№82, (2014)
23.12.2014 - 10:30
“Ukrainians have revolutionized the arts...”
Following a sold-out world tour, the Fairytale Show Alice in Wonderland is being presented to Kyivites for the first time, as it is being hosted at the Sports Palace from December 20 through 24. The...
23.12.2014 - 09:55
LEISURE BULLETIN
Curtain at 7 p.m. unless otherwise notedTheaterNational Opera of Ukraine(vul. Volodymyrska 50, tel. 279-1169)24 – Un Ballo in Maschera, opera by Verdi25 – La Traviata, opera (in Italian)...
23.12.2014 - 09:49
Books, carpets, and a master class
At the invitation of the Embassy of Ukraine in France and with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, a delegation including Maryna Hrymych, member of the National Union of Writers of...
22.12.2014 - 18:32
On a double display of attention
As always, all comers were welcome to sign postcards for Ukrainian soldiers and donate useful things for them, including insoles, balaclavas, thermoses, socks, and blankets. We saw fewer donations...
22.12.2014 - 18:30
“It is a breakthrough for both the US and Cuba”
Presidents of the US and Cuba Barack Obama and Raul Castro declared start of the work on restoring diplomatic relations between their respective states. They revealed the news in their statements...
22.12.2014 - 18:29
Laid to eternal rest
The remains of the 16th-century printer Ivan Fedorovych have been interred in the walls of St. Onufrius Church. It happened following 44 years of research, culminating in the recently obtained...
22.12.2014 - 18:28
Tenders have failed to go ahead, and no drugs have been procured
The country has failed to procure drugs for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant forms of tuberculosis this year, according to activists from patient organizations. Isoniazid, the main drug used to...
22.12.2014 - 18:27
As much as 11,000 parcels were sent to eastern Ukraine over the past half-year
The initiative was launched in July 2014, allowing civic volunteers to receive and send humanitarian supplies for free at all branches of the Nova Poshta delivery service in Ukraine. The initiative...
22.12.2014 - 18:26
Why did Lukashenko and Nazarbayev visit Kyiv?
The new round of the Minsk talks has been postponed again. Even though the postponement was announced by the separatists, they were acting on the Kremlin’s orders, with several reasons behind...
22.12.2014 - 18:24
Volodymyr VASYLENKO: “Kuchma and Yanukovych obstructed Ukraine’s course towards NATO membership. Now everything has to be restored”
Last week, a two-day visit of Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko to Poland took place. In the course of meetings with his Polish colleague Bronislaw Komorowski, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, and...
22.12.2014 - 18:23
Putin’s visit to Ankara: what actually happened
There are media reports about Ankara-Moscow strategic relationships, the signing of dozens of instruments, cut-rate Russia’s gas supply to Turkey, replacing South Stream with Turkish Stream....
22.12.2014 - 18:19
SUMMING UP THE YEAR: farewell to a world of illusions
It is already clear that the year 2014 will have serious consequences for the future. It is special for both Ukraine and the rest of the world. We have seen a great societal upsurge on the Maidan,...
22.12.2014 - 18:10
“We want Ukraine to obtain NATO membership”
Last week a delegation of the US House Committee on Armed Services, led by Mike Rogers, visited Ukraine. The Day did not miss an opportunity to talk directly to the Republican Mike ROGERS and...
22.12.2014 - 18:07
Russia is weakening, the regime is gaining strength
It is with mixed feelings that I am writing about Vladimir Putin’s press conference. On the one hand, I have something to say. On the other… Are Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries...
22.12.2014 - 18:02
An ordinary treason
Competing with the Russian agitation and propaganda cinematography is like spitting against the wind. Especially, if the films are about soldiers, special forces, police, or criminals. And war is the...