April 15,2009 What is the message conveyed by the film? There are to main components of the message: [ 1] Russia is capable of producing a spectable given sufficient time and expense resources plus a star performer -- in the person of a Ukrainian Bohdan Stupka -- appearing in the main role [ 2] As a former colonial power, Russia still cannot resist the urge of leading a pack of Slavs stupid enough to believe in the defunct and discredited idea of Panslavism.

The National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy celebrated the opening of its new baccalaureate library on May 24. The renovated historic XIX century building was named in honor of its principal benefactors Tetiana and Omelian Antonovych from the United States, who donated one million dollars to this important project. The opening of the new library was made possible by the contributions of their major donation plus another million dollars from donors in Ukraine, the United States and Canada.

Chicago, IL. On April 21, 2007 the third annual fundraising auction was held at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago. The event, originally conceived by Olenka Pryma, UIMA's Vice President, had a very successful turn out with nearly 100 attendees.

Washington, DC, March 30, 2007 - Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Ruslana Lyzhychko, gave a presentation on "Leading Ukraine into a New Era of Global and European Citizenship" at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.   

The event was co-sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, the Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund.  

Washington, DC - Members of the Coalition for Secure and Democratic Ukraine met with Ruslana Lyzhychko, Member of Ukraine's Parliament (Our Ukraine faction), to discuss the political, economic, and social issues currently facing Ukraine. The meeting was held on March 30 at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation's office in Washington, DC.