Mykola Kasianenko

Politicians find manipulating this society increasingly difficult. The Soviet system with its supremacy of the state over the citizenry is still deeply rooted in our minds, but after the proclamation of Ukrainian independence public conscience has been gradually healing itself. Our citizens realize...

YALTA–YEVPATORIA–SIMFEROPOL — The Cabinet of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea recently adopted an action plan for the coming resort/tourist season. This document envisages free-of-charge and unimpeded access to the municipally-owned beaches for vacationers and the residents of the...

Prof. Petro KRALIUK, Ostrih Academy National University: Suppose we proceed from the assumption that May 9 became a propaganda show in the Soviet Union, with WWII veterans often used as extras. Since 1965, when it became a red-letter day, Soviet propaganda purposefully formed in people’s minds the...

The first festival-fair “Ukrayinske Salo-2004” [Ukrainian Fatback 2004] was definitely a success. Lasting two days, it attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors and not only helped further popularize this traditional Ukrainian dish, but also lent a philosophical touch to cooking and trade,...

Various agencies at the Crimean Council of Ministers assess the results of the 2003 resort season differently. Crimean Economy Minister Volodymyr Kulish noted at a cabinet meeting in October that “the results of the [tourist] industry are more than modest,” adding that in the first nine months of...

June 6 marked Journalists’ Day in Ukraine, instituted in 1994 by Decree #251/4, signed by President Leonid Kravchuk, thus putting an end to Soviet Press Day (May 5). The new date commemorates the accession of the Journalists’ Union of Ukraine into the International Federation of Journalists in 1992...