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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXII No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 $1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine becomes war zone as violence escalates At least 105 civilians reported killed in

by Zenon Zawada KYIV – The capital’s centra district became a war zone on February 18 after protest marches to Parliamentl turned deadly, igniting at least three days of street battles between activists and law enforce- ment authorities, who attempted to liqui- date the Maidan (Independence Square) with gunfire and firebombing. At least 105 civilians died in the Kyiv conflict between February 18 and 20, many of them by gunfire. The deadliest day was February 20, with more than 70 reportedly killed. More than 1,000 were injured since February 18 and 77 were arrested, 19 of them imprisoned for at least two months. The Internal Affairs Ministry reported 10 dead law enforcement officers, killed by gunfire, and more than 445 injured. The Trade Union building on the Maidan that served as the protest’s headquarters was burnt by the morning of February 19, injuring more than 40. The prior day, activ- ists set fire to the head- quarters, killing at least one employee and injuring several. Zenon Zawada The Trade Union building, which served as the Maidan’s headquarters, burns on the morning of February 19. Internal Army sol- (Continued on page 8) diers used their water cannons to drench protesters instead of extinguishing the fire. Twitter storms buffet global DigitalMaidan efforts

by Matthew Dubas storm to adjust to the changing environ- Chelak and Andrea Chalupa, who messaged ment of the Euro-Maidan, these tweets Ina Kirsch, managing director for the PARSIPANY, N.J. – The Euro-Maidan pro- have been re-Tweeted by celebrities, European Center for a Modern Ukraine, tests in Kyiv and across Ukraine, as well as including Russell Brand, Richard Branson, which is President ’s lob- the diaspora, have found ways to generate Vera Farmiga, Prime Minister Jean-Marc bying arm in Europe. Ms. Chelak and Ms. more interest and attention on the deterio- Ayrault of , the band Pussy Riot, Chalupa let Ms. Kirsch know that she has rating situation through digital media, chess master Garry Kasparov and others. blood on her hands following the shooting including video, photos and articles. This Participants are tweeting in more than deaths of Euro-Maidan protesters in effort, known as the DigitalMaidan, has uti- seven languages, including Hebrew, Dutch, Ukraine. lized the Internet-based Twitter social Japanese and French. Following that exchange, the Twitter media as the platform to get Ukraine’s story DigitalMaidan analytics indicate that storm idea began to take shape. “This was a to the world. Ukrainians inside Ukraine are the No. 1 par- great way to bring together the talent; the One such event organized by the ticipants in these Twitter storms, and the eagerness to help really created good ener- DigitalMaidan has been the weekly – and effort has beaten out topics such as Justin gy,” Ms. Chalupa noted. now almost daily – Twitter “storms” that Bieber and the Grammy Awards. During a In Washington, Alexandra Chalupa, have bombarded television stations, news- storm on Monday, January 27, Ukrainians Andrea’s sister, works on coordinating the papers, celebrities, high-profile individuals, sent approximately seven tweets per second information for Congress, the White House as well as government officials, with infor- and #DigitalMaidan (the hashtag) was num- and Ukrainian disapora organizations in mation about Ukraine’s protests through ber one during that week. Subsequent the area. “tweets.” By using certain hashtags, which storms have been held on Mondays and Another sideffect of the DigitalMaidan, group the messages together and allow Thursdays at 10 a.m., with a scheduling Ms. Chalupa highlighted, is that all users to see what is “trending,” the Euro- change to noon to accommodate the seven- Ukrainian diaspora leaders from every Maidan and Ukraine have hit number one hour time difference in Ukraine. country are talking to one another, and for several hours on the global social media The project got off the ground on could help rally pressure on the oligarchs Mark Matla service during these storms. Monday, January 20, following a Twitter loyal to the Yanukovych regime. The 80th A graphic used by one of the latest Twitter As a result of these storms, with pre- exchange between two socially conscious storms. made messages released on the day of the and tech-savvy Ukrainian Americans, Lara (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

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Moscow, not nationalists, responsible White House issues statement : sanctions are ‘blackmail’ WASHINGTON – On February 20, the KYIV – Russian Foreign Affairs Minister for Ukraine conflict, says UOC-KP official White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Sergei Lavrov said U.S. visa bans imposed issued the following statement on Ukraine: on Ukrainian officials and similar sanctions by Paul Goble Unfortunately, the Russian government “We are outraged by the images of considered by the European Union are a did everything it could to ensure that “this Ukrainian security forces firing automatic form of “blackmail.” Meanwhile, Russian Those who try to “simplify” the situation choice would not be realized,” Archbishop weapons on their own people. We urge President Vladimir Putin is sending in Ukraine and argue that “either the Evstratii says. Indeed, President Viktor President Yanukovych to immediately Vladimir Lukin to Kyiv to act as a mediator Greek-Catholics or the Galicians or the Yanukovych said in Vilnius that “he was withdraw his security forces from down- between the Ukrainian government and nationalists” are the foundation of the forced” to delay signing or “otherwise town Kyiv and to respect the right of peace- opposition leaders. The Kremlin Ukraine would be threatened with an eco- Maidan are wrong, according to ful protest, and we urge protesters to announced the move on February 20 after nomic catastrophe” as a result of various Archbishop Evstratii, the secretary of the express themselves peacefully. We urge the a phone call between Presidents Putin and Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Russian measures. Ukrainian military not to get involved in a Yanukovych. Reports say Mr. Yanukovych Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC–KP). “The roots of [the current conflict] are conflict that can and should be resolved by requested the dispatch of a Russian media- The key role in the Maidan movement, not in Ukraine,” the archbishop argues. political means. The use of force will not tor. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the archbishop told the Portal-Credo.ru Whenever anyone talks about “civil war, resolve the crisis – clear steps must be Russia would like to see a strong govern- website, is being played by the residents of the disintegration of Ukraine or such, all taken to stop the violence and initiate ment, and not “a doormat” in Ukraine. “We central Ukraine near Kyiv, “the spiritual and this flows like a dirty stream from foreign meaningful dialogue that reduces tension historic heart” of the country which “sup- media which are quite widely broadcast to will certainly continue our cooperation and addresses the grievances of the ports Ukraine’s European choice, its sover- Ukraine from our northern border.” But in with Ukrainian partners in all areas we eignty, independence and democratic Ukraine, he says, “with rare exceptions,” Ukrainian people. The United States will have achieved agreements on; we will do future (portal-credo.ru/site/?act= there are none who share those views. work with our European allies to hold all we can to fulfill promises given to them,” authority&id=2067). As a whole, he says, there is “neither the those responsible for violence accountable he said. “At the same time it is necessary for But it is not just central Ukraine that desire nor the inclination that a civil war and to help the Ukrainian people get a uni- the partners themselves to be in good supports a European choice for the coun- should break out in Ukraine, that there be fied and independent Ukraine back on the shape and for the Ukrainian government to try, Archbishop Evstratii continues. civil conflict or the struggle between vari- path to a better future.” (White House) be legitimate and efficient so that no one ous parts of Ukraine which could lead to could use it as a doormat to wipe their feet. Ukrainians across the country do, adding EU envoys meet with Yanukovych that he does not “feel and does not see” the dividing up of the state.” So, yes, we stick to all our agreements but that in any region of the country there is In the current situation, the role of the KYIV – Three EU foreign affairs minis- at the same time we find that the govern- support for “the creation of some separate Church is especially important. The level of ters of European Union countries – ment needs to focus on defending people.” state formation and its separation from religiosity in Ukrainian society is high, the France’s Laurent Fabius, ’s Frank- (RFE/RL) another part of Ukraine,” as some have sug- archbishop says; consequently, “the role of Walter Steinmeier and Poland’s Radoslaw Acting mayor resigns from PRU gested. religious organizations in the events which Sikorski – were meeting on February 20 Such ideas, and indeed the entire crisis are taking place in the country is impor- with President Viktor Yanukovych in Kyiv KYIV – The acting mayor of Kyiv, in Ukraine, the Kyiv Patriarchate official tant,” although it does not take the conspir- in the latest attempt to promote a political Volodymyr Makeyenko, announced on atorial role some have suggested. says, have been imposed on the country resolution. Earlier that day the EU envoys February 20 that he was resigning from The Church seeks a peaceful resolution of “from the outside.” Six months ago, a con- met with opposition leaders. Meanwhile, President Viktor Yanukovych’s ruling Party the conflict, and it has acted accordingly, sensus had emerged in Ukrainian society an emergency meeting was to be held in of Regions of Ukraine (PRU) in protest over Archbishop Evstratii continues. “The pres- that “Ukraine must enter into an associa- Brussels to discuss targeted measures ence of the priests and monks on Hrushevsky the bloodshed in the capital. (RFE/RL) tion with the European Union.” The govern- against Ukrainians responsible for the vio- Street, of course, helped at a specific moment ment, the opposition and “society as a lence in the country. In a telephone call, Police to be given combat weapons whole shared this idea.” to lower the temperature of the dispute.” But it has done more than that, he says. German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged KYIV – Ukraine’s acting minister of In his interview, the Ukrainian archbishop Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to internal affairs said on February 20 that Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on said that he believes the Church has had a accept an offer of help from the European police have been armed with combat ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia role in promoting talks between the govern- Union, Germany and others in support of weapons, after two days of fierce fighting who has served in various capacities in the ment and the demonstrators, encouraging talks between the government and the on the streets of Kyiv. Kyiv city’s health U.S. State Department, the Central both to resolve their differences rather than opposition. A statement from Ms. Merkel’s authorities said that nearly 70 people had Intelligence Agency and the International allow outside forces to continue to divide spokesman on February 20 said “playing been killed and some 550 injured since vio- Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice Ukrainians and undermine the country. for time will fuel the conflict further and lence between security forces and govern- of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio He said that he “is certain and hoping for contains unforeseeable risks.” The state- ment opponents erupted on February 18. Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for God’s help that all those evil people who ment added that the chancellor urged all The victims include both demonstrators International Peace. Mr. Goble writes a blog want discord in Ukraine will suffer defeat sides to cease the use of violence immedi- and security forces. Many of those killed called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- and that Ukraine will come out of this crisis ately and enforce a truce agreed on the woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). This article with benefits for itself, having reaffirmed night of February 19. (RFE/RL) (Continued on page 12) above is reprinted with permission. its independence and its sovereignty.”

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U.S. REACTS TO DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE Obama warns of “consequences” Biden phones Yanukovych The following statement was made by national community there will be conse- Following is the readout of Vice-President that the United States condemns violence President Barack Obama on February 19 quences if people step over the line. And Joe Biden’s call with Ukrainian President by any side, but that the government bears while in Toluca, Mexico, for an economic that includes making sure the Ukrainian mil- Viktor Yanukovych, as released by the White special responsibility to de-escalate the summit. The text was released by White itary does not step into what should be a set House, Office of the Vice-President, on situation. The vice-president further House Office of Communications. of issues that can be resolved by civilians. February 18. underscored the urgency of immediate So the United States will continue to dialogue with opposition leaders to The United States condemns in the engage with all sides in the dispute in Vice-President Biden called Ukrainian address protesters’ legitimate grievances strongest terms the violence that’s taking Ukraine and ultimately our interest is to President Viktor Yanukovych today to and to put forward serious proposals for place. And we have been deeply engaged make sure the Ukrainian people can express grave concern regarding the crisis political reform. The United States is com- with our European partners as well as the express their own desires and we believe a on the streets of Kyiv. He called on mitted to supporting efforts to promote a Ukrainian government and the opposition large majority of Ukrainians are interested President Yanukovych to pull back govern- peaceful resolution to the crisis that to try to ensure that that violence ends. in an integration with Europe and the com- ment forces and to exercise maximum reflects the will and aspirations of the But we hold the Ukrainian government merce and cultural exchanges that are pos- restraint. The vice-president made clear Ukrainian people. primarily responsible for making sure that sible for them to expand opportunity and it is dealing with peaceful protesters in an prosperity. appropriate way, that the Ukrainian people But regardless of how the Ukrainian are able to assemble and speak freely about people determine their own future it is their interests without fear of repression. important the people themselves make Kerry calls for dialogue And I want to be very clear as we work those decisions and that’s what the United The comments below were made by U.S. bility of sanctions or other steps with our through these next several days in Ukraine States will continue to strive to achieve. Secretary of State John Kerry on February friends in Europe and elsewhere in order that we’re going to be watching closely and And I do think there is still the possibili- 19, during remarks with French Foreign to try to create the environment for com- we expect the Ukrainian government to ty of a peaceful transition within Ukraine, Minister Laurent Fabius before their meet- promise. show restraint, to not resort to violence in but it’s going to require the government, in ing in Paris. The text was released by the Our desire is for Mr. Yanukovych to dealing with peaceful protesters. We’ve also particular, to actively seek that peaceful State Department. bring people together, dialogue with the said we expect peaceful protesters to transition, and it requires the opposition opposition, find the measure of compro- remain peaceful and we’ll be monitoring and those on the streets to recognize that I wanted to say a word about the situa- mise and put the broad interests of the very closely the situation, recognizing that violence is not going to be the path by tion in Ukraine. All of us are deeply dis- people of Ukraine out front. We are con- with our European partners and the inter- which this issue will be resolved. turbed by the scenes of the violence, by the vinced there is still space for that to hap- level of abuse that the citizens in the pen. The violence can be avoided, and in streets have felt over the course of the last the end, the aspirations of the people of As a result of the Twitter storms, which days. And our hearts go out to the people Ukraine can be met through that kind of Twitter storms... Mr. Nimeck’s website has facilitated of Ukraine for what has been happening. dialogue. That is our hope. Vice-President through its social channels, UkieDaily now (Continued from page 1) President Yanukovych has the opportu- Biden talked yesterday, I believe even has over 550 Twitter followers and more nity to make a choice. The choice is today again, with President Yanukovych. anniversary of the Holodomor helped to than 900 followers on Facebook. between protecting the people that he But really it’s in his hands to decide what prepare Ukrainians for this globalization Mr. Nimeck stated: “The take-away here serves, all of the people, and a choice for a the future of Ukraine and the future hopes effort, and the readiness was already test- is that we won’t stop, and we can’t be compromise and dialogue versus violence of his people will be. And we hope very, ed, she added. stopped. They may pull the Internet in and mayhem. We believe the choice is very much that violence will be avoided The live web-streaming of videos and Ukraine to silence the protesters there, but clear, and we are talking about the possi- and compromise will be found. pictures from the Maidan allows anyone a we will continue to fight for them here. It’s multi-channel 24-hour view of the main the best thing we can do to help without protest zones and enables them to watch traveling to Ukraine ourselves. It also for police abuses and confirm the numbers allows all the others sitting at home who French philosopher on the Maidan: on the street. It gives the viewer a feeling of want to help to have a voice. It allows them being a participant-observer. to be involved and spread the news, to ‘You are giving us a lesson about Europe’ The website report- pressure their government representatives ed at the end of January a 10-fold increase and drive awareness.” Following is an excerpt from the fresco artists who, in the 10th century, in web traffic to its site from Facebook and Constantin Kostenko, who hails from address by French philosopher and public painted the praying Virgin, hands raised Twitter since the Euro-Maidan protests Ukraine, told The Weekly the figure Bernard-Henri Levy to Ukrainian in a sign of peace, in your St. Sophia began nearly three months ago. The major- DigitalMaidan effort is a way to amplify the protesters on Kyiv’s Maidan on February 9. Cathedral – describes both the lover of ity of citizens in Ukraine are getting infor- Euro-Maidan cause. “I joined the effort civitas and the carrier of civilization. mation about the protests via the Internet, after the second Twitter storm and have People of Maidan, you have a dream And, yes, your strength is that great while the remaining percentage receive worked to improve and coordinate the that unites you. Your dream is Europe. civilization of which you are a part, updates from television, newspapers and effort to more than 12,000 tweets per hour Not the Europe of accountants, but the despite that piece of Europe’s tragic and by word of mouth. during the storms,” Mr. Kostenko said. The Europe of values. Not the Europe of criminal history that haunts you, just as From this increase in Internet thirst for major challenge, Mr. Kostenko noted, is bureaucrats, but that of the spirit. Not it does all the peoples of the continent. Euro-Maidan news, web developer Damian identifying the key messages and the tar- the Europe that is tired of itself, that Before Russia existed, Ukraine and Kyiv Nimeck has built up his news aggregator geted audience of those messages. doubts its mission and its meaning, but flowered. There is in every citizen of the site (www.ukiedaily.com) and created a No real countermeasures have been an ardent, fervent, heroic Europe. Maidan more history and culture than in page specifically focused on news related to experienced during the storms, but some And it is equally moving for a the braggart of Sochi, the would-be Tarzan the Euro-Maidan (www.ukedaily.com/ elements have attempted to discredit and European coming from a Europe beset who is more like a Popeye, a paper tiger ). The page has facilitated destabilize the activity, Mr. Kostenko said. by doubt, one that no longer knows what and a real enemy of St. Sophia and her information gathering for diaspora The major problems have been due to tech- it is or where it is going, to rediscover wisdom. Ukrainians by making all of the news devel- nical difficulties resulting from the over- that flame here. It is for this reason that you will win. It opments accessible from one site, with reg- whelming response of participants. The key You are giving us a lesson about is for that reason that, sooner of later, ular refreshment of news stories every successes have been improving and sharing Europe... you will overcome master Putin and his hour. UkieDaily focuses on news from in the process, training the next set of lead- Your weapon is self-control. valet, Yanukovych. across North America that pertains to ers and the automation of the system, Your strength is the calm determina- I welcome you to Europe. Ukrainians. allowing for a repeatable chain of com- tion, unmarred by pathos, shown by * * * “Digital media has played a tremendous mand. The global nature of the everyone from Lisa, who runs the can- ADDENDUM: In a February 9 inter- role in the Euro-Maidan protests,” Mr. DigitalMaidan, through the Twitter storms, teen that feeds the Maidan, to Vitali view with Radio France Internationale Nimeck noted. “No longer do people need has an inherent domino effect that con- Klitschko, the former boxer who one day correspondent Borys Klymenko – head- to rely on traditional media for the point of nects with the recipients on an emotional may be the president of the new Ukraine lined “French Philosopher Bernard- view on what is happening. It has allowed level, added Mr. Kostenko. – all of whom have told me that nothing Henri Lévy: ‘The Heart of Europe Now regular, everyday citizens to broadcast The latest Twitter storm occurred on will stop the ethos of Maidan. Beats in Kyiv’ ” – Mr. Levy explained that what is happening in real time. Utilizing Thursday, February 20, at noon EST. Readers Your strength also lies in the spirit of his reason for coming to the Maidan is “a these technologies, we are able to share may join the DigitalMaidan effort by visiting responsibility – I was going to say, of dis- statement of recognition that the current what the Yanukovych regime is doing to its the website www.digitalmiadan.com, liking cipline – with which you maintain your developments here in Ukraine are of par- own people. Digital media has in essence the page on Facebook to get updates on the barricades, and behind those barricades, amount importance for Europe, for killed the tape delay.” storms, or signing up for Twitter. take care of the part of the city that you France and for the whole world. Because have liberated. the heart of Ukraine now beats in Kyiv, For a single word covers both the tend- because today Ukrainians are the best ing of cities and the quality of civilizations. Europeans, because the European spirit Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com Civilized – in my language as in that of the now lives in Ukraine.” 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8 Friends of Ukraine Coalition established WASHINGTON – The formation of Charles Dougherty, as well as the heads or community to urge the Ukrainian govern- tion with the EU to exert its influence, Friends of Ukraine, a coalition of citizens representatives of non-governmental orga- ment to desist from the use of violence and including restricting visas, imposing indi- and organizations united in their support nizations, think tanks, and individuals to enter into serious discussion with the vidual and financial sanctions on Ukrainian of a democratic, economically viable and involved in U.S.-Ukraine relations. people of Ukraine to reach a peaceful reso- government and business leaders respon- stable Ukraine, was announced here on Ambassadors Miller and Popadiuk lution of the current crisis. sible for the violence; and February 3. Coalition members believe agreed to serve as co-chairs of the Friends Specifically, the Friends of Ukraine - that, as a strategically located country, of Ukraine Coalition and to enlist the other Coalition: demn the activities of the Ukrainian gov- Ukraine is important not only to its own former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine who ernment.• calls upon the United Nations to con people but to the whole region and to the are currently in the private sector to join as government of Ukraine of the democratic Another priority discussed at the coali- national security of the United States. The co-chairs. The coalition co-chairs and rights• urges of the immediate people of Ukraine; restoration by the tion’s first meeting was humanitarian protesters on the Maidan have been strug- other key members will be contacting U.S. assistance in its various forms. Dr. Zenia gling against a government that has abused government officials, members of denounce violence; Chernyk of the Ukrainian Federation of the democratic rights of its citizens. Congress, and others to seek concrete sup- • calls on all parties to avoid and- America headquartered in Philadelphia By its rejection of the European Union port for the people of Ukraine. With addi- ernment with the people to peacefully described the extensive medical assistance Association Agreement and institution of tional members joining the Friends of resolve• calls the for crisis; a serious dialogue by the gov her organization has been donating to anti-democratic measures, the Yanukovych Ukraine Coalition, future meetings will - Ukraine in the form of funding, personnel government has lost its credibility and broaden the coalition’s activities. cials responsible for unleashing violence and equipment. legitimacy in the eyes of the Ukrainian peo- This effort follows in the footsteps of the against• calls protestors for the Ukrainian to be held government accountable; offi ple and the world, the Friends of Ukraine Jackson Vanik Coalition, formed in 2005 by - (Continued on page 13) coalition noted. The Maidan symbolizes the most of the same organizations, which struggle of peoples throughout the world brought together over 300 organizations to • urges the U.S. government in conjunc who have faced an oppressive government support the graduation of Ukraine from the and who have taken steps to demand Jackson-Vanik Amendment on trade rela- Tymoshenko: only possible topic accountability of its leaders. tions with the United States. At the initiative of former U.S. Coalition’s goals of talks is Yanukovych’s exit Ambassador to Ukraine William Green Miller, an initial meeting of the Friends of The goal of the Friends of Ukraine is to RFE/RL be started and completed quickly. The opposition leader also said she believes Ukraine was held on January 23 to discuss promote in any way possible a peaceful KYIV – Ukraine’s jailed former Prime pressure on Mr. Yanukovych should be how to best support the peaceful resolution resolution of the current crisis in a manner Minister says she is increased until he gets ready to start “real of the current crisis in Ukraine and to help that recognizes and supports the rights of ready to take part in negotiations negotiations” with the opposition. the people of Ukraine achieve their goals for the Ukrainian people to live in a free and between the opposition and President Ms. Tymoshenko was sentenced in a normally functioning democracy, free of open society without fear of government Viktor Yanukovych but says the only pos- 2011 to seven years in prison after she pressure from outside intervention. oppression and with a government that is sible subject of such negotiations could was found guilty of abuse of power and Organized by Ihor Gawdiak of the accountable to the wishes of the people. be the terms and conditions of embezzlement. Her trial has been Ukrainian American Coordinating Council The Friends of Ukraine condemn vio- Yanukovych’s resignation. denounced by many international orga- (UACC), the group met in offices provided lence by all parties and offer its humanitar- Ms. Tymoshenko, in an interview pub- nizations and Western nations as politi- by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and con- ian assistance for medical and other care to lished by Ukraine’s ZN.UA weekly on cally motivated. sisted of former U.S. government officials, those who have been injured. Recognizing February 14, said when Mr. Yanukovych is (Based on reporting by zn.ua, pravda. including former Ambassador Roman that freedom and human rights are univer- ready for “real” negotiations they should com, and Interfax) Popadiuk and former U.S. Congressman sal principles, they call upon the world

OBITUARIES Bishop Cornelius Pasichny, 86, former eparch of Saskatoon, Toronto

Ukrainian Canadian Congress ordained to the priesthood in Rome on July ent administrative responsibilities, includ- After reaching the age of 75, Bishop 5, 1943, by Archbishop Ivan Bucko at Ss. ing service as spiritual director of the Pasichny offered his resignation to the holy WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Bishop Cornelius Sergius and Bacchus Church. newly formed Holy Spirit Seminary in father, which was accepted in May 2003. Pasichny, former Ukrainian Catholic eparch The Rev. Pasichny continued to further Ottawa, in the 1980s. After 43 years away Bishop Pasichny was then succeeded as of Saskatoon and, later, Toronto, died on his education both in Canada and abroad from his native Winnipeg, in 1985 he was bishop by Bishop Stephen Chmilar. January 30 at the age of 86. between 1956 and 1963, teaching topics assigned to serve as parish priest of his Having completed his dedicated service A priest for over 60 years and a bishop such as philosophy, Latin, Church Slavonic home parish of St. Nicholas. as bishop of Toronto, Bishop Cornelius for over 18, he was born John Pasichny on and the history of Ukraine in various cities In November 1995 Pope John Paul II returned to the Basilian community, resid- March 27, 1927, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, throughout Alberta and in Ottawa, Ontario. appointed the Rev. Pasichny as eparchial ing at the Monastery of St Gregory of Nyssa where he first began his dedication to the He was known for his love of the bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of in Weston, Ontario, where he continued to Church as an altar boy at his local church. and culture and music. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He was ordained engage in pastoral work while serving as In September 1942, he entered the novi- He served various pastoral and administra- a bishop on January 17, 1996, by assistant editor of the monthly religious tiate of the Basilian Fathers in Mundare, tive charges in the Canadian Basilian Metropolitan Michael Bzdel along with periodical Svitlo (The Light). Alberta, where he received monastic ton- Province of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, such Bishops Basil Filevich and Sevarian Funeral services were held in Toronto sure and the name Cornelius. Studying phi- as provincial consultor and bursar, and edi- Yakymyshyn. After serving as bishop of on February 4-5 at St. Nicholas Church in losophy in Alberta, Ontario and New York, tor of the English-language periodical Saskatoon for three years, Pope John Paul II Toronto. On February 7 a divine liturgy was and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian Beacon. appointed him eparchial bishop of the celebrated at St. Nicholas Church in University in Rome, he made his perpetual Throughout his dedicated service to the Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada for Winnipeg, followed by burial at Holy vow on October 31, 1948, and was church, the Rev. Pasichny had many differ- the Ukrainians. Family Cemetery.

Danylo Luciuk, OUN member and political refugee, 101 KINGSTON, Ontario – Danylo Luciuk, a lies, in Ukraine. His loss is mourned deeply would share more than six decades of happily Mykola Mikhnovsky Medal of Merit for his member of the Organization of Ukrainian by his son, Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, and his married life. Together they found asylum in steadfast commitment to freedom for a Nationalists and a political refugee who partner, Katharine Wowk; his daughter, Canada, where they established the Ukraine in Europe. came to Canada after World War II, died in Nadia Anna Luciuk; his granddaughter, Kingston Branch of the League for the The funeral liturgy took place on Kingston, Ontario, on February 15 at the Kassandra Larysa Luciuk, and her mother, Liberation of Ukraine (1953), and later the February 20 at St Mary’s Cathedral, fol- age of 101. Alexandra Chyczij; and by many friends Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston. lowed by interment in St Mary’s Cemetery. He was born in Volosiv, western Ukraine, across Canada and in Ukraine. Mr. Luciuk found good work at Brock’s Memorial donations may be made to the on December 6, 1912, and was the son of A member of the OUN’s Bandera faction, Jewelers and was, for decades, treasurer of Luciuk Family Fund (c/o of the Ukrainian Evdokiya and Dmytro Luciuk. He was pre- Mr. Luciuk dedicated much of his life to the the St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Parish, Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, deceased by his beloved wife, Maria struggle for Ukraine’s independence. As a then of the Ukrainian Canada Club and of 202-952 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, (Makalo); his sisters, Iryna and Anna; and political refugee in post-war Germany, he the Kingston Branch of the League of R2W 3P4, Canada; http://www.shevchen- his companion in exile, Jerry Opyriuk. found himself in the Freiman Kasserne Ukrainian Canadians. He was an avid kofoundation.com). This endowment sus- He is survived by his first cousins, Displaced Persons Camp, near Munich. There newspaper reader to the day he died. tains graduate-level research on Ukraine Yaroslava and Anna Luciuk, and their fami- he met his future wife, Maria, with whom he In March 2012 he was honored with the and Ukrainian Canadian themes. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 5 Maidan piano is recreated in New York

Maryan Khomych NEW YORK – Over 100 people participated in a public meeting on Sunday, February 16, here at Columbus Circle, where they witnessed a performance on “an instru- ment of freedom” reminiscent of the piano on Kyiv’s Maidan. Participants included members of the Ukrainian community, as well as supporters representing Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, , Belarus, Poland, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, and other countries.

Odesa activists support Euro-Maidan Th e painted helmets of Ukraine’s protest movement

Euromaidan in English/Facebook ODESA – A huge, 500-meter-long Ukrainian national flag is carried through the streets of Odesa on February 16 in support of the Euro-Maidan movement. Iryna Stelmakh, RFE/RL Ukrainian Service FOR THE RECORD RFE/RL Ukrainian Service KYIV – As mass anti-government protests continue in Kyiv, activists have found a new medium for their message. Artists aligned with the Euromaidan demonstra- Jewish Ukrainian Maidan Self-Defense leader tions are exhibiting more than 100 painted helmets of the type worn by protesters to protect themselves during clashes with police. The decorations range from reli- gious icons and nationalist slogans to the folk art style know as “Petrykivka.” The speaks about who is supporting the Maidan painted helmets are on display at the and the Kyiv city admin- A Jewish Ukrainian Maidan Self-Defense myself, I started to lead the activities of the istration building, both controlled by anti-government protesters (at the time this leader (who wished to remain anonymous standoff, even though I did not consider it news items was posted, February 10). Seen below are some of the helmets on for reasons of safety), was interviewed in ‘my war’ from the beginning. I organized exhibit; above are close-ups of a helmet decorated with the Ukrainian national coat mid-February by Michael Gold of Hadashot. the self-defense, the building of barricades, of arms, the , surrounded by floral designs; and a helmet bearing the date The interview, excerpts of which appear and later became a leader of a self-defense January 22, 2014, when at least three protesters died in clashes with police. below, was translated by Natalia Shyrba. unit. (Source: Association of Jewish Organization “…I served in the Israeli army, and have and Communities of Ukraine; for the full text a clear understanding of counterterrorist see http://vaadua.org/news/it-was- operations, I took part in some of them, worth-living-country-experience and I realized that a lot of blood would be maidan#sthash.5LkV9qlj.dpuf). shed then. I counted the people on the bar- ricades and made sure that the balance of “Like the majority of people, I came to forces was absolutely unacceptable for Maidan not ‘for’ something, but ‘against’ offensive action, and instead I offered to something – in general, the society is easier take a defensive position and reinforce the consolidated around protesting slogans. I redoubt. Today, these barricades look like never supported Ukrainian public authori- they should look. I was completely con- ty, but the people’s deaths became a vinced that I was where I was supposed to Rubicon [point of no return]. That was the be after the attack on Ukrainian House [the moment I realized that… I had to join peo- international exhibition and convention ple on Hrushevsky [street]. What I saw center on Maidan], where I, in the words of underwhelmed me at first – everything ‘Pirkei Avot’ [“Ethics of the Fathers,” a com- was so disorganized – lack of leaders, a definitive strategy, etc. Then, suddenly for (Continued on page 12) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

FROM THE MAIDANS OF UKRAINE The Ukrainian Weekly Crisis in Ukraine A cri de coeur from Kyiv This week on our deadline day (Thursday, February 20), the news from Ukraine Following is the full text of a Facebook today (in addition to the five who died in was dreadful. Our Kyiv correspondent was reporting at least 150 civilians dead in post (February 18) by Prof. Mychailo January’s clashes on ) Ukraine’s capital as a result of three days of conflict beginning on February 18. The Wynnyckyj, a Ukrainian Canadian, who and hundreds injured. Tonight we cry. We Ukrayina Hotel became yet another field hospital, and a makeshift morgue. There were reports that police were now armed with combat weapons, that snipers were teaches at the National University of Kyiv mourn those who innocently believed free- shooting protesters with AK-47s, that “” – the hired thugs of the criminal Mohyla Academy. dom could be won peacefully. administration of President Viktor Yanukovych and his cronies – were also firing at Tomorrow we’ll regroup. There will be protesters using live ammunition… Feeling very sad and incredibly angry. no more false beliefs. There will be no All this was happening after a truce was declared on February 19 when Mr. My city burns tonight. The capital of the more negotiations. There is nothing to talk Yanukovych, his working group on the crisis and Chair Volodymyr country that I love (my adopted home and about. Tomorrow we’ll take back our city Rybak met with the three opposition leaders, , and the land of my ancestors), today lost any and the day after we’ll take back our coun- Oleh Tiahnybok. So the expectation was that calm would prevail and that negotia- sense of innocence that may have been left try. There is no way that a few thousand tions would continue. But then came what is being called “Bloody Tuesday,” when 70 here. Tonight the center of Kyiv has become riot police can hold back millions. God help people were killed. a war zone. them if they try... This morning our e-mail in box was filled with messages whose subject line was This place of peace, of multiple languag- To all my friends throughout the world: I “SAVE UKRAINE.” Now, we have no way of knowing who exactly the senders are, but es and religions, of intellectual vibrancy, of ask for your prayers for those who lost their it was clear that these were cries for help addressed to the West. Many of these mes- tolerance and mutual understanding, today lives today, and for those whose lives will be sages called on the “world authorities, humanitarian missions, diplomats, non-gov- is drenched in the blood of protesters lost in the coming days. Pray for those who ernmental organizations and all free people of the world” to take a stand and adopt whose only demand was to be led by a just are sped away in ambulances outside our all possible measures in response to the tragic events and deaths that have occurred and non-corrupt government. windows. May their wounds heal quickly. as a direct result of the Ukrainian authorities’ actions. As I write these words, the church tent Pray for the heroes who are desperately try- After days of political paralysis, the United States and the European Union took some on the Maidan where I have prayed for ing to stop the inevitable advance on concrete steps. The U.S. on February 19 announced visa bans on about 20 Ukrainian peace countless times during the past 2 Maidan tonight. They face thugs in police officials whom it identified as being responsible for the violence. The next day the EU months, burns - set on fire by riot police. uniforms, armed with live rounds. Many agreed to impose visa bans and freeze the assets of the persons responsible. Don’t look for logic behind such an act - will not return home tomorrow. On February 20, the White House Press Secretary issued a statement, which said there is no logic that can explain the work My world turned black and white today - in part: “We are outraged by the images of Ukrainian security forces firing automatic of thugs taking orders from an uber-thug there is no grey. Academic impartiality be weapons on their own people. We urge President Yanukovych to immediately with- desperately holding on to power. damned. Evil must be stopped. draw his security forces from downtown Kyiv and to respect the right of peaceful So far we know of 10 confirmed deaths God help us! protest, and we urge protesters to express themselves peacefully. We urge the Ukrainian military not to get involved in a conflict that can and should be resolved by political means.” The EU’s Catherine Ashton stated: “It is absolutely clear that this violence is completely unacceptable and must stop immediately. Any further escala- tion must be avoided. Those responsible for Human Right violations should be Lviv mayor’s appeal to the police brought to justice. … Elements for any lasting solution include formation of a new and inclusive government, constitutional reform and creation of conditions for dem- The following appeal addressed to the your weapons to protect the people – your ocratic elections.” Meanwhile, according to the White House, President Obama spoke police by Mayor of Lviv was relatives, neighbors and friends. You need with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on February 20, and “They agreed that it is posted February 17 by Euromaidan in to realize that the smallest aggression on critical that the United States, Germany and the European Union continue to stay in English, site of the official English-language your part to the people will have a close touch in the days ahead on steps we can take to support an end to the violence Public Relations Secretariat of the response that is many times stronger. It and a political solution that is in the best interests of the Ukrainian people.” Headquarters of the National Resistance in will be impossible to stop. As these words were being written, the Verkhovna Rada was in session. And then Kyiv. Lviv citizens – refrain from mob justice. came more news – good news, for a change. Apparently the Parliament had cast 236 Today we need to keep a cold mind more votes (out of the 239 registered as present) for a resolution that calls for a ceasefire This is a humanitarian disaster. And it than ever. and, as National Deputy Lesya Orobets posted on Facebook “demands all military was caused by the government, which den- Hospitals are ready, we expect hundreds and police troops leave Kyiv to their ordinary place of service and stop using weap- igrated human dignity and flagrantly vio- of wounded patients. I recommend that ons against citizens.” lated the rights of Ukrainian citizens. parents accompany their children to school As this point in time, it must be said that, even though it seems the United States People are dying a violent death, thousands and from school. The city’s hotline works and the European Union are finally taking the right steps, and the Verkhovna Rada, are wounded. 24 hours: 2975911. too, has taken action, the situation remains extremely fluid. We in the diaspora must I wish to address the law enforcement To victory! keep pressing our governments to react strongly to the crisis in Ukraine. We must agencies in Lviv separately. Go out and use Glory to Ukraine! help save Ukraine and its people.

Feb. Turning the pages back... The Maidan needs your help The appeal below was written on Berkut, special police units under the Last year, on February 25, 2013, the U.S. State Department February 17 by Sofia Kernychna of Ternopil, Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with Office of the Spokesperson released a statement on the fifth Ukraine, who is in charge of International hired thugs – “titushky” – have been 25 Relations for the Federation of Ukrainian responsible for abductions, torture and kill- meeting between the governments of the United States and 2013 Ukraine “Political Dialogue/Rule of Law Working Group” held in Catholic Academic and Student Associations ings. Draconian anti-protest laws endowing Washington on February 22, 2013. Obnova in Ukraine. the authorities with even more dictatorial The meeting, held under the auspices of the bilateral Strategic powers were passed by Parliament in con- Partnership Commission, discussed topics relevant to strengthening democracy and the Is it right for a government to sell its travention to regular procedure, but under rule of law in Ukraine as a core principle affirmed in the 2008 U.S.-Ukraine Strategic nation down the river? pressure of the opposition and EU authori- Partnership Charter. In Ukraine, the answer to this rhetorical ties they were partially rescinded. The meeting was co-chaired by Thomas O. Melia, deputy assistant U.S. secretary of state question is an unequivocal “No!” That is Nonetheless, the harassment, beatings and for democracy, human rights and labor, and Andriy Portnov, Ukrainian presidential advisor what the Euro-Maidan is about. abductions continued. for judicial and law enforcement reform. Also participating were Paige E. Alexander, assis- The Euro-Maidan is a popular mass Clearly, the legacy of the inhumane Soviet tant administrator for USAID for Europe and Eurasia, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii movement that started on November 21, regime survives. It is also clear that Russia’s Olefirov and Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk. Also attending the meet- 2013, with a peaceful pro-European stu- President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin ing were observers from civil society and non-governmental organizations. dent rally on Maidan Nezalezhnosty are intensely involved in projects to under- The U.S. congratulated Ukraine on its adoption of a new Criminal Procedure Code (Independence Square) in Kyiv. It was a mine Ukraine’s European choice and in its (CPC), and noted the importance of effective implementation and the need for compre- reaction to the rejection by President place to draw Ukraine into a reconstituted hensive prosecutorial reform to strengthen the CPC by eliminating general supervision Viktor Yanukovych of an expected associa- under the guise of a Customs powers of the Procurator General’s Office. The U.S. also voiced concern over politically tion and trade agreements with the Union. This Customs Union with Russia motivated prosecutions and detention of former government officials, electoral fairness European Union (EU) and the signing in would secure the ill-gotten wealth of and the shortcomings identified by international observers in the October 2012 parlia- their stead of an analogous agreement with President Yanukovych and his friends in mentary elections, resolution of disputed results in five single-member districts, the extra- Russia. The immediate response was a crime at the expense of the rights and dignity legal decision by the High Administrative Court of Ukraine to strip the mandates of two turnout of tens of thousands of demonstra- of the people and the country he betrayed. members of Parliament, and continuing problems of freedom of assembly, pressure on the tors, who flocked to Kyiv’s largest square in What is the Euro-Maidan? The Euro- media, and respect for rights of LGBT individuals and other vulnerable minorities. the bitter winter cold. Maidan is a human rights movement, based Ukrainian officials, during the meeting, raised the case of U.S. citizen Andrew Butler, A campaign of terror against the protest- on non-violent resistance. Vast numbers of ers was initiated by the regime on (Continued on page 13) November 30 and has intensified since. (Continued on page 13) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 7

WINDOW ON EURASIA No doubt that Russia has opened a Crimean front, says journalist by Paul Goble does not know “whether among the secret agreements between Putin and Why did he write what he did? In September 2013, a Ukrainian journal- Yanukovych is a provision for the voluntary ist asked whether Russia would open “a surrender of Crimea,” Ms. Samar says that In a February 3 column – titled “Will nery in the pursuit of an innocent Crimean front” as part of Moscow’s effort “in fact today that is what appears to be the Mobocracy Triumph in Ukraine?” – cele- Ukrainian American. Vilified as an anti- to defeat the Maidan and its European aspi- case” because “things are taking place brated American columnist Patrick J. Semite, he supported Mr. Demjanjuk until rations. Yesterday, the same journalist pub- which for long years were impossible.” Buchanan denounced the United States for the very end. lished an article with a headline that Not just the statements of Russian politi- its involvement with the Maidan in Kyiv. Knowing all this, I was stunned and sad- dropped the question mark and suggested cians like Yuri Luzhkov, Konstantin Zatulin He accused Sen. John McCain and dened by Mr. Buchanan’s commentary of that Russia already has. and Vladimir Zhirinovsky but the actions of Secretary of State John Kerry of “meddling February 3. Is he in the pay of the Podesta, In her new article, Valentina Samar says Russian nationalists in Crimea itself all in this matter that is none of America’s busi- pro-Putin lobby in Washington? I think not. she has changed the title from a question to point in that direction, the journalist sug- ness...” Echoing an age-old Russian imperial- He doesn’t need the money. In the words of an assertion because “experts [now] see all gests, detailing many of the latter over the ist line, Mr. Buchanan argued that “religious, his biographer, “Today Pat Buchanan is a the preconditions for Russia’s adoption of a last several weeks and months. ethnic, cultural and historic ties between comfortable man. He has a beautiful home, ‘Georgian scenario’ in Crimea” and because She then adds that “in general, if Russia and Ukraine are centuries deep.” small real estate fortune, a generous con- there is clear evidence that “it is already [Ukrainian President] Viktor Yanukovych Mr. Buchanan continued: “While he rules tract with MSNBC, and millions in savings being carried out” (gazeta.zn.ua/internal/ thinks that [all these actions] are being a divided nation, Yanukovych has hardly and investments.” rossiya-otkryla-krymskiy-front-_.html). undertaken in his defense and in defense of been a tyrant. As the crowds grew violent, So why did he write what he did? I She points out that despite the failure of his wise policy, then he is quite mistaken,” he dismissed his government, offered the believe the answer is simple. Mr. Buchanan Kyiv to attend to this, Moscow launched its as are those in the leadership of the prime ministry to a leader of the opposi- is true to his beliefs. He is consistent. He is a drive to block Ukraine from choosing Crimean Autonomous Republic who con- tion, repealed the laws lately passed to paleoconservative who, among other Europe and to ensure that Ukraine would tinue to support Mr. Yanukovych. crack down on demonstrations, and took things, believes in the sanctity of life, the be part of its Eurasian space well before the In reality, Ms. Samar argues, “everything sick for four days.” family, private property, marriage between Vilnius summit. “But history did not end” which is taking place today in Ukraine is Wow! How does one begin to respond to a man and a woman, the rule of law, the with that, and “the triumphal march of not for the salvation of Yanukovych but for such hogwash? environment, closed borders, and an Vladimir Putin across the world continues.” his final subordination and the weakening Let’s begin with the myth of “centuries America of values, in short, almost all of Moreover, Ms. Samar says, “unlike of Ukraine.” long historic ties between Russia and what many in our nation’s cultural elite Ukrainian politicians, [Putin] is not plan- One reason for particular concern are Ukraine.” Mr. Buchanan fails to mention would label as retrograde. Most important ning for half-measures.” the reports that Vladimir Surkov, the that this relationship was forced, based on of all in the present context, he is also an The methods the Kremlin “has used and Kremlin’s man for South Ossetia and a big brother/little brother (Maloros) isolationist. will use in the future” are trade wars, the Abkhazia, is now involved with Ukraine, arrangement in which Ukrainians were As a paleoconservative, Mr. Buchanan development of ‘a fifth column’ within the recently visited Crimea and spoke with subjected to brutal ethnic cleansing and deplores American intervention in the countries it wants to subordinate, and “as leaders of the Crimean Autonomy, nominal- suppression aimed at the eradication of the affairs of foreign governments. In the arti- they say in Tbilisi, ‘the borderization of ly only about a bridge across the Kerch Ukrainian identity. Russia perpetrated cul- cle on Ukraine cited above, he also con- seized places des armes,’ ” Ms. Samar says. straits but in fact about the introduction of tural genocide, pure and simple. At one demned U.S. involvement in the Middle With regard to Ukraine, Moscow has more Russian personnel onto the peninsu- point, the very existence of a Ukrainian lan- East. He has consistently denounced already done the first, is doing the second, la, something for which a bridge project guage was denied by Moscow. Ukraine was America’s neoconservatives, many of could provide the perfect cover. and is setting the stage for the third. also economically exploited, robbed of its whom are supporting Ukrainians protest- A week ago in the same paper, she notes, “Is this a fantasy?” Ms. Samar asks rhetori- treasure, and eventually forced to suffer the ing on the Maidan, for their “globalist, Andreas Umland described how the cally. “In no way,” she says. It is “a classic Holodomor, an artificial famine that result- interventionist, open borders ideology.” Russian “humanitarian intervention” sce- move” by Mr. Surkov, who as a young man ed in the death of 7 million to 10 million Agree with him or not, Mr. Buchanan has nario could be implemented in Ukraine and served in the spetsnaz of the GRU and who men, women and children in 1932-1933. always presented a stimulating perspective, called on the European Union to prevent later worked as a KGB officer in Scandinavia Russia’s desire to absorb Ukraine will one devoid, I believe, of deception. Some Moscow from launching a Georgian scenar- and Africa. He would certainly understand never change. Modern Russian history, Ukrainians have argued that Mr. Buchanan io in Ukraine in general (gazeta.zn.ua/ that “the legend of ‘a bridge of friendship’ ” both under the tsars, as well as the com- is a “useful idiot.” Don’t believe it. internal/es-dolzhen-predotvratit-gruzins- would give Moscow the chance to move peo- Nevertheless, Mr. Buchanan needs to kiy-scenariy-v-ukraine-_.html). missars, is motivated by the ideal of ple, money and equipment into Crimea with become aware that the battle on the The dangers he pointed to are already Moscow as “the third and final Rome,” the few questions asked until it was too late. Maidan is a cultural battle between the very much in evidence in Crimea, a place center of the world. President Vladimir Moreover, as the recent comments about West and the East, a struggle that has inter- where Russian intervention is easier and Putin mourned the collapse of the Soviet instability there by Sergey Glazyev, another national geopolitical implications. This con- cheaper than anywhere else because of the Union. His entire foreign policy is based on Putin aide, make clear, Moscow can talk cept was eloquently outlined by Prof. presence of the Russian naval base from about the need for security to allow it to its restoration. Imperialism remains part of Samuel P. Huntington in his 1996 treatise which provocations can be launched and of continue to make investments and thus set Russia’s DNA. “The Clash of Civilizations: Remaking of the complicated history of the region – a the stage for it to provide such security in Then there’s Mr. Buchanan’s observation World Order.” Ukraine, he wrote, “is a cleft history that Moscow will use to present Crimea if the Ukrainians cannot. that President Viktor Yanukovych “is hardly a country with two distinct cultures...” It is itself as the only force available to end the Many in Russia and some in Ukraine talk tyrant.” Amazing. The man jailed Yulia split between Europeanized Slavs in west- inter-ethnic conflict it is provoking and to about “giving Crimea to the Tatars.” But Tymoshenko, his popular opponent in the ern Ukraine and the Russo-Slav vision of defend the world from “Islamic terrorists.” most Tatars understand that, given their last election; he brought in his palace guard what Ukraine should be in eastern Ukraine. Until recently, Ms. Samar says, “such a sce- share of the population, this is a provoca- (Berkut) and goon squads (titushky) to con- We’re not witnessing ethnic polarization nario in Crimea was impossible for several tion designed to give control of the penin- tain and terrorize the Maidan protesters; he on the Maidan but the clash of two civiliza- reasons.” First, no one had given the order for sula not to them but to Russia, Mustafa changed the Constitution to gain more tions. A victory for the protesters will signal it to take place. Second, many in Crimea are Jemilev has said, as have his successors. power; he extended the presidential elections the end of the tyrannical Yanukovych aware of the dangers of provocations and Despite that, there are concerns, Ms. by one year; and his son, with no known tal- guard against them. And third, “politicians Samar says, that the Russians may be trying ents, has reportedly become a billionaire. regime and a triumph for Western civiliza- knew the limit which they must not cross.” to play with some of the Crimean Tatars. So Mr. Buchanan was once the darling of tion in Europe. Moscow will be checkmated A particularly important role in this far, the leadership has held firm, refusing to the Ukrainian American community. The and light will once again overcome the regard has been played by the Crimean meet with Mr. Surkov about Russian “assis- Chicago chapter of the UCCA feted him at darkness of the Russian khan. Tatars who have acted “in essence as the tance” unless that assistance is for Ukraine one of their annual banquets. I personally It’s time for Patrick Buchanan to go back main Ukrainians in Crimea,” the Ukrainian rather than a device to work against its helped organize “Ukrainians for Buchanan” to the drawing board. The Euro-Maidan journalist says. interests and theirs. when he ran for president in 1992, and was protesters are not a mob but freedom fight- Although she acknowledges that she “One doesn’t want even to think” that involved in a huge rally for him at Chicago’s ers struggling to rid themselves once and Ukraine might have to experience its own Ukrainian Cultural Center that same year. forever of the yoke of Russo-Muscovite Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on updated version of the Russian invasion On September 20, 1993, Mr. Buchanan domination. The future of Europe, indeed of ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia Georgians suffered in August 2008 in order penned one of the most memorable com- the entire world, depends on their victory. who has served in various capacities in the to be “finally cured” from any desire to mentaries on the Holodomor in The I remind Mr. Buchanan of the words of U.S. State Department, the Central move in Moscow’s direction, Ms. Samar Washington Times. “Stalin’s objective,” he his hero Ronald Reagan: “We cannot escape Intelligence Agency and the International says. The Crimean Tatars are helping, but wrote, “was to break Ukraine...” The article our destiny... Into the hands of America God Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice precisely because they are, their assistance recounted in great detail the horrors of has placed the destinies of an afflicted man- of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio to Ukraine will now carry a price. Stalinism in Ukraine. kind. We are indeed... the last hope of man Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for Ukrainians who have not always helped Mr. Buchanan, moreover, was the only on earth.” International Peace. Mr. Goble writes a blog the Crimean Tatars in the past, the journal- nationally syndicated U.S. newspaper com- This is no time to go wobbly! called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- ist says, need to ask themselves about that, mentator to defend John Demjanjuk and to woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). This article as they face from Moscow what is no longer condemn the Office of Special Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is above is reprinted with permission. a question about the fate of their country. Investigations (OSI) for its brutish chica- [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

“The Euro-Maidan is very diverse, but Ukraine becomes... the share of radicals is constantly growing,” said Petro Oleshchuk, a political science (Continued from page 1) lecturer at Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. “Those who were temperate earlier “This is no longer simply a revolution! It’s are getting radicalized. Hate is growing, a war against brutes, fascists with their puni- particularly toward law enforcement. tive detachments!,” thundered Maidan mas- Considering the earlier violence, many ter of ceremonies Yevhen Nyshchuk from among the civilly dissatisfied are arming the stage on the evening of February 19. themselves. Yet truly the armed threat is “Don’t let the statement that they’re from the trained [police] fighters.” beginning an anti-terrorist campaign stop Many among the protesters were mem- or scare you. Against whom? There can’t be bers of the Maidan Self-Defense and were 45 million terrorists! These are people who armed, demonstrating the enormous gap rose up for themselves against these true that has persisted throughout the protests terrorists, for whom nothing is holy. In between the political leaders who want to World War II, even the fascists – having keep activity nonviolent and the frustrated entered here – never burned the protesters who see violent action as their and the people in such a way.” only option. The violence – unprecedented in inde- “Aroused citizens were met with resis- pendent Ukraine’s history – erased any tance at their attempt to pass through and progress towards a political compromise began to vent their anger against the made during the weekend when protesters police,” Mr. Oleshchuk said. “When you reluctantly freed several state buildings, announce an ‘offensive’ ahead of time, on a including the . Instead, DigitalMaidan particular day and hour, that’s simply a they retook those buildings and took con- The Maidan in the city center of Kyiv burns on the night of February 18, when the wonderful pretext for a provocation. They trol of new ones, setting up new headquar- Berkut began its assault. then know when to bring their fighters and ters in the Post Office and State Television but didn’t conclude its negotiations with He called the Euro-Maidan protest’s where to place them.” and Radio Committee offices. Mr. Yanukovych to depart in time. activity “concrete terrorist acts” that Protesters forced their way through the Reacting to the violence in the capital, Former Polish President Aleksander included arson, hostage-taking, murder, cordon on Hrushevsky Street, drawing activists turned many of the nation’s oblast Kwasniewski, who has extensive diplomat- capture of government buildings and con- accusations by police that they were the centers into battle zones on February 19 as ic experience in Ukraine, compared the fiscation of state arms, numbering more first to initiate the violence. they captured state buildings, including events to the 1989 Tiananmen Square mas- than 1,500 gained from raids on state law On Instytutska Street, they attempted to seven in Lviv. Fighters burned a police sta- sacre in China in which dozens died. Both enforcement organs. move a police bus blocking access to tion in Ternopil and the Security Service of the Ukrainian government and political “Radical and extremist groups pose a Shovkovychna Street that leads to the Ukraine (SBU) office in Khmelnytsky, opposition leaders have lost control of the real threat to the lives of millions of Verkhovna Rada building. where officers had opened fire and killed conflict, he said. Ukrainians,” the statement said. Yet opposition national deputies several protesters earlier that day. “People in Ukraine see that the govern- Concessions by opposition accused the police of provoking the vio- The violence drew the first serious ment doesn’t want talks,” he said in a lence by launching stun grenades in actions from Western leaders. The U.S. State February 19 interview with Polish radio. The violence was reignited after the response to the protesters’ simple demand Department declared visa bans on February “And all this is happening in a country opposition made concessions to the of having access to the Parliament building. 19 against nearly 20 leaders whom it identi- where no one trusts each other. During my Yanukovych administration the weekend of “Law enforcers were the first to use gre- fied as responsible for the violence. time in Kyiv months ago, I was surprised by February 15-16, opening Hrushevsky nades and shoot,” tweeted National Deputy The next day, EU Council President the level of mutual distrust, to put it lightly.” Street to traffic and freeing numerous cap- Volodymyr Ariev of the Batkivshchyna party. Herman van Rompuy declared the EU is In a separate interview, he told a jour- tured government buildings, including the “When deputy Olena Kondratiuk tried to imposing both visa and financial sanctions nalist with the polonews.in.ua news site Kyiv City Council. pass them, they were aiming at her legs.” against those Ukrainian leaders deter- that sanctions alone won’t be adequate In the exchange that was part of the so- mined to be responsible for the excessive pressure on the Ukrainian government to called “amnesty law” (dubbed the “hostage Violence escalates use of violence against Ukrainian citizens. stop its aggression. law” by the opposition), the government The violence rapidly accelerated after He also called for immediate elections for a “I am convinced that the EU will intro- was supposed to drop criminal charges and the first shots. On Instytutska Street, dem- new parliament and president. duce sanctions against the oligarchs that remove convictions from all those charged onstrators dug up cobblestones and His announcement came after exasper- support the government and are responsible between December 27, 2013, and February formed lines to pass them to those in front, ated EU diplomats spent more than four for violence. However, that won’t sober up 2, despite many of the charges reportedly who hurled them at police. They eventually hours negotiating with President Viktor the government. We are all caught in a trap,” being baseless. set ablaze the buses that were blocking the Yanukovych on the afternoon of February he said. At the same time, he noted that Procurator General said road to the Verkhovna Rada. 20 as shootings and fights were occurring sanctions “are the single actions. The EU he was largely satisfied with the concessions Police were prepared for violence – throughout central Kyiv, only to leave with can’t send an army since it doesn’t have one.” but that the charges would be dropped whether to respond or provoke it, as oppo- gloomy expressions and no comments for Indeed, rather than take measures to within a month’s time, which highly dissatis- sition leaders alleged – as snipers were reporters. mitigate the violence after the February 18 fied the Euro-Maidan activists. spotted on the rooftops at the corner of The diplomacy team included Polish deaths, the Yanukovych administration The Sunday afternoon weekly “viche” Instytutska and Shovkovychna streets. As Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, pressed further with combative measures (public meeting) on the Maidan, called for a the protest got heated, they shot bullets German Foreign Affairs Minister Frank- in line with repeated Kremlin urgings to “peaceful offensive” to the Parliament and even threw stun and smoke grenades Walter Steinmeier and French Foreign respond to the protests with violence. building in order for Euro-Maidan protest- into crowds of people. Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius. Mr. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) head ers to pressure the government to approve Numerous protesters lost their eyes or Yanukovych interrupted their meeting to Oleksander Yakymenko announced on a bill returning to the 2004 constitutional limbs as a result, or suffered severe wounds. take a phone call from Russian President February 19 that the SBU and state Anti- amendments. Outraged activists shot back at the roof- Vladimir Putin, the Ukrayinska Pravda Terrorism Center will launch an anti-ter- More than 10,000 protesters began sep- top gunmen with BB rifles, while others news site reported. rorism operation through the country arate marches on the morning of February hurled firecrackers. About a dozen even The team was supposed to travel to involving the Internal Affairs Ministry, the 18 along Instytutska and Hrushevsky climbed to the rooftops to pursue them, Brussels to attend a special meeting of the Defense Ministry, the Border Service and streets, two parallel arteries to the EU Council devoted to the crisis in Ukraine central and local state organs. Parliament building. (Continued on page 9)

One of the 25+ casualties of February 18, Serhiy Didych, was a leader of the Bohdan Solchanyk, a lecturer at EuroMaidan Twitter Svoboda party organization in the town of Ukrainian Catholic University, was killed Euro-Maidan activists capture an Internal Army soldier on February 20 on the Horodenka in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. on the Maidan on February 20. (Source: heights overlooking the Maidan. (Source: Ivano-Frankivsk Reporter) zik.ua) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 9

Molotovs. The first report of the Trade Ukraine becomes... Union building catching fire came at 1 a.m. on February 19, with the sixth and seventh (Continued from page 8) floors catching fire. some wielding metal bars, not intimidated Around this time, Svoboda activist by the prospect of being shot, news reports Oleksander Aronets, who livestreams said. news, reported that the Berkut had Police and protesters alike were beaten climbed atop the Trade Union building to and set on fire by hurled Molotov cocktails, shoot down at protesters and throw gre- which were also used to set ablaze the nades. Both sides accused each other of Party of Regions headquarters off setting the building on fire. Instytutska Street. The three political opposition leaders Among those leading the attack on the met with Mr. Yanukovych as the Maidan building was , the Auto- was in flames. Afterwards, top presidential Maidan activist who was brutally beaten on contender Vitali Klitschko shared his December 24, 2013. She has since recov- impression that the president “is reacting ered and has been among the most active to the situation absolutely inadequately.” protesters, in this particular instance He said after the meeting: “All that he smashing the headquarters windows and spoke of was the opposition leaders calling scattering documents inside. upon the people on the Maidan to cease More than a dozen people inside suffered their resistance and put down their arms. injuries and at least one was either beaten It’s not clear what arms he was referring to or shot to death, news reports said, before if police are viciously shooting demonstra- Zenon Zawada the police retook control of the building and tors in Kyiv’s center. I believe the govern- On the morning of February 19, activists pile up cobblestones dislodged from the forced away protesters by firing at them. ment should immediately withdraw the Maidan to be thrown at police. Back-and-forth battles between police police and halt the bloody confrontation and protesters were waged at Mariyinskyi because people are dying. I told Molotovs. In their early morning February spokesman Serhiy Burlakov said many Park as well, on the southern edge of Yanukovych this. What kind of talks can 19 attack on journalist Viacheslav Veremii, activists have bullet wounds in their spines, Hrushevsky Street. there be if blood is being shed? But unfortu- titushky fatally shot him in the chest after “which gives the basis to state that they Eventually, the police succeeded in clear- nately, he doesn’t understand the situation.” pulling him out of the taxi he was in at the were injured by their comrades.” ing away thousands of protesters from the A few hours later, the president issued a intersection of Volodymyrska and Velyka Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine Peter Jan central government quarter by firing their televised statement calling upon the politi- Zhytomyrska streets. Walters criticized the government’s charac- guns and chasing them while wielding cal opposition leaders to distance them- “Unidentified men with bats, guns, hel- terization of the opposition as terrorists. their batons, scattering the activists both selves from the “radicals, who are provok- mets, camouflage and back masks attacked “Even a broad interpretation of the term north towards Independence Square and ing bloodshed and clashes with law Veremii, who was returning home in a taxi ‘terrorism’ doesn’t allow you to label your south to the old Arsenalna factory. enforcement authorities.” together with IT specialist Oleksii political opponents as such,” he said. Deaths and injuries occurred among “The opposition leaders abused the Lymarenko,” said a statement released by the On the afternoon of February 20, Internal those failing to flee. More than 25 mass main principle of democracy – power is Vesti newspaper that Mr. Veremii wrote for. Affairs Minister media workers reported being attacked by gained not on the streets or on the maid- “When the taxi stopped at a traffic light, announced he had signed decrees to issue police, as reported by the Institute of Mass ans, but only in election polls,” the presi- the assailants began shaking the car and firearms to police to defend against extrem- Information. dent said. “I told them repeatedly that elec- threw Molotovs inside,” the statement said, ists, who violated the truce. As evening approached, law enforce- tions are soon. If the people trust you, you adding they dragged the men out of the taxi Late in the prior night, Batkivshchyna ment authorities descended on the occu- will be in government.” and viciously beat them. The taxi driver Political Council Chair Arseniy Yatsenyuk pied Euro-Maidan territory, taking control He hinted that he would imprison them, suffered severe damage to his legs, while announced a truce had been reached with of the and Ukrainian Home along with former Prime Minister Yulia Mr. Lymarenko’s face was deformed. Presidential Administration Chair Andriy that served as bases for the protest. Tymoshenko, for calling upon citizens to Employing old Bolshevik tactics used Kliuyev. They agreed to halt the planned take up arms. during World War II, police and/or titush- forceful dispersal of the Maidan, he Assault on the Maidan “That’s an egregious violation of the ky dressed up as the Maidan Self-Defense claimed. The government issued a warning to law,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “And lawbreak- fighters to commit crimes against civilians Yet, throughout the night, police contin- clear the Maidan by 6 p.m., indicating an ers are supposed to stand in court, which and businesses to make it appear as though ued firing ammunition at demonstrators, assault was under way but it didn’t begin will determine the degree of their punish- the activists were the culprits. as well as throwing Molotovs and stun gre- until 8 p.m. Berkut special forces began fir- ment. That’s not my whim. That’s my obli- Internal Affairs Ministry officials main- nades, and showered them with water can- ing stun grenades and throwing Molotov gation as the guarantor of the Constitution: tained the position between the outbreak nons, according to news reports. cocktails down onto the Maidan from the to ensure peace in the country, calm for cit- of violence on February 18 and midday on Euro-Maidan activists retook control of heights on its south side. izens and justice for all.” February 20 that no snipers were key state buildings that had been taken by the They were able to set Maidan tents on Along with the police assault, the state employed to deal with protesters and the police two days earlier – namely the October fire and directed their water cannons at the terror campaign on the public was renewed police used no firearms, contradicting the Palace overlooking the Maidan and the protesters. with the involvement of “titushky,” or state- evidence of fatal bullet wounds and an Ukrainian Home on – and Rather than trying to extinguish the sponsored thugs who have accompanied abundance of photos and videos on the captured titushky and even a police sniper. flames, activists decided to feed them to cre- police in assaults on protesters. Internet to the contrary. (The evidence By sunrise, the violence was in full swing ate a smokescreen, and they deliberately set As in previous months, they were showed police using Kalashnikov rifles.) again, with corpses piling on the Maidan. fire to the barricades facing European brought to Kyiv from Ukraine’s southern The claims were repeated before a “As of February 18, Yanukovych lost the Square. The flames also protected them from and eastern regions. This time, however, February 19 emergency meeting with right to be considered president of Ukraine. advancing Internal Army soldiers and police. they included trained fighters from Western diplomats, who rejected them out- He’s a bloody dictator,” said Serhii Datsiuk, Activists hurled Molotovs, stones and , where State Oblast Administration right, according to the Kommersant- a political scientist with the Hardaryka even fireworks in return, creating a rather Chair pledged to contrib- Ukraina newspaper. Strategic Consulting Corporation in Kyiv. surreal scene on the Maidan of destruction ute fighters to defeat the Euro-Maidan, “We have very reliable information that “Negotiations aren’t held with bloody dic- mixed with celebration. openly declaring his support for killing police had firearms and used them,” said tators. They’re arrested and tried before a Soon after the assault began, fighters set activists. Andreas von Beckerath, the Swedish people’s court. The legitimacy of such a pres- fire to the first of two torched armed per- Yet their actions weren’t limited to beat- ambassador to Ukraine. ident can be renewed for a short moment – sonnel carriers by bombarding it with ing people, burning cars and throwing In response, Internal Affairs Ministry during the submittal of his resignation.”

EuroMaidan Twitter EuroMaidan Twitter A woman speaks on her mobile phone, emotionally overwhelmed after seeing a corpse A priest prays over corpses on February 20 at a makeshift morgue in the Hotel on the Maidan on February 20. Ukrayina overlooking the Maidan. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8 Ukraine’s women’s team tops at Sochi by Ihor N. Stelmach the top finishes by country reveals the fol- lowing: The operative word here is team. Women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint – Belarus may have multi-medalists Darya Ukraine’s finishes: 3rd/12th/26th,’s Domracheva (two golds) and Nadezhda finishes: 4th/6th/38th, Russia’s finishes: Skardino, Slovakia’s Anastasiya Kuzmina 2nd/19th/28th. won a gold medal in the 7.5-kilometer Women’s 10-kilometer pursuit – sprint, but in looking at the first four events Ukraine’s finishes: 5th/10th/22nd, Russia’s in women’s biathlon, it is Team Ukraine finishes: 7th/11th/23rd, Belarus’ finishes: with the top performing squad. Reviewing 1st/13th/33rd. Women’s 15-kilometer Individual – Ukraine’s finishes: 7th/8th/19th/29th, Belarus’ finishes: 1st/3rd/25th/35th, France’s finishes: 5th/17th/26th. Women’s 12.5-kilometer mass start – Ukraine’s finishes: 8th/13th/17th, ’s finishes: 3rd/15th/25th, Poland’s finishes: 6th/19th/20th. Ukraine’s obvious highlight of the entire thus far is Vita Semerenko’s unexpected bronze medal vic- NOCU tory in the 7.5-kilometer sprint. The second Vita Semerenko (right) powers through the biathlon course. most outstanding performance may be young Juliya Dzhyma’s surprising seventh- Biathlon primer sprint, pursuit, mass start and relay. place finish in the women’s 15kilometer Women’s competitions are usually 25 per- Since Ukraine’s women’s biathlon team individual race, after coming in 42nd cent less in distance than men’s. (7.5-kilometer sprint) and 56th (10-kilo- is the story of the in meter pursuit) in two prior events. It Sochi, here is a what-you-need-to-know Savchenko wins bronze medal seems as if the Ukrainian women are gath- primer on the sport. Facing the pressure and expectations of ering strength as the Games continue. The A biathlon competition consists of a race a loud home crowd, the favorite Russian favorite to win a medal for Ukraine, Valj in which athletes ski around a cross-coun- pair of Maxim Trankov and Ukraine-born Semerenko, has yet to hit her stride, and try trail system, and where the total dis- Tatiana Volosozhar won the gold medal in with several events still remaining, the tance is broken up by either two or four pairs skating with a decisive total of 236.86 hope is she will climb the medal podium. shooting rounds, half in prone position, the points. Ukrainian Aliona Savchenko and In the opening competition (7.5-kilome- other half standing. Depending on the Robin Szolkowy of Germany, the 2010 ter sprint) the Semerenko twins placed shooting performance, extra distance or bronze medalists, were considered the third and 12th out of a total of 84 competi- time is added to the athlete’s total running main challengers to Trankov and tors. In a competition of 84 in the women’s distance/time. The athlete with the short- Volosozhar, but encountered difficulties, 15-kilometer individual, Ukraine placed est total time is the winner. stumbling early and late. Szolkowy fell on a seventh, eighth and 19th, with Olena For each shooting round, the biathlete triple toe loop combination, and Savchenko 2014 Olympic bronze medalist must hit five targets. Each missed target later tumbled to the ice on a throw triple Vita Semerenko. Pidhrushna surprising in the eighth slot. must be made up for in one of the following salchow. The pair settled for the bronze three ways, depending on the competition medal again with 215.78 points. format: by skiing around a 150-meter pen- Skating to music from The Pink Panther, alty loop (typically 20-30 seconds), by hav- Savchenko wore a very becoming hot pink, ing one minute added to the skier’s total body-hugging outfit in an early pairs figure time, by having to use an extra cartridge to skating performance. The Kyiv-born finish off the target. Savchenko claimed the sport of figure skat- All cross-country skiing techniques are ing needed something new. permitted and the small-bore rifle must be “You need to show what you have,” she carried by the skier at all times. The target said in a post-performance interview. “Our range shooting distance is 50 meters (160 routine and costume is funny. For me it is feet). There are five circular targets to hit in more fun. I feel really good in this outfit and each round. this program. We need to do something dif- Competition formats are individual, ferent.”

“Best Athletes” Valentyna Semerenko (left) and Olena Pidhrushna (right) with Sergiy Bubka, president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, on February 6.

Attention former residents of the village Ulucz, present-day Poland, and their descendants. Please help us build the web site (www.ulucz.org) and create the monography of the Ukrainian village Ulucz, whose residents were forcibly resettled in 1947 as a result of “Akcja Wisla”. Email us your memoires, articles, old photographs and interesting stories about Ulucz. You may contact us at: e-mail: [email protected]; tel.: 732-410-9139 (New Jersey) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 11 Ukraine’s athletes at the Sochi Games show solidarity with their homeland

by Matthew Dubas PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Team Ukraine has attempted to show its support for the Euro- Maidan events going on in Ukraine during the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), denied that the IOC had banned Ukrainian competitors from wearing black armbands to commemorate the deaths of protesters and police in Kyiv. Black ribbons have been seen pinned to Ukrainian flags in the Olympic Village. A minute of silence was held on the morning of February 20, led by Sergey Bubka, president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and an IOC executive board member. Ukrainian cross-country skiers Kateryna Serdyuk and Marina Lisogor pulled out of the women’s team sprint classic event that the two were scheduled to compete in on NOCU February 19, but the delegation said that Flag-bearer Valentyna Shevchenko. Team Ukraine at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games-2014 in Sochi, Russia. this was due to an injury that Serdyuk sus- tained, and not political reasons. of Lviv 2022, admitted that the events were the 2006 Torino Olympics with her pairs The information was removed when it However, alpine skier Bogdana damaging its campaign but insisted the partner Stanislav Morozov. At the 2010 came to the public’s attention on February Matsotska, 24, and her coach Oleg committee planned to carry on and he still Olympics in , she was paired 9, but this is not the first time these kinds of Matsotskiy, who is her father, on February believed it could be successful. Mr. with Alexander Smirnov, where they fin- errors have occurred. During the 2012 20 pulled out of the Sochi Games in protest Gontcharov told reporters, “Obviously, the ished in fourth place. She moved to Russia, Summer Olympics in London, more than 30 against the authorities’ use of deadly force conflict needs to be resolved before we can was granted Russian citizenship in 2010 Russian Olympic athletes who were born against the protesters in Kyiv. They are the seriously be considered as hosts of the and was paired with Maxim Trankov. Her outside of Russia had their birthplaces first members of the Ukrainian team con- Winter Games. Still, I remain confident that parents were ethnic Russians who had changed to Russia on the official Olympic firmed to have pulled out of the Games we will come out of this conflict stronger as moved to Ukraine while serving in the website. Some Ukraine-born athletes were over the violence in Ukraine. a nation.” Soviet military. listed as being born in the “Ukraine Region,” “In a sign of protest… against the bandit- IOC President Thomas Bach expressed Russians have dubbed these athletes “Lvov Region” or “Lutsk (RUS).” like actions against protesters, we are tak- his sympathy for the events in Ukraine: “I “legioneri” (legionnaires) after the French There were also some initial discrepan- ing no further part in the Sochi Olympics in would like to offer my condolences to those Foreign Legion made up of non-French sol- cies in the number of athletes that Ukraine 2014,” Mr. Matsotskiy wrote on his who have lost loved ones in these tragic diers from abroad. This has been the was sending to these Olympic Games. In Facebook page. Instead of moving to events. Our thoughts and sympathy are Russian response to its poor performance the previous installment, we listed the resolve the conflict peacefully, Yanukovych with the Ukrainian team at what must be a at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, when it number as 43, but listed 23 women and 19 has “drowned the very hopes of Ukraine in very difficult time. The way they have con- collected just three gold medals. men, when in fact there are 24 women and blood,” he said. tinued to represent their nation with great Germany scooped up Aliona Savchenko, 19 men. Mr. Bubka also Tweeted against the vio- dignity is a credit to them and their coun- a bronze medalist at this year’s Games in lence in Ukraine: “I want to bring Olympic try. Their presence here is a symbol that pairs figure skating. Born in Obuchiv, truce to my county. Dialogue is power, vio- sports can build bridges and help bring Ukraine, the 30-year-old won Olympic lence is weakness. Our athletes are compet- people from difference backgrounds bronze in 2010 at Vancouver, placed sixth in Ukraine’s Olympic team ing hard in Sochi, but peacefully and with together in peace.” 2006 at Torino, and finished in 15th place when she competed for Ukraine at the 2002 honor. Violence has no place in the world.” Ukrainian connections at the Olympics issues statement Mr. Bubka later wrote on his website: Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Additionally, “I’m shocked by what is happening in my Ukraine-born Olympic athletes were not she won first place at the world champion- native country – especially because the vio- limited to the Ukrainian Olympic Team at ships in 2012 in Nice, France; 2011 in on events in Kyiv lence is taking place during the Olympic the Sochi Games. Moscow, 2009 in Los Angeles, and 2008 in Below is the statement released on Games, the world’s most peaceful and dem- As an example, three Ukrainians repre- Goethenburg, Sweden. February 19 by Ukraine’s Olympic team Gold medalist Alla Tsuper, who compet- ocratic event. I appeal to all parties sented the Russian Federation – pairs fig- following the violence on Kyiv Euro- ed for Belarus in the freestyle skiing aerials involved in the events and was pleased to ure skater Tatiana Volosozhar (gold medal- Maidan that has left dozens killed and see negotiations begin. I am once again ist), short-track speedskater Vladimir event, was born in Rivne, Ukraine. She rep- resented Ukraine at the 1998, 2002, 2006 hundreds injured. (Source: National urging all parties to stop the violence! Grigoriev (silver medalist), and head of the Olympic Committee of Ukraine.) There is no ‘their’ Ukraine or ‘your’ Russian Ice Hockey Federation, Vladislav and . Ukraine. It is OUR Ukraine. For the sake of Tretiak, who also lit the Olympic flame, and Figure skater Alexei Bychenko and We are now at the Sochi Olympic short-track speedskater Vladislav Bykanov, the future of our kids, let’s do everything a former goalkeeper for the . Winter Games, defending the honor of both born in Ukraine, competed for Israel. possible to get back to the negotiations and Grigoriev, who was born in the northern our native Ukraine in competition with Bychenko was born in Kyiv, and Bykanov make a compromise.” region of Ukraine, competed for his the strongest athletes in the world. was born in Lviv. Mr. Bubka also commented that Lviv’s homeland until 2006, when due to a lack of We are shocked by the events that bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics is in training facilities in Ukraine he moved to In a different sort of Ukrainian connec- tion, American Siobhan Heekin-Canedy of occurred yesterday in Kyiv. We are jeopardy due to the escalating violence in Russia. Volosozhar, who hails from thinking about our families and loved Ukraine. Sergej Gontcharov, chief executive Dnipropetrovsk, represented Ukraine at Stamford, Conn., with her ice dancing part- ner of two-and-a-half years, Dmitri Dun of ones back home in Ukraine, and we are Ukraine, are skating in the Olympics for doing our best to honor them on the Ukraine. It was in Ukraine that the pair fields of play here in Sochi. won the national championship last We also deeply mourn and express December. There are only 24 couples quali- our sincere condolences on the death of fied to compete at the 2014 Sochi Games. our fellow Ukrainians. She has represented Ukraine for seven For us, Ukraine Olympians, we years and has been there 20 times. strongly believe in basing our lives on the main Olympic ideals of peace, unity, Problems and technical issues friendship and fair play that unite peo- Other problems at the Russian-hosted ple regardless of age, gender, race, Olympics, besides the highly publicized political or religious preferences. hotel room issues, include the fact that We appeal for peace and mutual Ukrainian athletes were listed on the understanding, to find a positive way English-language website (sochi2014.com) forward for Ukraine. with the Russian transliteration of their We believe in the wisdom and integ- names from Ukrainian, including Olena rity of the Ukrainian people! We believe Pidhrushna (listed as Pidkhrushna), while that together we can save our country other athletes (Artem Pryma, Valentyna and find a way forward! Semerenko, Andriy Deryzemlya and Yulia As athletes we compete together Dzhyma) had Ukrainian cities listed as with honor and friendship here in their places of residence, including Kyiv, Sochi. We will do so peacefully to honor Ukrainian Day display of regional examples of Ukrainian embroidery at Ukraine Chernihiv, Sumy and Ternopil, as being part our home, our country, our Ukraine. House in the Olympic Village at Sochi on February 10. of Russia. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

we decided as a matter of urgency that we for you, you will not have power. But it Reactions to the truce NEWSBRIEFS need to look at target sanctions, we have should happen legally, under the agreed to suspend export licenses for . They have crossed KYIV – Opposition leader Arseniy (Continued from page 2) Yatsenyuk – who took part in the February equipment for internal repression,” she the line after calling people for weapon 19 meeting on the settlement of Ukraine’s reportedly died of gunshot wounds. said. Before the meeting of EU ministers, [sic]. It is a flagrant violation of law. The per- political crisis – announced in a statement British Foreign Secretary William Hague petrators must stand before the court that Meanwhile, acting Internal Affairs Minister on the website of his Batkivshchyna party: said that an international response to the will determine their punishment. It is not Vitaliy Zakharchenko said in a statement “The storming of the Maidan which the Ukrainian violence was essential. “There my whim, it is my duty as a guarantor of the that he had signed an order to give police authorities had planned today will not has to be an international response to what Constitution to ensure public peace in the combat weapons to be “used in accordance take place.” At that point in time, it was country and justice for everyone. In this with the law.” Mr. Zakharchenko urged has happened over the last few days and known that at least 26 people had been “extremists” to hand over their weapons, that is why we will be discussing sanctions, regard, I once again call on the leaders of killed this week in the worst bloodshed and for opposition leaders to condemn rad- measures for those responsible for the vio- the opposition who assure that they also since protests erupted against Yanukovych ical actions. He also praised the restraint of lence,” he said. “It is time for people on all strive for peaceful settlement to immediate- last November. The announced truce came police during assaults by angry protesters sides to turn away from violence but the ly disassociate themselves from the radical ahead of a special EU meeting on Ukraine and thugs. In another development, the Ukrainian government, of course, bears the forces that provoke bloodshed and clashes scheduled for February 20 in Brussels. Interior Ministry has accused “extremists” greatest responsibility and particular with law enforcement bodies. Otherwise, The foreign ministers of France, Poland of capturing 67 security officers and hold- responsibility to take the lead in making they should acknowledge that they support and Germany were to travel to Kyiv ahead radicals and we will have a different conver- ing them hostage. The ministry says police sure that it happens.” (RFE/RL, with report- of that meeting to meet with government ing by Reuters and the Associated Press) sation with them. …” (http://www.presi- have the right to use their weapons to free and opposition officials before returning dent.gov.ua) the hostages. (RFE/RL) Yanukovych addresses the nation to Brussels. U.S. President Barack Obama Working group discusses crisis cautiously welcomed news of the truce EU agrees to impose sanctions KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych while on a visit to Mexico. “We’ve obvious- addressed the people of Ukraine on KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych on BRUSSELS – European Union foreign ly seen reports about a truce between the February 19. According to the text pub- February 19 held a meeting with members affairs ministers have agreed to impose government and opposition. If the truce is lished on the presidential website, he said: of the Working Group on Settlement of the implemented it could provide space for sanctions targeting Ukrainian officials “…[The] Opposition not only didn’t wait for Political Crisis and Verkhovna Rada the sides to resolve their disagreements deemed responsible for this week’s vio- the opening of the parliamentary session Chairman Volodymyr Rybak. The meeting peacefully,” Mr. Obama said. “And going lence and the use of excessive force. The that would have voted for the laws to was attended by Presidential forward, we will continue to do whatever measures, approved at an extraordinary change Ukraine, but also blocked the Administration Chair Andriy Kliuyev, First we can to support Ukrainians as they seek meeting in Brussels on February 20, include Verkhovna Rada eliminating the opportuni- Deputy Chair of the Presidential a peaceful solution and respond to the visa bans and asset freezes. They also ty to adopt these changes. They have set a Administration Andriy Portnov, Acting aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a include restrictions on the export to demand – all power to the opposition, Minister of Justice and leaders strong, unified democracy that is fully inte- Ukraine of antiriot equipment, such as immediately. These, so to speak, politicians of opposition parties Arseniy Yatsenyuk, grated into the international community.” batons, that could be used for repression. tried to seize power without mandate of Vitali Klitschko and Oleh Tiahnybok. Meanwhile, a tense calm was reported No names of individuals subject to the sanc- people, illegally, violating the Constitution of Following the meeting, the parties overnight on the streets of Kyiv as thou- tions were listed. The EU’s move follows the Ukraine, resorting to riots, arsons and mur- announced: 1. a truce; 2. the beginning of sands of protesters remain on negotiations aimed at cessation of blood- United States’ announcement on February ders. Oppositional leaders neglected the Independence Square, or the Maidan. shed and stabilization of the situation in the 19 that it was imposing sanctions on 20 main principle of democracy – the power is (RFE/RL) Ukrainian officials deemed responsible for gained not on the streets or squares, but at country for the sake of civil peace. (Press violence. EU foreign-policy chief Catherine the polls. I have repeatedly told them – the office of President Viktor Yanukovych) (Continued on page 13) Ashton said the measures were necessary. elections will be soon. If people vote for you, “In the light of the deteriorating situation you will have power. If people do not vote and eastern regions are divided roughly Jewish Ukrainian... equally. Most are without express political sympathies. The inhabitants from western (Continued from page 5) regions have greater reverence for the pilation of teachings that is part of the Ukrainian national liberation movement – Mishnah, the first text of the Jewish oral it’s a family tradition. However, none of the TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 law], tried to be a man in a place where or e-mail [email protected] radicals are associated with these people there are no people. 1,500 people tried to with model behavior. Tiahnybok and seize the building with 200 interior forces Svoboda, for example, are not very popular SERVICES PROFESSIONALS soldiers inside, predominantly cadets, and if in their base region. One way or another, I protesters attacked these young men – the don’t see them [protesters] leaning right. blood would be shed on the other side. We Right-wing populist slogans have become started negotiations that resulted in the completely replaced by moderate calls for release of Ukrainian House without a single consolidation and taking responsibility for shot and without wounded. what happens. To prevent atrocities, estab- “There are four Israelis with combat lish self-government, and not to give rea- experience just in my subdivision. Like me, son to be called vandals. they came to Maidan to help prevent any “The government launched the mecha- unneeded casualties. I would call our group nism of intimidation, fear, in the east of ‘blue helmets’ as an analogy to U.N. peace- Ukraine, and exploited people’s fear of keepers. The situation on the Maidan is ‘Banderivshchyna’ [followers of a rather nerve-racking, many people want to Ukrainian revolutionary and a leader of revenge the victims, and even more people Ukrainian national movement Stepan are tired of opposition inaction – all these Bandera], they played the nationalist, hotheads full of illusions of real fights and including Jewish, card. Everybody probably therefore unable to imagine possible con- forgot about the anti-Semitism of the sequences. They also do not stop to think Berkut police force’s website, but the gov- that there are people on the other side of ernment continues to create a negative the barricades, and that our actions should image of Maidan, accusing it of fascism and SERVICES not defame Maidan’s ‘human face.’ other sins. … “…There was not even a hint of such atti- “It is wonderful. At the end of the day, tudes [anti-Semitism]. I have been in con- living in this country has been worth it – tact with activists from Pravyi Sector [Right because we’ve lived to see the Maidan. It Sector, a far-right militant group], UNA- amazes me, the absence of barbaric behav- UNSO [Ukrainian National Assembly – ior, since 12,000 interior troops that stand Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense, a far-right guard on Maidan and Hrushevsky could political organization] – with all the people turn everything within a 10-kilometer radi- I would probably not see eye-to-eye with us to dust. A lost soccer match brings a lot during peaceful times. However, I present of damage to a European city. There are no myself solely as a Jew, and a religious one at aspirations toward the vandalism and HELP WANTED that. I have tens of resistance guards – destruction of shops, it is a sign of a healthy Georgians, Azerbaijani, Armenians and nation, that it is not so hopeless as it looked Russians who do not even attempt to speak six months ago. This responsibility is very CAREGIVER NEEDED for my 90 year Ukrainian – we have never been intolerant well worth it, at any point on the globe old mother. 24/7: $75.00 a day, plus to each other. They all are quite respectful such events would cause tragic conse- room & board.Some English a must. to my faith – they already know what I can quences – look at Bosnia. And if after all Must have own transportation. and cannot eat, etc., and this does not cause these events people have not lost their Lincoln Park area. Call 973-294-8944 and leave a message with your info. any hostility. human face, then we have matured and we “…People from western Ukraine, central have a future.” No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 13

testers rallied in Kyiv on February 16 as Jenkintown, PA 19046 or online at www. NEWSBRIEFS they pushed their campaign for the resig- Friends... ukrainianfederationofamerica.org. nation of President Viktor Yanukovych. Among the organizations represented at (Continued from page 12) (Continued from page 4) Earlier that day, protesters evacuated the coalition’s initial meeting were the NATO appeals to Ukraine’s military Kyiv’s City Administration headquarters, Citing just one example of current medi- National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating cal needs in the crisis, Dr. Chernyk called BRUSSELS – NATO leaders on February which demonstrators had occupied for Committee, Ukrainian American 19 urged Ukraine’s armed forces to stay out more than two months. The evacuation for action to bring a Ukrainian victim of Coordinating Council, Ukrainian Federation of the crisis there, warning Kyiv that its rela- was a condition set by authorities for an government violence to the U.S. to remove of America, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and tions with the Western alliance would suffer amnesty law under which all detained pro- a bullet lodged behind his eye. It was The Washington Group. if the military did intervene. “I strongly urge testers, some of them facing criminal decided to refer requests from the public at Anyone wishing to join the Friends of the Ukrainian government to refrain from charges, would be freed. Under the amnes- large seeking to help the situation in Ukraine Coalition may contact Ihor further violence. If the military intervenes ty, protesters were to evacuate all occupied Ukraine to the UFA’s fund: Ukrainian Gawdiak at [email protected] or call 410- against the opposition, Ukraine’s ties with buildings by February 17. The website of Federation of America, 700 Cedar Road., 884-9025. NATO will be seriously damaged,” NATO Ukraine’s procurator-general posted a Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen statement saying that the amnesty would said in a statement. Earlier on February 19, be implemented on February 17. The state- Ukraine’s 2013, chairmanship of the President Viktor Yanukovych sacked the ment posted on February 15 said protest- Turning... Organization for Security and Cooperation head of the Ukrainian armed forces. Mr. ers had met the terms for the amnesty by in Europe (OSCE), hosted by the Carnegie (Continued from page 6) Yanukovych said he had dismissed leaving government buildings. The state- Endowment for International Peace. The Volodymyr Zamana as chief of the general ment said the amnesty applies to those discussion was led by Messrs. Melia and staff and commander of the armed forces, who was adopted from Ukraine in 2003, detained for violating the law during mass and the U.S. State Department assured that Portnov, and included participant repre- and replaced him with Yuriy Ilyin, the naval protests between December 27, 2013, and sentatives from U.S. and Ukrainian civil chief. The statement gave no reason for the it would continue to work to ensure that February 2, 2014. Occupied since Ukrainian officials had access to the society organizations. move. The dismissal came after the December 1, the Kyiv City Administration Ukrainian Defense Ministry said the armed required information. Source: “Democracy and rule of law cen- building had taken on symbolic signifi- forces could participate in a nationwide The working group meeting was preced- tral to U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership,” cance as the “headquarters of the revolu- “anti-terrorist” operation being prepared by ed by a parallel roundtable discussion on The Ukrainian Weekly, March 3, 2013. the Security Service of Ukraine. Announcing tion,” or the mass movement triggered by preparations for a counterterrorism cam- the president’s decision not to sign cooper- paign, Ukrainian Security Service head ation accords with the European Union in Oleksander Yakimenko alleged that over the November and instead pursue closer ties Dr. Nadia Sorokowski past few days, some 1,500 firearms and with Russia. Thorbjorn Jagland, the secre- 100,000 bullets had been taken from secu- tary-general of the Council of Europe, wel- entered into eternal life rity forces and ended up in the hands of comed the move by protesters and the on February 5, 2014 in Bethesda, Maryland. “criminals.” (RFE/RL, with reporting by prosecutor-general’s statement, saying it The daughter of Petro and Maria Bilinski, she was born in Luka, ITAR-TASS and Agence France-Presse) could mark the beginning of Ukraine’s “exit Sambir district, western Ukraine on December 18, 1920. After from crisis.” However, protesters continued Protesters rally on February 16 beginning medical studies in Lviv during World War II, she to demand Yanukovych’s resignation and completed them in Vienna in 1947, and emigrated to the United States KYIV – Ukrainian antigovernment pro- new elections. (RFE/RL Ukrainian Service) in 1948. In 1949 she married her fellow student from Vienna, Dr. George W. Sorokowski (1922-2004), in Passaic, New Jersey. After her husband was called up for military service and served in the Navy in California, beginning on the main stage at regular they settled in San Francisco, where she practiced medicine from 1953 to The Maidan needs... intervals. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic 2005, specializing in allergy. Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Continued from page 6) – Kyiv Patriarchate have erected tents on She was predeceased by her sister Luba Lysiak (1918-1961). citizens across all demographics have the Maidan for regular liturgical and prayer She leaves in sorrow her assembled in the center of Kyiv and estab- services. Religious leaders of all faiths are lished a prototype of civil society. University son, Andrew Sorokowski, and with the people on the Maidan to give them daughter-in-law, Oksana Sorokowski with her son Maksym. lectures, a library, art installations and solace, spiritual guidance and counsel for music performances are an integral part of non-violence as they seek peace and social A memorial liturgy and panakhyda were held on February 12 at the the Euro-Maidan. It is not a replay of the justice. The Church has been in the fore- Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family in Washington, DC. Arab Spring, or the 2004 Ukrainian Orange front of peacemaking and mediating efforts A requiem liturgy and panakhyda will be held at Immaculate Conception Revolution, or the Occupy movement in the on the Maidan. Ukrainian Catholic Church, San Francisco, California on Sunday, February 23 U.S. The Euro-Maidan stands for the dignity For the firmness of its stand with the at 11:30 a.m. of Ukraine’s people, a place and a move- people, and in a clear allusion to its liquida- In lieu of  owers, gifts may be made to the Ukrainian Catholic Education ment where building Ukrainian civil society tion in Soviet times, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foundation, Inc. is taking place. Culture has singled out the Ukrainian What do the people demonstrate and Greek-Catholic Church with threats of pros- May her memory be eternal. freeze for? The protesters today are united ecution, closure and de-registration of its behind a single cause: regime change. Their institutions in retaliation for the Church’s demands have matured from the initial participation in the Maidan. support for the free trade and association What is the current situation in Ukraine? agreements with the EU to a unified call for Thankfully, there is no civil war. Rather, the resignation of President Yanukovych. Ukraine is experiencing the pangs of The Maidan and peaceful protests are rebirth as a nation, breaking loose from its meant to make citizens’ voices and votes lingering Soviet legacy. From the Maidan count, to make government accountable to stage they proclaim a revolution of dignity. the people, the source of its legitimacy. Nevertheless, with government resistance Assuring democracy in Ukraine assures to reform, provocateurs running rampant stability and peace in Europe. and the Kremlin’s meddling from abroad, Who are the protesters? The protesters the situation has the potential to get out of У п’яту болючу річницю in Independence Square are a microcosm control. відходу у вічність нашої of Ukrainian society: university students, In this uncertain situation, we kindly ask, улюбленої Мами, Бабуні і Прабабуні parents with children in strollers, middle- first of all, for prayers. We also ask for help aged workers, retirees; supporters of from the EU, whose values are our guide, св. п. diverse political parties and none; and the United States, as urged by Patriarch Ukrainian citizens of various cultural back- Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Лідії Крушельницької grounds and ethnicities: Armenians, Church at the National Prayer Breakfast in Belarusians, Crimean Tatars, Georgians, Washington early this year. We also ask that будуть відправлені поминальні Святі Літургії Jews, Russians, etc.; adherents of diverse you urge your governments to pass and faiths; military veterans and entrepre- enforce selective sanctions against those • 4 березня 2014 року о год. 8:00 ранку neurs, scholars and athletes, writers and officials of Ukraine’s government especially в церкві Пресвятої Тройці в Кергонксоні, Н.Й. singers and students. egregious in their actions against their peo- What is the role of the Church in the ple: President Yanukovych, the former та Euro-Maidan? The presence of different Prime Minister , the current • 9 березня 2014 року о год. 8:30 ранку religious denominations on the Maidan had Chief of the Presidential Administration в церкві св. Юра в Ню-Йорку. its beginnings in the efforts of the All- Andriy Kliuyev (who instigated the brutal Ukrainian Council of Churches and assault on students on November Просимо о молитви за спокій душі Покійної. Religious Organizations to ensure the peo- 30-December 1, 2013), and Minister of ple’s right to non-violent expression of their Internal Affairs Minister Vitaliy Любомир і Оксана Крушельницькі desire for affiliation with Europe. To this Zakharchenko (who oversees Berkut and з родиною end, prayers have been conducted from the other special forces) – and their families. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8 Violinist Aleksey Semenenko debuts at Kennedy Center by Yaro Bihun During his still developing career, Mr. Semenenko has already appeared as a solo- WASHINGTON – Ukrainian violinist ist with a number of orchestras, including Aleksey Semenenko had his Washington the Kyiv National Orchestra, the National debut here on January 28 at The John F. Philharmonic of Russia, the Moscow Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Virtuosi, the Junge Philharmonie in Accompanied by Russian-born pianist Cologne and the Sinfonietta Hungarica. He Inna Firsova, this first-prize winner of the also organized the Stolyarsky Quartet, 2012 Young Concert Artists International which has performed in Ukraine, Russia, Auditions overwhelmed the audience that France, Switzerland and Malta. filled the Center’s Terrace Theater with his In addition to winning the 2012 Young impressively skillful performance of works Concert Artists International first prize, in by Beethoven, Chausson, Ysaye, Debussy, recent years he also received the Alois Tchaikovsky and Paganini, bringing them Kottmann Award at the 2010 International to their feet a number of times and eliciting Day of Music Festival in Hofheim, Germany, a standing ovation that persisted until and the Grand Prix of the 2006 National rewarded with an encore – Fritz Kreisler’s Violin Competition in Lviv. “Caprice Viennois.” The Kennedy Center concert was part of The Washington Post’s freelance music the 35th Young Concert Artists Series critic Robert Battey also was impressed by (YCAS), funded by a grant from the his performance – to a degree. National Endowment for the Arts. The Reviewing the concert in the paper’s Semenenko-Firsova concert – as YCAS January 30 edition, he noted that Mr. director Susan Wadsworth pointed out to Semenenko’s strengths included “a spec- the audience at the beginning of the con- tacularly efficient bow-arm and musical cert – was also made possible, in part, by ideas that are detailed, logical and some- the sponsorship of The Washington Group times appealingly impetuous.” He pointed Cultural Fund, whose director, Svitlana out that Semenenko’s “architecture was Shiells, introduced the artists to the audi- masterful” in Ysaye’s “Ballade,” and that in ence, which included Natalia Terletska, the Beethoven’s A minor Sonata, “his wide wife of the Ukrainian ambassador to variety of articulations explored every cor- Christian Steiner Washington Olexander Motsyk. ner of the composer’s imagination.” He The TWG Cultural Fund 2014 concerts Aleksey Semenenko went on to note that in Paganini’s “I Palpiti” and other cultural events continue in – “one of the scariest tightrope walks in the “Chausson’s Poème,” and in Kreisler’s Concerto in A Minor with the Odesa March, when pianist Thomas Hrynkiw per- literature” – the fact that Semenenko “got “Caprice Viennois,” where “the many colors Philharmonic Orchestra. This year, at the forms at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Va., on more than 90 percent of the artificial har- in the music all came out the same; the age of 24, in addition to the Kennedy March 9. And on March 28, at the Embassy monics was a true triumph.” sound was focused but never took wing.” Center, he is having debuts at Merkin Hall of Ukraine in Washington, there will be a But the young violinist’s “Achilles’ heel,” Born in Odesa, Mr. Semenenko began his in New York, the Gardner Museum in book presentation by Peter Fedynsky of his as Mr. Battey phrased it, was in tone pro- violin studies at the age of 6, and just a year Boston and the Paramount Theater in English translation of poet Taras duction, especially in Debussy’s Sonata later he performed Vivaldi’s Violin Rutland, Vt. Shevchenko’s “Kobzar.” No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 15

pation, but they brought similar terror, later, the war ended. Memoirs of a life’s journey deprivation and death. Dr. Dycio said that While in Germany, Dr. Dycio studied her father went into hiding from both the medicine in Erlangen, and three years later “My Life’s Journey from Ukraine to Nazis and the Soviets. she married George Dycio, a Ukrainian stu- Maine,” as told by Dr. Maria Dycio to “He was lucky, because so many of the dent at the same school. In 1950, with the Martha Stevens-David, Norway, ME: PR Gott priests were taken away, arrested and help of a cousin who fled Ukraine in 1940, Book Publishing. 2013. 211 pp. ISBN: 978- killed,” she told Daniel Harthill of the the family moved to the United States. 14928786212. $18.95. Maine-based Lewiston-Auburn Sun They moved to Auburn, Maine, in 1957 Journal. and had two sons, George and Mark. Her Dr. Maria Dycio, a retired anesthesiolo- Dr. Dycio, her mother and her brother husband worked as an obstetrician/gyne- gist, has recently published “My Life’s fled into the mountains and befriended a cologist. Dr. Dycio was one of the few Journey from Ukraine to Maine,” memoirs priest. But the sound of Soviet planes sig- female doctors in the city, and she spent recounting her experience growing up in naled they had to keep moving. As they left almost 42 years at St. Mary Regional Ukraine following the first world war, the Ukraine toward Slovakia, they were cap- Medical Center and worked intermittently inter-war period in western Ukraine, the tured by German soldiers, herded into live- at Central Maine Medical Center. George Sr. second world war and post-war emigration stock train cars and transported to Bavaria died in 2000. to the United States. in southern Germany. From there, they At 91, Dr. Dycio is still saving lives Born in 1922 in Rybnyky, Ukraine, Dr. were taken to a Nazi labor camp outside of though, including resuscitating an elderly Dycio grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic fami- Nuremburg, where they resided in a for- man while attending Holy Trinity Catholic ly, with her father, a local priest, her mother mer POW camp – infested with insects, Church in Lisbon, Maine, this past summer. and younger brother, Myron. cold and cramped – that was deemed unfit And in Florida, where she winters, Dr. In the book she recalls the shifting of for prisoners of war. Dycio resuscitated five people in one win- Ukraine’s occupiers from the Poles (in She worked 12-hour shifts in an under- ter. western Ukraine), to Nazi Germany and ground munitions factory that was hidden For more information on Dr. Dycio’s then the Soviets. underneath a paper factory. In March 1945, book, readers may visit www.prgottbooks. “I want them [readers] to see what a a priest from a nearby town managed to net. The book is also available for purchase hard life – not just me – but my relatives ror and death to so many.” get the family to his home and a month from online retailers such as Amazon.com. and my friends have had,” Dr. Dycio wrote, When World War II began in 1939 with “and to tell you once again that never, never the Nazi invasion of Poland, many should we have another war. War brings Ukrainians hoped the Germans would lib- luck to no one. War only brings misery, hor- erate Ukraine from Soviet and Polish occu-

Volodymyr Makarenko’s paintings and more Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 8 p.m. Ukrainian and Jean-Claude Markade in Russian, it offers a comprehensive study of the artist. “DESTINATION: MIDDLE EUROPE” Volodymyr Makarenko, also known as “Makar,” was born in 1943 in the village of JOSEPH SILVERSTEIN, violin · SOLOMIYA IVAKHIV, violin Verkhovtsi and began his formal training at SHARON WEI ST. JOHN, viola · UDI BAR-DAVID, cello the Art School in Dnipropetrovsk, where he AMY YANG, piano was first introduced by one of his teachers to art not sanctioned by the official PROGRAM: Communist Party doctrine of socialist real- ism. He was almost expelled for “formalist tendencies,” having submitted to a juried MOZART: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 32 in B- at Major, K. 454 exhibition an oil painting done in a KARABYTS: Introduction and Collision for Two Violins and Piano “restricted palette” of colors, but graduated MOSZKOWSKI; Suite in G Minor for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71 in 1963. He applied to the Mukhina FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F Minor Institute of Applied Art in Leningrad, Russia, from which he earned a Diploma in Admission $30; UIA Members & Seniors $25; Students $10 Monumental Art in 1969. Because Mr. Makarenko’s work did not Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 conform to the narrow confines of socialist realist art, he had trouble having it accept- www.ukrainianinstitute.org · [email protected] ed by official exhibition committees in “Volodymyr Makarenko Paintings,” Leningrad. Consequently, he participated edited by Daria Darewych, Ph.D. (English) in exhibitions of unofficial art, which result- and Vasyl Makhno (Ukrainian). artfira.com, ed in his residency permit being with- 2013. 200 pp. ISBN: 978-0-578-12094-2. drawn in 1973. Mr. Makarenko moved to Tallinn, For those interested in contemporary Estonia, where the creative atmosphere Ukrainian artists, or Ukrainian modernists, was less restrictive and where his work there is a new book – “Volodymyr was more accepted. While living in Tallinn Makarenko Paintings.” This book features he took part in several non-conformist over 150 paintings and drawings by exhibitions organized by fellow artists and Makarenko, from 1962 to his most recent had a solo exhibition in Paris in 1976, works. With biographical information, pho- which he was unable to attend. tos from the artist’s personal archives, an Late in 1980 he obtained an exit visa interview with the artist by Alexander from the Soviet Union, and was able to Demko, and forewords by Prof. Daria move to Paris, where he has lived since Darewych in English, Vita Susak in 1981.

UNA BRANCH 39 ANNUAL MEETING UNA BRANCH 42 ANNUAL MEETING ursday, February 27, 2014 Saturday, March 8, 2014 Syracuse, NY -  e annual meeting of UNA Br. 39 will be held on  ursday Passaic, NJ. -  e annual meeting of UNA Br. 42 will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., at 314 Demong Drive, Syracuse, NY 13214. March 8, 2014, at 3:00 p.m.,. at the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave, Passaic, NJ 07055. At the meeting a delegate will be elected to the 38th At the meeting a delegate will be elected to the 38th UNA Convention. UNA Convention. For more information please contact Joyce Kotch, Branch Secretary, For more information please contact Yuriy Symczyk, Branch Secretary, 315-446-3814. 908-377-7797. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE At a book launch in Chicago: ‘Caught in the current’ of ‘the quiet one’

by Oksana Batorfalvy Museum Vice-President Lydia Tkaczuk had opening remarks and introduced the CHICAGO – The book launch at the author. A graduate of Northwestern Ukrainian National Museum that took place University, Dr. Hryhorczuk worked in the on November 29, 2013, for Dr. Daniel areas of medical toxicology, environmental Hryhorczuk was more along the lines of a and occupational health. He has authored great party than a book launch. They didn’t over 100 scientific articles in medical jour- expect many people. After all, he was “the nals throughout the course of his exempla- quiet one” among his crowd. They had put ry career. Dr. Hryhorczuk’s areas of exper- out a modest number of chairs and prepared tise also include children’s environmental for a quiet gathering of some family and health. He is the director of global environ- friends. It was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. mental health programs within the center Instead, they got off to a late start because for global health at the University of Illinois they needed to set up more chairs. The Chicago College of Medicine and Public crowd kept growing. There were doctors Health, where he is also a professor. and lawyers; there were teachers and clergy, Additionally, Dr. Hryhorczuk is a visiting and other writers. All had gathered because professor at the National University of Kyiv Ukrainian National Museum “the quiet one” had written and published a Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. To all those Danylo Hryhorczuk with his wife, Chrystyna, mother, Natalia, and sons Alex and Mykola. book titled “Caught in the Current.” credits he can now add “author.” At the end of her presentation, Ms. Europe, where he meets up with Stefi, the Tkaczuk invited the Rev. Myron Panchuk girl from back home. The novel is not your up to the podium. He introduced us to the typical coming-of-age novel. Alec repre- book’s protagonist, Alec, and proffered sents a generation of Ukrainian baby symbolic and spiritual insights into a char- boomers whose American ethnic identity acter that is based on the real-life experi- was an ambiguity many struggled with as ences of the author himself. children born to Ukrainian immigrants. The story takes place in the summer of The story takes many twists and turns, 1970, when Alec’s college roommate at and is a real page turner as suspense builds Northwestern University invites him along when Alec is arrested by the KGB. As Dr. for an on-campus student demonstration. Hryhorczuk read passages from his novel, Alec turns his friend down, stating his the story and Alec took on a very personal political affinities are more Ukrainian than interpretation. Each of us in the audience American. That summer Alec departs on a that evening had been at one time con- bus tour and travels through the Soviet fronted by Alec’s dilemma. At some point Union. He finds himself in the shackles of in our adolescent lives we all grappled with the KGB because of well intentioned yet a hyphenated ethnic identity. We identify seditious activities prompted by the with Alec as he grapples with his Ukrainian Chicago-based Ukrainian brotherhood of American heritage. We relate to Alec when which Alec is a loyal member. Later Alec The Rev. Myron Panchuk’s presentation on “Caught in the Current.” eludes the police and escapes to Western (Continued on page 17) Boston continues to support Kyiv’s Maidan by Peter T. Woloschuk about. For it is there that the citizens are During the week 10,000 to 20,000 citizens Let us also pray for the people of Ukraine, rebelling. On the surface, it is against their gather. Meetings are always begun with, that they may be kept safe and granted the BOSTON – On Sunday, February 14, president’s decision to align the country and sustained by prayer, representing all true, God-given freedom that they so out- parishioners of Christ the King Ukrainian with Russia rather than the European faiths. During the nights, which are long, wardly seek at this time.” Catholic Church of Boston added to the Union. In reality, it is a protest against the cold and dangerous, concerts and aerobics Following the liturgy, formal exercises funds that they have contributed to sup- fear and loss of human dignity that both classes take place. However, it is on the were held at the Lithuanian American port the people on Kyiv’s Maidan. Soviet totalitarianism and post-Soviet cor- hour, every hour, that the crowd will stop Citizens’ Club, and, reference was made to a To date they have donated almost ruption have brought to the country.” for prayer in a public display of faith in God number of resolutions voted by the commu- $50,000 and have forwarded the funds “People there are recognizing their God- as well as solidarity in spirit, despite the bit- nity to be forwarded to the State through the United Ukrainian American given dignity and are outwardly expressing ter cold and government soldiers observing. Department and President Barack Obama, Relief Committee (UUARC) to help those it in their desire to have a free and noble The different religions of Ukraine are draw- including one that dealt with Ukraine. The who have been injured on the Maidan and existence,” Father Zukas continued. “They ing closer together as a result.” resolution stated “…we condemn in no their families, to provide medical assis- are doing so without a political movement “As we remember Lithuania, our father- uncertain terms any use of force by the tance and supplies, to aid the families of and without being inspired by a particular land, in prayer today,” Father Zukas con- Ukrainian government against those of its those killed on the Maidan, and to provide ideology. On Saturdays and Sundays, there cluded, “let us pray that she may come to people who demonstrate for the rule of law, assistance to those suffering as a result of are regularly 100,000 to 300,000 people know and value the true freedom that God freedom of speech, economic opportunity, their activities on the Maidan over the last gathered in the capital’s central square. offers each of us to either accept or reject. and a ‘European direction’ for their country.” three months. At the invitation of Thorsteinn T. Also that day, the Lithuanian community Gislason, Lithuanian consul general in of greater Boston commemorated the 96th Boston, representatives of the Estonian, anniversary of its independence and used Latvian and Ukrainian communities the occasion to express its solidarity with attended and spoke during the program. the protesters on the Maidan and its sup- , president of the Boston port of the Ukrainian nation in its quest for branch of the Ukrainian Congress basic freedom and the fundamental rights Committee of America, and a small delega- of humankind. tion represented local Ukrainians. During At a special mass, the Rev. Stephan P. his remarks he thanked the Lithuanians of Zukas, pastor of St. Peter Lithuanian greater Boston for their prayers and ongo- Catholic Church, preached on the bestowal ing support, and the people of Lithuania for of the Medal of Freedom by the Lithuanian their aid to those on Kyiv’s Maidan and for Parliament on Archbishop Julijonas their offers of refuge and medical assistance Steponavicius for his heroic opposition to to those injured by government forces. the ongoing Soviet occupation of Lithuania “Your solidarity with the Ukrainian peo- and his remarks at the ceremony on the ple seeking freedom, the right to peaceful current state of affairs in the country. self-expression, dignity and a normal life

“…It is my hope,” Father Zukas preached Maria Fedynyshyn Saxe are truly appreciated and the example that in Lithuanian, “that the people of Lithuania At the Lithuanian American Citizens’ Club (from left) are: Vsevolod Petriv of the you have set in your quest to achieve and take the archbishop’s words to heart before Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (Boston branch), Dr. Regina Balcaitiene of maintain freedom serves as a model for us a situation like that in Ukraine comes the Lithuanian American Committee and Jaak Juhansoo of the Estonian World Council. all,” Mr. Petriv concluded. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 17 Shevchenko bicentennial to be commemorated at U.N. WFUWO of Toronto, performances by the Prometheus Ukrainian Male Chorus of UNITED NATIONS – International Philadelphia, the Dobriansky Brothers, Mother Language Day is an observance Ludmyla Hrabovsky and bandurist Alla held annually in February worldwide to Kutsevych, readings of Shevchenko’s poet- promote awareness of linguistic and cultur- ry, as well as a media presentation and an al diversity and multilingualism. This year, art and publications exhibit. The event’s in honor of the 200th anniversary of the master of ceremonies is Peter Fedynsky, birth of Ukraine’s national poet Taras translator of Shevchenko’s “Kobzar” and a Shevchenko, the Ukrainian World Congress former correspondent with the Ukrainian (UWC) and the World Federation of Service of the Voice of America. Ukrainian Women’s Organizations The event will be held February 27, at (WFUWO) have organized a program to 3-6 p.m. in the ECOSOC Chamber of the bring attention to the importance of United Nations building. There is no charge Shevchenko’s efforts to defend his mother for admission; e-mail ukrainersvpday@ language, Ukrainian, as well as to champion gmail.com to be included on the list of human rights for the Ukrainian people. attendees. Guests are asked to please arrive Both the UWC (since 2003) and the by 2:30 p.m. to allow time for U.N. security WFUWO (since 1991) have representatives procedures at the First Avenue entrance registered with the United Nations. Dr. (either the 43rd or the 47th Street access Martha Kebalo, WFUWO main representa- will be designated on the day of the event). tive to the U.N. Economic and Social Council Besides the UWC and several members (ECOSOC) and one of the key organizers, of the WFUWO’s U.N. representation (Sofika noted the importance of support for Zielyk and Natalia Sonevytsky), the event on Ukraine through participation in the com- planning committee includes Marianna memoration of the Shevchenko event, at Zajac, president of the Ukrainian National the United Nations on February 27. Women’s League of America; Marta Dr. Kebalo explained that, “While the Kokolskyj, advisor for diaspora affairs at the reason for the recognition of Mother Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Language Day is close to our hearts, this is Nations; and Iryna Forostyan, CEO of the the first year that Ukrainians are the orga- Fund for Research of Ancient Civilizations. nizers of such an event at the United International Mother Language Day was Nations. We know that there is much inter- established at the 30th Session of UNESCO est in our program and that the U.N. on November 17, 1999, and the date repre- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is keenly sents an event on February 21, 1952, when aware of events in Ukraine, as is the United students, who were demonstrating for rec- Nations press corps. This event will be an ognition of Bengali as one of the two excellent opportunity to place in context national languages of then Pakistan, were the long history of the Ukrainian struggle shot and killed by police in the capital of for democracy and the dignity of the present-day Bangladesh. Ukrainian language. It is, after all, Taras According to information available on Shevchenko who wrote ‘When will we the United Nations International Mother greet our own George Washington at last, Language Day website, “Languages are the with the new law of righteousness?’ His most powerful instruments of preserving words are very relevant today.” and developing our tangible and intangible The program, titled “Taras Shevchenko: heritage. All moves to promote the dissemi- Champion of the Ukrainian Language, Self- nation of mother tongues will serve not Determination of Peoples, Human Rights only to encourage linguistic diversity and and Social Justice,” will include remarks multilingual education, but also to develop from U.N. officials, greetings by UWC fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural President Eugene Czolij and WFUWO traditions throughout the world and to President Orysia Sushko, a keynote address inspire solidarity based on understanding, by Dr. Maxim Tarnawsky of the University tolerance and dialogue.”

and travelled around Paris together. At a book launch... I spoke with Dr. Hryhorczuk that night. Soft-spoken and self-assured, he talked (Continued from page 16) about the evening. I told him he looked he travels back to the homeland to meet surprised when he had looked out at the the family. Alec’s life is not just Daniel’s life, audience as he took the podium. “I never but each of our lives. expected such a huge turnout,” he said. He When Dr. Hryhorczuk finished at the said his favorite part of his own book is podium all were invited to purchase copies when Alec realizes that being Ukrainian is of his book and have them signed by the in fact being American. Being an American author. Daniel left the podium but the means being true to your roots; it is in fact crowd didn’t move. We sat motionless, that great American experience. People locked in a moment that seemed sacred come here from all over the world because and blessed. The quiet one had spoken. they cannot be who and what they are in We were touched by his experiences and the country of their origin for whatever his words. religious or political reasons – just like our I spoke briefly with the author’s wife, parents did. They came so we could be free Christine, that evening. Charming and per- and their legacy could survive. sonable, she spoke of her husband’s very It was a great party. Family, close friends, disciplined writing regimen. She said she old friends and many acquaintances came is very proud of her husband’s book and all to congratulate the writer. We drank wine of his accomplishments. I asked her about and ate “kanapky” to the music of Mick the book and how true to life it really is. Jagger, the Who and lots of Chicago Blues – She explained that until she read his book, the music of our time. There were people she didn’t know he had been interrogated there whom I haven’t seen in decades and, by the Soviet police, and she had no knowl- true to our generation, we laughed and we edge where he had been prior to meeting talked as though we had just seen each up with her in Paris as they had planned. other last week. Someone said it was more That is also her favorite chapter in the of a reunion than a book launch. I had to book. That summer the scouts had their agree. But then, why wouldn’t it be? Our jamboree in Paris. She and Danko (Daniel), generation is tightly woven into an ethnic aka Stefi and Alec, met at the Eiffel Tower tapestry that is intimate and dear. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8 No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 19

February 24 Seminar with Tetiana Boryak, “Official Narrative and Oral March 1 Live and Silent Auction, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Cambridge, MA History: Reconstructing Mechanisms of Mass Killings Chicago 773-227-5522 or www.uima-chicago.org During the Holodomor (1932-1933) in Ukraine,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 or [email protected] March 2 Concert, featuring violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, the Ohio New York University Chamber Orchestra and cellist Michael February 26 Concert, featuring violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, violist Carrera, Ukrainian Institute of America, 212-288-8660 Athens, OH Sharon Wei and cellist Michael Carrera, Glidden Hall, Ohio University, www.solomiyaivakhiv.com March 3 Seminar with Olga Onuch, “Islands of Contention: Cambridge, MA Understanding Social Mobilization Networks in Ukraine,” February 27 Concert, featuring violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv with violist Harvard University, 617-495-4053 or [email protected] Athens, OH Sharon Wei and the Ohio University Orchestra, March 3 Concert, with violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, the Ohio Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium, Ohio Lawrenceville, NJ University Chamber Orchestra and cellist Michael University, www.solomiyaivakhiv.com Carrera, Edith Memorial Chapel, The Lawrenceville School, February 27 Commemorative program, “Taras Shevchenko: Champion www.solomiyaivakhiv.com New York of the Ukrainian Language, Self-Determination of March 8 Taras Shevchenko 200th anniversary concert, Ukrainian Peoples, Human Rights and Social Justice,” Ukrainian San Francisco American Coordinating Council – Northern California World Congress and the World Federation of Ukrainian Branch, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library Women’s Organizations, United Nations Headquarters, (Main Branch), 650-281-6927 [email protected] March 8 Ukrainian Heritage Hockey Night, N.J. Devils versus the February 27- Performance, “Capt. John Smith Goes to Ukraine,” Yara Newark, NJ Carolina Hurricanes, Prudential Center, 973-919-1322 or March 9 Arts Group, La MaMa ETC, www.brama.com/yara [email protected] New York March 8 Concert, “Shevchenko and Shakespeare,” featuring the March 1 Presentation of debutantes, with music by Hrim and New York selections of the Ukrainian Art Songs Project, Ukrainian Parsippany, NJ Zvook bands, Ukrainian American Youth Association, Institute of America, 212-288-8660 or Sheraton Parsippany Hotel, www.cym.org/us or www.ukrainianinstitute.org 646-761-8184 or 845-774-5000 March 8 Concert, featuring pianist Thomas Hrynkiw, The March 1 Gala cocktail party, “Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” with Alexandria, VA Washington Group Cultural Fund, The Lyceum, New York music by the Askold Buk Jazz Band, The Ukrainian 301-229-2615 or [email protected] Museum, 212-228-0110 or [email protected] March 9 Taras Shevchenko 200th anniversary concert, featuring a Perth Amboy, NJ performance of the play “Naimychka” and selections by the March 1 Ski races, Carpathian Ski Club, Hunter Mountain, Boyan choir, Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church, Hunter, NY www.klkusa.com or [email protected] www.assumptioncatholicchuch.net or 732-826-0767 March 1 Concert, “Destination: Middle Europe,” with violinists New York Solomiya Ivakhiv and Joseph Silverstein, violist Sharon Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events Wei St. John, cellist Udi Bar-David and pianist Amy Yang, advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Ukrainian Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors or 212-288-8660 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014 No. 8

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The lecture will take place at church. After the Liturgy, at noon, in the par- a new educational system called “Common the society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. ish school auditorium, a concert marking the Core” presented by Prof. Terrence Moore of (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For 200th anniversary of Shevchenko’s birth will Hillsdale College. Prof. Moore served with dis- additional information, call 212-254-5130. feature a short production of his dramatic tinction in the United States Marine Corps. He Please contact play “Naymychka” (The Servant Girl). received his Ph.D. from the University of Sunday, March 2 Afterwards, Boyan will present a moving con- Edinburgh and is the author of “The Story- Subscription Dept. NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Arts cert of songs, poems and recitations. Free Killers,” a common sense case against the and Sciences in the U.S. invites all to a lecture admission. Address: 684 Alta Vista Place, Common Core. 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