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"WELCOME TO UKRAINE" MAGAZINE
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"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2001, No. 3
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Pages 6-9........Myth and reality: Reflections of a Ukrainian Writer on the 10th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence
Pages 10-13........Ukraine - a Brief Chronology
Pages 14-17....... Pope John Paul II's Visit to Ukraine
Pages 18-19........Mykhailo Horyn Believs in the Happy Future of Ukraine
Pages 20-23........Moments of Beauty in Nina Matvienko's Life
Nina Matvienko is a remarkable Ukrainian soprano and a remarkable personality too. Matvyenko's repertoire is made up of Ukrainian folk songs and songs by modern composers. Her singing is marked by gentle lyricism and borrowings from ancient Ukrainian singing tradition
Pages 24-31........Uspensky Cathedral, Destroyed and Resurrected
Pages 32-35........Ukrainian Cosmonaut Leonid Kadenyuk
Leonid Kadenyuk, the first man of independent Ukraine to go into space, was a member of the Columbia crew, made up of four US astronauts, one Japanese astronaut, and one Ukrainian cosmonaut, who performed the Mission STS-87 that lasted from 19 November to 5 December 1997
Pages 36-37........Michael Bleyzer: Man with a Mission
Pages 38-39........Interview wit Serhiy Kurykin, Ukraine's Minister of Ecology and Natural resources
Pages 40-42........Fame, Oblivion and Return of Volodymyr Vinnychenko
Pages 44-47........Welcome to Ivano-Frankivsk - A Charming and Friendly Place
The town of Ivano-Frankivsk is often called "the Gateway to the Carpathian Mountains." It is quite charming and a very friendly place too. The town has retained much of its old appearance. There is absolutely no provinciality in it, but at the same time there is no hustle and bustle, typical of any major urban centre
Pages 48-50........An Old Master Carver
Pages 52-53........Oleksa Dovbush, a Ukrainian Robin Hood, from the Carpathian Woods
Pages 54-55........SAM Tourist Company
Pages 56-67....... Lessons of History: Battle of Berestechko, 1651
Three hundred and fifty years ago, in the vicinity of the town of Berestechko the united army of Cossacks and insurgents was defeated by the Polish royal army. The wisdom of a nation is determined not by celebrations of victories but by the ability to assess the tragedies and draw conlusions
Pages 68-69........Stanislaw Lem's Principal of Personal Responsibility |
Pages 70-73........The Double Fantasy: Young Ukrainian Artists
Pages 74-78........Big Talent and Short Life of Ukrainian Painter Murashko
Oleksandr Murashko was particularly gifted at representing sunlight and bright clours of life. In Ukrainian art of the turn of 19th and 20th centuries he searheaded the trend of innovations which had many adherents and followers. In addition to painting, he devoted much of his time to teaching art
Pages 80-81........"Love is the Only Reason for Life"
Pages 82-87........Yuriy Buslenko, a Photographer Noted for his Mature Art
Pages 88-91........Life Priorities of the Gymnast Kateryna Serebrianska
Page 92............Walid and Omar Harfouchs: Ten Years in Ukraine
Pages 94-95........Golden Book of Ukrainian Elite Anthology
Pages 96-97........Four Years of Excellence in Food and Jazz in Dixieland
Pages 98-99........The Poet Who Laughs
Pages 100-114......Politics, Economy, Culture and Sports in the News
Pages 110-111......Internatinal Games 2001 and the Kateryna Serebrianska Fund
Page 112...........Grand Ball at the Dnipro Hotel
Page 113...........Memorial Days of the Actor Ivan Mykolaichuk
Pages 115-118......Useful Information about Kyiv
Page 121...........ITE Calendar of Exhibitions
Pages 122-123......Le Grand Cafe: Gourmet Food and Stylish Interior
Pages 126-127......Caricaturist Oleg Dergachev |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2001, No. 2
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Pages 6-9........Some Facts About Ukraine
Pages 10-12........Biography and Pontificate of Pope John Paul II
Pages 14-16........Christianity in Ukraine and Catholic Church Hierarchs
Apostle Andrew preached the teaching of Jesus Christ in Ukraine almost two thousand years ago. Travelling along the dNipro river, he eventually reached the Kyivan hills where he declared a prophesy: "Here at this place there will rise a great and holy city." The prophecy came true
Pages 18-25........St George's Cathedral in Lviv
It is one of the most impressive medieval buildings in the ukrainian city of Lviv. The cathedral sits on the top of hill in the central part of Lviv and can be seen from afar. There are many legends connected with the Cathedral. The Cathedral now belongs to the Greco-Catholic Church
Pages 26-33........Princely City - Ancient Lviv
Page 34............Ukraine's Economy in the Past Decade
Pages 36-37........Political Spring in Ukraine
Pages 38-39........Metropolitan and Founder of Kyiv Mohyla Academy
Pages 40-42........Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Philaret
Page 43............Hamalia Tourist Company, A Winner of Kryshtalevy Leleka of 1999 and 2000
Pages 44-45........Looking for Hetman's Gold. Facts and Legends about Polubotok's Life
Pages 46-47........Enjoy Your Trip and Vacations with Tourist Company SAM
Pages 48-51........Ukrainian Wedding, Traditions and Rituals
Pages 52-55........Kryshtaleva Leleka Prizes and Development of Tourism in Ukraine
Page 56............Saxophonist Dale Underwood in Kyiv
Pages 58-63........100th Anniversary of Kyiv Opera House
This year marks a hundred years since the Kyiv Opera House was built. The first permanent opera company was founded in Kyiv in 1867, and a fully-fledged Opera House seating 1600 spectators was erected in the central part of Kyiv in 1901. At present, the Kyiv Opera House is one of the best in Eastern Europe
Pages 62-66.........Lesya Ukrainka, a Woman of Great Talents |
Pages 68-73........Painter Feodosiy Humenyuk
Feodosiy Humeniuk was born into a poor peasant family in the lansd of Vinnytchyna. The Soviets frowned upon his works and harassed him. It was only in the 1990's that the painter received at long last a recognition due to him in his own land. He was invited to teach at the ArtsAcademy, and he never stopped painting either
Pages 74-77........Kateryna Bilokur and Her Magic Flowers
Pages 78-79........From Busking to Wining Top Prizes
Pages 80-85........Ivan Mykolaichuk in Cinema and in Life
On June 15 2001, Ivan Mykolaichuk, a distinguished Ukrainian actor and film director, would have turned sixty. He was a pivital figure in the Ukrainian culture of the second half of the 20th century. Ivan Mykolaychuk starred in Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors, one of the best Ukrainian films
Pages 86-87........Poetess Anna Defeats Death
Pages 88-89........Magician on the Stage - Actor Khostikoyev
Pages 90-92........Fashion Seasons Spring-Summer'2001
Pages 94-95........Ukrainian Girls on the Stage. The First Final of Miss Net World Held in Kyiv
Page 96............Our Earth's Birthday Party
Page 97............Calendar of Major Exhibitions for 2002
Pages 98-99........Weapons Show in Abu-Dhabi
Pages 100-101......Ukrainian Peacekeepers in Sierra Leone
Pages 102-110......News: Economy, Culture and Sports
Pages 111-114......Useful Information About Kyiv
Page 116...........Prolisok Tourist Complex - Comfort, Gourmet Food and Excellent Service
Pages 118-119......Oleksandr Dubovsky, a Very Impressive Person in Caricature
Page 120...........The Wings of Poland - LOT Airlines |
"Welcome to Ukraine"
Magazine
2001, Issue No. 1
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Pages 6-9........Ukraine: Brief Facts
Pages 10-11........German Ambassador: Germany and Ukraine 10 Years After
Pages 12-13........Search for a Lost library
Pages 14-16........Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Duke of Kyiv
Page 17............Hamaliya Travel Company
Pages 18-19........Patriarch Mstislav, a Legendary figure in the Recent Ukrainian History
Patriarch Mstislav was one of the pivital figures in the history of Ukraine. Most of his life he lived in exile. Mstislav was a witness of the epoch-making events of the past century in Ukraine and took part in many of them. His soul, like a majestic grey bird, is soaring over Ukraine protecting it from evil
Pages 20-21........Victor Pedenko, Head of the World Congress of Ukrainians
Pages 22-24........The Festival of Epiphany (Vodokhreshchya)
Page 25............Hotel Kozatsky
Pages 26-27........Bohdan Kupych, UMC Marketing Director: Mobile Communication Will Change our Lives
Pages 28-32........The Church of Christ's Transfiguration, a Cossack Legend
Old churches and old mansions that grace the land of Poltavshchyna seem to be organic growths which perfectly blend with their natural surroundings. These churches are, probably, among the most impressive manifestations of the Ukrainian artistic spirit
Page 33............Yana Travel Company
Pages 34-36.........The Green Party and its Leader
Pages 38-39.........Winter of Political Discontent
Pages 40-41.........Kyiv Gothic Archtectural Fantasies
Pages 42-43.........Germans in Kyiv: Culture and History
Pages 44-45.........SAM Travel Company Offers a Wide Range of Services
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Pages 46-48........Pilgrimages of Vasyl Barsky
Page 49........Lybid'-Kyiv Travel Agency
Pages 50-55........Castles of Transcarpathia
Transcarpathia is one of the most romanticly scenic places of Ukraine - pristine mountains; gorgeous valleys and alpine meadows overgrown with grasses and flowers. Among all these splendours of nature stand ancient haunted castles
Pages 56-59........125th Anniversary of Kyiv Circus
Bizarrely dressed characters in multicolored costumes, comical hats, boots of enormous size, walking about on stilts, juggling and doing all kinds of conjuring tricks, meet you the moment you enter the building of Kyiv Circus. This year marks the 125th anniversary of circus in Kyiv
Pages 60-61........Animal Doctors
Pages 62-65........Icon Painter Vandalovsky
Pages 66-69........The Artist Who Opens the Gates of Fantasy
Pages 70-73........Holodomor-33 Exhibition in Kyiv
Pages 74-78........Film Director Roman Balayan
Roman Balayan is a celebrated film director. His film Flying in Dreams and in Reality has gained the status of "a cult motion picture." He believes that a feature film should be sort of a fairy tale in which people can see what does not actually happen in reality
Page 79............Super Nova Internet Beauty Contest
Pages 80-83........Ragtime of Liliya Pustovit, Ukrainian Fashion Designer
Pages 84-92........News: Politics, Culture, Sports
Pages 93-96........Useful Information about Kyiv
Page 103...........Olymp Travel: Nobody Knows This Country Like We Do
Pages 104-106......Prolisok Tourist Complex: Keeping Abreast of the Times
Pages 106-107......Cartoonist Phantasma by Kasanevsky
Page 110...........Grand Hotel Ukraine |
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