Inside: l Rada passes bill creating anti-corruption court – page 2 l Radoslav Zuk’s church designs exhibited in Kyiv – page 5 l Community: Philadelphia, South Bound Brook – page 14

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXVI No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 $2.00 Ukraine enters cultural diplomacy Global rallies for release of Sentsov with founding of Ukrainian Institute held ahead of World Cup in Russia by Mark Raczkiewycz This is where the 33-year-old native Kyivan and the UI come in. KYIV – France has the Institut Français, It’ll be his job to cultivate formal interac- Germany has the Goethe-Institut, now tion between artists, cultural leaders, celeb- Ukraine is getting its own international cul- rities, writers, as well as organizations. ture and language center. “The UI should move in a few directions. On June 12, Volodymyr Sheiko will take The first one is to reach out to non-Ukraini- the reins as the head of the newly formed ans who live abroad. To make them under- Ukrainian Institute (UI) whose vision he stand that Ukraine is one of them,” Mr. said is to promote the country “internation- Sheiko said. “The goal of UI is to make the ally through culture, science, education and world recognize that Ukraine is an equal language.” among them and has a lot to offer and that Speaking to The Ukrainian Weekly on we ultimately speak the same language.” May 29, the nation’s chief cultural diplomat Several programs are envisioned to said that the tumultuous events of 2014 accomplish this, some of which are prac- “actually helped the creative community to ticed by similar institutions like the British be hungry for international connections,” Council, where Mr. Sheiko previously Mr. Sheiko said. “There has never been a worked as arts director, regional arts man- better time for Ukraine to work in culture.” ager and marketing and communications Authors like Serhiy Zhadan and Maria manager. Matios are seeing more of their works being Marta Farion Eventually, international travel grants About 150 protesters went to downtown Chicago on June 3, assembling in front of the translated and sold abroad. Hollywood star- and art residencies will be awarded. lets often are seen with gowns and dresses Chicago Tribune newspaper tower on Michigan Avenue to call for the release of Exchange programs and research projects Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov from a Russian penal colony, where he is serving a designed by Lilia Poustovit or Lilia will be funded. Close cooperation with the 20-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges of terrorism. Litkovskaya. Ukraine’s national ballet Education Ministry will enable the UI to recently made its U.S. debut with perfor- teach Ukrainian and offer certification in by Mark Raczkiewycz Russia, in August 2015. Initially detained in mances of “Don Quixote” and “Sleeping order to develop a model for language the Crimean capital of Symferopol on the Beauty.” And Ukrainian filmmaker Serhiy schools abroad. KYIV-OTTAWA-CHICAGO – A worldwide peninsula that Moscow annexed four years Loznitsa this month won the best director campaign to call for the release of ago, the artist refused Russian citizenship prize at the Cannes film festival. (Continued on page 5) Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov from a during his trial. Russian penal colony spanned at least three According to the Geneva Conventions of continents with over three dozen cities tak- 1949, it is illegal to impose citizenship ing part on June 1-3. upon residents by an occupying force. Moscow court sentences Ukrainian journalist Led by a coalition of advocacy groups Mr. Sentsov is considered a prisoner of like Let My People Go and Save Oleg conscience by the international human to 12 years in prison for espionage Sentsov, thousands took the streets to draw rights group Amnesty International and attention to the plight of the 41-year-old Russia’s Memorial. The free speech advoca- cy organization PEN America, in a June 1 RFE/RL’s Russian Service The Russian Federal Security Service Crimea native who opposed Russia’s (FSB) has claimed that Mr. Sushchenko annexation of Crimea and is currently on a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, A Russian court has sentenced works for the Ukrainain Defemse hunger strike while serving a 20-year pris- called for the political prisoner’s “immedi- Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko Minitsry and that he gathered informa- on sentence on what human right groups ate and unconditional release” and assert- to 12 years in prison after convicting him tion about the Russian military and say are trumped-up charges of terrorism. ed that he was “wrongfully imprisoned.” of spying in a case that Kyiv and rights National Guard. The global rallies were meant to call The filmmaker has said through inter- activists say is politically motivated. Mr. Sushchenko pleaded not guilty at attention to the award-winning director’s locutors that he timed his hunger strike for At a June 4 hearing, the Moscow City the start of his trial in March. unlawful incarceration as well as nearly 70 it to fatally end on the opening day of the Court found Mr. Sushchenko guilty of Prosecutors had urged the court to sen- other Ukrainian political prisoners ahead of World Cup on June 14. espionage and sentenced him to 12 tence him to 14 years in prison. the quadrennial World Cup soccer tourna- The freedom of media chief for the years in a strict-regime prison. Mr. Sushchenko’s daughter, Yulia, who ment that Russia will host for a month Organization for Security and Cooperation The verdict and sentence are likely to is also a journalist with Ukrinform, on starting on June 14. in Europe, Harlem Desir, on June 4 “urged” add to international scrutiny on Russia June 4 told Current Time, the Russian- Mr. Sentsov said he won’t stop his hun- Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey ahead of the 2018 soccer World Cup, language TV network run by RFE/RL in ger strike until all the political prisoners Lavrov to re-examine the filmmaker’s case. which it is hosting from June 14 to July cooperation with VOA, that the last time are freed. “I call on the Russian authorities to 15. A lawyer for Mr. Sushchenko, Mark she spoke with her father on the phone Rallies were staged in over 15 Ukrainian review Sentsov’s case and to release him Feigin, said he would appeal the verdict. was three months ago. cities, as well as Sydney and Melbourne in immediately,” Mr. Désir wrote in a letter to Kyiv, human rights activists and Ukraine has called repeatedly for the Australia, Stockholm in Sweden, Helsinki in Mr. Lavrov. “His continued detention is Western governments say Russia has Finland, Toronto and Calgary in Canada, unjustified and creates a strong chilling jailed several Ukrainians on trumped-up, release of Mr. Sushchenko and other New York, Chicago and San-Francisco in the effect for those in Crimea who have the politically motivated charges since Ukrainians held in Russia. Last week, U.S., Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia, as right to express their views and opinions Moscow seized the Crimean peninsula in Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman well as Tel-Aviv (Israel), London (the United freely. His voice should not be silenced, no March 2014 and threw its support behind Maryana Betsa said the journalist was a Kingdom), Brussels (Belgium), Berlin matter how critical.” armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. “hostage to Russian aggression.” (Germany) and Geneva (Switzerland). Ukraine Mr. Sushchenko, a Paris-based corre- The verdict in the Sushchenko trial Currently in a high-security Russian spondent for the Ukrinform news agency, came amid heightened attention to the Hundreds came to the Ukrainian capi- prison above the Arctic Circle, Mr. Sentsov was detained in Moscow in 2016 on sus- tal’s main square of Maidan Nezalezhnosty picion of collecting classified information. (Continued on page 5) was arrested by Kremlin authorities in May 2014 and convicted in Rostov-on-Don, (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23

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Arkady Babchenko’s staged assassination: U.S. calls for anti-corruption court prime minister I have made a decision: If such a just and independent [anti-corrup- political consequences for Ukraine, the West The United States has highlighted the tion] court is not formed, I will step down importance of establishing an independent from the post of the prime minister of anti-corruption court in Ukraine as it called Ukraine, I will resign,” Mr. Groysman said. by Mykola Vorobiov eastern Ukraine, confessed in a Facebook on Kyiv to implement comprehensive He made similar comments on Twitter. Eurasia Daily Monitor post after the press briefing that he was one reforms and put an end to systematic cor- Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy, who of the co-organizers of Mr. Babchenko’s ruption in the country. In a statement issued was also present at the briefing, said that he In the week since Russian journalist staged murder, closely cooperating with the on June 5, the U.S. State Department said, was “confident that the vote will take place.” Arkady Babchenko’s staged assassination on SBU on this case (MK.ru, May 31). Initially, “The establishment of a genuinely indepen- The IMF has called the establishment of an May 29 (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, May 31 – the spokesperson of the SBU denied the dent anti-corruption court is the most anti-corruption court a “benchmark” of published on page 3 of this issue), plenty of claim, but shortly thereafter the SBU con- important, immediate step the government Ukraine’s progress toward Western legal smoke and dozens of unanswered questions firmed Mr. Tsymbaliuk’s statement. As it can take to meet those demands and roll remain. At this point, Ukrainian law enforce- turned out, this Right Sector fighter’s face back corruption that continues to threaten standards, and has said it would help ease ment and the security services have still not was quite similar to a suspect’s picture Ukraine’s national security, prosperity and the release of its loans in the future. provided any clear evidence of the Kremlin’s released by the National Police a few hours democratic development.” The statement Western officials say Ukraine will be far bet- involvement in the alleged attempt on Mr. following Mr. Babchenko’s staged assassina- points out that the United States fully sup- ter equipped to resist interference from Babchenko’s life. Indeed, on the same day of tion (RBC, May 29). ports the International Monetary Fund Russia – which seized the Crimea region in his surprising resurrection and appearance According to the Kyiv prosecutor’s office (IMF), which will determine whether a new 2014 and backs separatist militants who at a press briefing organized by the Security investigating the case, in the beginning of law establishing the court is consistent with hold parts of two eastern provinces – if it Service of Ukraine (SBU), where Mr. April Ukrainian businessman Boris Ukraine’s commitments under its IMF pro- takes serious steps to combat corruption. Babchenko was accompanied by the head of Herman ordered Mr. Tsymbaliuk to murder gram. “We agree with the IMF that any legis- (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) the SBU, Vasyl Hrytsak, more bizarre details Mr. Babchenko. Mr. Herman then paid Mr. lation establishing an anti-corruption court Sentsov could be force-fed, lawyer says of the alleged assassination emerged. Tsymbaliuk half of his agreed-upon fees of must include a central role for a council of Notably, Oleksiy Tsymbaliuk, a member $14,000, which included money for weap- international experts to ensure the selection Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who of a Right Sector nationalist volunteer bat- of qualified judges,” the statement says. The opposed Moscow’s 2014 seizure of Crimea talion that participated in the conflict in (Continued on page 14) bill to create an anti-corruption court was and is now on a hunger strike in a Russian approved by Ukraine’s Parliament in its first prison colony, could be force-fed if his vital reading on March 1, and President Petro organs begin to fail, according to his lawyer. Poroshenko said it should win final approv- Dmitry Dinze was speaking after visiting al before spring ends. The legislation has his client on June 4 at the correctional facil- Verkhovna Rada passes bill been demanded by protest groups and ity in the far-northern Yamalo-Nenets international institutions that provide Autonomous Region where Mr. Sentsov is Ukraine with financial support. In March, serving a 20-year prison term after being creating anti-corruption court European Union foreign policy chief convicted on terrorism charges that he and KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on June 7 Gianni Buquicchio, issued a statement not- Federica Mogherini told Mr. Poroshenko in human rights groups say were politically overwhelmingly passed a bill establishing ing, “It is with great satisfaction – I would Kyiv that establishing an independent anti- motivated. Mr. Sentsov’s plight has sparked the long-awaited anti-corruption court, a even say with great joy – that I learnt of corruption court would “help the business an international outcry, with some 50 writ- key condition for continued aid to Ukraine today’s decision by the Verkhovna Rada to environment and the investment climate.” ers and artists being the latest to urge cited by the International Monetary Fund, adopt the law on the High Anti-Corruption However, some reformists in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin to release as well as the World Bank and the Court.” backers in Europe have said the bill in its him. Before Mr. Dinze visited his client, Mr. European Union. He also stated: “According to the reports, current form does not meet standards set Sentsov was taken to a nearby hospital for The bill, which describes the new court the law as adopted is in line with the rec- by the Council of Europe’s Venice a medical examination during which doc- as a permanent “higher specialized court,” ommendations of the Venice Commission. I Commission, a group of independent tors ruled the imprisoned Ukrainian film- was passed by a vote of 315 national depu- would like to congratulate the members of experts in constitutional law, and the maker’s condition “satisfactory.” But speak- ties for, 25 against, 25 abstaining and 17 the Verkhovna Rada on today’s vote and requirements of the IMF. (RFE/RL) ing to RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Mr. Dinze not voting. thank all those who contributed to the PM vows to resign if court not created said Mr. Sentsov had already lost some The United States had spoken out about adoption of the law. This is an important eight kilograms and his vital organs, includ- the necessity of such a court. “The estab- step forward for Ukraine and for Europe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr ing his kidneys, could start to fail as his lishment of a genuinely independent anti- most of all for the citizens of Ukraine who Groysman has promised to step down if an health continues to deteriorate. “If these corruption court is the most important, have suffered for too long from the evils of anti-corruption court is not established in effects [of the hunger strike] take place, they immediate step the government can take to corruption. Today’s vote shows that the country. Mr. Groysman told reporters on will unfortunately subject him to force-feed- meet those demands and roll back corrup- Ukraine is determined to continue on the June 4 that he will discuss the issue with ing. The doctor warned him of this. Oleh tion that continues to threaten Ukraine’s path of reform and European integration. I lawmakers to secure approval of the bill on didn’t try to argue or compromise,” Mr. Dinze national security, prosperity and democrat- now call on all those concerned to ensure creation of an anti-corruption court in its second reading on June 7. “As Ukraine’s (Continued on page 12) ic development,” read a statement released the rapid establishment of the court and to by the U.S. State Department on June 5. provide it with appropriate means for its President Petro Poroshenko commented functioning.” that the new law is “in full compliance with Soon after the vote on the anti-corrup- the recommendations of the Venice tion court measure, Ukraine’s Parliament The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933 Commission and the Constitution and laws voted to dismiss Finance Minister of Ukraine.” He also tweeted: “Today we Oleksander Danylyuk, supporting a motion An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., have completed the formation of anticor- submitted by Prime Minister Volodymyr a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Kremlin critic survives murder attempt in Kyiv after being reported dead

by Pavel Felgenhauer blood, his distressed wife – it all turned out To date, the Ukrainian authorities have news story worldwide. As critics have Eurasia Daily Monitor to be theatrics. The Russian journalist faced not revealed any concrete evidence linking argued, this breached mainstream Western the cameras, safe and sound, and grinning, the alleged attempt on Mr. Babchenko’s life journalistic ethical principles. Moreover, The defense correspondent and fierce at a press briefing at SBU headquarters in to the Russian intelligence services. And it Western officials and governments that had Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko, age 41, Kyiv, together with SBU chief Vasyl Hrytsak, is not clear whether the elaborate sting swiftly condemned the alleged killing now was reported shot dead on the evening of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy operation that publicly faked Mr. find themselves in an awkward position, May 29 by an unidentified killer on the Lutsenko and the chief of the National Babchenko’s death had obtained any addi- while Russian officialdom is happily point- doorstep of his apartment in Kyiv. The Police, Serhiy Knyazev. tional proof for a criminal case that already ing fingers – suggesting the Babchenko news provoked an outpouring of grief and According to Messrs. Babchenko and seemed to be under the SBU’s control. The case is representative of the falsehoods sympathy from many journalists, friends, Hrytsak, the SBU discovered a Moscow- operation involving the simulated murder allegedly routinely disseminated by Kyiv’s as well as human rights and opposition sponsored plan to kill up to 30 people in was made known to only a small number of authorities and opposition journalists activists in Moscow. The Russian authori- Ukraine, and Mr. Babchenko was apparent- officials. President Petro Poroshenko was (Interfax, May 30). ties were accused of being behind the ly on the list. Allegedly, some $30,000 had aware of it, but most of his Cabinet, includ- In Russia, the state-run propaganda attack. All sides demanded a comprehen- been offered for the contract killing of Mr. ing the prime minister and foreign affairs machine is using the opportunity to go on sive investigation of the alleged crime. Babchenko, with $15,000 paid in advance minister, apparently were not (Newsru. the offensive and attack the Ukrainian Mr. Babchenko worked for com, May 31). authorities together with a large portion of several years as a reporter for Many people in Moscow are, of the Western media. Russian opposition Novaya Gazeta before leaving Ukrainian security services course, relieved that Mr. news outlets – nowadays mostly confined Russia with his family in 2017, Babchenko is alive and well, but to blogs and various Internet publications citing threats to his life because carried out a dramatic sting are distressed over the hoax. that do not reach the majority of the of his journalistic work. Novaya operation against a would-be Russian authorities, while Russian population – are, with some reser- Gazeta quickly announced it expressing relief that Mr. vations, expressing support for Mr. would begin an investigation into Russian assassin. Babchenko is fine, began to Babchenko and the theatrical SBU sting his killing. Former Duma (lower actively push back, describing the operation. chamber of the Russian parlia- entire event as a “provocation” Georgy Satarov, a former aide to then- ment) opposition deputy Ilya Ponomarev to a contract killer – an unnamed Donbas and an example of the purportedly false president Boris Yeltsin, has written on his (who is also living in self-imposed exile in war veteran who became an SBU informant accusations Russia has to constantly deal Facebook page that he is glad Mr. Kyiv, like Mr. Babchenko), wrote on his and obtained immunity from prosecution. with. They equated the Babchenko case Babchenko is alive and he dismisses the Facebook page about an apparent plot to According to Mr. Babchenko, the SBU’s with the poisoning of double-agent Sergei ethical condemnation of the sting opera- hire former Ukrainian Donbas conflict vet- covert operation to prevent the alleged kill- Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, tion. Mr. Satarov believes the truly unethi- erans to kill Russian political émigrés resid- ing lasted two months. The Russian defense England, on March 4, by a nerve agent cal actors are German Chancellor Angela ing in Ukraine: “More killings may follow,” correspondent himself was approached by known as “Novichok” – if one was a sting, Merkel and French President Emmanuel he warned (Interfax, May 29). the SBU a month ago, and he agreed to the other could be too. Macron, who visited Russian President Less than 24 hours later, however, it cooperate by faking his own death in order Western media and press-freedom Vladimir Putin this past month. According turned out the “killing” of Mr. Babchenko to help arrest the culprits (Interfax, May watchdog organizations also rebuked the to Mr. Satarov, Ms. Merkel and Mr. Macron had been simulated as part of a sting opera- 30). The alleged mastermind behind the Ukrainian government, accusing it of mis- are lucky Mr. Babchenko was not killed or tion by the Security Service of Ukraine planned assassinations was arrested; his using public trust and undermining jour- they would have been morally responsible (known by its Ukrainian-based acronym as name was disclosed during a court arraign- nalistic credibility: Mr. Babchenko, a well- by de facto giving the Putin regime Western SBU). News of his death, the images of Mr. ment in Kyiv as “Boris German” (Pravda. known professional journalist, pretended Babchenko lying face down in a pool of com.ua, May 31). to be dead, thus helping to disseminate this (Continued on page 16) Ukraine officials claim Transcript: Arkady Babchenko’s remarks after SBU sting operation they found hit list RFE/RL Following is a partial transcript of of 47 Russian targets Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko’s remarks at the headquarters of the RFE/RL Security Service of Ukraein (SBU) in Kyiv on May 30. Ukrainian security officials said Ukrainian authorities claim they have they had faked the death of the dissident uncovered a hit-list of 47 people – mostly Russian journalist in an effort to catch peo- journalists – who are potential Russian ple it says were involved in a Russian plot assassination targets as a result of their sting to kill him. operation staging the faked murder of exiled Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko. Good afternoon. I’ll be speaking Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote Russian. Apologies for that. on Facebook on June 1 that the controversial First, I’d like to apologize for every- operation, which involved top officials lying thing you’ve had to go through. I’ve been to the media and public about Mr. at the funeral of many friends and col- Babchenko’s death, had helped security ser- leagues, and I know this nauseating feel- vices uncover a list of 47 mainly Ukrainian ing. Sorry for imposing this upon you, but and Russian-émigré journalists who he said there was no other way. Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Svoboda Special apologies to my wife for the “could be the next victims of terrorists.” Vasyl Hrytsak (left), head of the SBU, journalist Arkady Babchenko (center) and The number of people Lutsenko claimed hell she’s been through these two days. Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. the Russian secret service is targeting is Olya, excuse me, please, but there was no significantly higher than the 30 people other option. terrorist attacks have been prevented. had this photo taken when I was 25. It Ukrainian authorities earlier had said were I’d also like to thank the Ukrainian These terrorist attacks were prepared exists only in my passport and [Russian] likely assassination targets. Security Service for saving my life. ...This thoroughly. registry office. So it was clear that this Mr. Lutsenko said all 47 have been operation has been prepared for two A week or two ago, Russia announced information comes from Russian govern- informed they are on the alleged hit-list, months. I was told about this a month ago. that [Islamic State] were preparing ter- mental services. Only special forces can and arrangements are being made for their Over this month, I’ve seen the guys rorist attacks before the Champions obtain that kind of information. safety. work hard like bulls. We’ve been in con- League [final in Kyiv]. I think it was going I was offered to take part in this opera- Russia did not immediately respond to stant contact and planned our actions. to be my [assassination]. tion. There were no other options: Either Ukraine’s claims. The result was this special operation that What else to say? we do it [together], or we do it anyway. I Kyiv-based journalist Matvei Ganapolsky, ended up in arresting the guy. He is in cus- As I said, two months ago I was agreed and we prepared this operation for who works for Ekho Moskvy radio, told the tody. Or has been detained. I don’t know approached and told that my assassina- a month. The guys worked hard like bulls. station that he and another prominent jour- the details. tion has been commissioned and money There was pressure from [those who nalist, Yevgeny Kiselev, had both been sum- The crime is a proven fact. All the evi- allocated. Forty thousand dollars. It turns ordered the killing]. They only gave three moned by the Ukrainian security service dence is there and, most importantly, out I’m quite valuable! weeks to do it. and warned of potential risk to their safety. apart from saving my life, for which I’m I was shown my passport details and very thankful, bigger and more serious photo that exists only in my passport. I Translation by Petr Serebryani. (Continued on page 13) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23

Maryna Prykhodko Ukrainian Canadian Congress In New York City, on Astor Place on June 2, demonstrators get the message out: Protesters gather in a Winnipeg park in front of the Taras Shevchenko statue on June 2. “Free Sentsov.” must stand in the way to this abuse.” Alberta; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Halifax, Nova night in a police cell on suspicion of “caus- Global rallies... Separately, UCCA President Andriy Futey Scotia; Toronto, Ontario; and Montreal, ing a public disturbance.” and Executive Vice-President Michael Quebec. (Continued from page 1) Australia and beyond Sawkiw said that as the representative of “Every person has the right to life, liber- (Independence Square) on June 3 as “over 1.5 million Americans of Ukrainian ty and security. This is everyone’s constitu- Sydney and Melbourne, where the larg- President Petro Poroshenko acknowledged descent,” the UCCA remains “deeply con- tional right that should be protected,” said est Ukrainian communities reside in the global campaign to free the film director cerned about the condition of Ukrainian UCC Halifax-Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) Australia, also held protests. a day earlier ahead of an official trip to activist Oleh Sentsov and the over 60 other President Ihor Yuschenko. “Sentsov’s case “Thank you to everyone who volun- Spain. political prisoners currently being held in is one of the examples when the founda- teered to aid this cause and endured cold He said he was “grateful to everyone who Russian custody, and calls upon the govern- tional right of the person has been disre- weather last night in order to collect signa- joined” the call for Mr. Sentsov’s release, ment of the United States to demand from garded to achieve some political motives.” tures in support of Oleh Sentsov,” the denouncing what he called the Kremlin’s Russia their immediate release.” They sent The UCC’s chief executive officer, Ihor Princess Olha branch of the Ukrainian “lawlessness and totalitarian methods,” in a this message on June 1 in a letter to Sens. Paul Michalchyshyn, told The Ukrainian Weekly Women’s Association in Sydney tweeted on June 2 Facebook post. Ryan (R-Wis.) and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). that he was “pleased to see rallies and pub- June 1. “We received overwhelming sup- Protests were held in more than 15 other In New York City, several dozen demon- lic actions being organized on short notice port from the crowd and met so many cities, including Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Rivne, strators gathered on Saturday, June 2, on literally from coast to coast – Ukrainian Ukrainians!” Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytsky, Lutsk, Astor Place (near the “Alamo” sculpture Canadians are very concerned about the The Ukrainian Weekly found tweets of Berdiansk, Kremenchuk, Sumy, Poltava, that most know as “the cube”) to get the ongoing conditions of the many Ukrainian rallies in Warsaw and Krakow, Poland; Zhytomyr, Kherson, Ostroh, Mykolayiv, message out: Save Oleh Sentsov. The pro- political prisoners being held by Russia, Milan, Italy; Tel Aviv, Israel; Bonn, Germany; Chernihiv and elsewhere in the country. testers also highlighted the cases of the and will continue to ensure that they are Geneva, Switzerland; Marseille and Paris, more than 64 other Ukrainian political pris- not forgotten.” France; Vienna, Austria; and Athens, Greece. United States oners being held by Russian authorities on Facebook posts about the Sentsov global Russia Some 150 protesters took a bus to rally falsified charges. initiative highlighted demonstrations held in front of the Chicago Tribune tower on The New York protest was organized by About two dozen protesters gathered in in such cities as Toulouse, Lyon and Michigan Avenue on Sunday, June 3. Razom for Ukraine, which created an event the capital of Moscow and the country’s Strasbourg, France; Vilnius and Kaunas, “Putin is not only bringing back Stalin as page on Facebook to promote participation second largest city, St. Petersburg. Lithuania; Hamburg, Stuttgart, Munich and a hero of Russia, he is recreating Stalin’s and later reported on the demonstration’s While no arrests took place in the capi- Leipzig, Germany; Naples, Italy; Tallinn, Gulag,” said attorney Marta Farion on results on social media. tal, at least two were arrested in St. Estonia; Gdansk, Poland; Stockholm, Petersburg. Russian police detained artist Sweden; Lisbon, Portugal; Prague, Czech behalf of the Illinois branch of the Canada Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Elena Osipova and activist Vladimir Republic; as well as Washington, D.C., and (UCCA). “We are here to stand for Sentsov Canada’s main Ukrainian advocacy group Ivaniutenko. There were reports in the Ottawa, Ontario. and all the political prisoners held by – the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) – Russian media of at least three others being Putin… and we demand his release along staged at least eight rallies for Mr. Sentsov’s detained during the protest to free Mr. With Marta Farion in Chicago, Ihor with his colleagues… We see how history is cause in: Victoria and Vancouver in British Sentsov. Mr. Ivaniutenko was later released Michalchyshyn in Ottawa and Roma repeating itself as the world looks on. We Columbia; Edmonton and Calgary in on June 1, while Ms. Osipova spent the Hadzewycz in Parsippany, N.J., contributing.

Princess Olha branch, Ukrainian Women’s Association An Australian protester holds a sign with pictures of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia along a Marko Suprun pedestrian street in Sydney on June 1. A group of protesters carries letters that spell “Free Sentsov” on Kyiv’s Independence Square on June 3 in Kyiv.

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Renowned Canadian architect’s church designs on exhibit in Kyiv

by Mark Raczkiewycz Medal. He also has worked on the U.S. Embassy in London and City Hall of Ottawa KYIV – If churches are the symbolical – Canada’s capital. embodiment of God’s eternal existence, On display in Kyiv were the seven then the design of Ukrainian ones “reflect churches in Canada, two in the U.S. – one of cultural identity in contemporary form,” which is in Kerhonkson, N.Y., near Soyuzivka said Radoslav Zuk, a renowned Canadian Heritage Center – and one in Lviv. All in architect. black-and-white, they came accompanied At a visual show titled “The Artistic Path by two exterior and one interior picture, as of Radoslav Zuk” on May 24-31 at the well as with intricate floor plans. Ukrainian- National Academy of Visual Arts and and English-language descriptions were Architecture, the award-winning designer attached to each exponent. spoke of the 10 Ukrainian churches he A native of Ukraine, Mr. Zuk’s work on helped build over the course of his illustri- churches has been characterized by The ous career in North America and Ukraine. Architectural Review as revealing “an unex- They have sharp geographic contours, pected freshness and an ability to evoke the utilize natural light that provide both realis- vernacular architecture of the Ukrainians tic and illusionary space, and Ukrainian Mountains…” identity that the architect says is “not Currently an emeritus professor at the derived from familiar historical stylistic ele- McGill University in Montreal, the architect Mark Raczkiewycz ments… but rather from more abstract told The Ukrainian Weekly that he devotes basic characteristics such as, rhythms and Renowned Canadian architect Radoslav Zuk stands before pictures of the churches more time now to “theory,… on performing he has designed in Ukraine and North America at the National Academy of Visual proportions of a building’s component Arts and Architecture in Kyiv on May 29. at conferences, on publishing works” about spaces, masses and planes.” his craft. Mr. Zuk’s most recent church completed Prize of Ukraine for Architecture. Another was awarded the Royal Architectural The one-week visual exhibition of his in Lviv 12 years ago was awarded the State house of worship, built in 1982 in Calgary, Institute of Canada Governor General’s works in Kyiv was a case in point.

He says his informational approach will Ukraine enters... be “subtle – I believe in building people-to- people links and that’s the most powerful (Continued from page 1) way to change perceptions of another cul- Mr. Sheiko would also like to hold tour- ture, of another nation.” ing visual arts shows internationally, have And he’ll do everything to avoid Ukrainian artists attend biennales and festi- “straightforward” messaging like “Ukraine vals, and see theater and dance troupes go isn’t Russia – we won’t say this is who we on tour. are and this is what we do,” Mr. Sheiko said. Before that can happen, the UI leader He also realizes that public diplomacy in has a budget of less than $800,000 for the the global information age, where plenty of remainder of the year to set up an office, information leads to scarcity of attention, finish hiring a team of 12 people, and devel- means that “our voice will never be heard… op a website and brand. unless we offer something of value, and that Five countries are a priority for the UI’s value lies within the domain of culture.” first foreign offices, according to the So, as he awaits the outcome of initial Foreign Affairs Ministry to which the auton- research and mapping, Mr. Sheiko said he omous institution is attached: Poland, will immediately start to engage with Germany, France, Italy and Belgium. Ukrainian communities abroad through Afterwards, the U.S., Canada, as well as personal contacts in the U.S., Germany and either China or Turkey “are being looked at Poland. in the medium-term perspective,” he said. “I want to build on that appetite for Mark Raczkiewycz After institutionalizing the UI, Mr. Sheiko Volodymyr Sheiko, the head of the newly created Ukrainian Institute cultural diplo- engagement with Ukraine, for living to their will start mapping Ukrainian communities macy center, sits at a cafe attached to the Toronto-Kyiv Business Center in downtown national identity, which some of them cher- abroad. Kyiv on May 29. ish and try to express,” he said. “To support “What I realized… is we know very little them through their artistic practices, their about our fellow Ukrainians who live plans to operate. out outside help,” Mr. Sheiko said. social activism… and to ensure people of around the world,” he said. “There’s been Groups like the British Council operate Unlike its better-known counterparts, Ukrainian origin stay connected with their no attempt to do a holistic mapping of their with yearly budgets that surpass $1 billion, the UI will have to spend more time inform- country.” interests, their professions, and whether but relies on its government for only about ing the public of what Ukraine and its peo- Over the next three years starting in they would like to somehow be engaged 15 percent of income. Thus, the UI will seek ple are. 2019, he will devise a strategy with a larger with Ukraine.” grant or contractual opportunities and “The British Council doesn’t have to do budget, boost his staff to 30, and get started Aside from having a mandate that he hopefully generate money from language what the UI will have to do,” he said. “Such on the various cultural and language pro- says is “challenging” because of a “much- courses. as, inform international communities about grams. regulated bureaucratic system,” Mr. Sheiko “That’s why we’ll [also] be counting on what Ukraine really is, and it’s not just In the end, Mr. Sheiko wants to show the said a lack of funding also poses a problem Ukrainian communities abroad and their about war and corruption.” world Ukraine’s “shared cultural process, as does researching what can legally be support, and also from the private sector. Mr. Sheiko realizes that his mission our shared history, our shared heritage. done in each jurisdiction in which the UI We won’t be able to pull this off alone with- “sounds like an impossible task.” That we are one of you.”

seized Crimea in March 2014 after sending Moscow court... in troops and staging a referendum deemed illegitimate by at least 100 coun- (Continued from page 1) tries in the United Nations. plight of such prisoners, particularly film- Volodymyr Balukh, a pro-Kyiv activist maker Oleh Sentsov, as Russia prepares to imprisoned by Russian authorities in Crimea host the World Cup. in another politically charged case, has been Mr. Sentsov is a Crimea native serving a on a hunger strike for nearly two months. 20-year prison term in Russia after being convicted on terrorism charges that he and With reporting by Rapsinews, Dozhd and human rights groups say were politically TASS. motivated. Copyright 2018, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted He started a hunger strike on May 14, with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ demanding the release of 64 Ukrainian citi- Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, zens he considers political prisoners. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see Critics accuse Russian authorities of fab- https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine- ricating the charges against Mr. Sentsov as moscow-court-sentences-ukrainian-journal- a reprisal for his opposition to Moscow’s ist-to-12-years-in-prison-for-espio- Roman Sushchenko in Paris in an undated photo from Ukrinform that was posted by takeover of the Black Sea peninsula. Russia Euromaidan Press. nage/29270440.html). 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23

FOR THE RECORD The Ukrainian Weekly Our “maturanty” Ambassador Haley’s remarks at U.N. As the 2017-2018 school year ends, it’s only fitting that we recognize all the grad- uates in our community. No matter what grade level – elementary school, high Security Council briefing on Ukraine school, college or beyond – we salute them all as we wish them continued success. Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. permanent supplied missile system that shot down the Especially noteworthy among our graduates are the “maturanty” – those students representative to the United Nations, deliv- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July of 2014, a who successfully completed the Ukrainian studies program of our Ukrainian ered the following remarks on May 29 dur- civilian aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Saturday school system. (To be sure, not all schools hold classes on Saturdays, but ing a U.N. Security Council briefing on Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 onboard. The most do.) The network of schools that function under the aegis of the Educational Ukraine. The text was released by the U.S. victims include nationals of our Security Council of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) stretches nation- Mission to the United Nations. Council colleagues – 193 citizens of the wide, from the Northeast to the Pacific. (In addition, we should note, there are inde- Netherlands, 10 British citizens and a dual pendent Ukrainian schools in various localities that are not part of the Educational Two weeks ago, the president of Poland national American, among others. The fam- Council system founded in 1953.) convened a very important debate in the ilies of these victims deserve answers, and The Educational Council, which functions somewhat like a national board of edu- Security Council on upholding internation- we welcome last week’s update from the cation, oversees the curriculum, provides textbooks, holds teachers’ seminars and al law. Many of us talked about the purpos- international investigative team. They have publishes a magazine called Ridna Shkola to help its schools meet a goal that is vital- ly important to our community at large: “the preservation by American Ukrainians es and goals of the United Nations. It was handled this case with professionalism and of the Ukrainian language and the culture of their forefathers.” The curriculum of the an opportunity to ask ourselves why we are independence. schools affiliated with the Educational Council encompasses language, history, litera- here and what we hope to accomplish. We strongly support Australia’s and ture, geography, culture and more. And, it’s not just about “Ukrainoznavstvo” Today’s debate effectively answers these Netherlands’ call on Russia to acknowledge (Ukrainian studies), it’s also about “Ukrainoliubstvo” – instilling a love for Ukraine, questions. its role in the tragedy and cooperate in our ancestral homeland. The conflict in Ukraine is a textbook bringing to account those responsible for Students in their final year of Ukrainian school can choose to take the comprehen- example of the direct violation of the sover- shooting down MH17. sive oral and written exams know as “matura.” Many opt to do so, seeing the matura as eignty of one member state by another And like its role in the MH17 tragedy, we the logical culmination of their many years of hard work in Ukrainian school. Passing member state. It is precisely the kind of fla- ask Russia to acknowledge another reality the at-once-feared-and-revered matura and thus earning a school of Ukrainian studies grant misconduct this body was created to that everyone here knows to be true: diploma is viewed as a special achievement to be commended and celebrated. address. Russian soldiers are in Ukraine. Not to Here in the Northeast, schools of Ukrainian studies are holding a joint celebration When Russian forces entered the “protect” Russian-speaking Ukrainian of their maturanty: 50 in all from two schools in New York City, and schools in Crimean capital in 2014, it was a direct vio- nationals, but to impose Russian control on Whippany, N.J., South Bound Brook, N.J., Stamford, Conn., and Yonkers, N.Y. At the lation of the U.N. Charter. Russian forces the country. banquet and dance being held in Hanover, N.J., on Saturday, June 9, the graduates will seized the Parliament building and And let me emphasize that there is an receive their diplomas and awards, as well as special gifts from supporters of our imposed an illegitimate referendum on the urgent reason for making this request. The Ukrainian schools like the Ukrainian National Association (the publisher of this people. Since then, Russia has pushed into Russian government holds the key to solv- newspaper). What’s noteworthy is that those 50 graduates are half of the number eastern Ukraine, creating a humanitarian ing the crisis in Ukraine. Resolution of this nationwide. The UCCA reports that today there are 25 schools across the U.S. that crisis that threatens millions. In response conflict is not only possible, it is profoundly are part of the Educational Council system. Of the 2,694 students enrolled, 100 have to the resulting outcry, Russia signed the straightforward. Russia needs to withdraw completed the matura this year. Minsk agreements; committed to a cease- its military forces and equipment, call on its As is pointed out in the UCCA’s 2017 Annual Report, “To this day, the methods fire; committed to countless truces; com- proxies to honor the ceasefire and fulfill its promoted by the Educational Council of UCCA remain a true and tested formula for mitted to a withdrawal of heavy weapons; commitments under the Minsk agree- molding the leaders of tomorrow throughout the global Ukrainian diaspora. Notable and committed to monitors to guarantee all ments. graduates include Ukrainian Catholic Bishops Borys Gudziak and Hlib Lonchyna, for- of its commitments. In Crimea, Russia needs to withdraw mer UCCA and UWC [Ukrainian World Congress] President Askold Lozynskyj, and Unsurprisingly, Russia has serially disre- from the peninsula and restore it to former acting surgeon general of the United States, Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak.” garded all of these promises. And it has Ukrainian control in line with Moscow’s And that is yet another reason for us all to applaud our maturanty! permitted – if not instructed – its forces to multilateral and bilateral commitments. detain, threaten and even shoot at moni- Russia can unilaterally fix this wrong. tors, their vehicles, cameras and observa- And the first step is acknowledging it. tion drones. In short, Russia has created a Until Russia ends its outrageous actions catastrophe of suffering in Ukraine. in Ukraine, the position of the United States June Turning the pages back... This is not a frozen conflict – the month will not waver. We condemn, in the stron- of May has seen security conditions worsen gest terms, Russia’s involvement in eastern Fifty years ago, on June 14-16, 1968, Archbishop-Major and with increased ceasefire violations, higher Ukraine and its purported annexation of Cardinal Josyf Slipyj was greeted by thousands of Ukrainians from 16 civilian casualties and growing military Crimea. Until Russia returns the Crimean across Canada and the United States in Toronto during the hier- casualties. Adding to its complicity, the peninsula to Ukrainian control, U.S. sanc- arch’s first visit to North America. 1968 Kremlin has neglected every one of the tions related to the invasion of Crimea will “We are awaiting him like children await their father,” an elder- dozens of previous ceasefire agreements. continue. And until Russia pulls its forces ly bearded monk said, in anticipation of greeting the hierarch. Some 2,000 people greeted his arrival at Malton Airport, led by Archbishop- Russia insults our intelligence by telling out of eastern Ukraine and honors its Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg and Bishop Isidore us that this is a home-grown, internal con- Minsk commitments, our sanctions in Borecky of Toronto, who were joined by Ukrainian Catholic bishops and dozens of high- flict. But everyone in this room knows bet- response to its flagrant misconduct in the ranking clergy of Canada. Hierarchs from the U.S.A. included Archbishop-Metropolitan ter. eastern part of the country will stay in Ambrose Senyshyn of Philadelphia, Bishop Joseph Shmondiuk of Stamford, Conn., Bishop The militants in eastern Ukraine report place. Jaroslaw Gabro of Chicago and Bishop Stephen Kolclsko of Passaic, N.J. directly to the Russian military, which arms The United States – in close partnership Zenon Snylyk described the scene: “Holding back his hands that people were straining them, trains them, leads them and fights with France, Germany and Ukraine – are to kiss, the cardinal, his eyes moist, his voice trembling, said quietly: ‘They beat these very alongside them. Russia’s combined forces weighing options to bring peace to eastern hands and now you want to kiss them.’” in eastern Ukraine include thousands of Ukraine. However, Russia has refused to Cardinal Slipyj spent 16 years in a Soviet prison before he was allowed to travel to tanks, armored vehicles and heavy artillery. engage meaningfully, and our efforts have Rome in 1963. Despite its transparent denials, there is been stalled since January. The cardinal praised Canada as a glorious and free land, and thanked the country for no doubt Russia is driving the Ukrainian On April 23, 2017, Joseph Stone, an accepting “thousands of Ukraine’s sons and daughters.” He added, “Nearly a century has conflict. How do we know? Because the American, was working as a paramedic in elapsed since the motherland bade you farewell with great expectations for your adven- Russian forces work hard to conceal who’s eastern Ukraine. He was serving with the tures on the other side of the ocean… You have achieved all your hopes, but do not forget directing their actions and paying their OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in an area about your less fortunate brethren.” wages. They strip patches and insignia off under Russian control. His vehicle was hit During a special service on June 15 at the Ukrainian Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, of their uniforms and equipment. They by an anti-tank mine. Joseph was killed. Cardinal Slipyj stressed the importance of the unity of the Ukrainian community in defense of hide their identities behind facemasks. But The tragedy of Joseph is joined by many Ukraine and the role of the youth in the Church and the three basic virtues of faith, knowledge we know why they’re there, and we know others in Ukraine. We will not forget his and morality. “You must have knowledge to be recognized in the world today. You must who sent them. Russian soldiers have been sacrifice, just as Ukrainians will not forget adhere to the basic moral precepts of the Christian faith.” The strength of character, said the captured by Ukrainian Armed Forces. the death and suffering of so many of their cardinal, is as important as the knowledge that a person acquires in his formative years. Journalists have identified numerous people. All those who respect and are com- Thousands of Ukrainian youth, members of the Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM) and examples of Russian military equipment mitted to defend the United Nations and its Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization, as well as those attired in Ukrainian national dress, being used by Russian-led forces in eastern Charter must join us in demanding justice paraded down the streets of Toronto. Among the youth were singers of the Prometheus Ukraine. for Joseph and for all of the victims in Men’s Choir and the Dibrova Choir, comprising a chorus of more than 100 voices. Tragically, this includes the Russia- Ukraine. The Ukrainian National Association hosted Cardinal Slipyj at a reception at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, where the UNA presented a leather-bound copy of “Our Cardinal,” a book authored by Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Anthony Dragan on the occasion of the arch- bishop’s elevation to the rank of Cardinal in 1965. Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com (Continued on page 12) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 7

FOR THE RECORD Canadian Group for Democracy in Ukraine asks Canadian PM to impose more sanctions Following is the text of the letter sent on areas. They are prohibited by the Minsk May 15 to Canadian Prime Minister Justice agreements and their withdrawal has been Trudeau by the Canadian Group for stipulated to reduce the risk of violent esca- Let’s not forget Crimea Democracy in Ukraine. The Group of Seven lation. The grave environmental danger lies (G-7) is meeting at a summit in Quebec on in the high risk of chemical contamination In recent visits to Washington, Crimean tion in schools, for instance, has ceased to June 8-9. of the water supply for hundreds of thou- Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev and other exist. Pro-Ukrainian activists are also sand civilians. An estimated 100,000 chil- Crimean activists have reminded us of the detained and imprisoned on specious – Dear Prime Minister: dren living near the line of contact – an precarious situation that exists on the sometimes ridiculous – charges. Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula. The improvements in the standard of liv- We are grateful for Canada’s unwavering OSCE figure – face the horror of being poi- Human Rights Watch has called Crimea a ing that local supporters of the annexation support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territo- soned. We view this as a potentially pre- black hole where human rights are in freef- rial integrity. On April 17, we wrote a letter meditated genocide. had hoped for have not come to fruition. all and warned that, without international to Minister Chrystia Freeland thanking We ask that Canada work with other G-7 The economic situation is difficult, with support, Crimean Tatars and others arrest- Canada for its efforts and raised several con- countries for the immediate removal by tourism, for instance, taking a big hit. Many ed on unfounded charges will be left in the cerns to be addressed at the G-7 foreign Russia of these proscribed weapons from in Crimea are unwilling to give up their dark. Indeed, a climate of fear pervades the ministers’ gathering [on April 22-23 in eastern Ukraine and that Canada support Ukrainian citizenship and are obtaining peninsula. Toronto]. Therefore, we are very pleased deployment of international environmental new Ukrainian biometric passports, infuri- With the focus on the simmering war in that sanctions against President Vladimir experts to deal with the potential chemical ating Russian occupation authorities. the Donbas, it is sometimes easy to put Putin’s Russia for its violations of Ukraine’s disaster. Reportedly, teachers in Crimea are Crimea on the backburner. After all, the sovereignty and territorial integrity are con- Secondly, we wish to underscore the demanding information from parents as to tinuing, and that support will be provided to humanitarian issue of Ukraine’s political ongoing aggression of Russia and its prox- whether their children have Russian citi- Ukraine in its battle against corruption. prisoners held in occupied Crimea and in ies continues to result in military and civil- zenship. Many among the hundreds of Regarding sanctions, however, we Russia. ian loss of life and in a humanitarian crisis thousands resettled from Russia who remain concerned that Canada’s are not at Filmmaker Oleh Sentsov and Crimean that affects millions. Active efforts by the expected the good life in sunny Crimea the level of other Western democracies, Tatar Ruslan Zeytullaev exemplify the United States and the European Union con- have reportedly become disillusioned. specifically those of the United States and many imprisoned on trumped-up charges tinue to attempt to compel Russia to leave. Occupied Crimea has also seen environ- the United Kingdom. Unlike them, Canada and illegally moved to Russia’s Arctic As incredibly challenging as that would be, mental degradation and a deteriorating has not sanctioned oligarchs like Igor region. Such tactics indicate that Russia’s achieving Crimean de-occupation would be demographic situation. Sechin and Oleg Deripaska. Such lack of authorities want to inflict maximum tor- even more difficult and most likely will not At the same time, with Russia’s militari- harmonization undermines a united effort ture without any oversight and maximum happen any time soon. But that does not zation of the peninsula, the security situa- to pressure Russia to remove its military psychological stress by cutting them off mean we should give up. tion in the surrounding Black Sea region from Ukraine’s territory. It nurtures crimi- from family and media exposure. In the latest of many moves designed to has become increasingly perilous – a sub- nality and a sense of invulnerability in We therefore ask that Canada take a cement Russian control over Crimea, ject in and of itself. Russia’s leadership: President Putin commanding lead and with other G-7 Vladimir Putin last month opened a newly U.S. policy concerning the annexation has mocked recently that he is not on the list. members seek the release of some 70 built bridge from the Russian mainland to been clear-cut – as a matter of policy, the Of great importance to Canada, such unjustifiably incarcerated Ukrainian politi- the annexed Crimean peninsula. This is U.S. simply does not recognize it. There have omissions undermine our singular cal prisoners. only the latest in a series of serious breach- been numerous statements by the State strength: doing the right thing and taking One way of putting immediate pressure es of international law and numerous Department that make it amply clear that the higher moral ground in international on Russia to avert the looming environmen- agreements such as the Helsinki Final Act Washington does not and will never recog- affairs. Failure to maintain this high stan- tal catastrophe and stop the barbaric treat- since Russia’s forcible and illegal occupa- nize the forcible incorporation of Crimea by dard in dealing with Russia diminishes our ment of political prisoners is to state that tion in February and March 2014 – a fla- Russia and considers it to be Ukrainian sov- unless this is done, Canada and other G-7 stature in the world and our influence. grant land-grab the likes of which had not ereign territory, including in statements members will boycott the World Cup in July. We, therefore, request that ahead of the been seen in Europe for a long time. delivered almost weekly by the U.S. Mission Prime Minister, Russia’s disregard for summit, Canada raise its sanctions to Russia’s occupation of Crimea continues to the 57-country Organization for Security international law under President Putin is a match those of the U.S. and U.K. We must to have a toxic impact on human rights and and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in grave danger to global peace and security. ensure that violators are prevented from fundamental freedoms. Disappearances, Vienna. The United States has also often We are hopeful that Canada can help make entering Canada, doing business here, or abductions, torture and other forms of vio- called upon Russia to release Ukrainian the world a safer place by addressing our sheltering their assets. We seek more: lence, including punitive psychiatric incar- political prisoners from Crimea, such as concerns. Your leadership to this end at the Those listed must disclose their Canadian ceration, arbitrary arrest and detention are Oleh Sentsov and Volodymyr Balukh. G-7 Summit is invaluable. property assets and, if appropriate, have all part and parcel of current Crimean reali- Congress also has paid attention to them frozen. With warmest regards, ties. Violations of civil, political, social, eco- Crimea. The Russian occupation has often We bring forward two other matters of Oksana Bashuk Hepburn nomic, cultural and religious rights (except come up in Congressional hearings and critical importance for your consideration. Dr. Ihor Cap for the Russian Orthodox Church, of course) statements, although there should be more Of primary concern is a looming envi- Roman Hruby are widespread. Those who peacefully public events exclusively devoted to ronmental disaster in the Donbas region Dr. Roman Jakubow oppose Russian occupation are subject to Crimea. While still at the Helsinki directly attributable to Russia’s war in Vicki Karpiak especially severe treatment. Every day Commission, I organized several congres- Ukraine. No amount of deception and bra- Myroslava Oleksiuk seems to bring new reports of instances of sional public briefings devoted to human zen lies emanating from the Kremlin can Marta Onufriv repression. According to Ukraine’s Foreign rights and security issues in Crimea to conceal its increasingly large number of Stephanie Savyn Affairs Ministry, Russia holds 64 Ukrainian focus attention. (They can be found on the heavy weapons brought into the occupied Oksana Shmigelsky political prisoners – 24 in Russia and 40 in commission’s website: www.csce.gov). occupied Crimea. And some of those impris- More Congressional hearings, briefings, oned in Russia were detained in Crimea. resolutions and other actions are needed to LETTER TO THE EDITOR Particularly hard-hit are Crimean Tatars, keep highlighting and pressing Moscow to with their demands for Crimea’s return to cease its violations and abuses. Ukrainian sovereignty. A people that settled More significantly, our laws, including Crimea in the 14th century, the Crimean the seminal CAATSA (Countering Russia’s Thank you for excellent letter Tatars have suffered considerably under Aggression Through Sanctions Act of Dear Editor: naturalized citizens of the U.S.A. who follow Moscow’s rule. Deported by Stalin in 1944 2017), articulate a policy of non-recogni- politics and vote! from their Crimean homeland – a genocide tion of Russia’s illegal annexation of Thank you for printing the excellent letter that cost tens of thousands lives – they Crimea. Indeed, both the administration to the editor by Tania Vitvitsky on May 27! Ksenia Luchkowska were slowly starting to rebuild their lives and Congress have addressed Crimea in There are plenty of anti-Trump Ukrainian Santa Barbara, Calif. and community after returning to an inde- various ways, most notably through per- pendent Ukraine from their nearly five- sonal, sectoral and other sanction against OPINIONS decade-long Central Asian exile. The Russia, including those that specifically tar- Russian occupation and suppression of the get Crimea. These sanctions were initiated The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor and commentaries on a Crimean Tatar people and attempts to shortly after the invasion of “the little green variety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian eradicate their cultural, linguistic and reli- men” in early March 2014 and have signifi- communities, as well as the Ukrainian diaspora. gious identity represents the latest chapter cantly expanded since then. The United Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their in Moscow’s inhumane policies. States government has repeatedly asserted own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial Ukrainian identity also is being eradicat- that Crimea-related sanctions on Russia ed in Crimea. Ukrainian language instruc- staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. will remain in place until Russia returns full Similarly, paid advertisements do not reflect the opinions of either The control of the peninsula to Ukraine. It is Ukrainian or its publisher. Orest Deychakiwsky may be reached at [email protected]. (Continued on page 16) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23 Serge Cipko on the Holodomor and Canada’s response by Andrij Makuch that the purported dire conditions did not exist in Soviet Ukraine. TORONTO – Dr. Serge Cipko, assistant Dr. Cipko noted that there was consider- director, research, at the Canadian Institute able support for the Soviet Union in the of Ukrainian Studies (University of Alberta), early 1930s among the Left in Canada. As a spoke to a Toronto audience on April 12 result, charges of intentional large-scale regarding his recent book, “Starving famine in the USSR tended to be dismissed Ukraine: The Holodomor and Canada’s or deflected. A common counterpoint Response,” published by the University of offered was that only a relatively small num- Regina Press. ber of not so innocent “kulaks” were suffer- The book, which draws extensively on ing the most, obstructing the path to a Canadian newspaper accounts from 1932 brighter future by opposing the progressive to 1934 and archival sources, examines the Soviet collectivization campaign: “What are state of knowledge about the Famine in 1 million in a population of 162 million?” Ukraine in the Dominion at this time and According to Dr. Cipko, the Sovietophile the reactions to it. Ukrainian Labor-Farmer Temple The event was sponsored by the Association’s newspaper Ukrainski Holodomor Research and Education Robitnychi Visty carried articles such as Consortium (HREC) at the Canadian “Why Don’t They Help the Starving of Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University of Western Ukraine?” (deflecting the issue)

Alberta), together with the Shevchenko HREC and “Who Does Not Work, Does Not Eat” Scientific Society of Canada, the Buduchnist (rationalizing depriving foodstuffs from Dr. Serge Cipko, assistant director, research, at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian those not supporting the regime). Credit Union Foundation, the Canadian Studies (University of Alberta), delivers a lecture in Toronto on April 12. Foundation for Ukrainian Studies and the Dr. Cipko noted that some of the Famine Canada-Ukraine Foundation. ing hunger and starvation in the USSR, gatherings, one in Krydor, Saskatchewan, in protests in the larger urban centers of the Dr. Cipko began by discussing an open leading occasionally to confusion or incon- March 1933 (attended by 250 people) and United States, notably New York and letter sent in 1962 by Michael Luchkovich, clusive opinions on the matter. another in Dauphin, Manitoba, in October Chicago, had resulted in violence following the first Ukrainian member of Parliament The Mennonite press in Canada carried 1933. The latter appealed “to the opinion of their attacks by pro-Soviet elements. In in Canada, to U.S. Secretary of State Dean numerous articles citing letters relatives the civilized world” to “force the Soviet gov- Canada, the only known attack of this kind Rusk. In it Luchkovich mentioned the had received from family in Ukraine, who ernment to cease this inhumane policy of occurred in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on July 16, “shocking” lack of regard that had been told of their increasingly alarming food sit- starving out the population of… Ukraine.” 1933, when a meeting at the Prosvita paid to the “millions of Ukrainian peasants” uation there. This was a major impetus for Dr. Cipko added a note that a large-scale Reading Hall seeking to set up a Ukrainian who died in the “Communist-inspired fam- the raising of the Famine issue in the Ukrainian reaction in Canada to the Famine National Council that could provide a unit- ine of 1932-1933,” while taking Rusk to Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan by was fairly late, partly because initially the ed response to the Famine was violently task for his department’s exclusion of Member of the Legislative Assembly John scope of the catastrophe was not complete- disrupted. Dr. Cipko also provided a later Ukraine as a country designated for sup- M. Uhrich from Rosthern on March 15, ly evident. account of the incident written by its chair- port as one of the “subjected nations of 1933, which resulted in the passage of a The Dauphin protest meeting took note person, Stephen Skoblak. Eastern Europe.” resolution urging the Canadian govern- of the recommendation of the League of One of the main takeaways from the pre- Dr. Cipko noted that this was not the first ment to offer food and cattle to the Soviet Nations that the only realistic course of sentation was the fact that much more time Luchkovich had raised the Famine Union on a barter basis to alleviate the con- action was for groups “to address them- information about the Holodomor issue – as an MP he had addressed ditions of hunger there. selves to organizations of a purely non- appeared in the contemporary Canadian Parliament on the matter in a February Dr. Cipko spoke about coverage of the political character such as the International press than has commonly been assumed, 1934 speech. Famine in the Ukrainian Canadian press Red Cross.” Dr. Cipko remarked that, in fact, albeit with various counterpoints. As such, Dr. Cipko then provided examples of and about the numerous public meetings Ukrainian farmers had already attempted the Famine was not unknown but, rather, mainstream Canadian newspaper articles held to protest the Soviet assault on the this in the Hafford, Saskatchewan, area in something that had faded from public of the day dealing with famine in “Soviet Ukrainian peasantry. He reckoned there 1932. They approached the Canadian Red memory. A second key point was the exten- Russia.” Even though a dire crisis situation were around 80 such gatherings in Canada, Cross to arrange the sending of 400,000 to sive mobilization of Ukrainians in Canada was the most common interpretation of organized predominantly, but not exclu- 500,000 bushels of wheat to Ukraine, but at that time to protest the starvation in events in the Soviet Union, there were also sively, by Ukrainians. they had been turned down following a Soviet Ukraine, demonstrating the vitality alternative accounts denying or diminish- Dr. Cipko dealt specifically with two such Soviet claim in September-October 1932 of the community of the day. Salem State University honors professor for efforts to promote genocide education

Greater Boston Committee Resolution recognizing him for his advoca- to Commemorate the Ukrainian Famine cy for inclusion of genocide study in the Genocide, Holodomor, 1932-1933 state curriculum and the need for genocide education at Salem State University. SALEM, Mass. – At ceremonies held on Among the audience at Viking Hall were April 23, the Center for Holocaust and Father James Morris, pastor of St. John the Genocide Studies at Salem State University Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Salem, and Massachusetts State Rep. Paul Tucker and Eric Cohen, director of the presented a ceremony honoring Paul Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur. Thomas Rabchenuk for his promotion of In his presentation titled: “Murder by genocide education. Government; the Need for Genocide Mr. Rabchenuk, a 17-year member of the Education,” Mr. Rabchenuk reviewed three university’s political science faculty and an genocides – the Armenian Genocide, the attorney, has been chairman of the Greater Holodomor and the Holocaust – and pointed Boston Committee to Commemorate the out that the common element among them Ukrainian Famine Genocide of 1932-1933 was the absence of public awareness. “We for the past 10 years. He has made presen- say never forget,” said Mr. Rabchenuk, “but tations before the Joint Committee on the people who were murdered are quite lit- Education of the Massachusetts State erally being forgotten.” Legislature, the State Board of Elementary He concluded by saying, “If there is this and Secondary Education, and numerous lack of knowledge while there are still sur- forums throughout the northeast and Dan Eschet/Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies vivors alive to tell their stories, what will it Washington. Dr. Christopher Mauriello (left), director of the Salem State University Center for be like in 20 or 50 years? There is no time The master of ceremonies was Dr. Holocaust and Genocide Studies, presents an award for promotion of genocide studies to waste.” Christopher Mauriello, director of the to Boston Holodomor Committee Chairman Paul Thomas Rabchenuk. The university has established the Paul Holocaust Center, who presented Mr. Thomas Rabchenuk Scholarship Fund in Rabchenuk with a plaque recognizing him led to an increased awareness of the cation. He said his work helps further the his honor. The fund will provide financial for his accomplishments and efforts to pro- Holodomor in the United States. He also university’s mission of shedding light on assistance to students of Genocide Studies mote genocide education and awareness. provided the audience with a background truth. “Sometimes the truth is difficult to and Political Science. Contributions to the Michael Sawkiw, chairman of the United of the Holodomor and its human toll. face,” he said, adding “that facing it is key to scholarship may be sent to the Office of States Holodomor/Genocide Committee, in University president John D. Keenan not repeating it.” Institutional Advancement, Salem State his comments indicated that dedication thanked Mr. Rabchenuk for his contribu- State Sen. Joan B. Lovely presented Mr. University, 331 Lafayette St., #239, Salem, and efforts such as Mr. Rabchenuk’s have tions, on and off campus, for genocide edu- Rabchenuk with a House and Senate Joint MA, 01970; Atthn: Brian Schubmehl. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 9 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23 Oleksiy Lytvynenko and the art of “Silence” at the UIA

by Andrew Horodysky NEW YORK – Art at the Institute, the visual arts pro- gramming division of the Ukrainian Institute of America, presented its first exhibition of the spring season on March 23 through April 22. The opening reception introduced evocative landscape paintings, titled “Silence,” by Kyiv-based contemporary artist Oleksiy Lytvynenko. Curated by Walter Hoydysh, Ph.D., director of Art at the Institute, the exhibition marked the artist’s first solo showing in the United States. Ever drawn to the fluidity of the natural world and its capacity for self-renewal, Mr. Lytvynenko finds systems and design in nature which he translates into art. His paintings combine organic elements within a framework that is deep- ly atmospheric and mysterious, and where abstraction and realism are neither separate nor incompatible. He moves ably from states of confinement to states of constant change, from replication to improvisation and visual uncertainty. The exhibition’s multi-panel paintings take on a quietly spiritual aura in their contemplative examination of earth’s changes and riches, an airy glimpse of the landscape with an expansive spatial depth. Some are triptychs with three sections horizontally juxtaposed, others are polyptychs, “Fish – Tench,” (2017, oil on canvas, 16 x 16 in.). “Buds,” (2015, oil on canvas, each panel 17¾ x 15¾ in.). including four or five panels. Viewers are initially drawn in by their sheer scale and beauty, and the seeming ease of his interpretive material. Both Mr. Lytvynenko’s uncle and a record of cultural uniqueness, a place for personal execution, and then challenged by the compositional rela- grandfather were artists. Both grandmothers were biolo- expression and cultivation. tionships of their objects and ground, or the unexpected gists, his mother – a biologist, and his father – an ichthyolo- “Water Lilies” (2012) concentrates on the water’s complexity of emotional response. gist. Another uncle was a geologist. The future of the art- unreachable surface, its reflections and transparencies. Exploring recurring motifs inhabiting his landscape — ist’s understanding of natural science expanded through- With a vague nod to Monet, the artist’s deft brushstrokes, water, plants, insects, fish and amphibians — the artist sees out childhood poring over his parent’s library. A constant quick elliptical outlines and multi-layered surfaces manage the human, beginning with himself, as an integral part of procession of illustrations of animals and birds surrounded to suggest both the subtlety and the visual excitement of nature. The affinity between man and nature is what him in his grandfather’s studio. Further inspired by his his experience. The variety of weightless effects is amazing, impresses Mr. Lytvynenko most, rather than their contrast. uncle’s artistic output, the itinerant painter turned to an from the most subdued and blended modulations to brash He plainly understands his duty as an artist to suggest the exuberant kind of abstraction, where he remains. and brilliant colors. In this painting, there is no place to essence, the eternal qualities of the aesthetic subject, which With abandon, Mr. Lytvynenko loves art and cherishes stand; it turns nature upside down. The viewer is posi- is in itself a work of natural art even before he arrives. These natural phenomena. That passion and enthusiasm spread tioned just above the water, and like rain or snow, falls into paintings adequately exalt anthropocentric personality. throughout conversations with him during the exhibition’s it and dissolves. Mr. Lytvynenko reclaims the natural beauty of northern opening reception. His interpretation of what he sees as a Deliberate references to more academic styles of paint- Ukraine through the ecstatic magic of its water and terra painter is that of nature as miracle, a prayerful intercession ing are adapted to a subject matter that is also relatively firma — the quintessence of his landscape painting. before it and the greatness of its mysteries. Silence in Mr. traditional: the interior still life on a table (“Fish – Tench,” Nature, here, is composed and decomposed by the rhythm Lytvynenko’s paintings is among the central themes and 2017). In a cycle of seven smallish square paintings, Mr. of the mist, under a milky twilit light, in which forms ema- characters of his world; silence as not merely the absence Lytvynenko’s density of color, carefully modeled forms nate from the invisible anticipating the presence of an of sound. In pure consciousness, he suggests, associations with combination of flora and fauna on compositionally indefinite elsewhere. The paintings do not point to a far link silence with prayer as a tacit conversation with God centered dinner plates, sharp contrasts between light and shore, do not offer security or comfort, nor do they prom- and parallel the notion of initial chaos on the eve of the nat- shadow, and consummate finish in his realization also echo ise to reveal the next image or point. ural world’s creation. the supremely accomplished painterly practices of These pictures do not refer to a specific place, but rather This search for spiritual transcendence continually European still life. An analogous attention to execution to an emotional one. This is a visually allusive painter. By influences Mr. Lytvynenko’s creative vision, durably informs these works paradoxically implementing a more showing a flourishing bud, a vaporous field, a mythical expressing humans’ relationships with one another, with abstracted vision. These still lifes prioritize one creature or pond, or nomadic creature, Mr. Lytvynenko brings the the natural world and with the infinite. Having undergone plant in isolation. They also imply a fragmented world view viewer into this expressive world very much the way poet- a process of creation, destruction and finally preservation, as a holistic one seemingly witnessed through a lunette. ry does. Were the paintings about named places and famil- the stillness of meditation is echoed in the quietude of the So, what in fact is the content of Mr. Lytvyneko’s paint- iar turf they would be easier to interpret. In such a case, finished paintings. Plants and creatures that transform are ing? Acts of perception of the here and now; contempla- one would say that the artist exhibits an attitude, or has an arranged to symbolize the enduring pattern of regenera- tion; epiphany; love of nature; nature as sublime; images as opinion about a supposed condition. Or, perhaps, he mere- tion. The results are both peculiar and sublime. symbols of life and death, melancholia and emotional insta- ly wants to make a record of natural material. There are countless details to absorb; the way the con- bility; provocations to metaphysical questioning about It is by no accident that the artist arrives at nature for nections are made from one canvas to another, the way what can and cannot be known; instability evocative of that elements overlap in perfect, random harmony. There poetic ambiguity; the expressiveness of flowing paint itself. is an appreciation for the artist’s ability to orchestrate the There is the need to spend a great deal of time and happy accidents of fate and the careful management of the attention with these paintings, not simply to glance at their density of color and composition. While appropriating spa- surfaces having limited activity. One enters a seamless tial concepts from both Western and Far Eastern reper- experience of measured space and the experience of visual toire, Mr. Lytvynenko successfully manages to avoid cliché. order itself. Mr. Lytvynenko’s bodies of work represent He practices an economy of means, directness, simplicity series of ideas explored with undeniable passion and per- and spontaneity to evoke an immediate and personal expe- sistent experimentation that pushes the limits of creative rience of the scene appearing before him. self. It is inspiring to know that each viewing of his pictures There is concurrent complexity and simplicity in these will reveal something yet unseen. paintings. An ordered series of panels each depicting a sin- This is a look at an aspect of contemporary art with a gular blossom (“Buds,” 2015) is the result of the artist’s different emphasis stemming from an assured inner life meditative attention to the cyclical process occurring in independent of the current “tentative” fashion of contem- nature. Observing how spring rebirths plants, Mr. porary art. It is an examination of art’s more tranquil Lytvynenko focuses on the cosmology of minor events and aspects, the search for the poetic, the metaphoric, the mys- things, erasing the boundaries between the micro and the terious and an acknowledgement of the return to a more macro worlds. His flowers and buds mark the subtle pro- romantic, if not, sentimental vision. Mr. Lytvynenko shows gression of the seasons. Despite their recognizability, the that paint can be more than paint on canvas, that it can painterly results are anything but ordinary. The blossoms lead the onlooker to a glimpse, a moment, a hint of some- also contribute abstract compositional value, providing thing spiritual and euphoric. There are no words for this. rhythm and an organic dynamism as they bend this way He operates in a place where words often fail. and that, and they provide a unifying feature as they some- Oleksiy Lytvynenko’s work has been exhibited exten- times become one with the background. sively in Ukraine, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, In devoting himself to botanical motifs, Mr. Lytvynenko Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and the allies himself with one of the most constant universal and United States. He is the recipient of numerous awards for symbolic themes in art. Every culture and religion incorpo- his painting from settings including the Salon International rate the symbol of the garden and plant — a place apart D’Art Contemporain (Nice, France) and the Soros Center for where heaven and earth are most closely aligned. A bound- Contemporary Art (Kyiv). He studied at the Kyiv State Art less metaphor for the creation of order for the power of Institute and is a member of the Ukrainian Artists Union. “Water Lilies,” (2012, oil on canvas 88½ x 63 in.). design to bring chaos under control, the botanical provides Mr. Lytvynenko lives and works in Kyiv. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 11 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23

other opponents of Russia’s annexation of to July 15. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service, with Poroshenko, Pompeo discuss cooperation NEWSBRIEFS their homeland, Gennady Afanasyev and reporting by Rapsinews, Dozhd, AP, Oleksiy Chyrniy. All four men were held Reuters and TASS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (Continued from page 2) incommunicado for up to three weeks, first and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Poroshenko meets with Babchenko have discussed ways to boost defense and said. “The doctor warned that even with in Symferopol (Crimea), then in Moscow, security cooperation between the two force-feeding, a person who stays on hunger almost certainly to hide the signs of the tor- Ukraine’s Presidential Administration countries during a telephone call, the strike and is not consuming normal food ture they were subjected to,” KHPG com- reported on May 30 the President Petro Ukrainian presidential office said on June 2. won’t last long,” the lawyer added. He also mented. (Ukrainian Canadian Congress Poroshenko met with journalist Arkady Mr. Poroshenko again thanked the United said that Mr. Sentsov thanked all those who Daily Briefing) Babchenko, an attempt upon whose life was States for delivering Javelin anti-tank mis- had supported him and vowed to continue revealed by the Security Service of Ukraine. sile systems to Ukraine, the statement said. his struggle. Mr. Sentsov, 41, has been on a Sushchenko sentence is condemned The meeting was attended by head of the RFE/RL was first to report the delivery of hunger strike for three weeks, demanding Kyiv and journalism watchdogs have Security Service Vasyl Hrytsak and 37 Javelin launchers, including two spares, the release of 64 Ukrainian citizens he con- strongly condemned the sentence given to Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy and 210 missiles to Kyiv in April. The U.S. siders political prisoners. He is not calling for Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko by Lutsenko. The president hailed the success- State Department approved the sale of the his own release. Earlier this month, Sentsov a Russian court after it convicted him of ful operation and was quoted as saying, “We Javelin systems to Ukraine at an estimated supporters across the globe conducted a spying. The Moscow City Court found Mr. finally learned to defend. Defend the coun- cost of $47 million in March. According to two-day #SaveOlegSentsov campaign. Sushchenko guilty of espionage and sen- try, defend its citizens and do it with the president’s office, Messrs. Poroshenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said tenced him to 12 years in a strict-regime extraordinary professional efforts of the and Pompeo also discussed the impact of on Facebook on June 2 that he was “grateful prison in a June 4 decision that Mr. new Security Service, which is capable of the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the to everyone who joined” the call for Mr. Sushchenko’s lawyer, Mark Feigin, said was passing the exams of any complexity.” Mr. controversial natural gas project that Sentsov’s release, denouncing what he called fabricated for political reasons and would Poroshenko also noted that the attack on would expand the current Nord Stream the Kremlin’s “lawlessness and totalitarian be appealed. Harlem Desir, a media-free- the journalist was organized from the terri- pipeline that passes along the bottom of the methods.” (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) dom representative at the Organization for tory of the Russian Federation by a person Baltic Sea to deliver Russian gas to who “owns a huge arsenal of weapons, can Kolchenko on hunger strike for Sentsov Security and Cooperation in Europe, said he Germany. The United States, Poland, the deplored the sentence and called on Russia create arms dumps and organize terrorist Baltic states and several other European The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection to let Mr. Sushchenko go. “Journalism is not acts.” The Presidential Administration also Union countries have expressed concern Group (KHPG) reported on May 31, a crime,” Mr. Desir said in a statement. The reported that Mr. Babchenko expressed his about Nord Stream 2 – which avoids exist- “Oleksander Kolchenko, the already des- Committee to Protect Journalists, a New conviction that such operations are needed ing gas pipelines through Ukraine – and the perately thin Crimean civic activist impris- York-based journalism watchdog group, so that people and the world finally begin to added leverage on energy security it could oned in the same Russian show trial as also demanded Mr. Sushchenko’s release understand what Vladimir Putin’s regime is. give Moscow. Messrs. Poroshenko and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, has declared a and said Russian authorities had failed to He was quoted as saying: “Thank God that Pompeo also discussed recent develop- hunger strike, demanding that Russia free back up their allegations with “a shred of everything has come to the end. The fact ments in the probe of MH17 – the Sentsov. According to lawyer Andrei evidence.” Ukrainian President Petro that I am sitting here now and that I am Malaysian airliner shot down over eastern Lepekhin, his formal notification is from Poroshenko maintained the court convicted alive is all thanks to the Security Service. Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people May 31, Sentsov’s 18th day of hunger Mr. Sushchenko on trumped-up charges. After all, if there had been no such special aboard. The Dutch-led criminal probe strike. Sentsov has vowed he will not end it “The unprecedented cynicism of the operation, they would have killed me and announced on May 24 that it had conclud- until Russia frees all its Ukrainian political Russian court... proves that the Kremlin this is obvious. Friends, let’s finally under- ed that the Buk missile that downed the prisoners, and has said that if he dies regime will stop at nothing in its attempts stand who we are dealing with. Let’s finally airliner came from a Russian military bri- before or during the World Cup being host- to break Ukrainians’ spirit,” Mr. Poroshenko understand what Putin’s Russia is in 2018, gade that was originally based in Kursk, ed by Russia, his death should serve to help wrote on social media. The verdict and sen- 2014, and 2020, and 2025. Let’s finally Russia. Mr. Poroshenko stressed the impor- free the others.” Messrs. Kolchenko and tence are likely to add to international scru- understand. Thank God that the West is tance of maintaining sanctions on Russia. Sentsov were seized in Russian-occupied tiny of Russia ahead of the 2018 soccer beginning to understand.” (Ukrainian The United States and the European Union Crimea in May 2014, together with two World Cup, which it is hosting from June 14 Canadian Congress Daily Briefing) have sanctioned Russia for its March 2014 PM moves to sack finance minister annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and its support for separatists in Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr eastern Ukraine, where more than 10,300 Groysman has announced that he wants to people have died in fighting since April sack his Finance Minister Oleksandr 2014. Mr. Poroshenko also informed Mr. Danylyuk, who says the prime minister’s Pompeo of Ukrainian efforts to push TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL WALTER HONCHARYK (973) 292-9800 x3040 move is politically motivated. 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Harlem Desir, the media freedom have been at odds since Mr. Groysman representative for the Organization for rejected Mr. Danylyuk’s candidate for depu- Security and Cooperation in Europe ty minister in charge of tax policy last (OSCE), said that foreign media outlets and month (May 23). Mr. Danylyuk then representatives “should not be included on accused Mr. Groysman of favoring candi- sanctions lists.” In statement released on МАРІЯ ДРИЧ dates chosen by President Petro May 25, he said: “Freedom of expression Ліцензований Продавець Poroshenko’s inner circle and wrote a letter and freedom of the media are fundamental Страхування Життя describing his grievances to the Group of SERVICES commitments of the OSCE participating МАRІA DRICH Seven. Mr. Danylyuk wrote on Facebook on states. 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said he was pleased that the foreign minis- lished photographs of smoke billowing about potentially catastrophic wildfires NEWSBRIEFS ters of the four countries would get togeth- from woodland and flames spreading along inside the exclusion zone around the er “to discuss the future development of the ground. The state nuclear-industry reg- defunct nuclear power plant in Ukraine. (Continued from page 12) Ukraine and the Minsk process” in com- ulator said the former nuclear power sta- That’s because trees and brush in the zone the sanctions list on May 24. They are ments released by Berlin. Mr. Maas’s state- tion was not at risk from the flames. More have absorbed radioactive particles that barred from operating in Ukraine for three ment came amid stalled efforts to put an than 130 firefighters were battling the fire can be released into the air by the smoke of years. Russia accused Ukraine of “political end to a four-year conflict between as well as two planes and a helicopter that a wildfire. Not surprisingly, some experts censorship” of the media and called on the Ukrainian government troops and Russia- dumped water on the fire, the state emer- are skeptical about Prime Minister OSCE to censure the move. Mr. Desir in his backed separatists that has claimed more gency service said, adding that the wind Groysman’s claim on Facebook that “there’s statement called on Ukraine to “respect and than 10,300 lives since 2014. The leaders of was not blowing toward the capital, Kyiv. no need to worry” about the June 5 blaze fulfill the OSCE commitments aimed at Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany nego- Wildfires occur regularly in the woods and that raced through the so-called Red Forest improving conditions under which journal- tiated a package of measures in February grassland around the power station. In – one of the most contaminated patches of ists... practice their profession.” He noted 2015 in Minsk to put an end to the conflict, 2015, a forest fire burned for four days. forest near Chornobyl. (RFE/RL, with that the OSCE has called out Ukraine previ- but since then Kyiv and the separatists have Scientists have been concerned for decades reporting by AFP and TASS) ously for restricting media, once in repeatedly accused each other of violating September 2015 when Kyiv barred several several truces. (RFE/RL, based on report- dozen foreign journalists from entering the ing by DPA and AFP) country, and another time in August 2014, We are saddened to inform our friends and Wildfire breaks out near Chornobyl when Ukraine’s Parliament approved acquaintances that our dear sister restrictions on media in its sanctions law. Ukrainian authorities say a wildfire has Ukraine also recently jailed an RIA Novosti broken out in the exclusion zone around reporter on charges of high treason for Chornobyl, where the world’s worst nucle- allegedly participating in “hybrid informa- ar accident occurred in 1986, but radiation Claudia “Lada“ Sochynsky tion warfare,” in a case that drew angry levels remained within safe limits. criticism from Moscow and concern from “Radiation levels have not risen either Western governments and media watch- inside the exclusion zone or in adjoining has passed on May 14th, in Durham, dogs. (RFE/RL) areas,” the zone’s administration said in a North Carolina, after a short illness. Ukraine peace talks to restart June 11 statement on June 5. Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman wrote on Facebook A “Remembrance“ for family and those who knew her Envoys from Germany, France, Ukraine that “radiation levels are safe. In Kyiv and in will be held on Sunday, June 24th, at 12:00 pm, and Russia will gather in Berlin on June 11 Chornobyl itself, including at the Chornobyl at The Ukrainian Institute of America, to try to revive a stalled peace process in power station site, they are significantly eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Affairs below the acceptable limits. So there’s no at 2 East 79th Street in NYC. Minister Heiko Maas has said. “Over the need to worry.” He added, “I stress once past weeks, in discussions with the foreign more: the situation is fully under control.” Lada had a long career in the health science and ministers of Ukraine, France and Russia, The fire broke out in dry grass on the pharmaceutical industries, and was a skilled artisan, chorister, dedicated we’ve been aiming to organize a new meet- morning of June 5 in the area of high radia- birder and avid photographer. She served as President ing,” Mr. Maas said on a visit to the govern- tion less than 10 kilometers from the of the Young Professionals at the Ukrainian Institute from 1983 ment-held port city of Mariupol in eastern power station and later spread over some to 1988, and was a frequent participant in Club Suzie-Q. Ukraine with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs 10 hectares of woodland, the state emer- Minister Pavlo Klimkin on June 1. Mr. Maas gency service said in statements. It pub- She is survived by: brother - Yarko and his children Anna and Michael It was then that Mr. Babchenko and prose- sister - Ilona and her husband Peter Shyprykevich Ukraine officials... cutors revealed that the announcement of his death, which had prompted a grief-strick- (Continued from page 3) en reaction around the world overnight, was Mr. Ganapolsky said he was also shown part of a sting operation aimed at foiling a additional materials on the Babchenko real plot to assassinate the journalist. attack that showed “this is all serious and a The way the fake murder was staged has real attack was in fact being prepared. They attracted criticism, particularly from organi- were planning to kill him.” zations representing journalists, which In an effort to quell widespread criticism questioned the need for such extreme tac- and questions about the sting operation tics. from media and government officials, Some government officials and commen- It is with deep sadness that we wish to inform you Ukrainian law enforcement chiefs including tators said the incident also undermined that on June 2, 2018 in Manchester, NJ Mr. Lutsenko on June 1 met with Western Kyiv’s credibility and handed the Kremlin a diplomats to brief them on Kyiv’s decision to propaganda gift. NIKOLAUS MYKOLA HOLINATY stage the fake contract-style shooting of Mr. Some Ukrainian allies in the West openly Babchenko. expressed unease with the incident. German passed away in the Lord at age 86. Around a dozen diplomats went to the Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was visit- Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office for the ing Kyiv during the week, said the incident Born in Lviv, Ukraine in 1931, Mykola emigrated meeting with Mr. Lutsenko behind closed had raised “questions” and it was “indis- to Vienna, Austria in 1944 and later to the U.S. in doors that lasted nearly two hours. pensable to shed light on what happened.” 1952 as a Displaced Person. He settled in Newark, Diplomats attending the briefing were He called on Ukraine to clarify the situa- NJ and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served during from major Western countries – Germany, tion to “encourage trust.” the Korean Con ict in Germany as a translator. the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, Reuters also quoted a senior European Australia, Norway and Canada – as well as Union official as saying the staged murder In 1964 he married Marion Gargiulo. the European Union and Council of Europe. had the potential to undermine trust in Kyiv He earned an MBA at Seton Hall University and The prosecutor’s office said the diplo- if the government did not come forward worked in nance for RCA/MCI. quickly with evidence of the plot’s links to mats were told that law enforcement agents Mykola was an active member of the Knights were able to “prevent the journalist’s death” Russia. through a ruse that involved top officials – After Mr. Lutsenko’s briefing on June 1, of Columbus and the VFW. Reuters quoted a senior EU country diplo- and even Ukraine’s president – issuing false Surviving are his statements about his supposed murder over mat as saying that the Ukrainian minister more than 12 hours on May 29 and 30. had given a convincing explanation to justify wife of 54 years, Marion Holinaty Ukrainian authorities were also able to the sting operation. sons: Colonel (retired) Francis Holinaty and wife Sherry, “fully document the organizer’s criminal “I’m happy, others are happier than Stephen Holinaty and Alexander Holinaty actions,” gaining information on “possible before. I’d say it was the right thing to do,” sisters: Taissa Bohdansky and Maria Holinaty potential victims, against whom it is likely the diplomat said, adding that Mr. Lutsenko grandchildren: Matthew, Elexander, Cole, Gabriella and Mykala terror attacks and murders were being during the briefing “acknowledged that the the Dzerovych and Gargiulo families planned,” the office said. media reaction came as a surprise and that The sting operation began on May 29 side should have been handled better.” Visitation was on Friday, June 8, from 4 pm to 8 pm when Ukrainian police announced that Mr. with Parastas at 7 pm at Babchenko, a Russian-born journalist With reporting by AFP and Reuters. Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, Manchester, NJ. known for his outspoken anti-Kremlin Copyright 2018, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted views, had been shot dead outside his apart- with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Funeral Services were held at 10:30 am, Saturday, June 9, ment in Kyiv. Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, at St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church, Toms River, NJ. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see After staging his “death” and taking his Interment followed at St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery, Lakewood, NJ. body to a morgue, authorities hid Mr. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-claims- Babchenko overnight and he reappeared the found-list-47-russian-assassination-targets- next day, alive and well, at a news confer- babchenko-sting-operation-journal- May his memory be eternal! ence in Kyiv. ists/29266957.html). 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Lemko organization reinvigorating branches in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse

by Diana Howansky Reilly the organization? I am already active in church, in SUM [Ukrainian American Youth PHILADELPHIA – It was back on Association], in the credit union, I do a lot September 9, 1933, that a small group of for Ukraine, I send money to Ukraine… OK, immigrants gathered on 13th Street in New you have a point, but I will tell you that our York City with the goal of providing materi- focus is unique,” said the president of OOL, al and moral support to their homeland: Mark Howansky. “If you have a special Lemkivshchyna, or the Lemko region, a place in your heart for or care about Ukrainian ethnographic area in southeast- Lemkos, the best way to focus on this is ern Poland. They elected a committee, through us.” began activities such as creating traveling Mr. Howansky explained how OOL is libraries in the Lemko region to promote evolving, including using new technology education and, three years later, held their and social media to communicate more first national congress in Philadelphia, offi- effectively with members and other cially forming the Organization for the Lemkos around the world, as well as giving Defense of Lemkivshchyna in America additional attention to younger generations (Orhanizatsiya Oborony Lemkivshchyny, or of Lemko Americans who communicate OOL). primarily in English. This past April 22, OOL reinvigorated its He outlined OOL’s many activities, Philadelphia branch with new member- including the Lemko Vatra summer festi- ship, as it held an information session to Iko Labunka vals, workshops on the Lemko Easter egg promote OOL’s mission of organizing At the Philadelphia meeting of the Organization for the Defense of Lemkivshchyna drop-pull technique, exhibitions of Lemko (from left) are: Lesia Nestor, Anna Yaworsky, Mark Howansky, Father Bohdan Prach Lemkos in their communities and conduct- artists like Mykola Bervinchak, preserva- and Myron Vasylkiv. ing educational, cultural and humanitarian tion of cemeteries and churches in the work among them. More than a dozen The event, which took place at the paign that kicked off last year in Pittsburgh Lemko region, assistance with genealogical membership applications were submitted Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in order to re-introduce and expand the research for those who want to know more in one day, and individuals are still wel- in Jenkintown, Pa., was a continuation of work of the organization. come to join online or in person. OOL’s information and membership cam- “You might ask, ‘Why should I sign up to (Continued on page 15) St. Sophia Seminary holds commencement exercises SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – St. Sophia After the moleben, the Very Rev. Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary Anthony Perkins, vocation director, stepped held its graduation ceremony on June 1, up to the podium to welcome the guests having completed its 42nd academic year. and begin the commencement ceremony. Metropolitan Antony, prime hierarch of He introduced the newly ordained Rev. the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Volodymyr Yavorskyi, the recipient of the and Diaspora, and seminary rector, and Degree of Master of Divinity and class vale- Archbishop Daniel, Consistory president, dictorian, who came up to say a few words. ruling hierarch of the Western Eparchy, and Father Volodymyr explained how beneficial provost, academic dean and professor of seminary life was to his studies, as he pastoral theology and Ukrainian studies at received valuable knowledge, not only from the Seminary, were led in the academic pro- professors and books, but from spending cession by the seminary faculty, who were time and discussing topics with fellow sem- preceded by clergy, the current seminary inarians and faculty members. students and the graduates. He concluded by thanking his bride, All entered the Three Hierarchs Seminary Ginny, and giving the remaining seminari- Chapel for the moleben to Christ the Savior, ans some advice: “Listen to the words of where the faithful joined the clergy and sem- inarians in singing the responses. At the commencement ceremonies of St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary. (Continued on page 18)

in a pro-Kremlin “[Vladimir] Putin founda- ed, he was a victim of a confrontation over highly detrimental. In such a case, Arkady Babchenko’s... tion” designed to “organize unrest in his business (BBC Russian service, May 31). President Poroshenko, who previously wel- Ukraine, including preparations for a mili- If it is true that different departments comed this special operation and personal- (Continued from page 2) tary coup during the upcoming [Ukrainian] within the SBU cooperated with separate ons purchases. After that monetary presidential elections scheduled for next informers – “killer” Mr. Tsymbaliuk and 31), will likely be forced to dismiss a num- exchange, Mr. Tsymbaliuk notified the SBU year” (The Bell, June 1). Moreover, Mr. “organizer” Mr. Herman – without knowing berly congratulated of high-level theofficials. SВU (seeThe EDM,stakes May for about the plot against the Russian opposi- Pivovarnik was apparently in charge of each other’s plans, this would explain why Ukrainian law enforcement, which includes tion journalist (Lb.ua, May 31). On the same recruiting about 100 professional killers the SBU initially rejected and later con- the SBU, the Prosecutor General’s Office day, Mr. Herman was detained by the SBU from the Donbas who would be ordered to firmed Mr. Tsymbaliuk’s confession on his and the National Police, are extremely high. (BBC Russian service, May 31). assassinate members of the Russian oppo- Facebook page that he was cooperating Competition among them to retain the Mr. Herman is a co-owner of the sition and other Kremlin enemies inside with the SBU. Meanwhile, however, clear president’s good graces could have serious Shmaisser arms producer, which supplies Ukraine (Espreso.tv, June 1). Right after evidence about the Kremlin’s involvement political implications for the presidential weapons to the Ukrainian military. Last receiving all these details, Mr. Herman said in the attempted Babchenko assassination elections in 2019. year he was also detained by the SBU on he notified Ukrainian counterintelligence, still has not been provided. Whereas Mr. At the same time, whatever the truth, the charges of document forgery. Mr. Herman which marked the beginning of their close Herman’s testimony regarding the Kremlin can be expected to do everything was released shortly thereafter. According cooperation on this matter. Pivovarnik conspiracy will need to be possible to discredit the Babchenko case to his testimony, he “shared” $70,000 with During his interrogation, Mr. Herman investigated further and verified, SBU Head and the Ukrainian authorities, repeating representatives of the SBU to close this suggested his detention could be the result Hrytsak’s contention, delivered during the the narrative of “fake news” and trying to case. The Ukrainian businessman con- of competition between different depart- dramatic press briefing featuring Mr. tar them as unreliable partners for the firmed his involvement in Mr. Babchenko’s ments within the SBU that perhaps were Babchenko, that the case was solved is, West. The upcoming few weeks will be cru- murder but claimed he was closely cooper- unaware of each other’s work on the same thus, clearly misleading. cial for Ukraine’s international image, for ating with the counterintelligence wing of case involving the murder plot against Mr. If solid evidence about the Kremlin’s the fate of representatives of the Russian the SBU (BBC Russian service, May 31). Babchenko – a further sign of the fragmen- involvement is not revealed in the nearest opposition in exile, as well as for Western Furthermore, Mr. Herman has stated tation and disorganization of the Security future, and if it turns out that the SBU oper- attitudes toward this region. that several months ago he was contacted Service of Ukraine. Another version the ation was in fact the result of an internal by his “old friend” Vyacheslav Pivovarnik, a Ukrainian businessman put forward was conflict or lack of coordination between dif- The article above is reprinted from Ukrainian citizen and former business that his Shmaisser company attracted the ferent departments within the Security Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from coach who now lives in Moscow. According SBU’s attention because of its military spe- Service, the impact on Ukraine and its top its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, to Mr. Herman, Mr. Pivovarnik was involved cialization. As a result, Mr. Herman suggest- law enforcement organizations could be www.jamestown.org. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 15

Nolan Patrick selected The way Patrick thinks the game, sees of that ilk: cool. His is a calm, collected, yet The NHL’s scouting bureau described second over all by Flyers the ice and dedicates himself to becoming calculated game. Lodnia as a player with “quick hands who the type of player who does everything can mesmerize defenders,” who has “high- Young Leschyshyn a Golden Kinight Nolan Patrick’s paternal grandfather very well, it seems only a matter of time end skills [that] make him capable of being was born Stephen Patrebka, a Ukrainian before hockey experts look back on this Regina Pats center Jake Leschyshyn’s a game-changer.” who settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His draft as one which should’ve received more wing man at the 2017 NHL Draft was a Lack of ice time on a stacked team cer- father, Steve, had a long hockey career that hype. When that day comes, Philadelphia defenseman. The 18-year-old prospect has tainly affected his numbers in his draft year. included over 300 games in the NHL. The will be extremely grateful that Steve Patrick repeatedly claimed his father, Curtis, a for- Given the way he produced when given the 6-foot-3, 198-pound Brandon Wheat Kings literally set his son on the path to the NHL. mer NHL blue-liner, as the most influential minutes, he’s a prime candidate to really center/captain was selected second over all person in his young hockey career. Dad was break out offensively next year. by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2017 NHL Avalanche pick Cale Makar seated next to Jake when Las Vegas picked Entry Draft held June 23-24, 2017, in fourth over all his son in the second round (62nd overall). Sharks land Sasha Chmelevski Chicago. This was a draft lacking the next Cale Makar’s paternal grandparents Both agreed it was more stressful for The San Jose Sharks traded two seventh- true superstar like a Connor McDavid, Jack were Ukrainians residing near Calgary, Curtis this time around as a parent than it round picks for New Jersey’s sixth round Eichel, Auston Matthews or a Patrik Laine Alberta. His father, Gary, was raised in a was as a player getting his own name pick (185th overall) to draft Alexander of previous drafts – considerably less hype, Ukrainian household. The 5-foot-10, 175- called. Curtis Leschyshyn, with over a 1,000 “Sasha” Chmelevski from the OHL’s Ottawa but still tons of talent. pound Brooks Bandits (CJHL) defenseman NHL games on his resume, was drafted 67s. Tossed out on the ice at age 4 by his dad, was selected fourth over all by the Colorado third overall in 1988 by Quebec. Jake was Born in Huntington Beach, Calif., little Nolan hated hockey and didn’t want to Avalanche at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. projected as a second- or third-round pick Chmelevski holds dual citizenship in the skate. Many years later Nolan’s game grew He’s been referred to as a potential second and ended up being chosen with the final United States and Ukraine. He has played in to a point that saw his name on the tip of coming of Ottawa’s Norris Trophy-winning selection of the second round, despite still the United States Development Program scouts’ tongues for the last two years. His Erik Karlsson. recovering from a serious knee injury. He with the Under-17 team in 2016 and the draft stock skyrocketed during his first year He’s come along exactly at the right time suffered a torn ACL on February 3, but is Under-18 team in 2017. In 92 career OHL with the WHL’s Wheat Kings, his father’s when puck-moving defensemen are valued well on his way to a full recovery. games, the center has totaled 62 points. He alma mater. His 30-goal, 56-point initial over lumbering blueline giants of yester- After meeting with 24 teams at the NHL collected 21 goals, 22 assists, 43 points in campaign at age 16, topped off with rookie year. Call it the Karlsson-effect – as the Combine, Leschyshyn did not have the 58 games in 2016-2017, fourth on the team of the year honors, slotted him tops in his Senators’ captain destroys preconceived Golden Knights on his short list of potential in goals and points. class. notions of what a defenseman’s role is on landing spots. He did feel positive about his Known for his explosive offense, This past season Patrick saw limited the ice. interview with the expansion club and Chmelevski’s defensive play requires more action, reducing his exposure in his draft Scouts’ radars went off after his record- walked away thinking it would be a cool attention. He is a power play plus (12 year. He had been hurt late in 2015-2016, setting five points at the World Junior-A experience to play pro hockey in Las Vegas. power play goals last year) and his face-off playing injured throughout the Memorial Challenge in Alberta this past season. This Late June saw him attend the team’s record of 55.5 percent sees him taking Cup with what was believed to be an came on the heels of having won gold at the summer development camp, where his most key draws in both zones. His pre-draft abdominal injury. He actually was playing same tournament the year prior on a tal- injury limited his on-ice activities, but rankings were anywhere between No. 54 with a sports hernia, which wasn’t properly ent-laden Canada West team where he allowed him to get acclimated to the NHL’s and No. 152, so it is likely he would have diagnosed until he returned home to showed remarkable poise given his young new franchise. been off the draft board before the Sharks’ Winnipeg following the season and wasn’t age. He also led his Brooks Bandits to an Leschyshyn is also looking forward to next 205th overall selection. repaired until he had surgery in July 2016. Alberta Junior-A League Championship in season with the Pats, who are hosting the Off the ice, Chmelevski was named the He was in recovery mode for many months 2016-2017. 2018 Memorial Cup. He hopes to be back at OHL Scholastic Athlete of the Year. Both of and missed his last chance to represent Makar was born in Calgary, grew up on 100 percent for the start of the regular season. his parents are Ukrainian. Canada at the World Junior Classic, the the Flames and was taken in the WHL’s A successful rehab of the knee, a final year in grandest stage for junior players. bantam draft by Medicine Hat. Family con- juniors culminating with action in the Flyers draft Wyatt Kalynuk He remained among the top two draft nections helped put him on an NCAA path: Memorial Cup will be the final step in the The Philadelphia Flyers used their final prospects despite his understated game. a cousin, Mark Logan, played for the development of the hockey player Leschyshyn 2017 draft pick on a defenseman, making He’s not flashy, but is a strong 200-pound Bandits before heading east to Rensselaer wants to be and Las Vegas drafted. Ukrainian Wyatt Kalynuk their choice at player who doesn’t give up on defense and Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Logan sold him Minnesota wild about Lodnia No. 196. This was the 20-year-old’s third excels when given an offensive opportunity. on Brooks and Makar took a liking to the eligible draft, and he was gratified to finally He has natural scoring ability as evidenced small town atmosphere some 90 minutes With their first pick in the third round, hear his name called by an NHL organiza- by his pre-major junior days when he put from Calgary. 85th overall, Minnesota nabbed a modern tion. He’s played with the USHL’s up 33 goals and 75 points in only 19 games. The University of Massachusetts pur- winger in Ivan Lodnia of the Erie Otters. Bloomington Thunder the past two years, He scored 92 goals and 205 points in his sued him from day one of recruitment, con- Though undersized, Lodnia’s playing style posting 6 goals, 25 assists and 31 points in three-season, 163-game career in Brandon. vincing him the college route will provide doesn’t reflect his smaller stature. Scouts 60 games last season. He is quite the student of the game, the proper development and opportunities raved about the Ukrainian American’s abili- The 6-foot-1 Manitoba native will begin watching certain players on YouTube, tak- for him to get to the next level. Though ty to maneuver through the opposition. at the University of Wisconsin this upcom- ing parts of their game and using them to clicking at an incredible pace, Makar is still A shifty playmaker, Lodnia is an excep- ing season. Scouts categorize him as a puck- his advantage. Studying players like Nick in the process of harnessing his high poten- tional skater with high-end hockey sense, moving defenseman. He is considered a late Backstrom, Jamie Benn and Anze Kopitar tial. He’s all about possession and rushing assets which helped him score 57 points in bloomer whose perseverance fueled an has assisted him in developing supreme the puck up ice as often as possible. 66 games during his initial campaign with endless drive and motivation to achieve his playmaking ability and remarkable on-ice As Erik Karlsson has proven, the value of the OHL’s Otters. He added three points in goal of playing professionally one day. vision. His commitment to working on ele- a fast, offensive-minded defenseman can- five Memorial Cup matches, and then three ments of his game sets Patrick apart from not be understated. Makar already has a goals/four points in four contests with Ihor Stelmach may be reached at his peers. very valuable trait common to blue-liners Team U.S.A. at the Under-18s. [email protected].

its ecclesial structures, and the imprison- munist period of the 1970s and 1980s. educational exchanges, conferences and Lemko... ment and exile of both the clergy and the “And, without your financing and publish- other types of academic work. (Continued from page 14) faithful. OOL has a long history of coopera- ing in America and other countries, that lit- OOL will hold its next community infor- tion with Father Prach and provided finan- erature would not have been available to us mation session in Syracuse, N.Y., on Sunday, about their Lemko roots, lectures and book cial support for his research of the book. in Poland. This was the foundation, particu- July 1, at noon at the Ukrainian National publications by Lemko academics or on “The idea to create such a meeting was larly your Lemkivshchyna magazine. I have Home, 1317 West Fayette St. The Syracuse Lemko topics, and humanitarian assistance born when we found out about the presen- all the editions of Lemkivshchyna from the meeting will feature remarks by the presi- to Lemkos, such as those living in the war- tation of our honored guest, Father Bohdan first until current day.” dent of the worldwide Ukrainian torn areas of eastern Ukraine. Prach. No one spoke during Soviet times Father Prach explained how many Federation of Lemko Unions (known by its “We help Ukrainians in general, but about the real history, culture and tradi- Lemkos who had been deported to Soviet Ukrainian-based acronym as SFULO), always have one eye on helping our tions of the persecuted Lemkos,” said the Ukraine in the 1940s feared expressing Yaroslava Halyk, and a short performance Lemkos,” Mr. Howansky said. head of OOL’s Philadelphia branch, Anna their unique culture or using the Lemko of Lemko folk songs by singer Julia Doszna. The April 22 information session was Yaworsky. vernacular, instead of Russian; as a result, (Ms. Doszna will also headline OOL’s preceded by a presentation by the Rev. Father Prach, who is rector of the the consciousness and culture of Lemkos in upcoming Lemko Vatra festival in Ellenville, Bohdan Prach, Ph.D., of his book “The Clergy Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, was Ukraine began to disappear. Now, the N.Y., on July 7-8.) of the Peremyshl Eparchy and the Apostolic born in Poland and wrote his dissertation Ukrainian Catholic University has estab- For more information about OOL Administration of Lemkivshchyna.” The about Lemkivshchyna. “I made great use of lished the Center of Research on Ukrainian- events, to sign up for OOL membership or book explores the period of 1939-1989, the achievements and work of the Polish-Slovak Borders and cultivated a solid for a Lemkivshchyna magazine subscrip- when the Church experienced the extreme Organization for the Defense of group of young Lemko academics. Father tion online, readers are directed to the hardships of World War II, Soviet/German/ Lemkivshchyna,” he said, discussing his Prach encouraged the members of OOL to organization’s website at www.lemko-ool. Polish repressions, the forced liquidation of academic life during the repressive com- continue to cooperate with UCU through com. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23 BOOK NOTE: Snyder advises readers to seek out the truth “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, ues. Populism was used in the Brexit referen- The temptation to believe what feels right Europe, America,” by Timothy Snyder, New dum for the U.K to leave the European Union, assails us at all times from all directions. York: Tim Duggan Books, 368 pp. 2018. and it was used by the Russians to influence Authoritarianism begins when we can no ISBN: 978-0-525-574460-4 (hardcover). the 2016 election of President Donald longer tell the difference between the true ISBN: 978-0-525-57448-4 (e-book). $27 Trump. This showed Western vulnerabilities and the appealing. 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It draws on primary has received the American Academy of Arts who has used fascist ideas to justify rule by sources from the countries concerned, and and Letters award, the Hannah Arendt the wealthy, is a threat worthy of sounding seeks patterns and concepts that help us Prize and the Leipzig Book Prize for the alarm for all democratic countries. This make sense of our own time.” European Understanding. pattern of strongman politics has spread The book concludes with a call to action, Readers may obtain copies of the book from east to west, aided by Russian warfare encouraging readers “to take a hard, (hardcover, e-book and audio book) at in Ukraine and cyberwar in Europe and the unflinching look at the current state of our booksellers and online retailers, or by con- United States. own political order and seek out the truth,” tacting the publisher, Tim Duggan Books, European politics has seen an increase in a press release about the new book noted. telephone, 212-572-2537, or via its web- nationalists, oligarchs and radicals every- Prof. Snyder comments: “Final truth in site, https://penguinrandomhouse.com/ where, with the intent to drive the dissolu- this world is unattainable, but its pursuit books/570367/the-road-to-unfreedom-by- tion of Western institutions, states and val- leads the individual away from unfreedom. timothy-snyder.

Kremlin critic... (Continued from page 3) Europe’s stamp of approval (Facebook. com, May 30). Many opposition Russian journalists have, in fact, been killed over the past couple decades. The offices of Novaya Gazeta dis- play a gallery of portraits of slain colleagues who had worked for the paper. Sometimes, as in the case of Anna Politkovskaya (mur- dered in 2006), those directly involved in the killing are convicted. Similarly, the man who stabbed Ekho Moskvy radio anchor Tanya Felgenhauer (she survived), on October 23, 2017, was declared legally insane by a court and committed to a psychiatric ward (Interfax, May 11). But even when the culprits are named and brought to justice, the masterminds who ordered the attacks are not. The Kremlin always denies any connection to the killings of journalists or opposition activists. But somehow, assassins only tar- get opposition journalists or activists, never anyone from the pro-Putin crowd. Mr. Babchenko was not actually murdered, but the hit list is almost certain to grow.

The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org.

Let’s not forget... (Continued from page 7) important to reiterate this message in every engagement with Russia. There is also room for a further ratchet- ing up and tightening of Crimea-related sanctions, including increased personal sanctions not only on those implementing the occupation of Crimea, but those direct- ing it – namely, Mr. Putin and his cronies. This should include the builders of the new Kerch bridge and sectoral sanctions in the construction and maritime sectors. And the U.S. should take punitive measures against those who violate sanctions. The U.S. should also support Ukraine’s legal com- pensation claims against Russia related to Crimea. And Washington should keep working with its democratic allies who have also instituted sanctions. Not only governments, but all people who care about the rules-based interna- tional order and human rights need to keep shining the light on Crimea. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 No. 23 Plast’s “Shkola Bulavnykh” celebrates its 50th year by Tatiana Kuzmowycz Bobrivka in Connecticut, with Ms. Horbachevsky as komendant. Always by NEW YORK – This June marks the 50th her side was Olha Kuzmowycz, from whom year anniversary of Plast’s leadership and every counselor and trainee sought guid- Training camp for women, “Shkola ance and advice throughout the years until Bulavnykh.” Started in 1968, this training her death. camp’s goal is to nurture future female In 1971, Shkola Bulavnykh was able to counselors and leaders in Plast Ukrainian relocate to a very secluded site in Hunter, Scouting organization. N.Y., on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Teofil Kulyk. Participants had to hike a mile uphill Hrebli Rvut” since its formation in 1927 has to reach the campsite, but were rewarded alwaysThe seniorfocused Plast on educational sorority group and “Ті, training Scho with a beautiful view of the Catskills and a programs for women. This sorority orga- lovely river nearby. Those who had the nized the first camps and training sessions pleasure of camping here have very fond in Ukraine in the early 1920s at the Sokil memories of this site, and of the Kulyks, campsite in the Carpathian mountains. whom everyone regarded as their own Despite members moving to different coun- guardians. tries after World War II, the momentum After several beautiful years here, Shkola was still there. Plast leaders such as Tsiopa Bulavnykh had to relocate and pitched Paliyiv and others brought their ideas for camp at other official Plast properties such leadership and training programs to North as Pysanyi Kamin and Vovcha Tropa, and America and wanted to continue to pass twice set up camp in Alleghany State Park this knowledge on to the next generation of in Pennsylvania. But Hunter was always the leaders. Members of the “Hrebli” sorority in very heart and soul of Shkola Bulavnykh. particular were instrumental in providing By 1991, when Plast enjoyed its rebirth the initial structure and impetus for devel- in Ukraine following the downfall of the oping these counselor training camps. Soviet Union, the international appeal of After much thought, in 1968 the group Shkola Bulavnykh grew even stronger. One organized the first Shkola Bulavnykh in of the biggest camps was organized during Canada, at the Plast campsite Baturyn, the summer of 1991; it was run by Julia Group photo from Shkola Bulavnykh 1968, the first camp, held at camp Baturyn in under the direction of Tania Bojko Melnyk. Fedyk Szyszka. Several scouts from Ukraine Canada (outside of Montreal). The program was such a success that in were invited to come to Hunter for training, 1969 the sorority decided to model the and were joined by Plast members from The Hrebli also found it important to leadership programs – one for regular program based on a similar program Argentina, Great Britain, Canada, the U.S. diversify the camp’s organizers and invited camp counselors and a more advanced pro- already in existence for men, “Lisova and Poland. other sororities to join a team to organize gram called “Vyshkil Bunchyzhykh,” – Shkola.” Under the guidance of the program The current organizer of Shkola and run the training programs. which is for camp organizers. director, Dora Salaban-Horbachevsky, an Bulavnykh in Ukraine, Natalia Litkovets, Good fortune blessed this training camp, To commemorate its 50th year, this sum- extensive and intense core program was was one of the participants of the 1991 when the New York City Plast Foundation mer Shkola Bulavnykh is holding a camp written and accepted by the world Plast camp. Upon returning home, she and oth- gave permission for Shkola Bulavnykh to led by many former campers, the higher- governing body (HPB- Holovna Plastova ers committed themselves to starting their set up a permanent campsite in Hunter, on level instructors, and also an alumni camp Bulava). own camp, the first of which took place in the same large piece of property that Lisova for past attendees, no matter their age. In 1969, the new program was estab- 1993 with the help of Motria Kuzych and Shkola uses. Senior Plast members who were unable to lished and the next camp was held at has continued throughout the years. Shkola Bulavnykh now has two camp attend this camp in their youth are also invited to attend the alumni camp and experience the training sessions. This year’s camp will be attended by 22 partici- pants; the reunion camp now has over 12 registered. Over the last 50 years Shkola Bulavnykh has trained over 463 women from all over the world. To mark its 50th jubilee, there will be a banquet on June 30 on the grounds of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lexington, N.Y., with a campfire nearby, hosted by Darka and Orest Temnycky. Those interested in attending may con- tact Katria Kuzmowycz at shkolabulavny- [email protected]. Katria Kuzmowycz has been the main organizer as well as komen- dant of several of these leadership camps since 2009 – the third generation in the Kuzmowycz family to take on this role. Information can also be found on plastusa.

Bulavnykhorg and on on theInstagram Facebook @shabeusa. page Школа Булавних США. You can also follow Shkola Tatiana Kuzmowycz is a 2002 alumna of Group photo from Shkola Bulavnykh 2007, at the Pysanyj Kamin campground. The participants are sitting at the table they built. Shkola Bulavnykh.

phases, and he was glad that even though he conferred and diplomas were presented. In tude, gave his blessing and assured the St. Sophia... is older than the typical seminarian, he had addition to the aforementioned, this year’s graduates of his prayers as they put to use found his path. His father and grandfather graduates included Subdeacon Clint Kifolo, what they have learned at the seminary. (Continued from page 14) had attended seminary, and he said he was who received a Diploma in Applied After the benediction, the church explod- God, and the prayers which we pray daily. proud to follow in their footsteps. Orthodox Studies. Those who received cer- ed in resounding renditions of “Mnohaya Try to enjoy as much as possible the life at Father Anthony then called Elizabeth tificates for completing the Youth Ministry Lita” for the graduates. the seminary and the company of all who Symonenko, valedictorian of the graduating Program were: Tracy Galla, Danielle Geeza, Prayers of remembrance were said for surround you before you graduate.” class of the Youth Ministry Program, to the Anna Kobilaski, Daria Pishko Komichak, May the late Father Bazyl Zaweirucha, who had Next, Father Anthony introduced the podium. She spoke about the importance of Ost, Oksana Pasakas and Andrea Roelofs. taught many of the graduates. recipient of the Degree of Master of Arts in teaching youth, and teaching them correct- Having conferred the diplomas, All then gathered in the Seminary Dining Applied Orthodox Studies, Subdeacon ly, and concluded by asking the hierarchs Metropolitan Antony gave a few words Hall for a light repast and fellowship. Valentine Olynyk. Receiving the hierarch’s and all those gathered to keep the educa- charging the graduates with using their Source: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the blessing, Subdeacon Valentine stepped up to tors of our youth in their prayers, so that newly acquired knowledge to continue the U.S.A., based on text by Elizabeth the podium and told of how joining the sem- the seeds they plant fall on fertile soil. work they had begun. Symonenko. Photos by seminarian Yaroslav inary was a journey. His life was a series of Following the speeches, degrees were Archbishop Daniel expressed his grati- Bilohan and Ms. Symonenko. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 19

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