Ukraine

‘Hero mother’ struggles to care for her huge family

In a nation with a declining birth rate and many one-child families, Lyubov Golyak is becoming more of an anomaly all the time. She has 12 children – …
Evgenia Mussuri

Time running out to support free speech

Just two months before the presidential elections, President Leonid Kuchma's forces in government seem bent on rigging the outcome. An …
Editorial

Despite pact, Marchuk still campaigns alone

KRASNODON, Ukraine — In this dusty, decaying eastern Ukrainian city got a splash of new decor: Little posters of presidential candidate Yevhen Marchuk …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Red tape ties up pharmaceutical business

Economic collapse and bureaucratic bungling have shrunk Ukraine's pharmaceutical market by nearly half since 1997, forcing Western pharmaceutical …
Interns

Big deals can be deceiving

The PFTS benchmark index of leading Ukrainian shares rose slightly by 0.6 percent from Aug. 25 to Aug. 31 on thin trading and another week shortened …
Interns

Will vote be fair?

A familiar lesson is re-emerging as Westerners plumb the depths of economic and political change in someone else's – in this case Ukraine's – …
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Ad agency uses discounts to lure local firms to place ads

Domestic manufacturers are rarely able to take advantage of the advertising opportunities brought to them by the local TV ad market. Many are having …
Interns

A president for Reds as well as blue-and-yellows?

During last year's Independence Day celebrations, President Leonid Kuchma gave the star positions for the then-newly elected parliamentary speaker …
Interns

Long history, short Future?

prouder – or longer – history than Kyiv's Arsenal Factory. The factory, which celebrated its 235th anniversary this year, was founded in 1764 by …
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Independent STB caught in state vise

In what is seen as more political intimidation of independent media, government tax authorities on Aug. 26 froze the bank account of the private …
Interns

Analysts say bread price won't rise

Here's an almost immutable law of presidential politics in Ukraine: If the price of bread rises too much, the incumbent can expect big trouble on …
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Builders eye rich property pickings near Ploshcha Peremohy

One sign that the construction industry is succumbing to market forces is the current trend of construction companies focusing their efforts on just a …
Interns

Presidential hopeful confronts the 'Red Donbas'

outheast of the country that democrats have to win over if they want to take power, and it is here that the very notion of independent Ukraine is …
Interns

Four unite to challenge Kuchma

KANIV – Independence Day produced a political bombshell. Four leading presidential candidates out of 15 running said they are closing ranks and …
Katya Gorchinskaya

Contractor unleashes innovations on new residential jobs

As demand for elite residential space increases and high-end apartment blocks spring up in Kyiv with remarkable speed, new engineering and design …
Interns

Former Peace Corps volunteer returns to find life not bette

Having finished my Peace Corps service here in Ukraine some two years ago, my return visit met some confused responses from several of my fellow …
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Tanks punctuate Independence Day

In true Soviet style, Ukraine's leaders staged a military parade on Kyiv's main thoroughfare, Khreshchatyk, to mark eight years of Ukrainian …
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Ad firms forced to get creative in search for creative minds

Are you young, flexible and creative? Do you have a university diploma? Do you want to channel your talents into a new and rapidly developing …
Interns
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