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2 February 2012, 19:14 |
Антисектантская истерия - или хорошо спланированнная акция по дискредитации верующих?

1 February 2012, 10:10 |
Круглый стол в ДХУ: так в чем же заключаются перспективы развития украинского баптизма?

13 January 2012, 10:01 |
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5 January 2012, 12:53 | Holidays and Customs |
Ukrainian Christmas traditions
Among the Ukrainians, the most beloved of all festivities is Christmas which covers a cycle of important fest days, centering around family and agricultural modes of life, is very colourful, being the most important part of Christmas.
Monitoring
Chicago area churches hold Prayer Vigil for Life | 26 January 2012, 13:05 | Religious-digest |
Holy New Martyr Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kiev (+ 1918) | 26 January 2012, 12:51 | Kaleidoscope-digest |
A first for Canada | 23 January 2012, 11:10 | Society-digest |
Religious Studies
23 November 2011, 17:09 | Religious studies |
FOUR ISLAMIC LIONS ON THE CRIMEAN SAVANNA
A Review of Trends in Contemporary Islam in the Crimea
MATERIALS OF RESEARCHES AND CONFERENCES
1 December 2011, 14:11 | Materials of conferences |
We address to the appropriate authorities of Ukraine with request to promote implementation of the written above, that will contribute to the moral upbringing of children, adolescents, youth, and therefore will ensure a stable and worthy development and future of Ukraine.

7 February 2012, 10:02 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Ukrainians Demand Bill on Transfer of Ukrainian Shrines to Russia Be Withdrawn
In Ternopil, Kyiv, Lutsk, Rivne, Lviv, Cherkasy, Sumy and other places of Ukraine, public hearings were held to discuss Bill 9690 which was registered in the Parliament by members of the Party of Regions and Communist Party.

7 February 2012, 09:44 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Politician Calls to Return Cave Monastery to Municipal Ownership to Avoid Conflict
After Viktor Yanukovych was elected president, the Kyiv City Council rapidly voted for the transfer of the Kyiv Cave Monastery from municipal to state ownership. Now the Supreme Council considers a draft law on the transfer of the object from the state to private ownership.

2 February 2012, 14:51 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Politician Compares Dismissal of Museum Directors to Purges of 1917
UNP [Ukrainian People’s Party] prepares an address to the Public Prosecutor’s Office and intends to conduct consultations with the Parliamentary factions as to establishing of a temporary investigation committee of the Supreme Council to investigate the reasons of the dismissal of the directors of 5 most outstanding Ukrainian museums.
11 January 2012, 17:24 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
One Million Visitors for Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in 2011
Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Kyiv Pechersk Lavra attracted over a million tourists in 2011, reports the press service of the museum. One of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine is popular due to the ancient cultural heritage carried by the buildings and decorations of the national reserve that date back to the beginning of the previous millennium.
11 January 2012, 09:29 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Poland and Ukraine Seek to Include Wooden Churches of Carpathians in UNESCO List
Ministers of Culture of Poland and Ukraine seek to include the wooden churches of the Ukrainian and Polish regions of the Carpathians to the list of UNESCO World Heritage.

23 December 2011, 09:24 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Work begins on conservation of Tithe Church
The public utility company Administration of Restoration and Renewal Work begins work on the temporary conservation of Starokyivska Hill with the remnants of the foundation of the Tithe Church.

29 November 2011, 09:11 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Archeologists Demand Urgent Steps Be Taken to Save Foundation of Tithe Church
Scientists ask the authorities to take urgent steps to preserve the remains of the foundation of the Tithe Church in Kyiv.

25 November 2011, 11:16 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Head of Kyiv City Administration Promises to Conserve Foundation of Tithe Church This Year
Work on the conservation of the foundation of the Tithe Church will be executed this year.

23 November 2011, 14:43 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Court Prohibits Construction Near Sophia of Kyiv Again
The Administrative Court of Kyiv laid off the construction of a residential complex at 17-23 Olesia Honchara Street, near the Historic and Cultural Reserve “Sophia of Kyiv.”

14 November 2011, 10:00 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Territory of Tithe Church Turned into Dumping Ground
Anyone can now walk on the foundation which is 1000 years old and dump rubbish here.
10 November 2011, 11:53 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Kyiv City Administration Head Promises to Preserve Foundation of Tithe Church
The foundation of the Tithe Church is to be preserved intact. No new building is to be built, says the head of the Kyivan City State Administration, Oleksandr Popov.

1 November 2011, 11:56 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Museum Complex Sofia Kyivska will be renovated
A relevant resolution was taken at the government's meeting dedicated to the government-financed program on the reconstruction and restoration of cultural heritage in the cities, which will host the Euro 2012 championship, according to the official Web site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

27 October 2011, 10:21 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
ICOMOS Considers Possibility to Extend Nomination of St. Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve
On 17-22 October, an expert of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Todor Krestev was on a business trip to Ukraine.

24 October 2011, 13:15 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Kyivan Patriarchate Warns That Renewal of Tithe Church Can Cause Religious Confrontation

Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate expressed concern over the possibility of constructing a new church in the place of the Tithe Church in Kyiv and its transfer to the Moscow Patriarchate.

21 September 2011, 10:14 | Religion and culture |
On 21 September, the week of the Cathedral of the Holy Sophia of Kyiv, dedicated to its 1000th anniversary, begins. So reported the General Director of the National Reserve Sophia of Kyiv, Nelia Kukovalska at a press-conference on 19 September in Kyiv.
19 September 2011, 18:28 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Eight wooden Ukrainian churches included in UNESCO list in 2013
Eight wooden Ukrainian churches, four in Lviv region, two in Ivano-Frankivsk region, and two in Transcarpathian region, have been chosen to be put on the UNESCO World Heritage list, a the leading researcher of the Ukrzakhidproectrestavratsia Institute in Lviv, Vasyl Slobodian, has told the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.

7 September 2011, 14:36 | Legislation |
Today, the Supreme Council of Ukraine considered a draft resolution on ensuring the observance of the laws on protection of monuments (as to prevention of construction works in the territory of the monument of archeology of the national significance “City of Volodymyr, the Dytynets of the ancient Kyiv with the foundations of the Tithe Church.”)
25 August 2011, 13:44 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance
Lviv treasures restored by joint Polish-Ukrainian endeavour
A Polish-Ukrainian heritage committee will be assessing the fruits of joint conservation initiatives today, reflecting an increasingly fruitful spirit of cooperation between the two countries.

18 August 2011, 11:10 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Local Builders Ruin Old Church in Rivne Region
In the village of Rozvazh, in the Rivne region, local builders ruined the Church of Kuzma and Demian of 1781 during restoration. The church is considered a unique example of folk architecture.

18 August 2011, 09:38 | Restoration, maintainance of cultural inheritance |
Unique Wooden Church In Transcarpathian Region Surrounded By Unauthorized Construction
What should be exhibited as the pride of this land is surrounded by primitive buildings contrary to all laws, especially, the law on the protection zone surrounding monuments of culture of the national importance.



