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THEPublished U byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVI No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 $1/$2 in Ukraine ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Vote Political turmoil exacerbates likely to be delayed until January financial crisis in Ukraine by Zenon Zawada until after the holiday season, said Kyiv Press Bureau Volodymyr Fesenko, board chairman of the Penta Center for Applied Political KYIV – President Research in Kyiv. on October 20 postponed the pre-term “The elections will either be held on parliamentary elections to December 14, December 21, or more likely at the end though political observers said the vote of January,” he said. will likely be delayed until late January. Both Mr. Yushchenko and opposition Mr. Yushchenko issued a decree can- leader have insisted celing the December 7 election date, ver- the elections be conducted before the bally proposing a December 14 election new year. later that day before criticizing the Yulia However, the Cabinet of Ministers led Tymoshenko Bloc for attempting to by Ms. Tymoshenko on October 14 undermine the election. denied financing of the elections from its “Blocking these elections, not financ- reserve fund. ing the elections, raids on courts and The Tymoshenko Bloc spent the next other structures are destructive policies,” week blocking the parliamentary rostrum he said, following an October 20 meeting to prevent any vote to earmark election of Ukraine’s National Security and financing in an amended 2008 budget, Defense Council. including the October 23 session at which In response, Central Election such legislation was scheduled for Commission Vice-Chair Andrii Mahera approval. said two days later his commission won’t Mr. Mahera also said he expects the Oleksander Synytsia/ UNIAN be ready to hold the elections on presidential election will be held on Bloc deputies block the parliamentary rostrum on October 21 December 14, a statement that was sup- December 27, 2009. Other dates under in order to prevent legislation to finance the pre-term parliamentary elections ported by Tymoshenko Bloc National consideration include January 17 and 31, called by President Viktor Yushchenko. Deputy Andrii Portnov. 2010. “We believe the presidential team’s actions are geared toward further eco- * * * by Zenon Zawada his own four-point plan to combat Ukraine’s nomic destruction of Ukraine,” Mr. Kyiv Press Bureau crisis, consisting of debt restructuring for The Our Ukraine – People’s Self- suffering businesses, sharp cuts in budget Portnov said. “We will use all possible Defense bloc is dissolved, its leader legal means so that this election process KYIV – Ukraine’s political woes threat- spending, state support for investment proj- Viacheslav Kyrylenko said October 19, ened to exacerbate the nation’s burgeoning won’t even begin on December 14.” ects and increasing state guarantees for sav- and will likely be transformed into the financial crisis as the nation’s warring lead- Only 52 calendar days are left until ings deposits. Viktor Yushchenko Bloc consisting of ers proposed their own anti-crisis measures December 14, Mr. Mahera said on Meanwhile, Finance Minister Viktor Our Ukraine and the Ukrainian People’s this week but failed to reach any consensus. October 22, and the election period must Pynzenyk pulled all-nighters preparing anti- Party. President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime consist of 54 to 60 days. crisis legislation, which the Cabinet of “We created a bloc of nine parties, all Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition Given that the president only verbally Ministers submitted to the of which promised to unite into a single leader Viktor Yanukovych of the Party of the evening of October 22 for ratification proposed the December 14 election date, Regions all rejected each other’s proposals it’s likely the election will be postponed (Continued on page 17) the next day. to cope with the mounting crisis and failed Expectations that the measures would to pass any legislation. receive quick approval proved to be naïve. Days after Ms. Tymoshenko’s October Opponents to the Tymoshenko Bloc fought 19 proposal that all five parliamentary fac- to place legislation approving financing for tions unite into a coalition to combat the Prime Minister Tymoshenko boasts pre-term elections ahead of the anti-crisis financial crisis and pass legislation, Mr. measures. Yanukovych said his faction wouldn’t sup- of rejuvenated relations with Russia port the Tymoshenko government. Instead In response, Tymoshenko Bloc law- he demanded its resignation and the appoint- makers blocked the Parliament rostrum in by Zenon Zawada eration with Viktor Medvedchuk, the right- ment of a new government. order to pressure Acting Chair Arseniy Kyiv Press Bureau hand man of former President Leonid “The Tymoshenko Bloc proposed today Yatsenyuk to place the anti-crisis measures Kuchma and the person believed to have that it lead the anti-crisis government in its at the top of the agenda, ahead of election This is the second article in a two-part brokered the prime minister’s new relations fight with the crisis which it created,” Mr. financing. series on Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s with the Kremlin. Yanukovych told an October 23 press con- In the evening of October 23 the Party of enhanced relations with the government of Ms. Tymoshenko never denied her coop- ference. Regions joined with deputies from the Our the Russian Federation. eration with Mr. Medvedchuk on both for- “If they had a conscience, they would not Ukraine and Volodymyr Lytvyn blocs in eign and domestic matters. propose such things. First of all, they should approving a schedule for the next day’s ses- KYIV – Throughout her current term, When asked by reporters in May whether recognize what they did with the country sion to include consideration of amend- Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has Mr. Medvedchuk was assisting her in draft- and only after that can we sit with them at a ments to the 2008 budget, specifically boasted of her government’s success in ing a constitutional reform bill, Ms. table and agree on something,” he said. financing the pre-term elections, as well as improving relations with the Russian Tymoshenko responded, “we are directly Mr. Yanukovych insisted on holding the anti-crisis legislation offered by the Party of Federation. cooperating with all political forces.” pre-term parliamentary elections, “and Regions. During the Easter holiday in late April, From their end, Russian leaders contin- immediately after the elections, the political “The economic crisis can’t be resolved she signed a protocol with Russia on eco- ued expressing their antipathy to negotiating force which is capable of resolving this cri- apart from the political crisis and vice nomic cooperation between the two coun- with President Viktor Yushchenko as part of sis will come to power.” versa,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said. “These are tries in the global marketplace. interrelated matters, and no one can deceive a lengthy strategy to chip away at his Among the measures proposed by the As it became apparent she was gaining anyone else today. Either we unite around authority, particularly in the eyes of the Party of Regions is creating a stabilization concessions from the Russians, the resolving the economic and political crises Ukrainian electorate. fund and increasing the state guarantees for Presidential Secretariat of Ukraine directed savings deposits. and find a common exit, or not a single leg- media attention to Ms. Tymoshenko’s coop- (Continued on page 5) That same day Mr. Yushchenko offered islative package will be approved.” 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Civil-military relations President postpones early elections amendments to the 2008 national budget. After a break was announced, national KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor deputies of the come under strain in Ukraine Yushchenko said after an extraordinary faction blocked the parliamentary rostrum meeting of the National Security and and presidium. (Ukrinform) by Taras Kuzio National Security and Defense Council. Defense Council on the evening of Eurasia Daily Monitor The president’s misuse of law enforce- October 20 that he is postponing pre-term President: no personal conflict with PM ment agencies, especially the MVS parliamentary elections from December 7 Like the political crisis in the spring of troops, has turned a majority of parlia- to December 14 due to the government’s KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko 2007, the crisis unfolding since September mentarians away from his proposals for failure to implement his decree. He added said on October 22 that he has no person- has placed great strains on law enforcement security reform. His proposed Draft Law that he has called for the Parliament to al conflict with Prime Minister Yulia agencies (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, June 1317, outlining the re-establishment of a resume its work for several days so that Tymoshenko. At the same time, he said 1, 2007). On April 2, 2007, and now again National Guard based on MVS Internal anti-crisis laws and laws necessary for the actions by the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc in on October 8, the president disbanded Troops was overwhelmingly rejected by holding of the elections are passed. the Verkhovna Rada were aimed at dis- Parliament. the Verkhovna Rada (www.rada.gov.ua, Therefore, the Verkhovna Rada, which mantling democratic values. “A boycott In the spring of 2007 the Internal Affairs January 11). the president dissolved by his decree of of the election is an unlawful and non- Ministry (known by its Ukrainian acronym Anatolii Hrytsenko, head of the parlia- October 9, will continue working in a democratic position,” Mr. Yushchenko as MVS) was controlled by the Viktor mentary Committee on National Security regime of plenary sessions. Mr. said, adding that he is confident that the Yanukovych government and Anti-Crisis and Defense, led the way in opposing the Yushchenko said that it would be Parliament will finance the pre-term elec- coalition. Internal Affairs Minister Vasyl creation of a National Guard. Mr. “extremely difficult,” but necessary to tions. Speaking about the postponement Tsushko, a Socialist, authorized the inter- Hrytsenko had been a loyal pro-Yushchen- adopt at least 10 anti-crisis bills. The of the election date, the president said vention of the MVS special forces (Berkut) ko defense minister and was committed to president said that the Parliament should that “carrying out the elections is possible to defend the prosecutor removed by the military reforms and cleaning out the armed pass laws on a stabilization fund and after December 14, but inexpedient, since president, and they clashed physically with forces until his replacement in December guarantees for public deposits in banks, a new Parliament would not manage to the presidential guard (Directorate on State 2007. which may be backed by all political gather before the New Year.” (Ukrinform) Protection. A member of the pro-presidential forces in Parliament. (Ukrinform) Under the Yulia Tymoshenko govern- OU-PSD, Mr. Hrytsenko was backed by Yanukovych: government should resign CEC doubts December 14 date ment, the MVS is controlled by Yuriy the YTB and the opposition in opposing to KYIV – Party of Regions leader Viktor Lutsenko who, although he headed the pro- the creation of a National Guard under the KYIV – Preparations of the Central Yanukovych on October 22 that his party presidential Our Ukraine – People’s Self- sole control of the president. Ukraine had a Election Commission (CEC) for early is for the immediate resignation of Prime Defense (OU-PSD) bloc in the September National Guard from 1991 to 1999 that was parliamentary elections have been sus- Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s govern- 2007 pre-term elections, has broken ranks established on the basis of Soviet internal pended. Under these circumstances, as ment. He said the PRU’s goal was to with President Viktor Yushchenko and troops, and during its nine-year history it well as in the absence of financing, the remove that government. He also aligned himself with Ms. Tymoshenko. Mr. was under dual presidential-parliamentary scheduled December 14 voting looks expressed his conviction that early parlia- Lutsenko has called on “democratic forces” control. unlikely, CEC Deputy Chair Andrii mentary elections would take place to rally round Ms. Tymoshenko in the pre- President Leonid Kuchma abolished the Mahera said on October 21. He specified despite the Tymoshenko government’s term elections in December. National Guard because he did not fully that the electoral process had been halted attempts to delay the election process. Conflict between the MVS and the presi- control it, as Mr. Yushchenko hoped to do “not only by the ruling of the District Mr. Yanukovych also stated that the PRU dent in the current crisis pits one wing of in Bill 1317. Abolishing the National Administrative Court of Kyiv, but also by would not remove from the agenda the the disintegrated Orange coalition against Guard in 1999 meant that its units returned the presidential decree that called back adoption of a law about state service, the other. MVS special forces (Berkut, to the MVS. both the Verkhovna Rada’s dissolution which provides for mandatory knowledge Tytan and Gryfon) have been dispatched to Under the 1996 presidential Constitution, and the calling of early ballots. Thus, of the in addition to the guard state institutions. the MVS came under the control of the there is no election campaign in Ukraine official . (Ukrinform) In 2007 and today, the president has president, who controlled the government. now,” he stated. He emphasized that the drawn on two law enforcement units he Under the 2006 parliamentary Constitution, further destiny of the elections depends Six parties expected in next Rada directly controls: the Security Service of the MVS comes under the control of on decisions by the president and the KYIV – If the Verkhovna Rada elec- Ukraine (SBU) and the Directorate on State Parliament through its control of the gov- Parliament, which is to pass a bill on tions were to be held next weekend, six Protection (UDO), which guards senior ernment. amendments to the 2008 national budget political forces would advance to officials and is analogous to the U.S. Secret Mr. Yushchenko argued logically that to finance the snap election. “We have Parliament, according to an opinion poll Service. UDO was part of the KGB at the all militarized groups (as opposed to just 55 days before December 14. This is conducted by the National Institute of time of the USSR but was separated in police units) should be under the com- not too much,” the CEC deputy chair Strategic Studies on October 11-15. A 1992 when the SBU was established. mander-in-chief, but it is ironic that not emphasized, adding that no presidential total of 19.5 percent of respondents said The SBU’s anti-terrorist unit, Alpha, and even Orange political forces trusted Mr. decree refers to December 14 as election they ready to vote for the Yulia the UDO were ordered by Mr. Yushchenko Yushchenko enough to support the draft day. On October 21 the Verkhovna Rada to guard the Constitutional Court, other National Guard bill that would have put failed to put on the agenda the bill on (Continued on page 15) courts and Central Election Commission MVS troops in a National Guard under (CEC). The courts and the CEC are at the the president’s control. center of a battle of wills between Ms. MVS troops have twice moved on Kyiv, Tymoshenko and Mr. Yushchenko on the but they were turned back on both occa- HE KRAINIAN EEKLY FOUNDED 1933 legitimacy of pre-term elections. Yulia sions. On November 28, 2004, they were T U W Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) deputies have sent to suppress the Orange Revolution; An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., condemned Alpha and the UDO for block- and in June 2007 MVS units moved to sup- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. ing their entrance into the CEC. port the president. 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The SBU was also Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 placing MVS troops under his command e-mail: [email protected] and bringing its commander into the (Continued on page 18) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 3 The Holodomor 75 years later: Conference in Koncha-Zaspa by Zenon Zawada Libanova said, referring to deaths that would the Holodomor, you need a consistent mes- Kyiv Press Bureau not have occurred under normal conditions. sage.” An additional 1.1 million births were lost The oft-repeated estimate of 7 million to KONCHA-ZASPA, Ukraine – As during the same period, which would have 10 million deaths used by Ukrainian diaspo- Ukrainians uncover new facts about the happened in normal conditions. On this ra leaders and the Presidential Secretariat is Holodomor and debate them, a conference basis, the Institute estimated 4.5 million exaggerated, he said. “At most, 7 million is in Koncha-Zaspa, Kyiv Oblast, revealed that direct victims of the Holodomor, both born the absolute maximum casualties that can be leading scholars themselves are divided over and unborn. proven mathematically, based on natural issues critical to understanding the tragedy Factoring in the likely reproduction and growth rates,” Dr. Wolowyna said. whose 75th anniversary will be commemo- life expectancy rates of these 4.5 million “Factually speaking, it’s much less.” rated worldwide in November. victims, the institute estimated that 6 million Those favoring the 7 million to 10 mil- While most scholars agreed with National more Ukrainians would be alive in 2008 if lion figure cite the 1926 and 1937 census Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) not for the Holodomor. figures as well, which they argue demon- demographers that the Holodomor directly About 90 percent of these losses occurred strate the population of Ukrainians within destroyed 3.4 million lives, Professor in rural Ukrainian communities, which were the , including the Kuban Emeritus Roman Serbyn of Montreal insist- almost exclusively composed of ethnic region, would have swelled by 10 million ed that Ukrainians of the Kuban region of Ukrainians. between those years, rather than declining Russia be included, which would boost the Those estimates, considered the most by 5 million. casualty estimate to nearly 7 million. accurate thus far, are based on statistical During the conference, Dr. Serbyn argued Dr. Serbyn also argued that the term reconstructions drawn from the only avail- that any consensus Holodomor figure must “Holodomor” should apply to the whole Zenon Zawada able Soviet census figures from that period, include the 3.5 million Ukrainians who persecution campaign launched by Joseph Professor Emeritus Roman Serbyn of produced in 1926 and 1937. starved to death in the Kuban region of Stalin against Ukrainians starting in 1929, the University of Quebec addresses the They exclude estimates of Ukrainians in Russia, which was historically densely pop- while U.S. Federal Judge Bohdan Futey international Holodomor conference in other Soviet regions who were targeted by ulated by Ukrainians. reflected the majority view that the term Koncha-Zaspa on September 25. the government, including the Kuban region “We can’t exclude Ukrainians who lived should only apply to the 1932-1933 forced of Russia. outside of Ukraine, just as you can’t consid- starvation campaign. Prof. Stephen Wheatcroft of the University Dr. Oleh Wolowyna, an American er the Holocaust to be the destruction of “We need to stick to the 1932-1933 peri- of Melbourne; Dr. Serbyn, professor emeri- demographer who studies many Ukrainian [only] those Jews who lived in Germany,” od for the Holodomor,” Judge Futey said. tus, of the University of Quebec in Montreal; subjects, said the Koncha-Zaspa conference he said. “The Holocaust was everywhere “New definitions of the genocide will lose and Judge Futey of the U.S. Federal Court was perhaps the first time Holodomor histo- that Hitler and the Nazis had control over clarity and have negative consequences on of Claims. rians and demographers, particularly those the population. The genocide of Ukrainians the international level. We need to stick to in Ukraine, came together to debate and The numbers debate was everywhere that Stalin and Communists the same period.” reach consensus on critical issues such as had control over the population, in Ukraine About 50 Holodomor scholars attended Perhaps the biggest question mark that the Holodomor casualty figure. and in Russia.” the September 25-26 conference called, continues to cast a shadow upon the “This is a historic event,” he said. “The “The 1932-33 Holodomor in Ukraine: Holodomor is how many victims perished Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Statistical concerns Reasons, Demographic Consequences and as a direct result of the genocide. has institutes that don’t communicate with Performing much of his research in Legal Evaluation,” which was hosted and The Koncha-Zaspa conference reached a each other, though they work on the same , Dr. Wheatcroft told the Koncha- financed by the Ukrainian Institute of general consensus on research conducted by topic. This is the first time they got together Zaspa conference that Ukrainian statistics in National Memory led by Dr. Ihor the Institute of Demography and Social to talk to each other.” Moscow were more reliable and accurate Yukhnovskyi. Sciences, which Dr. Libanova presented Ukrainian leaders need a consistent than those gathered for the other Soviet Among the leading Holodomor authori- publicly for the first time in her September Holodomor death count in presenting their republics, including Russia. ties in attendance were Drs. Stanislav 25 lecture. genocide case before the international com- “The Ukrainian demographics institute Kulchytskyi and Vasyl Marochko of the About 3.4 million “heightened deaths,” munity, particularly the United Nations. always had a better collection,” he said. Institute of Ukraine’s History at NASU; Dr. or excessive casualties, occurred on the ter- “When people say Holocaust, they attach “The Ukrainian annual statistical handbook Ella Libanova of the Institute for ritory that comprised the Ukrainian Soviet ‘6 million Jews’ to it. It’s become a given,” Demography and Social Studies at NASU; Socialist Republic in 1932 and 1933, Dr. Dr. Wolowyna said. “If you want to present (Continued on page 10) NEWS ANALYSIS: Impact of global financial crisis beginning to sting in Ukraine by Maryana Drach and Iryna Shtogrin The decision, taken October 13, came low rate. RFE/RL after NBU depositors – unnerved by mount- With such figures in mind, many econo- Russian orga- my-watchers acknowledge Ukraine will not October 16 ing inflation and a weakening currency – withdrew more than $1.3 billion from their nized crime, with be able to avoid the long-term effects of the KYIV – Political uncertainty is nothing accounts in just under two weeks. It’s hoped crisis. new for Ukrainians. But financial uncertain- the steps will prevent a full-scale run on the the tacit support This will be particularly true if a global ty is something different – and deeply bank by panicking citizens. economic and construction slowdown shrink unwelcome. The NBU was also forced to provide a of the Kremlin, the global market for commodities like steel, As the effects of the global financial cri- $1 billion stabilization loan to the country’s which is Ukraine’s top export and responsi- sis take hold around the world, money flows sixth-largest bank, PromInvestBank, which is playing a sig- ble for 40 percent of its hard-currency earn- have become a source of extreme anxiety in failed after panicked depositors in the east- nificant role in ings. Many steel mills have already slowed Ukraine. On the streets of the capital, many ern region of Donetsk rushed to withdraw or stopped production because of a drop in residents expressed worry about the fate of their money. expanding the worldwide demand. their savings. Viacheslav Yutkin, who serves as chair- A global recession would also have a dra- “I went to Privatbank to withdraw man of the board of the Ukrainian branch of Kremlin’s eco- matic impact on remittances for Ukraine’s money from my active account, which I’m Russia’s Sberbank, says the NBU’s mea- large migrant work force. Ukraine is second supposed to be able to use any time,” said sures were appropriate but too slow in com- nomic hegemony only to Russia in remittances in Central and one man. “They told me to go away; they ing. Eastern Europe, sending home nearly $8.5 didn’t give me anything. I’m still fighting “The methods of the Ukrainian throughout the million a year – an estimated 8 percent of about it. Tomorrow I’m going to go and file National Bank are strict, but correct. It’s the country’s GDP. a lawsuit.” an important and necessary preventive former USSR and “I have doubts,” said another. “This is measure,” Mr. Yutkin said. “If the the Warsaw Pact Wild card one of those situations where money is con- National Bank had reacted two weeks Then there is the critical factor of the trolling people, rather than people control- earlier, banks would have had the chance countries. price Ukraine will pay for Russian gas in ling their money.” to hold on to at least $1.5 billion in 2009. Others were more sanguine. “I trust the accounts, and the current liquidity crisis Ukraine currently pays just $180 per banks. The interest rates haven’t gone down, wouldn’t be so bad. But it took a long 1,000 cubic meters. But Russia has repeat- and our bank is working normally,” said one time for them to make a decision, and the damage brought on by the global finan- cial crisis because the country’s still-devel- edly said it wants former Soviet states to woman, adding, as an afterthought: “When that made the crisis even worse.” switch to market prices, and has pointedly my deposit comes in December, I can take oping stock exchange is less vulnerable to Pieces of the puzzle the vagaries of market fluctuations. noted that its fees for Western European the money out and put it someplace else.” markets exceeded $500 in October. Some officials are still offering an upbeat It is difficult to gloss over other indica- “Strict, but correct” A sudden hike in Ukraine’s gas prices assessment of the economic climate. tors, however. Inflation peaked in May at 31 percent – putting Ukraine higher than any could have a devastating effect on the coun- Officials at Ukraine’s central bank are all Economy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn on try’s financial reserves – although not every- other country except Zimbabwe and too aware of the risks of public jitters. October 15 noted that Ukraine’s 2008 GDP one is worried. Venezuela – before dropping to a less alarm- Citing a “psychological factor,” the growth stayed steady at 7 percent through “We shouldn’t forget that Ukraine has ing 16 percent in September. The value of National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided September, and still remains strong despite almost $40 billion in reserves; that’s more to impose limits on lending, foreign-curren- “some decline” in certain sectors. the local currency, the hryvnia, last week than enough,” said Oleksander Suhonyako, cy trade and early withdrawals of certain Other authorities have expressed confi- sank by 20 percent, forcing the NBU to deposits. dence that Ukraine will escape the worst of intervene and sell dollars at an artificially (Continued on page 22) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 Tymoshenko continues to oppose early election in Ukraine by Pavel Korduban election decree with the help of the courts, prime minister if an election is held Yushchenko’s camp. Internal Affairs Eurasia Daily Monitor and the YTB-dominated government (Ukraina TV, October 10). Minister Yurii Lutsenko’s People’s Self- October 22 blocked the allocation of funds to organize Electoral sympathies have hardly Defense (PSD), which has been the junior the election. As a result, Mr. Yushchenko changed since the September 2007 early partner of Mr. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine On October 9 Ukrainian President rescheduled the election for December 14. election, as a result of which Ms. (OU) will not join Mr. Yushchenko again. Viktor Yushchenko disbanded Parliament Given the YTB’s determination, he may Tymoshenko became prime minister. Her Mr. Lutsenko has urged “all democrats” to and scheduled an early parliamentary have to reschedule it again. coalition with Mr. Yushchenko, however, unite with the YTB (Interfax-Ukraine, election for December 7. This was the The majority of OU-PSD and the PRU, had only one seat more in Parliament October 10). What is more, the OU itself is result of the break-up of the ruling coali- as well as two smaller parties represented in than needed for a simple majority, so falling apart. The leaders of several small tion of Mr. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine – Parliament – the Lytvyn Bloc and the even a small change in voter preferences parties comprising the OU, including Rukh, People’s Self-Defense (OU-PSD) bloc Communists – welcomed Mr. Yushchenko’s may have serious consequences. “If the the Christian-Democratic Union and the and the eponymous bloc of Prime decision to call an election (Ukrayinska PRU receives 2 to 3 percent more than European Party, backed Ms. Tymoshenko Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (YTB) in Pravda, October 8). Ms. Tymoshenko, how- last year and the YTB receives 2 to 3 per- in her opposition to the early election September (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, ever, rejected it. cent less, the PRU should be able to set (Ukrayinska Pravda, October 9). September 8). Efforts to restore the coali- “I am sure that there will be no early up a coalition with Lytvyn’s Bloc and the The Yushchenko team may have a hard tion fell through, and no new coalition election, because this country does not need Communists,” said Volodymyr Fesenko time campaigning. There is no unity even emerged. This legally entitled Mr. it,” she said. Ms. Tymoshenko argued that a of the Kyiv-based Penta think-tank among Mr. Yushchenko’s faithful allies – Yushchenko to disband Parliament. snap election would prevent Parliament (www.for-ua.com, October 9). Our Ukraine People’s Union (OUPU), of The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, the only from quickly passing the state budget for Ms. Tymoshenko should not score less which Mr. Yushchenko is honorary chair- big party opposing an early election, has 2009, which would not be good amid the than in 2007, as the popularity of her bloc man, and Single Center (SC), which is close vowed to use all means to prevent the financial crisis. Her opponents, however, has not diminished; what is more, she has to the chief head of the Presidential vote. It tried to override the president’s claim that she fears she will lose the post of acquired new allies who defected from Mr. (Continued on page 14) NEWS ANALYSIS: Ukraine’s gold-plaited comeback kid

by Irena Chalupa In some ways Ms. Tymoshenko is RFE/RL Ukraine’s comeback kid. Fired from her September 23 position as vice prime minister for fuel and energy in January 2001 (while Viktor Charismatic, prone to giggling and fond Yushchenko was prime minister), Ms. of chic clothing, Yulia Tymoshenko is a Tymoshenko bounced back a winner in the woman of grand gestures. 2002 parliamentary elections. Challenged once that her famous braid Accused of fraud, arrested in February was phony, she called a press conference 2001 and jailed for several weeks, she and then, quite literally, let her hair down. emerged from prison a heroine, unbroken When a political rival accused her of hypoc- by the system, swathed in the mantle of risy during a parliamentary debate on legis- martyrdom. (The charges against her were lative privilege, claiming that her pearls subsequently dropped.) would be enough to feed an average Fired from her post of prime minister in Ukrainian family for five years, Ms. September 2005 amid an acrimonious battle Tymoshenko tore off the necklace and threw over allegations of corruption in the presi- it at the deputy with the retort: “There’s not dential circle, Ms. Tymoshenko went on to a single real pearl on this necklace.” place second in the 2006 parliamentary Ms. Tymoshenko is either adored or elections. UNIAN reviled. A prominent Ukrainian commenta- In the snap parliamentary elections of Yulia Tymoshenko waves to onlookers in victory after the majority coalition in tor once compared her to a nuclear power- 2007, her bloc again came in first, well the Verkhovna Rada elected her prime minister on December 18, 2007. house. If she is not contained, she will rage ahead of the pro-presidential Our Ukraine out of control, wrote Yulia Mostova in party. After much wrangling and painful speculate that her father, who abandoned the tutes, venture-capital firms, an airline and Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. negotiations, she once again emerged victo- family when she was 3, was Armenian. two banks. It is during this period that Ms. Ms. Tymoshenko’s supporters fervently rious. In December 2007 Ms. Tymoshenko While generally quite closed about her pri- Tymoshenko is alleged to have amassed a believe that only she has remained true to became prime minister for a second time. vate life, Ms. Tymoshenko has said that her large personal fortune, which some have her principles, never wavering from her background is Ukrainian and Latvian. claimed to be as much as $11 billion. Quick study After graduating from the local university commitment to Ukraine; her critics, on her National appeal other hand, claim that she is a corrupt, pow- Ms. Tymoshenko was born in the eastern with a degree in economics, she worked as er-hungry opportunist given to populist ges- Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk in 1960. an economist at the Dnipropetrovsk Lenin Whatever the size of her fortune, during tures. Her maiden name, Hryhian, has led some to machine-building plant for five years. her years at the helm of Unified Energy At 19 she married Oleksander Systems, Ms. Tymoshenko gained valuable Tymoshenko, whom she was said to have insight into the opaque energy relationship met over the telephone as a result of a wrong between Ukraine and Russia. From 1999, as Obama-Biden campaign welcomes formation number. He was the son of an influential the vice prime minister for fuel and energy Dnipropetrovsk family. Their only child, in Mr. Yushchenko’s reformist government, of European and Mediterranean American committees Eugenia, who was born in 1980, went on to Ms. Tymoshenko earned a name for herself study at the London School of Economics closing down dubious energy operations CHICAGO – The Obama-Biden and for all Americans,” said Sen. and marry a Yorkshire rocker and market favored by Ukraine’s gas barons. That did campaign on October 17 welcomed the Barack Obama. trader named Sean Carr. not go down well with the ruling powers, formation of a dozen European and Over 200 Americans from 12 differ- In 1988 Ms. Tymoshenko launched her and President Leonid Kuchma fired her in Mediterranean American national lead- ent European or Mediterranean back- first business venture, a video-rental shop January 2001. ership committees. These committees grounds have come together to endorse that quickly started making money. Arrested shortly after her dismissal on comprise prominent leaders from the ticket of Sens. Obama and Joe Beginning in 1991, she headed up a small charges of bribery and tax evasion, Ms. across the country – governors, sena- Biden. They have formed 12 different oil-trading company that eventually became Tymoshenko spent several weeks in jail tors, members of Congress, diplomats, national leadership committees: the Unified Energy Systems of Ukraine in before emerging as an even more ardent and labor leaders and others. Albanian Americans, Arab Americans, the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. uncompromising politician. Her now- “I’m honored to receive the support Armenian Americans, Croatian Pavlo Lazarenko, the former Ukrainian famous plaited hairdo was born and with it a of these European and Mediterranean Americans, Greek Americans, prime minister who is currently serving a polished, exact and crusading public perso- Americans. As immigrants and the Hungarian Americans, Irish Americans, nine-year prison term in the United States na. descendants of immigrants, European Italian Americans, Polish Americans, for money laundering, wire fraud and trans- The following years in Ukraine were and Mediterranean Americans have a Serb Americans, Slovenian Americans porting stolen goods, was widely considered marked by active street protests against the deep commitment to their families and and Ukrainian Americans. to be Ms. Tymoshenko’s patron and protec- administration of President Kuchma, who their communities. And like all The Ukrainian National Leadership tor. was implicated in the disappearance and Americans, they want an economy that Committee is composed of: David By 1997 Unified Energy Systems con- murder of a highly regarded investigative creates jobs and restores opportunity, a Bonior, former member of the U.S. trolled some 25 percent of the Ukrainian journalist, Heorhii Gongadze. Kuchma quality education for their children, House of Representatives; Ihor economy. Ms. Tymoshenko’s critics accuse remained in office but became increasingly affordable and accessible health care – Gawdiak, president of the Ukrainian her of selling vast quantities of stolen gas isolated internationally. Ms. Tymoshenko’s the very promise that their children’s American Coordinating Council; Rep. and evading taxes, a charge she categorical- tireless criticism and denunciation of the tomorrows will be better than their Maurice Hinchey (New York); Rep. ly denies. According to a Unified Energy Kuchma regime propelled her into a leading yesterdays. I am running for president Marcy Kaptur (Ohio); Julian Kulas, Systems promotional brochure, the compa- role in the Orange Revolution of 2004-2005. to restore that promise and put the activist; and Rep. James Langevin ny was not simply a gas trading concern but Her firm opposition to Mr. Yanukovych American dream within reach for them (Rhode Island) rather a vast holding made up of 20 industri- al and commercial structures, research insti- (Continued on page 22) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 5 International Holodomor Remembrance Flame arrives in Armenia Ukrinform The head of the Federation of victims of the Famine of 1932-1933. Ukrainians of Armenia, Romania Yavir, As reported last week, Russian authori- KYIV – The International Holodomor told the audience about the tragic events ties interfered with ceremonies associated Remembrance Flame has made its way in the history of the Ukrainian people in with the Holodomor Remembrance Flame from Russia to Armenia, where a com- 1932-1933. Vocal ensembles of the held in Moscow and other parts of Russia. memorative program was held at the Ukrainian community performed The Community of Ukrainians in Russia Yerevan Philharmonic on October 21. Ukrainian songs at the event. and the Federal National-Cultural The action was initiated by the The Holodomor Remembrance Flame Autonomy of Ukrainians of Russia Federation of Ukrainians of Armenia was to remain in Armenia through expressed regret and surprise at the under the auspices of the Embassy of October 25, after which it is to travel to Russian authorities’ actions. Ukraine in Armenia to mark 75th anni- Georgia – the 32nd country it will visit. Russian authorities prohibited holding versary of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 The international project was initiated by public educational and commemorative in Ukraine. Participating in the event the Ukrainian World Congress with the events associated with the Remembrance were representatives of the Ukrainian assistance of the . Flame, which arrived in Russia from community, other national communities on October 8. The Russian Ceremonies in Rostov-on-Don of Armenia, politicians, deputies of the Foreign Ministry sent a diplomatic note Armenian Parliament, diplomats, stu- Prior to arriving in the Armenian capi- stipulating that events would either have dents of the Yerevan branch of Ternopil tal, the Holodomor Remembrance Flame to be held in line with Russia’s position National Economic University and staff visited Rostov-on-Don, Russia, where on the Holodomor – which denies that the of the Armenian presidential administra- Ukraine’s Consulate-General hosted a Famine of 1932-1933 was a genocide – or tion. handover ceremony. else they would have to be canceled. Ukraine’s Ambassador to Armenia Ukraine’s consul general in Rostov- The Holodomor Remembrance Flame. Ukrainian organizations in Moscow Oleksander Bozhko spoke at the gather- on-Don, Valerii Plokhii, familiarized the and St. Petersburg did manage to hold ing, emphasizing the international char- public with a photo exhibition titled goal accusing the Russian people of com- commemorative events, although on a acter of the Holodomor Remembrance “Declassified Memory of the Famine of mitting the crimes perpetrated by the smaller scale than originally envisioned. Flame. He urged all to preserve the his- 1932-1933.” He noted that the memorial totalitarian Soviet regime. The Remembrance Flame is to arrive torical memory of the Famine-Genocide event is designed to honor the memory of The Cathedral of the Nativity of the in Ukraine in November for nationwide and its millions of victims in order to pre- those innocently killed in the Famine- Blessed Virgin and all churches of the observances of the Holodomor’s 75th vent such tragedies. Genocide and that it does not have as its Rostov Eparchy held requiems for the anniversary.

weak. It wouldn’t have stopped her if she port for a NATO Membership Action Plan form a coalition government. Prime Minister... wanted to do something, which supports the (MAP),” he said. “No one believes in a By recruiting Ms. Tymoshenko, the (Continued from page 1) Presidential Secretariat’s argument of trea- December MAP anymore.” Kremlin has access to the two most power- son.” Recent legislation proposed by the Yulia ful levers in Ukrainian politics, Mr. Syrotiuk After a June 6 meeting between the two When finally making a statement at an Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) reflected this said. “Everyone now says that Russia favors presidents, the Russian government August 20 press conference, Ms. announced that natural gas prices would position. A draft of a foreign policy bill Yulia, but Russia is far wiser,” he said. “The double in 2009 – a standard threat in its Tymoshenko mirrored the European Union through 2010 made no mention of NATO’s Kremlin will play the Tymoshenko Bloc campaign to marginalize Mr. Yushchenko’s position of recognizing Georgian sovereign- Membership Action Plan, Ukraine’s next against the Party of Regions to see who will role in foreign affairs. ty and territorial integrity without condemn- step if it is to eventually join the alliance. give up more.” By the time Ms. Tymoshenko met with ing Russia, as well as supporting the six- Among the most revealing episodes of The Tymoshenko Bloc will likely lose Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on point Sarkozy plan to end the conflict. the Tymoshenko Bloc’s position on Georgia support in western Ukraine after Ms. June 28, it was obvious their relations had When asked whether Ukraine needed to occurred on September 26 in the corridors Tymoshenko’s politics with Russia, observ- undergone remarkable repair. integrate into the EU and NATO, consider- of Parliament, where YTB faction Chair ers said. Mr. Putin congratulated Ms. Tymoshenko ing their weak reaction to the war, Ms. Ivan Kyrylenko launched into a debate with About 25 percent of its electoral base is for “creating the necessary conditions for Tymoshenko offered an excruciatingly deli- Our Ukraine lawyer Roman Zvarych. at risk, said Oleksii Holobutskyi, assistant cooperation in the natural gas sphere.” cate response to keep both the EU and The latter was challenged by reporters to director of the Kyiv-based Agency for “For the first time in many years, there Russia placated. pose questions he said were unanswered by Modeling Situations, which he said is finan- aren’t any debts on outstanding payments No country can exist on its own in geo- the Tymoshenko Bloc to his opponent who cially independent. However “the bones, the between Russian suppliers and Ukrainian politics, she said, calling for a collective was nearby. kernel of the electorate will remain, inde- recipients,” the Russian prime minister said. security system without specifically endors- “Are you ready to condemn Russia’s act pendent of any agreements with Russia,” he He also expressed support for Ms. ing Ukrainian membership in NATO. of aggression in Georgia?” Mr. Zvarych added. Tymoshenko’s position that Ukraine’s mem- “Our current government has made Euro- asked Mr. Kyrylenko. Ms. Tymoshenko will aim to compensate bership in the North Atlantic Treaty integration policy practically domestic poli- “Categorically no, because Georgia start- western Ukrainian losses with gains in the Organization (NATO) can only occur after a cy,” she said. “And I give much meaning to ed the aggression and we are not party to the central and eastern regions, observers said. national referendum. creating a European system of collective conflict!” he retorted. However, aiming for eastern Ukrainians “Yulia Volodymyrivna is a budding, security. I believe that these very challenges Mr. Kyrylenko added that the votes is not a wise strategy for the effective and very popular politician in her which we confront today speak to our need Tymoshenko Bloc opposed condemning Tymoshenko Bloc, Mr. Lozowy said. “She country, and she doesn’t need outside to speed up and make more effective a pro- Russia’s use of Ukraine’s territory to attack can’t expect to chip away at the support of advice,” Mr. Putin said. gram of creating this system.” Georgia, as suggested by Mr. Zvarych, a the Party of Regions,” he said. “So long as it Following this meeting, Mr. Yushchenko’s By that time, the Presidential Secretariat member of Parliament from the Our Ukraine controls eastern Ukraine, its residents will Presidential Secretariat began leaking had already launched its sensational attacks –People’s Self-Defense bloc. keep supporting it.” reports to the Ukrainian media that Ms. against Ms. Tymoshenko, accusing her of The Presidential Secretariat’s accusations It’s no surprise, therefore, that the Tymoshenko had cut numerous back-room betraying Ukraine’s national interests and of treason are credible, Mr. Lozowy said, Tymoshenko Bloc is resorting to extreme deals with the Russians on NATO, the Black conspiring with the Russian government, because leaders aren’t supposed to cut con- measures, including obstructing Parliament Sea Fleet and opposition to the re-reversal with the help of Mr. Medvedchuk, to gain $1 venient deals to trade favors with foreign and storming the courts, to further postpone of the Odesa-Brody pipeline towards Europe billion for her 2010 presidential campaign. governments at the expense of national or cancel the election now scheduled for instead of its current function of pumping oil The accusations soon swelled to treason, interests, he said. December 14. to Russian tankers in Odesa. assassination plots against Presidential “The Presidential Secretariat’s accusa- While her results in a parliamentary elec- Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha, and eventu- tions have been partly borne out and its spe- tion may suffer, Ms. Tymoshenko’s pros- Georgian non-interference ally the president’s charge that she was stag- cifics are likely to be true,” he said. pects for the Ukrainian presidency remain It wasn’t until the Russian-Georgian war ing a “political and constitutional coup.” “Tymoshenko will help the Kremlin in intact because the likely scenario in the 2010 in August, however, that the Presidential “The political leadership of Russia is Ukraine in exchange for support to prevent presidential election is a run-off between Secretariat and the Our Ukraine–People’s especially considering supporting Ms. the European direction for Odesa-Brody, Mr. Yanukovych and Ms. Tymoshenko, Mr. Self-Defense (OU–PSD) bloc were able to Tymoshenko for the presidential election leaving the Black Sea fleet alone and not Syrotiuk said. openly criticize Ms. Tymoshenko’s new after fulfilling conditions, specifically the bothering Russia about Georgia.” “Yulia will enter the second round based prime minister’s and her bloc’s passive posi- on a populist electorate, after which she will relations and exploit them for political gains Election strategy with the electorate. tions on the conflict in Georgia,” Presidential gain back the western Ukrainian vote,” he Ms. Tymoshenko’s two-week silence at Secretariat Assistant Chair Andrii Ms. Tymoshenko’s Kremlin relations said. the war’s outbreak was deliberate and tact- Kyslynskyi stated on August 18. dealt a significant blow to the Party of the Ultimately, it’s a dangerous development ful, observers said, intended to allow the By avoiding Our Ukraine’s condemna- Regions of Ukraine (PRU), which fell out of that Ukraine’s two largest political forces are conflict to unfold before taking a position tion of Russia, Ms. Tymoshenko made a favor with the Kremlin because it has been vying for Russia’s favor, Mr. Syrotiuk said, that would keep the rejuvenated relations pragmatic decision that her enhanced in the opposition for so long, observers said. and it’s particularly unfortunate following with Russia on track, while maintaining Russian relations were not worth squander- When it did gain control of the govern- the Orange Revolution breakthrough just Ukraine’s relations with the European ing on the war in Georgia, said Yurii ment in August 2006, the PRU failed to four years ago. union. Syrotiuk, a political analyst with the Open deliver significant political dividends for “Russia has gained very serious influence “For her to remain quiet for two weeks Society Foundation, which is supported by Russia, particularly in the economic and cul- in Ukraine,” he said. “The EU is not inter- while Russia was ravaging Georgia was Western grants. tural spheres, and couldn’t maintain power ested in Ukraine, while Ukrainian politicians very unusual,” said Ivan Lozowy, a veteran “If Yushchenko hadn’t undermined the for even a year. lost faith in their ability to take radical steps Kyiv political observer. “Her excuse that coalition, it would have held together After the pro-Western coalition collapsed toward Europe in the remainder of their foreign policy is the president’s purview is through December with Tymoshenko’s sup- in early September, the PRU again failed to political terms.” 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43

COMMENTARY THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Political and financial crises Moving forward with Ukraine by John Tedstrom veered erratically between an apologist President Viktor Yushchenko could not have chosen a worse time to call the approach (after President Bush “looked second pre-term parliamentary elections in two years. Banks are imploding, Ukraine has rightly been a focal point of into [Vladimir] Putin’s eyes and got a stock markets are crashing, and firms are dismissing workers. U.S. foreign policy since gaining indepen- sense of his soul”) and an irresponsible Given Ukraine’s already fragile economy and turbulent politics, the prudent dence from its Soviet masters some 17 antagonism that elevates meaningless decision would have been to avoid exacerbating Ukraine’s situation and to focus years ago. A country of 46 million, Ukraine rhetoric over hard-headed pragmatism. on taking the necessary steps to stabilize the financial system. Instead, calling an is the size of France and occupies vital geo- Sen. John McCain’s hostile threats to election contributed to the enmity between the nation’s warring political factions strategic space in Eastern Europe. Its Russia (throw them out of the G-8) and and turned the financial crisis into political fodder for the election campaign. As importance is widely recognized by experts confrontational response to this August’s a result, the financial crisis in Ukraine could deepen not only because of inflation of all political views; Ukraine has been crisis in Georgia, would only exacerbate or economic factors, but due to the political depravity demonstrated by Ukraine’s called Europe’s “keystone” and a “pivotal” antagonisms, alienate our European so-called leaders. state with strategic importance to both the allies, and imperil Ukraine further. In a panicked plea in which she warned that the financial crisis would elimi- United States and Europe. Ukraine’s suc- Ukraine’s success is a vital American cess is key to our goal of building a Europe nate all Ukrainians’ money should it explode, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko interest. The next administration should whole, free and at peace. appeared on national television on October 19 calling for a coalition involving strengthen our relationship to promote Sadly, Republican administrations have all the Parliament’s factions to pass measures to cope with the crisis. Ukraine’s independence, economic devel- repeatedly blundered in their policy toward Her call was duly ignored by Our Ukraine and the Party of Regions of Ukraine, opment and integration into Europe and Ukraine and have failed to seize the strate- which offered to lead its own anti-crisis government several days later. The Cabinet the West. Areas for priority attention gic opportunity inherent in Ukraine’s of Ministers and the Presidential Secretariat each offered their own anti-crisis leg- should include: European aspirations. President George islation, which was rejected by the Party of Regions. But what good is legislation if • Rebuilding bipartisan support for H.W. Bush dismissed and discouraged the Tymoshenko Bloc deputies are daily blocking the parliamentary rostrum? Ukraine as Sen. Barack Obama did when Ukraine’s efforts to gain independence, and Meanwhile, schools in Ivano-Frankivsk are closing because the government has he teamed with Republican Sen. Richard many of us recall with dismay his infamous failed to provide heating. Banks have frozen withdrawals on savings deposits. Lugar to support Ukraine and secure its “Chicken Kiev” speech, in which he urged Miners are missing paychecks, and factory managers are pondering mass layoffs. dangerous weapons stockpile. the independence-seeking republic to stick Mr. Yushchenko’s decision was so untimely that Ukrainians are questioning • Quickly strengthening our political his mental stability. The authoritative Ukrayinska Pravda website this week pub- with Moscow. Under President Bill Clinton, U.S. policy relationship with Ukraine by establishing a lished a psychological analysis of Mr. Yushchenko, noting that his “weaknesses top-level governmental framework to focus and phobias are manipulated and played upon by his favorites.” Ukrayinska on Ukraine enjoyed greater strategic focus, with assistance increased severalfold and a intensively on strategic priorities. Pravda also noted that the meditative and reclusive president doesn’t like compli- • Working closely with our European cated situations, multi-faceted solutions, and people and activities that are diffi- top-level U.S.-Ukraine Commission chaired allies to develop a coordinated approach to cult to simplify and understand. by Vice-President Al Gore that kept U.S.- political, economic and security matters on Psychoanalysis aside, the pre-term elections could have been justified if they Ukraine relations at the top of our agenda. Ukraine. We are stronger when we work offered hope of a stable, functioning coalition government. Unfortunately, the During the 1990s we saw important prog- with our European allies and not in isola- consensus is that they won’t solve anything. The same blocs and parties will get ress in Ukraine: land reform, expansion of tion from them. elected with similar results. If these blocs and parties can’t form a coalition free speech and development of NGOs, a • Investing in reforming Ukraine’s ener- today, they won’t be able to do so three months down the road either. And, if Mr. blossoming of entrepreneurship and, even- gy economy. Ukraine’s energy economy is Yushchenko is aware the elections won’t solve anything, then the decision to tually, rising living standards. We also saw inefficient, corrupt and vulnerable. As long hold them is merely a political gambit to keep his political competitors at arm’s the elimination of nuclear weapons and an as Ukraine is dependent on Russia in the length and away from power. important new partnership with NATO. All this comes after President Yushchenko got exactly what he needed – a pro- Importantly, the United States worked energy sphere, it cannot be secure. The U.S. Western coalition government to move his Euro-Atlantic integration agenda for- closely to coordinate our Ukraine policies must help Ukraine be transparent and effi- ward. In an astonishing display of self-destruction, instead of embracing the with our partners in Europe. cient to European levels, expand explora- opportunity, the Presidential Secretariat led by Zakarpattia businessman Viktor The last eight years have seen a danger- tion of untapped oil and gas reserves, and Baloha did everything to foment conflict and ruin the Tymoshenko government. ous regression under President George W. strengthen the pipeline system that ties Mr. Yushchenko ought to take Ms. Tymoshenko’s advice and postpone pre- Bush for Ukraine. Consider these facts: Ukraine to Europe. term elections until Ukraine’s economy is stabilized. This would include improv- Russia is on the rise and many observers • Expanding Ukraine’s security relations ing liquidity while minimizing inflation (Ukrainian banks are now offering 6 hrv are concerned that, after Russia’s aggres- with the West. The U.S. should support per $1 – the hryvnia’s lowest value in nearly a decade), propping up collapsing sion toward Georgia, Ukraine is next in reforms and joint activities that promote banks and involving Ukraine’s biggest businessmen in providing solutions line. The United States, meanwhile, has lost Ukraine’s security and achieve the ultimate Lawmakers should support the president’s four-point plan announced on its influence throughout the region and can goal of integrating with NATO. This will be October 23, which includes restructuring the debts of enterprises, sharp cuts in provide little real support. Corruption, long possible only if the new president is able to government spending for 2009 and increased guarantees for savings deposits. a problem in Ukraine, has grown into an rebuild our relations with Europe and repair Finally, Mr. Yushchenko also ought to forget any ideas about being re-elected overwhelming and debilitating drag on eco- our relations with Russia. and spend his last year in office governing in the Ukrainian people’s interest, not nomic and social development. AIDS and • Revitalizing our assistance programs. his own. tuberculosis are raging faster in Ukraine Today, the U.S. assistance budget for than just about any place on the planet. Ukraine is stretched too thin. It should be Ukraine’s economy is in crisis: its increased, if possible, and refocused on stock market has plummeted in recent priority strategic tasks. We should work months, inflation has topped 30 percent together to eliminate corruption and build Oct. Turning the pages back... and the government is negotiating a $14 a strong judicial system, create a partner- billion loan from the International ship between the Verkhovna Rada and Monetary Fund. Ukraine’s political sys- the U.S. Congress to promote strong leg- islative ties and foster industry partner- 26 Eleven years ago, on October 26, 1997, President Leonid tem is paralyzed and without direction or ships in fields like agriculture and green Kuchma announced on the “Pislia Mova” news program that decisive leadership. Kyiv’s aspirations technologies. Expanded exchanges with he would run for president if the economy began to improve. for closer ties to NATO have been reject- 1997 the next generation of leaders will help Three days later, Yevhen Kushniarov, President Kuchma’s ed by key European partners under the build the strategic partnership between chief of staff said that the announcement by the president was shadow of the incompetent stewardship not an official declaration of his candidacy. “I would say that of the Bush administration. our countries. it is a bit early to talk about the presidential elections. The president merely wanted the It is no surprise that the Orange Ukraine’s independence, its democratic people to understand his plans. It is important that the people understand the long-term Revolution – which we all saw as a bea- development, economic vitality and inte- strategy of the president of the country,” said Mr. Kushniarov. con of hope and promise for Ukraine and gration with Europe are central to American It was too late. The floodgates had been opened and parties began voicing their its neighbors – is under threat given these national security interests in Eurasia. nominees’ intentions to run for president. The day after the president made his mud- pressures. When he took office, President Through partnership and hard work, the dled announcement, Yevhen Marchuk, former prime minister under Mr. Kuchma, who Bush eliminated the U.S.-Ukraine United States and Ukraine made real prog- was chief of the KGB of Ukraine before the collapse of the Soviet Union, said that Commission and cut assistance levels by ress during the 1990s. In the last eight President Kuchma’s statement “freed his future rivals of the need to be tight-lipped nearly two-thirds. U.S. policy on Ukraine years, the Bush administration has frittered about their intentions.” is not coordinated with our European away these gains. No matter what the president hopes, Mr. Marchuk said, “the present administration partners, who fundamentally distrust Ukraine would suffer from a continua- is unable to take the country out of this [economic] crisis… When a decision is made American leadership under President tion of these policies and the episodic, go- based on circumstances, rather than the need to influence them, it is evidence that the Bush. Our relationship with Russia – cru- it-alone approach of President Bush and power crisis has reached the president.” cial for a successful Ukraine policy – has Sen. McCain that have failed us during the Mr. Marchuk had the backing of former president Leonid Kravchuk and formally last eight years. united their efforts at the convention of the Social Democratic Party United and ran as John Tedstrom served as director for We need a sound strategy and fresh the party’s top candidates in the parliamentary elections in March 1998. Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian affairs at approach that builds unity with our allies Another former prime minister under the Kuchma administration, Pavlo Lazarenko, the National Security Council under and secures peace and prosperity in Eastern announced his candidacy for president under the newly formed Hromada Party. The President Bill Clinton. He has been Europe. Sen. Obama has demonstrated the party, which was an offshoot of the cultural organization of the same name, also com- involved with Ukrainian affairs for two bipartisan leadership and the strategic focus decades and lived in Ukraine in to make this vision a reality and secure the (Continued on page 9) 2004-2006. future of European Ukraine. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

tions. Other than looking and sounding Faces and Places Go out and vote, impressive with his carefully rehearsed pose and oratory, he has no accomplishments or by Myron B. Kuropas change the system experience that would even remotely quali- fy him for the nation’s highest office. Dear Editor: We know very little about Sen. Obama’s This is the time of the year when in the past other than the self-obsessed biogra- Bill Ayers and me Ukrainian American community the buzz phies he produced to fuel his political ambi- word is elections. Elections – but guess tions. The little that we do know is very Unless you’ve been hibernating, you’ve Today, Mr. Ayers still lives off connec- where? In Ukraine, of course. What about troubling. Any other candidate with the heard of Bill Ayers. Right? Good! But do tions unavailable to the likes of Joe the elections in the good old U.S.A.? same background would have been dis- you really know who he is? Plumber. After his trial, he enrolled at There is hardly any mention in the missed as a joke. I do. I have met Bill Ayers. I have stud- Harvard University, where Dr. Maxine Ukrainian American press, any discussion We know that he had a long-standing ied his past. I have challenged Bill Ayers. Greene, a leading guru in the “critical peda- in our communities any serious involve- relationship with William Ayers, an unre- Why? Because he is not only an unrepen- gogy” movement, took him under her wing. ment in our national or local election pentant Marxist terrorist who bombed the tant terrorist from the 1970s; he remains At Harvard, Mr. Ayers discovered how the events. At least four or eight years ago we Pentagon and plotted to kill hundreds of today, by his own admission, “a commu- “oppressive hegemony” of the capitalist were told by our dear Republican friends soldiers at Fort Dix. Sen. Obama’s political nist” (small “c”), posturing as a school social order “reproduces” itself through that if we do not elect the right command- “coming out” party was hosted by this hate- “reformer.” public education. Dr. Greene encourages er-in-chief, America and Ukraine would ful individual who urged his supporters to “Calling Bill Ayers a school reformer,” future American teachers to adopt a “trans- suffer. We can look now at what our “kill” their parents. wrote Sol Stern on the City Journal website formative” vision of social justice in their commander-in-chief and his party accom- We also know that Sen. Obama is a recently, “is a bit like calling Joseph Stalin classroom teaching styles. Mr. Ayers had a plished. 20-year member of a virulently anti-Ameri- an agricultural reformer.” Mr. Stern reminds new home! This time it is imperative to act ratio- can, black nationalist church. His assertion us that The New York Times correspondent Under Dr. Greene’s tutelage, Mr. Ayers nally and change the system for a better that he was unaware of what was preached Walter Duranty “did in fact, depict Stalin as completed his doctorate (Ed.D) in record future. Yes, Dr. Kuropas, there is a “per- in his church is beyond belief. And we a great land reformer who created happy, time with a 180-page dissertation titled: fect candidate” (September 28). know that he was a “community activist” productive collective farms.” Ukrainians “The Discerning ‘I’: Accounts of Teacher Don’t miss this unique opportunity to working closely with ACORN, which is know all about that reformer. Self-Construction Through the Use of change the system – go out and vote. now under investigation for massive elec- As a communist school reformer, Bill Co-Biography, Metaphor and Image.” His tion fraud. Jerry Zinycz Ayers is often invited to speak to education research was based largely on spending a Sen. Obama talks about “change” and Venice, Fla. classes by leftist professors who dominate few days interviewing and observing nurs- “hope.” The “change” he is referring to is a schools of education today. As the only ery school teachers he knew personally. sharp turn to socialism and further attacks conservative professor (adjunct) in our With the help of his millionaire dad, Dr. on traditions and values that define department at Northern Illinois University, Ayers landed a professorship at the America. His biographies show an obses- I was usually kept out of the loop when Mr. Don’t be fooled, University of Illinois. Shortly thereafter he sion with race, and his references to “eco- Ayers and those of his ilk were invited to was awarded tenure and the honorific “dis- nomic justice” are code for income redistri- speak in classrooms. Nevertheless, I hap- vote for integrity bution – not only domestically but globally. pened upon one of his lectures on April 17, tinguished professor.” Drs. Ayers and Dear Editor: Even on issues that are close to readers 2003, and again on October 20, 2005, when Greene later launched a series of social jus- of this paper – Ukraine – can you imagine his topic was “Militarization in Schools: tice books for teachers. Twelve volumes Would you vote for someone who is a Sen. Obama going toe-to-toe with Vladimir What’s at Stake?” The first lecture was have appeared thus far, including one titled socialist candidate with ties to a terrorist; Putin? Mr. Putin would eat him for break- instructive, the second, held in a larger “Teaching Science for Social Justice.” who is a supporter of a racist, black nation- fast. In the second presidential debate, venue, was sponsored by The Northern Today, Critical Pedagogy Theory domi- alist church and who channeled millions of despite Sen. John McCain’s expressed Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice and nates much of public education. In 2000 dollars to extremist, anti-American, Afro- strong support for Ukraine, Sen. Obama the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace the National Council for Accreditations of centric “educational programs”; who sup- pointedly omitted mentioning Ukraine, and Justice; it featured the standard anti- teacher education stated that future teachers ported an organization actively involved in while expressing support for Poland and the military, anti-Bush, anti-No Child Left should be judged by their knowledge, skills voter fraud; who has the most liberal voting Baltic states. Behind (NCLB), “imperial America” rant. and “dispositions,” including a commit- record in Congress – more leftist than Don’t let this guy fool you. We are all America is being “militarized” by the ment to critical thinking, social justice (i.e., America’s self-professed “socialist” senator concerned about the economy, but Sen. ROTC and armed services recruiters, economic equality), multiculturalism, trans- from Vermont; who condoned infanticide Obama’s solutions will only drive us deeper argued Dr. Ayers. I was the only one in the formatism and class consciousness. by killing legislation protecting survivors of into the hole. Obama supporters have a audience to challenge his presentation. I In 1995, Mr. Ayers obtained a multi-mil- abortions; who was praised by David nasty little habit of screaming “racism” or was interrupted and heckled by audience lion dollar school improvement grant, the Alinsky for “mastery” of Marxist revolu- “smears” whenever anyone questions their so-called Chicago Annenberg Challenge tionary techniques of “community organi- members. Peace and Justice, eh? messiah’s character, perspective and cre- (CAC). In order to benefit from CAC, zation” as propagated in “Rules for Like Sen. Barack Obama, Mr. Ayers has dentials. They insist that Americans are schools were required to work with exter- Radicals”; who is the second highest recipi- an activist background. He began his career interested only in “issues.” Well, no “issue” nal partners. Monies were funneled to com- ent of political funding from agencies most as a member of Students for a Democratic is more important than a presidential candi- responsible for the sub-prime mortgage Society (SDS), an anti-war organization munity organizers and radical educators date’s integrity, agenda, track record and mess? that issued “The Port Huron Statement,” a whose goal was to rewrite the school cur- world view. It is the basis for all his policies If your answer to any of these is “yes,” 40-page manifesto in 1962. Parroting New riculum. Pushed by CAC, the Chicago and decisions. then vote for Barrack Obama. Left philosopher Herbert Marcuse (America Board of Education decreed that henceforth Obama supporters need not trouble George Woloshyn is suffering from “false needs” and “the every public school would have a school- themselves with their messiah’s qualifica- Linden, Va. poverty of abundance”), the statement community council with the power to hire declared: “We would replace power rooted and fire principals. School principals were Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their own and in possession, privilege or circumstances summarily fired and replaced with activists. do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, by power and uniqueness rooted in love, Referencing research by Stanley Kurtz, the Ukrainian National Association. reflectiveness, reason and creativity”; poli- who gained access to CAC files, Rick tics, should be about “the art of collectively Moran penned an article in American creating an acceptable pattern of social Thinker, concluding that CAC was “a plan IN THE PRESS relations.” Right. to change Chicago schools into left-wing Unable to stop the war, Mr. Ayers, centers of agitation, controlled by commu- Bernadine Dohrn, Mark Rudd, Brian nity councils dominated by ‘community Three rivals in Ukraine Flanagan, David Gilbert (currently serving organizers’ – people whose job is to mobi- a life sentence for killing a black police lize apathetic people to ‘class conscious- “Three Rivals,” editorial, The New build consensus. … officer during a Weathermen robbery), ness.” Reading scores plummeted in York Times, October 17: “Ukrainians must be allowed to sort Kathy Boudin (recently released after serv- Chicago and did not rise until the advent of out their own problems. Russia’s med- ing 23 years for the same crime) and others, President Bush’s NCLB initiative. “Ukraine’s president, Viktor dling in the name of a specious sphere of most from privileged, moneyed homes, all And who was chairman of the CAC Yushchenko, has called another parlia- influence is unacceptable. Countering it but destroyed SDS, renamed themselves board from 1995 to 1999? Mr. Obama, who “The Weathermen”, (later, “the Weather mentary election — the third in as many with American pressures to join NATO met with that “guy who lives in my neigh- Underground”) and vowed “to bring the years — in an attempt to resolve his nev- will only stoke internal divisions, so long borhood” countless times. As the truth eked er-ending political struggle with his as Ukrainians are far from agreed about war home.” Literally declaring war on the out, Sen. Obama changed his story, the way rivals, Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor the alliance. United States, they participated in some 35 he did regarding the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Yanukovych, the current and former “The better course at this stage is to bombings of public buildings, including the ACORN and other embarrassments. prime ministers. … encourage Ukraine’s hopes of joining the U.S. Capitol and the Pentagon. Appearing “While it sounds like a soap opera, the European Union. … on the “FBI Most Wanted” list, they contin- Sen. Obama has promised that Mr. Ayers endless wrangling among the three has “All three of Ukraine’s rival leaders ued their violence, surviving on monies will play no role in his administration. become a serious obstacle to Ukraine’s have declared support for European from their parents. They surrendered even- Given the senator’s record of dissimulation, hopes for political and economic reform. Union membership. Letting them know tually, but served no jail time. Why? Their do you believe him? Ukraine’s geographical division — and that their country’s chances will increase parents hired America’s best lawyers and deep-seated differences of identity and if they can work together might even help the judges threw out evidence obtained by Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is loyalty — has made it even harder to break the stalemate.” the FBI. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 NEWS AND VIEWS: Redemptorists’ youth movement prepares for 2010 by the Rev. Roman Lahisz, CSsR since this coincides with the congrega- tion’s vision. It is important to note that – In the summer of 2010, Lviv average laypeople take part in the mis- will host an international gathering for sions as equals with the clergy. activists in the youth movement of the “The motto of the Redemptorists is fathers of the Congregation of the Most working with the most neglected and Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists). Lviv poor. However, in the latest documents will once more prove its status as a city the General Government calls particular where the West and the East meet, that is attention to the pastoral care of youths, home to many different people and cul- and in this way pastoral care of youth tures. Over 500 participants are expected becomes part of our vision alongside our at the Youth for Christ – 2010 gathering missionary activity,” noted the provincial from countries around the world, includ- of the Congregation of the Most Holy ing European countries, the United States Redeemer, the Rev. Basil Ivaniv. and Canada. On his initiative, Ukrainian Ukrainian Redemptorists earned the Redemptorists are trying to unite the two right to organize this international youth parts of their charisma: youths who have gathering due to their long-lasting and long been active in the parishes, lead dedicated work with youths in Ukraine. “Vacation with God” missions for chil- Since the time of their emergence from the dren and youths in different regions of catacombs in 1990-1991, Redemptorists Ukraine. For example, with the blessing have renewed or founded 11 parishes, not of Bishop Steven Menko of the Donetsk- only in Western, but also in eastern Kharkiv Exarchy, Vacation with God took Ukraine, as well as a missionary post in part in eastern Ukraine, which is still Prokopivsk, Kemerovska region, Russia. under the influence of its communist, Activists at a previous youth gathering. In every parish there is a youth group atheistic past. that is extraordinarily active in the life of Also worth noting is the fact that vil- especially since thousands of children are preparation and organization of the inter- the church community. The youths meet lages where the youths hold missions are left at home unattended and uncared for. national gathering, to be held in 2010 in weekly and during these meetings, they often divided between Greek-Catholics It is with this category of the neglected Lviv, which will be attended by represen- pray together, reflect on the Holy Bible and the Orthodox. However, children of that the youth activists try to work with tatives of youth communities from many and discuss life’s problems. Youth groups both denominations come to the youth most during these missions, since such countries around the globe. children need particular care and spiritual also take part in charity work. They take gatherings and in this way they work History and statistics care of orphans and the elderly, and orga- towards good relations between Christian guidance. It is very important for the chil- nize a St. Nicholas event for the children denominations. dren that the people working with them The Congregation of the Most Holy of low-income families. In addition to Following the congregation’s guide- are close to them in age – youths who are Redeemer (CSsR) was founded by St. this, they organize summer camps for the lines, the youths try to focus their efforts a bit older than them, age 14-30, who Alphonse Ligori in 1732. In 1906 the children from the parish Sunday schools; on the most neglected and forgotten chil- understand them and whom they trust. Belgian Redemptorist Father Achilles In this way, the Redemptorist fathers these are held in the Carpathian dren. In view of the economic conditions Delare, working among Ukrainians in are raising a new generation of leaders Mountains and on the coast of the Black in Ukraine, many of our fellow citizens Canada, started the Eastern branch of the who in the future will have the necessary Sea. In this way, these young activists are searching for a brighter future and CSsR. In 1913 with the efforts of knowledge and spiritual potential to lead test their leadership abilities and gain trying to ensure a decent existence for Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, the the lay movement in our Church. The Rev. valuable experience for future work. themselves and their children abroad. Redemptorists were established in Andrew Oliynyk, of the Congregation of Ukraine. The most important activity of the Expatriates have become an extraordi- the Most Holy Redeemer, underlined the At first the congregation had its prov- Redemptorist youth groups is missions, nary social problem for the Ukraine, particular dedication of young people, as ince in Univ and later in Zboyischa in all the work in the parishes is absolutely Lviv. Later they appeared in Ternopil, voluntary. Stanislaviv and Volyn. The congregation “I find extreme satisfaction in the fact spread the cult of Our Mother of that the “older” group of youths, which Perpetual Help. Stanislaviv became the once started the Redemptorist youth seat of the archbrotherhood of Our movement in Ukraine, is still active in Mother of Perpetual Help for the faithful our parishes. They can no longer attend of the Eastern rite. By 1938 nearly 200 all the weekly meetings, because they such brotherhoods were in existence and have responsibilities at work or in their had 100,000 members. families. However, during their vacations, At the beginning of World War II, the which they could spend in relaxation, Redemptorists had eight homes, in which they dedicate themselves to the mis- there were close to 70 members. The sions,” he commented. Soviet regime closed the monasteries, and Taking part in the work of the the brothers and fathers were mercilessly Redemptorist youth communities is a persecuted; some died as martyrs for the valuable experience. Many of these young faith. activists associate life in the community In the years of the catacombs, many of with personal spiritual growth and over- the Redemptorist priests were active as coming difficulties in life. Halyna teachers in the underground seminary. Onishko has belonged to the youth group With the re-emergence of the Ukrainian at St. Josaphat Church in Lviv since its Greek-Catholic Church from the cata- founding in 1999. “I joined the communi- combs, the Redemptorists began legal ty in the first year of my student life. I work in the field of pastoral care. was having trouble fitting in with my new The largest center of the Redemptorists surroundings, but the community helped became Lviv. The order also opened me overcome the monotony of my days homes in Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, of classes,” she observed. Kamianets-Podilskyi and Novoyavorivsk, “Life in the Redemptorist youth com- Ukraine, and a missionary post in munity taught me that life is not only for Prokopivsk (Kemerovsk region, Russia). receiving, but also for giving. You feel The Redemptorists also spread in the this most at the camps, missions and dif- diaspora. In Canada, Ukrainian ferent events just because we wanted to Redemptorists currently have six homes; do something good. Our reward is the they have one in the United States. people’s gratitude and the change that *** takes place in their lives,” Ms. Onishko added. To make this worthy gathering of Every three years Redemptorist youths Youth for Christ – 2010 successful, we have an opportunity to tally the results of need financial support so that the youth all the work accomplished and consider of Ukraine can continue their mission to future plans during an all-Ukrainian youth make a better world for those less fortu- gathering. Ukrainians also take part in nate. Donations would be greatly appreci- international gatherings, the last of which ated. Contributions should be made pay- occurred in 2007 in Limerick, Ireland. able to the “Redemptorist Fathers,” with Thanks to this active position, the youths, a notation that it is for the youth move- along with the fathers and sisters of the ment, and mailed to: St. John Ukrainian Congregation of the Most Holy Catholic Church, 719 Sanford Ave., Redeemer, will take equal part in the Newark, NJ 07106. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 9

BOOK NOTES Fictional chronicle of 60 years Tales from the Soviet archives “Crossing Years,” by George Dzul, “Lenin’s Brain and Other Tales From Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Company, the Secret Soviet Archives,” by Paul R. 2002. 146 pp. ISBN: 088739423X. paper- Gregory, Stanford: Hoover Institution back: $14.95 Press, 2008. 156 pp. ISBN: 9780817948122. cloth: $25, paperback: The novel “Crossing Years” explores $15. the chronology of a man from 1939 to Paul R. Gregory, a Hoover Institution 1999, and those six decades are broken up research fellow, selected 14 examples into four parts: “War Years” (1939-1953), from the institution’s collection of Soviet “Family Years” (1954-1968), “East-West state and party archives in this book of Years” (1969-1979), “Captive Years” “tales” from the secret Soviet archives. (1980-1989) and “New Borders Years” Examples such as the Katyn massacre (1990-199). of Polish officers by the Soviets during George Dzul, the author, uses frag- the second world war to the Soviet deci- mented imagery to paint a picture that sion to invade , bring to light the reader absorbs in snippets and from details and offer insights into the inner these bits, a picture begins to come into workings of not only the Soviet Union, focus. The first part of the book details but the repressive nature of dictatorships the second world war as the Red Army in general. and the army of the Third Reich were on The title example alludes to the state- a collision course with tanks, planes and sponsored scientific study of Lenin’s infantry. Being caught in the middle, the brain, originally conceived to prove writer intricately describes the sights and Lenin’s genius. Also examined is Stalin’s sounds of war. The lasting impact of sur- Mr. Dzul, an immigration attorney who harsh criminal justice system that pun- are studying the Soviet state and party viving these experiences can be traced resides in northern California, has another ished theft of state or collective property archives to gain a basic understanding of throughout the book. book to his credit. His first book, more severely than theft of private prop- the way the Soviet economic, political This work of fiction follows the char- “Elusions,” won the Hopwood Literary erty. Additional chapters deal with and social system worked,” he noted acter’s life journey from “rescue to an Award at the University of Michigan. Stalin’s Great Terror, the day-to-day life Prof. Gregory holds an endowed pro- adoption agency to a wealthy family in Readers may obtain copies of Mr. of guards, Lenin’s repression of fessorship in the economics department at Michigan – and from there to life as a Dzul’s book on Amazon.com or by con- “non-Communist” physicians, his purge the University of Houston in Texas, and playboy, a forger, a wanderer and an tacting the publisher: Creative Arts Book of intellectuals and other examples of is a research professor at the German owner of a company that cleanses what Company, 833 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, state-sponsored madness. Institute for Economic Research in has been made unclean.” CA 94710; telephone, 800-848-7789. Prof. Gregory heads the initiative to . research the Hoover Institution’s archival Readers may obtain copies of this book holdings on the Soviet Union and the by contacting the publisher at www. Communist Party. “Under this project we hoover.org or 650-723-6010. NEW RELEASE: “Kingsway” by producer/musician Roman Klun PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Roman Klun, an award-winning producer, multi-platinum recording engineer and accomplished songwriter, has released his third solo independent album, “Kingsway.” On the album, Mr. Klun performs on drums, percussion, guitars, keyboards, piano, does both background and lead vocals, and was responsible for the arrangements and the lyrics. The album was named after producer and singer/songwriter Daniel Lanois’ recording studio in the French Quarter of New Orleans. According to Mr. Klun: “…While living on Royal Street (one over from Bourbon Street) and the spirit of ‘N’Orleans,’ I found myself one eve- me at ‘Kingsway’ was as a producer, ning in the Marble Room at ‘Kingsway,’ engineer, songwriter and drummer… trying to stay caught up with pencil and these spirited songs took on a life and paper, yet eyeing the API console and the were tucked away and later revisted and Studer two-inch recorder in the adjacent refined on a journey that took me through recording room – I believe I also had Toronto, England, , Austria, Ukraine, ‘Tous Les Matin Du Monde’ on hand.” New York City and Woodstock, N.Y.” “Two records evolved from this For more information, readers may 24-hour episode, and although the shared visit www.myspace.com/romanklun or intention of the extended invitation for www.romanklun.com.

Turning the pages back... (Continued from page 6) prised members of the Yednist faction of Parliament, which included Yulia Tymoshenko. Mr. Lazarenko, leader of the Hromada Party, announced that Hromada would go into opposition to the Kuchma administration and would form a shadow Cabinet, headed by Ms. Tymoshenko. Political maneuverings and nominations also came from the newly formed National Front bloc, which included the Ukrainian Republican Party, the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, the Ukrainian Conservative Party and the Conservative Republican Party. During the Communist Party’s congress, Oleksander Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine, called upon all leftist forces, including the Agrarians, to unite into a single election bloc.

Source: “Pre-election season begins, candidates announce intentions,” by Roman Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, November 2, 1997. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 Conference... Russian denial Aside from Dr. Himka, the conference’s (Continued from page 3) other alternative view was delivered by continued operating through 1932, with data Russian scholar Viktor Kondrashin of the from 1929. The last Soviet handbook was in Byelinskyi State Pedagogical University in 1929 for 1927 data.” Penza. The reliability of Soviet statistics suffered Dr. Kondrashin is compiling the third between 1929 and 1931, when the govern- volume in a documentation series, “Famine ment decided to combine all the statistical in the USSR – 1929 to 1934.” services into Gosplan, or the State Planning Russian historians view the 1932-1933 Committee. Famine as a tragedy for all the peoples of “The plan had to be reported as if it were the Soviet Union, Dr. Kondrashin said, fulfilled,” Dr. Wheatcroft said. “So you which the Stalinist regime was responsible didn’t get objective statistical counts. You for. “It should not divide us, but unite us in got what was supposed to be produced in spite of different approaches and evaluations the plan, presented as though it was actually because this is a horrible misfortune and taking place. This happening on a mass disaster,” he said. scale becomes a real great problem.” The main reason for the Famine was the At the end of 1931, a new organ was cre- Stalinist regime’s modernization drive, its ated, and population data became more reli- anti-peasant policies, its industrialization able. A conjunctural system emerged, Dr. methods and its very nature, that resulted Wheatcroft said, in which statistics were from the fight for power and breaking from Zenon Zawada reported on an annual basis, if monthly sta- Lenin’s New Economic Policy. Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Russian scholar Viktor Kondrashin tistics couldn’t be collected. The system While acknowledging that grain was Chair Ihor Yukhnovskyi organizer of argues that Ukraine’s and Russia’s passed information along a chain that exported on the “blood and bones of the international Holodomor confer- grain-producing regions suffered simi- extended from a typical Ukrainian village all Ukrainian villagers,” he disputed a claim ence in Koncha-Zaspa. lar casualty rates in 1932-1933. the way through Moscow. that 1.8 million tons of grain were exported in 1933. He said no more than 350,000 tons Defining the Holodomor “Although the genocide category destruction of the Ukrainian Autocephalous emerged with the goal to strengthen an Orthodox Church. were exported, a fifth of that exported in Scholars also debated just what the term equal treatment of various nations, ethnic “There’s no clear date of when the prior years. Dr. Kondrashin said he agrees with “Holodomor” refers to. groups and religions, I think in practice, it Holocaust began,” Dr. Serbyn pointed out. Ukrainian scholars that the Soviet govern- The conference almost unanimously promoted offensive comparisons among “The Holodomor should be open-ended, endorsed defining the Holodomor as geno- ment blocked Ukrainians from migrating to these victims,” Dr. Himka argued. and we don’t need a specific term. I am Russia in the winter of 1933, but insisted that cide, with the exception of Prof. John-Paul more concerned about the genocide of the Dr. Himka said he is concerned that the Soviets established such blockades at the Himka of the University of Alberta, the lone Ukrainian people.” Ukrainian politicians, particularly President “main grain aggregates of the Soviet Union.” voice questioning whether it’s appropriate. Dr. Serbyn presented among the confer- Viktor Yushchenko, are exploiting the Demographic losses from death and Defining the Holodomor as genocide ence’s most compelling finds – an essay Holodomor for political gain, while others migration in Ukraine and Russia’s grain- against Ukrainians would exclude many arguing the Soviets committed genocide in western Ukraine and the Ukrainian producing regions were identical, Dr. thousands of Soviet citizens who starved to against the Ukrainian people written by death but did not live in Soviet Ukraine, or diaspora use to it to promote a nationalist Kondrashin insisted. worldview. Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, the Ukraine’s seven oblasts lost 5.535 million did live in Soviet Ukraine but were not eth- lawyer who coined the term “genocide” in nic Ukrainians. Many Ukrainians who exploit the residents, while Russia’s grain regions in the 1944. If the Kuban Ukrainians are included as Holodomor for politics have little relation Volga Basin, the northern Caucasus and the Dr. Lemkin, who studied in Lviv, also Holodomor victims, “then what of the sta- to it, while those directly affected tend to Urals lost 5.554 million people, he said. drafted the Convention on the Prevention tus of the Don Cossacks who perished in avoid politicizing it, he said. [Editor’s note: “Examining the percentage relationship and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide the very same famine?” Dr. Himka asked Mr. Yushchenko’s native village of of this dynamic, then it turns out that adopted by the United Nations in 1948. rhetorically. “Are those deaths worth less?” Khoruzhivka suffered large casualties dur- Russia’s grain regions had practically the Though Dr. Lemkin wrote the essay, The expulsion of Crimean Tatars could ing the Holodomor, while First Lady of same demographic situation as in Ukraine’s “Soviet Genocide in Ukraine” in the 1950s, also be argued as genocide, Dr. Himka said, Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko’s father, territory,” Dr. Kondrashin said. “The popu- Dr. Serbyn said he only discovered it while the Latvian government may act to Mykhailo Chumachenko, was a Holodomor lation in Ukraine declined by 22 percent and recently, retrieving it from the New York recognize the 1940 deportations as geno- survivor.] 17 percent in Russia’s grain regions.” Public Library with the help of Dr. Taras cide. [Editor’s note: The 1941 Latvian mass Another Canadian, Dr. Serbyn, stirred He called upon Ukrainian scholars to fol- Hunczak, professor emeritus of Rutgers deportation involved 15,000, while the the conference’s other terminological low the Belarusians and Kazakhs in joining University. Soviets forcibly deported 42,000 Latvians debate, arguing that the term “Holodomor” their Russian counterparts to research the in 1949.] should encompass the Soviet campaign of Dr. Serbyn endorsed Dr. Lemkin’s means Famine. Meanwhile, classifying the Holocaust as persecution against Ukrainians which began of defining the Soviet campaign as geno- Once Dr. Kondrashin concluded his genocide against Jews has been perceived in 1929 with the arrest of 45 Ukrainian cide against Ukrainians, which consists of remarks, conference moderator Dr. as minimizing the deaths of the 6 million intellectuals, the launch of the “rozkurku- four criteria – the destruction of the Yukhnovskyi offered to pass along non-Jews who perished. lennia” (de-kulakization) campaign and the Ukrainian intelligentsia, the destruction of Ukrainian demographic data, as well as to the Ukrainian Church, the elimination of cooperate in researching grain exports to Ukrainian peasantry and the forced deporta- Germany, but not without a stern rebuke. tion of Ukrainians. “You are afraid to say the genocide had “The Soviet Story” documents legacy of USSR “The nation is too populous to be exter- an anti-national, anti-Ukrainian hue, but for minated completely with any efficiency,” the love of God, we in Ukraine are doing NEW YORK – The documentary film Columbia universities. Dr. Lemkin wrote. “However its leadership, our own thing, trying to get to the bottom of “The Soviet Story” opens in New York Its New York City premiere on religious, intellectual, political, its select truth, and you in Russia yours,” Dr. City on Friday October 24 and will be September 21 was attended by the presi- and determining parts are quite small and Yukhnovskyi said. screened through Thursday, October 30. dent of Latvia, Valdis Zatlers. Sweden’s therefore easily eliminated. So it is upon “We Ukrainians are an independent The 86-minute film tells the story of Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said of the these groups particularly that the full force nation, an independent state, and we are the USSR which, though an Allied film: “ ‘Soviet Story’ is a film which will of the Soviet axe has fallen, with its familiar conducting our own policies, and these pol- power, helped the Nazis destroy the Jews certainly be talked about in the coming tools of mass murder, deportation and icies can never be shown in Russia in any and “slaughtered its own people on an months. This film is perhaps a beginning forced labor, exile and starvation.” instance.” industrial scale,” according to a synopsis of understanding of what the Soviet of the film.” regime meant for half of Europe.” Economist.com noted: “ ‘The Soviet The film’s director is Edvins Snore, Story’ is the most powerful antidote yet who is also the author of the film’s script. to the sanitization of the past. The film is A political scientist, he studied the sub- gripping, audacious and uncompromis- ject and collected materials for his film ing.” for over a decade. Among the topics covered in the doc- “The Soviet Story” was filmed over umentary are the Famine-Genocide of the course of two years in Russia, 1932-1933, the Katyn Massacre of 1940, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, France, the the partnership between the Nazi SS and United Kingdom and Belgium. the Soviet KGB, and medical experi- The film is being shown at the Village ments in the Soviet gulag. The film also East Cinema, 181-189 Second Ave. (cor- discusses the impact of the Soviet legacy ner of 12th Street); telephone, on Europe. 212-529-6799; website, www.villagee- Produced in Latvia, it was a Jury Prize astcinema.com. Winner at the 2008 Boston Film Festival, The film is in English. There will be garnering the “Mass Impact Award.” It five to six screenings per day. Screening premiered in April at the European times and tickets are available on-line. Parliament. It was screened also in For more information about the film and September at the Heritage Foundation in to view trailer, readers may log on to Washington; and at Harvard and www.sovietstory.com. U.S. Federal Judge Bohdan Futey and Prof. John-Paul Himka of the University of Alberta, speakers at the international Holodomor conference held in Koncha-Zaspa. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 11 A first for fifth annual UCU fund-raiser in New York City by Matthew A. Rarey NEW YORK – The New York Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University have announced a first for their fifth annual luncheon to benefit the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), to be held Sunday, November 2. A prominent public intellectual and televi- sion personality will give special remarks about the Church and Ukraine before his friend, the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of UCU, delivers the keynote address. “I look forward to supporting the noble enterprise that is UCU,” said the Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, a Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of New York. “And I look forward to being with Father Gudziak again.” A staunch supporter of the cause of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) the Rev. Neuhaus vis- ited UCU several years ago. While in Lviv, he also attended a sobor and synod of the UGCC. Like his supe- rior, Cardinal Edward Egan, the Rev. Neuhaus also serves on the advisory council of the Ukrainian Catholic The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak Education Foundation (UCEF), which is co-sponsoring a series of events to benefit UCU in four American cit- Recent events having served to underscore Ukraine’s work is most important for the future of the world ies. Besides the New York event, there will be lun- importance, the Rev. Neuhaus said he looks forward to Church, Father Gudziak’s name would easily make the cheons in Chicago (November 9) and Warren, Mich. providing further coverage of this country which, as the cut,” wrote Mr. Weigel. “What he has built in a decade (November 16). A similar luncheon is taking place in crossroads of the Eastern and Western Churches, is also in Lviv, starting from scratch, is breathtaking.” Parma, Ohio, on October 26. a focal point for ecumenical efforts. Father Neuhaus and Mr. Weigel are two prominent The Rev. Neuhaus is a noted public intellectual. A fre- “Having Father Neuhaus come to speak in support of examples of the many non-Ukrainian Catholics who quent guest on news programs, he provided special cover- UCU is somewhat of a coup in light of his prominence have been attracted to support UCU and the UGCC age for the Catholic cable channel EWTN when Pope in the worldwide Catholic community,” commented through the efforts of the UCEF. Benedict XVI visited the United States earlier this year and Andrew Lencyk, co-chairman of the New York Friends On Sunday, November 2, at 2 p.m. at the Ukrainian when his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, departed this of the Ukrainian Catholic University. “Ukrainians in National Home in Lower Manhattan, it will be the Rev. world in 2005. A prolific author whose advice has been general, Ukrainian Catholics in particular, can take great Neuhaus’ turn to take the podium with the Rev. Dr. sought by religious and political leaders (including comfort in the support of such highly influential Catholic Gudziak. Once again, two fellow Catholics representing President George W. Bush), the Rev. Neuhaus is perhaps thinkers such as Father Neuhaus and George Weigel: different traditions of the common faith are united in best known as editor-in-chief of the magazine First Things. men who so strongly support the renaissance of the support of a cause benefiting the entire Church: the This Manhattan-based magazine is dedicated to the Church in Ukraine and realize its significance.” Ukrainian Catholic University. goal of “advance[ing] a religiously informed public phi- Mr. Weigel is a member of the editorial board of First To buy tickets to the New York (or other) benefit lun- losophy for the ordering of society,” and regularly fea- Things and also fits the appellation “public intellectual, cheons, support the Ukrainian Catholic University and tures some of the best known scholars writing about well-known in Catholic circles.” Like the Rev. Neuhaus, the Church in Ukraine, or for more information, readers religion and politics in the world today. Ukraine has he also serves on the advisory council of the UCEF. At a may contact the UCEF at [email protected] or been featured for serving a pivotal religious, political fund-raiser for UCU held earlier this year in Washington, 773-235-8462 or visit the website at www.ucef.org. and geographic role. he shared the podium with the Rev. Dr. Gudziak and Readers may also watch the Rev. Gudziak appear live spoke glowingly of the re-evangelization of post-Commu- on EWTN at 8 pm (EST) on Wednesday, November 12. nist Ukraine. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Weigel devoted his He will take callers’ questions about UCU, the Church in Matthew A. Rarey is communications specialist at the internationally syndicated column to the Rev. Gudziak Ukraine and concerns confronting the faithful of Eastern Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation. He may be and the institution with which he is synonymous. Europe. Check your local cable listings for EWTN’s sta- contacted at [email protected]. “If I had to name the 50 Catholics whose present tion number.

David Marples wins prestigious University of Alberta award EDMONTON – Prof. David Marples, the role of commentator and consultant, a who is well-known in academic and wider role he still fulfills today through his com- circles for his prolific and timely writings mentaries and analytical articles that have on contemporary Ukraine, was awarded the appeared in major newspapers in North University Cup in a ceremony at the America and Europe and regularly in the University of Alberta (U of A) on Edmonton Journal. September 26. A book on nuclear energy, “Chernobyl The University Cup, the highest honor and Nuclear Power in the USSR,” pub- the U of A can bestow on a member of its lished by CIUS Press, appeared in 1986. academic staff, is awarded to scholars who Subsequently, Dr. Marples has continued have achieved outstanding distinction in writing on Ukraine, publishing many arti- scholarly research, teaching and service to cles in academic journals and books on the University and to the community at Ukraine during the perestroika period, large. The recipient of the University Cup Stalinism in Ukraine, and most recently on is deemed to be a scholar with an interna- historical memory in Ukraine in his book tional reputation, who is esteemed as excep- titled “Heroes and Villains: Creating tional by his colleagues and students, and is National History in Contemporary Ukraine” also highly regarded by the community. (2007). For the past 22 years, as an editor, In addition to his research on Ukraine, researcher and professor of history at the Dr. Marples has published four books on University of Alberta, Dr. Marples has the history and politics of Belarus, and a maintained a close relationship with the book on the Russian Revolution. He is the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies author of 12 books and editor of two. (CIUS), including holding positions at the Today, Dr. Marples is University institute. He first gained a reputation as a Professor in the U of A’s department of his- leading scholar following the Chornobyl tory and classics, a distinction and rank he nuclear power plant accident of April 1986. received in 2006. He also serves as director This occurred shortly after his return to the of the Stasiuk Program on Contemporary U of A from West Germany in 1986 to take Ukraine at the U of A’s CIUS. up a position at CIUS following a posting At the University of Alberta, he was as a research analyst at Radio Free Europe/ also awarded the Faculty Research Prize Radio Liberty in Munich, where he had for full professors in 1999; the J. Gordin studied the USSR’s and, in particular, Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research Ukraine’s nuclear energy industry. (a university research prize) in 2003 and a Several months of interviews by the Killam Annual Professorship in media and appearances before government 2005-2006. He was a recipient of the Prof. David Marples receives the University Cup from University of Alberta bodies followed, which introduced him to Shevchenko Medal in 1999. President Indira Samaraskera. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 13 Art of Futurist David Burliuk featured at The Ukrainian Museum NEW YORK – “Futurism and After: David Burliuk, 1882-1967,” a large-scale exhibition, with more than 100 works of art, along with photographs of the artist and some of his personal belongings, provides an overview of the most important periods in the life of famed Futurist David Burliuk. The exhibition opens October 31 at the new building of The Ukrainian Museum in Manhattan’s East Village. The exhibition will be on view through March 1, 2009. The exhibition is the first major U.S. show of Burliuk’s art in nearly half a century. Internationally renowned as the father of Futurism in his native Ukraine and Russia, Burliuk was a major contributor to the seminal period of modernism in the early decades of the 20th century. He was the last liv- ing contributor to Germany’s Blaue Reiter Movement, one of the first modernist movements in art. With reference to an exhibition at the American Contemporary Artists Gallery in New York in 1967, the year of Burliuk’s death, The New York Times wrote: “the paint meets the spectator half-way, for it’s loaded on almost to the depth of bas relief to give the bright landscapes and flowers a reality that occasionally becomes a sur-reality – this is painting at its most high-spirited; as such it communi- cates the great vitality that obviously went into making it.” “Many of these works have not been exhibited in New York City, so this is a unique opportunity to take a close and rare look at the whole career of one of 20th century’s impor- tant avant-garde artists through the prism of his own collec- tion now in the possession of his granddaughter,” said Prof. Jaroslaw Leshko, president of The Ukrainian Museum. “Futurism and After: David Burliuk, 1882-1967” is made possible by the generosity of Mary Clare Burliuk, the “On the Train,” (1922, oil on canvas, 13.5 by 18 inches), from the private collection of Mary Clare Burliuk. artist’s granddaughter, who lent works of art and archival material from her extensive personal collection. Burliuk’s art during his historically important early peri- and Man Ray founded the Societie Anonyme, found Burliuk The exhibition at The Ukrainian Museum is an expanded od was an amalgam of Fauvist, Cubist and Futurist influ- the embodiment of the creative spirit. In her 1944 mono- version of the traveling show organized by the Winnipeg ences, which he absorbed and melded with his love of graph on Burliuk she wrote of his “power of the dynamic Art Gallery, curated by Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij, professor nature, a fascination for the forms and designs of Scythian creation... which burst all prisms.” of German and Slavic studies at the University of Manitoba. culture (he formed and named the literary-artistic group Burliuk died on Long Island in 1967. That same year he It includes examples of Burliuk’s work during his early “Hylaea” — the Greek name for ancient Scythian lands), was honored posthumously by being inducted into the years in Ukraine and Russia (1907-1918), his travels and especially his admiration for Ukrainian folklore. American Academy of Arts and Letters. Examples of through Siberia (1918-1920), his time in Japan (1920-1922), Among his favorites was the legend of Mamai, a Kozak Burliuk’s work are in the collections of most major muse- and his life in the United States, both in New York City who embodied Burliuk’s own vision of bravery, self-suffi- ums, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the (1922-1941) and on Long Island (1941-1967). ciency and rugged individualism. Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the At The Ukrainian Museum, the approximately 70 works During these years, Burliuk was an active participant in Whitney Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum in New York displayed in Winnipeg are being supplemented by an addi- important avant-garde exhibitions in Kyiv, Moscow, St. City; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Smithsonian tional 40 paintings from Ms. Burliuk’s collection. Petersburg and Munich. Dr. Shkandrij writes: “From American Art Museum in Washington; the State Russian A richly illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibi- December 1913 to April 1914, the notoriety of the Futurists Museum in St. Petersburg; the National Art Museum in tion; it includes a lead essay by Dr. Shkandrij and contribut- reached its peak as Burliuk, [Vladimir] Mayakovsky, and Kyiv; and the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. ing essays by professor of art history Dr. Myroslava Mudrak [Vasily] Kamensky toured 17 cities in the . His works are also included in numerous private collections. at Ohio State University and art and social historian Ihor The appearance of the Futurists (they liked to wear gaudy This exhibition follows a major show from the National Holubizky at the University of Queensland. waistcoats, sometimes painted animals on their faces and Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv, “Crossroads: Ukrainian David Burliuk was born in 1882 near the city of Kharkiv wore carrots in their lapels) and their ‘performances,’ which Modernism in Ukraine: 1910-1930,” which was shown at included drinking tea on stage under a suspended piano, in eastern Ukraine. He studied in Odesa and Kazan, at the The Ukrainian Museum in 2006-2007. The exhibit included drew packed audiences, scandalized many, but also won Munich Royal Academy of Arts (1902-1903) and at the a work by Burliuk produced in Ukraine. converts to the new art.” Burliuk’s life-affirming energy, his École des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1904). His exuberant and The Ukrainian Museum, located at 222 E. Sixth St., is extroverted character was recognized by Anton Azhbe, his creative force, and his celebration of the new all left a lasting open Wednesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. professor at the Munich Academy, who called Burliuk a impact on the history of modernism. Admission: $8, adults; $6, seniors; $6, students (with valid “wonderful wild steppe horse.” Burliuk’s art and life after his tumultuous early period would take him to many and varied places. During the revo- ID); children under 12, free; museum members, free. lutionary years 1917-1920, he traveled to Siberia, where he Additional information can be found on the museum’s web- gave Futurist concerts and sold his art. From 1920 to 1922 site, www.ukrainianmuseum.org, or by e-mailing info@ he spent time in Japan painting, organizing exhibitions and ukrainianmuseum.org or calling 212-228-0110. promoting Futurism. Mr. Holubizky writes in the exhibition catalogue: “Japanese modernist art history... has attached much greater significance to his stay in Japan [than have Western accounts] and to the enthusiastic critical reception that he received there.” In 1922, Burliuk arrived in the United States, settling first in New York City and then in Hampton Bays, Long Island. The inspiration for Burliuk’s later career is found in his love of vitality in all its forms – biological, psychological and cultural. Whether he was painting his native Ukrainian steppe, Japanese landscapes, Long Island fishing villages or the streets of New York, he searched for the energy that vibrated and flowed through scenes. They suggest the exis- tence of hidden patterns just beyond human perception. “He was, in the end, a worshiper of the earth’s abun- dance and glory as much as a Futurist scandalizer of public taste,” notes Dr. Shkandrij. It is not surprising that one of his favorite artists was Vincent van Gogh, whose impassioned vision of nature, tendered with brilliant color and vigorous strokes, Burliuk admired greatly. Burliuk’s deep involvement in the world also manifests itself in his important works focused on ideological, philo- sophical themes dealing with war and the human condition, an example of which is his 1944 painting “Children of Stalingrad.” According to Dr. Mudrak, “Burliuk’s immigrant perspective on the working classes of the 1930s and 1940s “Victor Palmov,” (1921, oil on board, 10 by 6.8 in lower Manhattan offers a unique, and still largely unstud- “Man with Two Faces” (1912, oil on canvas, 10 by 8 inches), from the private collection of Mary Clare ied, contribution to American Social Realism.” inches) from the private collection of Mary Clare Burliuk. Katheryn S. Dreier, who along with Marcel Duchamp Burliuk. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS Tryzub holds annual fall tennis TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 tournament despite drawbacks OR E-MAIL [email protected] by George Sawchak perennial champion, became the tourna- ment winner when, in the final round, he HORSHAM, Pa. The weekend of defeated George Hrabec (Danvers, Mass.) SERVICES September 27-28 in the Philadelphia area 6-1, 6-2. In the semi-finals Durbak won seemed like a complete washout. With from George Sawchak (Rydal, Pa.) 6-2, Hurricane Kyle moving up the East Coast 3-1 retired, and Hrabec, in the longest of the U.S. and another rain system com- match of the main draw, defeated Ihor ing from the west, Tryzub’s Fall Tennis Buhaj (Bethlehem, Pa.) 6-7(3), 7-6(3), Tournament was in real jeopardy. The 6-4. In the quarter-finals of the main outdoor tennis courts at Tryzubivka here draw, Hrabec overcame Walter Dziwak in Horsham, Pa., the usual site for the (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.) 6-1, 6-4, and tournament, were regrettably not play- Buhaj defeated injured Jerry Tymkiw, able. However, since many players were (Philadelphia) 6-0, 3-1 retired, and coming from afar to participate in the Sawchak won over Orest Wasyluk tournament, it could not be canceled (Woodbine, Md.) 6-4, 6-3. without grave disappointments. In the feed-in rounds Wasyluk outlast- The tennis committee decided to move ed Dziwak in a three-hour marathon the tournament to different venues. With match 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-6(5) before losing to a light drizzle on Saturday, the play began Buhaj in the final round of the group 6-0, on the HAR-TRU courts at Delaware 6-1. Valley Tennis Club, Huntingdon Valley, The trophy presentation ceremony was Pa.; but because of heavy rain on Sunday, held at the indoor tennis facility at the final two matches were held indoors Southampton Racquet Club. Tournament at Southampton Racquet Club, Pa., also director Sawchak presented trophies to on HAR-TRU courts. winners and finalists, Durbak, Hrabec, Ivan Durbak (Ramsey, N.J.) USCAK’s Buhaj and Wasyluk.

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revenge of the Orange forces and big cap- financial crisis was supported on October candidate for prime minister may be pro- NEWSBRIEFS ital after the elections” and to preclude 20 by YTB faction leader Ivan Kyrylenko, posed if a new coalition is formed. “If a (Continued from page 2) “oligarchic dictatorship and a new wave Defenders Party leader Yurii Karmazin, new coalition… puts forward a new can- Tymoshenko Bloc, 20.7 percent for the of nationalism.” (Ukrinform) European Party leader Mykola didacy, it will be constitutional. This is Katerynchuk, Christian Democratic Union obvious,” Ms. Tymoshenko said, noting it Party of Regions, 7.3 percent for the Our Tymoshenko suggests new coalition Ukraine People’s Union, 5.2 percent for leader Volodymyr Stretovych, Rukh lead- is high time “to think about the country the Communist Party and 6 percent for KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister er , People’s Self-Defense and each of its citizens rather than about the Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc. Another 4.8 Yulia Tymoshenko, in a televised address leader Taras Stetskiv and Communist oneself.” (Ukrinform) Party leader Petro Symonenko. Mr. percent of respondents said they are ready to the nation on October 19, suggested Talks on the Faina continue vote for a new political force headed by forming a coalition involving all parlia- Karmazin noted that from now on politi- Verkhovna Rada Chair Arseniy Yatseniuk mentary factions and a new government cal responsibility lies with all branches of KYIV – According to visual monitor- despite the fact that there is no such a based on this coalition, in order to protect power. Mr. Stretovych spoke against ing, the situation aboard the Faina vessel political force so far. Another 6.4 percent the country from the global financial cri- dividing the Parliament into a majority captured by pirates remains unchanged, of respondents said they would vote sis. Ms. Tymoshenko said that at noon the and a minority, and called for national the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ukraine against all, whereas 9.6 percent would not next day she would expect all faction unity. The Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc and said on October 17. According to the vote at all and 8.9 percent did not answer leaders in the Parliament to discuss this the largest faction of the opposition Party Ukrainian Embassy in Kenya, negotia- the question. (Ukrinform) question. “The Cabinet of Ministers of the Regions did not attend the meeting tions with the pirates are continuing. should be urgently reformed on the basis of Prime Minister Tymoshenko with fac- Prospects are being studied for drawing Communist Party holds session of such a coalition, and a government that tion leaders in the Verkhovna Rada. The into the talks a local company with expe- PRU, in response to the prime minister’s KYIV – The 43rd session of the will protect Ukraine from the economic rience in hostage negotiations. Pirates proposal placed on its website a statement Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) dis- crisis should be formed and given a seized the Faina off Somalia on describing Ms. Tymoshenko’s initiative as cussed the tasks facing political organiza- chance to immediately respond to global September 25. The vessel is carrying 33 being dictated by a desire “to absolve one- tions in view of the pre-term parliamenta- challenges,” she said. Ms. Tymoshenko T-72 tanks, rocket-propelled grenades, self of the responsibility for the country’s ry elections and the political situation in also asked the president and the leaders anti-aircraft devices and ammunition that bankruptcy” and the desire to stay in Ukraine. According to the leader of the of factions to “urgently resume the work Ukraine had sold to Kenya. U.S. vessels power at any cost. (Ukrinform) CPU, Petro Symonenko, participating in of the Verkhovna Rada so that it urgently are watching over the Faina to prevent the October 20 session were 228 dele- passes pressing laws, including budget President rejects PM’s proposal unloading of its cargo. (Ukrinform) laws.” The prime minister also stressed gates. Addressing his speech to the ses- President proposes stabilization fund sion’s participants, Mr. Symonenko said the need to declare a moratorium on any KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko that the current crisis covers all areas of political confrontations, adding that her said on October 20 that a proposal made KYIV – During the extraordinary meet- the society and state in Ukraine and was bloc had unilaterally renounced political by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to ing of the National Security and Defense caused due to “the bankruptcy of the rul- confrontation and would not respond to create a coalition for the protection of Council (NSDC) on October 20 devoted to ing regime.” He urged Communists to any provocations. (Ukrinform) Ukraine from the global financial crisis is stabilization of Ukraine’s financial system, inappropriate. The president’s press sec- organize and lead a civil protest move- Parties support consolidation President Viktor Yushchenko proposed the ment “to defend democracy, constitution- retary, Iryna Vannykova, said at a briefing creation of a state stabilization fund. This al rights and citizens’ freedoms.” The KYIV – Representatives of the Yulia that, “It is an artificial structure, which fund, whose value would be in the tens of CPU leader underlined the need to estab- Tymoshenko Bloc, the Communist Party will be inferior to the National Security billions of hryvni, would enable Ukraine lish an anti-presidential coalition in the of Ukraine and a part of the Our Ukraine and Defense Council in terms of legiti- to support its home market and enterprises Verkhovna Rada and to liquidate the post – People’s Self-Defense bloc have sup- macy, mobility and professionalism.” that are threatened by the economic situa- of president of Ukraine. Mr. Symonenko ported Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s (Ukrinform) tion. A bill drafted by the Finance Ministry, said that, if pre-term parliamentary elec- initiative on consolidation of efforts to Tymoshenko might give up PM post the National Bank of Ukraine and a team tions are held, a left-center coalition could avert the impact of the global financial of experts from the Presidential Secretariat be formed including CPU, the Party of crisis on Ukraine. The creation of a single KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister to minimize the influence of the global Regions and the Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc. team on the basis of all political forces Yulia Tymoshenko told an October 20 financial crisis on Ukraine was submitted He underscored that such a coalition represented in the Verkhovna Rada that news briefing following her meeting with for the NSDC’s consideration. could be created “in order to prevent would work to fight the effects of the parliamentary faction leaders that another (Ukrinform)

Zenowiy “Gene” Kassaraba

PEABODY- Mr. Zenowiy “Gene” Kassaraba 76, of Brooksby Village Dr., Peabody, beloved husband of Olga (Majik) Kassaraba, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 following a long illness at the Atrium in Danvers.

Born in Rutky, Ukraine, he was the son Ivan and Maria (Kochumbas) Kassaraba. He immigrated to the United States in 1950 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio.

An honorably discharged veteran Zenowiy served his country in Okinawi as a member of the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Kassaraba had been employed for over 43 years with the General Electric Company and worked in Cleveland, Burlington, Vt and Erie, Pa, before retiring in 1994 from its River Works plant in Lynn.

He was an avid skier, a national ski patrol examiner and member of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church in Salem.

In addition to his wife, Zenowiy is survived by his daughters, Chrystyna Kassaraba of Boston and Natalia Laskaris and her husband T.J. of Salem, his son, Myron Kassaraba and his wife Ellen of Belmont, his grandchildren, Anna and Lara Kassaraba, his sister, Irene Radzykewycz and her husband Myron of Fl., several nieces and nephews and his sis- ter-in-law Marta Kassaraba of Cleveland, Oh. He was also the brother of the late Roman Kassaraba.

ARRANGEMENTS: His funeral was held from The O’Donnell Funeral Home, 46 Washington Sq., (at Salem Common) Salem, followed by his funeral Mass in St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church, Bridge St., Salem, at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends invited. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem. For more information, inquire at 978-744-2350. Online guestbook at www.legacy.com Expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the Plast Inc.- Ski Camp 144 Second Ave., New York, New York 10003-8305 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, MA Chapter, 311 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA, 02472. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 17 Ukrainian American Veterans award eight scholarships for 2008 SOMERSET, N.J. – At the 61st nation- Thomas Andrew Wynohradnyk (New al convention of Ukrainian American York), who attends City College of New Veterans (UAV) held here on September York and is majoring in meteorology, 25-27, the recipients of the UAV received an award for $300. Scholarship Awards were announced. Awards of $200 were givne to: Adam Scholarship awards are given to under- Charles Smith (Illinois), who attends graduate college students who are descen- Southern Illinois University, and is major- dants or related to Ukrainian American ing in secondary education; Austin James veterans. Students are required to write Smith (Illinois), who attends Southern an essay (400-500 words) about a current Illinois University and is majoring in agri- military topic. The topic this year was cultural business and finance; John “What role or strategy should the United William Orem (Virginia), who attends States take in its continued efforts in the Virginia Tech and is majoring in account- war on terrorism?” ing; Christine Marie Lucachick In 2007-2008 eight applications were (Minnesota), who attends St. Benedict submitted for scholarship awards. College and is majoring in biology; Larissa Maria Kunynskyj (Michigan), Tatiana Jaroslava Palylyk (Connecticut), who attends St. John’s University and is who attends Fairfield University and is majoring in anthropology/archaeology, majoring in psychology. received the National Ladies Auxiliary Students interested in applying for Award for $500. UAV Scholarship Awards should fill out Andrew Roman Chiminec (New an application, include their high school Larissa Maria Kunynskyj Andrew Chiminec Jersey), who attends Monmouth University or college transcript, write an essay on and is majoring in communications, this year’s military topic, and include a To be eligible for a UAV scholarship, Ladies Auxiliary and the Ukrainian received the Ukrainian American Club of picture. Applications are available on the applicants must be descendants or related American Club of the Palm Businesses/ the Palm Beaches award for $400. UAV website: www.uavets.org. to Ukrainian American veterans and be a corporations. Community organizations full-time matriculated college student in a and individuals wanting to make a tax- degree program. exempt donation, should write out a Students of accredited trade schools or check payable to: UAV Scholarship Fund. institutions that have degree programs are Those who contribute $250 or more can eligible as well. Students can apply while have an award made in their name. in their senior year of high school; col- Contributions should be mailed to the lege attendance will be verified before the UAV National Scholarship Officer, awards are given in the fall semester. Nicholas Skirka, 109 Windsor Terrace, Applications are accepted year-round and Yonkers, NY 10701. Applications for the the deadline for each year is on the last scholarship should also be sent to the day of August. Moreover, students may same address. For additional information, reapply for scholarship awards up to four readers may e-mail nskirka@optonline. times. net or call 914-965-3707. The Ukrainian American Veterans sin- The members of the UAV National Thomas Andrew cerely thanked all those individuals and Scholarship Committee are: John Wynohradnyk Adam Charles Smith Austin James Smith organizations who donated to the scholar- Tkachuk, Peter Olijarczyk, Peter ship fund, including the UAV National Matthews and Russel Olijarczyk.

Tatiana Jaroslava John William Oren Christine Lucachick Palylyk presents

Kostenko, Ukrayinska Pravda reported on Election notebook... October 20, citing an anonymous source. NADIA SHPACHENKO, piano (Continued from page 1) The People’s Rukh led by Borys political force,” he said while visiting Our Tarasyuk, the People’s Self-Defense led BIAVA STRING QUARTET Ukraine’s campaign office in Donetsk. by Mr. Lutsenko and the European Party “Where is this bloc now? (Yurii) Lutsenko of Ukraine led by Mr. Katerynchuk will said he left the president’s political team, attempt to merge with the Yulia and the People’s Rukh joined the opposi- Tymoshenko Bloc, political observers tion to Our Ukraine.” said. Mr. Kyrylenko confirmed that his bloc Mr. Yushchenko’s former Defense Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 8 p.m. will not join the Single Center party spon- Minister Anatolii Hrytsenko confirmed he sored by Presidential Secretariat Chair will form a political bloc to compete in Viktor Baloha for the election. the parliamentary election independently, The Yushchenko Bloc’s top five candi- with the goal of securing the third highest dates on its closed list would be Mr. number of votes. MOZART: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478; Yushchenko, Mr. Kyrylenko, Verkhovna Mr. Hrytsenko supports Ukraine’s inte- Rada Chair Acting Arseniy Yatsenyuk, gration into Euro-Atlantic structures, and SHCHETYNSKY: Piano Quintet (2008) – World Defense Minister Yurii Yekhanurov and some observers suggested he may join forc- Ukrainian People’s Party Chair Yurii es with Vitali Klitschko for the election. Premiere; DVORAK: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81. Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ Admission: $30, UIA Members and Senior Citizens: $25, Students: $20 For Further information: (212) 288-8660 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 Teachers of schools of Ukrainian studies meet at annual conference by George Gajecky tance of teaching children the history of 20 years due to Russification and the use sessions, as participants divided into two Kyivan Rus’ when Ukraine was at its zenith, of the “surzhyk” jargo. Many people never groups – the lower grades and the upper ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The annual con- culturally, economically and politically. heard of the Kharkiv orthography of 1928, grades. ference of teachers of Ukrainian Saturday European monarchs wanted to be related by thus, they speak and write according to the Over 10 teachers demonstrated their tech- schools took place at here at the Ukrainian marriage and treaty with the rulers of Kyiv, Soviet models of 1933 and later. It’s very niques and methodology in teaching the American Youth Association’s resort on like Volodymyr the Great and Yaroslav the important for the Ukrainian government to smaller children basic Ukrainian through September 5-7. Over 60 teachers from many Wise. Architecture, literature and music pro- codify and pass the new orthoepy to de- songs, drills, reading aloud, printing, color- schools came to share their experiences and ing, reciting poems and show and tell games. problems and take stock of the programs of liferated, as Kyiv prospered under wise rul- Russify the language. ers protecting the realm from its enemies. Mykola Duplak, a newspaper editor and Olha Kostiv of Philadelphia chaired this ses- the Educational Council. sion devoted to the lower grades. Iaroslav Berezovskyi of Detroit discussed advisor to several schools, gave examples The conference commemorated the tragic Three teachers discussed instruction in the challenge of teaching basic values in of jargon, vulgarisms and barbarisms that events of the Famine-Genocide of the first grade: Uliana Hanushchak of New 1932-1933 and remembered the glorious Ukrainian schools. He said it was necessary appear in Ukrainian papers and are used in York, Natalie Kravchuk-Wells of 1,020th anniversary of the baptism of Rus’- to face facts and not prevaricate, admit to everyday language. Whether they are Washington and Oli Mykhailiuk of Ukraine in 988. Prof. Eugene Fedorenko, mistakes made by leaders, discuss anti-Sem- Americanisms or Russian or Polish forms, Philadelphia. Halyna Mykhailiuk of president of the Educational Council, related itism, the enmity of the Russians, the indif- they clutter and destroy the language and Philadelphia spoke on how to teach third the events leading to the Holodomor, when ference of other groups, tell the truth and be are like thistles that need to be weeded graders to read and Hlyana Pupin, also of millions of innocent Ukrainians died proud to be a Ukrainian. out. Children should be made aware of Philadelphia, showed how to teach fifth because of the Soviet regime’s policies. Halyna Plyaka of Cleveland discussed these words and teachers should avoid graders to write. Maria Polishchuk of Jersey The other keynote address was given by the grammatical changes that occurred in using them. City gave guidance on teaching the lower George Gajecky, who stressed the impor- Ukrainian language and usage in the last The most time was devoted to work grades. Sister Marcella of Philadelphia explained how she gives lessons on Christian ethics. The section on upper grades was chaired by Roman Brukh. He and Natalie Bodnar are responsible for presenting a new pro- gram on the geography of Ukraine, which is divided into four parts. A similar program on the Ukrainian history has been approved and will be provided by George Gajecky, while the program in culture of Ukraine was prepared by Ihor Mirchuk. Also, Dr. Fedorenko is responsible for the literature program and Nina Sikora for the program in Ukrainian language. In the evening, videos from Ukraine called “Neznana Ukraina” were shown to the teachers, who were happy to familiarize themselves with 20-minute clips on the his- tory and literature of Ukraine that could be used as teaching tools. The Sunday session chaired by Oleksander Luzynytsky was devoted to administrative manners. He also spoke about rewriting some of the by-laws of the Educational Council. Volodymyr Kryvonis of Passaic dis- cussed relations between parents and teach- ers based on his experiences as a principal of a Ukrainian Saturday school. Volodymyr Bodnar, principal of the school in Parma, Ohio, explained how using the Internet and the computer helps teachers find informa- tion more easily for their classes. He also suggested some points for reforming the school system. Olha Kostiv read Stepan Patryliak’s speech, in which he reported on a new for- mat for “matura” exams and how American colleges gave credits for Ukrainian courses. Mr. Gajecky stated that the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Teachers Seminars deserved some notice due to their impor- tance in providing new teachers and princi- pals for schools of Ukrainian studies. Prof. Fedorenko closed the successful conference by wishing everyone a good school year.

Civil-military... (Continued from page 2) tasked with investigating Ms. Tymoshenko’s involvement in a bizarre assassination plot against Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha. The SBU opened an investigation into corruption among YTB deputies in late 2007 and this month accused them of laun- dering money through, and conspiring to bring down, PromInvestBank. Dragging law enforcement forces into political battles, be it by Mr. Yanukovych in 2007 or Ms. Tymoshenko today, does not bode well for improved civil-military rela- tions in Ukraine.

The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 19

TRAVEL A Scandinavian/Baltic cruise and a Ukrainian rendezvous by Stephen and Olia Rudyk Princess. As soon as we learned about such a large group, we set out to get Several weeks ago our group of together with them for at least one pho- eight Ukrainians – six from the New tograph. Unfortunately, all of them York Metro area (Maria Zakotiria, worked in food service. If you’ve been Maria Zakoturia, Iryna Hoshovskyj, on any cruise, you know that whatever Vladimir Bougaenko and Stephen and time of day or night it may be, food is Olia Rudyk) and two from Florida being served somewhere on board. We (Natalia Newmerzhycky and Alicia worked closely with managers, captains Haidai) – set sail on the Crown Princess and the maitre-d’, but it was impossible from Copenhagen, Denmark, for 10 to get all the Ukrainian crew members days in Scandinavia and the Baltic, This together for one joint picture with us. was one of the last cruises for the sea- We settled on getting about half of them son, because winter comes early to this for our special photo. Some of these part of Europe. employees met each other for the first We saw many interesting cultural time during the 15 minutes or so it took and historic sights at our ports of call. the ship’s photographer to line everyone At some ports we met local Ukrainians up for this unique souvenir photo. who showed us around and told us We will cherish lifelong memories of about their organized life. Scandinavia experienced with old But one group of Ukrainians was a friends, as well as, the many new complete surprise for us. These were 33 friendships forged on the Baltic Sea young people from throughout Ukraine because of the special bond shared due Ukrainian tourists and crew members from Ukraine aboard the Crown Princess who worked a board the Crown to our Ukrainian heritage. during a cruise to Scandinavia and the Baltic. A journey to St. Petersburg by Ihor Lysyj and asked me to remove my glasses and checked my face again. Still looking at We left the city of Helsinki, Finland, my passport stamped with previous sailing into the gloom of the night toward stamps of Russian customs – one from Sankt Petersburg (this is the correct spell- Khabarovsk and the other from ing, as the city was originally named in Vladivostok – she asked me if it is my Dutch, rather than German as many first visit to Russia. I answered: No, it is believe), 141 nautical miles to the east my third. She smiled and waved me and into a parallel universe. through. Clever. Sailing past the delta of the Neva River Stepping out onto the docks we were on a morning tide, we were docked a few greeted warmly by a highly polished and hours later at a passenger terminal called intelligent tour guide, who took us on a Lieutenant Smidt’s Embankment, very whirlwind tour of St. Petersburg. In rapid much in the center of the city. And so we succession we visited the principal land- entered Russia, or the land of “the riddle marks of the city: Peter and Paul Fortress, wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,” the Winter Palace (now the Hermitage to quote Winston Churchill. Museum), Yusupov Palace, the Smolny A lot has been said and written about Institute, the Admiralty Building, the The Smolny Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. St. Petersburg, and most of it is untrue. It cruiser Aurora that fired the first shot of was and still is very much an image of the Bolshevik Revolution, and St. Isaac’s Russia as a Potemkin village to the eyes cathedral. of westerners. St. Petersburg is not a The most remarkable sight in the city Russian city at all. It was designed by was the Church of the Savior of Spilled Italian architects and built by Dutch engi- Blood. Built on the site where liberal neers on the bones of Ukrainian prisoners reformist Tsar Alexander II was assassi- of war after their defeat in the battle of nated in 1881 by a group of radical revo- Poltava. Don’t be fooled. lutionaries trying to halt his reforms, Our reception in St. Petersburg was which were leading Russia toward con- different from all previous ports-of-call. stitutional monarchy. The terrorists suc- No independent movement in the city ceeded and pushed Russia into the black- was allowed without a Russian visa, ness of oppression by the Bolsheviks that which could only be obtained for a sub- followed. stantial fee. Group tours were allowed It was all beautiful, glorious and surre- only with Russian tour guides, who al. The real Russia was well hidden from appeared to be highly trained, informed us, and what we were seeing was what and observant, and probably former the Russians call “pokazukha.” Intourist employees. Having spent a rather hectic but inter- As I entered the customs offices on esting day in St. Petersburg, we were Russian soil, uniformed young women ready for our next destination, the capital looked at my passports and then at me, of Estonia, Tallinn, 158 miles to the west. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43 “FREEDOM ... SECURITY ... HOPE” for the PEOPLE OF UKRAINE

“A Man of Faith ... A Proven Leader ... A Committed Friend ...” JOHN McCAIN – OUR PRESIDENT!

UKRAINIAN AMERICANS FOR MCCAIN-PALIN Roman Andryczyk (PA), Vera M. Andryczyk (PA), Arthur Belendiuk (MD), Erica M. Boyko, Eugene Boyko, Julia Boyko, Oleksa Boyko, Olha Boyko, Petro Chasto, Ihor Chernyk (PA), Oleh Chernyk (PA), Ihor Chyzowych (PA), Maria Chyzowych (PA), Sofia Derzko (NJ), Larissa Dijak, Roman Fedkiw (OH), Jaroslaw Fedun (NJ), Ida Fox (NJ), Sem Fox (NJ), Andrew J. Futey (OH), Clint Greenleaf, Geofrey Greenleaf, Helen Boyko Greenleaf, Kate Greenleaf, Lusia Harasymiw (FL), Orysia Hewka (PA), Peter Hewka (PA), Bohdan Hirniak (AZ), Daria Hirniak (AZ), Catherine Hladky (IL), Sandra Hladky (IL), Orest Holubec (OH), Myroslava Holubec (OH), Zenon Holubec (OH), Xenia Horczakiwskyj (VA), Alex Jakbowycz, Alexander Jakubowycz (OH), Andrea Jakubowycz (OH), Daria Jakubowycz (OH), Marta Jakubowycz (OH), Roman Jakubowycz (OH), Helen S. Jarem (OH), Dareen Jogan, Michael Jogan, George Kazaniwsky, Yaroslava Kazaniwsky, Dr. Orest Komarnycky (AZ), Oksana Komarnycky (AZ), Donna Kulba (FL), Lesia Kuropas, Myron and Lesia Kuropas, Stefko Kuropas, Petro Lewyckyj (MI), Bohdanna Lukiw (NJ), Ihor Lukiw (NJ), Laryssa Lukiw (NJ), Roman Lukiw (NJ), Eugene Oscislawski (NJ), Maria Oscislawski (NJ), Borys Pawluk (PA), Nila Pawluk (PA), Maria Pendzola (NY), Gary A. Pituch (IL), Ulana Prociuk (PA), Erko Polydowycz (NJ), Drew Rabkewych (OH), Bohdan W. Roshetsky, Colleen A. Roshetsky, Nick B. Roshetsky, Oksana J. Roshetsky, Wolodymyr B. Roshetsky, Alexis Rudakewych (Washington, DC), Bohdan Senyk (PA), Chrystia Senyk (PA), Oksana Stanko (NJ), Anna Suffir (NJ), Sion Suffir (NJ), Katherine Szmagala (OH), Taras G. Szmagala, Jr. (OH), Taras G. Szmagala, Sr. (OH), Stefan Tatarenko (NJ), Marijka Tatunchak (PA), Lisa B. Turner, Thomas Turner, Kenneth Vanio (NJ), Christina Pendzola-Vitovych (NY), Leonard Wroblewski (MI), Borys Zacharczuk (PA), Zwen Zacharczuk (PA), Marta Zubar (MI), Roman Zubar (MI), Zirka Zubar (MI)

Paid for by the Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania – Victory Account. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 21 Noted artist Natalka Husar lectures at HUSI, sets up prize for creativity by Peter T. Woloschuk from 1991 to 1995; and “Perspectives: Canadian Women Artists” at the McMichael CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard Canadian Art Collection, 2002-2003. Ukrainian Summer Institute (HUSI) spon- Her work titled “Library,” which attracted sored “Between Tradition and the Avant- attention for a copyright dispute in 2002, was Garde,” a multimedia presentation by the part of the exhibition “Illegal Art: Freedom of critically acclaimed Ukrainian American/ Expression in the Corporate Age” with a six- Canadian artist Natalka Husar. stop U.S. tour, 2002-2005. In mid-July Ms. Husar drew an audience Ms. Husar’s work is represented in numer- of more than 75 students and guests and ous public collections, including the Canada spoke of her development as an artist and Council Art Bank, the Canadian Museum of her artistic style, illustrating her points with Civilization, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the slides of a number of her completed works Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Beaverbrook Art and works in progress. She also presented a Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada. half-hour Canadian video documentary Ms. Husar has received the support of the done by Bravo TV that highlighted the artist Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council and her works. and the Toronto Arts Council. Most recently, Ms. Husar discussed her stylistic evolu- with grant funding from the Social Sciences tion and how her feelings, particularly her and Humanities Research Council, she is col- sense of irony, affect her work. She also laborating with Canadian writer Janice Kulyk discussed her Ukrainian background, her Keefer on a book project about contemporary Vsevolod Petriv feelings toward Ukraine and her many vis- Ukraine. Artist Natalka Husar with students at the Ukrainian language table at Harvard. its to the country, and how all three have made themselves felt in some of her major works. She stressed the fact that her work continually magnifies the problems of growing up between two cultures. According to the artist herself, her earli- est works exhibit an awkwardness that she described as the “hypen” of being Ukrainian American. Ms. Husar illustrated this point by presenting slides of two of her early works, “Mama’s Boy,” which presents a comical image of a doting mother fixing the coat and embroidered shirt of a middle-aged man and “Our Lady of Mississauga,” which is a self-portrait satirizing traditional iconic depiction and critiquing the values of the Ukrainian American matriarch, while acknowledging the fact that the artist herself could fit this mold. After Ukrainian independence every- thing changed for Ms. Husar, and she began exploring Ukrainian themes such as Chornobyl and the differences between Ukrainians and their relatives in the West. Most recently she has begun painting imag- es of what she refers to as “thugs,” Russified men seen crawling around Kyiv. The paint- ings are an allegorical representation of the artist’s perception of Russian chauvinism and continuing control in Ukraine. Through these images Ms. Husar attempts to expose chauvinism, indict it and put it on trial. At the end of her presentation, Ms. Husar was peppered with questions for more than half an hour and then spent another hour answering specific questions from individu- al students. The next day, Ms. Husar again met with students and attended dinner with them at the Ukrainian table – a HUSI tradi- tion where all HUSI students are required to conduct their dinner conversations exclu- sively in Ukrainian. Ms. Husar’s interaction with the students moved her to forego her lecture honorarium and request that the funds be used instead to award a cash prize to the HUSI student who demonstrated the greatest degree of creativ- ity during the summer courses. The prize was awarded in accordance with her wishes at HUSI’s closing ceremonies to Olha Rudnytskykh of Dnipropetrovsk and Yaroslava Strikha of Kyiv. Ms. Husar was born in 1951 in New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and that same year moved to Toronto, where she currently lives and works. Ms. Husar’s paintings have been includ- ed in a number of catalogued group exhibi- tions, notably: “The Canadian Contemporary Figure at the McIntosh Gallery in London in 1988; “Dangerous Goods” at the Edmonton Art Gallery in 1990; “The Wedding: A Ceremony” at the Art Gallery of York University in Toronto in 1990; “Searching for My Mother’s Garden” at the Art Gallery of Mississauga in 1994; the travelling exhibition “Art and Ethnicity” originating at the Canadian Museum of Civilization which circulated 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43

the IMF for help gaining access to credit and calling off early elections announced last The World Bank, however, warned this Impact of global... defending their currencies investors’ risk week by President Viktor Yushchenko. week that policy-makers in Eastern Europe aversion. and Central Asia “need to be prepared to (Continued from page 3) No rapid reaction? the head of the Association of Ukrainian Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk has respond quickly to the rapidly changing Banks, a grouping of the country’s major begun meeting with members of an IMF Accordingly, it’s the government’s own international financial environment.” Some commercial banks and credit institutions. expert mission that arrived on October 15, internal struggles that may prove one of the worry that Ukraine’s constant cycle of elec- “But the financial crisis isn’t going to be and the two sides “discussed the situation greatest liabilities as the country fights tions and political infighting mean little, if over soon, and it just keeps growing every concerning the world financial crises and the against impending economic woes. any, decision-making will be done in the day. I think it’s not a matter of a month, but challenges facing Ukraine’s financial sys- Ukraine in December is facing its third interim. half a year, or even more. In order the meet tem,” Reuters reported. set of parliamentary elections in as many the problems of the future, we need to start The statement added that both sides years, a result of intractable squabbling The article above is reprinted from thinking about international loans now.” agreed to produce “recommendations for between Ms. Tymoshenko and Mr. Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine vital for the operation of the bank- Yushchenko. The pair’s Orange Revolution from its publisher, the Jamestown speaking at a news conference on October ing sector and macroeconomic stability for partnership in 2004 quickly devolved into Foundation, www.jamestown.org. 14, avoided answering a question about Ukraine, based on the experts’ assessment an intense political rivalry that has mired whether Ukraine was seeking help from the and taking account of the experience of Ukraine in a protracted political standoff and International Monetary Fund (IMF). other European countries.” may continue until 2010, when the two are Such a move would be interpreted by Reuters reported that the IMF’s Kyiv expected to face off for president. Ukraine's gold-plaited... many as a sign that Ukraine’s economy was office made no comment on the mission, Mr. Yutkin said Ukraine has grown accus- (Continued from page 4) adding that it was expected to remain in in deep trouble. Instead, Ms. Tymoshenko – tomed to political uncertainty, and that the and a fraudulent presidential election electri- Ukraine for at least a week. It cited estimates perhaps looking ahead to a presidential bid ongoing political drama will not have a fied the thousands of people who braved in 2010 – stressed that the government was of the potential IMF largesse to Ukraine at noticeably adverse affect on economic con- freezing temperatures on Kyiv’s central doing “everything possible and impossible” $3 billion-$5 billion. ditions. square to demand a new vote. Of all the to minimize the impact of the global crisis Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet ses- “I think politics are having only minimal speakers who addressed the crowds of pro- on Ukraine. sion on October 16, Ms. Tymoshenko was influence in this situation,” he says. “The democracy protesters, no one was able to But an NBU official said on October 15 quoted by Reuters as saying that “we have economic system in Ukraine adapted a long inspire and work the crowd the way Ms. that Ukraine might seek support from an information” that the IMF “is ready to time ago to the conditions of political insta- Tymoshenko could. IMF credit program. , Serbia and examine special credits from $3 billion to bility and inflation. Higher prices and politi- The prime minister’s position was her Iceland have already said they will approach $14 billion to stabilize the financial system,” cal upheaval aren’t the main factors causing prize: Having lost it under the cloud of but that it would be contingent on Ukraine panic among bank depositors.” alleged corruption, she was determined to get it back; and get it back she did as part of a coalition agreement after early elections in October 2007. Ms. Tymoshenko, unlike many Ukrainian politicians, has national appeal. During the last parliamentary elections her bloc made great strides both in western and Russophone eastern Ukraine. No other political party has been able to achieve this. More recently, Ms. Tymoshenko’s stand- ing has been tarnished by near-constant bickering with President Yushchenko, although she has consistently come out on top in popularity polls. Her bloc’s recent siding with Yanukovych’s Party of Regions to enact leg- islation curtailing presidential powers turned out to be the straw that broke Ukraine’s Orange Coalition. Accused by the president and political rivals of treason and cozying up to Russia, Ms. Tymoshenko has dismissed those accu- sations and continues to express hope in a democratic coalition.

Copyright 2008, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036. See http://www.rferl. org/content/Tymoshenko_Profile/1291005. html.

“THE SOVIET STORY” in New York! Jury Prize Winner, 2008 Boston Film Festival, this is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its crimes were made taboo and the complete story of Europe ’s most murderous regime has never before been told … until now …

Village East Cinema 181-189 2nd Avenue (corner 2nd Avenue and 12th Street) New York, NY 10003 www.villageeastcinema.com When: Friday October 24, 2008 through Thursday October 30, 2008. The film is in English. It will screen 5-6 times daily. For screening times and tickets see: www.villageeastcinema.com from 10/17 onwards. www.sovietstory.com No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 23 OUT AND ABOUT

October 31 – March 1, 2009 Art exhibit, “Futurism and After: David November 2 Commemorative concert, “Holodomor New York Burliuk, 1882-1967,” The Ukrainian Montreal Requiem,” featuring Counterpoint Chorale, Museum, 212-228-0110 St. James United Church, 514-727-9456 November 1 40th anniversary banquet, Ukrainian November 2 Soup Tasting and Craft-In, St. Nicholas Palatine, IL American Youth Association – Palatine Branch, Cotillion Banquets, 630-790-1073 Buffalo, NY Ukrainian Catholic Church, 716-852-7566

November 1 Ukrainian Book Festival, Taras Shevchenko November 3 Seminar by Olenka Pevny, “The Past Meets Bethesda, MD School of Ukrainian Studies, Westland Cambridge, MA the Present: Recreating Monuments of Middle School, www.ukieschool.org Kyivan Rus’ in Ukraine,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 November 1 “Caribbean Nights” casino night, Ukrainian Whippany, NJ American Cultural Center of New Jersey, November 7 Conference, “The Holodomor as Genocide: 973-585-7175 Winnipeg Reflections of the Famine of 1932-1933 in

November 1 Viktor Markiv performs “Solo Piano works Ukraine,” University of Manitoba, New York by Myroslav Skoryk,” Shevchenko 204-474-9681 Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 November 7 Film screening, “”Eternal Memory: Voices November 1 Ukrainian of the Year Award dinner New York from the Great Terror,” The Ukrainian Presto, PA and dance, Ukrainian Technological Society Museum, 212-228-0110 of Pittsburgh, The Club at Nevillewood, 724-337-5704 November 8 Holiday Bazaar, St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Warrington, PA Church, 215-343-4310 November 1 Ukrainian Harvest Festival, St. Mary New Britain, CT Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 860-229-3833 or 860-677-2138 November 9 Holodomor commemoration, Penn State University Park, PA University, 814-865-1675 November 1-2 Autumnfest, Epiphany of Our Lord St. Petersburg, FL Ukrainian Catholic Church, 727-576-1001 November 9 Feast Day dinner and dance, St. Michael Baltimore, MD Ukrainian Catholic Church, 410-675-7557 November 2 Benefit Luncheon, Ukrainian Catholic New York University, The Ukrainian Museum, CORRECTION: Last week’s “Out and About” incorrectly referred to the 773-235-8462 Church of the Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia as Ukrainian Catholic. It November 2 Piano recital, “A Fusion of Sound and is in fact Episcopalian. Toronto Color,” featuring Maria Dolnycky and Irina Semenova on piano and featured artists, Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Items will be published at 416-621-9287 the discretion of the editors and as space allows. Please note: items will be print- ed a maximum of two times each. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

Art Exhibition

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Ukrainian Institute of America

October 28 – December 31, 2008

From the permanent collection of the Institute

Archipenko Burliuk Diadyniuk Gritchenko Hnizdovsky Hutsaliuk Kurach Mazepa Olenska Solovij

Gallery Hours 12 to 5pm daily (closed Monday)

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street New York, NY 10075 (212) 288-8660 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 No. 43

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Monday, October 27 tion call 727- 576-1001. NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Sunday, November 2 Program at Columbia University invites NEW YORK: The New York Friends of all to attend the roundtable discussion October 24 - 26 – Halloween November 7 - 9 – Orlykiada the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) “Ukraine and the Crisis in the Caucasus.” weekend festivities and the Ukrainian Catholic Education Participating will be Ambassador Oleh November 27 – Thanksgiving Foundation invite you to support this Shamshur of Ukraine, Ambassador Irakli November 1 - 2 – Private function dinner; rooms available in uniquely important institution at a benefit Main House building only Alazania of Georgia, Ambassador Stephen Sestanovich and Prof. Alexander Motyl. luncheon at 2 p.m. at the Ukrainian The event will take place in Room 1501, National Home, 140 Second Ave. The Rev. International Affairs Building, 420 W. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of UCU, will 118th St., at noon. The event is free and give an informative update about this uni- open to the public. For more information versity serving the people and strengthen- call the Ukrainian Studies Program, ing the Church in Ukraine. The Rev. 212-854-4697. Richard John Neuhaus, editor of “First Things,” will give special remarks. Tickets Tuesday, October 28 are $50. For details, contact Nell at nell@ NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies ucef.org or 773-235-8462. To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 Program at Columbia University invites Sunday, November 9 all to an evening with poet and publisher 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 Marjana Savka titled “Don’t Take It CHICAGO: The Chicago Area Friends of Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Literally.” Ms. Savka is the author of eight the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) E-mail: [email protected] books of poetry and children’s literature and the Ukrainian Catholic Education Website: www.Soyuzivka.com and is the co-founder of the Old Lion Foundation invite you to support this Publishing House. This English-language uniquely important institution at a benefit event will take place at the Harriman luncheon at 1 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute Atrium, International Affairs Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave. Building, 12th floor, 420 W. 118th St., at The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of The UNA Executive Committee 6:30 p.m.. The event is free and open to UCU, and other special guests will give an announces that the the public with a reception to follow. The informative update about this university event is part of the Contemporary serving the people and strengthening the NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY Ukrainian Literature Series, co-sponsored Church in Ukraine. Tickets are $35. For by the Kennan Institute. For more infor- details, contact Nell at [email protected] or FALL ORGANIZING MEETING mation call the Ukrainian Studies Program, 773-235-8462. 212-854-4697. will be held on ALEXANDRIA, Va.: A concert marking Friday, November 7, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, November 1 the 70th anniversary of noted Ukrainian Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey NEW YORK: The Center for Traditional composer Myroslav Skoryk will be held at Music and Dance and The Ukrainian The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., at 3 60 North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ Museum present “Ukrainian Women’s p.m. Although contemporary in its vocabu- Voices with Nadia Tarnawsky and lary and means of expression, his music Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Friends,” an interactive evening of wom- often draws from the rich well of Committee Officers, Convention Delegates and two delegates from the following en’s polyphonic singing in village style, Ukrainian folklore. A tribute to Maestro Branches: with co-host Julian Kytasty, members of Skoryk, the recital features Volodymyr the New York Bandura Ensemble and spe- Vynnytsky (piano), Natalia Khoma (cello), 25, 27, 37, 42, 70, 76, 133, 134, 142, 171, 172, 214, 234, 287, 340 cial guests. The concert will be held in the Yuri Kharenko (violin), Alexander Abaev 155, 269, 349, 353, 372 museum’s first floor gallery at 222 E. (violin) and Boris Deviatov (viola), and Sixth St. (between Second and Third ave- includes the composer playing three jazz pieces for piano for four hands. Seating is All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. nues), Manhattan, at 7 p.m. Admission: $15 with CTMD/museum member/stu- unreserved; suggested donation, $20, free dent/senior discounts available. For reser- for students. For information call MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: vations call 212-228-0110. For further 301-229-2615. Stefan Kaczaraj – UNA President information call 212-571-1555, ext. 35. Michael Koziupa – UNA Second Vice President Sunday, November 16 Christine E. Kozak – UNA National Secretary Saturday-Sunday, November 1-2 WARREN, Mich.: The Michigan Friends Eugene Oscislawski – UNA Advisor ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Epiphany of of the Ukrainian Catholic University Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, 434 (UCU) and the Ukrainian Catholic DISTRICT COMMITTEE 90th Ave. N. will hold its 28th annual Education Foundation invite you to sup- Stephan Welhasch , District Chairman Northern New Jersey Autumnfest on Saturday at 11a.m.-9 p.m. port this uniquely important institution at a benefit luncheon at 1:30 p.m. at the Yaroslav Zaviysky – District Chairman Central New Jersey and Sunday at 11a.m.-6 p.m. Admission: $2 donation, children under 12 free. The Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan festival will feature Ukrainian food and Road. The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector beer, rides and games, Church tours, of UCU, and other special guests will give Ukrainian vendors and a silent auction. an informative update about this university Music will be by Cathy’s Lorelei Band serving the people and strengthening the WHAT? with performances by the Kalyna Church in Ukraine. Tickets are $30. 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