Halyna Aleksandrova

On the opening day of Den’s Photo Exhibit in our city, Arkhip Kuindzhi painted good spring-like weather for it, clear and welcoming. The Kuindzhi monument stands in the very center of Mariupol, and it seems that the artist touches the sky with his brush from atop the classical column.The...

The vechornytsi (evening revels) were organized and staged by the Women’s Association of the Illich Metallurgical Combine. According to the association’s chairwoman Iryna Badasen, the combine has 32,394 female employees. The workshops and subdivisions of this enterprise are scattered far beyond the...

Last Saturday, on the Day of Remembrance to honor the victims of the Holodomor and political repressions, a monument was unveiled in downtown Mariupol to those who died during the lawless years of the totalitarian regime. The monument was built at the initiative of the city’s historical society,...

Dear Editors of The Day, The ongoing controversial election campaign leads one to believe that the atavisms of the Soviet regime prevent the society from making further progress. We are witnessing provocations, manipulations of public conscience, Goebels-style propaganda, voter intimidation and...

As Verkhovna Rada deputies were heatedly discussing the political reform bill on April 8, they did not care much about the words they spoke, slinging mud at and trying to insult their opponents with such phrases as “Our Nazi Ukrainians,” “ungodly bunch,” and “gentlemen bandits.” Prof. Petro...

Mariupol’s Palace of Children’s and Teenagers’ Creativity is currently hosting an exhibition dedicated to the life and endeavors of the famous Roerich family. The function was organized by the Dnipropetrovsk-based Roerich Society whose active members spread knowledge on the Roerich family’s...

The destruction of unique monuments of culture has become one of the sorest points in our society. In The Day preserving our cultural heritage has always been in the limelight and is discussed comprehensively, while life continues to give us new examples of the same motif. After publications of the...

Television’s “Freedom of Expression” program carried out a poll several weeks ago and its turnout provided more evidence that decisions made by the authorities do not correspond with the interests of most citizens. On that particular occasion viewers were asked to respond to the cabinet decision to...

Like people, monuments each have a life story. Some can be stated using a single sentence, others are long enough for a novel in several volumes. Monuments faded and ravaged by time are restored, those annihilated by the totalitarian regime are tried to be reproduced. Static as they are, monuments...

News about the monument to Anatoly Solovyanenko in Donetsk caused many to feel joy, but there was also controversy. It was hard to visualize one of our most popular singers cast in bronze. Also, not every monument serves the designated purpose of preserving and handing down the memory of the...