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UkrainiaENGLISH-LANGUAGnE WEEKL Y EDITIOWeelcN l У VOL. LXXXVII. No. 115 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 25 CENTS UNA Supreme Assembly meets in annual session at Soyuzivka Zenon Snylyk elected Svoboda editor-in-chief KERHONKSON, N.Y.— The UNA Supreme Assembly, the highest govern­ ing body of the UNA between conven­ tions, began its regular annual meeting Monday, May 12, here at the UNA estate Soyuzivka, and, during its first day of working sessions, elected Zenon Snylyk the new editor-in-chief of Svoboda. The annual meeting was officially opened at 10 a.m.`by Supreme President John O. Flis who reminded meeting participants in his opening remarks that "the most notable characteristic and `^` principal source of the historic successes and achievements of the Ukrainian National Association is the fact that its founders and leaders, its conventions Members of the UNA Supreme Assembly in a photo taken in 1978 during its extraordinary session. and Supreme Assembly, and its entire The traditional ceremony at the foot membership always desired something of the Taras Shevchenko monument at great, and all ambitions and personal or Soyuzivka was held before the official CSCE reports 157 imprisoned group matters were always subor­ opening of the annual meeting. Dr. dinated to this great thing." Padoch, president of the U.S. Shev­ This "great thing,"said Mr. Flis, was chenko Scientific Society, delivered a by Soviets since June 1979 "the need and indispensability of mo­ brief address about Shevchenko, and WASHINGTON - Seventy-one bilization and unification, and the Mrs. Moroz read excerpts from the Moscow human-rights activists, the Soviet human rights activists were concentration of all our strengths and bard's "Poslannia." The Supreme Soviets have tried to break up the convicted and 86 were arrested for resources on the struggle for a better Assembly members then listened to a Working Commission on Psychiatric advocating political, religious or na­ destiny and brighter future for our recording of excerpts from "Neofity" Abuse by arresting most of its members, tional rights during the period of June 1, members, our community and, espe­ and sang Shevchenko's "Zapovit." including Dr. Leonard Ternovsky and 1979, to May 1, reported the U.S. cially, our nation." Vyacheslav Bakhmin and a close associ­ The annual meeting was called to Commission on Security and Coopera­ ate, Aleksandr Lavut. He said that a reminder of this is very order by Mr. Flis after the singing of tion in Europe. Since 1977, the psychiatric working relevant at the beginning of this year's "Khrystos Voskres." Deceased mem­ The CSCE, known as the Helsinki group has documented the cases of deliberations which are being held in an bers of the UNA were honored with a Commission, has compiled a report on several hundred prisoners of psychiatry, atmosphere of world torment and at a moment of silence. these most recent arrests as an update to including Baptist believer Anna Chert- time when the Ukrainian community is Monday's meeting began with ap­ the recently released Amnesty Interna­ kova, Ukrainian activist Zynoviy harrowed "by all kinds of personal and proval of the agenda and the minutes of tional document which noted that over Krasivsky, Russian activists Vasily group particularisms." the 1979 Supreme Assembly meeting. 400 Soviet rights activists were impri­ Shipilov and Vladimir Maksimov (who Reports by the members of the Supreme soned or similarly repressed between The annual meeting is being attended have each spent more than 30 years in by all members of the Supreme As­ Executive Committee, Supreme Ad­ June I, 1975. and May 31, 1979. visors, Supreme Auditors and So­ psychiatric hospitals), Uniate Catholic sembly: Mr. Flis, Supreme Vice Presi­ This pre-OIympic "clean-up" extends Yosyf Terelia, Turkmen poetess Аппа– dent Myron B. Kuropas, Supreme yuzivka manager Walter Kwas were beyond Moscow to other Olympic then delivered, and honorary members soltan Kekilova and Lithuanian activist Director for Canada Sen. Paul Yuzyk. cities, such as Kiev, Leningrad, Tallinn Algirdas Zipre. Supreme Vice President Mary Dush- of the Supreme Assembly commented and Minsk, reported the Helsinki nyck. Supreme Secretary Walter on the reports. Commission. There were 23 imprison­ The work of the Moscow Helsinki Sochan, Supreme Treasurer Ulana Mr. Flis, Dr. Kuropas, Sen. Yuzyk ments of human rights activists in group, the Helsinki monitoring groups Diachuk, Supreme Organizer Wasyl and Mrs. Dushnyck took turns con­ Moscow and its suburbs; seven arrests in Lithuania, Armenia. Ukraine and Orichowsky; Supreme Auditors Dr. ducting the meeting. in Leningrad; one in Minsk; three in Georgia and Christian. Catholic and Adventist ,conrmittees is to be Bohdan Futey, Prof. John Teluk, the Election of editor Tallinn; six arrests in Estonia; two in Very Rev. Protopresbyter Stephan Kiev and 14 in other areas of Ukraine. commended. Although 157 people have Bilak. Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk and John That evening's session was devoted to The CSCE also noted that May 12 been arrested this past year in various Hewryk; Supreme Advisors Anatoly the election of a new editor-in-chief of marked the fourth anniversary of the areas throughout the Soviet Union, the Doroshenko. Tekla Moroz, Andrew Svoboda. Reporting on the state of the Moscow Helsinki group, founded by Helsinki human rights movement Jula. Askold Lozynskyj, Taras Szma- Svoboda editorial board, Mr. Flis said physicist Yuri Orlov. endures, noted the CSCE. gala, Anna Haras, Helen Olek, Wasyl that there were two possible candidates In a February 4 letter to his wife, і Didiuk, John Odezynsky, Myroslav for the position of editor-in-chief, Mr. Orlov, who is confined in a Perm camp, Kalba, Mykola Chomanczuk, Roman Snylyk and Wolodymyr Lewenetz. asked that participants in the upcoming INSIDE: Kuropas, Mychajlo Soroka and Eugene Mr. Snylyk, reported the Supreme Helsinki review conference in Madrid Repeta; honorary members Roman President, has worked for the Svoboda work towards obtaining amnesty for all Ш Nadia Svitlychna's testimony Slobodian, Maria Chuchman, Walter Press for 18 years, having served as Soviet political prisoners. "Any govern­ before the U.S. Commission on Didyk, Stephen Kuropas, John Ewan- e"ditor of The Ukrainian Weekly before ment which considers itself to be a Security and Cooperation in Europe chuk. Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, Joseph being transferred in March to the -model society cannot claim that all on Russification in Ukraine — page Lesawyer, Genevieve Zerebniak, Dr. Svoboda editorial staff. Mr. Lewenetz criticism is interference in its internal 8. Anna Chopek, Bohdan Zorych and has worked for Svoboda for seven affairs," he said. Ш Saskatoon's Vesna Festival, the Walter Zaparaniuk, as well as editor- years, said Mr. Flis, adding that during The Helsinki Commission also re­ world's largest Ukrainian cabaret — centerfold. emeritus Anthony L)ragan. - , . (Continued" on page 4) ported that during the recent arrests of THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 No. 115 SALT II will not eliminate threat National Law Journal says of war, say Helsinki monitors Lukianenko is not forgotten NEW YORK - The National Law abroad, former federal judge Marvin NEW YORK - Members of the the USSR can eliminate the threat of Journal, in its May 5 issue, ran an Frankel, chairman of the lawyers com­ Helsinki monitoring group in the Sos- war? editorial about the case of political mittee, maintains that they are sensitive novka camp, Mordovia, warned that Is a treaty between a democratic prisoner Lev Lukianenko, stressing the to pressures from Americans. the ratification of the SALT II treaty nation and a totalitarian one an equila­ fact that the Ukrainian lawyer's plight would not only fail to eliminate the teral treaty? jhas not been forgotten and that action "I think that the more lawyers that threat of war, but would, on the con­ Does ` not the very existence of the has been taken. speak and write, the more hope there is trary, make such a confrontation more USSR — a country which acknow­ The weekly newspaper also contained for little bits of improvement in this likely. ledges hegemonism — pose a military і story in which it was reported that 250 problem," said Mr. Frankel, who has The Helsinki monitors expressed threat? prominent American lawyers had talked to dozens of Soviet lawyers and their concern in a June 1979 memoran­ We do not know the response of the signed a petition for Lukianenko`s re­ judges. dum addressed to President Jimmy addresses to these questions. But we feel lease. The Committee for the Defense Carter and the U.S. Congress, as well as it is our duty to make our stand known of Soviet Political Prisoners worked "The awareness that somebody is to all leaders and legislative bodies of on these issues. Therefore, let us pro­ with the lawyers committee in starting paying attention and is prepared to act governments which signed the Helsinki ceed in order, beginning with the first the Lukianenko action. and react is significant." Accords. question. The full text of the editorial follows. The memorandum, released here Let us consider the 60-year history of Lukianenko`s case recently by the press service of the the Soviet state, analyzing the treaties Ukrainian priest Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council which have been concluded by the Lev Lukianenko is a Ukrainian (abroad), was signed by Mykola Ru- USSR during this period. In 1918, lawyer convicted two years ago of killed in Rohatyn denko, Bohdan Rebryk, Danylo Shu- Soviet Russia concluded the Treaty of 'engaging in anti-Soviet propaganda. muk, Yuriy Shukhevych, V. Ваіакпа– Brest with Germany. Were the terms of Following his trial, Mr. Lukianenko JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The German nov, M. Kazachkov, A. Shcharansky the treaty honored by the soviet leaders? was sentenced to 10 years in a labor Catholic Information Agency (Ka- and others. Not only were they not honored, but the camp and five years in internal exile, tolische Nachrichten Agentur) reported very formulation of the treaty was despite poor health caused by previous that recently in Rohatyn, Galicia, The full text of the document, trans­ imprisonments. lated from Ukrainian, appears below. presented by the official Soviet his­ Communists killed a Ukrainian Cath­ toriography as a diplomatic victory for If the Soviet leaders hoped their olic priest, the 74-year-old Rev. P. Gor- Memorandum Lenin, who, having signed the treaty treatment of the lawyer would go gula, and his wife. When we, who are condemned to which he was not about to honor, .unnoticed, they were wrong. Two The couple was bound, drenched long prison terms for our convictions, avoided military defeat. That is to say hundred and fifty prominent American with gasoline and set on fire. enter into discussion of current events, that — for Lenin and all his faithful lawyers, acting under the auspices of the In 1946, the Rev. Gorgula refused to our views often differ from those who, followers, international treaties have International League for Human convert to the Russian Orthodox have not yet comprehended the inhu­ one objective only: they can be instru­ Rights and the Lawyers Committee for Church. He was imprisoned and sent to man nature of totalitarian regimes, not mental in ensuring military victory. In International Human Rights, have a concentration camp in Siberia. After having experienced first-hand the hor­ 1918-20. Soviet Russia signed a non- signed a petition calling for the release long years of exile, the Rev. Gorgula ror of existence in a society of "fully aggression pact with Lithuania, Latvia of Mr. Lukianenko from the Mordo­ returned to Galicia find continued his developed socialism." Our point of view and Estonia. Was this pact kept? - This vian labor camp where he is being held. pastoral duties in the underground is that of people who find themselves one was kept, but only as long as the While Soviet authorities may seem Ukrainian Catholic Church until the brutally victimized for having formed USSR was weak and unable to swallow outwardly indifferent to pressures from time of his death. their own outlook; this is a point of view up these countries. Once Soviet Russia shared by millions of tortured Kampu­ regained its strength, it did not renew chea ns (Carn'-dians) and Vietnamese, the non-aggression pact and, in 1940, as '.vt.ll as by . osewho have fallen prey proceeded to occupy ail three countries. US. rightsgroiips Cciiifor to the red .error of the USSR. This Until 1938 the USSR had a mutual aid stand is shared by Polish officers, agreement with Czecho-SIovakia. This prisoners of war, who were brutually treaty was not honored; on the con­ release of Polish publisher executed in the Katyn Forest, as well as trary, the USSR came to an agreement by the inhabitants of Berlin who died with the aggressor, Germany, concern­ NEW YORK - In telegrams sent on the free flow of information under the from Soviet bullets in 1953, Budapest ing the partition of Poland. In 1939 the May 8 to Polish First Secretary Edward 1975 Helsinki Accords. (1956), Prague (1968). Today we have USSR signed a treaty of mutual aid Gierek, members of the U.S. Helsinki Chojecki is being held on suspicion of been shown "clemency" by being given with France. France made a similar Watch Committee and the Fund for "illegal acquisition of a duplication long-term sentences, whereas not so treaty with Poland. Poland, therefore,' Free Expression, the U.S. sponsor of machine." His four-year old publishing long ago we would have been summari­ found itself an ally of an ally of the Index on Censorship, joined to call for house has produced over 100 books, ly executed, executions being in order at USSR. All these agreements did not the release of Miroslaw Chojecki, otherwise unavailable, in Poland, pub­ times of complications on the interna­ hinder the USSR from conspiring with imprisoned head of NOWA, the War­ lishes regular newsletter and a literary tional scene. That is why our point of Hitler and partitioning Poland with saw-based unofficial publishing house. quarterly (Zapis), and operates clan­ view, although not consonant with the him. The treaty with France, which fell destinely in a country where such beningly optimistic outlook of several victim to Hitler, also fell through. Chojecki, also a member of the standard supplies as paper, ink, staples political leaders of the West, cannot but When the issue of Soviet and German Committee for Social Self-Defense and copying machines are routinely in be of interest to all who value peace, aggression was brought up in the known as KOR, reportedly was arrested short supply or completely unavailable. freedom and democracy. League of Nations, the two (countries) on March 25 and has been on a hunger The arrest of Chojecki is one of the left the league. Therefore, the USSR strike for over two weeks. latest signs of a clear shift first initiated Let us be specific. Today the current expressed solidarity with Fascist Ger­ last fall in the official Polish attitude issue in world politics is the question of many! A most touching unity of ag­ The telegrams — sent by well-known toward its dissidents. Poljce intimida­ the U.S.-Soviet SALT II Treaty. It is gressors! In 1945 the USSR entered into writers Arthur Miller, John Updike and tions, detentions and searches peaked difficult for us to express our opinion on a non-aggression pact with Japan. Did William and Rose Styron, members of during the March parliamentary elec­ this complex matter because we are not this pact deter the Soviet Union from an the fund's board; Robert L. Bernstein, tions when dozens of activists were sufficiently briefed on military affairs. act of aggression against Japan? No, it Helsinki Watch chairman and Random detained and scores of apartment sear­ The treaty may or may not be rati­ did not! House president; and Orville H. Schell, ched in an all-out campaign to curb the fied, it may or may not be honored. In Helsinki Watch vice-chairman — in­ opposition's activity, reported the U.S. our opinion the treaty in and of Thus, for the USSR the above- voked Poland's obligations to promote Helsinki Watch Committee. itself does not pose a threat to peace and mentioned treaties served - just as the civilization. The threat does reside, woeful Brest peace treaty did — as a however, in a benignly optimistic ap­ means of neutralizing for a given time proach in the negotiation of treaties by its potential adversary. We think that nations with differing social systems. enough examples have been cited to. CBOFOAA^SVOBODA The advocates of the treaty in the enable one to come to a correct УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДІННИК l^g?' UKBAINIIN DAI It United States insist on the ratification appeal, namely; no treaties with the FOUNDED 1893 of SALT II on the basis of such argu­ USSR will eliminate the threat of war. Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, Inc., at 30 Montgomery ments as: if this treaty is not ratified (by Among petty thieves there is a certain Street, Jersey City, NJ. 07302, daily except Mondays and holidays. the Senate), not only will it result in a method of acquiring money: having TELEPHONES: needless increase) of billions of dollars struck up an acquaintance with his Svoboda UNA in the military spending, it will also add future victim, the theif borrows two (201) 434-0237 (201) 451-2200 j (201)434-0807 to worldwide instability and the threat rubles; the thief repays the debt punc­ from New York (212) 227-5250 of war. tually. After some time, he borrows from New York (212) 227-4125 Notwithstanding our deep respect for three more rubles, also returning the the political leaders who hold such amount with gratitude. This is the Subscription rates for THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY 58.00 per year views, we cannot refrain from posing thief's way of gaining the trust of his UNA Members S5.00 per year several questions which inevitably come victim. The next time, having borrowed -^gr 100 rubles, he disappears without a THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editors: Roma Sochan Hadzewycz to mind. P.O. Box 346, Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Are political leaders correct when trace. A most simple method but one Helen Smindak they act in the belief that the treaty with (Continued on page 13) No. 115 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 3 Language policy in SChOOlS Shymko chosen to head Of the Ukrainian SSR Ontario multiculturalism council

by Volodymyr Kovalenko ratio of urban to rural population in TORONTO - Yuri Shymko, former time membership in the Ukrainian Ukraine does not differ markedly from member of Parliament and an active Youth Association in which he served as The author of the article below is the overall statistical count for the member of the Ukrainian Canadian counselor and education director at Oleksander Kovalenko, a former crew whole country (around 50-50), then the community, was recently appointed numerous summer camps. member on a Soviet ship who some 10 fact that only 60 percent attend Ukraini­ chairman of the newly revamped Advi­ Mr. Shymko is also a former member months ago asked for political asylum an schools is simply catastrophic. One sory Council on Multiculturalism and of the national executive of the Ukraini­ in Denmark. Mr. Kovalenko was in has a situation where almost all the Citizenship. The appointment was an­ an Canadian Students Union (SUSK), Rome in September 1979 and partici­ village schools are Ukrainian, whereas nounced by Ontario Premier William and a former president of the Ukrainian pated in the Ukrainian Days ceremo­ in the cities Ukrainian schools consti­ G. Davis. University Students Society. nies. He was baptized Volodymyr by tute only 10 to 15 percent of the overall The Advisory Council, which previ­ ously stressed the separateness of He is a member of the Canadian Patriarch Josyf during this period. number of schools. These statistics League for the Liberation of the Recently, at the request of the World prove that there is a harsh program of individual ethnic communities, was given an enlarged mandate which- Ukraine and president of jts Toronto Congress of Free Ukrainians. Mr. Russification of the urban population. branch. For the time being, this program is allows it to focus on common bonds and Kovalenko wrote the following account Mr. Shymko is founder and chair­ of Russification policies in Ukrainian" carried out more among the urban elements shared by ethnic communities population than the rural population. in Canada. man of the Canadian Freedom Council schools. His Ukrainian-language article (1970) and the Canadian Multicultural was translated by The Weekly. But it is only a question of time before it Mr. Shymko was born in Poland will encompass the latter. The so-called during World War II, emigrating to Council (1971). Since 1973 he has "blossoming of Ukrainian language" Canada with his parents when he was served as secretary general of the World Lately a lot of attention has been which is constantly being acclaimed and 13. He is a graduate of the University of Congress of Free Ukrainians. accorded in the Ukrainian press to the propagated by Communist leaders Toronto, having earned an honours In 1978 he coordinated a joint mem­ issue of the ongoing policy of Russifica­ simply does not and cannot exist. Such B.A. in modern history and modern orandum on behalf of Eastern Europe­ tion in Ukrainian schools and institu­ is the actual scene behind the Com­ languages. an communities which was presented to tions of higher learning. It is in this munist statistics. His activities in the Ukrainian Cana­ the president of the United Nations context that I would like to relate my dian community have included long­ General Assembly. observations, from the point of view of Now 1 should like to share with you one who was a former student at a my personal experiences. As I have Ukrainian school in Odessa and at an already mentioned, I attended a school institution of higher learning in which was typical of city schools. In the Helsinki Watch releases pamphlet Ukraine. Perhaps my observations will USSR the educational system is based prove to be useful to the Ukrainian on the territorial principle. This means on 39 persecuted rights activists reader, helping him form an idea of the that the administration of a given existing state of the Ukrainian language school is responsible for the education NEW YORK - In commemoration Other individuals profiled are the within the general school curriculum in of all the children of school age who of the fourth anniversary of the forma­ following, now held in custody or under Ukraine. reside in the region which falls under the tion of the first citizens' Helsinki watch investigation: Viktor Nekipelov, Petro jurisdiction of the given school. The group in Moscow under the leadership Rozumny, Vitaliy Kalynychenko, Ya- rosla Lesiv, Oleh Heyko, Zynoviy I wish to note that all my observa­ officials go through the region, register­ of Yuri Orlov, the U.S. Helsinki Watch ing all the children who should be Committee announced on May 12 the Krasivsky, Vyacheslav Chornovil, Vy- tions stem from personal experience. tautas Skuodis, Algirdas Statkevicus, This may lead some to object that what attending school. Cases, in which publication of "39 Who Believed," a parents-would prefer to send their child pamphlet which provides a detailed Mecislovas Jurevicius and Eduard follows is not representative of the Arutyunian. actual situation. Why can this be so? to a school in a different region, are account of the plight of 39 Soviet . mostly met with refusal, I will return to Helsinki watch group members cur­ individuals already serving sentences Because I was a student in Odessa, a this matter later. rently imprisoned or in exile for their for human rights activities who joined human rights activities. the Helsinki groups from camps or city .which is not typically Ukrainian. I was fortunate to end up in a Ukrai­ U krainians comprise less than half of The booklet supplies statistics, both places of exile also cited in the pam­ nian school. Although I had already individual and collective, on the arrests, phlet are: Balys Gajauskas, the population of this city, and they spoken Ukrainian as a child and had were even fewer in number before. We trials and sentences of the various watch Danylo Shumuk, Yuriy Shukhevych, first learned to read in Ukrainian and group members from Moscow, Vasyl Romaniuk, Iryna Senyk, Bohdan have here a pehnomenon that is typical only then in Russian, when the time of all the large industrial cities in eastern Ukraine, Lithuania, Georgia and Ar­ Rebryk, Oksana Popovych, Vasyl Ov- came, the actual decision was not up to menia. sienko and Yosyf Ziesels. Ukraine. In this respect, Odessa is no me. My parents hesitated, but ulti­ different; what does distinguish it from In a preface to the pamphlet, Robert The booklet is available on request mately, they did send me to a Ukrainian from the U.S. Helsinki Watch Com­ other cities, however, and forms what is school. L. Bernstein, chairman of the U.S. its characteristic feature is the multi­ group, and vice-chairman Orville H. mittee, 205 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. national composition of its'population The nationality make-up of the Schell, describe the inhumane punish­ 10017. (Jews, Hungarians, Greeks, Gypsies, student body was typical for Odessa. ment of their courageous Soviet etc.). That is why I consider the langu­ Ukrainians comprised no more than counterparts as "a shocking violation of ` Washington clergymen age problem in Odessa to be typical of 1/3 of the students. But classes were the promises made in the Helsinki Final the large industrial cities of eastern conducted in Ukrainian, and it can be Act." They go on to express the hope Ukraine. said that they were quite successful to that the imprisoned men and women detained in Moscow the extent that students, a majority of will be released prior to the Madrid SILVER, SPRING, Md. - Two In the first place, ОПЇ I as to comment whom rarely heard Ukrainian spoken at Review Conference scheduled to begin Washington clergymen were searched on some of the statistics which appear in home or being used on the streets, even on November 11. and detained for four hours at a Mos­ the Communist press, such as the began speaking Ukrainian among The pamphlet, prepared with the aid cow airport on April 18 by Soviet registered number of Ukrainian schools themselves. Unfortunately, my parents of Ludmilla Alexeyeva, official Western customs agents who confiscated religi­ and pupils. For example, it is reported -were among those who rarely spoke representative of the Moscow Helsinki ous materials they were carrying and that Ukrainian schools comprise 80 Ukrainian, either to each other or group, provides vital information on lectured them against bringing such percent of the overall number of schools to me, regardless of the fact that both each of the 39 members, including items into the USSR, reported the in Ukraine. Personally, I do not believe were Ukrainians. photographs, personal data and details East/West News Service, an interna­ this. But even if one were to accept this about each arrest and trial, as well as The educational system on the ele­ tional Christian agency. figure, it is not difficult to ascertain the useful addresses to help interested mentary level is as follows: the first The clergymen, the Rev. John Ste'n- actual situation. The point is that there- individuals establish direct links with three years are spent under one teacher, bruck, pastor of the Luther P\.ce is a large number of relatively small each imprisoned group member. who is responsible for all the subjects in Memorial Church, and the Rev. Eugene schools in the rural areas (in every Moreover, the booklet emphasizes the school curriculum. In the fourth Brake of the Holy Name Catholic village). The majority of these schools that "the persecution of Helsinki moni­ year! the system provides for the spe­ Church, told reporters in Moscow that are Ukrainian. The enrollment is rela­ tors is only a small part of the current cialization of a certain number of this occurred after the customs agents tively low, around 100 to 120. In the picture of Soviet repression," citing teachers, each working in his particular found papers and tapes in Hebrew in cities, however, the schools are very scores of human rights activists not area. From this group, one teacher is their luggage. large. The one 1 attended, for example, directly associated with the Helsinki selected as the "class leader"; apart from Items seized from the clerics included had an enrollment of 1,500. This was a group. teaching, he is responsible for bringing letters addressed to U.S. Ambasador typical 10-year school, with classes The following Helsinki monitors now the children up in the Communist spirit Thomas J. Watson Jr. and the Vash- . conducted in Ukrainian. But schools of serving terms of imprisonment are and for conducting extracurricalar chenko/Chmykhalov families who this type in Odessa are few in number. profiled in the pamphlet: Yuriy Orlov, have been residing in the U.S. Embassy : activities. In the center of town, an area with a Mykola Rudenko, Anatoliy Shcha- since June 27, 1978, in an effort to -- population of around 300,000 and poor In my fourth year we had several ransky, Merab Kostava, Oleksa Tykhy, emigrate. These two letters were from ; housing conditions in so-called com­ teachers. One who had masterful com­ Viktoras Petkus, Robert Nazarian, the Rev. James H. Glazier Sr,, chair­ munal apartments, there are two U кгаі– mand of Ukrainian, while the new­ Vladimir Slepak, Mykola Matusevych, man of Christian Solidarity Interna­ nia`ff-language schools, all others are comers hardly spoke the language, with Myroslav Marynovych, Levko Luki- tional in America, and were intended to Russian-language schools. the exception of the teacher of Ukraini­ anenko, Malva Landa, Shagen Aru- thank the ambassador for his compas­ an language and literature. For the most tyunian, Vasyl Striltsiv, Petro Sichko, sion and efforts on behalf of the fami­ Now, about the number of stu­ part, the teachers tried to bypass the Vasyl Sichko, Yuriy Lytvyn, Oles lies, as well as introduce these two dents. Ifonetakesintoaccountthat the (Continued on page 5) Berdnyk and Mykola Horbal. clerics to the families. 4 THE UKRAIN'IAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. MAY 18. 1980 No. 45

Penn State program focuses ОП Jewish, Ukrainian groups condemn Ukrainian Victims Of Holocaust Jewish Defense League violence Holocaust who sacrificed their lives so PHILADELPHIA - The American "In keeping with our firm commit­ that others may cherish life. She used Jewish Committee of Philadelphia and ment to due process and the rule of law. the image of hell in Dante's "Divine the Ukrainian Anti-Defamation League we condemn the activities of the JDL, Comedy" to evoke the devastation recently condemned the Jewish Defense which clearlv violate the law of this which Ukrainians suffered during League for assaulting and injuring two country, endanger the lives of innocent WWII. Dr. Kochno concluded by persons following an April 13 demon­ citizens, and only serve to harm those warning of the Soviet's threat to sur­ stration outside the home of Serge objectives that the JDL purports to vival. Kowalchuk. an alleged Nazi war advance." The second speaker was Dr. Petro criminal. The letter by Alexandra Shwed, Mirchuk who, as a survivor of Ausch­ The two groups expressed their shock president of the Ukrainian Anti-Defa­ witz, gave a personal account of the and disapproval of the JDL's violence mation League, which was published in concentration camp. Dr. Mirchuk, who in separate letters to the editor publish­ the April 26 issue of the newspaper, was involved in the underground Ukrai­ ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer. follows. nian liberation movement, was ar­ The JDL demonstration followed a "The Ukrainian American .com­ rested by the Gestapo in 1942. rally along Benjamin Franklin Parkway munity was shocked to read about the in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish April 13 attack on two young men by Dr. Mirchuk described the horrible victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Some two members of the Jewish Defense conditions, severe beatings, sadistic 2.800 persons attended the rally. "League. We were even more perplexed treatment and constant threat of death About 25 JDL members participated by the statement which was made by that hung over the prisoners at all times. in the demonstration near the Kowal­ Mr. Ed Ramov, executive director of Under such conditions, only deter­ chuk home. the Philadelphia chapter of the JDL, mination and a sense of humor made Mr. Kowalchuk's nephew Bohdan, who said that he was surprised to hear Kevin Biubaker life bearble and survival a possibility. 23, and two friends, Dennis Hess and of the attack, but that he understood Dr. Petro Mirchuk, a survivor of the Dr. Mirchuk explained why Ukrai­ Richard Molden. also 23, later stopped how it could have happened. Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, nians were, and are, overlooked victims by the house to check for damage. The "How can Mr. Ramov excuse two of addresses the audience during the Penn who also suffered in concentration three left by car and drove to a nearby his members beating up two young men State Ukrainian Club's program "Vic­ camps. Few were registered as Ukraini­ phone booth. Mr. Hess got out of the with lead pipes and karate sticks, tims of the Holocaust: A Ukrainian ans, he said. car to make a call when two JDL leading to head injuries and hospitaliza- Perspective." Repeating Dr. Kochno`s warning of members attacked him with a lead pipe tion for both? How can any of us excuse a Soviet threat. Dr. Mirchuk conclud­ and karate sticks. Mr. Molden went to this type of behavior? STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The ed: "It's a shame to talk to Brezhnev as it the aid of Mr. Hess and was also beaten, "Our league is sure that the Jewish program titled "Victims of the Holo­ was a shame to talk to Hitler, because while Mr. Kowalchuk summoned po­ community does not sanction this kind caust - A Ukrainian Perspective," they are jnortal twins. Only when lice. Messrs. Hess and Molden were of behavior, and we are hopeful that sponsored by the Penn State Ukrainian everyone is free will there be peace for taken to the hospital and treated for respectable Jewish American organiza­ Club, was held here on April 29. anyone." . head injuries. tions, such as the Jewish Community In her opening address. Dr. Kathe- The Penn State Ukrainian Club held Police arrested Bradley Rosenfield, Relations Council and the American rine Kochno, former advisor to the U.S. the program in response to the Con­ 23, and Robert Steinberg, 18. Jewish Committee, will react in a Congressional Committee on Eastern gress's designation of April 28-29 as Ed Ramov, executive director of the negative way to these harmful outbursts Europe, noted that the gathering was in "Days of Remembrance for Victims of JDL's Philadelphia chapter, was quot­ of the JDL. commemoration of the victims of the the Holocaust." ed by the Philadelphia Bulletin as "JDL members say their group is saying that he was surprised to hear of fighting4o see Nazi war criminals the attack, but that he understood how deported, but what they do in actuality UNA Supreme Assembly meets... it could have happened. Mr. Ramov is the same as was done by the Nazi said Mr. Kowalchuk's neighbors had Brown Shirts in World War II. They are been "hostile" and had shouted "Jews harassing and physically attacking (Continued from page 1) Canadian Affairs Committee - kill people, too" and "Jews killed Messrs. Yuzyk, Hewryk, Didiuk and American citizens, who are innocent the absence of Basil Tershakovec, who Christ" at the demonstrators. until proven guilty of some crime. It served as editor-in-chief before re­ Zorych and Mesdames Moroz, Chuch­ Robert A. Fox, chairman of the man and Diachuk; would be much better for all of us if we signing earlier this year, Mr. Lewenetz board of the Philadelphia chapter of the acted with clear heads, remembering performed the duties of editor-in-chief. UNA Seniors Committee — Messrs. American Jewish Committee, wrote the Slobodian, Didyk, S. Kuropas, Ewan- that justice will prevail and that hate Following a discussion,'the Supreme following in his letter to the editor will only lead to more hate." chuk, Padoch. Lesawyer, Zorych, Za- published in the April 28 issue of the Assembly, on the recommendation of paraniuk and Dragan and Mesdames the Supreme Executive Committee, Inquirer. Chuchman, Zerebniak and Chopek; "The Philadelphia chapter of the elected Mr. Snylyk editor-in-chief for a Financial Committee - Mesdames one-year term. American Jewish Committee views with Wytwycky to speak Diachuk and Zerebniak and Messrs. concern recent news reports that mem­ Tuesday's agenda included discus­ Teluk, Hnatiuk. Szmagala. Hewryk, R. sions of the reports delivered by Su­ bers of the Jewish Defense League have on Holocaust Kuropas, Lesawyer, Repeta, Choman­ assaulted and injured two people as a preme Assembly members, with special czuk and Kalba; CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Dr. Boh­ emphasis on the organizing and finan­ means, presumably, of obtainingjustice dan Wytwycky will speak on "The Sports Committee — Messrs. Jula, for the crimes committed against the cial state of the UNA and general Soroka, Ewanchuk, Doroshenko and Spectre of the holocaust and Its Impact Ukrainian community matters. Jewish people in Ukraine during the on Intergroup Relations" on Wednes­ R. Kuropas.and Mesdames Olek, Holocaust. Mykola Avramchuk and Emil Smi- Dushnyck and Moroz; day, May 21, at the Harvard Ukrainian shkewych addressed the Supreme As­ "We believe that Nazi war criminals Research Institute. Cultural Committee — Messrs. Hna­ of all national or ethnic origins, within sembly on behalf of the Association of tiuk, Teluk, Hewryk, Padoch and The lecture is scheduled to begin at 8 UNA Seniors during the day's session. this country and abroad, should be p.m. in the seminar room of the research Dragan; prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Discussions and comments about Resolutions Committee — Messrs. institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave. Supreme Assembly members' reports Yuzyk, Hnatiuk, Teluk. Lozynskyj and continued into Wednesday. The re­ Dragan and the Rev. Bilak. Obituary mainder of the day was set aside for As Supreme President, Mr. Flis is meetings of individual committees. automatically a member of each com­ mittee. Wolodymyr Balas, graphic artist Committee members A meeting of the. UNA Scholarship The committees and their members Committee on Sunday afternoon. May SAN DIEGO - Graphic artist Wo­ Mr. Balas mastered the fundamentals are: 11, preceded the opening of the annual lodymyr Balas, died on April 18 here at ofgraphicartand technique; he studied Organizing Committee — Messrs. meeting. The committee will submit its the age of 74. lettering, typography and book illustra­ Orichowsky, Didiuk, Hewryk, Padoch, recommendations to the Supreme As­ Mr. Balas was born in 1906 in Roha- tion-design under Prof. Bonaventure Zorych, Chomanczuk, Odezynsky and sembly on the amount of scholarship tyn, Galicia, in Ukraine. As a student, Lenart. Soroka and Mrs. Haras; aid and the number of scholarship he was first.enrolled in the department During the war years, he was instruc­ Women's Committee — Mesdames recipients for academic year 1980-81. of architecture at the Lviv Polytechnic tor at the Ukrainian Art-Technical Haras, Dushnyck, Olek, Zerebniak, During their meetings, which contin­ Institute. In 1933, he entered the School in Lviv. He was active in the Chopek, Chuchman, Moroz and Dia- ued through Thursday, the committees Academy of Arts in Warsaw where he U krainian artist circles in Lviv and later chuk; were to prepare recommendations in continued his studies until 1939. in Germany. Youth Committee - Messrs. Futey, the form of resolutions to be submitted At this time, there were two other Szmagala, Doroshenko. Lozynskyj. R. for ratification to the entire Supreme Ukrainians (both from the Volhyn Mr. Balas can be credited with design Kuropas and Didiuk and Mrs. Moroz; Assembly. region) working in Warsaw, Nil Khase- work executed for both Ukrainian and Press and Public Relations Commit­ The traditional banquet for Supreme vych and Viacheslav Vaskivsky, an non-Ukrainian publications. He has tee— Messrs. Yuzyk, Didiuk, S. Kuro­ Assembly" members and invited guests instructor in the graphic arts depart­ had numerous one-man exhrbits in pas. Doroshenko and Dragan and was to be held Thursday evening. ment and from. 1937 until the outbreak Canada and in the United States. Mesdames Dushnyck, Olek, and Adjournment of the annual meeting of war. an assistant to. Prof. Khrostov- Of all the graphic arts, Mr. Balas`s Chopek; was slated for Friday. May 17. sky. special interest was the woodcut. No. 115 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. MAY 18. 1980 5 Renovated Perth Am boy church blessed by Bishop Losten

PERTH AMBOY. N.J. - The offi­ 7 Josaphata and Martin of the Mission- cial blessing of the newly renovated ШШшье-ік -, ^fc Ifit : .J ar y Sisters of the Mother of God. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ЩШі Also on the program was the church Church in Perth Amboy, N.J., took 'йЛ ' ” choir directed by Roman Lewycky place on April 20. The event marked the ; Am ” Ш which performed before the blessing of culmination of a long and assiduous ьЩ jf the Easter food by Bishop Losten. project undertaken by the parish, under т л. - .iN^w After the dinner, toastmaster Msgr. the direction of pastor Msgr. Stephen м шід/І Mosko thanked all those who helped Sulyk, to refurbish the church with make the festivities a reality. He men­ Byzantine and Ukrainian religious art. tioned the two trustees of the church, John Hawrycz and Wasyl Chaban, as The ceremony was attended by many well as the generosity and dedication of church dignitaries and guests, among `: ` з 8Ц і the bingo workers led by William them Bishop Basil H. Losten of Stam­ Lehman. Msgr. Mosko then introduced ford, Conn., (representing the newly the guest of honor, Bishop Losten, and elected coadjutor, Archbishop Муго– щт the evening's speakers — Msgr. Pospi­ slav Lubachivsky) who performed the shil, Msgr. Sulyk and the Rev. Wen- blessing. Also present were Msgr. Leon ^jggfr neck. Mosko, rector of St. Basil's Prep School In his talk, Bishop Losten reiterated in Stamford, Msgr. Victor. J. Pospishil his congratulations and commented on pastor of the nearby. Carteret, N.J., the soothing and meditative quality of parish, and the Rev. Theodore Wen- icons as reflections of the beauty of neck, OFM, a missionary working with God. Ukrainians in Argentina. Msgr. Pospishil expounded on the The church cite was purchased in continuity and growth of the Ukrainian 1942 by the late Rev: John Shukowsky. Catholic Church from pagan times to Eight years later, the late Bishop Jaro- the present, underscoring the dedica­ slav Gabro, helped oversee the actual tion of both believers and the clergy to construction of the church and rectory Bishop Basil Losten, escorted by the clergy, Msgr. Stephen Sulyk, the Rev. the preservation of the faith. (now a convent). Still later, a school and Theodore Weneck and Msgr. Leon Mosko, proceeds to the Assumption of the Alluding to his parishioners as living auditorium were added. Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church for rededication ceremonies. icons for. Christ, pastor Msgr. Sulyk The artists and specialists who contri­ thanked his congregation for trans­ buted their time and talents to the (Jesus^as ruler of the universe), along tireless devotion to the project, and for forming their faith into action by renovation project are well known to with smaller icons which depict the his vast knowledge of the Byzantine channeling their spirit and effort into the Ukrainian community. Sviatoslav baptism of Ukraine in 988 during the traditions inherent in the Ukrainian the renovation project. Hordynsky planned the actual layout; reign of Grand Prince Volodymyr and Catholic Church. Bishop Losten also The Rev. Wenneck concluded the list Myron Bilinsky. handled the icono­ the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin added that news of the renovation, of speakers, and he reminded his audi­ graphy; and Boris Makarenko was the Mary. broadcast by Vatican Radio on its ence of its responsibility to the poor artistic decorator. The sanctuary ceiling shows God the Ukrainian program, would bring con­ and struggling Ukrainian settlements in The artistic overhaul of the church Father and the Holy Spirit flanked by solation and inspiration to Ukrainians Argentina. Contrasting the remodeled was truly extensive. A 40-foot mosaic, a the 12 prophets of the Old Testament. behind the Iron Curtain. church with the poverty of his country, reproduction of an 11th century piece The centerpiece of the work is a large The subsequent banquet and Svia- the Rev. Wenneck urged his listeners to which adorns St. Sophia Cathedral in icon of the Blessed Mother-Orante. chene held in the church hall, was assist their Christian brothers. Kiev, was installed in the sanctuary In his remarks to parishioners follow- highlighted by performances by the The program ended with a benedic­ apside. ing the blessing ceremony, Bishop Ukrainian school choir under Муго– tion and further musical entertainment. The iconostasis was renewed with 24 Losten praised their spirit of sacrifice slava Moriak and three folk dancing. The coalescence of prayer and celebra­ icons. and their profound artistic sense embo­ groups directed by Nina Sulima. The tion marked an appropriate conclusion The ceiling of the nave is now adorn­ died in the` Byzantine decor of the Perth Amboy school is run by Sister to a project that was both spiritually ed with a huge icon of the Pantocrator church. He lauded Msgr. Sulyk for his Josepha and her associates. Sisters motivated and materially rewarding.

in the second year, are given a choice in One finds the same situation in Language policy... the matter. Most recently, under the government agencies. Here, the only terms of a specific decree released last thing Ukrainian is the sign over the (Continued from page 3) certain students speak a broken Ukrai­ year, Ukrainian children are expected entryway. Anyone speaking Ukrainian requisite that classes be conducted in nian, (all the while attempting to to start learning Russian in the kinder­ is looked down upon as "uneducated" Ukrainian. If this was not possible and Russian-ize it) and why others consci­ gartens. The attack on everything that is or is regarded with suspicion as being a they had to use Ukrainian, then it was of ously make a point of avoiding Ukrai­ Ukrainian continues. "nationalist." Such systematic Russifi­ such poor quality, interspersed with nian altogether — both in school and at cation of the school system, upbringing Russian, that it was simply unpleasant home. There.remains still another aspect to and other aspects of Ukrainian life, is to listen to. After class hours the AH this is nothing but the result of the this matter. Many parents are well aimed at Russifying the Ukrainian teachers spoke Russian among them­ general policy of Russification. On the aware of the fact that, given the current nation having deprived it of its linguis­ selves and with the students. All meet­ one hand, in the newspapers and in political situation, the policy of Russifi­ tic, cultural and other national char­ ings were conducted almost exclusively speeches there is talk of national equ­ cation, as well as the element of Rus­ acteristics, and at transforming Ukrai­ in Russian. Teachers who conducted ality and national culture; on the other sian-Communist chauvinism, the very nians into obedient servants of the the meetings began in Russian, and so other hand, one has the policy which command of the Ukrainian language empire. And one must admit that much the students followed the example set by actually signifies the destruction of the and the study of Ukrainian literature has been done in this direction by the their teachers-guardians. Students no Ukrainian language, culture and ulti­ and culture creates serious obstacles for Moscow rulers. longer used Ukrainian among them­ mately, of the very nation, because a the future prospects of their children. Finally, I would like to express my selves; the majority began to avoid, in nation deprived of its language and `One has only to recall the fate of deep gratitude to the Ukrainians abroad all possible ways, learning the Ukraini­ culture will never achieve indepen­ patriotic Ukrainian scholars and artists for having safeguarded the Ukrainian an language. The line of reasoning for a dence. As such, Ukraine will lose itself who presently find themselves in pri­ language. When I was in Rome (Sep­ young person must have been some­ in the so-called "Soviet nation," which sons and labor camps. Parents, there­ tember 1979), I was moved to hear thing like this: "If our teachers only Communist leaders are attempting to fore, try to protect their children from people, both young and old, actually express disdain for the Ukrainian create, and in order to achieve this one future consternations, counseling them conversing in fluent Ukrainian. These language, then it must mean that it is language and one culture are needed to from childhood toward a career as an are people who have kept their tradi­ bad to speak Ukrainian." Consequent­ facilitate the governing process, i.e., the accessory of Russian-Communist tion; who were able to remain true ly, Ukrainian was hardly used in the language and culture of the "older colonialism. These children avoid all Ukrainians abroad, even those who advanced classes. brother." things Ukrainian. Upon receiving a have never in their; life seen Ukraine. Furthermore, everyhody was aware This policy is being implemented passport at age 16, in cases where one of Unfortunately, today, in the cities of that entrance examinations to institu­ underhandedly in various ways. 1 have the parents is Russian, the parents eastern Ukraine, one rarely hears tions of higher learning were in Russian. already mentioned that the educational will certainly advise their children to list Ukrainian. Ukraine will be greatly In history, a student whose course work system is based on the territorial prin­ Russian as their nationality. Further­ indebted to those who, having emigrat­ was done in Ukrainian, had the right to ciple. This means that Ukrainian pa­ more, it is always easier for a Russian ed, were still able to retain and value take his exams in his native language. In rents, who would like to have theirchild than for a Ukrainian to achieve his their language, culture and other na­ practice, however, given the fact that attend a Ukrainian school but who do professional goals and to hold an tional traditions. It is of utmost impor­ the exams are administered by teachers not happen to reside in a region that -important position. Under pressure of tance that the free Ukrainians abroad who, with only a few exceptions, have has one, are unable to act upon their the policy of Russification, there is an lead a systematic campaign in the face no knowledge of the language, and wishes. Second-year students at Ukrai­ ever-increasing number of young of the destruction of Ukrainian culture taking into consideration the under­ nian schools do not have the option of Ukrainians, especially in eastern and language and of the Ukrainian standable anxiety of the candidate, not taking Russian language and liter­ Ukraine, who find themselves outside nation itself. Without the foundation of together with his concern of avoiding ature courses, whereas Russians, who the Ukrainian school (system). This is Ukrainian language and literature the any unnecessary conflicts with his theoretically are required to take Ukrai­ especially evident in large industrial struggle for the independence of our teachers, one begins to understand why nian language and literature beginning cities. county is doomed. Д . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 , No. 115

СВОБОДА 4, SVOBODA | jj News and views rflinionWeerly A vote for President Carter Ш against inflation - strategies that the by Dr. Bohdan Wytwycky present administration has under­ taken. June 3 is the date of the presidential In foreign affairs the president's The ultimate irony primary elections in. New Jersey; a stale It appears the Soviet Union has a new mouthpiece in the escalating war of record has been good. There have been, with one of the largest Ukrainian to be sure, some errors; but, no presi­ words between Moscow and Washington in the aftermath of the U.S. populations in the United States. In the dent has ever managed to avoid all decision to boycott the Summer Olympic Games. article below. Dr: Bohdan Wytwycky mistakes. The successes, however, far She is Olga Korbut, former gymnast and darling of the 1972 Munich cites the reasons he believes Ukrainian outweigh the mistakes. The Camp Olympics, who is alleged to have blasted the U.S. position in a recent issue of Americans would do well to vote for the David accord was the president's most Komsomolskaia Pravda, according to the Miami Herald. Carter-Mondale ticket. Dr. Wytwycky dramatic success. Other breakthroughs She said, in part, "American athletes lack the courage and willpower to is director of New Jersey Ukrainian have been achieved in the areas of U.S.­ Americans for Carter-Mondale, a coali­ African relations, where the position of resist the Carter administration," adding that "by going to Moscow, tion of Ukrainian Democrats and American young people would be able to learn the truth about the Soviet the United States is much stronger than Independents who support the presi­ it has been for decades, and U.S.-Latin land, and see with their own gyes what is so thoroughly concealed from them." dent's re-election, and a member of the Given the confrontational tenor of the statement, many experts doubt the American relations, where relations are statewide Ethnic Coalition for Carter- improved thanks in large part to the authenticity of the Komsomolskaia Pravda quote. It is viewed as another Mondale. (The Weekly will gladly print president's reasoned and farsighted attempt by Moscow to undermine the boycott movement and enhance its own similar articles by other Ukrainian dedication to seeing the Panama Canal position by cynically capitalizing on Miss Korbut's fame and worldwide American.political activists.) Treaty come to fruition. popularity. Under the Carter administration, the Whether the words were actually spoken by Miss Korbut is irrelevant. At present, our nation's chief domes­ long-time decline in NATO strength What is noteworthy is the inherent irony of the remarks, the obvious fact that. tic concern is, of course, inflation. Some and preparedness in relation to Warsaw her words can so easily be turned against her and the Soviet regime. of President Jimmy Carter's rivals have Pact forces has begun to be reversed. The invasion of Afghanistan, an esurient geo-political policy, persistent tried to lay the blame for inflation on Relations with China continue to be the president's doorstep; some have also improved. And, with his human rights flaunting of human rights and civil liberties - these reflect the basic "truth" of clamored for a "quick fix" solution. Soviet life, a stark reality which Miss Korbut and many other athletes initiative, Mr. Carter has undercut Although Mr. Carter's rivals are loathe some of the effectiveness of the cynical nurtured under Communist tutelage are unable cr unwilling to "see with their to admit it publicly because of political own eyes." They themselves "lack the courage and willpower to resist" a posturing of moral and political superi­ considerations, the present inflation is a ority which the Soviets routinely try to hypocritical regime which entices them with bourgeois amenities, then touts profoundly difficult problem to deal display through their endless propa­ them as shining exponents of an anti-bourgeois ideology, only to replace with and one which has bedeviled the ganda, especially in the Third World. them if they falter. administrations of the last four presi­ One has only to recall the image of Miss Korbut in Montreal during the dents. Most economists trace the begin­ In the 1 ran situation, one which could 1976 Games to understand the insidious pressures of this approach to sport. ning of today's inflation to President try the patience of a saint, the president Lyndon B. Johnson's fateful decision in Gone was the impish smile and the child-like insouciance. Her haggard face has not lost his levelheadedness despite 1966 to wage an expanded Vietnam war extreme provocation directed both at with dark circles rimming her eyes, was a picture of someone under without raising the taxes to pay for it his person and the nation he serves. He excrutiating pressure to win again. Riding on her small shoulders was the full (instead, he simply printed more has wisely shown patience because he weight of a regime that puts a premium on winning at all cost, that subjugates money). To be sure, many different understands that the United States is individualism in sport, and does not readily accept failure. factors have contributed over the years dealing with people who. are irrational It is this pitiable portrait of Olga Korbut that we should etch into memory' since 1966.to the aggravation of the and a situation which is chaotic and and not her alleged denunciation of the U.S. decision. She is emblematic of inflation problem: principally, OPEC's fraught with many perils - ranging her fellow athletes who opted for the "better" life afforded Soviet sportsmen astronomical oil-price increases and from the possibility of an outbreak of at the expense of their individuality and any potential disposition toward the steady decline in American produc­ violence on the part of the whole seeing the falsity of the regime or their role in perpetuating a corrupt, tivity. Moslem world towards the West to the monolithic and barren system. Moreover, the Soviet approach to sport does It should be obvious to all fair- possibility of Iran falling into the minded people that it is clearly unfair to Soviet orbit. The president has also not allow for any digression from prescribed coaching decisions about the shown great courage by ordering an way a specific sport should be learned and played. There is little room for blame inflation on the president, for its roots go back many years before the attempt at dramatic rescue, a rescue individual athletic improvisation or interpretation. Any imaginative beginning of his administration and the which — had it been blessed with more deviation from the norm is distrusted. It is a cruel trade-off the athletes make, causes are extraordinarily difficult to luck — would have in one bold stroke the moral and, indeed, the developmental implications of which they are control. Yet Mr. Carter did recognize, solved a whole series of problems: the either unable or unwilling to see. at a time when it seemed very few others detention of our hostages; the friction Either way, the paradox of Miss Korbut`s words and the Soviet had, that one of the most important arising from the hostage issue between government's cynical exploitation of athletes and athletics further buttresses ways of containing inflation would be Iranian Moslem radicals and the mo­ America's resolve not to attend the Moscow Games. Because the Games are in through a reduction in U.S. oil con­ derates which contributes to Iranian and, therefore, Middle Eastern insta­ Moscow, the extreme pressures on the Soviet athlete to win glory for the red sumption and, therefore, oil imports. In his first year in office, the president bility; and the existence of circum­ banner and the motherland are overbearing. Many Soviet athletes may be stances conducive to Soviet adven­ willing victims of government manipulation but, like every individual living made a strong appeal to Congress and the people for a reduction in energy turism. and trying to survive under a callous and brutal regime, they are victims consumption when he declared that our nonetheless. This, in the end, is the ultimate irony. In response to the Soviet invasion of campaign for energy independence Afghanistan, the president has mani­ would have to take on the urgency of a fested firm and steady opposition, "moral equivalent of war" situation. despite the waffling of our allies and Unfortunately, many people did not despite the great initial reluctance on News quiz take the president's exhortation serious­ the part of Olympic athletes, grain ly, and Congress at first delayed and farmers and exporters of high-tech­ The quiz covers the previous two issues of The Ukrainian Weekly. Answers willthe ` n modified almost beyond recogni­ nology products to make any sacrifices I appear with the next quiz. і tion many parts of the administration's for the good of the nation. Further­ 1. Who heads the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism? . energy proposals. more, the president has ordered the 1 2. Where did Ukrainian Canadian.editors and publishers meet? ' One of President Carter's rivals. Sen. creation of a rapid-strike force to ) 3. Who urged the American Newspaper Publishers Association to make a | Edward Kennedy, has been proposing emphasize our preparedness to counter public statement in defense of journalist Vyacheslav Chornovil? wage and price controls as a quick and any further Soviet or Soviet-inspired I 4. Who founded the Berezil theater? ( easy solution to the inflation that adventures. ' S. Which organization is planning a 10-day "Operation Spruce-Up І plagues us. Unfortunately, .the notion It is extremely difficult to govern 1 Sloatsburg"? ` that wage and price controls can cure during the period in which we live. The і 6. Who was named Ukrainian Mother of the Year by the United Ukrainian | the inflationary spiral is but an empty post-Watergate and post-Vietnam press Human Rights Groups? pipe dream. President Richard Nixon is openly cynical toward all political ) 7. Who is Julian Kulas? | tried a wage-price freeze in 1971, and it leaders, including presidents. The Con­ 8. Who said that Yugoslavia may experience a phenomenon similar to the only served to further fuel inflation in gress complains much, and individual I Prague Spring now that Tito has died? ` the long run. congressmen frequently like to exhibit і 9. What, according to Harrison Salisbury, could be the next major story і The effort to control inflation will indignation over one development or ' for journalists to cover? have to involve a gradual and painful another, yet Congress itself is often | 10. Who was selected to head the U.S. delegation to the Madrid | process of readjustment. Credit con­ paralyzed by its own slavishness to the Conference? trols, fiscal responsibility on the federal iobbyists of various special-interest level, a renewed campaign to reduce oil groups,' shows little inclination to Answers to previous quiz: representatives of the International Red Cross who visited the imports and the exploration of various propose constructive alternatives while \ hostages: journalist; Isydora Kosach-Borysova: book donor Michael Bazansky: Dr. Lubomyr j refusing to accept the president's leader­ Romankiw and Taras Durbak: 250: Jim Fleming; A drian Karatnycky, executive director of theavenue s for increasing productivity are \ Andrei Sakharov Defense Campaign; May; Dr. Lev E. Dobrlansky. I the measured, responsible and, in all ship and often refuses to acknowledge likelihood, correct strategies in our fight , (Continued on page 14) No. 115 ГНЕ UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNbAY. MAY 18, 1980 . 7 Svitlychna testifies before CSCE Fr3tQrnd, corm 0П RuSSification ІП Ukraine The management of volunteers WASHINGTON - Nadia Svitly­ by Marlene Wilson Erma Bombeck recently observed chna, a former Ukrainian political these changes in the nature of what has prisoner, testified about Russification The address below was delivered at in the past been considered the typical in Ukraine on April 29 at congressional the annual meeting of the National volunteer, as seen in the July 1978TWA hearings of the Commission on Security Fraternal Congress of America by Ambassador: and Cooperation in Europe, reported Marlene Wilson of Volunteer Manage­ "1 cover the utility-room beat. You the Committee for the Defense of Soviet ment Associates. It was printed in a cannot imagine the changes that have Political Prisoners. recent issue of the Fraternal Monitor. affected the American housewife during During the hearings, Ms. SviHy- the last 10 to 15 years. She's down one- chna`s remarks were interpreted by I would like to begin by sharing with quarter of a child; works outside the Adrian Karatnycky of the CDSPP. you an observation about volunteers home; her marriage made in heaven is After reading her testimony, Ms. Svitly­ made by a man by the name of Edward virtually impossible to get parts for; the chna answered questioned posed by the Lindeman: push-buttons are fighting back; she is commission members and gave an "I wish I knew how to induce volun­ no longer being fulfilled by visiting her interview to the Voice of America. teers to appreciate the significant role meat in the food locker and putting lids' Below is the full text of Ms. Svitly- they play in furnishing vitality to the down. In fact, she is all but extinct. chna`s testimony, which was translated democratic enterprise! They are to What has emerged is a brighter, more by Marta Skorupsky, an editor of democracy what circulation of the aware human being who does what she Suchasnist magazine. blood is to the organization. ..They keep wants through choice." democracy alive!" Russification in Ukraine In our volunteer work force we also Since this statement was made many now have: Ukraine is the second largest republic years ago, perhaps it is important for us ф 41-45 percent men; in the Soviet Union, following only the here today to re-examine it and see if it ф more senior citizens and students; Russian federation in size of popula­ is still valid and if we really subscribe to ' more working people; tion. Soviet law and the assurance it as a philosophy of volunteerism; or if " more technical and professional offered by official propaganda concern­ Nadia Svitlychna it is just another flowery platitude to volunteers; ing the friendship and equality of all the trot out on an auspicious occasion such ф more client volunteers. nations of the Soviet Union guarantee frequently confined to a discussion of as this. As you can see, this great diversity of Ukrainians, along with other freedoms, schooling. I believe that even when It is important to examine, first of all, ages, skills, time available, sexes and job national independence and conditions confining oneself to the issue of educa­ because it espouses a very different interests brings with it the possibility of conducive to the unhampered develop­ tion, one must begin examining it from concept of volunteerism than the all- making the volunteer work force of the ment of their culture. an earlier stage, that is, from the pre­ too-common notion of volunteers as 70s and 80s one of the most dynamic, school and nursery level. "free help" or "members who oughta." versatile and challenging this nation has In reality, however, Ukraine, second An Ail-Union Scientific-Practical And how we, personally, view volun­ only to Byelorussia, is doomed to ever seen...if we truly believe Linde­ Conference on "The Russian Language: teers will directly affect how we manage man's statement regarding their impor­ assimilation, and thereby to national The Language of Friendship and Co­ them. So it's a good place to start...with annihilation. Applying the experience tance and if we honestly believe'that' operation Among the Peoples of the us! What do we, personally, really they deserve enlightened and humane gained over the 300-year period during USSR" was held on May 29, 1979, in believe about volunteers? which large portions of Ukraine con­ management of the highest order. Tashkent. Recommendations adopted Another valid reason to re-evaluate stituted the periphery of the Russian But how have human service agencies at this conference are now being imple­ Lindeman's statement is that the world empire, the modern Soviet empire — so and institutions by and large responded mented. These "recommendations" of volunteerism has become one of the much more refined'in its methods — is to all of these changes? According to constitute one of the most appalling most rapidly changing and dynamic implementing towards Ukraine and the Peter Drucker, not very well! In a most documents of recent times in that they phenomena in our constantly changing other non-Russian nations a policy of insightful article in the Wall Street legalize ethnocide in the Soviet Union. society. America of the 70s has born oppression and incitement of inter- Journal, titled "Managing the Third It is impossible for me to analyze these little resemblance to the America of the nationality enmities, simultaneously Sector," he made these observations: "recommendations" in detail, but I 60s, 30s or 20s. And this is true of imbuing the different nations with an "Service institutions have grown so deem it essential to append this docu­ volunteerism in the 70s as well. And artificial feeling of "Soviet" patriotism, big that they may now employ more ment as evidence for all those interested change, by its very nature, often makes engendeing the fascist myth of the people than federal, state and local in the nationalities question in the us uneasy and unsure. As Sydney exclusivity and superiority of all things government put together. And they are USSR. Harris, the columnist, once wrote, Soviet, and dealing ruthlessly with any so important that we are beginning to The "recommendations" address "Americans love change — but hate it at and all manifestations of national talk of a 'third sector'(the other two are themselves primarily to pre-school the same time. What we would really patriotism. public and private business)...and yet so education and the teaching of children like is for the things to stay the same and far we have paid little attention to the The false identification of the con­ of the Russian language in kindergar­ get better." cepts of "Russian and "Soviet," "Rus­ third sector and its economics, manage­ tens and even within the family. The What are some of these changes and ment, performance and impact." One sia" and the "Soviet Union," produces conference did not discuss the Russifi­ how exactly do they affect volunteers an inferiority complex among the reason is the growth is so recent cation of the youngest children, that is, and our job as leaders of volunteers? (consider all the new agencies and members of all non-Russian nations those of nursery age. In practice, First, there have been enormous and misleads public opinion in the organizations seen in our own commu­ however, nurseries for children between changes in the very fabric of our culture, nities). outside world about the true nature of the ages of several months and three which are reflected in every community "The third sector includes non-profit national relations in the Soviet Union. years in the' large cities of Ukraine, and organization serving those com­ populated by large majorities of Ukrai­ agencies, museums, libraries, universi­ Having created a spiritual vacuum in munities. (This information is based on ties, orchestras, chambers of commerce, all nations, the Soviet "patrocracy" nians, are, as a rule, conducted in the the Statistical Abstract of the United Russian language. In Kiev, the capital trade associations, professional associa­ creates specific problems for each States reporting the 1975 census.) tions, public interest lobbies, etc. individual nation. of Ukraine, I was unable to find a single щ One out of three marriages ends in "After such explosive growth, yester­ I will not discuss here the problems Ukrainian-language nursery school for divorce. my own child.' Such is the abnormal day's way of doing things has become that are common to all the nations and ' The number of women working inappropriate, if not counter-produc­ nationalities of the Soviet Union (the linguistic environment in which chil­ outside the home doubled between I960 dren who are just beginning to learn to tive...yet, by and large, few service absence of all democratic freedoms, the and 1975 and is still increasing. institutions attempt to think through complete atheisation and alcoholiza­ talk find themselves. And this at a stage ' In those same 15 years, the number in their lives when a feeling for the the changed circumstances in which tion of society, the cultivation of of female heads of households increased they operate. Most believe that all that expansionist and militaristic sentiments native language is only being establish­ by 3 million. ed in them. is required is to run harder and to raise among the people and so forth). In­ ' The number of two-person house­ more money." stead, I will concentrate on a specific Later, in school, this process will holds has also doubled during that time And this is the sector that all of us and very fundamental problem faced by continue on an already prepared foun­ period. here operate in! Is it important to know the Ukrainian nation, namely, the dation. No longer will the paradox 1 ' By the year 2000, it is predicted that and understand these "tides of change ? threat of national extinction by means inherent in the practice of teaching one out of every eight Americans will be I believe it is essential and would like to of Russification, the national discrimi­ Ukrainian children their native lan­ over the age of 65. share a story with you to illustrate why. nation of Ukrainians. Although time guage from textbooks titled "The ф The fastest growing poverty group does not permit me to present and Ukrainian Lnaguage," while Russian is in the United States today is single I was lying on an ocean beach one document this issue as fully as it de­ taught them from textbooks called "The women over 50. afternoon watching a youngster about 4 serves, I, nevertheless, wish to draw Native Language," arouse any astonish­ or 5 years old happily engaged in particular attention and stress the ment. Placing the study of the Russian Volunteers are changing building a sand castle. He spent nearly importance and immediacy of the language on the same footing as that of two hours erecting towers and walls and problem of denationalization of a foreign language (the division of Second, these phenomena have building moats and roads. It was ob­ Ukraine and other non-Russian nations classes into study groups, the provision directly impacted the world of volun­ vious he was getting great joy and and nationalities. of audio-lingual equipment and such) teerism, especially as they relate to who satisfaction out of this creative effort. Then his mother called him in for Russification is a broad concept. It is confers upon the Russian language in is volunteering today and who is not: schools, vocational institutions and there are fewer female volunteers be­ dinner, and he reluctantly left his being implemented by various means in masterpiece. I happened to be there the all spheres of life. When speaking of higher educational establishments a tween the ages of 25 and 50, middle- (Continued on pige 15) Russification in Ukraine, the problem is (Continued on page 16) dass "traditional" volunteers. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 No. 115 Vesna Festival, "the world's largest Ukrainian cabaret/7 held ігч by Helen Perozak Smindak offered a spellbinding rendition of "Try ended as a small boy and girl carrying to Remember" from "The Fantasticks" kolachi on embroidered towels came SASKATOON, Sask. - It was a "Sunrise. Sunset" from "Fiddler on the forward and bowed before the audi­ night out for Mom and Dad and the Roof as a finale to his twice-nightly ence. kids and Baba ?.nd Dido. The attorney- appearances. The ceremonies began with the plain­ general of Saskatchewan was there, and Mr. Evanko`s final performance on tive call of two trembitas played by the mayor of Saskatoon, and the na­ Saturday night brought the audience to Hutsul-costumed youths. Dr. Dmytro tional president of the Ukrainian Cana­ its feet for a standing ovation. Cipywnyk, president of the festival's dian Committee. Faculty members of The singer, who began his career with sponsor, the Ukrainian Professional the University of Saskatchewan attend­ opera companies in England and Wales, and Business Club of Saskatoon, greet­ ed. A small contingent of the Bayda has earned acclaim in Broadway musi­ ed guests before turning the show over Kozaks encamped there. Several Nor­ cals, the Stratford Theatre and a CBC to the master of ceremonies, Bohdan wegian exchange students stopped in, television show called "The Ed Evanko Zaycew of Calgary's CKUA radio and a delegation of Japanese business­ Show." He has co-starred with Lucie station. men stopped by for a Ukrainian-style Arnaz, Sandy Duncan, Ann Blyth and A drill formation by a dozen Bayda meal and a turn around the dance floor Jane Powell and, most recently, toured Kozaks and several men of the Yevshan with some of the lithe young beauties nationally opposite Jean Simmons in Ensemble added historic flavor to the from the folk-dance ensembles. "A Little Night Music." In the fall, he ceremonies. As the Kozaks completed It was the seventh annual Vesna will star in the Edmonton Opera Asso­ their drill, Hetman Taras Bayda walked Festival, and just about everybody who ciation's season opener, "South Pacific. forward, removed his plumed hat with a is anybody in this prairie region of Mr. Evanko and Mr. Kosyk, who are flourish and bowed low. Canada turned out for the event, to­ scheduled to perform this summer in Mr. Zaycew was backed by the soft- gether with several thousand Saska- Ukrainian festivals in Holmdel, N.J., tuned accompaniment of the Vesna toonians - Ukrainian and non-Ukrai­ Vegreville, Aha., and Dauphin, Man., Chorus as he extended a poetic welcome nian, residents from surrounding towns have developed a troubadour type of to festival guests. Noting the similarity and quite a few Ukrainians from such recital program that includes a variety of the words vesna (spring), veselist distant points as Edmonton, Winnipeg, of songs. (happiness), vesillia (wedding), vyro- Toronto and Windsor, Ont. Saskatoon's pride and joy, the Vesna stannia (growth) and vysnovok (dis­ And, although festival producers Youth Choral and Bandurist Ensemble, covery), he pointed out that the Ukrai­ Caught by the cameraman as they performed the " can't vouch for it, there may have been sang with verve, and precision under the nian spring combined all these ele­ members of the Pavlychc some residents of Tarnopol (that's direction of Stan Chepyha. The 40- ments. The Vesna Festival, now a major Tarnopol, Sask., of course) in the daily тептЬег chorus, the girls attired in sky- social and cultural event for all of throng of over 1,300 persons. blue gowns trimmed with dark blue western Canada, is a time of rejuve­ The family-style festival, billed as embroidery, includes some 18 ban- nation and growth for the Ukrainian "the world's largest Ukrainian cabaret," durists in its ranks. community, he said. packed the lower hall and adjoining Another singing group, the Re-Moll Between floor show numbers, the rooms of this city's Centennial Audi­ trio of Saskatoon, brought a very Prairie Magic orchestra of Saskatoon torium from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. for three pleasing barbershop-harmonizing and the Toronto-based Vatra band days running — May 8, 9 and 10. Even sound to Ukrainian melodies. The trio, alternated in providing lively music for the Shrine Circus at the Saskatoon which made its debut only last Feb­ dancing. The vocal styling of vivacious arena and the concerts of calypso singer ruary, includes Paul Hnenny (bass), Chris Wiwchar and Re-Moll singer Harry Belafonte in the upper-level Emilian Groch (baritone) and Markian Emilian Groch added to the appeal of Centennial Auditorium didn't keep Lazurko (tenor). the Prairie Magic group; while the five- people away from the kaleidoscope of man Vatra band used a variety of color and culture that makes up the Dance excitement instruments accompanied by their own Vesna Festival. Two dance troupes added blazing vocal renditions to entertain dancers There was something for everyone — excitement and color to the floor shows and listeners. a live floor show headlined by Broad­ with their fresh interpretations of way-TV star Ed Evanko, dancing to the Ukrainian dances and regional cos­ Vying for attention were the cafe­ melodies of two Ukrainian bands, tumes. teria-style-food concessions where delicious foods, displays of arts and The Yevshan Ukrainian Folk En­ visitors lined up to purchase Ukrainian crafts, boutiques offering records and semble included in its repertoire a delicacies to take to their tables. The unique handcrafted wares, a chance for Kolomyika, Hopak, Hutsulka, a girls' menu included: varenyky, holubtsi, some arm-wrestling and joking with the Poltavsky Tanok and the men's Pov- kovbasa, tossed salad, herring, sour Bayda Kozaks, and a children's corner zunets dance. They capped their ap­ cream or mushroom sauce, cheesecake featurine a Duppct show and Ukrainian pearance with a Transcarpathian and beverages, available in individual storytelling. number by the girls' and the men's servings and in such special assortments performance of a dance portraying the as "Vesna Special" and "Kozak Adding further dimension to this - Quiche." year's extravaganza, the festival paid life of Kozak warriors of "Khortytsia," tribute to the province of Saskatchewan one of the largest regiments in the Overflowing baskets of pink and on its 75th birthday. military encampment on the Dnipro white silk apple blossoms, combined Ed Evanko (right) enjoys singing for Ukrainian ; River. Ovation for Evanko (Continued on page 13) accompanist, Peter Kosyk, are pictured in fron A newly choreographed dance of the Winnipeg-born tenor Ed Evanko Lemko-Boyko region was among the drew applause and cheers for his inter­ exciting dances presented by the Pavly- pretations of such popular Ukrainian chenko Folklorique Ensemble. folk songs as "Divchyno Rybchyno" Featured in the opening ceremonies and "Tyzh Mene Pidmanula."Superbly each evening, the girls of the Pavly- accompanied by bandurist virtuoso chenko ensemble moved gracefully Peter Kosyk of Toronto, Mr. Evanko through a striking "towel" dance which

Beverly Ann Bazowski (left) of the Yevshan Ensemble and Lesia Fedeyko of the Pavlychenko Watching a puppeteer at work is entrancing for these Ukrainian youngsters. Ensemble gossip at the village well. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUMDAY, MAY 18, 1980 Saskatoon

riiences. Mr. Evanko and his )f the Vesna Festival logo.

Saskatchewan's Attorney-General Roy Romanov (center) pretends he's a member of the Bayda Kozaks as he poses with Hetman Taras Bayda Yevshan dancer Diane Boyko and the Bayda Kozaks.

Lesia Fotv (left) and Cecilia Kachkowski, who supervised food preparation and Iklorique serving, reflect the customers' approval of the tasty foods. In background, a Pysanka artist Helen Badulak holds up one of her creations so that artist Peter reproduction of a Ukrainian ceramic tile stove. Shostak can admire the design. No. 115 !О THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18. 1980 Philadelphia bids Боп voyage as Prometheus begins European tour

Story and photo by Ihor Dlaboha PHILADELPHIA Some 500 area Ukrainian Americans were treated on ЇЛе Чf.ї i Sunday, May 4, to a bon voyage concert 'I`-U CV It `i Ф ^fkft'l by the Prometheus male chorus before it departed for its first tour of Europe on іЧЛ^ irih - '`i 2' "V ' May 14. The 45-member choir, conducted by Michael Dlaboha, performed 11 Ukrai­ і |Дм Щ \ V f f 1 і nian and non-Ukrainian classical and folk songs by such composers as Liud- kevych, Kudryk, Schumann, Stetsenko, Lysenko, Wachnianyn, Shamo, Kos- Anatolsky, as well as Mr. Dlaboha. Providing accompaniment for the chorus was Irene Pelech, who recently joined the Prometheus entourage as a pianist. Miss Pelech also appeared in the concert with performances of musi­ cal compositions by Schubert and Hulak-Artemovsky. Prof. Petro Stercho, president of the Philadelphia UCCA branch, bids bon voyage to the Prometheus chorus at the close of its Soloists during the concert, which concert. Seen in the first row, first right, is Michael Dlaboha, the conductor of the chorus. Also seen standing in front of the was held in the auditorium of the piano is Irene Pelech, the chorus's accompanist. Melrose Academy, were Ivan Hosh, Ihor Kusznir, Zenon Czornobil and New York's John F. Kennedy Interna­ Holland; and Munich, West Germany. While in Europe, the chorus is plan­ Ivan Pawlichka. tional Airport for a nine-city tour of The organizers of the tourexpect some ning to record its third album, which Prof. Petro Stercho, president of the four European countries. This will be 50 percent foreign attendance through­ will feature songs performed for the first Philadelphia UCCA branch, extended the first time, since theTaras Shevchen- out the tour. time by the Prometheus choir. Its best wishes on behalf of the local ko Bandurist Capella`s European tour second album recently went on sale in Ukrainian community to the chorus on in the late 1950s, that a Ukrainian Volodymyr Luciv, noted Ukrainian Philadelphia. its two-week European concert tour. American chorus has undertaken a bandurist-soloist from England, ar­ In order to help defray the cost of the ranged some 70 percent of the bookings European tour, the chorus has been Maria Kasian also bade farewell to major expedition to Ukrainian com­ munities across the Atlantic Ocean. on the tour. The chorus's French ap­ holding a fund-raising campaign since the chorus on behalf of the wives and pearances will be sponsored by the the early part of this year. Donations daughters of the chorus members. The chorus's itinerary includes ap­ French Academy of Marine Biology, may still be sent to the Prometheus The Prometheus choir, which this pearances in Manchester, Bradford and and the concert in Utrecht will be under chorus, care of its president, Mykola year marked its 17th anniversary, was London, England; Nantes, Lorient, the aegis of the Byzantine Choir, direct­ Kasian, 1001 Melrose Ave., Melrose ` scheduled to departed on May 14, from Rennes and Paries, France; Utrecht, ed by Dr. Myroslav Antonovych. Park, Pa. 19126. Festival of Nations slated in Manhattan 'Sviachene" held in Ansonja NEW YORK - In accordance with ographed by Oleh Genza, as well as the Oov. Hugh Carey's recent proclamation Zhaivofonky choir directed by Prof. designating June 1 as Festival. of .Na-. Lev Struhatsky. Featured with the choir lions Day in New York state, the will be soprano Olia Hirniak. American Friends of the Anti-Bolshe- мк. Bloc of Nations (AF-ABN) will Proceeds from the festival will go sponsor a Festival of Nations celebra­ toward the reconstruction of the Way­ tion on that day starting at 4 p.m. in the side Shrine in Flushing, N.Y., which auditorium of Julia Richmond High was destroyed by vandals last year. The School, 317 E. 67th St., in Manhattan. shrine was built in 1964 by the Lithuani­ an community to mark the 1940 mass Appearing at the festival along with - deportations from the Soviet Baltic representatives of a variety of nations, 'states. will be Ukrainian dance and choral groups affiliated with the New York Tickets for the festival are available at branch of SUM-A. Arka, Surma and Eko, as well as at the Scheduled to perform is the Ukraini­ Self-Reliance Association and the an Verkhovyntsi dance ensemble chore­ Ukrainian Liberation Front Home. 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I am a member of UNA Branch-J UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP Q Check or money order for S. .is enclosed. under the direction ot D Bill me. ROMA PRYMA-BOHACHEWSKY My address is: Name. FOR YOUTH AGES 8-16 Verkhovyna, Glen Spey, N.Y. from August 3 -August 16, 1980 Address. Program will consist of: Ukrainian dancing ballet, arts і crafts and sports. City Registration until June 30. 1980. For further information contact State .Zip Code. ROMA BOHACHEWSKY. 523 East 14th Street. New York. N.Y. 10009. Tel. (212)677-7187 No. 115 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1980 Arts council presents Ukrainian opera in Glen Cove by Helen Smindak U kraine's major cities, now living in the U nited States, і nterpreted the role of the GLEN COVE. NY. - "Kateryna," officer who abandons Kateryna. Mykola Arkas's bittersweet tale of love Attired in Ukrainian costumes from based on Taras Shevchenko`s poem of Kulyk Theatrical Costumes, the cast the same name, came to life on the stage performed to piano accompaniment by of the Wunsch Arts Center her on April concertmaster Lilia Kazansky. Mykola 27. Holodyk was the stage director. Sung by artists of the Ukrainian Opera Inc., the three-act operatic work Prof. Vera Von Wiren-Garczynski. was presented infcn abbreviated form president of the Slavic-American Cul­ (without chorus an? orchestra). It was tural Association, gave a synopsis in sponsored by the Council for the Arts at English before the opening of each act. Glen Cove with the support of the Following the performance, she held an Slavic-American Cultural Association informal reception at her home in Glen and a grant from the New York State Cove for the members of the company Council on the Arts. and the arts council. , In keeping with the Ukrainian setting The performance was dedicated to of the opera, the lobby of the Wunsch the memory of Ukraine's national bard. Arts Center was decorated with blue Taras Shevchenko. and yellow streamers and giant bou­ Soprano Marta Kokolska-Musijts- quets of spring flowers in predominant­ chuk, a former soloist with the New ly blue and yellow colors. York City Opera, sang the role of A display of Slavic artifacts in the Kateryna. and mezzo-soprano Alicia lobby included pysanky. a bandura, a (Halyna) Andreadis, who has appeared wood-inlaid trident insignia of Ukraine, as a soloist with the Teatro Colon in a cushion embroidered with blue and Buenos Aires and the Bonn (Germany) gold motifs that once belonged to State Opera, that of Kateryna`s mother. Ukrainian poet-philosopher Ivan Fran- The role of Andrij, who loves Ka- ko. and a bust of Taras Shevchenko teryna and wants to marry her, was sung sculpted by Mr. Holodyk. by Philadelphia tenor Bohdan Спар– The Ukrainian Opera Inc., a non­ In love with Kateryna even though she expects the officer Ivan to return to her, lynsky. Mr. Chaplynsky has performed profit organization, is dedicated to Andrij, played by Boris' Chaplynsky, asks her parents for permission to propose to with the Rittenhouse Opera Company researching and presenting forgotten her. Her father (Walter Karpinich) and mother (Alicia Andreadis) are deeply in Philadelphia. works of Ukrainian folklore and musi­ touched but refuse for fear of gossip. Baritone Walter Karpinich, who has cal tradition. It also assists in the appeared as a soloist with the New York training of young and aspiring artists Opera Ensemble, sang the part of and musicians by giving them the Kateryna`s father. Bass Boris Kazan- chance to perform under the guidance sky, a soloist of the Moscow Lyric and supervision of American and Euro­ Theatre with concert appearances in pean masters of the opera. School of Bandura performs at New York City libraries NEW YORK - The Ukrainian and. accompanied by Walter and John School of Bandura under the direction Lechicky, gave an impressive rendition of Julian Kytasty gave a concert of of the traditional "Grcensleeves." Ukrainian folk songs and instrumental Other highlights of thcshow included music at Donnell Library in Manhattan Michael, Clarette. and Georgine Muc on Sunday, May 11. singing and playing "The Sloop John The group appeared in the third of a B.",an American pop classic. Olga series of Sunday concerts sponsored by Chodoba. Carol Waslo and Irene lwa- the New York Public Library, having syshyn performed a Ukrainian spring previously played in Staten Island and song. the Bronx. During the program, Mr. Kytasty Playing before a full house, the paused to describe the musical diversity ensemble-opened the concert with the and evocative quality of the bandura to "Zaporozhian March." Also included the audience, and then asked his lis­ Kateryna (Marta Kokolska-Musijtschuk), disgraced and deserted by the Muscovite officer Ivan, kneels before her father (Walter Karpinich) asking for on the extensive program was the teners to envision the sound of the wind blowing across the Ukrainian plain forgiveness. The two were part of the cast of Mykola Arkas's three-act opera beautiful "Kiev Waltz." "Karyna," presented by the company of Ukrainian Opera Inc. in Glen Cove, N.Y. Soloist Laryssa Magun-Huryn per­ while he played the haunting melody, formed several songs with the ensemble "Echo of the Steppes." To Svoboda subscribers: Advertising Rates for The Ukrainian Weekly Please use the form below when subscribing to General advertising: 1 inch, single column S7.00 The Ukrainian Weekly. 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Matured endowment certificates 63,000.00 RECORDING DEPARTMENT Payordeath benefits 393.17 Benefits paid out from Fraternal Funds 2.28ОЮ0 Juv. Adults ADD Totals Convention Expenses 33.05 TOTALS AS OF FEBRUARY 1980: 21,810 56,967 6,848 85,626 Total: Я56.260.07 GAINS IN MARCH 1980: 55 107 28 190 Operating expenses: Reinstated 18 56 8 82 "Soyuzivka" Resort 11,392.11 4 9 1 14 "Svoboda" operation 74,195.06 Change class in 5 5 Organizing expenses: Reward to Chief Medical Examiner 375.00 Transferred from Juv. Oept 11 11 Advertising 2,226.38 TOTALS GAINS: 77 188 37 302 Medical inspections 498.00 LOSSES IN MARCH 1980: Traveling expenses special organizers 2,167.11 Suspended 13 46 20 79 Field conferences 920.77 Transferred out 4 8 . - 12 Reward to special organizers 2,470.00 Change of class out .. 11 5 16 Reward to Branch organizers 13,691.90 , Transferred to adults - Reward to Branch presidents 4 treasurers 2,919.00 ЇМ 107 - 107 Total: J 25,268.16 Cash surrender 16 50 - 66 Endowment matured 44 36 - 80 Payroll, Insurance S Taxes: Fully paid-up 25 42 - 67 Taxes Canadian P.P. 4 Ul employee 166.48 Reduced paid-up ... Employee Hospitalization Plan 1,171.34 Extended insurance . Employee Pension Plan 433.33 Cert, terminated Salaries — executive officers 8,416.65 TOTAL LOSSES: 113 297 27 437 Salaries - office employees 24,891.19 Taxes - Federal, State 4 City employee wages : 12,861.62 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: GAINS IN MARCH 1980: Total: J 47,940.61 Paid-up 25 43 - 68 Extended insurance 7 28 35 Official publication "Svoboda" .' 43,600.00 TOTAL GAINS: 32 71 - 103 General administrative expenses: LOSSES IN MARCH 1980: Generalofficemaintenance 1,940.19 Died 23 23 Postage '.v'., 1,157.29 9 16 - 25 Rental of equipment 1,061.92 Reinstated 9 14 23 Telephone 1,118.58 Lapsed 5 5 10 Travelingexpenses-general 2,362.60 TOTAL LOSSES: 23 58 - 81 Printing S stationery , 3,927.99 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Investment expenses 160.00 Operating expenses Canadian office 161.34 AS OF MARCH 31, 1980: 21.783 56.871 6.858 85.512 Furniture 4 equipment ------—: --- 4,049.75 Accrued interest on bonds '.'.".,'. 389.24 WALTER SOCHAN Insurance Department fees 275.00 Supreme Secretary Dues to Fraternal Congresses 35.00 Books 4 Printed matter 94.32 Auditing Committee expenses 4,569.96 Total: J 21,303.18

FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous: Youth sport activities 370.00 INCOME FOR MARCH 1980 Scholarships 200.00 Donations- support 791.63 Dues from members 1242,443.84 Loss on Bonds 9J6 Interest from: Bonds 223,719.60 Total: J 1,370.99 Mortgage loans 10,662.36 Certificate loans 1,729.42 Investments: Banks 393.55 Mortgage loans granted 48,000.00 Stocks 1.198-29 Certificate loans granted 11,559.42 Bonds purchased 199,562.50 Total: J243.703.22 EDP 4 printing plant purchased 11,239.29 Real Estate 1,881.00 Income of "Soyuzivka" Resort 4,208.84 Stockacquired 1,186.29 Income of "Svoboda" operation 71,125.66 Total: S273.478.50 Refunds: Disbursements for March 1980: S654.808.68 Canadian Corporation Taxes 3,687.49 Telephone expenses 6.30 Group Insurance premiums 16.63 BALANCE Taxes held in escrow paid 550.00 ASSETS: LIABILITIES: Taxes - Federal, State 4 City on employee wages' 9,436.18 Taxes - Can. With 4 pension plan on employee wages 39.07 Cash S 389,544.39 Fund: Employee hospitalization plan premiums 1,480.80 Bonds 31,848,999.43 Life insurance J43.814,034.31 Total: J 15,216.52 Stocks 557,547.73 Mortgage loans 2,279,097.03 Fraternal 152,076.03 Miscellaneous: Certificate loans 587,390.44 Orphan's 243,361.24 Sale of Encyclopaedia 1,326.50 Real estate 698,335.45 Donation to Scholarship Fund 5,196.70 Printing plant 4 EDP equipment 214,057.36 Old Age Home 297,220.08 Transfer to Orphan's Fund 833.34 Loan to UNURCorporation ... 8,000,000.00 Emergency Fund 68,280.17 Profit on Bonds 24.46 Total: S44,574,97i:83" Total: J44.574.971.83 Total: J 7,381.00

Investment: ULANA M. DIACHUK Mortgages repaid : 48,094.79 Supreme Treasurer Certificate loans repaid 5,099.38 Bonds matured 99,984.90 Total: J153.179.07 f Income for March 1980: S737.258.15 JOIN THE UNA

DISBURSEMENTS FOR MARCH 1980: AND READ Paid to or for members: Orphan's Fund Benefits 265.75 Cash surrenders 24,699.96 THE WEEKLY Death benefits ' 65.587.54 No. IJ5 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. MAY 18. 1980 13

Mrs. Badulak, who began experi­ Baltimore woman will be 703 Vesna Festival... menting with the Ukrainian method of (Continued from page 8) decorating Easter eggs only 10 years ago, has won over 30 awards for her with embroidery print panels, live pysanka creations. She demonstrated plants and hanging baskets to form a her technique as she worked with a fine pretty decor in the main hall. The twin kistka on tiny finch and parakeet eggs. bandstands were surrounded by low The display of her work included fences of natural cedar wood and beautifully ornamented goose and flowering plants. Ukrainian-style ostrich eggs on pedestals, fragile earrings wooden gateways framed Jhe entrances featuring finch eggs and pendants to the hall. holding single parakeet or quail py- In the lobby, a green bower of trees sanky. and ferns, brightened by flowering plants, a well and fountain, set the The large exhibit of embroidered springtime theme. Large wall murals articles.spotlighting many pieces by depicted scenes of U krainian village life, Mrs. Boychuk. included one-of-a-kind and a wood-shake roof and cedar fence wedding gowns and evening dresses adorned the bar area. with embroidered hems, panels and designs. Nearby, a dozen stalwart kozaks with New to the festival this year was a their Hetman Taras Bayda (a de­ children's corner that held youngsters scendant of Hetman Dmytro Bayda spellbound with programs from the Vyshnyvetsky) competed with festival television series "Titka Kvitka," puppet visitors in good-natured arm wrestling. Roman Hankewych shows staged by Marusia Kobrynsky When action was slow, the kozaks and Gwen Derow, and storytelling by Kateryna Mulkewycz (left) of Baltimore, Md., will be 103 years old this raised their voices in lusty singing of Daria Sharanowych. November. On Easter she was visited by her pastor, the Rev. Ivan Domic (right) of "Zasvystaly Kozachenky" and "Oi Pie St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mrs. Mulkiewycz is still in good health Bayda Mid-Horilku. Boutiques in adjoining rooms dis­ has a good memory for details. She talks frequently about her life in played the imaginative handiwork — Lemkivshchyna, where she and her late husband worked as teachers from 1922 to Among the dignitaries escorted to creations in clay, straw, painted ply­ 1933, and about her husband's educational and military service in the Ukrainian ringside tables by the kozaks were: Roy wood, dough and other media — of liberation army. She came to the United States in 1968, joining her two daughters, Romanow, the attorney general and Alice Kulyk, Roman Olcksij, Dorothy Mary Mulkewycz and Sophia Mychajlyshyn. deputy premier of Saskatchewan; Cliff Yakiwchuk, Lesia Gruza, Doris Kucey, Wright, mayor of Saskatoon; Ned Mary Woroniuk and Julian Sadlowski. Shillington, minister of culture and youth for Saskatchewan (whose wife is As the festival wound down to a close putschs. insurrections, sabotages in the after midnight Saturday, Slawko SALT II will not... countries of the Third World (and not Ukrainian); Julian Koziak of Edmon­ ton, Alberta's minister of the Depart­ (John) Kindrachuk, the chairman of the (Continued from page Z) only in the Third World)! Who is festival's board of directors, pointed to which, when transposed to the sphere of behind all these events? Are we so naive ment of Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Dr. Serge Radchuk of Winni­ the scores of young people milling international relations, becomes most that we cannot discern Soviet intrigues? around the exhibits and on the dance dangerous. For this reason we believe One has only to review the events in peg, president of the Ukrainian Cana­ dian Committee; and Paul Mostoway,a floor: "See that! They're so proud of the that it is unwise to lend higher Chile, Vietnam, Kampuchea (Cambo­ Ukrainian culture, of the Ukrainian amounts to a malicious defaulter. dia), Ethiopia, Zaire, Angola, Iran, member of Saskatchewan's legislative assembly since 1971. heritage, that more and more of them Question 2: Can a disarmament Afghanistan, Yemen. Nicaragua and it join us each year." treaty between a government which is in becomes evident who is carrying Other prominent figures who were He pointed out that the festival is large measure democratic and a totali­ out the "revolutions" and "progressive expected to attend the Vesna Festival getting a lot of attention from the media tarian government be equilateral. social transformations." In all these were: Ray Hnatyshyn, a member of and non-Ukrainians (one third of the It is evident to all that, upon having movements there is a noticeable anti- Parliament who served as minister of participants are not Ukrainian) and has concluded a treaty, a democratic nation American trend. (Who is behind the energy in the cabinet of former Prime the support of city officials. "We're will adhere to it. Moreover, if any anti-american propaganda in all parts Minister JoeClark; Frank Bogdasa- giving great exposure to Ukrainian transgressions were to occur, the firstt o of the world and why? Why are the vich, Saskatchewan's deputy minister of culture and to our Ukrainian artists and draw attention to the matter would be USSR and its satelites arming ceaseless­ tourism; and Ed Tchorzewski (of part- craftspeople with a social-cultural event the internal opposition which, in a ly? Against whom is this directed? Who Ukrainian ancestry), the province's that appeals to the whole family," he democractic country has unlimited threatens them? Anti-American propa­ minister of finance. said. ganda as well as the feverish arming possibilities of controlling go­ Ukrainian community leaders seen at Mr. Kindrachuk credited the success seem to indicate that the mere existence vernment institutions, intelligence and the festival included: Zenon Pohorecky, of the festival to the "hard work and of a country which fosters hegemonism, military forces. In a totalitarian state, president of the Saskatchewan' council dedication" of the board of directors is a constant threat of military confron­ where there is no legal opposition and of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee; who included: Al Kachkowsky (enter­ tation. Consequently, there is no treaty where any form of opposition is most Saskatoon's alderman Morris Chernes- tainment), Stan Chepyha (budget man­ which would check this country's man­ brutally suppressed, to count on any key and Stephen L. Kuzma. president of ager). Ken Paskaruk (promotions), iacal hegemonial ambitions. The con­ sort of internal monitoring is. therefore, the UCC branch in Saskatoon. Oksana Lazurko and Vira Hnenny clusion of a treaty, on the part of the simply not feasible. Therefore, the Cultural scene (cultural displays), Cecilia Pachkovsky USSR, has only one aim: to neutralize conclusion of a treaty between the two (food) and Jean Kindrachuk (decor). countries has, from its inception, an the potential adversary and to achieve In the Prairie Room, nationally element of inherent inequality. The military supremacy. This monster has known silk-screen artist Peter Shostak second question, therefore, has to be no other goal! of Victoria, B.C., prize-winning pysan- To perform in answered in the negative. ka specialist Helen Badulak of Quaker- If people — among them renown town, Pa., and Ukrainian embroidery graduation recital Question 3: Does not the very exis­ political leaders - who, live far remov­ expert Maria Boychuk of Saskatoon ed from this citadel of totalitarianism, tence of a country which acknowledges presided over displays of their work. NEWARK, N.J. - Soprano Lidia take issue with us, we have the right to hegemonism constitute a threat of war? Hawryluk will give a recital here at ask them: can it be that you, who see this Mr. Shostak, whose work is char­ The ideological foundations of the Rutgers University today. May 18, at 3 world from the side-lines and do not acterized by soft colors and delicate Soviet totalitarian regime expound the p.m. understand it, are better able to com­ images, makes frequent use of Ukraini­ so-called doctrine of Marxism-Lenin­ an themes and prairie scenes that reflect Miss Hawryluk's graduation concert ism concerning the formation of a prehend the thoughts of Soviet leaders, than those of us who have lived out his childhood experiences in a Ukrai­ is sponsored by the Rutgers Newark classless society — communism. In nian community in Alberta. His works College of Arts and Science and the accordance with this theory, com- their whole lives in the belly of this monster, often hearing the boastfull carried innovative, conversational titles music department. munis will pjevail throughout the such as: "How come we don't have time The recital will be held in Room 107 world. This ideal has been transformed assurance of the Soviet "bosses" that, sooner or later, they will rule the world. to do Easter eggs?" and "Do they still of Bradley Hall, corner of Warren and into the religion of the Soviet society build churches like this?" High streets. Admission is free. and used as justification for Soviet The plans and aspirations of Soviet hegemony. The top positions in the leaders never had, do not have and USSR are in the hands of the members never will have good humane inten­ of the Communist Party who promote tions. Their entire diplomatic game is Г THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION this new religion, and who use it unre­ geared toward one goal -. to assure strictedly in the world arena to justify themselves of the opportunity to impose is looking any transgression of international their will upon the rest of the world. accords. AH Soviet representatives Having expressed our opinion in for College Seniors and Graduates abroad, members of the press and even t regard to the above-mentioned ques­ "tourists" who visit the West, propagate tions, we want to be clearly understood. І one and the same religion, pledging We are not against a treaty with the j FOR TRAINING allegiance to the "all-conquering banner USSR. No. The reverse is more correct. of Marxism-Leninism." Whom is this Our concern here is to express our t AS FRATERNAL INSURANCE SALESMEN banner meant to "conquer?" It seems to observation, based on a realistic ap­ us that there can be no equivocation on praisal of facts, that the ratification of Good earning potential and all benefits. this point - it is meant to conquer the SALT II. will not only not eliminate the entire world. Meanwhile, what is going threat of war. but. on the contrary, it Contact: JOHN 0. FLIS, Telephone (201) 451-2200 on in today's world? Incessant coups. will make it more probable. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. MAY 18. 1980 No. 115 Evening program set for Bandura school, choir 6th NJ. Ukrainian Festival to hold joint concert HOLMDEL. NJ. - The Dancing since 1972 senior consultant for cultural NEW YORK - The New York together in the second part of the Sopilka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble from development in the Manitoba govern­ School of Bandura under the direction program. Philadelphia, Pa., has been signed to ment. Born in Winnipeg, Mr. Semchy­ of Julian Kytasty and the Boian Choir Tickets for the concert, which is being appear in the evening program at the shyn studied at the Royal Conservatory of Perth Amboy, N.J., conducted by held under the auspices of the United Sixth Ukrainian Festival, to be held at Opera School in Toronto. He was a Prof. Roman Lewycky will perform in a Ukrainian American Organizations of the Garden State Arts Center in Holm- member of the Canadian Opera Com­ concert at Stuyvesant High School New York, may be purchased at Surma, del, J`J.J., on Saturday. May 31. pany since 1959 and has sung in such here on Sunday, June 1, at 3 p.m. Arko, Eko and at the door. The program will include an appear­ Proceeds are designated for the The Dancing Sopilka ensemble pre­ operas as "Tosca" and "Mikado." He has performed on some 350 TV shows ance by all branches of the School of bandura scholarship fund. sents authentic Ukrainian folk songs Bandura, singer Laryssa Magun-Huryn Stuyvesant High School is located on which reflect aspects of life such as the and 1,000 radio programs. A limited amount of tickets for the and young soloists of the school. The 15th Street, between First and Second humorous side of marriage or differ­ bandurists and choir will perform ences in courtship. Interpretive and evening program (to start at 4 p.m.) still traditional folk dances of Ukraine are remain and may be ordered from presented in whirling performances. Michael Iwanciw, ticket chairman: This group earned a very warm recep­ (201) 352-8257, (201) 761-5977. A vote for President Carter tion at last year's Rainbow Festival in (Continued from pace 6) requests that he inquire with the Soviets Toronto. about the condition of Ukrainian dissi­ According to Halyna Kozak, Sopil- LUC sponsors its share of the responsibility for run­ dents in the Gulag (while being willing ka's choreographer, "The best way for ning the country. And, the populace is to make arrangements for the emigra­ non-Ukrainians to learn about Ukraine sports rally confused.and dispirited, again, in large tion of Soviet Jews), the Carter admin­ is to give them a taste of our Ukrainian FRACKVILLE, Pa. - The 1980 part due to the tragedies of Watergate istration, in clear contrast, і had two culture, and our performances are Sports Rally of the League of Ukrainian and Vietnam. Ukrainians included among the five geared with that in mind." Catholics will begin at the Gus Menetti Nevertheless, President CarteT has dissidents it demanded in exchange for The Dancing Sopilka joins a star- Motor Lodge, Hazelton, Pa., on Fri­ shown himself to be a leader whose two convicted Soviet spies. It is also studded line-up for the evening pro­ day, May 30, the South Anthracite tenure has been marked by openness, interesting to note that despite the gram: emcee Cecil Semchyshyn, singers Council announced recently. The CQm- thoughtfulness, intelligence and in­ usually fierce anti-Soviet rhetoric Ed Evankoand Irena Welhasch, ban- petition runs through June 1. tegrity. He has been willing to conduct voiced by the Republicans, it was a durist Peter Kosyk, popular bands To keep the sporting events equitable an open presidency and make himself Republican president — on Dr. Kis­ Tempo and Rushnychok and the and competitive, contestants will be available via regular press conferences singer's advice — who refused even to Ukraina dance group from Chicago. divided into adult and children's cate­ to the intense scrutiny of the media. meet with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn so as Cecil Semchyshyn, who is also the gories. The adults will compete in Though he has at times come under not to offend the Soviets, whereas program director, is an actor, sineer and bowling, golf (Mountain Valley vicious attack, he has not engaged in President Carter has met with several consultant who was director and Course), trapshooting (Broad Moun­ any intricate schemes of duplicity Soviet dissidents, including Gen. tain Club), tennis (Penn State Campus), directed at the Congress or the people Petro Grigorenko. Furthermore, there horseshoes (Genetti Motor Lodge), in order to devise justifications for his seems to be a continuing awareness at MOVING TO NOTHERN VIRGINIA volleyball (Genetti Motor Lodge) and policies, as one recent president had the White House of the existence of AREA? INTERESTED IN table tennis. . done, and he has not organized any specifically Ukrainian dissidents. For INVESTMENTS? Children's events include bowling, enemies lists, break-ins, etc., as another example, in a special one-page presiden­ recent president had done. In addition, tial message drafted Sn the occasion of a We stand ready to assist you in all Real Estate ring toss, horseshoes, chip and putt, the president has steered a calm and transactions whether they be Residantial - kickball, volleyball, badminton and banquet of the Coalition for a Demo­ Commercial - Industrial - or land. frisbee toss. reasonable course between the shrieks cratic Majority in honor of Andrei For further information, please write or tall of alarmists who see a Soviet conspiracy After the competition on Saturday, Sakharov in Washington on April 24, - (703) 750-2336 (leave message). around every corner and the remark­ there will be a buffet dinner. An awards the president's statement — a statement PETRENKO PROPERTIES able naivete of the appeasers who would brunch is scheduled for noon Sunday. read before a room full of senators, con­ 7258 Maple Place. Annandale. Virginia 22003 ,, not recognize a genuine Soviet threat gressmen, editors, union leaders and (A Division of Petrenko Associates. Inc.) \ Registration for sports activities will even if they were to be hit in the face Member UNA Branch tt 171 Z be held in the motor lodge lobby on academics — made a special reference with it. to "Ukrainian... human rights activists іч иП Гїи пі 'ні її Ті^ГТІІ 11. May 30 and 31. Lastly, there are some characteristics such as Levko Lukianenko." of the present administration which are of special interest to us as Ukrainian- Of further significance to Ukrainian NO PLACE LIKE SOYUZIVKA! Americans. The president's national Americans is the unusually strong staff security advisor. Dr. Zbigniew Brzezin- assembled at the office of the president's ski, is a man who is not only familiar special assistant for ethnic affairs. In its with Ukrainian concerns but is in fact director. Dr. Stephen Aiello, Ukraini­ SOYUZIVKA sympathetic to some of them. This ans and other ethnics have an extremely could certainly not have been said of bright, energetic and highly capable and BEAUTIFUL ESTATE of THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASS'N Dr. Brzezinski's Republican predeces­ effective advocate of ethnics and ethni­ IN THE ROLLING CATSKILLS NEAR KERH0NKS0N, N.Y. sor, Henry Kissinger. Whereas Dr. city. 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The management... Expert - the authority; the knower the impressive report summarizing the forgetting the switchbacks — but try to of all significant things. needs you have identified regarding, climb straight up the cliff. No wonder (Continued from page 7) Hero-martyr - the doer turned your volunteers, and there were some we get discouraged! martyr. obviously vital programs to be addres­ next morning when the little fellow Four essential elements Abdicrat - retired without leaving. sed, both in your fraternal societies and In closing, may I summarize the came running down to resume work on Enabler - the grower of people; the in the communities you serve). Once his castle. All he found was a mound of delegator of significant things; the you determine which of those needs are critical elements involved in managing sand. The tides had come in and de­ assistant to his/her subordinates' ttie the priority for you this year, then it is effective volunteer projects: stroyed his castle. He obviously felt servant/leader. He views his job as important to develop precise goals and 1) The enabler style of leadership; angry, hurt and betrayed. He couldn4 helping others do their jobs well. objectives for each project. That in turn 2) Sound management techniques, understand how anyone could do such i.e., needs assessing, long- and short- Obviously I am biased toward the will indicate the jobs that will be needed, an awful thing. You see, no one had told and these should be written out with a range planning, careful matcrringiof'the. that little boy about the tides! Does enabler stance, whether working with volunteer to the right job, training and paid or volunteer staff. It is obvious that description of time required and duties. anything like that ever happen to those This will allow member-volunteers to supervision, and evaluating both the of us in human services? I think it does! all styles are appropriate and necessary project and how people felt about their in some situations...but which is your more effectively be matched to appro­ priate jobs. If training and supervision involvement in it. Anticipate changes normal style? It is terribly critical to are required to do the job well, it is And there are two other essential know, as it directly affects how people components: faith and love. We must If we do not anticipate and plan for feel about working with you. leadership's responsibility to provide it. these changes, our volunteer programs And as you consider plans for your have the faith to take risks when Walt Disney had an interesting necessary. Perhaps we could learn from and the organizations that depend on theory about management. He claimed projects it is vitally important to clarify them may very well fail. My personal both long- and short-range goals. So Alice in Wonderland. She was very a good manager/ leader had much in discouraged over something and ob­ philosophy is that the key is sound common with a superlative mother in often we in human services feel defeated management, which includes all of the because we never get all the needs met. served to the queen, "There's no use try­ that all of their time is spent in training. , ing! One can't believe in impossible essential elements you use in running Half of their time is spent in bringing (We set goals like "wipe out poverty'"'6r any business or organization: planning, "end discrimination" or "get all mem­ things." The queen answered, "I dare their people (staff, volunteers, children) say, you haven't had much practice. organizing, staffing, directing and up through these four levels of learning: bers involved.") We need to divide these evaluating. Without these, the volun­ all-encompassing goals into short, Why when I was your age, I always did teers often are ineffective or burn out, 1) Unconscious competence, when achievable steps if we and our volun­ it for half an hour every day. Sometimes the paid staff becomes frustrated and we know what we do so well it's auto­ teers are to keep from burning out or I've believed as many as six impossible resistant and the needs being addressed matic: feeling overwhelmed. May I illustrate: things before breakfast!" often go unfilled. 2) Conscious competence, when we A couple of years ago our family went And to illustrate the crucial element When I wrote my first book, "The know what to do, but must concentrate on retreat to a remote Lutheran camp of love, may I quote from Sue Vineyard, Effective Management of Volunteer on it; in the Cascade mountains. One day our a colleague of mine: Programs," many traditionalists seri­ 3) Conscious incempetence, when daughter Lisa and I decided to join a "The only 'power' equal to such ously questioned the appropriateness of we're dumb, but we know what we don't group venturing out on a hike to an old awesome tasks,is the power of love... applying management technology to know; and deserted mine. I asked the guide where generated not by law or decree, not by working with "freepeople."They feared 4) Unconscious incompetence, when the mine was located, and he pointed corporate studies and government the magic would somehow be taken out we're dumb but we don't know it. straight up a very high mountain. I grants, not by planning commissions or conglomerate committees, but by dedi­ of what volunteers do, and it would Good leaders offer challenges could barely see the tailings of the mine. become another business. But as the Immediately I was ready to give up the cated individuals, willing to commit their time, their talents and their hearts concept has been tried and tested, I find The other half of the time of good hike, for I felt I was certainly in no shape more and more leaders of volunteers to tackle that steep mountain climb. But to others. 'The hope of tomorrow lies leaders is spent in exposing people who not with giants with corporate titles, but agreeing with me. It is within a carefully have reached level 1 to completely new the guide reassured me, saying there planned, humanely managed volunteer were switch-backs in the trail all the with common, ordinary people willing, concepts, assignments or challenges so to tackle uncommon extraordinary program that volunteers have the they start through the fourstepsagain... way. (These are short zig-zags in the greatest freedom to do their best work trail.) goals; people willing to set aside their that's what keeps them motivated and own personal comfort and convenience and. receive the most satisfaction. Two growing! And this is as true for volun­ After about three hours I was stand­ of the basic precepts to make this work to reach out through love and commit­ teers as it is for anyone else. If you want ing triumphantly at the mine, looking ment to touch another human soul." are: I) viewing volunteers as non-paid to understand motivation...this is it in a down at our tiny village. I shouted, "I staff, and 2) never lowering standards nutshell. did it! I did it!" That night I had one of for them. 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emerges from Oleksa Tykhy's article in Ukraine has not been charged with Svitlychna testifies before CSCE. "Reflections on the State of the Ukrai­ bourgeois nationalism? Generally nian Language and Culture in the speaking, the system of charges now (Continued from page 7) all their activities in the Ukrainian Donetske Oblast," which served as the being brought against the members of language in accordance with the Con­ principal charge at his trial in 1977 the human rights movement or the privileged status, while the native stitution of the Ukrainian SSR. The language is relegated to a secondary (Tykhy was sentenced to 10 years of members of other opposition move­ Kiev Institute of the National Economy imprisonment in a camp of especially ments (for example, the religious move­ position and assigned a role of minor numbers 78 percent Ukrainians among importance with few if any prospects. harsh regime and five years of exile). ment) is a separate and very important its students and in the last five years 90 Tykhy writes: subject of study for the correct under­ At this stage Ukraine has been so percent of the graduates of this institu­ successfully Russified that the above- "The Dnetske Oblast has a popula­ standing of the over-all direction of the tion were assigned jobs on the territory policies that the Soviet government is mentioned All-Union Conference m of the Ukrainian SSR. Yet, only 5 tion of 4.9 million people. Of these, 2.7 Tashkent could confidently гесот– million, or 55 percent, are Ukrainians: now implementing. Members of the percent of this institute's lecturers Ukrainian Helsinki group, Mykola ment: "to perfect by all possible means conduct classes in Ukrainian. Eight-five 1.9 million, or 37.6 percent, are Russi­ the practice of admitting young people ans; 107 thousand, or 2.2 percent, are Horbal and Vyacheslav Chornovil, percent of all graduates of the Kharkiv have been cynically charged with "at­ from the union republics of Central Institute of Law stay on to work in Greeks; 73 thousand, or 1.5 percent, are Asia. Transcaucasia and the Baltic Byelorussians; and 3.2 percent, belong tempted rape," Petro Rozumny - Ukraine, yet at this institute "the entire with "possession of a weapon" (a region to universities and pedagogical educational process is conducted in the 'to other nationalities...There are four institutes in the Russian Federation, state dramatic theaters, on opera souvenir hunting knife), Yaroslav Lesiv Russian langugage." Of 36 technical — with possession of narcotics, which Ukraine and Byelorussia for training as institutes subordinated to the Ministry theater, and one philharmonic hall in Russian-language teachers without the oblast...all theaters are Russian, were sown into his clothing without his of Higher and Special Secondary Edu­ knowledge in a hospital, and so on. In subjecting them to the competitive cation of the Ukrainian SSR, six pro­ both in language and in spirit. Thus, the entrance examination..." ("recommen­ indigenous (native) population is the three short years that the Ukrainian vide instruction in two languages — Helsinki group has existed, 20 of its dations", p. IS of appended text, Russian and Ukrainian, while in 30, all wholly deprived of its artistic life. paragraph 8). Culture palaces, clubs. Young Pioneer members (not counting those who aspects of instruction are conducted formed a Helsinki group in imprison­ I would like to bring to your attention solely in Russian. palaces also avoid Ukrainian topics and language. These is a large network of ment) have been imprisoned. Yuriy a few statistics cited from official "One can judge the degree to which Badzio, the Kiev writer I quoted earlier, sources by Yuriy Badzio in his "Open movie theaters, but none of them show Russification has progressed in Ukrai­ films in Ukrainian, the language used received a sentence of seven years' Letter to the Presidium of the Supreme nian higher schools by perusing the list imprisonment and five years' exiJe Soviet of the USSR and to the Central on oblast television and radio programs of textbooks printed for institutions of is also 80-90 percent Russian. solely for an unfinished manuscript of a Committee of the CPSU"(published by higher learning, the titles of which socio`philosophical study titled "The the Western Representation of the appear in the statistical handbook titled "Scientific-technical institutions, Right To Live," which propounds that Ukrainian Helsinki Group, New York, "Presa UkrainskoyiRSR 1918-75t"The technical colleges^ government institu­ the Ukrainian nation is doomed if it 1980). 1 ask that this "Open Letter"also Press in the Ukrainian SSR, 1918-75"j, tions, enterprises and railways have also remains part of the Soviet Union. In be appended to my presentation. On (Kharkiv, 1976). In 1975, 112 Ukraini­ abandoned the Ukrainian language, other words, Badzio has been imprison­ pages 41-44 we read: an-language titles totalling 348,000 either wholly or almost wholly. ed for an opinion that he has not yet "Interesting data on the national copies were published in Ukraine; in the "...Can one speak of the equality of 2 expressed and which no one has heard. inequality of Ukrainians in special same year, Russian-language titles million Ukrainians more than 100,000 Vadym Smohytel, a musician, was secondary schools and higher educa­ numbered 502 and totalled 1,308,000 Greeks, tens of thousands of Byelorussi­ sentenced on charges of "street hooli­ tional institutions can be found in a copies. ans, Jews, Tatars and other nationali­ ganism" for persisting in demanding the speech delivered by Yu. Dadenkov, the "This, then, is the state of the ex­ ties in our oblast, if they are forced to right to emigrate. former minister of higher education, at ternal, language strata of Ukrainian renounce their native languages, na­ tional traditions, rituals and such? The Soviet Union's emigration poli­ a conferenc of rectors of Ukrainian cultural activity. It is the result of our cies are frequently linked exclusively to higher educational institutions, which national-political dependence and lack Equal rights to wages, restaurants or stores do not spell equality." the emigration of Jews. There can be no took place at the close of the 1960s on of freedom, circumstances which have a doubt that for the Jewish people, who the initiative of the Central Committee negative effect, first and foremost, on I was brought up and worked in a are deprived even of those fictious rights of the Communist Party of Ukraine. the Ukrainian social and cultural neighboring oblast, and I can assert that that we Ukrainians possess, emigration The aim of the conference was to discuss climate, and which, in turn, exert an the Ukrainian language is just as en­ constitutes one of the principal issues the status of the Ukrainian language in ever graver assimilatory influence on dangered there as in the case of the which is far from a satisfactory solution. the sphere of higher education (the Ukrainians. For the time being, Ukrai­ Donetske Oblast described by Tykhy in In the case of Ukrainian however, no general public became acquainted with nian-language publications dominate his article. Small wonder though, progress whatsoever has been made in the speech through the samizdat). It only in the fields of linguistics, literary considering that when the party boss of this sphere (which is equally important bears remembering that according to criticism and art, but even then in "the sovereign Ukrainian state," V.V. to us). In reality, there is no Ukrainian the census, Ukrainians in 1970 com­ proportions that are not commensurate Shcherbytsky, delivers his speech on the emigration to this day. If one does not prised 74.9 percent of the total popula­ with the number of Ukrainians living on 60th anniversary of the establishments take into account those who escaped, tion of the Ukrainian SSR, and yet they the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. of the Soviet regimes in Ukraine — in were expelled or exchanged, then recent accounted for only 55 percent of the Russian. This is perceived as a party "Hence, there operates a policy of U krainian emigres (including those who students enrolled in special secondary directive for all spheres of life. left for economic reasons) can be schools and higher educational institu­ restricting U krainian-language spiritual life within the confines of a specifically The real state of national equality and counted on the fingers of one hand. A tions and for 50 percent of the teaching national independence in the Soviet much larger number of those who seek staffs at these institutions. At universk ethnic realm. This is nothing less than a policy aimed at transforming our nation Union is also attested to by the fact that permission to emigrate find themselves ties, Ukrainians comprised 61 percent any display of merely a natural interest behind bars. In addition to those I have of the student body and 56 percent of into an ethnographic mass, unques­ tionably much more suitable for total in Ukrainian history, culture or tradi­ named above, this group includes the faculty members. Only 34 percent of tions is interpreted as a manifestation of Vitaliy Kalynychenko, Zynoviy Krasiv- the lecturers at the universities conduct­ Russification. These facts are much too obvious and self-evident to be ignored "Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism" in sky, Olha Heyko, Vasyl Ovsienko, ed classes in Ukrainian. Moreover, at the most extreme, negative sense of this Levko Lukianenko, Vasyl Striltsiv and Kharkiv University this figure fell to 13 and to be disguised by demagogic proclamations of a national and cul­ term and is punished to the same degree others. The working-class parents of percent of the lecturers and at Odessa as the most serious state crime. nine children from Odessa, Leonid and University to 10 percent (Ukrainian tural 'flowering'." The mildest attempts at waging a Valentyna Siry, even now face the students here made up 55 percent of the This same trend toward supplanting threat of repressions. student enrollment). The speaker noted everything that represents the national national-liberation struggle, even when that even at Uzhhorod University, and the unique is characteristic of the they are conceived as legal forms of In conclusion I wish to state that the where Ukrainian students constituted theater, cinema and radio and television national self-defense, which are guaran­ Ukrainians as well as other non-Russi­ 71 percent of the student body, only 43 programming. There are almost no teed by the constitution, are qualified by an nations, in addition to being depriv­ percent of the teaching staff lectured in individuals in all these fields for whom the party and state organs in one way ed of any kind of spiritual life, and in Ukrainian. According to the speech, the the Ukrainian language serves as the and one way only — as treason. For the addition to being subjected to the Kiev Institute of the National Economy language in which they think and which mere intention of forming, together "ideology of the state feeding trough," and the Kharkiv Institute of Law "are they use in their daily lives. Rather, the with several colleagues, an organiza­ also suffer very harsh national oppres­ the only higher education institutions in vast majority employ it solely as a tion, whose aim was to be, within the sion, aimed at the national extermina­ Ukraine training specialists in their means of earning their living. framework of the legal system and in tion of both large and small nations. respective fields to work in state plan­ accordance with constitutional law, to Ukrainians in Ukraine are not an ning and judicial organs, which conduct A similar picture, based on the work toward the realization of the right "ethnic group" as they are frequently example of Ukraine's eastern oblasts of Ukraine.to secede from the USSR, perceived in the West, but a large, long- lawyer Levko Lukianenko was sentenc­ since-established nation with a rich уууххууууууігя азсьтдзск кде ed to.execution by firing squad. Only history, unique culture, highly deve­ SUBSCRIPTION TO FINAL SECTION OF VOLUME II (PARTS 17-22) later was the sentence commuted to 15 loped traditions and the potential for THE FIRST UKRAINIAN-ENGLISH years of imprisonment. At present all-round development in conditions of Lukianenko is serving his second 15- democracy and freedom. The future of ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY" EDUL year term of imprisonment for his this nation depends on the united efforts by J. B. RUDNYCKYJ participation in the Ukrainian Helsinki of the Ukrainians themselves, together group, which was qualified as anti- To be published jointly by Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences - UMMAN with all the other nations of the Soviet Soviet agitation and propaganda on the empire (including the Russians, who, of and Ukrainian language Association - U.L.A.-AXU. basis of nationalistic convictions. But all the injustices meted out by the the Pre-publication offer Am J60.00. 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