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INSIDE:• Gloom descends upon Lviv in aftermath of vote — page 3. • Radekhiv voters head for the polls — page 4. • Ukraine’s U.N. Mission celebrates 40th anniversary — page 5.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVI HE KRAINIANNo. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine T U Communist PartyW draws nearly 25 percent Canada’s Immigration Act under legislative review, support in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections “Not Just Numbers” report examined at hearings by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj tion policies in other countries. by Roman Woronowycz and the Green Party at 5.46 percent. Toronto Press Bureau The UCC-IC chair said the Ukrainian Kyiv Press Bureau In all, eight political parties passed umbrella body has asked to be consulted the minimum 4 percent mark in the vote TORONTO — On March 11 in Ottawa, about preparations of the Citizenship and KYIV — The Communist Party of for parties in the mixed election system the Canadian government held the last of its Immigration Bill, but added that constraints Ukraine won a convincing victory in that Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada institut- public consultations during a review of the on his time will limit his ability to lobby the elections to the Verkhovna Rada on ed for these elections. Candidates from 1978 Immigration Act and its policies in the government effectively in the coming March 29, finishing well ahead of the party lists will occupy 225 seats in the area of citizenship and immigration. months. However, he encouraged interested Rukh Party as well as Ukraine’s political Parliament. A report, commissioned in November parties to contact the CUIAS, the minister, center. In the single-mandate, direct represen- 1996, was made public earlier this year and their local members of Parliament. Although political pundits are predict- tation portion of the vote, by which the under the title “Not Just Numbers: A ing that the results of Ukraine’s second other 225 seats to the Verkhovna Rada Canadian Framework for Future Heat over language issue democratically held parliamentary elec- were filled, independents took the most Immigration.” The 178-page document, Suggestions to make proficiency in tions since independence in 1991 will which includes 173 recommendations, has English or French mandatory requirements change little in the composition and the (Continued on page 3) been scrutinized with a mixture of outrage, for applicants wanting to immigrate to paralysis of the 450-member Verkhovna suspicion and hope by immigrants and Canada have been particularly irksome. Rada, even political opponents to the sponsoring groups. Since mid-February In their introduction, the “Not Just Communists agree that their victory was these feelings have been given play in the Numbers” authors contended that along stronger than foreseen. nation’s press. with the “unique value base” articulated by “What would you expect when wages, Communists plan The report’s authors are Susan Davis, a the country’s Charter of Rights and pensions and stipends are not paid out?” former program officer of the United Freedoms, “language is a defining value of asked Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma Nations High Commissioner for Refugees major changes Canada,” which led them to suggest a num- at a press conference with Finland’s presi- by Pavel Politiuk and former national executive director of ber of measures that has gotten the govern- dent on March 30. “We should get on our Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the Jewish Immigrant Aid Services of ment into hot water. knees and thank the pensioners who limit- Canada; Dr. Roslyn Kunin, president of an Citizenship and Immigration Minister ed the extent to which they voted the way KYIV — Ukrainian Communists economic consulting firm and a West Coast Lucienne Robillard has been attending the they did.” declared on the day after elections that, academic; and Robert Trempe, a retired sen- majority of hearings held in major cities Pensioners, as predicted, along with even though Ukraine’s Central Election ior bureaucrat from Quebec’s provincial across the country, and in February she residents of rural areas and citizens of Commission showed them attaining only Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. faced harsh reactions from Vancouver’s Crimea overwhelmingly supported the about 25 percent of the vote, they have On March 4, Eugen Duvalko, chairman large Asian Canadian community. The Communists. calculated that they received 33 percent of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress resultant media coverage has led the minis- President Kuchma also criticized in political party support and about 30 Immigration Committee (UCC-IC); ter and the government to soft-pedal the lan- those who had supported the mixed percent of the seats in district elections. Bohdan Mykytiuk, president of the guage requirements. election system law by which these And with that mandate they said they Toronto-based Canadian Ukrainian Mr. Duvalko called the recommenda- elections were run and those political are ready to begin the destructuring of Immigrant Aid Society (CUIAS); and tions concerning language proficiency centrists who could not find room for Ukraine’s modest reform efforts. Mykhailo Wawryshyn, a member of the “clearly unfair.” He criticized compromise to form a united center. “The people who voted and supported UCC-IC and of the CUIAS board of direc- Recommendation 35, which calls for a “(The election results) will come as a Communists indicated their negative atti- tors, participated in a public hearing in tuition fee for “all sponsored ... immi- cold shower to many politicians,” said tude to this regime, demanding to change Toronto’s cavernous Metro Convention grants who are 6 years of age or older Mr. Kuchma. it,” the leader of the Communist Party, Center. and have not achieved a basic knowledge Voters cast two votes: one for a specific They also submitted a joint response to Petro Symonenko, said at a news confer- of English or French,” saying it is bla- candidate to directly represent their district the government-sponsored report. In addi- ence on March 30. tantly discriminatory. and one for a political party of their choice. tion, Mr. Duvalko told The Weekly that the The chief of the presidential adminis- “First off, Canadian parents are not asked In the voting by party, the Communist UCC-IC and the CUIAS contributed to the tration, Yevhen Kushnariov, confirmed to pay additional funds for remedial classes Party, which had been predicted to win brief prepared by non-governmental organi- that the results were a result of today’s within the public education system, so why about 17 percent of voter support, fin- zation representatives of the NGO- difficult life for most Ukrainians, but should such a burden be placed on immi- ished much stronger, at 24.7 percent. The Government Committee on the Private suggested that the vote was a warning, grants?” asked Mr. Duvalko. Rukh Party, whose standing was slipping Sponsorship of Refugees and presented in not a demand for change. “A significant “Secondly, sponsors already pay a in the final weeks of the parliamentary Ottawa on March 11. number of people voted against the poor [recently introduced] Right of Landing fee races, according to election polls, fin- lives they lead today, and this is a warn- A “confused” report into the system,” he pointed out. ished a respectable 9.4 percent in the real ing to those conducting reforms in this Mr. Duvalko said the employment mar- thing. After Rukh came the Socialist Asked to give the “Not Just Numbers” ket has changed since the 1950s-1970s, a Party/Agrarian Party bloc at 8. 54 percent (Continued on page 4) report a grade, Mr. Duvalko, also the time when many non-English/French- CUIAS executive director, paused and then speaking immigrants could be accommo- said: “How do you average out good points dated by a wider range of low-skilled jobs, HOW POLITICAL PARTIES FARED IN THE VOTING FOR PARTIES/BLOCS and absolutely miserable points?” but “language proficiency is an easily The following results were released by the Central Election Commission in Kyiv on “The report is confused about its atti- acquirable skill that proceeds well as indi- April 1. The CEC said these are the complete results, though they are not yet official. tudes to immigration,” the UCC-IC chair viduals integrate with host communities.” said. “On one hand, it contends that immi- In addition, according to the joint gration is essential to economic and cultural Party Votes Percentage Number response, Ukrainian Canadians in the three of vote of seats vibrancy; and on the other, it becomes Prairie provinces “warmly welcome chil- Communist Party of Ukraine 6,550,268 24.68 84 obsessed with the financial burdens immi- dren who are not conversant in English into National Rukh Party 2,494,381 9.40 32 gration imposes.” their Ukrainian-English Bilingual schools. Mr. Duvalko said the opportunity for the These children enrich the bilingual school Socialist/Agrarian Parties coalition 2,267,675 8.54 29 UCC to offer formal submissions as the program and do not suffer academically Green Party 1,448,608 5.46 19 report was being prepared was limited. He from not having the initial proficiency in National Democratic Party 1,325,931 4.99 17 said there were few calls for input from the English.” Hromada Party 1,242,215 4.68 16 community, and that most of the legislative The report’s framers stated baldly that review committee’s consultative research Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine 1,071,611 4.04 14 focused on comparative studies of immigra- (Continued on page 5) Social Democratic Party – United 1,067,114 4.02 14 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14

Jewish leaders in Ukraine appeal NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS for understanding of Ukraine’s problems Symonenko wants to abolish presidency March 30, Editor-in-chief Volodymyr Jamestown Foundation U.S. foreign policy on Iran and other Ruban announced on March 27. The deci- issues. KYIV – Communist Party leader Petro sion to suspend publication was made as a WASHINGTON – The leaders of On the eve of Ukraine’s parliamentary Symonenko said on March 30 that he Ukraine’s Jewish organizations last week result of severe pressure from government elections, Ukrainian news agencies expects his party to receive 30 to 35 percent structures, he said, stemming from a court appealed to the U.S. Congress and to reported on March 23 that the Jewish backing in the party-list vote. He comment- Jewish American organizations to case launched against the newspaper last leaders reminded Washington that “the ed that preliminary results show that “we December by the president of Dynamo “urgently endorse” U.S. economic and crucial question at this juncture is, who must cast off this ruinous [reform] course.” political support for Ukraine. Kyiv soccer club, which resulted in the will lend Ukraine a helping hand: the Mr. Symonenko accused President Leonid paper paying the club 3.5 million hrv in Observing that Ukraine “must pay a West or the East, the future or the past?” Kuchma of “bringing Ukraine to the brink high, sometimes prohibitive price for its damages. On a positive note, he added that Ukraine has recently absorbed cuts of economic collapse” and he reiterated his Vseukrainskiye Viedomosti may resume aspiration to be an independent country,” and deferrals in international lending and call to abolish the presidency. Mr. the appeal listed Ukraine’s main vulnera- publication in mid-April. (Eastern in U.S. aid. Kyiv is now being told pub- Symonenko has also strongly criticized Economist) bilities, such as: immaturity of democrat- licly that it faces additional cuts next international aid organizations, saying they ic institutions, political obstacles to eco- month, contingent on a State Department treat the Ukrainian economy like a “mari- Donors focus on Chornobyl disaster nomic reforms, official corruption and report to Congress. In addition, G-7 and onette.” The Communist Party, which was other consequences of the Soviet system. international lending institutions put off banned from 1991 to 1993, had 80 seats in GENEVA – Representatives from 29 The Jewish leaders also recalled inde- on various pretexts the delivery of long- the outgoing legislature. (RFE/RL countries, including the U.S., Canada, pendent Ukraine’s achievements, includ- promised aid for the safe decommission- Newsline) Japan, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and ing its renunciation of nuclear weapons, ing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant international organizations met here on cooperation with the neighboring coun- and for completion of compensatory President did not enfranchise Tatars March 26 for the second U.N. donors’ con- ference to assist in the amelioration of the tries, interethnic harmony and support for power-generating capacities. KYIV – Leonid Kuchma said on March long-term health and environmental conse- 26 that signing a decree giving Crimean quences of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear Tatars who are not citizens the right to vote power plant disaster. The first donors’ con- Congressional resolution cites rights violations in Belarus would be unconstitutional. He commented ference was held November 25, 1997, in that he cannot violate the Constitution, even New York. In Geneva, delegations from the if such a move would relieve tension in by Orest Deychakiwsky OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group U.S. and Greece announced commitments; Crimea. Thousands of Tatars in Symferopol in Belarus – the mandate of which is to delegations from Great Britain, Sweden, WASHINGTON — Helsinki had clashed with police in protests demand- assist in the development of democratic Belgium, the Netherlands, among others, Commission Co-Chairman Christopher ing they be granted suffrage in time for the institutions there. committed funds in principle with approval H. Smith, on March 5 introduced House March 29 elections. (RFE/RL Newsline) The resolution also supports the devel- for final amounts still pending with their Concurrent Resolution 237, voicing con- opment of independent non-governmen- CEC looks at voting by expatriates governments. (Ukrinform) cern about the serious limitations on tal organizations in Belarus dedicated to human rights and civil liberties in promoting democracy and respect for KYIV – A recent meeting of the Central Ukraine begins to eliminate landmines Belarus, including lack of compliance fundamental human rights and freedoms. Election Commission reported that 110,000 KYIV – Ukraine has begun to voluntari- with commitments made to the Moreover, H. Con. Res. 237 urges the Ukrainian citizens are registered in 71 ly eliminate part of the huge stockpiles of Organization for Security and president and State Department to press diplomatic missions abroad. A working anti-personnel landmines inherited from Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). the Belarusian government to live up to group was created to coordinate all the the former Soviet Union by recently Joining Mr. Smith as original co-spon- its international human rights commit- work on this issue. At the moment, there destroying 1,152 of its HE anti-personnel sors were Helsinki Commissioners Frank ments and urges President Bill Clinton to are 65 electoral offices in 55 countries. mines (APMs). Ukraine does not produce R. Wolf (R-Va.), John Edward Porter (R- consider human rights conditions in the Approximately $92,000 (U.S.) is to be the APMs prohibited by the Ottawa Ill.), Ranking Member Steny H. Hoyer review of most-favored-nation status for spent on polling outside Ukraine. (Eastern Convention (on the prohibition of land- (D-Md.), and Edward J. Markey (D- Belarus. Economist) Mass.) and House International Relations Belarus has seen an increase of human mines), and will demolish all HE APMs Committee Chairman Rep. Benjamin A. rights violations over the last few years, Ukraine clarifies position on NATO still found on its territory by April 9, 1998, Gilman (R-N.Y.). following the 1994 election of President at a cost of $242 million. (Permanent H. Con. Res. 237 calls upon the gov- Lukashenka. Following an illegitimate KYIV – Ukrainian officials said at a Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations) ernment of Belarus to abide by its inter- November 1996 referendum to amend March 26 session of a NATO-Ukraine national commitments and the principles the Belarusian Constitution, Mr. Commission that Kyiv “does not rule out” Meeting discusses trafficking of women of the 1994 Belarusian Constitution; Lukashenka subordinated the legislature joining the alliance but that such a move is currently unrealistic, an RFE/RL correspon- KYIV – The NIS-U.S. Women’s urges Belarusian President Alyaksandr and judiciary to his control. Freedoms of Consortium organized an informational Lukashenka to restore the rights of the expression, association and assembly dent in Brussels reported. The Ukrainian delegation named three conditions for join- meeting on the prevention of trafficking of Supreme Soviet (the Parliament dating have been curtailed. The state controls Ukrainian women at the American Business back to before the November 1996 refer- most media outlets, and has harassed or ing NATO: decisive public opinion in favor of accession; bringing the Ukrainian mili- Center on March 16. The meeting of repre- endum parliament); and encourages shut down independent newspapers and sentatives of Ukrainian NGOs, government cooperation with the newly established radio stations. tary into line with NATO standards; and a guarantee that joining the alliance will not agencies and embassies discussed problems hurt relations with neighboring countries, surrounding the trafficking of Ukrainian particularly Russia. The NATO-Ukraine women abroad to work illegally as prosti- Commission is meeting to discuss how to tutes. According to Cara Galbraith, NIS- IMF stalls on new tranche of stand-by loan implement the partnership charter signed U.S. Consortium coordinator, “white slav- by Pavel Politiuk receive more foreign credits and loans. last year in Madrid. (RFE/RL Newsline) ery” has become widespread in Ukraine Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Ukraine’s economic reform program, because of economic stagnation and unem- launched by President Kuchma in 1994, has Viedomosti to cease publication ployment. Financed by the U.S. Agency for KYIV – An International Monetary Fund been slow to take hold, and the cash- International Development and consisting mission left Kyiv on March 14 without strapped country has lately resorted to bor- KYIV – The newspaper Vseukrainskiye approving a new $50 million tranche of the rowing on international markets after for- Viedomosti will cease publication on (Continued on page 18) stand-by loan launched last August, saying eign investors stopped buying its domestic that Ukraine’s government had not fulfilled debt. several conditions of the program and in the After the IMF mission left, President FOUNDED 1933 last two months had not maintained finan- Kuchma summoned ministers responsible cial indicators as had been agreed. 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Gloom descends upon Lviv as nationwide results are released by Marta Dyczok National Front. The Christian Democrats, Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Agrarians and National Socialists each took one seat. The remaining deputy’s chair LVIV — Gloom has descended upon went to independent candidate Yurii Lviv in wake of Sunday’s election. Though Kryvoruchko, a former student leader. voters here cast their ballots for democrats, Among the Rukh winners were deputy they were dismayed to learn the results vice-chairman Oleksander Lavrynovych from other regions of Ukraine. and regional leader Oleksander Hudyma, Despite the generally depressed atmos- who co-initiated the Rukh/NDP coalition phere in the city, the election itself and its on the local level. Rukh member Mykhailo results in the Lviv Oblast are interesting, Kosiv defeated former Rukh radical Stepan possibly heralding future political trends. Khmara, who broke away to form his own Once again breaking with national patterns, Conservative Republican Party. Without a this democratically inclined western region seat in Parliament, the future of that break- did not elect any Communists to the away party has become uncertain. Verkhovna Rada or city council. It came as Mr. Pynzenyk, a well-known reformer no surprise to Ukraine watchers that Rukh did win his own parliamentary seat, but his was the most popular party, winning 34.28 new party did not get 4 percent of the vote percent of the popular vote. Viktor necessary to gain formal representation as a Pynzenyk’s Reform and Order Party came party in the mixed voting system employed in second with 13.6 percent of the vote, fol- in this election. lowed by the right-wing National Front Locally, democratic forces did well. For bloc, which earned support from 10.4 per- the first time since independence, the city cent of the voters. of Lviv is now clearly in their hands. Of the 12 Lviv Oblast seats to the Showing political acumen still lacking national legislature, Rukh took four, while Roman Woronowycz Reform and Order won two, as did the (Continued on page 4) Voters in a Kyiv district look over the lengthy ballots handed to them on election day.

staging of civil demonstrations by Crimean Tatars on HOW PARTY REPRESENTATIVES FARED Communist Party... election day over perceived denial of their voting (Continued from page 1) rights, everything was calm. As expected, since a large IN SINGLE-MANDATE DISTRICT VOTING seats with 114. After them came the Communists with percentage of Crimea’s voting population is on pen- The following results were released on April 1 by the 39 elected representatives, then Rukh with 13, followed sions and there is strong pro-Russian sentiment among CEC, which explained that they are not yet official results. by the National Democratic Party (NDP), considered the the peninsula’s populace, Communists received 39 per- cent of the vote, followed by the Soyuz Party, whose Party Number “party of power,” with six. of seats platform calls for reunion with Russia, with 10 per- The NDP, which is considered closest to President Independents 114 cent. Kuchma and includes amongs its members Prime Communist Party of Ukraine 39 Ukrainian voters had much to choose from on March Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko, achieved a humble total National Rukh Party 14 29, with 30 parties listed on the ballots along with of 23 seats in the new Ukrainian Parliament. NDP almost two dozen candidates in each voting district. In National Democratic Party 11 Chairman Anatolii Matvienko at a press conference on addition ballots for local and district leaders were Agrarian Party 8 April 1 called the results “a defeat for the democratic included, which made for long lines at the polling dis- Hromada Party 7 forces.” tricts. In some polls, voters were handed as many as five Christian Democratic Party 3 President Kuchma said that, regardless of the out- ballots to fill out. Socialist Party 3 come, he feels that a sufficient numbers of centrist and The cumbersome balloting resulted in violations of Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists 3 democratic national deputies in the Parliament will work election procedures that most international and domestic Reform and Order Party 3 with the president, and that he is ready to work with observers have judged to be insufficient to have influ- Soyuz Party 2 them. “This Parliament will be no worse than the old enced the final results. Party for Regional Rebirth 2 one,” said the president. The Committee of Voters of Ukraine, the largest of Peasants Party 2 The Communists, who have won a total of 123 seats the observer organizations in place, had 17,356 monitors Republican Party 2 (43 more than in the previous Parliament) will not have located at polling stations throughout Ukraine on March Twelve other parties had one candidate each a majority. However, because other leftist parties and 29. It described the elections as “in general, open and political blocs also received strong electoral support, the free.” The major violation noted was in the lack of pri- left may find the votes needed to pass legislative meas- vacy during voting. ures on broad, social-based issues, such as raising the Because of the long lines, many voters filled out minimum wage and paying long overdue wages and Kuchma will face new difficulties their ballots not in the voting booths provided, but at by Pavel Politiuk pensions. tables, on window ledges and, at times, on each others’ Special to The Ukrainian Weekly The leftist political parties are far from being a united backs. Some observers even reported people going out- front. The leader of the Progressive Socialists, Natalia side on the sunny election Sunday to vote at picnic KYIV — Speaking on the eve of election day, leaders Vitrenko, in the past has regularly criticized Communist tables or on the concrete steps of the schools and office of popular Ukrainian political parties predicted that the Party leader Petro Symonenko as well as Socialist Party buildings, where polling stations are typically estab- results of parliamentary elections scheduled for March leader and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksander lished. 29 would make it increasingly difficult for President Moroz. Voter turnout nationwide was 64.6 percent, down Leonid Kuchma to remain an effective head of state, A fight may yet ensue over the chairman’s seat, as approximately 10 percent from 1994, but still a much which could threaten his re-election in 1999. well. Mr. Symonenko said on April 1 that he does not higher percentage of the eligible voters than in most “Unfortunately, we should recognize that the chances exclude the possibility of nominating his own party Western countries, including the United States (where for political parties that can be considered pro-presiden- member for the position. voter turnout in the last presidential election was 49 per- tial to form a majority in the future Parliament are very Also, almost one-quarter of the newly elected nation- cent). small,” said Ivan Pliushch, a leader of the pro-presiden- al deputies were elected as independents, therefore, the The Ukrainian voters returned at least 90 national tial National Democratic Party (NDP). alliances they forge or the factions they enter will, in deputies to office by electing them in the single-mandate “We are a single political party that stated directly large part, determine the strength of the political left. portion of the elections. Additional national deputies that we are supporters of the Ukrainian government and Former President Leonid Kravchuk, who was at the were re-elected on party tickets, but those numbers had have full responsibility for the economic situation in the top of the slate of the Social Democratic Party–United not yet been determined by the CEC. country. And we will not deny it,” said Mr. Pliushch. and whose party barely made it over the 4 percent hur- Ukrainian voters also double-elected 44 candidates, Vyacheslav Chornovil, the leader of the national- dle with 4.02 percent, said the independents are not who now must decide whether they will take their seats as democratic Rukh party, added, “This situation, in which likely to contribute to the strength of the Communists representatives of the party on whose ticket they ran, or political parties that have declared their opposition to in the Parliament. “These are not the sort of people who whether they will represent the electoral district that President Kuchma will form the parliament’s majority, are going to strike alliances with the Communists, or picked them. means that Kuchma’s chances to be president of press ahead for a change in policies or press for the Twelve Communist Party candidates who ran both on Ukraine [again] are seriously hindered.” impeachment of the president,” said Mr. Kravchuk on the party lists and in single-mandate voting districts “President Kuchma and some of his allies claim the April 2. must now decide which seat they will take. Parliament and opposition parties do not want to cooperate The Communists led in most regions in party voting. As proof of how difficult it would have been to elect with the president, and that the absence of this cooperation However, in the west, long a stronghold of national a sufficient number of legislators to this Parliament is the cause of slow economic and political reforms in democrats, the Rukh Party finished on top in all but two without a new election law, CEC Chairman Mykhailo Ukraine,” said former President Leonid Kravchuk, today a of the six oblasts that make up the region. They placed Riabets cited the fact that if the 1994 election law had leader of the Social Democratic Party — United. He added second in Zakarpattia behind the Social Democratic remained in effect only 19 candidates would have met that he thinks what the president really wants is to be the Party–United and finished well behind the Communist the combined requirements of 50 percent voter turnout one to set the nation’s agenda. “We will cooperate with Party in the Chernivtsi Oblast. and a “50 plus one” majority vote needed to avoid a run- Kuchma, as well as with any other president, only when The only other party to win an oblast was Pavlo off. In the 1994 elections, some areas of Ukraine went to our vision and the president’s ideas are the same.” Lazarenko’s Hromada Party, which took 35.3 percent of the polls four or five times to elect a national deputy. President Kuchma has said he is ready to cooperate the vote in Mr. Lazarenko’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. And some districts, many of them in Kyiv, never elected with the future Parliament but only if lawmakers are In Crimea, where authorities had prepared for the representative. ready to cooperate with him. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14 Radekhiv’s citizens take their rights seriously and head for the polls by R.L. Chomiak Today he is no longer in prison, because his only daughter, now a professor at vote was not possible for most voters. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the system that sentenced him collapsed. Lviv’s veterinary school, carries a pass- There were only five booths available for Mr. Lukianenko went on to become a port listing a Siberian birthplace.) working with the ballots in privacy, so RADEKHIV, Ukraine – In this town statesman in independent Ukraine, now a Around 10:30 a.m., the long and nar- many voters used window sills, tables or 50 miles north of Lviv, the inhabitants nation with more political parties than he row hall of the Radekhiv National Home just their laps to mark the sheets before take their democratic rights seriously: could have dreamed of. Now he is the (former Soviet cultural club) looked like putting them into the boxes. from morning until late afternoon on honorary chairman of one of them, the a Times Square subway platform during Consultations with relatives and friends March 29 the voters lined up to cast their Ukrainian Republican Party. rush hour, with voters lining up in front were frequent. No one prevented a six ballots in the made-in-Ukraine carton I walked to polling station No. 189 of of the 15 officials who were issuing six younger person from accompanying an ballot boxes with large golden tridents on the 119th election district with voter ballots to each eligible voter: one two- older one into one of the booths. blue shields. Osyp Baran who will be 90 this summer. foot-long sheet with the names of the Ten chairs for observers along one Radekhiv happens to be the town where Dressed in his best dark blue suit, white parties trying to win half the seats in the wall of the hall were empty in the morn- in the 1950s, Levko Lukianenko worked shirt and tie, a topcoat and a Homburg new Verkhovna Rada, one shorter ballot ing, then they were filled by older women as a Soviet lawyer – before he got the idea hat, supporting his ramrod body with a with the names of the candidates running voters too tired to stand. Around 4 p.m., of forming a political party in competition cane, he walked the three blocks to the for the 119th district seat who will be the polling place was still crowded and with the “one and only” Communist Party polling place with the seriousness of one part of the other half of the new Rada, one woman sitting in an observer’s chair in what then was the Ukrainian Soviet who knows well what it means not to and four other letter-size ballots for city said that this was her third visit to the Socialist Republic. This virulent idea have a vote. (In 1947 this former school- council, raion council, oblast council and polling place that day, and this time she ended in a death sentence for Lukianenko, teacher was sent from these parts to the town’s mayor. wouldn’t leave until she voted. later commuted to life imprisonment. Stalin’s Siberian gulag for 10 years, and As in other places in Ukraine, a secret All age groups were represented among the voters, with several 18- and 19-year-olds voting for the first time. emerging local media moguls and the med- As in other parts of the country, many Mr. Baran waited patiently, standing, Gloom descends... ical establishment. people came out to vote. Lviv Oblast reg- for about 20 minutes to complete his civic (Continued from page 3) Popular Lviv mayor, Vasyl Kuibida of istered the sixth highest voter turnout – duty; then he showed me the town where on the national level, the local Rukh and Rukh, won re-election with an estimated 70 76.96 percent. Polling stations were over- he began his teaching career in the 1930s. National Democratic Party formed a bloc, percent of the popular vote. This was pre- crowded, and election officials strained to A couple of blocks from the National make things run smoothly. A total of Our City, and swept almost half the munici- dictable, as on election day most people Home are the grounds of the palace of expressed their verbal support for Ukraine’s 1,188 international and local observers pal seats. “Many are afraid of this move Count Joseph Badeni, the viceroy for the youngest mayor, who is 39. carefully monitored the emerging demo- because they fear this will lead to the cre- Halychyna province of the Austro- Iryna Kateryna was the first voter to cratic process and noted that, save for ation of a single, powerful centrist party,” Hungarian empire. The palace is gone, show up at polling station No. 4 in the minor violations, the vote went off with- said Mr. Hudyma one of the bloc’s initia- destroyed during World War II, but a Halytskyi electoral district of Lviv. At 7:15 out a hitch. good part of the intricate brick wall sur- tors, speaking on election day. a.m. it was still dark outside and election There was a real sense that people were rounding the grounds still stands. Tall “Please note that this initiative was taken officials were scrambling to get the five, taking the election seriously and believed trees planted by Badeni’s landscape by younger leaders of both parties – not the multi-colored ballots ready for voters. “I that their vote was important. After attend- older national leaders,” he added. This suc- voted for Rukh,” she said, “ although there ing Sunday liturgy, 63-year-old Lviv native architects form straight park alleys, and cessful strategic move may set the pattern was a lot to read and I didn’t know all the Ivan Syvynyn made his way to his polling the neat houses built by the count for his nationwide in future elections. candidates.” The two federal electoral bal- station on Panas Myrnyi Street in the servants line the street parallel to the As The Ukrainian Weekly was going to lots listed 30 names and parties, and were Novyi Lviv suburb. “I’m going to vote for palace grounds. press, municipal results were availbale for printed on longer-than-legal-size paper. candidates who are ready to defend the Nearby is the old and present market 82 of 90 seats. Forty-four have been taken “For mayor I voted for Kuibida,” said interests of the Ukrainian people,” he said square, one side of it still lined with by the Our City bloc, with another six the early morning voter, “because he has confidently. almost identical white townhouses once going to the Reform and Order Party. The done a lot for the city.” During his previous A citywide depression began setting owned by Radekhiv’s Jewish merchants. 17 independent candidates represent a vari- term he solved the city’s chronic transporta- in, however, when election results were There also are a few buildings that went ety of interests, ranging from the city’s tion problem by legalizing private mini- announced and Lviv residents saw the up between the two world wars when bureacracy (for example, housing official buses and cleaned up the city by increasing much-feared “return of the Reds” in the Radekhiv was part of Poland. A majority Yevhen Voloshyn), to business circles, the number of public garbage cans. east. of the town’s 15,000 inhabitants live in detached one- and two-story homes with a plots of cultivated land surrounding the He also said a radical change in the Ukrainian manufacturers. buildings. Communists plan... current policy of wide cooperation with According to information released by Even the homes built during the (Continued from page 1) foreign financial organizations is needed. the CEC, the Communist Party was set to 1960s, and more recently, are in the style country today,” he said. “We will not reject foreign credits, but occupy more than a quarter of the 450 seats that evolved from the 19th century. In Although the Communists attained more there shoud be a state policy on borrowing, in Parliament. Other leftist parties, which this environment, the boxes constructed than the 17 to 18 percent that had been pre- which must be directed to create new jobs capitalized on declining living standards in by the Soviet cookie-cutting designers dicted by independent pollsters, party chair- for Ukrainians,” Mr. Symonenko declared. their election campaigns, also fared well. look simply silly. They represent the man Mr. Symonenko accused Ukrainian He seriously criticized the current coop- The hrad of the presidential administra- half-century-old bad dream that was very government leaders and the Central eration agreements with the International tion, Mr. Evhen Kushniarov, predicted a real here during the time Radekhiv was Election Commission (CEC) of fraudulent- Monetary Fund, charging President Leonid Verkhovna Rada divided into two camps: part of the “unshakable” Union of Soviet ly reducing the percentage. “I think that Kuchma with allowing the IMF to dictate one in favor of keeping the Constitution as Socialist Republics. they (Ukrainian authorities and the CEC) conditions for Ukraine. “If the policy of it is and further pursuing reforms; the other One inhabitant sarcastically remem- have stolen about 15 percent from the diktat continues, we will urge Parliament to — led by the Communists — calling for bered that during the Soviet period vot- Communists because now their main break cooperation with the IMF.” changes to the Constitution and a halt to ing used to be 99 percent complete by objective is to deny the Communists a par- Mr. Symonenko also indicated that his reforms. noon on election day in Radekhiv. But he liamentary majority,” Mr. Symonenko said. party will try to reduce the independence While the results of the election point to didn’t seem to mind today’s “messy The leader of the Communists said his of Ukrainian commercial banks, stating a continued stand-off with the Parliament, democracy” with its multi-party ballots party, in coalition with other leftists, will that in the context of the country’s diffi- Mr. Kushniarov reiterated a pledge made after he emerged from the crowded implement wide-ranging changes – most cult economic situation “the interests of by President Kuchma to work with the polling place around 4 p.m. notably in the Ukrainian Constitution rat- commercial banks must be placed below new Verkhovna Rada to push measures ified in July 1996. the interests of the people.” needed to boost the economy. R.L. Chomiak, a veteran journalist who He declared that the power of the He declared that the National Bank of Mr. Kushnariov added that he did not writes for The Weekly on a free-lance presidency must be reduced, initially in Ukraine, as well as commercial banks, see the Parliament shaping up as “anti- basis, is now stationed in Ukraine, where its influence over the Cabinet of should be placed under the control of presidential” and indicated that there is he heads a project for Continuum Ministers and the government. “The the Verkhovna Rada because current room for agreement with centrists, mod- International of Alexandria, Va., to train country of Ukraine does not need this policy is aimed at “killing” the erate nationalists and legislators unaffili- journalists in regional media to write on post,” said Mr. Symonenko. Ukrainian hryvnia and does not support ated with parties. economic topics, or “pocketbook issues.” No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 5

Ukraine’s U.N. Mission celebrates 40th anniversary by Irene Jarosewich that Ukrainian diplomats consider five year’s service since 1991 to be equal to at NEW YORK — The Permanent least a decade of experience under more Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations normal circumstances since the level of commemorated its 40th anniversary on responsibility for each diplomat was height- March 27 at an afternoon reception at the ened. He also commented that though Mission for 150 guests, including U.N. Ukraine was not completely without diplo- diplomats, representatives of the U.N. matic experience at the time of independ- Secretariat, U.S. businesspeople and repre- ence, there was no independent base of sentatives of Ukrainian American organiza- bilateral relations and contacts; now tions. Although Ukraine was one of the 51 Ukraine has 70 embassies abroad and there original member-nations to the United are 80 foreign embassies in Kyiv. Nations and a signatory on the United Noting other changes since independ- Nations Charter at its founding conference ence, Ambassador Yelchenko commented in San Francisco in 1945, the government that unlike Soviet times during which of Ukraine did not establish its Permanent Ukraine and Belarus (the only Soviet Mission at the U.N. headquarters until republics with representatives at the U.N.) March 24, 1958. followed the lead of Russia in voting, At a press conference held on March 13, nowadays, most of the former republics, Ukraine’s 10th ambassador to the U.N., who have had representatives at the U.N. Volodymyr Yelchenko noted Ukraine’s con- for only a few years, orient themselves on sistent participation in U.N. activities, Ukraine’s positions and follow Ukraine’s beginning with the efforts of Ukraine’s first lead during votes — yet another indicator, Irene Jarosewich delegation, headed by Dmytro Manuilsky, according to Ambassador Yelchenko, of Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the U.N.Volodymyr Yelchenko (left) with towards drafting the U.N. Charter, to the Ukraine’s important regional role. Yuriy Bohaievsky, deputy permanent representative, and Col. Vasyl T. Sydorenko present day, when Ukraine’s Minister of Responding to questions about the (right), military adviser, at March 13 press conference at Ukraine’s U.N. Mission. Foreign Affairs Hennadii Udovenko holds apparent discrepancy between Ukraine’s the top post at the U.N. General Assembly. praiseworthy foreign policy and dismal Ambassador Yelchenko explained that a internal policy, Ambassador Yelchenko PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES OF UKRAINE TO THE UNITED NATIONS key priority of the Mission at present is to speculated that whereas there was basic and ensure Ukraine’s election to one of the non- almost immediate unity among all parties 01. Udovychenko, Petro Platonovych (1958-1961) permanent (rotating) seats on the U.N. and leaders on the tactics and strategy to 02. Kyzia, Luka Yehorovych (1961-1964) Security Council for the years 2000-2001. pursue regarding Ukraine’s foreign policy 03. Shevchenko, Serhii Tymofiiovych (1964-1968) Twice before, in 1948-1949 and 1984- after the break-up of the Soviet Union, 04. Polianychko, Mykhailo Deonysovych (1968-1973) 1985, Ukraine served as a non-permanent there was no such consensus regarding 05. Martynenko, Volodymyr Nykyforovych (1973-1979) member of the Security Council. According domestic policy. Furthermore, in terms of 06. Kravets, Volodymyr Oleksiiovych (1979-1984) to Ambassador Yelchenko, Ukraine is con- human resources, there were very few for- 07. Udovenko, Hennadii Yosypovych (1985-1992) sidered by most member-states to be an eign policy experts and professionals in 08. Batiuk, Viktor Havrylovych (1992-1994) excellent candidate for the seat, offering Ukraine, therefore much less vested inter- 09. Zlenko, Anatolii Maksymovych (1994-1997) Ukraine’s consistent payment of U.N. dues, est, whereas this was not the case in domes- 10. Yelchenko, Volodymyr Yuriiovych (October 1997-) participation in U.N. missions and U.N. tic politics. specialized bodies, and Ukraine’s status as one of the very few countries in the world that can claim peaceful relations with all its UCCLA chair continued, “you should of the “family class” of immigrants to neighbors — Russia, Belarus, Poland, the Canada’s Immigration Act... apparently be dealt with in a summary fash- include children of age 22 or older, rather Czech Republic, Moldova and Romania — (Continued from page 1) ion. This is the starkest statement yet of the than the previous cut-off age of 19, and the as reasons for positive consideration. The “we do not believe that persons dealt with creation of a separate status of citizenship.” creation of a “tier-three” level of family decision will be made in autumn 1999. as war criminals under the Citizenship Act Mr. Gregorovich said that safeguards are which would include “relatives or close per- Slovakia also is a contender for the seat. should also have a right to full process, necessary because accusations of so-called sonal acquaintances of [a] sponsor’s During its 52 years as a member-state of including appeal and review rights, under “capital crimes” (such as murder, rape, tor- choice,” (Recommendation 40). the U.N., Ukraine has belonged to many the Immigration Act.” ture and kidnapping, and by extension, war The joint UCC/CUIAS response suggest- key U.N. committees and currently has Such individuals, according to the report, crimes) carry such a heavy weight. ed that, because of the 50-year separation of membership in nearly 100 U.N. bodies, should be “dealt with” after they were “What they’re doing is trying to retroac- families by the Iron Curtain, strong ties specialized agencies and committees. Since “found to be war criminals or to have been tively solve a problem in the screening remain with distant relatives although closer proclaiming its independence in 1991, members of organizations involved in war process,” the Toronto-based jurist added. relatives might be deceased, and the new provision would provide for old-age care Ukraine consistently has been among the crimes or in crimes against humanity [and] Encouragement for NGOs, refugees top countries to participate in U.N. peace- removed from Canada as quickly as possi- and a mechanism of assistance for those rel- keeping missions around the globe, sending ble.” On a positive note, Mr. Duvalko said he atives a sponsor deems deserving. 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers to participate in Recommendation 137 states that “The was encouraged by the report’s support for The concept of care-giver immigration nine out of 17 U.N. missions. Last year Immigration and Citizenship Act should further expansion of the role of NGOs was complicated by Recommendation 75, Ukraine’s U.N. contribution totaled more include a provision to the effect that a revo- through the establishment of an Advisory which proposes to abolish the category. than $28 million, making Ukraine the 12th cation of citizenship should result, without Council. Maintaining Ukrainian identity largest contributor to the this organization. appeal rights, in loss of all status in Canada Other positives included: Mr. Yelchenko noted that while Ukraine and subsequent deportation in cases of: • Recommendation 23, which includes Among the presenters to the public hear- was not well known in the world prior to a) a criminal conviction for war crimes NGOs in the drafting of policy; ings, there was an interesting range of opin- 1991, its U.N. presence, nonetheless, made or crimes against humanity committed • Recommendation 24, which suggests ion. Mr. Wawryshyn contended that Ukraine a familiar entity to world diplo- before citizenship was granted, that “the federal government should ... pro- Ukrainian Canadians, as taxpayers and as a mats, in particular to those from the coun- b) a finding that the person was a war vide adequate funding for settlement and group that was cut off for so long from their tries with whom Ukraine served on two key criminal or had committed crimes against integration services” and allow the commu- compatriots, had a right to select immi- U.N. committees: the Special Committee humanity, or nity “to continue to deliver integration serv- grants that would “assist the local mainte- Against Apartheid and the Committee on c) fraud because of membership in an ices on behalf of the federal government.” nance of heritage for one of Canada’s prin- the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the organization involved in war crimes or • Recommendation 63, which allows for cipal constituent groups — Ukrainians.” Palestinian People. crimes against humanity. federal-provincial arrangements for selec- Mr. Duvalko was more cautious, saying Ambassador Yelchenko, who is 38 years Mr. Duvalko called this a “dangerous tion of immigrants, and thus enables a that the UCC-IC and CUIAS “are interested old, noted that he is considered to be a vet- recommendation that tries to circumvent the Manitoba UCC Provincial Council project in promoting the arrival and increasing the eran of the Ukrainian diplomatic corps. basic rights afforded to citizens of this coun- in this area; number of Ukrainians to strengthen our Offering perspective on the changes in try.” • Recommendation 88, which suggests community here, but this desire should be Ukraine’s diplomatic service since 1991, he “It goes against what is afforded in the “means tests” for refugees be abolished; and stated in a generalized way so that we can said that at the time of independence there Charter of Rights, a document that the • Recommendations 90 and 91, which avoid accusations of being a narrow interest were approximately 250 people working report’s authors themselves say spells out give NGOs a strong voice in selecting group.” for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canadian core values, in terms of protection refugees for admission. Mr. Duvalko encouraged those interested Ukraine, some of whom left the service of citizens,” the UCC-IC chair added. However, adding to the confusion were in lobbying the government on immigration shortly after the break-up of the USSR. John Gregorovich, chairman of the demands in Recommendation 92 that issues to contact the CUIAS at 2150 Bloor Since then many more have retired and Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties refugees submit “paper pre-screening” of St. W., Toronto, Ontario M6S 1M8; tele- some have passed away. Presently there are Association, assisted in writing the joint applicants. Mr. Duvalko said this would cre- phone (416) 767-4595; fax, (416) 767-2658. no more than 50 diplomats that remember response to Recommendation 137. ate an unwelcome bias in favor of those To obtain a copy of the “Not Just By “stari chasy” (the old days) prior to 1991, “This recommendation creates two levels with access to the best lawyer or advocate in Numbers” report contact the the Ambassador Yelchenko among them. of citizenship,” Mr. Gregorovich said. “If the form of written submissions and appli- Immigration Legislation Review In turn, the pressure to expand the for- you’re a Canadian-by-birth, you have the cations, and open the door for corruption. Secretariat by sending a fax request to (613) eign service was intense. Now approxi- right to a criminal trial with full rights that Family class, care givers 946-0581. The report can also be down- mately 1,600 people are in the service of have been built up by the past 800 years loaded off the Internet, from the address: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 600 of under the British legal system.” Additional enthusiasm was expressed for http://cicnet.ingenia.com/legrev/final/emain. those in Kyiv and 1,000 abroad. He said “If you’re a Canadian-by-choice,” the recommendations concerning an expansion html 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14 Scholar of nationalism delivers Petryshyn Lecture at Harvard Ucrainica exhibit marks 25th anniversary of Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute by Lilianna Hentosh by Ksenya Kiebuzinski Professor of Ukrainian Literature, contin- ued the evening’s program with remarks CAMBRIDGE, MAss. – Dr. John A. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Ukrainian about the history of Ukrainian studies at Armstrong, professor emeritus of political Research Institute at Harvard University Harvard University. science, the University of Wisconsin- greeted guests on Thursday, March 12, in The Ukrainian studies program began Madison, and the recipient last year of the the elegant surroundings of the Houghton with the appointment of a Committee on American Association for the Library. Faculty, staff, students and guests Ukrainian Studies in 1968. Ukrainian Advancement of Slavic Studies’ gathered to raise a toast at the opening Studies came about through the initiative of Distinguished Contribution Award for his reception of the institute-sponsored exhibit students, members of the Federation of many scholarly works, delivered the 1988 of rare books and manuscripts, “Ucrainica Ukrainian Student Organizations (SUSTA) Vasyl and Maria Petryshyn Memorial at Harvard.” in the United States. In 1957 they began a Lecture. The exhibit celebrates the establishment fund drive within the Ukrainian-American of the Ukrainian Research Institute by the Among his numerous influential books community under the guidance of Stepan president and fellows of Harvard University on the study of nationalism are “Ukrainian Chemych, founder and president of the 25 years ago on June 4, 1973. This is the Nationalism, 1939-1945” and “Nations Ukrainian Studies Chair Fund, to raise an first event in a yearlong anniversary that Before Nationalism.” Each of these books, endowment to support not only three pro- will officially begin with the 1998-1999 along with numerous other books and arti- fessorial chairs, but later a research insti- academic year, and will include confer- cles, has shaped the way two generations tute, and a librarian for Ukrainian collec- ences, cultural events and special seminars. of scholars have approached the study of tions. The evening’s festivities began with a nationalism in general, and the study of The Ukrainian Studies Fund, together general viewing of the exhibits before pro- Ukrainian nationalism, in particular. with the tireless efforts of Omeljan Pritsak, ceeding to the formal program. Guests were It was for this reason that a large crowd the institute’s founder and first director, and welcomed first by Michael S. Flier, the of faculty, students and community mem- Ihor Sevcenko, the Dumbarton Oaks Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian bers assembled on March 12 to hear Prof. Professor of Byzantine History, had by Philology. Prof. Flier stressed the impor- Armstrong’s lecture, “Independent 1973 successfully completed its fund-rais- Dr. John A. Armstrong tance of the Ukrainian library collection at Ukraine in the World Arena: Prospects for Harvard University to the overall mission ing drive to endow the three chairs in the Republic and Implications for policy initiatives like GUAM will only of the Ukrainian Research Institute. He Ukrainian studies, witnessed the public Studies.” Prof. Armstrong focused on sev- intensify with time, as Ukraine searches emphasized that the scope of the Ukrainian defense of the first thesis in Ukrainian stud- eral aspects of contemporary international for foreign partners to help reduce Russian collection, the largest outside Eastern ies, and moved into its present location at relations that concern Ukraine. Beginning leverage over its external and internal Europe, could not have taken place without 1583 Massachusetts Avenue. with a survey of Ukraine’s relationship affairs. The main Ukrainian assets in such the hundreds, if not thousands, of generous A further integral part of Ukrainian stud- with its neighbors, Prof. Armstrong a partnership would be its ports on the gifts from individual donors and the many ies at Harvard University was the develop- praised the dramatic improvement of rela- Black Sea, which could be used for the endowed book funds established by private ment of an adequate research collection of tions with Poland, a country transformed processing and transportation of energy individuals. Ucrainica within the University Library. over the past 50 years – with the assistance resources from Azerbaijan, Kazakstan and Prof. Flier then introduced Roger E. The Committee on Ukrainian Studies of the intelligentsia on both sides – from a Iran for use domestically and for export to Stoddard, curator of rare books at issued an appeal to private collectors either threatening neighbor to a useful ally. Europe. Such an arrangement would not Houghton Library. Mr. Stoddard reminisced to donate or to help purchase library materi- He went on to discuss Ukraine’s rela- only resolve Ukraine’s energy problem but fondly of the time when an obscure 1798 als that would benefit research and instruc- tions with its southern neighbors – includ- could provide much-needed hard currency. edition of a Ukrainian book published in St. tion in Ukrainian studies. The appeal was ing Moldova and Romania – and the signi- Prof. Armstrong concluded his presen- Petersburg came to his attention via a book answered enthusiastically by members of fance of the GUAM alliance, an informal tation by reflecting on the decline of inter- dealer located in Milwaukee. Before he the Ukrainian American community who policy grouping initiated by Ukraine est in Eastern European studies. Not want- knew it, Mr. Stoddard was being pho- made their private collections available to together with Georgia, Azerbaijan and ing to end on a sad note, the scholar tographed with Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s the Harvard University Library either Moldova. The main goal of this alliance, encouraged those in the audience to “Eneida” for the front page of The through gift or sale. Donors, through finan- as Prof. Armstrong stressed, is to prevent employ broad, comparative approaches to Ukrainian Weekly, as back in 1971 no other cial contributions, also made possible the Russian domination in the realm of energy analyzing events in the region, without los- copy could be located, not even in Russia. purchase of library materials, such as the resources. ing an appreciation for those characteris- Roman Szporluk, director of the rare items of Ucrainica from the library of Noting the current energy shortfalls in tics – language, religion, culture – that Ukrainian Research Institute, and George Sergei Diaghilev, the renowned ballet Ukraine, Armstrong predicted that foreign make the region unique. G. Grabowicz, the Dmytro Cyzevs’kyj impresario, as well as their technical pro- cessing and preservation. “Ucrainica at Harvard,” the eighth exhibit of rare Ukrainian books and manu- Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute receives Soros grant scripts held by the Houghton Library, cele- brates the first 25 years of the Ukrainian CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Each year University. In addition to her duties as literary readings, contemporary films, Research Institute and recognizes the for the next three years, 10 Ukrainian stu- director of the Summer Institute, Prof. and excursions to Boston attractions and extraordinary contributions of library bene- dents will attend Harvard University’s Andrushkiw will again teach “Advanced local beaches. factors. The material spans 800 years of Ukrainian Summer Institute (HUSI) Ukrainian for Business.” Her experi- The mixture of students from Ukraine written literature on what historically thanks to a three-year grant from the enced language team includes Natalia with Ukrainian American and Ukrainian became Ukrainian territory. While it is the International Renaissance Foundation Shostak from the University of Alberta, Canadian students and non-Ukrainian most extensive exhibit yet to be held, it rep- (IRF), an organization founded by who will teach beginning Ukrainian and graduate students, provides an exciting resents only a small fraction of the rare George Soros. Yuri Shevchuk from the New School for and stimulating international program Ucrainica within the collections of the HUSI, which has been run by Social Research, who will teach interme- that engages and challenges all who Harvard University Library. Harvard’s Ukrainian Research Institute diate Ukrainian. attend. Friendships and contacts made in The 55 items on display range from a for 25 years, offers U.S., Canadian and The language courses will be supple- past years at Harvard have led to new late 12th century Slavonic Psalter (the old- other foreign students college credit for mented by courses in Ukrainian litera- horizons and opportunities for many par- est Slavic manuscript in the United States) courses in Ukrainian language, history, ture, history and politics. Prof. George ticipants. The institute is now enrolling written during the period of Kyivan Rus’ to politics and literature. Grabowicz, former director of the second-generation applicants whose par- the futurist journal Nova Generatsiia pub- Since 1992, students from Ukraine Ukrainian Research Institute, returns to ents met at the institute. lished in Kharkiv during the late 1920s. The have made HUSI an increasingly interna- the Summer Institute with a course on The 1998 intensive eight-week pro- books and manuscripts comprise 16th- and tional program. The students from “Twentieth Century Ukrainian gram will take place June 22-August 14. 17th-century religious works, the first print- Ukraine attending HUSI learn Western Literature: Tradition, Social Action and As in past years, HUSI will offer reduced ed histories of Ukraine, Baroque and 19th- perpectives on Ukrainian studies and for the Avant-Garde.” Newcomers will be tuition, substantially less than the regular century literature, philology and linguistics, late 19th- and early 20th-century historiog- these students, the Harvard experience is Prof. Christine Worobec from Kent Sate Harvard summer school tuition. Students raphy, and modern Ukrainian theater. an important step in their development as University teaching “Social History of with demonstrated financial need may Some of the more significant items future scholars, public servants and pro- Modern Ukraine, 1770-1945,” and Taras qualify for further fee reductions, but exhibited include the earliest Ukrainian fessionals in Ukraine. Last summer 21 Kuzio, research fellow from the must apply by April 15 for consideration. Cyrillic imprints, such as Ivan students from Ukraine attended HUSI, University of Birmingham in England, Dormitory housing is available at Fedorovych’s “Bukvar” (1574), one of two the largest enrollment of Ukrainian stu- who will teach “Contemporary Ukraine: Harvard. Admission is based on the known extant copies of the first Church dents ever in any Harvard program. The Dynamics of Political Transformation” applicant’s academic record, a letter of Slavonic primer, and the Ostrih Bible Harvard experience inspired this new for undergraduates and “Ukrainian recommendation and an essay. The appli- (1580-1581) – the first full edition of the generation of Ukrainians to return to their Politics in Comparative Perspective” for cation deadline is June l. Bible to be printed in Church Slavonic. In homeland and form the first Harvard graduate students. The academic pro- For application materials, contact 1573-1574, Fedorovych, a refugee from Alumni Club of Ukraine. gram will be complemented by a full cal- Patricia Coatsworth at Harvard Ukrainian Muscovy, establish the first printing press The 1998 program will once again endar of special events. The program for Summer Institute, 1583 Massachusetts on Ukrainian territory in Lviv, and later, in offer Ukrainian studies courses of the 1998 will include a lecture series by Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; or by tele- 1577-1579 helped establish the Ostrih highest quality. Returning by popular prominent faculty and guests, round- phone, (617) 495-7833, fax, (617) 495- printing press. demand as HUSI director will be Prof. table discussions on current Ukrainian 8097; e-mail: [email protected]; or Vera Andrushkiw from Wayne State affairs, and theater and music programs, web page at http://www.sabre.org/huri/. (Continued on page 20) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 7 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING

Detroit by Stephen M. Wichar Sr WARREN, Mich. – The annual meeting of the Detroit/Toledo/Windsor District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association convened in Warren, Mich., on March 1. Nine branches sent approximately 30 delegates to the meeting. After a quorum was established, the assembly was called to order by Dr. Alexander Serafyn, chairman of the Detroit District Committee, who greeted branch secretaries, officers, guests, UNA Advisor Roman Kuropas and UNA Vice-Presidentess Anya Dydyk-Petrenko. UNA Auditor Anatole Doroshenko, who was listed as an official speaker, was unable to attend. A memorial service was conducted for UNA members who died in 1997-1998. A presidium was selected with Dr. Serafyn as chairman, and Roman Lazarchuk as secre- tary. Mr. Lazarchuk then read the minutes of the March 1997 annual meeting, which were unanimously accepted with a commendation. The reports of outgoing officers began with that of the chairman. Dr. Serafyn, who is also a UNA advisor, sum- Participants of the Detroit District Committee’s annual meeting listen to officers’ reports. marized his UNA activities on both the national and local levels. These included participation in UNA General issues. Yaroslaw Baziuk, treasurer, reported on the finan- At this point, Ms. Marusczak made a formal motion to Assembly meetings, the blessing of the newly acquired cial status of the Detroit District, noting that it was a rela- grant the outgoing board a vote of confidence; the propos- UNA Corporate Headquarters building, deliberations of tively inactive year in terms of both income and expenses. al was unanimously accepted. various UNA subcommittees, organizing meetings, the Advisor Kuropas followed with a report on his activi- Mr. Wasylkevych, chairman of the nominations com- author’s night for Dr. Myron Kuropas, UNA Day at the ties with Michigan Gov. John Engler’s office and the mittee, presented a slate of candidates for the coming Dibrova estate, and screenings and distribution of the Republican Party. 1998-1999 term. The following were named: Dr. Serafyn, film “Hryvnia” to interested groups. Olha Marusczak, the district’s auditing committee chairman; Mr. Wichar, vice-chairman and public rela- Also listed by Dr. Serafyn as his duties were represen- chairperson, commented on her audit of the treasurer and tions/publicity (English) officer; Mr. Baziuk, treasurer and tation of the UNA at the Michigan Fraternal Congress, a secretary, noting that both officers follow high standards financial secretary; Mr. Lazarchuk, corresponding and meeting with U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham regarding in organizational bookkeeping. She added a verbal com- recording secretary; Dr. Atanas Slusarczuk, PR immigration issues and a mass naturalization ceremony, mendation for Zenon Wasylkevych and Stephen Wichar (Ukrainian); Mr. Wasylkevych, publicity (Ukrainian); as well as the presentation of special UNA diplomas to Sr. for their performance in the sphere of public relations Jurij Rub and Osyp Bihun, programs and hospitality; graduating students of the local school of Ukrainian stud- and publicity. She offered her highest praise to Mr. Gregory Korbiak, Dmytro Koszylowsky, Mr. Kuropas ies. Serafyn, who “provided much-needed UNA leadership in and Petro Zaluha, advisors; Ms. Marusczak, Josef Mr. Lazarchuk presented a report covering his duties the Metropolitan Detroit area; he has, indeed, fulfilled his as secretary and commented on local and national UNA role as a national advisor.” (Continued on page 16)

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NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Counting the votes Canadian law creates two classes Independent Ukraine’s second parliamentary elections are over. The good news was the voter turnout: over 64 percent nationwide, ranging from just over 50 percent in of Canadians with different rights Sevastopol and 58 percent in Kyiv, to 84 percent in Ternopil Oblast. But voter turnout by John. B Gregorovich panicked and set up the Deschenes does not tell the whole story. As Ukrainian Media Club President Serhii Naboka told Commission in 1985. The Ukrainian The major issue in the denaturalization the Eastern Economist, “democracy may have won, but democratic forces lost.” Canadian community reacted strongly and and deportation of suspected war criminals The results certainly are not encouraging, considering that Communists — who had in a three-year campaign through the Civil in Canada is whether Canadians-by-choice been expected to get 17 to 18 percent of the vote — won nearly 25 percent in the party Liberties Commission (now the Ukrainian (immigrants) have the same rights to jus- poll, giving them 84 seats in the Parliament. They also won an additional 39 seats in Canadian Civil Liberties Association), in tice as Canadians-by-birth. the single-mandate district voting. Thus, the Communist Party has 123 seats in the new alliance with other ethnic groups under the A Canadian-by-birth accused of war Verkhovna Rada — significantly more than the 80 it had in the outgoing Parliament. umbrella group Canadians for Justice, suc- crimes is tried in Canadian criminal courts. And, the Communists already are talking about changing things now that their pres- cessfully convinced the Deschenes A Canadian-by-choice, whether citizen ence has been reinforced— like diminishing the power of the president and altering the Commission, the Canadian public and the or not, accused of war crimes, is not tried current policy of cooperating with foreign financial institutions such as the IMF. government that alleged war criminals for the crimes in the Canadian criminal Their fellow travelers, the Socialist/Agrarian coalition earned 8.5 percent in the should be tried in Canadian criminal courts system with the safeguards built up over party voting, winning 29 seats; in the single-mandate voting the Agrarians won eight under Canadian criminal law. The result the years that provide the accused with the seats and the Socialists three. Also included in this left category is the Progressive was an amendment to the Canadian right to a fair trial. Instead, the Canadian- Socialist Party, which won 14 party seats as a result of its 4.04 percent showing in the Criminal Code that gave Canadian courts by-choice is accused of having failed to party balloting. And, there are several minor parties/blocs, such as Soyuz and the the right to try persons accused of any war answer questions correctly upon entry to Peasants Party, whose deputies can be expected to side with the leftist forces. crimes committed anywhere in the world. Canada, and is denaturalized and deported That means the Communists/Socialists/Agrarians/Progressive Socialists/et al have The person is then tried for specific crimes without having been convicted of a crime. at least 181 votes in the 450-member Parliament — that’s 40.2 percent. under Canadian law, i.e., kidnapping, tor- However, a Canadian-by-choice accused On the other side are the democrats: Rukh, which had 9.4 percent of the party vote ture, murder, manslaughter, etc. of a serious crime other than a war crime is for 32 seats, plus 14 seats in single-mandate voting; the Greens, 5.4 percent for 19 Cases were then brought forward in seats; the National Democratic Party, 4.99 percent for 17 seats, plus 11 individual tried in a Canadian criminal court. Only if he is convicted of the crime is a proceeding Canada under Canadian criminal law. They seats; the Hromada Party, 4.68 percent for 16 party seats, plus seven individual seats; were not successful because the evidence and the Social Democratic Party – United, 4.02 percent for 14 party seats. Add to that to denaturalize and deport him com- menced. provided did not meet Canadian standards the Reform and Order Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Congress of of criminal proof. The Finta case is inter- Ukrainian Nationalists with three seats each, and the Republican Party with two. Now The current situation is a result of events in Canada after the second world war. esting because of its misuse by the propo- you have a picture of the strength of democratic forces in Ukraine’s next Verkhovna nents of denaturalization and deportation Rada: 141 seats, or just over 31.3 percent of the Parliament. Millions of East Europeans fled to Western Europe to escape the Russian Communist without proof of complicity in war crimes. Do the results indicate a continuing stalemate in Parliament? The immediate answer A jury found Imre Finta not guilty at his seems to be: yes. But, there still is some hope in the good news that 114 independents holocaust. After the initial period of repatri- first trial. The government appealed the were elected in single-mandate districts. Observers, including former President Leonid ation of these victims to Russian gallows finding and ultimately the matter arrived at Kravchuk, say the independents, most of whom are said to be democrats and national- and concentration camps, public opinion in the Supreme Court of Canada, which ists, businessmen and high-profile activists, are not likely to vote with the Communists the West forced Western countries to sus- upheld the jury decision of insufficient evi- or leftists. Thus, the three-way split that has defined Ukraine’s Parliament will contin- pend repatriation. With Western Europe at dence to convict Mr. Finta. The judgment ue. What may change is the way the various forces interact. a low ebb economically, the emigration of is twisted by those who allege that the President Kuchma underlined that he believes there are enough centrist and demo- the displaced persons to the rest of the cratic national deputies in the Verkhovna Rada who will work with the president, and world began. Supreme Court decided that no accused that he is ready to work with them. “This Parliament will be no worse than the old The entry of displaced East Europeans could be convicted if he argued that he fol- one,” he added. He also assured Ukraine and the rest of the world that “despite the to Canada was opposed vocally and vehe- lowed orders. That was not the court’s find- election results there will be no going back. Ukraine will pursue its reformist policy.” mently by overtly Communist groups, pro- ing, however. The Supreme Court conclud- Whether that assessment is justified will become evident soon enough. Communist organizations and organiza- ed that the evidence against Mr. Finta did tions of ethnic groups. not meet Canadian standards. The organi- The Ukrainian Canadian community zations pushing for denaturalization and was successful, however, in convincing the deportation falsely claim no one can be April prime minister, MacKenzie King, that dis- convicted of a war crime in Canada. They Turning the pages back... placed persons should be allowed to enter assert that accusations are enough, that evi- Turning the pages back... Canada. dence is unnecessary to deport and denatu- 3 Since the 1950s, accusations that ralize suspects. Canada is harboring hordes of war crimi- Three years ago the government advised 1994 nals, – 5,000, 10,000 and so on – have been the central organizations of the affected Four years ago, this newspaper reported on the results of inde- a staple of the Canadian media. No proof communities of the government’s intention pendent Ukraine’s first parliamentary elections. Following are has been offered, but that has not stopped not to prove that the suspects are criminals excerpts from the news story filed by our Kyiv correspondent. the accusations and the resulting publicity. via criminal trials, but to proceed by alleg- A particular target has been the Waffen- ing that they could not have gotten into *** SS 14th Grenadier Division, composed of Canada without concealing their past. The KYIV — Defying predictions of voter apathy, over 75 percent of Ukraine’s electorate Ukrainian patriots, popularly known as government, in contrast to a normal case went to the polls on Sunday, March 27, to cast their ballots for a new Parliament in the first the Galicia Divizia (Division). The attack whereby it has to prove with evidence that democratic elections in independent Ukraine. is based on the fraudulent equation of the person actually lied, is simply asserting Although Ukraine’s registered voters succeeded in electing only 49 deputies to a 450- “SS” and “Waffen-SS.” The (Nazi politi- in lieu of evidence that a person must have member Supreme Council, the high turnout reflects their anger with the state of affairs in cal) SS was a police organization that ran lied. Ukraine under the leadership of President Leonid Kravchuk, a former Communist Party concentration camps, killing units, etc. Groups in Canada asking for this type of ideologist who has talked of market reforms, but done little to initiate change. The Waffen-SS comprised elite military kangaroo court justice point to the success In eastern Ukraine – in the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk and in the autonomous units of non-Germans serving in the of the United States, where over a 20-year republic of Crimea – voters approved plebiscites on closer ties with Russia, posing the German armed forces exclusively in the period about three people a year have been threat of separatism for this country of 52 million. Although these regional opinion polls war against Soviet Russia. Whereas the denaturalized and deported, some to their had been banned by President Kravchuk, nearly 75 percent of the Crimea’s voters, the SS was judged a criminal organization at deaths. The American law is odd. It covers majority of whom are Russian, responded to the plebiscite, which has no legal binding, stat- the Nuremberg trials, and membership only crimes on behalf of Germany commit- ing that they wanted more autonomy from Ukraine and dual citizenship. Nearly 90 percent automatically made a person a war crimi- ted during 1933-1945. War crimes before of the voters in Luhansk and Donetsk voted in favor of dual Ukrainian-Russian citizenship, nal, no such findings were made against and after, or elsewhere, are not covered. making Russian a state language alongside Ukrainian and closer ties with the the Waffen-SS. By ignoring this crucial In contrast, Canadian war crimes legis- Commonwealth of Independent States. difference, the slanderers – including lation covers all war crimes in the past, But even with only one-tenth of the parliamentary slots filled on March 27 and runoffs those now active on the Internet – are present and in the future, anywhere in the scheduled for April 3 in 48 districts and April 10 in 353 districts, the results after the first pushing the Canadian government to world. It is the first legislation of its type round show a growing division between eastern and western Ukraine. declare all members of the Division to be anywhere in the world. Canadians can be “What we see is a polarization of forces,” commented Serhii Holovatyi, who was elected war criminals who should be automatical- proud that Canada pioneered this field. to a second term as a deputy from Kyiv, winning over 50 percent in the first round of vot- ly denaturalized and deported. The agency in the United States charged ing. “The highest voter turnout was at the two extremes – Luhansk and Halychyna,” he The campaign to denaturalize and with enforcing American law on Nazi war said. (In the Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions, 85-90 percent of the electorate deport East Europeans continued during crimes, the Office of Special Investigations came out to vote; in Donetsk, Luhansk and Dnipropetrovsk, 70-75 percent hit the polls.) ... the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. This contin- (OSI), has been found by American courts “The citizens of Ukraine understand very well that these are no ordinary elections in ued until the attackers found a prime min- to have concealed evidence and lied to the Ukraine. They are not just elections, but they are a vote for a new state, a new Constitution, ister without the backbone to refuse to act courts. It is from this background that the a new path for reforms. This is a vote for future social peace,” said Viktor Pohorilko, vice- on suspicion, not proof. Brian Mulroney Canadian government has hired a former chairman of the Central Election Commission. head of the OSI, Neal Sher. Will he now introduce such sleazy tactics into Canadian Source: “Over 75 percent of electorate turns out to vote for Parliament; 49 deputies elected; 401 John B. Gregorovich is chairman of law enforcement? seats in runoffs,” by Marta Kolomayets, Kyiv Press Bureau, April 3, 1994, Vol. LXII, No. 14, The the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Ukrainian Weekly. Commission. (Continued on page 17) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 9

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Scholarly evening features Fulbright scholar parishes for funds. “Dirt” presents It must be stressed that channeling funds and her new anthology of Ukrainian drama through the Consistory that are designated by Tetiana Keis for Church programs in Ukraine does not accurate picture NEW YORK – On February 14, the Dear Editor: harm these programs in any way. On the contrary, in many instances it was benefi- Shevchenko Scientific Society welcomed After reading the story “Dirt” by cial. For instance, last year the society sent the return from Ukraine of Dr. Larissa Vadym Semenko, I fully agree with his its regular monthly check designated for the M.L.Z. Onyshkevych, a Fulbright senior depiction of the situation in Ukraine and Kyiv Theological Academy to the scholar who taught at the Ivan Franko Lviv the rest of the former Soviet empire. Consistory. Within a few days the society State University last fall. There has not been one single trial of received the Consistory check, double the The program was chaired by Prof. the people responsible for mass murder, original amount, and then the society trans- Myroslava Znayenko of Rutgers genocide, deportations, etc.; no trial of ferred the doubled amount to the academy University, who introduced the speaker and persons implicated in murder, execu- in Kyiv. The rector of the academy, Bishop noted that the program would consist of Dr. tions, crimes against humanity. There Danyil, favors such an affiliation between Onyshkevych’s impressions of cultural life never will be – not until they get rid of the Society of St. Andrew and the in Lviv and the presentation of the book she the criminals running the country now. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. compiled and edited, titled “An Anthology How can they prosecute each other? of Drama of the Ukrainian Diaspora: Michael Heretz My father was shot at Katyn Forest Blyzniata Sche Zustrinutsia” (The Twins Rutherford, N.J. with thousands of other Polish officers. Shall Meet Again), Kyiv/Lviv: Chas, 1997. Why such silence from Poland? The Michael Heretz is president of the During opening remarks, Prof. Leonid Reds were involved; now they are run- Rudnytzky emphasized the scholarly and ning the country again. No one was ever educational value of Fulbright programs for charged with that crime. They are sitting both Ukraine and the United States. This comfortably collecting pensions. Taxpayers should evaluation was upheld by Dr. Hanna I have one suggestion: cut out all sup- Chumachenko (now a Fulbright scholar port to Ukraine from all our Canadian demand answers from Ukraine at the Harriman Institute), who recounted an earlier visit by Dr. and American organizations until they Dear Editor: introduced the anthology as representing a Onyshkevych to Ukraine to teach at the put their house in order. historical occurrence, being the first Where’s our outrage? Dr. Myron Kherson Pedagogical Institute. Ukrainian anthology of drama in general. Richard Lubiak Kuropas was much too kind to Neal Sher In her lecture, Dr. Onyshkevych While this volume covers the drama of the Princeton, British Columbia (ex-OSI commissar) in his March 1 col- described the extensive and diverse cultural diaspora, it also represents various literary umn in asking whether Mr. Sher should programs that continue to flourish in Lviv, styles and trends in drama of this century, be disbarred. What we taxpayers should despite the harsh economic conditions in and makes them accessible to readers in the be demanding to know is why he and his the country. She especially stressed the role West and to the readers in Ukraine. The A clarification about cohorts are not in jail. played by the younger generation of poets anthology bridges the gap that existed in Also, by what strange set of coinci- and scholars, and the atmosphere support- Ukrainian literature, making it whole, dences (or is there an international con- ive of individual initiative in the cultural Society of St. Andrew allowing “the twins to meet.” Dear Editor: spiracy – you can’t blame the KGB this field. There is a visible thirst for scholarly time) does Mr. Sher get placed into a Dr. Onyshkevych then presented some In Viktor Rud’s article of March 8, there contacts and publications (at some universi- position in Canada where he can again of her major postulates on Ukrainian drama are comments about a relationship between ties the speaker had audiences of 200 to persecute and prosecute innocent people of the diaspora. She also noted that the the Society of St. Andrew and the 500). Younger scholars, in particular, anthology includes eight Ukrainian and ruin the lives of their families? appear to be well acquainted with the publi- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., In addition to us Americans, our American playwrights, who wrote between that call for clarification. cations in the diaspora. It was a rewarding the 1920s and today: Ielysei Karpenko, Canadian counterparts also should be feeling to see how greatly these works are Mr. Rud correctly stated that the Society outraged and concerned. Ludmyla Kovalenko, Juri Kosach, Ilarion of St. Andrew is independent, is separately appreciated and used she noted. Cholhan, Iuri Tys, Bohdan Boychuk, Yuriy Not only that, but Ukrainians in The speaker also described the incorporated (1990), tax-exempt under Tarnavsky and Vasyl Barka. Volodymyr Ukraine must be most concerned December conference in Kyiv on current Section 501(c)(3) and has its own board. Vynnychenko, Leonid Mosendz, Yurii because, if Canada starts exporting “ille- Ukrainian language and orthography, Most likely Mr. Rud was not aware that Lypa, Ivan Bahrianyi and Vira Vovk lived gal aliens” (that’s all Mr. Sher needs to stressing the benefits of the current period, in 1996 the society accepted the status of establish) to Ukraine, you can be quite (or live) in other Western countries. before a new orthography is approved, Originally, the playwrights came from dif- church-affiliated organization (prytserkov- confident that there will be “internation- since it provides scholars in Ukraine with na orhanizatsia), without losing much of its al” pressure to execute the “Nazis.” ferent parts of Ukraine, but all of them felt more opportunity to become acquainted an obligation, perhaps even a mission, to independence. The Society of St. Andrew Something doesn’t seem quite kosher with works the expos the Soviet-enforced write on topics and genres prohibited by continues to retain its own independent here. changes in the Ukrainian language, as well board and auditors, separate and it contin- the Soviet regime. They also had a desire to Jaroslaw Sawka as to develop more tolerance to pre-Soviet express themselves freely and to experi- ues to file separate reports with the IRS. spelling, especially of foreign words. But now the society also submits its annual Sterling Heights, Mich. ment with styles and ideas current in the In the second part of the program, Dr. Western intellectual world. Some of the financial report and activities report to the Tamara Hundorova of the National Metropolitan Council and the Sobor of the The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters plays, especially those written immediately to the editor. Letters should be typed (dou- Academy of Sciences in Ukraine (now a after World War II, were in the forefront of Church. Fulbright scholar at Columbia University) The advantages to the society by being ble-spaced) and signed; they must be origi- the literary movements in Western Europe. nals, not photocopies. This is noticeable in the presentation of affiliated with the Church greatly outweigh The daytime phone number and address Tetiana Keis is a librarian at Barnard the obligations. The president of the society problems of communication between indi- of the letter-writer must be given for verifi- College of Columbia University in New viduals, in the decanonization of language, is an ex-officio member of the Metropolitan cation purposes. York. Council; the privilege is not being used at of anti-heroes which Ionesco and later this time because the present president was Harold Pinter made famous several years after Eaghor Kostetzky’s plays. Similarly elected to the council by the Sobor. The Kovalenko’s and Kostetzky’s plays stressed society can send its representative to the The Weekly archive now on Internet elements of feminine essentialism, a philos- Sobor with the right to vote, can publish PARSIPPANY, N.J. — The Ukrainian Weekly on April 6 will unveil a website ophy that Simone de Beauvior was begin- appeals, reports and information about its dedicated to archival materials published in the newspaper since its founding in ning to articulate then. Another unique ele- activities in the official organ of the Church, 1933. The site currently encompasses 3,300 articles and may be found at ment may be found in the Ukrainian exis- free of charge, or, with the approval of the http://www.panix.com/~polishuk/TheWeekly/home.shtml. tentialist plays in the anthology, which, in Metropolitan, mail them directly to the The Special Issues Section includes year-in-review issues of The Ukrainian contrast to Western European plays, pro- parishes. Weekly for the years 1986 through 1997, as well as the “Decade in Review” vide their own more optimistic variant for As to the requirement to channel funds published at the end of 1979, which examined the key events of the 1970s from individual self-fulfillment. The plays in the raised by the society for the church projects the Ukrainian perspective. anthology represent almost all the literary in Ukraine through the Consistory, this Also on The Ukrainian Weekly Archive site are: the first issue of The styles of the century, from symbolism to applies only to those funds that are desig- Ukrainian Weekly dated October 6, 1933; two issues devoted to the 1960 visit of the theater of the absurd. The 1948 plays by nated for the continuous programs of the Nikita Khrushchev to the United States; the special issue published on the occa- Kostetzky and Kovalenko were among the society, such as assistance to the elderly or sion of the 50th anniversary of the Great Famine of 1932-1933; as well as issues earliest Ukrainian post-modernist works. to the Kyiv Theological Academy. dedicated to the 60th anniversary of The Weekly and the centennial of the The program concluded with a tribute to However, funds raised for short-term proj- Ukrainian National Association. the newly published anthology by two of ects, such as the commemoration of the The Weekly issues which reported on the nuclear accident at the Chornobyl the distinguished playwrights whose works 75th anniversary of the UAOC or the bells nuclear power plant (1986), Ukraine’s declaration of sovereignty (1990), its were included in the volume, Dr. Cholhan of St. Michael’s Cathedral, for which the proclamation of independence and the results of its referendum on independence and the poet Mr. Boychuk. society forms special committees that do (both in 1991) also may be found in the site’s Special Interest Section. In her closing remarks, Prof. Znayenko not necessarily include only members of Full texts of all issues published in 1996 and 1997, and excerpts of top stories once against stressed the significance of the Society, often are not channeled through from the newspaper’s 1998 issues also are available. All sections of The this timely publication at the close of the the Consistory for a variety of different rea- Ukrainian Weekly Archive are searchable. The site is created and maintained by century. Last October, in Ukraine, the sons. In such instances the society chooses, Serge Polishchuk, member of The Weekly production staff. anthology was listed among the 10 best on on its own, not to appeal directly to the a “hit parade of books.” 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 11

New York Times praises Krovytska in “Butterfly” NEW YORK — Soprano Oksana Krovytska’s sion of the score which had been revised by Puccini DRAMA REVIEW: Kurbas Theater’s performance in the title role of Puccini’s “Madama for the work’s Paris run. In recent seasons the City Butterfly” at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Opera had been presenting Puccini’s original 1904 Center on March 8 was singled out in a review by version, which did not prove to be a success at its 10th anniversary presentations critic Allan Kozinn in the March 10 issue of The premiere at La Scala. by Julie-Ann Franko New York Times. In his review, Mr. Kozinn noted: From its inception in 1988, the Les Kurbas Theater strove to Under the headline “‘The Butterfly’ Puccini “The principal attraction in the current run is develop theatrical methods and practices upon which a new stage Wanted,” the review noted that “A Ukrainian Oksana Krovytska, a Ukrainian soprano whose of theater could emerge. The troupe began by embracing the singer seems to know what the geisha must have vocal agility, graceful movement and dramatic sen- aspects and standards of Ukrainian and world theater and, in so felt.” sibility make the title character’s ingenuousness doing, brought together Wagner’s concept of total theater whereby This season, the City Opera’s production of both believable and touching. Throughout the per- all aspects of theater – actors, text, audience, stage design, music, “Madama Butterfly,” under the direction of George formance, and particularly in the final two acts, Ms. costumes, lighting – are used as ingredients to be combined into a Manahan, is based on the better-known 1906 ver- Krovytska sang with a fluid combination of depth whole performance with ancient Ukrainian theatrical tradition. and luster that gave her char- In the first of its productions, Lina Kostenko’s “Marusia acter dimension. She consis- Churai,” a testimony to the solidity of this beginning’s aim was tently made Butterfly’s most achieved. The production brought together a newly formed col- crucial moments — her ren- lective of actors who lifted Kostenko’s verse drama off its page dering of ‘Un bel di,’ the end and transformed it into a breathing series of Ukrainian cultural of her meeting with landscapes. The scenes were interwoven into hauntingly beautiful Sharpless and the entire final icons painted onto floor to ceiling canvas scrims (painted by Lviv scene, for example — as artist Andrii Humeniuk) through which music floated as the revealing and wrenching as embroidered characters passed through, as if caught in a painting they demand to be. of their moment in time. Clearly this presentation is not a tradi- “Ms. Krovytska’s best tional means of telling the tale of the Ukrainian songstress partner in this endeavor was Marusia Churai (Tetiana Kaspruk). It is almost ironic then, that Victor Ledbetter, who as what resonated out of the work, and 10 years later continues to Sharpless, the America con- resonate, is the grace of the traditions it holds. The core of a sul, provided a sensitive Ukrainian spirit – the collective spirit of a land’s thoughts, voices, counterpoint to Butterfly’s colors and textures – rises up and is literally revived through the misguided hopefulness in ambition of theatrical probe. the second act.” In revisiting this work a decade after its first appearance, the Mr. Kozinn refers to Kurbas Theater’s public is given a context through which it can tenor Joseph Wolverton in measure the theater’s history and accomplishment. the role of Pinkerton as “easier to resist.” (Continued on page 17) The cast for the perform- ance included Peter Julie-Ann Franko is associate artistic director and dra- Blanchet as Goro, Timothy maturg of the Les Kurbas Theater. She received her master of Oksana Krovytska dressed for the role of Musetta in “La Boheme” with Truschel as Yamadori and fine arts degree in dramaturgy and drama criticism from Yale Gary Lehman, who played Marcello. Matthew Lau as the Bonze. University. “New Horizons”: an exhibit of contemporary art at the Ukrainian Institute by Olya Shevchenko whose orientation has been repeatedly manipulated to result similar to those that resulted in Ms. Fedchun’s armless in mirror-image, Rorschach-like decorative patterns painted female figures, Ms. Farion’s finished works are conceived NEW YORK — A rather mysterious large triangular in a hard-edge style against a painterly background. from the start as fragments, a state in which most ancient shape is currently visible from street level through the cen- In contrast to the rather conservative palette and restraint marble sculptures exist today. In fact, several of her titles tral second-story window of the Ukrainian Institute of of the works in this room, the paintings hung in the room, include the very word, such as “Dream Fragment.” In this America in New York City. This object is a painting fea- which was occupied also by the sculptures of Ms. Fedchun, work, a softly modeled face just barely surfaces from the tured in an exhibit titled “New Horizons,” which opened on are somewhat more energetic. In these paintings, Mr. rough matrix, expressing features that appear merely sug- Saturday, March 21, at the institute. Shuhan recycles motifs randomly created on printing gested rather than laboriously chiseled out of stone. The A reception for the artists was held on Saturday at 5 p.m. screens at an earlier time by transferring them onto richly assembled group of sculptures by Farion was very mood- during which the public had the opportunity to view the art painted, active surfaces. Four of the six paintings share the evoking, creating a sense of peaceful calm through gentle works on display and meet the four artists represented in the same glyph-like blue symbol which reappears twice in each modeling and quiet palette. show. Featured in the exhibit were Anya Farion, Roman painting, side by side. Of special interest is a painting exe- “New Horizons,” which was on view through March 29, Hrab and Marko Shuhan, all young American artists of cuted in luxurious shades of red against which the blue offered the public a good opportunity to view a small cross- Ukrainian descent, and Nelli Fedchun, a visiting artist from glyphs stand out in a particularly vivid manner. section of work currently being created by Ukrainian artists Ukraine. Viewed from a specific angle, the blue color of Ms. living in the New York area. For further information about The first works of art encountered upon entering the Fedchun’s “Blue Bird” was picked up nicely by the blue in the exhibit, organized by Anya Hnateyko and Ihor Terleckyj, building are by Mr. Hrab, who is responsible also for the Mr. Shuhan’s red and blue painting that hung on the wall contact the Ukrainian Institute of America at (212) 288- aforementioned strategically hung triangular painting. His just beyond. This sculpture is not typical of the pieces by 8660, or refer to the website www.brama.com/uia. installation “A Wing and a Prayer,” in which he brings Ms. Fedchun included in this exhibit because it is the only together many media, including painting on steel, photogra- one of eight that does not represent the female form, her phy, kinetic sculpture and even a digital video occupied the favorite subject. In turn, her sculptures of the female form library on the first floor. In the spirit of Dada, Mr. Hrab cre- are not typical in that they are not carved in stone or cast in ates works of art in which he brings together objects that bronze, but are fashioned from porcelain. Their smooth, seemingly have no relation to one another. However, he buffed surfaces and substantial appearance give them an air does not create such juxtapositions in order to simply con- of being wrought from stone. Indeed, they have something found, but rather to encourage contemplation and interpreta- of the quality of the smooth pebbles we find washed up on ton of the new relationships created. For example, the lit the shore after being polished by the waters of the sea. Ms. candles he places on his “altar” satisfy the expectations cre- Fedchun abstracts the female figure, discarding unnecessary ated by this designation, but the printing plates attached details and concentrating on the lines, in search of the quin- above them suggest a less transparent interpretation. The tessential form. Interestingly, she chooses to represent her central sculpture of the installation unites a motorized pro- female figures as armless, suggesting a kinship with the pellor with a pendulum-like object and four wings cast in now armless sculptures of classical goddesses with which beeswax. Mr. Hrab explains that the images and symbols we are acquainted. She also turns to classical mythology as found in his work are “metaphors for influences and inspira- a source for subject matter, as in “White Venus,” “Black tions, aspirations and fears,” making his work admittedly Venus,” and “The Kidnapping of Europe,” whose story may personal, yet not unapproachable. be familiar to us from Titian’s famous painting of the same Paintings by Mr. Shuhan occupied the walls of the two subject. In Fedchun’s highly original version, the bull has exhibition rooms on the second floor, while the floor space been reduced to simply its head, while the elegant, reclining is devoted to the work of the two sculptors represented in figure of Europe rests precariously on his horns. the show. Turning right at the top of the main staircase, one The marble sculptures of Ms. Farion have a more overt entered a room occupied by the marble sculptures of Ms. stylistic connection to classical art, which is especially evi- Farion. Together with the monochromatic paintings by Mr. dent in works such as “Travertine Torso,” “Small Pink Shuhan, they gave the room a somewhat muted quality. Mr. Torso” and “Draped Torso.” Although abstract in the sense Shuhan’s paintings in this room were presented linearly in that the figures are idealized, the human form is not distort- three groups of four, floated in horizontal black box frames. ed in these works. Farion has taken great care to preserve The paintings are decidedly abstract and decorative. Each the integrity of the human form and to celebrate it, in the Nelli Fedchun’s “Bluebird” (foreground) and Marko grouping features a basic shape that has been cloned and tradition of Greco-Roman sculpture. Perhaps for reasons Shuhan’s “Series I” (background) at the UIA. No. 11 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 11 Kyiv hosts Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition by Prof. Luba Zuk MONTREAL – From November 19 to December 6, the Ukrainian capital city, Kyiv, hosted the prestigious Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition. The Lysenko competition was founded in 1962 by a group of prominent Ukrainian composers and performers: Andriy Shtoharenko, Yevhen Stankovych, Myroslav Skoryk, Yelysaveta Chavdar, Yevhen Rzhanov and Ariadna Lysenko. It began as a national music competition and was held in such cities as Kyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa and Zaporizhia. Over the 35 years of its existence the competi- tion developed into one of the most influential musical events in Ukraine. In 1992, on the 150th anniversary of Lysenko’s birth, it acquired international status. It is gratify- ing to note that several of Ukraine’s best-known and cele- brated performers have been winners of previous Lysenko competitions. The 1997 Mykola Lysenko competition, held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine and the Ukrainian State Center of Cultural Initiatives, was open to four performance areas: piano, violin, cello and voice. The excellent reputation of previous Lysenko competitions in particular, and the high level of musical standards in Ukraine in general, as well as substantial monetary prizes, attracted over 100 talented, highly trained young musicians from 12 countries. It was wonderful to hear such an abun- dance of musicianship, technical mastery and professional- ism. Participants came from Armenia, Belarus, China, Georgia, Kazakstan, Korea, Latvia, Moldova and Russia, Three members of the piano jury at the Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition in Kyiv, in front but the majority of competitors were from Ukraine. of a monument to the composer near the State Opera House. Renowned pedagogues and performers were invited to act as jury members for each individual area of the competi- she represented. sense of drama and commitment, using a very large scale of tion. Depending on the discipline, jury panels had seven or First prize winners in each category were awarded dynamics. eight members each, three members from Ukraine, and four $5,000 (U.S.), the title of laureate and a gold medal; second The winner of the first prize in violin was Dmytro or five members from the international music community. prize – $3,000 (U.S.), the title of laureate and a silver medal; Tkachenko; the second prize was won by Ostap Shutko. As This year several laureates of previous Mykola Lysenko third prize – $2,000 (U.S.), the title of laureate and a bronze a first prize was not awarded in the cello area, the second competitions were invited to serve on the jury. medal. The fourth- and fifth-place finalists each received a prize was divided between Diana Havata and Kateryna Members of the piano jury were Prof. Mychailo Danylenko. The winners in the women’s voice category Stepanenko, chairman of the jury, Ariadna Lysenko, grand- diploma and $1,000 (U.S.). There were also prizes of were soprano Ludmyla Povstenko (first prize) and Zhanna daughter of Mykola Lysenko, Ethella Chupryk (all three $1,000 (U.S.) each for the two best performances of works Nimenska (second prize); in men’s vocal area the first and from Ukraine), Yuriy Ayrapetian (Russia), Jaroslaw by Lysenko, for the best performance of a work by a con- second prizes were won by baritones Stanyslav Tryfonov Drzewiecki (Poland), Igo Koch (Austria) and this author temporary Ukrainian composer, for the youngest contestant and Mykhailo Kirishev, respectively. (Canada). Among other prominent jurors from outside admitted to the semifinal round, as well as eight prizes of It should be mentioned that all winners of top prizes, Ukraine were violinists: Simon Camartin (Switzerland), $500 (U.S.) each for two accompanists in each of the violin, as well as the recipients of other prizes and diplomas, Dyusen Kaseinov (Kazakstan), Michael Striharz cello, women’s and men’s voice areas. and several participants of the second and even the first (Germany), Ihor Frolov (Russia); cellists: Medeia Abramian For three weeks, Kyiv was filled with glorious music, round have participated, and were often winners, in sev- (Armenia), Wang Xiang (China), Maris Villerush (Latvia), excitement, anticipation and speculation as to which of the eral previous music competitions, both national and Jerzy Wujtewicz (Poland), Yulia Panteliat (Austria), Serhiy young artists was going to win the much coveted first international. This attests to the very high standards of Usanov (Russia); and vocalists: Lyudmyla Kolos (Belarus), prizes. music education and professional music performance in Vasile Martinoiu (Romania), Mati Palm (Estonia) and Inna Soldatenko, a brilliant 20-year-old Ukrainian Ukraine in particular, and the contemporary music world Branislav Jatych (Yugoslavia). pianist, a third-year student at the National Music Academy in general. The competition consisted of three rounds: two solo in Kyiv, was awarded the first prize in piano. The young The official organizers of the competition – the rounds (or solo with piano accompaniment) and the final laureate demonstrated excellent technique, astounding virtu- Ministry of Culture and Arts of Ukraine and the State round with orchestra. A festive gala concert with perform- osity, professional preparation and assurance in all three Center of Cultural Initiatives – were generous and gra- ances by the laureates and the distribution of medals, diplo- rounds. The second prize was won by Alina Chalikova, a highly deserving pianist, also a 20-year-old third-year stu- mas and prizes concluded the competition. (Continued on page 16) During all three rounds of the competition the contestants dent at the National Academy. She performed with a strong performed in several well-known locations: pianists in the Hall of Columns of the Philharmonic, others at the House of Scholars of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, at the Mykola Kolessa inducted into Academy of Arts Tchaikovsky National Music Academy, and at the State Opera House. All performances were open to the public free PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Lviv composer and doyen of of charge. Ukrainian music Mykola Kolessa was recently inducted As the performances were scheduled in several locations into the Academy of Arts of Ukraine as a full member of at the same time, it was very difficult to follow in detail the the academy. The ceremony took place on December 2, progress of all participants in each area. However, at the end 1997, at the academy building, with Andrii Chybykin, of each round the results were discussed with great enthusi- academy president, officiating. asm by the public, young performers and jury members. He was honored along with composer Yevhen The required program was most demanding, similar to Stankovych (1942-), one of the central figures of contem- that of other important international competitions such as poeary Ukrainian music. (See The Weekly, November 16, the Chopin, Tchaikovsky or Queen Elizabeth of Belgium 1997 issue.) competitions, to name but a few. A wide range of standard Prof. Kolessa is the second member of the distinguished repertoire with emphasis on large works was presented by Kolessa family upon whom this honor was bestowed. In most contestants. Perhaps the most important requirement 1929 Prof. Kolessa’s father, the composer and well-known of each of the areas of the competition was the performance Ukrainian folklorist Filaret Kolessa (1871-1947), was simi- of works by Lysenko and by contemporary Ukrainian com- larly honored by being elected a member of the Academy posers. In the final round all finalists also performed a of Sciences of the USSR. Ukrainian work – a concerto or an aria – with orchestral Among the numerous congratulatory messages, received accompaniment. by Prof. Kolessa in connection with the event, were greet- The competition offered a unique opportunity to hear ings from the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in excellent performances of seldom heard or virtually the U.S.A., which read: “We hold you in great esteem both unknown works by Mykola Lysenko, as well as many as composer and conductor. Your books, articles and mem- works by other Ukrainian composers. It was a veritable cel- oirs, as well as professional and pedagogical work have ebration of Ukrainian repertoire and, for many, a real dis- served researchers of different generations and are an covery. It was also very interesting to hear compositions by important contribution to the field of music and as such, to composers from other countries, as each contestant was raising the prestige of Ukraine throughout the world.” required to perform at least one work from the country he or The 94-year-old Prof. Kolessa is distinguished professor emeritus at the department of opera and symphony con- Luba Zuk, associate professor in the faculty of music at ducting at the Mykola Lysenko Lviv State Music Institute. McGill University in Montreal, was a member of the piano jury His music is widely performed throughout the world. Mykola Kolessa at the Mykola Lysenko International Music Competition in Kyiv. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukrainian pro hockey update by Ihor Stelmach

World-class shinny much of the early part of the season, were making a run in the Northeast Division. No matter what changes the NHL insti- Buffalo ran up to the break with a nine- CALL ( 973 ) 292- tutes to its All-Star Game format – this game unbeaten streak, including an impres- year, for the first time, it was North sive road win over Montreal at the end of a America versus the World – it remains a five-game-in-seven-night run. The Sabres FIRST QUALITY Planning a trip to non-hitting game of shinny. A goal by actually were not pleased to see the break UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE Mark Messier proved to be the winner as as they were playing their best hockey of the North American side edged the World the season. Their offense, dormant for MONUMENTS UKRAINE? team 8-7 on January 18. much of the campaign, was beginning to SERVING NY/NJ/CT REGION CEMETERIES League officials hoped the new format rise above the two-goals-per-game average. would lead to more spirited physical play, Defenseman Alexei Zhitnik is logging lots OBLAST Personalized and there were more nudges along the of minutes on the power play and regular MEMORIALS Travel Service at boards than usual, but no major collisions. blueline shifts. P.O. 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short as they continue the rebuilding line, led by Ed Jovanovski, which was very goals and 43 assists is great! Pro hockey... process. While the forwards, led by Theo inconsistent. Forward David Nemirovsky Winter break started about two weeks (Continued from page 12) Fleury, were relatively consistent, the started the season with the big club before early for the Philadelphia Flyers, who These guys need a trade or something to defense, as a group, was guilty of major being demoted to the minors. dropped six of their last eight games before give the team a spark and let the players and quite costly breakdowns. Forward The New Jersey Devils stormed into the the Olympic break. Goal scoring was the know that management cares. Todd Hlushko has thus far served two tours break with a three-game winning streak team’s biggest problem. Excluding a 6-2 The Dallas Stars don’t often need a of duty with the parent club. and four-game (3-0-1) unbeaten streak that win over the Phoenix Coyotes on February reminder from coach Ken Hitchcock that The Colorado Avalanche entered the kept them atop the Atlantic Division. Two 5, the Flyers averaged fewer than 1.5 goals this thing can fall apart at any time. The Olympic break having won five of six of the three victories were back-to-back per game since January 24. Only four play- Edmonton Oilers’ job in last year’s playoffs games and starting to look like a dominant shutouts by Martin Brodeur in a home-and- ers had double-digit goal totals, causing should last as a reminder all season. But the team again. The team didn’t always look home series against Ottawa. Bobby Holik GM Bobby Clarke to go looking for help in most refreshing thing to Hitchcock and the that way though. The Avs had a 29-13-16 continued his career-best year, and Doug the form of a trade for Vancouver Canucks’ Stars’ players is how quickly this team record, but there were times Colorado Gilmour made sure his price as an unre- forward Mike Sillinger. Tampa Bay Lightning’s seems to be able to right the ship after a looked like an average club. The low point stricted free agent would remain high with The perform- mishap. After losing the first two games of was a loss to Dallas in late January when his exceptional playmaking. Veteran sniper ance going into the break – aw, what the a recent road trip, the Stars responded with the ‘Lanche were outshot 40-20. Goalie Dave Andreychuk is suffering through a heck, make it the whole season – was sim- some of their best hockey of the season to Patrick Roy blasted his team, saying “there major goal scoring drought. Tough guy- ply horrendous. Its top goal-scorer, with 14, enter the break first overa ll with 80 points. is no way we’re going to win the Stanley defenseman Kenny Daneyko is expected was defensive forward Rob Zamuner. The Detroit Red Wings, who started the Cup the way we’re playing.” There were back to full time duty following a lengthy Twelve new players were added since season without a top forward (unsigned some questions still to be answered – sure- and successful battle with alcoholism. December 30. The Lightning had two dif- New York Islanders free agent Sergei Fedorov), top defenseman ly chief among them whether the Avs’ nine The finally seemed ferent franchise-record 16-game winless (Vladimir Konstantinov) and goalie (Mike Olympians will be too fatigued to be effec- to develop a sense of purpose in their last streaks. Tampa had 13 straight losses head- Vernon), entered the break tied for second tive through the playoffs. six games before the break, going 4-1-1 ing into a February 4 game against place over all. The strangest part is Detroit The Edmonton Oilers’ six-game win and allowing only 10 goals. The problem Carolina, during which the Bolts drew a led all NHL teams in offense. They had a streak turned into a seven-game slide into was that they had gone 1-13-2 before that lead in the last two minutes to tie 3-3. league-high nine players with 10 or more the winter break. In a word, abysmal. The streak, leaving a lot of ground to make up. “Most of all,” said Coach Jacques Demers, goals. During that time, the defense Oilers were beaten by the two worst teams “Too bad it took a while,” said center Brian “I’m just so happy that the damn (losing) remained strong, yielding an average of in the Western Conference: Vancouver Smolinski. “I think a lot of guys were in a streak is over.” 2.34 goals against. (twice) and Calgary. They lost three of four fog. A lot of guys had a lot of soul-search- There usually is more than one way to The surging Los Angeles Kings over- home games. They stunk in the first period ing.” The winning streak seemed to have look at a situation and that is certainly the brought back goaltender Tommy Salo’s Washington Capitals. took the Phoenix Coyotes for fifth place of every loss. It was an amazing sight, given case with the Since confidence. He’s a key. January 1 the Caps had been on a pretty over all in the Western Conference just the proficiency just a few weeks earlier. So this is what $44 million gets you? good roll, going 9-4-3. But they entered the before the Olympic break, temporarily put- Long-shot-to-make-the-team backliner The New York Rangers played 57 games Olympic break on a very depressing note, ting the Coyotes’ intent of catching the Drake Berehowsky has added a needed and failed to win 40 of them. Their 17 vic- allowing Tampa Bay to end its 16-game fourth-place St. Louis Blues for home-ice physical presence in front of the net. tories placed them ahead of only three winless streak with a 4-3 victory at the advantage on hold. The Coyotes did what Centerman Tony Hrkac, acquired in a waiv- teams. They didn’t have a single shutout. MCI Center. “We may look back at this they could, going 10-6-4 in their final 20 er deal from Dallas, has injected a badly They didn’t have a single short-handed game, and it could be what cost us home games leading up to the break. But back-to- needed scoring presence into a team desper- goal. They lack speed and size, and they ice advantage (in the playoffs),” said Coach back sloppy losses to the Blackhawks and ately needing some kind of firepower. happen to be the oldest team in hockey. Ron Wilson. Winger Peter Bondra contin- Flyers and an 0-2-1 homestand to finish The Los Angeles Kings were, without They hit the break seven games under .500. ues his Herculean efforts as the one and things off killed any momentum the might question, one of the surprise teams of the They were looking like a real longshot for only Capital offender. Checking wing have had. season with a 26-20-9 record and fifth the playoffs. Steve Konowalchuk is quietly having his It’s amazing what a fast start can do. place position in the Western Conference. Hey, wait a minute. What about Wayne? usual season. Center/wing Andrei The St. Louis Blues won seven of their They were remarkably consistent through- Hockey’s all-time top player had accumu- Nikolishin is just rounding into true game first eight games and posted a franchise out and positively brilliant heading into lated 56 points in 57 games with this awful shape after knee surgery and a rehab stint. record mark of 11-2-2 in their first 15 to the winter break with a 9-1-1 record in Rangers’ imitation of a team. Thirteen Go, Niko! catapult to the top of the NHL. After that, their last 11. The Kings were already two however, they were 19-19-6 – a .500 team wins shy of their total from last season that still exceeded expectations consider- and were on pace to have their best record ing the roster (10 players who played in since 1992-1993, the season they reached the American or International leagues last the Stanley Cup final. Coach Larry season) and the injuries that plagued them Robinson and his staff were getting the all year. most from one of the youngest teams in Oddly, for a team this deficient in raw the league. talent, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ biggest Until losing three of their final four enemy this season – and noticeably in a 5- games before the Olympic break, the San 5-0 stretch between the All-Star break and Jose Sharks looked very much like a legit- the winter break – was complacency. When imate contender for a playoff berth in the this team shows up to work, despite being Western Conference. Buoyed by the acqui- one of the lowest scoring clubs in franchise sition of forwards Mike Ricci and John history, it can often compete with any NHL MacLean, the Sharks battled back from a squad. However, after two or three consec- 9-18-2 start by going 11-7-5 from utive solid games, it’s as if the Leafs fool- December 4 through the end of January. ishly believe they can abandon their defen- Continuing such a pace would almost cer- sive style to skate and shoot with the good tainly have landed a post-season berth, but teams. San Jose’s slump at the outset of February Ukrainian hockey stars in this Central left some serious questions. Back-up goal- Division include defenseman Richard tender Kelly Hrudey has proven there still Matvichuk, a stalwart on the Dallas Stars’ is a definitive place for him in this league, blueline, little tough guy Joey Kocur, third- based on his exploits as a proven NHL net- liner with the Red Wings, and the tandem minder. of Captain Coyote Keith Tkachuk, having In what may be a case of far too little far still another in a series of fantastic offen- too late, the Vancouver Canucks began to sive seasons, and young defender Oleg resemble a hockey team in the final nine Tverdovsky, back into NHL life after a days before the Olympic break. They went long holdout. Tverdovsky, after an initial 4-1-0 in a five-game stretch, knocking off period of re-adjustment, has regained his the Devils, the Oilers twice and San Jose, deft scoring touch from the blue line. while losing a narrow 2-1 decision to The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim suf- Colorado. Coach Mike Keenan’s revamp- fered from the absence of superstar Paul ing of the roster through four trades seemed Kariya, inconsistent goaltending, an inex- to rejuvenate the roster. “Old Man River perienced defense, season-long scoring Dave Babych has been utilized on the slumps from Tomas Sandstrom and Scott Canucks’ blueline as needed in 1997-1998. Young, injuries to Steve Rucchin and an Despite adding unrestricted free agents atrocious power play. Now for the bright Dave Gagner and Esa Tikkanen over the spot: Right-winger Teemu Selanne was off-season, and tying up veterans Scott brilliant at almost singlehandedly keeping Mellanby, Johan Garpenlov and Kirk the Ducks two points out of a playoff spot. Muller with long-term deals, the Florida The Calgary Flames could hardly be Panthers entered the Olympic break nine faulted on effort – there were only a hand- games under .500 and scraping the bottom ful of games where coaches point to a lack of the Eastern Conference with Tampa Bay of hard work costing a game. But with 16 and the New York Islanders. The Panthers’ wins in 57 games, it has become apparent offense was abysmal – second worst in the the Flames are good enough to fall just East. Add to that the fact that their blue 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14

NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Named to USA Today’s team of top students FARMVILLE, Va. – Longwood College senior Raissa Czemerynski is one of 20 students nationwide selected to USA Today’s 1998 All-USA College Academic First Team, the only student from a Virginia school, and the first Longwood student to be chosen for this honor. Among the First Team winners of 11 men and nine women are students with majors in biology, agricultural develop- ment, theater, community development, applied physics, and biomedical engi- neering, representing schools such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College and Texas A&M. Ms. Czemerynski is a therapeutic recre- ation major. Nearly 1,200 undergraduates national- ly were nominated for the 1998 awards, the ninth year that USA Today has spon- sored the program. “We at USA Today are proud to continue a commitment to honoring academic excellence and com- munity service throughout the country,” said Editor David Mazzarella. Nominees were judged for outstand- ing individual scholarship or intellectual achievement, and leadership roles in activities on or off campus as the most important criteria, but also for academic performance, honors, awards, rigor of academic pursuits and the ability to express themselves in writing. Raissa Czemerynski with the award she The winners were invited to an received for being named to USA awards luncheon on February 13 at USA Today’s 1998 All-USA College Academic Today headquarters in Arlington, Va., First Team. and were featured that day in a two-page color section of the newspaper, “saluting speaks Ukrainian, organized and partly the best and the brightest.” financed a three-week internship last A check for $2,500 and a trophy were summer at Lviv Regional Specialized presented to each student by Tom Children’s Hospital in Ukraine to con- Curley, president and publisher of USA duct therapeutic recreation activities with Today, before an audience of well over young victims, children between 8 and Air Ukraine 100 family and friends. Ms. 10 years-old, of the Chornobyl nuclear Ä‚¥‡Î¥Ì¥ª ìÍð‡ªÌË Czemerynski was accompanied by her disaster. parents, and several professors. She is currently doing an internship in ONLY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN In her letter nominating Ms. her hometown of Philadelphia, with chil- dren under age 6 at the Children’s NORTH AMERICA AND UKRAINE Czemerynski for the award, the director of Longwood’s honors program, Susan Seashore House, one of the oldest hospi- Bagby, wrote “Raissa has always quietly tals in the nation for long-term care of New flight will start on May 19, 1998: gone about creating her own learning children with chronic illnesses. She’ll experience ... she is highly motivated, graduate from Longwood in May and New York – Ivano-Frankivsk – Kyiv musically gifted, academically talented, plans to work with children and adoles- athletic and extremely hard-working.” cents in the therapeutic recreation field. (Besides existing flights to Kyiv and Lviv) Ms. Czemerynski, 21, is a Longwood She was one of 15 therapeutic recreation Scholar; a member of the college’s hon- majors at Longwood who worked as vol- Great Connection between our daytime and evening time ors program, Phi Kappa Phi national unteer aides at the 1996 Paralympic honor society, and Mortar Board, an Games in Atlanta. flights at JFK with Delta flights from Seattle, Los Angeles, honorary leadership society; and a for- “Raissa is perhaps the most gifted stu- San Francisco, Chicago and Miami. mer president of the Therapeutic dent I have every had the pleasure of Recreation Organization. She received working with during my 18 years of the Virginia Recreation and Park teaching,” said Dr. Patricia Shank, asso- For Reservation and Ticketing: Society’s Student Recognition Award ciate professor of therapeutic recreation 1-800-Ukraine (1-800-857-2463) last September, which recognizes distin- at Longwood. “She is extremely commit- guished performance in academics and ted to her profession and her work with or contact your Travel Agent. the therapeutic recreation field, and she people with disabilities ... She is one of was nominated recently for a Michael the most carring, sensitive and genuine Schwerner Activist Award from the persons I have ever met. She is truly in a Arrival and Departure information Gleitsman Foundation of Malibu, Calif. league of her own.” Ms. Czemerynski, who grew up in a Ms. Czemerynski graduated from the (718) 656-9896 (718) 632-6909 Ukrainian American family and also Philadelphia High School for Girls. Air Ukraine PACKAGES TO UKRAINE 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005 New York, NY 10176 as low as $ .69 per Lb

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NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Sworn in as judge in Montgomery County, Pa.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Judge Wasyl “William” Ihor Maruszczak was sworn in on January 12 by Judge Joseph Smythe for a six-year term of office as a judge of the District Court in Montgomery County, Pa. Holding the Bible are his parents, Wasyl and Annastasia Maruszczak of Clifton, N.J. Judge Maruszczak is a first-generation Ukrainian American and was elected by a landslide victory in November 1997.

Ms. Wallace majored in international studies at Bowling Green State University Selected as intern and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. She spent the fall semester at Ohio Statehouse of 1996, working as an intern at the Center COLUMBUS, Ohio – Larysa (Lesia) for Democracy in Washington. She assisted Wallace was named a 1997 Legislative in planning and organizing the International Service Commission intern at the Ohio Judicial Conference (IJC) in the capital, UKRAINIAN Statehouse. and worked with the international Supreme Ms. Wallace, a 1993 graduate of DANCE CAMP & WORKSHOP 1998 Court justices during the IJC, especially Fairbanks High School and a 1997 gradu- Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, Director those from Ukraine. at Verkhovyna, Glen Spey, N.Y. ate of Bowling Green State University, is For six weeks in the summer of 1997 the daughter of Irena and James Wallace of Ms. Wallace studied Ukrainian at the DANCE WORKSHOP — for advanced dancers (ages 16 and up) June 28 - July 19 Plain City, longtime members of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla DANCE CAMP — (ages 8-16), July 26 - August 8 Ukrainian American community in Academy in Kyiv. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTILL JUNE 15 Columbus. In her current legislative internship, she write or call The 13-month internship at the state- is working for three senators with assign- ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY house attracts highly qualified and motivat- ments on the judiciary committee and the 523 East 14th Street, Apt. 3B, New York, NY 10009. Tel.: (212) 677-7187 ed people to careers in public service. The criminal justice subcommittee. program was established more than 30 years ago and offers college graduates the opportunity to work as staff assistants to members of the Ohio House and Senate. Intern duties include assisting legislators by answering constituent inquiries, writing press releases and speeches, researching prospective legislation, attending legislative meetings and drafting legislation. They also include working in the Ohio Government Telecommunication Center and performing other administrative duties. Ms. Wallace is one of 24 interns selected from more than 250 applicants. The intern- ships are full-time paid positions.

Re: Ukrainian language test NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – Parents are asked not to call the New York State Department of Education in reference to the annual high school Ukrainian language test. As was clearly stated in the announce- ment (published March 8), only the prin- cipal’s office may contact the Department of Education, not anyone individually. Students must apply to their school prin- cipal. Also, copies of the previous years’ exams should be available at the listed schools where such exams are given; they should be requested there, and not at the Department of Education. Inappropriate calls to the department have created prob- lems and uncalled-for complications for the committee preparing this exam, accord- ing to Oksana Bakum. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14

In an informal dialogue, Ms. Dydyk- The World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations (WFUMA) Detroit Petrenko fielded all pertinent questions. A presents (Continued from page 7) major portion of the discussion was devoted Postolowsky and Serafina Marzotto, audi- to the proposed merger between the UNA tors. The proposed slate was unanimously and the Ukrainian Fraternal Association. VII Congress of WFUMA Other subjects included payment of divi- August 16-20, 1998 elected. After congratulations were offered to the dends, and the UNA’s official publications, in the transcarpathian city of Uzhorod, Ukraine. new board, Dr. Serafyn invited Ms. Dydyk- Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly. Petrenko to address the delegation. After Next on the agenda was a plan of work The main themes of the VII Congress will be: Organization of the Health Care Delivery in briefly welcoming the audience, Ms. for the next term, including a UNA Day at Ukraine, Postgraduate Medical Education in Ukraine, Cancer Screening, Preventive Dydyk-Petrenko provided data about the Dibrova, an organizing conference, a Medicine, Ecological Problems (Chornobyl), New Diagnostic and Surgical Methods, Role of Detroit District. Thirteen branches enrolled meeting with professors from Ostroh, Medical Organizations in the Health Care Delivery. 29 new members for total insurance cover- Ukraine (a project of Dr. Kuropas), a age of $184,000. Only 41 percent of the dis- seminar with the Self-reliance Federal All physicians, Allied Professionals and Guests are cordially invited to attend. trict’s assigned quota of 70 members was Credit Union regarding consumer fraud achieved. Total membership of the Detroit and continued screenings of the UNA Abstracts to be sent to: Wasyl Szeremeta, MD, Temple University, Department of District is 1,982; a loss of 95 members was video “Helm of Destiny” to interested Otolaryngology, 3400 Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140. sustained in 1997. Among the UNA’s 27 groups. The district also plans to re-ener- E-Mail: [email protected] districts, Detroit placed 20th in terms of gize dormant branches and to better man- Abstract deadline extended to April 15, 1998. organizing activity. The district’s top organ- age publicity that can advance the frater- izers were: Vera Krywyj (Branch 174) , nal interests of the UNA. Administrative matters regarding the Congress are being handled by Scope Travel, Inc., 1605 who enrolled 10 new members; Alexandra After the 1998 annual meeting was for- Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ; tel.: (800) 242-7267, fax: (973) 378-7903. Lawrin (Branch 175), five members; and mally adjourned, participants enjoyed an Ms. Marusczak (Branch 82), four members. evening repast and camaraderie. We hope to see you in Uzhorod!

Paul J. Dzul, MD Wasyl Szeremeta, MD Rozhok, who also was vice-chairman of President, WFUMA Secretary, WFUMA Kyiv hosts... the Organizing Committee, Mykhailo Academic Program Director (Continued from page 11) Burak, director of the competition, as cious hosts, providing comfortable well as high government and civic offi- accommodations and excellent meals not cials, and sponsors of medals and prizes. The press and Ukrainian State Television TO ALL BRANCH ORGANIZERS AND UNA MEMBERS only to the jury members, but also to those contestants who were admitted to and Radio provided coverage. The opening REMINDER the two final rounds. There were several ceremonies and concert, the concluding guided tours and official visits: to lay gala concert as well as interviews with sev- UNA is insuring up to age 80 in the single premium life plan. wreaths at the Lysenko monument near eral jurors, both from Ukraine and abroad, Minimum coverage is $2,000. the Opera House and at his gravesite in were transmitted live. On the occasion of The following are sample premiums: the Baykiv cemetery, visits to the Mykola the opening of the competition President Lysenko Museum, to historical and archi- Leonid Kuchma sent warm greetings and Age Premium for Additional premium tectural landmarks, such as St. Sophia congratulations to the participants and $2,000 coverage for $1,000 Cathedral and the Pecherska Lavra, and guests, wishing them “creative success and 70 1,358 674 invitations to performances at the State inspiration.” While the final events were 71 1,392 691 Opera House, as well as several recep- coming to an end, plans were already being 72 1,424 707 tions with the participation of Minister of made for the next Mykola Lysenko 73 1,458 724 Culture Dmytro Ostapenko, Vice International Music Competition in the year 74 1,492 741 Minister of Culture Dr. Volodymyr 2001. 75 1,524 757 76 1,556 773 77 1,588 789 78 1,620 805 THE TRIBUTE TO MY DAUGHTER 79 1,650 820 80 1,680 835

For further information call your Branch secretary or UNA home office at 1-800-253-9862

Our Angel In the misty, trembling air of the glorious sunset, a time was passing by. And our Angel Marta, on invisible wings, rose to the starry blue yonder to Almighty God. Neath the light of the golden sun, rain fell softly upon the earth, amid the miracle of growing flowers and trees and our lives – all in the hands of the Lord. Through the mystery of life, a wreath unknown and unreal, only God, through Jesus Christ, leads our sacred souls to heaven, to the other divine world. Our Angel Marta, with bright blue eyes like shining stars, was, with all her heart, devoted to hear family and all people. She was a generous and wonderful human being. Her tragic death on January 11, 1997 left her family in the inexplicable pain. Our memories about our lovely and unforgetable Marta will be with us forever and ever, and the pain deep in our hearts will be endless. In memory of my daughter, Marta Anna Procinsky Flannery.

Mother No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 17

Kurbas Theater’s... (Continued from page 10) “Going back to this work,” observes actor Oleh Drach, “is like going back to your first love. It’s a reunion between the impulse of innocent beauty and experi- ence.” As no attempt was made to reinter- pret the work from the theater’s modern professional standpoint (a practice that until now has been observed), the revival is a metaphor of itself. A painting of its cultural genesis caught in time onto its scrims. When this painting is held up to Hryhorii Skovoroda’s “Grace-given Erodii,” another work being presented on this American tour, a distinct course of theatrical evolution is overtly visible. The theater’s interpretation of Skovoroda’s 18th century parable on the significance of being brought up in grace is a full real- ika ization of the theatrical potential begun in “Marusia.” Where “Marusia” can be The cast and director of the Les Kurbas Theater’s production of “Marusia Churai.” praised for its successful weaving of text, set, lights, actors and song, these ele- sets, which echo “Marusia’s” painted Kaspruk as Dolores and Mr. Tsiona as the worlds, most likely will become more ments are nonetheless confined to a kind canvas scrims, do not hang down as a Commandor stood as the pillars which refined. of flat theatricality: as an audience you barrier to the action but open inwardly as moderated the work. Mr. Mysak’s As the Les Kurbas Theater winds down are invited to look at the painting, but a gate that leads toward a path (and on a Sganarelle slithered through all the events this American tour, these works have unwit- ultimately not asked in. big enough stage, toward a depth) that while court members Mr. Vodychev, Mr. tingly created a monument to the theater’s The theater’s production of “Grace- ends in a very large basket. This basket, a Drach, Ms. Podoliak and Mr. Kuchynsky legacy and aspirations. In viewing those given Erodii,” by contrast, asks much single structure woven out of assorted garnished the work with the rhythmical three works collectively, the Les Kurbas more of itself. The two-character parable materials (a metaphor of the work), liter- hand clapping, foot stomping, drum beating Theater’s past, present and future are pre- is played out by the entire company, with ally and figuratively contains all the les- and voice chilling tones of ambiguous cele- sented as a living history and testimony of every actor taking turn playing either the sons of Erodii’s father’s teachings (the bration. modern Ukrainian theater’s potential and haughty monkey Pishek, or the young role of Father, a “character” that rises up Less readable was the relationship triumph. The process and message these humble stork, Erodii – thereby bringing out of Erodii’s monologues is alternately between the costumes and the work. From a works give to all roads the theater will trav- these “characters” out onto a playing played by Volodymyr Kuchynsky and dramaturgical standpoint, the use of outrage el down – both here in America and field through the interpretations of sever- Oleh Stephan). The point of everything, and color seemed oddly misplaced between throughout the world, is best epitomized by al different players: Ms. Kaspruk’s Erodii to paraphrase Father, is that the thou- and worlds of Seville and Madrid. It must Mr. Drach, “We love where we come from, is the wide-eyed innocent; Andrii sands of everything that exist to create be restated, however, that the costumes, too, we respect how we’ve grown, and there by Vodychev’s is the graceful, evangelical one whole thing do not mean anything by are works in progress, and they, along with the grace of where we’re from and what prodigy; Oleh Tsiona’s the impassioned themselves. In living with these thou- the shapes and distinctions of the two we’ve done, we shall go on.” orator; Yuri Mysak’s is the young man sands of things everyone will be cursed, “cursed until he finds the oneness.” who’s coming into his wisdom. Mr. THE TORONTO CONVENTION COMMITTEE Drach begins playing the role of Pishek In bringing together the depth and of the with enormous physical presence (and insights of Skovoroda’s dialogue, its colors, with a love of playing with the text’s tones, textures and resonant melody of lan- UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. words), while Natalia Polovynka’s guage, with the colors and textures of all announces that the Pishek is a sprightly flip inquisitor, and that is available to Kuchynsky’s theater, an Marianna Podoliak’s understanding cor- epitome of total theater is realized, and is responds to one whose “wonder has been the standard by which all of the theater VesnivkaVesnivka ChoirChoir opened.” work should be measured. (winner of international competitions in Europe) All these points of interpretation are With this tool of measurement in mind, it will hold a made experimental by pushing the actors is clear that the Kurbas Theater’s production of Lesia Ukrainka’s Dona Anna play, “The farther out into this extremely physical SPRING CONCERT playing field by having them transform Stone Host” is on a path to such a realiza- themselves into the choir that envelops the tion. Given that its American presentation is to commemorate the 104th anniversary work, or into the visions of a heavenly heart a work in progress (slated to premiere next of the and hellish nightmares that grow out of August), it is futile to discuss the work in Erodii’s monologues. And as the actors analytic terms. Rather than dole out UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. function to bring together all these aspects prophetic criticisms, this space shall be used and on the occasion of the into the whole of one character (or rather to comment on where the work is at this two characters), so do all the elements in time and space. UNA’s 34th Convention this production coalesce to bring about a Having made its “premiere” in (the first UNA convention to be held in Canada) theatrical whole. Maplewood, N.J., at the beginning of March, the work presented itself in its ALEXIS KOCHAN, soloist from Winnipeg, Nina Lapchuk’s earthtone costumes will perform as a soloist, as well as in concert, with the Vesnivka Choir. intermesh between the “characters” and courtship stage. It is apparent that the rela- tionship between actors, text, music and Andrii Humeniuk’s set design. These KVITKA ZORYCH-KONDRATSKA. costumes, while not fully mature, were will conduct the Vesnivka Choir nonetheless connected. Of these elements, the most cohesively developed aspect is the The concert will be held on actor/text/music relationship: there was a SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1998, AT 7 P.M. at St. Patrick Church, 141 McCall St., Toronto (next to Art Gallery) Name omitted clear consummate understanding between In Helen Smindak’s story (March 15) Ukrainka’s text and the Spanish sibyl and on the New York dinner welcoming court music that scores the work. And, as Ukraine’s new envoy to the United usual, the relationship between the actors as Nations, it should have been noted that an ensemble proved to be full with tempo greetings to Ambassador Volodymyr and flow. Yelchenko were extended also by John Ms. Polovynka and Mr. Stephan, joined Oleksyn, vice-president of the Ukrainian as Dona Anna and Don Juan, were the force American Coordinating Council. of a wave upon the company’s shore. Ms.

born elsewhere? Canadian law... Are Canadians-by-choice of East (Continued from page 8) European origin to be third-class citizens? The Convention Banquet The fundamental questions remain: The choice of first-class or second-class to be held on Are Canadians-by-choice (immigrants) or third-class citizenship will be made by to have less safeguards than Canadians Canadians affected by the Canadian gov- Saturday, May 16, 1998, at 7 p.m. born in Canada? ernment’s decision to introduce classes of at the Toronto Hilton Hotel Are Canadians-by-choice to be treated citizenship in administering justice. If they by the government as second-class citi- allow Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to Convention delegates and guests, zens? make the choice for them, instead of insist- as well as the Ukrainian community of Toronto, Kvitka are invited to take part in these events Alexis Are Canadians born in Eastern Europe ing on their rights to full Canadian citizen- Zorych-Kondratska Kochan to have fewer safeguards than Canadians ship, they will have chosen to be less. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 14

stalled structural reforms, which have yet to of similar concerns on the movement of IMF stalls... be implemented. economic reforms. Newsbriefs (Continued from page 2) Government official have said they hope Western financial institutions also are (Continued from page 2) to the stand-by program in general, but it to win approval for the larger loan later this concerned about the situation in Ukraine’s of 170 women’s NGOs in the U.S. and the does indicate that Ukraine must continue to year. President Kuchma has pledged to treasury market, which has been slow to new independent states, the Women’s work carefully to limit and cut spending. improve the economy before presidential come out of a serious financial crisis that Consortium strives for equality between the In Warsaw, Ukraine’s Vice Prime elections in 1999. Ukrainian authorities all occurred last November. genders. (Eastern Economist) Minister Serhii Tyhypko said his country agree the country has to significantly Ukraine is scheduled to spend about $4 and the IMF were working out a financ- strengthen its budget and structural reform million on treasury bill redemptions this Kuchma, Yeltsin to meet in June program. year. ing program and hoped to have it fin- KYIV – The third informal meeting of As if confirming the slow pace of eco- Alarmed by tremors on the international ished this month. He did not provide President Leonid Kuchma and Boris Yeltsin nomic reforms, the World Bank also financial markets, foreign buyers stopped details. is planned for June, reported ITAR-TASS announced this week that it would postpone buying treasury bills last year and have been The IMF approved the stand-by loan on March 25. Questions related to that arrangement last summer after rejecting a two loans totaling $200 million. Bank offi- slow to return, leaving Ukraine with little meeting were discussed by Oleksander $2.5 billion, three-year loan because of cials said the money was withheld because money to support its hryvnia. Razumkov, deputy secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and Sergei Yastrzembskyi, vice-chairman of Russia’s Presidential Administration. (Respublika) Georgia claims wineries in Russia TBILISI – Georgian Deputy State Property Minister Zurab Bakhtadze told journalists on March 26 that Tbilisi is claiming ownership of seven wineries and distilleries in Russian cities, ITAR-TASS reported. Moscow, for its part, has laid claim to 70 Georgian facilities, mostly at health resorts on the Black Sea coast. (RFE/RL Newsline) Authorities bust counterfeiting operations KYIV – Twenty-seven counterfeiting operations were uncovered in 1997, the Internal Affairs Ministry reported. Law enforcement agencies arrested four people in the Cherkasy Oblast town of Vatiutino on March 16. They had been using a scan- ner, a computer and specially designed computer programs for printing Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. currency on a color print- er. Investigation revealed that the group had ties with the Russian mafia. (Eastern Economist) Kyiv high-rise office building is unveiled KYIV – Kyiv’s first high-rise office building was topped off at a ceremony organized by Jones Lang Wootton, the sole leasing agent on March 19. The developer was ISA Developments, and the main contractor was Kadima Group, a Canadian construction company. The tower offers second-generation office accommodations for between $45 and $75 (U.S.) per square meter. The entire project contains over 16,000 square meters and is in the downtown area of the Pechersk district. The building was originally developed as a mixed residen- tial project called the Tracy Center. When the project was revived the bal- conies were closed in to create a proper air-conditioned office tower. (Eastern Economist) Ukrainian-U.S. founding memo is signed DONETSK – A memorandum on the founding of a Ukrainian-American edu- cational center has been signed between the rector of the Donetsk Academy of Management, Stanislav Povazhnyi, and the head of the USAID mission to Ukraine, Gregory Huger. The memoran- dum foresees further development of a strategic partnership between Ukraine and the U.S. within the framework of the Kuchma-Gore Commission. The Donetsk Academy will cooperate with the Will Rodgers University in Tulsa, Okla. U.S. specialists will share their experience of local budgets and organi- zation of communal services. (Eastern Economist) American fighter dies from injuries KYIV – An American citizen who was badly injured in a no-holds-barred fighting match at the Palace of Sports complex on March 16 died in the early hours of March 18. The father of five failed to recover from injuries sustained from his opponent from Kharkiv. (Eastern Economist) No. 11 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 19 World premiere for Ukrainian-born composer

NEW YORK — Music by Ukrainian- born composer Dmitry Polischuk will form part of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company’s presentation of “Five World Premieres,” featuring works of various cho- reographers in a performance being held at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse in Hunter College on April 14 and 15 under the auspices of The Kaye Playhouse and American Ballet Theatre (see “Preview of Events”). Mr. Polischuk’s composition “Pulsar,” scored for synthesizer, will be used for the choreography of Robert Hill, princi- pal dancer at ABT. Long Island-born Mr. Hill, who has been with ABT for several years, choreographed two pieces prior to the work that will be performed April 14 and 15. One work is set to the music of Sergey Taneyev, the other is the solo piece “Phoenix.” The 32-year-old Mr. Polischuk is a native of Vinnytsia, Ukraine, where he Sid attended the State Music School and Dmitry Polischuk College. He received his master’s degree in music as a composer from the presti- string quartets; a piano sonata; sonata for gious Gorki State Conservatory of two pianos; a compilation of pieces for Music, in Gorki, Russia. Also during solo piano; and a sonata for solo violin. this time, he wrote several compositions His scores for the theater include: for drama theater. “Dream of a Funny Man” by Dostoyevsky; Since his emigration to the U.S. in 1991, “11 Doors” by Andrey Orlenko; “The Lady Mr. Polischuk has been working as an with a Dog” by Chekhov and “When Cuba accompanist with the Eliot Feld Ballet Opens Up” by Benji Olfsson. Company and New Ballet School (aka Mr. Polischuk has also composed music Ballet Tech), American Ballet Theatre, for the first act of the ballet “Giselle” (aka Ballet Arts at City Center and Scarsdale “Life Situations”) for the New York dance Ballet Studio, among others. company Donald Byrd, The Group. Apart Throughout this time he has also been from “Pulsar,” his scores for synthesizer writing chamber, orchestral and electron- include the work “Baroque Game” for full ic music. Among Mr. Polischuk’s com- orchestra and synthesizer, and music for positions are: Symphony for Full ballet class composed and recorded on a Orchestra; “To Stockhausen” for soloists, synthesizer, using sounds imitating orches- choir, organ, and full orchestra; two tral instruments. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1998 No. 11

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Tuesday, April 7 Wednesday, April 15 NEW YORK: The Department of Slavic PURCHASE, N.Y.: Concert pianist Languages and the Harriman Institute at Volodymyr Vynnytsky will present an “All- Columbia University present the Les Kurbas Chopin” program at the Conservatory of Theater from Lviv in “An Evening of Music Recital Hall, State University of New Ukrainian Poetry.” The event will be held at York at Purchase, at 8 p.m. 301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University, Broadway and 116 St., starting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20 Thursday, April 9 CAMBRIDGE: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lecture by Paul PURCHASE, N.Y.: Performing as a duo, cel- D’Anieri, assistant professor of political sci- list Vagram Saradjian and pianist Volodymyr ence, University of Kansas, on the topic “The Vynnytsky, will appear in a faculty recital at Future of Ukrainian Foreign Policy.” The lec- the State University of New York at Purchase ture will be held in the HURI seminar room, in the Conservatory of Music Recital Hall in a 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. program of works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Rachmaninoff. The recital Saturday, April 25 begins at 8 p.m. WASHINGTON: The Washington Group WASHINGTON: The Kennan Institute for will host a semi-formal cocktail party/happy Advanced Russian Studies is holding a semi- hour at the home of James Fedorko, 1428 nar, cosponsored by East European Studies, Longfellow St., starting at 7 p.m. Contact Woodrow Wilson Center, on the topic “Social either Jim at fedorkoj@wrsmtp- Structure and Personality under Conditions of ccmail.army.mil or (202) 722-7493 or Adrian Radical Social Change: A Comparative Pidlusky at [email protected] or (202) Analysis of Poland and Ukraine.” Featured 483-8276 for more information. speaker is Melvin Kohn, professor of sociolo- gy, The Johns Hopkins University. The semi- Sunday, April 26 nar will be held in Room 486, Woodrow Wilson Center, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW, PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh District at 3:30-5:30 p.m. Committee of the Ukrainian National Association and The Ukrainian Technological Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14 and 15 Society invite the public to attend an afternoon with Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, educator, editori- NEW YORK: The Sylvia and Danny Kaye alist and author of the recently published book Playhouse and American Ballet Theatre pres- “Ukrainian American Citadel: The First ent American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, Hundred Years of the Ukrainian National John Meehan, director, in “Five World Association.” Dr. Kuropas will speak on the Premieres.” Among music composed for the topic: “The Future of the Ukrainian-American premiered works is that of Ukrainian-born Community.” The presentation will be held at composer Dmitry Polishcuk for the choreogra- the University Club, 123 University Place, at 3 phy of Robert Hill. The program will feature p.m. Admission is free. Light refreshments the work of Mark Godden (music by Johannes will be served. Brahms); Mr. Hill (music by Mr. Polischuk); Lynne Taylor-Corbett (music by Randy Monday, April 27 Newman); Earl Mosley (music by Mark Flanders); and Lynn Cote (music by Antonin WASHINGTON: The Kennan Institute for Dvorak). The performance, to be held at The Advanced Russian Studies is holding a noon Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, 695 Park discussion on the topic “Ukraine’s Democratic Avenue, begins at 8 p.m. Tickets, at $24, full; Future” with Paula Dobriansky, vice president $18, members; and $10, students, are available and director of the Washington Program, at The Kaye Playhouse Box Office, 68th Council on Foreign Relations. The discussion Street between Park and Lexington avenues, will be held in the library (3rd floor), noon-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; telephone: Woodrow Wilson Center, 1000 Jefferson (212) 772-4448; fax: (212) 650-3661. Drive, SW.

first editions of works by Ivan Ucrainica exhibit... Kotliarevskyi, Taras Shevchenko and (Continued from page 6) Panteleimon Kulish, as well as others; while Another important printing press was that of modern Ukrainian historiography is established circa 1615 in Kyiv at the represented by the works of Mykhailo Monastery of the Caves Monastery Drahomanov, Ivan Franko, Stepan (Pecherska Lavra). The press, the largest on Rudnytskyi and Mykhailo Hrushevskyi. Ukrainian territory through the middle of “Ucrainica at Harvard: The Ukrainian the 19th century, issued several hundred Research Institute’s 25th Anniversary titles on a wide variety of subjects. Two of Exhibition” runs through May 22 at the the four books on view from the Pecherska Houghton Library, Harvard Yard. Library Lavra press are the Poluustav (1682), a hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Church Slavonic liturgy, and Innokentii and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inquiries may Gizel’s “Sinopsis” (1674), the first and most be addressed to Ksenya Kiebuzinski, the successful early printed history of Ukraine. Petro Jacyk Bibliographer in Ukrainian The beginning of belletristic production Studies, by telephone, (617) 496-5891, or in vernacular Ukrainian is represented by by e-mail, [email protected].

Roger Stoddard(left), curator of rare books at the Harvard College Library, and Michael Flier, Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology, offer a toast to open the anniversary exhibition.