A new publication has appeared on the Volyn newspaper and magazine market: the first issue of the all-Ukrainian magazine "Ukrainets" (Ukrainian) came off the presses in Kovel a few days ago.
The editor-in-chief and director of the publication with such a rather eloquent name is professional journalist Petro Melnyk, who lived in the Kharkiv region and has recently become a resident of Kovel. The editorial board includes city mayor Yaroslav Shevchuk, writer Stepan Skokliuk, journalist Vasyl Alieksieiev, director of the city-district employment center Liudmyla Bukhovtseva, and others.
The head of the regional council, Vasyl Dmytruk, and Lutsk city mayor Anton Kryvytskyi congratulated the publication on the release of the first issue of "Ukrainets," which is dedicated to Kovel and its people. Incidentally, an extensive interview with Vasyl Pavlovych is published here. The issue also contains historical research, a story about the daily life of Kovel mayor Yaroslav Shevchuk, and notes by Kovel residents who were on Independence Square during the "Orange" revolution. The periodical has more than thirty full-color pages and a great many illustrations.
Ukraine's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Lithuania, Borys Klymchuk, arrived in Kovel for the presentation of "Ukrainets," and admitted that, spending most of his time now outside our state, he has come to understand even better who a Ukrainian is, especially after the elections. Borys Petrovych assured the editor-in-chief that the "Ridna Volyn" charitable foundation with its modest resources will also contribute to the publication.
How the fate of "Ukrainets" will unfold is hard to predict even for the publisher and editor-in-chief Petro Melnyk.
- Today's prices for paper and services are such that it is impossible to state anything with certainty, – he says. – We will make every effort to ensure the magazine lives, works, and operates.
Yaroslav HAVRYLIUK