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Molodist Film Festival Begins with Short Length Jokes and Truthful Tragedies The 38th Molodist Film Festival was launched at the Ukraine Palace in Kyiv on Saturday night, Oct. 18. The usual scenario was played out: speeches by organizers, ranking officials, the head of the jury (this time the US actor Armand Assante), then a brief show, and the screening of the film opening the Molodist IFF. The actual competition started on Sunday, involving young film directors from several dozen countries who vied in the three main nominations: student film, short, full-length production, James Mace helped create a new Ukrainian society of free individuals The Ukrainian version of James Mace’s book Vashi mertvi vybraly mene... (Your Dead Chose Me), the latest addition to The Day’s Library Series, was published only a few months ago, but many people have already become familiar with Mace’s ideas. The book Day and Eternity of James Mace, published in 2005, sparked reader interest in Your Dead Chose Me at the Lviv book fair. A substantial number of copies sold out in a few days. Unfinished portrait Ivan Mazepa is one of the most prominent Ukrainians of all times. Even those historians and writers who were hostile to the famous hetman for political reasons, for example, Pushkin, the author of the poem “Poltava,” were compelled to acknowledge the scale of his personality. In the 19th and 20th centuries the fighters for Ukraine’s independence were inspired by Mazepa. It was not by chance that in Russian imperialist terminology the word “Mazepist” meant “advocate of Ukraine’s state sovereignty Political party sponsors rebelling Ukrainians have been waiting for one and a half months for the political crisis to be resolved (if Sept. 2, 2008, is the point of departure). At first, it seemed that the presidential decree disbanding parliament and calling an early election on Dec. 7 introduced some clarity to the process of resolving the crisis. But it had the opposite effect — it only exacerbated the political situation in the country. This week in history Oct. 21 1897: The Chornomorsky Shipyard is launched in Mariupil.	James Mace helped create a new Ukrainian society of free individuals Unfinished portrait Political party sponsors rebelling This week in history

DAY AFTER DAY

Vitali Klitschko will return For the many-time world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, motivation is the key thing. After last Saturday’s spectacular bout against Samuel Peter, which he later admitted in Kyiv was a difficult one, Vitali has rested up and is now thinking about the future. Village heads study national security issues “Ukraine’s National Security and NATO” is the name of the training course for village heads from Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Cherkasy oblasts, which took place recently in the city of Dnipropetrovsk on the initiative of the Chernihiv oblast organization Siversk Institute of Regional Research with support from the Renaissance Foundation. Autumn in Ukraine Some Kyivites will soon be associating autumn, with its incredible colors, mystery, predictability, and the light sadness that is germane to this season, with Japan. It has already become a tradition for ikebana teachers to conduct master classes in Ukraine in the fall. That’s no surprise, because autumn is the season of riotous colors. Hanne SEVERINSEN: “Your political problems should be resolved in the Verkhovna Rada, not in the courts” “After familiarizing myself with the situation, I understood that it is very bad that the coalition cannot be restored. Taking into account the situation in the world, the economic crisis, this is not the best time to hold early elections again. I must draw your attention to the way the events connected with the court’s decisions have been developing. I think it is terrible that the president is trying to destroy the court. This is a kind of deja vu because it seems to me that every time political 400,000 Holodomor survivors living in Ukraine There are 400,000 elderly people living in Ukraine who survived the Holodomor. According to Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Ivan Vasiunyk, in the last two years the authorities in the capital and various Ukrainian regions have achieved a breakthrough in informing the public about the Holodomor and preparing for the national observances of the anniversary of this horrific tragedy. An optimistic, long-term prospect Germany’s former ambassador to Ukraine, Dietmar Stuedemann, often visits Kyiv in connection with his banking business, and he is very familiar with what is going on in our country. In his view, the early election will have a negative effect on the country’s economic situation and give the lie to the popular notion that early elections do not affect the Ukrainian economy at all. Germany’s amnesia Don’t rile the bear. In other words, don’t provoke Russia. This is how a German journalist working for one of his country’s most influential newspapers described Berlin’s policy to me during an informal chat. This policy effectively boils down to appeasing Russia, which is adamantly opposed to Ukraine’s NATO membership. Holodomor actions must continue The Embassy of Ukraine in the Russian Federation recently welcomed the International Holodomor Remembrance Flame, which is traveling throughout the world in commemoration of the victims of the 1932-1933 Holodomor. Despite the fact that preliminary consent had been given to hold the ceremony of welcoming the flame to Moscow, the Russian authorities did not allow the Remembrance Flame on Russian territory.	Village heads study national security issues Autumn in Ukraine Hanne SEVERINSEN: “Your political problems should be resolved in the Verkhovna Rada, not in the courts” 400,000 Holodomor survivors living in Ukraine An optimistic, long-term prospect Germany’s amnesia Holodomor actions must continue

CLOSEUP

In the grand scheme of things No matter whether they are politically engaged or not, no Ukrainians are indifferent to the date of Oct. 14, 1942. On that day 66 years ago the soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army fought their first battle against the Nazi occupiers in the forests of the Volyn region. This is a fact, despite the denials of those who are incapable of viewing the past with its tragedies other than through the lens of the Short Course of the History of the AUCP(B)) and the theses of the all-victorious Leninist-Stalinist The star of the OUN and the UPA Tamara Khitko (nee Bodasiuk) was born in the urban-type settlement of Vyshnevets in Volyn oblast on Nov. 6, 1930. Codenamed Zirka (Star), she devoted almost her entire life to the struggle for Ukraine’s freedom and independence. When she was just a little girl, she became a courier for the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and later the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), helping its members acquire weapons and delivering important information. Right-wingers and leftists debate with the aid of songs On Oct. 17 both right-wingers and leftists were blessed with good weather. The sun was shining, and there was not a single cloud in the sky. It was a great time for public rallies and marches. But the march commemorating the anniversary of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army did not take place along Khreshchatyk Boulevard to the Presidential Secretariat, as planned, because of a last-minute court ruling. Oleh Tiahnybok displayed an unexpectedly law-abiding attitude and made do with a rally at Shevchenko	The star of the OUN and the UPA Right-wingers and leftists debate with the aid of songs

SOCIETY/ECONOMY

Ivan Mazepa on the scales of eternity The tragic, controversial, and utterly cruel period of Ivan Mazepa’s reign effectively determined Ukraine’s fate for centuries to come. The hetman, who was one of Ukraine’s most prominent statesmen, has always been and will remain in the focus of attention not only of professional historians but everyone who considers Ukraine their Motherland. Even given the incredible complexity of Mazepa’s personality, the contemporary Ukrainian’s attitude to him is the attitude to the very idea of an independent What steps are needed to boost Ukrainians’ knowledge of the Mazepa era? “What we need is a meticulous study of our historical continuity on all levels of education. The image of our own history — the way the nation imagines it — is being created by state-sponsored programs and fundamental scholarship. As Professor Kristian Gerner from Sweden said, history is not simply a recorded fact. A fact can be interpreted. Besides, history is always linked with the present and, depending on the way it is interpreted, it also colors that fact. This establishes a certain train of Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva: “Hetman Mazepa is a remarkable figure that will pique interest for centuries to come” Dr. Tatiana TAIROVA-YAKOVLEVA, a historian from St. Petersburg, stood out among the participants of the recent international conference, “Ivan Mazepa and His Age: History, Culture, and National Memory.” She is a professor of history and the head of the Center for the Study of Ukrainian History at the Department of Slavic and Baltic History at St. Petersburg State University. She is also the author of Mazepa, which was published as part of the popular Russian series Zhyzn zamechatelnykh liudei (The A sugar-coated pill Ukraine’s pharmacies are still reeling from the sudden jump in prices on imported medicines, some of which now cost up to 40 percent more. Since more than half of all medicines available in Ukraine’s drugstores are of foreign origin, some people assume that the prices of all medicines have increased. The Ministry of Health, specifically its State Drug Administration (DSLZ), responded to this unprecedented price increase by holding an emergency meeting to draft a resolution aimed at easing the si Don’t panic, say bankers Ukrainians have withdrawn everything from their bank accounts, believing that the best place for a handful of hryvnias is a three-liter glass jar or under the mattress. Those who have a more modern approach have installed compact safes in their apartments. Is this the correct approach?	What steps are needed to boost Ukrainians’ knowledge of the Mazepa era? Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva: “Hetman Mazepa is a remarkable figure that will pique interest for centuries to come” A sugar-coated pill Don’t panic, say bankers

CULTURE

Theatrical Donbas-2008 Most drama companies, even those that have made their reputation and have excellent premises, are destined to move in space, change stages, and adjust to the public’s tastes. Destined from their inception to go on tour – a function that someone somewhere once called into question – Ukraine’s long underfunded theater companies are still touring the country. The expectation that their creations will be seen and duly appreciated compels theater directors to be constantly on the move. Once every couple Otar IOSSELIANI: “Cinema can stop people from doing bad things and cheer them up” Otar Iosseliani, the mocking, wise, intelligent and truly aristocratic sage of cinema, came to Kyiv to launch a retrospective of his films organized on the initiative of Anton Puhach, general manager of Multiplex Holding, and his international-relations deputy Oleksandr Shpyliuk at the newly-built Blockbuster entertainment center. The screenings, which took place with assistance from the French Embassy in Ukraine, were held in Blockbuster’s Cinema 1, named after this famous Georgian director. Salon of aristocratic Ukrainian speech A new language club has been founded by Kyiv-based scholars with support from the Institute of Ukrainian Language at Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences, particularly its director Pavlo Hryshchenko.	Otar IOSSELIANI: “Cinema can stop people from doing bad things and cheer them up” Salon of aristocratic Ukrainian speech

HISTORY AND I

Philosopher and warrior In 1930 Yulian Vassyian moved to the Galician city of Peremyshl. Driven by a sense of patriotic responsibility, he wanted to be at the center of the national liberation movement and be a part of its dynamic atmosphere. He edited Ukrainskyi holos (The Ukrainian Voice), a newspaper that earlier had gradually adopted the nationalist stand. Two brothers The political conflict between the Ukrainians and the Poles, which began during the Cossack period, re-emerged with new vigor a hundred years ago. In 1908 the Ukrainian student Myroslav Sichynsky tried to assassinate Count Andrzej Potocki, the Polish governor of Galicia. The Lviv-based newspaper Dilo commented on the 20-year-old student’s act: “It’s happened! History will record this as the first act of political terror in constitutional Austria.”	Two brothers

TIME OUT

A very traditional Ukrainian wedding Interest in all things ethnic is increasing throughout the world, and ethnic weddings are no exception. When people talk about traditional Ukrainian weddings, they often don’t have the faintest idea of what they should look like. Although each region of Ukraine (even villages) has its own set of wedding rituals and traditions, the basic form of the traditional wedding is practically the same throughout the country. Conscious and sub-conscious of the Ukrainian podium During Ukrainian Fashion Week the situation was stable. The beau monde sported dazzling, white-toothed smiles, fanciful clothes, and sunglasses, while frenzied journalists raced around for stories, and cameras flashed. The first day of the 23rd Ukrainian Fashion Week was dedicated to the finest couturiers of Ukraine, including Lilia Poustovit, the promoter of Ukrainian fashion internationally, Victoria Gres, the designer of Janet Jackson’s costumes, Iryna Karavay, the favorite of Ukrainian fashionistas,	Conscious and sub-conscious of the Ukrainian podium

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Molodist Film Festival Begins with Short Length Jokes and Truthful Tragedies

James Mace helped create a new Ukrainian society of free individuals

Unfinished portrait

Political party sponsors rebelling

This week in history

Vitali Klitschko will return

Village heads study national security issues

Autumn in Ukraine

Hanne SEVERINSEN: “Your political problems should be resolved in the Verkhovna Rada, not in the courts”

400,000 Holodomor survivors living in Ukraine

An optimistic, long-term prospect

Germany’s amnesia

Holodomor actions must continue

In the grand scheme of things

The star of the OUN and the UPA

Right-wingers and leftists debate with the aid of songs

Ivan Mazepa on the scales of eternity

What steps are needed to boost Ukrainians’ knowledge of the Mazepa era?

Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva: “Hetman Mazepa is a remarkable figure that will pique interest for centuries to come”

A sugar-coated pill

Don’t panic, say bankers

Theatrical Donbas-2008

Otar IOSSELIANI: “Cinema can stop people from doing bad things and cheer them up”

Salon of aristocratic Ukrainian speech

Philosopher and warrior

Two brothers

A very traditional Ukrainian wedding

Conscious and sub-conscious of the Ukrainian podium

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