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INSIDE: • Russia refuses to cooperate in dioxin investigation — page 3. • Photo essay: Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival – page 9. • Our communities mark Ukrainian Independence Day— pages10-11. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine bids farewell to Vasyl Kuk, Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks ground last commander-in-chief of the UPA for Historical-Educational Complex in N.J. SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Visiting Art Exhibit Hall will provide The official ground breaking for the space for traveling art exhibits. proposed Historical and Educational The complex is designed to be an Complex of the Ukrainian Orthodox invaluable educational tool and research Church of the U.S.A. took place here center for all members of the Ukrainian as nearly 100 participants witnessed Orthodox Church and the general public. the occasion on the church grounds Archbishop Antony, president of adjacent to the Consistory building. the Consistory of the UOC-U.S.A., The complex is a multi-purpose opened the groundbreaking ceremony facility that will provide space for on Monday, August 6, with a prayer. ongoing education and awareness of The archbishop said: “Today is a sig- the history of the Ukrainian Orthodox nificant day in the life of the Holy Church, as well as museum space for Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the over 8,000 invaluable religious and cul- U.S.A. After many years of thoughtful tural artifacts. planning, we gather here today to break Equally important, there will be a ground for the Ukrainian Educational permanent memorial and exhibit dedi- and Historical Complex. ... a treasury cated to the Ukraine Famine-Genocide from which the children of this and of 1932-1933, and space for the recog- coming generations can be nurtured at nition of Ukrainian American mem- the well-spring of knowledge.” Illya M. Labunka bers of the U.S. armed forces. Nadia Mirchuk, president of the The funeral procession exits St. George Cathedral in Lviv en route to Gen. Vasyl The complex’s Ukrainian Orthodox United Ukrainian Orthodox Sisterhoods Kuk’s native village and final burial place in Krasne, Lviv Oblast. Church Archive and Research Center of the U.S.A., greeted the gathering with and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church the good news that her organization had by Illya M. Labunka Cathedral, after which an official military Library and Ukrainian Cultural Center already raised $250,000 and that it will Special to The Ukrainian Weekly escort transferred the UPA commander’s will facilitate education and research remains to village of Krasne, Gen. Kuk’s by clergy and seminarians. The (Continued on page 8) LVIV – “His army kept the enemy at birthplace, for a Ukrainian Catholic bur- bay throughout entire regions, where no ial. German or Soviet dared to take a step,” Following Ukraine’s independence, said retired Lt. Cmdr. Yevhen Lupakov, many political, civic and military leaders who commanded 42 submarines in the met and interacted with Gen. Kuk, right Soyuzivka draws global audience Soviet Black Sea Fleet. until the end of his life. Lt. Cmdr. Lupakov became acquainted During these years, Gen. Kuk led an during Labor Day weekend with Brig. Gen. Vasyl Kuk and his contri- active life dedicated to telling the truth butions to Ukrainian statehood only about the UPA to a Ukrainian public when the Soviet Union fell. “He was the brainwashed by decades of Communist last commander of this great army, but propaganda into thinking its soldiers unfortunately I personally realized all of fought in cooperation with the Nazis this much too late in my life,” he said. against the people of the USSR. Lt. Cmdr. Lupakov was among thou- Gen. Kuk often appeared on television sands of mourners from all walks of life talk shows, gave radio interviews, deliv- who attended church ceremonies in Kyiv ered patriotic speeches on historic state and Lviv honoring the Ukrainian holidays and UPA-related anniversaries, Insurgent Army (UPA) Commander-in- actively participated in conferences and Chief Vasyl Kuk, who died at the age of visited universities to engage students. 94 in his Kyiv apartment on September 9. “He knew UPA recognition will even- Embodying the spirit and resilience of tually happen and he understood that to a the decades-long Ukrainian struggle for great extent this depends on how well- liberation, Brig. Gen. Kuk witnessed informed and enlightened the population almost an entire century of Ukraine’s will be, and how well the people will tragic 20th century history, including the accept the truth,” said Mykola rise and fall of the Polish, Nazi and Zhulynskyi, chair of the National Soviet occupations. Council on Culture and Spirituality. He is best known for taking command “Although today is a solemn day, I of the UPA in 1950, when the Soviets truly believe that the day will come when had already conquered western Ukraine, Ukraine will finally honor the memory of and leading the army in the underground the UPA soldiers in a dignified manner, until Red Army troops captured him in because the UPA was an unbroken and 1954. Yarema Belej invincible fantastically patriotic army,” Hundreds of mourners attended a Dr. Zhulynskyi added. KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Travelers from Germany, France, Ireland and September 10 public viewing at the As a result of his zealous activism and Australia (seen above), who participated in Plast Ukrainian Scouting Teacher’s Building, followed by a astute political awareness, combined with Organization’s International Jamboree held in Canada, took in the must-see panakhyda (requiem service) at St. his humble demeanor, Gen. Kuk was spots throughout the Northeast, including New York City, Philadelphia, Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox revered and held in high regard by both Wildwood, N.J., and, of course, the Soyuzivka Heritage Center nestled in the Cathedral (Kyiv Patriarchate) in Kyiv. those who knew him well, and those who Shawangunk Mountains of upstate New York. For the full story on the fun- The next day, more than 5,000 Lviv were not personally acquainted with the filled Labor Day weekend at the estate owned by the Ukrainian National residents prayed at a memorial liturgy Association, see the centerfold on pages 12-13. held at St. George Ukrainian Catholic (Continued on page 15) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Will Ukrainian constitutional change Holodomor exhibit opens in Israel Yanukovych said. “I believe that the work- be synchronized with elections? ing people of Ukraine will speak decisive- KYIV – An exhibition devoted to the ly and that September 30 will become the by Pavel Korduban Mr. Yanukovych, his opponent in the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine is open- day of the ultimate end of the hopes [of the Eurasia Daily Monitor presidential vote. ing in Jerusalem, Jewish News reported. Orange Revolution parties]. And there will For the first time under the new The exhibition, which is the first such event not be Orange lawlessness in the country Ukraine’s most popular opposition Constitution, Ukraine was to be governed in Israel, is the part of the program of the any longer. Nor will there be the populists politician, former Prime Minister Yulia by a president and a prime minister from International Charitable Fund of who are pulling the country into an abyss,” Tymoshenko, is pushing for a referendum rival camps. Since then, each of the two has Oleksander Feldman, Ukrainian national he added. A poll conducted jointly by the to change the country’s Constitution. She been interpreting weak points in the deputy of the fifth convocation, president Yaremenko Institute of Social Studies and wants the vote to be held simultaneously Constitution in his favor and accusing the of the Association of National-Cultural the Social Monitoring Agency on with the early parliamentary election on opponent of violating the Constitution. This Unions of Ukraine and president of the September 6-9 among more than 2,000 September 30. President Viktor was one of the main causes of the political Jewish Foundation of Ukraine. The exhibit- respondents found that 88 percent of Yushchenko also wants a referendum, but crisis in May 2007 that prompted President ed documents have been mainly found in Ukrainians intend to vote on September he believes it should be held later. Yushchenko to call an early election. the archives of the former KGB. The expo- 30. (RE/RL Newsline) When the Central Electoral Commission Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko sition was arranged by the National (CEC) refused to consider the signatures of have decided to go further than merely Institute of Memory of Ukraine, whose YTB to sue for illegal Rada session Ukrainians that the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc reversing the 2004 constitutional reform. representatives, together with Feldman will (YTB) had collected in favor of the refer- They want an entirely new text of the present the exhibition in Israel. The head of KYIV – The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc is endum, Ms. Tymoshenko appealed in court Constitution to be approved by a referen- the Israel-Ukraine parliamentary commit- planning to ask the Procurator General’s to overturn the CEC’s ruling. She also dum in order to transform Ukraine from the tee, Knesset Member Michael Nudelman, Office to open a criminal case against accused Mr. Yushchenko’s team of conspir- current semi-presidential system into a said he believes that exhibition in Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksander ing against her referendum with the Party presidential republic. As Ms. Tymoshenko Jerusalem will allow thousands of Israelis Moroz for “using budget funds to convene of the Regions, which is led by her archri- put it in a recent interview with Silski Visti, to learn the truth about the Holodomor and the illegal session of the Verkhovna Rada” val, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. “The president should simultaneously per- those responsible for it. The exhibition will on September 4, Ukrainian news agencies Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko form the prime minister’s functions, which last for 15 days. Israel’s Society of reported on September 10, quoting Yulia have been in favor of changing the is the usual way in presidential republics.” Ukrainians sent a letter of gratitude to Mr. Tymoshenko. Meanwhile, Mr. Moroz is Constitution ever since the 2004 presiden- Ms. Tymoshenko believes the referen- Feldman regarding the exhibit, which is planning to hold another parliamentary sit- tial election that brought Mr. Yushchenko dum has to be held on September 30, called “Never Consign to Oblivion.” The ting next week to discuss a draft budget for to power. They are against the constitu- because she wants to kill two birds with one exhibit consists of some 500 documentary 2008, which was approved by Prime tional amendments adopted by Parliament stone. First, Ms. Tymoshenko’s control over artifacts related to Ukraine’s famines of Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s Cabinet of on December 8, 2004, that shifted the bal- the media is very limited, but television car- 1921-1923, 1932-1933 and 1946-1947, and Ministers on September 11. Meeting with ance of powers in favor of Parliament and ries reports about her referendum campaign contemporary works by Ukrainian artists. representatives of the Socialist International weakened the president. Many on the almost every day, thereby raising the YTB’s The aim of the exhibition is to create a in Kyiv on September 10, Mr. Moroz Yushchenko team believe the amendments profile for the parliamentary election. chronicle of genocide against the Ukrainian warned that Ukraine is facing a threat of were designed by Mr. Yushchenko’s oppo- Second, by telling ordinary Ukrainians that people. The exhibit materials will be pre- direct presidential rule or the installation of nents and were aimed specifically against they can change the Constitution by voting sented to the Israel’s Holocaust museum, an authoritarian regime. “This is a very him. Mr. Yushchenko’s party had to accept in the referendum, Ms. Tymoshenko earns Yad Vashem, and the Society of alarming tendency. I would like our col- them in 2004 in return for an additional their sympathies, which may lead her to vic- Ukrainians. (Ukrinform) leagues from the Socialist International, round of the controversial presidential tory in the next presidential campaign. who have influence on certain governments, election, in which Mr. Yushchenko ulti- A recent poll by the All-Ukrainian PM hopes for high voter turnout to be aware of this tendency and to explain mately emerged the winner. Sociology Service has revealed that 20 to national administrations that Ukraine is The flaws of the amended Constitution percent of Ukrainians are ready to vote for KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor not as democratic as claimed by certain became evident after August 2006, when Ms. Tymoshenko in the presidential elec- Yanukovych said at a meeting with voters members of the presidential team,” Mr. Mr. Yushchenko grudgingly endorsed in Melitopol, Zaporizhia Oblast, that high Moroz was quoted by Interfax-Ukraine as Parliament’s choice for prime minister, (Continued on page 8) turnout in the September 30 pre-term elec- saying. (RFE/RL Newsline) tions will guarantee a victory for his Party of the Regions, UNIAN reported. “We PM poised to stay for five years OSCE: Politkovskaya case requires have to take part in the September 30 polls to a man; we have to achieve the highest KYIV – Prime Minister Yanukovych told journalists in Kyiv on September 10 possible turnout. If we lose, that untalented that he wants to stay in his job for five vigorous and independent investigation team will once again come to power and ruin the country’s economy,” Mr. (Continued on page 14) Organization for Security allusions, and followed by news of pro- and Cooperation in Europe cedural mistakes,” said Mr. Haraszti. VIENNA – The representative on “The ensuing uncertainty underlines the need for a more vigorous and more inde- Freedom of the Media of the Organization FOUNDED 1933 for Security and Cooperation in Europe, pendent investigation.” THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Miklos Haraszti, commended recent The representative was referring to An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., reports of progress in the cases of mur- Chief Prosecutor Yuri Chayka’s statement on August 27 about 10 arrests in the a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Chair Viacheslav Koval is filling Kyiv’s The UCCA Kyiv bureau is now tem- ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Yanukovych Nebrezh lake for construction by his porarily located at 2 Independence Square, company, Kontaktbudservis. Room 439, also known as the Labor Union “Who will this ‘Self-Defense’ defend?” Building. The observer training session is expects to remain in office for five years Mr. Cherniakhovskyi said. “Truly not us, scheduled for September 27 in Kyiv. by Zenon Zawada “It’s not understandable why a person but the interests of their families, ‘kymu’ To help ensure the transparency and (parents of godchildren), and ‘liubi druzi’ accountability of the elections, the Kyiv Press Bureau should live three or four times worse than when she worked,” she said. (beloved friends). They are further build- UCCA can accept more observers, most KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor ing their own, but not ‘our Ukraine.’ ” of whom will be dispatched to eastern Yanukovych told a September 10 press *** Oleksander Chornovolenko (70th place) and southern Ukraine, where the need is conference he expects to remain in his owns a wide network of billboards that greatest, Ms. Hubska said. advertise alcohol and tobacco, also a major Anyone still interested may contact post after the elections because the Party KYIV – Two Communist parties are concern for Kyiv’s environmentalists. Tamara Olexy Gallo in New York for an of the Regions will form the coalition among the 20 political forces competing application, which must be submitted by government again. for the Ukrainian Parliament in the *** September 19. The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the September 30 elections – the Communist As of September 11, 786 foreign Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense Party of Ukraine led by Petro Symonenko More than 100 volunteers have submit- observers have been officially registered bloc aren’t capable of reviving an Orange and the Communist Party of Ukraine ted applications with the Ukrainian with the Central Election Commission, coalition, he said. “Let me remind you Renewed led by Mykhailo Savenko. Congress Committee of America (UCCA) said Andrii Mahera, the commission’s that President (Viktor) Yushchenko dis- The lesser-known Communist Party to serve as observers for the September first assistant chair. missed Yulia Tymoshenko from the Renewed received the first position on the 30 parliamentary elections, said Viktoriya prime minister post for incompetence and election ballot, resulting from a random Hubska, the Kyiv bureau director. *** corruption,” Mr. Yanukovych said. selection process conducted by the Central The UCCA fielded 208 election “That’s why the question of whether Election Commission on September 3, observers for the March 2006 parliamen- Three Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc cam- voters believe the Orange forces can said Oleksander Chernenko, a spokesman tary elections, and less volunteered this paign workers were brutally attacked in work together has an exclusively rhetori- for the Committee of Voters of Ukraine. year because of the unexpected nature of the Donetsk Oblast town of Zhdanivka cal character.” The established Communist Party the pre-term elections, she said. on September 1, the Committee of Voters The Party of the Regions is ready to received 13th place on voter ballots. “People couldn’t prepare ahead of of Ukraine reported. hold coalition-forming negotiations with Political experts widely acknowledge time, which they typically do,” Ms. City Staff Chair Oleksander Sienov all the qualifying political forces, but only the Communist Party of Ukraine Hubska said. “We had a very short term and campaign workers Serhii and Alina on a constructive and pragmatic basis to Renewed is a political technology project to work with. Students are studying and Arkhypchuk suffered wounds to their improve the lives of people and the intended to draw votes away from the people are working.” faces and bodies. nation’s future, “not the ambitions of indi- real Communist Party in hopes that it vidual leaders,” Mr. Yanukovych said. won’t achieve the 3 percent of votes nec- The party will also do everything to essary to qualify for Parliament. ensure the coalition is formed quickly, he Several dozen Kyiv college students Russia not cooperating in probe said, and any attempts to drag out the attended its August 18 congress, indicat- negotiations can be interpreted as a ing the party had significant enough betrayal of national interests. financing to hire them. into Yushchenko’s dioxin poisoning Mr. Yanukovych said he hopes the next Political observers aren’t sure who is RFE/RL Newsline there is no response to this issue whatsoev- coalition will be in place until the 2011 par- funding the decoy Communist party. er from the Russian side,” Mr. Yushchenko liamentary elections. “Undoubtedly, I have In last year’s election, mega-million- KYIV – In an interview published in was quoted as saying by The Times. a great desire to work as Ukraine’s prime aire Vasyl Khmelnytskyi, then allied with The Times of London on September 11, President Yushchenko told journalists minister not less than five years, in order to the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, launched the President Viktor Yushchenko said Russia in Dnipropetrovsk on September 11 that implement those plans that exist,” he said. decoy and provided the financing, said is refusing to cooperate with the investi- he will reveal the role of “many politi- Virtually all polls expect the Party of Volodymyr Fesenko, board chairman of gation into the plot to poison him with cians” in his 2004 dioxin poisoning after the Regions will win the most votes in the Penta Center for Applied Political dioxin during the presidential election the official investigation is complete, the September 30 elections. Projections Research, which is contracted by major campaign in 2004. Interfax-Ukraine reported. of its vote share range anywhere between Ukrainian political parties, as well as the Mr. Yushchenko said Russia is the “I think you’ll be astonished to learn 26 percent and 38 percent. Presidential Secretariat. only country that has refused to provide about the role and mission of many The Party of the Regions won 32 per- Mr. Khmelnytskyi is now a candidate Ukrainian investigators with samples of politicians, including Ukrainian ones, in cent of votes in the March 26 parliamen- with the Party of the Regions, Mr. Fesenko dioxin produced in its laboratories for my poisoning,” Mr. Yushchenko said. tary elections last year. said, but he doesn’t know who is currently analysis. Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor financing the Communists Renewed. He also revealed that the investigation Chernomyrdin said he is surprised at the *** In the view of Mykhailo Pohrebynskyi, into his poisoning is almost complete. Ukrainian president’s allegations that a Kyiv political insider who advised for- “The investigation knows who, when, Russia is hindering the investigation into his Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the epony- mer President Leonid Kuchma, the decoy where, which substance was used. There poisoning. He noted that he only learned mous political bloc, pledged she will party is most likely being financed from are three key people who are now in from the press that Russia apparently has attempt to return the $24.4 billion in sav- within the Presidential Secretariat, but he Russia. Ukraine has filed a request with the ability to block the investigation. ings lost by Ukrainians during the devastat- doesn’t rule out the Party of the Regions the Russian Procurator General’s Office “Why should we investigate it? Sort it ing hyperinflation between 1991 and 1995. as a source. about returning these people to Ukraine for out yourselves. You’re always looking “We understand that this is almost a the investigation. I personally talked to the for someone hindering you,” Mr. sensational commitment, but we are *** Russian president about it. Unfortunately, Chernomyrdin commented. undertaking it because, during the last six months, our team conducted analyses and Kyiv’s leading environmental activist calculations of all the country’s possibili- group is opposing the Our Ukraine – ties: sources, where resources can be People’s Self-Defense bloc in the elec- U.S. credit union leaders in Ukraine taken to renew justice for those deposi- tions after it gave former Kyiv Mayor tors who lost their savings in Oleksander Omelchenko 13th place on Oschadbank,” Ms. Tymoshenko said dur- its electoral list. ing a September 8 campaign visit to Mr. Omelchenko was a central figure in Kherson pensioners. the corrupt, authoritarian regime of former The commitment is based on solid President Leonid Kuchma, responsible for economic and financial calculations, she distributing many of Kyiv’s parks and said, which won’t allow for inflation. open spaces to real estate developers “In our country, a government debt under opaque conditions, said Vitalii before a corporation is somehow consid- Cherniakhovskyi, the main coordinator of ered holy, but not to the people,” Ms. the coordinating council of the Forum to Tymoshenko said. Save Kyiv citizen’s campaign. The former prime minister delivered “No one from Our Ukraine – People’s other sensational promises in Kherson. Self-Defense will give me a clear answer Pensioners will receive monthly pay- as to why Mr. Omelchenko is 13th on its ments equal to their average wage earned list,” he said. “That’s the same before retiring, “which is a matter of the Omelchenko who turned Ukraine’s capi- state’s dignity and honor,” she said. tal into a test site for construction terror.” Zenon Zawada The Tymoshenko Bloc wants to intro- The Our Ukraine – People’s Self- duce a mechanism to allow an individ- Defense electoral list is full of other KYIV – Ukrainian credit union leaders from the United States were in Ukraine in mid- ual’s pension to accumulate in a personal builders and developers ruining Kyiv’s August to attend a meeting organized by the National Association of Savings and account, with unused funds up for inheri- open spaces, the Forum alleged (see Credit Unions in Ukraine. Above, leaders of the Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit tance. http://www.forumspaskiev.org.ua). Union are seen following a roundtable discussion on August 21 with Viacheslav It’s unacceptable for the government Among them are Volodymyr Briukhovetsky, former president of the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy to pay pensions at 40 percent a worker’s Poliachenko (32nd place), the president of (NUKMA), and Ivan Pliusch, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council average wage, Ms. Tymoshenko said, KyivMiskBud and “main destroyer of green of Ukraine. At the NUKMA (from left) are: Jaroslaw Oberyshyn, Orest Glut, Stefan adding that some Europeans are able to zones and playgrounds,” the forum stated. Kaczaraj (who also is president of the Ukrainian National Association), Andrew vacation and travel on their pensions. People’s Rukh of Ukraine Assistant Juzeniw, Dr. Briukhovetsky, Mr. Pliusch and Bohdan Kekish. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 Governor names Michael Koziupa Sister Miriam Claire Kowal elected to N.J. Ethnic Advisory Council general superior of Basilian Sisters TRENTON, N.J. – Michael Koziupa FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. –Sister ation and implementation of the Ukrainian of Cedar Knolls, N.J., was named by Miriam Claire Kowal, of the Order of St. Heritage Studies Center, whose purpose is Gov. Jon S. Corzine to the Ethnic Basil the Great (OSBM) of Fox Chase to preserve, promote and perpetuate the Advisory Council. The announcement Manor was elected to the position of gen- culture and traditions of Ukraine. was released on August 22. eral superior. As general superior she will She also has provided vision and struc- Mr. Koziupa is second vice-president of serve as the spiritual and organizational ture to the Fox Chase Manor Province, the Ukrainian National Association and leader of the entire order. This position is serving on various provincial councils president of the Organization for the based in Rome, Italy. (boards of directors) and two terms as Defense of Four Freedoms of Ukraine, as Sister Miriam Claire is required to per- provincial superior (president/CEO). well as a member of the executive board sonally visit and assess all locations of While provincial, she envisioned and laid of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of the order during her six-year term, cover- the groundwork for changes and improve- America and vice-president of the ing 10 countries on four continents. Her ments in the infrastructure of the Fox UCCA’s New Jersey Coordinating main goals during her tenure are to Chase Manor property, resulting in renova- Council. increase the visibility and recognition of tions of the Motherhouse to care for retired He is an active member of the the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the sisters and the eventual building of the Ukrainian American community of Great and promote education of the Holy Trinity Chapel, a chapel styled after Morris County, serving on the board of order’s founder, St. Basil of Cappadocia 18th century Ukrainian village chapels. directors of the Ukrainian American (who lived circa 330 A.D.). In addition to her service to Manor Cultural Center of New Jersey, and is a The Greater Jenkintown area has felt the College and the province, Sister Miriam member of the Ukrainian American quiet, gentle yet strong and consistent Claire has taught at St. George School in Youth Association. impact of Sister Miriam Claire for many New York City. Most recently, Sister Mr. Koziupa is manager of the years. She was one of the driving forces Miriam Claire has been serving as princi- Parsippany, N.J., branch of Selfreliance behind the growth of Manor College in pal of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian American Federal Credit Michael Koziupa Jenkintown, serving the college for 23 Cathedral School in Parma, Ohio, where Union (SUAFCU), which is headquar- years in various capacities, her last 10 years she was instrumental in its 2007 re- tered in Chicago. He is also on the New to ethnic studies and programs offered in (1976-1985) as president. In addition to accreditation by the Ohio Catholic Jersey advisory board of SUAFCU. public schools, colleges and the state being responsible for the growth of the School Accrediting Association. Sister Also named on August 22 to the universities. In addition, the council is educational departments of Manor College, Miriam Claire is a member of the board Ethnic Advisory Council were June S. responsible for increasing the participa- Sister Miriam Claire was behind the cre- of trustees of Manor College. Fischer of Scotch Plains and Diane tion of ethnic organizations in govern- Schwartz of Colts Neck. mental affairs; providing community and The 45-member Ethnic Advisory social services; promoting ethnic and Council was established within the cultural events; developing policies Human Rights Committee urges reprinting Department of State. The council is affecting ethnic neighborhoods; and under the jurisdiction of Secretary of increasing knowledge and public aware- State Nina Mitchell Wells. ness of ethnic history and culture. of report by U.S. Commission on Ukraine Famine The council makes recommendations Council members are appointed for to the governor regarding issues related two-year terms. WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian Commission on the Ukraine Famine. Human Rights Committee met recently In 1986 the U.S. Congress mandated with Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) to the formation of the U.S. Commission on get his support for the reprinting of mate- the Ukraine Famine, whose purpose was Descendant of internee becomes rials from the hearings of the U.S. to conduct a study of the 1932-1933 Great Commission on the Ukraine Famine. Famine in order to expand the world’s Committee members also held numerous knowledge of the Famine and to provide honorary chair of Redress Council discussions with officials from the the American public with a better under- OTTAWA – Following the recent state-sanctioned indignities, including the Department of State and urged them to standing of the Soviet system by revealing death of the last known survivor of confiscation of their wealth and disen- support the reprinting of the report of the the Soviet role in the Ukraine Famine. Canada’s first national internment opera- franchisement. For several years two sur- U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine. Hundreds of survivors of the tions, Mary Manko Haskett, 98, who was vivors of that unfortunate episode in Activists of the Philadelphia-based Holodomor-Famine testified before the only 6 years old when she and the rest of Canadian history were the co-chairs of committee informed both the members commission. The full text of these eye- the Manko family were confined at the the UCCLA’s National Redress Council. Spirit Lake concentration camp, in Now that the last known survivor has Quebec’s Abitibi region, her daughter, passed away, without a timely and honor- Fran Haskett, has agreed to take on her able settlement having been reached, we mother’s role as honorary chair of the are very pleased that Mary’s daughter, National Redress Council of the Fran, has stepped up to assume this role.” Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Mr. Gregorovich noted that Fran Association. Haskett has been a consistent supporter Commenting on Ms. Haskett’s will- of the UCCLA’s campaign for recogni- ingness to take on this responsibility, tion, restitution and reconciliation. UCCLA Chairman John B. Gregorovich “We hope this government will soon said: “We have always been conscious of meet its legal obligation to negotiate a how important it is to take into consider- settlement with our community’s desig- ation the sentiments of the descendants nated representatives, as they are of those unfortunates who were interned required to do under the terms of Bill C without just cause during Canada’s first 331 – ‘The Internment of Persons of national internment operations. They Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act,’ were forced to do heavy labor for the which received Royal Assent in profit of their jailers and suffered other November 2005,” he said.

Meeting in Washington (from left) are: Chrystia Senyk; Sen. Frank Lautenberg AN OPEN INVITATION and Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich. TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS of Congress and the officials at the State witness accounts, some in English and Department that in the year 2008 the some in Ukrainian, were published by the Would you like fellow Ukrainians to know about events in your community? Ukrainian government will be commem- U.S. government. The report also includ- Would you like to become one of The Ukrainian Weekly’s correspondents? orating the 75th anniversary of the ed historical scholarship on the Famine; Then what are you waiting for? Famine and that it would be a nice ges- diplomatic dispatches from consular ture from the U.S. government to present offices; Soviet press sources on the The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes submissions to the government of Ukraine the reprint- Famine and the American response to the from local community activists. ed hearings of the U.S. Commission on Famine. You may reach The Weekly by phone, the Ukraine Famine. The Ukrainian Human Rights (973) 292-9800; fax, (973) 644-9510; The committee further noted that the Committee is urging the U.S. govern- e-mail, [email protected]; government of Ukraine is currently col- ment to cover the costs of the reprinting or mail, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, lecting data on the Famine. However, of the report of the U.S. Commission on Parsippany, NJ 07054. many of the survivors are no longer alive the Ukraine Famine and the distribution and the largest body of information is of the copies of this report to all insti- compiled in the official report of the U.S. tutes of higher learning in Ukraine. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 5

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THE UNA: 113 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 NEWS ANALYSIS: Gazprom’s THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY investment drive – is it feasible? Fund the USUF by Roman Kupchinsky Baltic Sea. The estimated cost of Nord RFE/RL Stream is reportedly $6 billion. There is troubling news coming out of Washington these days – and not just In the meantime, existing Gazprom surrounding the war in Iraq. Recently we learned that the U.S. Agency for WASHINGTON – The chairman of pipelines to Europe are not operating at International Development (USAID) has refused to fund the U.S.-Ukraine the board of Russia’s state-controlled gas full capacity – the Blue Stream to Turkey Foundation, known to our community and to Ukraine as one of the most effective monopoly Gazprom, First Deputy Prime is transporting only a fraction of the gas non-governmental organizations helping transform Ukraine from a post-Soviet Minister Dmitry Medvedev, says the it was expected to, the Ukrainian main society into a democratic and transparent state governed by the rule of law. company plans by 2030 to invest $420 pipeline is underused, and the Ukrainian That the Bush administration does not see the folly of this refusal is, frankly, billion in exploration and new gas-pro- Energy Ministry has begged Russia to beyond belief. The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation has an excellent track record – one that duction facilities – all with the aim of send more gas through its system to may be second to none in helping Ukraine by working with what the foundation ensuring Russia will have enough gas to Europe. likes to call its “democratic modernizers.” In the early 1990s, USUF was the first meet its domestic and export obligations. Kyiv’s offer, however, was rejected by U.S. organization to provide hands-on technical assistance to fledgling democrats Mr. Medvedev told the Russian news- Valery Golubev, Gazprom’s deputy CEO, involved in local government and non-governmental institutions. Some of these paper Vedomosti in an interview pub- who improbably stated, “there is no democrats of newly independent Ukraine received on-the-job training in Ukraine; lished on July 5 that joint ventures and demand in Europe for more Russian others were bought to the United States to learn from counterparts in this country. asset swaps with foreign partners will gas.” The successes have been many during USUF’s 15 years of work. O.P. Popov, also help Gazprom meet future demand. Plans, meanwhile, for a pipeline from a “graduate” of USUF’s programs who today is Ukraine’s minister of housing He named Germany’s E.ON and Novopskov on the Russian-Ukrainian and communal services, recently wrote to Rep. Nita Lowey, chair of the House Britain’s BP as possible partners in border to Uzhhorod on the Hungarian- Subcommittee on States, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, urging her future swap deals. Ukrainian border, designed to transport to support funding for the foundation so that it could “continue its significant contributions not only to the development of local democracy in Ukraine, but also … to the strengthening of relationships between our countries both at the national level and at the level of people diplomacy.” Western critics have long claimed that Another beneficiary of the USUF’s programs, Tymofiy Motrenko, who heads Gazprom’s investment policies are unrealistic, the Main Department of the Civil Service of Ukraine and has been tasked with reforming the public administration system, also provided a very positive assess- and that the gas monopoly has overextended ment of USUF programs. In fact, he suggested to Rep. Lowey that a new pro- gram “focused on the top 300 or so Ukrainian civil servants who will develop the itself by delving into what many believe to be mindset and skills to become the agents of change in their areas of responsibili- “political” pipeline projects meant to promote ty” would “provide maximum benefits.” Clearly, there is much more that the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation can do in the Russian foreign policy goals and murky area of democratic institution-building in Ukraine. The key, of course, is more funding – not a halt in funding. money-diversion schemes. Indeed, just last year, the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Appropriations reported: “The committee is aware of the work of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, and com- The Gazprom board chairman rejected an additional 16 billion cubic meters of mends the foundation for its support of democracy and the rule of law in Ukraine. criticism that the company has squandered Russian gas to Europe, remain dormant. The committee directs USAID to continue to support the foundation’s activities … funds on secondary projects while neglect- At a cost of $2.5 billion, it would have The committee expects funding levels to exceed those of prior years.” The counter- ing investment in production, saying fears been a much cheaper route than South part committee in the House of Representatives expressed similar sentiments. of a gas deficit on the domestic market are Stream, but because it would go through So why has USAID decided to simply refuse funding for USUF? And why are “groundless.” The only gas shortage on Ukraine, the Kremlin vetoed the route. the wishes of the U.S. Congress being disregarded? Is Ukraine no longer to be the horizon, he added, are “for those who considered a strategic partner of the U.S.? These are questions that must be want to buy it on the cheap.” Meeting demand answered, questions for which the administration must be held accountable. Gazprom reported in late June that its We strongly support the valuable work of the U.S-Ukraine Foundation and we Russia’s growing demand for gas has urge the Congress to demand that its recommendations with regard to aid pro- profits more than doubled in 2006, to $24.6 billion. The climb is attributed to also called into question where gas from the grams for Ukraine be followed. Furthermore, we demand that the Bush adminis- giant Kovykta gas field will be sold now tration back up its fine words regarding U.S.-Ukraine relations and democracy- higher gas prices at home and for its CIS customers. that the British-Russian venture BP-TNK building in general with the bucks required. was forced to sell its license to Gazprom. Earlier, an internal Gazprom study Gazprom’s critics indicated that Kovykta gas would be Western critics have long claimed that used solely to meet domestic demand. Sept. Gazprom’s investment policies are unre- BP-TNK wanted to sell this gas to alistic, and that the gas monopoly has China, but Gazprom would not allow Turning the pages back... overextended itself by delving into what them to use its pipelines for this purpose. many believe to be “political” pipeline If Kovykta gas is sold on the Russian 16 projects meant to promote Russian for- domestic market below world market prices, it will lower Gazprom’s income Ten years ago, on September 16, 1997, Ukraine’s foreign eign policy goals and murky money- projections. 1997 affairs minister, Hennadii Udovenko, was unanimously elect- diversion schemes. Russia’s marked increase in domestic ed to be the president of the 52nd session of the United One particularly vocal critic of gas consumption – which jumped by 17 Nations General Assembly. Gazprom’s corporate governance is billion cubic meters between January In his inaugural address, Mr. Udovenko expressed his sentiment that it was “sym- Hermitage Capital Management, which bolic that a representative of a renewed democracy, which is living through a period of with $4 billion invested is Russia’s 2004 and December 2005 – is a major fundamental social, economic and political reform, has become president of the largest foreign institutional investor. In factor haunting the Kremlin. General Assembly at a time when the issue of United Nations reforms tops its agenda.” November 2006 Russian authorities Gazprom’s Research Institute for the As head of the General Assembly for a one-year term, Mr. Udovenko oversaw the daily banned Hermitage CEO William Economics of the Gas Industry, work of six permanent assembly committees and of the assembly body composed of 185 Browder, a U.S. citizen, from entering NIIGazekonomika, determined in a report representatives. In 1997, 160 items were on the agenda. Additionally, Mr. Udovenko Russia, and accused him of constituting a in late 2005 that domestic consumption of remained in his post as Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister, which continued a precedent “danger” to Russian national security. natural gas is increasing at a faster pace established by earlier General Assembly presidents. During his term, Mr. Udovenko Numerous analysts have pointed to than projected in Russia’s Energy addressed the expansion of the 15-member Security Council, which has five permanent Gazprom’s reliance on cheap gas imports Strategy, the official guidelines for the members – the United States, China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom – and 10 from Central Asia to meet its rising energy sector adopted in May 2003. rotating seats. Proposals to expand the council ranged from adding one more seat to adding domestic demand. Some suggest this The new study noted that the projec- five, but the change needed the approval of the General Assembly. Offering his optimism practice will end soon, as Central Asian tions of the Russian Energy Strategy are for a progressive term, Mr. Udovenko said, “This session of the General Assembly has all leaders increasingly turn toward lucrative based on data from the 1980s, which the the prerequisites to become a watershed session. … We have a chance to revitalize this markets in China and India, and raise gas study’s authors claim are not reliable. universal organization … and mark the beginning of a new era in the history” of the U.N. prices to world levels accordingly. “Taking into account the objective The 185 member-states of the United Nations are informally divided into five region- Gazprom’s agreement with Italy’s Eni results, in the future one cannot discount al blocs – Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Western to build a second major gas pipeline under the growing internal demand for gas,” the Europe, the U.S. and Canada – and the presidency of the General Assembly is rotated the Black Sea, known as South Stream, is NIIGazekonomika study states. “The ful- annually between regional blocs in the above order. Mr. Udovenko was the sole candi- expected to cost $13.5 billion and will be fillment of any of the scenarios presented date put forth by the Eastern European bloc for approval by the full General Assembly. owned and financed by a 50-50 joint ven- can potentially lead to an inability by Commenting on the election of Mr. Udovenko, Anatoli Zlenko, Ukraine’s ambassador ture between the two companies. Russian Federation producers to meet to the United Nations, added, “This event should be considered in the same league as There has been much Russian and demand for gas in both domestic and for- the signing of the NATO-Ukraine partnership charter and the Kyiv summit of Ukraine Italian hype over South Stream. But eign markets. This situation in turn can and the European Union.” many energy analysts have questioned prevent double-digit Russian GDP growth the commercial value of the project. and can disrupt gas export obligations.” Source: “Udovenko elected president of U.N. General Assembly,” by Irene Gazprom is also committed to build- Mr. Medvedev’s hopes that Russian- Jarosewich, The Ukrainian Weekly, September 21, 1997. ing the Nord Stream pipeline under the (Continued on page 8) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 7

NEWS AND VIEWS Prof. John Fizer: an appreciation Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas by R.L. Chomiak Ukraine were very rare. Mass arrests of Ukrainian intellectuals at that time were Prof. John Fizer’s place in the annals not reported because, when Western jour- of scholarship is both known and secure. nalists asked for official confirmation, He was a serious scholar, a solid member they got official denials. Ukraine’s “brain drip” of the Ukrainian community in the United As Soviet diplomats the two Ukrainian When I first starting teaching at to leading universities in the Western States, a true carrier of the Ukraine idea poets couldn’t travel more than 25 miles Northern Illinois University some years world. Our methodology involves select- even when it wasn’t fashionable or when from Manhattan without special permis- ago, I was struck by the number of stu- ing students according to demanding it was dangerous. And, he had a knack for sion, and the Rutgers campus in New dents from the People’s Republic of application requirements and objective self-deprecating humor, which will be Brunswick, N.J., is more than 30 miles China. Some could barely speak English. testing.” The program also includes “com- greatly missed during stolid academic away. But they did get our State A few sat in class with a Chinese/English prehensive assistance in the college appli- gatherings. Department’s permission to travel, and I dictionary. They were bright, hardwork- cation process as well as extensive men- Few know that this scholar of was the designated driver. ing and determined, however, and they toring and leadership development.” Oleksander Potebnia’s phenomenology We traveled in a rental car – because I made it through. Founded in 1992, USA/USA has thus could exhibit rare and welcome practical- didn’t own a vehicle when I lived in I soon learned that the Chinese gov- far helped students win four-year finan- ity when scholars or writers needed help. Manhattan. This was the Cold War. My ernment was paying for these students’ cial aid packages to Berea (five), Mt. Ivan Fizer died at the end of August. I rental car and its license plate must have education. All of those with whom I Holyoke (three), Smith (three), Grinnell first met him nearly 50 years ago when I been captured several times by surveil- spoke planned to return to China. Why? (two), Lake Forest (two), Dartmouth immigrated to the U.S. We worked on a lance cameras – and not just American, Because their government had plans for (two), Middlebury (two), Brown (two), few community projects together – in the either – as we drove to New Jersey on a them. Jobs. Opportunities. Is it any sur- Harvard (two), Yale (two), MIT (two), U.S., and, lately, in Ukraine, where he November evening. prise that today China is a growing eco- University of Pennsylvania (two), had made short and extended trips since My wife, Martha, was with us as one nomic powerhouse? Franklin and Marshall (two) as well as independence. of the translators of Mr. Drach’s and Mr. Ukraine offers no such assistance for its Stanford, Lafayette, Vassar and Colby. I well remember an unusual honorari- Pavlychko’s poetry. Their appearances best and brightest students. On the con- “Given that the value of one four-year um he devised back in the mid-1960s. before university audiences would have trary, the Soviet mindset still dominates financial aid package to an elite private This was when the Ukrainian SSR del- been impossible without translations, and the Ministry of Education. Those few stu- college is now surpassing $180,000,” egation to the annual U.N. General several persons sharpened their pens to dents who complete their university writes Dr. Oryshkevich, “the potential Assembly session included two leading render their works on very short notice. degrees in the United States and return to return on sponsoring one USA/USA col- Ukrainian poets: Ivan Drach and Dmytro These were great and memorable poems, Ukraine are shunned by the education lege applicant is almost inestimable.” Pavlychko. very un-Soviet, produced during the establishment. The Ministry of Education Does USA/USA contribute to The Ukrainian community in America Krushchevian thaw. Most of them we argues that education in the United States Ukraine’s brain drain? Absolutely not, was generally wary of them. Messrs. could recite from memory, in Ukrainian. is inferior to Ukrainian education. believes Dr. Oryshkevich. “A brain drain Pavlychko and Drach, after all, represent- These were the works by leaders of Ministry officials sneer at American grad- generally implies that ready-made and ed a regime that buried Ukraine, turned it Ukraine’s revolutionary “Sixties genera- uate degrees. A Ph.D is the equivalent of a fully educated talent departs a country into an insignificant Russified colony and tion” – “Shistdesiatnyky.” They were “Kandydat Nauk” in their eyes. Whom are for better shores abroad,” he explains. physically destroyed millions of lyric and political. And foremostly – “un- they kidding? In most cases, especially in “The USA/USA Program attracts highly Ukrainians, including the best and the Soviet.” the social sciences, the “Kandydat” degree proficient talent whose dreams of emi- brightest from the elite to the hard-work- I remember that Prof. Fizer decided is about the equivalent of a community grating usually antecede their knowledge ing peasant class. not to give the Ukrainian guests their uni- college associate’s degree – if that. of the USA/USA Program.” All U.N. General Assembly delega- versity honoraria in cash. Instead, he did This jaundiced view of American edu- Dr. Oryshkevich is optimistic about the tions are made up of a country’s profes- something better: he ordered two cation pervades all levels of schooling in future. “Ukraine is striving to become a sional diplomats, as well as distinguished portable typewriters with the Ukrainian Ukraine. Lesia and I were once involved normal country in a world it knows rela- representatives of the non-governmental alphabet – something much more pre- with two teenage students from Ukraine tively little about and which it interacted sector, from the fields of culture and aca- cious for a Ukrainian writer in the USSR, who completed the sixth and 12th grades with even less during its Soviet era,” he demia. Messrs. Pavlychko and Drach where typewriters were hard to get. They in DeKalb, Ill. They were forced to repeat argues. “A network of world-class edu- were in the latter category. During the were “defitsytnyi tovar” – “deficit the same grade levels when they returned cated Ukrainians is desperately needed to fall and winter months in New York they goods.” (Deficit, in Soviet terminology, to Ukraine. Fortunately, both were able to provide Ukraine with expertise in virtual- mingled formally and informally with meant you couldn’t get any.) Also, most return to the United States and complete ly every facet of running a country and in like people from all over the world. office typewriters in Soviet Ukraine had university degrees here. One now has an attracting attention to its newfound place While Ukrainian community leaders only Russian letters, so the letter “i,” for MBA and works for FedEx in Memphis. in the family of nations. Many academic insisted we were in a “state of war” with instance, would be substituted by the The other is completing his education at disciplines are simply not available or the Soviets, some of us didn’t want to numeral “1” in Ukrainian texts. The the University of New Mexico. advanced enough in Ukraine to develop waste an opportunity to show off new Russian alphabet has no dotted “i.” Think We all know about Ukraine’s brain the expertise Ukraine desperately needs.” Ukrainian talent like Messrs. Drach and about it – south of Kyiv, in drain: bright and talented young people Despite efforts by Sovietophiles in Pavlychko to our fellow Americans. Dnipropetrovsk at that time, Ukrainian leaving the country to make money Ukraine to remain anchored to Russia, Moscow had seen to it that opportuni- scientists were manufacturing sophisti- abroad. Millions hold menial jobs in the fact of the matter is that Ukraine’s ties to show Ukrainian talent were rare. cated rockets, but Ukraine couldn’t, or Europe and elsewhere. But what about future lies with the West, especially the The Soviet Ukrainian Mission to the wasn’t allowed to, manufacture a those who have no chance to leave? United States. Like it or not, English is United Nations couldn’t do it even if the Ukrainian typewriter. What happens to them? They, dear read- the language of the scientific, diplomatic Moscow masters had allowed it. The Mr. Drach has a poem from those er, become part of what I call Ukraine’s and business worlds. Soviet Ukrainian Mission had no days: he describes a slim Soviet rocket, “brain drip,” the slow erosion of intellec- Dr. Oryshkevich reminds us that the American cultural contacts to speak of. shaped like a needle, flying into space, tual power because of limited prospects. best American colleges have set aside Russians didn’t like competition then, as while an old peasant woman on the Some abandon their professions and numerous places for international stu- they don’t like it now, and this was the ground cannot get a needle for darning. become involved in “biznis.” I have two dents. It is incumbent upon us to take time when what was good for the Prof. Fizer’s decision to present the relatives, for example – one an engineer, advantage of these opportunities. Russians was good for the USSR. guests with new portable typewriters was the other a dentist – who have done just Regardless of how Ukraine’s Prof. Fizer and I were members of a not a simple proposition. You couldn’t that. They have families to support and September elections turn out, USA/USA group that arranged forums for Messrs. get them off the shelf. This was decades there are few opportunities for them in will remain in place. Stemming the brain Pavlychko and Drach, despite the stern before personal computers with dozens their chosen professions. drip will take time, but it can be ended looks of disapproval from other members of alphabets in their memory. The way to While Ukraine’s political leadership with your help. of the Ukrainian community, who con- get a Ukrainian typewriter in the 1960s continues to play musical chairs in Kyiv, USA/USA needs volunteers who have sidered themselves truer and wiser patri- was to buy a Russian one from a knowl- arguing over who is allowed to steal what direct employment experience in Ukraine and when, and our community leaders here as well as people who are willing to host ots. It was our network that arranged the edgeable dealer. The dealer would resol- continue to wave their fists in frustration, students from Ukraine who are studying visit of Messrs. Pavlychko and Drach to der five or six letters before selling it. some Ukrainian Americans are committed in the United States. Can we stop American writer John Updike in The Russian “eh” sound could be to action, that is analyzing the situation, Ukraine’s drip immediately? Of course Massachusetts. A year earlier Mr. Updike flipped to make Ukrainian “ye.” The dealing with what is, and doing something not. But we can help slow it down by had visited Ukraine on a State dealer also would have a supply of the about it. One such individual is Bohdan assisting in a number of ways. Department cultural exchange tour and Ukrainian “yi” to replace a Russian letter Oryshkevich, a man who receives too little Located at 80 Maiden Lane, Suite 606, was happy to host Ukrainian colleagues not needed for Ukrainian texts. And real- recognition and support for his efforts. New York, NY 10038, USA/USA is a once he learned from us that they were in ly good dealers had a supply of the letter Dr. Oryshkevich is the founder of program of the Coordinating Committee New York. “g” – a letter that Stalin’s linguists had USA/USA, an endeavor dedicated to to Aid Ukraine (USA) Inc., a not-for- We also organized their appearance at determined Ukrainians didn’t need, so identifying and assisting young talent in profit 501 (c) 3 organization. All dona- the University of Southern Illinois, where they dropped it. The idea was to keep the British translator Herbert Marshall was a Ukraine. “The mission of the USA/USA tions are tax-deductible. For more infor- Soviet-approved Ukrainian language as Program,” he writes, “is to develop an mation go to: info@ukrainianscholar- faculty member and had translated their close as possible to Russian, and the poems. Prof. Fizer also invited Messrs. international-caliber brain trust for ships.org or call 212-785-4170. extra Ukrainian letters in the alphabet Ukraine. The strategy that we employ,” he Drach and Pavlychko to his Rutgers were in the way. University campus and arranged for local continues, “is helping some of the bright- Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is media coverage. News stories about (Continued on page 8) est students in Ukraine obtain scholarships [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37

manager of the complex/museum project. Ukrainian Orthodox... Mr. Dobbs said that a website would be (Continued from page 1) established and maintained to report on continue its efforts to include an endowment the progress of the ongoing construction. fund for operating expenses of the com- Victor Rosynsky, president of the Ukrainian Information Bureau Inc., plex/museum. addressed the gathering and presented a Maria Konyk, president of Protection of check in the amount of $58,500 in memo- the Mother of God (Pokrova) Sisterhood ry of Patriarch Mstyslav I. Mary J. of South Bound Brook, announced the sis- Kramarenko then presented a check in the terhood would fulfill its pledge of amount of $30,000 in memory of Patriarch $100,000 to the Historical and Educational Mstyslav and dedicated to the memory of Complex/Museum at the upcoming sobor. her husband, Petro Kramarenko, who was Archbishop Antony praised this local co-founder and past-president of the sisterhood for its readiness over the past Ukrainian Information Bureau. 50 years to assist the church with all its Others participating in the actual ground- needs. The sisterhood has given over $1 breaking – with shovels and hard hats – million to the church. included: Protopresbyter Taras Chubenko, Dr. Stephen Sivulich, director of the Consistory member; Shirley Skocypec, Office of Development, offered thanks and Senior Ukrainian Orthodox League; Kristin appreciation to individuals, parishes and Ulbright, Junior Ukrainian Orthodox church organizations that have already League; Ala Trochymchuk, treasurer, contributed very generously. Friends of the Memorial Church Museum; Emil Skocypec, property manager, Consistory Members and staff before the identifying sign placed at the construc- and Richard Jarmel, project engineer. commented on the construction phase of tion site: (from left): Dr. Stephen Sivulich, Protopresbyter Taras Chubenko, The groundbreaking was followed by a the building, and introduced Mark Dobbs, Protopresbyter Frank Estocin, Archbishop Antony, Emil Skocypec, Dr. George buffet lunch in the UOC Cultural Center. who will serve as general construction Krywolap and the Very Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha. Information about the fund drive is available from: Dr. Stephen Sivulich, director, UOC Office of Development, short remarks to the effect that we had among his many academic colleagues. 206 Christopher Circle, Pittsburgh, PA Prof. John Fizer... put the money on the right horses, back The late American historian James Mace, 15205; telephone, 412-389-1723. (Continued from page 7) then at the beginning of Brezhnev stag- who had directed the U.S. Commission What Messrs. Drach and Dmytro nation era. on Ukraine Famine, moved to Kyiv to Pavlychko received as honorarium for After Ukraine’s independence, when teach at Kyiv-Mohyla at Prof. Fizer’s appearing at Prof. Fizer’s university was Viacheslav Briukhovetsky led the revival recommendation. Will Ukrainian... literally something money couldn’t buy – of the University of Kyiv-Mohyla The last time I sat and talked with (Continued from page 2) Prof. Fizer was in Kyiv earlier this year. in Kyiv. But not in New York. And in Academy – a premier higher education tion in 2009. Only Mr. Yanukovych is He had just arrived for another stint as a making arrangements for the Rutgers establishment in Eastern Europe until the more popular, with 29.8 percent, while Mr. distinguished American lecturer. We visit of the two diplomats-writers, Prof. Russian tsars dissolved it – Prof. Fizer Yushchenko trails with only 12.9 percent. were in the “Two Ducklings” restaurant Fizer went to the trouble of ordering was in Dr. Briukhovetsky’s corner: he The YTB said that it has collected on the Khreschatyk. With Prof. Fizer, something very welcome and rare. invited him to observe the workings of 200,000 signatures across the country in you could just pick up the conversation Years later, when Messrs. Drach and American universities close up, and he favor of a constitutional referendum on where you left off – yesterday, a month Pavlychko were founding Rukh, and headed the foundation that would support September 30. However, on August 17 the ago, or two years ago. And, as usual, it were on the front line of pushing Ukraine the revival and development of the Kyiv- CEC refused to give the formal go-ahead was fun to be with him talking about to the collection of signatures. Ms. to declare independence, John and I Mohyla Academy. He also went to teach Ukrainian politics, newly published would exchange meaningful looks or there and suggested guest lecturers from Tymoshenko appeared on TV screens interesting books and candid commen- accusing Mr. Yanukovych and Mr. taries about their authors, exchanging Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine party of con- academic and pedestrian rumors. spiring against the referendum, as repre- “Diakuyu Ivane,” for many good sentatives of those parties on the CEC had times. Your friends and fans salute you. voted against the collection of signatures. Mr. Yushchenko and CEC Chairman Volodymyr Shapoval, however, explained that a referendum would be legally impos- Gazprom’s... sible on September 30, as the law provides (Continued from page 6) for three months for referendum prepara- Western joint ventures will help solve tion after it is formally announced. This did Gazprom’s production problems is a not stop Ms. Tymoshenko from suing the risky gamble. Many Western companies CEC on August 20. are wary of doing business with Mr. Yushchenko has made it clear that Gazprom after seeing Russian heavy- he fully supports the idea of a referen- handedness in Sakhalin-2, Kovykta and dum to approve a new Constitution. This the giant Shtockman gas field, where would put an end to the troublesome these companies were forbidden from constitutional reform of 2004, he told a participating as full partners. press conference on August 20. Ms. Senior managers of Western energy Tymoshenko and Mr. Yushchenko also firms might well ask what, if any, guar- agree that the constitutional assembly antees exist that Gazprom’s behavior will should comprise constitutional law change now that it needs Western capital experts, rather than politicians. and technical expertise to meet its obli- In his Independence Day address on gations? August 24, President Yushchenko said that he would authorize the creation of a con- stitutional assembly in order to draft a new Constitution, which should then be MAY WE HELP YOU? approved by a referendum. Speaking dur- ing a trip to Chernihiv on August 29, Mr. Yushchenko said that the year 2008 should To reach be devoted to changing the Constitution. The Ukrainian Weekly The first attempt to change the Constitution of Ukraine by a popular refer- call (973) 292-9800, endum in order to boost presidential pow- and dial the ers, launched by former President Leonid appropriate extension Kuchma, failed. In the referendum of April (as listed below). 16, 2000, the majority of Ukrainians voted in favor of allowing the president to dis- solve Parliament if it cannot form a major- Editorial – 3049, 3088 ity, canceling deputies’ immunity from prosecution and introducing a bicameral Administration – 3041 legislature. Parliament, however, did not Advertising – 3040 agree to the amendments. Subscriptions – 3042 Sources: Channel 5, August 17; 1+1 Production – 3063, 3069 TV, August 19; UT1, August 20, 24; Silski Visti, August 22; Interfax-Ukraine, August 29, September 3. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 9 PHOTO ESSAY: Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin

Wow, are you ever tall! A stiltman per- forms for the younger set. All photos in this series Canada’s National Riding and Dancing Kozaks, one of North America’s most exciting festival features, ride toward the by Al Kachkowski. grandstand at Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin, Manitoba, held on August 3-5.

Theresa Sokyrka, former Canadian Idol runner-up, performs Ukrainian Twirling dancers from the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble. numbers.

Modernistic costumes and dance by the Pavlychenko ensemble based on The enthusiastic Edmonton crowd at the festival. Note the number 42 on the car, Mark Klopoushak, drummer for the the traditional “Arkan.” a reference to the fact that this was the 42nd Dauphin festival. TYTiTAM band. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37

THE 16th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE

ple, Mr. Fil, as president of the Ukrainian Capital District, N.Y. American Citizens Club and as UNA Albany District Committee chairman, WATERVLIET, N.Y. – While only a made the hall and stage available for the single link in a much larger chain in community event and also helped line up Ukraine’s worldwide diaspora, the individuals to participate in the obser- Ukrainian community in New York vance as speakers and entertainers. state’s Capital District recently came Mr. Tysiak, president of the St. together to celebrate and observe Nicholas Brotherhood Society – the Ukraine’s 16th Independence Day here at sponsor of UNA Branch 13 for almost a the Ukrainian American Citizens Club. century – worked with John Suchowacki, Ukrainian Congress Committee of local chapter leader of the Lemko America Capital District Chair Dr. Organization, to provide coffee and Andrij Baran said “the goal this year was desserts after the celebratory program, to get all community-based organizations and arranged for decorating the club hall to participate in marking the observance and for reporting on the local event. of Ukraine’s Independence Day.” Michael Popowsky of Cohoes, N.Y., As often is the case, Ukrainian arranged for the printing of a colorful National Association members, who often banner to decorate the stage. There was wear multiple hats in their local commu- also Taras Myshchuk of the Ukrainian nities, played an active role marking Federal Credit Union, who added his Ukraine’s Independence Day. Mykola Fil, organizational energy and skills to his The “Ridna Pisnia” Community Choir directed by Mykhaylo Tcapar. a member of the UNA General Assembly, multiple singing and musical talents to together with Slavko Tysiak, chairman of events throughout weekend. the UNA Auditing Committee, joined the All who attended and participated in many other participating UNA members the series of events bore witness to a truly at the weekend holiday activities. community-wide celebration and obser- The hope was to draw on the insights, vance of Ukraine’s 16th Independence common heritage and rich diversity that Day. The new immigrants who participat- is today’s Ukraine and, in no small way, ed also communicated in a new voice reflected in this little corner of the world. their love of Ukraine and lent their many Local leaders of several organizations artistic talents to such new endeavors as participated in looking beyond their nor- the “Ridna Pisnia” Community Choir, mal membership, thinking about how to under the direction of Mykhaylo Tcapar. draw together groups and people spread To mark the beginning of the holiday, across the area. Mayor Robert D. Carlson of Watervliet “People from a number of organiza- was joined at City Hall by Messrs. Fil and tions stepped up to enable the work to be Myshchuk to raise the Ukrainian flag, spread out,” said Dr. Baran. For exam- which was flown at City Hall on Ukrainian Independence Day. “We’ve seen the fruits of democracy in Ukraine, now we have to remind everyone else how important Ukraine is to our future,” noted Mr. Fil. To start the weekend, Mr. Myshchuk Vera and Anna Dyakiw in a poetry recitation. organized a European Discoteque that was held the evening of Friday, August 24. “We Schenectady, Troy and Watervliet as well stopped by the Ukrainian American wanted to add some fun to the annual cele- as the suburbs and even the Hunter area Citizens Club, in their “tryzub” embroi- bration of Independence Day. This year we to the south came out to bear witness to dered clothing, just to say hello. As it turns decided to extend a special invitation to all the rebirth of their ancestral homeland. out, Mr. Fedushiw grew up in the neigh- Ukrainians who arrived here since the early When asked what brought him to the boring city of Troy and, after living outside 1990s and also to include other people who the area for many years, just stopped by to arrived from Eastern Europe in recent Sunday observance, John Udycz, who recently celebrated his 89th birthday, said be among Ukrainians. The couple had such years,” said Mr. Myshchuk, in explaining a good time, they returned for the tradition- the Euro-Disco theme. “Why wouldn’t I be here? We waited long enough for independence. Many al holiday program on Sunday afternoon. A good turnout allowed many in the Dr. Baran emceed the Sunday afternoon local community to bring a sense of joy died and suffered for the cause of free- dom in Ukraine. Everyone should take program which included traditional songs and enthusiasm to the more traditional by the “Ridna Pisnia” choir under the celebration of Independence Day held on time out to come out and show that free- dom means something to them.” direction of Mr. Tcapar. The choir sang Sunday, August 26. That day started with eight selections, opening with “Bozhe Others came to one or more of the prayer in area churches and closed with Velykyi Yedynyi” and with several choral events while visiting family or just vaca- an entertaining and memorable obser- arrangements accompanied on accordion tioning in the area. For example, unexpect- vance at the Ukrainian American by Mr. Myshchuk. A men’s trio consisting Citizens Club. Ukrainians from the sur- ed visitors included Bohdan and Elizabeth Dr. Andrij Baran of Mr. Tcapar, Stefan Korostil and Mr. rounding cities of Amsterdam, Cohoes, Fedushiw, who reside in California. They Myshchuk sang two beautiful songs arranged by the very talented Mr. Tcapar. It’s worth noting that a few of the choral selections were newer pieces written by contemporary Ukrainian composers. Vera Dyakiw gave the main address that focused on Ukraine’s historic struggle to create and maintain its democracy. As someone who settled in this country since Ukraine declared independence, she called attention to the forces at work inside and outside Ukraine, both in sup- port of and in opposition to Ukraine’s future as a successful, democratic nation. Later in the program Mrs. Dyakiw joined her daughter, Anna, in a poem titled “Words of a Ukrainian Child.” When the program closed, a number of the choir members stayed behind and joined other community members in a series of rousing folk songs. The unexpect- ed surprise visit made Mr. and Mrs. Fedushiw feel right at home. They observed that whatever happens in Ukraine, witness- ing the unity at the Independence Day observation should give Ukrainian Americans complete faith and optimism that Ukraine and its people will survive. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 11

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songs by Platon Maiboroda. San Francisco, Calif. Barvinok then performed two more pieces from the Volyn region, followed by Nestor Wolansky by the Golden Gate Park Band’s rousing SAN FRANCISCO – The largest rendition of “Rejoice, America!” a clas- crowd in recent memory – estimated at sic by Claire Grundman. over 700 – came out on August 26, a typi- Ms. Tscherepenko made a special cally chilly San Francisco summer day, to acknowledgement to Dr. Ellen Simpson, energetically celebrate Ukraine’s 16th who was present in the audience, noting anniversary of independence. The celebra- that this great friend of Ukrainians and tion was back at the Golden Gate Music Ukrainian independence was marking her Concourse after a three-year absence due 90th birthday and warmly thanking her for to the construction of the M.H. de Young her numerous contributions and generous Museum complex adjacent to the venue. support. Dr. Simpson worked with Andrea Back by popular demand from Skrypka on diabetes projects in Ukraine, Manitoba was the internationally helped with the publication of translations renowned Ukrainian Dance Ensemble on diabetes into Ukrainian, and was Barvinok, under the direction of Kurt involved with the Lupus Ukraine Project. Walker, with a new repertoire of dances The Tritenchenko Family Ensemble, from various regions of Ukraine. recently arrived from Arizona, performed Barvinok opened the event with the tra- two charming Ukrainian folk songs. ditional Ukrainian welcome of bread and Once again, “Barvinok” took the stage Members of the Kalyna and Barvinok dance ensembles. salt, followed by “Two Dances” from the with its “Kuban Dance,” followed by sored by the Ukrainian American Association (Assembly 270), Ukrainian opera “Zaporozhian Kozak Beyond the Ms. Filipenko and Ms. Tscherepenko’s Coordinating Council, in cooperation with National Association (Branch 486), Danube” by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, medley of popular songs. as performed by Golden Gate Park Band, Barvinok made its final appearance the Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern Ukrainian National Women’s League of which is celebrating its 125th year as the with their moving signature performance California, Immaculate Conception America (Chapter 107), Ukrainian Medical oldest civic band in the U.S. The group of “Kozak, Hopak,” a dance that defines Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Michael Association of Northern California and the first performed in 1882, the year the out- the independent Ukrainian spirit itself. Ukrainian Orthodox Church, St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Professional and Business Group law Jesse James was killed. (The peren- The “Ukrainian Day” event was spon- Mission of Santa Clara, Ukrainian Fraternal of Northern California. nial joke that the band itself is 125 years old is disputed every year by the conduc- tor Michael Wirgler, who claims that only some of the band members have been around for 125 years.) The Kalyna Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from Sacramento, Calif., under the direction of Irina and George Arabadji, merited artists of Moldova, per- formed the “Volynska Polka.” Kalyna was formerly known as the Children’s Dance Ensemble, but the children have grown up and now perform on a different level. Maria Tscherepenko, the energetic program director and mezzo-soprano, performed “My Kyiv” and “Gypsy Girl” (music by Ihor Shamo, lyrics by D. Lutsenko). Barvinok returned with a lively Hutsul dance from the Carpathian Mountains, and Ola Herasymenko, Merited Artist of Ukraine, performed two pieces on the bandura. Ukraine’s Consul General Mykola Tochytskyi in San Francisco warmly greeted the audience in English, remind- ing everyone that Ukraine is very much on track economically and is expected to join the World Trade Organization by the end of the year despite ongoing and as yet unsettled political questions. Mr. Tochytskyi presented the Golden Gate Park Band with a commemorative cer- tificate from the Ukrainian community. The Kalyna ensemble returned with the energetic rendition of the Ukrainian nation- al dance, the “Hopak.” Mezzo-soprano Ivanna-Taratula Filipenko, soloist of the Lviv Opera House, and her young daugh- ter, Juliana, performed two Ukrainian folk

Ukraine’s Consul General in San Francisco Mykola Tochytskyi. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37

LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2007 at Soyuzivka

by Yarema Belej took in all that the upstate New York has not performed at Labor Day weekend nection on stage is a great experience.” estate has to offer. since 2002,” said Dianna Shmerykowsky Indeed, the mix of traditional and not- KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Every year a “It is so beautiful here,” said Oksana of New York City. “It was wonderful to so traditional Ukrainian dances is always throng of Ukrainians with their families Szczurko of Munich. “I can see why every- do it again. Everything went very a risk, but the dancers truly came out and friends converge on the outskirts of one comes here. It is so full of life and such smoothly, and we performed well. We looking like pros. “Overall, we heard a this small town to close out the summer fun. I cannot wait to come back someday.” have been working together for many lot of good comments and were received days by dancing, partying, lounging in The featured band this year was Hrim, weeks this summer, and to feel that con- with open arms,” said Ms. the sun and enjoying the long weekend which played during the outdoor “zabava” among old and new friends. And it hap- (dance) on Saturday night. Its high energy pened yet again on August 31-September mix of traditional Ukrainian and contem- 3 at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center. porary popular rock songs thrilled the This year’s Labor Day weekend at audience and kept the dance floor packed Soyuzivka – an estate owned and operat- and hopping. Adept at playing music that ed by the Ukrainian National Association satisfies both the older demographic and – had everything: a healthy mix of the young, Hrim really showcased its tal- young Ukrainians from all corners of the ents and cemented its place among world, a dance floor bouncing with life, a Ukrainian bands in North America. concert featuring a Ukrainian American “Hrim was excellent,” said Mykola dance ensemble along with unique per- Koshiw, “and the zabava provided the formers from Ukraine, serenades by a tal- perfect backdrop for everyone to forget ented accordionist, perfect weather and all other cares and dance and party the excellent service. night away.” Everyone danced through- There were several guests at out the zabava, which culminated with a Soyuzivka who normally do not attend traditional “Kolomyika.” the Labor Day festivities. Still in the area The concert was an impressive show- after attending the International Plast case of talented dancers from the Jamboree in Canada, a group of Syzokryli Dance Ensemble who blended European and Australian members of traditional dances and costumes with con- Christine Syzonenko Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization temporary moves and outfits. “Syzokryli Syzokryli dancers in flight during the “Hopak.”

Christine Syzonenko Christine Syzonenko Syzokryli greet the audience with their opening performance of “Pryvit.” UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj.

Christine Syzonenko Yarema Belej Dancers strike a pose in character for dramatic effect. Taras Lazurkevych and Oleh Sozansky of “Bandurna Rozmova” No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 13

LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2007 at Soyuzivka

Shmerykowsky. “The Labor Day crowd “It was hilarious and truly inspiring that changes a lot each year and it’s wonder- we can get together and support our young ful to see how positively they react to our musicians, each other and Soyuzivka as a dances and group as a whole.” whole,” added Ms. Lew, a Brooklynite The dance ensemble was complement- who is an advisor on the Ukrainian ed by a pair of bandura players who were National Association’s General Assembly. incredibly talented and surprised nearly all As always, the Trembita Lounge was concert-goers with their playing skills and the place to be at night throughout the voices. Called “Bandurna Rozmova,” the weekend when the band wasn’t rocking duo is made up of Taras Lazurkevych and the dance floor. “It was great in there,” Oleh Sozansky from Lviv. Their virtuoso said Matthieu Bouadana. “I spent most of performance showcased Ukraine’s nation- my time there, dancing to the good music al instrument as rarely has been done. and enjoying the fair drinks. It is how I Like most recent years, there was remember most of my Labor Days, danc- entertainment at the Tiki Bar during the ing and enjoying the night with my good day on Sunday. Here the gifted Matthew friends in the Trembita Lounge.” Dubas wowed the audience with his tal- With all the rooms filled and nearly ents playing the accordion. “I’ve been every seat and stool occupied, Labor Day coming to labor Day for many years,” 2007 at Soyuzivka was a weekend during said Maya Lew, “and I have never seen which everyone enjoyed themselves and such a group of people having so much everyone supported their beloved fun around an accordion.” Soyuzivka. Yarema Belej Youths dance the night away in Trembita Lounge.

Yarema Belej Mark Horbal, Mykola Koshiw and Marco Melymuka on the Veselka Patio.

Natalie Dubas Matthew Dubas fills the afternoon with accordion music at the Tiki Bar.

Yarema Belej Syzokryli dancers show their stuff during the Kolomyika on Saturday.

Yarema Belej Maya Lew Natalia Wolchasty (top) with visitors from Australia in the Trembita Lounge. Justin Matijcio inspires others in improvised dance steps at the Tiki Bar. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37

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Zaporizhia region on September 12, visit- www.ukrainianbookstore.com ing Melitopol, Tokmak and Zaporizhia to (Continued on page 15) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 15

endum questions: Do you agree to Ukraine’s freedom and statehood, a sym- NEWSBRIEFS Russian and Ukrainian becoming the Ukraine bids... bol of victory over the two totalitarian (Continued from page 14) state languages of Ukraine? Do you (Continued from page 1) regimes of the last century. A loyal son of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. (Ukrinform) agree to electing the heads of raion and legendary leader. Ukraine, Vasyl Kuk will always remain oblast administrations by the citizens of After meeting Gen. Kuk and learning in our memory as an inextinguishable Yulia vows to return lost savings Ukraine? Do you agree to Ukraine of the UPA’s struggle, Lt. Cmdr. model of loyalty to the nation and self- becoming a state that does not participate Lupakov, who served in the 14th less service to our state.” KYIV – Opposition leader Yulia in military blocs? (RFE/RL Newsline) Submarine Division of the Black Sea Although President Yushchenko did Tymoshenko promised at a meeting with Fleet in Sevastopol, said he felt ashamed not personally attend the viewing or the voters in Kherson on September 8 that her YTB criticizes PRU referendum idea to admit that for most of his life he had panakhyda, quite possibly because of the political bloc, if it comes to power follow- served in an occupying force. ongoing election campaign, he sent a ing the September 30 elections, will return KYIV – The deputy chairman of the “But at the same time, I finally real- memorial telegram that was read aloud, lost deposits of Ukrainians in the Soviet-era Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB), ized who I am and what I am,” he said. and his representatives laid a memorial state savings bank within two years, the Oleksander Turchynov, said that the Party “And I owe this personal revelation to wreath beside Gen. Kuk’s coffin at the Ukrayinska Pravda website reported. “We of the Regions’ referendum bid shows the unsung and unrecognized heroes of Teacher’s Building. realize that this is an almost sensational that the party “is losing ground, and it has Ukraine, because 16 years ago, when Ukraine’s other influential political commitment, but we are taking it upon our- therefore decided to shift the attention of Ukraine’s independence was declared, leaders, Prime Minister Viktor selves, basing it on the past six months of voters to the issues of the Russian lan- God had granted people like Vasyl Kuk a Yanukovych and former Prime Minister analyses and calculations that our team guage and NATO.” He added, “They long life. And they, in turn, are causing Yulia Tymoshenko, withheld any rever- made regarding all means and sources in the don’t have any [worthy] results of their us to be proud of our Ukrainian heritage. ence for Gen. Kuk. country, from where we could take work to show to the public, so they have Therefore, Ukraine will thrive.” Ms. Tymoshenko said representatives resources to restore justice to depositors resorted to their old policy of ‘divide et Among the mourners who stood in from her political bloc would take part in who lost their savings in the savings bank,” impera,’ and put on the daily agenda the line to pay their last respects to Gen. Kuk the burial, but they weren’t visible in Ms. Tymoshenko said. Yurii Lutsenko, a speculative issues that split the nation and during the four-hour public viewing in Kyiv or Lviv. leader of the pro-presidential Our Ukraine – the country.” (RFE/RL Newsline) Kyiv were both UPA and Red Army vet- “We will do everything so that the his- People’s Self-Defense bloc, commented on erans; former Soviet political prisoners torical contribution of such people will September 10: “I am perhaps a weaker Moroz: elections affected from abroad Mykhailo Horyn, Yevhen Proniuk and be adequately assessed,” Ms. economist than Yulia Volodymyrivna Ivan Dziuba; former Ministers of Foreign Tymoshenko said of UPA veterans. [Tymoshenko], but I don’t see how it is pos- VINNYTSIA, Ukraine – Verkhovna Affairs Hennadii Udovenko and Borys In the current election campaign, she sible to return those savings worth $120 bil- Rada Chairman Oleksander Moroz Tarasyuk; presidential adviser Dr. has avoided taking a position on UPA lion within two years.” (RFE/RL Newsline) alleged in Vinnytsia on September 6 that Zhulynskyi; civic activist Les Taniuk; recognition because it could cost her sup- the ongoing pre-term election campaign renowned historian Volodymyr port in crucial eastern and southern No stake for Russia in gas system in Ukraine is being influenced from Serhiichuk; politicians Yurii Kostenko, oblasts of Ukraine. abroad, Interfax-Ukraine reported. “I am Oleh Tiahnybok and Viacheslav Meanwhile, Mr. Yanukovych told KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko convinced that [the campaign] is being Kyrylenko; Organization of Ukrainian reporters during a September 10 press said in an interview with the Financial carried out not only by our politicians Nationalists (Revolutionary) Chair Andrii conference that he could only agree on Times that Ukraine will not give Russia a alone, but it is also being orchestrated Haidamakha, Officers Union of Ukraine the fact that Gen. Kuk “led a dazzling stake in its gas transportation system, from abroad,” Mr. Moroz said at a local Chair Viacheslav Bilous and UPA Kyiv life, as they say.” insisting that it must be used rationally pedagogical college, without identifying Brotherhood Chair Orest Vaskul. He advised historians and journalists and in the nation’s interests. “I am not those foreign forces. (RFE/RL Newsline) Although Mr. Dziuba didn’t personally not to rewrite history, which has already saying no politician will start this specu- know Gen. Kuk, he said he considered it assessed the role of theUPA. lation but I guarantee that nobody will be Restored icon exhibited in Lviv his duty to attend the viewing to honor Furthermore, “it’s not possible to rear the able to continue these polemics,” he said. the legendary figure. future generation on such an ideology,” “Even if there are people in the govern- LVIV – A restored icon of the nativity of “Whenever Vasyl Kuk appeared on Mr. Yanukovych said, referring to ment who dream of this, this policy has the Virgin Mary that dates back to the 17th television or the radio, I was always Ukrainian nationalism. “This ideology no legal consequences and prospects.” century was exhibited on August 21 at the struck by his sound mind, objectivity and also can’t be the country’s ideology.” Speaking about Ukraine’s energy rela- Lviv National Museum named after well-balanced commentary on the current Nevertheless, scores of Ukrainian tions with its northern neighbor, the pres- Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. Local political situation in Ukraine,” Mr. youths were present at Gen. Kuk’s funer- ident said Russia would obviously try to authorities dealing with cultural issues, Dziuba said. al. Plast scouts served as part of an honor impose its own scheme of gas supplies. museum staff, clergymen and those inter- “He was not the stereotypical individ- guard, while Congress of Ukrainian “RosUkrEnergo is one of the stories of ested in religious tradition and culture visit- ual who experienced a hard life and Nationalists (CUN) members served as this kind to which official Ukraine has no ed the exhibition and gave undivided atten- could have held a grudge against human- official pallbearers. relation,” he said, adding that the name tion to both this original icon and its restor- ity. He was constantly evolving, right up Following the viewing, a procession of of this company “means absolutely noth- er, arts scholar and teacher Volodymyr to the end,” he added. hundreds of mourners followed Gen. ing” and was “intended to create an Mokrii, who devoted two years of his life President Viktor Yushchenko issued a Kuk’s coffin to St. Volodymyr Cathedral, impression that Ukraine has an interest in to restoring it. On the day of the exhibit Mr. statement on September 10 honoring where a memorial service was offered by it.” In fact, he said, “there is no state Mokrii celebrated his 60th birthday. Gen. Kuk’s legacy. “To his last breath, he the Rev. Volodymyr Cherpak. interest whatsoever.” Mr. Yushchenko (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) was in the ranks of fighters for the After the service, Gen. Kuk’s remains underscored that Ukraine’s relationship Ukrainian idea, himself being its living were placed into a makeshift hearse and with the Russian Federation would 301 Ukrainian peacekeepers honored embodiment,” the presidential statement driven to St. George Cathedral in Lviv, always be based on the “concept of said. arriving late at night. national independence.” (Ukrinform) KYIV – The deputy special representa- “His life’s journey always will be an tive of the U.N. secretary general for example of the devoted struggle for (Continued on page 17) President surprised at referendum idea Liberia, Jordan Ryan, as well as representa- tives of the civil and military leadership of KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko the United Nations mission in that country, told journalists on September 6 that the awarded 301 Ukrainian peacekeepers with Party of the Regions’ recent initiative to the United Nations Medal “In the service of hold a referendum on Ukraine’s neutrali- peace,” reported the Defense Ministry of ty and the status of the Russian language Ukraine. Speaking during the solemn cere- is “political adventurism,” Interfax- mony, Mr. Ryan thanked Ukrainian peace- Ukraine reported. “The position of the keepers for their significant contribution to Party of the Regions surprises me. I establishment of the peaceful processes on regret that the prime minister pursues the African continent. On behalf of United such a policy,” Mr. Yushchenko said. He Nations and the Liberian people he thanked argued that a referendum on constitution- Ukrainians for guaranteeing the safety of al changes should cap a legislative flights and timely delivery of relief. During process of introducing such changes, four months of peacekeeping tasks in rather than inaugurate them. “A draft bill Liberia, a Ukrainian helicopter squadron [of constitutional amendments] should be implemented 1,796 flights and airlifted endorsed by 226 votes and subsequently almost 10,000 passengers and 211 tons of submitted to the Constitutional Court. cargo. 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Special to The Ukrainian Weekly year became a member of OUN’s youth in the Pidhaitsi region of the Ternopil She joined the liberation movement in league. Oblast. 1941 and led the OUN youth league in KYIV – Vasyl Kuk was born January In 1930 Kuk joined the ranks of the During the Second Extraordinary the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. 11, 1913, in the village of Krasne, Zolochiv County OUN Executive OUN Congress in Krakow (April 1941), Following the death of the OUN’s Zolochiv County, Ternopil District (today Leadership. In 1931-1932, he became OUN (Revolutionary) Chair Stepan leader in northwestern Ukraine in Busk District, Lviv Oblast) into a family acquainted with future underground Bandera appointed Kuk to the OUN February 1943, Kuk also assumed lead- of eight children. He was the son of rail- OUN leaders Dmytro Myron, Yaroslav Leadership, where he directed the logis- ership of this territory. road worker Stepan Kuk and his wife, Stetsko and Yaroslav Starukh. During tics sector and took part in Military By the springtime, he took command Paraskevia. this period he served as a courier, smug- General Staff operations. of the newly formed UPA South and by Two of Gen. Kuk’s siblings died dur- gling weapons and explosives from In the spring of 1941 Kuk’s focus 1945 led the OUN in all of eastern ing childhood, while the other six Krakow to Lviv and distributing clandes- shifted to eastern Ukraine. He organized Ukraine. The UPA was the military wing became members of the Organization of tine literature to Lutsk and Rivne in the and led OUN raiding units that were of the OUN that emerged in October Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), the clan- Volyn region. trained for dislocation in Ukraine’s east- 1942, although the OUN continued to destine, paramilitary and propaganda Following his 1932 graduation from ern oblasts. The network of these units engage in clandestine paramilitary opera- organization of the Ukrainian liberation the gymnasium, Kuk enrolled in the legal eventually spread throughout all of tions simultaneously. movement. studies department at the Catholic Ukraine, as well as the Kuban and On the recommendation of OUN Polish authorities executed two of University in Lublin, where he chaired Crimea regions. Home Bureau Chair Roman Shukhevych Kuk’s brothers, Iliarii and Illia, in 1938 the OUN student group. In July 1941 Kuk organized and led in 1947, Col. Kuk was unanimously cho- and 1939, respectively, for their OUN Due to his revolutionary activities, the OUN’s Kyiv combatants, the majority sen as his second-in-command. membership. Soviet authorities sentenced Kuk was arrested numerous times in the of whom were from eastern Ukraine. In Following Gen. Shukhevych’s death Gen. Kuk’s two other brothers, Fylymon 1930s by Polish police. He was realeased late August 1941 Kuk was arrested by the on March 5, 1950, Col. Kuk succeeded and Ivan, to respective eight- and 18-year from prison in 1936 as a result of an Germans in Kyiv Oblast but escaped in him in all his posts and duties, namely: sentences of hard labor in the gulag. amnesty following the death of Polish Lutsk while being transported to Lviv. OUN Home Bureau chair, UPA com- Between 1923 and 1932, Vasyl Kuk Premier Josyf Pilsudski In the spring 1942 Vasyl Kuk became mander-in-chief and Ukrainian Supreme was a student at the Zolochiv Classical Kuk resumed his leadership of the leader of the OUN in southeastern Liberation Council General Secretariat Gymnasium administered by the “Ridna OUN in the Zolochiv region, posing as a Ukraine. At this time, he met and married chair. In October 1952 the UVHR pro- Shkola” Association. retailer. In May 1937, at age 24, Kuk Ulyana Kriuchenko, who was born in moted Gen. Kuk to brigadier general. In 1927 he joined the Plast Ukrainian joined the OUN’s underground move- 1920 in the village of Sursko- Under the pseudonyms “Lemish,” “Koval,” “Bezimennyi” and “789/1,” Gen. Kuk continued to lead the struggle for national liberation until his capture in May 1954. A victim of treachery, Gen. Kuk was captured by KGB forces posing as brothers-in-arms in a Lviv Oblast bunker. Gen. Kuk and his wife, who was with him, were arrested and imprisoned for six years. At first, the Kuks were incar- cerated separately, but after one year they were allowed to serve their impris- onment together. For years, the facts surrounding Gen. Kuk’s capture, arrest and incarceration were kept in deep secrecy and were vir- tually unknown, both inside and outside the Soviet Union. Gen. Kuk and his wife were never formally charged or put on trial. In July 1960 the Presidium of the Parliament of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) issued a decree pardoning Vasyl and Ulyana Kuk. Sinces their release, the circumstances involving the couples’ amnesty have never been fully explained and continue to be topics of debate in Ukraine and the West. Although Gen. Kuk wished to contin- ue his legal studies, he was allowed to enroll in the history department of Taras Shevchenko State University in Kyiv. In 1964 he received a history degree. Beginning in 1961 he worked as a senior research fellow at the Central State Historical Archive, specializing in the Hetmanate era. Between 1969 and 1972 Kuk was employed as a senior research fellow at the Department of Historiography of the Institute of History at the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. He wrote his candidate’s thesis on agrarian reform in Ukraine, but the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine determined the work was not acceptable for eventual defense. Along with countless others in 1972, Gen. Kuk was expelled from the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR and forbidden from seeking employment at any type of academic institution. His research project on the Ukrainian national question and Ukrainian political parties in western Ukraine in the years 1918-1941 was blacklisted, and he was prohibited from further research. Mrs. Kuk died in 1971 after years of poor health stemming from her service in (Continued on page 17) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 17

Pitko, and hundreds of UPA veterans Ukraine bids... from the Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano- (Continued from page 15) Frankivsk oblasts. On the morning of September 11, a During the liturgy, Plast and Ukrainian memorial liturgy was served in St. George Youth Association (SUM) stood vigil Cathedral by the Rev. Petro Kravchyk and alongside cadets from both the Heroes of the Rev. Borys Gudziak, rector of the Kruty Military Lyceum and the Institute Ukrainian Catholic University. of Infantry Forces in Lviv. A profound, solemn tone prevaded the A tearful Mr. Kalynets recalled how Lviv ceremonies as more than 5,000 he learned about the leadership of Gen. mourners lined up for the public viewing Kuk. As a 6-year-old boy, he lived in the prior to, and after, the three-hour funeral village of Horodysche after the end of liturgy. World War II and remembered several Among those attending were Lviv partisans hiding out in a makeshift Oblast State Administration Chair Petro bunker in his grandmother’s barn. When he visited them, they gave him partisan Oliynyk, Lviv Oblast Council Chair literature and postcards, he said. Myroslav Senyk, Lviv Mayor Andrii “One day, I was curious and asked Sadovyi, Members of Parliament Petro them, ‘Who is your leader?’ and they Pysarchuk (Party of the Regions) and replied ‘Col. Koval,’” Mr. Kalynets Oleksii Hirnyk (Our Ukraine), former said. “For some reason, I remembered Soviet political prisoners Ihor and Iryna this pseudonym, although I was obvious- Kalynets, Ivan Franko Lviv National ly not aware of the true identity of this Illya M. Labunka University Rector Ivan Vakarchuk, Lviv individual at the time.” Oblast Prosvita Society Chair Yaroslav The Rev. Volodymyr Cherpak, pastor of St. Volodymyr Cathedral, delivers a Years later when employed as a eulogy in memory of Gen. Vasyl Kuk. research associate at the State Archives in Lviv, Mr. Kalynets was sent on offi- cial business to Kyiv in 1964 to perform research in the State Historical Archives. “All of sudden, a fellow archivist col- league of mine mentioned to me that ‘this is Kuk’, the one who was captured years ago,” Mr. Kalynets said. “However, at that time I wasn’t well aware yet of who actually led the UPA, so the name did not ring a bell initially.” When learning Mr. Kalynets was from Lviv, Gen. Kuk asked him about the youth in Lviv and whether patriotism was alive in western Ukraine. Over the years, they met occasionally at various public events and from time to time Mr. Kalynets greeted him on his birthday. Soviet Army veteran Yevhen Lupakov, “Vasyl Kuk was a very intelligent lieutenant commander of the 14th individual,” Mr. Kalynets said. Submarine Division of the Black Sea “Whenever I saw him on television, I Fleet, came to pay his last respects to was always amazed at how calm and log- The coffin bearing the body of Gen. Vasyl Kuk is carried by CUN pallbearers Gen. Vasyl Kuk. ical his responses were. It was astound- from St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv en route to Lviv.

ing to me that a man in his 90s could still mate goal and driving force of the UPA possess such an amazing memory and be combatants,” he said. “On the other hand, so astute politically.” Ukraine has not yet fully grasped or com- Following the liturgy, the funeral pro- prehended, as a state, as a political entity, cession exited St. George Cathedral and what lies at the core, what paved the way the coffin was transported under official for this independence.” military escort to Krasne, Gen. Kuk’s By remembering the sacrifices of all native village, in keeping with his last wishes. UPA leaders and combatants, whose In some ways, Gen. Kuk’s death many graves will never be identified, marks the end of an era, the Rev. Dr. “today’s prayer is for the soul of Gen. Gudziak said. Vasyl Kuk, but also for all those who “On the one hand, we are grateful for paid the ultimate price for the freedom of our independence, which was the ulti- Ukraine,” the Rev. Gudziak said.

Mourners at the Teacher’s Building in Kyiv on September 10. Seated beside his coffin at the far left is Yurii Kuk, the former general’s only son.

In 2003 former President Leonid Biography... Kuchma issued a presidential decree (Continued from page 16) granting Gen. Kuk the prestigious hon- the underground. orary title Hero of Ukraine. Out of prin- Eventually, Gen. Kuk found employ- ciple, he declined the award because the ment in a state advertising agency, where Ukrainian government had not yet recog- he worked until his retirement in 1986. nized the Ukrainian Insurgent Army as a During the years of Ukrainian inde- fighting force for Ukrainian independ- pendence, Kuk published numerous per- ence. sonal memoirs on his fellow combatants Gen. Kuk is survived by his only son, Stepan Bandera, Gen. Shukhevych, OUN Yurii, who was born in 1947 and lives in Two veterans of two different armies – the Red Army (left) and the UPA – pay leader Dmytro Myron and others. Kyiv. homage to Gen. Vasyl Kuk, a fellow soldier. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 19

NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE

able to track David’s roots and visited family member. “I sympathized with the Two to be inducted Ukraine where their daughter, Cathryn, Recognized by area’s fact that he didn’t have a dad. You could was teaching English to students at the say I became like a father figure to him, into N.D. Hall of Fame Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Chamber of Commerce but he’s treated no better or worse than my son and daughter,” added Mr. BISMARCK, N.D. – Maj. Gen. David Ukraine.” MARCO ISLAND, Fla. – Marco Cecemski. A. Sprynczynatyk, adjutant general of The other candidate to the Hall of Fame, Mr. Kuchynski, traveled to Island Area Chamber of Commerce Mr. Chystyk admitted to being excited the North Dakota National Guard, and Ukraine to fulfill his father’s dream. His recently presented its employee of the about the award and revealed that when George Kuchynski, retired farmer from dad emigrated to the New World in 1905 month award to Ivan Chystyk, a 21-year- he arrived in the U.S., he could barely Dickinson, N.D., were nominated to the and, after working for 11 years, he pur- old Ukrainian immigrant who came to speak a word of English. He learned the North Dakota Ukrainian Hall of Fame. chased a farm in Stark County. His the United States just five years ago language by watching TV and listening Their induction will take place here at desire was to sponsor another family along with his mother and two sisters. carefully to people, and now is fluent. the North Dakota Heritage Center on member to emigrate from the ancestral The award was given to him for his Coming to America wasn’t really a October 6. village of Smorzhiv to North Dakota. outstanding services as an air-condition- culture shock for Mr. Chystyk. “But liv- The N.D. Ukrainian Hall of Fame was Because of World War I and World War ing technician with Southern Comfort ing here is easier than in Ukraine,” he established to honor persons who have II and the Cold War with the USSR, he Air. Owner Zack Cecemski submitted the said. “There are more opportunities contributed in large measure to the state couldn’t fulfill his dream. nomination outlining Mr. Chystyk’s will- here.” and nation and their heritage. Mr. Kuchynski said it was encumbent ingness to learn and become an integral Nevertheless, he added, his country of Maj. Gen. Sprynczynatyk served the on him to realize his dad’s dream, but in part of the company’s operations. origin is beautiful, and has some really state of North Dakota as state engineer a different way. Soon after the collapse Mr. Cecemski, who has been in the nice towns and vacation spots. and director of the State Water of the Soviet Union and Ukraine’s decla- air-conditioning business for the past 30 Mr. Chystyk and his family hold per- Commission. He oversaw the completion ration of independence, he traveled to years, said, “When I took him on, he manent residency and will go through the of the Devil’s Lake City Levee System, Ukraine. With the assistance of a tour knew how to do some installations, citizenship process once they become eli- the Devil’s Lake Outlet and the guide, he made contact with his dad’s which was great because he did the gible in a few years’ time. Southwest Water Pipeline which brought brothers and sisters. installations and I did the servicing. Now A story about Mr. Chystyk and his water to thousands of rural users in North After the visit Mr. Kuchynski invited he can do it all.” award appeared in the May 22 issue of Dakota. his cousin Ihor to come to the United He embraced Mr. Chystyk as a virtual the Marco Eagle. In January 2001 Gov. John Hoeven States. Ihor spent six months living and appointed Mr. Sprynczynatyk as director working side by side with George and of transportation. He served as head of Hilda Kuchynskyi, experiencing rural that department until February 2006, at life in a democracy. Thus, Mr. Kuchynski “Notes on People” is a feature geared toward reporting on the which time he was promoted to major fulfilled his dad’s dreams by assisting his general and assumed command of the relatives in Ukraine. achievements of members of the Ukrainian National Association North Dakota National Guard. Mr. Kuchynski maintained his dad’s and the Ukrainian community. All submissions should be concise In the nomination, Dr. Theodore roots by being active in the N.D. Pedeliski added, “David also maintained Ukrainian Cultural Institute. He served due to space limitations and must include the person’s UNA a strong interest and pride in his on the board of directors and Endowment branch number (if applicable). Items will be published as soon as Ukrainian heritage. He speaks with pride Committee, and volunteered his assis- of his Ukrainian family and upbringing. tance with many in-kind programs and possible after their receipt. In 2006 he and his wife, Connie, were activities. Awarded Plast’s prestigious St. George Medal

“Music at the Institute”

SEASON OPENING RECITAL

Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 8 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of America

NATALYA SHKODA, piano An Evening of Ukrainian Music: Viktor Kosenko (1896-1936)

EAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s highest honor, Program the St. George Medal, was bestowed on George Huk during ceremonies held here at the “Vovcha Tropa” (Wolf’s Trek) Plast campground during the annual “Den Eleven Etudes in the form of Old Dances, Op. 19. Plastuna” (Day of the Plast Scout) festivities over the weekend of July 21-22. On Sunday, July 22, Mr. Huk, longtime head of the Regional Plast Camp Committee that runs “Vovcha Tropa,” was recognized for his 13 years of selfless leadership and dedication. During his tenure Mr. Huk was instrumental in keeping the Plast spirit alive among second- and third-generation campers. Mr. Huk is seen above Ukrainian Institute of America kneeling as the medal was placed around his neck by a representative of the Plast 2 East 79th Street leadership. In the background are campers, as well as young members of Mr. Huk’s Plast fraternity, the “Burlaky” (seen on the right), who arrived especially to New York, NY 10075 witness the award ceremony and to pay tribute to one of their own. 212-288-8660 – Natalie Salek 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 Detroit’s Ukrainian American Youth Association holds recreational camp by Roman Los sports, lectures, singing and assemblies were included throughout this busy four- DETROIT, – The Ukrainian Youth day weekend. American Association (UAYA) of One of the highlights of the camp Detroit, Vasyl Symonenko Chapter, held occurred Sunday after the divine liturgy, a recreational camp on August 2-5 this as the Ukrainian Future Credit Union year for children age 5-13 at the Kyiv (Kredytivka Buduchnist) was also hold- campground in Whitmore Lake, Mich. ing its annual picnic for members at the This year there were a total of 24 chil- UAYA campgrounds. John Zaryckyj gra- dren, more than doubling the past two ciously volunteered to set up a Ukrainian year’s participation of youth. dance recital, using time allotted during The weekend was spent keeping the the camp to teach the children. His wife, children busy every minute of the day, Natalia, sewed attire for all the partici- beginning with exercise in the morning, pants. The children’s performance was and concluding in the evening with bon- met with a standing ovation. fires. In comparison to last year, the Even the stress of losing the symbol of camp was extended by one day, and non- the campground – a fallen 100 to 125 -year- traditional interactive/fun activities like a old oak tree, as well as a very rainy day, did 10-foot water slide, rock climbing and a not detract from the community experience. zip line were introduced. Moreover, tra- Plans for next year have already ditional UAYA camp activities like begun, as the Kyiv campground will be

Campers and counselor pose for a group picture. celebrating its 50th anniversary. Mike Andriaschko for their help and The UAYA board thanked Myron involvement with the camp and children. Fedoriw, Tanja and Mike Kryzaniwskyj, For information on Detroit’s UAYA or Rosie Angelo, John and Natalia to help with the 50th anniversary planning, Zaryckyj, Steve and Christine Bytz, readers may contact Roman Los at 313- Borys Potapenko, Mika Bologna and 574-0473 or [email protected]).

After a successful dance recital, children prepare for their bow.

Eager campers attempt to scale the 80-foot rock-climbing wall.

Lesia Ukrainka School of Ukrainian Studies in Morris County, NJ announces the beginning of the school year for children from pre-kindergarten (age 5) through 12th grade on September 8, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. Please register online www.ridna.org Ukrainian American Cultural Center 60 E. North Jefferson Rd. Whippany, NJ 07981

Lubodar Olesnycky, President of the Parents’ Committee Website: www.ridna.org No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 21 Syzokryli dancers wow audience at Eisenhower Park’s Ukrainian American Night by Anna Chelak and three very different suitors that left the crowd roaring with laughter. EAST MEADOW, N.Y. – Long Island Closing the show was Syzokryli’s saw the return of the Syzokryli best-known dance, the “Hopak.” It is Ukrainian Dance Ensemble on August 20 perhaps the most dynamic, spirited and at the annual Ukrainian American Night exhilarating dances in the Syzorkyli at Eisenhower Park. repertoire, choreographed by Mrs. Accompanying the Syzokryli dancers Bohachevsky. were Mriya of Hempstead, N.Y., under As one of Syzokryli’s final perform- the direction of Orlando and Larissa ances for the summer, the Ukrainian Pagan; The Wave Band, which per- American Night was a huge success. The formed traditional and contemporary Eisenhower Park event is a great end to Ukrainian music; and Ukrainian vocal the summer season and an exciting expe- soloist Inna Sydorak. All the performers rience for all who participate. put on a magnificent show despite the For more information on Syzokryli chilly weather and rainfall. and their upcoming shows, readers may The dance performance began with a visit www.syzokryli.com. warm welcome of the traditional “Pryvit,” choreographed by the ensem- ble’s founder, the late Roma Pryma Bohachevsky. The beautiful, regal cos- tumes and the dynamic presentation was The ladies of the Syzokryli Dance Ensemble on stage. Attention,

a perfect start to the evening show. Students! The Syzokryli performed two numbers Throughout the year seen for the first time at this year’s Ukrainian student clubs Ukrainian Film and Cultural Festival at plan and hold activities. Soyuzivka, where they were performed by the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance The Ukrainian Weekly Workshop. First was a lively polka choreo- urges students to let us and graphed by Volodymyr Dvorovenko called the Ukrainian community “Polissian Quadrille.” The second was a know about upcoming events. vibrant contemporary dance choreographed by Kristine Izak to a song titled “Wild The Weekly will be happy Energy” by Ukrainian pop star Ruslana. to help you publicize them. Other numbers included an exciting and vigorous Bukovynian dance, another We will also be glad to print one of Mrs. Bohachevsky’s choreographies. timely news stories about The piece incorporated fast, complicated events that have already taken footwork and exciting aerobics and lifts place. Photos also will be characteristic of that region. It was followed accepted. by another dance by Mrs. Bohachevsky titled “Z Syrom Pyrohy,” a hilarious char- MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. Andrij Cybyk showcases his dancing prowess. acter dance about a sassy young woman 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37 No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

September 18 First anniversary party, Ukrainian and Anatoli Murha, Ohio Wesleyan New York Language and Social Networking Group, University, [email protected] 917-655-5256 or www.ukrainian.meetup.com/6 September 27 Panel discussion, “Remembering Babyn New York Yar,” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 September 22 20th anniversary of Kazka Ukrainian Dance Lehighton, PA Ensemble, potato bake, pig roast and September 29 McLean East Slavic Cultural Festival, dance, featuring music by Burya, McLean, VA McLean Community Center, 703-790-0123 215-235-3709 or 610-377-4621 September 29 Tremont Walk for Chornobyl, United September 22 Murder Mystery Dinner, Ukrainian Tremont, OH Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio, Ottawa Professionals and Businesspersons [email protected] Association, Tosca Restaurant, [email protected] or 613-565-3933 September 29 Lecture by Serhii Plokhy, “Ukraine in New York Search of Europe,” Shevchenko Scientific September 22 Ukrainian Fall Festival, St. John Ukrainian Society, 212-254-5130 Portland, OR Orthodox Church, 503-235-7129 September 29 “Celebrating Our Eastern European September 22 Lecture by Vasyl Hrechynsky, “The Choral Barnesville, PA Heritage,” featuring Kazka Ukrainian Folk New York Art of Oleksander Koshetz,” Shevchenko Ensemble, 570-628-2632 Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 September 29 Fund-raiser concert, featuring Iskra September 22 Golf Open, Plast Ukrainian Scouting Whippany, NJ Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Academy Grayslake, IL Organization, Stonewall Orchard Golf Club, and Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, 630-574-1961 Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 973-895-4868 September 23 Film screening, “Bereza Kartuzka” by Yurij Winnipeg Luhovy, Manitoba Museum, 204-944-9128 October 5 Golf Outing, Ukrainian American Cultural or [email protected] Vernon, NJ Center of New Jersey, Black Bear Golf Course, 908-766-0030 or September 24 Lecture by Nadia Diuk, “The Next [email protected] Washington Generation in Russia and Ukraine – Agents of Change?” Kennan Institute, 202-691-4000 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to September 25-29 Carnival for Hope, St. Anne Ukrainian events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome Warrington, PA Catholic Church, 215-343-0779 submissions from all our readers; please send e-mail to [email protected]. Items will be published at the discretion of the September 27 “The Bandura – Unplugged,” with presenta- editors and as space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items Delaware, OH tions by Oleh Sozansky, Taras Lazurkevych will be printed a maximum of two times each.

Art Exhibition

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Recent Paintings

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Dr. Daniel A. Kuncio Join us for an opening reception and meet the artist Ñ. чÌËÎÓ é. äÛ̈¸Ó Friday, September 21, 6-9 PM Specialist in Child and Adult Orthodontics Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics Gallery hours 12 to 6 PM daily • Certified and Published in Invisalign®• (closed Mondays) • Complimentary Consultation • • Most Insurances Accepted • Ukrainian Institute of America • Three New York City locations • 2 East 79th Street New York, NY 10021 WWW.KUNCIOORT HODONTICS.COM 212-288-8660 BAYSIDE • UPPER WEST SIDE • TRIBECA 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2007 No. 37

Soyuzivka’s Datebook PREVIEW OF EVENTS Friday, September 21 Amsterdam Avenue). For further informa- tion call 212-222-1866. September 21-23 October 12-14 NEW YORK: The “Art at the Institute” KLK Weekend - General UNWLA Spa Weekend; Plast program presents an exhibition of recent Sunday, October 7 Meeting and Banquet; Rada - Chortopolokhy sorority paintings by Sergei Belik, a contemporary Whippany Spa Group artist from Odesa, Ukraine. The public is SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla.: A cocktail invited to meet the artist and attend the reception fund-raiser will be held at 6-8 October 13 September 25-27 opening reception for the exhibition on p.m. at the new and elegant oceanfront Corvette Road Rally Friday, September 21, at 6 p.m. The exhi- hotel Acqualina, 17875 Collins Ave. This Stamford Clergy Days - Fall Seminar bition will continue through October 14 at year’s “Help the Children” benefit for the October 19-21 the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. Children of Chornobyl Relief and September 28-30 U.S. National Plast Conference 79th St., New York, NY 10075. For addi- Development Fund will be hosted by Plast Rada - Pershi Stezhi sorority; tional information and to RSVP for the Sunny Isles Beach Vice-Mayor Lewis Plast Rada - Burlaky fraternity opening reception call 212-288-8660 or e- Thaler and his wife, Madi. U.S. Rep. October 26-28 mail [email protected]. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida will be an October 5-7 Halloween Weekend - Kids’ Parade honored guest. The evening will feature Plast Rada - Lisovi Chorty fraternity and Masquerade Zabava Saturday, September 22 Dr. Steven Schultz, director of pediatrics at Holts Children’s Hospital/Jackson October 5-8 November 9-11 NEW YORK: The “Music at the Memorial, as guest speaker. Dr. Schultz’s Institute” chamber music series invites the topic: the recent collaboration between New York Cycle Club Plast Orlykiada Weekend public to a concert by pianist Nataly University of Miami physicians and doc- Shkoda, “An Evening of Ukrainian Music: tors in Ukraine. Entertainment will be by Viktor Kosenko (1896-1936).” The pro- Ukrainian violin virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk gram will feature “Eleven Etudes in the and his group Papa Duke. Donations: Form of Old Dances,” Op.19. The concert $150. For information and tickets contact will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of Oksana Piaseckyj, 305-798-0190. America, 2 E. 79th St. at 8 p.m. Donation: $30, UIA members and senior citizens, Saturday, October 13 $25; students, $20. For additional informa- tion and reservations call 212-288-8660 or YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian visit www.ukrainianinstitute.org. American Veterans 60th annual national To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 convention will be hosted here by Post 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 Sunday, September 23 301. A banquet and dance will be held at 6 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 p.m. at the Ukrainian Youth Center, 301 E-mail: [email protected] NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Palisade Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Music Website: www.Soyuzivka.com Arts and Sciences will host a presentation will be by Na Zdorovya. Please make ban- by Prof. Anna Procyk of Kingsborough quet reservations by October 1. Questions College of the City University of New may be directed to Nicholas Skirka, 914- York on the subject “The West European 965-3707, or John Tkachuk, 914-965- Connection of the Cyril and Methodius 1678. (Journal ads will be accepted until Brotherhood.” This opening lecture of the September 1; contact UAV National new academic season will take place at 2 Commander Anna Krawczuk, 732-888- p.m. in the building of the Ukrainian 0494.) Hotel reservations can be made at Being Ukrainian means: Academy of Arts and Sciences, 206 W. the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers by 100th St. (between Broadway and calling 914-476-6200.

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