www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: • Saskatchewan premier leads trade delegation to Ukraine — page 2. • RFE/RL and VOA honored by The Washington Group'— page 4. • Photos from Ukraine part of international women's rights exhibit — page 10. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIII No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1995 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine Bomb in Donetske Ukrainian Canadians ponder challenges of the future by Andrij Wynnyckyj that the slogan was a "portent of doom." kills 6 in stadium He told The Weekly it was a call to "get WINNIPEG - For four days in up, get thinking and get doing." Marta Kolomayets October, an oversize Ukrainian flag hung In his opening address on October 6, Mr. Kyiv Press Bureau from the facade.of Winnipeg's Westin Romaniw signaled he was well aware of Hotel, a stone's throw from one of KYIV - Six people were killed and what had to be done to avoid the "organiza­ Canada's most famous intersections — tional holocaust" UCC Alberta Provincial two were badly injured when a bomb the windy Portage and Main. The occa­ Council President Dmytro Jacuta warned exploded in the stands of the Donetske sion was the 18th Triennial Convention was in the offing prior to the convention. soccer stadium on Sunday afternoon, of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, "We need to give a signal to younger October 15, reported Interfax-Ukraine. whose delegates met on October 6-9 to Ukrainian Canadians, to newly arrived Among those killed was Oleksander determine whether the umbrella organi­ Ukrainian^, and those currently outside Brahin, the president of the Donetske soc­ zation's fate was, according to the slo­ the Ukrainian community that there is a cer club, Shakhtar (Coal Miner), who was a gan, "Evolution or Extinction." home for them within the UCC," Mr. wealthy businessman and the general direc­ The conclave's decisions to ratify a Romaniw said. "Age and knowledge of tor of the Lux commercial company. The proposal to democratize the UCC's by­ Ukrainian cannot be a condition of par­ blast occurred at 5:05 p.m. at the entrance laws and to adopt a flexible approach to ticipation, otherwise membership will to the VIP stands during a game between managing the fledgling Canada-Ukraine continue to drop," he added. the Donetske club and Symferopil Tavria. Foundation - perhaps the most ambitious Judging by the convention's resolu­ The game was halted immediately. project ever undertaken by the UCC - tions, the UCC realizes it has a long row Mykola Plekhanov, the first deputy suggest the UCC is ready to shake off the to hoe in terms of outreach to youth and chief of Donetske's Interior Ministry, institutional inertia drawing it to obliv­ representation in the community at large. told reporters at a news conference on ion, and to evolve. Heading the list in the UCC headquar­ Monday, October 16, that the assassina­ The need to do so is pressing, as seen ters' press release following the congress tion of Mr. Brahin, who also went by the from convention attendance. In a post-con­ was the following, decidedly activist name of Akhat, was connected to his gress interview on October 9, UCC measure: "That the UCC actively reach alleged activities as a major crime boss President Oleh Romaniw, re-elected to out to those Canadians of Ukrainian ori­ in Donetske. another three-year term by acclamation, gin who are not involved in Ukrainian This was not the first attempt on Mr. avowed that the 256 delegates registered organizations, arid take steps to involve Brahin's life, according to Col. Arkadiy for this convention was the lowest number them, through the development of new ... Boldovsky, also from the city's Interior ever, a full 140 fewer than the total regis­ organizations." Ministry, who told the newspaper tered at the last convention. (The quorum Such declarations, although vague, are |; Andrij Wynnyckyj Nezavisimost (Independence) in Kyiv was officially reduced from 205 to 175.) that over the years there had been at least But Mr. Romaniw dismissed notions (Continued on page 3) UCC President Oleh Romaniw. six attacks on Mr. Brahin, which resulted in 10 deaths. Col. Boldovsky called the assassina­ tion a "contract killing," adding that the 11th annual Leadership Conference bomb blast occurred at the moment Mr. Kyiv it is Brahin arrived, and caused minimal discusses new roles for community damage to the stadium. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Autho­ rities in the capital of Ukraine have "This was a reflection of turf wars by Roman Woronowycz on maintaining community, traditions going on in Donetske," said the city offi­ and a Ukrainian identity in the United finally decided how to spell the city's cial, "and is not associated with soccer, ARLINGTON, Va. — The 1995 States in the post-Soviet era of an inde­ name: Kyiv. No more Kiev, Kyyiv or or sports, for that matter." Leadership Conference of The Washington pendent Ukraine, but much time still any other versions thereof. Mr. Brahin, 42, was an ethnic Tatar, Group took place the weekend of October was spent in presentations on where The decision came on October 14 whose nickname was Alex the Greek 6 at the Key Bridge Marriott here with Ukraine stands in the world community during the first meeting of the among leaders of mob circles in "The Ukrainian Community: Defining a today, how the Ukrainian American com­ Committee on Legal Terminology Donetske; he was always cautious as he New Role" as its theme. The goal was for munity can still help Ukraine and how to headed by the newly appointed min­ went about his daily business, surround­ the more than 150 businesspersons and most effectively do it. ister of justice, Serhiy Holovaty. ing himself with bodyguards and aides. professionals who attended to review the As reported by the Respublika direction in which the community is mov­ The keynotes Such was the case on Sunday, October information agency, the committee ing after five years of wholehearted finan­ 15, as he had two bodyguards inspect the Two keynote speakers addressed the voted to adopt the spelling "Kyiv" cial and moral support for Ukraine. VIP box before he arrived for the game 11th annual conference, Coit Blacker, spe­ after a long debate, during which it between Shakhtar and Tavria, a game This year the Ukrainian American Bar cial assistant to President Bill Clinton and was noted that the spelling "Kiev" attended by 8,000 fans. Association and the Ukrainian Medical senior director of the National Security does not correspond to the However, according to local police, Association of North America joined the Council on Ukraine, Russia and Eurasia, Ukrainian-language version of the this time Mr. Brahin was dealing with TWG conferees, who came from most of and Adrian Karatnycky, president of name of Ukraine's capital. professionals. A well-concealed bomb the major cities along the Eastern Seaboard, Freedom House, a non-partisan human Committee members adopted went off by remote control in the stands; Chicago, Louisiana and Ukrainian commu­ rights watchdog group. "Kyiv" as the official spelling that the blast was so loud that it was heard nities in Canada. In addition, M.B.A. candi­ Mr. Blacker spoke on U.S. policy toward will be used in all legal and official three kilometers away, and it was so dev­ dates from Lviv's Ivan Franko University, Ukraine and emphasized the need to push acts of Ukraine. astating that it ripped limbs off bodies on their annual tour of the United States, economic reform in Ukraine at a time the Previously the only officially sanc­ and literally had one head rolling down stopped in on Saturday. country seems to have taken a step back. He tioned spelling of the city formerly the aisles. George Masiuk, president of TWG, also laid out U.S. objectives in its relation­ known worldwide as Kiev was Two of Kyiv's widely read newspa­ said in his opening remarks that the time ship with the new democracy (see page 4). "Kyyiv," adopted by the Ukrainian pers, Kievski Vedomosti (Kyiv News) has come to refocus attention on the Mr. Karatnycky focused on the confer­ Mapping Agency, Ukraine's state car­ and Nezavisimost carried macabre pho­ community's needs, analyze them and ence's theme, addressing two major gaps tographic service. The agency's rec­ tos of the crime scene, including one take appropriate action. he feels exist in the community's ability ommendation came after Ukrainian photo of a heart ripped from a body. The conference had its share of speak­ to effectively work in the Washington authorities repeatedly stated that Although the bomb seems to have been ers who made an effort to guide discus­ policy-making environment. sion toward the responsibilities and effort (Continued on page 16) (Continued on page 16) needed to refocus Ukrainian Americans (Continued on page 5) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1995 No. 43 Saskatchewan premier in Ukraine to promote trade and investment Duma deputy's life threatened join the European Union, Reuters report­ by Marta Dyczok Ukrainian government officials to share ed on October 13. The next day, the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly information, exchange personnel and MOSCOW — Russian Duma Deputy chairmen of all parliamentary parties met identify concrete projects for joint devel­ Nikolai Lysenko, who tore up the Ukrainian KYIV - Saskatchewan Premier Roy with President Ulmanis and signed a dec­ opment. Premier Romanow noted, flag during a parliamentary session in laration asserting that admission into the Romanow visited Ukraine the first week "Ukraine is interested in learning from August, has allegedly received a death of October, as part of an II -day trade EU was the most essential goal of Saskatchewan's experience." threat from the Ukrainian National Latvia's foreign policy.