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THEPublished U byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVII No.29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 $1/$2 in Specialists working Battle of Poltava recalled on its 300th anniversary by Zenon Zawada to retrieve artifacts Press Bureau POLTAVA – More than 60,000 specta- stolen from Ukraine tors, patriots and history buffs paid a week- end visit to the Poltava battlefield on June by Yaro Bihun 27-28 to commemorate one of Europe’s Special to The Ukrainian Weekly most significant historical events: the Battle WASHINGTON – Since Ukraine of Poltava of 1709 between Ukrainian regained its independence in 1991, a number Hetman Ivan Mazepa and Swedish King of its culture and art specialists, researchers Karl XII on one side and Russian Tsar Peter and officials have been working on retriev- the Great on the other. ing Ukraine’s cultural heritage, its art trea- In the Great Northern War between the sures, stolen by foreign occupiers during the Swedes and the Russians for control of the last century. Baltic Sea, the Battle of Poltava was the One of the prominent activists in this decisive turning point that not only marked field, Dr. Serhiy Kot, spoke about their work the permanent decline of the Swedish and the problems they have been encounter- Empire, but also ended Hetman Mazepa’s ing during a discussion on June 26 at the aspirations for Ukrainian independence. U.S.-Ukraine Foundation sponsored by the Visitors as diverse as Russian Cossack Washington branch of the Shevchenko fraternities, Swedish tourists and Ukrainian Scientific Society. nationalists commemorated the politically He spoke about the restitution of sensitive anniversary peacefully and in the Ukrainian cultural property from Russia, spirit of international goodwill, without any Zenon Zawada focusing specifically on his and his col- significant conflicts. Swedish soldiers and their Kozak allies charge toward their Russian enemies leagues’ decade-long effort to have Russia Among the dignitaries attending was for- during the theatrical performance presented on June 27 to mark the 300th anni- return the mosaics and frescoes of Kyiv’s St. mer Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor versary of the Battle of Poltava. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral looted Chernomyrdin, who came through on his “You never know when things are sched- in the 1930s and during World War II. promise to finance restoration projects to Chernomyrdin joined a group that included uled, but you have to be flexible and they Dr. Kot – a member of the Institute of prepare for the commemorations of the Russian Presidential Administration Chair did a good job,” said Col. Bjorn Tomtlund, a , the Ukrainian Academy Battle of Poltava. Sergei Naryshkin, Russian Vice-Minister of military expert at the National Defense of Sciences and bilateral commissions with The cash-strapped Poltava City Council, Foreign Affairs Minister Grigory Karasin Council in Karlstad, Sweden, who visited Russia and Poland on these issues – was in however, couldn’t deliver on its promised and Poltava Mayor Andrii Matkovskyi in the commemoration. Washington as a Fullbright scholar at the world-class historical re-enactment. It’s ascending the steps of the Russian Soldiers Thousands of guests, including Kluge Center of the Library of Congress. doubtful Swedish soldiers knew the Asian Burial Mound to its monument. Its restora- Mayor Mykhailo Dobkin, arrived for a Ukraine has been the object of what he martial arts that were demonstrated. Perhaps tion also was financed by Mr. Chernomyrdin, morning liturgy at the Sampson Church, and other experts in this field call “cultural the most questionable moment of the who is among Russia’s wealthiest people. completed in 1856 and named in honor of appropriation” by Russia for centuries, first 15-minute theatrical replacement show came They placed commemorative wreaths to the Rev. Sampson Strannopriimets, the under the Russian Empire and, more recent- when only Russian Prince Aleksandr honor the 1,345 Russian soldiers who died Menshikov and four pro-Russian Ukrainian Orthodox saint known for his healing pow- ly, the . during the three-day battle and were buried Kozaks were left standing – without Russian ers and whose feast day fell on June 27. During that period, he said, Ukraine saw there. The burial mound overlooks the soldiers. Mr. Chernomyrdin drew the most honor, its name, its history and culture – especially Sampson Church, which Peter the Great Despite the disappointments, the more having recruited Kyiv businessmen to help the pre-Mongol period – beginning to be built nearby because of his belief that the than 60,000 visitors to the Poltava battlefield him finance the renovation of the Battle of referred to as Russian. Its cultural treasures saint helped his army onto victory. found enough satisfying moments in the Poltava Museum. were taken out of Ukraine to Moscow, St. commemorations. Just prior to the liturgy, Mr. (Continued on page 10) Petersburg and other Russian cultural cen- ters to be exhibited as part of the Russian culture. After independence, Dr. Kot said, Ukraine saw a need to assert its identity – Ukraine looks for “clear signals” from U.S. via Biden visit regain its culture, history and traditions – and thus began the tug of war with Russia. by Zenon Zawada at the end of September, Mr. Honcharuk ambassador to Ukraine. U.S. Chargé “And Ukraine’s cultural treasures,” he noted, Kyiv Press Bureau added, and Vice-President Biden could d’Affairs James Pettit said in June that he “have become a part of this war.” arrange for President Obama to visit expects an appointment will be made by KYIV – U.S. Vice-President Joseph Initially, Ukraine’s efforts for a bilateral Ukraine in the autumn, before or after the summer’s end. Biden will visit Ukraine between July 20 resolution with Russia were stymied by that meeting. Given that Parliament’s last assembly and 22 to meet with President Viktor Russian Prime Minister Viktor “This is among the main issues and of the fourth session was on July 16, Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia Chernomyrdin, who refused any kind of among the arrangements, if not results, Parliament won’t approve a new foreign Tymoshenko, Chair talks with Ukraine on cultural issues, which, after the vice-president’s visit to affairs minister until September at the Volodymyr Lytvyn and possibly opposi- he said, did not exist. Ukraine persisted, Ukraine,” he said. earliest. Diplomat Yurii Kostenko is tion leader and presi- however, and the issue was raised and nego- Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Ukraine’s acting foreign affairs minister. dential contender . tiated at the highest level during the Oleh Shamshur, will be in Kyiv for Mr. The U.S. vice-president is visiting Vice-President Biden will also meet Kuchma-Yeltsin period. Biden’s visit. Ukraine at President Yushchenko’s St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral with American businessmen. President Yushchenko nominated Dr. request after the Presidential Secretariat was built in the early 12th century and sur- The bulk of these political and busi- Shamshur to replace the ousted extended a similar invitation to President vived many wars and difficult time until the ness meetings will occur on July 21, Volodymyr Ohryzko’s as Ukraine’s for- Obama following his election, Mr. Soviet era, when in the mid-1930s it was set Presidential Secretariat First Vice-Chair eign affairs minister, but Verkhovna Rada Honcharuk said. for destruction because it occupied the most Andrii Honcharuk said at a July 16 brief- didn’t approve or reject Mr. Shamshur’s “As to why the vice-president is com- prominent hilltop in Kyiv, to which the ing. candidacy for lack of consensus. Pro- ing, it’s hard for me to say from the point country’s capital was moved from Kharkiv. President Yushchenko is expected to Russian forces don’t support his nomina- of view of the White House planning meet with U.S. President Barack Obama tion. (Continued on page 15) at the United Nations General Assembly The U.S. has yet to appoint its new (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Reactions in Ukraine IMF mission proposes further aid said that at a meeting of the conciliatory council, the YTB had proposed putting this KYIV – A delegation from the question first on the agenda. Commenting on to Obama-Medvedev summit International Monetary Fund mission visit- the current situation, he said that the YTB ing Ukraine said on July 11 that it would rec- had secured its right to call five more extraor- by Roman Kupchinsky which could constitute a danger to our ommend approval of a further $3.3 billion in dinary meetings of the Verkhovna Rada by Eurasia Daily Monitor interests.” aid, while downgrading its annual growth July 24. “We’ll be calling extraordinary Nonetheless, many in the Ukrainian forecast for the country. Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, U.S. President Barack Obama’s first meetings – and if necessary, an extraordinary policy-making establishment were heart- IMF mission chief to Ukraine, said Kyiv summit meeting in Moscow with Russian session if the current session is closed – until ened by Mr. Obama’s support for could expect the third tranche from a $16.4 leaders did not warrant headlines in the we pass the necessary laws for the country Ukraine’s sovereignty during his speech billion standby loan granted last autumn Ukrainian media. The top story, under- that will serve it as a way out of the financial to the graduating class of the New within four weeks, pending approval by the standably, continued to be the seemingly Economic School in Moscow where he fund’s board. The new tranche depends on crisis,” Mr. Kozhemiakin said. (Ukrinform) unending political crisis in the country, as stated: “State sovereignty must be a cor- the adoption of legislation to reform a consequence of which, American- Tymoshenko sees new Constitution nerstone of international order ... Just as Ukraine’s bank sector. The Verkhovna Rada Russian summitry was buried in the mid- all states should have the right to choose has been gridlocked for the past two weeks KYIV – “After the presidential election, dle pages of the printed media and merit- their leaders, states must have the right to by bitter political rivalries, making any prog- our business will be to present a new and fair ed 15 second reports on television news borders that are secure, and to their own ress on reform problematic. Roman Constitution, discussed in public and fully broadcasts. foreign policies ... That is why we must Olearchyk of the Financial Times reported: analyzed by all people,” Ukrainian Prime Despite the low level of coverage, apply this principle to all nations – and “Referring to a 20-percent contraction in Minister said at a July 14 Ukrainian political leaders nervously but that includes nations like Georgia and gross domestic product in the first quarter of meeting dedicated to the 10th anniversary of closely monitored events in Moscow and Ukraine” (UNIAN Press Agency, July 8). 2009, Ms. Pazarbasioglu said the fund the Batkivschyna Party. “After the election, considered what the discussions meant Volodymyr Fesenko, the chairman of expects GDP to contract by 14 percent, we’ll have to start reforming the Constitution. for their country’s future. Would the the Kyiv-based Penta Center for Applied whereas previously GDP was expected to Under the current Constitution, we won’t United States, Ukrainian analysts won- Political Studies, noted that while Ukraine decrease by 8 percent. ‘These revisions have a strong country, a strong government dered, abandon its support for Ukrainian was not on the agenda in Moscow, “There mainly reflect the first quarter. Looking for- and responsible courts,” she said. The prime aspirations to join the European Union were soft warnings from the American ward, we hope there will be a return to minister said that, first and foremost, a and NATO, or would Mr. Obama tell president to his Russian colleagues that it growth,’ she said, adding that government nationwide referendum would be held to ask and Vladimir Putin is better not to create problems on its bor- and central bank policies had ‘allowed the the public which form of government they that Moscow’s quest to force Ukraine ders. There were hints that it is essential country to manage the crisis, bringing stabil- want – presidential or parliamentary. “If back into Moscow’s sphere of influence not to allow anarchy in neighboring coun- ity to its financial system.’” (Financial [they want] a presidential form [of govern- was unacceptable? tries and additional conflicts. It was a sig- Times) ment], so there should be no prime minister, This apprehension was evident in a nal that America is not indifferent to this” but there should be a united team of execu- comment by Ukrainian President Viktor (, July 10). PRU still blocking Verkhovna Rada Yushchenko who stated on July 7: Yuriy Shcherbak, Ukraine’s former tive authorities and complete responsibility “Ukraine hopes that it will not become ambassador to the United States, wel- KYIV – The Regions Party of the Regions for any results. If [the public wants] a parlia- the third side, through which other coun- comed President Obama’s defense of of Ukraine (PRU) has again demanded that mentary form of government, this is quite tries will make compromises to reach Ukraine’s sovereignty. “It is a very essen- the question of increasing the living wage another thing. Then we’ll have a strong their interests” (UNIAN Press Agency, tial signal,” Dr. Shcherbak said. “Obama and the minimum wage be considered first, prime minister elected by all people and July 8). clearly showed that the United States will the deputy head of the coalition faction of the strong executive authorities, while the presi- The Ukrainian ambassador to Russia, not treat positively Russia’s attempts to Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB), Andriy dent will have representative functions. Konstantyn Gryshchenko, told the dominate the post-Soviet space and, espe- Kozhemiakin, said on July 14. He was com- However, it’s up to the Ukrainian people, UNIAN press agency: “The principled cially, to impose on Ukraine any of its menting on the results of a conciliatory coun- rather than political teams to make the position of our country... is that matters models or demands. After this visit, if cil of the leaders of parliamentary factions choice,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. (Ukrinform) before the start of an extraordinary meeting pertaining to Ukraine will be decided in Russia wants to [improve its relationship] Rights activists protest appointment Ukraine by Ukrainian political leaders with the United States, it must operate of the Parliament. Mr. Kozhemiakin said that who have a mandate from the people.” more carefully in post-Soviet space,” the YTB had made concessions to the PRU MOSCOW – A group of prominent He added, “There is concern that discus- by agreeing to remove all of the staff issues Russian human rights and civic activists sions do not take place over matters (Continued on page 21) from the agenda and extend the number of have written an open letter to Presidents individuals whose immunity would be taken Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev pro- away, starting with the president and ending testing First Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff with national deputies and judges, if the vote Vladislav Surkov’s appointment as co-coor- for a bill on this issue is held. However, he dinator of a bilateral working group on civil Obama praised in Moscow for moderation said that the opposition continued insisting society. The working group, which will be on the urgent consideration of the question of by Pavel Felgenhauer However, there are still many disagree- increasing social benefits. Mr. Kozhemiakin (Continued on page 14) Eurasia Daily Monitor ments remaining on the final number of delivery systems, ballistic missile defense U.S. President Barack Obama’s admin- (BMD) and on U.S. plans to deploy long- istration wanted to make the Moscow sum- FOUNDED 1933 range non-nuclear weapons. Disagreements THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY mit a success, and their Russian counter- on BMD have, in effect, been papered parts, though more skeptical, decided to over to produce a more positive summit, An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., follow this approach. Positive speeches but later they might impede plans for the a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. were made and a cluster of agreements speedy conclusion of a treaty. 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However, using the law to remove Established on July 3, the committee Soviet monuments is a whole different has recruited 33 civic and political organi- matter, because they were established zations to lobby for the removal of Soviet legally and in many cities where they still monuments and change the names of cit- stand they enjoy wide public support, ies, streets and squares named after Soviet legal experts said. icons involved in the persecution of “In legal terms, there’s close to zero . chance of a suit getting anywhere because “These individuals must not be honored there isn’t a legal foundation,” said Ivan by monuments, street names or even plac- Lozowy, a Kyiv lawyer. “There’s no legal ards,” Sydir Kizin, the committee’s lawyer norm which requires the government, – who also represents those charged with national or local, to remove such monu- defacing the Lenin statue – said at a July 8 ments.” press conference. Much of Ukraine’s landscape remains He filed a petition with the Institute of dominated by Soviet relics, and the majority National Memory on July 1 to kick-start the of cities, especially in the eastern and south- legal process of removing statues and sym- ern regions, have kept statues of Lenin and bols, namely those dedicated to Soviet engi- other Soviet leaders in their centers, ignor- Danylo Peleschuk neers of the Holodomor. ing the president’s calls to remove them. It’s unclear whether the latest effort to A bust of Bolshevik Revolution leader Vladimir Lenin overlooking the Teatralna remove Communist relics will have much Soviet symbolism is much larger than metro station is one of at least a dozen such public monuments to the Soviet dic- success. A similar decree issued by mere monuments, however. tator remaining in Ukraine’s capital. President in March Cities like Dnipropetrovsk and 2007 – to which he brought attention Kirovohrad, are named after early Soviet again in May 2008 – went largely unno- leaders Grigoriy Petrovskyi and Sergey ticed, its priority level diminished by Kirov, the latter having no relation to Demjanjuk formally charged political turmoil. Ukraine. Moreover, experts said the president’s In fact, 428 population centers are named by Munich state court dwindling political capital – once propped for Soviet leaders, according to Mr. up by scores of politicians who have since Osukhovskyi. There are 2,692 cities, towns PARSIPPANY, N.J. – John German judiciary is using the abandoned him – will likely make progress or villages that still bear monuments to Demjanjuk was formally charged on Demjanjuk case, which has become difficult for anyone trying to push the issue. Soviet leaders, and 7,218 streets or squares July 13 with involvement in the murder well-known because of its previous “It would have been a much better named in their honor. of 27,900 people at the Nazi death history, to make up for past omissions,” time to do this a year or so after the The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv still has camp in Sobibor. Ms. Meyer commented. Orange Revolution,” said Olexiy Haran, a 45 Soviet monuments and 1,475 adminis- The charges were filed just two John Demjanjuk Jr., reacting to the political science professor at the National trative landmarks that bear Soviet names, months after the former U.S. citizen news of formal charges against his University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Mr. Osukhovskyi said. arrived in Germany after being deport- father, stated: “Yushchenko could have made it a priori- The group of men charged with defac- ed from the United States. “As long as my father remains alive, ty by setting it as a clear agenda item ing the Lenin statue was led by Congress of The Associated Press reported that we will defend his innocence, as he has when he had more support.” Ukrainian Nationalists member Mykola the Munich state court must now never hurt anyone anywhere. They According to organizers, the commit- Kokhanivskyi, who has smashed Soviet rel- decide whether to accept the charges have hurried to justify the deportation tee is composed of political parties such ics throughout Ukraine, including a prior and set a date for the trials. A spokes- and the violation of his legal and as the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union and attempt on the same statue in Kyiv. woman for the court said the trial was human rights with sensational charges, the People’s Rukh of Ukraine, as well as He said he supports the unlikely to begin before the fall. but it is all a farce and cannot with- civic groups like Prosvita, the nation’s Decommunization Committee’s efforts. Writing in Spiegel Online on July stand the test of litigation. German most visible educational-cultural organi- Though Mr. Kokhanivskyi said he first 10, Cordula Meyer noted: “For the first doctors have confirmed he has about zation, and the All-Ukrainian Union of tried more diplomatic means of drawing time, a foreign henchman from the 15 months to live due to an incurable Veterans, among others. attention to the removal of the statue, his lowest rung of the chain of command leukemic bone marrow disease, myelo- The committee will also try to prosecute efforts proved fruitless. will be prosecuted, not because of his displastic syndrome. His condition will “criminals involved in the persecution of “The OUN [Organization of Ukrainian particularly gruesome behavior as a continue to worsen and he will not the Ukrainian nation,” said Oleh Nationalists] and many other political par- perpetrator of so-called ‘excessive have the opportunity to fairly litigate Osukhovskyi, one of its organizers, at the ties tried to draw attention to this. Letters acts,’ but because he helped keep the the matter as he successfully did in press conference. were written – I don’t even know how killing machinery running smoothly.” Israel once before.” “Every one of our families suffered many,” he said. “There was no reaction. So Mr. Demjanjuk, Ms. Meyer wrote, The AP quoted Dieter Graumann, under the occupation of a Communist we got frustrated and destroyed it our- “was probably an ordinary henchman, vice-president of the Central Council regime,” said Mr. Osukhovskyi, who also selves.” like thousands of others. But German of Jews in Germany, as saying that courts have been extremely lenient in the more important than whether Mr. past when it has come to putting these Demjanjuk ultimately serves prison Nazi helpers on trial. In fact, even their time is “that the guilt is determined, Ukraine looks... “We hope this visit will put the final superiors almost always got off lightly. that it’s discussed.” dots on all the i’s among those people In other words, the judiciary is planning “Now, at a time when there are so (Continued from page 1) who have doubts about the United States’ nothing less than a radical break with a many Holocaust deniers... it’s all the consistent support for Ukraine’s Euro- decades-long practice which was often more important that in such a trial it’s schedules,” he said. “But I don’t see any Atlantic integration course,” Vice- perceived as offensive.” made clear once again what happened, intrigues as to why the vice-president is Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostiantyn “For Demjanjuk’s defense attorney, what took place,” he said. coming and not the president.” Yelisyeyev said at a July 15 press brief- this line of argument ‘upends the entire In related news, reported on “We would have wanted Mr. Obama, ing. postwar legal practice in Germany.’ July 8 that the elder Mr. Demjanjuk however, he had a tour, that’s under- “We expect clear signals will be given The court must conduct its proceedings lost an appeal against his deportation stood,” he added. during the visit that the U.S. supports on the basis of evidence, and yet it pre- from the United States when President Yushchenko and Vice- Ukraine’s course towards Euro-Atlantic sumably also wants to avoid being Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled President Biden will participate in official integration and that no third party has the accused of inaction or perhaps even he had given no substantiated reason to ceremonies, such as honoring the victims right to veto the nation’s security policy leniency toward former Nazis. All of back his argument that his deportation of the Holodomor, the Famine-Genocide or its cooperation with other international this creates the impression that the had violated his basic rights. of 1932-1933. structures and organizations.”

To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, Visit our archive online: call 973-292-9800, ext. 3042 www.ukrweekly.com 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 Ukrainian Catholic University honors ‘Reporters of Hope’ by Taras Antoshevskyy Khrystyna Stets of Liuks TV-radio in Lviv, who won first place for her stories about children with Down’s syndrome. LVIV – Ukrainian journalists who uplift their readers The author tried to convince the viewer that the condition is were honored as “Reporters of Hope” at a ceremony held not a condemnation but only “a difference” with which one at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) on May 27. can live, enjoy life, and bring joy to others. The goal of the contest, organized by UCU’s Institute of “The gift of adoption,” by Yevhen Klimakin of Radio Ecumenical Studies, was to honor journalists who show Emmanuel in Kyiv, won second place in the radio catego- life’s difficulties but also present solutions. Nine authors ry. “Orphans are not abandoned by God,” Mr. Klimakin were honored in three media categories: television, radio, said. His story showed how children are blessed with new and publications in the press or Internet. A total of 714 parents as God answers their prayers. entries from all regions of Ukraine were considered. The Halyna Svitlikovska of the newspaper Volyn in the city themes were varied: ecology, health, politics, economics, of Lutsk won first prize in the category “publications in culture, society and religion. the press or Internet” for her article “What to do: The Ukrainian competition followed a precedent set in Complain about difficulties or roll up your sleeves?” France. “For the majority, the very word ‘crisis’ sets you up to “The ‘Reporters of Hope’ competition was inspired by expect the worst,” wrote Ms. Svitlikovska. “It paralyzes a similar project of the ‘Reporters d’Espoirs’ association,” activity and the desire to find solutions to difficult circum- explained Dr. Antoine Arjakovsky, director of the insti- stances. I once read about a poor Frenchman who moved tute. The French association, which supported the compe- to the U.S. during the Great Depression. There he estab- tition in Ukraine, has been similarly honoring journalists lished a flourishing wine business and made a great profit. in France for the past five years. When they eventually asked him how he managed to “In Ukraine this was a nationwide contest for journal- become wealthy under the conditions of a world econom- ists who bring hope to people, conquering the atmosphere ic crisis, he replied: ‘I understood English so poorly that I of despair, powerlessness and apathy [that prevails in the couldn’t read the newspapers, and so I didn’t know any- “If it bleeds, it leads” school of journalism],” continued thing about the crisis.’” Dr. Arjakovsky. “Each of us knows that in daily life there Ms. Svitlikovska told the story of 78-year-old Ivan News tends to focus on the negative, according to orga- are a number of victories, invisible or unnoticed by the Boiarchuk, who became wheelchair-bound at the age of 31. nizers of the Reporters of Hope contest. Ukrainian general public – victories which are, unfortunately, not “And then soon after that his wife died, and he was left journalists who wrote about uplifting topics – such as covered in the news. So the goal of this contest is to with two pre-school age children to feed, clothe and raise,” religious outreach to Ukraine’s mentally retarded (as encourage journalists to cover the good news.” she wrote. “He had to think how to provide for his family.” shown here) – were honored for their efforts. “The slogan that the French ‘Reporters of Hope’ chose He tried work that he could do at home. He also tried to is: ‘It’s easier to show a forest that’s burning, but more be a taxi-driver, though he didn’t go to popular spots them. They studied, now they work. My daughter is a uni- truly important is a forest that’s growing.’ So a real jour- because he didn’t want to anger other taxi-drivers as a versity professor and my son is in the army,” he recounted nalist is a person who sheds light on all the good initia- competitor, “so he was glad when some passenger came in Ms. Svitlikovska’s article. “For 47 years now he has tives that no one ever talks about. People think that this along. And he exercised to keep in shape,” Ms. lived in a state of personal, serious crisis, but he has come happens naturally, but, really, the world is moving forward Svitlikovska wrote. out of it a victor,” Ms. Svitlikovska summed up. and developing thanks to open, positive, dynamic, hopeful “I didn’t receive any help,” said Mr. Boiarchuk. “The All nine winners received certificates of participation, initiatives,” said Dr. Arjakovsky. children didn’t grow up in luxury. They had responsibili- but the authors who won first place in each category The winners in the television category included ties from a young age. But I didn’t have trouble with received a cash prize of 4,000 hrv. “It is desirable that people turn their attention to their neighbor, not only when he appears on the covers of newspapers or magazines, or when he is shown on the The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: June news,” said Vakhtang Kipiani, one of the judges. “In fact, Amount Name City William Jachwak Souderton, PA there are many issues and problems worthy of serious $250.00 Taras Szmagala and Bentleyville, OH Boyd Kowal Washington, DC attention, and there are also many strong, though not Helen Jarem Stephen Olynyk Washington, DC famous people close to us. 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Paul Nadzikewycz Chicago, IL $3.00 Elizabeth Knox New York, NY An overall aim of the conference was to move Jerry Petrasz Chicago, IL TOTAL: $2,133.00 Russian-American collaboration beyond traditional mod- Andrew Simock Las Vegas, NV els of foreign assistance toward more equitable engage- Chrystia Sonevytsky Arlington, VA Sincere thanks to all contributors to The Ukrainian ment in tackling problems that have real meaning in the Florence Welsh Oklahoma City, OK Weekly Press Fund. lives of ordinary citizens in both countries. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund is the only fund “Now is the time for U.S. and Russian organizations $15.00 William Adamshick Perth Amboy, NJ dedicated exclusively to supporting the work of this to address common challenges while enhancing the envi- Nicholas Gevas Granger, IN ronment for broader engagement between our govern- I. Horodyskyj Culpeper, VA publication. (Continued on page 21) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 5 UIA completes major restoration work, elects new leadership NEW YORK – Over the past six the restoration and repair of the building’s Zhuravel, Anatoliy and Anna Kryvolap, The institute’s 61st year will open on months, the Ukrainian Institute of America historic chandeliers and sconces. In addi- and a special exhibit from the private col- September 19, with the second annual has undergone a number of important tran- tion, a new security system was also lections of members of the institute. “Welcome to Ukrainian New York” – a sitions and has achieved significant mile- installed. A special program to honor the 200th bridge-building event intended to raise the stones in the restoration of its landmark The window-restoration project provided anniversary of the birth of the great visibility of and cooperation among building, the historic Fletcher-Sinclair for the repair and painting of the building’s Ukrainian writer Mykola Hohol is planned Ukrainian organizations in the area. This mansion on New York’s Museum Mile. window frames, as well as the replacement for November 6-8. The “Hohol Arts event proved to be very popular and well- After decades of outstanding leadership of window glass for half of the building’s Forum,” a three-day celebration in all art attended last year, and looks to be even and dedicated service to the organization, windows. One of the most striking and visi- forms influenced by the writer’s works, will bigger this year. (For information about Jaroslav W. Kryshtalsky stepped down ble changes was the uncovering of the sky- include an art exhibit, films, concert, dra- how to include their organizations in this from his position as president of the board light above the center stairwell. The sky- matic readings/presentations, lectures and a project, readers may contact the institute, of directors. His colleagues on the board light allows natural light to be brought into roundtable discussion on the writer’s life. 212-288-8660.) noted that the institute greatly appreciates the building from the roof for the first time his continued support and his extensive since the late 1940s. involvement in key projects and in the In the coming 2009-2010 season, the organization’s operations. organization’s 61st year, the UIA will be IN THE NEWS: Eugene Kuziw The newly elected president, Dr. Daniel expanding programming. In addition to PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian Traditional Brazilian Center, who were Swistel, heads an executive committee concerts and art exhibits, a new film series American Eugene Kuziw, a National Park visiting the Iskra Ukrainian Dance whose members include: Kathy will be launched, as will a new “Emerging Service park ranger, was featured in the Ensemble and Academy of Whippany, Nalywajko, vice-president; Bo Bazylevsky, Artist Series.” Plans are under way for June 29 edition of Crain’s New York N.J., from Brazil, on a special tour of the treasurer; Lydia Zaininger, secretary; and children’s programs, lectures and seminars Business. The article, “Give Me Liberty Statue of Liberty and corresponding Andrei Harasymiak, Counsel to the Board. on historical and current political topics …” focused on Mr. Kuziw’s preparedness exhibits after hearing them speak In order to help the institute effectively related to Ukraine, and other educational, for the re-opening of the crown of the Ukrainian on Liberty Island, where the achieve both its short- and long-term goals, cultural and social programs. Statue of Liberty, which as of July 4 is monument is located. He was also pic- the board recognized the need to have an The new executive director will also once again accessible to the public. tured with the dancers in front of the experienced and dynamic executive direc- focus on reorganizing the institute’s col- According to the article, Mr. Kuziw Statue of Liberty. tor on the ground every day. lection of books, and – together with the has dedicatedly worked at the Statue of Mr. Kuziw was again featured in The After a long and exhaustive search, existing Research and Documentation Liberty for 15 years and was recently pro- Weekly, this time on the front page, in the renowned pianist Laryssa Krupa, accepted Center – hopes to create a permanent moted to chief of emergency services. In June 1, 2008, edition. Mr. Kuziw was pic- this position and joined the institute in library that will include a music collection preparation for the reopening of public tured alongside the president of the New February. Ms. Krupa has an intimate of Ukrainian composers and artists. access to the statue’s crown, he has been York branch of the Ukrainian Congress understanding of the needs of the institute, This year’s “Music at the Institute” con- training responders for evacuations and Committee of America, Ivanka Zajac, in as well as a long history of successfully cert series will present mostly Ukrainian emergencies, including panic attacks on front of Lady Liberty with the Holodomor leading and building arts-oriented non- artists and will open on October 3 with a the statue’s narrow staircase. Remembrance Torch. profit organizations. special tribute concert in memory of pia- He is quoted as saying of his time According Crain’s New York Business, In the last five months, the institute has nist Alexander Slobodyanik, performed by working at the statue, “The stars and Mr. Kuziw was instrumental in the set up undergone two major renovation projects: many of his colleagues and friends, includ- planets have been in alignment for me and execution of a triage unit on Ellis the upgrade of its electrical system and ing violinists Yuriy Mazurkevych and Yuri since I’ve been here.” He added, “It’s Island on September 11, 2001. In addi- restoration of half of the building’s win- Kharenko, cellists Vagram Saradjian, my destiny.” tion, he is a member of a volunteer search- dows. Both projects were initiated six Natalia Khoma and Volodimir Panteleyev, Mr. Kuziw is a familiar face to readers and-rescue team in New Jersey and fights years ago under then-President Walter violist Borys Deviatov, baritone Oleh of The Ukrainian Weekly. In the forest fires in the western U.S. every sum- Nazarewicz. Chmyr, pianists Volodymyr Vynnytsky, December 2, 2007, edition, Mr. Kuziw is mer. He is also described as a former folk The electrical system of the institute’s Mykola Suk and Laryssa Krupa mentioned in the article “Whippany Meets musician who still plays jazz guitar, paints building, which has National Historic Slobodyanik. Brazil Through Dance.” Mr. Kuziw took and sculpts. Landmark status, has been completely Art exhibits in the upcoming season dancers from Barvinok Ukrainian Folk rewired and augmented with additional will feature works by Ilona Sochynska, Ensemble and the Santa Monica – Tyrssa Korduba power supply. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Obama in Russia, Biden in Ukraine VP Biden’s visit: A response re: President Barack Obama had famously called for a “reset” in relations between the a great solution visit to Ukraine United States and Russia, so the world was watching when he paid a visit to Moscow Dear Editor: Dear Editor: for a summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, as well as meetings with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, members of the opposition and representatives of civil I was sitting on the 13th floor balcony of I am compelled to respond to a letter to society. our apartment in Kyiv, with the whole Right the editor written by Jerry Zinycz (July 5). Mr. Obama noted in his public pronouncements in Moscow that it would not be Bank of the city in front of me, when I heard Mr. Zinycz’s skepticism regarding a stop- easy to accomplish this task of “forg[ing] a lasting partnership between former adver- on Radio Era that Vice-President Joe Biden over by President Barack Obama to Ukraine saries.” Nonetheless, first steps were made, as the atmosphere between the two coun- is coming to Ukraine. while traveling to Moscow for a summit tries seemed to improve and several agreements, including one on military coopera- What a great solution for the “American with Russian President Medvedev is self- tion and a framework agreement on cutting strategic nuclear arms were signed. visitor problem.” deprecating and belittles the Ukrainian com- Disagreements remained on the issue of Russia’s treatment of its neighbors (most I was elated, because a few weeks earlier munity’s advocacy of that very important notably Georgia) and the missile defense shield planned for Eastern Europe. And, Mr. I was irked by my old friend Myron issue. Obama did not address the issue of human rights in Russia, cases of political repres- Kuropas’s statement in the May 10 issue of In fact, the critical essence of a stopover sion or the Politkovskaya murder. (He told opposition leaders, “I think in the past The Ukrainian Weekly: “President Obama in Ukraine by President Obama was not there’s been a tendency for the United States to lecture rather than to listen.”) says he wants to visit Russia. Will he stop in simply advocated by the Ukrainian For Ukrainians, the highlight of President Obama’s visit to Moscow was his Ukraine on his way, or skip it in order to American community (and yes, indeed, ini- July 7 address to graduating students of the New Economic School. In what was make Russia feel important? Will Ukrainian tiated by the Ukrainian National Information billed as a major foreign policy speech, President Obama clearly and unequivo- Democrats who so ardently support Mr. Service), but was promulgated by many in cally stated: “State sovereignty must be a cornerstone of international order. Just Obama show the president the road to the Washington political elite. as all states should have the right to choose their leaders, states must have the Kyiv?” Members of Congress, at the behest of right to borders that are secure, and to their own foreign policies. That is true for As a Ukrainian Democrat who ardently the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, sought Russia, just as it is true for the United States. Any system that cedes those rights supports Mr. Obama, my first reaction was to persuade President Obama to visit will lead to anarchy. That’s why we must apply this principle to all nations – and to tell Dr. Kuropas that we need not show Ukraine; the Central and East European that includes nations like Georgia and Ukraine.” the president the road to Kyiv – he’s been Coalition, a group of 18 national ethnic Significantly, six days after meeting with Mr. Obama, Russia’s president paid a visit there already, four years ago in the company organizations representing Central and East to South Ossetia, the Georgian region that Russia invaded last year and then recog- of Sen. Richard Lugar, then-chairman of the European communities in the United States, nized as an independent state. The Washington Post editorialized: “the message of Mr. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In added its support by penning a letter to Medvedev’s provocative visit was unmistakable: Russia has no intention of abandon- fact, that was the first time I saw then-Sen. President Obama; the Ukrainian World ing its campaign to turn its neighbors into satellites, using blunt instruments such as Barack Obama in person – at a press confer- Congress – on behalf of the nearly 20 mil- military force and its control of energy supplies.” ence in Kyiv. He showed a good grasp of lion-strong Ukrainian Diaspora – encour- Meanwhile, a group of Central and Eastern Europe’s most influential political lead- issues concerning Ukraine from avian flu aged President Obama to visit Ukraine; as ers on July 16 released the text of an open letter to President Obama expressing their spreading from Asia toward Ukraine, to did former U.S. government officials, who concern about “Russia’s increasing intimidation” in the region and calling for the U.S. arms control and energy problems. in their own public releases underscored the to take a strong stance. “Russia uses overt and covert means of economic warfare, With President Obama going to Moscow, political manifestation of a stopover in ranging from energy blockades and politically motivated investments to bribery and Ukrainian Americans and some citizens of Ukraine while visiting Russia. media manipulation in order to advance its interests and to challenge the trans-Atlantic Ukraine began to agitate for a stop in Kyiv The Ukrainian community has a lot of orientation of Central and Eastern Europe,” the letter noted. Russia “is back as a revi- – before or after Moscow. Of course, I’d strong support in Washington and beyond. sionist power pursuing a 19th century agenda with 21st century tactics and methods,” like to see the American president visit In fact, in the July 5 edition of The Ukrainian it underscored. The letter also expressed concern that the U.S. could sacrifice the inter- Ukraine. I remember visits to Kyiv by Weekly, under “Quotable Notes,” readers ests of the region for better relations with Russia, adding “our region is one part of the President Bill Clinton, Vice-President Al saw a citation from Sen. John McCain at a world that Americans have largely stopped worrying about.” Gore, Hillary Clinton. But I am definitely policy seminar titled “Security in Central Back in the United States, analysts generally praised Mr. Obama’s position on against “me-tooism” with Russia. I was and Eastern Europe on the Eve of the Ukraine. Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International hoping Mr. Obama would come to Ukraine Obama/Medvedev Summit,” where the one- Economics, told the Kyiv Post: “President Obama stated publicly and clearly all the on a separate trip, perhaps combining it time presidential candidate stated: “…while things that are important for Ukraine: sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right to with a visit to Estonia, or Finland, or we cannot close off opportunities for Russia pursue an independent foreign policy. Obama’s stand on Ukraine in Moscow was as Poland. to re-engage in a productive way, we must clear and positive as anybody could ask for. Ukraine plays an important role in U.S. I am very averse to what I call the “vmy- not yield any hint that we will cede this politics and no U.S. president is likely to play down Ukraine.” Adrian Karatnycky, estye” syndrome. “Vmyestye” means region [Central and East Europe] to a re- senior fellow with the Atlantic Council of the United States, commented to the news- together in Russian. Russians, and unfortu- established, Moscow-centered sphere of paper: “Obama has made clear that Ukraine is not a bargaining chip in the U.S.-Russia nately many Ukrainians, cling to the togeth- influence.” It is precisely that type of sup- relationship.” erness idea, together as it was in the old port that we, as a vibrant Ukrainian Still, there continue to be concerns about words versus policy, as noted in the empire – tsarist and Soviet. God forbid that American community, must nurture and cul- detailed letter (over 3,150 words) sent by Central and Eastern European leaders. Ukrainians do something on their own with- tivate to advance our interests in promoting On the heels of President Obama’s visit to Russia, on July 20-24 U.S. Vice- out looking for approval from or partnership a strong and vibrant strategic partnership President Joe Biden – a former chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee with Moscow. At any hint of it, Russians between Ukraine and the United States. who is intimately familiar with the issues at stake and has a good track record on immediately propose doing it together. You Thus, Mr. Zinycz, there was nothing “last Ukrainian issues – will travel to Ukraine and Georgia. Commenting on the upcoming remember how upset the Russians were a minute” about our efforts to advocate a pres- visit, a former ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, told few months ago when Ukraine tried to part- idential stopover in Ukraine to highlight the the Kyiv Post that he had no doubt Ukraine had come up in discussions between ner with Western Europe to upgrade profound pressure being placed on that Russian leaders and the U.S. president “dozens of times” in their closed talks. The Ukraine’s gas transmission and storage sys- country by its northern neighbor. Simply Biden visit, he added, “hopefully will clarify to Ukrainian leaders what was going on tem. And a few years ago Russia tried to stated, the Ukrainian National Information in Moscow [at the U.S.-Russian summit] and what is the American government’s keep Ukraine from joining the World Trade Service, as the Washington bureau of the position.” Organization, suggesting instead that the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, In our view, the vice-president’s visit should serve as an excellent opportunity for two countries join together. Luckily Ukraine had its finger on the pulse of the Washington the U.S. to demonstrate its strong support for Ukraine. We will be watching with went to the WTO by itself, leaving Russia establishment and rightfully proposed and intense interest to see how the U.S. chooses to propel its relationship with this strategic behind. delivered information to the Ukrainian com- partner. And Central and Eastern European leaders also will be watching to gauge U.S. That’s why I didn’t like the idea of munity to advance our concerns regarding credibility and commitment to the region. President Obama adding Ukraine to his visit the strategic nature of the U.S. bilateral rela- to Russia. And that’s why I was elated when tionship with Ukraine. the White House announced Vice-President Undoubtedly, the enumeration of our Biden’s visit to Ukraine and Georgia. Smart community’s successes in the past in July thinking! This is Mr. Biden of Scranton and advancing our concerns would fill the pages Turning the pages back... Wilmington, where Ukrainians are not an of this edition and many others. Let’s keep unknown factor; Mr. Biden with years of that in mind and not surrender before the experience in foreign affairs. This will be a battle even begins. 27 trip combined with a visit to Georgia, a nat- Michaal Sawkiw Jr. ural ally of Ukraine – and not “vmyestye” Fifteen years ago, on July 27, 1994, Michel Camdessus, man- Washington 1994 aging director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited with Russia. Kyiv to discuss an economic recovery strategy with the Ukrainian R.L. Chomiak The letter-writer is director of the government. Mr. Camdessus, the first IMF official to visit the Washington and Kyiv Ukrainian National Information Service. Ukrainian capital, met with President , Prime Minister Vitaliy Masol and National Bank Chairman Viktor Yushchenko. Key issues for reform, outlined by President Kuchma, included, the stabilization of the Notice regarding letters to the editor economy, liberalization of prices, structural changes necessary for enterprises to be more productive and to compete efficiently, social measures to protect the populace from the Please note: Letters to the editor must include the complete mailing address and harshness of transition, and gathering international aid to support these changes. daytime phone number of the letter-writer. Letters without such information will not be published. (Continued on page 19) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 7

From a Canadian Angle by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn

Myths, realities, new guiding principles “Free, just, prosperous and glorious” Some myths in our community parade dismissing, in his writings, Ukraine as a You could get into some interesting to scorn one’s native tongue was an indi- as universal truths: where two Ukrainians serious sovereign state? Some half century conversations at the Hostal Estrella on the vidual and collective degradation. gather there are three political parties; after the Holocaust the Jewish/Israel poli- Plaza Obispo Font in the Catalan resort In the late 19th century a commercial three Ukrainians make four leaders. But cy is to obtain clear, direct public apology town of Rupit. A jumble of 17th and 18th- and industrial boom combined with bour- are they correct? Let’s examine two. and criticize –lately the holy father – if century masonry houses, their dates carved geois optimism, local patriotism and a 1. We have too many organizations. contrition fails to meet policy standards. on the stone lintels, perched precariously commitment to social justice to fuel a The Canadian Ukrainian Congress Well, that myth is wrong, isn’t it? atop a rock above a stream, Rupit was a revival of Catalan culture. Artists and (UCC), representing over 1.2 million Here’s another one. favorite of painters and tourists from musicians congregated at Barcelona’s Canadians of Ukrainian descent, reports 2. Stay out of politics; it divides us. Barcelona. café-restaurant Els Quatre Gats. Politically some 30 member-organizations on its site. Summed up in Ukrainian as “ne sva- I had traveled from Paris to the end of committed Modernist architects like Lluis That’s about one organization for some rimsia” (let’s not argue), this is a danger- the French rail line and walked across the Domenech i Montaner blended Art 40,000 Ukrainian Canadians. ous myth. In democracies, lack of debate border, suitcase in hand, to the Spanish Nouveau forms with traditional Catalan In comparison, there are some 160,000 and participation is a sure ticket to the frontier town of Puigcerda. I quickly dis- crafts and folk motifs. (One can see some- organizations in Canada, while in the U.S. sidelines. Yet, too often, guided by this covered that knowing Spanish was not thing analogous in the 1905 Dnister there 1.5 million – that’s one organization myth we stay back, not taking a stand, not very useful: everyone spoke Catalan, a Insurance Co. building in downtown per 200 citizens. Our myth is wrong. The working ideas through to reach a consen- clipped and archaic language resembling Lviv.) A public cultural and spiritual con- reality is that the Ukrainian diaspora is sus and, finally, not ensuring our point of medieval Provencal. sensus provided the necessary matrix for a drastically under-organized. view is heard where it matters: the corri- I made my way down from the visionary genius like Antoni Gaudí, whose Titles of UCC organizations lead to dors of power. Pyrenees to Rupit. A total stranger lent me crowning work, the still unfinished another unhappy conclusion: many com- “Ne svarimsia” could be a cop-out not money to tide me over until I could cash a Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family munity needs are not being addressed. a virtue. It may be easier to engage in check. There were no vacant guest rooms (Sagrada Familia), continues to be funded There are no organizations dealing with social events – teas, concerts, summer fes- at the Estrella, but they found me a narrow by private donations. In the last century the impact of war or economic upheavals tivals. But no amount of delicious pyrohy, space with a wash-basin on the top floor, Catalonia has produced world-famous on subsequent generations, or assistance nor splendid dancers, nor millions of where the staff lived and the laundry was painters Joan Miró and Salvador Dalí, the to psychologically traumatized people to pysanky will influence government policy hung. Meals were simple, though break- cellist Pau Casals, and the architects Josep stave off alcohol, drugs and mental illness. in our favor. This has to be done by hard- fast was often accompanied by wine Lluis Sert and Ricardo Bofill. There are listings of immigration and hitting policy statements coming out of squirted from glass beakers. With the establishment of the Second social services, but they exist in just a few sometimes difficult deliberations, fol- It was July 1971, in the last years of the Spanish Republic in 1931, Francesc Macia major centers. lowed up by an active presence in politics. Franco regime. The Catalans at the inn (1859-1933) proclaimed a Catalan There are no signs of organizations The “stay out of politics” myth leads to talked excitedly. Their culture, they Republic. In the following year, the Spanish dealing with multiculturalism. While another cop-out. In the interest of “ne sva- assured me, was older and richer than that Parliament approved its statute of autono- Anglo-Celtic and French cultures have rimsia,” we often pass the buck: “Let the of their warlike Castilian overlords. I my with some modifications, including a taken care of their own in Canada, they UCC do it.” Umbrella organizations – could identify with that. I could not resist proviso making Castilian a second official are protected by the official languages overworked, underfunded – are not neces- telling them of my own people, a “sub- language alongside Catalan. The Generalitat law. No one, it seems, is taking care of us. sarily qualified to handle the numerous merged nation” in the USSR. They under- was re-established. Multiculturalism was hijacked some time issues touching our community. stood. As a result of the successful Nationalist ago by gender, visible minority, disabled Here’s a case in point. There are, indeed, striking parallels rebellion in the Spanish Civil War and native interests. But who was minding Recently, Jason Kenny, Canada’s between Catalan and Ukrainian history. As (1936-1939), Catalan autonomy was again our business then, and who is doing it Conservative minister of citizenship, Kyivan Rus’ arose in the ninth century, the abolished, and the language banned from now? immigration and multiculturalism said in counts of Barcelona, who ruled the land the schools, press and government. These More. Might we in Canada, and else- Alberta, where some 15 percent of the between the Franks and the Moors known restrictions were relaxed after 1950. where –including Ukraine – not benefit population is of Ukrainian descent, that if as the Spanish March, broke away from Catholic priests, who began to use Catalan from organized groups seeking equal they wish to learn Ukrainian they should French vassalage. In the 12th century, in their services, joined in protest with stu- media access for our stories and gathering pay for it. This is an unacceptable state- with Rus’ at its height, Catalonia entered a dents and workers. After the death of evidence on under-representation? Most ment for a state interested in citizens’ successful union with the kingdom of Francisco Franco in 1975, the Generalitat would agree that our presence in main- well-being when studies show that chil- Aragon. was revived, and Catalan autonomy was stream media is negligible. Greater cover- dren brought up in their ethnic communi- But in the 13th and 14th centuries, Rus’ restored. Today, Catalonia is an “autono- age – minus the Russian slant – would be ties thrive better than those thrown into succumbed to the Mongols, Poles and mous community” within Spain. most welcome. And groups working to the mainstream. Also, this statement fol- Lithuanians, while Catalonia reached its Catalans understand that language is ensure a major blockbuster like “The lows the cancelling of Ukrainian- zenith. This was the age of the mystical central to cultural survival. Most people in Pianist” or “The Reader” would not hurt language broadcasting on public air- poet, philosopher, theologian, scientist and Catalonia use Catalan either alone, or either. waves. Russian broadcasts operate 14 missionary Ramon Llull (ca. 1232-1315). together with Castilian, in everyday life, There are no entities on the UCC list of hours per week. While inland Castile was preoccupied and a plurality consider it their native members dealing with policy content. Now both Mr. Kenny and the Liberal with conquering its neighbors, the tongue. A whole complex of laws protects How, then, is policy on key issues set in Party Leader Ignatieff are calling for a Catalans turned to the sea, projecting their the language. Public education is in our community? Who determines, and greater focus in Canada on the official power to Sardinia and Sicily, aiding the Catalan. Signposts, advertisements, even how, for instance, whether Michael languages – French and English. Clearly, Byzantines against the Turks, and in 1311 restaurant menus give it priority. Catalan Ignatieff, Canada’s leader of the even taking Athens. Their commercial radio and television abound. How much of Opposition, has apologized adequately for (Continued on page 19) success funded magnificent Romanesque this is due to regulation, and how much to and Gothic cathedrals. public support, is difficult to say; obvious- INTRODUCING OUR NEW COLUMNIST But, as European power shifted from ly, they reinforce each other. Nor are peo- the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, and ple inclined to neglect their own language Oksana Bashuk Hepburn is a former readying the book – a Ukrainian best- Aragon united with Castile in 1469, in order to accommodate foreigners: in senior government policy adviser to the seller – for a second edition and an Catalonia began to decline. Like Ukraine, Cedric Klapisch’s 2002 film “L’Auberge government of Canada and director in English translation under the title “The it experienced a revolt – the Reapers’ War Espagnole,” a French student in Barcelona, several departments, including Health Borderland.” She is the editor of Nasha – in the 1640s. Like Ukraine, it lost the having taken the trouble to master and Welfare Canada, and the Canadian Doroha, a glossy quarterly of the last vestiges of its independence in the Spanish, must put up with a professor who Human Rights Commission. She co- Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of 18th century: its parliament, the insists on lecturing in Catalan. Compare directed the Executive Development Canada and a media commentator on Generalitat, was abolished, its language the supine Ukrainians catering to foreign- Program, the first major program that Canada/U.S./ Ukraine issues. was severely restricted. ers’ presumed predilection for Russian. brought Ukraine’s ministers and vice- Ms. Bashuk Hepburn was an officer And, like Ukraine, Catalonia experi- Francesc Macia desired that his home- ministers for training to Canada, estab- of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on enced a national rebirth – the Renaixenca land be “free, socially just, economically lishing a model for other such programs. the local and national levels, as well as – in the 19th century. Ukrainian writers prosperous and spiritually glorious.” At In 1991 she founded the consulting national president of Ukrainian Canadian were torn between using Russian like first glance, it would appear that it had firm U*CAN Ukraine Canada Relations Professional and Business Federation; Nikolai Gogol and writing in their own achieved all these goals but the first. Inc. to broker interests between Western she is currently a board member of the language like Taras Shevchenko. In Today’s Ukraine, by contrast, has achieved democracies and Ukraine in several sec- Canadian Ukrainian Chamber of Mallorca, Joan Alcover (1854-1926) wrote only the first. But its freedom is largely tors, including shipbuilding, telecommu- Commerce and the Ukrainian Journalists his early poetry in Castilian, but after a external, formal, juridical. The Catalans, nications and agriculture. of North America. series of personal tragedies decided that while technically dependent, are free in She published the memoirs of her She lives with her husband near the he could only express his innermost feel- spirit. Ukrainians can learn from them. mother, Natalia Leontowych Bashuk water in Quebec and Florida, enjoying ings in his native Catalan. At the First (Nata Lenko), titled “Na Mezhovii visits from her three grown children and International Congress of the Catalan Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at Zemli: Spomyny z Zakerzonnia” and is wonderful grandchildren. Language in 1906, Alcover declared that [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 Ukrainian Federation of America honors E. Morgan Williams by Natalka Gawdiak another friend of Ukraine, Mr. Williams, was exceedingly timely. JENKINTOWN, Pa. – On Sunday eve- This same message was brought home by ning, May 17, a large roomful of supporters U.S.-Ukraine Foundation President Nadia and friends of the Ukrainian Federation of K. McConnell. She had high praise for Mr. America met at the Ukrainian Educationcal Williams’ persistent battle against and Cultural Center to honor the achieve- Washington officialdom’s indifference con- ments of E. Morgan Williams. cerning the significance of Ukraine’s Celebratory Ukraine-related events are Holodomor and also for Mr. Williams’ often quite predictable: there is usually food, patience when sometimes taken for granted speakers get up, say nice things about the by those who should know better. honoree, the honoree gets up, says a few Neither Mr. Williams, a descendant of words, thanks everyone, the people applaud Welsh immigrants to Kansas, nor the eve- and everyone goes home happy. This evening was different. Although ning’s Irish American master of ceremonies, there was lovely food and an engaging is Ukrainian – another reason this evening atmosphere, it was truly an educational was unique. Rep. Doughtery touched on the experience and the attendees learned much many high points of Mr. Williams’ career – in a short time about why the work of Mr. his M.A. in economics from the University Williams and others like him is so signifi- of Kansas; his leading role in the presiden- cant for Ukraine. tial campaign of Bob Dole; his work in Most importantly, they were left with a international food distribution systems heightened awareness of some quite serious around the globe; his current position in the Dr. Zenia Chernyk and Vera Andryczyk of the Ukrainian Federation of America issues that Ukrainians and the Ukrainian very successful Sigma Bleyzer Investment with E. Morgan Williams at the UFA’s reception in his honor. diaspora must confront. One of these point- Group, which invests billions in Ukraine; ed out by the master of ceremonies, former and the awards he has received for his work Congressman Charles F. Dougherty (R-Pa.), for Ukraine, especially regarding his active for the 75th anniversary commemoration of and politics, but in a wide range of disci- was what he called the current administra- interest in the Famine of 1932-1933, known the Holodomor and was awarded a plines. Dr. Andryczyk noted that it is a great tion’s “Russia first” policy, in reference to to Ukrainians as the Holodomor. Distinguished Service Award by the presi- help for someone like himself who teaches the President Barack Obama’s trip to Russia. Mr. Williams started working close- dent in 2007. Ukrainian literature if their non-Ukrainian One subtheme of the evening was that ly with the Ukrainian Federation of Mr. Williams’ prescient vision of the audience is more informed about Ukraine Ukrainians in the United States are not American six years ago on a program to tell value of Ukrainian art generally has also generally, and the AUR service goes a long always aware of who their friends are, or the world about the Holodomor. He became provided a rich basis for its appreciation by way to achieving that end. they take those friends somewhat for grant- the trustee of the Dr. James Mace a global audience. (See, for example, the Dr. Andryczyk recalled his first meeting ed. Holodomor Memorial Fund administered by “Genocide Gallery” on the website www. with Mr. Williams in Lviv, when the latter The obvious very hard and time-consum- the UFA and he is now, in cooperation with ArtUkraine.com) brought to his attention that the Ukrainian ing work of the organizers of this event, Dr. UFA, the founder/trustee of the Holodomor Rep. Doughtery praised Mr. Williams’ government was about to issue a postage Zenia Chernyk, co-founder with her late collection. Together with the UFA, Mr. role in the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council stamp commemorating the Holodomor, but husband of the UECC and founder of the Williams has also founded a collection which has seen a major expansion under his depicting a collage of photographs errone- Ukrainian Federation of America, and Vera called “Gulag: Through the Eyes of leadership and has increased Ukraine’s pro- ously ascribed to the Famine of 1932-1933. Andryczyk, current president of the federa- Ukrainian Artists.” file to possible investors. He was also Williams said the photos were taken in tion, along with the latter’s husband and oth- As a result of his interest in the Famine, pleased to be able to surprise Mr. Williams Russia during the famine of 1921-1922. ers, are among these, often unsung, friends. Mr. Williams was asked to serve on with several congratulatory messages sent in It is not a well-known fact among many Their decision to help raise the profile of President Viktor Yushchenko’s committee from dignitaries who know of and respect Ukrainians in the diaspora that no photos his efforts on behalf of Ukraine, such as have come to light from Ukraine’s Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.), the head of the 1932-1933 Holodomor. Mr. Williams’ insis- Congressional Ukrainian Caucus in tence on publicizing only authentic material Washington, a group of members of the about the Holodomor led him to offer a House of Representatives. reward for anyone in Ukraine who could Ihor Gawdiak, president of the Ukrainian produce a photograph from the 1932-1933 American Coordinating Council, thanked time period. Not having received any, he Mr. Williams for his work and also brought thought to collect artwork inspired by the up the question on peoples’ minds: How tragedy. He at first did not realize that under was it that an American from Kansas with the Soviet regime artists were not allowed to no ties to Ukraine came to be so committed portray the Famine. to Ukrainian causes? Undaunted, he went to Ukraine to find or Mr. Gawdiak, noting the contribution that to commission contemporary art depicting non-Ukrainians sometimes make to Ukraine, the Famine. He noted that many artists did quipped that Mr. Williams must belong “to not want to attempt the subject because it that small group of Americans like Rep. was so painful, but others produced evoca- Dougherty and former U.S. Ambassador to tive images that are a fitting memorial to the Ukraine William Miller, who have inhaled Famine’s millions of victims. the fragrance of ‘yevshan zillia,’ ” the plant Dr. Procyk, executive director of the that magically induces a nostalgia and love Ukrainian Studies Fund, related interesting for Ukraine. Internet statistics about the night’s honoree: Another reason that made this event stand a Google search for “E. Morgan Williams” out was that, while at many Ukrainian func- results in 1,240 hits – a significant fact in tions only the older generation gets to speak, itself. this evening gave the floor to two young Before going on to discuss Mr. Williams’ academics, Mark Andryczyk and Roman work on the Ukrainian Famine, Dr. Procyk Procyk, who analyzed for the audience some noted that the Ukrainian Studies Fund has of the most serious and critical reasons why just published the first booklet in “The people like Mr. Williams and others work- Holodomor Series: Sources for the Study of ing on Ukrainian issues must be not only the Great Famine in Ukraine” by Hennadii Boriak, a resource funded in large measure recognized but supported. by the Ukrainian American Coordinating Dr. Andryczyk, lecturer of Ukrainian Council. The second booklet in this series, literature and administrator of the published with funds raised by the Ukrainian Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia Federation of America, will be dedicated to University, as well as organizer of the Mr. Williams. ContemporaryUkrainian Literature Series Using handouts copied from Soviet featuring Ukrainian poets at the Harriman archives, Dr. Procyk gave graphic evidence Institute, shed light on an important conse- – only one example of several – of a current quence of Mr. Williams’ endeavors. Russian misinformation campaign aimed at He extolled the broad outreach of the distorting the history of the Holodomor. A Action Ukraine Report, the online, English- document showed that Joseph Stalin had language Ukrainian information service that sent bread to Ukraine during the Famine, Mr. Williams started several years ago. He but the bread was to be given only to the noted that the number of subscribers to the agitators and the collective farm administra- AUR is some 11,000. This collection of tors who were implementing the draconian current articles in English helps to keep non- measures the Soviets were imposing. Ukrainian speakers abreast of Ukraine- related developments, not only in business (Continued on page 22) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 9 Grupo Yuri helps kick off summer season at Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival by Christina Kotlar hand (from a leaf blower accident a few days earlier), Mr. Turchyn showed no RED BANK, N.J. – The annual Red signs of pain or letting up throughout the Bank Jazz and Blues Festival, held this performance. Later, he remarked it was as year on June 5-7, kicks off the summer if his violin “took on a life of its own and season for the Jersey shore. Friday was was leading him” from one number into rained out with an all-day downpour, and the next, almost leaping out of his han- overcast skies lingered most of Saturday dling. Through it all he maintained the morning into early afternoon. By late tight technical, improvisational sync with afternoon, however, most of the clouds the rest of the group – Ernie Fortunato on cleared out and the sun came through guitar, Al Selert on drums, Jim Grant on starting to set over the Navesink River bass and Stacy Grant on table percussion. basin just at the time when Grupo Yuri Starting with “Nightingale,” “Song For was ready to step out on the Marina Stage My Father” (by Horace Silver), “Slinky set against the backdrop of the harbor and and Stone Companion,” Grupo Yuri then cruisers. slowed a bit with “Fortune,” a song dedi- Grupo Yuri, a phenomenal group of cated to a friend, musician Danny musicians led by violin virtuoso Yuri Petraitus, who passed away on June 2 in Turchyn, brought its blend of World Beat, Nashville. Latin and Jazz styles to the receptive The second half of the set brought a crowd packed on the hillside facing the dancing crowd back on its feet down and stage and beyond. As the set progressed, in front of the stage with “Caraboo,” “Mr. more people filled in the few spots left Magic” (by Grover Washington), “Fresh between the seated audience, and many Grass,” “Fate is The Hunter,” and ending moved down to the forefront dancing to with a soulful “Heart of a Woman Part 2.” the electrifying blend of instrument and Christina Kotlar (Aside from those indicated, all songs are musician perfectly enhanced by the festi- Grupo Yuri on stage at the Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival. written by Mr. Turchyn.) val’s professional sound stage personnel. 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Heals Wounds. Eternal memory to the brave However, city authorities apparently state certainly resounded, it had little to do Battle of Poltava... soldiers who perished in the Battle of didn’t fulfill the alleged request. with the European political values that were (Continued from page 1) Poltava on June 27, 1709.” Ukrainian Kozaks fought on both sides of emerging at the time. Kozak hetmans were Following the liturgy, they gathered at the Created by Poltava resident Seiran the Poltava battle, as the Zaporozhians led forbidden to establish diplomatic relations Memory of the Fallen Rotunda, a 31-foot Marharian, the rotunda was built with funds by Kost Hordiyenko along with Mazepa’s with Europe. The Ukrainian peasantry black granite and concrete structure consist- provided by the Ukrainian state budget. forces, totaling 15,000 troops, joined the declined into serfdom and Kozaks lost their ing of three white pillars united by three arcs While the Russians attended their liturgy, Swedes while 9,000 Kozaks led by Hetman status, being reduced to peasant status. and a half-ton bell that was built in Donetsk Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Stefan Ivan Skoropadsky aided the Russians. “Those who didn’t betray their oath and to commemorate the anniversary. Gullgren and Finnish Ambassador to An estimated 4,000 Zaporozhians and bravely fought for their land will always be Built atop a three-tiered granite stylobate, Ukraine Christer Michelsson led more than Mazepa loyalists perished during the battle, remembered,” Mr. Naryshkin said. “At at the rotunda’s center is a white marble 300 Swedes in placing flowers at the 20-foot according to Valerii Voloskov, a Poltava res- Poltava they were all united by their love for sculpture of three doves, symbolizing the tall, 20-ton For Swedes from Swedes ident and author of the book, “Poltava the fatherland, united by those spiritual ide- peace and memory of those who died. Monument at the battlefield. Battle: Before and After.” No estimates exist als, moral values and Orthodox values that Inside each of the three columns that It was erected on the 200th anniversary of the number of casualties among the unite our peoples.” form the arches, the Swedish, Russian and of the Battle of Poltava to honor more than Russian-allied Kozaks. The statement implied that those Ukrainian flags are depicted, with inscrip- 9,200 fallen Swedish soldiers. Russian Orthodox bishops of the Poltava, Ukrainian Kozaks who allied with the tions in the respective languages, “Time One of the day’s bigger controversies was Nizhyn, Kremenchuk and Belgorod epar- Russians didn’t betray their oath to Tsar chies consecrated the rotunda, and speeches sparked at the start of the cere- Peter I, and their fatherland was the Russian by the three governments’ representatives mony at the Memory of the Empire – not an independent Ukrainian followed. Fallen Rotunda when the state. Russian national anthem was Government representatives’ speeches But none of his remarks was a more bla- played before the Ukrainian tant falsification of history than Mr. Russian Presidential Administration anthem, an incident believed to Naryshkin’s concluding comments: “The Chair Naryshkin, who also chairs the have been planned by the city’s contemporary development of our countries Russian Federation’s Commission to Russophile leadership. is based on the foundations of good neigh- Counteract the Falsification of History, borliness, cooperation and the ideals of free- Additionally, the Russian del- delivered remarks that were Russo-centric, egation chose not to visit dom which the peoples of our countries and contradicted basic historical facts. defended at Poltava, on the Borodynskyi Poltava’s Kozak Cross monu- He began by stating that the commemo- ment – which doesn’t make any Field and in the battles of World War II.” ration was very important “for both our peo- Not all Ukrainians cooperated with the references to Mazepa – to place ples,” yet at certain points he seemed to be flowers to honor all fallen Russians in the Battle of Poltava, or during referring to the Swedes, and at others times the second world war. The Soviet Union Kozak warriors, not just those to the Ukrainians. killed in the Battle of Poltava. did not defend the ideals of freedom in “The triumph at Poltava dearly cost our World War II, but a totalitarian Communist “We offered them participa- peoples, but it laid the path to development tion in all the [wreath-] laying empire that murdered tens of millions of and prosperity,” Mr. Naryshkin said. “The its own citizens. ceremonies,” said Mr. Poltava victory was the start of a new histo- The remarks offered by Sweden’s Matkovskyi during his June 27 ry and new European politics, in which from Ambassador Gullgren were progressive and press conference. “In my opin- the time of Poltava the voice of a single insightful, and reflective of European cul- ion, issues with their protocol Russian state resounded loudly and surely.” ture. emerged and that’s why they Rather than development and prosperity, Unlike the soldiers who slaughtered each Zenon Zawada didn’t go. I want to assure you however, the Battle of Poltava brought the other 300 years ago, those attending the Poltava Mayor Andrii Matkovskyi was criticized that today we had discussions decline of Ukrainian autonomy under the commemoration are familiar with each by the city’s Ukrainian patriots for accommodat- and they requested that we drive Russian tsar and the permanent decline of other, he said. “We came to pay honor to the ing the Russians above others at the 300th anni- to the Swedish monument and the Swedish Empire. versary commemoration of the Battle of Poltava. the Kozak monument.” And while the voice of a single Russian (Continued on page 11) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 11

learning lessons from history. Addressing a press confer- Battle of Poltava... “It’s necessary to be careful and not allow ence afterwards, she character- (Continued from page 10) history to direct everyone,” he said. “We ized the Battle of Poltava as a fallen, regardless of their background or the shouldn’t let this happen. We are supposed great victory for the Russians reason that brought them to this field,” Mr. to view history as we view our partner, with that became the basis for form- Gullgren said. respect, humility and patience. We are all ing its state and as a devastating The Battle of Poltava belongs to those different, everyone thinks for himself and defeat for the Swedes. historical events that are interpreted differ- aspires to something different. But the times “For Ukraine, this is yet ently by the different nations involved, he changed and we with them, and the enemies another important page from the said. “This is important to accept, under- of the past are no longer enemies.” history of the liberation move- stand and honor,” Mr. Gullgren noted. Although that may be the case for ment, the independence move- “History can’t be called an objective sci- Sweden and Finland, Ukraine still faces an ment of Ukraine, and it’s fine ence, because it’s always distinguished, and aggressive neighbor that threatens its inde- that each country contributes to its perception is different for all of us. pendence and sovereignty. and researches its own history Otherwise there wouldn’t have been an aca- Representing the Presidential Secretariat in this event,” she said. demic field such as history, and that’s the of Ukraine, Vice-Chair Maryna Stavniichuk President Viktor Yushchenko essence of humanity, which we all know. immediately called for honoring the memo- was unable to attend the tercen- Therein lies the truth.” ry of the fallen “Kozaky-Mazepyntsi,” who tenary of the Battle of Poltava For Sweden, the Battle of Poltava was sacrificed their lives on the altar of Ukrainian because he was leading the Our the start of a protracted process that led the independence. Ukraine party congress the nation to its current state. The Great The Battle of Poltava gave Ukraine the same day. historic chance for sovereignty and indepen- Zenon Zawada Northern War continued for 12 years after Ukrainian patriots’ obser- dence, she said. “The result of this battle the battle, and Sweden endured three more vances Former Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor wars with Russia during the next 100 years. was the defeat of the national-liberation Chernomyrdin was honored at the Battle of A century after the Battle of Poltava, uprising led by Mazepa, but at the same Poltava’s Ukrainian patriots Poltava tercentenary for financing the restoration Finland gained its independence. time the triumph of the Ukrainian spirit in and nationalists didn’t attend of the Battle of Poltava Museum and the Russian Now Sweden is a nation in peace with the struggle for its freedom,” Ms. the rotunda ceremony, instead Soldiers Burial Mound at the Poltava battlefield. itself, with its past and with its neighbors, Stavniichuk said. organizing a simultaneous said Ambassador Gullgren. “The Sweden “‘Time heals wounds’ is written on the Ukrainian Orthodox panakhyda (memorial Black-and-red and Svoboda party nation- walls of this rotunda, but history teaches us that we know today is a Sweden which we service) and mournful procession in honor alist flags dominated the panakhyda, during how to be far wiser and smarter. Today are proud of, and Poltava was one of the of Kozaks who joined the Swedes under the which more than 300 activists hung their stages on this path,” he added. Ukraine, Russia, Sweden and other coun- leadership of Hetmans Mazepa and heads in solemnity. Afterwards, which they Offering the Russians and Ukrainians an tries should direct their efforts to peaceful Hordiyenko. lifted placards that read “Poltava Battle – example of positive neighborly relations, he cooperation in understanding, the welfare Bishop Fedir of Poltava and Kremenchuk Tragedy of the Ukrainian People” and “Kyiv said Sweden and Finland have honest and and wealth of its countries and peoples,” led the panakhyda at the Kozak Cross at good relations with each other – the result of she said. Observation Square in central Poltava. (Continued on page 13)

Visitors of various backgrounds comment on Poltava commemorations by Zenon Zawada about the past.” Mazepa as a hero who fought for & Branding Group. Kyiv Press Bureau Viewpoints are just as diverse among Ukrainian independence, while 28 percent Meanwhile, nearly 44 percent of Ukrainians themselves. view him as a traitor according to a poll of Ukrainians view the Battle of Poltava as a POLTAVA, Ukraine – The 300th anniver- Yulia Stadnyk, a Ukrainian tour guide 2,078 respondents conducted between victory, while only 9 percent of Ukrainians sary of the Battle of Poltava was a natural at the Poltava battlefield, said she learned April 1 and 9 by the Kyiv-based Research view it as a defeat. vacation trip for Anders Bergstrom, a Swede in school that Ukraine didn’t exist at the married to a Russian woman. time and everyone considered themselves Having visited the Russian Federation “russki.” often, he noticed a significant difference in In fact, Russians prefer to view Hetman how the two nations perceive the event. Mazepa as a random rebel leader who stirred “For quite a while, we have never up the Kozaks, who had always despised Dear Readers! claimed to be a superpower, and Russia has power, Ms. Nekrasova said. been, so we don’t take it so emotionally “You always have some separatist move- today,” said Mr. Bergstrom, 50, a history ments or rebels in a country, and for Russia, The Ukrainian Weekly is buff who lives in Stockholm. it has always been about keeping things accepting greetings on the Historical discussion and debate filled the together,” she said. “The Russian perception steamy summer air at the Poltava battlefield is that it wasn’t a country trying to separate occasion of the the weekend of June 27, when more than itself from another, but an individual who 60,000 visitors gathered for the 300th anni- put together a clique.” versary commemoration of one of the most However, Ms. Stadnyk’s tour guide part- 18th Anniversary significant events in European history, in ner, Tania Plavetska, had a markedly differ- which the Swedish Empire gave way to the ent view of history, firmly believing that of the Russian Empire. Ukrainians were already nationally con- More significantly for Ukrainians, the scious when the Battle of Poltava erupted. Independence of Ukraine Battle of Poltava marked Hetman Ivan Having supported Russian Tsar Peter I Mazepa’s failed attempt to preserve for a quarter of a century, Mazepa enabled We invite individuals, organizations and businesses Ukrainian autonomy and perhaps gain inde- Ukraine to prosper as an autonomous state pendence in aligning with Swedish King within the Russian Empire, she said. to show their pride and support for those individuals Karl XII. Mazepa was merely buying time for who through personal dedication and sacrifice have The diverse crowd had equally diverse Ukraine when serving Peter the Great, secured a free and independent Ukraine interpretations of the events that transpired. explained Yevhen Khailov, a Ukrainian It was the Russians who started the Great nationalist and Poltava resident who left the Northern War in 1700, Mr. Bergstrom said, city that weekend so as not to be near the Special Rates while Sweden was merely defending the commemorations. vast territory that a vulnerable 18-year-old During his service, Mazepa was able to 1/8 page – $50 1/2 page – $200 King Karl XII inherited. unite the right and left banks of Ukraine, 1/4 page – $100 1 page – $400 “The Baltic Sea was like a sea within created rifle divisions and kept the schemers Sweden, but then the battle changed histo- and plotters suppressed. ry,” he said, noting that every Swede knows Yet at the same time, Mazepa observed Please send your greetings, address and the year 1709. “We kept Finland for another how Tsar Peter scorched Belarus and burned 100 years, and then we lost it also to Russia the Donbas region, and he knew what await- telephone number by August 10, 2009, to: in 1809.” ed Ukraine, Mr. Khailov said. If the Russians His wife, Anastasia Nekrasova, noticed won, there’d be further subjugation. If the The Ukrainian Weekly “there’s not much fuss” about the Poltava Swedes won, King Karl XII would have battle among Swedes, while her fellow handed over Ukraine to his Polish allies. 18th Anniversary Greetings Russians are “quite emotional.” “What choice did he have?,” he said. 2200 Rt. 10 “Nations tend to have different orienta- “Conduct negotiations with King Karl XII.” PO Box 280 tions toward the past, the present and the That earned Mazepa an anathema from future,” she said. “I noticed that, Russians, the Russian Orthodox Church. Parsippany, NJ 07054 who are very much past-oriented, look for “Mazepa was a son of a bitch, for which Tel.: 973-292-9800 ext. 3040 sources of inspiration in the past. This even the Orthodox Church cursed him,” said doesn’t apply to the Swedes, who are more Viktoria Antifieva, a Poltava resident. E-mail: [email protected] present-oriented and are very instrumental In fact, 30 percent of Ukrainians view 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 13

Swedish soldiers charge against Russian forces during a theatrical performance of the Battle of Poltava. Zenon Zawada Englund, the sculptor who created the bust, For the 300th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Poltava, Svoboda Battle of Poltava... told the daily newspaper Den in Kyiv. nationalists posted two billboards declaring, “Mazepa Triumphed! There is a (Continued from page 11) “Logically, the bust is supposed to be in the Ukrainian State!” The billboards were taken down after the commemorative events on the orders of the Poltava City Executive Commision. Is Against Moscow,” and conducted their Battle of Poltava Museum.” mournful march through the city center Ever since his election in 2006, Mr. offer more specifics.) toward the St. Yurii Ukrainian Orthodox Matkovskyi has led the City Council in numerous cultural leaders in Poltava, who Autocephalous Church, the site of Poltava’s actively opposing Ukrainian culture in claim it got so unruly the police had to be When The Weekly asked Mr. Matkovskyi other Cross of Fallen Kozaks. Poltava, obstructing efforts to establish a called in. at a June 27 press conference in Poltava statue to Symon Petliura, head of the what happened to the planned historical Among those marching were members of Re-enactment scrapped Ukraine’s right-wing political parties – Our Ukrainian government in 1919-1921, and, reconstruction, he responded that the State Ukraine, the Ukrainian People’s Party, the instead, demolishing an already established Yet another controversy, which was large- Organizational Committee led by Ivan People’s Rukh of Ukraine and the Svoboda plaque in his honor. ly overlooked by the Ukrainian mass media, Vasiunyk, a close advisor to President Viktor All-Ukrainian Union – and a handful of After numerous obstructions by local was how the planned historical reconstruc- Yushchenko, forbid it. Plast scouts. officials, the city’s Mazepa statue is sched- tion with promised re-enactments of key “That’s why the Ukrainian military-patri- “In the historical context, this is a histori- uled to be unveiled on August 24, but battlefield episodes became a 15-minute otic club declined, and we saw other clubs cal tragedy for me and my friends since Poltava patriots said authorities are still plac- theatrical show featuring local actors and decline,” he said. The Weekly confirmed Ukrainian independence could have been ing hurdles – the latest being the city’s Arts college students. with Mr. Kikot that this club was a Kyiv his- achieved, but it didn’t happen,” said Yevhen Council having yet to approve the design. In City officials promised a world-class re- torical reconstruction group led by Oleksii Rudenko. Yankevych, the regional director of Plast addition, city officials have erected a large enactment, with two years of planning and a Speaking for the Presidential Secretariat, Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Poltava. fence around the monument’s site to block budget of some 30 million hrv budget at Ms. Stavniichuk said Mr. Vasiunyk, also the “Now it’s a confirmation that the idea was construction activity, reported the press ser- their disposal for the event. (The figure is a vice of the Svoboda nationalist party. vice prime minister for humanitarian affairs, real because it didn’t die and was realized rough estimate, for which Poltava City “The main argument against its establish- after 300 years. Mazepa’s idea triumphed.” Council spokesman Viktor Kikot could not (Continued on page 16) Some posters carried by marchers depict- ment this time became the impossibility of ed the double-headed eagle featured on the sawing two trees which are growing side by Russian coat of arms being beheaded by a side and are interfering with the monument’s Kozak-style sword. placement,” the press release charged. However, Ukrainian patriots reserved The statue was supposed to be presented their sharpest criticism for Poltava Mayor on June 27, but the City Council voted on Matkovskyi, whom they accused of bending April 16 to cancel the land designation and over backwards to accommodate Russian postpone the unveiling. guests, at the expense of Ukrainians and After two billboards were posted on June even the Swedes. Moreover, at the rotunda 22 by Svoboda with the slogan, “Mazepa consecration ceremony, he addressed the Triumphed! There is a Ukrainian State!” the crowd in Russian. Poltava City Council voted to prohibit any At the commemoration, the Swedish del- more. After the weekend’s events, the City egation presented a bronze bust of King Executive Commission ordered them Karl XII to the Poltava City Council with removed. Svoboda claimed this was in retal- the expectation it would be included in the iation for its public accusation that Mr. collection of the Battle of Poltava Museum. Matkovskyi and other council leaders Instead, city officials tucked it away in the engaged in drunken partying at the Ivan offsite Poltava Ethnographic Museum. Kotliarevsky Farmstead Museum on the eve “We are surprised and somewhat offend- of the commemoration. ed that the bust is located here,” Berhard The alleged incident was confirmed by

Ukrainian patriots from Myrhorod led by Oleksander Ksionzenko (far left) par- Thousands of visitors gathered at the Sampson Church at the Poltava battlefield ticipated in a solemn procession honoring Hetman Ivan Mazepa and Kozaks who for the June 27 divine liturgy to honor the 1,345 Russian soldiers who perished fell in the Battle of Poltava in 1709. during the Battle of Poltava. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29

from Crimea based on nationality, adding, NEWSBRIEFS each nation has to assess the tragic pages of CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) its own history and make relevant conclu- coordinated on the U.S. side by Mr. Obama’s sions in order to avoid such developments in TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 senior Russia advisor, Dr. Michael McFaul, the future. Mr. Yushchenko said the assess- ment of the events of 1944 is necessary to OR E-MAIL [email protected] is one of 13 that was established by Presidents Medvedev and Obama during defend universal values. “This is moral and their summit in order to foster closer bilateral ethical polemics, which should have a legal SERVICES PROFESSIONALS cooperation. The 22 activists who signed the basis,” he said. The president also pointed to letter are not pleased that Surkov, the a resolution passed on July 1 by the Kremlin’s chief ideologist – and the godfa- Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization Jaroslaw Lemega for Security and Cooperation in Europe that Architect & DesignBuild Contractor ther of “sovereign democracy” and the “power vertical” – will be helping to coordi- equates the Nazi regime with Soviet Custom Residential & Commercial Stalinism. (Ukrinform) Design & Construction Service nate cooperation between Russian and Tel 732 872 2512 American NGOs. The activists wrote in their Ukrainian MFA blames Russia Serving all of New Jersey July 7 letter: “Vladislav Surkov is associated with the most negative tendencies in the KYIV – Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign development of democracy in Russia in Affairs (MFA) said on July 15 that Russia recent years: the rollback of press freedoms, refuses to continue negotiations with the liquidation of competition in the political Ukraine on delineation of the Kerch Strait. system, and the purposeful erection of barri- “Such a stand by the Russian Federation ers against the development of civil society. conflicts with the accords reached both in For this reason we ask you, Dmitry framework of the negotiation process on Anatolevich, to reconsider your decision to delimitation of the Azov and Black seas and appoint him as the Russian co-coordinator the Kerch Strait and Russia’s obligations for issues of civil society.” (RFE/RL) under the agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the Ukrainian-Russian state bor- Russian missile convoy intercepted der of January 28, 2003,” an MFA statement SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine – A Russian read. The MFA noted that negotiations on military convoy transporting short- and delineation of maritime space, including the medium-range missiles was intercepted by Kerch Strait, have been ongoing for 13 years Ukrainian police in the Crimean port of in accordance with Article 5 of this agree- Sevastopol, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service ment. (Ukrinform) reported on July 10. The convoy, which was Six Ukrainians killed in Afghanistan stopped on the night of July 8, included three missile-carrying trucks covered by a KYIV – Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign tarpaulin, as well as a fire truck, and did not Affairs has confirmed the deaths of six have the necessary permits to transport the Ukrainians after an Mi-26 helicopter crash missiles through the city. The vehicles were in the Afghan province of Helmand on July en route to a technical base some 30 kilome- 14. The military command of the ters outside Sevastopol that is maintained by International Security Assistance Force Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Ukrainian authori- (ISAF) in Afghanistan had officially con- ties said the Russian military convoy initial- firmed that the helicopter belonged to Air Driver with a 6-passenger ly would not allow police to check the con- Pecotox airlines (Moldova) and was being minivan and SUV available tents of the convoy, but eventually the police used in the framework of the ISAF mission for hire. were allowed to do so. The trucks contained in Afghanistan. The helicopter was struck Reasonable rates. an unspecified number of SS N-2 short- by a missile or rocket on the morning of range and SS N-9 medium-range missiles, July 14. (Ukrinform) Tel. 973-919-9582 FOR SALE which are capable of carrying a nuclear war- U.S. delegation in Belarus head. SS N-9 missiles were used by the Russian Black Sea Fleet against the MINSK, Belarus — At the urging of MERCHANDISE A well-maintained house for sale Georgian Navy during last year’s war. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), chair- at Zolota Osin, near Soyuzivka. According to Ukrainian-Russian agree- man of the Commission on Security and ments, Black Sea Fleet movements of Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Tel. 215-862-9766. troops, armaments or other military equip- Commission) and a seven-member ment must be approved by the Ukrainian Congressional delegation in Minsk on June authorities. The convoy was returned to its 30, Belarusian President Alyaksandr point of origin. (RFE/RL) Lukashenka signed official documents releasing American prisoner Emanuel MAY WE Resolution on Stalin riles Russia Zeltser. Mr. Zeltser had been in a Belarus VILNIUS, Lithuania – Russian delegates prison since March 2008 after being con- have reacted angrily after the Parliamentary victed in a secret trial. The Helsinki HELP YOU? Assembly of the Organization for Security Commission has consistently advocated for and Cooperation in Europe meeting in Mr. Zeltser’s release due to concerns over Lithuania voted for a remembrance day for his health and the fact he was convicted of To reach The Ukrainian victims of Nazism and Stalinism. The par- espionage in a closed trial. Sen. Cardin Weekly all (973) 292-9800, liament of the pan-European security body commented: “We welcome the release of passed a resolution equating the roles of the Emanuel Zeltser on humanitarian grounds. and dial the appropriate USSR and Nazi Germany in starting World However, we made it clear to President War II. Moscow’s delegation tried but failed Lukashenka today that the only way to extension (as listed below). to have the resolution withdrawn. The reso- improve the relationship between our coun- lution, meant to mark the 20th anniversary tries is for him to increase political freedom Editorial – 3049, 3088 of the fall of the Iron Curtain, said that Nazi and respect for human rights.” He added, Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union brought “Belarus should make progress on the con- Production – 3063, 3069 genocide and crimes against humanity to ditions laid out in the Belarus Democracy Europe. It called for making August 23 a Act if the country is to see any changes in Administration – 3041 day of remembrance for the victims of U.S. sanctions here.” The U.S. delegation Stalinism and Nazism. On that day in 1939, also met on June 30 with political activists Advertising – 3040 Germany and the Soviet Union signed a – several of whom have been imprisoned Subscriptions – 3042 pact that carved up Eastern Europe between for opposing Mr. Lukashenka. In response the two countries. (BBC) to an expansion of U.S. sanctions against Belarus, Mr. Lukashenka kicked out Historical truth and Crimean nations approximately 30 diplomats from Minsk last year; the U.S. Embassy is now down to KYIV – The instructions of the Ukrainian a staff of five. The U.S. delegation, which president for the Procurator General’s Office included Sens. Cardin, Dick Durbin (D- and the Security Service of Ukraine to insti- Ill.), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Reps. Chris tute proceedings on the illegal eviction of Smith (R-N.J.), Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.), the Crimean Tatar people and other nations Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Lloyd Doggett in 1944 from Crimea is motivated by a (D-Texas), called for Belarus to allow for Run your advertisement here, desire to restore historical truth regarding in The Ukrainian Weekly’s an increased U.S. diplomatic presence. those events, Viktor Yushchenko said at a (Helsinki Commission) CLASSIFIEDS section. July 3 news conference in Symferopol. He noted that 230,000 persons were deported (Continued on page 15) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 15

records, as did the Germans, he said. And Specialists working... Dr. Kot and his Ukrainian colleagues used (Continued from page 1) these documents in their discussions with Under pressure from Communist groups the Russians about restitution. They ran into in Western Europe, Joseph Stalin agreed to Russian roadblocks in the talks, he said, but at least save the cathedral’s old icons and added that there were officials in the Russian frescoes before its destruction in 1937. More Ministry of Culture who helped. than 50 other old churches in Kyiv were Bilateral negotiations on in these matters destroyed around this time as well. began in 1998. “Let me assure you that this When Ukraine became independent, the was not easy,” Dr. Kot said, but added that there was a fortunate turn of events that decision was made to reconstruct the cathe- year, when his boss at the Ukrainian dral, which was accomplished between 1996 Academy of Sciences Historical Institute, and 2001. Dr. Kot and his colleagues, who Valerii Smolii, was appointed vice prime were involved in the archival research for minister for humanitarian affairs. He pur- this project, managed to establish that 26 sued the issue with Prime Minister Valerii original frescoes and icons from the cathe- Pustovoitenko, who then convinced dral were being held in three state institu- President Boris Kuchma, who, in turn, got tions in Russia – the Tretyakov Gallery in his old friend, Russian President Yeltsin to Moscow, the Hermitage and Russian agree to officially confront this issue. Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Yaro Bihun The first of three rounds of talks was held Dr. Serhiy Kot speaks in Washington about the complicated work of retrieving Novgorod Museum Preserve. in December 1998. The Ukrainian side pre- Ukraine’s cultural heritage. The Russians took out eight of them in sented a convincing case, in full accordance the 1930s, and, in 1943, the Germans took with UNESCO standards, which resulted in the issue has not been passed up to him for said there are such items here, and that they out 18, which were returned to the Soviet an agreement about the return of the St. his decision. Neither has the Kyiv govern- include not only pieces that were somehow Union after the war and were quietly relo- Michael’s icons and frescoes. This was done ment been providing funds for this effort, he illegally brought here during and after World cated in Russia – not repatriated to Ukraine. in two shipments, in 2001 and 2004. But, added, noting that some financial assistance War II but before it as well, in the 1920s and Dr. Kot praised the U.S. post-World War Dr. Kot noted, there are at least 15 more St. had come from Ukrainian Americans. 1930s, when the Soviet regime was selling II policy in this regard. “It must be noted Michael’s artworks in Russia that have not “But I remain an optimist,” he continued. off artworks for next to nothing while mil- that the American government established been returned. “The process has slowed, but we will get lions were starving to death in Ukraine. an extraordinary policy with respect to the In addition to the items returned from things going again, not only in the case of Among these collections Dr. Kot men- cultural treasures stolen by the Germans in Germany to Russia, there are countless the return of St. Michael’s art from Russia, tioned that of millionaire Armand Hammer; various European countries.” items that were evacuated from Ukraine to but also in initiating an ongoing process of the Los Angeles Art Museum, which has a “And the American government did Russia prior to the German occupation getting all of our art treasures from Russia.” diptych, “Adam and Eve,” confiscated by everything it could to have these items which also have not been returned to Asked about other countries from which art officials from Leningrad and sold abroad; returned to the rightful individual and Ukraine, Dr. Kot said. Ukraine is seeking a return of artworks and New York’s Metropolitan Museum national owners of these items that were For reasons he could not explain, during taken during World War II, Dr. Kot said that Byzantine collection, which contains some taken from them during the German occupa- the four years of Viktor Yushchenko’s presi- Germany, under Chancellor Gerhard questionably acquired art treasures from tion,” he added. dency the momentum has stopped. Dr. Kot Shroeder, for some reason stopped what had Kyiv. The Americans returned 1.6 million of thinks that it may not be because of any been a good process of returning or com- As for artworks illegally brought over these artworks and maintained very good presidential decision to that effect, but that pensating for stolen artworks during its after World War II, the U.S. government occupation of Ukraine. But he noted that took what he called an admirable position of Ukraine’s bilateral talks with Poland have calling on American museums to double and included it in the register of political been positive. check the origin of the artworks, not accept NEWSBRIEFS parties under No. 112. (Ukrinform) Asked about Ukrainian artworks that illegal items but confiscate them, and have could be returned from the United States, he them returned to the rightful owners. (Continued from page 14) Chervonii killed by lightning Yekhanurov at Presidential Secretariat KYIV – Vasyl Chervonii, national deputy KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko has of the Verkhovna Rada of four convoca- appointed Yurii Yekhanurov first deputy tions, former chairman of the Rivne Oblast head of the Presdidential Secretariat, it was State Administration (2005-2006) was killed reported on July 14. The Ukrainian by lightning while fishing in the village of Parliament had removed Mr. Yekhanurov Hannivka, Kostopil district, Rivne Oblast, it from the defense minister’s post on June 5, was reported on July 6. Mr. Chervonii was and the District Administrative Court of one of the initiators of Rukh in the Rivne Kyiv rejected Mr. Yekhanurov’s protest region in 1980s. He was first elected a against his dismissal. (Ukrinform) With great sorrow we announce the death of our husband, national deputy of the Verkhovna Rada in brother-in-law and uncle 1990. (Ukrinform) No proof of attempted assassination Volodymyr Roman Diachuk KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada’s ad hoc Violence in Marhanets turns deadly team for investigation into an alleged KYIV – Security measures have been who was called to the Heavenly Father on Friday, July 10, 2009. attempt on the life of presidential candidate strengthened and a criminal case has been Viktor Yushchenko in 2004 did not find any launched after an ethnic conflict left one Panakhyda was held on Monday, July 13, 2009, at Lakeview Memorial legal proofs of this attempt, it was reported policeman dead in the southeastern Ukrainian Home in Clifton, NJ. Funeral services were on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at on July 9. “If there are no proofs of a delib- city of Marhanets, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Passaic, NJ, followed by inter- erate poisoning, was there an attempt?” Service reported on July 3. A fight between ment at Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Hamptonburg, NY. asked Volodymyr Sivkovych, head of the Ukrainian and ethnic Armenian gangs at a parliamentary ad hoc team. “Either it was a bar resulted in injuries and the death of one In deep sorrow remain: casual poisoning, or some kind of disease – policeman. In the aftermath of the gang fight, wife -Ulana Maria there are very many versions,” said Mr. there was mass disorder and racist attacks, brother-in-law -Dr. Lubomyr Jawny with wife Maria Sivkovych, a representative of the Party of and the houses and cars of Armenian resi- Dzvenyslava Regions. The ad hoc team established a dents have been set afire. Additional police nephew -Roman Jawny number of violations in the work of the rele- forces and special security forces were nieces -Daria Iwanchuk with son Andriy and family vant group at the Procurator General’s patrolling the town to maintain order and -Chrystyna Senytsia with husband Andriy Office, headed by investigator Halyna prevent further violence. The reason for the -Dr. Olya Sokhan with husband Dr. Oleh Klymovych, which supervises the ethnic conflict in Marhanets, a city of some and son Nestor Yushchenko poisoning inquiry. Mr. 50,000 people, is unclear. (RFE/RL) -Lada Gawdiak with husband Yuriy and Sivkovych said he would demand a report sons Lev and Zakhar Tymoshenko wants NATO referendum by Procurator General Oleksander -Keith Otto, husband of deceased niece Tanya Medvedko to Parliament in September, and KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Otto, with sons Keil, Jack and Max did not rule out that he would demand his Tymoshenko, the highest-rated presidential and members of the extended Shklar, Gawaniuk and Sochan families resignation. (Ukrinform) candidate, confirmed once again at a news It’s now the Our Ukraine party briefing on July 8 that the question of Vichna yomu pamiat! Ukraine’s entry in NATO must be decided at KYIV – The Our Ukraine People’s Union a nation-wide referendum. “I want to stress He will live forever in our hearts and thoughts. party has submitted an official statement to once again that both I personally and my the Justice Ministry regarding a change in political team may talk about entering Donations in memory of the deceased can be made to: The Ukrainian the party’s name, the ministry’s press service NATO exclusively by way of an all-Ukraine Museum, 222 E 6th St., New York, NY 10003; the Ukrainian Catholic reported on July 13. It will now be called the referendum,” she stressed. Ms. Tymoshenko University in Lviv through the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, Our Ukraine party. A decision on the name noted that at its meeting that day the govern- 2247 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622; or the UNA’s Ukrainian changes was made at the seventh congress ment had adopted “the parameters of coop- National Foundation, 2200 Route 10, PO Box 280, Parsippany, NJ of Our Ukraine People’s Union on June 27. eration” with NATO, but there was no word 07054. The Justice Ministry registered the Our about Ukraine’s entry into the alliance. Ukraine People’s Union on March 22, 2005, (Ukrinform) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 UASC Foundation organized by Ukrainian American benefactors by Bohdan Siryj Philadelphia Nationals team, aptly Championships; and community and the harsh economic reali- renamed it the Philadelphia Ukrainian • 1960s – five U.S. Open Cup Finals. ties of professional sports, Tryzub re- HORSHAM, Pa. – From its inception Nationals and proceeded to win the U.S. Teams from around the globe visited focused its efforts on amateur soccer and in 1950, the Philadelphia area’s Ukrainian Open Cup Championship the very fol- Philadelphia to play Tryzub. Among them the development of youth programs. American Sport Center Tryzub has been a lowing year. No one will ever forget the was Manchester United, England; In 1978 Tryzub acquired a 39-acre par- visionary organization. It sets and meets deafening thunder of the Ukrainian Dundee, Scotland; Stuttgart, West cel of undeveloped land in the northern its ambitious goals as much through hard American community’s cheers as Tryzub Germany; and Vienna, Austria. suburbs of Philadelphia. Despite financial work and determination as through cre- reached the heights of success. In 1967 the Ukrainian Nationals repre- and logistical challenges that would have ativity and imagination. The UASC More successes followed: sented the United States in international broken the resolve of many, Tryzub built Tryzub Foundation is the club’s most • 1956 – U.S. Amateur Cup Final in St. competition before 102,000 fans in El a multiple-use community and sports recent innovation, aimed at boldly and Louis; Salvador. complex, that boasts six soccer fields, proactively meeting the challenges of the • 1960s – six American Soccer League Tryzub was the first soccer team in the three tennis courts, two volleyball courts, future – to protect, to prolong and to Professional Championships; United States to have home games tele- a clubhouse, a banquet hall, a festival expand Tryzub’s rich and important lega- • 1960s/1970s – three German vised, and it played in the first regulation grove, picnic areas, a playground and cy. American Professional League indoor soccer game in Convention Hall in parkland. After a decade of success as a Majors Championships; and Atlantic City, N.J. The dividends from this imaginative Division amateur club, Tryzub in 1959 • 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1966 – four Recognizing dramatic changes in the acquired the American Soccer League’s U.S. Open Cup Professional demographics of the Ukrainian American (Continued on page 21)

Matkovskyi said. “But when passions began tors in bleachers. Those who could see the “When we wait 10 minutes, it’s not okay. Battle of Poltava... boiling, we decided it’s not necessary to battle followed its progress by listening to a It’s different way of looking at things. But (Continued from page 13) offend people and offered a nice example. Ukrainian-language soundtrack, but patriots they have done a really good job.” didn’t block anything. We declined the re-enactment.” complained it lacked any context in Deflecting the criticism, Poltava authori- Poltava’s Ukrainian patriot leaders, Adding further context, Mr. Kikot said Ukrainian history. ties stressed the weekend’s successes, includ- including Our Ukraine National Deputy the City Council’s agreement with Mr. The show consisted of canons being ing “Find Mazepa’s Treasure,” a citywide Mykola Kluchynskyi, were confident that Rudenko fell through two weeks before the fired, actors engaging in elementary-level treasure hunt held on June 28 and sponsored what was planned by the Poltava city gov- Poltava commemoration because of a dis- combat scenes with elements of eastern by the Channel 5 television network. ernment was a reconstruction with the agreement he couldn’t identify. “There were martial arts amidst speakers playing an While the government of President theme, “Glory of Russian Weaponry,” cele- mutual complaints, but I don’t know exactly eclectic mix of Ukrainian military melodies Yushchenko is trying to force its view of brating the impressive Russian victory over what,” he said. “From what I know, among and the “Chariots of Fire” theme. Mazepa on the Ukrainian public, a better its enemies. Among the participants would the main reasons is that certain individuals At the conclusion, doves were set free, way is to hold recreational events like the have been Russian Cossacks belonging to spoke out against a direct reconstruction.” while those depicting the Russian-allied Mazepa treasure hunt, in which thousands the organization Descendants of the Victory. Meanwhile, Mr. Rudenko claimed it was forces didn’t rejoice in their victory in a of participants were given maps and sent They were concerned the Poltava govern- because of a financial dispute. So instead of politically correct finale apparently request- searching, said Oleh Deyneka, a Channel 5 ment would have allowed a celebratory per- a professional troupe or experienced ed by Kyiv and the Presidential Secretariat. news anchor and key organizer. formance to occur on what should be a trag- European and Russian re-enactors as city Swede Chris Jonnson missed many of the The treasure – a bag of 10,000 one- ic day for Ukrainians, said Valentyna officials suggested earlier, about 40 actors weekend’s events because schedules weren’t hryvnia coins – was hidden in the Vorskla Shemchuk, an Our Ukraine district party took to the field, their main experience being made available, even in the city’s hotels and River. It tore open, leaving numerous win- leader in Poltava. from the local Hohol Theater. restaurants – a complaint shared by Poltava ners to scoop up the coins. When The Weekly asked Mr. Matkovskyi Prior to the historical re-enactment, four residents and Ukrainians as well. “Mazepa was a patron of the arts, he was to further explain the conflict at a July 2 performers dressed as bare-chested Kozaks “We heard different rumors about differ- the wealthiest man in Ukraine and there’s a Kyiv press conference, he said the offered spectators a 20-minute show with ent times things would take place,” he said. legend about his treasure,” Mr. Deyneka Presidential Secretariat had cast doubt on horseback tricks and acrobatics. “I don’t think it was well-organized, because said. “Gradually the attitude toward Mazepa the Poltava city government’s patriotism. The performance began with the Russian I was here a few days ago and it was chaos.” improves that way, rather than as a result of He denied accusations that the council flag being introduced first, again irking Even the time of the theatrical show itself pressure to present the re-enactment in one was planning to sponsor a “Glory of Russian Ukrainian patriots. Nor were their uniforms wasn’t clear. Some thought it was set for the way or another.” Weaponry” celebration as part of the histori- historically accurate. morning, others 4 p.m., but it started shortly Stressing economic gains, the City cal reconstruction. “When we planned to Many of the 30,000 spectators in atten- after 6 p.m. Council estimated visitors brought an addi- reconstruct the battle, we understood that we dance couldn’t see the show because their “When Ukrainians wait one or two hours tional $2.6 million in revenue to the city, had to show that Russian armies won,” Mr. view was blocked by rows of seated specta- it’s okay,” said Col. Tomtlund of Sweden. consuming more than 2 tons of shashlyky (shish-ka-bobs), 1.5 tons of halushky and varenyky (dumplings), and 5,000 liters of Poltava-made beer. The city’s hotels hosted 1,200 tourists, and vendors sold nearly $30,000 worth of souvenirs. Lack of historical context However, critics of the local government said revenues would have been just as plen- tiful if event organizers had placed more emphasis on Ukrainian culture and history, rather than hiding them as if it were taboo. Despite Mr. Deyneka’s claim that events like the Mazepa treasure hunt did a better job in raising public awareness of the het- man’s role in Ukrainian history, patriots said more could have been done. Not enough Ukrainians are aware that Mazepa was disappointed with Tsar Peter I for not honoring the 1654 Pereiaslav Agreement, requiring Russia to come to Ukraine’s aid against Poland, said Dr. Hanna Kapustian, a history professor at Kremenchuk State University who attended the commemoration. Instead, the Russians were reintroducing serfdom into Ukraine, which had long con- cluded in Europe, and increasingly required the Kozaks to fight its wars. “Mazepa was not mentioned at all, and the reasons for his decision and aspirations weren’t explained,” she said. “For just three minutes, they could have described the social-political context Ukraine found itself in at the time. It wasn’t explained that Ukraine was losing its political autonomy at this time, and Mazepa was looking for new allies. Instead, Ukraine was portrayed as a poker chip.” No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 17 Ukrainian American Veterans hold reunion at Soyuzivka by Anna Krawczuk Glen, Ph.D., associate professor, spoke on recent changes in the curriculum at the KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Soyuzivka, academy that now offers more than 40 the Ukrainian Heritage Center of the majors to cadets. Col. Deborah Ukrainian National Association, was the McDonald, director of admissions, reiter- site for the first-of-its kind reunion of ated the requirements and recommenda- American veterans of Ukrainian heritage tions needed for entrance. She also point- held at the end of May. ed out that the number of female cadets is The initiator and chairman of the increasing. Her husband, Lt. Col. Kenneth Reunion Committee was Wiroslaw McDonald, who recently returned from Snihurowych, who had the support of the Iraq and is deputy commander of the New Ukrainian American Veterans Inc., as well York District Corps of Engineers, also as his wife, Patricia, and daughter Maria. spoke. The UAV’s national commander, Brig. Mr. Snihurowych, who was an instruc- Gen. Leonid Kondratiuk, UAV tor and assistant professor at West Point, Immediate Past National Commander thanked his colleagues for their very Anna Krawczuk and UNA President informative presentations that clearly cap- Stefan Kaczaraj served as honorary tivated the audience. Maria Snihurowych chairs. Past National Commander Veterans after an outdoor memorial service with celebrants the Rev. George The last of the speakers was Maj. Gen. Bazylevsky and the Rev. Archpriest Volodymyr Piso. Mathew Koziak, National Quartermaster Leonid Holopatiuk, Military attaché at Stephen Kostecki and UAV Post 33 Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the Commander Carl Harvey were committee United Nations. He spoke about the mili- members. tary in Ukraine and the economic hard- The main mission of the reunion was ships with which Ukraine is faced. A to reach out to Ukrainian Americans who question and answer period followed. have served or are on active duty in the The afternoon was left open, for social- U.S. military and to allow them to meet izing and recreation. Glorious spring and communicate in an informal setting. weather conditions added to the full At the resort, veterans shared their mil- enjoyment of the fresh mountain air. itary experiences, met old friends, made The evening banquet was presided new ones, and also were informed about over by the master of ceremonies, George current issues that face the U.S. Armed Stachiw, a retired major of the U.S. Army. Forces. Attendees came from as far as Mr. Stachiw introduced UNA President Florida and as near as upstate New York, Kaczaraj, members of the UAV national New England, New Jersey and executive board and guests, especially Pennsylvania. Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, Mr. Snihurowych, a retired lieutenant Ukrainian Catholic eparch of Stamford, colonel in the U.S. Army, opened the offi- Conn. cial program on the morning of Saturday, In his greetings, Mr. Kaczaraj, a Anna Krawczuk May 30, with ceremonies that included Vietnam era veteran, welcomed everyone the posting of colors, the U.S. and to Soyuzivka and gave an overview of the Attendees of the Ukrainian veterans’ reunon at Soyuzivka. Seen in the first row Ukrainian national anthems and a moment UNA, Svoboda and The Ukrainian (from left) are: Patricia Snihurowych, Oksana Koziak, Wiroslaw Snihurowych, of silence for departed comrades. Weekly whose histories and records of Anna Krawczuk, Stefan Kaczaraj, Bishop Paul Chomnycky, Leonid Kondratiuk, Remarks by Brig. Gen. Kondratiuk service that reached to the 1890s. Atanas Kobryn and George Stachiw. centered on the history of Ukrainian Bishop Chomnycky led everyone in Americans who served in the U.S. mili- prayer before dinner. The UAV national tary and the UAV. commander presented a toast to the presi- Mrs. Krawczuk made a presentation dent of the United States, and the master about the UAV Registration Project and of ceremonies offered one to the president UAV National Monument to inform and of Ukraine. to encourage American veterans of UAV Past National Commander Ukrainian heritage to participate by regis- Atanas Kobryn provided a very moving tering. (For more information readers keynote address, “Veterans Throughout may visit www.uavets.org or e-mail uav. History and Today.” The speech was [email protected].) intertwined with the names of Ukrainian A recent veteran of Operation Iraqi American veterans and Ukrainian Freedom (2007-2008), Lt. Col. Michael American community activists, including O. Logusz, U.S. Army, introduced his Joseph Lesawyer, who was not only a 320-page book “With Musket and longtime UNA president but also a U.S. Tomahawk, The Turning Point of the Army captain during World War II and Revolution – The Saratoga Campaign, founding member of UAV Post 7. Mr. 1777,” which is to be released this fall. Kobryn cited his own military service He has also authored many articles and that started in 1944 in western Ukraine, previously published the book “Galicia when he was a member of the 1st Division.” Ukrainian Division. During World War II, Guest speakers from the U.S. Military at the age of 17, he became a POW of the Academy at West Point, N.Y., gave very interesting presentations. Col. Andrew (Continued on page 21)

Anna Krawczuk Guest speakers from U.S. Military Academy at West Point: Col. Andrew Glen (right) and Lt. Col. Kenneth McDonald. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 19 Babunya’s Gourmet Spice blends bring Kostiw family cooking secrets to Scranton-area markets By Matthew Dubas try his mother’s cuisine and her spices, so and then to Brazil. In 1967 Mrs. Kostiw John F. Kennedy’s widow. the idea came to put the spices in a bottle came to the United States with her husband, “She loved my apple cakes,” Mrs. Kostiw PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Grandmothers tend and sell them. Thomasz (a Lviv native) after the couple said. “I cooked a turkey and used some of to hold their treasured recipes as a closely Some product testing included unsuspect- met in Porto Alegre, Brazil. 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I would add more in the Scranton area, or by visiting parsley, cinnamon, black pepper, granulated Babunya’s Gourmet Spice, include: Mark things to the food and everyone liked it.” Babunya’s website at www.Babuynas.com, garlic and granulated onion, are available in Toda of Pennsylvania Technical Mrs. Kostiw, 83, recounted how she which also features video cooking demon- Scranton-area supermarkets including, Assistance Program (a state agency that made her apple cakes for Jaqueline Kennedy strations. Orders can also be placed by tele- Everything Natural, Quinn’s Markets, supports economic development); Lisa Onassis in the 1980s after being introduced phone, 877-270-1245, or by writing to ShopRite and Gerrity’s. Other vendors have Hall of the Small Business Development to the former first lady by a New York MELT Enterprises LLC, at P.O. Box 891, met with Mr. Kostiw to discuss other loca- Center in Scranton; and Paul Browne of antique dealer who was a friend of President Gouldsboro, PA 18424. tions. “We’ve received orders from stores in the Carbondale Technology Center, where Texas, Miami, Chicago, Boston, Seattle and the Kostiws box and ship the spices. Brazil, too,“ Mr. Kostiw told the Scranton There was also helpful business advice advantage of the offer. Times-Tribune. from Mr. Snyder. Babunya’s Gourmet Turning the pages... Mr. Yushchenko said the program would Mr. Kostiw explained that his wife want- Spice is bottled by MELT Enterprises, (Continued from page 6) be submitted for consideration at a sched- ed to start a home-based business and ideas LLC. “We feel that we are at the beginning of uled IMF meeting. “This is the most fruitful included opening a restaurant, but it was too During the second world war, the Kostiw of all such meetings between Ukraine and time-consuming. He also wanted people to family moved from Eastern Europe to Italy, something difficult, but something promis- ing, the beginning of something important,” the IMF,” Mr. Yushchenko added. Mr. Camdessus said. “I believe the recent Criticizing Ukraine’s half-hearted democratic elections in Ukraine have given attempts at reform over the previous two myths rendered us incapable of fighting a clear expression of the need of the years, Mr. Camdessus said: “This country Introducing... for our rights, allowing others to decide Ukrainian people for action, urgent action to has suffered too much in the recent past how our country will treat us? (Continued from page 7) recreate conditions of prosperity in this from a succession of programs which were Indeed, the myths that politics divides the emphasis on diversity in Canada will country.” too piecemeal, incomplete, programs that change with such policy directions. And us or that there are too many organiza- Experts from the IMF worked over the addressed a few issues and ignored others. our community will not be a winner. Yet, tions have led to non-participation and next two months with Ukrainian govern- This is the moment to try to attack all these there is no response or call to arms on this the hijacking of policies that concern us. ment officials to help them deal with such difficulties. There is no reason why Ukraine issue on the UCC website other than to This must stop. We might begin by drop- problems as the inflation rate and to look cannot be as successful as other countries write letters regarding the Ukrainian- ping myths that fail us in dealing with the for ways to decrease the budget deficit have been at economic reform.” language broadcasts on Radio Canada realities of today and embrace new prin- and design a monetary policy that would International that broadcasts to Ukraine. ciples that serve us better. bring Ukraine out of its financial crisis. Source: “International Monetary Fund to But why haven’t the rest of us respond- Ukraine was promised a $700 million assist Ukraine’s recovery,” by Marta ed? The democratic reality is that one Oksana Bashuk Hepburn may be con- credit line, but it did not meet conditions Kolomayets, The Ukrainian Weekly, July 31, voice is less effective than many. Have tacted at [email protected]. of economic reform to be able to take 1994.

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Washington, Moscow and Kyiv. If voters Ukrainian American... Reactions in Ukraine... elect Viktor Yanukovych as their next President Obama... (Continued from page 17) (Continued from page 2) president, the foreign policy agenda of (Continued from page 4) U.S. Armed Forces in Austria and was hecontinued. Ukraine might be in for a monumental ments and citizens. The recommendations discharged in 1946. Drafted into the U.S. Speaking about the upcoming visit of change. The pro-NATO forces in Ukraine and work plans developed from this meet- Army almost upon arrival in the USA, he U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden to Kyiv, will find themselves more isolated than ing will help U.S. and Russian civil soci- served in 1952-1954 (during the Korean Dr. Shcherbak commented: “Hopefully they are now and a new team of pro-Rus- ety actors solve real, shared problems and War era), followed by U.S. Army Reserve [Biden] will explain to Ukrainian leaders sian policy-makers will aim to steer the will make cooperation more sustainable,” duty. what was going on in Moscow and clarify country closer to Moscow on such mat- said the Eurasia Foundation’s president, Mr. Kobryn said his service gave him the position of the American government” ters as NATO enlargement, energy policy Horton Beebe-Center. an opportunity for education in his new (Kyiv Post, July 10). and greater cooperation in CIS security While in Moscow, President Obama country, success in the workplace, family Commenting on the forthcoming Biden arrangements. also gave the commencement speech at a life and eventual retirement. These oppor- visit, the Ukrainian Internet publication Moscow, however, will be very cau- Eurasia Foundation grantee, the New tunities are still in effect for the new gen- wrote on July 8: “The tious in welcoming a new Ukrainian gov- Economic School (NES). Mr. Obama eration of U.S. servicemen and service- visit [by Biden] will be closely observed in ernment into its fold. The Kremlin has called NES “a school founded with women. Moscow. Russian experts are convinced learned hard lessons from its turbulent Western support that is now distinctly The banquet closed with everyone that Biden will have to explain to Kyiv and relationship with Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Russian; a place of learning and inquiry singing “God Bless America.” Tbilisi ‘who is the master.’ Without this the president of Belarus who, by any where the test of an idea is not whether it Sunday was dedicated to religious ser- there can be no resetting of Russian- yardstick, has been more pro-Russian is Russian or American or European, but vices at both the Ukrainian Catholic and American relations.” This however, is the than Mr. Yanukovych. Any precipitate whether it works.” Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. An open- typical Russian point of view which has move by the Kremlin to embrace a The Eurasia Foundation Network is a air ecumenical panakhyda (memorial ser- not changed for many years. “Will the Yanukovych government might also incur partnership of autonomous foundations vice) for the repose of the souls of all Americans be able to formulate in two the wrath of Washington and escalate a promoting prosperity and stability departed veterans was celebrated in weeks a clear message to the post-Soviet new Cold War, one which Russia is inca- throughout the former Soviet Union. The Ukrainian by the Rev. George Bazylevsky space? Nonetheless, this message will in a pable of winning. network partners consist of the Eurasia of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and large way determine how events evolve in Foundation (United States), New Eurasia the Rev. Archpriest Volodymyr Piso of the region,” the report suggested. The article above is reprinted from Foundation (Russia), Eurasia Foundation the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The The results of the Ukrainian presiden- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission of Central Asia, Eurasia Partnership Ukrainian American Veterans’ color guard tial elections scheduled for early January from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation (South Caucasus) and East participated, and Vladimir Bakum, 2010 might resolve the dilemma facing Foundation, www.jamestown.org. Europe Foundation (Ukraine). Korean-era veteran and UAV member, directed the Orthodox choir that sang the responses. The traditional bugle call, taps, sig- naled an emotional end to the reunion.

UASC Tryzub... (Continued from page 16) strategy continue to flow. No less than 28 teams – both girls’ and boys’ play under the Ukrainian Nationals’ flag. Its Majors Division men’s team has amassed an unprecedented number of championships: 15 Pennsylvania State National Cups Tournament Championships; 11 United Soccer League Majors Division Championships; and seven Inter-County Soccer League Majors Division Championships. Every Memorial Day weekend Tryzub organizes and hosts an immensely popu- lar interstate and international youth soc- cer tournament, which last year grew to 168 teams, including also of squads from Bermuda and Canada. In addition, in the years 1988, 1995, 2000 and 2008, UASC Tryzubivka was the venue for four Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiads. The U.S. Amateur Soccer Association regularly schedules its Region I U.S. Open and Amateur Cup finals at Tryzubivka. Despite these advantages, Tryzub rec- ognizes that economic realities are again in flux. The costs of operating even a charitable organization are growing expo- nentially, even as fund-raising opportuni- ties and traditional sources of donations are diminishing. The economic realities of the future will be brutal and harsh. A board of dedicated Ukrainian American activists envisions the UASC Tryzub Foundation as a fertile vehicle for the accumulation and growth of capital assets – the fuel for future development and action. The foundation’s goal is to provide not only a handsome financial reserve for Tryzub and its Ukrainian Nationals teams, but also for other orga- nizations with similar aims and objec- tives. The UASC Tryzub foundation encour- ages readers to become active donors and to consider making the Tryzub Foundation an integral part of estate and charitable giving plans and endowments. The UASC Tryzub Foundation is a 501(c) (3) tax exempt organization. All contributions are tax-deductible. All cor- respondence should be addressed to: UASC Tryzub Foundation, P. O. Box 184, Horsham, PA 19044 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29

The government-controlled media has tone adopted by President George W. Bush signed an agreement to allow U.S. air tran- Obama praised... observed with approval President Obama’s failed to further the cause of democracy sit of troops and supplies through Russian (Continued from page 2) “hands off” approach to human rights issues (Wall Street Journal, July 8). airspace. Dr. McFaul told reporters that It is not clear what is politically more dam- in Russia. “The atmosphere of friendship and The U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of this is a very important and concrete agree- aging for a U.S. president: to publicly eat ‘reset’ was all over the last two days,” wrote Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and the top ment that will permit some 4,500 flights Iranian caviar or Russian contraband. Mr. Interfax as Mr. Obama left Moscow. Mr. Russian military commander, Chief of the annually, and that Russia has waived col- Putin indeed has a peculiar sense of Obama praised the Russian authorities “for General Staff and First Deputy Defense lecting an estimated $133 million in navi- moving in the right direction in developing Minister Gen. Nikolai Makarov, signed an gation fees (www.foxnews.com, July 6). humor. civil society,” and announced that he did not agreement to resume U.S.-Russian military At present U.S. flights successfully reach Before the brunch President Obama intend to teach Russia anything while mak- cooperation, watched by Presidents Obama Afghanistan while bypassing Russia, and announced he had “excellent discussions” ing no public mention of the case of the mur- and Medvedev. According to the White the transit agreement seems to be the only with President Medvedev and praised Mr. dered Novaya Gazeta reporter Anna House press service, quoted by Interfax on definitive result of the summit. Putin for doing “extraordinary work on Politkovskaya or any other prominent July 6, the agreement will allow some 20 The act of acute political appeasement behalf of the Russian people” as the for- instances of political repression. This was in joint U.S.-Russian military exercises in Messrs. Putin and Medvedev performed mer president, and now prime minister “marked contrast to the attitude of the previ- 2009. Nonetheless, Gen. Makarov said by the Obama team in Moscow has pro- (The White House, Office of the Press ous U.S. administration” (Interfax, July 8). there will be no joint military exercises in duced something, but what will be the Secretary, July 7). Under Mr. Putin’s rule Mr. Obama’s “hands off” approach 2009 – only discussions to possibly stage final price? Mr. Obama discussed Georgia since 2000, elections have been regularly reportedly disappointed human rights them in 2010 (ITAR-TASS, July 6). with Mr. Putin and agreed to disagree rigged, and political and press freedoms activists (Vedomosti, July 8). However Military cooperation was broken off to pun- (Interfax, July 7). President Mikheil crushed. Last August Messrs. Putin and according to Mr. Obama’s assistant and ish Russia after the August war with Saakashvili interpreted Mr. Obama’s state- Medvedev ordered Russian troops to senior director on Russia, Michael McFaul, Georgia. It seems that Washington is now ment, reiterating Georgia’s independence invade neighboring Georgia and occupy its Mr. Obama did not cite specific violations more eager to forgive Moscow for the inva- and territorial integrity, as a demonstration territory, but for Mr. Obama these issues of democratic principles by the Russian sion than Moscow aspires to be forgiven. of “unconditional support” (Civil Georgia, seemed to be secondary. government by design, since the lecturing Messrs. Mullen and Makarov also July 6), but is that indeed true? The ramifications of the Moscow sum- mit depend on how Mr. Putin understood Mr. Obama and his team. Russia is ready to give the U.S. a free hand in Afghanistan, but in exchange it wants freedom to deal with Georgia. If Mr. Obama is seen as too weak and compromising, Mr. Putin may decide to act against Georgia unilaterally, believing Mr. Obama has already been paid off.

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Ukrainian Federation... (Continued from page 8) In the face of this revisionist propaganda, Ukrainian researchers must use the most reliable, unassailable sources possible to combat malicious distortions and outright fabrications. For this work, Ukrainian Americans are urged to support those orga- nizations seeking to underwrite continued research in this field, Dr. Procyk said. In response to the praise received, Mr. Williams expressed his gratitude to Dr. Chernyk, Vera Andryczyk of the Ukrainian Federation of America and to the other orga- nizations he has worked with and been sup- ported by, including the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council. He explained for those wondering how a Kansan became so involved in Ukraine how he happened upon Ukraine through his early work in the international food distribution industry and through his association with his current employer, Michael Bleyzer. Mr. Bleyzer, originally from Kharkiv, was granted asylum in the U.S. in 1978 and has since made great strides in helping his homeland through his private equity firm. Mr. Bleyzer has also been generous in giv- ing Williams time and leeway to develop his U.S.-Ukrainian Business Council. This edifying evening ended with Mr. Williams relating some interesting facts about the connections of Welshmen and Ukraine, among them, Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones, a Welsh journalist who tried to tell the world about the Famine but was murdered in 1935, and about historic con- nections between Ukraine and Kansas. Probably very few in the audience knew that early Mennonite immigrants from Odesa and Crimea brought Turkey Red Wheat, which was far superior to American grains, to Kansas. This wheat spread throughout the Midwest and has been a boon to wheat farms ever since. All in all, it was an instructive evening and a fitting honor for Mr. Williams. (To learn more, readers may log on to www. ArtUkraine.com, which contains informa- tion about a wide range of areas in which Mr. Williams is involved.) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 23 OUT AND ABOUT

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Since 1894 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2009 No. 29 PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Wednesday, July 22 Sunday, August 2 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard UNIONDALE, N.Y.: The annual picnic of Ukrainian Summer Institute will host a St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church will July 17-19 Ukrainian Cultural Foundation Golf Tournament / lecture given by Adrian Slywotzky, partner take place at 1-6 p.m. at the parish center, 226 Festival Fund-Raiser; Dance Camp 1 at Oliver Wyman, a global management Uniondale Ave. Admission for adults is $15, Recital, 3 pm; Sitch Sports School consultancy. His lecture, “Surviving the which includes a meal, soft drinks and all July 19-24 Heritage Camp session 1 40th Anniversary Perfect Storm: How We Got into This activities; students age 13-18, $10; children 7 Commemoration; Zabava with Economy and How We Can Get Out,” will -12, $5; free for children under age 7. The July 19-25 Discovery Camp Svitanok, 10 pm be held at 7 p.m. in Room S-020 (Belfer festival will feature music, raffles and activi- Case Study Room), CGIS Building South, ties such as sports and games. For more infor- July 25 Zabava with Oberehy, 10 August 9-22 Dance Camp session 2 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA mation call the parish center, 516-485-0775. 02138. This event is free and open to the pm Friday, August 28 August 14-15 Friday evening: public. For more information call 617-495-4053 or log on to http://www. WILDWOOD CREST, N.J.: The July 25-August 1 Sitch Sports Slavko Halatyn on the Tiki Deck huri.hardvard.edu. Khmelnychenky Plast fraternity is sponsor- Camp Session 1 Saturday: Miss Soyuzivka Pageant ing an all-ages dance at the Wildwood Crest Monday, July 27 (interviews begin at 7 pm); Zabava Pier Recreation Center, across the street July 26-31 Heritage Camp session 2 with Tempo, 10 pm CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard from the Pan Am Hotel. Doors open at 7 Ukrainian Summer Institute will host a p.m. with dance music at 7-8 p.m. The July 26-August 8 Dance Camp ses- August 21-22 Friday evening: Hrim film screening with Yuri Shevchuk. The “Party Ptashat” kids dance will be held at sion 1 unplugged on the Tiki Deck screening, presented under the theme of 8-9:30 p.m., hosted by MC Bratchyk Levko. Saturday: Dance Camp Recital, “Ukraine: A View from the Outside,” is The “Wildwood Idol” dance contest with July 31-August 1 Friday evening: 3pm; Zabava with Hrim, 10 pm co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Film Club guest judge Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych Kagero on the Tiki Deck and the Ukrainian Studies Program at begins at 10 p.m. with cash prizes of $100, Saturday: Film Festival, hosted by August 23-29 Joseph’s School of Columbia University. It will be held at 7 $50 and $25 per couple. The teen “Club Dr. Yuri Shevchuk and the Dance (Ballroom Dance) p.m. in Room S-020 (Belfer Case Study Crest” “vechirka” will follow the dance Columbia Film Club; Zabava with Friday: recital, 8 pm Room), CGIS Building South, 1730 contest. Admission: kids and students. $5; Na Zdorovya, 10 pm Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138. adults age 23 and over, $10. Proceeds go August 27-30 Church of This event is free and open to the public. toward Plast camps; donations accepted. August 1-8 Sitch Sports Camp Annunciation Weekend For more information call 617-495-4053 Volunteers wanted. For more info, e-mail Session 2 or log on to http://www.huri.harvard.edu. Adrian Horodecky, [email protected]. August 29 Wedding weekend August 2-5 Adoptive Parents Ukrainian Heritage Days August 31-September 7 Labor Day PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES week August 7-8 Friday evening: Pete & Weekend entertainment to be Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a Vlod on the Tiki Deck announced service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Saturday: Soyuzivka Heritage Ukrainian community.

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