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Committee on Great Famine reports progress Hierarchs' pastoral: SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - business session of the national com­ national committee's executive board. The National Committee to Comme­ mittee. It was chaired by Dr. Stercho, Dr. Stecho went on to thank the Let us accept morate Genocide Victims in Ukraine who welcomed UNA Supreme Presi­ hierarchs of Ukrainian Churches for 1932-33 met here at the Ukrainian dent John O. Flis, a member of the their patronage, the UNA and UFA for Orthodox Center on Saturday, March national committee's honorary presi­ their multi-faceted support, as well as the Easter message 26, in order to proceed with plans for dium; and the vice presidents of the the Ukrainian press, including Svo- national observances of the Great presidium: Natalia Danylenko (Ukrai­ boda, America and Narodna Volya, for Easter greetings of Ukrainian Famine. nian National Women's League of aiding the committee by publishing Catholic bishops in the United States. The committee's chairman, Dr. Petro America), Ulana Diachuk (Ukrainian information about its activity. He Stercho, reported in his opening re­ National Assciation), Eustachia Ноу– voiced special gratitude to the editorial Dearly Beloved in Christ: marks to the more than 30 meeting dysh (Plast) and Dr. Roman Rychok staff of The Ukrainian Weekly and to its On Easter morn the sorrowing participants, that the committee's initia­ (Ukrainian Fraternal Association). publisher, the UNA, for publishing women come to anoint the body of tive has been welcomed by the Ukrai­ Dr. Stercho then proceeded with his what he termed an extremely valuable Jesus and are greeted with the asto­ nian community at large — and not report as chairman of the national special issue on the Great Famine of nishing words of the angel: only in the United States, but also committee. He noted that spontaneous 1932-33. "Why do you search for the Living throughout the free world. expressions of support for the commit­ Dr. Stercho also reported in general One among the dead? He is not here. This -fact was underscored also by tee's work have been received from about the work of the national commit­ He has been raised up." (Luke 24: 5- Metropohtan-Mstysiav of TrTe^Utcfai- scores of organizations and individuals, tee's various subcommittees, noting 6). nian Orthodox Church, who stopped in who expressed their willingness and that respective chairmen would deliver What marvelous "good news."The at the meeting along with Bishop readiness to lend a hand. He also said detailed reports. desperate confidence of Jesus in His Izyaslav of the Byelorussian Orthodox that community support is evident in Finally, Dr. Stercho addressed the Father is rewarded with the ecstatic Church. the fact that 63 national organizations matter of correspondence with the conquest of Easter. The meeting, held at the Home of and numerous local organizations are Ukrainian Congress Committee of Today this victory is ours if we Ukrainian Culture, was the second represented among the members of the (Continued on page 12) embrace with faith the Easter event — Jesus risen from the dead for you and for me. Henceforth, we will be people who are "eastered" through Increased activity of Church reported in Ukraine life. In the Risen Jesus, God comes into our lives. He shapes our destiny. by Ivan Hvat Wojtyla to the papal throne. From the Department of Propaganda and Agita­ He cares for us, loves us, heals us, first months of his pontificate, Pope tion of the Ukrainian Central Commit­ strengthens us, walks with us in our Material contained in unofficial John Paul II has shown a warm interest tee,4 said of the pope: "Unlike his pilgrim way. samizdat documents and reports in the in the life and needs of Ukrainian predecessors, the new head of the The challenge of Easter is to decide Soviet press itself indicate that the Catholics abroad, and this has evidently Vatican is favorably disposed towards whether we want to live in the Risen proscribed Ukrainian Catholic (Uniate) exerted a positive influence on members the unfounded pretensions of the Christ or not. The life and joy and Church has been steadily increasing its of the Church in the Soviet Union itself. Uniates."5 peace of Easter are ours for the activities in western Ukraine. In March 1979, the pope addressed a The activity of the Catholic Church asking. Let us ask God this day to For some years believers have been letter to Cardinal Josyf Slipyj, metro­ under the leadership of Pope John Paul move us to accept the Easter message seeking to have the Church registered politan of Lviv and head of the Ukrai­ (Continued on page 4) into our hearts. Let us ask Him to with the Soviet authorities, a necessary nian Catholic Church, in which he make us Easter people — people who step for its legalization within the Soviet encouraged the clergy to mark with 1 1. B. Bociurkiw, "The Catacomb Church: are God-centered, people who follow Union. The latest confirmation that appropriate ceremony the 1,000th Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the USSR," Jesus, people who come to serve the these efforts are being maintained is anniversary of the Christianization of Religion in Communist Lands, Vol. 5, No. 1, Church. provided by a report of the arrest of the Kievan Rus' in the year 988.3 A year Spring, 1977, p.8:"Listotwarty Ukraincow- Let us ask the Lord to make us Ukrainian Catholic rights activist Yosyf later, in March 1980, the pope convened Katolikow ? Ukrainskicj SSR do Jana peacemakers in our homes and in our Terelia containing the information that an extraordinary synod of the bishops Pawla II," Spotkania, No. 16. 1981, pp. 84- society. Let us ask Him to make us Terelia, together with four other co­ of the Ukrainian Catholic Church 87. true Christians who live the gospel, religionists, last September formed a abroad for the purpose of selecting an 2. Reuters and AFP, February 12. 1983, see also RL 78/83, "Ukrainian Catholic who love the poor and care for our special group to campaign for the aide and eventual successor for Metro­ - needy. Let us be people whose pri­ legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic politan Slipyj. Activist Arrested." February 14, 1983. mary purpose is to build up the Church.2 4. See Radianska Ukrayina. March 13. These and other moves by the pope to 1981. kingdom of God which is "justice, Members of the Church have become meet the pastoral needs of Ukrainian 5. I. I. Migovich, "Uniatsko-natsiona- law and peace," so that the true increasingly active, particularly in the Catholics have not escaped the atten­ listichesky alyans na slu/hbc imperializma," (Continued on page 15) western oblasts of Ukraine, since the tion of ideological workers in Ukraine. Voprosv nauchnogo ateizma. No. 28. 1981, election of Polish Cardinal Karol I. 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Dissident profile Soviets continue campaign against Baptists, Pentecostals Iryna and Ihor Kalynets: ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Unregis­ The Baptists sentenced included 29- tered Baptists and Pentecostals con­ year-old Maya Kabysh, who received a return from exile tinue to be arrested and sentenced in term of three years in a labor camp after Ukraine in what is clearly an ongoing a trial in Znamenka in the Kirovohrad campaign to destroy unofficial religious region. In Zaporizhzhia, Borys Liash- groups. chenko, 23. was sentenced to two years According to the Smoloskyp Ukrai­ and eight months in a labor camp, while nian Information Service, at least 15 Stanislav Marchenko, 22, drew a two- Ukrainian religious activists, among year labor-camp term. them several young people, have been In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, arrested or sentenced in Ukraine over Petro Oliynyk, a 50-year-old Baptist, the last 12 months. was sentenced to five years' labor camp, Among those sentenced was Vasyl while in the Donetske region, Volodymyr Pirych, a Pentecostal who received a Tymchuk, 24, was sentenced last fall to term of five years in a labor camp and three and a half years in a labor camp. two years' internal exile following a trial In addition, Bohdan Shkiriaviy, 50, was in Uzhhorod last fall. Another Pente­ sentenced in Dnipropetrovske to two costal, 43-year-old Vasyl Shyliuk, was and a half years in a labor camp. sentenced in Rivne in January to three Religious activists arrested over the years in a labor camp. (Continued on page 15)

Estonian dissident held in solitary NEW YORK - Estonian political 1982 and should be released some time prisoner Mart Niklus, currently serving next month. During that time, his-food the third year of a 15-year term, has rations were decreased, his visiting been held in solitary confinement for rights were curtailed, and his mailing nearly one year, reported the Estonian privileges were suspended. American National Council, citing He is currently being held in labor dissident sources. camp No. 36-1, one of several in the Mr. Niklus, 38. an ornithologist, was huge penal complex near the northern arrested in 1980 and sentenced the city of Perm. The camp has come to be following year to 10 years in a labor known as one of the harshest in the camp to be followed by five years' Soviet Union. internal exile. His co-defendant. Prof. Among Ukrainian political prisoners Juri Kukk,died on March 30, 1981 in a confined in the camp are Ukrainian transit camp in Vologda as a result of a Helsinki Group co-founders Ivan hunger strike. Kandyba, Lev Lukianenko and Oleksiy According to the Estonian American Tykhy, as well as members Vitaliy Council. Mr. Niklus.\\as placed in Kalynychenko, Vasyl Ovsienko and solitary confinement in the spring of Vasyl Stus.

Arrest of priest sparks protest BROOKLYN, NY. - The arrest of a About 2,000 signatures are said to have 58-year-old Lithuanian Catholic priest' been collected in the town of Kybarti in January has sparked a petition drive alone. Iryna and Dior Kalynets among believers in that predominantly The Rev. Svarinskas was ordained in Roman Catholic republic asking Soviet 1950 while serving a 10-year labor-camp JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Some­ reviews. Literaturna Ukraina, a Kiev- leader Yuri Andropov to release the term for nationalist and religious activi­ time in 1981, Ukrainian poet Ihor paper, wrote that despite their bre­ pastor. ties. Released in 1956, he returned to Kalynets and his wife, Iryna Stasiv- vity, Mr. Kalynets's verses were According to the Lithuanian Infor­ Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. Less Kalynets, returned to the western thoughtful and conveyed noble senti­ mation Center based here, the Rev. than two years later, he was re-arrested Ukrainian city of Lviv to join their ments. Alfonsas Svarinskas is facing a charge and sentenced to six years' imprison­ daughter. They had not been with her The young poet's work was also of "anti-state and anti-constitutional ment. in nine years, for both had been praised in an anthology of Soviet activities." The pastor of a church in The Rev. Svarinskas joined the political prisoners. In 1972, the Ukrainian poetry which appeared in Vidukle, the Rev. Svarinskas was also a Catholic committee shortly after it was Kalynetses were each sentenced to Czechoslovakia in 1965. The editors member of the unofficial Catholic formed on November 13, 1978. The terms of six years in a labor camp and called his work outstanding and Committee for the Defense of Believers' same year, he was the subject of a three years' internal exile for "anti- original. His poetry was also review­ Rights. slanderous press attack in the republic Soviet agitation and propaganda." ed favorably in Warsaw. Petitions protesting the arrest have newspaper, Tiesa. Now in their 40s, they are reportedly- But by 1966, the wave of arrests reportedly been circulated outside living quietly in Lviv. The Lithuanian Information Center and political trials that swept U- several parishes in Lithuania, which was reports that he is currently being held in Before their arrests, however, the kraine that year were to permanently annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. an isolation cell in Vilnius. Kalynetses were caught in the mael­ affect his future. It was reported that strom of the Ukrainian dissident he was arrested but never brought to movement which was gaining mo­ trial. Those tried that year included mentum in the mid-1960s and early such well-known Ukrainian dissi­ 1970s. They began to protest the dents as Valentyn Moroz, Ivan Неї, arrests of Ukrainian intellectuals and Mykhailo and Bohdan Horyn, Мук– the illegalities of the political trials. hailo Osadchy and Sviatoslav Кага– Ukrainian Weed Jn time, they would also find them­ vansky. V selves in the prisoner's dock. Although he was not formally FOUNDED 1933 Ihor Kalynets was born in 1939 in charged with a crime, Mr. Kalynets's Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal Khodoriv, some 40 miles southeast poetry stopped being published after non-profit association, at 30`Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. 07302 of Lviv. In 1961 he completed his 1966. His works began to be circu­ (The Ukwnian Weekly - USPS 570-870) studies at the philology faculty of lated in samvydav, underground Also published by the UNA: Svoboda. a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. Lviv University. After graduating, he publications. worked in a regional archives in Lviv. His wife, also a writer, was to The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: While still a student, he began to suffer a similar fate. Her works, too, (201) 4340237. 434-0807 (201) 451-2200 write poetry. Between 1964 and 196S, were banned from the pages of the (212) 227-4125 (212) 227-5250 his poems appeared in newspapers government-controlled press and Yearly subscription rate: S8, UNA members - S5. and magazines in Lviv as well as in publishing houses. Kiev, Ukraine's capital. Iryna Stasiv was born in Ukraine Postmaster, send address changes to His first collection of poems was in 1940. After graduating from Lviv THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Попи Sochan Hadzowycz released by the Molod publishing University, she taught school and P.O Box 346 knocktm editor. Gwiia Bohdan Zarycky house in 1966, and it received good - (СішИмші am вар ") Jersey СгЦ. NJ. 07303 Aaaiatant editor. Martai Kofotnamto No. 14 , THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 3 Soviet ambassador picketed Rep. Don Ritter named co-chairman PHILADELPHIA - Demonstrators their nuclear stockpile as a gesture of holding "Free Ukraine" and "Solida­ good will. Mr. Troyanovsky responded of committee on Baltic states, Ukraine rity" placards greeted Soviet U.N. that the Soviet people would not permit WASHINGTON - Rep. Don Ritter compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Ambassador Oleg Troyanovsky here at such a reduction, and reiterated his (R-Pa.) has been named co-chairman of Accords. Swarthmore College on March 19. contention that the United States has a the Ad Hoc Congressional Committee In assuming the position, Rep. Ritter shortly before he was to deliver a speech greater nuclear arsenal than the Soviet on the Baltic States and Ukraine. said: "The knowledge and experience of on disarmament. Union. The committee, which numbers some Americans of East European heritage Among the protesters were members 70 members, was formed in 1981. One are extremely important to me in of the Ukrainian Human Rights Com­ of the original co-chairmen. Rep. evaluating issues which deal with the mittee. Group protests use of Charles Dougherty (R-Pa.), was de­ Soviet Union, such as human rights. Inside, Mr. Troyanovsky, who is on a feated in last year's congressional nuclear arms control, grain sales, tour of U.S. campuses to discuss the Soviet-supplied evidence elections. Rep. Brian Donnelly (D- technology transfer and immigration." Soviet view of nuclear issues, said that JENKINTOWN, Pa. - Americans Mass.) is the other co-chairman. He added that he looked forward to his country wants peace and that the Against Defamation of Ukrainians Inc. The 42-year-old Rep. Ritter, whose being active in the committee during the United States is dedicated to nuclear (AADU), in a recent letter, asked seat is Pennsylvania's 15th District, has 98th Congress. destruction. President Ronald Reagan to order the been a strong advocate of human rights. The ad hoc committee's goal is to During the question-and-answer Justice Department not to use Soviet- He is also a member of the Commission focus attention on the plight of the period, Ulana Mazurkevich of the supplied evidence in denaturalization on Security and Cooperation in Europe Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian and UHRC asked Mr. Troyanovsky if the cases against East Europeans suspected (CSCE), better known as the Helsinki Ukrainian people living under Soviet United States should trust the Soviets of collaborating with the Nazis. Commission, which monitors Soviet domination. on the disarmament issue given their The group, formerly known as the non-compliance with the human-rights Ukrainian Anti-Defamation League, provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Accords. said that the Office of Special Investi­ WCFU session slated for April 23 Mr. Troyanovsky answered: "We are gations' use of videotaped testimony TORONTO - The plenary session tion fee will be 530. not here to talk about human rights." and photocopies of documents supplied of the Secretariat of the World Con­ Only those organizations or institu­ He said that the Soviets have discussed by the Soviets "can only aid the Soviet gress of Free Ukrainians will be held tions which have paid their WCFU dues human rights at various conferences, disinformation offensive in tainting here on April 23 at the Lake Shore Inn. up to and including 1983 are eligible to adding that "we are here to talk about enitre nationality groups, as well as the The session will be called in accord­ take part in the plenary session. nuclear disarmament." U.S. government." ance with a decision of the Presidium Hotel accommodations may be ar­ In answer to a question about the The OSI, an arm of the Justice of the Secretariat reached at its meeting ranged through the WCFU main office, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Mr. Department charged with bringing in New York on March 12. which will be accepting reservations Troyanovsky said that his govern­ denaturalization proceedings against The session is scheduled to begin at 9 until April 10. A single room is S35 and ment's troops were invited into the suspected collaborators, has maintain­ a.m., and the transportation expenses a double S40. country by the Afghan people. ed that it does all it can to guarantee that of participating delegates are to be met The fourth WCFU Congress is sche­ Another questioner wanted to know a defendant's rights are not violated. by the delegates or their particular duled to be held here on December 1-4 if the Soviets were willing to reduce (Continued on page 15) member-organizations. The registra­ at the Harbour Castle Hotel.

Svoboda subscription rates since members pay for subscriptions along with Appeal and statement their UNA membership dues. 4. Income from rents in the Ukrainian Building, the UNA headquarters, progressively increases, and in 1982 the income was 52,096,236. The internal of the UNA Supreme Auditing Committee loan from UNA members to the Ukrainian National Urban Renewal Corporation, as of the end of 1982, amounted to 54,513,427. The Supreme Auditing Committee of the .Ukrainian National Association 5. Income at the Soyuzivka resort was 5546,849. The Soyuzivka UNA elected at the 30th Convention іп-Rochcster, N.Y., is composed of: Nestor estate primarily fulfills the function of a Ukrainian cultural center which Olesnycky, Anatole Doroshenko, John Hewryk, Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk and features the best Ukrainian performers. It has also become an attractive the Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Stephen Bilak. The committee structured itself center for Ukrainian youths. as follows: chairman - Mr. Hewryk; vice chairman - Mr. Olesnycky; The Supreme Auditing Committee is pleased to confirm that delegates to secretary - Mr. Doroshenko; members — Dr. Hnatiuk and the Rev. Bilak. the 30th Convention of the Ukrainian National Association donated a total of On March 19 through 25 the Supreme Auditing Committee conducted its 58,660 to the fund for Ukrainians in Poland. first annual review of the assets, operations and organizing status of the The Ukrainian National Association has always been a protector of its Ukrainian National Association, the Ukrainian National Urban Renewal members, the Ukrainian community in the United States and Canada, and Corporation, the Svoboda Press and the Soyuzivka resort. On the basis of its the Ukrainian nation in the native land. It established a publishing house for review, the Supreme Auditing Committee unanimously confirms the this very purpose. This year, 1983, is the 90th anniversary of the UNA`s following: official organ, Svoboda, the 50th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly and 1. Daring 1982, which was a convention year for the UNA, the Ukrainian the 30th anniversary of the children's magazine, Veselka (The Rainbow). National Association, despite economic uncertainty throughout the world, We greet the editorial staffs of these UNA publications on their including the United States and Canada, and regardless of additional, anniversaries, and we call on our UNA community to appropriately observe convention-related expenses, ended the year with a marked increase in assets, these jubilees. that is, an increase of 51,278,565, and assets reached a total of 547,879,427. Before us looms the historic 1,000th anniversary of the baptism of Ukraine. 2. In 1982, despite conditions of high unemployment and decreased In view of this, we should make important decisions on how to participate in earnings, the Ukrainian National Association gained 2,483 members insured the celebrations in order to mark the 1,000-year history of Christian Ukraine for a total of 56,017,500. The average amount of insurance coverage with dignity. purchased by new members was 52,012. This organizing achievement is our We call upon all our members to appropriately observe the tragedy of the joint achievement — that of our branch secretaries, delegates to the 30th Ukrainian nation that was perpetrated by the occupational regime of convention and our two supreme organizers. Russian communism - the holocaust of the Ukrainian nation that took the 3. The Recording Department issued certificates and provided insurance lives of 7 million victims. The Supreme Auditing Committee calls on the service to members, prepared reports and minutes, kept membership records entire membership of the UNA to participate actively in the observances of and statistics, and promptly conducted correspondence with branch this tragic anniversary in the history of Ukraine and to honor the victims of secretaries and members. It also efficiently put into effect the increase in the Great Famine of 1932-33 by joining in the events and actions already ЙИНИННІМНН begun by the National Committee to Commemorate Genocide Victims in ; jggggg Ukraine that was established on the initiative of Metropolitan Mstyslav. The Supreme Auditing Committee calls on all the members, all secretaries 1 : and officers of branches and districts, all delegates to the 30th UNA i?ji "Ч ' f S - Т||ЮІІЯЗ^К Convention and all members of the Supreme Assembly, to do their utmost so that this year, on the occasion of the anniversaries of Svoboda, The Ukrainian ji)giJr 3| Ж^^Ш Mt- Weekly and Veselka, the UNA gains at least 4,000 new members, in accordance with the goal set by the Organizing Department. Detailed reports on the annual review, as well as recommendations к|| concerning individual aspects of UNA operations will be presented by the Supreme Auditing Committee in June 1983at the annual meeting of the UNA Supreme Assembly. ШШШІ ill Join the ranks of the largest and oldest Ukrainian institution in the free 1 world. For the Supreme Auditing Committee: m --`'(v :` Щ - гіЦй John Hewryk, chairman Nestor Olesnycky, vice chairman ІІйШііІІШ -у^-Ф^х^'–' ` Anatole Doroshenko, secretary Bohdan Hnatiuk, members Supremі e Auditors: Anatole Doroshenko, Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk, John The Rev. Stephen Bilak, member Hewryk, the Rev. Stephen Bilak and Nestor Olesnycky. Jersey City, March 25, 1983 ' gt і H'V''4 1.41 стзшгтижчзргод oumw ,-.'C: иАЮМЯММІМАІЧ \ і ММЯЯМЛПЛЛ^,'. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. APRIL 3. 1983 No. 14 - \ і Vasiliv Kavatsivand Ripman Esip. were criticism against Catholicism and L`nia- Catholic Church, the papacy and other Increased activity... tism (the Greek-Catholic Church): 23.7 aspects of the Cathoiic faith have made alleged, "despite the prohibitions of the 51 (Continued from pt(e 1) authorities, to have organized unlawful percent of all material. Particularly their appearance in the Soviet Union. it пшу be assumed that Catholicism ,s 11 had been a topic of discussion at the activity ammg Ukrainian Catholics, great attention is paid to ibis question ' enjoying a revival no: only in western conference of secretaries of central conducting illegal services in villages of by Vilha Ukraytna - 47.7 percent: . Ukraine but also in other areas - the committees of Communist and Workers' the Lviv Oblast by day:and at nights on Pry karpatska pravda f- 31.7 percent: Baltic republics, Byelorussia and even Parties of socialist countries held' in working days and free days." They were Vilne zhyttia - 25.5 percent; arid Kazakhstan, where there are'also,-.a East Berlin on July 3-5, 1979, nearly a found guilty under Articles 138, Part 2, all materials' published about, the and 209, Part I, of the Ukrainian reactionary essence of religion arid considerable number of Roman and month after the pope's visit to Poland. JJ 24 Eastern Rite Catholics living , Although the official communique did Criminal Code and each sentenced to church." not refer to the fact,6 the information five years' deprivation of freedom and Raion, Komsomol and other news­ 6. Problemy mira і sotsializma, No. 9, three years in exile with confiscation of papers in the area also devote much . was later vouchsafed in an article by 14 1979, pp. 54-455. Ivan Poluk, a senior official of the their property. space to anti-Catholic propaganda and 7. 1. V. Poluk, "O praktike raboty po Central Committee of the Ukrainian A signal for the intensification of the propaganda against religion in general. protivodeistviyu katolicheskoi і uniatskoi Communist Party: ideological campaign against the Ukrai­ Ukrainian radio and television keep propaganda," Voprosy nauchnogo ateizma. "As was'noted at the conference of nian Catholics may be seen in an article step, as pointed out in samizdat docu­ No. 28; 1981,0.202. secretaries of the central committees of by I. Myhovych published in the journal ments. Apart from the series "Myth and ;8. Ibid., p. 203. - -9. M; P. MchedkSv, "Katolitsiztn," Communist and Workers' Parties of Komunist Ukrayiny in May 1981. The Reality," there are television broadcasts author attacked the Ukrainian Catholic titled "Uniate. Radio Saboteurs," which Izdatelstvo politichcskoyi -literatury, Mos­ socialist countries on international and cow; 1974. . Church abroad, recalling that a repre­ criticize the Ukrainian transmissions of 1 ideological questions (Berlin, 1979), the 23 . \ 10: See, for example, AS 4625. policy of the Vatican towards the sentative of Pope John Paul II, Car­ Radio Vatican. Soviet authors are especially sensitive, about broadcasts ilZAS4806,p. 23. . socialist countries has entered a new dinal Wladislaw Rubin, attended the fZ AS 4850. phase, which is marked by a sharp synod of Ukrainian Catholic bishops in that speak of the coexistence and even 13. AS 4852. increase in the activity of the Roman Rome in the spring of 1980 and that the harmony of faith and science in ques­ 14. Ibid. , Catholic Church, by a desire to turn it pope himself subsequently received the tions relating to the existence of the 15. 1.1. Myhovych, "Uniatsko-natsiona- into a political opposition in the So­ bishops in audience and addressed supernatural: listychnyi alyans na s)uzhbi imperializmy." cialist countries."7 them. Mr. Myhovych wrote: "An analysis of radio talks shows that Komunist Ukrayiny. No. 5, 1981, p. 86. "The Ukrainian people indignantly Uniate theologians, speculating on the 16. S. Tsvigun, "O proiskakh imperialisti- Further on in the article Mr. Poluk cheskikh razredok," Kommunist, No. 14. states: reject this provocative intercession of controversial and unresolved problems of contemporary science and on the 1981, p. 98. "For the present leadership in the the Vatican, which has long specialized ІІ7, See Poluk, op. cit., p. 205. Vatican, Ukraine is an object of parti­ in anti-Sovietism and sought to dis­ contradictory nature of human cogni­ 18. Liudyna і svit. No. 7, 1982, p. 24. cular solicitude. It is trying to use the credit our political system in the eyes of tion, persistently propagate the neo- 19. Liudyna і svit, No. 12, 1980, p. 9. still considerable active nucleus of the believers and to hamper social progress Thomist principle of the harmony of po. D. A. Varemchuk and N. G. Ro- in the USSR."15 religion and science as proof of the manyuk, "Rol oblastnoyi partiinoyi or- Catholic Church as a basis for extend­ 26 ing religious influence over the popula­ In November 1981, the late first existence of God." ganizatsiyi vateisticheskom vospitanivi tion of the republic."8 deputy chairman of the all-union KGB, The film industry is also utilized for trudiashchikhsia," Voprosy nauchnogo Semen Tsvigun, referred in the CPSU anti-Catholic propaganda. In the last ateizma. No. 28,1981, p. 225; Poluk, op. cit., Soviet authors acknowledge that the pi 206. Ukrainian Catholic Church has not Central Committee journal Kommunist two years, two films have been made in to the activity of the Ukrainian Catholic Ukraine portraying the Ukrainian 21. Poluk, op. cit., p. 207. ceased to exist in western Ukraine 22. Yaremchuk and Romaniuk, op. cit., Church and to the support it receives Catholic Church and its works as despite its apparent liquidation at the 16 pi 221. so-called Lviv Sobor in 1946 when, to from abroad. t hostile to the Ukrainian people. Titled 123. Liudyna і svit. No. 12, 1980, p. 9. use the official Soviet version of events, ! The articles in the theoretical journals "The False Halo" and "The Secrets of і 24. "Stanovlennia і rozvytok masovoho the Ukrainian Catholics returned to the of the central committees of the CPSU St. George's," they quite unfoundedly atfcizmu v zakhidnykh oblastiakh Ukrayin- faith of their forefathers and were and the Ukrainian SSR Communist and indiscriminately accuse the leader­ skioyi RSR," Naukova dumka, Kiev, 1981, reunited with the Russian Orthodox. Party were quickly taken up in Ukraine. ship of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Р-І5І. Ivan Poluk wrote: '. of abetting the Nazi occupation of 125. Yaremchuk and Romaniuk, op. cit., Church.' .- 27 Numerous samizdat documents des­ "The growing efforts of the Vatican western Ukraine. Р.І224. and clerical-nationalistic centers abroad The stepping-up of the campaign 26. Liudyna і svit, No. 12, 1980, p. 59; A. cribe the persecution by the police of Biskup, "Radiorupor uniatskikh klerykaliv," Ukrainian Catholic believers in the to influence the population of the against the Ukrainian Catholic Church 10 Zh'ovten. No. II, 1982, p. 83. USSR. Issue No. 30 of the Infor- Ukrainian SSR and negative tendencies is closely linked with the actions of Pope 27. Kultura і zhyttia, September 20,1981; matsionnyi biulleten` of the Free Inter­ in the actions of the Catholic clergy and John Paul II, who, to judge from his Radio Kiev, for Ukrainians abroad, April professional Association of Workers the remnants of Uniat,ism have called statements, is well aware of the current 21,11982. (SMOT) reported: for an expansion of aggressive counter- position of Ukrainian Catholics in their 28. N. O. Safronova, "Uniatska tserkva і "Assaults on Uniates are assuming a propaganda activity from party com­ homeland. The pope is subjected to fashizm," 2nd ed., Vyshcha shkola, Lviv, mittees, Soviet organs,і and ideological blistering criticism in publications put 1981, pp. 54-55. statewide character: there is nothing 17 specifically Ukrainian about this institutions." і out in Ukraine. In the section of one 29. Tsvigun, op. cit., p. 98. phenomenon. The tone of pamphlets The methods employed in this ideo­ pamphlet titled "In the Service of the 30. P. K. Kurochkin, "Problemy nauch­ nogo ateizma v svete resheniy XXVI siezda about the Uniates published in Mos­ logical counterpropagajida in western Neo-Fascists," he is virtually labeled a Ukraine are the best evidence of the revanchist and an admirer of neo- KPSS," Voprosy nauchnogo ateizma. No. cow, for example, is such that is difficult 28, 1981, pp. 6 and 14. devoutness of the population and its fascism: to find anything to outdo them in 3l'. B. Ya. Ramm, "Issledovaniya pro­ Kiev...the all-Ukrainian television devotion to Eastern Kiie Catholicism. "Revanchists and enemies of demo­ blem sovremennogo katolitsizma v litera­ pours out hatred ffor Uniatesj in its In the Lviv Oblast, there are 587 cracy and socialism look with hope ture 70-kh godov," Voprosy nauchnogo commissions for the inculcation of upon the new pope...for he has made it ateizma. No. 28, 1981, p. 309^ program 'Myths and Reality.' Whole 1 broadcasts are devoted exclusively to Soviet festivals and rites. " The task of his goal to unite Catholics all over the 32. See Wladislaw Bukowinski. "Wspo- the Uniates."11 these commissions is to extirpate reli­ planet into a single anti-Communist mienia z Kazachstanu," Bibiioteka spotkan, Graphic evidence ol efforts by Catho­ gious and national rites and traditions force. It is dictated not by anxiety for Paris. 1979. lic believers to assert themselves in from the lives of believers. Atheist mankind and its future but by the desire western Ukraine is provided by reports propaganda in the oblast is conducted , for religious authority over the planet.T` that appeared in issue No. 49 of The by more than 3.000 lecturers and 7,000 The revival enjoyed by the Ukrainian Czechoslovakia's Ukrainians Chronicle of the Lithuanian Catholic agitators." For adults there are 450 Catholic Church in its homeland should Church: Yaroslav Galan atheist clubs, and for be considered less as a phenomenon subject of new book "For 23 years, Uniates in the village young people 1.600 similar institutions linked with the actions of the first Slav TORONTO - One of the oldest of Zavadov in Stryi Raion have been — the "Svitoch" atheist clubs, where to be elected pope than in the context of publishing houses in Vienna, Wilhelm constantly writing applications to the atheist propaganda lectures are said to a general revival of religious belief Braumuller Universitats Verlag, which be attended by "tens of thousands of among the population of the USSR - authorities to have their congregation 0 this year celebrates the 200th anniver­ and their place of worship registered. young men and women.'" not just the emergence of new sects 29 sary of its founding, has recently publish­ The applications have each been signed In one year alone (probably 1980), 22 referred to by Tsvigun in Kommunist. ed "The Rusyn-Ukrainians of Czecho­ by 200-300 people. In March 1981, churches and chapels in the oblast were Soviet researchers themselves confirm slovakia: A Historical Survey" (1983), representatives of the believers of taken over "for social and cultural this trend: by Dr. Paul R. Magocsi of the Chair of Zavadov conveyed one such application purposes," various museums — pri­ "Empirical observations testify to a Ukrainian Studies at the University of to the representative of the Council for marily museums of atheism — being certain revival of religious faith, or at To(onto. 12 21 Religious Affairs in Moscow." opened in them. j ` least interest in religion, in specific The book is the first survey of Ukrai­ Issue No. 55 of the Chronicle report­ Methods of conducting propaganda regions and certain sections'of the nians living within the boundaries of ed "a great wave of repression" against against Catholicism and the Uniate population...Of late, a new type of present-day Czechoslovakia. Dr. Ma­ Ukrainian Catholics that broke on the Church are developeu at the Ivan believer has been emerging and be­ gocsi traces their historical develop­ eve of Easter, on Maundy Thursday, Fra"nko State University in Lviv and at coming more and more'noticeable who, ment from earliest times to the present Good Friday and Easter Saturday, the' Institute of Social Sciences of the compared with the old traditionalist in II chapters that focus on political, ; 22 1981, probably in connection with the Ukrainian Academy of.-Sciences. believer, has a higher level of intellec­ economic and cultural developments. 35th anniversary of the forcible liquida­ Commissions for criticism, of Catholi­ tual development, a marked tendency Also included are a comprehensive tion of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. cism and the Uniate Criiirch have been towards rationalistic justification of his bibliography and two maps comparing The police carried out raids in more 'set up under the auspices of the oblast faith, and an interest in the philoso­ geographic, ethnographic, and histori­ 23 than 10 villages in western Ukraine.13 party committee. The propaganda phical and ethnical aspects' of dogma cal/political boundaries. 30 The same issue of the journal describes against Catholicism is particularly and in the history of religion." The is available - directly from the the travesty of a trial of two priests of sustained in the oblast press of western In view of the fact that in the last 10 publisher in Vienna or from local the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lviv Ukraine: years some 300 publications criticizing bookstores in the United States and on October 28. 198 ! The defendants. "The press directs the spearhead of iti Catholic dogma, the. history of the Canada No 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL ``l 1983 Kurelek's "The Ukrainian Pioneer" obituary moved to Parliament Building Walter Steck, attorney and Ukrainian Fraternal Association officer NEW YORK - Walter Steck, an attorney who was first vice president of the Ukrainian Fraternal Association, died heredn Sunday, March 21. follow­ ing a brief illness. He was 59. Mr. Steck was known to thousands who visited the UFA's resort. Verkho- vyna, as the director of the Verkhovyna Youth Festival held there annually during the summer Mr. Steck was born on February I, !924. Hi was the son of Frank and Mary (Kaspryk) Steck A retired U.S. Air Force colonel, he served as president of the Coordinated American Veterans Committee of New York and was a past commander of 'he Pvt. Nicholas Minue Post ol the Лтс– ncar ixgion and the Ukrainian American Veterans Post No. 7. Jeanne Sa u ve speaker of the House of Commons, and Jesse Fib, M.P. of Toronto, He was active in the Republican study the late William Kurelek's six-panel mural "The Ukrainian Pioneer" in Party and was a candidate for state Canada's Parliament Building. assemblyman in New York's 63rd As­ sembly District. He was elected first vice president of by C. J. Paskhny QSBM tary of the Ukrainian Canadian Pro­ the Ukrainian Fraternal Association at Walter Steck fessional and Businessmen's Associa­ the organization's convention in June OTTAWA - The six-panel painting tion, responded to the presentation on 1982 and was a member of UFA Branch Requiem services were held Tuesday "The Ukrainian Pioneer" by the late behalf of the Ukrainians. Roman Bo- 28. Mr. Steck was active in numerous and Wednesday, March 22-23, at the William Kurelek (1927-1977) was un­ ciurkiw, an Ottawa seminarian, pro­ Ukrainian community organizations. Walter B. Cooke funeral home in New veiled on February 24 in the Railway vided background music on his ban- He practiced law in New York City York. The funeral service was con­ Committee Room in Canada's Parlia­ dura. and was a partner in the firm of Flis. ducted at St. Michael's Ukrainian ment Building. The six panels of the mural present Lozynskyj and Steck. Catholic Church in Baltimore, and The 5-by-25-foot mural by Canada Is the poverty, oppression and hopeless lot Surviving is his wife Ulana nee burial was at Arlington National Ceme­ famous Ukrainian artist has found a of the peasant in Ukraine; the arrival of Stelmach, originally of Baltimore. tery fitting home in a spacious hall off the the immigrants by boat and their first main corridor in Parliament's Centre glimpse of Canadian soil; the enormous Block in Ottawa. There it will speak to task of clearing the virgin land of trees all who come to view it of the hardy and establishing a Homestead; the 200 attend Toronto scholarly conference Ukrainian pioneers who came to Ca­ difficult labor of the-pioncer in master­ nada seeking freedom and opportunity, ing the wilderness, breaking the sod. on Jacyk Collection of Ukrainian Serials and whose toil and endurance won them uprooting stumps and beginning to 7 and their adopted land prosperity and farm; a winter scene depicting a tradi­ TORONTO - More than 200 people Library in Vienna. growth. tional wedding-wagon and a modern attended a scholarly conference and The collection includes 175 titles In the presence of Canada's governor school bus; and the ultimate success of evening banquet sponsored by the comprising a staggering 195.957 frames general, Edward Schreyer, and Prime the farmer as a "wheat king." standing Chair of Ukrainian Studies on February ol microfilm on over 400 reels. In his Minister Pierre E. Trudeau. the paint­ in the thick of a rich field of grain. 19 on the occasion o: the presentation of opening remarks Prof. Paul R. Magocsi ing was presented to the House of the Peter Jacyk Collection ot Ukrainian of the Chair ol Ukrainian Studies "The Ukrainian Pioneer," was paint­ Serials to the University of Toronto remarked that "had this microfilm Commons by Romeo LeBlanc, minister ed in 1971. and until recently was on ol public works, anc Jim Fleming, Library. proiect not been undertaken, this in­ display at the Niagara Falls (Ontario) The Collection represents the cul­ valuable material migir. not ha.e been minister of state for mutuculturalism. It Art Gallery. Now that the original pane: was accepted b` 'he Honorable Jeanne mination of a two-year project funded available any where, since officials at the has been transferred to the Parliament by Toronto businessman Peter Jacyk, Austrian National Library continue to Sa.uve. Speaker л iru House of Com­ Building, the art gallery has replaced it mons. which resulted in the microfilming of all express serious concern thai their vast on its own premises with an original- non-German collections may disinte­ The reception and formai presenta­ western Ukrainian newspapers and size photo reproduction. grate through age by the end of the 20th tion was attended by Mrs. Dmytro journals published between 1848 and 1918 and held in the Austrian National century." Kureiek mother of the late artist, Mrs. In 1980, the art gallery published a William Kureiek. his wife, their daughter 76-page, 8 1, 2-by-11 paperbound book Now. the material is preserved for Barbara and sons Stephen and Thomas, of color reproductions, including de­ future generations, and Toronto has by and other relatives. Many invited tails of these paintings, with comments WCFU announces far the largest collection of pre-1918 members of Ottawa's Ukrainian com­ in English, French and Ukrainian by Ukrainian serials in all of North Ame­ munity were also present. William Kurelek. The book is called rica. A 44-page illustrated catalogue listing the complete holdings in the Mr. M. Tutetsky. the national secre- "The Ukrainian Pioneer." donations drive TORONTO - The World Congress Jacyk Collection was issued by the chair of Free Ukrainians (WCFU) has an­ on the day of the program. nounced its annual April fund-raising The scholarly conference began with Sen. Yuzyk receives papal honor campaign to ensure its operation. a lecture by Omeljan Pritsak, Mykhailo OTTAWA - Metropolitan Maxim On official occasions, the knight- Among this year's projects is the S. Hrushevsky professor of Ukrainian Hermaniuk, head of the Ukrainian commander wears an officer's parade scheduled publication of an English- history at Harvard University, on the Catholic Church in Canada, recently uniform. His privileges include atten­ language brochure in conjunction with role of Galicia in Ukrainian and East presented Sen. Paul Yuzyk, with a scroll dance at pontifical mass and special the 50th anniversary of the Great European history. The speaker empha­ in which Pope John PauJ II appointed church ceremonies at the side of bishops, Famine in Ukraine (1932-33), as well as sized how from earliest times Galicia, him "Knight-Commander df the Order cardinals and the pope, membership in the preparation and distribution of the most important western Ukrainian of St. Gregory the Great." This comes the papal household, and other services posters and other literature. land, was a meeting place for the eastern on the occasion of his 20th anniversary at a high level. In addition, the WCFU will be hold­ and western European cultural and religious spheres. as an active member of the Senate of Preparations are now being finalized ing its fourth congress in early Decem­ Canada, the 50th anniversary of his for the formalities. The presentation of ber and is continuing preparations for (Continued on page 12) teaching profession and his approach­ the scroll and the installation will be celebrations of the millennium of ing 70th birthday: ' . performed in. the Nunciature in Ottawa Christianity in Ukraine, which will be This is one of the highest honors that in May. The Apostolic Pro-Nuncio observed in 1.988. The organization is Correction cart be conferred on a layman by the Ambassador .Angelo Pa Imas will offi­ also planning a language conference, as pope.;'The Order of St Gregory the ciate together with Cardinal Wladyslaw well as meetings on the decolonization The^ press release published in The Great xonsists of. three classes: knight Rubin, prefect of the Sacred Congrega­ of the Soviet Union-and its empire!'' Weekly on March 27 incorrectly: stated .grand cross, for heads df. governments tion for Eastern Churches. Bishop ?We trust that Ukrainians in the free that Sen: Paul Yuzyk is chairman of the and high.representatives of countries; Isidore Borecky of Totohto will тергеч world, as they have done in the past, wilt: World Congress of Free Ukrainians .knight`^ommaiBder, for outstanding sent the Ukrainian 'Catholic Church. continue to provide the manpower and auditing committee'. Seiu Yuzyk is service to the Church, one's nation, Sen. Yuzyk is well-known as a former the material means for WCFU to chairman of the WCFU Human Rights one's country and humanity; and knight, public and secondary school teacher in functionj" said a WCFU release an­ Commission. Iwan Wynnyk is the for meritorious service in these fields. t Continued on pane 12) nouncing the drive. auditing committee chairman. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3,1983 No. 14

Letters to the editor About women's community activity Ukrainian Weekly Dear Editor: who are professionals, own their own The woman of today is living in a businesses, are in executive positions, A leap of faith rapidly changing society, and her place who care for their homes and loved in that society is undergoing dramatic ones, would, in turn, recognize their The season of the miracle of the Resurrection, the feast of new life, is changes. moral obligation to propagate these same ideals. a celebration that brings for us a time of new beginnings, a chance to In the not too distant past, most renew our faith. women dared not strive for recognition The time has come for the younger However, faith is an elusive reality which is, at times, difficult to in the professional or business world, women to take their place in the Ukrai­ obtain and often, if not developed, even harder to maintain. simply because they were women, nian community as active members of According to the Gospel of John, which is perhaps the most spiritual irrespective of education or qualifica­ the largest women's organization, the and serene of the four gospels, and which concerns itself with future tion. Today external packaging of Ukrainian National Women's League believers: "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." "male" or "female" is beginning to be set of America. The time has come for them aside and qualifications are determined to nurture and safeguard our Ukrainian (20:29). on the basis of ability and merit. "Seeing is believing" is a popular expression that is often heard in heritage and identity as the Ukrainian woman has always done. today's cynical, doubting world. Yet, if one has the courage and is This is especially true for the young willing to take a leap of faith, it may prove to be a renewing, rewarding women. In almost every issue of Svo- experience. For, is it not more laudable, even more courageous to boda we read about young professional, The greatest strength of the Ukrai­ believe in something that does not rest on the demands of seeing, than educated women emerging in various nian woman is her ability to see the need for active participation as opposed to in that which is confirmed by sight? careers. It is with pleasure that we read passive acceptance. This is the season that brings forth new hope and with it trust in the about their accomplishments, that they graduate from colleges and universities power of the Almighty, belief in the omnipotent, omnipresent God. The reasons people join clubs and The meaning of the Resurrection almost 2,000 years ago was the with honors and take their places in the professional and business world. That is organizations are many, but for the renewal of the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. In rising a very positive factor for both the Ukrainian woman what better reason is from the dead, Jesus resurrected the relationship between Himself and individual and society as a whole. We there to join the ranks of the UNWLA His disciples. And so it is with us, as Jesus gives us yet another chance applaud their progess and the rewards than to be with people of the same to renew our relationship with Him, through our faith in Him. that accompany it. However, we are at cultural background and interest. In John's Gospel we ore made to understand that the Christian does the same time confronted with one very not worship the physical presence of the risen Jesus, who appeared to grave "but." The league's door is always open to Mary Magdalene and the disciples, but the Lord who is exalted in all women of Ukrainian birth or des­ heaven. After we initially read about them in cent, for it is based on Christian moral On this feast of feasts, the renewal of our faith is brought about by the newspapers, we hear nothing more principles, religious tolerance and our understanding that Jesus is willing to forgive; that He cyclically about them. With few exceptions, they political non-partisanship. The scope of its program encompasses every phase of extends his persistent love toward all humanity. disassociate themselves from the Ukrai­ nian community and are lost to our community life and offers cultural He offers us the supreme patience to discover His love and enrichment in all things Ukrainian - goodness. His return to the disciples — and to us —also shows His needs. They do not participate in the life and work of the Ukrainian community, history, literature, music, folk arts and divine charity. His patience for us does not impose itself upon us, but do not share their knowledge and crafts, traditions and customs. The silently, serenely, awaits the moment when we are able to recognize expertise - not to speak of taking an league offers limitless opportunities to and appreciate its virtue. active part in improving it and, thus, the members for self-expression, indivi­ As the 1983 Easter greeting of the Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs preserving it for future generations. dual growth, leadership development points out: "The challenge of Easter is to decide whether we want to and organizational know-how. live in the Risen Christ or not. The love and joy and peace of Easter are Our older generations of women, ours for the asking." whose ranks are constantly dwindling, To be sure, there are still those who If indeed, we do decide to take the leap of faith and put all of our have lived and are living by one goal: ask: why join? Perhaps the following trust in God through his Son Jesus Christ, we should find that faith in "everything for the children." This quote from an unknown source can best the Lord is the key to salvation. raises the question of whether our explain: "What a woman does for children truly understood why we had herself dies with her; what she does for tried to give them "everything." We the community lives forever." CHRIST IS RISEN! TRULY HE IS RISEN! gave them our maternal love and instill­ ed in them a love for everything that was theirs by heritage - the Ukrainian Maria Kramarchuk Church, Ukrainian schools and youth UNWLA membership chairman organizations — so that these children, Rochester, N.Y. Re: the UlA's tax exemption Dear Editor: Now we should finally develop enough Mail takes a long time to get from New pride to have a forum, on the level of a Jersey to Italy and so only recently your national embassy, where we should be February 13 issue reached me here. It able to receive presidents of nations and may be the fatal 13 which brought, right the queen of England, without getting on the first page, sad news about the lost red in our faces. tax case of the Ukrainian Institute of America. Only when the executive board of the institute becomes permeated by this Most members were aware of this idea, when efforts are directed toward Damocles' sword hanging over the organizing first-rate meetings, per­ heads of the UIA executive board and formances or exhibits, when the insti­ heard also about "kosolapy" (there is no tute stops being an "in" club and proper translation for this old term) becomes a truly national institution can attempts in the past to cope with this the management forget the problem of problem. But apart from the hard fact the tax-exemption, and even proudly that the institute owes S175,000 and that pay it if the Supreme Court decides so, every year this debt grows to the tune of because I'm convinced that every Ukrai­ 565,000, what shook me up was not the nian will see it as his sacred duty to fact that we may lose the institute (an sustain this embassy. idea which sounds to me like sheer nonsense in view of the property value It would be a sad and distorted world, of the building), but the comments and if we are able to finance a multi-million- program ideas of the executive board. dollar project for a monument-mauso­ leum in Washington for the dear de­ The Tax Commission's references to ceased ones and not sustain and develop the fact "that UIA programs were a national representative home for the oriented primarily toward Ukrainian living ones. matters" call for the comment: and what should the Ukrainian Institute do - Alexander W. Suchenko dedicate itself to the problems of the UIA member Bering Strait Eskimoes?! Rome No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 7

1932-34 Great Famine: ocumented view THE GREAT FAMINE by Dr. Dana Dalrymple crop years of 1931. 32 and 33 into famine years wasthe food procurement policy of the government.100 The The article below was originally published in the extent of these government procurements for grain scholarly journal Soviet Studies in January 1964. We can be judged from Table 3. serialize it here in The Weekly with the permission of . the author, an agricultural economist employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Table 3: PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF GRAIN IN THE USSR PART III (millions of tons) What were the immediate causes of the famine? Crop Year Production Procurements Residual Famine throughout history has generally been 77n.v year marks the 50th anniversary of one of history s most horrifying cases of genocide - the caused by some natural disturbance (drought, disease, Average pests, ete.) or war. The Soviet famine of 1932-34 does Soviet-made Great Famine of 1932-33, in which not seem to have been immediately caused by any of 1927-28 to some 7 million Ukrainians perished. these factors. Rather, it appears that the famine was - 1930-31 75.1 15.0 60.1 Relying on news from Svoboda and, later, to an extent perhaps unparalleled in history - a man- 1931-32 66.1' 22.8 43.3 The Ukrainian Weekly (which began publica­ made one. In support of this charge, we turn to an 1932-33 66.4 18.8 47.6 tion in October 1933), this column hopes to examination of production, procurements and famine 1933-34 70.1 23.3 46.8 remind and inform Americans and Canadians of relief during this period. Average this terrible crime against humanity. 1934-35 to By bringing other events worldwide into the picture as well, the column hopes to give a A. Production 1937-38 77.2 28.1 49.1 perspective on the stale of the world in the years The most striking fact about food production of Ukraine's Great Famine. 'Taken from Table 2. during the famine period was that while it was less than Source: Jasny, op. cit., p. 794. PART VII average it was not a failure by any means. This is shown in Table 2. Even though production during the three famine August 1-15, 1932 years was down 12 percent from the previous four year Table 2: PRODUCTION OF MAJOR FOOD average, procurements were up 44 percent. The result On August 3, 1932, Svoboda received news CROPS IN USSR was that theamount ol grain left in the peasants'hands from Rivne in the Volhynia region, then under (millions of tons) was decreased substantially. Polish rule, that peasants in Soviet-occupied eastern Ukraine were dying of starvation. Year Grain Potatoes Sugar Beet Total 1. 1931-32 crop year The news predicted that the number of deaths would increase in the fall. It reported that the Average During the 1931 -32 crop year, the old "Iron Broom" Soviet government had even admitted that there 1926-30 75.3 45.1 9.4 129.8 technique which had been used during the years of war would not be enough grain to feed the peasants 1931 66.1 44.8 12.0 122.9 communism was put into use again. "Grain, needed by because only half of the land had been sown. 1932 66.4 43.2 6.6 116.2 the Ukrainian peasants as provisions, was stripped Besides this, the last harvest had been poor and 1933 70.1 49.3 9.0 128.4 from the land...by grain collectors desirous of making in some villages, people had not seen bread since Average a good showing."101 A particularly heavy assessment January. m 1934-38 76.9 57.0 16.6 150.5 was made in March 1932. And from the govern­ The news said that, instead of bread, the ment's point of view this policy worked: grain peasants ate straw, dried weeds, potatoes and all kinds of chaff. They ground this mixture up and 'Based on official figures, except for grain which has been procurements for the year reached record levels 103 used it as bread. adjusted. despite a smaller crop. Source: Jasny, op. cit., p. 792. According to the news, the Ukrainian peasants 2. 1932-22 crop year refused to continue to plant any grain because of collectivization and the fact that the government Total production was lowest in 1932, preceding the took almost all the harvested wheat away from worst year of the famine. Even so, it was onlyabout 12 The same procedure was carried on in the months following the harvest of 1932. As Belov points out: private farms as well as "kolhospy" (collective percent below the 1926-30 average for grain, 5 percent iarms). below for potatoes, and 30 percent below for the less "That autumn the 'red broom' passed over the According to the report from Rivne: "The important sugar beet. For all three groups, production kolkhozy and the individual plots, sweeping the Bolshevik regime feels unsure of itself in villages, was only down 9 percent in a country where food was 'surplus' for the state out of the barns and corncribs. In and even the Cheka does not trouble the not abundant, such a shortage might lead to increased the search for 'surpluses,' everything was collected. peasants with arrests and various provocations. hunger, but it hardly seems that it could by itself result The farms were cleaned out even more thoroughly 104 (Although this is not the case in towns and cities, in the death of 5 million or so people. than the kulak had been." where they continued to arrest Ukrainians )" Actually, one might have expected a considerably Even so, the grain deliveries began to lag; reserve stocks had been cleaned out the previous year, and the All the grain reserves were shipped out to greater decrease in production - rather more for Russia, to the raions which did not have a human than natural reasons. While it appears that Ukrainian Communists who were supposed to carry out the collections apparently began to get too soft­ starving population. certain areas suffered from drought and hot dry winds On August 5, news from Paris reached in 1932,93 the weather was otherwise normal.94. hearted for the Soviet leaders. Therefore, early in 1933 Pavel Postyshev was sent to Ukraine as a special Svoboda that the coal miners of the Donetsk The greater problem was the demoralized state of Basin were leaving the area because they could agriculture. This breakdown was largely brought plenipotentiary of the Central Committee. He was accompanied by party workers from the Russian not obtain food and were not getting paid on about by the policies of the Soviet government - 105 time for their work. forced collectivization, forced collection of food, Republic. The group set to work with a vengeance. 95 (Continued on page 11) It was reported that in earlier months, the elimination of the kulaks, and loss of farm experts. government had caught up with the runaways Not only were the peasants weakened by the loss of 93. Chamberlin, op. cit. (1934), p. 85; Manning op. cit., and sent them back to work, but at the present food, but they were antagonized. As a result they p. 95; Stephen P. Duggan, "Russia After Eight Years," time the situation was so difficult that once the showed little interest in tending the crops: fields were Harper's Magazine, November 1934, p. 696. escaping workers were caught and sent back to poorly planted, crops were choked with weeds, and the 94. Jasny, op. cit., p. 551. 96 the mines, there was nothing to feed them. Also, harvest was carelessly gathered. 95. Ammende, op. cit., p. 48; Alan Monkhouse. so much manpower was needed to chase after Moscow, 1911-1933; Little, Brown A Co., Boston, 1934, p. In addition, there was a shortage of draft power due these people that the government had stopped 209. to the livestock mortality and to an insufficient supply this practice. of tractors (a problem which was accentuated by very 96. Barnes, loc. cit. (January 15); Chamberlin, loc. cit. (1934); Ammende, op. cit., p. 72; Muggeridge, op. cit. (May Another factor that contributed to the discon­ poor maintenance).97 The wonder, then, is that the 1933) pp. 558, 561. tentment of the workers included the fact that crop of 1932 (or of 1931 or 33) was not lower than it 97. See Dana G. Dalrymple, "The American Tractor they were required to pay severe penalties if they was. Comes to Soviet Russia: The Transfer of a Technology," damaged any of the instruments used in the And though the crop was down, it appears that Technology and Culture,spring 1964. mines. The men, therefore, did not bring any there was enough to keep the population in these 98. Nicholas Prychodko, "Ukraine and Russia." money home because the government deducted areas alive. Nicholas Prychodko writes: Ukrainian National Committee, Winnipeg, 1953, p. 13; or money for the damage done to its property. The "In 1941 when the Germans invaded Ukraine they "The Famine in 1932-33 in Ukraine," The Ukrainian wives and children, in the meantime, became Quarterly, summer 1953, p. 213. found in the Academy of Sciences in Kiev the true bloated from hunger. statistics of the crops harvested in 1932. These figures 99. Chamberlin, loc. cit. (1934); "Visitors Describe...," loc. cit.; Schiller, op. cit., p. 78. In order to ease the situation in this region, the proved that the yield was sufficient to feed the 100. Manning, op. cit., pp. 103-104. government announced that it would allow Ukrainian population for two years and four months peasants to sell their food. The irony of this was 91 101. Barnes, loc. cit. (January 15). and to seed all the fields. 102. Duranty, op. cit. (1944), pp. 190-191 that there was no food to sell, and if a person Residents of other areas indicated that they could 103. Jasny, op. cit., p. 794. managed to find some, there were hundreds of 99 have managed with the crop they had. 104. Belov, op. cit., p. 12. buyers for a glass of milk and almost as many for 105. The number of party workers continued to grow an egg. Prices were high, yet there was nothing to through the spring and summer until they totalled about B. Procurements sell. 10,000 for Ukraine and 17,000 for the USSR (Postyshev (Continued on pate 16) op. cit., p. 12,13; Bolshaya Sovietskaya Entsikolpediya, loc. The factor which really turned the below-average cit.). ` . - THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 No. 14 At the Ukrainian Institute: a flurry of activity Presentation on successful career paths Special counseling session for elderly NEW YORK — Aspiring young film­ "1 went to the streets and began to sell NEW YORK - More than 140 Cove, N.Y.. followed by welcoming maker Ihor Wolansky. upcoming self- the T-shirts for S5,"said Mr. Mills, "and senior citizens gathered Saturday remarks from Walter Nazarewicz. made graphic artist and fashion designer then for S10 and more, and I realized afternoon, March 12, at the Ukrainian institute vice president. Nikolas Mills and well-established that perhaps I can make a living at this." Institute of America for the first of three The session's first speaker, Mykola artist Jacques Hnizdovsky made up the special counseling sessions newly intro­ Schpetko, addressed two major con­ panel in the first of a series of presenta­ An optimist and nonconformist, Mr. duced for New York City's elderly. The cerns of senior citizens everywhere: tions on paths to successful careers Mills said he believes that the progres­ briefing sessions are being sponsored by Social Security and Medicare. Now sponsored by the Ukrainian Institute of sion from designing and selling T-shirts the Ukrainian Institute to keep senior retired after spending 25 years working America. The program was held on to his most recent project - that of citizens informed on such topics as for the New York City welfare system, March 16. creating a fashion line of clothing for updates on Social Security and Medi­ Dr. Schpetko described recent changes The audience of young and not-so- Henry Bcndel (to be introduced this care benefits, changes in New York City in both systems and explained the young professionals listened as each spring) - can be accomplished by Section 8 housing codes, and various different types of coverages available panelist discussed career and personal utilizing everyday familiar objects and other forms of aid available to senior for the elderly, including eligibility aspirations, motivation toward success designs, symbols and themes that those citizens. requirements. and plans for further professional with less vision dismiss as ordinary. Mr The session was the first large gather­ Following Dr. Schpetko`s presenta­ growth. Mills succeeds in juxtaposing everyday ing of this type held exclusively for the tion, Dr. Roman Osinchuk, a practicing Mr. Wolansky, presently working patterns and designs, such as logos on elderly Ukrainian community here, and internist in Manhattan, spoke about toward a master's degree in film direct­ toothpaste tubes and other consumer was attended by a very enthusiastic disease prevention and nutrition for the ing while teaching at Columbia Univer­ goods, into creating a new dimension in crowd. Attendees came from all over elderly.. He emphasized that although sity, related his experiences about fashion statement. the New York metropolitan area, and geriatric medicine has made tremendous producing his award-winning film, The highlight of Mr. Mills' young from as far away as Newark, Trenton advances in the last few years, senior "Monkey's Paw," which illustrates career came about when he was com­ and Princeton, N.J., and Yonkers, N.Y. citizens still need to become better man's struggle with fate and his inability missioned at age 22 to design a series of Among the more senior of the elderly informed about disease prevention in to change things predestined. outfits for the popular rock `n roll group was Maria Jurko of New York City, general. Mr. Wolansky recounted how he Hall and Oates. The audience viewed an who celebrated her 100th birthday. Other speakers addressed equally entered into film directing after being a audio/video presentation showing the Free bus service to the counseling important concerns of the elderly. The рге-medical and business student, and rock group in concert while wearing session was provided by the institute Rev. Wojnar compared church and how exposure to such practical and several of Mr. Mills' designs. from St. George's Ukrainian Catholic state laws as they apply to senior accepted fields served him well during The evening's master of ceremonies Church in Lower Manhattan. Lydia citizens and spoke about the role of the the more creative process of transfering was Victor Dziuba, a singer and pianist Savoyka, chairman of the institute's elderly in the Christian church and real life experiences onto film. who has traveled across the country cornmunity service committee, presided society. with the show "The Las Vegas Review" over the session, which opened with a Olha Sonevytsky, owner of a down­ Mr. Hnizdovsky recounted how he and Bill Haley and The Comets. The prayer led by the Rev. Meletius Wojnar town art gallery, emphasized the need also was influenced by Japanese art and program concluded with a medley of of St. Josaphat's Monastery in Glen (Continued on page IS) woodcutting as well as artist Albrecht Ukrainian songs performed by Mary Durer. The renowned woodcutter and Dziuba, with brother Victor at the printmaker gave the audience meaning­ piano. Producer and coordinator of the Exhibit of international, historic dolls ful insight into his personality and evening's program was Ulana Szum- successful approach to art by describing skyj.; NEW YORK - An exhibition of Special highlights of the exhibit a belief in a pure work ethic. Another George Martynuk, co-vice chairman hundreds of Ukrainian, international include a miniature doll diorama of a self-made man and artist, Mr. Hnizdov­ of the institute's public relations com­ and historic dolls opened on Saturday, 17th century Ukrainian Kozak home sky acknowledged that "to be recog­ mittee which sponsors the series, re­ March 12, and will continue through from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. nized as an artist of some importance minded everyone of two recent im­ Wednesday, April 13, at the Ukrainian Ostap Balaban of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., you must work, work and work more, portant changes at that organization. Institute of America here at 2 E. 79th St. and a traditional wooden "vertep," and show that you have something Mr. Martynuk said he hoped everyone housing almost two dozen Ukrainian meaningful to say." According to Slava Gerulak. curator had noticed that the Fifth Avenue of the exhibit, the dolls represent the puppet dolls. The vertep is on loan from He further illustrated his approach to organization has been more open to handiwork and collecting efforts of The Ukrainian Museum in New York art and work through the showing of a new ideas and input from younger and Ukrainian American women across the City and was designed by Slava Gerulak film titled "Sheep in Wood," more varied sources. United States. The exhibit is intended to and constructed by members of New which narrated and illustrated the He also pointed out the recent loss of emphasize the important role dolls play York's Branch 64 of the Ukrainian thought process and step-by-step crea­ the real estate tax exemption which is in Ukrainian and world cultures. National Women's League of America. tive techniques which eventually result "so necessary if this organization is to "Dolls are more than just playthings in the well-known Hnizdovsky print. continue to provide the Ukrainian for many people, and especially for Also on display are 20th century The film was directed with obvious community with a high visibility, pres­ Ukrainians," says Ms. Gerulak. "They American dolls from the private collec­ affection and respect by Slavko Nowyt- tige location and programming." To represent an important part of our tion of Olga Rakoczy of Cohoes, N.Y., ski. this end Mr. Martynuk encouraged cultural heritage and history." and Alexandra Olchovy of Smoke Rise, The last of the panelists interviewed interested persons to volunteer time and Many of the dolls on exhibit were N.J. The collection includes costumed was the upcoming graphic artist and talent to aid with the varied institute created and loaned to the institute by dolls representing diverse periods from avant-garde fashion designer Mr. Mills. programs and to help reinstate the tax- members of Detroit Branch 81 of the a variety of countries around the world. The son of glass-painter Yaroslava exempt status. Ukrainian National Women's League Surmach-Mills, he served as an excellent The next installment in the Young of America. A dozen of the chapters example of what can be developed Professionals Series will be held on dolls represent famous figures from Engineers' panel through experimentation, persistence Friday, April 15, at 8:30 p.m. and will Ukrainian history, such as Princess and creative talent. Mr. Mills began his address "Financial Planning, New Olha and Prince Volodymyr the Great. NEW YORK - "Our Future is now-rising career by painting designs on Opportunities and the Means of Taking Another three dozen illustrate the Forged Toda),"a panel sponsored b\ T-shirts and selling them in the streets. Advantage of Them." richness and diversity of folk costumes the Ukrainian Engineers Society of from various regions in Ukraine, while America, was held a: the Ukrainian others depict specific country scenes Institute of America on Saturday. and themes based on legends. March 5. According to Olena Liskiwsky, presi­ The panel, moderated by Vladymir dent of the Detroit branch, planning Hnatkowsky, began at 4 p.m Ii in­ and research for the doll collection cluded the following presentations: Dr. began in 1975, and today the organiza­ Osyp Moroz who spoke on the topic tion boasts some 60 dolls. Credit for "The Future Is More Important Than research and execution of the doll The Past"; Dr. Bohdan Cymbalisiy. collection belong to dedicated doll "The Ukrainian Milieu Through Differ­ fanciers, too numerous to mention. ent Eyes"; Nestor Holynsky discussed Embroidery for the collection was "Increasing Membership of the Young provided by lrena Chuchman, and Generation in Ukrainian Professional Sofia Dolynsky acted as consultant. Organizations"; Roman Savycky, "The Some of the tiniest dolls in the exhibit Ukrainian Community in the Diaspora were created by Myroslava Hordynsky Now and in the Future, and the Role of of Verona, N.J. Originally interested in. a Ukrainian Professional"; and Dr. Ro­ costume design, Ms. Hordynsky almost man Procyk, "Progress or Stagnation 30 years ago began making dolls - — Perspective for Ukrainian Commu­ most under five inches in height - nity in Diaspora.", dressed in a variety of historical cos­ Proceeding the panel, a plenary Seen sbovs during the young professionals evening on planning for career success tumes from 11th century Ukrainian conference of branch chairmen and the s f J, from left) Ihor Wolansky, Ulana Szumskyj, Victor Dziuba, Nikolas knights and princesses to dolls of the board of directors of the Ukrainian "vi.Ii; md Jacques Hnizdovsky. In the foreground is the co-vice chairman of the American Civil War and even the Gay Engineers Society took place at the institute's public relations committee, George Martynuk. 50s. institute. No: 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 9

In the past, when a Ukrainian were detailed, the egg was lower- , woman sat down to her solemn The pysanka: ed into the first and lightest dye. , task of decorating Easter eggs, When removed and dried, more she made a sign of the cross and wax was applied when the design whispered, "with God's help." ancient talisman called for the preservation of that Then she could proceed with color, and the egg was placed in a confidence. With her simple sty­ by Yaroslava Surmach Mills darker dye. These steps were lus, called a kistka, she "wrote" on repeated until the final color was the egg with melted wax, dividing among children. The shells can was essential to have six eggs, attained, after which the wax was the ovoid shape into several areas. only be disposed by the three each of which had to be the first- melted off and the pysanka was With a succession of dye baths holy elements, by being buried, laid egg of a young hen. At sun­ finished. and the addition of ancient sym­ burned by fira, or on Easter Mon­ rise on Monday of Holy Week, bols drawn with the wax, the egg day by being floated on flowing ' these eggs were cracked against Exchanging pysanky took on its powerful magical waters to let the Blazhenni, the a budding tree and the yolks kept qualities and became a revered mythical good men who live be­ for as long as the decoration After liturgy one was given to object, a pysanka. yond the "Sunday Waters," know lasted. Before evening of the the village priest, and the others To ensure its benevolence, the that Easter has come. same day at least two kistky were exchanged among relatives and decorator dared not stray from Pysanky were made in all parts made These were the wax-writ­ friends. A girl of marriageable age the proscribed time, method, of Ukraine, but each region and ing instruments which consisted would give one to a boy she colors or symbols in making a often each village had its own of a tiny tube or funnel made of favored, letting him know that she pysanka. To do sc would be to style and colors. While symbols thin metal attached (some used a would welcome matchmakers. weaken the pysanka's power to were often similar, they were piece of straw or a feather) to a Pysanky were kept in the home to ward off evil. combined in countless different small stick. A charcoal-filled clay protect it from elements and turn patterns. pot banked with ashes was used away serious illness. It was be­ A magical object Rituals and prayers emphasized to heat a small container of bees­ lieved that they could make a the importance of making py­ wax and several kistky. Dyes were childless woman fertile; they could Even by itself the unadorned sanky. Preparing the dyes was made ready. To begin her design, also return a lost love. They were egg was a magical object. It was usually done in secret. In the after the proper prayer and bless­ buried in the fields to ensure a the source of life, a symbol of Carpathian mountain region, the ing, the woman test-dipped the good harvest, and placed in fertility. It was all the more power­ Hutsul women began their work flow of wax on her thumb and mangers and under nests to in­ ful when representing the sun during the middle of the Lenten then proceeded to "write" the crease the fertility of animals and god floating in the universe, whose period, by setting aside the basic lines on her egg. When lines fowl, and put under the beehive, return each spring was a cele­ smoothest, best-shaped eggs. It and areas planned to be white for a good supply of honey. brated event. The agrarian people If an adult died during the of Ukraine worshipped the sun Easter period, a pysanka was god Dazhboh (literally "god who placed in his grave. This was done gives"), and the spring equinox throughout the year upon the ("when the earth was reborn") death of a child. During "Pro- was the most important festival of vody," or Easter for the Dead, the year. which takes place a week after With the advent of Christianity Easter, pysanky and special foods in Ukraine, in 988 A.D., eggs were left at grave sites so thdt the continued to play a central role in living could share them with their the yearly celebration of Christ's ancestors. resurrection. Many symbols of the old sun worship survived and Ancient designs appeared on the eggs in manifold variations. Discs with radiating Since the women took great straight lines, curved lines or care to keep to the proper authentic hooks are easily recognizable. designs their mothers had taught But more subtle forms appear as them, and thus assure victory well: the swastika, triquetrum and over evil, many of the old pysanky eight-pointed star also symbolize designs have survived. From the the iife-group sun. simple two- or three-color linear designs of the northern region, Solar symbols Pidliashshia, to the very intricate, multicolored ones of the Hutsul A cock's crow announces the mountaineers, from the green daily return of the sun, and thus it, and red "shistrozh," six holly­ too, is represented along with the hocks sun-image of Poltava in solar symbols, though in a highly eastern Ukraine, to the floral stylized form such as the cock's abstract free-patterned design of comb. Other birds are also asso­ mid-western Sokal, to the fas­ ciated with the sun. The much- cinating "sorok klyntsiv," 40 or 48 respected swallow is depicted by triangles arranged in an all-over its outstanding feature, its tail. pattern found in many regions, The horse, representing the my­ each pysanka was directly in­ thical team of eight which pulls spired by the design of some long- the sun's chariot across the sky, is forgotten ancestor. also important. The meander or the endless line ("bezkonechnyk") In relatively recent times, Wfer.y encircling tne egg signifies eter­ changes have crept into this?W"ice nity. Sj.cn designs were found on sacred ritual. By making the,i(jetky ceramic eggs on the pottery un­ fireproof, they can be heateo^ver earthed in The burial mounds of a candle and dipped intosoft(jSfiea the Neolithic period, (5,000-2,500 beeswax. In some cases the dwidle B.C.). Traces of egg shells were has been supplanted by ейфгі– also found city and an electric kistkft?bas come into use. Chemical dyife of Pysanky and krashanky unlimited hues nave replaced the more subtle natural dyes, often In Ukraine two types of Easter with discordant and garrisij re­ eggs were most widely known. sults. But the biggest chang^has The term pysanka (plural: py­ come about with the introduction of non-traditiona! and inappro­ sanky) comes from the verb "py- r saty." to write, since designs are priate designs. Realistic flowe s, written on the egg and dyed in a objects ana scenes nave changec batik process. Pysanky are never tne character of the pysanka. The cookec or eaten. The krashanka, mo-є agreeable designs and pat­ from "krasfca," meaning coior, is a terns adapted from Ukrainian hard-cocked egg, dyed ?. solid embroideries are recent innova­ brilliant color, which can be eaten tions. Pe;hspo this change is and is used in Easter game? Pysanky from Podillia (courtesy of The Ukrainian Museum). inevitable, Dut ia it still a pysanka? 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 No, 14

Ukrainian pro hockey update eAr by Ihor N. Stelmach . ' ^V

Babych fast becoming through the same thing in Toronto. These are the superstars, but none are WHL player Fans thought he was lazy because he better than the kid named Gretzky. If 1 one of league's best wasn't great all the time." didn'L believe it myself, I would certain­ of the week Watt believes the system the Jets use ly believe it because 1 read it in Sports Move over Doug, Randy. Larry, is partially responsible for causing Illustrated. Even though the SI article Ken Yaremchuk almost made it to Barry, Denis, Rod and Ray. There is a Babych to appear unaggressive. on Gretzky compared Brett Callighen the Chicago Black Hawks this season. new kid on the block named Dave. "We play a containment type game," and Jari Kurri (they're not even on the Still, there's little doubt the day isn't too He's a hulking 21-year-old defense- said Watt. "In many cases he is obliged same planet), it was still an excellent far off when,he'll become an NHL man who is on the verge of becoming a not to go after his man. But, he plays the piece. regular the way he continues to star in National Hockey League all-star. system well and gets his share of hits, What the NHL should do now is the Western Hockey League. His name is David Babych, and his too. forget about these cable outlets (their number is 44 - exactly double what Jet "1 wouldn't label him a cruncher. But only current source of television expo­ The Portland Winter Hawks' ace general manager John Ferguson's was he's incredibly strong, strong enough to sure) and go after the big guys once came up with a fantastic 17-point when he played. But, then, some people edge his man off the puck without again. How about an Edmonton Oilers' performance in three games to win WHL readily admit Babych is also twice the making him a part of the boards." game of the week? If that can't sell Player of the Week honors for the hockey player. His speed belies his size. Players as hockey, what will? There is no team in second time, earlier in the year. The Selected second among all draftees in big as he is — 6-2,215 pounds - usually the NHL more entertaining to watch front-running Hawks won all three the 1980 entry draft, Babych has quickly concede a stride to most forwards. But than the Oilers, and Gretzky isn't their matches. become the stalwart of the Jets'defense. he can show some amazing bursts of only attraction. Still, watching him is Often, he plays more than 30 minutes speed. waiting, because you realize that move Yaremchuk, drafted No. 1 by Chi­ per game. Recently, the Jets had their power you've never seen before is on the way. cago in 1983, scored five times, includ­ "I regard Dave Babych as one Of the play on the ice and, as they approached Like an O.J. Simpson off-tackle run, it ing a hat trick, and picked up 12 assists. top eight defensemen in the league right the Vancouver blueline, the puck came is never the same way twice, That is In a 9-6 victory over the Victoria now," said his coach, Tom Watt, who free and the Canucks' Gerry Minor was Gretzky. Cougars, their bitter rivals for first place, recently signed a new two-year exten­ sent down the ice on a clean break­ Yaremchuk figured in seven of the nine On the Oilers, there are others, such goals. This young Ukrainian was also sion to his contract. "And he is pro­ away. Minor had at least 20 feet on as Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier, Jari bably the best of the young defense- Babych, but the big defenseman caught involved in six of the seven goals as the Kurri and yes, even Ken Linseman, who Hawks whipped Nanaimo 7-4. men." him just inside the Winnipeg blueline. do not get all the credit they deserve. If It is generally conceded the field is As deftly as possible, Babych reached there are more explosive forwards in the After a mediocre training camp that dominated by Doug Wilson of the around Minor and knocked the puck league than Anderson and Messier, 1 Chicago Black Hawks, Randy Carlisle cost him a starting berth with the parent away. haven't seen them yet. If there is a more Black Hawks, Yaremchuk was returned of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Larry Referee Dave Newell, in a serious exciting young goaltender than Andy Robinson of the Montreal Canadiens, to the WHL, where he is once again one oversight, disregarded what was. pro­ Moog, I haven't seen him yet. And hey, of Portland's best players. Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders, bably the most outstanding play of the don't forget about that big enforcer, former Canadien Rod Langway, now a game and awarded Babych a hooking fellow Ukrainian Dave Semenko. member of the surprising Washington penalty. But someone in New York (are not all Los Angeles Kings' Capitals, Barry Beck of the New York It wasn't Newell's finest moment. But of these decisions, either league or Rangers and Ray Bourque of the Boston it might have been Babych's. networkwise, made there?) has figured Dan Bonar hurt Bruins. out that the Daytona 120 or whatever Dan Bonar, the Los Angeles Kings' Let's have number they're using these days, is more best defensive center, was iost for two Gretzkyvision interesting, or has a greater audience. months when he suffered a severely With the publicity Gretzky is now dislocated left elbow in Winnipeg in It was sometime during some bowl receiving — "They even know me in October. Bonar was injured going after game of absolute insignificance that the Pittsburgh," he says — could it be it is a loose puck when he was checked into CBS-TV network flashed to a commer­ time for the Gretzky game of the week. the boards by Jets' defenseman Craig cial. The house ad went through a series I'd go for it. Levie. He collided with teammate J.P. of clips on all the super sporting events Heck, even the Soviets are becoming Kelly on the same play. Bonar was we would see in the year of 1983. believers. At the Canada Cup tourna­ examined by team physician Dr. Vince ment of 1981, coach Viktor Tikhonov of There were Jack Nicklaus and Tom Carter in Los Angeles and his arm was the Soviet Union was not impressed placed in a splint, where it remained for Watson, Jimmy Connors and Ivan with Gretzky — or so he said for Lendl, Dan Fouts and Kellen Winslow, several weeks until the swelling went publication. "We have many Gretzkys down. Dr. Carter later ruled out any Ralph Sampson, the Mahre brothers... in the Soviet Union," he grunted. well, you get the message. fracture or bone chip having occurred. Later that day, during a bowl game of Then, at the Edmonton-Soviet game absolute insignificance, ABC-TV flash­ a few months ago, Tikhonov was asked Bonar is currently playing his way ed its package of the new year which which Oilers had impressed him. "Gret­ back into shape with New Haven in the began that day. The same people were zky and the goalie," Tikhonov respond­ American Hockey League. He hopes to there, they even had bowlers. Earl ed. Two goals, including the winner in a be back with the Kings for the playoffs. Anthony was prominent. And amateur 4-3 game, impressed the coach who is boxers. And, of course, Howell Cosell. quite short on praise. Bruins' Gord Kluzak: I didn't get a chance to see NBC-TV's Perhaps he also impressed those package, possibly because it didn't have viewing the game on the ESPN cable The Incredible Hulk Dave Babych one: network in the United States, a network Younger challengers include Keith While lymg on the couch, I reached which incidentally isn't covering too The first draft choice in the NHL Brown of the Chicago Black Hawks, for my Sports Illustrated magazine and many hockey games this year. Even the always draws a crowd and more than a Craig Hartsburg of the Minnesota then it came to me. Here were the slight schedule of hockey on the USA little attention. Boston Bruins'defense- North Stars, Mark Howe of the Phila­ American television networks giving us rictwork is somewhat disturbing — espe­ man Gord Kluzak was no different. delphia Flyers and Paul Coffey and previews of their goods for 1983, - r.j cially when one considers how much "I looked up sometimes and saw him Kevin Lowe, both of the Edmonton there was no Wayne Gretzky. There was basketball is shown. in that big white jersey," said veteran Oilers. Wayne Gretzky on the cover of. What they should do is show the final blueliner Brad Park. "I'd swear some­ Lately, Babych has demonstrated an Sports Illustrated, but he was nowhere five minutes of five basketball games times it looked like the whole end of the ability to control the tempo of his to be found on my television screen. He instead of showing one. But hockey rink was moving." game. His rushes can be darting or had made it to the supposed big time — should stand up on its own, if it is slow measured forays that consume Sportsman of the Year was the biggest iroduced at Canadian Sports Network In Boston's second exhibition game, precious time for trailing opponents. of his many awards — but not accord­ fevels, which can be arranged, with at Buffalo, the Sabres' Lindy Ruff (a Remarkably strong, he is nonetheless ing to the U.S. networks. capable announcers and between-period young man known for a bit of rough­ polite when he hits. His victims are Then I thought, what's wrong with guys. ness in his hockey character) and our removed without fanfare or malice these people? Do they even know what It is time for the push. Again, Wayne Ukrainian rookie, Kluzak, engaged in while he simultaneously controls the they are missing? No one, no matter Gretzky deserves it. Hockey deserves it. some shoving in the corner. Ruff, no puck. where, no matter whether he likes the The American people deserve it. We, blooming violet, decided not to test the His lack of emotion amazes and game, should miss Wayne Gretzky. This the Ukrainian people, deserve the rookie, though some mean glances were frustrates his own fans, who often Ukrainian youngster (on his dad's side, privilege of seeing our Ukrainian- exchanged as they were escorted to the consider him a ponderous pacifist. folks) is hockey's crown jewel, that blooded superstar. penalty boxes. "Dave is frequently taken for grant­ certain selling point that should vault Pele was once considered the best When the penalties ended, Ruff ed," said coach Watt. "When he doesn4 Howard onto Monday Night Hockey, soccer player in the world, and his quietly skated to his bench. play at the top of his game, people are or something like that. presence in the North American Soccer critical of him. Because he's a big guy, Imagine even the remotest fans of League at least got the NASL on "I didn't see that," Boston G.M. anything he does that doesn't turn out sports not being able to watch Hank network television once in a while. Harry Sinden told Kevin Dupont of the right is glaringly obvious. Aaron swing the bat, or Nicklaus swing Wayne Gretzky is to hockey what Boston Herald American. "Guys like "I remember Frank Mahovlich went the golf club, or even Anthony bowl. Pele was to soccer. Now, it's his turn. that get a nickname - Sjr." No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3,1983 11

C. Lack of famine relief occasional gesture of relief. This, of course, was largely 1932-34 Great Famine... limited to collective farms.135 In the spring of 1933, for (Continued from page 7) In light of what we have seen so far, it comes as no instance, a seed "loan" of 350,000 tons in the North Their actions were "...marked by the utmost severity... surprise that the Soviet government did not appear to Caucasus and 250,000 tons in Ukraine was the detachments carried off not only grain but be particularly interested in providing relief to famine authorized.136 Such "loans" were provided for routine, everything edible."106 Muggeridge describes the work victims. Rather than relax its economic and social day-to-day work in the form of an advance — so even of these agents of the GPU in these terms: policies, the government proceeded as if there was no this "extraordinarily limited" relief was used as a "They had gone over the country like a swarm of famine at all. It did not lighten its procurement method of control, rather than for humanitarian locusts and taken away everything edible; they had policies, it did not allow outside famine relief, and it purposes.137 shot and exiled thousands of peasants, sometimes- provided only the slightest pittance of food aid. We see, then, that the Soviet government not only whole villages; they had reduced some of the most During previous famines — even in 1921 - the conducted very little in the way of a famine relief fertile land in the world to a melancholy desert."107 Russian government had allowed, even encouraged, program, but also discouraged - even prohibited - In this process, "...the last reserves of grain, which foreign famine relief.126 In fact, it was under the new any effective foreign aid. had been buried in the ground by the desperate Soviet regime from 1921-23 that the greatest famine peasants, were dug up and confiscated."'03 Mikhail programs in history were carried on under the D. Attitude of the government 127 Sholokhov, the prominent novelist, complained to direction of Herbert Hoover. The attitude of the Soviet government, as has been Stalin about the situation - but in vain.109 But during the 1932-34 famine period, as we have suggested, was hardly that of great concern for the Under these conditions it is not surprising that noted, the government refused to acknowledge the starving. famine waxed during the first two-thirds of 1933. And presence of famine, let alone allow or request aid. Even Indeed, it appeared that the Soviet leaders were less because the peasants were forced to eat seed grain to so, many aid organizations were established. For concerned with human life than they were with farm survive, it was often the case that enough was not left example, on July 14, 1933, a Civic Relief Committee animals. Following their visit, Mr. and Mrs. Stebalo for sowing.110 For Starving Soviet Ukraine was set up in Lemberg reported: "It is true that cannibalism is punished, but (Lviv). Similar groups were set up in Rumania, not nearly as severely as, say, the theft of a horse or a 3. 1933-34 crop year Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, America and cow from a collective farm."13' Canada. The famine was the chief issue at the Ammende was of the view that: "Moscow During the summer of 1933 the government Congress of European Minorities in Berne, Switzer­ is infinitely more anxious to preserve announced a new ruling on the delivery of grain. land, September 16-19, 1933. And on December 16 and even increase the number of draught oxen than to Henceforth, only a fixed quantity of grain would be and 17, 1933, an International Conference for the render aid to a suffering population. And, indeed, expected from each hectare.111 This might have been Relief of the Starving Population of Russia was held in from the point of view of Russian interests, the real 128 an improvement over the former system of govern­ Vienna. By the summer of 1934, an Inter-Confessional catastrophe is not the mortality from starvation, but ment take all, except for the provision that "...no and International Aid Committee for the Starvation the unexpected loss of draught oxen due to collectivi­ evasion of this obligation to deliver grain should be Districts in Soviet Russia had been established in zation; for, while there is a superfluity of unskilled ,29 permitted under any condition."113 With a normal or Europe, with Dr. Ammende as secretary. Con­ human labor, there is an enormous shortage, despite good harvest, it might not have been difficult to meet currently, an English branch of H. H. Elizabeth agricultural mechanization, of draught cattle. these levels, but with a smaller than normal crop, the Skoropadsky's Ukrainian Relief Fund came into "...quantities of grain which might save innumerable 130 131 requirement pinched severely. being, along with a Russian Assistance Fund. lives will be exported and the foreign exchange thus And to make sure that the procurement was met, the None of these groups, as far as could be determined, obtained will be used to buy and import cattle."139 harvest was organized like a military offensive. Guards were ever allowed by the Soviet government to carry It is small wonder, then, that the famine was quickly were placed by the grain fields113 and those who would out any sizable aid program.132 The maximum that characterized as "man-made." The New York Times try to steal grain faced the threat of severe prison seems to have been accomplished was the sending in of was perhaps the first to make this charge, stating on sentences.114 According to one American traveler, some food packages and some money. The latter could January 1,1933,that:"...hunger has not come upon the "Red Army detachments were omnipresent, and even be used to buy food at the Torgsin stores - though in Russian land as an act of God; it is man-made."140 This - in the country, airplanes were constantly flying over the doing so the peasants risked the chance that they might point did not escape the peasants. As one told Mr. and fields."113 The army also provided harvest "help."116 be arrested as kulaks.133 And then there was the Mrs. Stebalo during the summer: "It is they who are 134 For those state farm officials who were lax there was possiblity that neither food nor money would arrive. killing us. They want us to die. It is an organized 142 143 prison or death. The London Times reported in July Along with what little assistance was allowed to famine." Others echoed the charge. that the first of a series of important Soviet grain trials dribble into the country, the Soviet leaders made an (Continued on page IS) had begun at Odessa: "The central authorities declared that the state farm officials, influenced by local 106. Manning, op. cit., pp. 96,97. For Postyshev's side of 127. Perhaps the best over-all view of this work is sentiment, had underestimated the crops and reserved the story, see "The Results of the Agricultural Year 1933 and provided by H.H. Fisher in "The Famine in Soviet Russia, І919-І923," Macmillan, New York, 1927, 609 pp. Also see: more than was necessary for their own use."They were the Immediate Tasks of the Communist Party of the Ukraine," Soviet Union Today, Moscow, 1934, pp. 3-33. F.A. Golder and Lincoln Hutchinson, "On the Trail of the under threat of death.117 J07. Muggeridge, op. cit. (May 1933), p. 564. Russian Famine," Stanford University Press, Stanford, To complete the growing and the gathering of the 108. Chamberlin, op. cit. (1934), p. 85. Also see Schiller, 1927, 319 pp.; Michael Asquith, "Famine"(Quaker Work in crop, extensive use was made of industrial brigades op. cit., p. 78. Russia, 1921-23), Oxford University Press, Hew York, 1943, from the cities. Postyshev, who continued in charge of 109. See his letter of April 16,1933, and Stalin's reply, as 70 pp.; Peter C. Hiebert and Orie O. Miller, "Feeding the the program, indicates that: "We threw into the quoted by N.S. Khrushchev in Pravda, March 10,1963, p. 2 Hungry: Russia Famine, I9I9-1921,"Mennonite Central struggle...huge and powerful reserves in the shape of (Current Digest of the Soviet Press, April 3, 1963; p. 12). Committee, Scottdale (Pa.), 1929, 465 pp. the industrial organizations in the towns of Ukraine." 110. "Soviet Harvest...," Ioc. cit. 128. "Famine in Ukraine," United Ukrainian Organiza­ In addition, further party members were sent to the HI. "Preparations for the Harvest of Grains," Izvestiya, tions of the United States, New York, 1934, pp. II, 12. Dr. collective farms. By the end of the year 3,000 had been June 14, 1933 (noted in "Russian Economic Notes," U.S. Ammende was secretary of the congress, while Cardinal Dept. of Commerce, No. 243, July 28, 1933, p. 4). Innitizer called the Vienna conference. (The latter was noted sent on permanent work, "...to act as chairmen of in "The Food Scarcity in Russia," The Times (London), collective farms, secretaries of party nuclei, and party 112. "Obligatory Delivery of Grain to the Government." Economic Life, June 21, 1933 ("Russian Economic Notes," September 18, 1933. p. 1L) organizers on collective farms."1 '8 Many of these party No. 245, August II, 1933, p. I). 129. "Wide Starvation...," Ioc. cit.; Ewald Ammende, members knew nothing of agriculture, which added to 113. "Preparations for...," Ioc. cit.; "Semi-Starvation "Famine in Russia" (letter), The Times (London), Septem­ the problems. in...," Ioc. cit. ber 18, 1934, p. 13. As a result of this shift, Whiting Williams found that і 14. Under a law issued in August 1932, the stealing of so 130. Florence May Mackenzie, "Starvation in the offices were largely empty in August as workers were much as an ear of grain "...could be punished by confine­ Ukraine," The Times (London), August 18, 1934, p. 6. out helping with the harvest.1" Belov records that in ment for 10 years in a concentration camp." (Manning, op. "Appeal for...," Ioc. cit. the case of his farm more than 100 office and factory cit., pp. 95, 96). Also see "Visitors Describe...," Ioc. cit. 132. The problems of rendering assistance are discussed in detail by Ammende, op. cit.. in chapter. VIII, pp. 281-311. workers from Leningrad were sent to assist and that 115. Birchall, Ioc. cit. 133. The Torgsin plan seems to have been mainlya device two representatives of the party arrived to help 116. Walter Duranty, "Famine Tolls Heavy in Southern Russia," The New York Times, August 24, 1933, p. 1. for obtaining foreign exchange. For details of its operation, organize the harvesting.120 One such representative 117. "Soviet Grain War: Trials of State Farm Officials," see Ammende. op. cit., pp. 285-290,and Lyons, op. cit., pp. was Victor Kravchenko. who described his experiences The Times (London), July 14, 1933, p. 13. Also see Belov, 447-464. in a chapter in his autobiography under the title 134 On visiting their home village in the summer of 1933, 121 op. cit., pp. 13-14; Chamberlin, op.cit. (1934), pp. 85-86;and "Harvest in Hell." Fainsod, op. cit. (1957), p. 364. MV: and Mrs. Stebalo found that "... food and money that Even with this tremendous emphasis on getting in 118. Postyshev. op. cit., pp. 12, 13. For further details on had been sent to relatives never had been delivered during the harvest, the party — as Kravchenko so vividly Postyshev's activities during this and subsequent periods see the past year" ("Visitors Describe...," Ioc. cit.). describes - faced an uphill battle. The basic problem Hryhory Kostiuk, "Stalinist Rule in the Ukraine," Praeger, 135. Chamberlin, op. cit. (April 1934). p. 504; Schiller, op. cit., p. 79. was, of course, the chaotic state of agriculture. A New York, 1960, p. 27-122. 119. Williams, Ioc. cit. (December 1933). 136. "Soviet Sells Food Stored in Fear of Conflict; Defers report in the London Times indicated that: "...the total Ridding Big Cities of Undesirables," The New York Tjmes, harvest in no important region equals the average. 120. Belov, op. cit., p. 13. 121. Kravchenko, op. cit..Chapter IX, pp. 110-131. Also March 7, 1933, p. 7. In Kiev, Mikoyan found the situation so Some crops are excellent, but there are some areas sec Whiting Williams, "Why Russia is Hungry," Answers bad in early April that he ordered that supplies destin(Sd for which have produced nothing in consequence of bad the army be sold to the public — but only to an area yrithin 122 (London), March 3, 1934, p. 3. cultivation and lack of seed..." 122. "Soviet Harvest...," Ioc. cit. 12 miles of the city (Berland, Ioc: cit.). | The Soviet government, characteristically, glossed 123. Ibid.; "Obstacles in the Road to Peasant Prosperity," 137. Schiller, op. cit., p. 79. t, over these problems. It claimed, instead, a record Economic Life, September 9, 1933 ("Russian Economic 138. Cited by Ammende, op. cit., p. 101. Ї harvest.123 Then, before anyone could check, it closed Notes," No. 256, October 27, 1933, p. 2-3); "Moscow 139. Ibid., pp. 152-153. | the grain areas to correspondents, ceased to issue Doubles...," Ioc. cit. 140. "The Five Year Plan" (editorial), The NewaTork harvest reports, and subsequently reported harvest on 124. Walker, op. cit. (February 18), p. 1. Times, January 1, 1933, Part iv, p. 4. | 141. Muggeridge, op. cit. (March 25), p. 13. Also sap his the notorious biological yield basis. Once again the 125. Computed from Jasny, op. cit., p. 794. "Winter in Moscow," Eyre A Spottiswoode, London,9934, "Iron Broom" was wielded.124 126. For detail on American assistance during the famine of 1891-92, see: Francis B. Reeves, "Russia Then and Now, p. 138. I And when it was all over, the government's grain 1892-1917, My Mission to Russia During the Famine of 142. "Visitors Describe...,"loc. cit. Also see Bertillot Ioc. procurements for the 1933-34 period were even higher I89I-1892,"G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1917, 186pp.; cit. `; than those for 1931-32, and 24 percent above 1932- William C. Edgar, "The Russian Famine of 1981 and 1892," 143. Chamberlin, op. cit. (1934), p. 88; Jasny, op. (St., p. 33.125 It is small wonder, then, that famine continued Miller and Manufacturers Insurance Co., Minneapolis, 551; Walker, op. cit. (February 18, 27); Lang, op. cit. йкргії to rage through the summer of 1934. 1893. 74 pp. 15). | і 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 1983 1 No. 14

sity ot Toronto) suggested bibliographi­ Memoria,:Mrvie ta Boun d Brook 200 attend... cal oroiects and tools that could be Committee on Great... " (Continued from page 5) undertaken by researchers; while Prof. (Continued from page 1) Metropolitan Mstyslav briefly out­ He placed special importance on tht John L.H. Keep (University of Toronto) America. He reported or. the exchange lined plans to: honor the memory of period of Austrian Hapsburg rule which spoke of,the need for further studies in of letters he has had with the UCCA`s Ukrainian martyrs of the Great Famine permitted and encouraged a Ukrainian Russian foreign policy as it related to executive vice president. Ignatius ВІІ1ІП- at the Ukrainian Orthodox Center on national revival as witnessed by the wide Galicia on the eve of and during World sky. in regard to cooperation in ob­ May 15, St. Thomas Sunday. The two- spectrum of serials in the Jacyk Collec­ War I. serving the 50th anniversary of the part program will include a divine tion. Prof. Pritsak concluded with a The chairman of the conference. Dr. Great Famine. liturgy at 9 a.m. and a memorial con­ nostalgic lament that unfortunately for Magocsi, reported that a special session cert beginning at 3:30 p.m. Among the Ukrainians, "the collapse ot the Haps­ on church history was planned, and Financial matters featured performers at the concert wili burg Empire in 1918 came too soon." read a letter from the proposed speaker', be the Dumka Chorus Efforts are being Most of the afternoon session that the Rev. Michael Hrynchyshyn, who Mrs. Diachuk delivered the report of made to invite state and locai officials, lollowed consisted of a kind of scholarly was not present because of his recent the financial subcommittee in the including the governor. workshop at which leading specialists elevation to the office of bishop for absence of the subcommittee's chair­ commented on how the Jacyk Collec­ Ukrainian Catholics in France. man. Edward Popil. She noted that the Memorial concert in Washington tion might be used for future research in group wnich is composed of Mr. Popil. several Ukrainian disciplines The scholarly conference ended with! Mrs. Diachuk, Stepan Procvk (chair- The report of the program subcom­ Prof. Ivan L Rudnyti)ky University an interesting lecture by Prof. Муго– mar, of the public liaison M.ocommit- mittee, which is charged with preparing of Alberta) саі!ес for a fundamental slava Ciszkewycz (Ohio State Univer­ teei and George Powstenko (chairmur` a commemorative program in the na­ history of the Greek Catholic Church sity) on the artistic aspects of the of the program subcommittee; had tion's capital, was presented by George and a history of Ukrainian political Ukrainian serials in the Jacyk Collec­ already met once with the participation Powstenko. chairman. Other member5 thought in the 19th century which tion. With numerous illustrations. Prof. of the national committee chairman It of'.heccmrrutteeare the Rev. P Budny. woulc now be possible to undertake Cszkewycz showed how the often had determined that a minimum of M Hryhortyiv \ Hutnyk, N Zakhar- using the Jacyk Collection.. beautiful designs of the banners on (he 575,000 was necessary to cover expenses chenko, Olen Zwadiuk. P. Krul. H Prof. Emeritus George Y Shevelov` newspapers and journals derived from associated with the Washington demon­ Maiuk. P Matula, P Odarchenko, I (Columbia University) pointed out how local graphic traditions going back as stration and concert program as we!! as Rakowsky. Peter Fedynsky, M. Fran- numerous heretofore unstudied pro­ far as the 16th century printer Ivan the establishment of an information cuzenko. V. Shostak. \ ,-Shtenoera and blems in western Ukrainian language Fedorovych, while at the same tipie bureau in the nations capital. The I. Y"asinsky, ali of Washington. development could be resolved because sharing the most modern styles current subcommittee plans to solicit these To date, the committee has scheduled of the wealth of linguistic data now in late 19th and early 20th century East- funds chrough dues of member-or­ a memorial concert for October 2 at the available. Central Europe. ganizations and donations, as well as Kennedy Center. The S2.4O0 deposit Prof. George G. Grabowicz (Harvard The evening banquet was held in the through sales of tickets to the concert was paid by the Cdmmittee for Law and University) stressed the significance of elegant setting of the Faculty Club. program, Mrs. Diachuk reported. She Order in the UCCA. The center will be journals like Zoria, Pravda and Zhyttia і Hosted by University of Toronto Presi­ further stated that the subcommittee available from noon on. Slovo as forums for writers from the dent and Mrs. James Ham and Prof, plans to announce its fund-raising drive The committee has also reached Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine as and Mrs. Paul R. Magocsi, the evening next week. agreement with the Fairfax Symphony well as from Galicia and Bukovina included the formal presentation of the Orchestra directed by William Hudson, where they were published. The collec­ microfilm collection. Or. George Igna- Liaison nutters which agreed to perform for a nominal tion, he said, also reveals the enormous tieff, chancellor of the University of lee of S12.000 to 515,000, rather than its functional differentiation in Ukrainian Toronto offered greetings from the Mrs. Danylenko, a national commit­ usual 550,000 charge for performing literature and its readership that had university, in which he stressed the need tee vice chairman, reported on her and rehearsals. The orchestra will play already developed before the end of the for a proper understanding of Eastern contacts with women's organizations exclusively Ukrainian compositions. 19th century. Europe in which Ukrainian lands play a and her work in helping prepare and In addition, the committee has en­ Prof. Bohdan Budurowycz (Univer` central role. organize memorial exhibits, publica­ gaged the Dumka Chorus of New York, Austria's Consul-General Frederick tions, etc. Mrs. Hoydysh, aiso a vice which will be joined by vocalists from ATTENTION ATTENTION Istl recalled his country's past historical chairman, spoke about activities plan­ the Prometheus Choir as well as from ASK (or these tine Ukrainian records and tapes al all destiny with Ukrainians, and the donor ned by Plast in commemoration of the the Washington area, bringing the total Ukrainian book stores and gift shops Peter Jacyk expressed his pleasure at Great Famine. number of singers to over 50. Rehear­ Lubomyra Vol. 2 - Luba Kowalchuk being able to fund the invaluable sals have already begun. Bandura - Instrumental - microfilm project which was received Also appearing will be soloists Re- Victor Mishalow on behalf of the University of Toronto nata Babak. soprano, and Anorij Do- by its new and dynamic chief librarian. Snizynka- Trio Troyanda from Toronto | Sen. YuzyL. bnansky, bass. Ma'iiyn L. Srmrrow. The subcommittee has also worked I dedicate this song - Ed Evanko (Continued from page 5) Saskatchewan; professor of Russian closely with the public iiaison subcom­ All in ail. the scholarly program, Sviato Rizdva - Christmas and Soviet history a; (he tnive'suies of mittee in organizing an niormatior banquet, and the monthlong exhibit on r f Ballad of Zoryana - folk 8. love songs Manitoba and Ottawa, a distinguished bureau, р'ат. g r-. ro.'.e :c 'he display in the John Robans Library- parliamentarian active r. the promo­ public demonstration and preparing Zoloti Vorota - folk A love songs marked an important milestone in the tion of multiculturalism. the revision of pertinent materials. long tradition of Ukrainian studies at Cheremosh Ensemble - dance music the Canadian constitution and :he the University of Toronto. Liaison Byzantine Choir - Utrecht Holland defense of human rights in the NATO As Prof. Magocsi observed in the Assembly, the Senate, throughout Zoria - Lubomyra Kowalchuk Vol. 1 final remarks, "the day was a happj Canada and the world, author or several Stepan Procyk. chairman oi the ..Look lor our new listing every month.. | occasion because it revealed what books and numerous articles in English public iiaisor. subcommittee, reported concretely can be accomplished when Or order oy Mail: Send SB 98 - J1.25 postaje to and Ukrainian: and a leader tn many that the subcommittee is working Yevshan Communications Inc.. P.O. Box community and university forces join Canadian and Ukrainian academic and with Andnj Bilyk, who is preparing a 125. Station St. Michol. Montreal, Quebec together to work on behalf of something community organizations. press kt,t and other information Mr. Canada H2A 3L9. as important.as Ukrainian studies." Procyk noted that his subcommittee has Also: Subscribe to the only Ukrainian Music Maga- "The Jacyk Collection of Ukrainian been assisting with internal liaison and zine - Ukrainian Muzyka. (Quarterly) Send 16 U.S. He has been active in the national, Serials is a model," he concluded, "that the establishment of locai branches of funds to the above address... Reviews. com- international and ecumenical affairs of mentanes. new artists, new records and everything і should be repeated in one form or the national committee the Ukrainian Catholic Church in you ever wanted to know about music. another in the future." Canada as advisor, speaker, representa­ tive and historian. At the present time Press and publications he is an active member of the building and finance committee of the beautiful Rounding out the reports were Yuriy Did you invest in your future by opening an Ukrainian Catholic Pro-Cathejdral now Nahorny, coordinator of publishing, being constructed in Ottawa to comme­ and Olha Kuzmowycz, press coordina­ IRA ACCOUNT??? morate the millennium of Christianity tor. Mr. Nahorny talked about гергім– in Ukraine. (Corrtinoed on page 16) at UKRAINIAN SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIOLOGISTS PLAST, Ukrainian Youth Organization, ATTENTION ASSOCIATION would ` lite to contact sociologists and SCOUTMASTERS students of sociology who are interested in Ukrainian Youth Association PLAST (which 1321 W. Lindley Avenue a Philadelphia, Pa. 19141 the study of ethnic groups ` in various basts its methodology on the. 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A REPORT ON THE MEMORIAL FUND RAISING ЗВІТ З ПАМЯТНИКОВОЇ ГРОШЕВОЇ КАМ­ CAMPAIGN FOR THE BUILDING OF THE ПАНІЇ НА БУДОВУ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО КАТО­ UKRAINAN. CATHOLIC NATIONAL SHRINE OF ЛИЦЬКОГО КРАЙОВОГО СОБОРУ THE HOLY FAMILY, WASHINGTON, DC. ПРЕСВ. РОДИНИ У ВАШІНҐТОНІ, Д. К.

УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА IESSEI DONATIONS 25.00 Kaaubij, Waller 4 Anno. СВ. ЙОСАФАТА 20.00 Copor. Mary, leyko, Andrew 4 Mary. S100.00 Semkiw, Mykyfa 4 Sonio, ZrarJa, CXekw 4 Anno. 15.00 Hubtsh, Mike 4 Anno. ST. JOSAPHAT UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHUBCH 55.00 Kmech, John Rev: і 5.00 Kowick, Mary. ROCHESTER, N.Y. 20.00 Skryp, Helena. MIMORIAIS ia00 Gbur, Alyce. TOTAL: 9 Memoriols S4,800.00 I J3.000.00 Chornobil, Reman 4 Anna; Chomobil, Andrew; TOTAL - 6 Lessor Donations 285.00 Chomobil, Jurij 4 DobtoiO. 4 Memorials . 1; ; S2,100.00 15 : 15.085.00 2,000.00 Btlowus, Wolo)dymyr 4 Iryno end Jurij. 5 lesser Donations i..... 285.-00 1,500.00 Dunbar, Patricia. 9 .' .S2.385.00 УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА 1,000.00 Andruihin, William Esq. Artemowych, Dr. Teophil 4 СВ. НИКОЛАЯ Maria, Dorofea, Anna J. Hryzok. (Catherine, Kowct, Chrijtino, УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА Kucil. Roman and Yaroslava lewyckyj Family, Mikus, Poire 4 СЙ. ЮРІЯ Агаю. Sxmigel. Intno; Sxmigel; lubomyr 4 Luba, Shmigel; Or. ST. NKHOUS UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH Boris 4 Marto, Twerdoctyib, Petro 4 Iryna. ST. GEORGE UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH CANTON, ОНЮ 500.00 Sorochty, Hawy 4 Margaret. j PITTSBURGH, PENNSIYVANIA 300.00 Babey, Basil C. 4 Mary. Dinger, Ronald 4 Luba. MIMORIAIS Dombchewsky, Roman 4 luba, Hussar, Stella A. Kasianauk, Ella MIMOR1A1S 4 Maria, Kucij, Ivan 4 Amalio and Daughter Maria. Kuchmy, SI, 100.00 Muzyczko, Dr. Jaroslaw 4 laraso O. John. Kuszlyk. Nidi 4 Helen, latunik, Vincent 4 Anna' May, 1,000.00 Domczok, Stefan 4 Anna. Novocilsky, hvan 4 Porania, Puglisi, Dr. Bernard 4 Mary. S5,00000 St. George Ukrainian Catholic Parish. 2,000.00 Hanno, Albert 4 Mary. 300.00 Bobiauk, Volodymyr. Bandurka, Eudokia. Demczy- Schuter, Russet 4 Tatiana. Shewchuk, George. Sochockyj, Waiyl szyn, hvan 4 Mario. Kombricl, Stephen 4 Christino. Poculo, 4 Anna. Stosiw, Fedor 4 Pauline. Sydor. Waiyl 8. rwanno. Wowk, 1,005.00 Fodoro, Joan. Marion 4 Undo J. Pacula, Walter4 Katherine. Procyk. Andrew 4 timytro 4 Maria. 1,000.00 Hladio, Stephen 4 Kathoriho and Family. Senko, Mary and Mother Katherine Hovry)ok. Spak, Michael 4 Natalie. Woloszczuk, Rev. Fr. Wolodymyr 4 Moria. Michalina. Wyko, Katherine and Marunczak, Frank. LESSER DONATIONS 310.00 Walko, Mary. | LESSER DONATIONS 300.00 Brinkley, Alice 4 Henry, Qhudyjowia, Rose, and S150.00 Hober, Nicholai 4 Mary M Woiny Family. Dzydzora, Rev. Waiyl 4 Antonio. Kikto, John 4 SI00.00 hvanyckyj, John 4 Nodia. Jalrymiw, Dr. Joseph 4 Anna. 100.00 Derkacx, John! Dmykar. Michael 4 Julia, Gutkewicz, Mary. Waschok, Olga. Malanij, Bohdan 4 Luba. Soduk. Wasyl 4 Anna. Strychalski. Wotodymyr 4 Julio. les(Jchyshyn, Petro 4 Maria, Lure, Petro 4 Andy 4 Luba. Zwarun, hvan 4 Stephania. Olga. Pylpec, Dmytro, I Mychojh/na. Simkolo, Victor 4 Olga. 50.00 Bobych, Petro 4 Maria. Gudzowskl, Petro, Hawryluk. UHSSER DONATIONS Siolkowsky, Michaol 4; Irene. Stryzacionko, Petro, Zalh`acz, Fedir 4 Anno. Stephanie і S100.00 Bilyk, Michaol 4 Mary, laterj Catherine, Oboryshko 25.00 Dopilka, Maria. Opryszko, Maria. 50.00 Bach, Ludwig I Stephanie, Blysxczak, Alex 4 Anna. Family. St. George's Holy Name Society. 10.00 Finkowtat, Anton 4 Wire. Hnkowiot, Johri, Melnyk. Mychajlo 4 Elizabeth. Kubarich, Theodore 4 Katherine, Luchkanych, John 4 Ksonia. 50.00 Cheresnowsky, Michael 4 Anni. Malonchuk, Bohdan 4 Meleszko, hran. Ї Anostatia. Vargo, Roseh/n. TOTAL: 29.00 Cap, Victor 4; luba. Jarou, Michael 4 Elizabeth. 40.00 Czolopis. Justyna. Jurchynsky, Emile 4 Hebne, Kucil, Roman 4 Jan. Masxtolar, 35.00 Perkun, Phillip 4 Maria. 10 Memorials 44,500.00 Mary. Sanagursky. John'4 Mary, Wasylishyn, Joeeph 4 Mary. 30.00 Solo, hvon 4 Eva. 14 lesser Donations J.. 830.00 20.00 Baran, John 4 CJUgo. Blahyj, hnranna. Hrynyk, Joseph 4 25.00 Dobrestan, Piter 4 Marie. Koza)t, Michael 4 Alexandra. M - 15,330.00 Tatiana. Maslowsky, Zon6n. Statiw, Maria. Wdowyczyn, Joseph. Mosur, Michael 4 Pauline, and daughter Michelle. Wotchek, Zawadecki, Nick 4 Anna, Stephen 4 Katherino. 15.00 Gudz, W. L siepetyk, Jaroslaw 4 Maria. Wyrata, 20.00 Blaskiv, Maria. Drobaty, Alex 4 Anno. Gula, Wasyl 4 Dmytro 4 Irene. I Maria. Harosyn, Joseph. Hlovchiec, Maryl Paraska. John 4 TilHe. УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА 10.00 Cehelska, tuboW. Lenyk, William. Shuryn, Basil 4 Smith, John 4 Ethel, Rymiak. Emilia. ! СВ. ІВАНА ХРЕСТИТЕЛЯ Lucyna. Zocharkiw, Ostar|4 lidla. 10.00 Cheresnowsky, Magdalena. Dobranski, Michael, Dobransky, Matilda. Fedora, Jr., Michoe) 4 Barbara. Fedyna, TOTAL: j Anthony 4 Katherine, Fir, Nick 4 Rose, KushjlC Myron 4 Betty Ann, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH 30 Memorials 121,100.00 PHesi, John 4 Rose, Prunczak, Wasyl 4 Dorothy. Puniak, Theresa, MCKEESPORT, PA. 37 loner Donotions і 1,800.00 Szewczuk, Anna. ' 67 122,900.00 5.00 Chulok, Anna, Donyla, Helen,: Koczmar, Eudokia. MIMORIAIS Krentza, Mary. Milligan, Anno. Naberezn^ Helen. Rodzoj, John УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА 4 Ann; William 4 Anna. , SI,000.00 Bohenko, Peter, Jablonsky, John 4 Elizabeth. СВВ.ПЕТРА І ПАВЛА 2.00 Anonymous. і 300.00 Corsett, Anostatia, and Daughter Joanne, Harvat. І Roman 4 Martha, Palko, Alex 4 Helen, Kapinus, Bert 4 Ann. SS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH TOTAL: Pechar, John 4 Louise, Shaday, John 4 Margaret. Smereko, WIIMERDING, PA. 13 Memoriols „ S13,815.00 Michael 4 Donald. 41 lesser Donotions 1,062.00 MEMORIALS 54 S14,877.00 LESSER DONATIONS S500.00 SS. Peter and Paul Parish. S50.00 Drost, Michaol 4 Justine. 300.00 Romansky, WilliaWi 4 Frances УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА 25.00 Belback, Henry A. 4 Mary 20.00 Keyes, Paul 4 Solly LESSER DONATIONS СВ. ІВАНА ХРЕСТИТЕЛЯ 10.00 Sigmund, Dorothy, Totin, George. 1.00 Anonymous. S100.00 Kawchack. John 4 Katherine, Palison, Michael ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH Bohenko, Russell 4 Ann. MCKEES ROCKS, PA. TOTAL' 20.00 Sorochok. Michael 4 Joanne. 9 Memorials U. 100.0C 10.00 Drahusz, Alex 4 Anne, Kawko, Frances. MEMORIALS 6 lesser Donations 1 io.00 5.00 Belesky, Michael 4 Mary, Blank, Irene, litwin, Nick. '5 W.216.00 SI,005.00 Malonchuk. Ladimir 4 Anne. 25.00 Kijowski. John 4 Mary. ЦЕРКВА СВ. МОКРИНИ 1,000.00 Kiselicia Family. Michaels. John 4 Antoinette; Melnyk. Julia; Komarnicky, Amelia. ST. MACRINA CHURCH ' MONONGAHELA, PA. LESSER DONATIONS УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА МАТЕРІ БОЖОЇ НЕУСТАННОЇ ПОМОЧІ MEMORIAL SI0.00 Fitch, Nicholas 4 Mildred. Spak, Jerry 4 Audrey, Worobij, Wasyl 4 Mario, Wyshoticky, Stella. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP UKRAINIAN CATHOUC SI.000.00 Bogan, John. 5.00 Pospychalo, Stanley 4 Stella. CHURCH WHEfllNG W VA. LESSER'.DONATION TOTAL: 3 Memorials S3.005.00 MIMORIAIS S10.00 Koimosky, Rev. Fr. Myron. 6 Lesser Donations ,, 70.00 9 - S3.O75.O0 SI,000.00 Baron, Charles 4 Margaret; Boron Lawrence 4 Verle TOTAL: Mae, and Bodnar Stella. 1 Memoriol I....; Sl,OOO.OO 300.00 Fisanick, Michael 4 Susan and Vandrak, Dr. Robert 4 1 Lesser Donation і....; 10.00 УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА Nancy, Kilgore, Catherine, and Morrow Eva. 2 | Sl,OlO.OO СВ. ДИМИТРІЯ LESSER DONATIONS ST. DEMETRIUS UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH JEANNETTE, PA.: S25.00 Kowalchie, Walter. Syrylow, John 4 Bernice. Sxerbaty, УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА Michael. Werbecki, John 4 Dorothy. СВ.МИХАЇЛА MIMORIAIS 20.00 Witenko. Steve 4 Catherine. 10.00 Torlecky, John. Sl,OOO.OO Goody, Anna. Morozowich, Stella. Shurick, Tony 4 5.00 Redoth. Mary. ST. MICHAEL UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH Ann. CHICAGO, lUJNOlS 300.00 Harasevat, Michael. Hlebechuk, Edward 4 Kothryn. TOTAL: Goich, Julie and Daughter Diane. Orange, Ann, Skorgie, Anna. 3 Memoriols Sl.600.00 MEMORIALS Zerkowsky, Walter 4 Catherine. 7 lesser Donations ,.`. 135.00 10 Sl.735.00 SI.000.00 Krol, Helen. . . IESSER DONATIONS 500.00 Dron, Hryhorij. 300.00 Chomko, Hryhorij 4 Moria Okruch, Stefan 4 Sosalio. S200.00 Kikta, John 4 Mary. (Continued on page 14)

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УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА TOTAL A report on the memorial. CB. КОНСТАНТИНА 19 Memorial! Sll,900.00 26 letter Donationi 403.00 45 S12,30a00 (Continued from page 13) ST. CONSTANTINE UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH M1NNEAPOUS, MINN.

MEMORIALS УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА CB. ІВАНА ХРЕСТИТЕЛЯ S2.000.00 Dawydowycz, Dr. Nestor A Olena. Nalywajko. Euhen CB. СТЕФАНА A Myrotlawa. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH 1,000.00 Kozok, Dr. Mychajio A lydla. Kromarauk, Bohdan A LORAIN, OHIO ST. STEPHEN UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH Maria, ludw, Stephen A Maria, Zaetawny, Mychajio A Kateryna. ST. PAUL, MINN. 300.00 Buatek, Joteph A Anna. Choma, Mychajio. Deszomp, MIMOtlAlS Luka A Elaine, and Steven, Diane, Domorowtkyj, Waiyl A MIMORIAU Morgo, Dorotchak, Dr. John A Nodia. Kcatanchuk, Jerry A SI.000.00 Stick, Wolodymyr A Jarotlawo. Patchyn, Euhen A Barbara, Lucyk, Yuriy A leiya. Lulewicz, John A Pav/fytzyn. Maria, and Stotkovych Family. Sileckyj: Wolodymyr 4 Ste- S2.O0O.00 Gamoro, Bohdan A Olha. Julian A Myrotlawa. Petrytchak, Todey A Myrotlawa, Piuwok, phanio; Dr. Jakiw 4 Euhonia; Dr. Julian A Tetiana; Franko. 1,000.00 Bilockyj, Wolocb-myr. Irene. Smulko, Roman A Olha. Tataryn, Dmytro A Halyna, and 320.00 Bezgorzki, Walter A Anna. 400.00 Mychajlonka, Stefan A Anna. Sont. 300.00 Andrjowych, Mykola A Mario. Holowecki, John 8. 300.00 Huk, Mychajio. Mokiymkiw, John A Julia. Krytchy Sophie. Kupchyniky, l^aria, Rozmarynowych, Ivan A Stophania. then, Michael A Lucia. Kuzj, Hryhorij A Anna. Tychon, William A LESSER DONATIONS Sofia. Tytowtky, Stepan. Dr. tag. A Stefonia.

S50.00 Feyda, Nicholat A Katherine. LESSER DONATIONS LESSER DONATIONS 30.00 Hawrytch, Nicholai A Beuie. Kwainycio, Prokip A Paratkevia, Taratula, John. SI 00.00 Stefanythyn. Mychajio A Adela. SI00.00 twatyihyn, Petro A Maria, Krychyk, Alexander A 25.00 Kitt, Harry A Helen, Windyk, Roman A Jeanetto. 25.00 Makowecky, lubomyr. Maria. 20.00 Gordon, Anna. Kuchyntki, Michael A Eudokia. Mocio, 20.00 Pelrut, Teodor A Maria, Woroby, Poul A Daria, 50.00 Drohomyreeky, Otyp, Honky, Wolodymyr. Waiyl A Helen, Toratczuk, Dmytro A Wolodymyra, Tuczapec, Woroby, Roman. 25.00 Siuja, Stefan A Kateryna. Petro A Myra, Wowayk, Mychajio. 15.00 Senyk, Ottap A Martha. 20.00 Demkh, Michael A Julia. Pokush, Eugene A Okiana. 10.00 Brantner, Eitelle. Dudyniky, Dmytro A Natalia. Iwanok, 10.00 Mryczko Jarotiav W. A Hertha A. Kulchyiky, Wolodymyr, Kuzon, Anna, Orynchak, Petro A Terejo. Maria, Kolodnycka, Irena, Nimchuk, Harry S. A Mary Lou. 10.00 Buczymky, Nick A Mary. Chawonsky, Jerry A Anna, 5.00 Behun, Waiter A Katherine. Holley, Wolodymyr A TOTAL Harkacz Hryhorij A Poraskevio. Leiiuk, Omelon A Maria. Anattatia, KowoKw, Maria, Kramarczuk, Zofia. Procai, Richard. OMemorioli 15,200.00 5.00 Moktymiw, Yarotlow. Sheppared, Nicholai A Helen, Sopeth, John. Tytkanych, Waiyl. 7 Letter Donation! 210.00 3.00 Brykowtky, Kateryna. 16 55,410.00 TOTAl: 8 Me.`noriolt J4.520.00 15 letter Donotiont 470.00 23 S4.990.00 GENERA'. REPORT OF MEMORIAL FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN (Sept. 14. 1975 - January 3. 1983)

УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА Amount Pledged Cash Received НЕПОРОЧНОГО ЗАЧАТТЯ П. Д. МАРІЇ 208 Memorials from the Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Parhh, Wothington, D.C 849,407.00 600,923.94 103 Loner Donations from Holy Family Poriih, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Of l.V. MARY UKRAINIAN Wothington, D.C. 17,020.00 17,020.00 CATHOUC CHURCH 1679 Memorlalt from the United Statei of America 1,389,543.40 1,029,975.20 BARNESBO80, PA. 3,239 Letter Donation from the United Statei Of America 85,862.00 85,862.00 21 Memorlalt from Canada 57,468.00 53,827.40 75 Letter Donationi from Canada 2,902.00 2,902.00 SI.200.00 Whitelord, Jamet A Helen. 1 Memorial from the Ukrainian Redemptoritt Fatheri 300.00 Holowimky, Rev. Fr. Myron. of the United Statei and Canada 57.800.00 57,800.00 2 Memoilolt from Special Occotion at Holy Family LESSER DONATIONS Parish, Washington, D.C. 1,500.00 1,500.00 280 leuer Donotiont from Special Occasion!at Holy S50.00 Fiianick, Anna Mae. Kuttor, Mike A Mary. Family Parish, Washington, D.C 6,70X00 6,702.00 25.00 Kebleth, Julia, Sowaliih, Frank A Catherine. Sewalith, 3 Memorials from Special Occaiioni in United Statei Waxo A Anna. of America 1,800.00 1.800.00 20.00 Pevovar, Mary and Anna. 120 Lesser Donations from Special Occaiioni in 10.00 Archick, Helen. Fiianick, Mike A Julia, Jubie, Helen F. United Statei of America 5,372.00 5,372.00 Kohon, Winiam A Kathleen. Morkovich, Catherine. 1 Memorial from Scotland 1,500.00 840.90 5.00 Kowaf/k. Peter A Mary, Staviih Catherine. 1 Looser Donation From Auitralla 54.00 54.00 1 losow Donation from nary 50.00 50.00 TOTAL 2 Memorial! SI,500.00 1 Lesser Donation from Germany 50.00 50.00 13 Letter Donationi 255.00 1 looser Donation from Venezuela 50.00 50.00 ,J Sl.755.00 1 lesser Donation from England 10.00 10.00 1915 MEMORIALS AND 3822 LESSER DONATIONS FOR A GENERAL TOTAl

S2,477,090.40 51,864,739.44 УКРАЇНСЬКА КАТОЛИЦЬКА ЦЕРКВА CBB. ПЕТРА І ПАВЛА RECAPITULATION (September 14, 1975 to January 3, 1983) SS. PETER AND PAUL UKRAINIAN CATHOUC CHURCH Total cottt re: Acquisition" of 3-acre Shrine SHe S308.312.31 AUQUIPPA, PA Total cottt re: Construction of Pariih-Shrine Center 1,943,573.44 Total cottt re: Furnishing of Parish-Shrine Center MEMORIALS 132,113.48 Total cottt re: Memorial Fund Raiting Campaign 61,224.00 Sl.000.00 Manaitynky, Wajyl A Irene, and Children Olena. S2,445,223.23 Hryhorij, Tarat, Maria, Mihul, Mary Grace. Total cottt re: Acquiiition of loam 500.00 Karmazyn, Olga. S22,780.81 Payment! on loan capital 602,591.00 300.00 Manoitenki, Olgo, and Sont Myron, Eugene, Payment! of loon interett Gregory. Matiath, Elio A Ann, Mytkiw, Ottop, Reft. Michael A 172.721.00 Julia. Senchyshak, Mykola A Myrotlawa, and Sont Myron A' S798.092.81 Petro, Slurymky, Walter S. Watxyn, Walter A Barbara. GENERAL TOTALO f COSTS REi SITE. CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHINGS, FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN AND LOANS S3 243 316.04 LESSER DONATIONS GENERAL TOTAl PAID, AS. OF JANUARY 3, 1983 5X678^907.04

S25.00 Drevna, Walter A Helena, Montinl, Mirter A Olga. OUTSTANDING LOANS, AS OF JANUARY 3, 1983: 20.00 Batx Catherine, Swanko, Daniel A Jean. Providence Atsodotion ol Ukrainian Catholic S364.409.00 10.00 Mat Joseph A Anattatia. Bur, Andrew A Sophie, Metric, Holy Family Parith Promatory Note! Rudolph A Anna. Sluiyntky, Waiter, Vargo, Robert A Irene. ' 13,000.00 5.00 Batz, Walter A Ann, Karmazyn, Eugene A Jean. S377.409.00 Kowalyk, John A Doloret, Perun, Stella, Rutinko, Theodora, CASH DEPOSITS, AS OF JANUARY З, 19S3: Syrko, William A Mary Ann. Certificate! of Deposit at 10.7596 568,000.00 TOTAL Deposit in Ukrainian Washington Federal Credit Union ol 84 10 Memorial. S4.600.00 3.000.00 MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGES RECEIVABLE: 15 letter Donation! 170.00 S71.000.00 From Holy Family Parish in Washington, D.C 25 54,770.00 S248.483.00 From Benefactor! in the United Statei and Canada S363.867.00 S612.350.00

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doing - the political silencing of there can be "no reasonable doubt" of Group protests... naturalized Americans throueh false 1932-34 Great... the "historic responsibility of the Soviet (Continued from page 3) accusations, innuendos and threats of (Continued from page 11) government for the famine of 1932- The AADU has said that the Soviets deportation." Some preferred to think of the situa­ 33."l4(l have been using the American legal The group asked President Reagan to tion as war. As Lang put it: "Beneath system to intimidate and silence the instruct the attorney general to stop the cloak of famine a grim and silent 144. Lang, op. cit. (April 23), p. 2. Even Stalin referred to the struggle as-war — but East European emigre communities in sending teams to participate in proceed­ war was being waged." It was a war for indicated that it was the peasants who were this country, which are staunchly anti- ings before Soviet procurators, to insist bread, perhaps the most gruesome war waging it against Soviet rule (Khrushchev, Communist. 144 that witnesses identified by the Soviets that has ever been fought." The battle op. cit.). "Mr. President, the Soviets have long be permitted to testify freely in this was particularly grotesque because the 145. As reported bv Kravchenko,op. cit., used their legal system as a means of country rather than on videotape, and only weapon the peasants had was p. 130. repression against Ukrainians and other to launch an investigation as to how the passive resistance. 146. Chamberlin. loc. cit. (1934). East Europeans," the letter said. "We Soviets authenticate documents which All of this might seem a bit melodra­ urge you to stop their intrusion into are used in the proceedings. matic to the outsider, but the charge American legal affairs, otherwise the The letter was signed by Alexandra gains credence when one considers the Hierarch's pastoral... Soviets will achieve through the OSI Shwed and Nila Pawluk, co-presidents statements made by Comrade Hataye- what their KGB has been incapable of of the AADU. vich in Ukraine during the harvest of (Continued from page I) 1933: meaning of Easter will be realized "A ruthless struggle is going on also in the lives of our brothers and The institute plans to continue its between the peasantry and our regime. sisters of our motherland. Special counseling... series of counseling sessions this spring, It's a struggle to the death. This year was On this Easter Sunday, the Risen (Continued from page 8) with other sessions scheduled for April a test of our strength and their en­ Lord says to each of us, "Peace be 9, May 14 and June 11. The April 9 for the Ukrainian elderly community to durance, it took a famine to show them with you" (John 20:20). May we counseling session will include a New have a place of their own. Bernard who is master here. It has cost millions know and cherish that peace and live York City congressman and a repre­ Warnach, executive director of the of lives, but the collective farm system is in its vision every day of our lives. sentative from Mayor Edward Koch's 145 Jewish Association for Services for the here to stay. We've won the war." Khrystos Voskres! office, both to address the rights of elder Aged, described a local housing project Indeed, as Chamberlin expresses it, citizens. now under construction for the elderly Stephen In the future, the institute hopes to and encouraged older Ukrainians to fill Metropolitan-Archbishop of Phila­ expand its services for the elderly to out applications immediately to be delphia accepted as soon as possible into the include an emergency hotline and free Soviets continue... (Continued from page 2) project. lunches, as well as offer a place where Basil senior citizens can meet on a regular last six months were identified as Pavlo Derkach, 51, Viktor Karpuk, 30, dnd Bishop of Stamford The afternoon came to a close as"Ms. basis. Funding for these special services Heorhiy Zhovtonoshko, 53, who were Savoyka thanked all for attending and as well as for the counseling sessions will taken into custody last August in Innocent invited them to a free lunch and the be provided by a special fund establish­ Mykolayiv, as well as Ludmilla Protsy- Bishop of Chicago opening of the institute's special doll ed last October by the institute in honor shyn, 26, arrested December 2 in exhibit. of lydia Savoyka. Khmelnytsky. Robert Auxiliary Bishop of the Philadelphia Premier Alexei Kosygin asking him Smoloskyp also reported the 1981 Metropolitan Iryna and Ihor. to intercede on Mr. Moroz's behalf. arrest of Mykola Ihnatenko in Kaniv (Continued from page 2) She did not receive an answer. near Kiev. It identified him as a U k і а і - In December 1971. following the later lectured on Ukrainian language nian religious activist but did not say of REAL ESTATE and literature in the preparatory arrest of microbiologist Nina Stro- what denomination or faith. faculty of the Lviv. Polytechnical kata-Karavansky, Mrs. Kalynets Institute. Her children's poetry was became a founding member of the FOR SALE 1 Citizens' Committee in Defense of | WHY TAX YOURSELP j CASSINO RESTAURANT published in regional and republic and COCKTAIL LOUNGE Nina Strokata. ) Lei experience work lor you ! periodicals. J Contact Miehael Zaplitny.Consu/f,jfі 1 Route 209. Kerhonkson. N.Y. 12446 Along with her husband. Iryna In the spring of 1972. the KGB (2 і Miles from Soyuzivka). Modern і folly arrested Mrs. Kalynets. In July she \ FIRESIDE TAX CONSULTING ) equipped - Seating 144. Contact at above j became involved in the defense of І 909 Union Street. Brooklyn. 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The Kalynetses then sent a protest to Little is known about the couple's ,.. And an exciting calendar of cultural activities, includingguest the Supreme Court of the Ukrainian life since their return to Lviv from lectures, exhibits and films on Ukrainian society and culture SSR. Iryna also sent a letter to Soviet exile. ACADEMIC FOR FURTHER CALENDAR INFORMATION 1983 SUMMER PROGRAM JUNE 27 - Return the coupon below to AUGUST 19, 1983 Harvard Summer School, at SOYUZIVKA: Dept. 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Catholic University) and Dr. Ostap Committee on Great... Tarnawsky (Slovo Ukrainian Writers' PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 12) Association). The proposal was unani­ ing existing materials on the Great mously approved. Tuesday, April 5 Sunday, April 10 Famine as well as preparing new mate­ Also approved was the nomination of rials, while Mrs. Kuzmowycz discussed PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Aca­ new members of the executive board. press coverage of the national commit­ They are: Mykola Aleksevych (Brother­ Human Rights Committee, in co­ demy of Arts and Sciences is spon­ tee and its activities. operation with other East European soring a lecture by Vasyl Sokil titled hood of Veterans of the Ukrainian Galician Army). Volodymyr \asylash- groups, will host the director of "Literary and Artistic Life in Khar- Donations Voice of America, Kenneth Y. Tom- kiv in the Post-World II Period."The chuk (American Ukrainian Democratic Party), Ivan Dankivsky (Federation of linson. who is a former editor of lecture, which isacontinuationofthe Before the discussion of the reports. Reader's Digest and the associate academy's Kharki\ Lecture Series, Veterans of Ukrainian Armies), Dr. Dr. Roman Osinchuk, proposed that Oleh Wolansky (Federation of Ker- director of the United States Іп!ог– will be held in its building at 206 W. the national committee ask that each mation Agency. 100th St. honkson Ukrainians), Dr Orest Weres Ukrainian family and organization (San Francisco Committee on the 50th The meeting will be at the Balch remember the Great Famine and its Institute at 18 S. Seventh St in MAPLEWOOD, N.J.: The Ukrai­ Anniversary of the Famine). Roman martyrs by skipping one meal and then Danylevych (Obnova Ukrainian Catho­ Philadelphia, at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Tom- nian Orthodox League, senior chap­ donating the cost of the meal to the linson`s report will be followed by a ter, at Holy Ascension Church will lic Academic Society), Roman Yarosh national committee for its actions to (Patriarchal Society in the Linited uuestion-and-answer period. The sponsor a chartered bus for residents remind non-Ukrainians of the famine. public is invited to attend. of the Newark. Maplewood and States). Michael Когчіспак (L'krainian radio program of Pittsburgh), Roma lmngton area to attend the third Discussion and commendation., Friday, April 8 annual UOL Lenten Concert to be Hayda (Connecticut branch of the held at Holy Ascension Church. national committee). Dr. Michael Ko- Much of the discussion period fo­ zak (Minneapolis branch of the na­ NEW YORK: The Harvard Ukrai­ Clifton. N.J. Participating will be cused on the continued rift in the nian Research Institute and the seven church choirs from north tional committee). Halyna Korhun Ukrainian community, one which has (Ukrainian Orthodox Parish of Troy, Ukrainian Institute of America will Jersey. For bus reservations and managed to affect the commemorations present a lecture by Prof. George more information, call Halya Slinko N.Y.). Wasyl Kolodchin (Metropolitan of the Great Famine. Participants Detroit UCCA branch), Petro Hursky Grabowicz, "Pavlo T`ychyna - One at 740-0131. discussed the correspondence between Poet or Two," at 7:30 p.m. at the and Yuriy Ichtianw (Philadelphia Dr. Stercho and Mr Billinsky, execu­ branch of the national committee), institute, 2 E. 79th St. tive vice president of the UCCA, regard­ M1NERSVILLE, Pa.: The public is Iliariy Mazepa (Patriarchal Society, ing possible UCCA cooperation with Philadelphia), Petro Gengalo (Ukrai­ Saturday, April 9 і invited to attend the Las Vegas Day the national committee. at St. Nicholas Hall in Primrose from nian Art Club, Philadelphia), Ivan noon until 8 p.m. Dinner will be Smoley (editor of Narodna Volya) and NEW YORK: The second in a series Many of the discussants noted that of Information Briefings for the served from noon until 3 p.m. A Roma Sochan Hadzewycz (editor of buffet will be served throughout the possible dealings with the UCCA seem­ The Ukrainian Weekly). Flderly sponsored by the Ukrainian ed hopeless given Mr. Billinsky's re­ Institute of America will be held at day. Tickets may be obtained at the rectory or from parents of children sponses, and would only serve to con­ The honorary presidium now in­ the Ukrainian Institute of America fuse the community. Others, while from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rep. William attending the parochial school. The cludes 32 members, while the executive Las Vegas Day is held to support the agreeing that chances for cooperation board has over 80 members. Green is scheduled to speak at the are hopeless, nevertheless felt that briefing. Free transportation will be parochial school. negotiations should go on even as the The next meeting of the National available for senior citizens from St. national committee continues its activi­ George Ukrainian Catholic Church CLIFTON, N.J.: The New York- Committee to Commemorate Genocide ties for the commemoration of the Victims in Ukraine 1932-33 was sche­ at 10:30 a.m. A hot lunch will be New Jersey Region of the Ukrainian Great Famine. served to all participants. Orthodox League will sponsor its duled for April 30. It will be held in third annual Lenten religious concert Philadelphia. NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Jour­ at 3 p.m. at Holy Ascension Ukrai­ New committee members nalists Association of America and nian Orthodox Church, 635 Broad the Ukrainian Institute of America St. in Clifton. Participating will be The presidium proposed at the meet­ Pre-school program will present a symposium titled seven church choirs from the New ing that the membership of the honorary "What Next?" Panelists will include Jersey area. The finale will be sung by presidium be expanded to include the announced in Yonkers editors Anatole Kaminsky and Ivan a combined choir - 125 voices following: Roman Huhlewych (long­ Kedryn and Dr. Bohdan Cymbalisty. singing three selections. All proceeds time New York community activist), YONKERS, N.Y. - A Ukrainian- The moderator of the panel will be from the concert will be donated to Dr. Wasyl Lev (Ukrainian Free Univer­ language preschool program for chil­ Olha Kuzmowycz, president of the the Lynn Sawchuk-Sharon Kuzbyt sity), Dr. Bohdan Lonchyna (World dren age 2`A to 4 will begin on April 9 UJAA. The presentation wilL begin Scholarship Fund and the All Saints Patriarchal Society), Peter Mehyk here. The program will consist of 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the institute, 2 E. 79th Ukrainian Orthodox Camp in Em- (Ukrainian Artists' Federation), Dr. Saturday sessions. For information call St. lenton, Pa. Roman Osinchuk (St. Sophia Society), Chrystia Sonevytsky at (914) 337-8458 Dr. Leonid Rudnytsky (Ukrainian or Nadia Liteplo at (914) 949-4911.

the Soviet government had set fire to Ukrainian trouble with the workers in Ukraine that they August 1-15, 1932 villages along the border of Poland and Ukraine, began to purge the Soviet Ukrainian govern­ (Continued from page 7) and sent the peasants into the depths of northern ment of Ukrainians. Russia. According to the Warsaw report, the Such was the situation in Soviet Ukraine. In On August 9, Svoboda received news from villages were being burned, and the Soviets were Polish-occupied western Ukraine, especially in Berlin that the famine in Ukraine was getting building towers along the boundaries in order to the Boyko region, Ukrainians also experienced worse day by day. It had come to the point that guard against Ukrainians escaping to Poland. hunger. Svoboda reported: "Famine is also in August 1932, many of the peasants' farm On August 11, news from Berlin said that in evident here, as peasants are seen roaming the animals were dying of malnutrition. They caught the city of Mykolayiv, near the Boh River, the pastures, looking for grass and weeds to eat." various diseases, among them glanders (a workers staged a rebellion, since from that city This famine was due to drought, the newspaper contagious disease which can be transmitted to the Soviet government was exporting meat, fish in Lviv reported, but the Polish government had other animals as well as man). and dried fruit products to other countries in not lifted a finger to help the people. The government advised the peasants to shoot order to obtain foreign currency. This was done Around the world: the animals that caught this disease. However, without any regard for its own citizens who were The 1932 summer Olympic games began in the peasants were so desperate for food that they dying of hunger. Los Angeles, and a reported 2,000 athletes from dug up the dead animals and ate them. It was About 3,000 workers, with their wives and 39 countries were to compete in the sports reported that out of their mad hunger, peasants children, assembled near the shipyard to events. were known to attack the local government prevent the foodstuffs from leaving their city. Times were hard in the United States.jas workers and members of Cheka and kill them. Cheka members stood guard over the food, but William Green, president of the American Fe­ the workers responded by saying: "Beat us, beat deration of Labor reported on the rising number That same day, Svoboda wrote about the us to death, but we will not allow you to send our of unemployed in the country. The total had results of the five-year-plan, as reported by food." Even the "Chekisty" were touched by reached close to 12 million. Moscow. For the month of July, only 45.5 these remarks, tor they saw that the workers Japan continued its war with China, and percent of the grain was harvested, production were ready to risk death to get a few crumbs of moved into the northern lands of the country, fell 33 percent since April; mining production food. Finally they reached a compromise, capturing a strip of Chinese territory. The fell 12 percent, and the loading and shipping of promising to leave 35 percent of all the goods Japanese said that they captured the northern coal fell 20 percent. with the stores in the city. section to protect their own citizens living there. The Soviet government issued a decree stating The newspaper aiso reported that workers' Results of the July 31 elections in Germany that anyone found hiding food products or uprisings such as the one described above were came in. Chancellor von Papen had dissolved produced materials would be shot, especially if also visible in towns in Russia, which.according the Reichstag, and in the new election Hitler's these items were stolen from collecti\e farms or to the paper, stemmed from the workers' National Socialist Party secured more than a government agencies. protests against being treated like slaves. third of the total number of seats in the On August 9 news from Warsaw stated that The Communists were having so much parliament.