ukraine. The schedule...