www.ukrweekly.com

INSIDE: • News analysis: The gas tango – page 4. • UUARC helps flood-ravaged areas of Ukraine – page 8. • Commemorations of the Holodomor – pages 9-11.

THE PublishedU byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal Wnon-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVI No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 $1/$2 in Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko acts to improve ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Tymoshenko relations with Russian government and her bloc try to delay the process by Zenon Zawada reporter posed a question that made her by Zenon Zawada the Verkhovna Rada earlier this month, he Kyiv Press Bureau uncomfortable. Kyiv Press Bureau must sign a presidential decree allowing it Asked when and in what conditions to reconvene and pass the budget amend- This is the first article in a two-part she last met with Viktor Medvedchuk, the KYIV – The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc is ment. waging an aggressive campaign, employ- series on Prime Minister Yulia right-hand man of former President Meanwhile, Tymoshenko Bloc deputies ing brazenly violent tactics, to overturn Tymoshenko’s enhanced relations with Leonid Kuchma believed to have helped resorted to violence in undermining the President Viktor Yushchenko’s decree to the government of the Russian rejuvenate Ms. Tymoshenko’s relations courts in order to protect the October 10 Federation. dismiss Parliament and hold a pre-term ruling by the Kyiv District Administrative with the Kremlin, the prime minister cut election, or delay it as much as possible. off her October 12 interview on the Inter Court that overturned the president’s decree KYIV – It was a rare occasion for “December 7 is a date far ahead of the dismissing Parliament and setting the elec- New Year (holiday)... but by blocking the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. A (Continued on page 5) tion. start of the election process, the After the Presidential Secretariat filed an Tymoshenko Bloc is doing everything to appeal with the Kyiv Appellate draw it closer,” said Maryna Stavniichuk, an assistant chair at the Presidential Administrative Court the next day, a herd Secretariat. of Tymoshenko Bloc deputies led by Valerii The Cabinet of Ministers, controlled by Pysarenko stormed the office of Appellate the Tymoshenko Bloc, voted on October (Continued on page 19) 14 to ignore a presidential decree that ordered financing for the election from the state budget’s reserve fund, claiming that would be unconstitutional and demanding the funds be used to alleviate the nation’s Holodomor remembered financial crisis. “The state budget’s reserve fund is des- in Russian capital despite ignated to combat emergency situations which happen in the country, and the gov- ernment can’t use half a billion [hryvnia] to government interference finance someone’s latest fancies,” Ms. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine’s Embassy Tymoshenko told reporters. “We are sup- in Russia honored the memory of the mil- posed to finance repairing the damage from lions of victims of the Famine-Genocide of floods, and not the flood itself.” 1932-1933 as part of the International Two days later, the Cabinet voted to UNIAN/Oleksander Prokopenko Holodomor Remembrance Flame project. approve an amended 2008 budget to Commemorations in Russia of the Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko shakes the hand of Russian Prime finance the election, at an estimated cost of Holodomor’s 75th anniversary were planned Minister Vladimir Putin after signing a memorandum on natural gas cooperation in about $83 million, forwarding it to the to be held on a much larger scale. However, Novo-Ogaryovo between their respective governments. Ms. Tymoshenko has allied Parliament for ratification. Russian authorities pressured Ukrainian herself with the Russian leadership in her domestic political war. Since Mr. Yushchenko had dismissed activists in various parts of the country to cancel planned events, including those asso- ciated with the arrival of the Holodomor Remembrance Flame, which had traveled to Ukrainian Catholic University holds its first fund-raiser in Ukraine 29 countries before reaching Russia. According to the Ukrainian World Congress, by Zenon Zawada events slated for Orenburg, Tumen, Ufa, St. Kyiv Press Bureau Petersburg and Krasnodar had to be can- KYIV – Setting a new precedent for higher celled. education in the country, Ukrainian Catholic At the Embassy ceremony in Moscow, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Russia Kostiantyn University (UCU) hosted its first fund-raising Gryshchenko said that the tragic events of banquet in Ukraine on October 11, raising more the Holodomor remain not only in the mem- than $100,000. ory of millions of Ukrainians, but also in the Among those in attendance were First Lady memory of Russians, Greeks, Germans and of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko, Patriarch other nations that found themselves in the Lubomyr Husar, UCU Rector Borys Guziak, disaster area created by the totalitarian Lay Pontifical Council Secretary Josef Clemens, regime of Joseph Stalin. Papal Nuncio to Ukraine Ivan Jurkovic, Kraft The Ukrainian World Congress issued a Foods Vice-President George Logush and ven- statement on October 13 in reaction to the ture capital entrepreneur Natalie Jaresko. Russian authorities’ action. “Prior to the UCU “is renewing the best traditions of arrival of the International Holodomor moral, spiritual and patriotic upbringing in Remembrance Flame in Russia, the Ukraine and is offering the possibility to gain a Ukrainian Embassy received notice on quality, contemporary and versatile education,” October 6 from Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Ms. Yushchenko, who mingled with attend- that commemorative events must fall in line ees for the banquet’s duration. “Our event today with the Russian position on the Famine or is not simply charity. It is investment in the be cancelled. Russia continues to claim that future,” she added. the Holodomor was not a genocide and that About 220 UCU supporters in Kyiv attended Zenon Zawada Ukraine’s effort to secure such recognition the fund-raising banquet, more than filling the Ukrainian Catholic University Rector Borys Gudziak and Bishop Josef is ‘a political matter that is aimed against Clemens, Pope Benedict XVI’s former personal secretary, addressed the uni- (Continued on page 4) versity’s first fund-raising banquet in Kyiv on October 11. (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Russian intelligence seeks Yanukovych first to open campaign agency reported on October 9. A source from a large advertising agency said that KYIV – Party of Regions leader Viktor the second largest buyers were the election to destabilize Crimea Yanukovych appeared on TV as soon as headquarters of the Socialist Party and the the president declared the dissolution of SBU collected intelligence on many People’s Party. However, they had nearly by Taras Kuzio the Parliament and called early elections attempts by Russian intelligence to dis- nothing to buy, since almost all billboards Eurasia Daily Monitor on the evening of October 8. Addressing patch Ukrainians to the conflict. had already been bought. According to Ukrainian voters, Mr. Yanukovych called On September 29 the Ukrainian Ukrainians were offered $200 to $500 per Ostriv, the PRU intends to buy 10,000 bill- on them to assess the activities of all poli- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) pro- day if they accepted the proposal. boards across Ukraine. (Ukrinform) tested against an appeal about Crimea Candidates approached by Russian intelli- ticians by their deeds. “Today people can made by the Russian delegation to the gence should have “specific training, easily compare real activities, mere prom- Yatsenyuk: election may be postponed ises and cheap populism,” he said. He also Organization for Security and Cooperation including in the field of subversive activi- KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman in Europe (OSCE). “Methods and dirty ty.” Russian intelligence targeted those compared the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada to a “bell that tolls for illusions in Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on October 15 that technology created in the ’90s of the last with existing connections to the Ukrainian he does not rule out that the date of the century are being used to destabilize the military, including reservists (www.mfa. society fading into non-existence.” Mr. Yanukovych said that the Party of Regions pre-term parliamentary elections may be situation in the ARC [Autonomous gov.ua, September 29). postponed in view of legal proceedings. Republic of Crimea] by fomenting sepa- The SBU warned Russia that it was is not interested in determining who is to blame for the collapse of the Orange coali- Answering journalists’ questions, he noted. ratist movements in the territories of the carefully observing these approaches and “Hypothetically, yes. It may be as one of former USSR... Such actions cannot be was initiating countermeasures (www.sbu. tion. “We are confident in our strength. We are ready to start reviving the country,” he intentions of these legal proceedings.” regarded as anything other than gross gov.ua). “Every attempt at recruiting (Ukrinform) interference in the internal affairs of Ukrainian citizens in foreign games will said. (Ukrinform) another state,” the MFA said (www.mfa. receive a harsh rebuff,” the SBU warned. YTB considers its next steps Yushchenko: elections will be held gov.ua, September 29). Russian intelligence had established and KYIV – Pre-term elections to the That Ukrainian-Russian relations are supported “extremist organizations” in KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Deputy Verkhovna Rada will undoubtedly be poor and deteriorating is increasingly Tiraspol, Abkhazia and South Ossetia; but Chairman Mykola Tomenko, who repre- held, President Viktor Yushchenko told a obvious from mutual accusations, counter- “We will never permit such activity on our sents the leadership of the Yulia news conference on October 15 while on accusations and insinuations. Russian territory,” the SBU stated. Following the Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB), told Channel 5 a working visit to Zaporizhia. “These political technologist Sergei Markov, a Georgian-Russian war, Ukraine purchased TV on October 8 that President Viktor elections will be held independently of Unified Russia deputy, described its first unmanned drone from the Israeli Yushchenko and Party of Regions National the tricks the prime minister and her Ukrainian-Russian relations for all intents Ministry of Defense (www.pravda.com.ua, Deputy Rinat Akhmetov had reached political force do,” Mr. Yushchenko said. and purposes as non-existent (www.prav- August 29). agreement on the holding of early parlia- He expressed confidence that a solution da.com.ua, September 24). Senior Russian military officers have mentary elections. He said that the YTB Even in the area of Soviet history the alleged that Ukrainians fought on the would not support bills needed to hold would be soon found on how to finance Ukrainian and Russian sides have diamet- Georgian side during the August conflict. snap elections to the Parliament. Mr. the election campaign. Mr. Yushchenko rically opposite views. The Russian Such claims about “Ukrainian nationalists” Tomenko said it is difficult to say whether stressed that the blocking of courts’ activ- Foreign Ministry gloated over Ukraine’s are nothing new. In the first and second Yulia Tymoshenko will remain as ity showed the significant influence by failure to find support for a resolution at Russian interventions into Chechnya in Ukraine’s prime minister. Another YTB one political force on the operation of the the United Nations to recognize the 1933 1995 and 2000, Russian officials and national deputy, Valerii Pysarenko, said judicial system and confirmed once again Famine as “genocide” conducted against media alleged that numerous “Ukrainian that the bloc had drafted all documents to the need to reform the system. The presi- Ukrainians. The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs nationalists” were fighting with the appeal in court against a presidential dent assessed the activities of the Yulia Ministry issued a strongly worded rebut- Chechens. The allegations revived Soviet decree on the dissolution of the Parliament Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) in the tal. Writing in September’s Prospect mag- ideological tirades against western and calling early parliamentary elections. Parliament and the courts as “a political azine, Arkady Ostrovsky said, “an old- Ukrainian “bourgeois nationalists.” “As far as further steps are concerned, we takeover and criminal actions against fashioned nationalism, in neo-Stalinist The nationalist group most often will take a collective decision,” he said. democracy.” He recalled that the costume, has become the most powerful accused of training recruits for battle Mr. Pysarenko said that the bloc could Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the force in Russian society” (www.prospect- against Russia is the extreme right UNA- make a decision to either participate in only institution in the country empowered magazine.co.uk). UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly – early elections or appeal against the moves to entertain questions about the constitu- Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko Ukrainian People’s Self-Defense). Russia’s by the president and his team. (Ukrinform) tionality of the decree on the Rada’s dis- has officially accused Russia of seeking to intelligence on Ukrainian nationalists is, in solution. “However, no one has gone to destabilize the autonomous republic of fact, outdated, as the UNA-UNSO disinte- PRU, YTB buy billboards the Constitutional Court, as they know grated in the late 1990s into at least three what the answer will be,” he commented. Crimea. It is undesirable that “the Russian KYIV – The Party of Regions and the groups. Mr. Yushchenko said the parties and blocs consulate in Symferopol distributes pass- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc have bought out One wing of UNA-UNSO that remained represented in the Parliament had created ports” (EDM, September 15). Meanwhile, nearly all outdoor billboards in Donetsk committed to its nationalist ideology Russian politicians, such as Moscow through December, the Ostriv local news (Continued on page 14) Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov, travel to Ukraine aligned with the radical opposition Yulia and call for uniting Crimea with Russia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) and the Socialist (Fokus, No. 38, September 19). Party at the time of the “Kuchmagate” cri- Mr. Ohryzko also complained that sis. The radical opposition led the protests FOUNDED 1933 Russia was attempting to block Ukraine’s by Ukraine Without Kuchma and Arise THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukraine from 2000 to 2003. UNA-UNSO entry into NATO by using, among others An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., things, the Crimean card. Russia also dis- members also acted as paramilitary stew- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. respected Ukraine’s sovereignty (Fokus, ards during the Orange Revolution. The Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. No. 38, September 19). UNA-UNSO was accused of organizing the March 2001 riots in Kyiv (in reality, Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. At a well-publicized press conference (ISSN — 0273-9348) on September 25, the Security Service of this was apparently a provocation by Ukraine (SBU) provided extensive details undercover Internal Affairs Ministry per- The Weekly: UNA: of attempts by Russian intelligence to hire sonnel to discredit the anti-Kuchma oppo- Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 Ukrainian citizens to participate in con- sition), and 20 senior UNA-UNSO leaders Postmaster, send address changes to: flicts in the Caucasus. The SBU gave were charged and imprisoned. Following The Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz details about recent attempts to hire their release, many of the nationalist wing of the UNA-UNSO, such as Andriy Shkil, 2200 Route 10 Editors: Matthew Dubas Ukrainians for the August conflict in P.O. Box 280 Zenon Zawada (Kyiv) Georgia. In August and September the joined the YTB. Mr. Shkil is still a YTB deputy. Parsippany, NJ 07054 The other two wings of the UNA- UNSO were co-opted by Russian intelli- The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com; e-mail: [email protected] Correction gence. They continue to be available for provocations by Russian intelligence in The Ukrainian Weekly, October 19, 2008, No. 42, Vol. LXXVI Due to a technical error, a correction attempts to portray Ukraine’s Orange lead- Copyright © 2008 The Ukrainian Weekly was misplaced in a sentence in the story ers (like their Georgian Rose Revolution headlined “Film ‘Vladyka Andrey’ aims counterparts) as “anti-Russian extremists.” to tell the story of Sheptytsky” The two co-opted former wings of the (September 28). The sentence should UNA-UNSO played a highly provocative ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA have read: “The film, with a budget of role in attempts to discredit the opposition just over $2 million, is being released candidate Viktor Yushchenko in the 2004 Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 and distributed jointly by the Ministry of presidential elections. Political technolo- e-mail: [email protected] Culture and Tourism of Ukraine, the gists close to Russia’s presidential admin- Maria Oscislawski, advertising manager (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 State Cinema Service of Ukraine, the istration (i.e., Mr. Markov and Gleb e-mail: [email protected] Oleksander Dovzhenko National Film Pavlovsky) worked for the candidate sup- Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 Studio and the Ukrainian Congress e-mail: [email protected] Committee of America (UCCA).” (Continued on page 18) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 3 The Holodomor 75 years later: The Mykolaiv Oblast by Zenon Zawada Kyiv Press Bureau The Holodomor KYIV – Though he’s spent 15 years in the Mykolaiv Oblast investigating the Holodomor in his native oblast of Mykolaiv, it wasn’t until this 123 population centers affected year that Prof. Mykola Shytiuk uncovered 122 known mass graves the most damning evidence that it was genocide, and not a natural famine as 39,562 known survivors still alive Holodomor deniers allege. 50,000 known casualties* Documents he obtained in January from the Mykolaiv Oblast State Archives *Dr. Mykola Shytiuk says this figure will revealed that during the Holodomor the grow to 250,000 as researchers continue Soviet government daily shipped abroad to prove the identity of more victims 70 tons of grain that was collected from the starving Ukrainian peasantry. From September 1932 to March 1933, vors had their testimonies documented, nearly 15,000 tons of grain left the port of he said, and many of them are included in Mykolaiv to destinations in Italy, France the Mykolaiv Oblast volume of the and Germany, among many other National Memory Book. European countries. Zenon Zawada Despite the wealth of records that sur- “I was stunned that as the mass of peo- Prof. Mykola Shytiuk, director of the Institute of Law and History at Mykolaiv vived, far more were destroyed, Dr. ple in villages starved, even resorting to State University, holds the Mykolaiv Oblast volume of the National Memory Shytiuk said. cannibalism, an enormous amount of Book of Holodomor Victims that he edited. It’s not known which Western compa- nies bought the collectivized grain, and grain was simultaneously shipped the port. produced gruesome episodes, witnesses whether their executives knew of the abroad,” Dr. Shytiuk said, adding that the “Casualties were far greater in the said, in which villagers demonstrated to archived documents confirmed that tons northern and central districts, where peo- Soviet authorities 10-liter canned bottles forced starvation. of corn, wheat and beans were also ple practically ate anything edible, includ- of human meat collected in cellars. And, so far only 21,000 deaths in the exported. ing cats and dogs,” Dr. Shytiuk said. “They caught youngsters in the oblast are supported by Soviet records, The Holodomor devastated the Others survived by working in cities or steppes, cut them up and salted the meat but the collected eyewitness accounts Mykolaiv Oblast, exterminating 128 vil- on collective farms, where they were fed for consumption,” Dr. Shytiuk said in a increased the death count to about 50,000. lages in less than a year. Many were on and brought home food, he said. flat tone, revealing that the shock of When the research is concluded next year, the Soviet government’s “chorna doshka” Among the Mykolaiv Oblast’s most learning these things had long worn off. Dr. Shytiuk expects more than 250,000 (black list) for failing to meet five-day famous Holodomor survivors is Ukrainian He read the accounts of women who Holodomor victims will be accounted for harvest quotas, the consequence of which American Eugenia Sakevych Dallas, a admitted murdering a child to feed others. in the oblast. was a blockade on trade and inevitable native of the village of Kamiana Balka. Cannibals were arrested by the Soviets Therefore, while Dr. Shytiuk acknowl- starvation, he said. Now living in Los Angeles, Ms. Dallas and never heard from again. edges that Russians and other nations Villages such as Pisky suffered 1,700 is helping to produce a documentary on Consciousness of the Holodomor has starved during the same time period in casualties out of a population of 2,000 – the Holodomor and traveled with the increased significantly during the presi- the USSR, he said it’s critical to distin- or 80 percent. About 35 percent of Dr. film’s director, Bobby Leigh, to Ukraine dency of Viktor Yushchenko, who guish the Ukrainian Holodomor. Shytiuk’s native village of Lysa Hora to record eyewitness accounts and collect launched such projects as the National “I wouldn’t say that they were extermi- starved to death. evidence. Memory Book of Holodomor Victims. nated,” he said of the Russians. “There The Mykolaiv Oblast’s southern “He was shocked by what he saw,” In 2006, Dr. Shytiuk helped lead an were instances, but significantly fewer. I regions suffered lower death rates, statis- said Dr. Shytiuk, who introduced Mr. oblast-wide effort of students, teachers, met a Ukrainian woman from the Kuban tics revealed, because those residents Leigh to local survivors who revealed researchers and volunteers in gathering region. She said they had food, though lived closer to the Black Sea and were their horrific memories. the testimonies of eyewitnesses. certainly not enough, but didn’t have can- able to catch fish or find food or work at The spring following the Holodomor About 14,000 of 40,000 known survi- nibalism.”

Lives lost, homes destroyed: INTERVIEW: Steven Pifer Human cost of war in Georgia on prospects for Ukraine’s elections RFE/RL lation is at the mercy of South Ossetian Following are the comments of Steven ment between [the Party of] Regions and militias,” she said. “The truth is, many Pifer, Brookings Institute visiting fellow the [Yulia] Tymoshenko Bloc or a recon- WASHINGTON – A senior human villages once inhabited by Georgians are and former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, stitution of the Orange coalition between rights official told Radio Free Europe/ now completely deserted or solely popu- made in an interview conducted by Our Ukraine and the Tymoshenko Bloc in Radio Liberty on October 7 that Russian lated by South Ossetians.” Myroslava Gongadze of VOA’s Ukrainian the next couple of days. But both of those troops “did not exercise sufficient care Dr. Neistat said Human Rights Watch Service. The interview took place a few scenarios would be very unlikely. It would for civilian life or property in South has no mechanism by which to count the hours before Ukraine’s President Ukraine seem to me that the Regions-Tymoshenko Ossetia and other parts of Georgia” dur- number of displaced persons, but Vasil Viktor Yushchenko dissolved the alignment is not going to produce a gov- ing the August conflict. Sikharulidze, Georgia’s ambassador to Verkhovna Rada last week. It is reprinted ernment that supports a Membership Speaking to an audience in Washington the United States, said the Georgian gov- here with the permission of Voice of Action Plan. And even if you put back the via videoconference from RFE/RL’s ernment had registered 35,000 displaced America. Orange Coalition, after the problems and Prague headquarters, Dr. Anna Neistat of people in the aftermath of the conflict, the debates between them and the infight- Human Rights Watch described the On Ukraine’s chances for a NATO although there is no way of knowing for ing of the last couple of months, I’m not scarred cities, torched villages, dead Membership Action Plan (MAP) in sure how many people had been forced sure European governments are going to civilians and displaced persons she December: out of their homes. see that as sustainable. encountered during a recent trip to the Mr. Sikharulidze, who participated in It seems to me that the chances for The other factor seems to me the U.S. area. the discussion from RFE/RL’s Ukraine getting a Membership Action government will continue to want to sup- “To be sure, there was indiscriminate Washington office, also said Russia’s Plan in December are practically zero. port Ukraine for a Membership Action and disproportionate use of force on both decision to recognize South Ossetia and And actually that’s really because of a sides of the conflict,” said Dr. Neistat, Plan, but the problem is that in December Abkhazia in the aftermath of the fighting couple of reasons. One is, for countries it’s going to be the final days of the Bush whose team visited the region within “is a clear violation of international law.” like Germany, obviously, there is the days of the outbreak of hostilities in order administration. That administration is just “Right now, there are still 8,000 Russian reaction. But the other question, not going to have the diplomatic clout to to investigate violations of international Russian troops remaining in Georgia, and this goes back to April and the make a MAP happen. humanitarian law. which is a violation of the ceasefire Bucharest summit, is: Does the govern- “However, the bulk of the looting and agreement,” he said. “Georgians have to ment, does the prime minister support the On President Viktor Yushchenko’s burning of property and attacks on civil- be united now and resist occupation.” president’s policy on the Membership agenda and his visit to Washington: ians was conducted by South Ossetian Action Plan? It seems to me as an outside observer, militias and ordinary criminals who were * * * So right now there seem to be three and bear in mind I’m watching this from allowed to operate in the areas controlled Since August, RFE/RL has been pro- scenarios, the most likely of which appears 4,000 miles away, but I do think President by Russian forces,” she said. viding up-to-the minute news, analysis, to be new elections. If there are new elec- Yushchenko was very clear when he was Dr. Neistat’s presentation included photos and video of the conflict. RFE/ tions in December or January and when in Washington that he supports the photos of burned-out homes, displaced RL’s Tbilisi bureau has deployed more NATO foreign ministers meet in Membership Action Plan, he thinks it persons, unexploded munitions and dead than a dozen correspondents throughout December, they won’t know who the next makes sense for Ukraine’s foreign policy civilians. Georgia. Reports and blogs from the front prime minister is going to be, let alone course. But he’s also got the domestic “The conflict may be over from a mil- lines are providing listeners and readers whether he or she will support a political situation and the politics there. itary perspective, but it is not done in the with an objective, reliable source of Membership Action Plan. And the other villages, where the ethnic Georgian popu- information. two scenarios would be either an align- (Continued on page 21) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 NEWS ANALYSIS: Doing the gas tango in Kyiv by Roman Kupchinsky Pravda, October 8). cubic meters of gas annually. The current During the Tymoshenko-Putin meeting, Eurasia Daily Monitor Direct commercial dealings between average price for Russian gas sold to the Russian prime minister suggested that Gazprom and Naftohaz Ukraine without European buyers is over $500 per 1,000 gas supplies could be influenced by politi- With President Viktor Yushchenko’s dis- the use of middlemen companies – a divi- cubic meters. cal instability in Kyiv and the alleged banding of the Ukrainian Parliament on sive topic in previous negotiations – was How much Central Asian gas does Ukrainian arms sales to Georgia during the October 8 and legal squabbles over new agreed upon as well. Russia need to sell to European customers, August war. elections, the continuing Ukrainian- The sides also agreed to allow Gazprom and at what price, in order to avoid short- This was said only in reference to the Russian negotiations over 2009 gas sup- and Naftohaz to explore the possibilities falls in Russia? In 2007 and 2008 Russia Tymoshenko-Yushchenko falling out. plies for Ukraine appear to have taken a for joint gas exports from Ukraine to apparently needed 10 billion cubic meters When Mr. Putin stated that if a new gov- back seat to the political drama being acted Europe (The Moscow Times, October 3) In (bcm) to make up for falling gas produc- ernment were to come to power in Ukraine, out in Kyiv. the past Ukraine had been forbidden from tion. These 10 bcm were sold to European however, they could declare the gas agree- How these talks will proceed if a new re-exporting Central Asian gas to Europe. consumers by a questionable middleman, ment null and void. This was clearly a ref- government is formed is anyone’s guess, Earlier, the Ukrainian media announced RosUkrEnergo (RUE), which has often erence to Ukraine’s arming Georgia and but time is running out. Not only that a company called KazUkrEnergo had been accused by Ukrainian Prime Minister not a marginal comment; it could be seen Ukrainians, but also Russians and, above been registered in Zurich, Switzerland. The Tymoshenko of having links to Russian as a form of political-economic pressure on all, Europeans, are eager to see a resolution company intends to sell Kazakh gas togeth- organized crime. Ukraine to toe the Russian line on South to these talks, which have become an annu- er with Naftohaz and the Kazakh state- Unexpectedly, on October 7 Anatolii Ossetia and Abkhazia. al nerve-wracking event shrouded in mys- owned KazMunayGaz to European clients Podmyshalskyi, the director of Gazprom The results of the 2009 gas price negoti- tery and opacity. (Ekonomichna Hazeta, September 29). Zbut Ukrayina, a company created in 2008 ations will have implications not only for The negotiations began on a positive This year’s negotiations involve a num- to market gas in Ukraine, told the newspa- the profitability of Ukrainian enterprises note on October 2, after Ukrainian Prime ber of disparate factors. per Kommersant Ukrayina that Gazprom but for European energy security and, Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s meeting with The key issue is the price Central Asian was considering proposing to the Ukrainian down the line, for such critical issues as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in gas producers will charge Gazprom for side that it buy Russian gas and that Central 2009 food crops in Africa and Asia, which Moscow. their product, which is then resold to Asian gas be sold to Europe. “Only in this buy Ukrainian fertilizer, the production of Initial reports after the meeting indicat- Ukraine. Earlier in 2008, Turkmenistan way can Ukraine buy gas at below market which uses huge amounts of gas. ed that while the price for gas had not been announced that it intended to charge prices,” the paper wrote. If snap parliamentary elections do take agreed upon, an outline of a broader agree- “world prices” for its gas in 2009. In return for selling discounted Russian place and result in a government top-heavy ment apparently was. This included a Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan announced gas, Gazprom would purchase Ukrainian with members from the Yulia Tymoshenko three-year pricing scheme that might that they intended to follow suit. The price, domestic gas distribution companies. Bloc and Party of Regions, the gas negotia- include subsidies on Central Asian gas pur- however, has still not been announced. The It is difficult to say with certainty what tions will in all likelihood not be greatly chased by Russia and then resold to internet website Ukrayinska Pravda quoted the price of Russian gas will be in 2009, affected. Ukraine. At the end of this three-year Naftohaz chairman Oleh Dubyna on given that gas prices are linked to world oil “grace period,” Ukraine would begin to October 2 as saying that he expected the prices which have decreased significantly The article above is reprinted from pay world prices. Any such subsidy, how- gas price for Ukraine in 2009 to be in the in the later part of 2008. The usual period Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission ever, would not exceed 25 percent, accord- vicinity of $250 to $300 per 1,000 cubic for gas prices to catch up with oil prices is from its publisher, the Jamestown ing to a Gazprom spokesman (Ukrayinska meters. Ukraine imports almost 50 billion about one year. Foundation, www.jamestown.org.

Ukrainian Catholic... Holodomor... (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) hall at the luxurious Hyatt Regency, situated Russian interests.’ ” the UWC noted. between St. Michael and St. Sophia Squares The world body also called on citizens in the heart of Kyiv on Volodymyrskyi “of every democratic country to join the Passage (Proyizd). Ukrainian community” in protesting The event raised funds from ticket sales “Russia’s continuing disregard for basic and donations, as well as new sources not human rights, among them freedom of employed in the UCU’s U.S. fund-raisers, speech and expression.” (The full text of the such as corporate sponsors and a silent auc- statement appears on page 9.) tion, said John Kurey, chair of the Ukrainian Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Catholic Education Foundation that handles said in a statement released on October 8 fund-raising for UCU. that “it was suggested to Ukrainian commu- The Coca-Cola Co., the Squire, Sanders nity organizations in the Russian Federation & Dempsey law firm, the PZU Ukrayina that they should not recall the largest human- insurance company, the IMTC-MEI project itarian catastrophe in the history of Ukraine, management firm and the Kyiv-based which resulted in millions of deaths among DomX real estate firm were the event’s cor- the Ukrainian population.” porate sponsors. Zenon Zawada The ministry added that “we cannot Kraft Foods provided the banquet gift, First Lady of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko and Ukrainian Catholic University comprehend or accept the contradictions while Kyiv-based ITT Investment Group Rector Borys Gudziak attended the university’s first fund-raising banquet in by the Russian side of generally known donated the wine. Kyiv on October 11. facts about a crime that has all the attri- Just as UCU had doubts about its ability butes of genocide.” to raise funds in the U.S. before its first 2004 inspiring performance of opera singer Ms. Yushchenko bought belts designed Ukraine’s ambassador to Russia said he fund-raising banquet, Mr. Kurey said leader- Oleksander Hurets, who agreed to step in by Roksolana Bohutska and Mr. Kryvolap believes the Russian authorities do not ship was also skeptical about the success of the night before the banquet after Ukrainian autographed prints from the auction. understand what Ukraine wants to achieve the first such event in Ukraine. opera star Volodymyr Hryshko withdrew Among the biggest donations was a through this project. “Russia and the Russian “This event answered all our doubts,” Mr. unexpectedly because of illness, said $20,000 gift from Vitalii Antonov, a Stryi people cannot be accused of crimes commit- Kurey said. “No one thought it could be Dzvinka Kryshtalowych, the event’s execu- native and mega-millionaire who controls ted by the regime, including against done, and people were worried beforehand. tive committee chair. gas stations nationwide, and $10,000 dona- Russians. But if we fail to recognize the It was an unqualified success. And it offers a Confounded by audio technical difficul- tions each offered by Lviv State Oblast entire depth of the terror that the Ukrainian, platform for further UCU fund-raising in not ties early in his performance, Mr. Hurets put Administration Chair Myroslav Senyk, for- Kazakh and Russian nations have lived only Kyiv, but Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano- aside the microphone and passionately sang mer Naftohaz executive Oleh Bakhmatiuk through, and if we fail to restore the proper Frankivsk.” the remaining Ukrainian and Italian pieces and Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, founder of the historical remembrance, we will fail to guar- News about the event’s success spread of his set by drawing from the depths of his International Management Institute in Kyiv. antee that a similar tragedy is not repeated in quickly, and a Lviv government official has voice, drawing a standing ovation from the The presence of Bishop Clemens, who the future,” Ambassador Gryshchenko said. already contacted the Rev. Dr. Gudziak and dazzled audience. was visiting the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine’s Vice Minister of Foreign suggested holding an event in Lviv, he said. About 40 of the nearly 50 donated auc- Kyiv at the time, was a special blessing, Mr. Affairs Yurii Kostenko said that the No other higher education institution in tion prizes were sold, Ms. Kryshtalowych Kurey said, noting that he served as Pope Holodomor Remembrance Flame had Ukraine has ever attempted such a fund- said. Benedict XVI’s personal secretary for nearly already traveled around the globe and added raiser, largely because most universities are Items drawing the highest bids were an 20 years. “I would not be surprised if the that Ukraine does not want to politicize this state-financed, and the banquet was a pivotal Anatolii Kryvolap oil painting purchased by pope himself knew of this event already,” event and does not want it to be an obstacle event in the history of education in Ukraine, Liudmyla Rabij for $5,100, and a second Mr. Kurey said. to friendly relations with any states, includ- Mr. Kurey said. Kryvolap painting purchased “for more than Ms. Kryshtalowych, an American lawyer ing Russia. “It won’t be just the model for UCU, but $5,000,” Ms. Kryshtalowych said, declining who founded theKyiv office of Squires, After Russia, the Holodomor [National University of] Kyiv Mohyla to reveal the purchaser. Sanders & Dempsey in 1992, coordinated Remembrance Flame will travel to Armenia. Academy and [National University of[ A national atlas of Ukraine autographed the event, doing “an unbelievable job lead- It will arrive in Ukraine in November in Ostroh Academy are going to look closely at by President Viktor Yushchenko sold for ing the committee and rallying UCU,” Mr. time for nationwide observances of the our event and say, ‘We can do it too,’” he $1,550 to Valerii Hlynianchuk, and Anatolii Kurey said. Holodomor anniversary. said. “We proved that people are willing to Naumenko bought a presidential gift basket, “We didn’t think we could raise that support excellence in education.” featuring honey and candles produced from much. Now we believe. It was groundbreak- Sources: Ukrinform, Ukrainian World Among the event’s highlights was an Mr. Yushchenko’s apiary, for $800. ing,” he commented. Congress. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 5

from the incest of Ukrainian politics, a television on March 27 that she would Mr. Medvedchuk’s “kumy,” a significant Yulia Tymoshenko... constant game of shifting alliances consider cooperating with Mr. relationship in Russian and Ukrainian (Continued from page 1) formed on pragmatic, short- and mid- Medvedchuk if he could broker a “high- cultures. network’s evening weekly news round- term maneuvers to preserve and enhance quality natural gas agreement,” as well as Concerned about the assistance Mr. up. power, observers said. any “Kuchmists” serving the Ukrainian Medvedchuk could offer to his chief “I think we’ve exhausted our time,” Viktor Yanukovych and the Party of people’s interests. political rival, President Yushchenko crit- she said. “It was a great interview. We Regions of Ukraine fell out of favor with “If Viktor Medvedchuk goes and signs icized Prime Minister Tymoshenko the discussed all the important topics.” the Kremlin because of their inability to a genius gas agreement, then I will tell next day, stating “under no conditions in What was once thought unimaginable provide results, observers said. Failing to him ‘thank you,’ as much as that’s needed our Ukrainian history should what is for the Orange Revolution’s inspirational form a coalition government before the for Ukraine, irregardless that we parted as called Medvedchuk repeat itself.” leader is now undeniable – Ms. president’s October 9 dismissal decree more than just enemies,” she said. “I don’t know what natural gas the Tymoshenko is indeed cooperating with was the last straw. The statement immediately sounded prime minister is speaking of, because the government of Russian Prime “Tymoshenko is looking for support, alarm bells and revealed a change in Ms. this is the responsibility of the govern- Tymoshenko’s politics, in light of her Minister Vladimir Putin to assist in her and if she sees her future in help from ment – to solve and answer these issues. I previous rhetoric in which she sharply political battles back home. Russia, she will take advantage of it,” don’t know who Medvedchuk is today criticized the president and Our Ukraine While suspicion of their enhanced rela- said Ivan Lozowy, president of the that the prime minister of Ukraine is for cooperating with Ukraine’s oligarchs. tions gradually mounted since her return Institute of Statehood and Democracy in appealing to him like a savior,” Mr. No single oligarch better symbolized as prime minister in December 2007, the Kyiv. “Certain people would have prob- Yushchenko commented. the corruption and spiritual bankruptcy of cooperation was confirmed during her lems with cooperating with the Kremlin, Just two weeks later, former President the Kuchma administration than Mr. lengthy October 2 meetings with Mr. but she has no qualms. She doesn’t have Leonid Kravchuk, a close ally to Mr. Medvedchuk, a mega-millionaire who led Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev, any personal loyalties.” Medvedchuk, confirmed that the power the presidential administration in its war during which she reportedly exchanged While the Orange Revolution attempt- broker was in fact assisting Ms. with the Ukrainian public between 2002 laughs and pleasantries. ed to remove Ukraine from Russia’s Tymoshenko in natural gas negotiations and 2004. More importantly, Ms. Tymoshenko sphere of dominance, since then both its with Russia. Leading up to the Orange Revolution, earned Mr. Putin’s public support in her leaders and main parties have formed alli- “Certainly, he can’t sign any natural Ms. Tymoshenko was among the most battle with President Viktor Yushchenko. ances with Russians or Russian-aligned reviled enemies of Mr. Medvedchuk and gas agreements himself, but he can con- She reacted positively and even giggled Ukrainians. the Kuchma administration. vince and find the necessary arguments at moments when the Russian prime min- In 2006 President Viktor Yushchenko After Mr. Yanukovych’s defeat, Mr. and channels to improve conditions for ister fiercely criticized Mr. Yushchenko’s appointed Mr. Yanukovych as his prime Medvedchuk went into the shadows of Ukraine,” Mr. Kravchuk told the now position at the time of the Russian- minister and the Our Ukraine bloc entered Ukrainian politics, realizing he no longer defunct Novynar news magazine in April. Georgian war during their joint press con- the failed National Unity Coalition with commanded respect as a public official. Two days after Ms. Tymoshenko ference. the Party of Regions and the Socialist His party, the Social Democratic Party of declined to comment on her relations with Within days of their meeting, experts Party of Ukraine. Ukraine (United), became a dinosaur. Mr. Medvedchuk, reporter Serhii confirmed she had secured a price of The Tymoshenko Bloc stubbornly Nevertheless, Mr. Medvedchuk Leschenko posed the question again fol- $300 per 1,000 cubic meters for Russian refused to join, attempting to portray remains extremely influential in politics lowing an October 14 Cabinet of natural gas on behalf of Ukraine – “a per- itself as a solidly pro-Western force that not only due to his wealth – the value of Ministers meeting. sonal price for Tymoshenko,” according never compromised with the Russian which no one knows though it is estimat- “I don’t remember and can’t remember to the Agency for Modeling Situations in government or its allies within Ukraine. the dates when there was such a meeting, Having run out of partners, however, ed to be in the hundreds of millions – but Kyiv. therefore I simply repeat what I said ear- particularly after the Presidential also because of his close relations with Any other Ukrainian official would lier and I don’t want to respond to such Secretariat’s attacks and failure to form a the Russian leadership that extends have been hard-pressed to gain a price provocations at all,” Ms. Tymoshenko coalition with the Party of Regions, Ms. beyond the Kremlin’s corridors. lower than $450 per 1,000 cubic meters, said, all but confirming Mr. Tymoshenko saw new political opportu- Mr. Putin is godfather to Mr. said Vitalii Bala, the Agency’s director. Medvedchuk’s active role in concluding nities in partnering with Moscow, experts Medvedchuk’s daughter, Daryna, while (The Agency for Modeling Situations has the October 2 Natural Gas Cooperation said. Mr. Medvedev’s wife, Svetlana, is her no financial ties with any Ukrainian polit- godmother, making both Russian leaders Memorandum. ical forces, Mr. Bala told The Weekly.) Russian leaders viewed Ms. Since most Ukrainians heat their Tymoshenko with the same interest. homes with natural gas, and with much of “The Kremlin is using Tymoshenko as industry dependent on its availability and a counterbalance against Viktor stable cost, this year’s parliamentary elec- Yushchenko, and Tymoshenko can use Ukrainian Americans establish tion will reveal whether Ms. the Kremlin to gain some economic refer- Tymoshenko’s natural gas memorandum ences, particularly those related to natural with the Russians will pay dividends in gas,” said Volodymyr Poliakov, director group backing McCain/Palin of the Sotsiopolis Social Technology votes. CHICAGO – A group of Ukrainian ter for our country to have both the exec- Center in Kyiv. “Therefore, more than So far, it has enabled the prime minis- Americans have organized “Ukrainians utive and legislative branches controlled likely, this is pragmatic cooperation rather ter to boast of securing stability in the for McCain/Palin,” a community support by left-wing Democrats.” 2009 natural gas price, as well as main- than a true alliance.” group with members from various states. “Abortion is a big issue for me,” stated taining a reasonable, neutral stance on the The other Viktor “The most important issue for me is for- Lesia Kuropas of Illinois. “Sen. McCain Russian-Georgian war in full conformity eign policy,” stated Roman Golash, an has a long pro-life record. His opponent with the European Union’s position. Ms. Tymoshenko first threw open the Illinois member of the Ukrainian group. “I supports abortion at any time. While a Ms. Tymoshenko’s romance with the door to enhancing cooperation with believe it is outrageous that at a time when member of the Illinois senate, he was the Kremlin revealed that no one is immune Moscow when she said on live national our nation is in such peril, Sen. [Barack] only senator to oppose the Born Alive Obama is willing to meet with our enemies Infants Protection Act. He believes that without pre-conditions. Sen. [John] McCain babies born alive following a botched has the experience and knowledge to pro- abortion should be left to die. If elected, Vitali Klitschko reclaims WBC title tect our national interests.” I know he will appoint only those PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Vitali hand. “Our nation needs a president with expe- Supreme Court judges approved by Klitschko (36-2, 35 KO) defeated “If Samuel Peter didn’t stop the rience and significant accomplishments,” Planned Parenthood and the ACLU.” Samuel “the Nigerian Nightmare” Peter fight, I have the feeling in the next two declared Anatole Doroshenko, a Michigan “Sen. McCain is an American hero,” on October 11 in front of 12,000 people rounds, I would have knocked him member of the Ukrainian team. “Sen. stated Alexandra Serdiuk of Michigan. at O2 World Arena in Berlin to reclaim out,” Klitschko said. “He got more and Obama has absolutely no record of achieve- “He has an enviable record in the U.S. the WBC heavyweight title. more punches, and his chin was not so ment. He’s all rhetoric, nothing more.” Senate. Sen. Obama’s close association Klitschko, 37, the “champion emeri- strong as the first rounds.” “Sen. McCain understands Ukraine with the likes of Bill Ayers, an unrepen- tus,” as he was dubbed by the World Peter’s co-promoter, Don King, said and her needs,” said Walter Anastas of tant domestic terrorist, and a racist minis- Boxing Council, silenced his critics that the next logical step would be a Minnesota. “He supports Ukraine’s entry ter like the Rev. [Jeremiah] Wright, who said he was away from the sport rematch between Klitschko and Lennox into NATO.” makes me very, very nervous.” for too long to compete, when Peter, Lewis. During the match in 2003, “Sen. McCain will not raise our taxes Other Ukrainian American state direc- 28, retired after the eighth round, also Klitschko was denied the title after the during these perilous economic times,” tors of the McCain/Palin team include known as a TKO (technical knockout). referee stopped the bout due to argued Christine Kozak of New Jersey. Michael and Patty Kuropas and Stefko His previous fight was an eight-round Klitschko’s severely cut eye. “Nor will he renew the death tax which is Kuropas (Illinois), Raisa Doroshenko victory over Corrie Sanders in 2004. “I need to think about it,” Klitschko a punishment for those Americans who (Michigan), Agnes Palanuk (North “I knew if I lost the fight I would not said. “I need to take care of my hand, have worked hard all of their lives to Dakota), Midge Szmagala and Lydia get a second chance,” Klitschko told because it is swollen.” leave something for their children.” Bazarko (Ohio), Vern Korchinski reporters after the fight. “It was a one- Another potential contender for both “It’s obvious to me that, unlike his (Oregon), Orysia Hewka and Alexander way ticket, and I used my chance.” Klitschko brothers is David Haye, a opponent, Sen. McCain has the knowl- and Ulana Prociuk (Pennsylvania), Maria Surprising many experts, Klitschko, British cruiserweight champion with edge and experience to become president Prybyla and Ivanna Richardson who is known for his robotic style, multiple titles, who is looking to of the United States,” declared Taras (Virginia), and Walter and Maria Pyskir showed a more relaxed form when advance to the heavyweight division. Szmagala of Ohio. “It would be a disas- (Wisconsin). delivering unanswered blows to Peter. In the meantime, Vitali Klitschko Peter (30-2) on the other hand, took a will cheer on his younger brother more defensive posture, ducking and Wladimir as he defends his titles Visit our archive on the Internet at: weaving in an attempt to avoid against Alexander Povetkin in Klitschko’s steady left hook and right December. http://www.ukrweekly.com/ 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY McCain and follow a proven track record “We can hardly agree with the pseudo-historical treatment by Kyiv of the Vote for McCain on how to deal with Russian aggression events connected with the famine of the 1930s in the USSR as some kind of (the Reagan method), or we can vote for ‘genocide of the Ukrainian people,’ ” an approach which slanders the memories to save Ukraine Sen. Obama and follow the weak and of “millions of famine victims of other nationalities.” failed polices of President Carter that led Dear Editor: – Sergei Lavrov, foreign affairs minister of the Russian Federation, as quoted to expansion of Russian imperialism. by Paul Goble on September 23 in “Window on Eurasia.” Not since the 1980 and 1984 presiden- In order to save Ukraine, we must vote tial elections have Ukrainian Americans for Sen. McCain. had such a clear choice for president. Russia denies a genocide Stefko Kuropas In 1980 Ronald Reagan ran as an anti- Schaumburg, Ill. Abroad and at home, Russian current leaders have reached new lows in their Communist candidate who recognized the efforts to deny that the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine was a genocide that Soviet Union as being an evil empire. His killed millions in Ukraine. However, as more and more documentation from the goal was to defeat the Soviet Union and period is unearthed, it is clearer and clearer that what we used to call the Great free countries such as Ukraine from tyr- Taking issue Famine of 1932-1933 was in fact genocide. anny. The Soviets invaded Afghanistan We refer readers to the definition of genocide contained in the Convention on and were militarily aggressive all over the with Kuropas Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the United world. Mr. Reagan’s Democratic oppo- Nations General Assembly in 1948. (In fact, Vice Prime Minister Ivan Vasiunyk nents (Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale) Dear Editor: announced recently in Kyiv that the Ukrainian government plans to initiate legal did not recognize the danger and threat After reading Dr. Myron Kuropas’s proceedings on the crimes committed under Communist rule based on the that the Soviets presented to the rest of column “Agents of Change,” (September Genocide Convention.) That is why we now use the term Famine-Genocide or the world. They wanted peace treaties and 14), I must take issue with several of his the Ukrainian word “Holodomor” – literally, death by forced starvation. ways to co-exist with the Soviets. points. On September 26, in a statement released by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs President Reagan confronted the Soviets He states that Sen. John McCain wants (MFA), Ukraine called on Russian leaders and politicians to stop rejecting the and had a foreign policy goal to bring to put an end to legislation written by lob- historical truth about the Holodomor, as well as trying to whitewash the crimes about the collapse of the Soviet Union. byists. This may be true today, because of the Stalin regime. The statement was a reaction to the Russian Ministry of He did this by increasing military spend- they are too busy running his campaign Foreign Affairs statement titled “On the Failure of Ukraine’s Plan on the ing and supplying weapons and financial and writing his speeches as many are Holodomor in the U.N. Human Rights Council,” which alleged that Ukraine’s support to anti-Communist groups all serving on his current campaign staff. Am delegation in the United Nations Human Rights Council, “having received prac- over the world. The most famous was the I to believe that they are doing so just to tically no support, was forced to officially withdraw its earlier draft resolution support he provided the Contras in put themselves out of a job? ‘Memory of the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine.’ ” Ukraine’s MFA said the Nicaragua that helped bring down the As far as the candidates’ future choices Russian statement “mock[s] Ukraine’s attempts to commemorate victims” and Communist government in that Central for the Supreme Court, I don’t recall aims to “discredit the Holodomor’s tragedy.” In fact, the Russian delegation to America government. At the end of this either of them citing current justices as the U.N. has been doing everything possible to derail Ukraine’s efforts to bring struggle, President Reagan was the most “models” for their own nominations up a resolution on the Holodomor at the United Nations. instrumental person in bringing about the should there be a vacancy. Is this your Meanwhile, back home, Russian authorities made it eminently clear they collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. opinion, Dr. Kuropas? would not stand for commemorations of the Ukrainian nation’s genocide. They Today, history is repeating itself. We Regarding the war in the Middle East, pressured Ukrainian communities in Russia to cancel events planned to mark the have two candidates that view Russia in I have a question: how will we know if Holodomor’s 75th anniversary, including the arrival in various Russian cities of very different ways. Russia invaded we have won or lost? Will the inevitable the International Holodomor Remembrance Flame. Yes, the very same Georgia this past August. The first death of Osama Bin Laden signal victory? Remembrance Flame that had already traveled to 29 countries throughout the response from John McCain was to I doubt it. world, including those in North and South America and Europe, as well as strongly denounce the aggressive actions On teachers unions, both candidates Australia. As a result the Holodomor commemorations took place in Moscow at of Russia and demand that they pull out. have taken a stand, but out of curiosity, I the Embassy of Ukraine (technically, Ukrainian territory), and of necessity were What was the first and most telling reac- wonder if Dr. Kuropas belonged to the scaled down in scope. Russia, you see, continues to insist that the Holodomor tion of Barack Obama? He asked for union when he was employed at Marshall commemorations are political in nature. And if that means violating the rights of restraint on both sides and said that he High School, that arsenal of higher edu- ethnic minorities, not to mention their freedom of speech and freedom of assem- felt that the United Nations should get cation on Chicago’s Westside. bly, so be it. (That’s nothing unusual, after all, for the Russian government.) involved. Dr. Kuropas states that Sen. Barrack Thus, Russia continues to play a most unsavory role as a Holodomor denier. Sen. McCain supports the admission of Obama is a creation of the Daley Until Russia acknowledges the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and the millions of vic- both Ukraine and Georgia into NATO. He machine. I wonder why, in 2004 during tims of this genocide, it cannot hope to be considered a respected member of the also supports kicking Russia out of the his campaign for the U.S. Senate, he was international community. G-8. Barack Obama does not support not the party endorsed candidate. Where kicking Russia out of the G-8. Sen. does he get that David Axelrod is “on Obama wants to “talk” with the Russians loan” from Chicago City Hall? Mr. using the failed Carter philosophy of for- Axelrod worked for the Clinton Oct. Turning the pages back... eign policy. Administration in the 1990s. They proba- Sen. McCain views Russia as a threat bly share an office in City Hall. to Eastern Europe and recognizes Finally, are we facing economic col- Vladimir Putin for who he is. He has stat- lapse? Let me count the ways. 20 Five years ago, on October 20, 2003, during the construc- ed that he looked into Mr. Putin’s eyes tion of a dike by Russia to link the Russian Taman Peninsula 1) The Middle-East war that was to and saw “KGB.” Sen. Obama does not pay for itself through Iraqi oil revenues. 2003 with the Ukrainian island of Tuzla, Moscow questioned see Russia as a threat to Ukraine and said Ukraine’s sovereignty over the tiny island and demanded Let’s see, gas in 2002 – $2 a gallon; today that he would like to “talk” with the – $4 a gallon. proof of the country’s right to it. Russians. The five-mile strip of land, which is sparsely populated 2) Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout in The choice for Ukrainian Americans is the hundreds of billions. with pensioners and vacationers, was the focus of an international conflict that came very clear. We can either vote for Sen. dangerously close to armed conflict. 3) AIG – ditto. The Russian border lies just 150 meters off the southeast shore of the island and 4) $700 billion bad mortgage bailout. construction was halted just 200 meters from Tuzla. Ukrainian troops that were on In 1998 Sen. McCain supported the patrol in the area conducted military exercises at Chauda, located 70 kilometers south We welcome your opinion deregulation of banking. That’s worked of Tuzla at the southern tip of the Kerch Peninsula. The one-day event, which well, hasn’t it? Now he wants to deregu- Ukrainian military officials said was planned in advance, included live-fire exercises The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters late other industries. Is America really to the editor and commentaries on a vari- broken? No, not yet. and the use of MiG-29 and SU-27 fighter jets. ety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian “We cannot allow this to turn into an armed conflict,” warned Prime Minister Viktor But it soon could be, with the Right American and Ukrainian Canadian com- leadership. Yanukovych, who called on both sides to remain calm and to use diplomacy to defuse munities. Opinions expressed by colum- the situation. “We must resolve this at the negotiating table.” nists, commentators and letter-writers are Ewhen Pytel Russian President Vladimir Putin, who remained uncharacteristically silent as the their own and do not necessarily reflect Twin Lakes, Wis. crisis evolved, ordered Krasnodar Krai officials to halt construction of the dike on the opinions of either The Weekly edito- October 22, 2003. According to Ukrainian media, the construction was halted for an rial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian hour near midnight but resumed in the early morning on October 23. National Association. Later that day, in an unusual display of unity, 369 of the 450 deputies of the Letters should be typed and signed Change needed Verkhovna Rada passed a resolution that condemned the Russian actions as “an (anonymous letters are not published). unfriendly act that will force Ukraine to revise its current relations with the Russian Letters are accepted also via e-mail at in foreign policy Federation.” [email protected]. The daytime phone Reasons behind the Russian actions were described by officials from Krasnodar number and address of the letter-writer Dear Editor: must be given for verification purposes. Krai as being necessary to control ecological damage to the coast of the Taman Please note that a daytime phone number One can rely on columnist Myron Peninsula. Ukrainian officials asserted that the real reason was to reconnect the island is essential in order for editors to contact Kuropas to pile up on Barack Obama, the with the Russian territory to change the configuration of the Kerch Strait and give letter-writers regarding clarifications or Democratic Party nominee for president, Moscow a hedge in border delimitation talks. In light of these discrepancies, Russian questions. all the sins of the ancient liberal scare- officials never explained where the construction would end. Please note: THE LENGTH OF crow condominium (September 28). LETTERS CANNOT EXCEED 500 (Continued on page 13) WORDS. (Continued on page 7) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 7

ident and create an impression that he is Change needed... heroically engaged. (Continued from page 6) Rather than pondering how Sen. cross currents But whatever Mr. Obama’s faults, he is Obama interprets his own patriotism, Dr. crosscurrents not the one who dragged the United Kuropas could try to spot the pragmatic by andrew sorokowski States into the current mess – which is shortcomings of Sen. Obama as well as really the topic of the day. It is not abor- Sen. McCain. For instance, they are both tion, not the flag, not the “progressive wrong about “winning” Afghanistan, a education” of John Dewey, not religion, country no one was able to conquer not misguided academics, not Jane Fonda, throughout history. Its figure head presi- Not your grandfather’s Cold War not the Weather Underground, not intel- dent is surrounded by an American prae- torian guard to avert assassination. At the lectual snobs, not celebrities and not fem- Is it time for us old Cold Warriors to tants, then the moral dimension may not same time, the refocusing of NATO from inists, as Dr. Kuropas would have it. drag out our grandfathers’ rusty armor, be paramount. To some third-party Eastern Europe to Afghanistan creates a The issues before us are war, the econ- saddle our sagging nags, seize lance and observers, the Russian-American conflict quandary for Georgia and Ukraine. omy, inflation and the meltdown of the shield and venture forth in quest of the presents no clear ethical divide. While The French and the Germans, who banking system, with a whiff of the Great evil giant of the East? Or would we critics of U.S. “imperialism” tend to already knew that they would have to Depression of the 1930s. All of this is on merely be tilting at windmills? excuse Russia’s campaign to rebuild its provide foot soldiers to defend the two the clock of President George W. Bush In the wake of the Russian invasion of empire, foes of Russian hegemony over- ex-Soviet states if and when they become and the Gilded Age of Movement Georgia, a U.S. ally, some observers are look U.S. dominance and intervention in NATO members, are also asked to send Conservatism. speaking of a new Cold War. What char- Latin America. What Mikheil Saakashvili more troops to Afghanistan. As part of the “anti-war crowd” (dis- acterized that protracted global conflict? is to Russia, Fidel Castro, Salvador To say that the U.S. needs a change in missively mentioned by Dr. Kuropas), I First, there were two superpower adver- Allende and Hugo Chavez have been to its foreign policy is an understatement contend that deficit spending for war in saries, which clashed through proxy wars the United States. Besides, some see Iraq and Afghanistan in tandem with Mr. Sen. McCain’s notion of change is a joke, while Sen. Obama is right on at least two around the world. Second, there was a Russia’s invasion of Georgia as mirroring Bush’s tax cuts for the top bracket is the clash of ideologies: liberal democracy, the U.S. war in Iraq: a supposed threat to root cause of not only the fiscal chaos in counts: ending the war in Iraq, and a tax increase on income seven figures and up. which emphasized civic equality and security, a declared goal of regime Washington and the resulting train wreck individual freedom, and Soviet commu- change, and the practical as well as moral of the U.S. currency, but also an engine Boris Danik nism, which promised economic equality leverage of rescuing an ethnic minority. of the culture of debt that spread to Wall North Caldwell, N.J. through proletarian revolution. Third, to Unlike us, however, the Russians appar- Street and Main Street. It propelled the both sides this ideological conflict had a ently set themselves coherent, limited housing bubble and created “sophisticat- moral dimension. The “free world” exalt- and feasible war aims, and chose the ed” financial tools with dizzying, typical- ed the blessings of liberty over the unho- appropriate weapons to achieve them. ly 30:1, leverage ratios at investment Re: brochure ly mix of Marxist collectivism and All this does not mean that there is a banks and at Fannie and Freddie that Russian autocracy. The “socialist camp” moral equivalency between the U.S. and brought down the roof. on Holodomor elevated material progress for the masses Russia, as some leftists and liberals Permanent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the gross inequalities of the capital- thought during the Cold War, and as have become such holy cows (and such a Dear Editor: ist class system. some continue to think today. Nor does it pleasure for military-industrial profit cen- The August 24 issue of The Weekly In some ways the present situation is follow that moral considerations are irrel- ters) in the wake of 9/l1 that America’s included an announcement by the similar. Russia has again challenged the evant. Rather, it suggests that a lack of spending for war became an unsustainable Ukrainian Studies Fund at Harvard United States. Georgia was a kind of moral clarity is not necessarily a flaw in drag on the economy, plunging this coun- University publicizing its new brochure, proxy war, in which the South Ossetians our perceptions, but a feature of the situ- try into a trillion dollar hole in Iraq alone. “The Holodomor of 1932-1933.” The and Abkhazians represented Russian ation itself. Not knowing how to shift gears without brochure clearly states that the interests, while the Georgians stood for But what matters is not who are the appearing weak on patriotism, no one in Holodomor was a well-orchestrated geno- the U.S. Although Russia is no longer white hats and the black hats – or indeed, the establishment or in the mainstream cide, addresses the problems of Soviet or Marxist, it is increasingly whether such categories exist. What mat- media dares to acknowledge the glaring Holodomor denial and lists three refer- authoritarian, and some see it as ters is that Russia succeeded in brutally cause-and-effect connection between war ence works for those who wish to delve approaching fascism. Both sides claim invading Georgia, a sovereign nation, and financial meltdown in the U.S. If the the moral high ground: the U.S. is dedi- and inflicting untold suffering upon her “surge” Iraq was a success, as Dr. Kuropas deeper into the subject. However, it is incongruous that one of cated to spreading freedom throughout people. What matters is what Ukraine believes, why are we still there with the world, while Russia defends selected, and other nations must now do to prevent 160,000 troops? And there’s no end in the references is to the book by Terry Martin, “The Affirmative Action allegedly oppressed minorities – the this from happening to them. And in sight if John McCain gets his way. Ossetians and Abkhazians in Georgia, the order to act effectively, they must see The ramifications of America’s war of Empire..., 2001,” who holds that “almost all serious scholars” deny that the Serbs in Kosovo, and its co-nationals in clearly. They must discard the dualistic attrition in Asia are global. Bogged down Ukraine. vision of Cold War thinking and see the in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. has no Holodomor was intentional genocide, and asserts that he is one of them (see www. And yet it is not the same game. For world as it is today: multilateral, ideolog- choice but to yield ground to a resurgent one thing, there are more players now. ically variegated and morally ambiguous. Russia in Eastern Europe, as it did in history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/martinT. html). Although they are not yet superpowers Unfortunately, Ukrainians have a long- Georgia – where the astute Vladimir Putin like the U.S., China and India may soon standing habit of seeking a great protec- sensed an opportunity. It won’t do for Roman B. Worobec rival Russia. In addition to these four tor – be it Russia, America, or NATO. Yet Sen. McCain to telephone Georgia’s pres- Alexandria, Va. states there are two new types of power: they cannot agree on which one. The the multinational corporations and global American diaspora tends to favor NATO. militant Islam. If Benjamin Barber, It sees the pro-Russian elements in south- IN THE PRESS author of “Jihad v. McWorld” (1995, ern and eastern Ukraine as either knaves 2001) is to be believed, international cor- or fools; accustomed to American life, it porate capitalism and violent Third World cannot imagine how Ukrainians could Yushchenko’s new pre-term elections resistance (including jihad) nourish and prefer close traditional ties with a cultur- perpetuate each other. Thus, the Russian- ally Slavic, Orthodox nation to economic “Yushchenko’s Big Mistake,” op-ed mouth in his dislike for her and, in the American chess match has been replaced and cultural penetration by an alien, con- article by Taras Kuzio, Kyiv Post, process, has dragged Ukraine’s image to by a six-man game of Chinese checkers. sumerist, secularized West. But it may October 16: a low level. The president’s attacks on Ideologically, the struggle between well be more in Ukraine’s interest to stay Tymoshenko inside and especially out- communism and liberal democracy has out of the Russian-American fray and, “For the president, removing Yulia side Ukraine have, in Mostovaya’s eyes, faded to a contest among variants of cap- instead of clinging to a great protector, Tymoshenko from office is more important ‘not spared our self-esteem, dignity and italism: the state-controlled, oligarchic join a regional system of collective secu- than responding to the global economic and international reputation.’ Russian type; the moderately regulated rity comprising the Baltic, East European financial tsunami that will hit Ukraine. “A larger Orange coalition could have American corporate kind; and the party- and Caucasian states. “Ukraine could have easily avoided a easily been established during the 30-day run Communist Chinese blend. And now Ultimately, there is no such thing as second pre-term election in two years. deadline permitted by the Constitution. It there is also a new, unexpected ideologi- absolute independence. Ukraine will have Zerkalo Nedeli’s editor Yulia Mostovaya would have had 248 deputies and there- cal player that defies all of these materi- to balance its Russian ties with its recently explained the reason why the fore possessed a stable majority. All dep- alist philosophies: resurgent Islamic fun- Western orientation. Yet its borderland president was so insistent on an election uties in the Tymoshenko and Volodymyr damentalism, in mortal combat with what status need not be a liability: with wise rather than a new coalition: ‘It is the only Lytvyn blocs had signed up to the larger some see as a spiritually exhausted post- policies, Ukraine can even turn this to its sure way to get rid of Yulia Tymoshenko coalition, as had 34 out of 72 Our Christian West. advantage. as prime minister. Frankly speaking, that Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense Yet it seems that today’s conflicts are Just as the generals are always fighting is what all the fuss is really about.’ … (OU-PSD) deputies. The remaining not primarily ideological. Traditional the last war, so politicians and even polit- “The conflict between Tymoshenko OU-PSD 38 deputies had been cajoled, state interests were never far below the ical scientists often analyze today’s con- and Viktor Yushchenko is not ideological. bribed or both to stay away. … surface even during the Cold War. These flicts in terms of yesterday’s categories. It has nothing to do with different atti- “The president and his secretariat often take the form of conventional terri- This can lead to a disastrous misreading tudes to the Georgian crisis and is not blocked the formation of the enlarged torial ambitions, such as Russia’s drive of the situation. It’s not your grandfa- because of her alleged ‘treason.’ Orange coalition. They controlled up to for warm-water ports, or the capitalist ther’s Cold War. So before you put on his Yushchenko has, of late, frothed at the 50 percent of OU-PSD deputies. …” quest for new markets. Nor should we rusty armor, sit down and study that forget the West’s thirst for fossil fuels: Chinese checkerboard. Georgia was also about pipelines. Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com If ideology no longer serves as a clear Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at dividing line between dueling contes- [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42

NEWS AND VIEWS UUARC helps flood victims in western Ukrainian regions by Larissa Kyj classification criteria for restitution. These lists included names, addresses, Heavy rains in Ukraine back on July identification codes or passport numbers 25-27 resulted in severe flooding along and classification category as to loss. the Prut and Sian rivers, affecting towns The UUARC has been distributing and villages in the Ivano-Frankivsk, funds in the amounts of $300, $200 and Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia and Lviv oblasts. $100 to these victims through accounts in Homes were inundated or swept away by Oschadbank. In certain cases, where rushing waters; mud slides jarred homes extremely severe hardship has been noted from their foundations. or in cases of very large families, $500 The United Ukrainian American Relief donations have been disbursed. Committee (UUARC) was called upon Victims who have lost their homes or by the Ukrainian World Congress to col- whose homes have been determined to be lect funds for the flood victims. dangerous for habitation have two The Lviv office of the UUARC was options: they can receive funds from the charged with putting together an efficient Ukrainian government and build their relief distribution plan. Immediately after own homes, or the government will pro- the flood waters subsided, Dr. Andrii vide them with one. A construction com- Dyda of the UUARC Lviv office visited pany has been engaged that is building some of the hardest hit areas. three models, 41 square meters, 51 square Unfortunately many areas could not be meters and 60 square meters in size. reached since the roads, especially in the Most of the elderly people with whom Verkhovynskyi raion of the Ivano- we spoke are opting to have their homes Frankivsk Oblast, had been swept away. built by the company, while many of the Larissa Kyj Many areas suffered the collapse of younger families are planning to rebuild A photo taken by the Martyschuk family of their home being carried down the river. retaining walls. themselves. Although the amount allocat- Although appeals were made to funnel ed may seem adequate, suitable land for then thanks to the relief efforts of the Kyiv. relief funds via the Ukrainian Ministry of construction is scarce and expensive. Polish and Hungarian disaster teams that The UUARC has collected over Transportation or other similar govern- And, though homes are the responsibility built up the roads which had collapsed $80,000 in cash and bedding supplies in ment agencies, the UUARC board, after of the government, most villagers have into their rivers when the retaining walls kind. The major donors up to date have consultations with several major donors, seen their gardens flooded and all their gave way. been the Selfreliance New York and determined that distribution of relief plantings destroyed. Hence, they no lon- The area is breathtakingly beautiful, SUMA federal credit unions, each con- funds should go directly to specific vic- ger have their regular fruit and vegetable but extremely underdeveloped and poor. tributing $10,000. The distribution lists tims. supplies for the upcoming winter. At the same time, expenses in Ukraine are being supplied to World Council of Dr. Dyda suggested the same mecha- On August 25 and 26 this writer, presi- have escalated sharply. Ukrainian Social Services at the nism that had been used in 2001 when dent of the UUARC, and Dr. Dyda visit- In response to my questions about the Ukrainian World Congress. the Zakarpattia region of Ukraine suf- ed the Verkhovynskyi, Kosivskyi, and economy of the area, I was told that the We call on all organizations to coordi- fered similar flooding. Sniatynskyi raions in the Ivano-Frankivsk Hutsul area has almost no industry. In the nate their relief efforts through the The heads of village and raion coun- Oblast and the Vyzhnytskyi raion in the Verkhovynskyi raion, for example, 90 Ukrainian World Congress so that as cils provided names of flood victims Chernivtsi Oblast. Access to the percent population is paid from the gov- many people as possible receive at least based on the Ukrainian government’s Verkhovynskyi raion was possible by ernment budget. There is talk of tourism some aid, instead of the same people as a solution, but tourism requires a well- receiving assistance from many organiza- developed infrastructure, which this area tions. A container of supplies, mostly lacks even more than others. bedding, shoes and clothing, was shipped For me, it was a depressing experience. in late September. The people were very hospitable, and Keeping in mind that these people face local administrators genuinely tried to a very difficult winter, the UUARC is help, climbing with us up numerous continuing the relief collection for our mountaintops to show the devastation of brothers and sisters in western Ukraine. mudslides. The hardships the people of Please make checks payable to UUARC this region face in everyday life are – Flood Fund, and send your donations numerous: no running water, no gas lines to: UUARC Inc., 1206 Cottman Ave., and primitive paths leading up to their Philadelphia, PA 19111. The names of homes. All this is difficult for one to fath- donors will be listed on the UUARC web- om when compared with the opulence in site, www.uuarc.org.

A view of the devastation in the Sniatyn raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly: call 973-292-9800 x 3042. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 9 Ukrainian Institute of America Holodomor exhibit seen by many by Zwen Goy People streamed in continuously from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and virtually all were non- NEW YORK – The Holodomor exhib- Ukrainians. it at the Ukrainian Institute of America With this year being the 75th anniver- (UIA) was seen by more than 1,000 non- sary of the Holodomor, the Institute decid- Ukrainians during the weekend of ed to use the event to tell its non-Ukraini- October 4-5. an visitors about this genocide. On exhibit Most visitors were very interested to were posters that illustrated facts concern- hear about Holodomor. Some already ing the Famine: who were the perpetrators, knew about the Famine, while others were the reason it took place and how it was hearing about it for the first time. There engineered. Eyewitness testimony on post- were varied questions and some asked for ers described the suffering the people recommendations of good materials to endured. Many visitors spent time thought- read in order to find out more about this fully studying the posters. tragedy of the Ukrainian people. The short video “Holodomor-Ukraine’s Every year the UIA participates in the Genocide of 1932-1933,” was continu- city-wide Open House New York week- ously running and people stopped to end and this year the event took place on watch it, and guides presented a concise October 4-5. This is when many of the overview of Holodomor. Several hundred most outstanding buildings in New York of the visitors were interested enough in City are open to the public and offer free the subject that they took home the UIA’s guided tours. Large numbers of people Holodomor brochure, “Genocide of take advantage of the opportunity to see Ukrainians 1932-1933,” that was pro- the interiors of these historic properties duced especially for this event. and to momentarily experience the way Organizers of the UIA exhibit people lived in these mansions long ago. expressed appreciation to Ukraine’s Typically well over 1,000 people visit Consul General in Newk York, Mykola the Ukrainian Institute during the two Kyrychenko, for providing the Zwen Goy days, and this year was no exception. Holodomor posters that were displayed. Visitors to the Ukrainian Institute of America view the Holodomor exhibit.

Holodomor exhibit at State Department Holodomor Remembrance Flame PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The opening ceremony of the Ukrainian Famine exhibition is stopped by Russian authorities at the Ralph J. Bunche Following is the text of a statement Russia was the next scheduled stop Library of the United States released on October 13 by the on the itinerary of the International Department of State took Ukrainian World Congress in response Remembrance Flame – a symbol that place on September 16. The to Russian authorities’ actions to halt has traveled through 29 countries since exhibit, which runs through commemorative events related to the April of this year. Events in conjunc- October 31, was made possi- 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. tion with the arrival of the flame honor ble through the cooperation the millions of victims of Stalin’s of the State Department and The Ukrainian World Congress con- deliberate attempt to eradicate the the Embassy of Ukraine. demns the blatant abuse of human Ukrainian nation through starvation. Oksana Procyk-Gress, a rights by Vladimir Putin’s Russian The flame will be received in Ukraine librarian, helped organize the government, which has successfully in November for nationwide com- exhibit. She had worked for stopped events planned to commemo- memorations. many years at Harvard Univ- rate the 75th anniversary of the The international Ukrainian com- ersity to catalogue Ukrainian Holodomor, the Famine-Genocide of munity is appalled by Russia’s con- literature about the Holod- 1932-33 in Ukraine. tinuing disregard for basic human omor. “We began work in Prior to the arrival of the rights, among them freedom of speech 1980 with the 50th anniversa- International Holodomor Remembrance and expression. Ukrainians in Russia, ry of the Holodomor in mind, Flame in Russia, the Ukrainian as in every other country of the world, because during the Soviet Embassy received notice on October 6 have every right to maintain their regime in Ukraine this was a from Russia’s Foreign Ministry that national identity with respect for his- forbidden subject and no one commemorative events must fall in line tory, culture and traditions. In 2008, at that time ever spoke about with the Russian position on the the fact that such rights are so easily the Holodomor,” she said. Famine or be cancelled. Russia contin- dismissed, is unacceptable. Russia “The activity of Ukrain- Cover of the exhibit catalogue. ues to claim that the Holodomor was must understand that the global com- ians in the diaspora helped to not a genocide and that Ukraine’s effort munity will not tolerate such actions, preserve and disseminate information Today a lot depends on scholars and to secure such recognition is “a politi- which clearly demonstrate that the about this tragedy. Now, on the 75th anni- historians in Ukraine and beyond their cal matter that is aimed against Russian country has not shed its past. versary of the Holodomor, we exhibit borders, Ms. Procyk-Gress said, to shed interests.” The Ukrainian World Congress urges here at the United States Department of light on this tragedy, which is evidenced It has been confirmed that Ukrainian every citizen of every democratic coun- State. And this is very worthwhile – to by documents that to this day remain community activists in Orenburg, try to join the Ukrainian community in inform American diplomats, so that they unread in archives in Ukraine and Russia. Tumen, Ufa, St. Petersburg and this protest. Contact the Russian will know about this tragedy,” she noted An accompanying booklet to the Krasnodar have been subjected to Embassy in your country. Let them know Elaine Klein, director of the library, exhibit, prepared by the librarians, Ms. undue pressure and scare tactics by that human rights abuses in 2008 will not said the library staff gladly organized the Procyk-Gress, Greta Wilson and Dolores government officials resulting in the be tolerated. Let them know that, this exhibit. Many of the workers noted, “This Fairbanks, and the U.S. Department of cancellation of planned events. time, the world is paying attention. is very important for American diplomats, State, is available by e-mail from who work to untangle the various prob- [email protected]. Readers my also lems of the world, and will be able to address requests to: The Ralph J. Bunche familiarize themselves with information, Library, A/ISS/IPS/LIBR, Room 3239 on this chapter of history, which they HST, 2201 C St., NW, Washington, DC know little about.” 20520-2442.

Making contact with The Weekly

Readers/writers who send information or queries to The Ukrainian Weekly are kindly asked to include a daytime phone number and a complete mailing address. Please note that a daytime phone number is essential in order for editors to contact correspondents regarding additional information, clarifications, questions, etc. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 “Our Daily Bread” art exhibit Ukrainian American Cultural Center of N.J. marks Holodomor anniversary to present one-man play “Holodnyi Hrikh” CHICAGO – “Our Daily Bread,” an independence. Before 1988 no one was WHIPPANY, N.J. – Noted Ukrainian exhibition of artworks commemorating allowed to talk about this tragedy let alone stage actor Oleksander Formanchuk of the Ukrainian Holodomor opened Friday, express themselves through artwork or the Ivan Franko National Academic October 24, at the Ukrainian National writings. Many Ukrainian artists may Theater of Kyiv will bring his solo play Museum. very well have learned of the Holodomor titled “Holodnyi Hrikh” (The Sin of In 1932 and 1933, between 7 million only at that time, after decades of Soviet Starvation) to New Jersey in November and 10 million Ukrainians were deliber- suppression of the truth about what hap- as part of commemorations of the 75th ately starved to death during the pened in 1932-1933. anniversary of the Famine-Genocide, or “Holodomor,” or death by starvation. The “Our Daily Bread” officially opens at Holodomor. Famine-Genocide was masterminded by 6:30 p.m. with a program that features a Directed by Oleksander Bilozub, Joseph Stalin and his inner circle. Every short video by Ukrainian singer Oksana “Holodnyi Hrikh” depicts the fate of last bit of food was confiscated from Bilozir and an opening statement by the Hryts Letiuchy, a desperate single father Ukrainian peasants – the backbone of the granddaughter of a Holodomor survivor, trying to care for his starving children. Ukrainian people. Oryna Hrushetsky-Schiffman. The play is based on the novel “Novyna” Dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the The exhibition will also include a room by renowned Ukrainian writer Vasyl Holodomor, “Our Daily Bread” features depicting what life was like in Ukraine Stefanyk (1871-1936). 54 artworks that are part of the prior to forced collectivization, as well as Mr. Formanchuk has won high acclaim “Holodomor: Through the Eyes of an evocative walk-through installation and numerous awards during his theater Ukrainian Artists” collection. The founder depicting the horrors of the Holodomor. career, including the Kyiv Pectoral for and trustee of this unusual collection, U.S. The exhibition will be on view through best chamber theater performance in businessman Morgan Williams, gathered Sunday, November 30. 2007 and best performance at the VIII over 350 Holodomor artworks during the The Ukrainian National Museum is Kyiv International Festival for the solo last 11 years in Ukraine. located at 2249 W. Superior St. in the play “Vidlunnia” that same year. Most of the artworks were created in Ukrainian Village neighborhood. For more Writing in Den (The Day) on March 2, 1988 and later, when Ukrainians were information readers may call 2007, Olena Varvarych described finally free to evoke the suffering and hor- 312-421-8020 or log on to www.ukraini- “Holodnyi Hrikh” as a “monologue-con- rors of the Holodomor in the last days of annationalmuseum.org. Museum hours are fession” of the protagonist, who tries to the USSR, right before Ukraine declared Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. save his children from starvation with tragic consequences for all. “Oleksander Formanchuk conveys the tragic mood of the play, which is based on the personal drama of one man,” she wrote, praising the actor’s portrayal of the psychological crisis experienced by Hryts Letiuchy through manic speech, chaotic move- ments, crazed dances, etc. After many successful shows in his Oleksander Formanchuk in the one- native Ukraine, Mr. Formanchuk will man play “Holodnyi Hrikh.” now perform this dramatic adaptation of Stefanyk’s novel for the Ukrainian at 7 p.m. The Sunday showing begins at 3 American public. The Ivan Franko p.m.; doors will open at 2 p.m. National Academic Theater, under the Ticket prices: general public, $45; stu- artistic direction of Bohdan Stupka, dents, $25; advance ticket sales only. To working in partnership with the order tickets or for more information, call Ukrainian American community, will 973-590-8026; e-mail aceholodomor@ present “Holodnyi Hrikh” at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of gmail.com; or write to: Arts, Culture and New Jersey, located at 60 North Jefferson Education Committee (ACE) at UACCNJ, Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. P.O. Box 217, Whippany, NJ, 07981. The play will be presented on Saturday All proceeds will benefit cultural and “1932-1933 We Remember!” (2006, tempera on board) by Valeriy Vitter, Kyiv. and Sunday, November 8-9. The Saturday educational programs at the Ukrainian From the collection “Holodomor Through the Eyes of Ukrainian Artists.” showing begins at 8 p.m.; doors will open American Cultural Center of New Jersey.

Columbia U. conference to commemorate the Famine-Genocide by Yuri Shevchuk “What Happened in 1932-1933: Facts of the Tragedy” will feature opening NEW YORK – The international con- remarks by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk (depart- ference “Visualizing the Holodomor: The ment of Slavic languages, Columbia Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of University), who will speak on the role of 1932-1933 on Film” will be on December Ukrainian film in visualizing the 2 held at Columbia University in New Holodomor within Ukraine, and a presen- York. tation by Dr. Roman Serbyn (professor of This event is organized by the history emeritus, University of Quebec at Ukrainian Studies Program of Columbia Montreal), a leading expert on the and co-sponsored by the Harriman Holodomor in North America, who will Institute and the department of Slavic recreate the historical context and pro- languages. vide facts about the man-made Famine. The Columbia conference will offer a The panel will start at 1:30 p.m. and will novel approach to raising awareness take place in Room 1512, International worldwide of the Holodomor: it will Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th St. focus on film and filmmaking as a means “Unearthing the Great Famine by to understand the consequences of this Filming It” will feature the short docu- tragedy for Ukraine and the world. The mentary “Kolky” by Natasha Mikhalchuk, conference will bring together scholars a film student from Parsons School of and filmmakers and investigate analyti- Design of the New School for Social cal, theoretic and empirical perspectives Research. Ms. Mikhailchuk, who was A Holodomor survivor in a photograph taken by Volodymyr Kukorenchuk, cine- on the Holodomor. born and lived until her early teens in matographer of “The Living.” This unique format became possible Odesa, set out on a journey to trace the comitant collectivization, followed by sciousness of Ukrainian society – even thanks to the fact that over the last four history of her father’s family. She visited though their eyewitnesses are still alive. years, with generous community and his native village, Kolky, in the Podillia World War II, the Nazi occupation and Dr. Crispin Brooks, archivist of the Ukrainian Studies Fund support, the region of southwestern Ukraine. Meeting slave labor for the Third Reich, and Shoah Foundation Institution, University Ukrainian Studies Program has gained inter- and talking on camera with the locals, another famine after the war. of South California in San Diego, discov- national recognition as the leading center of she unearthed the memories of a continu- “Kolky” is a moving story of discovery ered a considerable corpus of eyewitness Ukrainian film studies in North America. ous chain of disasters visited upon of the Holodomor, as well as other dramat- accounts of the Holodomor in the mas- The conference will consist of three Ukrainian peasants by foreign invaders: ic aspects of recent Ukrainian history that panels. the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and con- remain largely outside the collective con- (Continued on page 17) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 11 Chicago Holodomor commemoration engages and informs diverse audiences by Maria Kulczycky Conference speakers focused on secret materials corroborating the genocide that CHICAGO – A capacity crowd braved were released only recently from Soviet heavy rain and flooding to participate in a th archives. The new information, and grow- two-day commemoration of the 75 anni- ing international interest, warrants increased versary of Holodomor, the Ukrainian geno- advocacy, the speakers challenged. cide, in Chicago on September 12-13. th “It’s time for us to assert that the Organized by the 75 Anniversary Holodomor was a genocide,” noted Dr. Ukrainian Genocide of Holodomor Luciuk, a professor at the Royal Military Commemoration Committee-Chicago, an College of Canada in Kingston. But this umbrella committee of the city’s Ukrainian should be done in a widely based, collec- churches, community organizations and tive effort to be effective, he advised. cultural institutions, the event was one of As an example of successful initiatives several planned and presented this year to by the diaspora that made an impact, he mark the solemn milestone of a great cited the campaign to recall the Pulitzer Ukrainian national tragedy. Prize awarded to The New York Times Titled “Breaking the Silence on the reporter Walter Duranty. Unknown Genocide,” the commemoration “It’s time for acknowledgement, atone- was launched with a candlelight ceremony ment and redress,” Dr. Luciuk told the con- and presentation of awards. The next day, ference audience. He praised the law passed academics, experts and eyewitnesses par- by Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada to declare ticipated in a full-day conference. Both the Holodomor a genocide, but noted that Committee Chair Nestor Popowych leads the candlelight ceremony. days, visitors were able to peruse an exhibi- more was warranted. Further steps should tion of historic materials. And each day, include the demand of reparations from The Ukrainian version of the film is sched- actively engaged in all conference activities participants viewed a preview screening of Russia and bringing the perpetrators to uled to premier in Kyiv in November and visibly absorbed by the presentations. a full-length Hollywood documentary cur- trial. (www.holodomorthemovie.com). rently in production. The central focus of the commemoration Volodymyr Chumachenko explained that A compelling feature of the commemo- “Our varied, substantive and engaging was the panel of academics and experts the intentional Soviet cover-up of the trage- ration was the poster exhibit created by the who provided substance and insights. It was program was designed with our next gener- dy kept the world in the dark. A Ukrainian- Ukraine 3000 International Charitable enhanced by using a venue that is accessible ation and non-Ukrainian audiences in educated professor now teaching at the Foundation that is being shown in cities to a larger public, observed Vera mind,” observed Nestor Popowych, chair- University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana, man of the commemoration committee. around the world in conjunction with the Eliashevsky and Marta Farion, co-chairs of he cited examples of the policies of distor- 75th anniversary. The posters were supple- “We saw the need to make our case to those tion and lying from several contemporary the commemoration. Ms. Eliashevsky heads not familiar with the genocide, for whom it mented by display cases filled with newspa- the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities project and history texts. In addition, the central archi- per clippings, period photographs, eyewit- is an unknown genocide.” val documents relating to that period were Ms. Farion heads the Kyiv-Mohyla The commemoration was held at the ness accounts and archival materials pro- Foundation. They organized and produced classified top secret and access to local vided by the Ukrainian National Museum Cervantes Institute, a cultural outreach archives was controlled. the commemoration with an 18-member venue funded by the government of Spain, of Chicago and several individuals in the Exhibition and Conference Committee, Nigel Colley, the grand-nephew of Chicago area. located in the heart of Chicago. A wide Gareth Jones, the young Welsh journalist supplemented by a cadre of 15 university The conference and exhibits drew the information net was cast to capture a broad who wrote eyewitness accounts of students and volunteers. attention of students of the Ukrainian audience and to raise attention of the gener- Holodomor based on his travels through schools in Chicago as well. They were (Continued on page 21) al public to this issue. eastern Ukraine in early 1933, showed con- National Public Radio aired two pro- ference attendees excerpts from letters and grams about the Holodomor on its respect- diary entries written by Jones. Jones’ arti- ed “Worldview” show, just prior to the cles were published in the U.S. by the event. The host, Jerome McDonnell, inter- Hearst newspapers, as well as in Wales and viewed Detroit Archbishop Alexander England. Bykowetz, a Holodomor eyewitness and a “His stories sealed his fate and he speaker at the conference, as well as Prof. became the man who knew too much,” said Lubomyr Luciuk and film director Bobby Mr. Colley. Jones was banned from enter- Leigh. The informative, engaging inter- ing the Soviet Union, and evidence points views are available for listeners in the pro- to a role by Soviet agents in his untimely gram’s archives on the web (www.wbez. death a few years later (www.garethjones. org). org). The event also generated stories in the The screening of a short preview of the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Journal. upcoming documentary, “Holodomor – The coverage contained lengthy descrip- Ukraine’s Genocide 1932-33,” was fol- tions of the Holodomor and graphic survi- lowed by a discussion with the director, vor testimony, indicating the powerful hold Bobby Leigh, and the producer, Marta the story can have on those who encounter Tomkiw. They described the process for it for the first time. Chicago’s Ukrainian identifying and interviewing eyewitnesses, Panelists at the conference included (from left) Nigel Colley, Archbishop radio, television and newspaper media pro- academics and government officials Alexander Bykowetz, Vitaly Chernetsky (moderator), Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk and vided wide coverage, as well. throughout the U.S., Canada and Ukraine. Volodymyr Chumachenko (at the podium).

State Rep. John Fritchey receives recongition for the Holodomor education law Students from St. Volodymyr Ukrainian School participate in the program. from Paul Bandriwsky at the awards ceremony. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 Remembering Alex Fisenko, the king of espresso by Nestor Wolansky Fisenko moved to Southern California, where along with his friend from SAN FRANCISCO – Who today Venezuela, Joe Karpiak, he opened a doesn’t enjoy a good cup of cappuccino business importing espresso machines or latte at his favorite café? From coast to from Italy. coast, fancy espresso-based coffee con- He recalled those early years with a coctions with fancy names to match are laugh: “We’d go up to restaurant owners, part of the American culture. Many of us trying to sell these $3,000 Gaggia espres- simply can’t start our day at work or at so machines, and nobody wanted to buy school without a good cup of coffee. them, nobody wanted to talk to us. They Brought over by the Italian immigrants didn’t know what they were for.” Some in the early 1900s the espresso coffee, hotels and upscale restaurants bought served traditionally in a small, demitasse them because they looked beautiful and cup, strong, and with plenty of sugar, in served as eye-catching centerpieces in Italian neighborhoods of New York and bars. Bartenders sold extravagant liquor- Boston, remained virtually unknown in based espresso drinks, which were often America until the end of 1960s, when the big sellers, but did not sit well with Mr. European la dolce vita was discovered by Fisenko’s grand vision of making a good Americans with the emergence of cheap cup of cappuccino available to the aver- travel. A common daily ritual in Italy, age customer on the go. France or Spain, and the very essence of Moving to the Mediterranean-like San the European cool, the foreign espresso Francisco, Mr. Fisenko spent hours hang- just didn’t fit in with the American way ing out in North Beach, along with Italian Alex Fisenko sailing in San Francisco Bay in the 1970s. of drinking coffee, consumed in vast Americans, bohemians and beatniks, at quantities, often with meals and endless Café Trieste, Café Tosca, the Bohemian Fisenko’s cafés for a week, where he called cacciuco. Alex always got a big refills. Cigar Store and other cafés, drinking Enter a guy named Alex, the king of worked preparing coffee drinks and dealt kick out of taking his friends sailing or decent espresso and watching people. with the customers. He went back to out to dinner. espresso. In 1969 he opened his first café, the 3 Readers of The Ukrainian Weekly may Seattle with a four-pump Gaggia espresso In the coffee industry news and C’s – short for cappuccino, croissant and machine, opening Caffe Allegro near the reviews, people sometimes assumed that be very surprised to learn that a deter- crêpe – in Berkeley, across the bay from mined Ukrainian American named Alex university. His name was Dave Olson, Mr. Fisenko was of Italian origin. It San Francisco, the first café in the Bay and a few years later he became a partner seemed obvious that only an Italian could Fisenko played a major, if unsung, role in Area, if not in the country, that did not introducing Italian espresso to the with Howard Schultz, in 1983 opening possibly be so good at what he did for a serve regular American coffee, what was the first espresso café in Seattle’s finan- living. He loved the compliment, and American public, marketing it for the to become the cornerstone of his market- American palate as a delicious and drink- cial district, the Caffe Il Giournale. It was laughed very hard about it, but when ing strategy. later renamed Starbucks, after the part- anyone was unfortunate enough to walk able cappuccino and latte, often in styro- The tiny 3 C’s Café was a reasonable foam cups to go, and played an early role ners purchased the original Starbucks into his café and call him a Russian, he success, convincing Mr. Fisenko that he coffee roasting shop and company. wasted no time in explaining what the in the Starbucks coffee phenomenon we was on to something. The students The rest is history, even as Starbucks difference between the Ukrainians and all know today. ignored the cable-spool tables and tacky has been forced to alter and even close Russians was, leaving the culprit shaken Mr. Fisenko was born in Ukraine in benches, and lined up for the best cup of some of its operations in recent weeks and humbled. Mr. Fisenko would then 1937, never knowing his father who died coffee in Berkeley. due to evolving customer expectations usually treat such a customer to a free that same year in Siberia, a victim of Mr. Fisenko recalled how difficult it and the general economic downturn in the “cap,” as he called his cappuccinos, while Stalin’s war against the Ukrainian people. was to find a good source from which to United States. grinning all along. Ending up in a displaced persons camp in buy and roast his coffee beans. “I bought By the end of the 1970s Mr. Fisenko’s About 25 years ago Alex sold all his Bavaria after World War II, along with coffee from Graffeo’s on Columbus, and annual income was approaching a million San Francisco Bay Area cafés, packed up thousands of other Ukrainians fleeing the he had a roaster that could roast only 10 dollars, and the car license plate on his and moved to Portland, Ore., opening Soviet terror, the Fisenkos emigrated in pounds at a time. As I went up to a hun- Mercedes said “Espresso.” another successful café, but concentrating 1949 to Venezuela where young Alex dred pounds a week, the unhappy I have known Mr. Fisenko for a num- more on the consulting end of the grew up, speaking Spanish and Ukrainian, Graffeo’s had to spend three days roast- ber of years, when he still lived in the business, running his Barista School for going to school and playing soccer. As ing coffee just for me. Either he needed a Bay Area. I will never forget meeting him training café personnel in the art of Venezuela offered limited opportunities new roaster or I needed someone else.” for the first time, in 1975 in his Berkeley for immigrants, after 10 years the Eventually, Mr. Fisenko found a big- making the perfect cup of cappuccino, café, not realizing that he was a fellow Fisenkos emigrated again – to America. ger roaster, the Mountanos brothers at and fishing for sturgeon on the Willamette Arriving alone in Miami in 1959, with United Coffee, who were willing to Ukrainian until a friend who was with me or Columbia rivers with his son. $150 in his pocket, the resourceful Alex experiment with different blends and pro- mentioned it. How surprised I was hear- I had not stayed in touch with Alex for Fisenko worked as a bellboy at the vided a reliable supply of coffee. ing him speak Ukrainian to me, while the many years, and was much saddened to Fountainbleu Hotel, earning $2.50 a day Coffee Renaissance and Espresso next minute he was yelling at his cooks learn that he had passed away unexpect- plus tips. To make ends meet he taught Experience cafés followed, as well as a and busboys in Spanish. edly in Portland, in January 2007, at the dancing at Arthur Murray Studios, help- risky operation in San Francisco’s finan- On the spot, laughing at my complete age of 69. One of the most unforgettable ing his family to come over to the U.S. cial district, where business tycoons in disbelief, he offered me a manager’s job characters I’ve known, and a friend, Alex soon after that. three-piece suits and their secretaries at his upcoming new café across from the always comes to my mind when I sit In Washington, Mr. Fisenko, who eventually flooded in much the same way UC Berkeley campus, something I took down at a café table during my frequent spoke little English, persuaded a clothing the students did in Berkeley, and for the as a joke until the following evening, travels to Europe and order an espresso. store manager to hire him because he same reason – great coffee. when Alex walked into a restaurant where Mr. Fisenko has trained numerous new knew enough German, Russian and As his business was booming, Mr. I was working as a waiter, down by the and old café owners on the ins and outs Spanish in a city full of foreign diplomats Fisenko continued to sell espresso San Francisco Bay, stormed his way past of the espresso business, and travelled to and embassy staffs. In three months he machines. His 1974 article, published in the hysterical maitre d’, walked up to my Europe and Asia, including one was the best salesman in the store, but a trade publications The Coffee & Tea table and interrupted me while I was tak- memorable, very high-priced training call from Uncle Sam to serve in the Army Magazine and the Nation’s Restaurant ing a wine order from my customers, who session in Saudi Arabia for a very cut short his fledgling sales career, and News, generated new interest in the thought Alex was a riot. He wanted to demanding sheik. for the better, as Alex would tell his espresso business, and he began getting know when I would be able to start my Besides owning and operating 16 friends many years later, because it calls from many parts of the country from new job with him. espresso cafés, of which only two failed, brought him to Europe again, where he interested people. He started to do a lot Later that month he sold an espresso Alex served as a consultant in South was able to travel to Italy, discovering of consulting. machine to the very restaurant, and I was Korea, Thailand, Canada, Belgium and espresso, finding that he liked the taste of One call was from Seattle. A customer happily churning out espressos, cappucci- many locations in the U.S. Many in the it. came all the way to Berkeley to buy an nos and mochas, on a first-name basis industry considered Mr. Fisenko to be the After military duty in Germany, Mr. espresso machine and train in one of Mr. with famous professors and students. world’s leading authority on the espresso Needless to say, the position of the “man- business. His wife, Oksana, and son ager” existed only in Mr. Fisenko’s mind, Michael continue Alex’s legacy, running as he himself was in charge of every- the Barista School and arranging on-site thing. training sessions. I was having too much fun being an Alex Fisenko was an espresso industry Frustrated by poor postal delivery espresso “expert” to object, as there were pioneer who pursued the American of your newspaper? incentives such as frequent sailing jaunts Dream, believing in himself, disregarding with Alex on his 23-foot boat, the all the doubters, becoming a great suc- “Double Espresso,” in San Francisco Bay, cess, and doing it all his way. and spur-of-the-moment trips to San Check out THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY online at Francisco’s Little Italy to his favorite two Sources: “Espresso Is His Crème de www.ukrweekly.com restaurants, the U.S. Restaurant and the Café,” Ira Kamin, S.F. Sunday Examiner, legendary Little Joe’s, where I first April 6, 1980, “The Dean of Beans,” learned all about rigatoni, pasta al pesto, Janet Filips, The Oregonian, October 14, ravioli and the unforgettable fish soup 1993. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 13 Gypsy punk rock’s Eugene Hutz stars in Madonna film by Helen Smindak block are Juliette (Vicky McClure), who wants to help children in the Third World NEW YORK – There’s rock, and but is biding her time working at a phar- there’s punk rock. And then there’s macy where she swipes medicine for char- Transglobal Gypsy Punk Rock, the kind ity, and Prof. Flynn (Richard E. Grant), a of music that Eugene Hutz lives and blind poet surrounded by a personal swears by – a fusion of punk rock, Gypsy library of books he can no longer read. folk, Eastern European and cabaret music that the musician and his Gogol Bordello World premiere in Berlin band have been delivering since he “Filth and Wisdom,” which made its arrived in New York and began forming world premiere at the 2008 Berlin Film the group. Festival early this year, also features a per- Ukraine-born Eugene Hutz, (born formance by the Gogol Bordello band. Nikolaev), is known for his cavalier, devil- The film opened in New York at the may-care attitude, an unpredictable stage International Film Center in Greenwich presence and a thick handlebar mustache. Village on October 17. His antics are a zany counterpart of the The movie’s leading character appears frenetic sounds produced by his wildly to be based on the real-life musician. Mr. exuberant, multi-ethnic band. Small won- Hutz was 13 when he and his parents fled Eugene Hutz der that Gogol Bordello and Eugene Hutz from the town of Boiarka near Kyiv to caught on with New York’s punk rock escape fallout from the Chornobyl nuclear one of the main characters is based on Mr. done. I was glad to see that beyond the crowd. disaster. The Nikolaev family roamed Hutz. whole enterprise called “Madonna,” the As an international fan base quickly through European refugee camps for sev- Gogol Bordello’s popularity has person who is actually making it all go grew through word of mouth, Gogol eral years before settling in Vermont, brought invitations to such prestigious around is that girl Madonna. Bordello became one of the most popular venues as The Whitney Museum in New where Mr. Hutz formed two bands, both Do people recognize you when you’re punk rock bands on the circuit, famous for York, the Tate Modern in London and the early prototypes for what would become traveling? I suppose your handlebar its costumed live shows that often stretch Venice Biennale in Italy. Gogol Bordello. mustache is unmistakable. for more than two explosive hours. Moving to New York in 1997, Mr. The band and its leader have been fea- Since the formation of the band on the Hutz took on his mother’s Ukrainian tured on such late-night shows as “Jimmy It depends on the territory; there are Lower East Side in 1999, Mr. Hutz has maiden name (pronounced Hoots) because Kimmel Live,” “The Late Show with countries like Japan, Portugal or Brazil, been adding other accomplishments to his “I felt more affinity with Hutsul and Roma David Letterman,” the “Henry Rollins where Gogolmania is very strong, so I resume – writing songs, recording albums, ancestry, plus it sounded a lot more stab- Show” and, this past July, “Late Night spend more time on the street making peo- DJ-ing, fashion modeling, and acting in bing ... if you are onstage, name matters with Conan O’Brien.” In 2007 Gogol ple happy. Other places like New York or films like the sad and humorous 2005 too ... people will be able to memorize it, Bordello frontman Mr. Hutz and vocalist/ Paris, of course people know us, but they movie “Everything Is Iluminated,” in or have some kind of kick out of it.” He violinist Sergey Ryabtsev performed with are too cool to give you too much credit. which he played Alex Perchov, a young began forming a band that drew upon Madonna at the London Live Earth con- Ironically, places that know us the least are Ukrainian translator who speaks butchered Gypsy, Slavic and punk-rock traditions. cert. Russia and Ukraine. English. In addition to Messrs. Hutz and Gogol Bordello is quixotically named Do you plan to visit Ukraine soon? In his latest incarnation, Mr. Hutz, 35, after writer Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol) Ryabtsev, the multi-ethnic band includes a stars in “Filth and Wisdom,” a British- because he “smuggled” Ukrainian culture Russian accordionist, a Japanese- I sure would love to perform in Ukraine. made film written and directed by record- into Russian society, just as Gogol Romanian accordionist, an Israeli guitarist, We played in Kyiv about five years ago. ing artist and entertainer Madonna. Billed Bordello is attempting to do with Gypsy- an Ethiopian bassist, an American drum- I’ve been in Kyiv and Odesa with many as a comedy-drama, the movie centers East European music in the English- mer, a Thai-American percussionist/danc- DJ sets – those were amazing times! around a handful of bohemians trying hard er, a Chinese-Scottish percussionist/dancer speaking world; bordello refers to a broth- What do you plan to do in coming to make a name for themselves in London. and a percussionist/MC from Ecuador. el or gentleman’s club. The band has been years? “Filth and Wisdom,” Madonna’s direc- described as “the genesis of a new aesthet- Gogol Bordello’s music has often been torial debut, is described in a promo as “a ic that bridged the gap between East called Transglobal Gypsy Punk Rock. Mr. Some brand new endeavors – direct a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates European and Gypsy influence with Hutz says he’s “not so interested in film, curate a Gypsy band music festival, who must delve into mischievous and Western influence.” describing it [the music], but it does fit which still needs to get off the ground. It naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and The Gypsy connection comes from Mr. well enough.” will be a traveling festival of bands we’re brighter futures ... it is every bit as erotic Hutz’s maternal grandmother, who was of connected with, kind of like Lollapalooza *** and playful as it is poignant and touching, Romany stock, while the East European [an annual American music festival featur- revealing the universal struggles we all designation originated from his father’s Presently touring with Gogol Bordello ing alternative rock, hip hop and punk rock face in our pursuit of happiness.” Russian background and his mother’s in Brazil, Mr. Hutz offered to comment bands, dance and comedy performers.] The story: As A.K., Mr. Hutz is a Ukrainian (Hutsul) beginnings. during an online interview between New Will you continue your association Ukrainian émigré and struggling musician York and Brazil. The conversation, on his Transglobal Gypsy Punk Rock with the New York Gypsy festival? who fronts a band blending Gypsy music side, was colorful, sometimes grammati- with punk rock while trying to come to With Mr. Hutz at the helm, the band has cally incorrect (just as it was in Sure, we had a lot of fun doing (the terms with his harsh childhood. made several recordings including its third “Everything Illuminated”), with a few Gypsy festival), for sure, even though A.K. supports himself by torturing mas- LP “Gypsy Punks: Underdog World expletives added for emphasis (but not there was no profit. ochists for money while dressed in mili- Strike,” which became the band’s first quoted here). How long will your tour in Brazil tary gear, believing that one has to find the North American single. Featured on the Now that you’re a success in movies last? seamy side of life to find enlightment album is the song “Start Wearing Purple”; like “Everything Is Illuminated” and (hence the film’s name “Filth and We just finished a three-month world- the song and variations of it can be heard “Filth and Wisdom,” will you continue Wisdom”). He secretly pines for Holly wide tour – United Kingdom, Scandinavia, throughout the movie “Everything Is your career as a performer and song- (Holly Weston), an aspiring ballerina look- Turkey, Japan. Now we’re touring Brazil Illuminated” and is also the unofficial writer, record albums and work as a ing for her big break while moonlighting and Australia and everything in between. theme song of the Baltimore Ravens. DJ? as a stripper, but he can’t work up the “Through the Roof’n Underground” is It’s been rumored that you were the nerve to make a move. featured several times in the movie It’s a strange question lots of people key inspiration for the Gucci menswear Living in the same decaying apartment “Wristcutters: A Love Story,” in which ask, I guess because they really think that show in Milan last January. being a movie star is so glamorous. Maybe it is, but the thing is, I don’t care about I heard about it three months later. I don’t have time for (anything) like this. Geographers agreed that the Ukrainian being glamorous. I like real experience Turning the pages... side of the Sea of Azov in all likelihood and immediacy of life, an exhilarated feel- Are your parents still living in ing, that is much more present in the life of contains a wealth of oil and natural gas, Vermont? What’s their feeling about (Continued from page 6) a musician. You create an artistic thing as well as abundant fish stocks. Political Transglobal Gypsy Punk Rock? Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs overnight which is also very instant and experts believed that Russia would also cited a series of treaties and documents, physical and spiritual, it’s everything ... They dig it! beginning with a 1954 agreement that like to keep the bodies of water in com- and you are surrounded by people who are included Tuzla as part of the Crimean mon ownership in order to keep control Wikipedia mentions “Eugene’s broth- also high on it. In movie-making, all these er” in one sentence, then says “Eugene Peninsula territory that was moved from over the single shipping lane in the shal- things are lost in the tubes. I like some the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR low strait, which in large part is routed on has no siblings” in another. What’s cor- aspects of it, especially the creative pro- rect? under the Soviet Union through to the the Ukrainian side. This, said political cess, but I would never stop my music for 1997 Agreement on Friendship, experts, would give Russia control over the sake of making movies – it would be Wikipedia is a disastrous source, it’s Cooperation and Partnership between the access to the Sea of Azov and avoid the absurd. real hit or miss. One of my cousins I’m now-independent states of Ukraine and more than $150 million in shipping fees very close with, Sasha Hutz, we grew up the Russian Federation, which the Russia annually pays to Ukraine. What was it like to work with together in the same apartment, back in the Russian Duma ratified in 1998. Madonna? shoebox years in Ukraine. He’s a fantastic Under a treaty signed by the two coun- Source: “Russian-Ukrainian dispute It was perfect; we had a lot of fun. For trumpet player, plays solo in Kyiv’s tries in 1994, Russia should have over Tuzla escalates,” by Roman people it’s mind-boggling that we worked national circus, just go see him shine! He informed Ukraine of the beginning of Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, together, but with mutual respect and cre- was in a scene with me in “Everything Is construction in the Kerch Strait. October 26, 2003. ative process, you can get a lot of fun stuff Illuminated,” playing trumpet, of course. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42

abroad will return. Mr. Yushchenko also NEWSBRIEFS focused on Ukraine’s foreign policy priori- CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) ties, pointing out invariability of its the current situation by demonstrating European and Euro-Atlantic course and TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 inability or unwillingness to create a new Ukraine’s progress on this path. He coalition. Thus, he said, calling snap elec- expressed hope that in September 2009 Ukraine and the European Union will be SERVICES PROFESSIONALS tions was about “the only way” to nor- malize the situation in the Verkhovna ready to sign a free-trade agreement. Rada and form an efficient Parliament Referring to Ukraine’s European integra- and government after new elections. The tion, Mr. Yushchenko told Ukrainians liv- Verkhovna Rada should have amended ing abroad: “Your place in this is unique.” the budget for 2008 to finance the elec- (Ukrinform) tions called by the president for December President: no hindrances to election 7, but such action was blocked by the YTB faction. At the same time, the KYIV – There are no hindrances to Tymoshenko government has refused to holding early parliamentary elections, earmark money for the elections from the which might have required additional pres- reserve fund. (Ukrinform) idential decrees or the postponement of the elections, Ukrainian President Viktor Experts: elections will be later Yushchenko said on October 12 in an KYIV – Early parliamentary elections interview with the Inter TV Channel. will take place not earlier than on “There’s no need to seek hindrances where December 21, said the director of the Penta they don’t exist,” he said, adding that in Center for Applied Political Studies, the absence of a single register of voters, Volodymyr Fesenko; the speaker of the the lists of voters are no worse than those Electors’ Committee of Ukraine, used in the early elections of 2007, which Oleksander Chernenko; and political tech- were declared transparent and democratic nologist and director of the PR Group by all observers. At the same time, the Polittech, Taras Berezovets. The three problem of financing the elections can be spoke at an October 15 press conference. resolved at the expense of the budget’s According to Mr. Fesenko, since due to the reserve fund, which currently has 900 mil- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc’s lawsuit ques- lion hrv. “Both the Tax Code, the Budget tioning the legality of the president’s Code and a clause on the reserve fund decree on pre-term elections, the schedule clearly foresee in what situations the of the election campaign has already been money of this fund can be used,” Mr. disrupted; therefore, in several days the Yushchenko said, adding that early elec- election date will be postponed. Mr. tions can be included in situations of this Chernenko forecast that the elections kind. Speaking about post-election pro- would not take place on December 7 even cesses, the president said that he would if the Kyiv Administrative Appeal Court support a coalition formed in order to on October 17 pronounces a positive judg- implement a common view of the coun- GEORGE B. KORDUBA ment on the decree dissolving Parliament. try’s development, rather than distribute Counsellor at Law “A delay is advantageous for many, if not posts. (Ukrinform) Emphasis on Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Elder Law for everyone,” Mr. Chernenko said, noting Tymoshenko still believes in coalition Ward Witty Drive, P.O. Box 249 that the suddenness of the elections does MONTVILLE, NJ 07045 not provide enough time for political forc- Hours by Appointment Tel.: (973) 335-4555 KYIV – The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc es to form blocs and lists. Mr. Berezovets still considers itself a member of the opined that, if the issue of financing the Democratic Forces Coalition and believes OPPORTUNITY elections is solved in the near future, the such a coalition will be revived, Prime balloting would take place no earlier than Minister Yulia Tymoshenko told the Inter December 21. However, he maintained TV Channel on October 12. “Our team did Great opportunity has come. that the most realistic term for carrying out MERCHANDISE not pull out [of the coalition] and still con- I hereby introduce a Part Time Payment the elections is late January-early February siders that we are in the democratic coali- Collection Representative to you and it 2009. (Ukrinform) tion. We are simply waiting until our part- takes little out of your time, it pays any Gates supports NATO MAPs ners return [to the coalition],” she said. amount in a month plus benefi ts and Ms. Tymoshenko expressed confidence takes only little of your time. WASHINGTON – The United States that snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada Please send e-mail to strongly supports Ukraine’s and Georgia’s would not be held, since politicians would [email protected] aspirations to join the NATO Membership reach an understanding in the Parliament. or [email protected]. Action Plan (MAP) and gain full-fledged “I know that the elections won’t take membership in the alliance, U.S. place,” she said. (Ukrinform) Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said EARN EXTRA INCOME! on October 8, following a meeting with $3.2 B budget surplus reported his Ukrainian counterpart Yurii The Ukrainian Weekly is looking KYIV – The national budget of Yekhanurov. The meeting was held as Ukraine had a surplus of around 3.2 bil- for advertising sales agents. part of a session of the Council of lion hrv in the first nine months of 2008, For additional information contact Defense Ministers of Southeastern Europe according to the press service of the Maria Oscislawski, Advertising in the Macedonian city of Ohrid. “We Ukrainian Finance Ministry. This year’s Manager, The Ukrainian Weekly, reaffirmed the president’s pledge in national budget received 169.2 billion hrv Bucharest of U.S. support for MAP for (973) 292-9800, ext 3040. in revenues; expenditures were 165.9 bil- Ukraine,” Mr. Gates said after meeting lion hrv over the same period. with Mr. Yekhanurov. “I encouraged the (Ukrinform) Ukrainian government to continue edu- cating their citizens as to the benefits of Trafficking victims returned to Ukraine being in NATO, and also the importance of continuing their efforts toward defense KYIV – Ukraine’s Internal Affairs reform and interoperability. (Ukrinform, Ministry brought back to Ukraine 320 vic- U.S. Department of Defense) tims of human trafficking, including 235 women and 32 children, reported the act- Yushchenko meets Ukrainians of Italy ing head of the ministry’s department fighting human trafficking, Oleh KYIV – In the framework of his official Poplavskyi. According to representatives visit to Italy, President Viktor Yushchenko of the Internal Affairs Ministry, police met with the heads of organizations of the have broken up 17 organized crime groups Ukrainian community in Italy, the presi- active in this field. He stated that one of dential press-service reported on October the most widespread and efficient instru- 9. Mr. Yushchenko assured the community ments used by criminals to involve young that care for Ukrainians abroad is one of people in prostitution is placing announce- the priorities of Ukraine’s policy. He ments in mass media. Most of them are stressed the importance of preserving an lured into job proposals for governesses, Run your advertisement here, active dialogue with Ukrainian communi- masseuses, etc. At the same time, those in The Ukrainian Weekly’s ties abroad. At the same time he said who prepared and paid for the announce- CLASSIFIEDS section. Ukrainian authorities have to create favor- ments are almost impossible to identify as able conditions for work and life in Ukraine so that Ukrainian citizens working (Continued on page 15) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 15

it up, as their negotiations with the ship’s sidered a theoretician of the rebirth of the Wealthy Ukrainians buy up gold NEWSBRIEFS owners appear to be succeeding, ITAR- Ukrainian state and an advocate of nation- KYIV – According to financial institu- (Continued from page 14) TASS quoted the hijackers’ spokesman al unity. (Ukrinform) Sugule Ali as saying on October 15. The tions, the volumes of gold sales have the law does not regulate the responsibility increased sharply. This intense interest, Faina, carrying tanks and weapons, was Ukrainians smoke 85 billion cigarettes of the customers, producers and distribu- bankers say, is caused by the decline of seized on September 25. There are 17 tors of anonymous advertisements, Mr. KYIV – The consumption level of trust in deposits, as well as due to citi- Ukrainians, two Russians and a Latvian Poplavskyi noted. He also reported that the tobacco products in Ukraine totals 80 bil- zens’ unwillingness to invest in shares. aboard. At first the pirates asked for $20 Verkhovna Rada was introducing bills on lion to 85 billion cigarettes annually, Data of the State Statistics Committee of million (U.S.) for release of the vessel; amendments to the law on advertising, according to the manager for regulatory Ukraine show that gold imports have sig- they later reduced the sum to $8 million. envisaging, in particular, the obligation of issues of British American Tobacco – nificantly grown. Since the beginning of On October 10 they threatened to blow up advertisers to provide information about Ukraine, Volodymyr Blokhin. “The the year, Customs officials admitted 18 themselves to the producers and distribu- the Faina up together with its crew if the Ukrainian level of cigarette consumption tons of gold worth more than $500 mil- tors of advertisements. This would allow ransom was not paid in three days. per capita equals that of Russian [con- lion (U.S.). In 2007 the volumes of offi- authorities to identify advertisers. (Ukrinform) sumption] and amounts to 16 cigarettes cial imports were one-fourth of that (Ukrinform) daily,” Mr. Blokhin noted. He added that Rome returns Lypynsky archive amount. (Ukrinform) 34 percent of Ukraine’s population are 400,000 Holodomor survivors still alive KYIV – The personal archive of famous smokers who regularly consume tobacco Mazepa monument to be erected products. (Ukrinform) KYIV – There are about 400,000 elder- Ukrainian historian and political scientist, KYIV – A foundation stone was solemn- public, political and state figure Viacheslav ly people living in Ukraine today who sur- NBU gives loans to banks ly laid at the site of a future monument to vived the Holodomor of 1932-1933 and Lypynsky (1882-1931), will be soon Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa in Bendery, who can bear witnesses to it, Vice Prime returned to Ukraine from Rome, the press- KYIV – The National Bank of Ukraine the press-service of the Ukrainian Embassy Minister Ivan Vasiunyk told a meeting on service of the Volyn State Regional (NBU) on October 15 issued nearly 11 bil- in Moldova reported on October 15. “This preparations for the 75th anniversary com- Administration reported on October 8. At lion hrv in loans to commercial banks in the event is another convincing demonstration memorations of the Holodomor in present the Lypynsky archive is being sort- first 13 days of October. This is a 40 percent of Ukraine’s consistent policy on restoring Ukraine. Mr. Vasiunyk said about 20,000 ed. The work is supposed to be completed increase from September, reported the busi- historical, cultural and spiritual ties with accounts of witnesses had been collected. in a year and a half. After that the archive ness newspaper Delo. Over 6 billion hrv in Ukraine’s neighboring regions,” Mykhailo The 17 regional, Kyiv city and all-Ukraine will be returned to Ukraine. The birthplace loans were issued for one year. The central Kharyshyn of Ukraine’s Embassy in volumes of the National Memory Book are of Lypynsky in the village of Zaturtsi (at bank gave another 4.7 billion hrv in over- Moldova said at the ceremony. He said the close to completion. By the end of present in the Lokachi district of the Volyn night payday loans, compared to the 2.5 bil- event was made possible thanks to the October, all these volumes are to be pub- region) is being restored. Authorities have lion hrv, which the banking system received implementation of the budget program titled lished and their presentation is scheduled started to improve the territory and home- in September. The banks require these funds “Measures to Support Ties with Ukrainians for November 21. Mr. Vasiunyk also called stead of the Lypynsky family and over 1 to meet their financial obligations. Earlier, Residing Outside Ukraine” adopted on the on researchers not to stop the collection of million hrv has been already spent for this the balance could be kept on the interbank initiative of Ukrainian President Viktor data, since the National Memory Book purpose. Lypynsky, Polish by birth, was market by raising funds at another bank. Yushchenko. A granite bust of Mazepa will will be further expanded. According to dif- born in 1882 in Zaturtsi. He graduated However, there currently is no such a possi- be made by the famous Moldovan sculptor ferent estimates, the Famine-Genocide from the Jagiellonian University in bility. The NBU was obliged to show its Piotr German, who also made the statue of masterminded by the Communist totalitar- Krakow. In 1909 he returned to Ukraine, growing activity on the asset market due to Taras Shevchenko in Chisinau. Participating ian regime cost from 7 million to 10 mil- which was then part of the Russian financiers’ lack of confidence in each other. in the ceremony were the heads of the lion lives, including about 4 million chil- Empire. In 1917-1920, he was a leading Commercial banks have started behaving Bendery City State Administration, dren; Ukraine lost 25 percent of its popula- figure of the independent Ukrainian state. more carefully on the interbank loan mar- Viacheslav Kogut; the community of tion. (Ukrinform) In 1918 he was appointed ambassador of ket. Nevertheless, the banking system has Ukrainians of Transdnistria, Leonid Pirates tone down threats the Hetman State of Pavlo Skoropadsky to funds. This is seen in the fact that banks Tkachuk; the regional public organization Austria-Hungary. After 1920 Lypynsky continue to purchase deposit certificates of UkrProsvita, Volodymyr Bodnar; and lead- KYIV – The Somali pirates who cap- emigrated to the Czech Republic and the NBU that are being used as an instru- ers of all Transdnistrian NGOs as well as tured the ship Faina with a Ukrainian crew Austria; he was among the founders of the ments for the stabilization of excess liquidi- many communities of Ukrainians of right- and cargo aboard have decided not to blow Ukrainian university in Prague. He is con- ty. (Ukrinform) bank Moldova. (Ukrinform)

Walter Buszczak, 89, of South Fallsburg, NY, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Achieve Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Liberty, NY.

The son of the late Demitro and the late Julia (Borecki) Buszczak, he was born August 9, 1919 in Ukraine.

Walter owned and managed the Joy-Len Bungalows in Monticello, NY.

He is survived by his daughters, Nadia Mendolia of Virginia and Irene McLaughlin of Rhinebeck, NY; his son Roman Buszczak of North Brunswick, NJ, and 7 grandchildren.

Visitation was on Wednesday, October 8, 2008, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the Donovan Funeral home, 82 South Church Street, Goshen, NY.

The Funeral Mass was held on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 10:00 am at St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Church, Campbell Hall, NY.

Burial followed in Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Campbell Hall, NY.

Arrangements under the care of the Donovan Funeral Home, Goshen, NY. To leave the family a personal correspondence please visit donovanfunerals.com. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 17 U.S.-Ukraine Foundation hosts delegates from Open World Program by Areta Kovalsky cant, first-hand exposure to America’s democratic government, free-market sys- WASHINGTON – The Open World tem and non-governmental sector. Leadership Center of the Library of As participants in the program, the Congress has awarded a 2008 grant to the delegates have the opportunity to meet U.S.-Ukraine Foundation to host 42 local with representatives of federal, state and leaders from Ukraine. The program local government agencies; economic themes planned for the Ukrainian visitors development agencies; and neighborhood for this year address accountable gover- associations. During their meetings par- nance and non-governmental organiza- ticipants learn about services provided by tion (NGO) development. local and state governments, the budget This is the third consecutive year the process, transparent financial account- U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) has ability, the allocation of tax dollars and been a recipient of a grant award from the effectiveness of government pro- the Open World Leadership Center. grams. They also gain knowledge about The USUF and its partners – regional economic development and Birmingham Sister Cities in Birmingham, cooperation. Ala.; International Training, Education In regard to NGO development, Open and Business Services and Associates, World improves the delegate’s adminis- LLC of Des Moines, Iowa; Arkansas trative, advocacy and fund-raising skills. Council for International Visitors in Little By visiting non-governmental groups, Rock, Ark.; and Louisville International interest or advocacy groups, the leaders Cultural Center in Louisville, Ky. – have have the chance to observe how the non- Seen at a reception recently hosted by Robert and Nadia McConnell for the thus far hosted 24 mayors, local and governmental sector works and how the Ukrainian delegates of the Open World Program are Ukrainian officials partici- regional government officials, and NGO sector cooperates with the government, pating in the program with Oleksandr Alexandrovych, minister-counselor for representatives this year. the private sector and local communities. economic and cultural affairs at the Embassy of Ukraine (center). In October the USUF will be working The program is a great opportunity for with its partner organizations in Omaha, local Ukrainian government leaders to Congress made all post-Soviet states eli- Open World, mayors, legislators, judges, Neb. (Applied Information Management meet their American counterparts for a gible for the program. Since its establish- civil servants, educators and entrepre- Institute), Springfield, Ill. (Springfield chance to share experiences and ideas ment, Open World has hosted over 12,000 neurs from across the former Soviet Convention and Visitors Bureau), and that can ultimately strengthen under- current and future East European and Union have come to know the real Kansas City, Mo. (International Visitors standing and the strategic partnership Eurasian leaders who have left the United America. And whether the ideas they take Council of Greater Kansas City), in host- between Ukraine and the United States. States with experience in American gov- home are practical, such as publishing ing 18 government officials. During their time in the United States, ernment and civil society along with new city council meeting times in the local Managed by the Open World the delegates are offered homestays, ideas and practices that they will bring paper, or more abstract, such as under- Leadership Center – a separate entity which allows them to experience back to their work and to their countries. standing the importance of judicial impar- within the U.S. legislative branch with American family life. They also have the Even once they return home, Open tiality to the rule of law, the net effect of offices at the Library of Congress – the chance to take part in cultural and com- World promotes continued partnerships Open World is to strengthen the demo- program is designed to enhance under- munity activities, including visits to and communications between the dele- cratic process in their countries.” standing and capabilities for cooperation museums, galleries and summer festivals. gates and their American hosts and pro- For more information readers may con- between the United States and the coun- The Open World Program was created fessional counterparts. tact the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation at tries of Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the in 1999 by the U.S. Congress with the In citing the importance of the Open [email protected] or at 202-223-2228. Baltic by developing a network of leaders aim of enhancing cooperation between World Program, Dr. James H. Billington, For more information on Open World, log in the region who have gained signifi- the United States and Russia. In 2003 Librarian of Congress, said, “Through on to visit http://www.openworld.gov.

Holiday” (Zavtra Bulo Sviato), a Columbia U. ... film openly critical of the Soviet (Continued from page 10) system, is a celebrated classic of sive documentary holdings of Jewish the perestroika era. Holocaust survivors at his institution. Mr. Bukovsky was invited by the The video documents of the Visual Ukrainian oligarch-turned-philan- History Archive were gathered by the thropist Victor Pinchuk to direct Survivors of the Shoah Visual History “Spell Your Name” (Nazvy Svoie Foundation, an organization established Imia), a feature documentary about by film director Steven Spielberg in 1994 the Holocaust in Ukraine and, in to preserve on videotape the accounts of particular, the Babyn Yar tragedy. surviving victims and witnesses of the The film was produced by Mr. Holocaust. By 2001 the foundation had Spielberg, who traveled to Ukraine recorded close to 52,000 testimonies in to attend its premiere in Kyiv in 56 countries and 32 languages. In Ukraine October 2006. Mr. Bukovsky tells alone the Shoah Foundation conducted another largely unknown story – the around 3,400 interviews over a four-year story of how, during the Nazi occu- period, 1995-1999, in 273 locations all pation, many Ukrainians risked over the country. their lives to save their Jewish Dr. Brooks will give an overview of the neighbors, acquaintances, as well as archival holdings with reference to the strangers from sure death. Holodomor and bring to light new per- Shortly afterwards, Mr. spectives drawn from the testimonies. His Bukovsky was approached by the presentation will be accompanied by video Ukraine-3000 International footage of these eyewitness testimonies. Charitable Fund run by Ukraine’s Dr. Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University with filmmaker Serhiy Bukovsky in Kyiv. The last conference panel will be about First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko a new feature documentary, “The Living” to direct a feature documentary on the causes and effects of the tragedy and where tragedy unfolded 75 years ago will (Zhyvi) by Serhiy Bukovsky from Kyiv. Holodomor for its 75th anniversary. Mr. evoking an emotional response in the be shown in the Lehman Library of the Mr. Bukovsky is internationally recog- Bukovsky brought together a group that audience. In a broader sense, this film is International Affairs Building at nized as one of the best documentary film- includes film writer, critic and historian not about the Holodomor alone. First and Columbia University. The photos are a makers in Ukraine today. He was awarded Serhiy Trymbach, cinematographer foremost, it is about the price of liberty. celebration of the beauty, poetry and the Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine Volodomyr Kukorenchuk, history consul- Ukraine is an unloved but obstinate child vitality of Ukraine, all of which come for his nine-part TV documentary series tants Yuri Shapoval, Ivan Dzyuba and of history. For centuries, her people through with a quiet and captivating force “War: A Ukrainian Account” (Viina: Myroslav Popovych (Kyiv), Viktor Listov fought a desperate struggle for something in portraits of farmers who lived to tell Ukrainskyi Rakhunok), released in 2002. (Moscow), Oksana Pakhliovska (Rome), that other nations obtained in a much eas- about their experience of the Great Over his 25-year film career, Mr. Andrea Graziosi (Naples) and others to ier way: the right to be themselves, speak Famine. Bukovsky has demonstrated a readiness produce “The Living.” their own language and be called For further information about the to take up the most difficult, at times This new film will be presented in per- Ukrainians.” International Conference “Visualizing the unpopular, subject and treat it in a way son by the director, Mr. Bukovsky, and by A few weeks prior to the international Holodomor: The Ukrainian Famine- that brings a new light to what seemed Victoria Bondar, his wife, producer and conference, the Ukrainian Studies Genocide of 1932-1933 on Film,” visit exhausted and well-known. He also has co-author of the script, at the Rosenthal Program will mount a photo exhibit of www.harrimaninstitute.org/programs/ shown civic engagement and a sense of Auditorium, Schemerhorn Hall at 7:30 works by Volodymyr Kukorenchuk, the Ukrainian_studies_program.html or call responsibility that often put him on a col- p.m. The film’s authors describe their cinematographer of “The Living.” Some the Ukrainian Studies Program office at lision course with the powers that be. His goal: “It is about not just remembering 40 beautiful photographs taken by him in 212-854-4697. Admission is free and 1987 documentary “Tomorrow Was a the facts but also understanding the the course of shooting in the villages open to the public. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 Seminar for teachers of Ukrainian studies schools held at Soyuzivka KERHONKSON, N.Y. – For the last 24 seminar and president of the Educational ies of Ukraine, their manufacturing and been taught in Soviet schools that it was years, the Ukrainian Educational Council Council, gave lessons on two literary mas- commercial activities, energy problems and really Russian history. They were happy to has organized training sessions for teachers terpieces of Kyivan times: “Slovo o Polku ecology. The lecturer examined the fertile learn otherwise and to be able to pass on this of schools of Ukrainian studies. This year Ihorevim” and “Slovo o “Zakoni i lands of Ukraine and the lack of financing knowledge to their students. the seminar, held from July 27 to August 9 Blahodati” of Metropolitan llarion. for the agricultural sector by the Ukrainian This year the seminar lasted a full two at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center, was Additional lessons covered the Prague government. weeks thanks to the generosity of the fol- devoted to celebrate the 1,020th anniversary group of writers Yurii Klen, Yevhen The students, who hailed from Ohio, lowing: Self Reliance New York Federal of the baptism of Ukraine. Malaniuk, Oleh Olzhych, Olena Teliha and Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, Credit Union, Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal The students made a large wreath from others. Prof. Fedorenko lectured on orthog- had a busy schedule. They attended seven Credit Union (Philadelphia), Heritage evergreens and flowers and laid it by the raphy. classes a day, wrote papers and took exams. Foundation (Chicago), Ukrainian Free cross at the Orthodox chapel at Soyuzivka. Prof. Ihor Mirchuk taught a course on the They are among the nearly 400 students University Foundation (New York), The Rev. Volodymyr Bazylevskyi blessed culture of Kyivan Rus. He concentrated on who have attended these teachers’ seminars Ukrainian National Credit (New York), the wreath and held a special moleben to St. its glorious church architecture, examining since 1985. May of the teachers came from SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union and Volodymyr. Brief remarks were delivered St. Sophia, the Pecherska Lavra Monastery, Ukraine and appreciated the immersion in Self Reliance New Jersey Federal Credit by one of the seminar instructors. the Golden Gates, and St. Cyril Church. the period of Kyivan Rus, since they had Union. The program was prepared this year to The manuscript tradition of the era was concentrate most courses on the period of examined, along with the techniques of Kyivan Rus. Prof. George Gajecky taught writing on vellum and painting illumina- ing” in UNA-UNSO bases in western seminar participants how to present the tions. Especially interesting were the expla- Russian intelligence... Ukraine with the aim of undertaking “ter- glorious past of the medieval Ukrainian nations about how to paint icons in the (Continued from page 2) rorist” attacks alongside Chechens in state to students. He underlined the con- Byzantine style. Prof. Mirchuk also played ported by Russia, Viktor Yanukovych. Russia. Recruited Tatars were also paid to tacts of the Kyivan rulers of the 9th to examples of recorded Byzantine and Kyivan speak on Russian television about the exis- 14th centuries with the West through the liturgical chants, which were used in medi- They sought to portray Mr. Yushchenko as a rabid “anti-Russian, Ukrainian national- tence of alleged training camps for Islamic diplomatic, political and economic eval times in Ukraine. terrorists in Crimea. The aim in both cases, spheres, as well as and through marriages Prof. Volodymyr Bodnar, principal of the ist” to reduce his popularity in Russophone the SBU believes, was to show that with the ruling houses of France, Sweden, St. Volodymyr School in Parma, Ohio, pro- eastern Ukraine (see EDM, June 29 and Ukraine was a host to training camps for England, Austria, the Holy Roman Empire vided support for the previous lectures by September 23, 2004, May 13, 2005). religious and nationalist extremists. and others. There were contacts also with showing a large selection of illustrative One of the two co-opted UNA-UNSO the Byzantine Empire and the neighboring material via computer. Seminar participants groups, led by Dmytro Korchynsky, was Russia’s accusations are doubly ironic. states of Poland, Hungary and Lithuania. saw examples of churches, mosaics, fres- renamed Bratstvo (Brotherhood). Bratstvo First, the UNA-UNSO wing with solid The culture of the Ukrainian state was coes and icons of these times, along with and the Progressive Socialist Party are the nationalist credentials joined the YTB in spread by its princesses, and artists and architectural plans and photos of interiors. only two Ukrainian parties in the Highest 2001-2002. Ms. Tymoshenko meanwhile through economic ties. They saw portraits of the rulers of the medi- Council of the International Eurasian has been accused of “treason” by the Few of the teachers knew that Prince eval Ukrainian state with their families’ Movement and the Eurasian Youth Presidential Secretariat based on an Volodymyr Monomakh was married to medieval arms and armor, dress, crafts, Movement. Both of these organizations unfounded allegation that she has “done a Gyta, daughter of the last Anglo-Saxon forts, gold and silver coins. All this in color, are devoted to the Eurasianist ideologist deal” with Russian Prime Minister king, Harold II, or that Evpraksia, his sister, projected on a large screen with appropriate Aleksandr G. Dugin, who has ingratiated Vladimir Putin. Second, the remainder of was married to the Holy Roman emperor, commentary or inscriptions reinforced the himself with the Putin regime (see Andreas the former UNA-UNSO (i.e., Bratstvo) Henry IV. lessons in history, literature and culture of Umland’s detailed analysis in www.prav- has long worked for Russian intelligence. From the ninth century onward these Ukraine in the middle ages. da.com.ua, July 20, 2007). contacts with Europe continued in various Prof. Natalia Bodnar taught the economic The SBU has also unveiled Russian The article above is reprinted from forms until Ukraine fell under Russian dom- geography of Ukraine, also profusely illus- intelligence’s attempts to recruit Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission ination – first Imperial and then Soviet. trated with photographs of contemporary Ukrainians who would “testify” for money from its publisher, the Jamestown Prof. Eugene Fedorenko, founder of the Ukraine. Participants learned about the cit- that they had undergone “subversive train- Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 19

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Dolyna, Ukraine, and Prairie Village, Kansas, become sister cities

by Vera Glywa joined by Ms. Galushyna and Ms. Yakymiv in singing “Chervona Ruta” and PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. – On August “Pidmanula, Pidvela,” at which point other 15, I had the honor of translating for Mayor dinner guests joined in the singing. Volodymyr Garazd of Dolyna, Ukraine, The next day, Mayor Garazd had a and Mayor Ronald Shaffer of Prairie chance to tour, ask questions and exchange Village, Kansas, during a banquet introduc- ideas at the Department of Public Works, ing Mayor Garazd to members of the Prairie Village Police Department, Shawnee Prairie Village City Council, the Sister City Mission High School, Kiwanis Club and Committee, the Kansas City Ukrainian Club and other honored guests. Department of Social Services, just to men- Mayor Garazd’s delegation from Dolyna tion a few stops. consisted of Larysa Galushyna, member of Mayor Garazd and the Dolyna delega- the Dolyna Business Center; Father Taras tion also visited various local businesses Kernytskyy of the Ukrainian Catholic and were welcomed into several residents’ Church; and Oksana Yakymiv, Director of homes. They were also honored at a dinner Vyhoda Special School for Blind Children. by the Kansas City Ukrainian Club, at the Their arrival was the culmination of a home of Peter and Darlene Smokorowski, two year process to pair Dolyna, Ivano- where Ukrainians in the Kansas City area Frankivsk Oblast with Prairie Village, had an opportunity to meet the delegation Kansas, as sister cities. from Dolyna. Robert Glywa At the end of the banquet, Mayor Garazd The most important event was on At the ceremonies are (seated from left): Mayor Ronald Shaffer, Mayor presented an embroidered shirt to Mayor Monday, August 18 when the Prairie Volodymyr Garazd, (first row, from left): Hildegard Knapp, Laryssa Galushyna, Shaffer, and the two mayors agreed they Village City Council met and officially Carole Mosher, OksanaYakymiv, Vera Glywa, Christine Glywa, (second row): would both wear their embroidered shirts to adopted Dolyna as its sister city. Prairie Chris Engel, Councilman Michael Kelly, the Rev. Taras Kernytskyy, Dick Bills, the signing of the official sister cities agree- Village, a suburb of Kansas City, Mo., and Bob McGowan, and Chairperson Jim Hohensee. ments. Dolyna are similar in size, each having a Mayor Garazd and Father Kernytsky population of approximately 20,000. The and spent many hours working toward this the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in southwest- entertained us with duets on their sopilkas mayors of Prairie Village and Dolyna com- end, were on hand to witness this event. ern Ukraine, about two hours ride south of and then on guitars. They are very accom- memorated the event by signing the formal For the special occasion, both mayors Lviv and not too far from the Romanian plished musicians and it was a joy to listen sister city documents. Sister City Council and the entire Dolyna delegation wore border. Of late, tourists go there for the to songs that were familiar Ukrainian Member Cleo Simmonds and Councilman embroidered shirts and blouses. The resort located at the foothills of the Americans in the audience. They were Michael Kelly, who both traveled to Dolyna American and Ukrainian flags were dis- Carpathian Mountains, although the town played prominently on the signing table, as has been in existence since the 15th century well as on the flagpoles outside the Prairie and was known for its salt mines for many Single Center fliers call for the Russian Village City Hall. Ukrainians in the audi- decades. We have plans to build more Election notebook... Federation to respect Georgia’s territorial ence also wore their Ukrainian embroidered resorts to accommodate tourists who want outfits and everyone proudly applauded at to come for relaxation or hiking in the hills (Continued from page 1) integrity and withdraw its soldiers to their positions before the war. the conclusion of the ceremonies. during the summer months and skiing in the Court Judge Mykahilo Mizhevych and This writer asked Mayor Garazd to share winter. Past Ukrainian Presidents have vis- blocked access to the courtroom. The party also supports Ukraine’s mem- bership in “active systems of collective some information about Dolyna. He said: ited the resort in Dolyna, as well as current Several dozen Tymoshenko Bloc law- “Our beautiful town of Dolyna is located in President [Viktor]Yushchenko.” makers also stormed the district court and security,” an indirect reference to the North blocked the offices of its clerks to prevent Atlantic Treaty Organization. them from forwarding documents to the Single Center also favors voting based appellate court that are necessary to begin on open party lists (as opposed to the its review of the president’s appeal. closed party lists currently employed) and A fund-raising barbecue in Riverhead The Procurator General’s Office filed mandatory campaign proposals to resolve criminal charges against the Tymoshenko regional problems. Bloc deputies, who enjoy immunity from It remains unclear whether Single Center prosecution as members of Parliament. will support Mr. Baloha’s political ambi- The Security Service of Ukraine dis- tions, join with Our Ukraine in the election patched officers to protect the judges and or serve as a platform for a new political clerks in the various courts, resulting in candidate and ideology. numerous brawls throughout the week Meanwhile, the All-Ukrainian Union between law enforcement officers, court Svoboda took advantage of the feast day staff and politicians that were broadcast on St. Mary the Protectress on October 14 to national television. launch its election campaign by hosting a Citing political pressure, Appellate concert on Independence Square featuring Court Judge Mizhevych postponed the top Ukrainian rock stars, including Tartak, court’s review of the president’s appeal Flit and Druha Rika. until October 17. St. Mary the Protectress Day is recog- After Tymoshenko Bloc deputies forced nized as the founding day of the Ukrainian their way into the office of Judge Mykhailo Insurgent Army (UPA). The nationalist Tsurkan of the High Administrative Court Svoboda party has long advocated govern- the morning of October 13, the judge ment recognition of the UPA’s struggle for claimed a heart attack and was carried out Ukraine’s independence during World War by paramedics. II. Mr. Yushchenko also made a question- More than 15,000 Ukrainians attended able, possibly illegal move when he liqui- the rock concert celebrating the UPA, dated the District Administrative Court that which was held on a stage emblazoned ruled against him, and is led by reported with Svoboda’s trademark three-finger Tymoshenko ally Judge Volodymyr tryzub (trident) logo. M. Daughtrey Keleberda. In its place the president estab- Svoboda also led an UPA rally attended RIVERHEAD, N.Y. – Some 400 people attended the chicken barbecue held here lished the Central District Administrative by more than 4,000 Ukrainians that same at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church on Sunday, September 7. The Court and Left Bank Administrative Court morning in Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko Park, event was a very successful fund-raiser to support the work of the church. Seen in its place. but was forbidden by the city courts to lead above are some of the parish volunteers serving food to the many guests. a march downtown, which was filled with * * * – Robert Kent cars and workers on a busy Tuesday. A handful of political parties have Other serious contenders expected to already begun campaigning for the pre- participate in the election are the Leonid term parliamentary election scheduled for Chervonetskyi Bloc and the Vitali Wherever you are, December 7. Klitschko Bloc, both of which are influen- The Single Center party, controlled by tial in the Kyiv City Council. The Ukrainian Weekly can be there with you Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha Verkhovna Rada Acting Chair Arseniy and led by his associate, Ihor Kril, was the Yatsenyuk and National Security and Check out THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY online at only political force giving out campaign Defense Council Chair Raisa Bohatyriova literature on the Khreschatyk, Kyiv’s cen- said they are considering forming political www.ukrweekly.com tral boulevard, this past weekend. organizations for the election. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42

NOTES ON PEOPLE

of Education, preparing the programs with- of Manitoba.” He also wrote a wide variety Osvita Foundation out which the teaching of Ukrainian in of articles on topics related to language, Manitoba would have been impossible. culture, Ukrainian-Canadian history and honors educator When the teaching of Ukrainian was being language methodology and has spoken on WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Dr. Borislaw extended to the junior high grades, Dr. these topics at conferences throughout N. Bilash was recently honored at the 2008 Bilash served as chairman of the inter-pro- Canada, as well as in the Netherlands, Osvita Foundation Testimonial Dinner in vincial committee in charge of the prepara- Germany, Mexico and the United States. He was editor of the Manitoba Modern support of Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian tion of the materials known as “Ukrainian by the Audio-visual Method.” Language Journal for 25 years, the Education for his promotion and mainte- He co-authored “Ukrainska Rozmova – Manitoba Heritage Review, Ukrainian nance of Ukrainian language and culture. Pochatkovyi Kurs,” Volumes I and II, for Students Review and Ukrainian Teacher in More than 175 people, among them the elementary grades and prepared Canada. friends and family of the honoree, attended “Ukrainska Mova – Ochyma Dytyny” for Dr. Bilash co-founded the Manitoba the event, held on May 29 at the Holy the primary level. His weekly series Modern Language Association, the Eucharist Parish Center in Winnipeg. Also “Ukrainian with Ease,” published by Canadian Association of Teachers of in attendance were Ukrainian Orthodox Postup, was authorized by the Department Ukrainian and the Canadian Association of Metropolitan John Stinka Ukrainian ; of Education as an introductory text in Second Language Teachers, of which he Catholic Metropolitan Emeritus Michael junior high grades. has recently been made life member. Bzdel; and Benjamin Hewak, a former Dr. Bilash also served on the Advisory Dr. Bilash has been widely recognized chief justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench Board to the Manitoba Minister of for his work in education: he was appointed of Manitoba. Education. During the summer of a fellow of the Canadian College of During the testimonial, a greeting from 1962-1964 he took time out to depict the Teachers, and is the recipient of the Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, Ihor Dr. Borislaw N. Bilash Canada-wide Higher-Education Courses of Shevchenko Medal, the New Millennium Ostash was read; it characterized Dr. Bilash the Ukrainian Cultural and Education Multiculturalism Award, the Prix Manitoba as “the father of the Ukrainian language in He was instrumental in laying the founda- Center. He was also vice-chairman of the Award. Canada.” A greeting was read also from tion for the Ukrainian Bilingual Program in Curatorium of Ukrainian Catholic School At the conclusion of the testimonial pro- Member of Parliament Joy Smith. Manitoba schools. He served the Winnipeg and chief inspector of these schools. gram, children from Ralph Brown School, Borislaw Bilash II, a son of Dr. Bilash, School Division for 32 years, first as a He was later the founding president of the first Ukrainian bilingual school in the provided the audience a view of his father teacher and then as a specialist in Ukrainian the World Coordinating Education Council province of Manitoba, sang a series of through the eyes of his children (“Ochyma and Department Head in Special Education. and president of the National Center of songs in Ukrainian and staged a presenta- Dytyny” – a reference to one of Dr. Bilash’s He holds a B.A. (1956), Bachelor of Ukrainian Educational Councils of Canada. tion of Ukrainian dance. textbooks.) Education (1957) and Master of Education For several years Dr. Bilash served as lec- Noteworthy previous honorees of the Former Osvita honoree Dr. Jaroslav (1960) degrees from the University of turer in the Faculty of Education of the Osvita Foundation include: Archbishop- Rozumnyj, professor emeritus, University Manitoba. After receiving his master’s University of Manitoba, providing instruc- Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk (1988), of Manitoba, introduced Dr. Bilash with a degree, he studied Slavic languages in tion in the methodology of teaching Canadian Governor General Edward biographical review of his professional Winnipeg, Ottawa and Munich, Germany, Ukrainian and in Ukrainian curriculum Schreyer, (1999), Dr. Jaroslav Rozumnyj, contributions. receiving his Ph.D. in Slavic philology from development. professor at the University of Manitoba Dr. Bilash, a Winnipeg native and the the Ukrainian Free University in 1965. He Besides Ukrainian language materials (2001) artist Leo Mol (2003) and son of pioneer teachers, Nicholas and Mary continued his studies and later was awarded Dr. Bilash authored “Bilingual Schools in Manitoba Lieutenant Governor Peter M. Bilash (nee Waroway) served as the assis- the degree of Doctor Habilitatus. Manitoba 1897-1916,” “Canadianism and Liba (2004). tant coordinator of languages and later con- Dr. Bilash served for 25 years as member their Stylistic Functions in the Language of Funds raised at these testimonial ban- sultant for second languages and multicul- and later chairman of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian Authors,” “English- quets are used in support of bilingual turalism for the Winnipeg School Division. Curriculum Committee of the Department Ukrainian Education in the Public Schools English-Ukrainian education in Manitoba.

Stakhiv celebrates 90th birthday in Kyiv Gets scholarship from Roche Labs NUTLEY, N.J. – Eight children of Roche Pharmaceuticals employees have been awarded scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. (NMSC) under the 2008 Nelson F. Peterson Scholarship Program. The NMSC determines the winners of the scholarships, based on academic record, leadership, test scores and significant extra- curricular accomplishments. As a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship selection process, Lana Mariya Denysyk was awarded the Nelson F. Peterson Scholarship from Roche Laboratories. Her father, Dr. Oleh Denysyk, is director of market analytics and business strategy for Roche. Ms. Denysyk was accepted to the Boston College Carroll School of Management. Lana Denysyk The National Merit Scholarship is awarded to students who score highest in Abercrombie, a commemorative plaque and Zenon Zawada the nation on the PSAT, while the Nelson F. an annual stipend to assist with tuition and KYIV – Ukraine’s first minister of foreign affairs, Anatolii Zlenko, greeted Yevhen Peterson award is awarded to students fees associated with university costs. Stakhiv at his 90th birthday celebration on September 15 at the National Writer’s whose parent(s) works for Roche. Ms. Denysyk is an active member of Union on Bankova Street in Kyiv. Prominent politicians and writers gathered to The Nelson F. Peterson scholarship hon- Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. She share their memories and express their love and gratitude to Mr. Stakhiv, legend- ors the memory of Nelson F. Peterson spent July as a counselor for the youngest ary leader of the nationalist resistance in the Donbas during World War II and (1898-1977), a former president of Hoffman girls (sestrychka), and was an instructor at La-Roche. Mr. Peterson started his career at longtime chair of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (Abroad). the Plast ski camp in the Austrian Alps earli- Roche as a stock room clerk in 1913, rose er this year which was sponsored by the “Notes on People” is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of members of to production manager, vice-president, Munich, Germany, Plast branch executive vice-president, senior vice-presi- the Ukrainian National Association and the Ukrainian community. All submissions should Ms. Denysyk belongs to the Ukrainian dent and then to the office of president. National Association, as do her brother, be concise due to space limitations and must include the person’s UNA branch number (if During his 52 years of service he contribut- Ruslan, who is completing his master’s applicable). Items will be published as soon as possible after their receipt. ed greatly to the company’s growth and degree at Seton Hall University as a progress and was widely known and Physician’s Assistant (PA), and her sister, respected throughout the pharmaceutical Dara, who graduated recently with a Visit our archive on the Internet at: industry. Bachelors of Fine Arts and worked for The The award included a breakfast for all Ukrainian Weekly last summer. Both her http://www.ukrweekly.com/ the winners and their parents with the com- parents, Nusia and Oleh, are UNA members pany President and CEO George and are active in Plast. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 21

Tymoshenko, [Viktor] Yanukovych – the Sarkozy plan talked about the commit- forces there. And I think the Georgian Steven Pifer... understand that you’ve got to play by ment of the sides to an international mech- position after the conflict has been weak- (Continued from page 3) democratic rules and the Constitution. anism to resolve the issues of South ened, just in terms of that it’s going to Politics are politics. They are very And that’s a good thing. It means Ossetia and Abkhazia. But a month ago need time to recover its economic strength important in Ukraine, they are very impor- Ukraine, fundamentally, is going to have Russia went ahead and recognized them as and such. So, I’m not sure the game is tant obviously in the United States right democratic stability. independent states. So Russia’s created totally lost. But certainly it’s a more diffi- now. But in terms of the political course he The other side of the answer, though, is facts on the ground which are inconsistent cult situation now in terms of Georgia’s has chosen, that complicates his desire to again that while you have the political with that plan. So it’s going to be a very ability to recover South Ossetia and achieve a Membership Action Plan. Like I debate going on, you’re not getting things difficult way forward to make this negotia- Abkhazia than it was prior to August.” accomplished, you’re not pursuing poli- said, I think it’s going to be very hard, tion actually work. On how the Russia-Georgia conflict cies. I think, again, because I’m a little bit almost impossible to see it happen in On the possibility of Georgia losing impacts the prospect of a NATO mem- concerned, I wouldn’t call it a threat to December.” Abkhazia and South Ossetia: bership action plan for Georgia and Ukraine, but there’s a challenge – in Ukraine: More on President Yushchenko’s visit Moscow. I think it’s important for the West to to Washington: And the question in my mind is – given maintain the position that a recognition of I still think that ultimately a Well, I think there are a couple of things this more assertive Russian foreign policy Georgian territorial integrity and non-rec- Membership Action Plan makes sense for here. I mean, you know, first of all, some- that you’re seeing now – is this a time for ognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia and Ukraine. But you’re going to thing was different in September from in the Ukrainian leadership to be divided? Because it’s not good for the former Soviet have to look at it in the current political July, and that is you had the conflict You know, I think this would be the time space to have this kind of redrawing of realities. And at this point, when you’re between Russia and Georgia. I’m not sure really where it would make more sense to borders. And I think this is one of the rea- looking at December, again, because of the that represents a threat to Ukraine, but cer- come together. sons why there’s concern about Russia. position of some of the European states, tainly this more assertive Russian foreign Likewise, there are opportunities, the This is the first time since 1991 where because, I think, of the inability of the policy is a challenge for Ukraine. Membership Action Plan, that I think are Russia has unilaterally tried to redraw bor- Bush administration in literally its last So it seems to me that a big part of that going to be lost because the political ders in the post-Soviet space. So there’s an days to persuade the Europeans, given visit, having President Yushchenko meet infighting in Ukraine creates a situation importance to stick to that position of prin- concerns about Russia, but also given the with President Bush in the Oval Office, where Germany and some of those coun- ciple. questions about what is going on within was basically to reaffirm U.S. support, to tries that don’t support a Membership On the other hand the reality is that Ukraine, it just doesn’t seem it’s going to try to be bolstering of Ukraine. Because Action Plan could say, well, it’s not just South Ossetia and Abkhazia have Russian happen. there are questions, given what happened about the Russian concern, it’s about we in Georgia, does this now mean that Russia don’t have confidence in the sustainability is going to behave in a different way of the political line within Kyiv. Chicago Holodomor... law, passed in 2005, that requires the teach- towards Ukraine? On the stances of John McCain’s and ing of all genocides in secondary schools in the state, including the Holodomor. Thus On whether President Yushchenko Barack Obama’s campaigns toward (Continued from page 11) At the awards ceremony, individuals far, Illinois is the only state with such a law. was looking for U.S. support in Ukraine: th who contributed to the awareness about The 75 Anniversary Committee was Ukraine’s internal political squabbles: My sense is that when you look at what Holodomor over many years were recog- initiated by the Ukrainian Congress I’m not sure. That’s a question you real- both campaigns have said, what both can- Committee of America, Illinois branch, and nized. Nicholas Mischenko, Ivanna ly have to ask President Yushchenko. But I didates have said, I think – and this reflects the Ukrainian Genocide-Famine Gorchynsky and Dr. Myron Kuropas were think he probably understands, I mean, the fact that support for Ukraine going Foundation, whose heads, Paul Bandriwsky American policy’s been pretty consistent back to 1993-1994 has really been a bipar- honored for their work within the Ukrainian and Nicholas Mischenko, respectively, on this question. And even Secretary of tisan issue. I mean both sides support it. community. James Mace was honored post- served as vice-chairmen of the committee. Defense [Robert] Gates made the point, I And certainly there’s not much differ- humously The commemorative event was made think even today, is that, you know, decid- ence when you look at what Sen. McCain Five Illinois politicians also were recog- possible by the continued generous finan- ing who will be the next prime minister for has said and what Sen. Obama has said. nized: Gov. Rod Blagojevich, State Sens. cial contributions of the Heritage Ukraine, that’s a decision for Ukrainians. They both support strong relations with Jacqueline Collins and Ira Silverstein and Foundation of First Security Federal The U.S. government’s point of view, as Ukraine. They both support a Membership State Reps. John Fritchey and Paul Savings Bank and Selfreliance Ukrainian far as I understand it, is we will work with Action Plan. So, I think they differ on Froehlich. All had supported the Illinois American Federal Credit Union. whatever government is in Ukraine. I some questions, but I don’t think Ukraine mean that’s for Ukrainians to decide, is one of them. whether it’s a government headed by On whether Sen. McCain can be per- Tymoshenko or somebody else. ceived as tougher on Russia: My sense, though, is that, in talking with some people in the U.S. government, It may be. But I think in both campaigns that if they had their choice, they would there is concern about Russia, I mean, cer- have liked to see the government continue, tainly what we saw in August changed the as opposed to new elections. And the prob- assessment in Washington, and I think lem here is, because the sense is that time elsewhere in Europe about the rules that is being lost and the opportunities are the Russians are prepared to play by. And being lost, and the focus in Kyiv seems to it’s caused a greater degree of concern. be on politics, rather than actually govern- On the Russia-Georgia conflict and ing the country. possible solutions to it: presents And here is the scenario that I think worries some people if you want to see I think it’s a difficult way forward. I Ukraine move forward. If there are elec- mean, there’s a situation now where the MUSIC OF MYROSLAV SKORYK tions now, if those elections are held in, next big event is – for October 15 the say, December or January, it’s hard to get European Union has organized a meeting In Celebration of the Composer’s 70th Birthday something done in terms of serious policy in Geneva to talk about it. But I think there are going to be some tough ques- during elections. It’s hard in Ukraine. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 8 p.m. Certainly it’s hard here in the United States tions. One of the questions is – how and right now when we’re just a month out if so are South Ossetia and Abkhazia rep- from our elections. But then, based on resented. The Russians are saying South OLEKSANDR ABAYEV, violin, YURI KHARENKO, violin, Ossetia and Abkhazia should be repre- what we saw in 2006 or 2007, after the BORYS DEVIATOV, viola, NATALIA KHOMA, cello, election it may take two or three months sented as independent states. That con- for Ukraine to form a coalition in the Rada flicts completely with the American poli- MYROSLAV SKORYK, piano, MYKOLA SUK, piano, and choose a prime minister. cy and the European Union policy and VOLODYMYR VYNNYTSKY, piano. So that takes you maybe to April or the policy of every other country in the early May. At that point you’re only six or world, except for Russia and Nicaragua, seven months from the presidential elec- of non-recognition of South Ossetia and “Poem”; “Carpathian Rhapsody”; Partita No. 5 “in modo retro” tions, so everyone focuses on the presiden- Abkhazia. So they are going to have to (1976); Partita No. 6 for String Quartet (1988); Concerto for Piano, tial election. So the concern here is that – work that question out. String Quartet and Gran Cassa (1996); “Melodiya” for Violin and it’s my concern, but I also think it’s shared But I think there are also some other by some in the U.S. government – is that, issues, I mean, the question of the imple- Piano; Burlsque; A-RI-A for Cello and Piano; Three Jazz Pieces for you know, politics could dominate the next mentation of the six-point plan that was Piano 4 Hands. year and a half in Ukraine, and it makes it agreed by [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy. And it seems to me that there are hard for Ukraine to do things in terms of Admission: $30 policies that Ukraine needs to push. two tough points on that. One of those points called for not only the Georgian UIA Members and Senior Citizens: $25 On whether early elections will have forces but for Russian forces to withdraw a weakening effect on Ukraine: Students: $20 to their positions prior to August 7. Well, I’ll give you two answers to that. the Russians have already announced their The first answer is – there’s a lot of intention to deploy an additional 3,500 For Further information: (212) 288-8660 confidence, at least I have, that however troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. So, the politics play out, it’s going to be dem- that doesn’t square to my mind with the ocratic. I mean it seems all the major implementation of the Sarkozy plan. This concert is sponsored by Self-Reliance NY Federal Credit Union political forces –Yushchenko, The other point was – the sixth point of 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42 Plast’s Spartanky sorority holds annual conference PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 24)

at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road. The program will start with a requiem service (panakhyda) at 2 p.m. Testimony of witnesses Archbishop Alexander Bykovets and Olena Liskiwsky will be followed by a spe- cial performance by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, with Adrian Bryttan, conductor. Schoolchildren from area Ukrainian schools will also participate. The organizing committee has invited Rep. Sander Levin, the main sponsor of House Resolution 1314 on the Famine-Genocide to attend. The commemoration will conclude with the show- ing of a segment from the Holodomor film being produced by Bobby Leigh and Marta Tomkiw. Donations will be accepted for the production of the film and for the Holodomor Memorial in Washington. For more informa- tion contact M. Zarycky-Cherviovskiy, 586-757-5571, or L. Wroblewsky, 586-757-1306.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.: A concert marking the 70th anniver- sary of noted Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk will be held at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., at 3 p.m. Although contemporary in its vocabulary and means of expression, his music often draws from the rich well of Ukrainian folklore. A tribute to Maestro Skoryk, the recital features Volodymyr Vynnytsky (piano), Natalia Khoma The Spartanky sorority of Plast at their annual conference. (cello), Yuri Kharenko (violin), Alexander Abaev (violin) and Boris Deviatov (viola), and includes the composer by Vera Chuma-Bitcon and Roma Temnycky. week camp at East Chatham, N.Y., playing three jazz pieces for piano for four hands. Seating The New York/New England for six-year-old first-time campers. is unreserved; suggested donation, $20, free for students. SLOATSBURG, N.Y. – Forty branch organized the weekend’s They will also continue to run the For information call 301-229-2615. members of the Plast sorority events, including a very well per- two days of activities required to Sunday, November 16 Spartanky from the tri-state area and formed mystery theater act. earn the Plast physical fitness badge Philadelphia gathered here on On Saturday the Spartanky dis- WARREN, Mich.: The Michigan Friends of the Ukrainian for campers in East Chatham. In Catholic University (UCU) and the Ukrainian Catholic September 19-20 to hold their annu- cussed plans for the upcoming year. addition, they are planning a spe- Education Foundation invite you to support this uniquely al “rada,” or conference. These women are very active year cialized camp for horseback riding. important institution at a benefit luncheon at 1:30 p.m. at Outside, under a starlit sky on the round in the administration of camps Spartanky re-elections took place the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Road. The Rev. stately property of the Sisters and in their local Plast branches. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of UCU, and other special guests Servants of Mary Immaculate, the Volunteering their time to Plast and at the conference and the newly will give an informative update about this university serv- women held their opening ceremo- financial supporting Plast causes is elected president is Chrystia Kotlar, ing the people and strengthening the Church in Ukraine. ny, which included the induction of second nature to them. vice-president – Petrusia Paslawsky, Tickets are $30. For details, contact Nell at [email protected] four new members: Iryna Juravich, Next year once again these secretary – Vera Chuma-Bitcon and or 773-235-8462. Louisa Kaminskyj, Marta Popovich women will run the popular one- treasurer – Christa Kozak. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 23 OUT AND ABOUT

Current through November 29 Art exhibit, “As We Slept,” featuring Cambridge, MA Way Will the Oil Flow? The Odesa-Brody Winnipeg drawings by Oleksander Wlasenko, Pipeline, Energy Politics and Policy Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Indecision in Ukraine,” Harvard University, Educational Center, 204-942-0218 617-495-4053

Current through November 30 “Abstract Intrigue” art exhibit, featuring October 27 Roundtable discussion, “Ukraine and the Oceanville, NJ Ilona Sochynsky, The Noyes Museum of New York Crisis in the Caucasus,” Columbia Art, 609-652-8848 or www.noyesmuseum.org University, 212-854-4697

October 19 Concert, featuring Irina Shynkaruk, “This October 28 “Don’t Take It Literally,” an evening with New York is My and Your Ukraine,” Social New York poet Marjana Savka, Columbia University, Development Institute, Ukrainian 212-854-4697 National Home, 212- October 30 Poetry reading, “Don’t Take it Literally,” October 19-20 Sofika Zielyk, featuring her pysanky and Washington featuring Marjana Savka, Woodrow Wilson Morristown, NJ ceramic creations, Morristown Craft International Center for Scholars, Market, www.morristowncraftmarket.org 202-691-4000

October 23-November 9 Art and music exhibit, “Colors and Keys,” October 31 Halloween festivities, Verkhovyna Mountain Toronto featuring Maria Dolnycky on piano and Glen Spey, NY View Resort, 845-856-1105 artwork by Sonia Cyhynka, Rina Gottesman, Leonore Johnston and Charlene October 31 – March 1, 2009 Art exhibit, “Futurism and After: David Mandelbaum, Canadian Ukrainian Art New York Burliuk, 1882-1967,” The Ukrainian Foundation Art Gallery, 416-621-9287 Museum, 212-228-0110 October 24 Lecture by John-Paul Himka, “What Are th th- th November 1 40 anniversary banquet, Ukrainian Toronto the Origins of the 14 and 15 -Century Palatine, IL American Youth Association – Palatine Ukrainian Icons Depicting the Last Branch, Cotillion Banquets, 630-790-1073 Judgement?” Shevchenko Scientific Society of Canada, 416-762-5991 November 1 “Caribbean Nights” casino night, Ukrainian Whippany, NJ American Cultural Center of New Jersey, October 24 Vocal workshop and concert, featuring the 973-585-7175 New York Svitanya East European Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Folk Music Society, November 1 Viktor Markiw performs, “Solo Piano works 718-672-6399 New York by Myroslav Skoryk,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 October 24 Book presentation with Timothy Snyder, New York “The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Items will be published Habsburg Archduke,” Columbia at the discretion of the editors and as space allows; photos will be considered. University, 212-854-4697 Please note: items will be printed a maximum of two times each. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. October 24-30 Film screening, “The Soviet Story” by New York Edvins Snore, Village East Cinema, 212-529-6799

October 25 Opening of exhibit, “Futurism and After: New York David Burliuk, 1882-1967,” The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110

October 25 25th anniversary of Svitanok Ukrainian Hamilton, ON Women’s Choir, Ukrainian Youth Association – Hamilton Branch, Ukrainian Cultural Center, 905-547-2581

October 25 Evening gala, “Lviv Night,” Ukrainian Hillsborough, NJ National Women’s League of America – Branch 125, St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, 973-449-3398 or 732-560-5055

October 25 Ukrainian Festival, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Los Angeles, CA Orthodox Pro-Cathedral, 323-632-3248 or 310-455-1786

October 26 Gallery talk by Myroslav Shkandrij, New York “Futurism and After: David Burliuk, 1882-1967,” The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110

October 26 Centennial celebration and banquet, St. Blackstone, MA Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, Coachman’s Lodge, 401-762-2733

October 26 Benefit Luncheon for the Ukrainian Parma, OH Catholic University, Ukrainian Catholic Educational Foundation, Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, 773-235-8462

October 26 Ukrainian Fall Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Somerset, NJ Center, 908-725-5322

October 26 75th anniversary of the Famine-Genocide Philadelphia in Ukraine, featuring the Akkolada Chamber Choir, Church of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 215-663-1166 or 215-858-3006

October 27 Lecture by Margarita Balmaceda, “Which 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008 No. 42

of several books on Soviet and post-Soviet ry, Ukrainian breads, a raffle, a cake and des- PREVIEW OF EVENTS themes. Mr. Kupchinsky, former director of sert table, as well as a Ukrainian kitchen. RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service and a partner in Parking is available behind the church. For Friday, October 24-Sunday, November 30 located at 2249 W. Superior St. in the Ukrainian the risk analysis firm AS East Group, is a spe- further information call 860-229-3833 or Village neighborhood. Call 312-421-8020 or cialist on Russia’s energy politics, a regular 860-677-2138. CHICAGO: The Ukrainian National Museum contributor to Jane’s Intelligence Digest, The will open an exhibit dedicated to the Holodomor visit www.ukrainiannationalmuseum.org for Saturday-Sunday, November 1-2 National Interest and The Ukrainian Weekly, on Friday, October 24, at 6:30 p.m. “Our Daily more information. Museum hours: Thursday and a recent panelist in the Senate Foreign ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: Epiphany of Our Bread” features 54 artworks that are part of the through Sunday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Relations Committee hearings on Russia’s oil Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, 434 90th “Holodomor: Through The Eyes of Ukrainian Saturday, October 25 dominance. The presentation will be held at Ave. N., will hold its 28th annual Autumnfest Artists” collection, whose founder and trustee is the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 on Saturday at 11a.m. - 9 p.m. and Sunday at U.S. businessman Morgan Williams. The CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Business and W. Chicago Ave, at 7 p.m. Admission: $10 for 11a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission: $2 donation, chil- exhibit opening features a short video by Professional Group of Chicago invites mem- UBPG members; $15 for non-members and dren under 12 free. The festival will feature Ukrainian singer Oksana Bilozir and an open- bers and the community to a panel discussion guests. Ukrainian food and beer, rides and games, ing statement by the granddaughter of a on “Ukraine, Russia and the NATO Question” Church tours, Ukrainian vendors and a silent Holodomor survivor, Oryna Hrushetsky- with Adrian Karatnycky and Roman Sunday, October 26 auction. Music will be by Cathy’s Lorelei Schiffman. The exhibition will also include a Kupchinsky. Mr. Karatnycky, a senior fellow at PARMA, Ohio: The Greater Cleveland Band with performances by the Kalyna room depicting what life was like in Ukraine the Atlantic Council of the U.S and former Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University Ukrainian dancers. Please come and “Enjoy prior to enforced collectivization, as well as a executive director and president of Freedom (UCU) and the Ukrainian Catholic Education the Ukrainian Spirit.” For information call walk-through installation depicting the horrors House, is a contributor to The Wall Street Foundation invite you to support this uniquely 727- 576-1001. of the Holodomor. The exhibition is on view Journal, The Washington Post, the Financial important institution at a benefit luncheon at 1 through Sunday, November 30. The museum is Times and Foreign Affairs, and the co-author Sunday, November 2 p.m. at the Pokrova Parish Hall, 6812 Broadview Road. The Rev. Dr. Borys NEW YORK: The New York Friends of the Gudziak, rector of UCU, and other special Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and the guests will give an informative update about Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation this university serving the people and strength- invite you to support this uniquely important ening the Church in Ukraine. Tickets are $30. institution at a benefit luncheon at 2 p.m. at For details, contact Mary Gail at reding@ucef. the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Soyuzivka’s Datebook org or 773-235-8462. Ave. The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector of UCU, will give an informative update about this university serving the people and strength- October 18 - 19 – Private function November 7 - 9 – Orlykiada SOMERSET, N.J.: A Ukrainian Fall Festival will be held at 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Ukrainian ening the Church in Ukraine. The Rev. Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., Richard John Neuhaus, editor of First Things, October 24 - 26 – Halloween November 27 – Thanksgiving (Somerset/South Bound Brook, N.J.). There will give special remarks. Tickets are $50. For weekend festivities dinner; rooms available in will be performances by the Iskra Ukrainian details, contact Nell at [email protected] or Main House building only Dancers and the Barvinok Dance Group from 773-235-8462. November 1 - 2 – Private function New Jersey, as well as the Kalynonka Bandura Monday, November 3 Duo from Pennsylvania; children’s activities; a marketplace featuring amber and beaded CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard jewelry, Ukrainian embroidery, ceramics, Ukrainian Research Institute will host a semi- pysanky, glass art, scarves, Ukrainian crafts nar given by Olenka Pevny, assistant professor and souvenirs, CDs, DVDs, videos, T-shirts of art history, University of Richmond. This and athletic gear; a food court; a raffle; and fall she is a Eugene and Daymel Shklar museum tours. This is a great opportunity to Research Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at get your Christmas shopping done early. Harvard. Her talk is titled “The Past Meets the Admission is $5 for adults; free for children. Present: Recreating Monuments of Kyivan For more information contact sophiabilin- Rus’ in Ukraine.” The seminar will be held in [email protected] or Luba Shevchenko, Room S-050 of the CGIS Building South at 4 To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 908-725-5322. p.m. The South Building of the Center for 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 Government and International Studies is locat- Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Monday, October 27 ed at 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA E-mail: [email protected] CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard 02138. For more information contact HURI at Website: www.Soyuzivka.com Ukrainian Research Institute will host a semi- 617-495-4053 or log on to http://www.huri. nar given by Margarita Balmaceda, associate harvard.edu/calendar.html. professor, John C. Whitehead School of Sunday, November 9 Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University. This fall she is a Eugene and CHICAGO: The Chicago Area Friends of the Daymel Shklar Research Fellow in Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) and the Studies. Her talk is titled “Which Way Will Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation Being Ukrainian means: the Oil Flow? The Odesa-Brody Pipeline, invite you to support this uniquely important Energy Politics and Policy Indecision in institution at a benefit luncheon at 1 p.m. at Ukraine.” The seminar will be held in Room the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. ❏ Malanka in January. S-050 of the CGIS Building South at 4 pm. Chicago Ave. The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, The South Building of the Center for rector of UCU, and other special guests will ❏ Deb in February. Government and International Studies is locat- give an informative update about this univer- sity serving the people and strengthening the ❏ Sviato Vesny or Zlet in May. ed at 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138. For more information contact HURI at Church in Ukraine. Tickets are $35. For ❏ Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian Cultural Festival in July. 617-495-4053 or log on to http://www.huri. details, contact Nell at [email protected] or harvard.edu/calendar.html. 773-235-8462. ❏ “Uke Week” at Wildwood in August. Saturday, November 1 WARREN, Mich.: Ukrainian American ❏ Back to Ukrainian school in September. NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: A Ukrainian Community Organizations of Metropolitan Harvest Festival will take place at 9 a.m.-2 Detroit invite the public to the ❏ Morskyi Bal in New Jersey in November. p.m. at St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Genocidal Famine in Ukraine – 1932-1933 ❏ Koliada in December. 54 Winter St., (behind Newbrite Plaza). Featured will be a giant tag and Christmas ❏ A subscription to The Ukrainian Weekly. item sale, a large collection of costume jewel- (Continued on page 22) PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a service provided 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community.

Or simply call 973-292-9800, ext. 3042. To have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English, written in Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, type of event, sponsor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations involved, and a phone number to be published for readers who may require additional information. Items should be no more than 100 words long; longer submissions are subject to editing. Items not written in Preview format or submitted without all required information will not be published.

Preview items must be received no later than one week before the desired date of publication. No information will be taken over the phone. Items will be published only once, unless otherwise indicated. Please include payment for each time the item is to appear and indicate date(s) of issue(s) in which the item is to be published. Also, senders are asked to include the phone number of a person who may be contacted by The Weekly during daytime hours, as well as their complete mailing address.

Information should be sent to: Preview of Events, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, 973-644-9510; e-mail, preview@ukrweekly. com. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments; simply type the text into the body of the e-mail message.