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The Ukrainian Weekly 1990, No.40 www.ukrweekly.com Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association rainian Weekly vol. LVIII No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7,1990 50 cents. On the beat in Ukraine Ukrainian Parliament reconvenes international symposium discussesami d demonstrations and strikes by Mary Mycio on public gatherings in the square Rukh Press international facing the Supreme Soviet building. horrors of 1932-33 Great Famine Speaking via loudspeaker, People's KlEv - The second session of the Deputy Lev Lukianenko, who also Ukrainian Supreme Soviet opened on heads the Ukrainian Republican Party, October 1 amid demonstrations calling announced that, before walking out, the for the resignation of its chairman, National Council had presented the Leonid Kravchuk, and Prime Minister Declaration of the Association of the vitaliy Masol. Some 100,000 protesters, Democratic Councils to the Supreme who arrived here from throughout Soviet, enumerating the demands of the Ukraine for the previous day's demon– demonstrators. stration, streamed past the Supreme Among them were: the resignation of Soviet building carrying thousands of Messrs. Kravchuk and Masol, rejection national flags and shouting "Freedom of the new union treaty, and nationali– for Ukraine," "No Union Treaty" and zation of Communist Party property. "Out with Masol and Kravchuk." While the National Council deputies Oleksander Mosiyuk, the deputy chief stood in Soviet Square, the "Group of of the Kiev City Council, and Maj. Gen. 239," as they have become known, v.N. Nedrygajlo, chief of the Kiev remained out of sight inside the Su– Militia, led the marchers down Kirov ргещє Soviet. Street, though several thousand stayed "if we walk out, they can't draft any !ChrystynaLapychak behind to await a break in the session new legislation," said Oles Shevchenko, Dr. Yar Slavutych (standing) describes his experiences as a survivor and and the rest soon returned. a deputy and secretary of the Ukrainian researcher of the 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine at a news conference of the At 11 a.m., the National Council Republican Party, when asked what the international Symposium on the 1933 Famine, held in Kiev in early deputies walked out of the Supreme remaining deputies were doing. "What September. Soviet in protest when the conservative we need is a new, multi-party Parlia– by Chrystyna N. Lapychak famine scholars such as Dr. James majority of 239 voted to uphold the ban (Continued on page 8) Mace, staff director of the U.S. KlEv — "The condition of our Commission on the Ukraine Famine, Ukrainian state and our political and Dr. Marco Carynnyk, a Cana– Scuffle near Supreme Soviet building philosophy, of our culture and, to a dian scholar, both of whom were the by Mary Mycio of special forces. great extent, all of contemporary life only members of the symposium's Perohiya Pitak, 77, was one of the in Ukraine are a reflection of the tragic Rukh Press international organizing committee from the West. injured women. Sitting on a bench, famine of 1932-1933 when the in- Headed by Mr. Drach and volo– KlEv — A rush by several dozen valuable, most fascinating and tragic dymyr Manyak, a co-chairman of the surrounded by sympathizers, she demonstrators to break through militia (Continued on page 8) spirit of our peasantry, which for Ukrainian Memorial Society, the barricades led to an outbreak of vio– centuries saved the spirit of Ukraine, organizing committee put much lence near the Supreme Soviet on was beaten and disgraced by a to– emphasis on the testimony of sur– Tuesday, October 2. Reports differ as to 1NS1DE: talitarian system. vivors, who were easily spotted about the number of injuries, but several old "Followed by a horrible war and the hall by their flowered kerchiefs women were beaten in the scuffle and then concentration camps, it's a and embroidered shirts, whose per– one militiaman also was injured. wonder of wonders that our people sonal recollections of starvation and The incident began in the morning have raisen to their feet and live, and death in their families and villages when a part of Radianska Ploshcha have lived to see our Declaration (of gripped the audience. (Soviet Square) was cordoned off for State Sovereignty) and this first The symposium also featured a the 1,000 or so demonstrators who conference in Ukraine on the screening of films on the Ukrainian returned to the Supreme Soviet after the famine." famine of 1932-1933 on September 6 last two days' massive protests. The With these words popular poet as well as an excursion on September purpose of the decision was to prevent and People's Deputy ivan Drach 7 to the village of Tarhan in Kiev the people from blocking traffic on opened an unprecedented three-day Oblast, where a religious memorial Kirov Street. international Symposium on the service was celebrated by loann, Although there were many emotional Great Famine in Ukraine, held in metropolitan of Lviv and Halych, of reports of the event, a reliable source Kiev on September 5-7. the Ukrainian Autocephalous said that after the people had gathered Three days of scholarly lectures Orthodox Church, The religious in the cordoned off area, a group of interspersed with moving eyewitness service as well as a ceremony were unknown men appeared and shouted accounts by survivors of the arti– held at the foot of the village's that the group should return to the ficially induced famine served fore– memorial statue dedicated to the 360 street where they were. "They were Marts Kokxnayets mostly as an emotional catharsis for villagers that died from the famine. clearly provocateurs," said the source. Ф Lviv Oblast Chairman Yya– all the participants, who hailed from "This conference reflects our Followed by some 500 people, the all over the republic as well as from unique situation. Probably no other ches!av Chornovil addresses men ran to Kirov Street. There, in the Ukrainian Canadians - page 9. the West. people in history have as tragic a press of the crowd, a small group of old Over two dozen scholars and wound as the famine of 1932-1933, women -- most of them from Ternopil Ф Soviet legislature passes law researchers of the Ukrainian famine which remains in our soul and body," - were pushed to the front, in the on religion — page 3. gathered in main hall of the Council declared Mr. Drach during a press meantime, the special troops who have Ш Patriarch Mstyslav finally re– of Ministers' Club in the center of the conference at the Ukrainian SSR been lurking in the nearby park for the ceives Soviet visa — page 3. Ukrainian capital, which was filled Ministry of Foreign Affairs on last three days appeared momentarily Ф Conclusion of three-part series to capacity during each day's session. September 4. behind the barricades. A member of the en independent press in Ukraine by Among them were well-know (Continued on page 8) Rukh guard from Lviv said that the Taras Kuzio - page 6, crowd then broke through several rows 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7,1990 No. 40 100,000 in Kiev march Forum of Soldiers' Mothers presses to protest union treaty for changes in military service JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - More than Sovereignty of Ukraine, shutting down JERSEY C1TY, NJ. - The Forum normal cruelty inflicted on new draftees. 100,000 persons marched through the the Chornobyl nuclear power station of Soldiers' Mothers of Ukraine met at a The Forum of Soldiers' Mothers streets of the Ukrainian capital city on and nationalization of all property in conference in Zaporizhzhia on Septem– adopted a declaration on control over Sunday, September 30, to call for Ukraine owned by the Communist ber 8-9, to p. ess their demand that military service in Ukraine, citing the Ukraine's independence and to demon– Party of the Soviet Union. conscripts from the Ukrainian SSR need for immediate adoption of a law strate their vehement opposition to the Afterwards, the throng marched perform their military service only on on military service. "Everything outside proposed union treaty. down the capital city's main boulevard, the territory of that republic. the realm of military secrets should be Western news services reported that the Khreshchatyk, carrying slogans According to the London-based open to public view and subject to the demonstration was the largest held such as "Mother Moscow: we want to Ukrainian Press Agency, 210 women control by state and community organi– in Kiev in more than 70 years of Soviet be orphans" and "Long live the Com– from 12 oblasts participated in the two- (Continued on page 14) rule. munist Party — at the Chornobyl day conference. The protest began with a mid-after- power plant,"and chanting "Down with The conference discussed the fate of noon rally outside the city's main the union treaty," reported the Asso– Ukrainian soldiers who were employed Rukh: stop violence stadium where speaker after speaker — ciated Press and United Press interna– outside of the republic in areas of inter- among them deputies of the Ukrainian tional. ethnic conflict and in construction against conscripts Parliament, leaders of the Popular A contingent of SNUM youths, battalions as cheap labor. Movement of Ukraine for Perebudova reported the AP, carried a coffin bear– The women also brought up the fate LONDON - The Secretariat of (Rukh), the Ukrainian Republican ing a photo of Lenin and the words of those soldiers who had died at the Rukh, the Popular Movement of U– Party, the Green World environmental "Soviet empire." hands of older soldiers, due to the kraine for Perebudova, has appealed to association, the Ukrainian National Respublika noted that when the the Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet to Democratic Party, the Association of youths attempted to bring the symbolic stop violence against Ukrainian con- independent Ukrainian Youth coffin to the Lenin Museum, the militia Lviv Oblast Council scripts serving in the Soviet Army.
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