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"WELCOME TO UKRAINE" MAGAZINE
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"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2004, Issue No. 4
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6-13........Ukraine in the context of history of Europe (synchronistic table)
Pages 14-21........Kamyanets-Podilsky - an ancient fortress, "a stone flower
The fortress sits on a rocky island in the river. It was founded in the 12th century and then grew over the centuries into an impregnable stronghold, with formiddable fortifications. It is an architectural marvel, "a stone flower" in the words of a poet.
Pages 22-26........Oleh Skrypka, Ukrainian rocker says, The time has come..."
Back in 1987, three students, Oleh Skrypka one of them, founded a rock group which they called Vopli Vidoplyasova, or VV. This group opened a new epoch in Ukrainian pop music; in fact, VV became a lasting cultural and social phenomenon; its frontman talks to WU.
Pages 28-34........Kachanivka, a romantic place
Pages 36-42.......Welcome to a wedding, Central Ukrainian style!
A group of students of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy decided to organize a re-enactment of the wedding ceremony, Naddnipryanshchyna style, to reveal the beauty of the ceremony and to demonstrate the unity of Ukrainian traditions.
Pages 44-46........Hopes and frustrations - Ukraine on the Eve of Presidential Election
Pages 48-51.......The Rebellious Generation of the Shistdesyatnyky
Pages 52-56.......Alla Horska, a once and future artist
Pages 58-61.......To the 60th Anniversary of liberation. Liberation from what?
Pages 62-65.......Ambitions of Young Ukrainians
Page 66..............Facets of love
Pages 68-69........Parental and filial love
Pages 70-72........The cultural legacy of Sacher-Masoch
Pages 74-77.........Roxolana from Roksolania, the beloved wife of a mighty Turkish sultan
Pages 78-81.........."Love is..." Young Ukrainians express their opinions
Pages 82-85..........Hryhir Tyutyunnyk, the tragic destiny of a Ukrainian novelist
Pages 86-88...........Three Cuckoo Birds - dedicated to Love Supreme by Hryhir Tyutyunnik
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Pages 90-92......Going downstream on the River Southern Buh
Pages 94-96......Oleksandr Dovzhenko, pro et contra
Page 98.............An American artist in Ukraine visits a gorgeous park
Pages 100-101.......The Crimea in between the tourist seasons
Page 102................Yalta's Mayor welcomes investments
Pages 106-109........Welcome aboard and cruise with us along the Crimean coast!
Pages 110-111......Ukrainian Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Athens
The Ukrainian Olympic team won 9 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze medals at the 28th Olympic games in Athens which was also th evenue of the 12th Paralympic games. The Ukrainian Paralympic athletes won 24 gold, 12 silver and 19 bronze medals and the overall 6th place.
Pages 112-113......Olympic champion: Yana Klochkova, the swimmer
Pages 114-115......Olympic champion: Elbrus Tedeev, the wrestler
Pages 116-117......Olympic champion: Valery Honcharov, the gymnast
Page 118...............UITT-2005 - bigger than ever
Pages 120-123.......The Green Planet
Pages 124-125........The Ivasiuk song contest in Chernivtsi
Pages 126-129.........Seasons of Fashion in the fall show the fashion of the next summer
Seasons of Fashion shows reflect the state of things in Ukrainian fashion. At the 15th Ukrainian Seasons of Fashion pret-a-porter shows, collections of dresses created by Ukrainian designers who displayed a lot of originality, were presented to the discerning public.
Pages 130-133...........The Crystal Silhouette One-Dress Contest
Pages 134-137...........Kyrylo Kozhumyaka, a Ukrainian fairy tale
Pages 138-139............Ukrainian folk humour |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2004, Issue No. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4-8........Ruslana - the first Ukrainian pop singer to win a major European pop song contest
Ruslana is the first ever Ukrainian pop-singer to win a major international pop-song contest, Eurovision 2004. Her Wild Dances made a big splash at the otherwise rather placid European song contest. Her music echoes with themes of her native Western Ukraine, the Carpathians in particular. But what is she like as a person? WU has tried to find out.
Pages 10-17........Hutsulshchyna, the land of age-old traditions, original culture, highlander spirit and great scenic beauty
It would be futile to try to explain what that magic is - you have got to feel it for yourself. The Carpathian magic is to be found in so many things. The magic is not only in the scenic beauty of nature. It is in the wooden churches, in the way people, Hutsuls, live their life.
Pages 18-21........Kings and knights of today's Ukraine - the nobility of spirit
Pages 22-26........Zarvanytsya - a place where miracles are claimed to be almost a daily occurence
Pages 28-33.......Ukrainian traditional embroidery can be traced hundreds, if not thousands of years back into history
Pages 34-37........Trypillya - a culture that was contemporaneous with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
It comes as a great surprise to many people in Ukraine and elsewhere to learn that from about the sixth millenium B.C.E. there flourished in Ukraine a Neolithic European culture which produced big settlements of the kind that can be called 'proto-cities.'
Pages 38-40.......Tina Clintron, an American artist shares her impressions of living in a provencial Ukrainian town
Pages 42-49.......St Volodymyr's - a church that stands at the place where Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv was baptized
The Russian Emperor Alexander II accompanied by his imperial spouse, went to the Crimea, to the ruins of Chersonesus, and laid the corner stone of a new church which was to be dedicated to St Volodymyr. Three more decades passed though before the construction of a magnificent church was completed.
Pages 50-55.......Chersonesus, Cherson, Korsun - a twenty-five-hundred-year old city
Pages 56-60.......A nostalgic look at a little coastal place in the Crimea
Pages 62-63.......Investment opportunities of Greater Yalta
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Pages 64-69.......A trip to the land of Rivnenshchyna opens up much more than the traveller expected to see
Pages 70-73.......Fabulous creatures of Ukrainian folklore - is there more to them than just superstition and old beliefs?
Pages 74-77.......Nikita Khrushchev - a Stalin's henchman, a reformer, a politician, of personal eccentricities, a man of stature
Pages 78-80.......NATO and Ukraine - a NATO representative answers WU questions
Pages 82-84.......Serhiy Zhadan - a man of letters and a colorful figure in today's Ukrainian culture
Pages 86-87......A pictorial view of the Month of June
Pages 88-96......NEWS - Politics, Economics and Culture
Pages 100-104......An amazing world of precious stones transformed by human artistry
Pages 106-113......Telesyk, one of the most ancient Ukrainian folk fairy tales
Pages 114-116......Tsviten - a choir that promotes both Ukrainian folk songs and Ukrainian traditional culture
Pages 118-123......Seasons of Fashion keep the Ukrainian followers of fashion abreast of the latest developments
Seasons of Fashion give designers ample opportunities to indulge their fantasies, to exercise their imagination and attain the triumph of colour, line and form. Designers impress the public and the public inspires designers to new daring creations. Their interactive feedback opens new trends, produces new, original ideas and creates new fashionable collections.
Pages 124-125.....Ukrainian folk humour |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2004, Issue No. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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8-15........Ukraine and Europe in history - a synchronistic table
Pages 16-22........Lavra, a thousand-year-old monastery
Anyone, atheist or believer alike, who pays a visit to the Lavra Monastery can hardly help being impressed by what they see. The visual impact is great indeed, but even more significant is the spiritual impact thae monastery has had on the life of Ukraine in general, and of Kyiv in particular.
Pages 24-29.......The Heart of Kyiv, fifty years ago
Kyivans of three generatioins tell their individual stories of Kyiv reminiscing, wondering, admiring. In her story, a young woman says,"In my younger years, kyiv was just a place where I happened to live, but then came a moment when Kyiv began to feel diferently. This happened on a Sunday morning, in th eearly autimn..."
Pages 30-31........Philosopher's reflections upon Kyiv
Pages 36-37......Declaration of love to the city
Pages 38-42......Students talk about Kyiv
Pages 44-48.......Kyiv Fortress - formerly a stronghold, now a museum
Pages 50-56......Katrina Mykolaychuk, the mother of a Ukrainian cult actor
The intensity of Katrina's gaze - steady, self-confident, thoughtful, magnetic, calm and untroubled is amazing. There is also defiance in her dark eyes and dignity that her children inherited from her. It was from his mother that Ivan Mykolaychuk inherited his inner freedom and rebeliousness.
Pages 58-62.......Oleksandr Ivakhnenko and his lyrical art
Lyricist, that is how the painter Oleksandr Ivakhnenko is often called. "At one point in my carrer I got so involved in easel painting that I refused offers from publishers to design and illustrate books... It was at th etime when I was working at Shevchenko illustrations that I made important discoveries..."
Pages 64-70.......An overview of Christian Orthodoxy in Ukraine
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Pages 72-76.......The Great Schism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism
Pages 78-81.......A film crew travels along the routes that once a Ukrainian philosopher took
Pages 82-85.......Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet leader, reminicses and analyses
Pages 86-89.......Anatoly Rudnik: Ukraine is No 1 in the world in natural gas transit
Pages 90-93.......Yalta Mayor, Crimea, predicts an influx of tourists
Pages 94-95.......Postal stamps to promote tourism to Ukraine
Pages 96-107......News - political, economic, cultural and sport
Pages 108-109......The Best of the Year in government, business, management and art
Pages 110-114......Volodymyr Ivasiuk, In memoriam
Pages 116-118......Vasyl Virastiuk, one of th estrongest men on earth
Pages 122-125......The Crystal Silhouette, One Dress Contest
Crystal Silhouette is the name of the International One Dress Contest which is regularly held in Kyiv. It is one of th emajor events in the world of Ukrainian fashion. Vyacheslav Zaytsev, a leading fashion designer headed the jury. Marysya Horobets skillfully presented to the public a comprehensive image of a Ukrainian beauty.
Pages 126-127......Children in Ukrainian folk humor
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