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INSIDE: • Russia, NATO, Ukraine: an analysis — page 2. • The issue of “summitspeak” — page 4. • Chervona Ruta Festival rocks Kharkiv — centerfold. HE KRAINI A N EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXV No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine U K R A INE, RUSSIA SIGN LO N G-AWAITED BILAT E R A L T R E ATY by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau KYIV — Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin came to Ukraine on May 30 on his first official state visit and signed a comprehensive treaty on friendship and coop- eration with his Ukrainian counterpart, President Leonid Kuchma. In the document Russia formally recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country that for centuries was a centerpiece of its empire. The treaty marks “a new era” in the often bitter his- toric relations between the two countries, said President Yeltsin after signing the “big treaty,” as the two leaders have been calling it. Later, at a ceremony at the monument to the “Liberator Soldier,” not far from where the two presi- dents signed the historic document, President Yeltsin explicitly stated Russia’s recognition of the indepen- dence of Ukraine. “Ukraine is an independent country, and we will hold this premise sacred,” he said. He added that Russia “does not lay claim on any part of Ukraine or on any of its cities.” The two leaders signed three documents in all at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv on May 31: the big treaty called the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership, a statement on the Black Sea Fleet and an agreement of cooperation in the development of a com- mon space industry. The bilateral treaty, which has a life of 10 years but is automatically extended unless either side calls for its Efrem Lukatsky cancellation, is a far-reaching document that addresses Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Leonid Kuchma at the May 31 signing of the Treaty on Cooperation, (Continued on page 4) Friendship and Partnership.

UNA suspends dividend N ATO initials preliminary agreement with Ukraine by Roman Woronowycz regularly participates in NATO joint mili- dance with the charter Ukraine and NATO due to costs of mergers Kyiv Press Bureau tary exercises and is being encouraged to will hold consultations at least twice a year develop NATO-like military standards. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The within the framework of a commission KYIV — Ukraine and NATO Secretary Volodymyr Horbulin of Ukrainian National Association comprising representatives of NATO and achieved a preliminary agreement on a Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Executive Committee, in a statement U k r a i n e . special partnership charter on May 29 at Council said at a press conference on released here on May 29, announced that Anton Buteiko, Ukraine’s vice minis- a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in May 30 that the charter also incorporates no dividend would be paid to members ter for foreign affairs who was in Sintra Sintra, Portugal. Ukrainian officials assurances that the leaders of the nuclear in 1997 due to the costs of mergers believe the pact will keep the country out for the initialization of the agreement, powers gave Ukraine in the Budapest said Ukraine received most of what it involving two other Ukrainian fraternal of a military gray zone as a buffer Memorandum signed by the U.S., the organizations. between the rest of Europe and Russia. was looking for. “I must say that nearly United Kingdom, France, Russia and all of Ukraine’s positions are reflected in The decision was made during the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister China in December 1994, which provide March 3 meeting of the UNA Executive Hennadii Udovenko, who initialed the the final document,” he pointed out. for the territorial integrity, sovereignty The document is a political paper Committee. agreement along with NATO Secretary- and inviolability of Ukraine’s borders. Following is the full text of the General Javier Solana, was quoted by the Mr. Horbulin explained that in accor- (Continued on page 15) Executive Committee’s announcement. Associated Press as commenting, “This is a very important day for Ukraine.” All 16 Announcement NATO foreign ministers were present at To all branch officers and members of the ceremony, including U.S. Secretary of Romania, Ukraine settle territorial disputes State Madeleine Albright. the UNA: by Roman Woronowycz which lives according to the principles of The charter will give Ukraine a pres- Each year in May the UNA sends its Kyiv Press Bureau respect for existing borders and territorial ence in NATO although not full member- members dividend checks. Payment of i n t e g r i t y . ” ship. Ukraine will have expanded military KYIV — Concluding a month of vigor- dividends for this year is suspended. We Interfax-Ukraine reported that President relations with NATO Headquarters ous diplomatic activity, Ukraine signed a hereby inform you that this year there are Constantinescu emphasized that the only through a military liaison mission, and it general treaty with Romania on June 2, changes that in the future will bring great way toward Europe is “that of common will have the right to consult with the which finally settles territorial disputes over benefits for our members and our organi- sense and the elimination of interstate con- alliance on perceived military threats. the Serpents (Zmiinyi) Island and the zation. f l i c t s . ” Ukraine has had limited military rela- Bukovyna region along the southwestern Since the beginning of 1996, negotia- Ukraine and Romania had been negotiat- tions with the North Atlantic alliance by border of Ukraine. The settlement of tions have been ongoing about a merger of ing a broad treaty of friendship and cooper- way of the Partnership for Peace program decades-old disputes should help both the UNA with two other Ukrainian frater- ation for several years, but disagreement nal insurance companies, that is, the that NATO has promoted for all former countries move still closer to NATO. countries of the Warsaw Pact and republics Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma over ownership of the Serpents Island and Ukrainian National Aid Association of more importantly the oil and gas reserves of the Soviet Union. Ukraine has actively said after the signing of the document with America and the Ukrainian Fraternal that are thought to lie beneath them, as well Association. The Ukrainian National Aid participated in the PFP; today Ukraine has a Romania’s President Emil Constantinescu representation both at NATO headquarters in Constanta, Romania, that it “paves for as the northern border of Romania with (Continued on page 18) and the central command post in Brussels, the two countries a joint way to Europe, (Continued on page 16) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 Russia, NATO and Ukraine: a united, or disunited Europe? Budget to pass by month’s end to keep several bomber aircraft it was by Volodymyr Zviglyanich After that meeting, the Russian president intending to sell to the Russian Federation. issued a secret memo in which he stated KYIV — Verkhovna Rada Budget PART I Col. Gen. Kuzmuk said Ukraine had that under no circumstances would Russia Committee Chairman Mykola Azarov pre- planned to sell to Russia 25 Tupolev Tu- For 50 years NATO has been a simple recognize NATO expansion. dicted on June 3 that the five-month over- 160 and Tu-95MS bombers as agreed upon club, with simple rules: mutual Western A new embarrassment for Mr. Yeltsin due 1997 budget would be passed by the two years ago, but he added that the two defense against a threat from the East – came when President Bill Clinton end of this month. “I predict that we will countries have been unable to settle on a the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. declared that according to U.S. national pass the budget around the last week of price for the aircraft. Russian Vice Prime But the terms of the security partnership security policy the question is not whether June. Once we get the final draft, deputies Minister Valerii Serov said Russia might struck between NATO and Russia recent- NATO would expand, but when and how will require about two weeks to give it a decide against purchasing the aircraft ly mean that the old club’s simple mission NATO would expand. Russia’s reaction second (final) reading,” said Mr. Azarov. because it has no funds for repairs. Col. and ways of doing business have at least was rather muted. It delayed its accession The International Monetary Fund is wait- Gen. Kuzmuk neither confirmed nor changed or perhaps no longer apply. to the Partnership for Peace program in an ing to extend a $2.5 billion to $3 billion denied that Russia has backed out of the Now the old adversary is considered to obvious attempt to bargain with the West. long-term credit once Ukraine passes the sale. He said only that “the question has budget and a package of tax reform laws to be an emerging democracy and has a voice Then it proposed different versions of a been suspended” and “it is unclear when it underpin it. Verkhovna Rada Chairman – though not a veto – in alliance affairs. new European security system via struc- will be settled.” (RFE/RL Newsline) Soon NATO meetings will be bigger, as tures of the Organization for Security and Oleksander Moroz told national deputies the West will likely offer NATO member- Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) where the government would hand the draft over Daewoo finishes phone exchange plant ship to some Eastern European countries. Russia possesses veto power. to Parliament on June 5. Mr. Moroz said “All of us are trying to change ... the whole After the Berlin summit in June 1996, the Parliament could begin debating the SEOUL, South Korea — Daewoo pattern of thought which has dominated NATO decided to start negotiations with draft the following week — and would Telecom completed an exchange manufac- turing plant on May 27, according to com- the international politics of Europe for 50 Russia. However, Russian politicians simultaneously give preliminary approval pany sources. Named Dnipro-Daewoo, the years,” said President Bill Clinton on May were not in a hurry to deal with the to an initial draft of the 1998 budget. The factory was set up with a joint investment 13 as he hailed the NATO-Russia deal. alliance. In fact, last fall in Vienna, Mr. government and the Verkhovna Rada have of $10 million between Daewoo and the However, the “founding act,” rather than Primakov declared that Russia will not blamed each other for the record delay in Dnipropetrovsk Machine Building Plant on a binding treaty as Moscow had earlier rely on talks with NATO Secretary- adopting a budget, which Parliament ini- a 50/50 basis. The joint venture will churn insisted, reached in Moscow during the General Solana. The Russian tactic was as tially approved last December and returned out exchanges capable of accommodating 3 meeting between Russian Foreign Affairs follows: play on disputes existing inside to the government for revisions. The million circuits over the next 10 years. The Minister Yevgenii Primakov and NATO the alliance, especially with France. Parliament is to start its summer recess on exchanges will be exported to former Secretary-General Javier Solana leaves France proposed to decide NATO’s fate at July 18. According to the Ministry of Soviet republics and Eastern Europe as many questions unanswered. a meeting of the four largest members of Finance, the budget forecast gross domestic well as Ukraine. Only 17.5 of every 100 The group of tactically significant ques- the alliance with Russia. France’s position product at 100.4 billion hryvni ($54.6 bil- Ukrainians owns a telephone. There are tions includes: Will NATO deploy its was rejected, however, by small member- lion) and the deficit was forecast at 5.7 per- plans to expand the number of subscribers troops and infrastructure on the territory of states and the U.S. cent of GDP, compared to 6.2 percent in by 2 million by 1999. (Asia Pulse) new members if the necessity arises? What Then, in December 1996, France and 1996. It also forecast annual inflation at 24.9 percent, against 39.7 percent last year. will be the logistics of the decision-making Russia were informed that all negotiations Pope hopes to lead Church into 2000 process in NATO should it expand? concerning the future of NATO would be This year marks the longest period the bud- Strategically important questions include conducted via Secretary-General Solana. get has been delayed since independence in GNIEZNO, Poland — Speaking at an those regarding the fate of the republics of Russia entered into negotiations this year on 1991. According to Ukrainian law, a bud- evening service in southwestern Poland on the former USSR vis-à-vis NATO – first January 20. get must be adopted by January 1 of each June 2, Pope John Paul II asked his country- and foremost among them the Baltic states During the Helsinki summit, President year. (Reuters) men to pray for him so that he can lead the Roman Catholic Church into the next mille- and Ukraine. Another question of strategic Clinton has proposed the formula of three Moscow restates opposition to Sea Breeze importance refers to different visions of “nos” – NATO has “no intention, no reason nium. The service was attended by nearly Europe: the American position – shared by and no plan” to deploy nuclear weapons on KYIV — The Russian Federation has 400,000 people. The pontiff, who was on an Ukraine – is that NATO enlargement will the territory of new member-states. France not changed its negative view of plans for 11-day trip to his homeland, said his men- contribute to the unification of Europe after and Russia struck back, however, and NATO naval exercises off the Crimean tor, the late Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, had the end of the Cold War; the Russian stance declared that the signing of the Russian peninsula in August, despite the recent told him he would be the pope to take the is that the agreement reached in Moscow treaty with NATO would take place in Paris Ukrainian-Russian agreement on the divi- Church into the third millennium of happened against Moscow’s wishes and on May 27. This initiative was favorable for sion of the Black Sea Fleet, a Kremlin Christianity. On June 3 the pontiff met with will lead to the restoration of old lines of France, but it imposed strict time limits on spokesman said on May 30. “We see cer- the presidents of Germany, Ukraine, the division in Europe. Russia. tain anti-Russian hints in these exercises,” Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia, On May 13 Mr. Solana brought spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembski said, Poland and Hungary to commemorate St. Evolution of Russian attitude1 NATO’s last concession to Moscow: referring to the “Sea Breeze ‘97” exercises Adalbert, a medieval Czech missionary and martyr. (RFE/RL Newsline) Russia’s efforts to understand the strate- NATO does not intend to “establish that will include the Ukrainian navy. Russia gic plans of NATO date back to the pere- nuclear storage sites” on the territory of declined an invitation to take part. “We con- Demydenko out; Franchuk back stroika period. At that time nobody new members, “either through the con- sider the exercises to be counterproductive, thought about the necessity of signing doc- struction of new storage facilities or and they cannot contribute to the security of SYMFEROPOL — The Verkhovna uments between Russia (the USSR) and though the adaptation of old facilities.” the Black Sea region,” he told the press Rada of the Crimean Autonomous Republic NATO. Mikhail Gorbachev, then general After numerous consultations by Messrs. after Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s named Anatolii Franchuk to the post of secretary of the Communist Party, intimat- Primakov and Solana with Presidents arrival in Kyiv to sign the Ukraine-Russia prime minister on June 4, replacing Arkadii ed that the policy of “new thinking” and Yeltsin and Clinton, the NATO-Russia friendship treaty. (Reuters) Demydenko, who had been blamed for eco- verbal assurances of Western leaders were deal was concluded. nomic problems and faced repeated no-con- enough to prevent NATO expansion. After Bomber sale suspended fidence votes. Mr. Franchuk, an in-law of Anatomy of the deal the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, all KYIV — Ukrainian Defense Minister President Leonid Kuchma, had previously Eastern European leaders assured Mr. The NATO-Russia deal: Col. Gen. Oleksander Kuzmuk told ITAR- served in the same post. The Crimean Gorbachev that they would not seek • Creates a NATO-Russia Permanent TASS on June 4 that Ukraine has decided (Continued on page 15) admission into any “alien” security struc- Joint Council that will give the Russians a t u r e s . voice, but not vote, in NATO deliberations. In 1993 President Boris Yeltsin, after • Repeats NATO’s assurances that it has meeting with Polish President Lech Walesa, “no intention, no reason and no plan” to put FOUNDED 1933 admitted that Poland as a sovereign country nuclear weapons in new member-states, TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY has a right to chose its own allies. Two which will include some former Soviet An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., weeks later, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of allies (but it hasn’t pledged to never do so). a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. 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The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Sergei Mamedov, to the West with a • Sets out principles of cooperation in (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 secret mission to probe the parameters of crisis situations, joint operations, nuclear NATO’s inevitable expansion eastward. safety and other issues. Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz When Mr. Yeltsin learned about that mis- The accord isn’t legally binding, as changes to: Assistant editor: Khristina Lew sion, he arrived at a closed session of the The Ukrainian Weekly Staff editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) Collegium of the Foreign Affairs Ministry (Continued on page 17) P.O. Box 346 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (To r o n t o ) and sharply reprimanded Mr. Kozyrev. Jersey City, NJ 07303

1 This section is based on materials from The Ukrainian Weekly, June 8, 1997, No. 23, Vol. LXV Dr. Volodymyr Zviglyanich is a research the Russian media and personal interviews Copyright © 1997 The Ukrainian Weekly fellow with The Jamestown Foundation. with Russian politicians. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 3 FOR THE RECORD: Eurasia Foundation focuses on civic development in Ukraine by Irene Jarosewich er the individual. If you have good initiative, Eurasia Helsinki Commission will give you the framework.” JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Since the break-up of the “Several years ago, for example,” Mr. Deychakiwsky Soviet Union, U.S. involvement in Ukraine has been continued, “an organization would request money for a on Chornobyl issue directed through large-scale projects funded by U.S. conference. We would support such a proposal to build government agencies such as the United States Agency local networks, encourage the development of a civic Following is the full text of a letter sent to President for International Development (USAID) and the organization. When we would ask for a report of the Bill Clinton by Rep. Christopher Smith, co-chairman of Department of Defense, through U.S. contributions to results of the conference, we would be presented with a the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe international organizations such as the World Bank, and list of resolutions and demands of what the government (Helsinki Commission). The letter regarding the status through business investment, private foundations and should do. Now this same organization applies for a of the Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine was sent in voluntary organizations. grant to set up a series of small business workshops.” advance of the G-7 summit scheduled for June 20-22 in The Eurasia Foundation, established in 1993, One of the targeted initiatives, or grant proposals that Denver. received its initial funding from the USAID. Four years Mr. Deychakiwsky developed in Ukraine, is the Non- later, the foundation unites the resources of both the Governmental Organization (NGO) Public Awareness Dear Mr. President: public and private sectors and fills the niche between Program. In order to both encourage the development of large public projects, private business investment and In a recent meeting with President [Leonid] Kuchma an independent media and support civic organizations in humanitarian aid. Eurasia’s mandate is to focus on civic the oblasts, local print and broadcast media organizations of Ukraine, I raised a series of issues regarding the development in all the former republics of the Soviet were invited to produce a program or write articles about Chornobyl nuclear power plant and the ongoing health Union, to seek out and support projects that will stimu- effects of the 1986 explosion. I urge you to ensure that late grass-roots political and economic involvement, and the work of the local civic sector. A jury will evaluate leaders of the G-7 recognize this issue as a priority. in effect change how citizens of these countries view the submissions (more than 150 are expected), and the Last April, on the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl themselves and their governments. top 30 journalists will participate in a two-week study nuclear disaster, the commission heard compelling tes- The foundation’s operating style is to respond quickly to tour in the West. Their media institution will receive a timony from experts regarding the extensive health and grant proposals, and it solicits funding for its projects from development grant. The top 30 will receive funding to other consequences of Chornobyl. I also introduced H. both the public and private sectors. Grants range from produce another round of programming from which Con. Res. 167 which unanimously passed the House $5,000 to more than $100,000, and this funding level does three winners will be chosen next year. Eurasia has and called for continued U.S. assistance providing not require the grant recipient to have the sophistication received funding from Canada, Germany, the medical relief, humanitarian assistance, social impact necessary to manage a multi-million dollar project. Netherlands and the U.S. for this 15-month program, planning and hospital development for Ukraine, Meeting six times a year, the Eurasia Foundation’s including $200,000 from the U.S.-based Mott Belarus and Russia (i.e., those states most affected by advisors in Ukraine annually review more than 300 Foundation. Chornobyl). The resolution also called upon the U.S. to unsolicited grant proposals received in the foundation’s As part of the funding strategy in the Media Viability support the process of closing the Chornobyl nuclear offices in Washington and Kyiv. This policy of review- Program, one of Eurasia’s foundation-directed pro- power plant in an expeditious manner as envisioned by ing proposals frequently means that unlike most founda- grams, recipients do not receive grants, but a combina- the December 20, 1995, Ukraine-G-7 Memorandum of tions that review grant proposals only one or two times tion of “hard” or “soft” loans. These loans are given to U n d e r s t a n d i n g . a year, Eurasia can respond with flexibility to changing media organizations to help them develop a revenue I understand that the negotiations between Ukraine conditions in the field. Proposals come from applicants stream independent of government support. The money and Western donors about the closure of Chornobyl are in the U.S. who want to work in Ukraine, as well as paid back can than be used to help other media organi- experiencing difficulties. Furthermore, safety standards from applicants in Ukraine. zations. Besides providing support for an independent in Ukraine’s nuclear power plants suffer as a result of Within the group of field grants, besides the “open media, the loan strategy is a “strong, disciplinary fac- critical funding shortages which affect even routine pre- door” policy of accepting unsolicited proposals, Eurasia tor,” according to Ms. Salz, since money in the form of ventive maintenance. Ukraine’s environment minister, also develops “targeted initiatives,” grant competitions a loan decreases the chances that the money will be uti- Yurii Kostenko, in an April 8 address to the Ukrainian for a specific proposal developed by the foundation for lized ineffectively. Parliament characterized the safety situation in the which most applicants are solicited and asked to com- According to Ms. Salz, Eurasia staff and advisors plants as “unsatisfactory.” In a recent letter to The pete for funds. A separate grant category is the understand that many of the organizations it works with Economist, Minister Kostenko asserted: “In the current Partnership Programs, projects for which a grantee from are still on the steep upside of a learning curve, trying to economic climate, Ukraine is simply incapable of clos- Ukraine is paired up with a grantee organization from survive amid dramatic political and economic changes. ing Chornobyl without external technical and financial the U.S. She advocates patience and a long-term perspective. support.” He also expressed concern over the willing- Besides grants, the foundation also has several “foun- “Continuing to work at the grass-roots level is essential ness of the West to fulfill the commitments undertaken dation-directed” programs that have been initiated, [in these countries]. No matter what happens at the top,” in the Memorandum of Understanding. developed and are being administered out of the founda- said Ms. Salz, “if there has been no work done at the local Mr. President, I recognize that the questions of how tion’s offices. level, changes at the top will be ineffective. ... Our goal is best to close down Chornobyl, and how to provide for Recently Nick Deychakiwsky, director of the Eurasia empower the individual, to take direct action, ... build confi- its energy needs, are not easy. Nevertheless, the situa- Foundation’s Kyiv regional office for Ukraine, Belarus dence and [encourage] people to use the power of the vote.” tion is critical, and Ukraine – as well as the rest of the and Moldova, and Karen Salz, a senior program officer Despite a great deal of negative press about Ukraine world – simply cannot afford another nuclear disaster. with the foundation’s office in Washington, met with recently, Mr. Deychakiwsky said he is “very optimistic” The continuing legacy of Chornobyl has had a devastat- The Weekly staff and provided an update on the founda- about Ukraine’s prospects. According to Mr. ing impact on Ukraine, and Western assistance covers tion’s work in Ukraine. Deychakiwsky, “the problems raised are true and real, and only a fraction of what Ukraine must spend to deal with The foundation established its Kyiv regional office in Ukraine needs to fix its problems ... it’s a waste of time, the long-term consequences of this truly global disaster. 1994, though it has been providing grants for projects in for example, for Ukraine to compare problems with other Therefore, Mr. President, I strongly urge you to insist Ukraine since 1993. Mr. Deychakiwsky has been work- countries and say ‘our problems are no worse.’ that the conclusion of the negotiations and progress in ing in Ukraine since 1990 and was with the Kyiv office Nonetheless, there has honestly not been enough time in implementing the G-7 plans are recognized as a priority of the Soros-funded Renaissance Foundation prior to Ukraine to form a separate leadership elite, a critical mass, agenda item at the upcoming G-7 summit in Denver. joining Eurasia. that is consistently and knowledgeably committed to “We don’t work on the macro level,” said Mr. reform.” He added that neither support from the West, nor Energy Ministry Deychakiwsky, “we work on the grass roots, to empow- pressure for change, should be reduced. cracks down on debtors The Eurasia Foundation Total Funds Disbursed in Ukraine to date: $10,089,758 Eastern Economist FIELD GRANTS: $4,019,395 KYIV — The Energy Ministry confirmed on May 26 Sample grants: that, effective June 1, it will cut off all electricity and • International Management Institute / Ivano-Frankivsk – to set up a center to print educational and heat supplies to consumers unable to make payments. informational materials on economic reform, municipal management, privatization, accounting. The ministry said that, under the new policy, the • Electronic Communications Capabilities Program – to improve access to, and knowledge of, electronic directors of enterprises and organizations that do not information resources (Internet). pay for the energy and heat they consume will “pay” in a different way. The ministry appealed to all debtor PARTNERSHIP PROJECT GRANTS: $3,550,363 enterprises and households to pay off back bills imme- Sample grant: diately to avoid having services cut. The only excep- • To create a public administration and policy program, as a joint project between the University of tions to the new policy will be hospitals and orphan- Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, and universities in Dnipropetrovsk and Symferopol. ages, prisons, combat-ready military facilities and resi- dences for the disabled and senior citizens. FOUNDATION–DIRECTED PROGRAMS: $2,520,000 The Cabinet of Ministers previously ordered energy Sample program: distributing enterprises to sign contracts with consumers • Small Business Loan Program – to provide small businesses access to capital on suitable terms through under which liens could be placed on property if bills go local banks, and to provide technical assistance to both the banks and the businesses. unpaid. Back bills are to be paid, in cash, under special agreements with the Energy Ministry. In a further bid to reform energy payments, the gov- For application guidelines, contact: The Eurasia Foundation, 1527 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, ernment said barter payments can be made only under DC 20036; telephone, (202) 234-7377; or The Eurasia Foundation, Kyiv Regional Office, 252133, Ukraine, licenses approved by the State Electric Power Kyiv, blv. Lesi Ukrainky 26, k. 506; telephone, (380-44) 295-10-65. Production Commission. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 Ukraine, Russia... Summitspeak: (Continued from page 1) increased military, political, cul- tural and economic relations Russian prevails between the two countries. In the by Roman Woronowycz document the two parties agree Kyiv Press Bureau on the inviolability of their terri- tories, and pledge to build mutual KYIV — Ukraine may have finally formal- relations on the basis of “non-use ly achieved recognition of equal standing from of force or threat of force, includ- its former nemesis with the signing of a treaty ing economic or any other on friendship and cooperation with Russia, but means,” and “not to conclude it still tipped its hat in deference to its northern with third parties any agreements neighbor when it came to what language aimed against the opposite side.” would be used during the summit talks. The treaty underscores compli- At virtually all official meetings, and ance with the United Nations invariably during private discussions, Charter and the Helsinki Accords Presidents Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine and and its subsequent agreements, Boris Yeltsin of Russia, and the diplomats and reaffirms adherence to the they brought to the tables with them, spoke Tripartite Statement signed by in Russian. Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi, the presidents of Ukraine, Russia spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign and the United States in January Affairs of Ukraine, explained to The Weekly 1994 and the Budapest that it was expedient. “During negotiations Memorandum of security guaran- Efrem Lukatsky every minute is golden. We didn’t want to tees given Ukraine by the nuclear waste time on translations,” he said. Presidents Leonid Kuchma and Boris Yeltsin congratulate each other on concluding states in December 1994. a bilateral treaty of friendship and cooperation. The director of protocol for President There are also statements on Kuchma, Mykhailo Denysenko, confirmed the development of free trade Udovenko. He used the phrase “fraternal relations” three that the two sides had agreed to use the between the neighbors, cooperation in scientific-technical times in his short introductory statement. Russian language so that “the two presi- development in the fields of outer space exploration, air- dents could understand each other.” He said, Many here speculate that Russia has become eager to craft and nuclear engineering, metallurgy, electronics, and cooperate more closely with Ukraine to lure it away from “What is important is what we achieved, not the fuel and energy sector; and establishment of informa- how.” NATO, with which the Kyiv government is seeking closer tion-cultural centers in Kyiv and Moscow. ties, although not membership. While visiting the Tomb of However, at the signing ceremony in Speaking to reporters as he saw President Yeltsin off at the Unknown Soldier on May 30, Mr. Yeltsin, even Mariinsky Palace President Kuchma made Boryspil Airport, Mr. Kuchma said, “This was an event of promised that Russia would defend Ukraine in an emer- his official statement in the Ukrainian lan- huge importance that opens a new stage in relations gency. The chairman of Ukraine’s National Security and guage, and the document of the treaty that between our two countries.” Defense Council, Volodymyr Horbulin, was quick to he signed was in Ukrainian. “Ukraine is a smaller country than Russia, but there are explain later that evening that the remark was unsolicited At press conferences, while introductions fewer politicians in Russia now who think that Ukraine can and that Ukraine had requested no security assurances. at times were in Ukrainian, the introductory be strangled by force and kept as a vassal,” Reuters quoted “Even though President Yeltsin may have had good inten- statements and question-and-answer periods the Ukrainian president as saying. tions, it was never requested by the Ukrainian side,” said were in Russian. The presence of the Russian Mr. Horbulin. press made it necessary to conduct the confer- Arrival on the seventh try ence in the Russian language. Again, a matter Many issues have complicated Russian-Ukrainian rela- of expediency over a matter of principle. After six previous failed attempts to visit Ukraine in the tions in the last six years, from Russian claims on the The only government official to even last two years, President Yeltsin finally made it on the sev- Ukrainian city of Sevastopol to the splitting of the Black allude to the irony of conducting official enth try. In Moscow before his departure for Kyiv, he Sea Fleet, to the status of the Ukrainian language in Russia affairs on Ukrainian soil in Russian, which explained that more than elections in Russia or his ill and Russian in Ukraine and problems of oil and gas sup- was forced on the Ukrainian people during health, it was the issue of the Black Sea Fleet that had kept plies, for which Ukraine is overwhelmingly dependent on hundreds of years of Russian and Soviet him away. “I could not come to Kyiv until we had an agree- Russia. There is also the historical aspect of Russia’s more hegemony, was Foreign Affairs Minister ment on the Black Sea Fleet,” said the Russian leader, than 300-year hegemony over Ukraine, the consequences of Hennadiy Udovenko. “Maybe we will con- according to Interfax-Ukraine. He explained that except for which is a Ukraine rightfully leery of moving closer than duct this press conference in Ukrainian. resolution of the Black Sea Fleet issue, the treaty had been necessary to its former “big brother.” After all, we are in Ukraine,” he said. After basically ready for almost two years. The treaty that Presidents Yeltsin and Kuchma signed far his press secretary, Mr. Yatsenkivskyi, Two days before President Yeltsin arrived here, his from settles many of the disagreements between Ukraine explained to him that no interpreters were prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, signed an accord on and Russia. For one, there is still no delineated border present, he went ahead in Russian. the division of the Black Sea Fleet, which has been a source between the two states. However, in the week before the In reality, however, the use of Russian is of serious friction between the two countries almost from summit an interstate commission was formed to solidify a not a big surprise. Ukrainian may be the the day the Soviet Union fell apart. border, which is expected to take a month. Also, Ukraine state language of Ukraine, but Russian is Finally having crossed all the “t’s” and dotted all the remains the only country on which Russia assesses a tax of still the language of choice for many “i’s,” which is how Prime Minister Chernomyrdin 20 percent on imports and exports from its territory. Ukrainians. It is still overwhelmingly used described final preparations for the big treaty after he had President Yeltsin assured Ukrainian government officials in the homes and on the streets of most signed the Black Sea Fleet accord, President Yeltsin and the before he departed that he would make sure the tax would major cities. On some days in the whole Russian delegation made overt efforts to express be halved. He called the double taxation “banditry.” Verkhovna Rada, it is heard more often dur- their pleasure with the historic occurrences in Kyiv. Upon For Ukraine it was the culmination of what can be con- ing debate than Ukrainian. his arrival at Boryspil Airport outside Kyiv, the Russian sidered to be among the most important several days in the Even at the Chervona Ruta music festi- president, looking fit although a bit slow, spoke of “break- past six years. On May 29, on the eve of President Yeltsin’s val, dedicated to Ukrainian song, the per- ing the big knots” in relations between Ukraine and Russia, visit, the two countries agreed to the division of the Black formers may have sung in the Ukrainian after which “the little and medium-size knots would fall Sea Fleet. Also that day Foreign Minister Udovenko ini- language, but backstage the Russian lan- apart.” As for his first visit to Ukraine since 1990, he said, tialed the Ukraine-NATO charter in Sintra, Portugal, with guage was far from scarce. The explanation “It is with great excitement that I set foot on Ukrainian all 16 ministers of NATO present. for this, although it may be understandable, soil.” These events were sandwiched by two other major is still hard to accept: it is easier and more Russia’s Foreign Minister Primakov emphasized the occurrences: an agreement with Belarus that delineates bor- convenient for people to use Russian; they need for closer relations between the two countries. “The ders between the two countries and one with Romania that are comfortable with it. Again, a matter of relations between our two countries should be more than was signed on June 2 that will recognize existing borders expediency over a matter of principle. neighborly, they should be fraternal,” he said during a and lands. Thus, Ukraine finally will have border and meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Hennadii friendship treaties with all of its neighbors. Getting Healthy... 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Arkan dance group, singer Olexandra Hrabova Auditing Committee conducts headline Fathers’ Day program at Soyuzivka annual review of UNA operations JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Ukrainian Arkan has been in existence since National Association will celebrate its 1988 and consists of the best dancers 13th annual Fathers’ Day at Soyuzivka from the Ukrainian Academy of Dance on Sunday, June 15. in Toronto. On the same day, after moleben ser- In the past 10 years Arkan has per- vices for the intention of fathers, guests formed before audiences in Ontario and will be entertained with a program of eastern Canada, the U.S. and most song and dance. Featured will be the recently Taiwan, which the group visited Arkan Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble last summer on its Far Eastern tour. from Toronto, under the artistic direction Ms. Stefura is an accomplished of Danovia Stechishin Stefura. Scott artist, instructor and student of Stefura is the group’s administrative and Ukrainian folk art. She has participated financial manager. in over 30 different dance groups in The vocal part of the program will Canada, the U.S. and Ukraine, either as feature Olexandra Hrabova, lyric col- dancer or instructor. This experience oratura soprano from Lviv. includes dance groups like Zirka, Shumka, the Ukrainian Festival Dance Company of Canada and Yavir of C a l i f o r n i a . The ensemble’s repertoire is extreme- ly rich and varied: Arkan performs tradi- tional and theme dances. Ms. Hrabova, soloist from the Theater of Opera and Ballet in Lviv, has been performing since 1993, upon completion of her musical studies at the Lviv The Auditing Committee of the Ukrainian National Association conducted its annu- Conservatory. al review of the fraternal organization’s finances and activity on May 3 – 7 at the In this short time she has earned many Home Office in Jersey City, N.J., and at the UNA’s upstate New York resort, favorable reviews from renowned music Soyuzivka, in Kerhonkson, N.Y. Seen in the photo above are Auditing Committee critics for her performances at numerous members (from left) Iwan Wynnyk, Stefania Hewryk, Stefan Hawrysz, William international vocal competitions, in Pastuszek and Anatole Doroshenko. major operas, where she sang lead char- acter roles, and numerous concerts and recitals. With her lyrical soprano col- oratura voice Ms. Hrabova has been cap- tivating audiences throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. Numerous UNA districts and branches have organized bus trips for the Fathers’ Day celebration at Soyuzivka. For room or meal reservations at the resort call Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641; fax, (914) Singer Olexandra Hrabova of Lviv. 626-4638. SUMMER PROGRAMS 1 9 9 7 Saturday, June 28 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – LVIVYANY 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by NA ZDOROVYA

Thursday, July 3 ~6:00 p.m. Hutsul Night

Friday, July 4 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by FATA MORGANA

Saturday, July 5 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – “VOLOSHKY TRIO” Banduryst OSTAP STACHIV 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by TEMPO, BURLAKY

Saturday, July 12 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – DUMKA CHOIR, New York VASYL HRECHYNSKY, conductor 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by VIDLUNYA

Sunday, July 19 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – Vocalists LUBA and MYKOLA 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by LUBA and MYKOLA

Saturday, July 26 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – Dance Ensemble DUNAI 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by KRYSHTAL

Saturday, August 2 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – Folk Ensemble LVIVSKI MUZYKY 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by BURLAKY

Saturday, August 9 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – CABARET – OLYA CHODOBA-FRYZ 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by LUNA

The Arkan Ukrainian Folk Dance Ensemble of Toronto. Saturday, August 16 ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – Vocalist OSTAP STACHIV 11:45 p.m. Crowning of “MISS SOYUZIVKA 1998”

David Stachiw and Yaroslava Zorych. In Saturday, August 23 UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Errata addition, the following information should ~8:30 p.m. CONCERT – SOYUZIVKA DANCE WORKSHOP RECITAL have been listed: Nick Diakiwsky is chair- Director: ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKY LVIVYANY Last week’s list of UNA organizing man of the Anthracite District Committee; 10:00 p.m. DANCE – music provided by BURYA achievements for the first four months of Stefko Kuropas is chairman of the Chicago 1997 contained several errors/omissions. District Committee; Stefan Hawrysz is a LABOR DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATIONS The following organizers were incorrectly UNA auditor; Longin Staruch is secretary CONCERTS, DANCES, EXHIBITS, TENNIS TOURNAMENT, SWIMMING COMPETITION listed as branch secretaries: William of UNA Branch 172; the name of the secre- (Details TBA) Pastuszek, Roman Prypchan, Anne Remick, tary of Branch 462 is Joseph Ferenech. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 Fact sheet TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY “Charter on a Distinctive Ukraine and Russia agre e NATO-Ukraine Partnership Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s visit last week to Kyiv — his first presi- dential visit to independent Ukraine after six previously scheduled trips and as The following fact sheet on the NATO- political independence of all other states. many no-shows — marked a highly significant milestone in relations between Ukraine partnership was released by the • Section III lists areas for consultation the two states. On May 31 the Russian president and President Leonid Kuchma White House, Office of the Press Secretary, and cooperation between NATO and of Ukraine signed the long-awaited, much-discussed Treaty on Friendship, on May 30. Ukraine. These include political and Cooperation and Partnership. security-related subjects, including the The treaty covers diverse facets of the problematic, sometimes acrimonious On May 29 NATO Secretary-General security of Ukraine, NATO-Ukraine mil- Ukraine-Russia relationship, ranging from military to cultural matters. But, most Javier Solana and Ukrainian Foreign itary cooperation and interoperability, importantly, via the document Russia, finally, has formally recognized that inde- Minister Hennadii Udovenko initialed at civil-military relations, civil emergency pendent Ukraine exists. “Ukraine is an independent country, and we will hold this a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in planning and support for Ukrainian premise sacred,” said Mr. Yeltsin, adding that Russia has no claims on any part of Sintra, Portugal, a “Charter on a defense reform. Ukraine. The treaty provides for mutual recognition of borders and territorial invi- Distinctive NATO-Ukraine Partnership.” • Section IV outlines the practical olability. The treaty signing came three days after agreement was reached on divi- The charter lays the foundation for the arrangements for consultation and coop- sion of the Black Sea Fleet, leasing of naval bays in Sevastopol to the Russian development of a strong, enduring rela- eration between NATO and Ukraine. fleet and explicit recognition that Crimea and Sevastopol are Ukrainian territory. tionship between NATO and Ukraine. It These include meetings of the North Mr. Yeltsin characterized the act as the beginning of “a new era” in bilateral is anticipated that the charter will be Atlantic Council and appropriate NATO relations, while Mr. Kuchma said, “This was an event of huge importance that signed in Madrid when President Bill committees with Ukraine, reciprocal opens a new stage in relations between our two countries.” Clinton travels to Europe for the NATO high-level visits and establishment of a The U.S. also welcomed the accord. The State Department said it “signals a fur- Summit. Ukrainian military liaison mission in ther step toward good normal relations between the independent democratic nations President Clinton congratulated Brussels. of Ukraine and Russia ... We welcome the fact that with this treaty each side reaf- NATO and Ukraine for their hard work • Section IV also provides that the firms its commitment to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” toward completing the charter since he North Atlantic Council will meet periodi- It should be noted that several warning signals, however, appeared on the hori- met President Leonid Kuchma in cally with Ukraine as the NATO-Ukraine zon. Speaking at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv on May 30, President Washington on May 16. President Commission to assess broadly the imple- Yeltsin promised that Russia would defend Ukraine in an emergency. Volodymyr Clinton noted that the charter represents mentation of the relationship and suggest Horbulin, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, explained a political commitment at the highest ways to further develop cooperation. The later that day that, “Even though President Yeltsin may have had good intentions, level and constitutes an important step commission will meet at least twice this was never requested by the Ukrainian side.” (Ukraine by now knows it better toward his goal of a secure and undivided annually. beware of “brotherly intentions.”) Perhaps this was Mr. Yeltsin’s way of saying to Europe. An independent, prosperous and • Section V welcomes and supports Ukraine, you don’t need NATO. Then came grumblings from Moscow Mayor stable Ukraine is key to building a more the fact that Ukraine received, as a non- Yurii Luzhkov who groused: treaties/shmeaties, Sevastopol is and will be Russian. integrated and secure Europe. nuclear weapon state, security assurances And, there were other gripes emanating from Russia — even after the signing of The charter provides the framework from the five nuclear powers when it the friendship treaty — about the “anti-Russian hints” in the NATO-led “Sea for an open-ended and evolving NATO- acceded to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Breeze ‘97” exercises scheduled to take place off the coast of Crimea. Ukraine relationship through consulta- Treaty. It underscores that NATO and In related news, two days after NATO leaders and Russia signed the tion and cooperation on issues of com- Ukraine will cooperate on adaptation of Founding Act on mutual cooperation and security, NATO and Ukraine initialed mon concern. It contains five sections. the Conventional Forces in Europe their own pact, giving Ukraine a “presence” in the alliance. In recent days there • Section I provides the context for an Treaty to reflect the changed security were other major developments in Ukraine’s foreign relations: a reconciliation enhanced NATO-Ukraine relationship. environment since the treaty was signed agreement with Poland (May 21), and border agreements with Belarus (May NATO and Ukraine affirm their intent to in 1990. They will also cooperate in 13) and Romania (June 2). broaden and strengthen their cooperation, developing a crisis consultative mecha- And so, it was a busy few weeks, as Ukraine ironed out its relations with all and to develop a distinctive and effective nism. its neighbors — large and small. The culmination came when independent relationship to promote further stability The charter does not provide any new Ukraine finally succeeded in having its largest and most powerful neighbor in Europe. NATO security guarantees to Ukraine, acknowledge its existence on the world map. Markian Bilynskyj of the Pylyp Orlyk Institute put it another way: “This is the first time we can see Russia • Section II details the principles on which under the terms of the Washington treating Ukraine as a foreign policy issue, rather than a domestic one.” which NATO and Ukraine will base their Treaty are available only to NATO mem- relationship, including the recognition bers. The charter allows the development that the security of all states in the OSCE of a crisis consultative mechanism and [Organization for Security and provides for consultation should Ukraine Cooperation in Europe] area is indivisi- perceive a direct threat to its territorial ble. It affirms common respect for the integrity. The charter does not restrict June sovereignty, territorial integrity and NATO’s ability to act unilaterally. 9 TurningTurning the pagespages back...back...

1878 Ivan Petlishenko was born on an estate near Marianivka, near what ACTION ITEM is now Kirovohrad. An actor of uncanny adaptability, he adopted the The International Nuclear Safety Program (INSP), which provides funds for safety stage name of Marianenko. After graduating from high school in 1895, upgrades to Soviet-designed nuclear reactors throughout Central and Eastern Europe, he joined the renowned traveling drama troupe of his uncle, Mykhailo Kropyvnytsky, and also is threatened. This is a major program for Ukraine. The Energy Subcommittee of the acted as stage manager for four years. House Appropriations Committee will be considering the issue in the next two He then hooked up with the populist peasant theater group led by Onysym Suslov, staying weeks. Constituents of subcommittee members are urged to write to their members with it until 1906, at which time he settled in the Ukrainian capital. He was a director at Mykola of Congress in support of the program. Letters should urge that the subcommittee Sadovsky’s theater in Kyiv until 1914, and in 1915-1916 he headed the Society of Ukrainian fully fund the $50 million request for the INSP. Arguments that can be used in sup- A c t o r s . port are: In 1917 he was appointed artistic director of the Ukrainian National Theater, founded by the • nuclear safety is an international concern; these nations have instituted political government of the Ukrainian National Republic, and worked with poet Mykola Vorony and com- and economic reform and are integrating with the West; poser Oleksander Koshyts (Koshetz), making a seamless transition to a more realistic and con- • the over-all program is a joint program with other G-7 nations and the recipient temporary genre. He also taught at the Lysenko Music and Drama School that year. countries; This period was obviously turbulent, but this did not seem to derail Marianenko’s work in the • the countries affected lack the finances and technological capability to improve slightest. He stayed on as the Hetman government dissolved the Ukrainian National Theater and the safety at their reactors without Western, including U.S., assistance; and formed the State Drama Theater in July 1918, and also after the Bolsheviks reorganized it in 1919 • the effects of another Chornobyl-type accident would be devastating to the coun- as the Shevchenko First Theater of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. try in which it occurred, to the other countries in the region, and to the international In 1922, he joined the legendary Les Kurbas Berezil Theater, again effortlessly changing to its environment. innovative acting style, and appeared in Berezil’s productions right up until it was disbanded in The members (and their districts) of the Energy Subcommittee are:Alabama: Sonny 1934. He also acted in films, such as “The Downpour” (1929); an adaptation of the Mykhailo Callahan (1); Arkansas: Jay Dickey (4); Arizona: Ed Pastor (2); California: Vic Fazio Kostiubynsky story “Fata Morgana” (1931); and a feature about the Haidamaka rebellions (3); Indiana: Peter J. Visclosky (1); Kentucky: Harold Rogers (5); Louisiana: Robert “Koliyivschyna” (1933). When Berezil’s founder was attacked in 1933, Marianenko spoke up for Livingston (1); Michigan: Joseph Knollenberg (11); Mississippi: Mike Parker (4); Kurbas, and yet miraculously survived the purges. New Jersey: Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (11); Pennsylvania: Joseph McDade (10); The next phase of Marianenko’s flexibility is perhaps not as laudable, as he worked with the Texas: Chet Edwards (11); Wisconsin: David Obey (7). Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theater, founded in 1935 out of the remnants of the suppressed Berezil It is especially important to contact the chairman of the subcommittee, Rep. Joseph and as an explicit negation of Kurbas’ vision. Until 1958, Marianenko appeared in various con- McDade of the Scranton, Pa., area. It is also very important to contact Reps. coctions by Oleksander Korniychuk and other socialist realist hits, as well as 19th century Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen and Visclosky. Western European classics. He also taught at the Kharkiv Theater Institute from 1944 to 1961. The address of members of the House of Representatives is: Marianenko died in Kharkiv on November 4, 1962. The Honorable (name) Sources: “Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theater,” “Marianenko, Ivan,” “Ukrainian National Theater,” U.S. House of Representatives Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vols. 2, 3, 5 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988, 1993). Washington, DC 20515 – Submitted by Eugene Iwanciw No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 7

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disinterest in my case. The cashier’s office Difficulties in Kyiv was in a different location than the place by Myron B. Kuropas which connected/disconnected phones and and discrimination they, as is usual in Ukraine, never talk to Dear Editor: each other. Despite my credit, the decision to disconnect me could not be reversed as There has been much said in the my telephone number had already been Radical son of the sixties Western media and in inter-government given to another person. negotiations of late about widespread What of reconnecting the telephone During the 1960s I often wondered what olutionary motives. The Left, he points out, corruption in Ukraine and the problems then? Despite my credit and their mis- it was that motivated the so-called New has a genius for re-inventing itself through Left, people like Tom Hayden, Jane Fonda, s l o g a n e e r i n g . of doing business there. Let me recount take, I was told that was out of the ques- Abbie Hoffman, Ron Dellum, Bella Abzug The corrosive effects of the ‘60s cultural my story which shows one example of tion. As a foreigner the cost for installing and other anti-anti-Communists. Did they revolution are still being felt, especially in the difficulties encountered in Ukraine. a line is $700 (private) or $1,000 (busi- really believe in their cause or were they the media and among academics. In May I returned to Kyiv after a nine ness). For Ukrainian citizens the cost is simply liberals doing what liberals do best: “During the ‘80s,” writes Mr. Horowitz, month break and stayed in my apartment. $300. The equivalent in Britain is around remaking the world into their own image at “PBS had run a series of propaganda docu- During my absence the telephone line $150 – regardless of whether you are a someone else’s expense? mentaries promoting Castro and his disci- had been cut off. This despite the fact British citizen or not. So, despite their Given their privileged existence and elit- ples as the wave of the future in Latin that I was in credit because in the sum- mistake, I am expected to pay $700 mini- ist stature in the U.S., why was it that they America. These cinematic tracts were pro- mer of last year I had mistakenly paid a mum to have my telephone re-installed. were so ready to condemn millions of duced by radical filmmakers who in the Two questions arise. First, how much phone bill twice. When I rang them to Vietnamese and Cambodian men, women ‘60s had made promotional films for the of this fee goes to the state, and how explain this situation last summer, they and childrenFaces to the Communist and scourge? PlacesVietcong and the Black Panthers.” much of it goes into somebody’s back said they could not refund me the money Were they no more than Lenin’s “useful The situation on university campuses pocket? Secondly, why are non- (approximately $80), but my account fools” or were they so enamored with their today is appalling. “The Marxists and Ukrainian citizens discriminated against? would be instead credited. “virtue” (“humanity’s moral vanguard”) socialists who had been refuted by historical Do Ukrainian citizens get discriminated Despite this credit, my phone was cut that they honestly believed they were events were not the tenured establishment against if they install telephones or rent off in the winter of 1996-1997 after the ordained to determine the fate of others so of the academic world,” writes Mr. hotel rooms in the West? phone bill which came after I left was not that the world “would be a better place?” Horowitz. “Marxism has produced the paid. This phone bill was for less than the Taras Kuzio I wondered why it was that so many of bloodiest and most oppressive regimes in credit I allegededly had on my account Birmingham, England the radicals of the 1960s were Jewish? human history – but after the fall, as one wit (the bill was for approximately $40). Were some of them offspring of the many commented, more Marxists could be found When a Ukrainian citizen friend of The writer is a research fellow at the Jews who helped found the American Com- on the faculties of American colleges than mine went to the telephone station to Center for Russian and East European munist Party (along with Ukrainians, Rus- in the entire former Communist bloc.” The explain the mistake, there was complete Studies at The University of Birmingham. sians, Latvians and other East Europeans), result? Political correctness, multicultural- continuing the family tradition, or were they ism, Afrocentrism and radical feminism. an independent state? Later in the article different somehow, a new breed? Comparing his university education at Another perspective it appears that President Kravchuk apolo- The question regarding Jewish attach- Columbia in the ‘50s with today, Mr. gized for the few. If that is the case, has ment to communism was answered for me a Horowitz says that though he wrote papers on “Perspectives” Israel apologized to Ukraine? Has few years ago by Vivian Gornick in her from a Marxist point of view, he “had never Germany apologized to Ukraine? What been graded politically by my anti- Dear Editor: book “The Romance of American did the apology by President Kravchuk Communism.” “One of the deepest strains Communist professors.” Visiting campuses Andrew Fedynsky’s April 6 seek to accomplish? in Jewish life is the moral injunction ‘to recently, he found that “many left-wing pro- “Perspectives,” was confusing, and I The article by Mr. Fedynsky also states become,’ ” she wrote. “This strain runs with fessors gave one-sided presentations of sub- wasn’t sure of its intent. Perhaps the read- that the European Jews suffered more than subterranean force through most Jewish jects, expecting their views to be parroted ers of The Weekly can join and add their any other people. What is this based on? lives regardless of what other aspects of on papers and exams. Students were graded own perspectives. Numbers? Organized genocide? If we experience and personality separate them. politically, and frequently intimidated from It is commendable that President Leonid address numbers alone, since the beginning Thus Jews ‘became’ through an intensity of expressing their own views.” Kravchuk attended the 1991 commemora- of the century to the end of World War II, religious or intellectual or political life. In The American Historical Association tions of the Babyn Yar massacre conducted Ukraine suffered more than any other the highly political 20th century they (AHA) was run by Marxists,” Mr. Horowitz by the Nazis. However, we must keep his- nation on this earth. It goes without saying became, in overwhelming numbers, social- contends. Am I surprised? No. The only tory in perspective. Mr. Fedynsky states that this fact doesn’t diminish the horren- ists, anarchists, Zionists and Communists. negative review of my book, “The only that it was “mostly Jews” who died at dous suffering of the Jews under the Nazis. The idea of socialist revolution was a domi- Ukrainian Americans: Roots and Aspira- that ravine. This statement leaves out a cru- Can we really compare Holocausts? Is nating strand woven through the rich tapes- tions,” was found in The American Historical Review, an AHA publication, in cial historical fact: it was both Jews and Ukraine’s famine holocaust any worse than try of unassimilated Jewish life.” 1992. Dr. June Granatir Alexander, the Ukrainians who were murdered at Babyn the Jewish Holocaust? Of course not. Each As for the New Left radicals, I recently reviewer, criticized me for my “decidedly Yar. Most readers may remember how the and every genocide experienced by discovered that while some could trace their nationalist perspective.” She explained: “By Denver community had to prove to the mankind should be remembered and stud- roots to the Old Left, they were not knee- ied. We must practice historical inclusion, jerk Stalinists. Some of the leaders were referring simply to ‘Ukraine’ without the mayor that Ukrainians were murdered in definite article ‘the,’ Kuropas confers a sov- large numbers at Babyn Yar. The not exclusion. “red diaper babies,” sons and daughters of The columns “Perspectives” by Communists, carrying their parents’ torch ereignty on the region. Celebrating expres- Ukrainians were proven correct and Babyn sions of Ukrainian nationalism and Yar Park in Denver now clearly states that Andrew Fedynsky and “Faces and Places” of leftist radicalism. At the same time, how- ever, they believed that the Soviet Union Ukrainian American ethnonationalism, the it was mostly Jews and Ukrainians who by Dr. Myron Kuropas are important to was an aberration, a blemish on their move- author expends tremendous energy counter- were murdered at Babyn Yar. our community; they provide an arena to ment because it wasn’t “truly socialist.” ing criticism leveled against Ukrainian Mr. Fedynsky goes on to praise exchange ideas and viewpoints. I hope The Weekly continues to publish thought- Much of this information came to me American organizations, especially in the President Kravchuk’s apology to the provoking columns, but more importantly while reading an autobiography titled 1930s and 1940s.” What she failed to men- Jewish people for “... many injustices in I hope the community becomes engaged “Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey” by tion, of course, was that criticism of Ukrain- our (Ukrainian) history.” It would be and becomes active participants in discus- David Horowitz. The grandson of a ian nationalists came almost exclusively interesting to know what that means and sion and activity. Ukrainian Jew, Mr. Horowitz was born to from the Communists, their Popular Front how far back we go. Is it an apology for a Communist parents. His engrossing and allies and the ADL, notorious for its left- few, or was it for policies conducted by Roman G. Golash very readable book is the story of his politi- leaning Ukrainophobia. Nor does she men- cal pilgrimage from a ‘60s radical to a tion the documentation I presented expos- Reagan conservative. As a radical, Mr. ing the defamation of Ukrainian nationalists To The Weekly Contributors: Horowitz had impeccable credentials. A as nothing more than Stalinist diatribe. Berkeley “free speech” activist, a former The ‘60s generation was influenced by We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clip- editor of Ramparts (the flagship publication many factors, but one of the most powerful, pings, letters to the editor, and the like – we receive from our readers. of the New Left), an anti-war activist, an Mr. Horowitz notes, was the “promise of In order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guide- early and enthusiastic supporter of Fidel eternal youth, a state of being that would lines listed below be followed. 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Mr. Horowitz demolishes the Potemkin vil- Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: lages that the Left erected to conceal its rev- [email protected] 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition: commentary and interview by Ika Koznarska Casanova Research Institute on the transliteration system and on how to present this issue. That is something we consid- CONCLUSION ered at great length. This is the second and final part of an interview con - With respect to the broader question, we understood ducted on the occasion of “The Glory of Byzantium” that the heart of Kyivan Rus’ was Kyiv, and we went exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in there for the loans that we wanted most. When Kyiv New York, March 11-July 6. agreed to lend, it was later that we went to Russia and The interview was conducted with Helen C. Evans, Belarus. We already had a basis for the loans. associate curator for Early Christian and Byzantine Art As far as we are aware, there are no problems with at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and co-curator of the provenance in terms of the political transfer of the “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition, and Olenka Z. works we borrowed. Pevny, research assistant at the Department of Dr. Pevny: We acknowledged the medieval state of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kyivan Rus’. We also recognized the three modern-day Given the uncertainties and controversy sur- countries that occupy some of the territories that formed rounding the subject of Kyivan Rus’ with regard to the Kyivan Rus’ state. the question of the origin of Rus’ and the issue of the Again, I think this was possible because of the disinte- common heritage of modern Ukraine, Belarus and gration of the Soviet Union, and again, because Kyiv was Russia, how did you deal with this potentially prob- the capital of Kyivan Rus’, so that we went there first. We lematic issue in terms of: preparatory work in your very much wanted works from that city to form the core dealings with cultural institutions and government of the exhibition just as in the first section, we tried and agencies in securing the loans; and, in terms of the successfully got loans from both Turkey and Greece to actual exhibit, for instance, the provenance of represent the core of Byzantium proper. objects on display and the essay on Kyivan Rus’ in We recognized the present-day boundaries of each the exhibition catalogue? state. Also, everything was transliterated from the mod- ern languages of the political entity from which the Dr. Evans: Dr. Pevny worked very hard and very suc- work was borrowed. So if an object comes from cessfully in getting the editorial staff to recognize the need Ukraine, the name is transliterated from Ukrainian, to use the languages of the countries that were lending from Russia — from Russian, and from Belarus — works to the exhibition as opposed to doing what would Belarusian. have been done a decade earlier when everything would have been translated into Russian and we would have In terms of art as heritage and part of a nation’s pat- dealt with the Russian Ministry of Culture. rimony, are there any disputed works that form part of And so, on a very simple level, she spent a vast the Kyivan Rus’ segment of the exhibition to which amount of time working with the Harvard Ukrainian potentially conflicting claims could be put forth? Dr. Pevny: Each country wanted to be recognized at “Mosaic Floor from the Desiatynna Church,” Kyivan Rus’, the exhibition and agreed to lend. We did not borrow Kyiv, ca. 996, St. Sophia National Architectural Conservation works whose ownership is controversial. For example, Area, Kyiv. the mosaics from St. Michael of the Golden Domes are The stone mosaic executed in several different colors of mar- borrowed from Kyiv and not the mosaics that have sur- ble is a fragment of pavement from the central crossing of the vived and are now at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Desiatynna (Tithe) Church in Kyiv, the earliest recorded mason- In terms of the provenance for many of the pieces — like the Ostromir Lectionary or the icon “The ry church in medieval Rus’, to which Grand Prince Volodymyr Archangel with the Golden Hair” — the provenance is dedicated one-tenth of his revenues. The church is an important debated in scholarship. We actually don’t know where testiment to the immediate impact of Byzantium on Kyivan Rus’ the works were made. We dealt with this by acknowl- following its conversion to Christianity under Volodymyr in 988. edging the two common sites that are acknowledged as The church was completed by Byzantine architects and possible provenance for these works. builders in 996 but destroyed by the Tatars in 1240. The floor “Temple Pendants and Suspension Chains,” Kyivan Rus’, panels were removed from the ruins of the church in 1824-1826 Have there been any changes or revisions in the 12th-early 13th century, Muzei Istorychnykh Koshtovnostei and subsequently installed in a new church constructed at the labeling of objects that form part of The Metropolitan’s Ukrainy, a branch of the Natsionalnyi Muzei Istorii Ukrainy, same site. When the 19th century church was dismantled in Byzantine collection in order to reflect recent geopoliti- Kyiv. 1935, the remaining two fragments of the floor were taken to cal changes in Eastern Europe, specifically the break-up The gold-and-enamel pendants and gold chains were found of the Soviet Union? the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. in two unrelated hoards at different sites in the Kaniv district in Reproduced from “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition catalogue Dr. Evans: We have added Ukraine to the works that the Cherkasy region of Ukraine. The pendants were found in a by permission of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. are from Kyiv. hoard in the village of Kniazha Hora in 1879; the chains were We have very few works out on permanent exhibit in located in a hoard at a site called Divycha Hora near the village the medieval section to which this question applies. of Sakhnovka in 1900. They were acquired by B.I. Khanenko We do have pieces from the hoard (a rich and rep- soon after their respective discoveries. resentative collection of Kyivan Rus’ jewelry) that Cloisonné-enamel pendants and beaded chains were often were acquired by J. Pierpont Morgan at the turn of the paired in the headdresses worn by well-to-do Kyivan Rus’ c e n t u r y . women, suspended from a diadem encircling the head. Will any scholars on Kyivan Rus’ be taking part While the arrangement and the pendants’ crescent shape in the two-day international symposium on and cloisonné-enamel ornamentation recall Byzantine head- Byzantium to be held at The Metropolitan Museum dresses, the details of decoration, design and technique clearly on May 23-24? identify these pendants and chains as Kyivan Rus’. The development of a means to mass-produce enameled Dr. Evans: We’re having an enthusiastic attendance gold temple pendants suggests a sizable demand for them in at the international symposium. There will be both Kyiv, corroborating the apparent wealth of the city and its role young scholars from the former Soviet bloc countries as an artistic center during the Middle Byzantine centuries. and the great old scholars. There will be a strong Ukrainian presence at the sym- Reproduced from “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition cata - posium — something which I think is a first — and it’s logue by permission of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New part of a growing pattern. York. v v Prof. Ihor Sevcenko will be giving the keynote lecture on May 25. Ludmila Miliaieva (professor at the Kyiv Armenian, etc., rather than from Russian, the way it Academy of Arts and a specialist on medieval would have been done a decade ago. Why did you Ukrainian art) will give a lecture on the late 12th to opt for the phonetically Russian form “Kievan” Rus’ mid-13th century Byzantine wood relief icon (“St. instead of the Ukrainian form “Kyivan” Rus’? George and Scenes from His Life,” which was discov- ered by Profs. Lohvyn and Miliaieva in a local museum Dr. Evans: In the compromises worked out through- in Mariupol in 1965). out the discussions in terms of not only of Ukraine but v v By the way, Prof. Se v ce n k o ’s books “ U k r a i n e several other countries, we agreed to go with the well- Between East and West”and “Byzantium and the known spelling of major cities, which is what the editor- Slavs,” and Prof. Miliaieva’s book “Ukrainian Icons ial department wanted. From the 11th-18th Centuries” are available at the At the time it seemed reasonable in part because the museum’s bookstore in connection with the exhibition. spelling within Ukraine was fluctuating as the transliter- ation was being worked out. And in part when we tried Transliterations in the catalogue, for both proper to send packages addressed to the Ukrainian spellings and place names, are from the languages of the par- the Fed Ex packages were returned to us, noting that no ticipant countries; that is, they are from Ukrainian, if they apply to Ukraine, or from Georgian, (Continued on page 14) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 9

DATELINE NEW YORK: Dancers and art by Helen Smindak

ABT’s Ukrainia n stars ing role in “Transcendental Études.” Mr. Belotserkovsky is appearing this The American Ballet Theater’s 1997 season in ABT’s productions of season, which opened May 12 at the “Cinderella,” “Coppelia” and “The Metropolitan Opera House, is enhancing Sleeping Beauty.” He joined American the careers of three Ukrainian dancers. Ballet Theater as a member of the corps Vladimir Malakhov, a native of Kryvyi de ballet in 1994 and was appointed Rih, Ukraine, who is performing in his soloist in May 1995. Born in Kyiv, he third season as a principal dancer, is was a leading soloist with the National appearing in most of the dances on the Opera of Bulgaria and the National summer schedule. He is in the company Opera of Ukraine before coming to the premiere of “Coppelia,” staged by Frederic United States. Franklin, and is doing lead roles in full- In her review of “Swan Lake,” which length favorites “Romeo and Juliet” and mentioned that both Ms. Dvorovenko “Swan Lake” and the revival of Kenneth and her husband were principal dancers MacMillan’s “The Sleeping Beauty.” He is in the Kyiv Ballet in Ukraine, Ms. billed to appear in three works that are part Kisselgoff called attention to the exciting of the company’s All-Star ABT program – performance of Mr. Belotserkovsky and “Tchaikovsky’s Pas de Deux,” “La Keith Roberts in the “Neapolitan Duet.” Bayadere” (Act II) and “Manon” – and in “Apollo”, part of the company’s 20th Festival highlight s Century Masterworks program. Folk arts, fine arts and culinary arts Joan Acocella in an review in the were woven into the 21st annual Wall Street Journal recently described Ukrainian Festival in New York, trans- Mr. Malakhov as a most remarkable forming East Seventh Street in the East Lvivski Myzuky prepare to take the stage at the Ukrainian Festival. dancer. “Everything about him is elon- Village into a Ukrainian bazaar during gated, sculpted, refined. Male dancers, the weekend of May 16-18. The festive tive style that originated in the village of tone Stephen Stepan, from the Lviv when they lift the heel from the floor, ambiance was heightened by stage shows Petrykivka in eastern Ukraine. In the Opera Theater, and his accompanist, generally rise onto half point, that is, featuring dance ensembles, singers and U.S. on a one-month visit, he has been composer Bohdan Yanivsky of Kyiv. onto the ball of the foot. Mr. Malakhov musicians, with many festival-goers exhibiting and illustrating Petrykivka art Making their festival debut were mezzo- rises onto three-quarter point; he stands attired in embroidered shirts and some in in Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. soprano Ivanna Taratula, guitarist/poet on the base of his toes.” full Ukrainian folk dress. The ladies of St. George’s Church and Victor Samokhval and a four-man vocal Miss Acocella regards his big jump – Folk arts were shown by artisans like Ukrainian National Women’s League of group from Lviv called Lvivski Muzyky, the simple grand jete – as his best step: Easter egg expert Sofia Zielyk of New America branches took care of the culi- now touring the U.S. “When he jumps, you barely see the York and bead-work artist Sister Josaphat nary department (and fair-goers’ Other vocalists who charmed the audi- launch, the change of conditions between of the Order of St. Basil the Great, while appetites) by offering a Ukrainian menu ence were Anna Baczynska, Andriy earth and air. And once in the air, he fine arts were displayed by decorative that included tasty Ukrainian borsch, Tscherniak, Laryssa Magun-Huryn, floats like a hang glider.” painter Andriy Pikush of Dnipropetrovsk, holubtsi, varenyky topped with fried Roman Tsymbala and Andriy During ABT’s opening week, Mr. Ukraine, antique-silver jewelry master onions, kovbasa with kapusta (sausages Solodenko. Miss Baczynska was the pro- Malakhov and Irina Dvorovenko of Liubart Lishchynsky, and painters Daria with sauerkraut), nalysnyky (crepes) gram director, with Ulana Kekish and Kyiv, who joined ABT as a member of Naumko of Lviv, Petro Rybchuk and with sour cream, and a variety of pastries Ivanna Mazur serving as announcers and the corps de ballet in 1996, were paired Valeriy Skrypka of Kyiv. Mr. to team with coffee. Members of the pianist Oksana Lykhovy providing in “Swan Lake.” Lishchynsky’s and Mr. Skrypka’s works Ukrainian American Youth Association accompaniment for singers. Anna Kisselgoff’s review in The New were shown by the Chryzanta Kaminsky- (SUM-A) ran a small sidewalk cafe that Despite the bustle and revelry, three York Times, published on May 17 with a Hentisz Gallery of New Jersey. proved to be popular with many visitors. philanthropic organizations – the Orphans’ photo of Ms. Dvorovenko and Mr. Ms. Zielyk’s skilled handiwork was Stage presentations that set hands to Aid Society, Americans for Human Rights Malakhov in “Swan Lake,” called attention evident in dozens of decorated pysanky, clapping and toes to tapping featured in Ukraine and Ukramerezha – were able to the excitement that “radiated from the with intricate designs covering chicken, Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky’s talented to attract the attention of passers-by to their matinee’s idiosyncratic and riveting leads.” goose and ostrich eggs, as well as ceram- Syzokryli Dancers of New York and causes. Ukramerezha (also known as Noting that Ms. Dvorovenko’s first ic vases and dishes hand-painted with groups of her students from Long Island USA/USA – Ukrainian Student Odette-Odile performance “showed off a colorful Poltava and Kyivan motifs. and New Jersey (the youngest a 5-year- Association in the U.S.A.), which was dynamic and excellently schooled dancer,” Sister Josaphat showed an array of stun- old from the troupe in Newark, N.J.). launched in 1991 by Dr. Bohdan she pointed out that the dancer “did not fall Adding further excitement were the Oryshkevich with seed funding from the under the shadow of her elegant and melo- ning patterned neckpieces, called ger- Mriya dance ensemble from Hempstead, Ukrainian National Association and the dramatic partner, Vladimir Malakhov.” dany, each fashioned from hundreds of tiny beads strung onto threads. Long Island, directed by Petro Fil, and Soros Foundation, runs a summer seminar She continued: “Ms. Dvorovenko in Kyiv for highly qualified Ukrainian high entered with an extra-large jete, made Mr. Pikush, who demonstrated his art the children of St. George Academy, at last year’s fair, showed interested with traditional spring dances – hahilky school students who wish to enter college her mime expressive and used her high in the United States. extension to fine but not flamboyant bystanders how he paints vivid flower- – under the direction of Daria Genza. effect in her adagio and solo. She and-bird scenes using the highly decora- The festival’s guest artists were bari- (Continued on page 14) impressed the swan arabesques on the eye. In the Black Swan pas de deux, her natural dynamism showed her unafraid to plunge into the movement ... she whipped off perfect fouettes.” Mr. Malakhov’s performance elicited this acclaim from Ms. Kisselgoff: “As a classical dancer, he was at the top of his pure form. One had only to let the eye travel from his side to his pointed foot to see nobility of line.” Ms. Dvorovenko, who is married to ABT soloist Maxim Belotserkovsky, began her ballet training at age 10 at the Kyiv Ballet School. Joining the National Opera and Ballet Theater of Kyiv in 1990 as a soloist, she rose to the rank of princi- pal dancer in 1992. She has won awards at the Ukraine Ballet Competition (Grand Prix, 1987), Jackson International Ballet Competition (silver medal, 1990), International Ballet Competition in Moscow (first prize and the Anna Pavlova gold medal, 1992) and the Serge Lifar International Ballet Competition in Ukraine (Grand Prix gold medal, 1994). Her repertoire with American Ballet Theater includes Ganzatti in “La Bayadere,” Aurora in “Coppelia,” Odette-Odile in “Swan Lake” and a lead- Irina Dvorovenko as Odette in Act IV of “Swan Lake.” 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 Chervona Ruta festival of Ukrainian music rocks Kharkiv for 14 nights by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau KHARKIV – The well-known song “Chervona Ruta” may instruct that you shouldn’t search for the flower at night, but if you were looking for the music festival of the same name that was the only time to see it. Almost half a million people, mostly young adults, found the bi-annual festival of new Ukrainian music in Kharkiv this year between April 27 and May 11, where for 14 evenings performances of contemporary music took place only in the Ukrainian language. Two weeks later another 200,000 witnessed the finale in Kyiv dur- ing the celebration of Kyiv Days on May 25. The All-Ukrainian Festival of Contemporary Song and Popular Music “Chervona Ruta” is dedicated to finding and presenting the best Ukrainian musical talent. The competi- tions are held bi-annually in one of Ukraine’s eastern cities, where tsarist and Soviet Russification policies in the last centuries were most successful. Past festivals have been held in Donetsk, Zaporizhia and, in 1995, in Sevastopol on the bay where the Black Sea Fleet is located. This year Kharkiv was chosen because, as director of the festival Taras Melnyk explained, “Kharkiv is voting this year to make Russian the official city language.” He said that in Kharkiv the Ukrainian language is practical- ly not heard. “It’s as if it is not on Ukrainian territory.” Evening competitions were held at the Lysenko State Opera Theater where 260 contestants, representing 94 musical groups, performed at concerts open to the public. The final weekend of performances on May 9-11 drew more than 400,000 people over three nights to Freedom Square, the second largest square in Europe, to Radoslav, first-place winner in the pop music category, performs at the Chervona Ruta Festival. hear the 1997 winners and past champions perform. On Friday a huge crowd filled the nearly half-mile disco drum beat and picked up the tempo. Russian, “Kharkov, Kharkov.” long square, back to where a statue of Lenin still stands, Teen-agers from the Kharkiv area, who were asked to Mr. Melnyk, the director of the festival, said afterwards and enthusiastically greeted performances by past win- ners, including established Ukrainian stars such as Iryna volunteer as dance leaders for the final concerts on that he was not disheartened by that. He explained he real- Bilyk, El Kravchuk, V.V. and Skriabin. Freedom Square, added to the air of festivity. They izes that it will take time for the young people of Ukraine On Saturday the winners of this year’s festival were jumped and shook on platforms above the stage much to begin using Ukrainian comfortably among themselves. presented to a more reserved audience. The groups per- like the dancers on the long-running American televi- He said that what is needed now is to redirect the kids formed in all the popular contemporary genres: rock, sion show “American Bandstand,” getting the crowd to away from the onslaught of contemporary music from pop, dance and acoustic. Some of the music was risqué, clap and move to the music. Moscow. “It is a psychological battle we are waging to some was traditional, some avante garde. Also on hand were a pair of deejays who controlled the bring prestige to Ukrainian music,” said Mr. Melnyk. Many times the audience did not know how to react. tempo of the show and did interviews with the winners. In Today Russian performers and music predominate on Tiny Katia Chili from Kyiv, winner in the pop music addition, they acted as cheerleaders, prompting the crowd Ukraine’s airwaves and music halls, and on the shelves of category, wowed the crowd with her big voice. But to chant “Ukraina” and to acknowledge the excellence of music kiosks. Although Iryna Bilyk and Skriabin can be when co-champions, Radoslav, entered the stage the music that was being performed in the Ukrainian lan- seen and heard on Ukraine’s radio and television, Russian dressed more for a concert of traditional music, a smat- guage. Their effort backfired at one point late Sunday performers such as Filip Kirkorov and Anjelica Varum tering of boos was heard, which increased as the quintet night as the final performances were building a crescendo hold at least equal sway with the populace. “With no began with haunting traditional Hutsul harmonies. But it of music and applause. The two deejays began chanting money for Ukrainian musical performers, and with all turned to yelps of approval as the group interwove a “Kharkiv, Kharkiv” only to hear the crowd reply in Ukrainian radio and television almost completely owned

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A view of some of the hundreds of thousands attending the Chervona Ruta Festival in Kharkiv’s Freedom Square with a monument of Lenin in the background. by Russian businessmen, we are in effect continuing to took place in all the oblast centers and in Sevastopol in years past. Before the final concerts, Mr. Melnyk had Russify our youth with Russian-language contemporary Crimea from November 2, 1996, through February 9 of this estimated costs at around $1 million. music,” said Mr. Melnyk. year. In all, 2,587 participants took the challenge with the Chervona Ruta festival organizers would not reveal He said the point of the Chervona Ruta Music Festival hope of becoming the next Iryna Bilyk or El Kravchuk, the financial support given by the two major sponsors, is to emphasize the Ukrainian language. “Our main aim is who today are virtually household names in Ukraine. Coca Cola Amatil and Korona Chocolates, but did state to bring fresh names, a movement of young Ukrainian- Those who reached Kharkiv had access to the most high that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, after much language entertainers, to the Ukrainian youth.” tech sound, stage and lighting equipment available and were hesitation, funded the festival to the tune of 400,000 But not everything was Ukrainian about this Ukrainian given free room and board at the Kharkiv Hotel located on hrv. But when the concert hall at the Lysenko State language festival. Many performers who sang in Freedom Square. In addition they received free access to Opera Theater alone rented for 100,000 hrv, that can Ukrainian greeted and spoke among themselves in stylists, choreographers, arrangers, as well as free costumes hardly be considered substantial financial support. Russian. Ivan Lychan, press spokesman for the festival, and studio time to record their songs. Chervona Ruta esti- Mr. Melnyk said the high costs are unavoidable. “It’s was non-plussed when confronted by the irony. “You see mates that $1,200 was spent on each of the musicians who expensive to put on this type of festival. The production the problem that we face,” he said. “The kids find it easi- made it to Kharkiv, which Mr. Melnyk emphasized is still must be of the highest quality, or it is not worth doing,” said er to speak in Russian. They are accustomed to this.” much less than is spent on preparing Russian talent. Mr. Melnyk. “If the quality is high, then the prestige will be The Chervona Ruta festival, whose slogan this year was Although final figures were still not available, press there, and people will listen. It is the politics of image.” “Chervona Ruta, You Will See How Stars Are Born,” is at spokesman Lychan said the festival will have problems its heart a talent competition. The preliminary competitions covering their expenses this year, as has happened in Photos by Valerii Buriak and Nikolai Kovalchuk.

Singer Katia Chili with her pet snake. The rock group Dai Mami Pospaty from Bila Tserkva. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23

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No Ukrainians in ìÍ‡ªÌҸ͇ Ù¥χ ◊äÄêèÄíà” as the best goalie. Adirondack. Glancing at the Southern Conference, Home Improvement, Roofing, Brick Pointing, The Philadelphia Phantoms and Plumbing, Bathrooms, Electric Hershey not only dominated in the stand- one finds eight Ukrainians in the New Painting and Welding. ings as the AHL’s only 100-point teams, England Division, with the remaining five Fully insured. they also filled the all-star teams. located in the Mid-Atlantic Division. The Tel. (718) 738-9413 Worcester IceCats lay claim to the team Beeper (917) 491-6150 Center Vaclav Prospal (he’s a Czech), defenseman Darren Rumble and left with the most Ukrainians, with a total of winger Patrik Juhlin of the Phantoms four. Mike Maneluk was second in team were first-team selections and Peter scoring (70-27-27-54-89). Both Alex White was the second-team center. Vasilevski (48-821-29-84) and Nick “Our guys had a phenomenal year, and Naumenko (54-6-22-28-72) contributed to I’m proud of them,” said Philadelphia the IceCats’ third over-all league standing coach Bill Barber, whose club went 49-21- and 100 points. Young netminder Mike 10 to win the MidAtlantic Division over Buzak served as back-up, and served Hershey (43-27-10). quite well. Buzak played in 19 games, Hershey goalie J.F. Labbe was the winning nine, losing four, tying three. In first-team goalie and was joined by 972 minutes he compiled an outstanding Bears’ right winger Blair Atcheynum. .918 save percentage and 2.53 average. Defenseman Pascal Trepanier was Defenseman Steve Halko enjoyed a solid named to the second team. The only non- season as a defensive stalwart on the Can you answer “NO” to this question? Bear or Phantom on the first team was Springfield Falcons’ blueline. He didn’t Rochester Americans’ defenseman Terry score a lot (six points in 70 games), but “Have you ever had or been told you had any immune deficiency disorder, Hollinger. that’s not his job. Top draft selection Trevor Wasyluk (Curtis Leschyshyn’s including AIDS or AIDS Related Complex, or any generalized enlargement of Also on the second team are Hamilton cousin) was called up from juniors for one your lymph glands, or any test results indicating possible exposure to the AIDS Bulldogs’ left winger Ralph Intranuovo, match. Pirates found in Portland this past virus?” Kentucky Thoroughblades’ left winger Jan Caloun, Worcester IceCats’ defense- regular season included Rick Kowalsky man Jamie Rivers and Adirondack Red (11 games with seven points) and I f so, y ou can qual ify for life insurance, even if you’ve Wings’ goalie Norm Maracle. Alexander Alexeev (zero points in six been turned down for c overage el s ewhere* Portland Pirates’ dynamic right winger games). The only team in this division Jaroslav “Yogi” Svejkovsky (we’re not sans Ukrainians were the Providence The Ukrainian National Association offers a plan underwritten by the Order of sure if he’s Russian or a Uke) won the B r u i n s . United Commercial Travelers of America. Affordable whole life insurance up Dudley Garrett Award as AHL rookie of In the Mid-Atlantic Division to a ge 85! You choose the amount – $2,500 to $25,000 of cover- the year. A first round pick of the Philadelphia was the AHL’s top squad, age! Washington Capitals in 1996, Svejkovsky earning a whopping 111 points. One of If death occurs from natural causes during the first three years of the policy, scored 38 goals and 66 points in only 54 many enforcers here was Phantom Frank UCT returns all premiums paid plus 8% interest. After the policy has been in games. Svejkovsky scored seven goals in Bialowas with 254 minutes in penalties force three years, UCT pays the full death benefit regardless of the cause of 19 games for the Capitals, including an to go with 7G-6A and 13PTS. A true Bear on Hershey’s backline was death. If, at any time, death occurs as the result of an accident, the full death unbelievable four-goal performance in the Colorado Avalanche hopeful Wade benefit will be paid by UCT without regard to how long the policy has been in last game of the regular season. Belak, what with the league’s fourth force. AHL wrap-up highest penalty minute total of 320. In 65 games, Belak tallied one goal and I n C ana da c a l l T he U k r a i ni a n Na t i ona l Association at Here now is a quick look at the 21 added seven helpers. Right winger Jack Ukrainians who saw action in the ( 8 0 0 ) Kowal saw action in 40 games for Plan underwritten by American Hockey League’s 1996-1997 6 7 0 - Kentucky, getting five goals and 13 THE ORDER OF regular season: points for the Thoroughblades. The 5 4 6 3 o r UNITED COMMERCIAL Three Ukes found themselves playing in Carolina Monarchs brought in young the Canadian Division of the league’s ( 4 1 6 ) TRAVELERS OF AMERICA veteran NHL-er Drake Berehowsky last Northern Conference. Mark Kolesar was December in a deal with the IHL’s San Lf-Ad11 St. John’s third leading scorer with 22 *Plan not available in all areas goals and 50 points in 62 games. (Continued on page 13) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 13

joined by defenseman Dan Ratushny (44- Pro hockey... 13-21-34-32) and Wayne’s younger (Continued from page 12) brother Brent Gretzky (41-5-12-17-8) on Antonio Dragons. Berehowsky posted 2- the roster of the Quebec Rafales. Air Ukraine 15-17 with 55PIM in 49 games. Current Vasilevski, much traveled in 1996-1997, Florida Panther David Nemirovsky (27- got into 10 games with the Grand Rapids National Airlines 10-17-27-18) was off to a point-per- Griffins, managing a sole goal, six points game start in Carolina prior to his recall. and 43-three penalty minutes. No Ukrainian Bandits were caught in The Indianapolis Ice topped the Central Starting May 14, 1997 Baltimore in 1996-1997. and boasted of major contributions by two year-round solid Ukrainian performers. Minor league Cap breathes new life into IHL sensation (and major league flop) Dave non-stop flights Chyzowski finished 20th in league scoring, The International Hockey League had first on the team in goals and third in team 57 players earning $100,000 or more in scoring, totaling 34G-40A-74PTS and a ton 1996-1997, the first season of a six-year NEW YORK - LVIV of PIM’s (261) in seventy-six games. Ryan collective bargaining agreement with the Huska (80-18-12-30-100) was a valuable Professional Hockey Players’ Association. every Wednesday third-line left-winger. Goaltender Jeff Of the 19 teams, all but the Fort Wayne Salajko tended goal in one game for the Ice with continuing service to Kyiv Komets, Phoenix Roadrunners and and he won it. Two grizzly veterans skated Indianapolis Ice had at least one player in Cleveland this past regular season. Minor making $100,000 on an IHL contract. All Air Ukraine is offering the most league veteran and record holder Dave of Indianapolis’ players were on NHL con- Michayluk (46-10-15-25-18) and NHL vet- competitive fares to Ukraine t r a c t s . eran Mark Osborne (59-7-25-32-96) aided Orlando Solar Bears’ center Hubie the Lumberjacks’ cause. By the by, Mark For information and reservations, please call: McDonough was the highest-paid player, Osborne is one-half Ukrainian – on his earning $243,000. Scoring champion mother’s side. (His middle name is Rob Brown of the Chicago Wolves was 1-800-UKRAINE Anatole.) The Michigan K-Wings second at $180,000. The league’s salary employed two ex-Dallas Stars this season, cap was $1.4 million per team this sea- (1-800-857-2463) in the persons of right-wingers Pat Elynuik son. Teams over the cap pay a luxury tax (81-24-34-58-62) and the team’s leading and preliminary figures show 10 of the Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 656-9896 scorer while second in goals and assists, and 19 teams exceeded the $1.4 million limit. Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 632-6909 Brent Fedyk (9-1-2-3-4). A third Ukrainian, Unless revenues increase under a pre- defenseman Brad Lukowich (69-2-6-8-77) determined formula, the salary cap will made it a trio of Ukie K-Wings. The worst- decrease to $1.3 million in 1997-1998 and Air Ukraine in-the-league Fort Wayne Komets had left $1.2 million in 1998-1999. Larry Landon, 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005 winger Peter Ambroziak (57-15-5-20-28) executive director of the PHPA, said the New York, NY 10176 on their payroll. union had to sign the agreement to help Over in the Western Conference’s save the league from financial disaster. Midwest Division, the San Antonio For cargo shipments call to: Cleveland Lumberjacks’ owner Larry Dragons managed 97 points in 1996-1997. Gordon, chairman of the IHL board of gov- Joey Kocur (4-1-1-2-17) got a new lease on ernors, said previously he was concerned life here before finishing the season and Air Ukraine - Cargo about the long-term viability of the league. making it into the Stanley Cup playoffs Tel. 718-376-1023, FAX 718-376-1073 However, he said the CBA has done what it with the Detroit Red Wings. Drake was intended to do and has stabilized the Berehowsky (16-3-4-7-36) started in the 2307 Coney Island Ave. (Ave.T), Brooklyn, NY 11223 league and given teams a chance at success. Alamo city before moving on to Carolina In league news, Rob Brown of (AHL). No Ukes in Kansas City. Chicago won his third scoring title in Defenseman Paul Koch (41-4-8-12-34) was four years, though he had to hold off a steady for the Chicago Wolves. late charge from teammate Steve Maltais Milwaukee’s veteran NHLer Tony Hrkac UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. to do it. Brown had 36 goals and a (81-27-61-88-20) was top Ukrainian gun in league-high 80 assists for 117 points in UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE OF AMERICA the NHL: 12th in league scoring, sixth in 76 games. Maltais had a league-high 60 the league in assists while leading the goals and 114 points in 81 games. and Admirals in team scoring. Ex-Whaler Mike Maltais led the league with 27 power Tomlak (47-8-23-31-44) made it two Ukes play goals and had eight game-winners. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION in Milwaukee. The transplanted Manitoba Maltais was just one of two 50-goal scorers in the league. Las Vegas Thunder Moose assembled an all-Ukrainian forward invite all of its members and the Ukrainian community to attend a right winger Martin Gendron scored 13 line of Greg Pankewicz (79-32-34-66-222), goals in his last 10 games, including two second in team scoring and tops in team in each of the last three, to finish second goals, Russ Romaniuk (46-14-13-27-43) BANQUET to Maltais with 51 goals. and Wayne Strachan (316-10-16-26). Detroit Vipers’ goalie Jeff Reese set a The league’s second best squad skated honoring an outstanding Ukrainian community activist league record with a 1.87 goals-against in Long Beach and the Ice Dogs quickly average, barely bettering the mark of gained a loyal following. The Houston 1.88 set by Glenn Ramsay of the Aeros picked up ex-L.A. Kings center JOSEPH LESAW Y E R Cincinnati Mohawks in 1956-1957. Gary Shuchuk (55-18-23-41-48) two years ago and have not complained yet. Sunday, June 8th, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. IHL summary Defenseman Aaron Boh got into three games with the Aeros. Keith Osborne (61- Sheraton, New York Hotel & Towers Following is a synopsis of the 15-13-28-45) skated for the Utah 7th Avenue at 52nd Street, New York City International Hockey League’s regular Grizzlies, the New York Islanders’ top season, Ukrainian style: farm club. The retired Clint Malarchuk, Donation: $100.00 per person There was perfect balance among Las Vegas Thunder’s assistant GM, was Ukrainians in the IHL. An exact 14 saw pressed into emergency goaltending duty RSVP by June 5th, 1997 to: game action in each of the two confer- on three occasions this regular season. UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. ences, the Eastern and Western. The Igor Karpenko likewise played three positional breakdown was as follows: games in the nets for Las Vegas. Dean 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021 five centers, six left-wingers, eight right- Shmyr saw action in eight games (24 212.288.8660 wingers, six defensemen and three PIM). No Ukrainian sightings in Phoenix. goalies. Three players also spent time in the NHL (Joey Kocur, Alex Vasilevski * * * and Dave Chyzowski). Three players We certainly continue to see more and split time with other clubs in the AHL more Ukrainians playing and having an impact (Drake Berehowsky, Alex Vasilevski and in not only the National Hockey League, but Bogdan Savenko). also the professional minor league ranks. Some Re: Mail delivery of The Weekly The top team in the league (122 66 known players of some Ukrainian descent points) and third best squad (111 points) played in the NHL, AHL and IHL in 1996- It has come to our attention that The Ukrainian Weekly is often delivered late, or irregularly, respectively, were the Detroit Vipers and 1997 Still more can be found in the East Coast or that our subscribers sometimes receive several issues at once. Orlando Solar Bears. Neither club fea- Hockey League, the Central League, the We feel it is necessary to notify our subscribers that The Weekly is mailed out Friday mornings tured any Ukrainian pucksters. Defensive Colonial League and the West Coast League, (before the Sunday date of issue) via second-class mail. leader Dave Marcinyshyn (74-1-9-10- the lower levels of professional minor league If you are not receiving regular delivery of The Weekly, we urge you to file a complaint at your 141) remains a valuable asset on the h o c k e y . local post office. This may be done by obtaining the U.S. Postal Service Consumer Card and fill- Cincinnati Cyclones’ defense. The afore- Indeed, Ukrainians are making a major ing out the appropriate sections. mentioned Savenko (14-2-1-3-4) was impression in the minor leagues! 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23

HERE’S ANEW, COST-EFFECTIVE WAY FOR YOU TO NETWORK engendered that response, because I think “The Glory. . . ” we’re both completely legitimate in the scholarly context and that we’ve also A Directory of Services (Continued from page 8) such city exists. respected the medieval culture of a num- I think that if the catalogue was com- ber of states that have made very impor- krainian B usinesses ing out next year, the new spelling would tant contributions to the history. U be stable enough that we would have Dr. Pevny: I think we have managed There are thousands of Ukrainian-owned businesses in North America. fought harder for its use. to put together the best exhibit of Kyivan Shouldn’t your company be featured in The Ukrainian Weekly? In any case, the issue was something Rus’ works thus far in the West with the we knew. We had made the decision to loans we have gotten. Every work in the stay with the old spelling. It wasn’t that (Kyivan Rus’) room is very significant DRUGS &MEDICAL we were not aware that there was another — ranging from the mosaics from the PU B L I C I T Y • AD V E R T I S I N G • MA R K E T I N G FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY IN spelling, but the argument of the editorial Cathedral of the Mykhailivskyi department that people would know the Zolotoverkhyi Monastery, to the HERITAGE VILLAGE old spelling and know the city, that if we Ostromir Lectionary, to the “Archangel BAZAAR BUILDING, SOUTHBURY, CT. changed to the new spelling which was with the Golden Hair.” ✓ GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO THEIR OORSTEP DV E R T I S I N G not yet known — that we would get that D 1 0 5 1 B L O O M F I E L D A V E N U E , Postscript: ✓ FAST & EFFICIENT SERVICE & Federal Express package back. 2 N D F L O O R , S U I T E 1 5 , AVAILABILITY Part of the problem is to make the Press coverage of the exhibition has C L I F T O N , NJ 07012-2120 information available both to the public CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-798-5724 A alluded to the relative unfamiliarity of Call Tom Hawrylko 201-773-1800 that’s aware of the history and to make it the American public with the cultural tra- 1-800-RX- accessible to those who don’t know the ditions of Byzantium as opposed to the nuances of the history. cultural traditions of the West. “The Dr. Pevny argued quite convincingly Glory of Byzantium” offers American Reach NEW YORK TO KYIV OR in her essay that Rus’ was not a simple audiences the opportunity to experience LVIV state. We have to start studying the mate- the scope and brilliance of Byzantine civ- $ RO U N D T R I P A I R F A R E rial in a much more sophisticated manner ilization. 3 2,0 0 0 I N C 72L U D I N G T A X E S * O N AI R UK R A I N E than past history books tended to give. By extension, general unfamiliarity with regard to Kyivan Rus’ is all the Is there anything you would like to VISA SERVICE TO UKRAINE more prevalent. Among journalists and Readers Of add? $70 scholars, one encounters repeated refer- DU N W OC OA D L I ELT F RO A R V E P L AB CU K R A E G A UE D E A L ! The Ukrainian Weekly 771-A YO N K E R S AV E , YO N K E R S , NY Dr. Evans: As a non-Rus’, I would ences to Rus’ as Russia and to the people For Just $24 Per Ad. VO L O D Y M Y R & LE S I A KO Z I C K Y like to say I hope the catalogue con- of Rus’ as Russians. tributes to a more intense study of the art In spite of the supplemental material 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 5 0 - 4 3 3 4 and culture of Kyivan Rus’, including the and documentation provided by the translation of major works from museum in conjunction with this exhibi- Ukrainian scholarly literature. tion, it seems old habits die hard. Also, I should like to expand a bit on For example, the exhibition catalogue the transliterations. When we started the refers to the 12th century icon “The Do you have catalogue, it was suggested we use Archangel with the Golden Hair” as one English for all the names of the sites of of the masterpieces of Kyivan Rus’ Kyivan Rus’ and of the other neighbors painting, and notes the difficulty of “lazy money”? of Byzantium whereas we’d be using assigning the work’s provenance to either French, Italian or German for sites of Novgorod or Kyiv. PUT IT TO WORK AT UNA!!! those countries. My office objected, not- In The New York Times review of the CALL ing that if one is going to use Italian Byzantium exhibition, titled “Embraced by names for Italian sites one should use Mystic Wonders” (March 14), the icon Ukrainian names for Ukrainian sites. “The Archangel With the Golden Hair” is In the end, we were constrained by the referred to as “a gauzily romantic Russian contract with the lending institutions as landmark” and the work is referred to in to how they wanted to be identified. So the photo caption as a “Russian icon.” after all of our debates, it turned out that The Wall Street Journal, in a piece some institutions filled out their names in titled “Heaven On Earth” (March 28), English while others did not. It’s not recounts how Grand Prince Volodymyr quite as pure a pattern as we argued for, chose the Orthodox faith over other but one of the aspects — the sites and faiths, and concludes — “And this is how languages were recognized. the Orthodox faith came to Russia.” The persistence of such misconcep- Dr. Pevny: I hope this exhibition rais- tions notwithstanding, one must hope es awareness of Kyivan Rus’ so that that the exhibition, which has already there is more of a desire to study it. done so much to clarify misconceptions Also, I hope the public and museum about Kyivan Rus’, will help remedy the curators realize that there is art both in situation and will contribute to an aware- Russia and Ukraine that’s worth exhibit- ness of Ukraine and its rich cultural her- ing, that it can draw in crowds and thus itage on the part of the general public. help popularize the art of Eastern Europe. And so, the directors and curators of Dr. Evans: And by extension, tourism. museums in Ukraine will not be disap- If people leave this exhibition excited by pointed, nor will their compatriots in the the art and want to see where it came from diaspora. — this helps the economy of Ukraine. The exhibit has elicited a strong and Dancers and art... enthusiastic response. (Continued from page 9) Dr. Evans: So far, it’s been very posi- tive and outstanding. Initiated in 1976 by the Ukrainian Dr. Pevny: According to the chief reg- Bicentennial Committee of New York, istrar’s tabulations, in mid-May the num- the Ukrainian Festival is held on the ber of visitors to the exhibition was at block of Seventh Street between Second 250,000 — which is quite a good and Third avenues that is the home of St. response. George Ukrainian Catholic Church and Dr. Evans: We’re very pleased with rectory; the Surma book store, a general the response of the Ukrainian community emporium of Ukrainian books, periodi- and appreciate their support in attending cals, art and handicrafts; and Brewsky’s the exhibition and lectures. Pub, a Ukrainian-owned tavern that spe- We very much appreciate the support cializes in beers from around the world because large attendance convinces the (Ukrainian beer was especially flown in museum that there is a perceived aware- for the festival, and bartenders in ness and interest on the part of the pub- Ukrainian embroidered shirts added to lic. Hopefully, it will also convince uni- the Kozak ambiance). versities that there are students who Since 1977, the fair has been sponsored would be interested in this field, that by St. George’s Church, under the over- there’s a need to hire scholars. all supervision of its pastors, the Rev. We’re delighted that we’ve been able Patrick Paschak and the Rev. Lavrentiy to present the exhibition in a way that has L a w r e n i u k . No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 15

a formal ceremony with NATO Secretary- N ATO initials... General Solana on July 9 in Madrid , where (Continued from page 1) Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic ANNOUNCING A BRILLIANT between the member-states of NATO and are expected to be invited to join the Ukraine. Although it carries the weight of alliance. Mr. Buteiko said that in accor- NEW RECORDING FROM UKRAINE dance with international norms changes the promises given within it by the leaders The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra of those countries, it holds no international can occur to a document between its initial- presents the second recording in its legal status as a treaty would. ization and formal signing, but he does not Mr. Horbulin said Ukraine is satisfied foresee this occurring. Music of Ukraine series. Rheinhold with the security assurances it has received, Gliers’s Taras Bulba Ballet Suite and but would have preferred the document Yevhen Stankovych’s Rasputin Ballet held treaty status. “We would have liked Newsbriefs Suite are featured for the first time on the charter to have had de jure status,” he (Continued from page 2) compact disk in this impressive new explained. Then with a smile he added, “I recording, conducted by the orchestra’s deputies’ decision awaits approval by the would have liked the document to read that American Music Director, Hobart Earle. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. (Reuters) NATO defends Ukraine from all threats on Both composers draw heavily from life, but that is unrealistic. But we would Russian cars now made in Crimea Ukrainian folklore and music in these have liked a defense agreement.” important works, which are seldom SYMFEROPOL — The closed joint- Because it is not a treaty, however, it heard in the West. does not need to be ratified by Ukraine’s stock company KrymAvtoGazServis has Verkhovna Rada, which Mr. Horbulin said begun production of Russian-designed Under the leadership of Maestro Earle, since 1992, the Odessa Philharmonic he realized could have been a problem — Volga cars, InfoBank reported on May Orchestra has completed triumphant concert tours of Europe, Australia, and 26. About 1,500 Volga GAZ-31029 mod- albeit one he had been willing to face. the United States. The orchestra was the cornerstone of the Chornobyl els are expected to roll off the assembly He also said the agreement differs from Challenge ‘96 concerts at the United Nations General Assembly and Kennedy the one Russia signed with NATO on May line annually. According to General 14. “It is different in character, substance Director Anatolii Lazarev, production of Center in Washington. Maestro Earle, the 1996 winner of The Washington and approach,” said Mr. Horbulin. “The Volgas with Toyota diesel engines will Group’s “Friend of Ukraine” award for his contribution to the country, is also the Ukraine-NATO document is one between begin in two and a half months. The plant first foreigner appointed a “Distinguished Artist of Ukraine”. entities that are forming and developing will also produce Hazel trucks with normal relations. The Russia-NATO docu- Toyota diesel engines. Nikolai Pugin, Compact disks from ASV Records, London, are available from: ment is one that delineates and smooths president of the GAZ plant in Nizhny over points of friction.” Novgorod, Russia, which makes the American Friends of the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma had Volga, said the Symferopol plant was one P.O. Box 3482 initiated talks on a special agreement of the most promising auto manufacturing Princeton, NJ 08543-3482 between Ukraine and NATO in June 1995 facilities within the CIS. He said he saw at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council no immediate threat in a plan by South Please send your check or money order for $17.49 in Brussels, at a time when Moscow and Korea’s KIA Motors to begin assembling (which includes $2.50 for shipping and handling) NATO were sparring over NATO’s plans cars at the More plant in Feodosia at the made out to “AFOPO”. Please specify “ASV 988”. to expand eastward. Mr. Kuchma said at end of 1997. KIA initially expects annual the time that Ukraine could end up as a production of up to 20,000 cars, with Allow three weeks for delivery. buffer zone between two military camps. long-range plans for a yearly output of He will sign the charter he conceived in 60,000. (Eastern Economist) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23

The Ukraine-Romania agreement, called Romania, Ukraine... the Treaty on Principles of Good- (Continued from page 1) Neighborliness and Cooperation, officially rec- Ukraine, had kept the sides apart. ognizes Serpents Island as part of Ukraine. In late February an agreement had been The two sides had been squabbling for years initialed by the foreign ministers of both over the strategic if barren cluster of rocks that countries, but less than two weeks later lies near the mouth of the Danube River at the Romania backed out, stating that it wanted border between the two countries. Vast to review the document. At the time reserves of oil and gas are thought to lie Romania’s Ambassador to Ukraine Ion beneath the island and the continental shelf sur- 1997 CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS AT SOYUZIVKA Bestreannu said his country “needed to bal- rounding it. The issues of mineral rights were ance the wording on some of the issues dis- left out of the treaty and will be considered within the next two years, the two sides agreed, TENNIS CAMP: SUNDAY JUNE 22 - THURSDAY JULY 3, 1997 c u s s e d . ” or the issue will then be brought before an For boys and girls ages 12-18. Instructor’s fee $75.00 per child Probably more so than Ukraine, Room and board: UNA MEMBERS $240.00/Non-Members $290.00 for full session Romania was pressured to settle the dis- international tribunal. Ukraine also denounced “acts of totali- Instructors: Zenon Snylyk, George Sawchak and staff. Limited to 60 students. putes by its desire to join NATO with the first round of new members expected to be tarian regimes and military dictatorships,” BOYS AND GIRLS CAMP: SATURDAY JULY 12- SATURDAY JULY 26, 1997 approved next month. NATO requires that including the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in Recreational camp for boys and girls ages 7-12 its members have no territorial disputes which Nazi Germany handed the Soviet Featuring hiking, swimming, games, Ukrainian songs and folklore, supervised 24 hr. with other countries. Romania’s chances Union a part of Romanian-controlled north- Room and board: UNA MEMBERS $160.00 PER WEEK/Non-Members $200.00 per week currently are considered slim because its ern Bukovyna, a region populated by many Counselor fee: $30.00 per child per week. Limited to 45 campers per week. economic development is lagging consider- ethnic Ukrainians. Ukraine further promised that it would not place offensive CHEMNEY FUN CENTER: SUNDAY JULY 27- SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 1997 ably behind its Central European neighbors, military weapons near Romania’s border. In Geared to exposing the Ukrainian heritage to the English-speaking Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. return Romania agreed to recognize the pre-schoolers ages 4-6, 2 sessions per day 10AM - noon and 3PM - 5 PM There are unresolved questions also of past existing borders. Registration/Counselor fee: $75.00 for parents staying at Soyuzivka human rights abuses. The agreement provides for the protec- If staying off premises registration fee: $125.00 Ukraine has stated that it has no desire at tion of the rights of ethnic minorities in both Parents staying on premises pay room and board rates accordingly. present to join the North Atlantic alliance, but last week did sign a charter of mutual countries. “Perhaps the most important arti- UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP: SUNDAY AUGUST 10 - SATURDAY AUGUST 24, 1997 relations with NATO. cle in the document is Article 13,” said Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced In an unusual and unexpected move, Ukraine’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Room and board: UNA MEMBERS $265.00/Non-Members $315.00 for full session U.S. President Bill Clinton congratulated Anton Buteiko at a press conference a day Instructor’s fee: $190.00. 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NATO agreement] is spiritually pleasant, Russia, NATO... it does not change the essence of the mat- (Continued from page 2) ter. I don’t see any breakthrough. Real Russia has insisted. But officials say it breakthrough would have been if NATO did not expand. Or if they say: that’s it, will nonetheless have political clout 4 because President Yeltsin and Clinton, no more members.” and 15 other NATO leaders, signed it.2 The most recent warning to the West came from President Yeltsin himself, who The document will not require parlia- in a TV interview on May 19 declared that Ukrainian Heritage Festival mentary ratification. Nevertheless, Mr. Russia would “reconsider its relations” Yeltsin insisted in a recent TV appearance: with NATO, set out in the agreement “We clearly see the binding nature of this signed in Paris on May 27, if the alliance document. Just as this document says, deci- gave membership to any former members Yonkers, NY. sions are to be made only by consensus. If of the Soviet Union. He continued: “Of Russia is against any decision, this decision course, we cannot forbid them, we cannot does not got through. I believe this is criti- go to war against them, but we can try to cally important.” assure a maximum of security for Russia U.S. officials brushed aside that asser- June 20, 1997 (6PM - 10 PM), in one way or another.”5 tion, saying it applies only to decisions by Opposition to NATO enlargement even the new NATO-Russia council, which after the signing of the Founding Act June 21, 1997 (1PM -10PM), will deal with such matters as joint peace- resides solely in the Russian foreign poli- keeping operations, conflict prevention cy establishment. The basis of this opposi- and combating terrorism. They said the tion is found in residual “Soviet” interests June 22, 1997 (1PM - 7PM) alliance has reserved the right to continue in re-establishing influence in Central making its own decisions via the North Europe and preventing a U.S. role in the Atlantic Council, its principal political area. Moscow’s “outdated” interests are organ, and other bodies on which Russia not surprising, given that the current for- on the grounds of will have no seat. NATO will not in any eign policy elite is composed mainly of way be subordinated to the NATO-Russia former Soviet leaders. 3 c o u n c i l . This body will consist of the Recent public opinion polls in Russia NATO secretary- general, the ambassador suggest that the majority of the Russian of Russia and the ambassador of one of people are not nervous about NATO’s St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church NATO’s member-states. Thus, Russia has decision to add new members. In fact, abandoned the idea of having two co- many have yet to form an opinion and c h a i r m e n . others have indicated that NATO enlarge- N o r th Broadway and Shonnard Pl. The Russian political elite’s position ment simply is not an issue of concern. The Russian foreign policy elite continues The Russian political elite still views the to claim that enlargement will strengthen NATO-Russia pact as decreasing rather the positions of those who are the main than increasing Russian national security enemies of the West. They try to cultivate FREE ADMISSION and as a desire of the West to exclude among the Russian people a fear that Russia from the European security system. NATO expansion poses a threat in the Viacheslav Nikonov, president of the form of foreign troops and weapons Politika Foundation in Moscow, asserts that deployed closer to Russia.6 a system of European security has been cre- ated from which Russia is excluded de- facto. “This is a very unstable system and, 2 Associated Press. after NATO expansion, Europe will be 3 David Hoffman, “NATO, Russia Agree more a dangerous, rather than less danger- to Pact Guiding Future Relations,” The ous, place. This is the main problem and Washington Post, May 15. 4 Russian “Vremia” TV program, May 19. major mistake,” said Mr. Nikonov. 5 John Thornhill, “Mr. Yeltsin Woos Another representative of the Russian Hard-liners,” The Financial Times, May 20. political elite, a longtime director of the 6 U.S. Institute of Peace. Special report U.S.-Canada Institute, Georgii Arbatov, summarizing points made by Zbigniew said that “although this act [the Russia- Brzezinski on March 5, April, p. 3. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23 UNA suspends dividend... (Continued from page 1) Association must merge this year. This merger entails high expenses; in this case the UNA must cover the shortfall in the UNAAA’s surplus, a total of $350,000. Many members of the UNAAA are mem- bers also of the UNA, and we have a moral duty to assist UNAAA members in the merger of our two organizations. In view of the proposed merger, all three fra- ternal institutions, the UNAAA, the UFA and the UNA will not pay their members an annual dividend. Though this year the UNA will not pay a dividend to members, we assure the membership that the UNA will continue to provide certain assistance and fraternal benefits to its members. 1. More than 2,000 members who are age 79 or older but continue to pay premi- ums for life insurance coverage will receive a fraternal donation equal to the amount of their annual premium. The due date of their payments will be posted to a year after their current due date. This means that these members will not pay the next annual premium. The grand total of all these premiums is more than $103,000. 2. All members of the UNA will con- tinue to receive the guaranteed interest on the accumulated cash values of their certificates. Each certificate guarantees the member a specific interest rate that the UNA must add to the accumulated reserve as long as the certificate exists. These interests rates are guaranteed by the certificates and each member can review this for himself/herself. In general, we wish to remind you that most members of the UNA benefit from many fraternal financial discounts and donations. The UNA collects only $41,000 from its members per year for the Fraternal Fund, yet the UNA spends more than 20 times as much on its frater- nal activities. We list several of our fra- ternal benefits: a) Nearly 8,000 subscribers of the Ukrainian daily newspaper Svoboda receive a discount of $25 per year on their subscriptions; this adds up to $200,000, which is covered for these members by the UNA. b) Nearly 7,500 subscribers of The Ukrainian Weekly receive a discount of $20 per year; this totals $150,000, which the UNA covers for members. c) More than 250 students receive scholarships for an average amount of $268, or a grand total of $67,000. d) Members who vacation at Soyuzivka get a discount of 10 percent during the summer season; this amounts to $25,000 annually. The UNA pays out $400,000 per year to financially support Soyuzivka. e) Approximately 170 persons per year receive payments of at least $50 from the Ingident Fund; annually this adds up to $10,000. To sum up, the UNA annually spends nearly $955,000 for fraternal activities. This significant sum does not include donations that we give to national causes and educational projects. We see that nearly half of all UNA members benefit from one or more types of fraternal bene- fits, financial assistance and savings. — The Executive Committee

Need a back issue? If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 19 Parma teachers Newark school inaugurates Science Club for Grades 1-3 honored during Founder’s Day by Katherine Kenney PARMA, Ohio – Students, parents, faculty and administrators at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral School in Parma gathered on May 16 in the Astrodome for the annual Founder’s Day Dinner sponsored by the Parent- Teacher Unit. Lisa Paschyn, PTU president, served as chairperson, as well as mistress of cer- emonies for the event. Following dinner, student winners of the Language Arts Competition deliv- ered their winning orations; students in grades 4 and 5 played several selections on their recorders and sang songs in English and Ukrainian. The Science Club at St. John the Baptist School in Newark, N.J., held its first meeting on March 6 with Lesia Kuziw at the helm. As part of Teacher Appreciation Amid the excitement in the classroom, the children worked on chemistry experiments, recording and analyzing data. Even though Week, Msgr. Michael Rewtiuk, pastor the children were of various grade levels, their thirst for knowledge and love of science united them. The eight-week program and Sister Miriam Claire, principal, includes chemistry, biology, geology, health/fitness, astronomy, physical science and recycling. Mrs. Kuziw, who is the school’s introduced and recognized each faculty member as they were introduced by Mrs. second grade teacher, began the enrichment program for students of Grades 1-3 due to the overwhelming interest exhibited by Paschyn. Each teacher was remembered the children during science class. The school updated its science curriculum last year and, although initially the program seemed with a corsage, a plaque and a monetary to be fairly comprehensive, it has sparked increased interest among the students. gift in appreciation for her many acts of service throughout the school year. UKRAINIAN VIDEO TAPES A special tribute was accorded Esther Select from 32 different titles $30.00 each Lobur, school secretary. Mrs. Lobur will 70 different audio cassettes $7.98 each relinquish her duties at the school after 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE 1996 90 MIN. 14 years to assume the position of parish ‘HEY LITA OREL’ VIDEO 7796 secretary. HOLIDAY BOHDANA CHMELNYCKOHO Mary Hanycz, a member of the PTU PRICE $30.00 EACH and a former St. Josaphat School teacher, We do video transfers from conveyed the sentiments of the faculty and European to American staff members as each had expressed them and American to European systems. in writing. Mrs. Lobur’s talents and kind- Call or write for catalogue: Apon Record Company, Inc. ness during her tenure as school secretary P.O. Box 3082, Long Island City, NY 11103 were recognized and acknowledged. To close the evening, members of the St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral School PTU board for 1997- 1998 were installed by Msgr. Rewtiuk in S E N D T H E W E E K LY T O U K R A I N E an impressive candlelight ceremony. To order an air mail subscription to Marge Cambareri will serve as PTU president for the coming school year. The Ukrainian Weekly for addressees After the ceremony, Msgr. Rewtiuk in Ukraine, send $160 for subscription fee offered the benediction and intoned the tra- and postage costs to: Subscription ditional “Mnohaya Lita” (Many Years) for Mrs. Lobur. A standing ovation gave wit- Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, ness to each person’s love, respect and 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 0 7 3 0 2 . admiration for Mrs. Lobur.

TRACE YOUR UKRAINIAN ROOTS Genealogical research in areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv. Honest, reliable, and reasonable. American references available. We also care for graves in cemetries in these areas. Write for informa- tion: Vladimir Ostrovsky, P.O. Box 101, Donetsk, 340000, Ukraine. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1997 No. 23

SELF RELIANCE (NEWARK, NJ) Federal Credit Union PREVIEW OF EVENTS 734 SANDFORD AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07106 Saturday, June 14 Wednesday-Sunday, June 18-22 Tel (201) 373-7839 • http://www.selfreliance.org • Fax (201) 373-8812 BUSINESS HOURS: NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific LAKE TAHOE, Nevada: The Ukrainian Tue & Fri - 12:00 noon to 7 PM • Wed & Thurs - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM • Sat - 9:00 to 12:00 noon • Mon. - Closed Society is holding a lecture by Dr. Vasyl Medical Association of North America Lopukh, assistant professor of economics, will be hosting its 34th Scientific Ternopil State Pedagogical Institute, who Conference and 27th Convention of will speak on the topic “Problems of the Delegates in alpine Lake Tahoe. Job Market in Western Ukraine.” The lec- Registration will begin on Wednesday ture will be held at the society’s building, night; the works sessions are scheduled for 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday mornings. A barbe- cue will be held on Friday night. The con- Sunday, June 15 vention of delegates will meet on NEW YORK: The New York District Saturday. In the evening there will be a Committee of the Ukrainian National banquet and ball. For more information Association invites UNA members, their call the UMANA, (773) 278-6262. families and friends to a Fathers’ Day cele- Saturday, June 28 bration to be held at the UNA estate, Soyuzivka, in Kerhonkson, N.Y. As part of BALTIMORE: A Ukrainian “Vechirka” the celebration there will be a group luncheon will be held as part of a sunset cruise from at noon followed by a concert at 3 p.m. A bus Baltimore’s Inner Harbor aboard The will depart from 98 Second Ave. at 7:30 Harbor Belle. The dance is sponsored a.m.; return departure from Soyuzivka is at 6 jointly by Branch 80 of the Ukrainian p.m. Round-trip bus transportation is $17 per National Women’s League, of America, person; luncheon: $13 per adult, $7 per child the Ukrainian American Youth Association age 12 and under. For reservations, to be (SUM-A), local Plast troupes and made by Tuesday, June 10, call Olga Liteplo, Selfreliance Baltimore Federal Credit (718) 854-6992, or Oksana Lopatynsky at the Union. Cost: $35, includes gourmet buffet Selfreliance Association, (212) 777-1336. and desserts; cash bar. Dance music by DJ. Seats will be guaranteed upon full pre-pay- Attire: nautical/summer evening. Boarding ment. Make checks or money orders payable is at 7 p.m. at the Inn at Henderson’s to: New York UNA District Committee; mail Wharf, 1000 Fell St. in historic Fells Point. payment to: Selfreliance Association, Attn.: Space is limited. For reservations and Mr. John Choma, 98 Second Ave., New information call Xenia, (703) 892-8091, or York, NY 10003. Sophia, (301) 854-2062. Environment Project Manager-Lviv, Ukraine USAID-funded environmental project is seeking an experienced project To ronto Caravan highlights culture s manager to oversee the site office operations in Lviv, Ukraine. Key responsibilities include administrative functions including accounting, via over 30 international pav i l i o n s contract compliance, personnel management and security; supervising a staff of 35 including engineers, economists and translators; maintaining TORONTO — Festival Caravan, 297 College St., which will present a retro- and ensuring productive, positive relationships with the USAID Mission, which draws on Toronto’s rich store- spective of Ukrainian life in Canada over host country government representatives and other donor organizations. house of cultures from around the world the past century, dating back to its earliest Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in management, finance, engineering or to showcase the entertainment and arts settlers in the west and noting the begin- the sciences. Ten years of professional experience including at least three attractions of various language groups nings of community life in Canada. years of successful management experience. Computer literate. Strong and cultural communities, will feature The Ukrainian program will feature preference will be given to individuals who (1) speak both Ukrainian and over 30 international pavilions located musical theater and Ukrainian dancing by English fluently, and (2) have USAID project, CIS and/or municipal throughout the Greater Toronto Area. premiere ensembles from Ontario, among water distribution services or other types of municipal public works pro- The festival runs from June 13 to 21. them: Kalyna, Vesnianka, Vesna, ject experience. EOE. This year’s festival theme celebrates Bukovyna and the Zaporozhtsi. Also the 500th anniversary of the landing in featured will be the Silver Bells bandura Please send resume, salary history and cover letter indicating your avail- North America of explorer John Cabot trio from Ukraine. ability to: EPT Project Office, 1819 “H” Street, NW, Washington, DC (Giovanni Caboto). Festival Caravan was founded in 1969 20006; Attn.: Whitney Sims Among the pavilions forming part of by Ukrainian Canadian Zena Kossar, a the Cabot story are the Italian Pavilion native of Arran, Saskatchewan, and long- honoring the explorer’s home town of time festival executive, vice-president Venice; an English Pavilion representing and CEO. Cabot’s point of departure from Bristol, Caravan Passports will provide unlim- PACKAGES TO UKRAINE his route as well as his tiny sailing vessel ited admission to over 200 shows the Matthew; and a Newfoundland- throughout the nine-day festival. The Italian Pavilion, marking Cabot’s landing pass for the entire festival period is $20. as low as $ .59 per Lb in Newfoundland 500 years ago. Children age 12 and under are admitted The other 30 pavilions — represent- free when accompanied by an adult. DNIPRO CO ing, among others, the Japanese, Finnish, Each passport includes maps and German, Portuguese, Egyptian, Korean, addresses to all pavilions. NEWARK, NJ P H I L A D E L P H I A CLIFTON, NJ and Asian-Pacific communities — will A festival guide, available in advance 698 Sanford Ave 1801 Cottman Ave 565 Clifton Ave feature music, dance arts and crafts, as of the festival, lists showtimes, maps and well as special exhibits. transit information. Tel. 201-373-8783 Tel. 215-728-6040 Tel. 201-916-1543 A flagship of Caravan since the incep- For specific information on special *Pick up service available tion of the festival, is the Kyiv Ukrainian programs, pavilions and passports call Pavilion at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, InfoCaravan, (416) 977-0466.

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