Журнал Viche 2006 №12

№12, 2006

Academician Kostyantyn Sytnyk: «I believe that we are not alone in the Universe»

Kostyantyn Sytnyk even today is the embodiment of an incessant scientific search, a flexible new thinking, a veritable Ukrainian man and a deep patriotism. The dark blue eyes of this biologist with the world name, the long-term director of the Institute of botany of the NAS of Ukraine twinkle with wisdom and kindness. When the national deputy of the fourth convocation, the known public man smiles blandly, it seems that everything around brightens. However he is incorruptible and uncompromising in his persuasions, and he can be keenly ironical.

Both printed and virtual

The conception of development of libraries and institutes of higher education in the informational society was discussed at the recent conference of library workers

Oleksandr KYRYLENKO, director of the library named after Maksymovych
attached to the Kyiv national university named after
T.H. Shevchenko, candidate of historical sciences
Political turbulences, and about especially scientific disputes, collisions of various views. For example, the polemic ardour directed to the development of science in the Verkhovna Rada is felt, and in the academy there is a complete calm.

Mykola SLAVYNS’KYI