INSIDE:• Election bloc profile: Party of the Regions — page 3. • U.S.-Ukraine Foundation marks 15th anniversary — page 4. • The politics of public language use in Ukraine — page 6.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIV HE No.KRAINIAN 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine’sT internalU affairs minister Yanukovych promisesW economic growth visits D.C. for talks with U.S. officials when Party of the Regions gains power by Yaro Bihun importance of the issues on his agenda by Zenon Zawada raling” 10.3 percent inflation last year Special to The Ukrainian Weekly during a briefing at the Ukrainian Kyiv Press Bureau were the massive increases in social Embassy on February 9. spending and pensions that the govern- WASHINGTON – Ukraine’s Minister “There is no longer any doubt after the KYIV – Suggesting that the Party of ment couldn’t afford, Mr. Yanukovych of Internal Affairs Yurii Lutsenko held tragic events of September 11 that crime the Regions would once again return said. three days of talks here on February 8-10 has no boundaries and that cooperation Ukraine’s economic growth to double- He vowed to deliver a budget surplus, with U.S. government officials and other will only be effective if it is global,” he digit levels, Viktor Yanukovych deliv- instead of the deficits in the 2005 and interested parties, discussing bilateral said, noting that his visit focused on ered a strategy for economic develop- 2006 budgets. The government is print- cooperation in combating international improving cooperation with his ment of improving the investment cli- ing money to please voters, he said. crime and related issues, and political American colleagues in resolving such mate and drawing closer to Russia. “When we come to power, we will developments in Ukraine under the post- existing problem areas as combating traf- Addressing hundreds of Party of the stick to our principles of financial Orange Revolution administration of ficking of people, drugs, immigration Regions members and journalists on responsibility and we will throw in the President Viktor Yushchenko. issues and other crimes. February 14, Mr. Yanukovych stressed garbage pail of history the incompetent His schedule included official meet- He said he was especially interested in the economic accomplishments during economic policies of the current govern- ings with Attorney General Alberto reaching agreement on finalizing a bilat- his tenure as prime minister and criti- ment,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “I came Gonzales and senior officials of the eral extradition treaty, which has been cized his successor Yulia Tymoshenko here today to say that the closed circle of departments of State, Treasury, and sidetracked since 1999. Ukraine’s human and President Viktor Yushchenko for inflation will be broken if the Party of Homeland Security as well as the rights record, which was one of the driving the economy to near ruin. the Regions comes to power.” National Security Council, and members obstacles to such an agreement, he said, “People are starving and freezing as a Under his tenure as prime minister in of Congress. is no longer a stumbling block after the result of the abysmal economic policies 2004, Ukraine’s Gross Domestic Product He also had discussions with non-gov- changeover in Ukraine’s government in of the government,” Mr. Yanukovych grew more than 12 percent, Mr. ernmental organizations that have shown the last presidential election. declared. Yanukovych pointed out, far superior to an interest in developments in Ukraine, Mr. Lutsenko said he received a favor- Mr. Yanukovych’s speech was part of a the 2.4 percent growth last year. such as the Center for Strategic and able response on this issue from Under- vigorous Party of the Regions political Other economic accomplishments, International Studies, the Marshall Fund secretary of State Paula Dobriansky earli- campaign heavily concentrated on attack- Mr. Yanukovych said, consisted of and the Carnegie Endowment for er that same day and he expected a simi- ing the Orange political forces as inca- reducing entrepreneurial profit taxes International Peace. pable of handling Ukraine’s economy. from 30 percent to 25 percent, reducing Minister Lutsenko underscored the (Continued on page 10) Among the triggers of Ukraine’s “spi- personal income taxes from 40 percent to 13 percent and introduced substantial tax benefits for health care and education, which the Yushchenko government can- The Orange Circle briefing focuses on gas crisis celed. by Adriana Melnyk (Continued on page 3) NEW YORK – On the first day of 2006, following an unprecedented gas dispute, Russia cut off natural gas sup- plies to Ukraine, disrupting their deliv- ery to other European nations dependent Ukraine earns on gas from Russia. And so, as the New Year began, Europe saw a new chapter its first medal being written in the economically and politically strategic natural gas sector. Observers and experts who have been atPARSIPPANY, Torino N.J. Games – Six days into following the constantly evolving gas the competition at the Winter Olympics crisis agree that its implications go well in Torino (a.k.a. Turin), Italy, Ukraine beyond the borders of the two countries earned its first medal of the Games: a most directly involved – Ukraine and bronze won on Thursday, February 16, Russia – what needs to be better under- by biathlete Lilia Efremova in the stood is the nature of these implications. women’s 7.5 kilometer sprint. On Wednesday, February 1, the New The next highest finish for Team York-based non-governmental organiza- Ukraine was a sixth place earned by tion The Orange Circle held the first in a Liliya Ludan in the women’s singles of series of public briefings for media, busi- the luge competition on Tuesday, ness and policy-makers, this one titled Vasyl Lopukh February 14. “The Ukraine-Russia Gas Crisis: Dr. Anders Aslund speaks at The Orange Circle briefing. Her teammate Natalia Yakushenko, Lessons for Business and the who was ranked seventh in the World tor at Bear Stearns in New York. The dis- ed the speakers’ perspectives on the International Community.” The event Cup standings, crashed during one of her cussion was opened and moderated by implications of the recent gas crisis for took place at the Ukrainian Institute of runs and did not finish the competition. Ukraine’s economic and political stabili- America, and was attended by members Adrian Karatnycky, founder and president Ms. Yakushenko’s crash came on a of the investment banking and financial of The Orange Circle, following introduc- ty, and on the effect the crisis has had on Ukraine’s relationship with Russia and portion of the track that has daunted communities, journalists, United Nations tory remarks by Adrianna Melnyk, The lugers, including several of world-class officials, diplomats and members of the Orange Circle director of research and out- with its European neighbors. Underlying the thread of the discussion was the caliber. Six women lugers were not able Ukrainian Institute of America. reach, and the president of the Ukrainian impact of the gas crisis on Ukraine’s to finish their races and one did not start Speakers at the briefing were Anders Institute of America, Jaroslav Kryshtalsky. upcoming parliamentary elections. after crashing during training. Aslund, Senior Fellow at the Institute for The briefing centered on themes rele- Having just returned from a trip to In the luge men’s doubles, the duo of International Economics in Washington, vant to the business and investment Oleg Zherebetskyy and Roman and Marianna Kozintseva, associate direc- communities. The presentations includ- (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 11) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS New Black Sea Fleet crisis arises Comments on Black Sea Fleet talks Interfax reported, citing the presidential by Taras Kuzio insisting that it has a right to undertake an press service. Mr. Yushchenko also said KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor inventory of the facilities leased to the that he shares the concern expressed by the Yushchenko has said that Ukraine should Soon after signing a new gas contract Russian Black Sea Fleet. In mid-December NGOs, political and business groups, and have a clear strategy for defending its on January 4 that defused a Europe-wide 2005 a Ukrainian government plan was international organizations, including the national interests in talks with Moscow on gas crisis, Ukraine and Russia are again released to this effect. Russian fleet com- European Union, over the lack of informa- terms for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, embroiled in a low-intensity conflict over manders have refused access to Ukrainian tion on the Swiss-based company Interfax reported on February 14. “All the Black Sea Fleet. The issue is not just facilities they rent, one reason being due to RosUkrEnergo, which holds a monopoly lease terms should be guided by the appro- control over lighthouses, but reflects a their corrupt sell-off and renting of these on gas supplies to Ukraine through Russia. far more fundamental campaign since priate international agreements and take The government, if necessary, will look for properties to commercial structures. account of international experience and President Viktor Yushchenko’s election: The Ukrainian side has sought to place alternative approaches to the gas sector and Ukraine taking back control over lands today’s trends on the real estate market,” cooperation with Russia, Mr. Yushchenko the terms of the lease of Ukrainian land he said. Hryhorii Lutsai, a representative and buildings in Crimea that are illegally and facilities to the Russian fleet in line added. He also ordered the government to held by the Black Sea Fleet. of the Sevastopol administration, suggest- gather complete information on with “international standards,” in ed on February 14 that the annual rent for Ukraine and Russia signed an agree- President Yushchenko’s words. The RosUkrEnergo and to make it public in ment to divide the Black Sea Fleet in the naval base in Crimea should be raised order to ensure transparency in Ukraine’s Ukrainian side points to the large number to $200 million from $97 million, as set by 1997 at the same time as a treaty recog- of unresolved problems that were gas supplies. (RFE/RL Newsline) nizing their land border. Russia obtained a 1997 agreement. However, Russian ignored during the Kuchma era. These Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin Investors sought for gas pipelines 80 percent of the Fleet and Ukraine 20 include the fleet’s lease of land, its percent, with its reduced share offsetting said on that same day, after meeting with unwillingness to pay for its use of social KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yurii some earlier energy debts to Russia. his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr facilities in Sevastopol (such as school- Yekhanurov said on February 11 that the The issue of the Black Sea Fleet was Ohryzko, that Ukraine should stop “specu- ing for naval personnel’s children and government will propose to the European never fully resolved, as many smaller lation” on the issue and comply with the health care), and the fleet’s non-compli- Union and other foreign investors that they additional agreements were negotiated in 1997 agreement. “There will be no specu- ance with environmental legislation. take part in the construction of new gas subsequent years. Under the Leonid lation, there will be pragmatic relations,” Ukraine is responsible for the safety of pipelines in Ukraine, Interfax reported. Mr. Kuchma regime, encroachments by the Mr. Ohryzko. (RFE/RL Newsline) shipping in its territorial waters for Yekhanurov also said that the pipelines Russian Black Sea Fleet onto land not which the lighthouses are indispensable. Talks begin on fleet’s stationing will subsequently be privatized. Ukraine is leased to it became common place. Presidents Yushchenko and Putin met currently building a 240-kilometer section Soon after Mr. Yushchenko was elected, on January 11 to publicly show that the K YIV – The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs of the Bohorodchany-Uzhhorod pipeline, the new government sought to force the tension surrounding the gas crisis had Ministry will insist on withdrawal of judicial which is part of Novopskov (Russia)- Russian Black Sea Fleet into legal compli- been ended. However, a high degree of establishments, the prosecutor’s office and Uzhhorod pipeline. The expected annual ance with the 1997 treaty and subsequent instability in Ukraine-Russia relations military patrols of the Russian Black Sea capacity of this pipeline, which will cost agreements. Demands for this new and remains. Two days later the Ukrainian Fleet (RBSF) from the territory of Ukraine, around $560 million, is 19 billion cubic tougher approach to treaty infringements authorities took control of a Yalta light- First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs meters. The tender to select the main con- by the Russian Black Sea Fleet grew expo- house from the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Volodymyr Ohryzko told a government ses- tractor for the project is set for March 31. nentially throughout 2005. Since then the conflict has escalated into sion on February 15. He said the stationing (RFE/RL Newsline) During the winter gas crisis, Ukraine a military stand-off. of these establishments in Ukraine violates threatened to retaliate for the price rise in At issue are the Ukrainian govern- the Constitution of Ukraine. Mr. Ohryzko President calls for energy efficiency two ways. First, to increase the rent ment’s demand to transfer 35 coastal expressed his hope that the matter will be charged to the Russian Black Sea Fleet installations outside Sevastopol to settled in several months at meetings of the KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor for the lease of bays in Sevastopol and Ukraine’s Ministry of Transport. Under subcommission of the Yushchenko-Putin Yushchenko promised on February 11 to other installations. The new rent would President Kuchma, Ukraine turned a blind Commission. He added that Ukraine intends set up a national energy-saving agency and be four times higher at $400 million, up eye to Russia controlling these since 1997. to complete an inventory of the RBSF assets outlined a program to improve energy effi- from the low annual rent of $95 million. The “hydrographic installations” are light- and facilities in Crimea in two months’ time. ciency in Ukraine, Interfax reported. The Ukrainian polls show that the majority of houses and communications stations A session of the Ukrainian-Russian subcom- proposed program includes cutting energy Ukrainians would back an increase in along Crimea’s coastline. Crimean courts mission on the Russian Black Sea Fleet tem- consumption by half, diversifying energy rent paid by the Russian Black Sea Fleet. had ruled in 2003 that the fleet should porary stationed in Ukraine was held in supplies and using local energy resources. Second, to either increase rent paid by transfer these hydrographic installations to Kyiv on February 14. (Ukrinform) Mr. Yushchenko said that “it’s time to Russia for its use of two early warning introduce new energy technologies and Ukraine; President Kuchma never rein- Yushchenko wants clarity in gas sector radars in Zakarpattia and Crimea or to forced the decisions. In July 2005 the replace outdated equipment. The govern- ask Russia to vacate them. These would ment will support entrepreneurs’ intentions Sevastopol economic court again ruled in KYIV – President Yushchenko said on then be offered to the United States. to invest in energy efficiency by cutting Ukraine’s favor. Russia, however, has February 14 that Ukraine will not allow During her December visit to Kyiv U.S. refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction of non-transparent activities in its gas sector, (Continued on page 14) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice these court decisions. raised this issue in her meetings with After Ukraine had taken control of one President Yushchenko. lighthouse, the Russian Black Sea Fleet FOUNDED 1933 Russia threatened to scrap the 1997 illegally sent units of 20 marines with border treaty if Ukraine re-visited the APCs to guard other hydrographic instal- HE KRAINIAN EEKLY rent paid by the Russian Black Sea Fleet. lations and provocately hung up signs TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Russia claimed that Moscow’s recogni- stating “Territory of the Russian a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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ty, fiscal discipline and transparency, but Yanukovych promises... very few specifics of how to ensure such (Continued from page 1) conditions. Among them are ensuring transparent ElecElectiontion NotNotebookebook Personal incomes rose an average of by Zenon Zawada Kyiv Press Bureau $209 from 2003 to 2004, and only $152 privatizations, deregulating the economy, from 2004 to 2005, Mr. Yanukovych said. creating clearer and more precise rules on stocks, defending intellectual property “When the Party of the Regions was • KYIV – More than 36 million rights in Ukraine, creating new account- comments from Our Ukraine legal direc- in power, the budget wasn’t only bal- Ukrainians are on the nation’s election tor Roman Zvarych. The Our Ukraine anced and realistic, but even experienced ing and auditing rules, introducing legal reforms to create a truly independent lists and eligible to vote, which is 849,000 Bloc, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, the surpluses,” he said. less than the 2004 lists, Central Election Socialist Party, the Pora-Reforms and While Mr. Yanukovych repeated sev- Commission Chair Yaroslav Davydovych Order Bloc and the Kostenko-Pliusch eral times that the Party of the Regions told the Verkhovna Rada on February 9. Bloc will sign an agreement by the week- has a superior economic plan, he spent The list is shorter partly because the CEC end, he said. The signing has been most of his speech attacking the policies managed to exclude more deceased peo- delayed for weeks due to the poor health of the current government and those of ple and so-called “doubles,” those casting of certain leaders in the potential coali- Ms. Tymoshenko, which he frequently their votes several times in different elec- tion, he said. “I can guarantee that the derided as populist and primitive. toral precincts, Mr. Davydovych said. deal will be signed and the Orange coali- Rather than basing her economic poli- Party of the Regions leader Viktor tion will be at least 90 percent restored in cies on short-term or long-term plans, Yanukovych accused Our Ukraine city a matter of weeks,” Mr. Zvarych said on Ms. Tymoshenko’s populist policies “tore leaders of exploiting administrative February 10. Responding to reporters’ apart Ukraine’s economic base,” he said. resources and pressuring citizens. At a questions, he said the Our Ukraine Bloc She was responsible for destroying February 10 press event in never has and never will enter talks to technology parks, canceling tax benefits Dnipropetrovsk, Mr. Yanukovych said form a coalition with the Party of the for investment, accelerated amortization these officials were pressuring the chairs Regions or the Lytvyn People’s Bloc. for business, and levying taxes on oil and and members of election commissions, • KYIV – While there’s plenty talk of natural gas imports, he continued. threatening to fire them. Certain Cabinet a coalition, Pora-Reforms and Order Threats of reprivatization and cancela- ministers and government administrators Party Bloc leader Markian Lubkivskyi tion of Ukraine’s economic zones hurt have begun pressuring directors of said he doubts an Orange coalition re- Ukraine’s investment climate, Mr. schools and medical centers with certain unification will take place. At a February Yanukovych said. election-related tasks, he said. 15 press conference at the party’s Podil Ms. Tymoshenko’s attempt to control The Party of the Regions is using the headquarters, Mr. Lubkivskyi said the prices for such commodities as heating Zenon Zawada resources of the Ukrainian Orthodox Pora-Reforms and Order Bloc has been oil, meat and sugar resulted in sharp Viktor Yanukovych addresses party Church – Moscow Patriarchate as part of price increases, he said. faithful on February 14. doing all it can to form the coalition. If Under Mr. Yushchenko’s leadership, its political campaign, alleged Yurii the efforts fail, the Pora-Reforms and Ukraine’s trade surplus of $4.5 billion in court system, ensuring democracy, Artemenko, the Our Ukraine Bloc’s elec- Order Bloc will reveal who specifically 2004 became a trade deficit of $1.3 bil- human rights and freedom of speech, and tion campaign chair in the Zaporizhia is blocking its creation, he said. When lion in 2005, he said. “fighting against corruption.” oblast. “To conduct political campaign- asked by reporters who is standing in the The 2006 budget consists of mindless The Party of the Regions supports a ing in a church is unacceptable and way, Pora leader Yevhen Zolotariov hint- figures based on the old natural gas free market and opposes the manipula- unethical,” Mr. Artemenko said on ed of “Pora black list members” and prices and an unrealistic expectation of tion of prices, its leader said. Once it February 13. “So how can [Viktor “Kuchmists” who have joined the Orange 8.5 percent GDP growth, he said. gains power, the Party of the Regions Yanukovych] talk about using adminis- blocs. Mr. Lubkivskyi is skeptical that a He went on to ridicule President will immediately balance the budget and trative resources, when he himself shows coalition will result. “As an exceptionally Yushchenko’s promise of creating 1 mil- cut money spent on bureaucrats, “presi- no disdain from using church administra- practical and pragmatic person, I don’t lion jobs every year for the next five years. dential palaces, residences and family tive resources?” have any illusions,” he said. It is well- “The current government doesn’t ethnographic parks.” • KYIV – More than 387,000 voters known that as one if its prerequisites to understand the fundamental principles of The Party of the Regions will also are registered to vote in foreign electoral forming a coalition, the Yulia economic policy,” Mr. Yanukovych said. renew special relations with Russia and precincts for the March 26 parliamentary Tymoshenko Bloc requires that Ms. Perhaps the most eye-opening part of push for Ukraine’s membership in the elections, Vice Minister of Foreign Tymoshenko be nominated for the prime his speech occurred when Mr. Single Economic Space. Playing a game Affairs Valentyn Nalyvaichenko told a minister’s post, a scenario currently Yanukovych accused the Yushchenko similar to the one engaged in by former February 13 press conference at the min- opposed by the Our Ukraine bloc. administration of intentionally fomenting President Leonid Kuchma, Mr. istry. The Ukrainian government will • KYIV – After the March 26 parlia- the natural gas crisis with Russia in order Yanukovych also said the party supports make voting available at 114 precincts mentary elections, it is highly likely that to create a foreign enemy that Ukrainians integration with Europe. situated in 78 countries, including those at least one Ukrainian national of could rally against. In his speech, Mr. Yanukovych also where Ukrainian peacekeepers are based, American descent will become a national “They created instability with the goal accused the Yushchenko administration namely Serbia and Montenegro, Lebanon deputy in the Verkhovna Rada. Roman of creating a foreign threat, confessing to of firing “ten of thousands” of govern- and Liberia. Pre-registration is no longer Zvarych is listed as 25th on the Our Bismarck’s principle ‘To unify Germany, ment employees and replacing them with a requirement at the various embassies Ukraine Bloc’s electoral list. Mr. Zvarych it’s worth calling for war with France,’ ” “relatives, friends and the godfathers of and consulates, so voter participation is had previously served in the Verkhovna Mr. Yanukovych said. “The results of those who came to power.” expected to be very high, he said. Rada between 1998 and 2005. After the such a policy have been catastrophic.” The Yushchenko government also sys- • KYIV – Anticipation is growing for Orange Revolution, he served as As for his own suggestions to improve tematically persecuted businessmen who the announcement of a possible Orange Ukraine’s justice minister until September the Ukrainian economy, Mr. Yanukovych supported him in the past elections, Mr. coalition uniting for the parliamentary 2005, when President Viktor Yushchenko offered many broad assurances of stabili- Yanukovych alleged. elections, as prompted by February 14 sacked his Cabinet of Ministers. POLITICAL BLOC PROFILE: The Party of the Regions by Zenon Zawada tions that brought Ukraine to the brink of an east-west Kyiv Press Bureau split, the Party of the Regions has undergone a makeover that allowed it to emerge as the single most During the 2006 parliamentary election campaign, popular political bloc heading into the March 26 elec- The Ukrainian Weekly will profile the leading political tions. blocs. This week’s installment features the Party of the Regions bloc. Party leaders The Party of the Regions is trying to become KYIV – The Party of the Regions has learned a thing respectable and broaden its appeal beyond the Donetsk or two from the 2004 presidential elections. Oblast, said Oles Donii, chair of the Kyiv-based Center Gone is blue and white. For the 2006 parliamentary for Political Values Research, which is supported by campaign, its colors are the bright blue and yellow Ukrainian citizens and is seeking international financ- fields of the Ukrainian flag. ing. Rather than playing the politics of dividing and The party’s top five electoral candidates are evidence exploiting Ukraine’s east-west divide, party leader of that strategy. Viktor Yanukovych has adopted the visionary rhetoric of “Prosperity to the people! Power to the regions!” Yevhen Kushnariov is the former Kharkiv Oblast reads a poster of the Party of the Regions. uniting Ukraine. Administration chair who merged his New Democracy “No region will receive special benefits and no region Party into the Party of the Regions and, in turn, received among the party’s most visible and recognized faces. will become the single example for punishment,” Mr. the 11th slot on the Regions electoral list. The Party of It’s unlikely that his presence will attract votes, howev- Yanukovych said during a February 14 speech outlining the Regions doesn’t form blocs with other parties, but er, as most western Ukrainians view him as a traitor to his party’s economic development plan for Ukraine. requires that they merge. the legacy of his father, Vyacheslav Chornovil. “Businessmen in Kyiv and Lviv will have the same pos- Mr. Kushnariov’s decision to join will help secure Mr. Yanukovych is once again leading the Party of sibilities as businessmen who live in the south or the many Kharkiv Oblast votes for the party. the Regions, however, his access to the media is much east. This is my solid, public promise.” Additionally, Ukrainian-speaking Lviv native Taras After the embarrassing mishandling of the 2004 elec- Chornovil is ranked fourth on the party list and is (Continued on page 4) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8 On its 15th anniversary, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation hosts open house briefing on Ukraine by Marta Matselioukh Partners (Ukraine corporate law special- U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ists), and BISNIS (U.S. Commercial Service), co-sponsored a briefing on WASHINGTON – To begin commem- Ukraine. orating its 15 years of commitment to The briefing, titled “Ukraine’s Current Ukraine’s democracy, the U.S.-Ukraine Legal and Investment Climate,” included Foundation hosted an open house with an array of speakers. Desi Jordanoff, more than 70 participants and a panel BISNIS, gave an introduction, and Mrs. discussion on January 19. Panelists McConnell moderated the event. The Markian Bilynskyj, vice-president and director of field operations in Ukraine, main speakers were Alex Frishberg and and Marta Kolomayets, director of the Alex Schay of Frishberg & Partners. Community Partnerships Project in These two events are among many to Ukraine, reflected on their 15-year be hosted in a yearlong series of events odyssey in this European country. planned by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation Nadia K. McConnell, president of the as it celebrates its 15th anniversary this U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, underscored year. Over the years, the foundation’s that “Whatever successes the U.S.- most prominent programs have been the Ukraine Foundation has had, it is because Community Partnerships Project (fund- of the great staff, and the many support- ed by the U.S. Agency for ers and friends of the foundation that we Development), the Ukraine Policy depend on.” Dialogue Project (funded by the U.S. U.S.-Ukraine Foundation President Nadia McConnell (left), accompanied by The foundation also had a second rea- Department of State) and the Youth Marta Kolomayets (center), U.S.-Ukraine Foundation Community Partnerships son to celebrate: its recent move to a new Leadership Program. Kyiv Project director, and Markian Bilynskyj, director of U.S.-Ukraine location on 17th and K streets. Only a Using city-to-city partnerships Foundation field operations in Ukraine, at U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s open few blocks from its old office, the USUF between U.S. and Ukrainian communi- house held on January 19. is now located among many Washington ties, the Community Partnerships Project think-tanks and non-governmental organ- helps transform local government in bers of the Verkhovna Rada and an intensive weeklong training program. izations. Ukraine and supports grassroots and con- Congress, and representatives of non- The program has been conducted in Exactly one week later, on January 26, stituent-driven reform. governmental organizations, the media Washington and in Ukraine. the U.S.-Ukraine foundation’s new office The Policy Dialogue Project facilitates and the business community. For more information about U.S.- was once again bustling with activity. democratic reform in Ukraine via meet- The Youth Leadership Program focus- Ukraine Foundation’s work, readers may The foundation, along with Frishberg & ings between government officials, mem- es on the young leaders of tomorrow with log on to www.usukraine.org.

At the February 14 rally promoting the ond slot on its electoral list. Institute of Statehood and Democracy, The Party of... party’s economic development strategy, As the Verkhovna Rada’s ombudsman which is exclusively financed by (Continued from page 3) Mr. Yanukovych read his speech, posed for human rights, Ms. Karpachova earned Ukrainian business donations. more restricted in this campaign. for photos and didn’t take questions. a respected reputation for speaking out Eastern Ukrainian oligarchs, or busi- He has avoided any debates on televi- The Party of the Regions stunned against abuses and defending the rights ness tycoons, have an enormous presence sion so far, a point increasingly being many Ukrainians when announcing that of victims, something she has been doing on the party’s electoral list with the raised by Ukrainian media. it was giving Nina Karpachova the sec- for more than a decade. expectation that the Party of the Regions The inclusion of Ms. Karpachova was will defend their business interests. another move by the Party of the Regions Therefore, the party can’t be ascribed Ukrainian Credit Union Calendar to improve its legitimacy and credibility as having a free-market or socialist in the eyes of the electorate after many approach because it doesn’t adopt eco- leaders had allegedly engaged in election nomic policy along theoretical lines, features photos of Orange Revolution fraud, political experts said. experts said. Novokramatorskyi Automobile Factory Campaign strategy CHICAGO – A historic 2006 calen- The 2006 calendars are being dis- President Heorhii Skudar and Motor Sich dar titled “The Rebirth of Ukraine” has tributed free of charge to Ukrainian Airplane Engine Factory Board Chair The Party of the Regions 2006 cam- been released by the Ukrainian National credit union members in all of North Viacheslav Bohuslayev are pro-Russian paign has primarily based its strategy on Credit Union Association (UNCUA) in America under the auspices of the business tycoons who have the party’s one issue: the economy. cooperation with the Council of Ukrainian National Credit Union No. 3 and No. 5 slots, respectively. It’s an area where President Viktor Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada. Association in the United States and Political strategy Yushchenko is particularly vulnerable, as Measuring 21 1/2 inches high x 13 the Council of Ukrainian Credit Ukrainians have just lived through a year inches wide, the Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada. The Party of the Regions hasn’t made of 10.3 percent inflation and a natural gas Union Calendar features photographs Headquartered in Chicago, the any particular gains in the electorate, Mr. crisis that may produce a ripple effect taken at the height of the Orange Ukrainian National Credit Union Donii said. Instead, it has demonstrated driving prices even higher. Revolution, as well as historic photo- Association consists of 17 separate that it has a vast and formidable electoral “Strategy for Ukraine’s Economic graphs that depict key events in credit unions with over 100,000 mem- base that supports the party in order to Development” was the theme of the Ukrainian President Viktor bers and more than $2 billion in assets. maintain economic and cultural ties with Party of Regions’ biggest press event Yushchenko’s first year in office. The UNCUA chairman is Bohdan Russia. held so far this year. Text in the calendar is bilingual Watral and executive director is Orysia Orange politicians weren’t aware of The government’s economic perform- (Ukrainian and English). Dates of Burdiak. the Party of the Regions’ ability to repre- ance is also the theme of the party’s tele- important events in Ukraine’s history With a headquarters office in sent the genuine interests of eastern vision ads that appear several times a day are listed and holidays are designated Toronto, the Council of Ukrainian Ukrainians, Mr. Donii said. “There was a on the major stations. The Party of the according to both the Gregorian and Credit Unions of Canada comprises 12 Julian calendars. credit unions in five provinces with myth that all Regions voters weren’t Regions slogans have been “A Better The 2006 Ukrainian Credit Union over 71,000 members and over $1 bil- aware and were being duped by televi- Life Right Now!” and “Prosperity to the Calendar is dedicated to the late Dmytro lion in assets. The president of the sion and billboards,” Mr. Donii said. People, Power to the Regions!” Hryhorczuk, who passed away in Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of “But, for example, Kharkiv is an intellec- Party of the Regions television ads October 2005. Active in the Ukrainian Canada is Olha Zawerucha-Swyntuch tual city that will vote for Yanukovych. It constantly stress the need to make credit union movement for three and adminstrator is Adriana Buyniak. doesn’t mean Kharkiv has less informa- Russian the second state language of decades, Mr. Hryhorczuk tion, or that they’ve been fooled.” Ukraine, even though that’s not likely to was president of the The Party of the Regions is trying to occur because of a lack of political will Ukrainian National Credit remain moderate in its politics, and Mr. in the Parliament. The party is merely Union Association from its Yanukovych has stressed the need to bal- exploiting the language issue to garner inception as well as a long- ance politics between the United States, votes, political experts said. time leader of the World the European Union and Russia. About 24 percent of Ukrainians sup- Council of Ukrainian Nevertheless, the Party of the Regions port the Party of the Regions, according Cooperatives. clearly has retained a pro-Russian bent to the National Institute for Strategic Production of the calen- and opposes Ukrainian membership into Research, a government research agency dar was the responsibility the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that performs work for the president and of the 2006 UNCUA and the European Union. Instead, the his Secretariat. Calendar Committee con- party advocates membership in the Most polls, however, show the Party sisting of Myron Babiuk, Single Economic Space, an economic of the Regions winning at least 30 per- Oleh Pawluk and Lubomyr alliance with Belarus, Russia and cent of the vote. About 31 percent of the Zielyk. Lesia A. Telega and Kazakhstan. electorate will select the Party of the Christine Wagenblass coor- Economically, the Party of the Regions Regions, according to the Western- dinated the calendar design. Front and back pages of the credit union calendar. can best be described as oligarchic, said financed Democratic Initiatives Ivan Lozowy, president of the Kyiv-based Foundation. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM CONVENTION PRIMER: The UNA, NFCA designation cites UNA founded to benefit our community for highest membership standard PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian exempt and regulatory privileges are As the Ukrainian National educational publications and newspapers National Association has been designated granted under federal and state laws. On Association, its officers and members in the Ukrainian, English and other lan- a “Member in Good Standing” by the behalf of the NFCA Board of Directors, prepare for the organization’s 36th guages, and to provide and maintain an National Fraternal Congress of America we are honored to bestow the highest Regular Convention, which will convene old-age home for its members under such (NFCA), the trade association of ranking on the Ukrainian National on Friday, May 26, at the Soyuzivka conditions and in such manner as may be American fraternal benefit societies. This Association.” estate in Kerhonkson, N.Y., The provided by the Rules and By-Laws of level of achievement for 2006 recognizes The NFCA Membership Standards Ukrainian Weekly will publish a new the Association, and allowed by law, and the UNA for the highest standards of per- Program was established in 1993 to series titled “Convention Primer” that to provide recreational, sport, cultural formance – both in fraternal program- assess the integrity and uniqueness of will explain the UNA’s goals, structure and vacation facilities for its members, ming and financial operation – over a NFCA member-societies and prospective and operations. Our first installment their families and children.” one-year period. members. Fraternal benefit societies are takes a look at the UNA Charter. Sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it? The Chicago-based NFCA, which cel- required to provide the NFCA with infor- However, throughout its 112-year history ebrates its 120th anniversary in 2006, mation regarding financial performance, The Ukrainian National Association is the Ukrainian National Association has successfully links its 76 member-soci- organizational structure and fraternal out- a fraternal benefit society founded in done all of the above. It has met the eties – fraternal benefit societies that are reach activities. This information is eval- 1894 to provide for the well-being of needs of the Ukrainian community in not-for-profit membership organizations uated by the NFCA staff, with particular “Ukrainians and their descendants.” The keeping with the exigencies of the times. offering life insurance, accident and attention on a society’s common bond, an UNA does this by providing life insur- In the early years of its existence, for health insurance and annuities – to active chapter system, a representative ance and annuities to members and by example, the UNA was known for organ- encourage education, training and service form of government, sound financial using the profits earned from sales of izing reading rooms where its members, to communities at the national and grass- management, and substantial, tangible these products to support fraternal activi- humble immigrants from Ukrainian roots levels. The association represents fraternal and charitable activities. If the ties that benefit members, as well as the lands, could gather to read, to learn and approximately 10 million people in more society being evaluated meets the mini- entire Ukrainian community. to discuss pressing issues of the day, as than 36,000 chapters, making it one of mum standards established within the As noted in its Charter (Articles of well as their lives and needs in the new the nation’s largest volunteer networks. program, an NFCA staff recommendation Incorporation), “The purpose for which country of their settlement. Through its “The NFCA’s Member in Good is submitted to the NFCA Board of this corporation is formed are to promote newspaper, Svoboda, the UNA taught Standing designation reflects the Directors, which ultimately determines unity and social relations, to diffuse prin- these new Americans what it meant to be Ukrainian National Association’s com- individual member compliance with pro- ciples of benevolence and charity among an American. mitment to maintaining a strong, viable gram requirements. Societies achieving Ukrainians and their descendants resid- Today, the UNA provides the communi- fraternal benefit society for our mem- Member in Good Standing status in 2006 ing within the United States and its pos- ty with two weekly newspapers: the bers,” said Christine E. Kozak, UNA are evaluated on 2004 information, the sessions, within Canada and elsewhere, Ukrainian-language Svoboda and The national secretary. “The UNA’s good most recent year for which complete to secure their moral and mental develop- Ukrainian Weekly, published in English. It standing within the NFCA demonstrates a information is available. ment, to educate and instruct them in the also owns and operates the Soyuzivka standard of system-wide excellence for Fraternal benefit societies provide principles of free government, American estate in the Catskill region of New York 112 years of continuous service to our leadership, social, educational, spiritual, institutions and laws, and for those pur- state and offers scholarships to student members, families and their communities. patriotic, volunteer, financial and social poses to open, organize and maintain members. Plus, it offers a host of other fra- “The leaders of the NFCA’s 76 mem- opportunities to members united by a schools, libraries and other educational ternal benefits that serve today’s Ukrainian ber-societies believe that the NFCA must common bond such as religion, ethnic facilities, to arrange and provide for their Americans and Ukrainian Canadians. enforce strict standards to promote heritage, trade, gender or other interests. entertainment and amusement, to publish exceptional performance,” said NFCA In providing these services, fraternal ben- and circulate among them literary and – Roma Hadzewycz Chair of the Board Michael J. Wade. efit societies’ unique status as not-for- “The fraternal movement in the United profit organizations allows millions of States has a long and proud place in people to protect their families financial- American history, stretching back nearly ly while making a significant difference Branch 175 meets, elects officers 150 years. As such, the NFCA has a in their communities. responsibility to its member-societies to Combined, the NFCA’s member-soci- review and strengthen current member- eties maintain more than $315 billion of ship standards to ensure outstanding fra- life insurance in force. In 2004 alone, ternal benefit society performance. The these societies contributed almost $390 NFCA’s standards show that each mem- million to charitable and fraternal pro- ber-society is financially sound and grams and volunteered approximately meets or exceeds criteria upon which tax- 91.5 million hours.

Hartford, CT, UNA Branch 277, St. John’s Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, February 25, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. in the lower hall at the Ukrainian National Home 961 Wethersfield Avenue Hartford, CT

We invite members to participate in the annual meeting.

For confirmation, call Myron Kuzio (860) 633-1172.

DETROIT – Ukrainian National Association Branch 175 of Detroit held its branch meeting on January 15. Attendees of the meeting are featured in the photo above. Seated (from left) are Alexander Serafyn, Ph.D., president; Alexandra Lawrin, secretary/treasurer; and Roman Lazarczuk, secretary of the meeting.

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THE UNA: 112 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8 COMMENTARY: The politics THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The UNA’s 112th anniversary of public language use in Ukraine by Stephen Velychenko guage products and finance a Ukrainian- language mass culture. But they do not On February 22 the Ukrainian National Association will celebrate the 112th On January 29, Dmytro Pavlychko anniversary of its founding and 112 years of service. seem to have tried. again warned Ukrainians about the threat It is thought that as much as 80 percent The UNA’s history is a proud and illustrious one. It was the UNA that provided of Russian becoming the official second leadership in the formative years of the Ukrainian American community, at a time of Ukraine’s media is owned either by language in Ukraine. At a time when the Russians or Russophile Ukrainian citizens. when immigrants from Ukrainian lands found themselves in a strange new world educated in every country in the world, where no one cared for their welfare. “Batko Soyuz” was the moniker earned by the Sixteen years after independence, however, including China and Russia, are learning no one really knows who owns Ukraine’s UNA in recognition of its paternal role in the life of the Ukrainian community. English as a second language, because Through the decades the UNA has played a key role in every facet of our communi- media. In 2006 the Ukrainian Helsinki English is the de facto world language, Union, funded by George Soros’s ty’s life: education, culture, history, political affairs, sports, the arts. Its subsidiaries – Ukraine’s neo-Soviet Russophile politi- first Svoboda, then The Ukrainian Weekly and later Soyuzivka – also have been vital Renaissance Foundation, was able to reveal cians threaten to isolate the country from partial information about 10 stations. to our community’s well-being. These subsidiaries, we should point out, also happen the rest of the world with their Russian to be the most noteworthy of the diverse fraternal benefits sponsored by the UNA. Foreign companies, of which three are language legislation and throw Ukraine Russian, own all or part of at least nine, We approached the UNA’s three full-time Executive Committee members for back culturally 100 years. their thoughts on the occasion of the UNA’s 112th birthday. Their answers individuals unknown own all or part of Continued use of Russian for business three, and one is partly owned by a revealed a focus on the future of the UNA and a firm belief that it will continue and in the public sphere would send the to play a pivotal role in our lives. Russophile Ukrainian oligarch message that “capitalism speaks Russian”; (maidan.org.ua/static/news/1138094819. UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj pointed to the “historic moment” that will take it would reinforce Russophile orientations place later this year when the UNA convenes its 36th Convention. “I’m extremely html, “Khto Volodiye Efirom – Toi and the notion that Ukrainian is suitable Volodye Ukrainoyu?”). pleased that for the first time in its 112-year-old history the UNA’s convention will only for domestic use. Russian as a second take place on our piece of Ukraine’s Karpaty in the Catskill region of New York Mass-circulation Russian-language language would mean educated Ukrainians dailies like Bulvar, Kievskie Viedomosti state, at our estate, Soyuzivka.” [Readers will recall that the breathtaking views at who want contact with the world would and around Soyuzivka are reminiscent of western Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains.] and Fakty i Kommentarii are not merely have to learn a third language. sympathetic to neo-Soviet Russophile “This year a portion of the costs of our convention will go toward supporting our Although the language issue is over- own estate instead of profiting various other businesses,” added Mr. Kaczaraj, while politicians. They regularly belittle, ridicule shadowed in the domestic media by well- and mock things Ukrainian, and highlight expressing his appreciation for the importance our community attaches to Soyuzivka. merited concern over poverty and corrup- UNA National Secretary Christine E. Kozak expressed her conviction that the 112- Russian rather than Ukrainian pop-stars, tion, and foreign neo-liberal commenta- movies and television programs. year-old UNA, which has a proud track record of service to our community, “needs to tors ignore cultural issues because they be here for the next generation.” However, for that to be possible, she added, “We Ukrainian-language anti-Russian think them irrelevant, the economics and opinion is limited to low-run fringe pub- need the support of the Ukrainian community, by way of purchasing major insurance politics of public language-use in Ukraine policies.” Simply put: in order to continue working for our community, the UNA lications. Russian popular newspapers should not be overlooked as language use and Russian domination of the public needs our community’s patronage. “It is the community component of our work that is related to political orientations. sphere, however, do not promote political makes the UNA so much more than an insurance company,” she explained. Fifteen years after independence, pub- loyalty to Russia. What it does do is pro- UNA Treasurer Roma Lisovich looked ahead from the perspective of the present. lic life, business and the media are still mote Russophile/SES (Single Economic “The UNA today is meeting new challenges, and in the next five years we will see Russian-speaking outside Ukraine’s three Space) orientations, thereby reinforcing very large changes for the UNA – positive ones – as we enter a growth mode that western-most provinces. At the beginning the old imperial Russian tie and imped- will ensure the organization’s future,” she stated. “The impetus for growth will be of this century, in a country where 20 ing the creation of new ties with the rest provided by membership,” she continued. “We have a good product to sell, and we percent of the population were Russian- of world – which speaks English. need to sell it with the concept that membership in the UNA is a means by which to speaking Russians, 33 percent were Logically, there is no necessary correla- preserve your Ukrainian heritage.” Russian-speaking Ukrainians and 47 per- tion between language use and loyalties. Thus, all three executive officers expressed the truism that the community cent were Ukrainian-speaking Scots, Irish, Indians, Americans, needs the UNA and the UNA needs the community. It is a time-tested relation- Ukrainians; 10 percent of Ukraine’s Australians and Canadians have all ship that has benefited all Ukrainians – a relationship that should be celebrated, annual published book titles, 12 percent expressed their nationalisms in English. and strengthened, as the Ukrainian National Association turns 112. of its magazines, 18 percent of its TV Corsicans and Bretons have used French, programs and 35 percent of its newspa- and Latin Americans have used Spanish. pers were in Ukrainian (O. Kuts, “Movna Viktor Yanukovych and Ukraine’s Feb. Polityka v Derzhavotvorchykh Communist Party leaders even speak Turning the pages back... Protsesakh” [Kharkiv, 2004] 119). Ukrainian when they must, and use it as a The government does not enforce its lan- medium for neo-imperial/neo-Soviet ideas. guage legislation. All government employ- On the other hand, no one can ignore the 22 ees must speak Ukrainian on the job, but fact that few of Ukraine’s Russian speakers most don’t and continued to be paid support political reincorporation into Russia 2004 Two years ago, as the Ukrainian National Association cele- nonetheless. Whether or not foreign corpo- and that almost none have emigrated to brated its milestone 110th anniversary, the UNA Executive rations use Ukrainian inside their stores is Russia since 1991. Russian-speaking Committee released a statement that was published on the ignored. McDonald’s does use Ukrainian on Ukrainians can be as pro-EU as Ukrainian- front page of The Ukrainian Weekly. Following are excerpts. its menus. Baskin Robbins does not. speakers, Russian-speaking Ukrainians can * * * As of 2004, teachers still used be Ukrainian patriots, and Russian-speaking ... The founding ideals of the Ukrainian National Association – to help the ailing; to Russian in “Ukrainian-language” eastern Ukrainian political leaders sooner pay benefits after members’ deaths so their families could be assured of a brighter schools, some of which also had separate see themselves as representing a territorial future; to promote enlightenment among our people through the means of publications; Russian-language classes. Much more region than a Russian-speaking population. to educate our youth and people with regard to their heritage; to preserve the culture, than the legally permissible 50 percent of Russian-speaking Kyiv voted over- language and traditions of our native land; and to be a representative voice in the TV programming is in Russian. whelmingly for Viktor Yushchenko in American political arena in order to help our countrymen both here and in Ukraine – The neo-Soviet Russophile-dominated 2004 and Russian speakers were as criti- have proved to be the guiding principles that remain relevant for our community today. Parliament, for its part, has refused to fol- cal of Vladimir Putin’s gas price-rise pol- 110 years – a milestone! And, as such, a time for reflection. ... For all of us on the low the lead of the Russian government icy as were Ukrainian speakers. Executive Committee, it is a time to analyze, contemplate and strategize for the and abolish taxation on domestic publica- Historically, however, Russian was not a future. We must ask ourselves where are we today and where are we going to take the tions, thus keeping Russian-language medium for Ukrainian national ideas and organization in the next decade. products in Ukraine cheaper than today Russian is rarely used to publicly The UNA has always been here for Ukrainians. Can it continue to survive for the Ukrainian- or English-language products. promote Ukrainian national ideas or inte- next 100 years? Will the UNA be able to face and overcome the continued growing The fact that Ukrainian speakers buy gration with the European Union. fiscal and social challenges that confront our society, the changes in family structure, fewer books and audio-visual products Consequently, to the degree that the the diverse faces of the post-1990 wave of immigrants, the increased assimilation of than Russian speakers because they are correlation between Russian language- our community, the shrinking spirit of activism and volunteerism, and an ever more poorer also plays a role here. Perhaps use and pro-Russian political/cultural ori- transitory and dispersed population? How do we market ourselves to a community Ukraine’s moguls could produce and sell entations, though not political loyalties, that has, for the most part, lost sight of the original purpose of the UNA and is unfa- Ukrainian-language audio-visual prod- remains high, Russian as Ukraine’s sec- miliar with the structure or purpose of the organization? ucts and books for less than Russian-lan- ond language would reinforce ... How many realize that it is the UNA’s unique structure as a fraternal benefit Russophile/SES orientations. society that allows us to take the profits collected by our insurance sales and put them Stephen Velychenko is resident fellow, Russian language use in business and right back into the community where needed, supporting cultural, educational and Center for European, Russian and the public sphere will return Ukrainian to social programs within our diaspora community and in Ukraine? Will a Prudential or Eurasian Studies, and research fellow, its pre-1991 status a second-rate medium any other insurance company be willing to do this for our community? Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of suitable only for folk-culture and market- As a not-for-profit organization, members’ dues are what supports the publications Toronto. The commentary above originally place bartering. Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, our beloved resort Soyuzivka, and a multitude of appeared in The Action Ukraine Report, Russian language use, in short, impedes other social and community services. Certainly this value-added benefit makes the signifi- No. 653 (Article 25), Washington, Ukraine’s integration with the EU and the cance of the UNA and its role in the community as valid today as it was 110 years ago. ... February 3; Morgan Williams, publisher, rest of the world. Teaching Russian as a [email protected]. It is reprinted here second language in Ukraine’s schools will Source: “Happy birthday, UNA! In celebration of our 110th year,” greetings from with the permission of the author and the isolate it from the rest of the world. the UNA Executive Committee, The Ukrainian Weekly, February 22, 2004, Vol. , No. 8. publisher. Teaching English would not. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 7

FOR THE RECORD Faces and Places

UWC World Scholarly Council protest by Myron B. Kuropas against Russian as second state language

Following is the text of a protest titled as well as to members of the Verkhovna “ ‘No’ to Russian as a Second State Rada and to all Ukrainian citizens, Language in Ukraine!” that was released regardless of their ethnic origin, to reject Remembering and celebrating Joe Lesawyer estate area, is no longer ours. At the time, by the World Scholarly Council of the this demeaning proposal and to protect When a man like Joe Lesawyer dies at the UNA also had its own print shop and Ukrainian World Congress on February 9. and support the Ukrainian language. age 94, you mourn. Briefly. Then you move on to celebrate an extraordinary a bookstore, both long gone. While the UNA was his first love, Joe The Ukrainian scientific community Prof. Lubomyr Wynar, president, life of perseverance and great achieve- was also active in other organizations, outside Ukraine feels obligated to raise World Scholarly Council, UWC; presi- ment. holding significant leadership positions its voice in a strong protest against the dent, Ukrainian Historical Association; If you’re under the age of 35, you’ve in the Ukrainian Congress Committee of renewed efforts by certain political head, History Section, Ukrainian probably never heard of Joe Lesawyer. America, the Ukrainian American forces in Ukraine to declare Russian as a Academy of Arts and Sciences, U.S.A. Your loss. In his prime, the man was a second state language. walking, talking tribute to what Tom Veterans, the Ukrainian American If such legislation were to be adopted, P rof. Assya Humesky, vice-president, Brokaw called “The Greatest Democrats and the Shevchenko the Ukrainian language would soon be World Scholarly Council, UWC; vice- Generation,” those Americans who suf- Memorial Committee, where he served replaced by Russian altogether, for the president, Ukrainian American Association fered through the Great Depression, as executive director. What mattered to need to learn and to use Ukrainian would of University Professors; head, served honorably in the second world Joe was UNA visibility. simply disappear. Schools would be jus- Philological Section, Shevchenko war and went on to carve out successful Joe was a political animal. “If we want tified in using Russian as a language of Scientific Society, U.S.A.; head, Language careers. a voice in American national affairs,” he instruction while offering Ukrainian on a and Literature Section, Ukrainian Born the son of Ukrainian immigrants, often said, “we must be active in voluntary basis similar to a foreign lan- Academy of Arts and Sciences, U.S.A. Joe earned his B.S. degree at New York American political life.” A lifelong guage. This was done in Soviet times as University, where he played varsity base- Democrat, he met every American presi- Prof. Rev. Oleh Kravchenko, vice- ball for three years. dent from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill an effective means of Russification. president, World Scholarly Council, Politicians who have their own agenda During World War II, Joe served in Clinton. Every four years he would crank UWC; ex-president, Ukrainian Free Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army, attaining up the Ukrainian American Democrats refuse to acknowledge the fact that lan- Academy of Sciences, Canada guage is more than simply a means of the rank of captain. He eventually earned and do battle with Ukrainian American Republicans. Always civil, Joe under- communication, particularly in financial P rof. Arkadii Zhukovskyi, vice-pres- the Bronze Star for meritorious service stood that once the campaign was over, matters. Today, in many countries English ident, World Scholarly Council, UWC; during the Battle of the Bulge in we were all Ukrainian Americans who is used as lingua franca, but none of them president, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Bastogne, Belgium. needed to work cooperatively to achieve made English a state or official language. France His military service behind him, Joe The idea of nationhood and, by extension, went to work for the Adam Hat Co., common goals. That mindset also of statehood is intimately tied to language Prof. Stefan Kozak, president, scouting out potential locations for retail appears to be a thing of the past. as particular way of expressing ideas Shevchenko Scientific Society, Poland stores, then purchasing the sites for his I have fond memories of Joe company. He left Adam Hat to become a Lesawyer, especially when I worked in using a unique sound system. If the Pr of. Dmytro Shtohryn, chairperson, Ukrainian language were to be replaced successful real estate agent. It was Joe the White House as a special assistant to Ukrainian Scientific Research Program, who found the Foord Estate that the President Gerald R. Ford. I could always by Russian, the Ukrainian sovereign state University of Illinois would simply become a Russian province. UNA purchased and eventually trans- count on Joe to come to Washington to We appeal to you, Mr. Viktor Prof. Osyp Matryniuk, secretary, formed into what is now Soyuzivka. At represent the Ukrainian American com- Yushchenko, as the president of Ukraine, World Scholarly Council, UWC the time Joe was serving his first term as munity. How ironic. Here was Joe, vice- UNA supreme vice-president. president of the UCCA, a staunch Joe Lesawyer became active in Democrat in a Republican White House, Ukrainian affairs as a young man. He while the president of the UCCA, a long- was in Chicago in 1933 when the time Republican, refused to set foot in ACTION ITEM Ukrainian Youth League of North the White House because he felt slighted America (UYLNA) was founded. Later, by the Ford administration. For Joe, the Ukraine’s graduation from Jackson-Vanik provisions he served on the UYLNA executive. Ukrainian cause was more important than petty partisan politics. Below is the list of the 40 co-sponsors of H.R. 1053 “To authorize the extension of Elected supreme vice-president of Ukrainian National Association in 1950, I also have pleasant memories of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Mary, Joe’s wife, who was the charming Ukraine” as of February 10. If your congressman is not on the list, the Jackson-Vanik Joe was ousted from his post by Michael Piznak in 1954. Joe returned the favor in starostynia at my Soyuzivka wedding to Graduation Coalition, co-chaired by Ambassadors Steven Pifer and Willian Miller, Lesia Waskiw in 1964. Born to a asks readers to please contact him or her today. 1958, recapturing the post of supreme vice-president by a hair. It was one of Ukrainian family in Shamokin, Pa., Mary Sponsor: Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) the most raucous campaigns in UNA his- was a lyric soprano with the New York Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) Mark Kennedy (R-Minn.) tory. Joe ascended to the UNA presiden- City Opera for nearly two decades. She Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.) cy following the untimely death of also appeared in numerous Ukrainian Co-sponsors: Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) Supreme President Dmytro Halychyn in musical productions in the United States, Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.) James R. Langevin (D-R.I.) 1961. Canada, Europe and South America. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Md.) Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.) Joe Lesawyer was the last of the Mary preceded Joe in death in 2004. Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.) Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-Mich.) hands-on, community-oriented UNA Joe Lesawyer never quite recovered Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.) Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.) presidents, a man willing to get out from from his loss of the presidency to John Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.) behind his desk and hobnob with the Flis at the 1978 UNA convention in Dan Burton (R-Ind.) John E. Peterson (R-Pa.) folks. There was hardly a major event Pittsburgh. He refused to accept an hon- Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) Joseph R. Pitts (R-Pa.) that did not include Joe. During his orary position on the UNA General Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) Todd Russell Platts (R-Pa.) tenure, UNA membership rose to 89,117, Assembly because it would prevent his Charles W. Dent (R-Pa.) Steven Rothman (D-N.J.) an impressive figure considering the fact running for office again. His repeated Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.) that by 1958 Ukrainian immigration was efforts to regain the presidency never Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) John J.H. Schwarz (R-Mich.) down to a trickle. materialized, however. Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.) Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) As a young supreme advisor stumbling On June 8, 1997, Joe Lesawyer, age Phil English (R-Pa.) Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) up the UNA hierarchy, I recall Joe mak- 86, received the recognition he so richly Michael G. Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) ing membership his No. 1 priority. “How deserved at a testimonial banquet spon- Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) Vic Snyder (D-Ark.) many members did you sign up?” he sored by the UNA, the UCCA and Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) MarkUdall (D-Colo.) would ask everytime we met. I wasn’t the Ukrainian Institute of America. Among Jane Harman (D-Calif.) Curt Weldon (R-Pa.) only one he would cajole. Every Supreme the many VIPs present were Bishop Basil Maurice D. Hinchey (D-N.Y.) Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) Assembly member was expected to bring Losten, Ambassador Roman Popadiuk, new applications to the annual sessions as and Michael Starr, former Canadian min- well as to the quadrennial conventions. ister of labor. Joe wasn’t embarrassed to ask every As scratchy as Joe could often be, he Want to reach us by e-mail? Ukrainian he met if he was a UNA mem- was a man who cared deeply about the UNA, the hromada and Ukraine. He Editorial staff: [email protected] ber and he expected us to do the same. Concerned always with the UNA believed in rewarding his friends and Subscription Department: [email protected] image, Joe worked with the City of punished those he perceived to be his Jersey City to build one of the first “sky- enemies. You always knew where you Advertising Department: [email protected] scrapers” along the city’s revitalized stood with Joe. What you saw was what you got. Vichna Yomu Pamiat! Production Department: [email protected] riverfront. The 15-story UNA headquar- ters building on Montgomery Street was Preview of Events: [email protected] a monument to Joe’s vision. Sadly, the Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is: building, now located in a prime real kuropas@comcast.net. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8 Detroit Regional Council of UNWLA celebrates three anniversaries

by Elizabeth Kuczer WARREN, Mich. – Rarely do three important anniversaries fall within the same year as occurred recently in 2005 for the Detroit Regional Council of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA). On Sunday, November 6, 2005, at the Ukrainian Cultural Center here, a jubilee luncheon was held to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, the 70th anniversary of the UNWLA’s Detroit Regional Council and the 60th anniversary of the UNWLA magazine Our Life. Each of these events, though auspi- cious in its own right, tied in nicely with the others to provide for a wonderful opportunity to bring UNWLA members and the community together. A special Jubilee Committee spear- headed by Maria Zarycky-Cherviovsky UNWLA members gathered in Detroit to mark three anniversaries: the 80th anniversary of the UNWLA, the 70th anniver- worked to properly recognize these spe- sary of the UNWLA’s Detroit Regional Council and the 60th anniversary of the UNWLA magazine Our Life. cial milestones, simply referred to as “80/70/60.” This committee comprised provider of humanitarian aid, preserver From the early 1930’s the Public Kateryna Melnyk, Maria Mykolenko, 20 members representing the 11 active of Ukrainian culture and a resource for Relations Committees informed the Lida Pakula, Helen Palmer, Irene UNWLA branches in the Detroit area. educational scholarships. American public and government offi- Shumylo, Annette Stadnyk, Irena The day of the Jubilee saw many from The invocation delivered by the Very cials about tragic events and political Tarnavsky and Daria Zawadiwskyi. the local Detroit Ukrainian community Rev. Daniel Schaikoski, pastor of issues of concern to Ukrainian Five Soyuzianky received citations for joining UNWLA members at the newly Immaculate Conception Parish in Americans, such as the Great Famine- preserving Ukrainian heritage: renovated Ukrainian Cultural Center which Hamtramck, Mich., was followed by a Genocide, Polish and Communist repres- Myroslawa Baranyk (Branch 76), Olha was further enhanced by beautifully deco- delicious luncheon during which guests sion, and the present-day problems of Hrynkiw (Branch 63), Joanna Kulchesky rated tables prepared by Annette Stadnyk enjoyed piano music performed by Olga human trafficking. (Branch 58), Olena Papiz (Branch 81) and Helen Palmer. Exhibited, too, were vin- Dubriwnyj-Solovey. The Social Welfare and Scholarship and Olga Solovey (Branch 58). tage photos gathered by Anna Macielinski Next on the agenda was the introduc- Committees collected hundreds of thou- Marcelene Chomiak (Branch 58) was reflecting UNWLA Detroit history, and a tion of guest speaker and Ukrainian radio sands of dollars for scholarships and the awarded honorary membership in the display of Our Life issues organized by personality Anna Dydyk-Petrenko from needy in local communities, in Ukraine Detroit Regional Council. Three past Stefania Korol and Daria Koniuch that Voice of America. Mrs. Dydyk-Petrenko, and throughout the world. presidents of the Detroit Regional highlighted memorable events. through her wide-ranging experience as a In 1957 the Detroit Regional Council Council – Roma Dyhdalo (Branch 76), Adding to the decorative touches broadcaster, effectively and inspirationally initiated two projects that were success- Natalia Hewko (Branch 45) and Olena throughout the hall were works by wove together the importance of the roles fully realized in the 1980s: the purchase Liskiwska (Branch 81) – were awarded renowned Ukrainian artists from Detroit, of Ukrainian radio and women’s organiza- of a “domivka” (headquarters) by the the honorary presidency of the Detroit Canada and Ukraine: Halyna Cisaruk, tions, and their effect on the betterment of Detroit Regional Council and the con- Regional Council. Jarema Kozak, Volodymyr Nemyra, life in Ukraine and the diaspora. struction of the Ukrainian Village in As during all joyous Ukrainian occa- Chrystyna Nykorak, Jurij Savchenko, Former editor of Our Life Olia Warren. The latter evolved from a sions, music and song played an impor- Konstantyn Savchenko, Oleksandr Liskiwskyj outlined the early days of the UNWLA initiative into a Ukrainian com- tant role. The first portion of the enter- Tkachenko and Eugenia Worobkewich. publication and its consistent importance munity project and finally into federal tainment was a wonderful medley of At the conclusion of the program, eight as a communicative tool and link HUD housing for senior citizens. songs performed by soloist and bandurist works of art became prizes in a raffle. between not only UNWLA members but Mrs. Kazewych further stated that Ostap Stachiw. Between songs, Mr. To further emphasize the threefold pur- also all Ukrainian women throughout the Detroit Regional Council’s accomplish- Stachiw told the audience about several pose of this event, the Jubilee Committee world. Our Life, a monthly publication, ments during the 70 years of its existence of his personal experiences during the felt that a special emblem should be continues as a beacon for the UNWLA, are due to the hard work of hundreds of days of the Orange Revolution in Kyiv. designed; artist Jarema Kozak created an but much-needed monetary support is an UNWLA members, known as The second segment of the entertain- original insignia interweaving the tradi- ongoing issue. “Soyuzianky.” ment was provided by Detroit’s own tional UNWLA logo with the 80/70/60 The program continued as Mrs. President Kurowyckyj proceeded to Soloveyky Quartet, which includes sever- theme. The insignia was available for pur- Kazewych outlined the events of the early acknowledge the contributions of the lat- al UNWLA Branch 115 members and chase as a commemorative button. 1900s and the formation of four UNWLA est group of honorees, awarding 50-year Olga Dubriwnyj-Solovey (Branch 58) as Mistress of ceremonies Natalia Hewko branches in Detroit between 1929 and pins and citations to Maria Diakiw, musical director. Resplendent in richly officially began the program by introduc- 1932. In 1935 these branches began to Genya Fitzsimmons, Olga Halushka, embroidered Ukrainian traditional cos- ing Jubilee Committee Chair Maria coordinate their activities, which led to Ksenia Kuczer, Lesia Latyszewska, Olga tumes generously donated by Anna Zarycky-Cherviovsky, who provided the the establishment of the first UNWLA Meyer and Olga Solovey. Hnatiuk from her private collection, the opening remarks, followed by greetings Regional Council. Throughout its 70-year She also bestowed citations on Soloveyky performed a selection of songs from UNWLA Detroit Regional Council history the Detroit Regional Council car- Branches 50, 53, 76 and 96 for their work from their newly launched CD. The har- President Lydia Kazewych and the ried out the resolutions passed by with svitlychky and to Branches 26, 45, monious voices of the Quartet belong to singing of the UNWLA anthem. UNWLA conventions via its committees, 50, 53, 63, 76 and 96 for sponsoring Lisa Calice, Lily Litynskyj, Natalka The keynote address delivered by the most active of which were the Social scholarships. Maruszczak and Kristie Olszewski. UNWLA National President Iryna Welfare, Education, Cultural, The following Soyuzianky from Lastly, a raffle organized by Christina Kurowyckyj not only thanked the organ- Scholarships and Public Relations. Branches 26, 45, 53, 63, 81, 96 and 115 Panasiuk resulted in eight lucky guests izers of this special day, but inspired The Education and Cultural were awarded citations for dedicated taking with them special keepsakes from guests with insightful information about Committees organized “svitlychky” work spanning many years: Myroslava the jubilee – Ukrainian paintings and the rich historical background of the (preschools), and sponsored countless Capp, Maria Derkacz, Vera Hnatiuk, embroidery. The benediction by the Rev. Ukrainian women’s movement and its cultural exhibits, seminars and literary Wasylyna Hordynsky, Lidia Jachnycky, Philip Sandrick, pastor of St. Josaphat impact in the U.S. and throughout the presentations in order to disseminate Nadia Juzych, Catherine Kizyma, Ukrainian Catholic Church in Warren, world. Briefly summarized, the Ukrainian culture and traditions to future Switlana Korduba, Stefania Korol, concluded a most eventful and inspira- UNWLA’s mission remains to serve as a generations of Ukrainian Americans. Elizabeth Kuczer, Olia Liskiwskyi, tional day. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 9 As last-minute appeals fail, Karnaoukh family is deported back to Ukraine by Camilla Huk vate family. We have to wait to hear from nity, like Bohdan Domaradsky, who first in demanding their release. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the family. Here, the grandmother frets brought this matter to my attention; and the Iryna Kurowyckyj, national president and worries. The Karnaoukhs are not proactive outreach by people like attorney of the Ukrainian National Women’s RUTHERFORD, N.J. – It was a very reachable. Bohdan Vitvitsky, Union County Prosecutor League of America, reached out to her cold weekend in New Jersey. We had a Romankiw and his assistant, Ollie Hawkins, contacts to find support. Others, like blizzard Saturday – but it was even cold- * * * who all worked to support the efforts of the Lidia Kramarchuk, continue to work to er in Kyiv, when the Karanoukh family We spend Saturday afternoon at my family’s last attorney, Mr. Sirota. help the family abroad. formerly of Little Falls, N.J., arrived home, going over the past and the future, In addition, there are people who got there at 4 a.m. on Saturday, February 11. * * * over and over again. I get calls from fel- the story out and got support from Seton Despite the very best last-minute low Ukrainian Americans; most offer sol- Hall University for future efforts. The In the meantime, if readers have any emergency appeals before the Federal ace and support, and ask questions. support of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic information they wish to share or need Immigration Appeals Board in Virginia, Some have asked me why I think Parish in Passaic, led by its Pastor Ihor help with, please contact Camilla Huk: their motion to remain in the United returning to Ukraine is such a tragedy. Roik, and Father Joseph Szupa of 138 Vreeland Ave., Rutherford, NJ States was denied for the entire “After all, Ukraine is now a democratic Elizabeth’s St. Vladimir Ukrainian 07070; telephone, 201-933-2580. family. All four – Vassili (the father), nation,” they argue. Catholic Church, who helped with the Remember Sviat’s appeal: “We hope Maria (the mother) and their two sons, “Ukraine has a long way to go yet,” I prayer vigil held at the detention center on that this story will help to reshape the Igor and Sviatoslav – were flown to tell them, “and these people have been Sunday, February 5, was something our American immigration system and Ukraine. The situation is particularly away far too long. The children did not community can be proud of. Even people enable it to see a human being in every- tragic for Sviatoslav, who turned 22 on study in Ukrainian institutions, their lan- who didn’t know the family came to pray, one, no matter what passport we hold. February 13 – he was only three months guage skills are not those of natives. They to support them, to join the efforts of the ... Please don’t forget about us because from graduation from Stevens Institute in are Americans. They can’t “catch up.” students of Stevens Institute, classmates of we really need your help.’ New Jersey, with a degree in mechanical Furthermore, I tell them, the Sviat, and Sviat’s boss, Frank Occidentale, Let’s pray that we don’t. engineering. For him a bright future with a medical device manufacturer, for whom Karnaoukhs had no choice in the matter he was already working, was destroyed. of their lives, their destinies. If someone There were reports all day between wishes to return to Ukraine, bless you – I Bob Braun of the Star-Ledger, who spent offer you my support. But everyone the entire day at the Detention Center, should have a choice. Since you speak and Ollie Hawkins from Prosecutor Ted Ukrainian so well and think it’s a great Romankiw’s office. I was calling the opportunity, perhaps it’s one you’ll con- Karnaoukhs’ attorney, Vladislav Sirota, sider for yourself, I suggest to those who who was out of the office most of the continue to argue. day. * * * Mr. Braun was hoping, as we all were, that the boys would not be responsible The greatest tragedy is for us as for their parents’ legal woes. He reported Americans, because this deportation was that Sviatoslav, known as Sviat, was sure based on bureaucratic malfeasance, poor- that he and his 20-year-old brother would ly prepared legal submissions and a mer- be allowed to remain in the U.S., and, ciless INS. The Karnaoukh family can even as he was being processed for do well anywhere, because they are bright deportation, when his state and U.S. ID and hard-working people, who have never cards were taken from him, he fought asked for assistance. It is our loss – for futilely to keep at least his Stevens they had much to contribute here, just as Institute ID card. For this effort, he was they had over the 15 years of their stay. handcuffed. He kept assuring his grand- It is also a lesson and eye-opener for mother in phone calls that they would our community, which is so shocked by probably let him off the bus on the way the methods used to take this family to to the airport. the deportation center in Elizabeth on our Later, as we would learn from Sviat’s Christmas Eve (January 6), when 10 e-mail from Kyiv, on the way to the air- security guards burst into their home that port, their weeping mother asked the morning. Family members were driver of the van to please turn down the searched, handcuffed and led away – like loud music. In response, he laughed, and criminals. Their crime: wishing to be turned up the volume. Americans, to contribute to this country, Though they were promised that they just as we and our forefathers have. They would have an opportunity to see their were immigrants from Ukraine whose grandmother, perhaps for the last time, as immigration paperwork had gone awry. she is in poor health, it was a mute prom- It is time our community recognized ise. The Karnaoukhs were kept in the that we need to know who is taken away van, with the motor running, locked in this way.We need to stand firm in protect- with all the windows shut, before they ing them and their rights as human beings. boarded the plane. Nauseated, they I have heard from more detainees in asked for fresh air – to no avail, Sviat these facilities. They are told that they reported. will be candidates for organ donation. Frantic about their safety, the grand- They are intimidated. Polish women mother, Olga Khoma, finally had a chance deportees from other facilities claim that to say at least a short good-bye to her they were raped just before being taken daughter, when Maria was able to call her onto planes. Who would stand up for mother from the plane on someone’s bor- them? Who would believe them once rowed cellphone. And it was not until they returned to the land of their birth? they arrived in Kyiv, and after being ques- The Polish Consulate General visits tioned individually for an hour regarding each Polish citizen so detained. No one Vassili’s political asylum application in in the Elizabeth facility was visited by Volume I and II the U.S., that they were able to call their anyone from Ukraine’s Consulate. You can obtain both volumes for only $130.00 grandmother and talk, Sviat reported. We Ukrainian Americans need to visit Including Postage the detainees. We need to establish ways The family arrived in a city that is ORDER NOW to help them legally. To this end, Branch very different from the one they left 15 Fill out the order blank below and mail it with your check or money order years ago. It is very, very cold. 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Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Society, with the likes of Brian Donohuem and Mr. No. Street who found housing at the Kyiv Mohyla Braun of the Star-Ledger and State Sen. Ray Academy when the Karnaoukhs move Lesniak, who helped us establish contacts. City State Zip Code out of their temporary quarters with a pri- And there are those within our own commu- 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8

$4 billion. Ukraine’s internal affairs minister... These cases are now in the hands of the prosecutor’s office, but only 200 of these cases have been brought to (Continued from page 1) trial, he said, noting that “the public is dissatisfied with lar reaction from Attorney General Gonzales. the slowness of this process.” One person in whose extradition Ukraine is particu- But that is the way democracy works, he explained, larly interested, according to Mr. Lutsenko, is the for- pointing out that it has taken quite a while for the Enron mer head of the Sumy Oblast, Volodymyr Shcherban, cases to be brought to court in the United States. who is now living in Florida. Mr. Lutsenko reported also that his department docu- Another major problem area for Ukraine is illegal mented some 5,500 voting irregularities in the last pres- immigration, he said. Ukraine has become the home for idential election and has cleaned up the voter rolls, tens of thousands of foreign refugees who enter its terri- which included purging 1.3 million “voters” from the tory through the porous eastern borders of the former lists in the Donbas region alone. Soviet Union. Their intention is to ultimately cross over Another important aspect of his discussion in into the European community, he explained, but they Washington was explaining the political situation in are stopped by that community’s strict border regime, Ukraine as it prepares for the all-important elections to leaving the immigrant problem and the related rise in the Verkhovna Rada next month, he said. criminal activity in Ukraine. “We very clearly felt the support of the American “This is a real problem, and I would like for the inter- people and that of other Western democracies during the national community – not only Europe, but the United revolutionary events on the maidan [Kyiv’s States as well – to help us in resolving this global prob- Independence Square],” he said. “And today we feel lem,” Mr. Lutsenko said. that there is some apprehension about the possible He said he also informed his Washington interlocutors results of the coming parliamentary elections.” about the progress made by his Internal Affairs Ministry He said he expects that after the elections Ukraine and the Yushchenko administration in fighting government will have a strong opposition, which will be based on no Yaro Bihun corruption and other criminal activity over the past year. less than 30 percent of the vote going to the coalition of Minister of Internal Affairs Yurii Lutsenko speaks He said that the cleansing by his ministry resulted in Viktor Yanukovych, who lost to Mr. Yushchenko in the about his talks in Washington during a briefing at some 2,500 employees being terminated and 600 more presidential election. the Embassy of Ukraine. being brought up on corruption and other criminal “This is good for any democracy,” he said, and charges. They also launched 3,700 bribery corruption should not be feared. In his unsuccessful presidential continue the work we began on the maidan.” investigations in other government departments, focusing bid a year ago, he added, Mr. Yanukovych’s base of It resulted in weaning Ukraine off the cheap gas “we on higher-level officials and not just the lower echelons, support was around 45 percent. received in exchange for our independence,” he added. as was the practice in the past. They have also filed The deciding factor in the formation of the post-elec- “And this is good.” charges against an additional 1,200 officials – 100 of them tion government, Mr. Lutsenko said, will be the 100 or so Minister Lutsenko said that regardless of the pros and from the new administration – for the theft of more than deputies allied with Yulia Tymoshenko, President cons of the gas deal that is reached, “Strategically, Yushchenko’s Orange Revolution partner who was Ukraine retained its independence; it demonstrated the removed last year from her position as prime minister. Mr. independence of its economic and national interests.” Lutsenko said he expects her to join with her former On Capitol Hill, Mr. Lutsenko had discussions with Rep. Addendum maidan allies (Mr. Yushchenko and Socialist party leader Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), co-chairman of the Congressional In the story “ Winter mountaineering camp heads to Oleksander Moroz) and that together their more than 250- Ukrainian Caucus, and Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.), Rockies in Alberta” (January 29) by Deanna Yurchuk, it deputy bloc will form the next government of Ukraine. chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. should have been noted that the camp, known as ZMT To this end they were helped by Moscow’s New Year While visiting the Center for Strategic and (for “Zymovyi Mandrivnyi Tabir”) is organized by the “gas attack” against Ukraine. “It was a very good lesson International Studies, he met with, among others, three Lisovi Chorty fraternity of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting for us all,” Mr. Lutsenko said. “Our voters are demand- former U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine: William Miller, Organization. ing that we unite, put the country’s interests first and Steven Pifer and Carlos Pascual. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 11

2006 WINTER OLYMPICS – TORINO, ITALY

Ukraine’s Olympic Team Ablaev, Enver freestyle skiing, men’s aerials Kozachenko, Tatiana freestyle skiing, women’s aerials Abramenko, Oleksandr freestyle skiing, men’s aerials Kozlov, Mykola Nordic combined Batyuk, Alexander cross-country skiing Kravchuk, Stanislav freestyle skiing, men’s aerials Beloglazova, Julia/Bekh, Andrei pairs figure skating Lemesh, Nina biathlon Bilanenko, Olexander biathlon Leybyuk, Roman cross-country skiing Bilosyuk, Ivan cross-country skiing Ludan, Liliya luge Boschuk, Volodymyr ski jumping Lysenko, Ruslan biathlon Derkach, Vyacheslav biathlon Malets Lisogor, Marina cross-country skiing Deryzemlya, Andriy biathlon Martsyv, Vitaly cross-country skiing Didenko, Nadiya freestyle skiing, women’s aerials Olschanski, Vladimir cross-country skiing Diyachuk, Sergei Nordic combined Petrova, Olena biathlon Efremenko, Galina ladies’ figure skating Putsko, Olexandr cross-country skiing Efremova, Lilia biathlon Semerenko, Valj biathlon Golovina, Julia/Voiko, Oleg ice dancing Shevchenko, Valentina cross-country skiing Grushina, Elena/Goncharov, Ruslan ice dancing Siparenko, Yulia slalom Grygorenko, Kateryna cross-country skiing Skriabin, Nikolay Alpine skiing Grygoriev, Volodymyr short-track speed skating Trachuk, Volodymyr Nordic combined Gumenyak, Mikhail cross-country skiing Volkova, Olga freestyle skiing, women’s aerials Hayduk, Yuriy/Kis, Andriy doubles’ luge Volosozhar, Tatiana/Morozov, Stanislav pairs figure skating Ishutko, Igor freestyle skiing, men’s aerials Yakushenko, Natalia luge Ivanyshyn, Oleksandr bobsled Yazvinskyy, Roman/Zherebetskyy, Oleg doubles’ luge Jakimchuk, Vita cross-country skiing Zavalij, Tatjana cross-country skiing Khvostenko, Oksana biathlon Korobeynikov, Alexei biathlon Names are listed in alphabetical order and in accordance with spellings given on Kovalevski, Anton men’s figure skating the official Torino 2006 website.

Results for Team Ukraine SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Biathlon – Men’s 20 km Individual 18. Ruslan Lysenko 39. Andriy Deryzemlya 49. Olexander Bilanenko 54. Alexei Korobeynikov

Nordic Combined – Individual Gundersen 15 km 45. Sergei Diyachuk 48. Volodymyr Trachuk

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Getty Images Alpine Skiing – Men’s Downhill Andriy Kis and Yuriy Hayduk compete in the men’s doubles of luge. 47. Nikolay Skriabin

Cross-Country Skiing – Ladies’ competing in her third Winder Olympics, 15 km Pursuit Reuters carried the Ukrainian flag. 14. Valentina Shevchenko Ukraine earns... Luger Liliya Ludan. (Continued from page 1) Ukraine’s biggest European celebrity, 26. Vita Jakimchuk Yazvinskyy suffered a serious crash that soccer star Andrii Shevchenko of AC 40. Kateryna Grygorenko Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s Team eliminated them from the competition. Milan, had the honor of carrying the 45. Tatjana Zavalij Sprint Fellow Ukrainian lugers Andriy Kis and Olympic torch through a tight corridor of DNQ for final Ivan Bilosyuk and Vitaly sports fans who shouted, “She-va!” Just Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 30 km Martsyv Yuriy Hayduk placed 12th in the men’s Pursuit doubles. before the Milan’s main square, Duomo, he passed the torch to Italian gymnast 47. Mikhail Gumenyak Luge – Women’s Singles The pairs figure skating competition 50. Roman Leybyuk on Monday, February 13, saw Tatiana and Athens gold medalist Igor Cassini. 6. Liliya Ludan Vice Prime Minister Kyrylenko and 53. Olexandr Putsko DNS Natalia Yakushenko Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov place 58. Alexander Batyuk 12th. The duo of Julia Beloglazova and Minister of Family, Youth and Sports Yurii Pavlenko represented the Ukrainian WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Andrei Bekh came in 19th. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Other events in which Ukraine’s ath- government at the opening ceremonies, Luge – Men’s Doubles letes placed in the top 20 were: biathlon as well as the raising of the Ukrainian Biathlon – Women’s 15 km Individual 14. Andriy Kis/Yuriy Hayduk – men’s 20-kilometer individual, where flag. Serhii Bubka, chair of the National 21. Oksana Khvostenko DNS Oleg Zherebetskyy/Roman Ruslan Lysenko placed 18th; and cross- Olympic Committee of Ukraine, also 30. Olena Petrova Yazvinskyy country skiing – ladies’ 15-kilometer pur- attended. 37. Lilia Efremova suit, where Valentina Shevchenko was in Ukraine’s government delegation to 47. Valj Semerenko 14th place. (A complete list of Team Torino was sharply reduced to about a THURSDAY, FEBRUARY16 Ukraine’s results appears on the right.) dozen officials this year after the Summer Figure Skating – Pairs Ukraine’s presence in Torino began Olympics in Athens resulted in scandal. 12. Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov Biathlon - Women’s 7.5 km Sprint with the raising of the Ukrainian national More than 200 representatives attended 19. Julia Beloglazova/Andrei Bekh 3. Lilia Efremova flag on February 9. The Ukrainian team, those Olympics, far outnumbering those 44. Olena Petrova consisting of 53 athletes, is participating on the Ukrainian Olympic team. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 49. Oksana Khvostenko 50. Nina Lemesh in 10 sports in the 20th Winter Olympics. Mr. Kyrylenko noted that “Italy has a Vice Prime Minister Viacheslav huge amount of experience organizing Skiing – Men’s Combined Downhill Cross-Country Skiing - Women’s Kyrylenko told Ukrainian news media such competitions, winter sports in par- DNF Nikolay Skriabin 10 km Classical that Ukraine hopes for medals at least in ticular.” He added, “Ukraine lacks this 21. Valentina Shevchenko four or five sports. He noted that he had kind of experience. So we’re also here Biathlon – Men’s 10 km Sprint Biathlon 27. Tatjana Zavalij flown to Torino in order to visit the ath- to learn from the gains made in Europe 29. Andriy Deryzemlya 44. Kateryna Grygorenko letes at the Olympic villages where they and the world. I think that our managers, 36. Olexander Bilanenko are staying. “I rubbed shoulders with our representatives of the Ministry of Youth 46. Ruslan Lysenko and Sports, directors of the National 74. Vyacheslav Derkach athletes. They are all in a good mood and DNQ = did not qualify are all seeking success,” Mr. Kyrylenko Olympic Committee and sports federa- Cross-Country Skiing – Ladies’ Team DNS = did not start tions deeply hope in their hearts that this commented. Sprint DNF = did not finish During the Torino Games’ opening experience and these observations will be DNQ for final Marina Malets Lisogor ceremonies on Friday, February 10, Ms. applied to organization of competition in and Tatjana Zavalij Source: Torino 2006 website Yakushenko, 33, a native of Kyiv who is Ukraine on a large scale.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8

Wisconsin journalist Olga Halaburda earns professional awards in 2005 GREEN BAY, Wis. – Olga Halaburda, in the case. In the series, which raised justice.” That appeal is currently being Ukraine, Ms. Halaburda delivered numer- reporter for CBS 5 WFRV-TV, earned questions about Mr. Maloney’s convic- considered. ous speeches in the Green Bay area to several professional awards in 2005 for tion, Ms. Halaburda showed viewers evi- For her civic involvement, Ms. educate students and adults about Ukraine. her work as a journalist as well as recog- dence and documents never publicly seen Halaburda received the 2005 Outstanding “It was very surprising to me to see nition for civic achievement. before and revealed new allegations of Young Wisconsinite Award from the how much genuine interest there was misconduct against the prosecutor in the Wisconsin Junior Chamber. from the Green Bay community in case. The prosecutor had previously been The Outstanding Young Wisconsinites Ukraine’s history and current events,” convicted of accepting bribes to fix court are awarded to people age 21-39 who Ms. Halaburda said. She spoke to several cases and is currently serving a federal have excelled in academics, leadership groups, ranging in size from 50 people to prison sentence. and/or community service. 300 people. Ms. Halaburda’s series, “Maloney One of the reasons Ms. Halaburda was “I spoke to a wide range of audiences, Murder Case Re-examined,” won a First nominated by the Green Bay Chapter of from students at the University of Place Award for Hard News Reporting the Wisconsin Jaycees for the award was Wisconsin to senior citizens who took from the Wisconsin Broadcasters because of her mission to foster the part in a program called ‘Learning in Association (WBA). Ms. Halaburda also Ukrainian language and culture through Retirement.’ Employees of Green Bay’s won a Merit Award for Hard News from her company, Ukrainian Power Videos largest hospital, which occasionally sees the WBA for another series of reports, Inc. The mission of “Ukrainian Power” is Ukrainian immigrants as patients, also “Mark Price Conviction Re-examined.” to allow children to enjoy the Ukrainian invited me to speak about the Ukrainian Ms. Halaburda went on to win the language and culture through the use of culture and Ukraine, as did a community prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for fun, educational toys and colorful, musi- globalist organization, which is interested Investigative Reporting for “Maloney cal puppet programs on video and DVD. in learning about global issues,” Ms. Murder Case Re-examined.” Ms. Ms. Halaburda used her television back- Halaburda said. “I couldn’t believe how Halaburda’s series was also nominated ground and connections to assemble a many great questions people asked at for an Emmy Award by the skilled staff of 47 people, in 2000 and these events and how much enthusiasm Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the 2002, to work on the “Ukrainian Power” they had for learning about Ukraine.” National Academy of Television Arts and productions. Among those hired: a The Wisconsin Jaycees also recog- Sciences. The category for the award was Sesame Street puppeteer, professionals nized Ms. Halaburda for her local civic Outstanding Achievement within a from the television industry and several achievement. Olga Halaburda of WFRV-TV. Regularly Scheduled News Program – leaders from various Ukrainian commu- Ms. Halaburda is an advocate for find- Investigative Series. It was Ms. nities around the United States. Ms. ing missing children and adults. In Ms. Halaburda, daughter of John and Halaburda’s second Emmy nomination. Halaburda also launched free, education- February 2006 she will speak at a national Eva Halaburda, grew up in Warren, Ms. Halaburda’s reporting on the al interactive Ukrainian games on her Missing Children and Adults conference Mich. She attended Immaculate Maloney case also caught the attention of website www.ukrainianpower.com. in Appleton, Wis., which is aimed at shar- Conception Ukrainian Catholic Grade the CBS network news magazine pro- The Wisconsin Jaycees also honored ing information with law enforcement School and High School in Hamtramck, gram “48 Hours Mystery.” Ms. Ms. Halaburda, a first-generation agents and community leaders about the Mich. Ms. Halaburda earned a B.A. in Halaburda was hired by “48 Hours” to Ukrainian American, for her involvement best practices in finding the missing. journalism from Wayne State University serve as associate producer as the pro- in Ukraine’s repeat presidential election Since 2000 Ms. Halaburda has also in Detroit. Since 1990 she has worked as gram retold the story of the Maloney in late 2004. Ms. Halaburda traveled to been active in inspiring entrepreneurs in a television news reporter in Mason City, murder and examined the possibility of Ukraine to serve as a registered election her community. She has served as an Iowa; Longview, Texas; and Green Bay, misconduct in that case. observer in the controversial political advisory board member and volunteer Wis., as the creator of the “Ukrainian The “48 Hours” report, “A Question of race. Ms. Halaburda reported on the marketing teacher for Urban Hope Power” educational children’s video Murder,” caught the attention of the Orange Revolution, as well as on her Entrepreneur Center in Green Bay. Urban series. Wisconsin Supreme Court, which had experience as an election observer, in an Hope is a non-profit organization that Ms. Halaburda spent two months heard Mr. Maloney’s case in 2005. Based eight-part series that aired on local gives individuals an opportunity to real- investigating an old murder case, in on information in that “48 Hours” report, Viacom-Owned CBS or UPN stations in ize the American dream of owning and which a Green Bay police officer (John which was filed with the high court by Green Bay, Sacramento, San Francisco, operating their own business. Maloney) was convicted of killing his the State Attorney General’s Office, the Dallas and New York. “I enjoy sharing the story of how I estranged wife. Ms. Halaburda dug into Wisconsin Supreme Court, in an unprece- The response to Ms. Halaburda’s started my small business,” said Ms. the Maloney case file and produced a dented move, offered Mr. Maloney an reports on Ukraine was overwhelming in Halaburda. “I’m happy to fill a small seven-part series with new information appeal for a new trial “in the interest of northeast Wisconsin. After returning from niche in the Ukrainian market.” Kobzar Literary Award 2006 finalists are announced TORONTO – The board of directors the shortlisted authors in their treatment thing in the world, and brings out every Research Council. Her novel “Kalyna’s of the Shevchenko Foundation has of Ukrainian Canadian themes,” said protective instinct in her young cousin. Song” (2003) was shortlisted for the announced the short list for the Kobzar Andriy Hladyshevsky, president of the Colleen vigorously practices her youth- Amazon.ca/Books in Canada Best First Literary Award. Shevchenko Foundation. ful idealism as well as her talent; this Book Award. She is the author of Presented biennially, the $25,000 The finalists will be honored and the mindset means life’s lessons will be par- “Leaving Shadows: Literature in English Kobzar Literary Award recognizes a inaugural Kobzar Literary Award 2006 ticularly hard on her. Her beloved music by Canada’s Ukrainians” (2005). Canadian writer who best presents a winner will be announced at a dinner and teacher, who shared and supported her In Laura Langston’s “Lesia’s Dream” Ukrainian Canadian theme with literary awards ceremony on Thursday, March 2, pride in her Ukrainian heritage, suddenly (HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., merit through poetry, play, screenplay, at Toronto’s Eglinton Grand. dies. Colleen fails miserably in her first ISBN: 0006392830), Baba (grandmother) musical, fiction, non-fiction or young attempt at university in Edmonton, mainly had made Lesia a promise: “Just remem- The finalists people’s literature. because she resents and resists any reality ber the flower is not always open. But if The four finalists are (in alphabetical Lisa Grekul’s “Kalyna’s Song” that is other than what she expects. She is your effort is true, your rewards will be order by author): (Coteau Books, ISBN: 1-55050-225-5) is so determined to get away from all the sweet.” Lesia treasures those words as • Lisa Grekul for “Kalyna’s Song,” a startling debut novel about coming of “disappointments” of home that she regis- she and her family leave Baba and flee published by Coteau Books; age in Alberta and Africa, a portrait of the ters to attend the United World College for Canada. Disturbed by rumors of war, • Laura Langston for “Lesia’s Dream,” artist as a young Ukrainian woman. campus in Swaziland for one year. taxed and persecuted by their Austrian published by HarperCollins Publishers Growing up in the small northern Obviously, Swaziland is an utterly for- rulers, and worn down by years of hunger Ltd.; Alberta community of St. Paul, Colleen eign experience. Her sense of identity and poverty in their homeland, the Magus • Danny Schur for “Strike! – The Lutzak has both positives and negatives and self-worth is challenged by her for- family clings to the hope that their 160 Musical,” script by Danny Schur and to deal with. She has an abundance of eign surroundings, her homesickness, the acres of uncleared prairie land will give Rick Chafe, lyrics and music by Danny musical talent, excellent grades in school suicide of her closest friend and the sud- them wealth, security and respect. Schur; and and a close extended family. On the other den death of Kalyna. This final tragedy But even though there is no fighting in • Larry Warwaruk for “Andrei and the hand, she has a melodramatic mother, an forces Colleen to face adult decisions Canada, the first world war hunts the Snow Walker,” published by Coteau older sister who doesn’t always appreci- about the purpose to which she should family down in their adopted country. Books. ate Colleen’s talent, a nemesis named devote her life and her talent. Declared enemies of Canada, Lesia’s The finalists were selected by an Carla Senko who manages to screw up Ms. Grekul lives in Kelowna and father, brother and other immigrants are shipped off to an internment camp, leav- esteemed judging panel comprising: every triumph Colleen closes in on, and a teaches Canadian literature in the ing Lesia, her pregnant mother and her Myrna Kostash, journalist and non-fic- cousin named Kalyna. Department of Critical Studies at the little sister to survive the winter alone in tion author, actor Mieko Ouchi, writer Kalyna is Colleen’s alter ego – they University of British Columbia – their sod hut on the prairie. And now the and director for theater, film and TV; Bill have the same name in different lan- Okanagan. She grew up in St. Paul, government official has told them that if Richardson, writer and CBC broadcaster; guages – and Kalyna is a mystery. She Alberta, with a Ukrainian heritage, they do not clear the obligatory 10 acres used to be normal, but something hap- worked as a musician and attended and Antanas Sileika, journalist, fiction a year, they will lose their land, too. author and artistic director of the Humber pened to her that no one will talk about. school in Swaziland. She received a cre- Wrapped around a little-known College Writer’s Program. A grown woman who once had a family, ative writing award from the University episode in Canadian history, “Lesia’s “We are very pleased with the exem- Kalyna talks and acts like a child. She of Alberta and a doctoral fellowship from plary and innovative approaches taken by loves Colleen’s music more than any- the Social Sciences and Humanities (Continued on page 13) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 13 $100 million film and TV industry complex planned for Kyiv suburbs

by Yana Sedova said Viacheslav Konstantynovsky. “One Kyiv Press Bureau can get the best service and stay as long as is needed for film production.” KYIV – An all-encompassing film and The CityKyiv project may resuscitate television industry complex that includes a moribund Ukrainian film industry, movie making, digitized video produc- whose current climate is rather unfavor- tion and Ukrainian-language dubbing is able considering that the government in the planning stages in a Kyiv suburb offers no tax incentives for investors. with the hope of breathing new life into Conditions are so limiting that Ukrainian filmmaking. Ukrainian filmmakers have no equipment Business moguls Viacheslav and or location to digitize or dub their televi- Oleksander Konstantynovsky will sion series and movies. They usually finance the $100 million project, current- travel to Russia or Poland. ly referred to as CityKyiv. The brothers “Things haven’t changed since the earned their fortune through Kyiv- time I left Ukraine 20 years ago,” Mr. Donbas, a Kyiv-based company that runs Khorunzhyi said. “There is still no possi- two construction firms and the Carte bility to record an orchestra or chorus in Blanche restaurant franchise. Kyiv. Ukraine has been left far behind “This is a unique project not only for compared to other countries.” Ukraine, but for the whole territory of the To pursue their entertainment careers, former Soviet Union,” said Volodymyr many Ukrainian natives now work in Khorunzhyi, a Hollywood producer. Hollywood and Moscow. “This complex will be the largest in “Well-known Kyiv cartoonists have Yana Sedova Eastern Europe and will make it possible helped to create popular blockbusters Brothers Oleksander (left) and Viacheslav Konstantynovsky have invested $100 million to renew the bygone glory of Ukrainian such as ‘Monsters, Inc.’ and ‘Shrek,’ ” into building a film and television industry complex in suburban Kyiv. cinema.” said Mr. Khorunzhyi, assuring that there Among participants in the project is will be a separate building at the complex The complex will create between 800 Ukrainian drama called “Orangelove,” a the Hollywood-based Culver Studios, where cartoons will be produced. and 1,000 support staff jobs, according to story about a red-haired Ukrainian con- which produced such films as “Gone The complex will be built in stages, Mr. Khorunzhyi. servatory student and her love interest, a with the Wind” and “Armageddon.” enabling filmmakers to work in laborato- “Without Ukrainian technical special- Russian photographer. The movie will be Culver Studios will manage the selec- ries and dubbing studios, even while later ists, this studio is good for nothing,” said presented at Cannes Film Festival this tion and training of complex personnel phases are under construction. Oleksander Konstantynovsky. “We could year. and serve in attracting big-budget “This is a dream of every filmmaker,” invite foreign specialists for key posi- The film complex project’s leaders American and European film projects to Mr. Khorunzhyi said. “One could devote tions, but instead Ukrainian personnel said they can foresee a time when that Ukraine. himself to creative work and not have to will master all the equipment under their foreign film companies will soon come Gary Bastien & Associates Co., which think about sending people to Poland or supervision since we all are interested in to Ukraine not only to shoot on location built such film studios as Sony Pictures some other place.” having then work at the studio.” for beautiful Ukrainian landscapes, but to and CBS-Los Angeles, will manage Ukrainian filmmakers will have access Building the film complex is not the produce films. They hope to open their design and construction of the 124-acre to complex facilities at reduced rates company’s only investment, the brothers complex in two years. complex, consisting of 12 separate stu- compared to those for American, said. Part of the $100 million investment “Maybe the next Bond [James Bond dios and a family amusement park. European or Russian cinematographers, will be spent producing Ukrainian movies. movie] will be shot in Ukraine, or the “The film complex is like a hotel,” he said. The company recently produced a next King Kong,” Mr. Khorunzhyi said.

much a part. And within this setting is the which may have magical power. of Time” and the non-fiction book “Red Kobzar... story of Mike Sokolowski, the Ukrainian Andrei has never worked so hard, Finns of the Coteau,” published in 1984, (Continued from page 12) immigrant everyman, who finds himself helping to build a home, breaking land as well as a number of short stories pub- Dream” is a powerful story, gripping in at the epicenter of Canada’s most famous and learning to hunt with two Metis lished in GRAIN, NeWest Review and its unvarnished portrait of a people labor uprising. So much of the shame, friends, Gabriel and Chi Pete. They tell elsewhere. He is the general editor of whose spirit and strength of character and yet so much of the nobility, of the him about Snow Walker, a man of unusu- “Sundog Highway: Writing from could not be crushed. An accomplished Ukrainian experience in Canada can be al powers and wisdom – a man some say Saskatchewan,” Coteau’s definitive traced to this fateful six weeks in children’s writer, Ms. Langston blends a can change into a bear. Sometimes, in the anthology of Saskatchewan literature. Winnipeg in 1919. This is the story of fast-paced adventure, a moving immi- woods, Andrei thinks he sees a figure Several of his works have won “Strike! - The Musical.” grant tale and a sensitive coming-of-age moving through the trees. Saskatchewan Writers Guild literary Dubbed Canada’s “Andrew Lloyd story that will resonate with its adoles- Near Christmas, Andrei is caught in a awards. Webber” by the CBC, Winnipeg’s Mr. cent audience. swirling blizzard while trying to use the He is also active in community theater Schur was raised in Ethelbert, Manitoba, Ms. Langston is the author of several strange bowl’s magic to help his family. – he founded the Snakebite Players in and demonstrated musical talent at an books for children and adults. “No Such When he falls through river ice, he sees Beechy, Saskatchewan, and won several early age. A gifted pianist, he studied not only that the magic bowl cannot save best director awards in Saskatchewan Thing As Far Away” was a Children’s composition at the University of Manitoba Choice pick by the Canadian Children’s him, but also that he must let it go to Community Theater festivals. before pursuing a career as an eight-time have a chance of surviving. Suddenly, Born in Regina, Mr. Warwaruk grew Book Center; “The Fox’s Kettle” was Juno-nominated composer/producer. nominated for a Governor General’s someone strong pulls him from the river. up in southern Saskatchewan, took his In 2000, Mr. Schur tread down his cur- In a cabin in the woods, Andrei at last academic degrees in Regina and at the Award for Illustration; and “Pay Dirt!” rent career path of composer/producer of her non-fiction book for junior/young meets Snow Walker and learns that this University of Oregon, and was a teacher original musicals with his first musical, land has its own wisdom and power. and principal in central Saskatchewan for adult readers, was nominated for the Red “The Bridge,” commissioned to celebrate Cedar and Silver Birch awards. A former Mr. Warwaruk is the author of the nov- many years. He lives with his family in 100 years of Ukrainian settlement in els “The Ukrainian Wedding” and “Rope Outlook, Saskatchewan. writer and broadcaster for the CBC, she Canada. Mr. Schur’s third musical, is a regular contributor to Canadian “Strike!” premiered in Winnipeg in May Gardening magazine. Ms. Langston lives 2005 to universally positive reviews. in Victoria, British Columbia. “Strike!” will open the 2006 season at Danny Schur’s “Strike! – The Saskatoon’s Persephone Theater in Skoryk’s opera “Moses” Musical” deals with the period of May- September. June 1919, when the eyes of North Rick Chafe is a Winnipeg playwright America were fixed on the “Chicago of premieres in Kyiv and dramaturge with more than a dozen KYIV – Myroslav Skoryk’s opera by Lev Venedyktov. The choreographer the North” – Winnipeg, Manitoba. Even productions to his credit, including “The “Moses” premiered in the Ukrainian is Aniko Rekhviashvili. The opera’s The New York Times watched in disbe- Secret Mask,” produced at the Carol capital at the National Opera of libretto was written by Bohdan lief as the third-largest city in Canada Shields Festival of New Works and “The Ukraine on January 27. “Moses” on the Stelmakh. came to a total halt due to a general Odyssey,” produced by Shakespeare in Kyiv stage is the second incarnation of Maestro Skoryk was to conduct one strike. A general strike had been quickly the Ruins. He collaborated with Mr. the opera, based on Ivan Franko’s act of the Kyiv production. quashed in Seattle earlier that spring, but Schur on the final production-ready ver- poem of the same title. Five years ear- Bass Mykola Shopsha, one of four in Winnipeg the strike lasted six weeks sion of the script to “Strike!” lier it was premiered in Lviv by the singers preparing for the role of Moses, and resulted in sympathetic strikes all Larry Warwaruk’s “Andrei and the Krushelnytska Opera House to coin- told The Day’s correspondent Tetiana across Canada. Revolution, it was Snow Walker” (Coteau Books, ISBN: 1- cide with Pope John Paul II’s visit to Polishchuk that “Moses” is “a pro- thought, had been imported from Russia 55050-213-1) recounts the story of 12- Ukraine. foundly spiritual composition, and one and taken root in Winnipeg. year-old Andrei and his family who move The Kyiv production is staged by must perform it with a pure soul. Winnipeg’s great general strike of in search of a better life from Ukraine to the young director Anatolii Skoryk has written very interesting 1919, so hot on the heels of the war, a Canadian homestead near Batoche, Solovianenko and the distinguished music. I will be singing this part for the occurred in a climate of xenophobia, Saskatchewan, in the spring of 1900. musician and conductor Ivan Hamkalo. first time and am thrilled to rub shoul- paranoia and overt discrimination direct- Andrei’s grandfather brings with them an The stage setting is by Maria ders with this original composer, who ed toward the immigrants of Winnipeg’s ancient Scythian bowl given to him by an Levytska, and the choir is conducted is a subtle and intellectual individual.” North End, of which Ukrainians were so old hermit – a strange, glowing bowl 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8

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The Atlas award 8 that “the Ukrainian side is not represent- is annually presented by the Center of FOR LEASE ed legally” in the obscure Swiss-based Social Action Programming together with Ukrainian Book Store RosUkrEnergo company, which was made the City Hall and the Province Council of Largest selection of Ukrainian books, dance the monopolist of gas supplies to Ukraine the city of Agrigento in Sicily. Laureates supplies, Easter egg supplies, music, icons, Established Florist business for lease via a controversial Russian-Ukrainian gas of the prize, which was established in greeting cards, giftwear, and much more. in Clifton, NJ. Includes 900+ square deal in January. Mr. Ivchenko was com- 1977, include Presidents Vaclav Havel of 10215-97st feet of retail space, refrigeration, menting on Russian President Vladimir the Czech Republic, Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Edmonton, AB T5J 2N9 garage, supplies, heat, hot and cold Putin’s statement to Spanish journalists the of Malta and Arpad Goncz of Hungary as Toll free: 1-866-422-4255 water. $1750/mo. (973) 772-5611 previous day, in which he said that a 50 well as outstanding figures of art and cul- www.ukrainianbookstore.com percent share in RosUkrEnergo belongs to ture. (Ukrinform) Ukraine. “RosUkrEnergo with its non- OPPORTUNITY transparent 50 percent Ukrainian share is PM comments on lighthouses FIRST QUALITY nothing compared to 15 years of gas cheat- KYIV – Prime Minister Yurii UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE ing [by Ukraine],” ITAR-TASS quoted Mr. Yekhanurov said in Symferopol on February Putin as saying. “This is the share of 4 that the use of lighthouses by the Russian EARN EXTRA INCOME! Ukraine, so you should ask them the ques- MONUMENTS Black Sea Fleet in Crimea is an economic SERVING NY/NJ/CT REGION CEMETERIES tion.” Ukrainian President Viktor The Ukrainian Weekly is looking issue rather than a political one, Interfax- Yushchenko said earlier this month that for advertising sales agents. Ukraine and ITAR-TASS reported. “If the OBLAST there are no Ukrainian government bodies For additional information contact lighthouses are Ukrainian and the Russians MEMORIALS among the owners of RosUkrEnergo. Maria Oscislawski, Advertising are using them, they must pay for them,” P.O. BOX 746 According to media reports, a 50 percent Chester, NY 10918 Manager, The Ukrainian Weekly, Mr. Yekhanurov told journalists. According stake in RosUkrEnergo is owned by to him, there have been illegal “cottages” 845-469-4247 (973) 292-9800, ext 3040. Gazprom, while the other half belongs to BILINGUAL HOME APPOINTMENTS undisclosed owners represented by the (Continued on page 15) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 15

Fleet-related problems. The session is sup- education. Those who have college educa- required 226 votes to pass. Under NEWSBRIEFS posed to address unsettled issues of the tion, which corresponds to requirements for Ukrainian law, the Parliament must (Continued from page 14) Russian fleet’s presence on Ukraine’s soil. the ranks of specialist or master, will serve review each year whether to allow for- erected around some lighthouses used by the According to a 1997 agreement, the Russian for up to nine months. (Ukrinform) eign troops on Ukrainian soil. “It is Russian Navy in Crimea. Mr. Yekhanurov Black Sea Fleet is to be based in Ukraine for advantageous for Ukraine because the said the use of land in Crimea by the 20 years. (Ukrinform) Rada rejects foreign troop exercises matter concerns creating combat-like conditions [for our troops],” Defense Russian Black Sea Fleet is also an issue of Orthodox Choice: Communist Party KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on primarily legal and economic importance. Minister Anatolii Hrytsenko commented February 9 rejected President Viktor He claimed that some 160 hectares of land KYIV – Orthodox Choice, an organiza- on military exercises in Ukraine with the Yushchenko’s motion to allow foreign are used by the Russian fleet illegally. “The tion formed by the Society of Orthodox participation of foreign troops. “It is eco- troops to practice on military training position of the Ukrainian side is as follows: Brotherhoods, will support the Communist nomically advantageous for us because You must pay for what you have not paid,” Party in the Ukrainian parliamentary elec- grounds in Ukraine in 2006, Interfax- the lion’s share of expenses on holding Mr. Yekhanurov said. “If you don’t want to tions in March 2006, the society’s head, Ukraine reported. Only 215 deputies such exercises is covered by other pay, then free it. I don’t want the budget to Valentin Lukiyanyk, said on January 27. voted in support of the measure, which states.” (RFE/RL Newsline) suffer losses.” (RFE/RL Newsline) “To date we are becoming actively involved in campaigning for the Ukrainian Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒfl ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ ¥ ÔðËflÚÂÎflÏË, Crimea: properties used illegally Communist Party,” Mr. Lukiyanyk said. ˘Ó 7 βÚÓ„Ó 2006 ðÓÍÛ, ÔðÓÊË‚¯Ë 60 ðÓÍ¥‚, The party’s principles are close to ‚¥‰¥È¯Ó‚ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ Û ÑÂÌ‚Âð¥, äÓÎ., ̇¯ ‰ÓðÓ„ËÈ SYMFEROPOL – The Property Fund Orthodoxy in spirit, he said. He called the åìÜ, ÅÄíúäé Ú‡ ëàç of the Crimean Autonomous Republic has Our Ukraine party, the Yulia Tymoshenko charged that the Russian Back Sea Fleet Bloc, the Socialists and the Popular Rukh Ò‚. Ô. illegally occupies 96 facilities in Crimea, party “anti-Orthodox forces” because their Interfax-Ukraine reported. According to programs contradict the principles of the ‰-ð êéåÄç áÖçéç èàêßÉ the fund, these properties are not men- Orthodox Church. The chairman of the 1946 – 2006 tioned in a Russian-Ukrainian agreement Orthodox Choice coordinating committee, on the division of belongings of the former Yuri Yegorov, told the conference that the ̇ð. Û ã‡Ì‰ÂÍ, Ä‚ÒÚð¥fl. Soviet navy. The fund also charged that the Communist Party consistently defends èéïéêéççß ÇßÑèêÄÇà ‚¥‰·Û‰ÛÚ¸Òfl 18 βÚÓ„Ó 2006 ð., Ó „Ó‰. 11-¥È ð‡ÌÍÛ ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ fleet command has sublet 25 properties it Orthodox values and is “closer to the peo- Ò‚. åËı‡ªÎ‡ Û Jenkintown, PA, a oÔ¥ÒÎfl ÚÎ¥ÌÌ¥ ÓÒÚ‡ÌÍË ÒÔÓ˜ËÌÛÚ¸ ̇ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓÏÛ leases in Crimea without seeking the ple.” The Communist Party “proposed that ͇ÚÓÎˈ¸ÍÓÏÛ ˆ‚ËÌÚ‡ð¥ Ò‚. å‡ð¥ª Û î‡ÍÒ óÂÈÒ¥, è‡. approval of the Ukrainian side, as stipulat- we join their election ticket,” he said. Mr. ÉÓðÂÏ ÓÔ˜‡ÎÂÌ¥: ed by the agreement. (RFE/RL Newsline) Yegorov said Orthodox Choice’s coopera- ‰ðÛÊË̇ – ãûÅÄ tion with the Communists was based on the ÒËÌË – ÄçÑêßâ Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ ãßãßüççéû Student Brotherhood pickets BSF two groups’ “similar” social principles: – ÄÑêßüç combating illegal enrichment, seeking a χχ – áÖçéÇßü SEVASTOPOL – Studentske Bratstvo Ú¢‡ – éãúÉÄ ãìäÄëÖÇàó (Student Brotherhood) activists pitched five unification of Slavic peoples, supporting the use of the Russian language in Ukraine and ·ð‡ÚÓ‚‡ – åÄêíÄ ãìäÄëÖÇàó tents near the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Ò‚‡ÚË – ãûÅÄ ¥ ÇÄëàãú äÄãßç Á ÒËÌÓÏ ÄçÑêßâäéå headquarters in Sevastopol on February 13. a negative attitude toward NATO. (Interfax) ÚÂÚ‡ – ÇßêÄ ÉêàñÖçäé According to Bratstvo leader Oleh Yatsenko, New terms of military service ÍÛÁËÌË – ûêßâ ÉêàñÖçäé the protest action was meant to alert Russia – ïêàëíü åÄëçÄ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ to the organization’s demand, on the eve of KYIV –The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine – êéåÄç èÄçóàòàç Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ the bipartite talks on the Russian Black Sea ÔÎÂÏ¥ÌÌËÍ – ëíÖîÄç ãìäÄëÖÇàó Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ has passed a new version of the law on mil- ÔÎÂÏ¥ÌÌˈfl – Äçü ãìäÄëÖÇàó Fleet, that the terms of the previous bipartite itary service, which, in particular, specifies ·ÎËÁ¸Í‡ ¥ ‰‡Î¸¯‡ ðÓ‰Ë̇ ‚ ÄÏÂðˈ¥ ¥ ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌ¥. agreements on the fleet must be observed. the terms of military service for conscripts. Ç¥˜Ì‡ âÓÏÛ Ô‡Ï’flÚ¸! On February 14 Kyiv was expected to host a The term is limited to 12 months for pri- session of the Subcommission for Black Sea vates and sergeants who have no college

The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Institute of America regrets to announce to its members and the 80, of Chestnuthill,Orest Township, Kociuba, passed away Friday, February 10, general public that our former at Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, PA. Treasurer and long-time member, He was the husband of Irene (Eingartner) Kociuba whom he married on April 16, 1949. Born on May 15, 1925, in Chorzow, Poland, formerly Ukraine, he was a son of the late Ludwig and Genovefa (Mackiewicz) Kociuba.

He was employed at New Jersey Iron & Steel Corp. in Passaic, NJ as a steel worker for 35 years until his retirement in 1990. He was previously employed as a mechanic for JOSEPH LESAWYER, BMW Corp. in Germany. He was a member of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic died Tuesday, January 31, 2006, in Florida at the age of 94. The Church in Palmerton, PA. He was of Ukrainian Catholic faith. He was a veteran of World War II and a former POW. He was a member of the Ukrainian Veteran funeral liturgy took place in North Port, Florida, on February 6, and Association in Newark, NJ, and of the Ukrainian National Center in Passaic, NJ. He was followed by internment at Indiantown Gap Military Cemetery in was also the founder of YMCA Chess Club in Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania, where Mr. Lesawyer’s wife, Mary, is buried. In addition to his wife Irene, he is survived by daughters Ulrike, wife of Alvaro Perdomo of Albrightsville and Susanne, wife of Michael Robinson of Bartonsville; a The Board wishes to convey its sincere sympathy to the son, Roman and wife Leslie Kociuba of Rochester, NY; a sister, Leontina Shuwska of Chesnyke, Ukraine; a brother, Omeleran Kociuba of Tumracz, Ukraine; six grandchil- Lesawyer family. dren; and four great-grandchildren.

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In contrast to Walter Gretzky’s outgo- out of New Jersey. Tocchet was one of Ukrainian pro hockey update ing relationship with the media and his the three people charged in connection son’s celebrity, Phyllis Gretzky kept a with the gambling ring by New Jersey bbyy IIhhoorr SStteellmmaacchh low profile. She preferred maintaining State Police. And, to make matters worse, the family home in Brantford and blend- there is much speculation about ing in as a member of her community. Gretzky’s own involvement, especially GGrreettzzkkyy aanndd ttrraaddii ttii oonn The elder Gretzkys last travelled to face it, the guys are only human. I after a police wiretap caught Gretzky Phoenix in October of 2005 to be on wouldn’t want the announcement to talking with Tocchet about the case. hand for their son’s first NHL coaching Prior to the end of last year’s lockout, affect a guy in the final. Why not wait Meanwhile, Gretzky struggled to keep win over Minnesota. Wayne Gretzky always understood what until the final has been played?” focused – and to keep the media focused the next generation of super centers like Associate Coach Rick Tocchet – on hockey. On the skating ability of his son, Ty: assumed the coaching duties in Phoenix, Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Vincent “If I skated as well as (him), I would UKRAINIAN UTTERINGS: Columbus Lecavalier has gone through during their with both Barry Smith and Rick Bowness Blue Jackets President and GM Doug have been something.” on staff ready to assist. The three coaches brief careers. To a degree, he even sympa- GGrreettzzkkyy mmoouurrnnss mmootthheerr’’ss ddeeaatthh MacLean acknowledged on his weekly thized with these young superstars, who, normally handle practices during the reg- radio show that he turned down a deal at the up until the new look NHL of 2005-2006, ular season. Bowness remained the “eye 2003 trade deadline which would have sent were fed up with being hooked, poked and Phoenix Coyotes Coach Wayne Gretzky in the sky” coach (sitting in the press Ray Whitney to the Toronto Maple Leafs held as they attempted to strut their stuff. took several days’ leave of absence just box) during games, with Tocchet and for Alexei Ponikarovsky. Whitney signed Although “The Great One” always before the team’s game against Los Smith behind the bench. the following off-season with Detroit. held out hope things would change for Angeles on December 17, 2005, to be at Coyotes officials were quick to stress Ponikarovsky, 25, emerged in 2003-2004 as the better in the immediate future, tradi- the side of his gravely ill mother in the that Gretzky, who had agonized over the a solid third-liner ... St. Louis rookie Lee tional hockey always had its share of family’s hometown of Brantford. decision to become a coach because of Stempniak was issued jersey No. 65 in his poking and clutching. Phyllis Gretzky, 64, died on December the importance of family, had every inten- first pro season camp. “Those were also my “Bobby Hull had to fight through the 19 at Brantford General Hospital follow- tion of returning to the coaching position. odds of making the team,” he said at the hooking and grabbing,” Gretzky related to ing a bout with pneumonia after being In fact, he publicly mused earlier this sea- time. He was the last cut in camp, but has Mike Brophy of The Hockey News. “Guy admitted four days prior. Her husband, son that he loved the job so much, he since rejoined the team ... Ottawa Senators Lafleur had to fight through hooking and Walter, and all five of her children, wondered why he didn’t take it sooner. CCooaacchh ooff TTeeaamm CCaannaaddaa owner Eugene Melnyk bought his favorite grabbing. I had to fight through it. It has Wayne, Kim, Keith, Glen and Brent, hangout – Bert’s Bar in Barbados – with always been part of the game. People are were by her side when she passed away. plans of turning it into the official “Sens paid a lot of money to try to score goals, “Throughout my career, she was in the G retzky, it should be noted, is also the Headquarters” in the sunny south. “We and there are others who are paid a lot to try background, but she was the glue,” coach of Team Canada for the Winter hope to have it open in December, and to stop them. It was that way when Bobby Gretzky told Jerry Brown of the Mesa Olympic Games under way in Torino, we’re going to have a big party,” Melnyk Hull played, it was that way when I played, Tribune when his mother was diagnosed Italy. Unfortunately, his role and his told Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun ... and now, with youngsters like Sidney with lung cancer late in 2004. “She’s team’s prospects have been overshad- Former NHLer Perry Berezan said players Crosby in the league, it’ll still be the same.” always been the toughest in the family.” owed by a recently uncovered gambling should accept a salary cap. In a conversa- Well, not really, not that much anymore. Gretzky also took a temporary leave scandal that apparently involves his tion with the Calgary Sun’s Randy Sportak, With the dedicated enforcement of the of absence from his position as executive Coyotes associate coach, Tocchet, and Berezan said, “If I’m a player right now, rulebook in the current 2005-2006 cam- director of Canada’s Olympic hockey Gretzky’s wife, Janet Jones. I’m not worried about any system. Even if paign, most, if not all, of the hooking, team. His leave lasted only enough time Reports had surfaced in early February the majority (of owners) are willing to fol- holding and interfering have been whistled to take care of arrangements and comfort that Jones had placed bets with a multi- down as two-minute penalties. Centermen his father and family. million-dollar gambling ring operating (Continued on page 18) like Pavel Datsyuk, Jason Spezza and Shawn Horcroft have been afforded the opportunities to utilize their creativity on the ice, resulting in plentiful scoring chances. Supposedly the obstruction crackdown is here to stay – good news galore for the league, its loyal fans and the future selling of a marvelous sport. But, back to Gretzky. “The Great One” can now be seen doing what he did best throughout his illustrious 20-year NHL career and more. Gretzky’s hockey career – from his minor league hockey days in his home- town of Brantford, Ontario, to his first pro games in the World Hockey Association to his glory years with the Edmonton Oilers and beyond – is featured in the two-DVD set Ultimate Gretzky. During an informal press gathering at his Toronto restaurant a while back, Gretzky commented on both his career and the state of the game. Below is the best of what he had to say in his conversation with Mr. Brophy. On what he remembers about playing for the Oilers: “The great thing was how hard we pushed for each other. If a guy got a hat trick, the entire team felt like it contributed to the feat. By the end of the night, you didn’t even remember who got the three goals; it was a team accomplishment.” On how the game has changed: “When I came into the league, the whole focus was on trying to win 7-6. We couldn’t even comprehend a 2-1 game. Now players are taught defense in bantam. They come into the NHL know- ing how to check.” On his feelings about changes he’d make: “I’m a traditionalist. I say leave the red line in, keep playing 5-on-5, and I like the size of our rinks.” On eye protection: “I tell all our kids in Phoenix to wear visors. They wore them on the way up so it doesn’t make sense to take them off.” On having to name his initial roster for the World Cup in mid-May: “It’s not good for us. If a guy is play- ing in the cup final and he’s not named to the team, it could affect his play. Let’s 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8

ARosgas Holding A.G., and another 50 ment of Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov that while the Orange Revolution had not The Orange Circle... percent by Centragas Holding, owned by have had four major impacts on the invest- met the high expectations of the public, (Continued from page 1) the Austrian Raiffeisen Investment A.G. ment community’s perception of Ukraine. polls suggest there is a steady majority that Kyiv, Dr. Aslund, emphasized the strength Dr. Aslund stated his belief that the First, Dr. Kozinteva argued, the agree- will support parties from the “Orange of Ukraine’s position in negotiations with United States government considers itself ment has led to a political destabilization camp” in the March 26 parliamentary elec- Russia, and reminded the audience that 80 to have a stake in the crisis, as evidenced in Ukraine and has created major barriers tions. “The divide is still roughly 55 per- by the fact that the U.S. secretary of the cent in favor of the Orange groupings, and percent of natural gas leaving Russia is to forming a stable pro-government treasury has written a letter to Austrian coalition ahead of the March 26 parlia- 45 percent opposed. This is roughly the transported through Ukraine, with the bal- President Heinz Fischer asking him to mentary elections. same split as existed in December 2004, ance being transited through Belarus and reveal who is behind RosUkrEnergo, which Second, the agreement raised major when President [Viktor] Yushchenko was Poland. According to him, Russia is not he has not done to date. President Fischer questions about corporate governance elected,” Mr. Karatnycky said. able to store this gas, but Ukraine is. currently holds the rotating presidency of and transparency on the part of the He suggested that there is a high like- He underscored that there is little the Council of the European Union. Ukrainian government. lihood of an Orange coalition in the incentive for either side to cooperate with In terms of the impact of the gas crisis on Third, higher gas prices for the first event that the Our Ukraine bloc receives the other, mainly because Russia holds a foreign investment, Dr. Aslund shared his half of 2006 will have a substantial the highest amount of support from monopoly on gas supplies, while Ukraine observations of Kyiv as awash with eager downward pressure on Ukraine’s already among the “Orange” parties, an outcome holds a monopoly on transit pipelines. potential foreign investors who are laying stalled economy. that now appears increasingly probable. His recommendation is that a multilateral the groundwork for future participation in Finally, higher gas prices will result in The February 1 discussion was the agreement on gas delivery be reached by Ukraine’s economy. His belief is that the lower margins and higher costs for ener- first in a series of Orange Circle briefings all major European consumers of gas. question investors ask is “not if, but when,” gy-intensive Ukrainian export industries that will focus on timely and relevant top- Dr. Aslund also spoke of the enigmatic and that the most booming sectors for such as metallurgy, machine-building and ics related to economic and political intermediary entity, RosUkrEnergo, investment are retail, banking and real estate. chemicals. events in Ukraine. through which all gas will be sold to Dr. Kozintseva painted a somewhat dif- As an illustration of her argument that * * * Ukraine under the new deal. While in ferent picture of the investment climate in the foreign investment community has neg- Kyiv in late January, Dr. Aslund met with Ukraine. According to her, uncertainty atively revised its perception of Ukraine as Founded in the fall of 2005, The two RosUkrEnergo officials who told him over the gas pricing deal and the deal’s a result of the gas crisis, Dr. Kozintseva Orange Circle is a coalition of political, that they will not publicize the identity of intermediary – RosUkrEnergo – need to noted that Deutsche Bank, which had pre- civic, cultural, educational and business the company’s beneficiaries until after be resolved before foreign investors show viously provided a 2 billion euro ($2.4 bil- leaders from the United States, Canada, Ukraine’s March 26 parliamentary elec- significant interest in the Ukrainian mar- lion) credit to Naftohaz, suspended loans to and Europe. Its goals are to further tions. According to Dr. Aslund, it is the ket. She believes that, as a result of the gas the Ukrainian state-owned energy giant democracy and economic reform within general view in Kyiv that President crisis, Ukraine suffered a considerable loss because of “political uncertainty.” Ukraine and to promote Ukraine’s inte- Vladimir Putin stands behind the secretive in attractiveness as a market for invest- Throughout the briefing, all three speak- gration into global and European eco- Swiss-registered joint venture company. ment. According to Dr. Kozintseva, the ers alluded to the underlying political situa- nomic and political structures, including Fifty percent of RUE is owned by deal and the subsequent attempt by the tion in Ukraine in the run-up to the parlia- the World Trade Organization, European Gazprom, through its Swiss-registered Verkhovna Rada to dismiss the govern- mentary elections. Mr. Karatnycky stated Union and NATO. As part of its mission, The Orange Circle promotes better international understanding of economic and political developments in Ukraine, builds public and official support for Ukraine in the United States, Europe and Canada, and organizes discussions and briefings with RETIREMENT? experts, government officials and busi- ness leaders from Ukraine, the United States, Canada and Europe. The Orange Circle is a nonpartisan, U.S.-based not-for-profit organization ARE YOU READY? with representatives in Canada, Ukraine and major European countries. It is gov- erned by a board of directors made up of citizens from the U.S., Europe and Canada, and relies on financial support from private individual donors, corpora- tions and membership fees. Mr. Karatnycky, who has made the new organization his major arena of work, serves as its president and CEO. He also continues a relationship with Freedom House as a senior scholar.

Adriana Melnyk is The Orange Circle’s director of research and outreach.

Pro hockey... (Continued from page 17) low a salary cap, it still only takes one to mess it up. Owners will find ways to break their own rules.”... Three-time Stanley Cup champion Ken Daneyko joined with former New York Giants center Bart Oates and ex- Yankees catcher Rick Cerrone to form a real estate company in New Jersey called Stellar Realty Group ... The St. Louis Blues unveiled a life-sized statue of retired star Bernie Federko in the main concourse of Savvis Center last November 1. The statue honors the Ukrainian Federko as the first Hall of Famer to spend the majority of his career as a Blue ... Mighty Ducks center Zenon Konopka, in his fifth NHL game, scored his first NHL goal on November 6, 2005, in a 4-3 overtime loss to Minnesota ... Right winger Jordin Tootoo was reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL) on October 10, 2005, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. to get more playing time. He was ejected 32 2200 ROUTE 10, PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 seconds into his second contest and earned a three-game suspension. There were no 800-253-9862 immediate plans to recall him until about FAX: 973-292-0900 two weeks prior to Christmas. Tootoo returned as an offensive force, tallying five EMAIL: [email protected] points in his first six games back in Nashville ... No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 19 Chicago filmmaker to walk 5,000 kilometers from Madrid to Kyiv

by Anya Antonovych Mr. Herzog has been making films for asking 1,000 people to donate $20 each. In ect and screen a trailer for the film at 8 over 40 years. An independent filmmaker return, they will receive a postcard from p.m. on Thursday, February 23, at the CHICAGO – The Young Friends of the before the term was invented, Mr. Herzog somewhere along the route and will be list- Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 Institute are excited to hold a send-off party produced his first film at the age of 19. Epic ed in the film credits. To donate, or to find W. Chicago Ave., 773-227-5522. on Thursday, February 23, at the Ukrainian in scope, his films include “Aguirre, The out more about “More Shoes,” readers Refreshments will be served. Doors open Institute of Modern Art here to raise inter- Wrath of God,” “Fata Morgana” and, most may log on to www.madridtokiev.com. at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more est in an upcoming project of 23-year-old recently, last year’s critically acclaimed doc- Mr. Kazimir will speak about the proj- information visit www.uima-org. Chicago filmmaker Lee Kazimir. umentary “Grizzly Man.” Mr. Herzog has On February 28 Mr. Kazimir will fly also published about a dozen books of prose to Madrid. From Madrid he will walk and has directed a similar number of operas. approximately 5,000 kilometers to Kyiv, Unable to shake himself of the idea, Rutgers – Newark hosts reading via Paris, Berlin and Warsaw. During the Mr. Kazimir wrote to Mr. Herzog. Mr. trek, which he estimates will last from Herzog responded, and counseled him: six to seven months, he will film whatev- “Start your walking slowly the first of political science professor’s novel er catches his eye, interview people he meets and write about his experiences. week. You will settle in naturally. Do not Upon returning to Chicago, he will edit circle around your own navel, the world the footage and writings into a feature- out there is the center. Keep your eyes length film to be called “More Shoes.” open for the tiny things as well.” In a recent interview, the young film- Mr. Kazimir studied anthropology at maker said that the idea for the film has University College London, where he been lodged in his mind for some time now. also began writing and directing theater While hiking in the Pyrenees several years and video. His plays have been performed ago, his companion misquoted Werner in both London and Chicago, and his Herzog to him, saying that one could learn video “Three True Stories” was included more about filmmaking by walking a great in the Raindance Festival in London. distance – for example, from Paris to Rome With only a few weeks left before depar- – than from attending film school. This reg- ture, Mr. Kazimir is training daily. Also in istered with Mr. Kazimir. preparation for his journey, he has visited He was greatly dismayed, then, while local cultural institutions to learn more reading “Herzog on Herzog,” a compila- about the countries he will travel through. tion of interviews with the filmmaker At the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, edited by Paul Cronin, to discover that he met Karin Patzke, chairperson of the the arbitrary trek to which Mr. Herzog Young Friends of the Institute. referred was from Madrid to Kyiv. The Young Friends enthusiastically Khristina Lew Madrid to Kyiv seemed impossible. agreed to help publicize the project by spon- NEWARK, N.J. – Alexander Motyl, Rutgers University professor of political What Mr. Herzog said is this: Instead soring a send-off party. They also plan to science, artist and author, read from his new novel, “Whiskey Priest,” at the of school, you should make a journey of hold a progress report during Mr. Kazimir’s Rutgers – Newark campus in New Jersey in November 2005. The thriller, set in approximately 5,000 kilometers, alone, trek, possibly showing some raw footage of Vienna and Kyiv, explores themes of identity, faith and redemption as it follows a on foot, “let’s say from Madrid to Kyiv. his journey. Mr. Kazimir, who is of Polish disillusioned KGB assassin and an insecure female U.S. diplomat tracking down While you are walking, you would learn ancestry, said he is especially pleased to an Ivy League professor running a prostitution ring in Ukraine. Prof. Motyl is much more about filmmaking and what it have the support of a Ukrainian organiza- deputy director of the Center for Global Change and Governance, and co-direc- truly involves than you ever would in a tion, as his grandfather was born in Kyiv. tor of the Central and East European Studies Program, both at Rutgers – classroom. Your experiences would be the Funding for this ambitious project is as Newark. Seen at the reading (from left) are: Rutgers University Profs. Yale very opposite of academic knowledge, for unusual as the project itself. In a drive Ferguson, Mary Segers, Myroslava Znayenko, Alexander Motyl, George Repic academia is the death of cinema.” called “Fellow Travelers,” Mr. Kazimir is and Margaret La Scala. Prof. Lisa Hull is seated in the center. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 No. 8 New Year’s Eve celebrated amidst Soyuzivka’s winter wonderland by Bohdanka Puzyk fire roared in the fireplace, and the room was filled with the sound of traditional KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The arrival Ukrainian Christmas carols. Friday night of the New Year is always a very festive started the New Year festivities early occasion here, especially when you have with entertainment in the Main House the management and staff of Soyuzivka doing everything in their power to ensure where guests talked and danced. the best. Saturday, December 31, brought a Soyuzivka is always a magical and clear and beautiful day with a hint of wonderful place in the winter, when snow in the air. By evening, just in time snow covers the ground and the ever- for the cocktail hour, a nice snowfall greens all glisten with a dusting of snow. added to the splendor of the evening. The The entire estate looks like a winter won- Main House was the gathering place for derland. The Main House was decorated hors d’œuvres and cocktails, as ladies in with a beautiful Christmas tree (thanks to evening gowns and men in tuxedos met Olesia Guran, sales manager), a warm and greeted family and friends. The

Young ladies in their New Year’s Eve finery.

excitement of another New Year at truly outdid himself this year with an Soyuzivka was electrifying. exquisite menu that offered a delicious At the appropriate hour the guests meal for any pallet. started moving toward the Veselka Hall, After dinner Tempo let out all the where dinner was served. While walking stops, and the party began. The New Year slowly and carefully through the snow, was greeted with great fanfare and excite- everyone was able to enjoy the exterior ment, as everyone hugged and kissed and decorations bestowed by nature. wished each other the best in the coming The Veselka hall had been transformed year. The zabava lasted until after 2 a.m. into a fantastic winter wonderland, The next morning at brunch, people dressed up in sparkling and shimmering were still wishing each other a happy silver and blue. As guests entered, Tempo New Year and talking about making was playing traditional carols making for plans for next year’s festivities. And I a very festive atmosphere. Well over 200 suggest that with Soyuzivka’s new book- people had dinner, which was served by ing policies, if anyone is considering cel- the wait staff of Soyuzivka. These young ebrating New Year’s Eve 2006 at people worked very hard to be attentive Soyuzivka, making a reservation now is a Soyuzivka’s winter wonderland on New Year’s Eve. to everyone. Chef Andrij Sonevytsky “ dobra dumka” – a good idea. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2006 21

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A unique publication about the events that took place during the 2004 presidential February 14-March 10 “Masterpieces of Ukrainian Architecture,” elections in Ukraine. The book features the Ukrainian people standing up for honest New York art by Yuri Khymych, Ukrainian Institute and transparent elections as well as combating the flagrant fraud of the vote by the of America, 212-288-8660 government. Abundant in illustrations, it conveys the spirit of Independence Square in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, during the peaceful Orange Revolution. “í‡Í! ìÍð‡ªÌˆ¥ February 23 Send-off party for filmmaker Lee Kazimir, ÔÂðÂχ„‡˛Ú¸ ÒÏ¥˛˜ËÒ¸” became possible thanks to the financial support by Alex, Chicago who will walk from Madrid to Kyiv, Halyna, George and Nina Woskob and the Ivan Bahriany Foundation. The project was Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, administered and coordinated by Oleh Chornohuz and Yuri Zadoya, respectively. 773-227-5522 To order the book, please send $25 and your requests to: The Ivan Bahriany Foundation, February 25 Music at the Institute concert by Attn.: DeEtte K. Riley, AW & Sons, 309 East Beaver Ave., State College, PA 16801 New York “Laryssa Krupa and Friends,” Ukrainian Institute of America, 212-288-8660

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, February 25 the White movement in Ukraine. The lec- Soyuzivka’s Datebook ture will take place in Room 1219 of the NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute’s International Affairs Building at Columbia February 24, 2006 Brunch, doors open at 11:30 a.m. “Music at the Institute” (MATI) series University, 420 W. 118th St., starting at 1 KAFAS Banquet, Kerhonkson Accord presents “Laryssa Krupa and Friends” at 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. Fore First Aid Squad Installation April 22, 2006 p.m. Enjoy an evening of classical enter- more information, contact Diana Banquet Alpha Kappa Sorority Formal tainment by Borys Deviatov (viola), Howansky at 212-854-4697 or ukraini- Dinner Banquet Wanda Glowacka (cello), Marta [email protected]. March 10-12, 2006 Krechkovsky (violin), Laryssa Krupa Plast Kurin “Khmelnychenky” and April 23, 2006 (piano) and Barbara Siesel (flute) in their S unday, March 5 “Chornomortsi” Annual Winter Rada Traditional Ukrainian Easter Day performance featuring the works of Mozart, Hummel and Brahms. Tickets for OTTAWA: Roman Hurko, an accom- Brunch, doors open at 11:30 a.m. general admission are $30; $25 for UIA plished Ukrainian-Canadian composer of March 31 - April 2, 2006 members and senior citizens. For addition- sacred music, will be in Ottawa to launch Plast Kurin “Chornomorski Khvyli” April 28, 2006 al information call 212-288-8660. his latest CD, “Vespers-Vechirnia.” The Annual Rada Ellenville High School Junior Prom event will take place in Room 113 of Tuesday , February 28 Perez Hall, 610 Cumberland (near corner April 16, 2006 April 28-30, 2006 of Laurier and Cumberland), on the WASHINGTON: Traditional Ukrainian Easter Day UNWLA Branch 95 Spa Weekend Michael Sawkiw Jr., University of Ottawa Campus, at 1 president of the Ukrainian Congress p.m. This latest CD of vespers is sung by Committee of America, will speak on the the renowned Vydubychi Choir of Kyiv. role of the diaspora in the post-Orange This event is free. It is sponsored by the Revolution era at 7 p.m. at the Embassy of Eastern Catholic Student Chaplaincy of Ukraine, 3550 M St. NW. The talk is spon- Ottawa. For more information, contact sored by the Embassy and the Shevchenko Father Peter Galadza, 613-230-0997. Scientific Society, Washington, D.C., To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 branch. Admission is free. Those planning NORTH PORT, Fla.: The Ukrainian Club of Southwest Florida presents “Art 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 to attend must reserve by e-mailing Ukraine 2006” – an exhibit of Ukrainian Kerhonkson, NY 12446 [email protected] by Friday, February 24. For further information call 202-514- icons and other art forms, at the Venice Art E-mail: [email protected] 1822 daytime or 301-230-2149 evenings Center, 390 Nokomis Ave. S., in Venice. Website: www.Soyuzivka.com and weekends. Comprising the exhibit, in addition to icons, will be the following Ukrainian folk NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies art forms: bead work (“gerdany”), ceram- Program at Columbia University will host ics, Easter eggs (“pysanky”), embroidery a lunchtime lecture by Ernest Gyidel, a and wood carvings. Lectures on the exhib- Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman ited art forms will be presented during the Institute, titled, “National, Social and exhibition; and, there will also be live per- Situational: Revising the Civil War(s) in formances of Ukrainian music. Gallery Post-Imperial Russian South, 1918-1920.” hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; This lecture will discuss recent develop- Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The exhibition is ments in both Russian and Ukrainian his- on view through March 7. For additional toriographies of this topic, which share information contact Club President Daria similar features but are almost unknown to Tomashosky, 941-426-2542, or “Art one another. Mr. Gyidel will also report on Ukraine 2006” Committee Co-chairs his findings at the Bakhmetteff Archive Christyna Bodnar Sheldon, 941-460-9890, (Columbia University) on the history of or Klara Szpiczka, 941-423-6590.

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