Nataliya Trofimova

Before the third round of the presidential election in Ukraine, when the winner’s name had yet to be formally announced-and when few if any doubted the winner’s name-the noted Ukrainian philosopher and sociologist, Yevhen HOLOVAKHA, deputy director of the National Academy’s Institute for...

The Central State Archives of Civic Associations of Ukraine stores documents relating to latter-day history, and modern political parties and civic associations, as well as private archives of Ukrainian politicians and public figures. Its stocks were recently expanded by documents donated by the...

Why do the hardships in Ukraine make some people want to flee the country but motivate others to act and improve the situation? Why did the Ukrainian Youth Association members, after socializing with their peers abroad, decide to “pick up a broom and sweep everything clean at home?” Is it...

“There are days in our life when we feel the happiest people in the world,” said Defense Minister Yevhen MARCHUK , referring to November 6 when 199 servicemen of the Kyiv garrison received keys to comfortable apartments in a newly built high-rise project on Symyrenko St., after long years of living...

Oleksandr DERHACHOV, editor-in-chief, Political Thought: The Communists have always attracted the attention of politicians and sociologists. Until recently the number of their supporters was mainly at issue. Of late, their election turnouts have become less impressive, but there is evidence of...

Cloning probably drew the most fire of debate in the past century. An opportunity to produce human clones divided the whole world Among those opposing the idea were not only most clergymen but also a sizable part of the scientific community. The Day offers views by Ukrainian experts. Stanislav...

Despite their twice as low representation in a new Verkhovna Rada, the Communists can still retain much of their voting power, with their faction a big favorite for the so-called golden share in Verkhovna Rada. People’s Deputy Heorhy KRIUCHKOV shares his views on the role of his party’s faction in...

“When the results of public opinion polls is in the interest of a politician, he typically says that he has trust in sociology. If not, he says that all sociologists are corrupt.” Such an opinion was voiced by Director of the Ukrainian Institute for Sociological Research Oleksandr Yaremenko at the...

Three or four years ago Reni was a dilapidated and ugly city with huge debts. I cannot even recall the number of its creditors. There were no good roads and we needed more bridges. Lack of city gas pipelines was a major irritant as many boiler houses used coal or fuel oil and between 60 and 70% of...

Socialist Party Chairman Oleksandr Moroz has proposed to the leaders of other political parties and coalitions the creation of a single election bloc to change Ukraine’s political system into a democracy, says Interfax-Ukraine. According to the Socialist Party press service, Yury Kostenko (...