All news / Page - 19133

Alfa,Telenor rift drags on over Ukrainian expansion plans

Tension continues to escalate between Moscow-based Alfa Group and Norway’s Telenor over how the longtime partners should expand their mobile …
Roman Olearchyk

Ukrainian venture capital continues to grow

Since the mid 1990s, private equity investment firms have played a limited role in developing Ukraine’s economy. The status quo, however, is about to …
Peter Byrne

This is Insane! Extreme Summer Activities

Hiking, fishing, sight-seeing, fishing, gardening, and berry-picking arenice. But they don’t get the adrenaline pumping. The following activities …
Viktoria Barchenko

Get Your War On: Military Adventure Tourism

There’s something innately cool about guns, tanks and other military equipment. It’s about the raw power of blowing stuff up, of seeing the muzzle …
Paul Miazga

7 Days

former lead singer of New York City-based Gogol Bordello, blew Kyivans away with a massive, super-high energy gig at Utyugi. Hutz, already well-known …
Interns

111 Down, but Lots More To Go

may have lost some of its luster over the years, but not its drawing power. In any case, its sudden absence from the list of places to go has …
Interns

Swedish Trade Consultant Oscar Entrambasaguas

Time served? One and a half years. What brought you to Ukraine? Work with the Swedish Embassy. What’s the strangest thing about you? I have …
Interns

Enterprising Dutchman Joop Allers

p) Allers of Venlo, Netherlands, strikes a confident pose for a relatively green entrepreneur. But that confidence stems from a bit of a gut check he …
Interns

Going Crazy for a Midnight Snack

About 18 months ago, a fad existed among new local restaurants that centered on themes relating to music, movies, TV, or anything else really kitschy. …
Paul Miazga

Court approves extension of regional official’s detention

(AP) – A Kyiv court on June 2 approved a prosecution request to extend the detention of a regional leader whose arrest sparked allegations of …
Interns

Parliament calls on Yushchenko to sack Russian adviser

(AP) – Ukraine’s parliament on June 3 called on President Viktor Yushchenko to sack his Russian adviser, after the Russian liberal politician harshly …
Interns

Soros alleges Putin told former President Kuchma to fire on protesters

e 3 that Ukraine’s former President Leonid Kuchma was advised by his Russian counterpart to order troops to fire on opposition protesters during last …
Interns

For Those about to Rock: 4 Great Local Bands

re to catch them: Art Club 44, various multi-act concerts. www.haydamaky.com Never heard of Haydamaky? Then you’re deaf. They’re loud, brash, and …
Interns

7 Days in Kyiv

theater troupe apparently likes to take risks, and doesn’t like accessorizing too much, if at all. The theater, founded in 2002 and directed by Andriy …
interns

Moby Set to Play Kyiv

now the bald-headed musician/activist is on a whirlwind global tour to promote his latest album, “Hotel,” which – unlike its massively successful …
Interns

Breaking the Sound Barrier, Just

nobody shows up. That’s kind of the feeling I got this weekend while out probing new nightclubs in town. Case in point: Sound Planet. When Sound …
Interns

Youthful Frenchman Antoine Biquillon

Time served? 7 months. What brought you to Ukraine? I always knew I wanted to live abroad for a while. A French car manufacturer gave me the …
Interns

Peace Corps Personality Helen Petrazzola

Peace Corps Deputy Director Helen Petrazzola grew up in a tightly knit neighborhood in New York City, which may well  have prepared her for her job …
Paul Miazga
Repeater ? Photo cut-in with a button ? Photo cut-in without button ? Full-width cut-in with buttons ? Blockquote with button ? Social link to Twitter ? Stories with manual related posts ? Stories with related posts in chosen category ?