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

№8, (2006)

21.03.2006 - 00:00

Another provocation

On March 16 an electronic media outlet carried a provocative letter allegedly written by former Criminal Intelligence Department chief Oleksiy Pukach, now a fugitive sought by the Interior Ministry....
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Spring, freedom, fashion

Today is the closing day of Ukrainian Fashion Week. This year it combines two spectacular fashion events: Fashion Seasons and the international festival Kyiv Podium. True to a time-honored tradition...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

On moralizing and fighting for morality

On the eve of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, Ostroh Academy National University sought to unite politics and morality during an international scholarly conference entitled “Morality and...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

The price of recognition

Efforts to revive Ukrainian national cinema by the most radical means continue. Last Thursday the project of a new film tentatively called The Kobzars was unveiled at Kyiv’s Cinepalace. According to...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

What lies behind pre-election promises?

We are living in a time when intentions can be discussed without any restrictions. The only question is to what extent they are realizable. The Ukrainian Society of Financial Analysts has examined...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

All four vectors

In the current election campaign political forces are bombarding Ukrainians, like never before, with catchy slogans that one way or another are related to foreign policy. Some politicians maintain...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

This week in history

March 21, 1927. The first issue of Literaturna hazeta [Literary Newspaper, Literaturna Ukrayina since 1962) was published. 1982. US President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation on celebrating the...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

“The roads to that country are overgrown with thorns”

The Mykola Hryshko National Botanical Garden of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences commemorated the recent 160th anniversary of Shevchenko’s birth with a special exhibit entitled “Plants in the...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Voting lessons

Based on the design approved by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), the voting ballots will be light violet, measuring 210 by 780 millimeters. With a ballot that large, people who are not abreast...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Lviv Mozartiana

Lviv is the only Ukrainian city closely associated with the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart whose youngest son Franz Xaver lived in the capital of Halychyna for 30 years. The celebrations in Lviv...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Parliament bans Nikopol privatization again

The Verkhovna Rada has once again banned the privatization of a 50-plus-one percent interest in the Nikopol Ferroalloy Works of Dnipropetrovsk, which will be owned by the state in 2006-07. Two...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

A season of seasons: Kyiv to host the 16th International Festival

From March 21 to 28 the program of the Musical Premieres of the Season festival will feature 27 symphony, chamber, and choral music concerts. According to the organizers, this year’s event promises...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Marek SIWIEC: Beware of a numerical majority in parliament

Most of the international delegations monitoring the election campaign in Ukraine have few complaints. All this inspires hope that the world community will positively assess the Ukrainian elections....
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Transdnistria reopened

The Transdnistrian authorities have lifted all restrictions on entry into their territory, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasiuk announced last Friday. “This is a proven fact: dozens...
21.03.2006 - 00:00

Against NATO on all fronts

Ukrainian MPs Leonid Kravchuk, Volodymyr Zubanov, Yuriy Solomatin, and Heorhiy Kriuchkov have prepared a bill concerning Ukraine’s bloc-free status. “This bill has been prepared. It doesn’t contain...

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