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ubiished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. -J I c. a fraternal non-profit associitiori| rainian H V Vol. LVII No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 50 cents USSR national-democratic movements'Congress of People's Deputies convenes western representatives meet in ParisUkrainia n faithful in Moscow PARIS - Twenty two Western the signatories write: representatives of national-democratic "We fully share your democratic raise Catholic Church issue movements of various nationalities in aspirations and deem it our principal MOSCOW - More than 400 faithful memorial service at the hotel, Revolu­ the USSR met here on May 6-11 and task to support the demands of demo­ took part in a Ukrainian Catholic tion Plaza and Karl Marx Street, called formed a mutual Coordinating Center, cracy and independence. moleben in front of the Moskva Hotel for the legalization of the Ukrainian called Democracy and Independence, "Coming from the possibilities of the on Thursday morning. May 25, as Catholic Church in the Soviet Union. A to support the movements' ideas and democratic world in which we live, we newly elected ministers to the Congress delegation of 150 to 200 Ukrainians activities. establish as our goal to assist in your of People's Deputies filed past them on from western Ukraine, among them Mr. According to a May 11 statement, the fight to win freedom for our nations." their way to the first session of this Неї, took part in a two-and-a-half coordinating center was organized at Four former Ukrainian political parliament, according to Ivan Неї, head service celebrated by the Rev. Petro the written request of the Coordinating prisoners living in the United States of the Committee for the Defense of the Zeleniukh. Council of participants of national- signed the statement, including Nadia Ukrainian Catholic Church, who spoke As they took part in the service, the democratic movements of the peoples Svitlychna, Mykola Rudenko and with the Ukrainian Press Bureau based newly elected ministers took notice of of the USSR, issued during its January Leonid Plyushch, who represented the in Rome. this peaceful protest. One of the 28-29 conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Ukrainian Helsinki Union, and Petro The faithful, many of whom have ministers was Rostyslav Bratun, elected The chief initiator of a center to Ruban, who represented the Radical been on a hunger strike since Monday, by the Lviv region residents. Well Wing of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union. consolidate the national-democratic May 22, took part in the 9 a.m. public (Continued on page 2) movements is Paruir Airikian, a promi­ (Continued on page 4) nent Armenian dissident, who was chosen as-the first president of the 13MA Supreme Assembly convenes annual meeting Coordinating Center. In the statement, which is addressed KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The U- Assembly sessions, all the annual meet­ Vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen and to the Coordinating Council of the krainian National Association con­ ing participants gathered near the Taras Honorary Supreme Assembly Member participants of the national-democratic vened the annual meeting of its Su­ Shevchenko monument at Soyuzivka Genevieve Zerebniak placed flowers at movements of the peoples of the USSR, preme Assembly on Monday, May 22, for the traditional ceremony. This year's the foot of the statue. All present then here at the association's resort, Soyu- ceremony had special meaning, of sang Shevchenko's "Testament." zivka. course, since it is the 175th anniversary The annual meeting was called to During the first days of its delibera­ of the birth of the great bard of Ukraine, order shortly afterwards by Mr. Flis, ChornovJI arrested, tions, the Supreme Assembly, the whom the Ukrainian National Associa­ who welcomed all present to the UNA'S highest decision-making body tion had named as its patron. session being held during the 95th Muratov harassed between quadrennial conventions, In his brief remarks during the anniversary year of the UNA. He called heard reports by supreme executive ceremony, UNA Supreme President on all to recall the founding principles JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Ukrainian officers and supreme advisors, as well as John O. Flis emphasized that, as it has of the UNA — service to its members, national rights activist Vyacheslav a special report by the director of the done from the beginnings of its exis­ the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian Chornovil was detained at Lviv Airport UNA Washington Office, Eugene tence, the UNA will continue to help the cause — noting that this is what makes on Sunday, May 21, and arrested on Iwanciw. Ukrainian nation in its efforts to be­ this fraternal association unique among charges of "petty hooliganism," the Also discussed was the UNA's next come the master of its own land. life insurance companies. Ukrainian Press Agency, based in convention, to be held May 26 to June Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, honorary An invocation was delivered by London, recently reported. He received 2, 1990, in Baltimore's Inner Harbor member of the UNA Supreme As­ Supreme Advisor Wasyl Didiuk, and all a sentence of 15 days' administrative area, and continuing improvements to sembly, and president of the Shev­ present intoned "Khrystos Voskres." arrest, reportedly for taking part in an facilities at Soyuzivka. chenko Scientific Society, also deH- Present at the 1989 annual meeting official Chornobyl demonstration in Before the opening of the Supreme vered a speech, while UNA Supreme Lviv on April 26. (Continued on page 4) Mr. Chornovil, the chief editor of The Ukrainian Herald, a journal of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, was return­ ing to Lviv after attending a meeting of editors of independent publications in Vilnius, Lithuania, over the weekend. Over 500 copies of Holos Vidrod- zhennia, a publication of the Kiev branch of the UHU, were confiscated from Mr. Chornovil. Mykhailo Osad- chy, the editor of Kafedra and Volo- dymyr Steciuk, an editor of Yevshan Zillia, were with Mr. Chornovil at the Vilnius conference. Mr. Steciuk was detained and released. No more news about the arrest was available at press time. Meanwhile in Moscow, Mykola Muratov, the Moscow contact for the Ukrainian Catholic Church has report­ ed that he received direct threats of violence in two telephone calls on Monday, May 22. Mr. Muratov, who has been instru­ mental in informing the West about ongoing efforts to legalize the Ukrai- (Continued on page 2) UNA Supreme Assembly members during opening ceremonies of their annual session at Soyuzivka. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 No. 22

of democracy and change in the Soviet A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Ukrainian faithful... Union. We said that if those policies are (Continued from page 1) true, then the Ukrainian Catholic acquainted with Mr. Неї, he stopped Church should be legalized. We asked if and asked what it was Mr. Hel's delega­ those present would support a call for Mass food poisoning reported in Vinnytsia tion wanted. Mr. Неї asked Mr. Bratun the legalization of the Ukrainian Ca­ by Dr. David Marples villages, which was breeding fear and to bring up the legalization of the tholic Church and all 500 hands went up panic. Therefore as early as May 1, the Church which was liquidated by the into the air," he reported about the May According to reports from the Ukrai­ oblast radio station was broadcasting Soviet government in 1946 and "re­ 24 service. nian SSR, almost 500 people in the the news about the poisoning and united with the Russian Orthodox According to the Ukrainian Catholic Vinnytsia area of the republic have warning the population not to consume Church." Press Bureau, the Ukrainian Catholic suffered from salmonella poisoning, cakes and pastries purchased at the Mr. Bratun then reportedly re­ delegation in Moscow receives a steady from eating cakes that contained un­ covered markets in Sharhorod and sponded that he is now a peoples' stream of faithful arriving from Ukraine processed cream that was also well past Vinnytsia. Specialists arrived in Shar­ deputy and if this is what his consti­ every day. After the Thursday moleben, its due date for consumption. One horod from Kiev and Vinnytsia, with tuents want, this is the issue he will raise, a large group went back to the Arbat, person, a small child of just under five the result that from what appears to if not during the opening session, then near the book store Ukrainskaya Kniga, years of age, has died as a result. have been the final tally of those at the next session, according to the where it continues its hunger strike. There have been calls for those hospitalized - 495 patients — there has Ukrainian Catholic Press Bureau. Mr. Неї reported that about 25 to 30 responsible to be brought to justice. The been only one fatality. Mr. Неї then delivered greetings from percent of these participants are young; incident evidently caused panic in the However, the inquest has now begun. Cardinal Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky they feel inspired by the events taking village of Sharhorod and other rural In the first place, it has been revealed to the faithful gathered in Moscow. place in China today. And although regions of Vinnytsia Oblast, particular­ that this mayhem was caused by eight These warm greetings were conveyed to originally, their hunger strike was to ly as more than half of those affected cooks, six of whom were among the Mr. Неї during a telephone conversa­ continue until Saturday, May 27, given were children, who are believed to be patients. This factor has eliminated any tion he had with Rome on Wednesday, the fact that many of the hunger strikers less resistant to the salmonella bacillus theories that the poisoning may have May 24. are young, they may decide to extend than adults. The Sharhorod events have been deliberate. It is said that there were On that day, an estimated 500 per­ their protest-hunger strike for a longer been described as a new tragedy in "gross violations of all sanitary norms" sons attended a public service on amount of time. in the preparation of the cream, into Ukrainian society in a lengthy and Wednesday, on Moscow's Arbat, Mr. Mr. Неї also reported that the militia, mournful recent list that indicates that which went hens' eggs bought from Неї reported. That service was also local farms. The eggs had not been which kept a watchful eye over the there are currently serious problems celebrated by the Rev. Zeleniukh; 200 protestors both at the Moskva Hotel with the operation of health care facili­ subjected to traditional heating treat­ Ukrainian Catholic faithful and 300 ment. When they were placed into the and on the Arbat, did not harass the ties in the republic. Moscow citizens took part in that event. demonstrators in any way. This The correspondent at the scene, V. cream, the bacillus of salmonella began to propagate "with catastrophic speed." Speaking on behalf of the faithful, handling of the demonstration was Skoropadska, writes that the conscious­ Mr. Неї stated that: "We called upon quite different than the harassment ness of citizens has grown accustomed Yet what annoyed Ms. Skoropadska Soviet citizens present to support Ukrainian Catholics have experienced to the words "to liquidate the conse­ was the apparent lack of concern of the President Mikhail Gorbachev's policies in Lviv, Mr. Неї noted. quences" of a tragedy. In the case of the head of the Sharhorod hospital, L.T. earthquake in Armenia, however, the Martsinkovsky, who declared that the While the Ukrainian Catholic faithful calamity was natural rather than man- situation would be "fine," even while a ChornovJI... continue their hunger strike, the delega­ made. In Sharhorod, the local nutrition furtner 12 patients were being hospita­ (Continued from page 1) tion of three Ukrainian Catholic bishops combine attached to the raion con­ lized. Ms. Skoropadska points out that and three Ukrainian Catholic priests sumers' union had decided "to astonish" many of the affected, not suffering such ended its hunger strike on Friday, May customers by making an assortment of intense pain, had not come to the 19. The six, began their protest in the cakes and pastries for the May 1 cele­ hospital, yet-they have still been poi­ lobby of the building of the Supreme brations. ^ soned by the contagious salmonella. Soviet on Wednesday, Ma^J 7, in an Preparation of the goods took place In addition, there is the fact that the effort of force Soviet leacfers to meet in mid-April. Pastries^ tortes and ev^n Sharhorod episode is simply one more with them regarding the legalization of beef rolls were prepared using cream, man-made tragedy to have occurred in their Church in Ukraine. and sold "like hot cakes" in Vinnytsia Ukraine over the past three years. The On Friday, May 19, a meeting be­ and Sharhorod. Whatever was left was reporters are demanding therefore that tween a top-ranking Soviet official and taken to surrounding settlements. In in this case, the guilty must be punished. the delegation did take place in Mos­ preparing the sweetmeats, emphasizes Those accused are not merely the unfor­ cow. "We met with the head of the the account in Molod Ukrainy, the local tunate cooks who prepared the poi­ Council of the Supreme Soviet, Yuriy combine was breaking a cardinal rule soned cakes, but the republican sanitary Khystoradnov. We reached no firm that prohibits the preparation of pro­ epidemiological authorities. result, but we were able to discuss the ducts that will quickly be unfit for This case is the second major "epide­ fact that Ukrainian Catholics are still consumption. This account suggests mic" in Ukraine in 1989 — the first is Vyacheslav Chornovil being heavily persecuted," Ukrainian that those preparing the foods were said to have occurred in Voroshylov- nian CathoHc Church in the Soviet Catholic Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk of interested primarily in the profits to be hrad Oblast, when about 500 people Union told the Ukrainian Catholic Ivano-Frankivske told the Ukrainian accrued from the sale of the same. were also hospitalized. But this did not Press Bureau in Rome: Catholic Press Bureau in Rome. The pastries and cakes were taken to prevent those in the service from re­ "I received two telephone calls today "Khrystoradnov told us that the the marketplace in Vinnytsia, but the ceiving prizes for their "good work," (May 22) from within the Soviet Union. problem of active persecution would time for their safe consumption had scronfully notes Ms. Skoropadska. The Both anonymous. The caller spoke both have to be resolved with authorities in already passed. Those that were not head doctor of the republican sanitary- Ukrainian and Russian and knew about Ukraine and that the Russian Orthodox bought were taken back to Sharhorod epidemiological service has already my activities on behalf of the legaliza­ Church was a roadblock in the legaliza­ and sold on the night of April 29-30. been removed from his post for the case tion of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. tion of the Ukrainian Catholic Church," Then on the night of April 30, a of methane gas poisoning that occurred "He told me that he would come to he added. He concluded that the delega­ stream of patients began to enter the in Voroshylovhrad. Moscow 'with some boys to beat me,' tion felt it best, at this time, to stop the central raion hospital with identical In Sharhorod in particular, the health and that they would 'show me Unia- hunger strike and formulate new stra­ complaints of high temperatures and situation is declared to be appalling, tism,' " Mr. Muratov reported. tegy. pains in the stomach. The numbers rose "one of the worst in the oblast." The quickly from 26 to 7.2. Children were settlement does not even have a proper said to be fainting away even in the sewage system as there is evidently admission rooms. Some were "brought insufficient water. The sanitary situa­ FOUNDED 1933 back to life" by the doctors from a state tion generally is said to be unsatisfac­ и1гаіпіапІ\ІееУі of "clinical death." It was recognized tory. The food workers have for some that those whp lost consciousness had time been neglecting the most elemen­ An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National only two days to live, as was evidently tary health norms in the preparation of Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. the case with Lesia Basysta, the child products so that a disaster "was bound 07302. who died. to happen." The problem was that it became However, by making reference to the Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. impossible to anticipate when the health situation in the republic gene­ (ISSN - 0273-9348) stream of new patients would end. Beds rally, the reporters have widened the were made available in hpspitals issue from a few incompetents within Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - |10. throughout Vinnytsia Oblast and even the food production network of a small Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. in the city of Kiev. By May 3, the village to events over the past few years number of poisoned had risen to 449, of in the Ukraine. Ukrainian critics have The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: which 226 were children. A special attributed health problems in the re­ (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 headquarters was created by the oblast public to a variety of factors, both Postmaster, send address authorities, under the charge of Deputy sanitary and ecological. changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz Chairman of the Oblast Executive Thus in a recent speech made in The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets Committee T.D. Bachynsky, with the Canada, the chairman of the Ukrainian P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak task of ascertaining the cause of the Green World society and newly elected Jersey City, N.J. 07303 mass poisoning and providing aid to the deputy of the People's Congress, Yuriy ill. Shcherbak, laid out the health concerns The Ulcrainian Weekly, May 28, 1989, No. 22, Vol. LVII At the outset, "gossip" had spread in the republic in the starkest terms. He Copyright 1989 by The Ukrainian Weekly rapidly around Sharhorod and other (Continued on page 4) No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989

Ukrainian SSR to hold trade show in Edmonton Seminar discusses developments by Marco Levytsky day, July 20, the public will be wel­ Editor, Ukrainian News of Edmonton comed to 10 days of entertainment, regarding cases brougtit by OSI product displays and merchandise for by John A. Kun change, emphasized that a serious EDMONTON - The Ukrainian sale. and Maria V. Lischak problem exists with the whole process republic will open the North American Confirmed participants to date in­ UNA Washington Office of the OSI. For this reason. Tucker trade market with its first ever Trade clude the Museum of Fine Arts, Kiev; stated, "it is important to make the OSI Show and Exhibition outside the Soviet ARLINGTON, Va. - An all-day manufacturers of wood products ran­ seminar on current trends in Office of the issue — that they're out of control. Union at Edmonton's Klondike Days ging from wicker furniture to pianos; Otherwise, the OSI will continue to Exposition '89, announced Edmonton Special Investigations' (OSI) cases was fashion design at the international held here on April 29. The conference percolate along and will go on being Northlands recently. couturier level fabrics, crafts and small was sponsored by Americans for Due zealots in the legal environment." Following negotiations over the past wares. It is estimated that over 20 S. Paul Zumbakis of Chicago, author two years, an agreement has been shipping containers of products will Process (ADP). The agenda was highlighted by de­ of "Soviet Evidence in North American reached with the Ukrainian government arrive in Edmonton, to be displayed in Courts," explained that the OSI has a to feature this unique show and exhibi­ Northlands AgriCom. fense attorneys involved in OSI cases, among them as John Broadley of willing partner, the Soviet Union, to tion of products, fashion and art. assist in prosecuting alleged Nazi war Speaking at a meeting of the Ukrai­ At the UPBCE meeting, Hans Berg­ Washington's Jenner and Block, who man, director of the USSR and Eastern handled the Freedom of Information criminals. "The Soviets have four nian Professional and Business Club of motives," said Mr. Zumbakis, "in Edmonton on April II, Colin Thomp­ Europe Section of the Trade Develop­ Act lawsuit for John Demjanjuk; John ment Division of Alberta Economic Rogers Carroll of Philadelphia, who assisting the OSI: to re-write their own son, associate general manager for history, to defame nationalities and Northlands, admitted they had origi­ Trade and Development, said business has represented five Ukrainian Ame­ negotiations with Ukrainian officials ricans in OSI cases; Neil Hartzell of ethnics in the Soviet Union and the nally intended to bring the USSR as a United States, to contaminate the U.S. whole to the trade show. can be very frustrating, but also reward­ Boston's Sherin and Lodgen, who is ing. legal system for their own political "I went to Moscow last September currently defending Matthew Katin; E. Ukrainian officials tend to be very Randolph Tucker of Boston's Hill and purposes and to reach a moral and legal and met with the chairman of the Soviet tough negotiators and the process may equivalance with the United States." export cooperative. Fortunately for me Barlow, who is defending Vytautus be very time consuming, but once a Gudauskas; Brian Gildea of Connecti­ However, Mr. Zumbakis mentioned he came to the meeting either extremely contract is signed it stays there for a that the Soviets are now having troubles hungover, or starting a new one. And he cut, whose clients included Feodor long time. Fedorenko, Vladimir Sokolov, and of their own in dealing with historical got fired a couple of days later. Which Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, director of re-writes and with the surging nationali­ brought us to the people from Ukraine, Antanas Bernotes; and Ivars Berzins of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian New York, who has represented over a ties in the USSR. This may cause the people who were excited about coming Studies, said economic interaction with Soviets to be a less willing partner with here," explained Mr. Thompson. dozen OSI defendants. Ukraine is one area which the Ukrai­ The presentations focused on the the OSI down the road. "They were not sure what kind of nian community in Canada has not procedural and legal shortcomings in The future of the OSI, according to product to bring. They were not sure developed to is full potential. OSI cases. In case after case, the Mr. Berzins, is not on a sure footing and, what kind of reception they would get. "It seems to me that as a community attorneys charged the OSI with the at the outside, has 10 years of existence While they are knowledgeable of the this is a very important thing for us to same legal and procedural deficiencies: left due to the decreasing number of fact that we have a good number of do. And it seems to me that nothing the withholding of exculpatory infor­ witnesses and alleged perpetrators. Canadians of Ukrainian descent, I think great is going to happen for some time mation that would be damaging to the Foreseeing "doubtful cases being tried," because they had been overshadowed until there is some sort of collective prosecution, the full acceptance of Mr. Berzins noted that a concerted by the Russian federation of states, effort long the lines of a Canada- Soviet evidence, and the "coached" effort will be made by the OSI of particularly in the trade show area, they Ukraine chamber of commerce," he testimony of Soviet witnesses in the turning every single case into a "status had some trepidation. said. presence of Soviet judicial authorities. case," totally depriving the defendant of "And 1 have to be quite honest. After In making the announcement of the The attorneys participating in the exculpation. having seen some of the products of the trade fair, Don Sprague, president of seminar cited their inability, as defense By being a bureaucracy, Mr. Berzins Russian Federation in Moscow, I had Edmonton Northlands, said it is one of attorneys, to cross examine Soviet stated, "[OSI investigatorsj is going to some trepidation when I went to Kiev to thrniost exciting projects his orgaiiza- witnesses or to take depositions in a create wwk for themselves, despite the look at the product that they would tion has ever been involved in. neutral environment. They also pointed fact that budget constraints will be bring here. And I was quite vocal with "To be able to participate and wel­ out that the Soviets have never pro­ inevitable." Dr. (Alberta Trade Commissioner come manufacturers and artists of this duced any "discovery" evidence, that is, Mr. Berzins also noted the OSI will Horst) Schmid that I had some real quality, from a part of the world once evidence that would be contradictory or more efficiently use German archives hesitancy about the quality of the show. closed to trade, is a rare opportunity. damaging to the prosecution. and rely less on Soviet archives in the "I have to say to you with no reserva­ We know our facilities can accommo­ Revealing his frustration in battling coming years. tion that I was absolutely amazed at not date the variety and the volume that we the OSI with these legal disadvantages, One seminar session dealt with the only the quality, but the design and the are expecting from Ukraine. And we are Mr. Carroll stated, "OSI cases couldn't negative impact that OSI cases have had quantities that were available in U- sure this will be a tremendous show for survive as right-angle car collision trials on ethnic communities. Representing kraine." Klondike Days '89. It is a first for — they would be thrown out of court!" their communities were Eugene Iwan- The Trade Show from July 17 to 19 Edmonton and a first for the world," he Attorneys Hartzell and Tucker, in ciw director of the UNA's Washington will be limited to industry. On Thurs­ said. discussing the OSI's resistance to (Contlnueid on page 11)

U.S. Commission on Ukraine Famine meets; to seek federal funds

by Eugene M. Iwanciw In the area of further research. Dr. community has paid for over one-third with a request for 5200,000. He stated UNA Washington Office Mace pointed out that the staff is of the cost of the commission to date that the Ukrainian American commu­ tracking the Soviet press and plans to and that it is unprecedented that a nity made a good faith effort and raised WASHINGTON - The U.S. Com­ provide an addendum to the Report to government commission be funded a substantial amount of funds. Chair­ mission on the Ukraine Famine met on Congress to include data from the from private sources. He suggested that man Hertel agreed to work with the May 17 for the first time since receiving current Soviet press and British and the U.S. government fund the remain­ other congressional members of the a two-year extension. Chairing the German diplomatic records of that ing nine months of the commission. commission to seek the required fund­ meeting was Rep. Dennis Hertel (D- period. Dr. Weres then pointed out that the ing through the appropriations process. Mich.), the newly appointed chairman Dr. Mace concluded his presentation government investment in the commis­ Discussion then centered on the of the commission. with a proposed budget of SI 50,000 for sion has paid high dividends in U.S.­ continued work of the commission, at Other congressional members in the nine months of fiscal year 1990, Soviet relations: "It was the work of the which point Rep. Broomfield suggested attendance were Rep. William Broom- commencing October 1, 1989, during commission that sparked Soviet ac­ that the commission initiate work to field (D-Mich.)and Rep. Byron Dorgan which the commission will still be in knowledgement of the famine in U- inform more members of Congress (D-N.D.), who was recently appointed existence. Dr. Kuropas proposed that kraine and current Soviet discussion about the famine and suggested that a to the vacancy created by the departure the budget be amended with an addi­ and investigations into the tragedy." resolution for official commemoration of the commission's former chairman. tional 550,000 for updating and distii- Mr. Marchishin echoed those com­ of the famine and its victims be initiated. Rep. Dan Mica (D-Fla.). buting the high school curriculum guide ments and stated that the commission The commission adopted the idea. Five of the six public commissioners which has already been adopted in a can continue to perform this vital Mrs. Mazurkevich raised the issue of also attended the meeting: Dr. Myron number of states. function during its final year. New York Times correspondent Walter Kuropas, Daniel Marchishin, Ulana In response to questions about the It was pointed out that when the Duranty's falsified reporting on the Mazurkevich, Anastasia Volker and current financial state of the commis­ extension was granted, members of Soviet Union and the Pulitzer Prize Dr. Oleh Weres. sion, Dr. Mace pointed out that over Congress stated that there would be no which he won. Dr. Weres suggested Dr. James Mace, staff director of the 5204,000 has been raised from private government funds required. Rep. Dor­ that the commission produce a topical commission, presented a report on the sources during the past year and a half. gan stated that in the last year the report on the issue. Dr. Kuropas pledged activities of the commission since its last The commission currently has about situation has changed and the commis­ to working with the commission staff meeting. He pointed out that 400 copies 590,000 in its account, most of which sion's mandate has broadened so it this summer to updating the curriculum of the Report to Congress were distri­ will be used during the remainder of would be appropriate to approach the guide. buted to scholars, institutions and fiscal year 1989, ending September 30. relevant members of Congress with a Rep. Hertel suggested that the staff libraries. Work on the curriculum uiscussion ensued about now me request for federal funding. and commissioners investigate the workshops has continued, and the oral commission will raise the heeded funds Rep. Broomfield supported the no­ possibilities of foundation support for history project is currently undergoing to complete its work. Dr. Kuropas tion of contacting the leadership of the wider distribution of the commission's final editing. stated that the Ukrainian American relevant committees and both Houses products. He the adjourned the meeting. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 No. 22 Lawyers hold mid-year meeting Evangelical Baptists send Bibles, BOSTON - Some 50 attorneys from Ukraine, with the understanding that throughout the United States gathered such contacts can only grow if the religious materials to Ukraine in Boston on May 5-7 to attend a mid­ Soviet government allows all attornevs year conference of the Ukrainian Ame- in Ukraine a legitimate and responsible by A'ex Harbuziuk Convention, said. rical Bar Association (UABA). A za- voice in their country, and perestroika The items are sent free of charge to bava co-sponsored with the Boston area truly fosters an atmosphere of genuine BERWYN, 111. - More than 3,600 the recipients and are distributed free of Ukrainian Ps and Bs brought out a respect for national and religious rights. Bibles and other books have been charge in Ukraine. The project was lively and festive crowd on Saturday mailed to Ukraine in the past 11 months begun when Soviet authorities relaxed night. Walter M. Lupan, UABA vice- The Ukrainian American Bar Asso­ by the Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist mailing restrictions. president, organized and coordinated ciation, whose national headquarters Convention of churches in the United Rev. Harbuziuk said that the UEBC the event. One-third of the attendees are in Philadelphia, is dedicated to States, its spokesman recently reported. is negotiating with a company in West were at their first UABA meeting, maintaining a nationwide network of Germany to print 10,000 Bibles and Jaroslaw Bylen of Chicago, who is in conference participants included sujh some 500 American attorneys and charge of the mailing project, said he deliver them to Kiev for free distribu­ notables as Rhode Island District Judge jurists of Ukrainian descent to coordi­ has mailed 504 packages of literature to tion. Orist Chaharyn and Anna Chopek, nate and promote activities and infor­ 394 addresses in Ukraine in the period Mr. Bylen has been church Hbrarian long-time Ukrainian National Associa­ mation of mutual interest and profes­ from June 1, 1988, to April 30, 1989. at the Ukrainian Baptist Church of tion activist who returned to her native sional value. The organization sponsors The 3,620 volumes included Bibles, Chicago since 1963. Boston from New Mexico. two professional conferences each year New Testaments, hymnals, concor­ Donations for the maiUng project are and provides many pro bono legal being accepted through the Ukrainian Aside from various organizational services to the Ukrainian community. dances and Christian books in the Ukrainian language, Mr. Bylen said. Missionary and Bible Society, the Rev. matters, the conference included a non- Currently, the UABA maintains a 24- Michael Jakubovich, treasurer, P.O. ethnic perspective on OSI litigation hour political asylum hotline which is "People are writing to us and request­ Box 277, Monmouth, Maine 04259. which was presented by two Boston available to all refugees from the USSR. ing Scriptures in the Ukrainian lan­ The UEBC is an association of more area trial attorneys, Neil Hartzell and guage because most of what is available than 20 churches in the United States Randy Tucker, The UABA also maintains a scholar­ is in the Russian language," the Rev. and also unites several thousand indivi­ ship fund for law students. A S 1,000 dual Ukrainians scattered across the Highlighting the conference on Sa­ Olexa R. Harbuziuk, general secretary scholarship will be awarded at the of the Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist United States. turday, May 6, was a seminar on legal UABA annual meeting in October and issues related to trade with Ukraine in application information will be avai­ the context of recent developments lable in the coming weeks. there. Among the seminar participants UNA Supreme..^ printed reports of officers and advisors were George B. Yurchyshyn, the former (Continued from page 1) and discussed these reports. director of Worldwide Financial Ser­ are: Especially noteworthy was the enthu­ vice for the Bank of Boston, and Supreme Executive Officers: Mr. siastic report by Supreme Auditor currently the president of Mount Ver- Finally, it should be noted that on Flis, president; Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, Olesnycky, who reviews Soyuzivka non Enterprises; Maureen O'Brien, a October 12 UABA president Andrew vice-president; John Hewryk, director operations, and who told the assem­ Florida attorney and member of the Fylypovych, will present oral argument for Canada; Mrs. Paschen, vice-presi- blage that there is much progress at the UABA Board of Governors, and Lumi- in the Medvid case before the U.S. dentess; Walter Sochan, supreme secre­ UNA estate in terms of renovations and nidza Sava, East-West joint venture Circuit Court of Appeals in Washing­ tary; Ulana Diachuk, supreme trea­ construction as well as personnel, and consultant from New York. The semi­ ton. The UABA is hopeful that this surer. expressed hope that the 100th anniver­ nar was moderated by Myroslaw Smo- appellate court will affirm the 1988 sary convention of the Ukrainian Na­ rodsky, a New Jersey attorney spe­ ruling of the District Court which Supreme Advisors: William Pa- tional Association to be held in 1994 cializing in joint ventures, and also a mandated ttfe issuance of a "Medvid stuszek, Andrew Jula, Taras Maksymo- will take place at a newly refurbished member of the UABA Board of Gover- advisory'' to all aliens from the USSR wiefij Roman Tatarsky, Tekla МШШ, and expanded Soyuzivkar^^ seeking politicaf asylum, notifying them Tarats Szmagala, Walter Kwas( Mr. On the second day of\the annual of the right to an attorney. The Bush Iwanciw, Helen Olek-Scott, Andrew meeting, the focus was on the UNA The conference concluded with a administration apparently sees this as Keybida, Mr. Didiuk, and Alexander Washington Office, which began opera­ meeting of the UABA Board of Gover­ an unwelcome development and is Chudolij (Myron Spolsky of Canada tions on July 1, 1988. The office's nors which endorsed the development pursuing the appeal seeking to overturn had resigned his post due to his new director, Supreme Advisor Iwanciw, of further professional contacts with this ruling. business responsibilities); reported in detail on its work. The two Supreme Advisors: Nestor Olesnycky, other staffers of the office are John Anatole Doroshenko and Stefan Haw- Kun, assistant director, and Maria bacillus was contamed ш one of four rysz (the Rt. Rev. Stephen Bilak was Lischak, administrative assistant/ se­ Mass food poisoning... cream churns delivered from the Gorky unable to attend due to ill health , while cretary. city dairy plant. While technology is (Continued from page 2) Leonid Fil was away on business in A lengthy discussion about the use­ being devised to try to prevent the Spain). fulness of the office ensued, and stated that according to figures pro­ germ's presence in processed food, the Honorary members of the Supreme speakers discussed myriad issues affect­ vided by the Ministry of Health (whe­ report of the Moscow incident made it ing the Ukrainian community's inte­ ther all-union or republican was not Assembly in attendance included: Ste­ clear that the problem lay in the prepa­ phen Kuropas, Dr. Padoch, Mrs. Ze- rests. specified), males in the Ukrainian SSR ration of the food. During the discussion Mr. Iwanciw live seven to nine years less than in rebniak, Anna Chopek, Walter Zapara- niuk, Mary Dushnyckand Anna Haras. stressed that he is prepared to co­ developed countries, and females four Moscow, at least, possesses hospitals As its first order of business, the operate fully with the Ukrainian Na­ to six years less. Over the past decade, that are equipped to deal with mass Supreme Assembly members accepted tional Information Service, which is the he added, the number of babies born in cases of food poisoning. Rural Ukraine, the proposed agenda and the minutes of Washington office of the Ukrainian the republic with genetic deformities on the other hand, not only lacks the previous year's annual meeting, and Congress Committee of America, and has risen from six to 13 per every 1,000 hospitals and dispensaries, but has then approved membership of its va­ that together they will work for the births. In Ukraine, a mystical associa­ become rife with rumors about Chor­ rious committees that are to meet good of all Ukrainian Americans and tion has been made between tragedy nobyl and Chernivtsi and their likely during the weeklong session to issue a the Ukrainian nation. and the Cyrillic letter "ch" to explain aftereffects. The health authorities are series of recommendations on all as­ He also proposed that the office set events at Chornobyl, Chernivtsi, Chy- no longer trusted, a factor which exa­ pects of UNA activity. up a student internship program that hyryn and Chernihiv. cerbates the already strained situation Also on the first day of deliberations, would place promising young students in Vinnytsia Oblast. While Sharhorod has a different first the assembly heard addenda to the in positions on Capitol Hill. letter, there is no doubt that some have The functions of the Canadian Repre­ already placed this latest mishap into sentation of the UNA also were dis­ the same sort of category. The question dava of the Georgian Helsinki Group, cussed that day, since its members had which found its way into the accounts of USSR nationaL. Anatoliy Koryagin of the Democratic wanted a detailed breakdown of their the events in Vinnytsia Oblast has (Continued from page 1) Union, Eduard Kuznetsov of Resistance powers and responsibilities. A proposal already been asked numerous times by The other signatories included: Ka­ International, Tiit Madisson of the that the Canadian Representation hold reporters: "Have we learned nothing ren Agulian of the Paris, branch of the Estonian Party for National Indepen­ a meeting of all its members at least from Chornobyl and Chernivtsi?" Association for the National Self- dence, Irina Ratushinskaya of the once a year was passed by a vote of 16 Yet food poisoning, particularly from Determination of Armenia, Mr. Airi- Center for Democracy in the USSR, for and five abstentions. salmonella, has become quite frequent kian of the Association for the Janis Rozkalins of the Latvian Move­ The final topic on the agenda for this year in the Soviet Union. Thus in National Self-Determination of Arme­ ment for National Independence, Aishe Tuesday, May 23, was the work of the Moscow in the month of April, accord­ nia and the Coordinating Council of the Seitmuratova, of the National Move­ UNA Convention Committee, chaired ing to Nikolai Filatov, department head national-democratic movements of the ment of Crimean Tatars, Vitautas by Mr. Iwanciw. Its other members are: of the city's sanitary-epidemiological peoples of the USSR, Heiki Ahonen of Skuodis of the Lithuanian Helsinki Andrij Chornodolsky, vice-chairman; unit, there were 562 cases of salmonella the Estonian Party for National Inde­ Group, Yakiv Suslensky of the Society Ms. Lischak, secretary; Ostap Zynjuk, poisoning, including 284 among chil­ pendence, Sergei Broude of Action for for Ukrainian-Jewish Relations, and treasurer; and the secretaries of UNA dren. The popular Pogrebok cafeteria the Defense of Soviet Jewry, Vladimir Yuri Yarim-Agaev of the Center for branches 15, 34, 55, 81, 260, 290, 320 on the pedestrian precinct of the Arbat Bukovsky of the American Fund of Democracy in the USSR, and 337. in Moscow had to be closed down Resistance International, Ihor Gerash- The group of activists also issued a Mr. Iwanciw poke about i he on­ recently when 33 clients came down chenko, Sarma Gintere ot the Latvian declaration, which outlines their princi­ going work ^ the committee and its with severe food poisoning after drink­ Movement for National Independence, ples in greater detail. (The full text of subcommittees, which are handling the ing chocolate with whipped cream. Teixgi?: Gudava of the Nationai-Pemo- the declaration will be published in an concert, banquet, finances, convention An inveistigatio.n revealed that the і^щіісКайуоі Georgia, Eduard Gu- upcoming issue of The Weekly.) book and other mgtter^' No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28,1989 Two-day conference examines positives and negatives of trade with Ukraine by Chrystyna N. Lapychak "The primary task is to increase the including: UKRIMPEX, Dnipro, U- As the largest European country output of goods and increase the vo­ kraina, Kobzar, UKRMASHIMPORT, territorially and the third largest in CONCLUSION lume of retail trade turnover by 30 and UKRPRIGRANTORGOVLYA. population after Germany and Italy, percent in comparison with the previous He also discussed in some detail some of said Mr. Rud, "Ukraine has a strong EAST HANOVER, N.J. - The the joint ventures and trade agreements Saturday afternoon session of the April year. Much depends on practical efforts tradition of self-help manifested in made at the local level. Much can be already in progress between Ukrainian cooperatives, since the turn of the 15-16 symposium on "Doing Business and Western enterprises. with Ukraine," sponsored by the Ukrai­ done for these purposes via the use of century." Following Mr. Goudima's presenta­ nian American Professionals and Busi­ the possibilities of the cooperative Decree No. 355 of USSR Council of movement and individual labor acti­ tion, Myroslaw Smorodsky, an attor­ Ministers "authorizes private coopera­ ness Persons Association of New York ney and president of the Ps SL BS, and New Jersey, featured five speakers vity, through intensification of foreign tives in competition or cooperation with trade activity." delivered a detailed overview of "the state enterprises," said Mr. Rud. There who addressed legal, business and much-touted new Soviet Joint Venture political issues related to trade with "In these conditions, to alleviate the are some 60,000 cooperatives in the situation a great role is being assigned to Law, which came into effect in January USSR, which serves as a statement of Ukraine. of 1987," which has since been expand­ Boris Goudima, first secretary of the the activization of foreign trade, attrac­ the degree of regression economically of tion of foreign capital and 'know-how' ed and defined by various supplemental the USSR, particularly in the consumer Ukrainian SSR Mission to the United decrees. States, commenced the session by to give the push to the economy, to help sector. "A joint venture is a separate legal discussing the legal and policy frame­ pull it out of the old-style administra­ These cooperatives include cafes, tive and bureaucratic management entity with limited liabihty. It has the restaurants, repair shops, service facili­ work within Ukraine affecting interna­ right to enter into contracts, incur debt, tional trade investment. mechanism," he said. ties, local crafts shops and others. A "I would like to make it clear at once: litigate and arbitrate disputes in its own recent Soviet law, however, prohibited "It is exactly four years since that name, acquire and own 'personal' time when a revolutionary, I cannot we do not ask for charity or favors. You cooperatives dealing in: jewelry, gems are businessmen, and business people property — tangible and intangible," and metals; foreign currency exchanges; find another word, renewal of the explained Mr. Smorodsky. country was called for," said Mr. speak in the language of interest or certain medical procedures in private "Any one or more Soviet enterprises, Goudima. "This period has been mark­ profits. There is no doubt that you can clinics; the making and showing of have profits in dealing with the Ukrai­ including cooperatives and one or more videos and film; communications; and ed by social and political activities of foreign firms, may be joint venture unprecedented intensity." nian enterprises, cooperatives or orga­ running private schools. nizations. But there should be a certain partners. The proportion of ownership Andrew Bihun, a foreign market "We are now going through (in the of equity by the partners is based upon Soviet Union) what is perhaps one of will on your part. As for the Ukrainian analyst at the U.S. Commerce Depart­ side, we are ready to discuss with you agreement. The foreign firm may own ment, presented an analysis of foreign the most important phases of peres- up to 99 percent of the equity." troika, when plans and programs mate­ any proposals which might lead to the business opportunities in Ukraine and rialize and have a bearing on current establishment of trade and economic Mr. Smorodsky described the proce­ the U.S. Commerce Department's as­ ties. The conditions for this have dures to form a joint venture, which sessment of business prospects. social processes, bringing about new begins with the mutual signing of a non- forms of social, economic and political already been created." Using a graph, which he drew on a A number of legislative acts were binding protocol of intent between the blackboard, Mr. Bihun illustrated a adopted in 1987-88 and this year faci- twcMpartners, followed by preparation step-by-step system recommended for litiated creation of joint ventures, of a feasibility study or business plan for businesses considering venturing into participation of enterprises in foreign the proposed project. the untapped yet tough Soviet market. trade activity. These are: "Foundation documents are pre­ Roughly, the system involved four ^ Decree No. 49 of the USSR Coun­ pared, including a joint venture charter, subdivided steps: self-assessment, sur­ cil of Ministers adopted in January 1987 the joint venture agreement between the veying opportunities, taking action and "Oh the Establishment in the Territory parties, technology transfer agree­ trade flows. o^the USSR and Operation of Soviet ments, and other relevant agreements Jane Fisher, deputy staff director of Ventures with the Participation of that may be necessary based upon the the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Soviet Organizations and Firms from business nature of the joint venture. Tbe followed Mr. Bihun with a discussion of Capitalist and Developing Countries"; charter of the joint venture is akin to trade with Ukraine in relation to the ^ Decree No. 1704 of the USSR articles of incorporation and by-laws of Helsinki process. Council of Ministers adopted in Sep­ Western enterprises," he said. Basket 2 of the Helsinki Accords, tember 1987 "On Additional Measures "Thereafter, the foundation docu­ which involves trade, has been called to Improve the Country's Extem'al ments, together with the feasibility "the forgotten basket," said Ms. Fisher, Economic Activity in the New Condi­ study, are submitted to the appropriate who was the last speaker of the day. The tions of Economic Management"; authorities for review. If the Soviet other two baskets focus on military e and another decree of the USSR partner is subject to all-union subor­ security and human rights. Council of Ministers adopted in De­ dination, then the appropriate ministry In the concluding document of the cember 1988 "which changed in a must grant approval. If the Soviet Vienna follow-up meeting of the Con­ Jane Fisher, CSCE deputy staff direc­ partner is a republican entity, then the ference on Security and Cooperation in tor, speaking at business conference. positive way some provisions of the previous decrees," Mr. Goudima noted. Council of Ministers of the particular Europe, signed in January 1989, "new organization," he said to the some 160 "The last decree, which to me seems union republic must render its ap­ language introduced measures to deve­ members of the audience. "Perestroika very important, says that all Soviet proval. Upon approval, the foundation lop a healthier business environment" is penetrating all areas of life and is enterprises, associations, production documents are registered with the with the Soviet Union, including lan­ having an increasingly greater effect on cooperatives and other organizations Ministry of Finance, Department of guage on access to statistics, better the interests of different social groups with goods or services able to compete State Revenues and public notice of the conditions for business persons, mar­ and, indeed, every family and every on the foreign market will gain the legal registration is given in the press." keting data, etc. person. "^ right to set up their own trade firms or Mr. Smorodsky also discussed in Ms. Fisher also described the politi­ "The results of perestroika could be to work through existing foreign trade greater detail management and control cal climate in Congress toward trade seen in Ukraine's economic develop­ organizations." of joint ventures, capital investment, with the Soviet Union, saying that a ment. National income, industrial "The new decree allows Soviet enter­ other property issues, labor issues, growing number of senators and repre­ production, the output of many types of prises and other units to set up con­ dispute resolution, transfer, termina­ sentatives are more positive about products in physical terms are growing sortia, associations, trading houses or tion and liquidation of joint ventures, trade. These congressmen can be di­ here at a higher rate than envisaged by even joint stock companies for market­ distribution and repatriation of profits, vided into two groups, she said. The the Five-Year Plan," explained Mr. ing and other foreign trade coordina­ transactions within the Soviet Union first want to support Soviet leader Goudima. tion. The Council of Ministers has and taxation, all as outlined in the Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms by open­ "In a word,there are signs of change in decided as well to use access to Western Soviet law. ing up trade as well as preserving the the economy, we managed to check consumer goods as an export incentive: Victor Rud, an attorney and co- (Continued on page 12) many negative tendencies and that enterprises may now spend up to 10 organizer of the symposium, provided enabled us to effect a series of impor­ percent of their earned hard currency to the audience with an interview of the tant measures in the social sphere. buy Western consumer goods, medi­ Soviet Cooperative Law, a 35-page However, for the time being the situa­ cine, medical equipment or social- document, which, he said, "has very tion remains difficult. And what gives cultural goods for the workforce. little substance and is full of vacuums, rise to special concern is that people in "The decree also includes outlines for inconsistencies and major questions." many cases have not felt changes for the several implementation programs. He said the law was in essence "a heavy better in the conditions of their life." These include plans for: phased intro­ fusion of politics and economics." "The most acute issue today," said duction of a new tariff system, be­ Although the world is in the process Mr. Goudima, "is the supply of the ginning January 1, 1989; gradual elimi­ of "a globalization of business per­ population with goods, the normaliza­ nation of the complex system of foreign spectives in terms of blocs," exempli­ tion of the consumer market...The root currency coefficients in foreign trade; a fied by the upcoming consolidation of cause of the current difficulties is the 50 percent devaluation of the ruble Western Europe's economies, "the imbalance of the market which is in against hard currencies in the form of a Soviet Union and Eastern Europe are turn linked with the neglected fiscal 100 percent premium on hard curren­ heading in another direction." The status of the country and, to no lesser cies in exchange operations, as of decentralization of their economies is degree, with the insufficient develop­ January 1, 1990; introduction of a new an attempt 'Чо catch up" to the Western ment of the output of goods. foreign exchange rate for the ruble as of European countries, who "can afford to "Decisive measures are needed," said January 1, 1991." go full circle after achieving pinnacles of Mr. Goudima, to overcome "these Mr. Goudima also provided a list of economic achievement on the republi­ George Yurchyshyn, trade consultant, negative phenomena." trade contacts in the Ukrainian SSR, can and individual level." discusses financing oS joint ventures. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 No. 22

FOR THE RECORD Ukrainian Weelly Resolution of national movements Looking ahead to summer Following is the full text of the and to issue a decree on the restora­ nine-point resolution of representa­ tion of the Crimean Autonomous tives of the National Democratic Republic and the full rehabilitation With the coming of Memorial Day weekend, our thoughts tradi­ Movements of the Peoples of the of the Tatar people. tionally turn to summertime. This holiday, during which we honor our USSR, The text was translated into ^ 4. The nature of the unitary state fallen heroes and all those who have departed this earth, coming as it does English by the Ukrainian Central has not changed, it continues to employ the old authoritarian me­ at the end of May, marks the coming of the warm months of summer. Information Service based in Lon­ don. thods designed to intimidate the It is a time also that we begin to think of activities for our youths who peoples struggling for self-determi­ will soon be out of sv nool for the summer. There are myriad summer The development of the political nation and national independence, activities organized by Ukrainian youth and community organizations, situation in the USSR in recent years and to create international hostility and scholarly institutions — and all of these provide education and shows that the unitary Soviet state on the basis of the "divide and rule" recreation for our youths with a Ukrainian spirit. exists in a constant crisis situation — principle. We demand, from the There are camps of every description, including day camps for pre­ on the verge of catastrophe. There­ government of the USSR, tangible schoolers, sports camps, camps organized by our youth organizations fore, with the help of force and guarantees regarding unconstrained Plast, SUM-A and ODUM. There are also a variety of summer deception, the authorities will strive activity towards the realization of workshops, such as those devoted to, say, bandura playing or folk to preserve the decaying foundations the rights of nations. dancing. There are courses as well for future camp counselors. And, of of their colonial empire and to avoid ^ 5. The conference expresses its making any fundamental democratic decisive protest against the Decree of course, there are offerings such as the Ukrainian Summer Institute at the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Harvard University. decisions. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union, together with its Soviet of April 8 of this year and Diverse though they may be, all these activities have one thing in Central Committee and Politburo, believes that this decree is a draco- common: they are conducted primarily for Ukrainian youths to help are directly responsible for this nian policy aimed at preserving the maintain the Ukrainian identity and develop national awareness. situation, as well as the local party power of the party apparatus and a University courses, certainly, expand on this to provide non-Ukrainians organizations. means of suppressing the freedom of with an opportunity to learn about Ukraine, its history, culture and The conference of representatives thought and the freedom of the language. analyzed the current political situa­ spoken and printed word. We de­ What should be noted as well is that not all of these activities require tion and has reached the following mand that the republican govern­ knowledge of the Ukrainian language, which means that the many conclusions: ments do not recognize this decree. youths whose Ukrainian language fluency is minimal, or even those who ^ 1. With great indignation the ^ 6. Although the government of do not know Ukrainian at all, are not prevented from participating and conference declares that the state the USSR has not yet released all the terror in Georgia on April 9 of this previously arrested prisoners, not to still can spend a summer, or part of it, in a Ukrainian atmosphere. mention their rehabilitation, the To be sure, summer activities alone cannot produce nationally year is an act of genocide, a violation of human rights and the rights of a authorities have began to repress new conscious youths, but they can indeed help. It is up to parents to provide nation to self-determination, an act of representatives of independent move­ their children with the experiences and environrarent needed to develop barbarism committed at the end bf ments, including members of the their children's awareness of their heritage. Many parents, however, have th^ 20th century by a government Karabakh Committee, Kufunts, and taken such responsibilities lightly and fail to take advantage of the many which states that it is beginning the patriots of Georgia, Azerbaidzhan Ukrainian summertime activities. transition into a democratic and legal and other republics. We demand the We urge our readers to register their children for a Ukrainian summer state. The acts of violence against immediate release of those who have camp, workshop or course — be it run by youth organizations or defenseless women and children been arrested, as well as their full Churches, be it held at Soyuzivka, Verkhovyna, or on a college campus could not have been committed rehabilitation. without a direct order from Moscow. ^ 7, The conference supports the — and thus provide their children with a valuable and enriching demands of the people of Latvia, summertime experience. We demand the immediate publica­ tion of the names of the persons Lithuania, Estonia, western Ukraine, responsible for these events, as well western Byelorussia, Moldavia and as an open trial against these people. others, which fell victim to the ^ 2. The conference expresses its perfidious conspiracy of 1939 be­ support for the Byelorussian nation, tween two imperialist states, the so- which is reviving its national lan­ called Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, for Turning the pages back... guage and culture, and also striving the annulment of this pact. The towards the establishment of its right conference also demands that the to national self-determination. We government of the USSR pro­ express great anxiety over the fact nounce this pact ineffectual, with all While Ukraine was under the domination of the Russian that the Byelorussian authorities are its consequences; the removal of empire, at the beginning of the 1860s during the brief period striving to decimate the movement of Soviet forces from the territories that the government of Alexander II pursued a liberal policy national revival by force and to occupied in 1939 and 1940 and the toward the empire's subjects, the Ukrainian national movement grew. legalize this high-handedness. We restoration of the independent states According to Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia, Ukrainian societies (hromady) resolutely condemn the Decree of the of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. were formed in all the large cities of Ukraine. Tliese groups fostered Ukrainian culture Supreme Soviet of the USSR of ^ 8. In accordance with the Ge­ and promoted study of the history, literature, ethnology and language of Ukraine. March 30, 1989, which specifies neva Convention of 1949, which Soon, however, elements of Russian society saw a danger in the movement. The punishment for the dissemination of forbids the drafting of citizens of encyclopedia notes: independent information and for the occupied countries for militar ser­ "Beginning with the summer of 1862, the Russian government began to receive from overt use of national symbols. As a vice, the conference protests a ainst its provincial administration reports of Ukrainian propaganda aimed 'at the mark of solidarity with the struggle military service by the populati jns of separation of Ukraine from Russia.' The governor general of Kiev suggested to the of the^Confederation of Byelorussian subjugated countries in the іплрегіаі Minister of Internal Affairs that, in order 4o maintain social order, the government Associations and the Byelorussian [Soviet] army. must apply broad measures to check it in its bud.' " Popular Front for Restructuring, we ^ 9. The conference has reached The anti-Ukrainian campaign ended with the issuance on June 20, 1863, of an edict call for meetings and demonstrations the conclusion that the situation in by the minister of the interior, Count Peter Valuyev. The edict stated: to be held on May 7-9 in support of the USSR has today become much "The majority of the Little Russians (Malorosy) themselves thoroughly prove that this struggle. more acute. This destabilization is there has not been, is not, and never can be any Little Russian language, and that their - 9 3. The conference underlines its not convenient for any group of dialect, used by the common people, is the same Russian language, but corrupted by support for the rightful demands of people, particularly the democratic the influence upon it of Poland; that the general Russian language is comprehensible the Crimean Tatars to be returned to movements of all the nations. This to the Little, Russians and even more understandable than the so-called Ukrainian this historic homeland and for the situation is not convenient for the language now being formed for them by some Little Russians, and especially Poles..." restoration of the Crimean Auto­ imperialist state itself either. There­ Valuyev ordered the censors '4o allow to be printed in the Little Russian language nomous Republic. The conference fore, we express support for new only such works as belong in the realm of belles-lettres; and to ban the publication of draws attention to the fact that the forms of public initiative, for books in the Little Russian language, both religious and educational, and books government of the Soviet Union has example, the activity of the indepen­ generally intended for elementary reading by the people." so far not renounced the policy of dent organizations of Estonia and The Ukrainian national movement continued to grow despite the Valuyev edict. As genocide against the Crimean Ta­ Latvia, which is directed towards the a result, new repressions followed. On May 30,1876, a secret decree was issued by Tsar tars and continues to create various creation of truly democratic repre­ Alexander II in the Town of Ems, Germany. Its purpose was to stop the printing and obstacles to the return of the Tatars sentative meetings and congresses. distribution of Ukrainian-language publications within the Russian Empire. According to their Crimean homeland through This form of representation alone, by to the Encyclopedia of Ukraine (Volume I): the local authorities. The conference the will of the peoples, can form the "The Ems Ukase prohibited the printing in the Ukrainian language of any original turns to the Congress of People's basis for a peaceful, but radical, way works or translations. Historical documents could be printed in the original Deputies with the demand to compel to resolve the problems between orthography, but belles-lettres could appear only in Russian orthography. It also the authorities to remove all restric­ countries and nations, and to pave forbade the importation fromabroad of Ukrainian^anguage pubHcations;the??tagiTig tions preventing the return of the the way for negotiations to create (Continued on page 11) Crimean Tatars to their homeland (Continued on page 12) No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places

9. Ukrainians who migrated to Ca­ by Myron B. Kuropas Not exhilarated nada were of peasant stock. 10. The concentration camns where by Korotich Ukrainian Canadians were interned Dear Editor: were located in the parts of Canada Frankly, Vitaliy Korotich's attitude where Ukrainian Canadians were pio­ Hitler and Stalin: the deadly embrace to Ukrainians is not really all that neers. If there is one man who changed the authors acknowledge the fact that heartening on closer examination. 11. Some Ukrainian Canadians destinies of all of us, it was Joseph Hitler's ultimate goal was Ukraine, a Consider his recent remarks in Wash­ interned in concentration.camps were Stalin. nation he planned to subjugate in order ington that a) Ukrainians don't have not treated roughly. It was Stalin who signed a pact with to provide lebensraum for his German novels in their drawers the way Rus­ 12. Abuse and mistreatment of U- Adolf Hitler in 1939 which allowed him "master race." Missing, however, is any sians do (a remark he made shortly after krainian Canadians occurred in some of to grab the Baltic republics of Estonia, in-depth analysis of how the Nazis he became editor of Ogonyok); b) the concentration camps only. Latvia and Lithuania, as well as western cultivated Ukrainian nationalist leaders, Ukrainians do no yet think like the 13. Some Ukrainian Canadians Ukraine. and what promises were made or im­ Baits; c) Ukrainians don't fight for their interned in concentration camps said And it was Stalin who conned Presi­ plied prior to Hitler's invasion of the candidates the way Muscovites do, they seldom worked hard. dent Franklin Roosevelt into sanction­ USSR. Ukrainians cry a little and sing a little 14. Ukrainian Canadians who were ing these criminal gains and permitting and then go home; d) Ukrainians in the not interned in concentration camps the USSR to virtually enslave Czecho­ Despite such flaws, Messrs. Read and diaspora suffer from "political hysteria" were also mistreated and injured. slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Ru­ Fisher have written a fascinating book. with regard to the plenum on nationali­ 15. Most of the Ukrainian Canadians mania, nations "liberated" by the Red Especially well documented are the ties set for this summer; e) Ukrainians interned in concentration camps were Army during World War II. many conferences, meetings, exchanges, may not have put party boss V0I0- males. and confrontations among the hun­ dymyr Shcherbytsky in place, but it's 16. The Ukrainian Canadians in­ As we approach the 50th anniversary dreds of diplomats involved in the their job to get him out f) Ukrainians terned in concentration camps could go of the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland, it making of World War II. One also leans will be pleased to learn that though it where they wanted when they were is well that we feflect on these historical much about the personal habits of the sounds "paradoxic" more may be released. outrages, the events that led up to them, two major protagonists as well as their accomplished for Ukraine from Mos­ 17. While some Ukrainian Canadians and the personalities who were in­ political genius. Adolf Hitler, for cow. were interned in concentration camps, volved. example, was a lifelong music lover with Sounds to me like self-serving double other Ukrainian Canadians became a passion for Wagner. Stalin rarely slept talk and hardly leaves me "exhilarated." prosperous. The Hitler-Stalin relationship is in a bed, preferring couches in his office Does the dear fellow bother to ever The above list does not exhaust the reviewed in a 686-page book by An­ or in his dacha in the Moscow suburbs. emphasize the fact that Ukraine is a multitude of excuses by which the thony Read and David Fisher titled He was a workaholic who stayed up nation in agony, colonized, supressed, author justifies the mistreatment of "The Deadly Embrace: Hitler, Stalin, most of the night plotting, making calls, starved and recently the place of the Ukrainian Canadians, but is representa­ and the Nazi-Soviet Pact 1939-1941" and reading and preparing dispatches. world's worst nuclear accident. As tive. (W.W. Norton, 1988). publisher of Ogonyok what has he done The author fails to inform your Unfortunately, the book has some And what about the intended victims, to help Ukrainians become more asser­ readers that the lack of precise statistics flaws. the Poles. Throughout the entire period, tive? results from the destruction of the Although the authors never play Messrs. Read and Fisher argue, the Indeed, several moving letters have records in the 1950s by the government. down Stalin's complicity in the crimes Polish government seemed oblivious to appeared from readers describing the The author also fails to advise, your which led to World War II, they tend, the dangers which lie ahead. "In the face famine af ,J 933, but as an avid reader of readers that in January 1915, theiaritish nevertheless, to treat some of his be­ of iinnjindent.annihilation," the author^ Ogonyok, I can't say Mr. Korotich Foreign Office advised the Canadian havior with such "balance" that the write, ' "the Poles remained calm devotes too much space at all to issues government that "Ruthenians"(i.e. reader occasionally finds it difficult to and self-confident." They built no air that touch on Ukraine. How about an Ukrainians) should be treated as friend­ reach conclusions. raid shelters and many were convinced their military could easily repel any article on Khvyliovy? What about ly aliens. The best example of this kind of something on the writers of the 1960s in The material cited demonstrates invasion from Germany. This delusion smoke and mirrors approach is the seemed to permeate all segments of the his literature section? Mr. Korotich may clearly that the mistreatment of Ukrai­ authors' treatment of the Katyn Forest not be averse to a Ukrainian renaissance, nian Canadians during 1914-1920 was Polish government. When the Polish massacre of some 4,000 Polish officers ambassador to France was warned that but he's not the staunchest of footmen the result of malice and bigotry. by the NKVD. Since the present evi­ either, so for my part I guess I just can't All Ukrainian Canadians should German tanks could be in Warsaw in a dence regarding Soviet guilt is over­ matter of hours, he replied: "On the quite work up the exhilaration that support the Ukrainian Canadian Com­ whelming, one would expect Messrs. apparently existed among his au­ mittee Civil Liberties Commission's contrary, it is the Poles who will drive Read and Fisher to be unequivocal in straight into Germany during the first dience when the man was in the U.S. requests to the federal government for a their conclusions. They are not. recently. parliamentary resolution acknowled­ few days." Given such views, the more Nor are the authors prepared to ac­ Hitler rattled his saber, the more ging the wrongs, restoration and mark­ knowledge that Stalin was a totalitarian ing of sites as national historic monu­ bellicose the Polish response... which L. Kuch dictator whose powers over the Soviet was exactly what Hitler wanted. Montreal ments, and funding of research and people was limitless. "Even as absolute publication of this forgotten part of dictator - which Stalin was not," they One of the factors which finally Canadian history by writing the prime write, "has to sell his policies to his convinced Stalin to collaborate with minister and their member of parlia­ people if he is to survive, particularly if Hitler in the destruction of Poland was About excuses ment. he is asking them to risk their lives." the ineptness of French and British Messrs. Read and Fisher have it back­ negotiators in their efforts to bring the for internment E.E. Forbes Mitchell wards. In 1939 Moscow, it was Stalin USSR into their camp. They sent Toronto who decided which of his people would second-string diplomats to Moscow to Dear Editor: survive. Having just completed the most deal with seasoned Soviets who were In regard to the "Internment of horrendous reign of terror of modern quickly put off by their naivete. The Ukrainian Canadians" (April 9), the times, Stalin's survival was never in West offered Stalin little. Hitler offered author seems to say that the Internment was question. more. Much more. WASP(anglo) Canadian government's As the authors point out, Stalin mistreatment of Ukrainian Canadians unjustified act The authors also seem to have a respected Hitler for his ruthlessness and by internment in concentration camps certain unsubstantiated reverence for believed that their pact was irrevocable, Soviet military prowess during this era. Stalin seemed prepared to do anything and otherwise was justified because: Dear Editor: 1. Some Ukrainian Canadians were Describing the Soviet defeat of the to curry Hitler's favor even to the point In regard to the April 9 article on the Japanese in Mongolia, Messrs. Read of persecuting German and Austrian not classified as enemy aliens. internment of Ukrainian Canadians, 2. The Ukrainian Canadians that and Fisher write: "The Japanese had Communists who had found a haven in thank you for providing information on been defeated by an up-to-date, mecha­ the USSR earlier. There were some 84 were mistreated did not have to serve in this traumatic event in Ukrainian the military. nized army in which artillery tanks and separate intelligence reports available Canadian history. The facts cited in the aircraft had been skillfully and flexibly to Stalin during their period outlining 3. Only 70,000 Ukrainian Canadians article demonstrate how unjustified the were subject to mistreatment. combined to produce a quality of Hitler's true plans and goals in Eastern mistreatment of Ukrainian Canadians firepower which the Japanese could Europe. All were from reliable sources. 4. Most of the Ukrainian Canadians was, and demonstrate why these wrongs interned in concentration camps were never match." Given the successes of the Some even pinpointed invasion targets should be acknowledged and atoned Japanese army in Asia earlier, this and dates. Stalin chose to ignore all of young. for. 5. Most of the Ukrainian Canadians statement seems exaggerated. Where them. When Hitler finally invaded the The writer suggests that Japanese was all that up-to-date Soviet power USSR in 1941, Stalin remained out of interned in concentration camps were Canadians bleed more than Ukrainian propertyless. only months after when a vastly out­ sight for 11 days. Even his name was Canadians when cut. We would have numbered and outgunned Finnish'army conspicuously absent from directives 6. Most of the Ukrainian Canadians thought that Shakespeare answered this interned in concentration camps were handed the Soviets so many humiliating and reports which ascribed everything some centuries ago in the "Merchant of defeats? Indeed, where was this power to "the Soviet government" or one of its not naturalized citizens, merely legal Venice." immigrants to Canada. when Hitler later steamrolled Soviet agencies. Stalin had lost^a friend. 7. Municipal councils said Ukrainian J.B. Gregorovich forces right up to the gates of Moscow? Stalin found a new friend in FDR and Canadians were a threat to civil order. Chairman Another shortcoming of "Deadly the USSR eventually recovered, to cast 8. Ukrainian Canadians were un- Civil Liberties Commission Embrace" is the superficial treatment a dark shadow overthe world which has .lettered. Toronto accorded the Ukrainian question. The haunted us until this very day. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28,1989 No. 22

BACK IN THE USSR

according to Western democratic stan­ Mykhailo and Bohdan Horyn, Mykola On a fact-finding tour dards. In that sense, they have not gone Horbal, Stepan Khn^ara, Serhiy Na- as far as they must on freedom of the boka, Mykhailo Osadchy and Mykola press and freedom of religion, for Muratov. Also present were leading vs/ith journalists, scholars instance. We should keep pushing them activists of the still illegal Ukrainian on that and more. Catholic Church, including Bishop by Roma Hadzewycz society. "On the other hand, for those of us Pavlo Vasylyk, the Revs, Mykhailo PART I! The embassy official then entertained who are watching change in Soviet Havryliv and Hryhoriy Simkailo, and our questions. In regard to a query society, we have to compare where they Ivan and Maria Неї. All their names Our visit to Kiev ended too quickly, about the current state of religious are now with where they were 10 years and faces were familiar to me, therefore not only for me, but for quite a few freedom in the USSR, he responded: ago. Using a measuring stick on their it has a great opportunity to be able to other members of our group who "There are legal reforms being draft­ own terms, they've come a long way. speak with these persons. (If only there expressed the opinio that the Ukrai­ ed regarding religious practice in the But using a democratic yardstick they had been more time.) nian capital is a beautiful city with a Soviet Union. Two hundred and fifty still have a way to go." Mr. Chornovil seemed to sense the warm atmosphere. Orthodox churches are being reopened shortage of time as he spoke, without And so, it was on to Moscow via and Bibles are being imported. Yet, Reception at Spaso House seeming to catch his breath, about Aeroflot. Our hotel, the Intourist, was institutional repression of unofficial myriad concerns. He was excited about just down Gorky Street from Red (non-registered) churches of Seventh- Due to sheer luck, our delegation was the meetings with U.S. officials and Square. (Incidentally, the hotel looked Day Adventists and others continues." to be in Moscow at the same time as a deputies of the Supreme Soviet, and the like someone's image of a glitzy Ameri­ Presumably, among others this "se­ U.S. congressional delegation that was pressing issues that were discussed. He can hotel with a ground floor remi­ nior diplomat" included the Ukrainian meeting with members of the USSR stressed that what the Ukrainian Hel­ niscent of Las Vegas.) Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Supreme Soviet in an unprecedented sinki Union seeks is the immediate After some sightseeing, on November Churches. When I asked him later series of bilateral talks. And, thanks to release of all political prisoners, the 17, we found ourselves at the U.S. about these two Churches that still are Orest Deychakiwsky, a staffer of the rehabilitation of persons convicted on Embassy. As we walked past the va­ not allowed to exist and noted the Helsinki Commission who traveled to political articles and trumped-up cri­ cant new embassy building that is Ukrainian Catholic Church's recent the USSR with the U.S. legislators and minal charges, and reform of the legal reportedly riddled with bugging de­ petitions for legalization to Mr. Gorba­ representatives of the departments of system to guarantee that past abuses vices, we could see the Ukraina Hotel chev and the USSR Supreme Soviet, state, commerce and defense, I ma­ would not recur. towering majestically in the back­ his answer was either purposely evasive, naged to secure official invitations for He voiced his concern also over what ground. or he was sadly ill-informed about the Dr. David Marples and myself to a he described as "anti-democratic" laws issues. I could not tell which was the reception at the U.S. ambassador's about elections in the USSR, pointing U.S. Embassy briefing case. residence, Spaso House. out that these do not provide for direct Another question focused on envi­ Also on the guest list, besides Ameri­ elections by the people and that certain At the embassy compound we were ronmental issues. The official com­ can and Soviet officials, were approxi­ groups - the Communist Party and briefed by "a senior diplomat" who mented: "The Soviets are realizing, in mately 100 human, national and reli­ other officially recognized entities - spoke for background only (which the aftermath of Chornobyl, that if they gious rights activists, and refuseniks - are heavily favored. Popularly support­ means we could use the information don't start doing something soon, it's a group representing literally all shades ed candidates, he said, would effectively given us, but could not name the going to become simply impossible to of dissent in the Soviet Union. be prevented from becoming candidates source). He spoke of the changes taking preserve the environment. For the The Moscow reception was held at under the current provisions. place in the Soviet Union, noting that Baltic states this was an especially the conclusion of four days of talks He underlined that fellow Ukrainian Soviet society could best be charac­ explosive issue for the public, because between a 14-member delegation repre^ ' human rights activists still were serving terized as alternating between stagna­ they felt that Moscow was making senting the U.S. Congress - most of sentences, despite the much-publicized tion and reform. decisions purely on the basis of econo­ them members of the U.S. Commission releases of many Soviet political pri­ The current reform, however, is mics... without regard for the effect on on Security and Cooperation in Europe soners. different, he said. Today's USSR is the local area." (the Helsinki Commission) - and Mr. Chornovil went on to show me considerably more aware of the outside What was curiously missing from this deputies of the USSR Supreme Soviet. several documents prepared by the world, and the intelligentsia realizes comment was any reference to Ukraine, During the days preceding the recep­ Ukrainian Helsinki Union members that society has to change. Mikhail site of the Chornobyl nuclear power tion. Supreme Soviet deputies and that week in Moscow, including a Gorbachev, in the diplomat's estima­ plant, where environmental concerns rights activists had engaged in face-to- message to fellow Ukrainians who tion, is unlike previous leaders because have, for obvious reasons, come to the face talks in the presence of U.S. would be meeting in Toronto at the Fifth he realizes he cannot modernize the fore. delegation members about human World Congress of Free Ukrainians, country without modernizing the so­ Finally, the briefing ended with the rights, freedom of religion, freedom of calling for "increasing support for joint ciety, that is, recognizing the rights of official gauging progress in the USSR: movement and Soviet reforms. Their cooperation with all healthy forces in the individual and his contributions to "We have to use a special yardstick in talks took place at formal and informal Ukrainian society in the homeland," society. Nonetheless, he cautioned, the measuring any Soviet progress. We meetings, luncheons and receptions. especially now, in view of the "impor­ USSR still is a very change-resistant must measure the changes in Moscow According to Vyacheslav Chornovil, tant processes under way in Ukraine." a leading Ukrainian national rights As well, the nine UHU members advocate and veteran political prisoner, gathered in Moscow had written to with whom I spoke at Spaso House, the President-elect George Bush expressing exchanges were forthright and substan­ their hope that the United States would tive. Among those present at a working remain in the forefront of the defense of luncheon to which Mr. Chornovil was human rights throughout the worid. invited were rights activists Lev Timo- Mr, Chornovil described the Ukrai­ feyev of Moscow and Kazys Saja of nian Helsinki Union's involvement with Lithuania, as well as Izvestia editor Ivan representatives of other national demo­ Laptev and Veniamin Yakovlev of the cratic movements — Estonians, Cri­ Ail-Union Scientific Research Institute mean Tatars, Armenians, Lithuanians, on Soviet Legislation — hardly a group Latvians and Georgians — in the that would, under normal circum­ Coordinating Committee of the Patrio­ stances, be dining together. tic Movements of Peoples of the USSR. At the Spaso House reception we saw The committee, he said, supports the members of the Hare Krishna sect, restructuring and democratization of Democratic Union members, leaders of the USSR, but goes one step further, the outlawed Ukrainian Catholic calling for the complete political and Church, national rights advocates from economic decentralization of the union Ukraine and the Baltic republics, as well and its transformation into a confedera­ as other rights activists hailing from tion of sovereign states. various parts of the USSR. The atten­ During the Congress-Supreme Soviet dees, all of whom received official meetings in Moscow, these national invitations from the visiting U.S. dele­ movements had drafted an appeal to gation, came and went without harass­ states participating in the Vienna ment by SovivH authorities. Conference on Security and It was with much relief, given the Cooperation in Europe which was intimidation tactics we had witnessed in reviewing implementation of the Hel­ Kiev, that at that reception we saw Oles sinki Accords. The document expressed Shevchenko and learned that there had opposition to the USSR's proposal to been no trouble after our interview. He hold a human rights conference as part warmly greeted us and shrugged off our of the Helsinki Accords review process, concerns, saying, "If I were afraid to because holding such a conference "in a meet with people, the battle would be state that does not abide by laws, such lost even before it had begun." as the USSR, is contradictory in prin­ Messrs. Shevchenko and Chornovil ciple to the spirit and letter of the Roma Hadzewycz were Ш the company of fellow members Helsinki Act and the Universal Declara- St. Basil's Cathedral at nighttime. of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union: (Continued on page 15) No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28,1989 SPOTLIGHT ON: Stepan Sapeliak, poet and rights activist by Myrosia Stefaniuk go back to the barracks and try to write something down so that on Sunday we could read and share our Stepan Sapeliak is a contemporary Ukrainian poet, work. Sverstiuk did a lot of translations, particularly rights activist, dissident and former Soviet political Edgar Allan Poe and Rudyard Kipling. Svitlychny prisoner who is currently one of the leading members worked on sonnets and did a lot with theory. Kalynets of the Ukrainian Association of Independent Creative wrote very intensively, every day. Intelligentsia (UANTI) and co-editor of the group's I wrote a lot, but much of it was experimental and I journal Kafedra. try not to show these works because I don't want to get During his visit to North America, the Sl-year-old into a quandary with other literati. Maybe the time will Kharkiv resident addressed the Detroit community at come. 1 worked primarily with the camp existence — Warren's Ukrainian Cultural Center sponsored by the my own existence — and created that epos the way I Ukrainian Liberation Front on April 14. saw it, in a surrealistic variant. It's complex and needs His description of 10 years 'imprisonment and exile time; it may take some years for me to understand that was permeated with anguish, directed particularly at this is an inheritance of culture and not some kind of the brutal treatment of fellow dissidents — Vasyl Stus. game, because it wasn't a game. For me, these were Oleksa Tykhy and Yuriy Lytvyn - and at the harsh fate years of my life - and necessary. of Ukraine, its land permanently poisoned by the Kalynets is the poet that I admire and love, although plague of Chornobyl, and its culture and Churches I must sadly admit that I did not fall under his systematically destroyed by Soviet authorities, influence. I was initially more influenced by (Hryho- I had the good fortune of spending several hours in riy) Skovoroda, and then developed in a totally conversation with Stepan Sapeliak, ielow are different direction. Ihor Kalynets uses a system of selections from his lengthy impassioned discourse on symbols and cosmic signs that is a gift from God, a the essence of poetry and creativity, on the mutual system that we don't know. It was given only to him, relationships of human thought and action, and on hidden not only in words but somewhere in between Ukrainian literature and culture in this context. - there are entire depths there...He was greatly influenced by (Bohdan Ihor) Antonych and worked constantly with compact poems-cycles. In his works Stepan Sapeliak of Kharkiv. the thought was brief, exposed, completed — and then ON HIS OWN ARREST: the eyes of a mortal. gave way to another — and the cycle was united into a It was 1972. I had just submitted my first collection Because the greater the absolute of spirit — that is, total idea. of poems, "Kovtayuchy Slozu" (Swallowing a Tear), this striving of the poet toward some kind of absolute I unite my ideas not with cycles, but with separate to Molod Publishers. This was the same publishing on the path to the spirit — then that path serves Д8 a fragments of days lived - not only my own -- the house to which Stus had originally submitted his polishing tool which sharpens the poet's vision...A Bible plays an important role here. And my poems are "Zymovi Dereva" (Winter Trees). And I waited... person who succumbs to the materialistic, the exterior saturated with folklore, historiography, meditations...! Then the arrests began, followed by widespread sinful demands of life, loses the purity of vision. But favor Ukrainian forms of the Middle Ages - the searches and mass arrests of the creative intelligensia that individual who does not lose it, enhances it. The works of Nestor and others — and I work with our na­ — the events are known to you. In the cafes where we poet has a grave responsibility. The moment he tive word, using our inherent ("ridne") approach. I used to meet and laugh and read our works - now abandons his ideals, he stops being a poet. Those who needed to aestheticize my creative productivity through there was emptiness and silence. Among young endured until the very end — Shevchenko, Stus — a national prism - but it is hard to speak about my people, there was a feeling of loss of balance, loss of they were the great ones. own poems... values in life, a disruption and disorientafion in Today we have formed a new myth in our culture thinking, an uneasiness, ь ON VASYL STUS: and need to symbolize it and endow it as a unified I felt some kind of longing, as if I were losing some Stus underwent this process of crystallization. He whole. On the basis of that synthesis of myth, word, part of my life — and that 1 could not continue writing. started out in literature with ideas that were still grey. folklore, deeds, we should produce a contemporary If I were to compromise with my own heart this would But he began his development when this essence of poetic category of thinking — our own epos. be the end. I had to come to a decision about how to go spirituality was dominant, and he progressed. I am on. I wrote a declaration in defense of several poets, talking about human progress, based on the principle "UKRAINIANISM" TODAY: Dzyuba among them. Several weeks later I was of goodness — the Kantian concept of good. Vasyl It cdncerns culture, the patriotic movement, the expelled from the Komsomol and later arrested (1973) utilized the philosophy of Christian truth. For him, the renaissance, ecology. We must start viewing it now ... My poetry collection was never published... principle of goodness went right alongside with through the prism of ethno-ecological genocide: the When I joined the ranks of the imprisoned, I never national consciousness. "Ukrainstvo" enkindled his continuous radiating plague of Chornobyl, the felt that I was enslaved. In my heart, no one could put a creativity and continually endowed the thread of thallium in Chernivtsi, the illnesses, deaths, and limitation on freedom. That was not the intention of spirituality which began with the Kievan state. His people being resettled so that this will not be evident. those small ideological minds of our overseers who creativity is an inheritance of song, historiography, The alternatives are not a choice of federation or always attempted to break our backbones with the geography and everything that encompasses human confederation or national independence. The sole whistle of the ship. All this interfered with writing. life. He developed in himself that path which leads to issue is that anyone who is conscious of the ecological But no one could limit my writing. So 1 don't accept the absolute. And in this way, Vasyl Stus became a threat should begin to work immediately. While that the words of those poets who claim that they couldn't great poet. hourglass sifts sands as the bell tolls, every sand grain write because of some type of circumstances. They should fall like a second of fear that we are losing our couldn't publish - but they could write... ON THE POETS IN PERM CAMP NO. 36 AND land rather than our independence. But the two go CONTEMPORARY POETICS: hand-in-hand because consciousness is reflected in the ON FEARS AND MEMORIES AND HEROES: When I arrived in camp I encountered Ihor fear for one's land. Where will we be resettled? Will You know, I had never really been afraid of Kalynets, Ivan Svitlychny, Yevhen Sverstiuk. We they scatter us? What awaits us? Unfortunately, in our anything (except heights on skis) - and so I was not would meet on Sundays. During the week we were movement, there is much divergence of thought in this frightened by the idea of physical torture. And yet, all occupied with our prison labors and then we would matter — and a lot of pohtics. there in the camps, there were times when I was The real fear is the lack of awareness, I talk to young overcome with some inexplicable fear - a fear that people here and there, and somehow there is no reached into my utmost depths... apprehension about any of this. Only those who All along there were inner searches - and I would suffered directly or were witnesses have fear. No one else feels the panic. And the panic should be there ask myself: What is the essence of a true Christian writer?... As the prison term continued, such inner — it would incite action... searches were spontaneous, but were interrupted because I was certain that I would never be freed. I THE UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF INDE" asked God for death. And these thoughts were daily PENDENT CREATIVE INTELLIGENTSIA AND and tortured me constantly... KAFEDRA: I think readers want and need to hear how a person The group was initially made up of individuals who who suffered cried. One doesn't go through such hell had already published several works, mostly members and simply emerge a hero of the Soviet Union. He of European PEN clubs. Because we now had an must have gone through periods of uncertainty and organized group, this gave us an opportunity to renew waivering. If the fears and doubts are left out, then the a feeling of closeness and provided a certain sense of reader feels like "Lord, who am I then? I am nothing." security. We established our own publication, But poems, books, memories should be written Kafedra, in order to publish works that had been quietly - like a quiet prayer. The fewer the words, the written in prison and had not been confiscated. We softer and the more at peace the voice -- the more began to write once again, even though we were wary intimate it is. And somewhere out there, the words and of another upcoming blow to our culture. We began to tears are inseparable... perceive ourselves as a means through which some of this could be preserved. We have already published six ON THE POET'S IDEALISTIC VISION: issues of Kafedra and are happy that No, 2 has just been published here. The awareness increases and our I think that when a poet loses his vision, his numbers grow... idealistic viewpoint, and his tninking begins to One cannot trespass into another man's soul, but I function and simmer in a social or ideological boiling can vouch that the "allergy" to the system in which we pot, then that process begins to gradually lower his live is universal. But sometimes I am afraid that it is scale of values. He begins to view the world through Stepan Sapeliak reads his poetry. (Contfaiued on page 13) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989 No. 22

Ohio Boychoir to journey to Ukraine witti new Ukrainian repertoire

PARMA, Ohio — Among the many groups that are currently traveling on good will visits to the USSR during this time of positive U.S.-Soviet relations, is the Ohio Boychoir based in Parma. The 32-member community choir composed of boys age 9 to 14 will travel to Ukraine in June and will perform with Ukrainian children's choirs in the cities of Kiev, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Ter- nopii, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytsky. The choir will also perform in Rumania. For its tour of U' raine, the choir - none of whose current members are Ukrainian — has prepared selections in Ukrainian, including "Testament" (Za- povit), composed by Kyrylo Stetsenko to the famous poem by Taras Shev- chenko, the 175th anniversary of whose birth is being celebrated by Ukrainians worldwide. Also to be performed: "The Carpathian Mountains": by Cleveland composer Eugene Sadowsky, "Ha- hilka" by Stanislav Liudkevych, a folk song called ''Dudaryk" and several works by Dmytro Bortniansky, in­ cluding "Divine Praise" (Yak Slavnyi Nash). The 1988-1989 members of the Ohio Boychoir.

Ukrainian director's roots chuk added that the members of the passes boys from all over northern Europe. Boychoir have learned a lot about Ohio. Among its credits are concerts at the The choir's director and founder is Shevchenko in preparation for their According to a recent article in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and in Alexander B. Musichuk, who initiated trip. Northern Ohio Live magazine, Mr. Salzburg, Austria, an appearance at the the group 15 years ago. He, as is evident Musichuk's philosophy since found­ 1985 national Christmas tree-lighting from his last name, is a Ukrainian, the Soil from Parma ing the choir, originally known as the ceremony in Washington, and more son of the Rev. Stephen and Myra Parma Boys' Choir, is that perfect is recently at the economic summit cele­ Musiychuk. "My musical background The choir director also said that the good enough. "I detest the attitude that bration in Toronto. began as I sang responses in the Ukrai­ choir will be carrying soil from Parma good enough is good enough, because, Individual members of the choir, as nian Orthodox services with my father," to leave in Kaniv either at the final rest­ gosh darn it, it isn't," Mr. Musichuk told well as groups of its singers, are often he explained. ing place of the great bard or near the the magazine. asked to perform roles in various 5 Though Mr. Musichuk was born in monument to St. Volodymyr overlook­ Mc. Musichuk, according to a leng^J;^ musical productions. Chicago, his parents were born in ing the Dnieper River in Kiev. The soil articie in Northern Ohio Live, is СОГП- mitted to the idea that an American boy The Boychoir's repertoire is mostly Ukraine: his father in Korshiv and his is from St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Ortho­ can sing as well as a European one — classical, including works by Mozart, mother in Peremyshl (now a part of dox Cathedral in Parma, which last and, given the opportunity, will want to. Poland). year blessed its mosaic dedicated to Haydn, Bach and Rachmaninoff, and the Millennium of the Christianization Boys who are accepted into the choir its members have sung in English, of Ukraine by Prince Volodymyr and join a 15-member training choir for Latin, French, German, Italian, He­ placed some soil from Ukraine into the about three months. This period allows brew, Russian and Ukrainian. cement used to install it. the boys to decide whether they have the Mr. Musichuk told The Weekly that Mr. Musichuk said the trip-hisand discipline necessary to undertake the the choir is now working on a cassette his choir's first visit to Ukraine — will hard work and long hours required of recording of Ukrainian songs, which is be an emotional for one for him, since choir members. Also the director can scheduled to be released this summer. he would like to also take a side trip to evaluate the young singers' potential. Soon after it returns from Ukraine the Kolomyia, where his father lived. The choir members meet twice weekly Ohio Boychoir will perform at the This will be the choir's second visit to and give some 20 performances per convention of the Ukrainian Orthodox the USSR. In April 1987, the Ohio year in northern Ohio and nearby League on July 21. Boychoir visited Moscow and Lenin­ Pennsylvania, and go on a summer For further information about the grad, Riga, Latvia, and Warsaw, Kra­ tour for several weeks. The boys have choir, interested persons may write to: kow and Rzeszow, Poland, presenting performed concerts throughout the Ohio Boychoir Inc., 8857 Elsmere 10 concerts to enthusiastic audiences United States and Canada, as well as in Drive, Parma, Ohio 44130. that packed the concert halls. The Ohio Boychoir will leave Parma on June 13 and will return on July 3. The boys will be accompanied by three fathers who will serve as chaperones, as well as by their piano accompanist Susan Lezan. Ms. Lezan, incidentally, also is Ukrainian, though this was not Alexander Musichuk, founder and known at the time she was selected for VISIT director of the choir. the position, Mr. Musichuk added. UKRAINIAN COMMUNITIES 8. COLONIES In brief "notes from the director" in a The group will enter Ukraine and during program book from a recent concert by leave for home through Rumania and, the choir, Mr. Musichuk wrote: as a result, will also perform in that BRAZILIAN SPRING "Л trip to Ukraine to visit the land of country in Bucharest and will visit my roots has been my great longing for Sucaeva. Their tour is paid for by BUENOS AIRES, as long as I can remember, and to go money donated by patrons and raised there with the 'world class' young by the boys themselves through various Argentina TOUR singers of Ohio Boychoir surpasses any activities such as raffles and annual SAO PAULO - CURiTIBA - PRUDENTOPOLIS of my dreams! Children are the true sales of Christmas greenery (their 1988 IGUASSU FALLS - BUENOS AIRES - RIO DE heralds of peace and our boys have Christmas sale raised 512,000). JANEIRO/Petropolis proven themselves to be great ambassa­ The United States Information dors for America. They'll share Ameri­ Agency is responsible for arrangements can culture with fine Ukrainian chil­ for the tour, and the USSR's Sputnik VARIG AIRLINES dren's choirs in six cities." agency and the Ukraina Society in Kiev Escorted by PETRO BQKALO Mr. Musichuk told The Weekly in a are involved on the Soviet side. telephone interview that the group also plans to visit the Taras Shevchenko Departure from NEW YORK S2,360 Departure from MIAMI 52,260 memorial in Kaniv and to perform his Founded in 1974 "Zapovit" there. Includes air S private motorcoach transportation, first and deluxe class tiotels, breakfast A din­ "Shevchenko's life is an integral part Founded in 1974, the Ohio Boychoir ner daily plus five luncfies. transfers, sigtitseeing, airport taxes, tipping, multi-lingual escort and of Ukraine's history and his writings was the answer to calls for a profes­ guides. and art have become part of the world's sional-sounding boys' choir to sing with, culture," he noted in the previously adult choral and orchestral groups in Registration vvith 1300.00 per person deposit before August 4, 1989. mentioned program book. Mr. Musi­ the greater Cleveland area. It encom­ Booeeoeoe No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989

related the history of the criminal Task Force on ABA-Soviet Relations, solutions and oversight hearings on the Seminar... legislation relating to accused war urged that the United States follow the OSI. (Continued from page 3) criminals in Canada. Mr. Gregorovich Canadian example and offer accused Rasa Razgaitis of Americans for Due Office, Mari-Anne Rikken, director of indicated that the first person, a Hunga- war criminals a criminal trial in the Process coordinated the symposium the Estonian American National Coun­ rian-Canadian, charged under the United States. and indicated that 16 cases are currently cil, and Eugenia Ordynsky, information criminal procedure adopted in Canada Mr. Iwanciw reviewed the opportuni­ being pursued by the Justice Depart­ director of the Congress of Russian will likely stand trial beginning in the ties and merits of both legislative ment's OSI unit. Americans. fall. While "the American public is forced The last panel reviewed the alterna­ to accept a selective type of guilt for tives available to the ethnic communi­ ACT IN TV COMMERCIALS something that did not happen in the ties in response to the legal short­ United States," Mr. Iwanciw pointed comings of the nearly lO-year-old No Experience All Ages out that the OSI focuses solely on process. Children, Teens, Young Adults, Families, alleged Nazi war criminals and makes Edward Nishnic, president of the no effort to prosecute war criminals John Demjanjuk Defense Fund, sug­ Mature People, Animals, Etc. from countries such as Cambodia, gested the possibility of congressional Nicaragua and the Soviet Union. oversight hearings that would expose CHARM STUDIOS Attorney John Gregorovich, presi­ the OSFs legal abuses. CALL NOW! dent of the Civil Liberties Commission Patience Huntwork, Phoenix attor­ of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee, ney and chairman of the Independent (313) 542-8400, Ext. D-6426 Turning the pages back... (Continued from page 6) WAS IT A CRIME of plays and public readings in Ukrainian, and the printing of Ukrainian lyrics to musical works. All manuscripts permissible under the new act were subject to ap­ to repatriate 2,000,000 Ukrainians from Western proval by the censors before publication." Europe to Soviet Russia to be murdered by The encyclopedia also notes that the decree, known also as the Yuzefovich Ukase since its author was M. Yuzefovich, deputy curator of the Kiev school district, Stalin or die in his concentration camps? summed up the work of a commission set up in 1875 to look into "Ukrainophile propaganda in the southern gubernias (districts) of Russia." The ukase did not pass through normal legislative channels; it was never Lord Aldington says "NO" reviewed by the Council of Ministers or the State Council; and it was never formally revoked. Nikolai Tolstoy says "YES" The Ems Ukase was a serious blow to Ukrainian culture. At the same time, the authorities closed down the Southwestern Branch of the Imperial Russian Geographic Society and the newspaper Kyivskyi Telegraf, the unofficial organ of the Kiev Hromada, as well as expelled certain professors from Kiev University, An English court will decide if it was a crime at the among them Mykahilo Drahomanov, prominent publicist and political thinker. trial of Aldington v. Tolstoy if the S600,000 for the As a result of the ukase, not a single Ukrainian book was published in 1877. defence can be raised. UKRAINIAN SITCH SPORTS SCHOOL An Unforgettable Learning Experience LEARN: SOCCER. VOLLEYBALL. SWIMMING or TENNIS FROM AN If you believe it was a crime, send your contribution to OUTSTANDING STAFF THAT HAS BEEN HANDPICKED TO WORK WITH ALL AGES A ABILITY GROUPS "Forced Repatriation Defence Fund" Ages 6 - 16 c/o J. B. Gregorovich, Trustee 1969 Place: "Verkhovyna" Resort, Glen Spey, N.Y. 1989 When: July 23 - August 19, 1989 (telephone: 416 767 1350) Register now - CapMilty it limitwJ - For information write to: 28 Riverview Gardens Ukrainian Sitch Sports School Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6S 4E5 680 Sanford Avenue ш Newark .N.J. 07106

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local financing within the USSR at low Two-day conference... interest rates that are set by state policy, among the various peoples. The Resolution... imperial authorities are no longer in (Continued from page 5) said Mr. Yurchyshyn. Seeking financing for a trade agree­ (Continued from page 6) a position to prevent this historical U.S. competitive edge against Europe ment with a cooperative is more compli­ new unconstrained relations, which development. A retainment of the and Japan, explained Ms. Fisher. The cated and difficult, he said. would be mutually convenient for status quo will not resolve the funda­ second group takes a laissez-faire Luminitza Sava, president of Sava both sides. This will pave the way to mental problems of the nations. Only attitude toward the Soviet Union, Enterprises, a trade consulting firm, the self-determination of all nations the realization of political rights, the pressuring them on human rights with­ described her experience in establishing and independent national states. The recognition of an equal partnership out changing U.S. policy, including the three existing joint ventures in the conference is certain that if the Soviet of all the democratic movements, a Jackson-Vanik agreement linking trade Soviet Union, including one near Kiev, government fails to draw any conclu- multi-party system, and the uncon­ with Jewish emigration from the USSR. Ukraine. sions from the above-mentioned strained expression of the right of "Some members of Congress believe Ms. Sava said it took three years for points, then the crisis situation will, nations to self-determination can their (the Soviets') deeds should her firm and her client "to figure out in the future,become more acute - a offer a viable solution to this situa­ match their words," said Ms. Fisher. how to do business " Tbrmmb network­ new phenomenon of discontent tion. Some members of Congress were dis­ ing with contacts, a potential Soviet National Front of Azerbaidzhan - AH Zade Zardushd turbed by the publication of recent partner, a ministry in this case, was Union for the National Self-Determination of Armenia - Bardan changes in Soviet criminal law, she said. found. After the U.S. and Soviet part­ Arutiunian "Many of them feel that Soviet criminal ners agreed on several important issues, Society of lllia Chauchavadze - Tamar Sheldze law has not changed a whole lot or has the agreement came to fruition in nine in fact become tighter." Confederation of Byelorussian Associations - Serzhuk Mikhanes months, because, she said, the Soviet Georgian National Independence Party - Georgiy Dzhimdsharadze "I don't see that the Jackson-Vanik partner was truly committed. agreement will be changed this year...we Society of St. lllia the Righteous - Vaza Adonia Ms. Sava said the business climate in National Democratic Party of Georgia - Georgiy Akhalaya don't see any institutional changes to Kiev was very different than that in comply with the January agreement on Georgian Association of National Justice - Irakliy Melashvili^ Moscow, "more businesslike and more National Movement of Crimean Tatars - Dzhafarov Abdulorashid emigration," said Ms. Fisher. "Econo­ willing to make it happen." She said mic cooperation should come as a result Latvian National Independence Movement - Eyners Silinskis that during her visit in Kiev to set up the Helsinki 86, Riga - Anta Bergmanie of economic reform and not instead of joint venture she noticed an element of it. A climate for trade does not really Lithuanian National Youth Association ^'Molodaya Lytva" - Stasis competition between Kiev and Moscow Bushkevichus exist in the USSR yet." in regard to trade. "It is much more "Although Congresspeople want to Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party - Alfredas Matiyauskas expensive to live in Moscow than in Lithuanian Freedom League - Antanas Terleckas open up trade with Ukraine, the ball is Kiev," she said. really in the Soviets' court" said Ms. Party of Lithuanian Democrats — Olvas Pechalunas Ms. Sava did complain about several Lithuanian Helsinki Group - Viktoras Petkus Fisher. things that made doing business in The Sunday session began with a Ukrainian Helsinki Union - Levko Lukianenko Ukraine difficult, including poor com­ The Journal Ukrainskyi Chas [Ukrainian Timesj - Ivan Makar presentation by George Kuzmycz of the munications and a shortage of people U.S. Department of Commerce who Ukrainian Christian-Democratic Front - Vasyl Sichko who understand international business. National Independence Party of Estonia - Lagle Parek described U.S. regulations governing After Ms. Sava's presentation, an trade with Ukraine, going into detail open discussion ensued with questions Lodi, Estonia, April 30-May 1, 1989. about export license requirements and and statements made by members of the other aspects. He provided interested audience. A range of topics was covered, business persons in the audience with a including business and political aspects. UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP hotUne number for joint ventures at the Commerce Department, set up to Summer 1989 "make life easier" for business people to LAW UKRAINIAN DANCE WORKSHOP AND DANCE CAMP do trade. He emphasized that there are rarely problems in getting export li­ at Verkhovyna, Glen Spey, N.Y. censes, "no one wants to stop your OFFICES Roma Pryma Bohachevska, Artistic Director export." I DANCE WORKSHOP - advanced dancers from 16 yrs. of age George Yurchyshyn, a trade consul­ June 25 - July 16 tant formerly of the Bank of Boston, I DANCE CAMP - from 8-16 yrs of age discussed financial aspects of trade with Ukraine, going into depth about bank­ ZENON B. July 23 - August 5 ing in the United States and Ukrainian I Teaching staff: VALENTINA PEREYASLAVETS, ROMA PRYMA, LUBA WOLYNEC SSR. I Ukrainian folk dance, character, mime, ballet and choreography classes The U.S. partner should rely on local MASNYJ (U.S.) banks in seeking financing for I Lectures on the origin and ethnographical history of Ukrainian customs and costumes any joint venture, specifically large (212) 4773002 For information and registration write or call banks who have experience in trade 140-142 Second Ave. UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP ft WORKSHOP with the USSR. Although the Soviet c/o Roma Piyma Bohachevsky government has a first-class credit New York, N.Y. 10003 523 East 14th Street apt. 3B, New York, N.Y. 10009 m (212) 677-7187 rating because it is a big borrower and PURCHASE AND SALE OF CO-OPS, Deadline - June 15th, 1989 excellent payment maker, the credit CONDOS, HOMES, REAL ESTATE FOR merit of smaller Soviet entities is INVESTMENT PURPOSES, NEC. WITH unclear, said Mr. Yurchyshyn. Thus the joint venture must rely upon the merits GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SMALL The Ukrainian Round Table Club of the U.S. partner for financing in AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES, PER­ and UACC - New York Branch SONAL INJURY ACTIONS, WILLS, ETC. Western banks. present However, Soviet banks can provide AN EVENING OF UKRAINIAN POPULAR SONG REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL featuring: The Ukrainian Canadian Centennial Commission LIdia Mykhailenko - alto soloist of the Kiev Popular Music Theater is seeking a CONCEPT FOR A VJSUAL IDENTITY Ihor Kushpler - baritone soloist of the Lviv Opera Theater - one that will commemorate and honour the past, celebrate the present and create a vision for the future - in recognition of our centennial to be celebrated in 1991. Marian Shunevych - baritone As a respondent your 3-5 page concept will include: Lviv Philharmonic - a convincing display of your creative talent - your appreciation and knowledge of the Ukrainian Canadian community Friday, June 9, 1989 at 7 p.m. - a listing of your credits at the - a few sketches of your logo and theme concept - appropriate for everything from Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Avenue, New York, N.Y. letterhead to lapel pins Admission: J5.00

Please submit your expression no later than 4:30 p.m. GST, June 7,1989 This concert will be repeated in Washington, D.C., under the sponsorship of the to: Sonia Sworak, Chairman Communications 8i Promotions Ukrainian Association of Washington on: 2926 Kutarna Crescent, Regina, Sask., S4V 0X3 Canada Friday, July 7, 1989 at 7 p.m. at the . v^-.4 For further mform^tiQH уои-ліау call: ., - Sumner School - Museum and Archives Ms. Sworak at (306) 789-4547, evenings or (306) 525-6105, business 2201 17th Street NW; Walsttihglon, Q:C; No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989

Our land is the symbol of our heritage. Do we have his experiences, states Alexander Borysenko in the Stepan Sapeliak... иле ----oi fifrbt to ^^^i^V un into divided scattered foreword to the Suchasnist collection. The poet's (Continued from page 9) thinking? We have a historical memory, and the 1970s bitterness has become coagulated, hardened, petrified, too soon to stand up and demonstrate in entire armies were a vital link in the chain of our history. Today, we but yet it is strong and sound. The images evolve from - because that would shed much blood. And when need to stand united and build a temple of honorable the brutal and inhumane realities of suffering, blood runs, as has always happened in the historical conscience - our conscience. persecution, exile, acute awareness and deep-seated memory of our nation, the blame will fall on the best pain at the fate of friends, fellow man and nation, but among the best... without loss of faith. Today, every individual has to become aware of his T\v- -^llectinrts of Stepan Sapeliak's poetry have Stepan Sapeliak grasps life and freedom with Ukrainian heritage again; he must get in touch with been published in the West:" With Bitterness in Stone " complete awareness of his own vocation. Shevchenko that spiritual heritage deep inside - and then head (Suchasnist, 1989) and "Without Sword and Native instructs him that "the unsatiable cannot enchain the down the path, remembering that there are still Land" (Ukrainica Research Institute, 1989). The two living soul and living word. '"Чат!"Stus affirms. And ''malvy" (hollyhock blossoms) lying in the snows - publications include essentially the same poems but Sapeliak declares: "I vow to meet my enemy with eyes and they need to be gathered un. little by little ТЬія with different formats, order and graphics, of open verse... I create death. I create so that I may yet will be difficult, but it needs to be done first of all... Mr. Sapeliak's poetry reflects the tragic essence of live."

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UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Monfhiy reports for March

' DISBURSEMENTS FOR filARCH 1989 RECORDING DEPARTMENT Paid To Or For Members Cash Surrenders 518,904.72 Endowments Matured 98,097.05 MARCH 1989 Death Benefits 59,645.00 MEMBERSHIP REPORT Interest On Death Benefits 101.84 Payor Death Benefits 123.93 Ш. -THuTts ADD Totals ^ Reinsurance Premiums Paid 519.21 Dues From Members Returned .... 842.58 TOTAL AS OF FEBRUARY 28,1989 18,198 47,340 6,173 71,711 Indigent Benefits Disbursed 1,300.00 GAINS IN MARCH 1989 New members 47 74 12 133 Total 5179,534.33 Reinstated 29 71 3 103 Transferred in 8 22 3 33 Operating Expenses: Change class in 3 6 9 Washington Office 519,954.19 Transferred from Juv. Deot Real Estate 172,576.49 TOTAL GAINS: 87 173 18 278 Svoboda Operation 129,312.68 LOSSES IN MARCH - Official Publication - Svoboda 30,000.00 Suspended 13 34 20 67 Organizing Expenses: Transferred out 8 22 3 33 Advertising 53,452.12 Change of class out 3 6 9 Medical Inspections 821.41 Transferred to adults Reward To Special Organizers 2,019.24 Died 63 1 62 Reward To Branch Presidents And Treasurers. 1,033.23 -\ Cash surrender 67 23 44 Reward To Organizers 300.00 Endowment matured 29 57 Field Conferences 1,776.78 ^ fully paid-up 19 79 Reduced paid-up .... Total 59.402.781 Extended insurance 20 2 Ce.rt. terminated ..... 43 20 Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: TOTAL LOSSES: 305 455 Salary Of Executive Officers 514,233.34 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Salary Of Office Emploeyee's 55,801.35 "GATi^S IN MARCH 1989 Employee Benefit Plan 29,358.81 Paid-up 1Г Insurance-General 500.00 , Extended insurance ir 22 Taxes - Federal, State And City On Employee Wages , 37,931.46 TOTAL GAINS: 5 101 125 LOSSES IN'MARCH 1989 Total 5137,824.96 — Died: 1 24 "25" Cash surrender . 20 22 42 General Expenses: Reinstated 1 6 7 Bank Charge 520.00 Lapsed -5. 10 Books And Periodicals 407.38 TOTAL LOSSES: -21. -57. Dues To Fraternal Congresses 10.00 TUTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Furniture S Equipment 13,676.23 AS OF MARCH 31, 1989 . 6Д48 71,585 18,185 47,252 General Office Maintenance 2,592.57 insurance Department Fees 663.50 Operating Expense Of Canadian Office . 188.71 WALTER SOCHAN Postage 1,684.46 Supreme Secretary Printing And Stationery 7,202.46 Rental Of Equipment And Services 269.31 Telephone, Telegraph 1,777.18 FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Traveling Expenses-General 988.60 INCOME FOR MARCH 1989 Total 529,480.40 Miscellaneous: Dues From Members 5233,567.03 Auditing Committee Expense 52,745.89 Income From "Svoboda" Operation . 117,626.58 Investment Expense-Mortgages 350.00 Investment Income: Youth Sports Activities 630.00 Bonds 5359,932.20 Fraternal Activities 5,322.40 Certificate Loans 1,578.79 Accured Interest On Bonds 12,356.16 Mortgage Loans 42,493.27 Professional Fees 3,000.00 Banks 3,442.03 Transfer Account 600,000.00 Stocks 10,674.41 Real Estate , 114,011.19 Total 5624,404.45 Total J532.104.89 Investments: Bonds ..51,116,603.20 Refunds: Mortgages ... 60,000.00 Taxes Federal, State S City On Employee Wages . 539,777.47 Stock ... 10,647.41 Taxes Held in Escrow 2,380.23 Certificate Loans 1,578.79 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 835.38 Real Estate ... 225,529.04 Official Publication "Svoboda" 34,615.17 General Office Maintenance Ret'd 56.00 Total 51.414,358.44 Investment Expense Ret'd 175.00 Washington Office Expense Ret'd 30.00 Disbursements For March 1989 52.746.848.72 - Printing g, Stationery Ret'd 11.81 Endowment Matured Ret'd 1,381.02 BALANCE Total 579.262.08 ASSETS LIABILITIES

Miscellaneous: Cash 51.400.487.97 Life Insurance- 562.359.479.87 Donations To Fraternal Fund 525.00 Bop^s 48,159.917.76 Accidental D.D.. 1,717,723.31 Ukrainian Heritage Defense Fund Donations 69.75 Mortgage Loans 5,152,941.80 Fraternal (114,332.22) Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured 6,311.90 Certificate Loans 625,814.26 Orphans 386,723.24 Reinsurance Recovered 249.90 Real Estate 1,710,887.13 Old Age Home.. (304,256.42) Transfer Account 600,080.00 printing Plant A E.D.P. Equipment 305,673.54 Emergency 72,516.96 Total 5606,736.55 stocks. 1,337,581.24 Loan To D.H. - U.N.A. Investments: Housing„ Corp.. . 104,551.04 Bonds Matured Or Sold 51,064,384.91 Loan To Mortgages Repaid 18,295.68 u.N.U.R.C. 5,320,000.00 Certificate Loans Repaid 2,592.59 Total.. 564.117.854.74" Total 51.085.273.18 т.т.т,ц ULANA DIACHUK iMOfne From March 1989 52.654,570.31 Supreme Treasurer No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 28, 1989

privilegentsia, Mr. Marinov (whose On a fact-finding... article appeared in the recent issue of (Continued from page 8) Time devoted to the USSR) flatly denied that it still exists, and said he tion of Human Rights." only heard about this in the Western The document did state, however, news media. that the national democratic move­ Mr, Marinov also said, in response to ments would support the Moscow a question about freedom of travel that, conference if the Soviets granted true "as for the right of Soviets to freely sovereignty to the republics of the travel, there is no limitation within the USSR; expanded the rights of the borders of this country. Citizens may go individual; released and rehabilitated anyplace as long as they have a ticket or all prisoners of conscience; and adopted rubles to buy a ticket. But it's a different laws on religious denominations that matter when they are planning to go to would guarantee freedom of conscience. the United States. Then they have to Mr. Horbal, who had been released acquire hard currency." If only it were from a labor camp during the summer, that simple, I thought. handed me an appeal handwritten on a In a discussion about freedom of the tiny scrap of notepaper and signed by press, it was claimed that there is four former inmates of Perm region freedom of the press in the USSR labor camps. The simple four-sentence because the public can read what it appeal asked the world to take notice of wants to read. I later approached Mr. the fate of their former cellmate, Marinov to point out to him that Mikhail Alekseyev, a Russian who freedom of the press also is the freedom remained imprisoned in a camp that has At a briefing at the Novosti news agency. to publish, and in the USSR the means become known as a death camp. The 29- meanwhile, spoke sincerely with Arch­ quent election as head of the historical of production are not available to just year-old political prisoner had been anyone. I then asked, in view of his sentenced in 1986 to 10 years' impri­ bishop Theodore McCarrick of the section of the Ukrainian Language So­ Newark Archdiocese of the Catholic ciety in that city. comments that the major obstacle in the sonment and exile for "anti-Soviet" area of information and communica­ writings. The appeal was signed by Mr. Church, as well as with Rep. Smith and It was incongruous that on Novem­ his wife. ber 17, the same evening that 100 rights tions is technical and economic, whe­ Horbal and Mykhailo Horyn, both ther, for example, I could bring a Ukrainians, Lithuanian Viktoras Pet- That evening I also spoke with Esto­ activists were being hosted by the U.S. nian activists, among them Juri Adams Embassy, this Ukrainian dissident was personal computer for a group in the kus and Estonian Enn Tarto. USSR. Yes, he said, but the problem is The Ukrainian Catholic Church and Heinz Valk, and heard from them brutally beaten to the point of uncon­ first-hand their account of the Estonian sciousness by unknown thugs assumed paper. What if I also supplied the paper? activists had a message. "There is a Well then, he said, the group must spiritual hunger in Ukraine," said the Supreme Soviet's declaration of their to be KGB or KGB-sent. republic's sovereignty - adopted just These two events illustrate most register as an American agent. What Rev. Havryliv. "We must take advan­ about a barter agreement then, such tage of the opening in the Iron Curtain." one day earlier. There was real excite­ forcefully the contradictions in the ment in their voices as they spoke, and arrangements seem to be popular now? he urged that parcels containing Ukrai­ USSR today and the fact that glasnost I never did receive a response to that nian religious books, cassette record­ Mr. Adams noted that the Estonian and perestroika are not equally applied Supreme Soviet's actions came after question or to another about why a ings of religious music, rosaries, etc. be in all republics. group that wanted to publish a literary- sent to persons in Ukraine, and that "the first real parliamentary debate ever held in the USSR." cultural magazine in Lviv was not tourists traveling to Ukraine bring News at Novosti permitted to officially register and along Ukrainian-language Bibles, I had the opportunity as well to speak publish with permission. prayer books and other publications. briefly with Nijole Sadunaite, a Lithua­ Our fact-finding delegation's final Both the Rev. Havryliv and Bishop nian Catholic rights activist, who "dialogue" with Soviet spokesmen was Seeing the sights Vasylyk spoke about their Church's passed on greetings to fellow former at the headquarters of the Novosti news attempts to obtain a legal status in the political prisoner Nadia Svitlychna. agency. Present were: Eugene Pozd- During our stay in Moscow we visited USSR. They estimated that there are nyakov of the North American depart­ the usual spots - some of our group between 4 million and 5 million Ukrai­ Meanwhile, in Odessa ment of Novosti, Vsevolod Marinov, a even waited in a nearly endless line to nian Catholics in the USSR. Today, the researcher from the Institute of Socio­ see Lenin's tomb — St. Basil's Cathe­ Church, known as the "Church of the That same evening, however, in the logy, and Viktor Degtyar of the inter­ dral, Moscow University, the Arbat, Catacombs," exists in two states: under­ Black Sea port city of Odessa, Ukraine, national department of the Journalists' etc. At the Kremlin's Armory Museum, ground and semi-underground — the the situation was different. There were Union. we even had a glimpse of Prince Volo- latter state due to the fact that a no prominent visitors to impress. Among the topics raised by our group dymyr Monomakh's ermine-trimmed significant portion of the Church's Ukrainian rights activist Vasyl Barla- were: the feasibility of giving the re­ crown. clergy and faithful came out of the dianu, a member of the Ukrainian publics decision-making power over A side trip took us to Zagorsk (or underground, revealing their names in Helsinki Union, was attacked by un­ nuclear and hydroelectric power-gene­ Gazorsk as my roommate pronounced petitions to Mr. Gorbachev asking for known assailants, sustaining injuries to rating stations, the segments of society it), seat of the Russian Orthodox legalization of their Church. his head and spine, and losing con­ for and against perestroika, Soviet Patriarchate. The issue of legalization has re­ sciousness. He was attacked as he was cooperatives and glasnost's effects on Then, on November 19, it was time to portedly been discussed by representa­ on his way to board a train bound for the Soviet press. return home, via train from Moscow to tives of the Vatican and the Kremlin, Kiev, where he was to attend a meeting In reply to a question about the Soviet Helsinki, and then a flightt o New York. they said. And, while Ukrainian Catho­ on November 19 of the Coordinating lics in the Soviet Union look to the Council of the Ukrainian Helsinki Vatican for support of their aspirations, Union (UHU). The day after the attack, there is also a fear that their Church I learned about the incident during a UKRAINIAN SAVINGS may become a pawn ia Rome's desire telephone conversation with Mr. for brotherly ecumenical relations with Chornovil. He characterized it AND LOAN ASSOCIATION the Russian Orthodox Church. as a case of "KGB banditism" and said The Ukrainian rights activists thanked this is evidence that "the KGB mafia SOME BANKS MAKE YOU PAY American congressmen and senators rules Ukraine." FOR USING MAC... for their years of support. Serving as Why was Mr. Barladianu attacked? ESTABLISHED 1918 interpreters between Reps. Steny Hoyer Mr. Chornovil surmised that it was to of Maryland, Don Ritter of Penn­ prevent him from attending the Kiev WHY PAY FOR IT, sylvania and Christopher Smith of New meeting of Ukrainian national and Jersey were Mr. Deychakiwsky and this human rights activists representing WHEN YOU CAN HAVE IT FREE! writer. (At one point, while thanking UHU affiliates in various cities through­ Rep. Hoyer for all he had done to help out the republic, as well as in reprisal for secure his release, an obviously excited Mr. Barladianu's scathing speech three И/іе Are Here Mr. Horbal turned to me and asked: "Is days earlier about the sorry state of the he a Republican or a Democrat?") Ukrainian language in Odessa due to The UkrainianCatholic activists. Russification policies and his subse- For You!

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June 1 graduation dinner and dance at 6 PREVrEW OF EVENTS p.m. at the Ss. Volodymyr and Olha CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Ameri­ Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall at GLEN COVE, N.Y.: The Basilian suggested. Tickets are S55. For can Student Organization at the Superior and Oakley. Music will be Fathers are hosting their annual reservations and more information university of Illinois at Chicago provided by Akula.' Tickets are S20 pilgrimage in honor of Christ the please call Orysia Stryzak at (212) invites the Ukrainian community to a per person, S15 for students and Lover of Mankind on the grounds of 288-2184. lecture by Dr. James Mace. Dr. seniors. Admission for the dance St. Josaphat's Monasterv. East Beach Mace, staff director of the famine CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Educa­ only (starting at 9 p.m.) is SIO. For Drive. The divine liturgies will be at 9 commission, will speak about the tional Association "Ridna Shkola" reservations call Oksana Jackiw at and II a.m. with Bishop Basil Lo- 1932-1933 artificial famine in U- cordially invites the public to a sten, main-celebrant; 12:30 p.m., (312) 968-2881, by June 1. kraine. The film "Harvest of Des­ youth liturgy; and moleben at 3 p.m. pair" will be shown. The event will Confessions will be heard starting at take place at Ss. Volodymyr and PLEASE NOTE: Preview items must be received one week before desired 8:30 a.m. For more information call Olha Church hall at 7 p.m. For date of publication. No information will be taken over the phone. Preview (516)671-0545. further information contact Borys items will be published only once (please indicate desired date of publication). Bodnarchuk, (312) 243-2689. All items are published at the discretion of the editorial staff and in NEW HAVEN, Conn.: The New accordance with available space. England Regional Council of the June 3 Ukrainian National Women's League of America will hold a conference at EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrai­ St. Michael's Church hall, 560 George nian American Professional and St., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Guests from the Artists to perform at UIA benefit Business Persons Association will executive board and panelists will hold its monthly meeting at the Ra- address the topic of membership. NEW YORK - The Young Profes­ cast of "Phantom" and tenor Paul mada Inn. Cocktails are at 7:30 p.m.; Lunch will be served. All UNWLA sionals of the Ukrainian Institute of Lyon. the meeting will commence at 8:30 members and Ukrainian women are America will present a benefit concert The afternoon program, which will p.m. sharp. The guest speaker will be welcome. for that historic landmark building be held at the UIA headquarters, 2 E. Jenik Radon, an international attor­ located along Manhattan's Museum 79th St., will include selections from ney whose topic will be the economic Broadway and the grand opera. A PARMA, Ohio: Branch 8 of the Mile, on Sunday afternoon, June 4. developments in Poland and in the champagne reception will follow the Ukrainian National Women's League Baltics. The public is invited to at­ The 4 p.m. concert will feature musical program, which will be accom­ of America will hold a Ukrainian tend. the talents of soprano Olga Bodnar panied by pianist Thomas Hrynkiw. Children's Spring Dance at 3 p.m. at June 4 Talyn, currently appearing in Broad­ the St. Josaphat Cathedral's She- A S25 donation is suggested; checks way's "Phantom of the Opera," as well ptytsky Hall, 5720 State Road. The may be sent to the UIA, c/o Orysia as New York City Opera bass Stefan YONKERS, N.Y.: The School of program will include a Ukrainian Stryzak, 490 E. 74th St., Apt. 7D, New Szkafarowsky, sopranos Rhonda Dil­ Ukrainian Studies will conclude its puppet show,children's performance, York, N.Y. 10021, orcall (212) 288-2184 lon and Alba Quezada, both from the school year with a field day at the games, refreshments and surprises. for more information. SUM-A Hall, 301 Palisade Ave. The Admission is SI for children and S3 sponsors invite all school-age chil­ for adults. Partial proceeds will be Festival in Cliemivtsi see/cs artists dren to participate in the fun. Many donated to the children's page in Our TORONTO - A five-day, first-of- name and the Ukrainian Cultural Fund activities and surprises are planned Life magazine. 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The festival will be the grand finale of NEW YORK: The Young Profes­ sored a concert-tour of the artistic duo a series of regional, oblast-level, festi­ sionals of the Ukrainian Institute of of Halyna Menkush and Nila Kriukova YONKERS, N.Y.: Four-year-olds val-competitions being held this spring America are holding their annual from Ukraine, who performed a series are now being accepted for the and summer throughout Ukraine, the summer evening cruise around New of concerts in eastern Canada of a kindergarten class of the School of winners of which will appear in the York's harbor. Boarding will be musical and poetic reading of Una Ukrainian Studies for the 1989 fall finals in Chernivtsi. The competitions at from Brooklyn's South Shore at 7 Kostenko's "Marusia Churay." This fall, semester. For further information the local level, as well as at the finals, p.m. sharp. 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Those groups One of the organizers of the festival is and individual performers who may be Союз УКРАЇНОК АМЕРИКИ a cooperative based in Kiev, called interested in participating, as well as Kobza, which is affiliated with Kobza those who would wish to attend, as THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL International, a newly founded, To­ tourists, should contact: Kobza Inter­ WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, ronto-based company, whose primary national, 3253 Lakeshore Blvd., West INC., is the oldest and most active independent aim is to promote Ukrainian culture. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M8V 1M3, Kobza International, along with the or by calling (416) 253-9314; or by fax, nonprofit Ukrainian women's organization in Kiev-based cooperative of the same (416)253-9515. the free world. We CARE about preserving Ukrainian identity, culture and language. We CARE about the future of our children and the future of the Ukrainian community. 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