Ihor Pasichnyk

We continue to publish the dialogue that goes on between the readers of Den/The Day and Ros­siyskaya gazeta. We remind that following a special issue, “What kind of Russia do we love?” published by Rossiyskaya gazeta, Russian intellectuals have offered their views in “What kind of Ukraine do...

December 18, 2008, saw the 425th anniversary of the death of Ivan Fedorov (Fedorovych), an outstanding 16th-century printer. This date would have been a cause for celebrations in the Soviet era. For the endeavors of Fedorov could be willfully interpreted as a brilliant manifestation of cultural...

Volodymyr Vynnychenko coined the phrase, “You can’t read Ukrainian history without bromide.” Today this saying is often quoted with the following implication: look at how complicated and tragic our history is. At first glance, this would appear to be true. But let’s stop and think: weren’t there...

Ukrainians recently marked the 150 th anniversary of Ivan Franko’s birth. Various fine words were spoken about the grandeur of our national genius and the importance of his contributions to our country. But we are left with an uneasy feeling. We should break with the deep-seated tradition of...