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"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2004, Issue No. 1
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6-13........Ukraine in history - a synchronistic table
Pages 14-18........Pysanky - magic Easter eggs
Pysanka is a painted Easter egg. In mythology of many peoples, the egg is a symbol of creation, of the living matter born out of the dead matter, of triumph of life over death. Ukrainian artists uphold this pysanka age-old tradition in modern Ukraine. Pysanky can be found in museums and in private collections.
Pages 20-22........Nina Matviyenko: The Great Day of the soul
Pages 24-29........Wooden churches - marvels of folk architecture
Pages 30-34.......Viryovka Choir - upholding traditions and facing the modern times
Pages 36-39........Shevchenko- a poet, a legend, a prophet and a symbol
A great poet lives on, after his death, in the hearts of the people. Even in his lifetime, he became a legend and was looked upon as a national prophet. His poems suppressed or banned, acquired the enigmatically vatic character. Shevchenko has become a household name in Ukraine.
Pages 40-44.......Hiking the Ukrainian countryside
Pages 46-47.......Potential and development of tourism in Ukraine
Pages 48-50.......Osyp Zinkevych - a cultural figure, a publisher and a patriot
Pages 52-56.......Pereyaslavska Rada - a historic or just historical event
Pages 58-69........Chornobyl: a disaster that has become a moral category
Back in 1986 we, in Ukraine, could not grasp the full extent of the disatrous consequences of the Chornobyl "nuclear lightning" - "the nuclear lightning of Chornobyl has struck right into the genotype of the Ukrainian nation." The Chornobyl disaster became a moral category.
Pages 70-73........Dr Kozyavkin - a miracle worker who believes in the future of Ukraine
Pages 74-77........Manyavsky Skyt: a revived monastery |
Pages 78-81.......The Ukrainian steppe: more than geography - a life style
Pages 82-86.......Ancient icons from the lands where Shevchenko once lived and wandered
Icons came to Ukraine in the tenth century together with adoption of Christianity. The first icons were imported from Byzantium. Local icon painting began in the eleventh century, in the monasteries. Later, icons were painted by folk artists as well.
Pages 88-90.......Lviv Institute of Management - a new frontier of management teaching
Pages 92-95.......Kostyantyn Kalinin - Ukrainian aircraft designer who died in prison designing a Stealth-like bomber
Pages 96-99.......Khrystyna Shyshpor - a ballet star at seventeen
Pages 100-104.......Kobzari a millenium-old tradition of wayfaring bards
Pages 106-107......Anton Shtepa - a jack-of-all-trades, turns 100 and dances at his birthday party
Pages 108-113......Anatoly Haydamaka - an artist who paints poignant pictures, designs memorial museums, and decorates modern churches
Pages 114-117......Seasons of Fashion Shows - 13 is not necessarily an unlucky number
Seasons of Fashion shows began to be held several years ago. A lot of things have changed since then - the quality and quantity of designers' collections presented at the shows: popularity of designers, and general public's views on what is fashionable.
Pages 118-130......News - books, contests, cultural and political events, concerts, receptions, ratifications
Pages 132-136......Valery Lutsak - bodybuilding as an occupation and a hobby
Pages 138-139......Borsch - a quintessential dish of Ukrainian cuisine
Pages 140-141......Tips for motorists and a bit of personal experience
Pages 142-143......Ukrainian folk humour |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2003, Issue No. 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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6-13........ Ukraine: Briefly about her past and present
Pages 14-18........Sofiya Rotaru: a star that keeps shining
Pages 20-27........Christmas celebrated in the Carpathians
Christmas celebrated with Hutsuls in the Carpathians, in an isolated Hutsul realm, lost between West and East, hiding in the Carpathian Mountains from the pressures of the outside world, self-sufficient in its isolation and independence from the rest of the European civilization was an uplifting experience.
Pages 28-29.......Day of Tourism in Ukraine
Pages 30-34.......Trypillya - towns 7,000 years old
Antediluvian towns were discovered by archaeologists in many places across Ukraine; these prehistoric settlements existed in Eastern Europe long before any similar settlements came into being in the rest of Europe; the Trypillya civilization stretched over a very large territory and was a phenomenon of all-European importance.
Pages 36-39........Haydamaky musical rebels
Pages 40-43.......Reverend Blazejowsky - his life and art
Pages 44-50.......Castles and chateaux of Ukraine
There are quite a few castles, witnesses of many historical and historic events, still to be found in Western Ukraine; the local population sought refuge in them in medieval times during many invasions of the Huns, Goths, Mongols, Turks, Poles, Hungarians, Austrians, Swedes, Russians, and Germans.
Pages 52-53.......The Carpathians - tourism and investments
Pages 54-55.......James Temerty, his business and his views
Pages 56-57........Mykhailo Kravchuk, a mathematician, patriot, and precursor of computers
Pages 58-63........Kyiv subway - more than just transportation convenience
Pages 64-72........Dream, don't betray me - passions and recitals of Nila Kryukova |
Pages 74-78.......Flowers and stars on hope chests and walls
Pages 80-84.......The Crimean War - witnesses and historians speak
Pages 86-87.......Invest into the Crimea
Pages 88-89.......Young pop singers at a song fest in Yalta
Pages 92-94.......A teenager's view of her Dad's art - Yury Bahalika's sculpture
Pages 96-99.......Peacefulness rather than violence in Oleksandr Melnyk's paintings
Pages 100-104......The lure of the Carpathians
Pages 106-110......Peeping into courtyards of old Lviv
Pages 112-115......Artistic versatility of Vasyl Korchynsky
Pages 116-121......Leonid Bykov - fame and untimely death of an actor
Leonid Bykov left a legacy of memorable films in which he played leading roles and some of which he directed; "Only 'Elders' Go Into Battle" is probably his best known film which he directed, for which wrote the screenplay, and in which he played the leading role; in a sense, the film reflected Bykov's thwarted ambition to be an air force pilot.
Pages 122-125......A church in Macedonia decorated by Ukrainian artists
Pages 126-129......One dress contest judged by a jury headed by a famous composer
Crystal Silhouette Contest. The Confederation of Designers and Stylists of Ukraine jointly with the French Culture Centre held an international contest, the fourth of its kind, in which each of the fashion designers participating in the contest, showed only one dress.
Pages 130-141......WU news-politics, economy, culture and tourism
Pages 142-143......Kyiv Sport Club marks its fifth anniversary with fitness and a party |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2003, Issue No. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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6-13........ Ukraine: Briefly about her past and present
Pages 14-17........Ukrainian politicians comment the 12th anniversaryt of Ukraine's independence
Pages 18-23........O. Omelchenko: "Kyiv of Golden Domes is the most beautiful city in the world" - interview with Kyiv's mayor
Pages 24-29.......Ivan Bohun Military School in Kyiv: tradition and innovations
The Bohun Military School enrolls students from all over Ukraine. The cadets call themselves "futurew defenders of our native land." It takes two years to complete the course, cadets are provided with tuition, uniforms, sleeping quarters, food and other things free of charge.
Pages 30-31.......Current state of things in the Ukrainian economy - investments are welcome
Pages 32-35........Kakhovka Plant of Electric Welding Equipment is a world leader in making welding stationary machines
Pages 36-46.......Sofiyivka - a beautiful park named after a beautiful woman
A gorgeous park that dates to the end of the eighteenth century; there are but a few other parks n the world that can rival Sofiyivka in the harmony of nature and design; also, there is a love story to be deiscovered in its alleys.
Pages 48-51.......Volodymyr Vernadsky's scientific and prophetic visions
Pages 52-56.......Was Mykola Gogol a Russian writer?
Pages 58-62.......Love engenders love, says Olha Marino, an artist of unusula media
Pages 64-71........Traditional Hutsul wedding in Western Ukraine
The land of the Hutsuls is full of mysteries; their relative isolation in the mountains must have contributed to the uniqueness of their culture which has developed over the centuries and the traditional Ukrainian Hutsul wedding is more than a marriage rite.
Pages 72-74........Being a young mother in Ukraine |
Pages 76-79.......Being young in Ukraine
Pages 80-84.......Being a women in Ukraine
Pages 86-91.......From Igor Haiday's series of photographs "Ukrainian at the Beginning of the 21st Century"
Pages 92-97.......Crimean Tatars return to their native land: are they welcome there?
In May 1944, special military units were sent to all the villages and towns of the Crimea. The Tatars were herded into trains and deported and only recently they have begun coming back to their native land.
Pages 98-103.......Melodies of Elza's Ocean
Back in 1994 in the city of Lviv, four young men met to form a rock band that would take but little time to become arguably the best rock outfit in Ukraine, and prove that given talent and drive, it was quite possible to make world-class music with lyrics sung in Ukrainian.
Pages 104-108......Viktor Tolochko's pictorial impressions of the Crimea
Pages 110-113......Zaporizhzhya, the heart of Ukraine
Pages 114-116......Tavriya, the steppes of Ukraine
Pages 118-120......Hromovytsya, a Ukrainian dance ensemble from Chicago
Page 121...........The Canadian Ensemble Paris to Kyiv - fusion of Ukrainian folk, jazz and Celtic music
Pages 122-131......News from Ukraine
Pages 132-133......Ivasyuk Pop Song Fest in Chernivtsi
Pages 134-135......Humour |
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