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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXI No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 $1/$2 in Ukraine Patriarch of UGCC meets Ukraine perilously close to missing EU deadline with Patriarch Bartholomew by Zenon Zawada Special to The Ukrainian Weekly of Constantinople – The administration of Ukrainian President continues to walk on a knife’s edge in pursuing the Ukraine-European Union (EU) Association Agreement, recent reports indicated, testing the European leadership’s patience at every step along the way. The latest critical situation that could push Ukraine over the edge involves the expected fulfillment of 11 EU requirements by May 15, when a European Council board will meet to evaluate Ukraine’s progress, the Hryhoriy Nemyria, an opposition deputy who chairs the ’s Kommersant-Ukrayina newspaper Committee on Euro-Integration Issues, and Prime Minister have RISU reported, citing an anonymous source traded accusations that the government and the opposition are undermining Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (center) with in Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. progress toward Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union. Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk (left) and Bishop Borys (The European Council consists of the Gudziak of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. heads of governments of the EU mem- Approving the legislation in time planned for review on May 27 at the requires calling an extraplenary session EU Council by foreign ministers,” Religious Information Service of Ukraine ber states.) Most of the indicators require of the Verkhovna Rada, the likelihood of reported Kommersant, a Kyiv-based LVIV – During their trip related to the celebration reform-oriented legislation to be which is uncertain at best, considering newspaper. of the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’- passed by Parliament. Yet only one how most national deputies use the “The council is supposed to decide Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic session is scheduled (on May 14) until May holiday to vacation abroad. on forwarding the Association Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, and the head the May 15 meeting because of a two- “The day of the board’s official Agreementfor legal review and prepa- of the UGCC Department of Foreign Relations, Bishop week holiday to accommodate May announcement isn’t confirmed yet, but ration for possible signing. Such tem- Borys Gudziak, met with Patriarch Bartholomew I in Day (May 1), Julian calendar Easter postponing the issue is hardly possible his residence in Istanbul on April 20. (May 5) and Victory Day (May 9). since the European Council report is (Continued on page 4) “In my opinion, this visit is very important and it was made on our initiative. For the Church of the ancient Constantinople is the Mother Church of all the Christians of the Kyivan tradition who received the faith in the Baptism of the holy Prince Volodymyr Equal-to- the Apostles,” commented Patriarch Sviatoslaw. U.S. Embassy’s Youth Council celebrates Earth Day in Kyiv He stressed that the ecumenical patriarch today is an important moral authority both in the Orthodox world and in the Christian world in general. Patriarch Sviatoslav assured the ecumenical patri- arch of the UGCC’s readiness to develop the relations with the Church of Constantinople. In particular, he spoke about the prospects of renewing the Kyiv Study Group, which included theologians and scholars of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches of the U.S. and Canada and those of the UGCC. “As is evident, in the last 20 years religious circum- stances in Ukraine have changed fundamentally, and, therefore, the renewal of the activity of the group on the one hand would facilitate interdenominational understanding and dialogue within the Kyivan Christianity, and on the other hand renew the dia- logue and possibilities of communion between the churches, successors of the Kyivan Christianity in Ukraine and the Church of Constantinople,” Patriarch Sviatoslav stated. Before their meeting with Patriarch Bartholomev, Patriarch Sviatoslav and Bishop Gudzik visited the Cathedral of St. George at the Phanar and venerated the relics of the holy hierarchs Basil the Great, KYIV – The U.S. Embassy’s Youth Council marked the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day by giving out Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. After hundreds of re-usable, environmentally friendly shopping bags to Kyiv residents in exchange for their disposable the meeting, there was a quick stop at the Church of plastic bags on Saturday, April 20, in front of the Bessarabsky Market. Polyethylene bags take between 400-1,000 the Theotokos of Blachernae, particularly significant years to fully decompose, while reusable eco-bags are used hundreds of times, and decompose significantly faster. that day on the Saturday of the Akathist, where Widespread use of reusable shopping bags would dramatically decrease the amount of waste sent into landfills, and Patriarch Sviatoslav led the singing of the first has the potential to decrease groundwater contamination. The activity was intended to promote environmental val- Kontakion of the Akathist Hymn. ues. Earth Day has been celebrated on April 22 since the first Earth Day in 1970. – U.S. Embassy Kyiv 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17

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Russian TV host ‘sorry’ Lutsenko to go to Polish hospital plays into the authorities’ hands. There must be a single candidate who would pass KYIV – Former Ukrainian Minister of this way from the beginning to the end,” the for Ukrainian massacre joke Internal Affairs Yurii Lutsenko is to leave source said. National Deputies Oleksander on April 25 for Poland, where he will show, appropriately titled “Evening Bryhynets and Serhii Pashynsky (both of by Claire Bigg undergo hospital treatment for hearing Batkivshchyna) reported that the name of RFE/RL Urgant,” is modeled on the U.S. “Late Show problems. Mr. Lutsenko disclosed this after With David Letterman” and is broadcast the agreed-upon candidate is known only a meeting with European politicians Pat to the leaders of the opposition parliamen- Popular Russian comedian Ivan Urgant Monday to Friday on Channel 1, ’s Cox and Aleksander Kwasniewski at the struck an unusually contrite tone on April top state-owned channel. tary parties. “At a meeting of the European Union’s Embassy in Ukraine, the [Batkivshchyna] faction, 17 as he wrapped up his daily late-night The controversial joke was aired on a press service of People’s Self-Defense television show. Saturday on one of his other shows, said that by the end of this week a single reported on April 22. Mr. Lutsenko said candidate should be agreed on,” Mr. Urgant delivered what appeared to be a “Smak,” in which he interviews celebrities treatment at the Polish clinic will last about heartfelt apology for his earlier joke about while cooking with them. Bryhynets said, adding, “I think the deci- a month. After that, he will start the treat- sion has been already taken and in the near the massacre of Ukrainian civilians by The comedian uttered the apparently ment of internal organs. When asked Soviet security services. spontaneous remark during the prepara- future it will be made public.” National whether he would undergo further treat- Deputy Volodymyr Bondarenko noted that The remark had caused an uproar in tion of a soup with celebrated screenwriter ment in Vienna, Mr. Lutsenko said that such Ukraine and prompted an angry statement Aleksandr Adabashyan: “I chopped these “a meeting of the faction leaders will be a possibility is being considered. On April 7 held this week, and it will announce the from the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. greens like a red commissar did the resi- President Viktor Yanukovych signed a The TV celebrity said he had meant no dents of a Ukrainian village.” results of the negotiations.” decree pardoning Mr. Lutsenko, who was Representatives of Svoboda did not con- harm and regretted his “unfortunate” jest. As Adabashyan wiped the knife clean, serving a four-year sentence in prison. “Believe me, I truly had no intention to Urgant then quipped: “You have cleaned firm a statement by Mr. Poroshenko on the Since the beginning of the year Mr. completion of talks about a common candi- offend anyone. I simply said a foolish thing my blade.” Lutsenko has undergone two surgeries – without thinking. I could not imagine that “I am just shaking off the villagers’ rem- date for mayor of the capital city. “Where the first in January and the second on April Poroshenko has gotten such information – the unfortunate joke I made in a humorous nants,” the screenwriter responded, much 16. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk program, a program in which I never say to the audience’s amusement. he should be asked himself,” National invited Mr. Lutsenko to Poland for further Deputy Oleksii Kaida said, adding that anything seriously, could spark such an treatment. (Ukrinform) acute reaction in Ukraine, a country I love Copyright 2012, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted Svoboda is ready to consider the very much,” Mr. Urgant said. with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Two parties support Poroshenko Poroshenko candidacy if Batkivshchyna “Believe me, I absolutely did not put in Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, confirms that he is a single candidate from this foolish sentence the monstrous chau- Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see KYIV – The candidacy of Petro this political force. UDAR did not confirm vinistic meaning that some people per- http://www.rferl.org/content/russia- Poroshenko for Kyiv mayor is supported by Mr. Poroshenko’s statement on calling a ceived,” he added. ukraine-comedian-massacre/24961740. two of the three opposition political parties common candidate for mayor, saying that Mr. Urgant’s widely admired evening html). – Batkivshchyna and Svoboda. The position he was “misunderstood.” (Ukrinform) of UDAR, the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform, is still uncertain, EP calls on MPs not to block Rada Kommersant Ukraine reported on April 22. KYIV – The chairs of the European “Poroshenko has held private meetings Parliament’s (EP) monitoring mission in A village torn between two worlds with the leaders of all opposition parties, Ukraine, Aleksander Kwasniewski and Pat including with . During Cox, have urged members of Parliament RFE/RL dom (the Kingdom of Hungary), one feder- these meetings, Poroshenko met with sup- not to block the work of the Verkhovna ation (Czechoslovakia) and two countries port. But it was said that if Vitali Klitschko Rada. They said this at a meeting with Selmence, a small Transcarpathian vil- (Slovakia and Ukraine), most of them have at the last moment still decides to run for Parliament Chairman Volodymyr Rybak in lage on the border between Slovakia and never left the village. mayor, will not partici- Kyiv on April 22. “It’s very important how Ukraine, has been divided for almost 70 Traveling between the two halves of the pate in the election. He will not work to the Verkhovna Rada works on the road to years, after it was split between then- village became possible after the opening split the opposition,” said a source close to signing the Association Agreement. A Czechoslovakia and the in of a pedestrian and cyclist border crossing Mr. Poroshenko. Sources in Batkivshchyna Parliament that works, not the one that is 1945. on the divided main street in 2005. claim they intend to nominate Poroshenko, blocked, is important to the image of Despite all the political and territorial But with Slovakia’s accession into the as the party has no other ranking candi- Ukraine,” Mr. Kwasniewski said. Mr. Cox changes seen in Europe since then, the vil- European Union’s Schengen free-travel dates. “Mykola Katerynchuk will not be a said that the president and leaders of polit- lagers still can’t travel freely from the zone two years later, the inhabitants of the candidate. Firstly, he is in conflict with ical factions of the European Parliament Ukrainian side, Mali Selmentsi, to see their Ukrainian side once again need a visa to Oleksander Turchynov; secondly, his idea had urged all political forces represented in relatives on the Slovak side, called Velke see their relatives at the other end of the of naming several opposition candidates, the Rada to work together on important Slemence. street. followed by calling back all in favor of the The 850-strong population is made up one with the highest rating, does not fit – it (Continued on page 14) almost entirely of ethnic Hungarians – Copyright 2012, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted fewer than 600 in Velke Selmence and the with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ rest in Mali Selmentsi. 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The law on public assembly was amend- “What we’ve tried to do,” John ed last June to make it more difficult to get ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia pro- permission to hold demonstrations and to Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 dramatically increase fines and other pun- gram director at Amnesty International, and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 ishments for participating in or organizing e-mail: [email protected] told RFE/RL, “is document the clampdown an unsanctioned protest. Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 that has been on dissent and the expres- e-mail: [email protected] sion of divergent views over the course of (Continued on page 12) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 3 Forests of Chornobyl: stopping future fallout

by Shelia Slemp the U.S. Forest Service Incident Command System. Working with other partners, the USFS uses the The forests of Chornobyl present a unique problem. For Incident Command System (ICS) – an emergency/disaster more than 25 years, forestry management activities, such response system that evolved from a wildfire response sys- as thinning and clearing brush, which reduce wildfire tem developed by the USFS and state and local partners in severity and maintain forest productivity, have been cur- California in the 1970s. Over the past 30 years, ICS expand- tailed by the hazards of radioactivity. As a result, the build- ed and was adopted nationally to manage the federal up of dead trees and dense undergrowth in the forest response for many types of emergencies including earth- increases the likelihood of a catastrophic wildfire, smoke quakes, floods, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions and human- from which could transport radionuclides to populated caused incidents. The ICS is even used to organize large- areas in Ukraine and neighboring countries. scale events, like the Olympics. Since 2006, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has been The USFS is well-equipped to provide support for such working with the government of Ukraine to look at innova- all-hazard response and is frequently tapped to work with tive ways to not only effectively manage the forests, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and increase the capability of on-the-ground emergency staff to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). With respond to fire and other emergencies that occur in the thousands of fires each year, the agency gets much of its Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Fire and forestry specialists ICS training and experience during actual emergency situa- from the U.S. and Ukraine are working together to deter- tions. As a result, the USFS has a long history of working mine ways to restore forests to safer conditions, identify with state, county and local governments, as well as U.S. the potential risks of inaction and prepare for the increas- Embassies around the world to build disaster management ing probability of fires in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. capacity to prepare for future disasters. Scientists can now predict the amounts of smoke and In July 2012, with support from the U.S. Agency for possible radioactive contaminants emitted from potential International Development (USAID), two USFS experts pro- forest fires. The next step is for Ukrainian and U.S. Forest vided a 3-day overview of the Incident Command System to Service specialists to determine weather patterns, the more than 40 emergency response personnel in the amount of fuel and its location, and other factors, in order Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. The trainers and Chornobyl to identify and model wildfire intensity and the potential emergency response staff discussed some of the challenges for the spread of radioactive contaminants to populations of utilizing a locally based response system in Ukraine. With in Ukraine and Europe. This, in turn, will allow forest man- a centralized, top-down approach to emergency response, Timm Suess agers to target thinning and brush clean-up to strategic integrating new methods like those of the ICS system would Red Forest Hill in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone locations, maximizing effects of fire mitigation activities prove challenging in Ukraine. Based on these conversations, community was quite a radical concept to the delegation. and minimizing the high costs associated with such work the U.S. Forest Service International Programs office invited Federal agencies provide support only when invited, and in contaminated areas. a delegation of high-level officials from the Ukrainian gov- even then in a subordinate role. One reason for this is that With this information, firefighters will be equipped to ernment to the United States to learn more about the ICS, local residents are better connected to local resources and better understand fire behavior, undertake forest manage- the evolution of policy to support it, and how it was altered have existing relationships that may not be available at the ment measures and fire suppression actions, reduce the following lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina. federal level. Such a system relies on local ability and coor- size, intensity and duration of fires and minimize the In November 2012, with the support of USAID and tech- dinating policies at all levels of government. It also potential for the spread of radioactive contamination. Such nical assistance from the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, the U.S. requires stakeholder participation and development of research and management actions have been at the fore- Forest Service hosted a team of six high-level officials from community relationships in order to provide a stronger, front of the USFS’s strategy to mitigate the effects of wild- the Ministry of Emergencies and the State Agency for quicker and organized response. fire in the United States. Effectively applying this informa- Forest Resources of Ukraine traveling to the United States The delegates were able to piece all of these elements tion, however, requires a standardized system capable of to learn more about the U.S. model of coordinated emer- together from visits to emergency response entities in integrating actions and information. One such system is gency response. USFS personnel provided background Washington and Atlanta, giving them a better understand- information about the National Incident Management ing of the value of the local locus of control and a locally System (NIMS), the ICS, ICS programs abroad and the role Shelia Slemp of the U.S. Forest Service International coordinated ICS approach. The group also visited New of FEMA. Presenters also demonstrated the framework in Programs posted this article on the U.S. Embassy Kyiv Blog Jersey and New York, where they met with representatives which federal, state, and local agencies work together in (http://usembassykyiv.wordpress.com) on Earth Day, April from FEMA, the U.S. Forest Service, Incident Support 22. April 26, it should be noted, marks the 27th anniversary emergency response situations. of the Chornobyl nuclear diaster. The idea that control always remains with the local (Continued on page 4) Moscow and Washington exchange blacklists of undesirables

by Pavel Felgenhauer secret additional list contains more than 18 names of tentative agreement was reportedly reached to announce Eurasia Daily Monitor Americans, who will be banned entry” (Interfax, April 16). next September the resumption of regular, so-called “2+2 The Russian authorities not only exceeded their U.S. coun- meetings” of U.S. and Russian foreign and defense minis- On April 12 the United States government published, in terparts in the tit-for-tat blacklisting, but also slammed the ters (Kommersant, April 16). President Putin’s foreign pol- accordance with the U.S. Magnitsky Act adopted in publication of the shortened version of the Magnitsky list icy aide Yuri Ushakov expressed overall satisfaction with December 2012, a list of 18 Russians accused of involve- as an unfriendly act. progress achieved during talks with Mr. Donilon: “The ment in the death in custody of anti-corruption lawyer Mr. Kadyrov, in turn, mocked Washington, declaring: Obama administration wants to develop relations with us Sergei Magnitsky and other alleged rights abuses (http:// “My horse and I are gravely distressed, since we cannot on different fronts, which is positive, but they do not want www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC- visit America” (Kadyrov owns a stable of expensive racing to restrict some American Russophobes [members of the Enforcement/Pages/20130412.aspx). The blacklisted horses in the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. State U.S. Senate and Congress], who hinder our relations” Russians will be barred entry to the U.S. and any assets Department barred one of Mr. Kadyrov’s horses from par- (Interfax, April 15). they may have under U.S. jurisdiction must be frozen. ticipating in a U.S. horserace in 2011). Mr. Kadyrov added: The overall result of President Obama’s attempt to play In a tit-for-tat move, the Russian authorities published a “I am glad to be on that list and as a Russian patriot will realpolitik by overlooking repression and human rights vio- list of 18 undesirable Americans (http://english.ruvr. never visit the U.S., even if I am dropped from the list” lations in Russia while concentrating on other important ru/2013_04_13/Russia-s-Guantanamo-List-officially- (Interfax, April 15). issues seems to be dismal. The Magnitsky list did not published/). President Obama’s White House seeks to befriend impress the Russian bureaucracy, while the possibility of any The U.S. Magnitsky list was relatively short and included President Vladimir Putin’s regime at all costs, despite the serious Kremlin concessions on Syria, Iran or anything else only low- and middle-level officials, 16 of whom were latter’s aggressive anti-Americanism, Russian internal appears as remote as ever. This exercise in realpolitik is not directly involved in the Magnitsky prosecution, plus two political repression and the bilateral tensions exacerbated only cynical, it is also extremely shortsighted. The Obama Chechens accused of murder. The Barack Obama adminis- by the Magnitsky Act. White House National Security administration does not seem to understand either Mr. Putin tration clearly wanted to avoid a head-on clash with the Advisor Tom Donilon came to Moscow to meet with or Russian society and its possible future development. Kremlin over the Magnitsky list, opting to make it as insig- Russian officials and discuss improved relations just after It is a common feature of U.S. foreign policy to actively nificant as possible and publishing it openly only because the Magnitsky list’s publication. befriend inherently unstable dictatorial regimes on the of a mandatory deadline included in the Magnitsky Act Mr. Donilon had a short informal meeting with President verge of their inevitable collapse – but the late shah of (Kommersant, RBK Daily, April 15). Putin and handed over a personal letter from President Iran or Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak were, The U.S. has supplemented the Magnitsky list with a Obama, reportedly containing a road map of developing a despite everything, at least U.S. allies. Whereas, Mr. Putin secret appendix of additional human rights abusers that is joint partnership by concentrating on areas of mutual inter- never was and never will be a close U.S. ally. Present offi- “two times shorter than the open 18-name list” and report- est like nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, Syria, North cial anti-Americanism is the basis of Mr. Putin’s internal edly includes Chechen strongman and warlord Ramzan Korea, Iran, stabilizing Afghanistan, as well as promoting and external policy; it will not change an inch, no matter Kadyrov (Kommersant, April 15). trade and investment (27 points in all), while disregarding how many letters the White House writes, or how many Moscow, in return, did not show equal restraint: Sources “temporary” obstacles like human rights violations. in the Foreign Affairs Ministry told reporters “the Russian Mr. Putin promised to reply to Mr. Obama’s letter, and a (Continued on page 22) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17 Greater Washington community honors the memory of literary scholar Kostiuk by Yaro Bihun independence, in Ukraine. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Also participating – by way of a digital video recording – was Nadia Bashtova of WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian the Institute of Literature at the National American community of the Greater Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, a Washington area honored the memory of relative of Prof. Kostiuk, an expert on his the prominent Ukrainian literary scholar work and the keeper of his archive at the Hryhoriy Kostiuk on the occasion of the institute. Her remarks were filmed at the 110th anniversary of his birth. The com- November 22, 2012, opening of a 110th memoration, organized by the Washington anniversary exhibit of Prof. Kostiuk’s works chapters of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts at the Book Museum in Kyiv. and Sciences (known by its Ukrainian acro- Because Ukraine’s ambassador in nym as UVAN) in the U.S. and the Washington Olexander Motsyk was not Shevchenko Scientific Society, with the able to participate in the commemorative assistance of his son Theodor Kostiuk, was event, his statement praising Prof. held April 4 in the parish hall of St. Andrew Kostiuk’s work and accomplishments was Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. read by First Secretary Oresta Starak. A similar commemoration took place Delivered on a more personal and emo- December 8, 2012, at the UVAN building in tional level were the recollections of the New York City. honoree’s son, Dr. Theodor Kostiuk, an Prof. Kostiuk’s academic and literary astrophysicist at the U.S. National Yaro Bihun work spanned close to 80 years – between Aeronautics and Space Administration – Former President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Larissa Onyshkevych recalls the two world wars in Ukraine, where he Prof. Hryhoriy Kostiuk’s great efforts in preserving the literary works of Ukrainian especially so when he recalled how on his was born in 1902, then in post-World War writer Volodymyr Vynnychenko. first visit to Ukraine he learned how well II Germany, and since 1952 in the United his father was known and deeply respected States, for the most part in New York. He Ukrainian Writers in Exile (Obiednannia brances of Prof. Kostiuk and his contribu- by the writers and scholars he met. died in Silver Spring, Md., in 2002 at the Ukrainskykh Pysmennykiv v Emigratsii tion to Ukrainian literature and history on Also speaking at the event honoring age of 99. Slovo) and served as its president for 20 April 7 were two prominent scholars who Prof. Kostiuk at the St. Andrew Ukrainian Over those years Prof. Kostiuk became years, authored a number of literary and had worked with the honoree – UVAN Orthodox Cathedral hall were Olha Matula, known and respected for his relentless historical books on Ukraine, was an active President Albert Kipa and the former presi- who spoke on behalf of the parish, and Dr. work collecting, editing, publishing and member of the leading émigré literary and dent of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Bohdana Urbanovych of the Washington preserving the works of such important scholarly organizations and later in Larissa Onyshkevych. Osyp Zinkevych branch of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Ukrainian writers as Mykola Khvyliovy, Ukraine. recalled how his life’s path crossed with who thanked the attendees and those who Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Mykhailo Drai- He was honored for his work by the Prof. Kostiuk’s in the early 1940s and many helped organize the event, which also Khmara, Mykola Kulish, Valeriian Omelan and Tetiana Antonovych Foundation times since then, and how this influenced included a photo and publications exhibit. Pidmohylny and many others. award in 1989 and the Volodymyr his work in establishing Smoloskyp, which The lectures and luncheon were preced- While in New York, in addition to teach- Vynnychenko Prize by the Ukrainian has helped dissident writers in Ukraine ed by a panakhyda, or memorial service, ing at Columbia University, he was a found- Cultural Foundation of Kyiv in 1990. during the Soviet times and published their following the regular Sunday service at the ing member of the Slovo Association of Among those sharing their remem- works, initially in the West and, since its Cathedral.

Committee on Euro-integration Issues, from complete conformity with the indica- Ukraine perilously... undermining its quorum. The latest such tors,” Kommersant reported. Forests... incident on April 17 was the fourth under- “In almost all spheres, the government is (Continued from page 1) mined committee meeting in two months. making attempts to fulfill criteria for sign- (Continued from page 3) pos of review, based on European bureau- Committee Chair Hryhoriy Nemyria said ing,” said Oleksander Sushko, the director Teams and others from around the country cratic procedures, are considered extreme- members were supposed to review two of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic who had come together to support the ly tight and can’t be reduced,” the newspa- bills that day – the first to amend acts that Cooperation in Kyiv. “But there aren’t any local response to Hurricane Sandy, which per explained. would bring legislation into conformity breakthroughs or decisive changes in any Kyiv experts on the Association with the Criminal Convention on the Fight of the blocks.” devastated much of the Eastern seaboard Agreement said the Ukrainian government against Corruption and the second to The extent to which the May 15 and 27 in these two states. has made little progress in fulfilling the 11 amend the Criminal Procedural Code of deadlines will be enforced remains to be It has taken many years for the NIMS/ requirements (reduced from an original 19 Ukraine. seen. Volodymyr Fesenko, a Kyiv political ICS to evolve within the United States. Much of what U.S. officials and responders points), which were published by The Both were necessary to complete the insider, believes they have more of an infor- Ukrainian Weekly on March 3. first phase of the EU action plan to liberal- mational nature and the EU leadership learned from past mistakes has become The pro-EU parliamentary opposition ize its visa regime with Ukraine, he said. won’t derail the Association Agreement if integral to the success of NIMS/ICS today. blockaded the Parliament instead of work- Another committee member, former they are missed, which seems likely. The ICS has been adopted by a number of ing with the majority to pass legislation. Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk, Additionally, the EU leadership will be countries outside the United States and Opposition deputies accuse the govern- accused the of undermin- willing to overlook deadlines for the these countries have been able to adapt ment of provoking the blockade by failing ing Ukraine’s Euro-integration. Ukraine-EU Cooperation Council to be held their local realities to the system. Having a to approve elections for the Kyiv City The first results of an independent sur- in Luxembourg on June 24-25, he said. The shared emergency response framework Council and its chair (mayor) in June, as vey tracking Ukraine’s progress in fulfilling imprisonment of former Prime Minister provides a unique opportunity for multina- required by the . EU requirements was released on April 22; will carry significant tional collaboration, which can be particu- In turn, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov it was conducted by two groups of experts weight. larly useful during emergency situations accused the opposition of undermining the organized by the Renaissance Fund and the “EU leaders are facing a very complicat- with global implications like that of Association Agreement. We are Europeans non-governmental orga- ed situation,” he said. “Ukraine will have Chornobyl. By using a coordinated system, At the same time, Party of Regions nization. fulfilled some requirements, and some not. responders are better equipped to reduce national deputies were repeatedly absent They concluded that Ukraine demon- There’s a high likelihood that Tymoshenko loss of life, decrease economic impact and from meetings of the parliamentary strated “certain progress, but is still far will still be in prison. I think the matter will diminish the effect of compounded, pro- determined in early October.” longed impact of disasters. The Ukraine-EU Association Agreement Building on past collaboration, the USFS Explore the archives of The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda online: is scheduled to be signed in November at plans to continue working with USAID, the Summit in Vilnius. other offices of the U.S. Embassy in www.ukrweekly.com Yet others weren’t as optimistic as Mr. Ukraine, the Ukrainian government, and www.svoboda-news.com Fesenko. The EU leadership had expected the National University of Life and the 11 requirements would be fulfilled by Environmental Sciences (NULES) in Kyiv to Our online archives are made possible by our generous sponsors: mid-May, particularly after giving them to find solutions and alternatives to emergen- Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union Ukrainian officials as early as January, said cy response and risk mitigation. However, Valeriy Chaly, the deputy general director new partners are welcome, and necessary. Shevchenko Scientific Society U.S.A. of the Razumkov Center in Kyiv. As in the United States, such emergency Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union “At the current pace of work, it’s doubt- response will require the support of Anonymous donor ful they’ll be able to pass the finish line national institutions and local communities SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union before the November summit,” he told the alike. The U.S. Forest Service looks forward Kommersant newspaper. “The tempos to continued collaboration to find ways to Heritage Foundation of 1st Security Federal Savings Bank need to be significantly accelerated, espe- reduce the threat of fires in the Chornobyl Bahriany Foundation cially since the period of the summer lull is Exclusion Zone and work together for mul- and others nearing, when there won’t be intensive tinational collaboration on all-hazards work.” emergency response. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 5

Tennis Camp Tabir Ptashat June 23-July 4 Session 1: June 23-29 2013 Summer Camp Kicks off the summer with 12 days Session 2: June 30-July 6 of intensive tennis instruction and com- Ukrainian Plast tabir (camp) for chil- Information petitive play, for boys and girls age dren age 4-6 accompanied by their par- 10-18. Attendance will be limited to 45 ents. Registration forms will also be students. Room, board, 24-hour super- appearing in the Svoboda and The vision, expert lessons and loads of fun Ukrainian Weekly in March and April. are included. Camp is under the direc- For further information, please contact tion of George Sawchak. Neonila Sochan at 973-984-7456.

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EASTER PASTORAL The Ukrainian Weekly Human rights practices in Ukraine Our gifts for Christ should be There was mostly bad news for Ukraine in the 2012 “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” released by the U.S. Department of State, which cover all countries unity, peace and cooperation that receive U.S. assistance all United Nations member states. The paschal epistle of the Permanent The summary of the report on Ukraine noted: “The most serious human rights Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops problem during the year remained the politically motivated imprisonment of former Beyond the Borders of Ukraine for 2013. Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and former Interior [Internal Affairs] Minister Yurii Lutsenko. A second major problem was the failure of the October 28 parliamentary “Shine forth, shine forth, O New elections to meet international standards of fairness and transparency. [It was noted Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has that those elections “constituted a step backward from democratic progress made shone upon you...” during other recent national elections.”] The third major human rights problem was (Canticle 9 Paschal Canon increased government interference with and pressure on media outlets, including government tolerance of increased levels of violence toward journalists.” of St. John of Damascus) The report also pointed to abuse of detainees and prisoners; an inefficient and corrupt judicial system; pervasive corruption in all branches of the government; gov- To the reverend clergy, venerable monas- ernment pressure on NGOs; selective prosecution of opposition activists; societal tics, dear brothers and sisters, and beloved discrimination against, and harassment of, religious and ethnic minorities; and a rise youth of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church: in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) persons. It cited the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union’s information on 178 com- Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! plaints of alleged torture and abuse during the year (in comparison with 240 com- Today millions of people – elderly and plaints in 2011), and the European Court of Human Rights judgment of May 15, young, healthy and ailing, rich and poor, 2012, that “ill treatment in police custody reflected a recurring problem” in Ukraine. learned and unlearned, together raise their There were other problems areas, as well: poor prison conditions; noncompliance voices and, from the depths of their soul, with laws governing arrest procedures and treatment while in detention; violations glorify God on High and greet each other “The Resurrection of Jesus Christ,” icon of freedoms of speech, press and assembly; domestic violence and sexual harass- exuberantly: “Christ is Risen! He is Risen by Vera Senchuk of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ment; and others. (See http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/ Indeed!” nation commemorates the 1,025th anniver- index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204349#wrapper for the full report.) We are united in joy because Christ is sary of the Baptism of Rus’-Ukraine by St. The bright spots: “There were no government restrictions on access to the resurrected and has granted us eternal life. Volodymyr, we ought to bring our gifts to Internet,” with recent surveys indicating that more than 50 percent of adults are regu- Christ is resurrected and, having shattered God in gratitude that, through the Risen lar users of the Internet. (The report did cite some instances of law enforcement bod- the fetters of Hades, has freed mankind Christ, we have survived over 1,000 years, ies monitoring the Internet without appropriate legal authority.) And, there were no from eternal death. This is the joyous have overcome terrible trials and have lived reports of government restrictions on academic freedom and cultural events. “Good News” which the Risen Christ sends As underscored by Secretary of State John F. Kerry at the April 19 press briefing at to see an independent Ukraine and impor- into the world with His holy apostles and which the 2012 “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” were released: “These tant, visible steps towards Ukrainian all Christians to witness and preach so that reports send a very clear message that all governments have a responsibility to pro- Orthodox unity. Through the Risen Christ tect universal human rights and they help to blaze a path forward for places where “whoever believes in Him should not per- and our tireless and dedicated efforts, we those rights are either threatened or denied. I think this is one of the things that we ish but have eternal life.” (Jn 3:15) can overcome all difficulties in order to can be the proudest of that we do here in the State Department and in our country, We are united in faith in Him Who said, come closer to the ideal He preached, “Let standing up for values and speaking out for people who often don’t have any chance “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one us purify our senses and in the unapproach- whatsoever to speak out for themselves.” comes to the Father except through Me.” able light of the Resurrection, we shall see He explained the rationale behind these annual reports, which are mandated by (Jn 14:6) The Resurrection of Christ is the Christ shining forth, and we shall clearly Congress: “It is in our interest to promote the universal rights of all persons. irrefutable proof that He is the Son of God – hear Him saying: ‘Rejoice!’ as we sing a song Governments that respect human rights are more peaceful and more prosperous. not just a teacher, prophet or preacher. His of victory.” (Tropar 1 Canticle I of the They are better neighbors, stronger allies and better economic partners.” victory over death encourages – even com- Paschal Canon of St. John of Damascus). Ukraine, which enjoys strategic partnership relations with the United States, pels us – to follow His life’s road and to Once, Christ was brought gifts – myrrh, would do well to take stock of this report on its human rights practices. Indeed, accept His teachings as Truth. Carrying out frankincense and gold. Today, our gifts for Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had stated on February 4, when Mr. Kerry became His commandments, we believe that the Christ should be – unity, peace and cooper- secretary of state, that Kyiv hopes to intensify the work of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Risen Christ shall lead us out of this cor- ation. Partnership Commission. Your move, Kyiv. rupt earthly life to a heavenly eternity. While calling on all to lead a Christ-like We are united in hope that, despite how life, on the occasion of the glorious many times we may fall and get up, despite Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we how many times we succumb to tempta- greet the entire Ukrainian people in their Turning the pages back... tions and sin, Christ’s limitless and uncon- native Ukraine, in the U.S.A., in Canada, in May ditional love for His creation – which He Western Europe, in Australia, in New showed on the Cross by saying to the thief, Last year, on May 3, 2012, The Ukrainian Weekly published Zealand and in South America, and wish President Barack Obama’s statement on Armenian “today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Lk their sons and daughters peace and joy, 3 Remembrance Day released by the White House, Office of the 23:43) – shall be shown to us following our faith, hope and love. Press Secretary, on April 24, 2012. repentance. Our hope is strengthened by “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling 2012 In the statement, Mr. Obama came as close as possible to call- listening to the words in the Catechetical down death by death, and to those in the ing the Armenian events of 1915 genocide, but didn’t. He did, Address of St. John Chrysostom during the tombs bestowing life.” however, refer to the Armenian genocide as Meds Yeghern Easter Matins, “...enter all in the joy of your With archpastoral blessings, Lord... Rich and poor together rejoice... let (meaning “Genocide of Armenians,” used the way Jews use Shoah to refer to the † Yurij, Metropolitan, Holocaust) and noted the 97th anniversary, the 1.5 million Armenians who died during no one be saddened by sins, for forgiveness Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada the final days of the Ottoman Empire and the hope for reconciliation with an acknowl- has shone from the tomb...” edgement by both sides, Turkish and Armenian, of the facts. We are united in love which Christ dem- † Antony, Metropolitan, Mr. Obama also commended the agreement by Turkey and Armenia for creating a onstrated to us by taking our sins upon Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. framework and roadmap for normalization of bilateral relations, under the auspices of Himself. He bore them to Golgotha, and He Locum Tenens Ukrainian Switzerland. suffered, died and arose for us. We show Orthodox Church in the Diaspora Mr. Obama stated: “Nothing can bring back those who were lost in the Meds Yeghern. But our love for Christ when we keep His com- the contributions that Armenians have made over the last 94 years stand as a testament to † Ioan, Archbishop, mandment of love, “…love one another; as I Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Diaspora the talent, dynamism and resilience of the Armenian people, and as the ultimate rebuke to have loved you, that you also love one those who tried to destroy them. The United States of America is a far richer country because another. By this all will know that you are † Jeremiah, Archbishop, of the many Americans of Armenian descent who have contributed to our society, many My disciples, if you have love for one anoth- Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of whom immigrated to this country in the aftermath of 1915. Today, I stand with them er.” (Jn 13:34-35) of Brazil and South America and with Armenians everywhere with a sense of friendship, solidarity and deep respect.” Aram Hamparian, executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America, Dear Brothers and Sisters, abiding in the † Ilarion, Bishop, criticized the 2012 and 2013 statements for stopping short of properly characterizing the joy of the Risen Christ and armed with Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada faith, hope and love, we are called to spread crime as genocide. † Andriy, Bishop, unity and peace among our family mem- On April 24, 2013, Mr. Hamparian stated: “Sadly, President Obama chose today not to lead, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada but rather follow Ankara’s gag-rule on his administration’s condemnation and commemora- bers, throughout our nation and through- tion of the Armenian Genocide. His public retreat, under Turkish pressure, comes despite his out the world. † Daniel, Bishop, own pledges to acknowledge this crime and our government’s record, dating back more In this special year as the Ukrainian Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. than half a century, of having recognized the Armenian Genocide as a clear case of genocide.” “Our president’s complicity in Turkey’s denial of truth and its ongoing obstruction of justice will not derail our progress toward a truthful, fair, and comprehensive internation- al resolution of Turkey’s still unpunished crime against the Armenian nation.” The Ukrainian Weekly Source: “Follow-up: President Barack Obama’s statement on Armenian Remembrance Day,” The Ukrainian Weekly, May 3, 2012. LIKE on Facebook! No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 7

LETTER TO THE EDITOR COMMENTARY

including the Japanese internment during World War II and the Chinese head tax. CMHR not living up Even more disparaging, the subject of the Holodomor is relegated to a minor panel Canned democracy to its commitments in a small obscure gallery near the muse- Dear Editor: um’s public toilets. This is offensive and by Halya Coynash even one book, the royalties received per intolerable, and jeopardizes the credibility word would quite possibly outdo many Ten years ago, Dr. Israel Asper made a of the museum to provide a balanced and Early April brought a bad week for international bestsellers. The amount commitment to the Ukrainian Canadian objective perspective of key Canadian and democracy in Ukraine, with formal demo- would also instantly bankrupt most pub- Congress (UCC) to feature the Holodomor global human rights stories. The Holodomor cratic processes as close to the real thing as lishing houses, at least in Ukraine. Not, and Canada’s First National Internment is the lens through which the museum can canned laughter on a TV show to genuine however, the Donetsk publisher Novy Svit, Operations very clearly, distinctly and per- teach the crimes of communism that were mirth. which in 2011 paid 16.4 million hrv for all manently in the Canadian Museum for responsible for the subjugation, persecution The door to Europe, and specifically the President Yanukovych’s works, past, pres- Human Rights. and destruction of tens of millions of people. EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was all ent and future. It now appears that this was The Ukrainian Canadian Congress Moreover, millions of Canadians have a per- but slammed shut by the rejection on April only the first instalment of an ongoing fee. agreed to become a founding member and sonal connection to these crimes of commu- 3 Wednesday of former Internal Affairs The use of the right-wing Svoboda Party support this museum based on the assur- nism, yet there is no mention of the crimes Minister Yurii Lutsenko’s cassation appeal. to present the Party of the Regions as an ances received in the Asper letter. As cur- of communism in the museum. rently presented in the museum design, Ukraine’s High Specialized Court upheld antidote to creeping fascism and xenopho- The Holodomor further can teach and the outcome of a trial, which, as repeatedly bia had a novel application on April 3 with these commitments are not being upheld. sensitize visitors about the use of food as a pointed out by the European Union and the a number of Svoboda activists detained by The key human rights stories that affected weapon to oppress and destroy a people. It democratic community, “did not respect police in Kyiv and interrogated for many millions of Canadians of Central and can engage visitors to stand up and oppose international standards as regards fair, hours. The events had seemed to promise Eastern European origin have either been similar human rights abuses taking place ignored or minimalized. We call upon the today in other parts of the world, such as transparent and independent legal pro- high drama with Regions National Deputy museum management and its board of Somalia and Ethiopia. cesses.” Iryna Horina reporting on April 2 that, trustees to honor and live up to the original It is not too late to correct these funda- Rule of law was just as removed from a after the close of the Verkhovna Rada’s eve- commitments. mental oversights and make the museum courtroom in Zaporizhzia, which on April 2 ning session, she and other women depu- Specifically, the story of Canada’s World the success we all want it to be. We are ask- convicted two former sacristans of the Holy ties had been pelted with snowballs, ice War I internment operations will not be ing the museum board to live up to these Protectress Church and the brother of one and dirt by members of a political protest. presented in a permanent exhibit, instead it commitments and establish in the museum: of them to 15- and 14-year prison sentenc- She later apparently claimed that there had will be referenced with a nondescript pic- - es over the bomb blast in the Church on been an attempt to kill her. ture in the museum. During Canada’s ment operations; and July 28, 2010. Judge Volodymyr Minasov A criminal investigation is under way, internment operations of 1914-1920, thou- • an exhibit to the World War I intern ignored the fact that there was no evidence and the police felt no need to follow the sands of Ukrainians and other Eastern serve as a lens to educate visitors about the in the case, aside from multiple “confes- restrictions of the new Criminal Procedure Europeans were interned as “enemy aliens” crimes• a gallery of communism to the Holodomor and the use that of foodwill sions” made without proper defense, and Code on how many hours witnesses can be in 24 Canadian labor camps, tens of thou- as a weapon to destroy a people. almost certainly under physical and psy- interrogated. From a PR point of view, a sands more were disenfranchised, and Paul Grod chological pressure. The confirmation of trial would be as much of a loser as trying Winnipeg was a “receiving station” for these Toronto this by two forensic psychologists was now to bring charges of hooliganism enemy aliens during the first world war ignored, while a third report that interpret- against the young man who so famously period. These operations set the precedent Paul Grod is national president of the ed smiles, gestures, etc. during the night felled then presidential candidate Mr. for other human rights abuses in Canada, Ukrainian Canadian Congress. interrogations as evidence of an “inclina- Yanukovych with an egg in 2004. tion to crime” was quoted in detail in the April 4 was a full-on day for Ukraine’s judgement. Judge Minasov had rejected MPs, though few of the events bore much applications to have all forensic psycholo- relation to parliamentary democracy. With UCCLA campaign cites museum’s failure gists summoned to give evidence. The list the opposition continuing to block the of irregularities in this case is as long as Verkhovna Rada tribune, the Party of the that in the Lutsenko trial, and widely Regions, Communists and others who vote to include significant exhibit on internment believed to be linked with the fact that with the government decided to attempt a President Viktor Yanukovych at the time kind of outreach Parliament – on the prem- demanded arrests within the week. ises of the parliamentary committees on In both these cases, as well as the ongo- Bankova Street. There was supposedly a ing attempt to charge former Prime vote on this with 244 in favor (226 is a sim- Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with murder, ple majority), however, the leader of the few believe that the judges – or the prose- Batkivshchyna faction in Parliament, cutors – in the cases are acting autono- Arseniy Yatsenyuk, asserted that only 168 mously. MPs were actually present. The case against Ms. Tymoshenko It was one side’s word against the oth- encountered a bump on April 2 with a key er’s, since opposition deputies were not witness, Serhiy Taruta, testifying that at the allowed into the building on Bankova time of the killing of MP national deputy Street. and businessman Yevhen Shcherban, there Interpretation of the Parliamentary was no conflict between him and Ms. Regulations also depends on which side Tymoshenko. you listen to, and how one is to understand The case is so dodgy that inconvenient “exceptional circumstances.” bleeps may not overly worry those pulling This is of enormous importance since the strings. Renat Kuzmin, deputy the pro-government MPs (in person, or in Procurator general, whose trips abroad to name and MP card alone) managed to vote justify the trials of opposition leaders are on 22 laws – one of which changed the organized by such PR companies as 2013 State Budget. All of this without open A postcard released by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association highlights Burson-Marsteller, will simply accuse all discussion and without the presence of the the case of a World War I-era internee, Mary Manko Haskett, in urging the Canadian critics, including authoritative Western opposition, whose deputies numerically Museum for Human Rights to tell the story of Canada’s first national internment observers, of defamation if they suggest cannot override a government vote, but can operations. any political motivation. at least point to dangers in the laws passed. OTTAWA – Responding to recent reports they had come from and who they were. There were plenty of other uncomfort- What is particularly disturbing is that about the contents of the taxpayer-funded The UCCLA’s new postcard has a cover able subjects during the week. They includ- analysts asked by the Deutsche Welle Canadian Museum for Human Rights in quotation from the late Mary Manko ed the president’s income declaration Ukrainian Service considered the votes to Winnipeg, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Haskett, a Montreal-born child interned which, for the second year in a row, be illegitimate, but were not at all confident Liberties Association has begun a national with her siblings and parents in the Spirit declared 15.5 million hrv in “royalties.” The that they would be revoked. Former MP educational campaign raising concerns Lake Camp in Quebec. The card also under- latter must be understood very loosely Yurii Kliuchkovsky pointed out that there over the CMHR’s failure to include any sig- scores how what happened to Mary, and since the president did not publish a single had been similar situations during the nificant exhibit dealing with Canada’s first thousands of others, is a Canadian story word in 2012. In fact, had he published 2000s and the laws passed, however dubi- national internment operations. that must be told in a Canadian museum, ously, remained in force. The Constitutional Thousands of Ukrainians and other particularly one dedicated to human rights. The article above is reprinted from the Court then refused to consider submissions Europeans were needlessly imprisoned, The UCCLA is calling upon members of blog “Current Politics in Ukraine” (http:// from national deputies asking for the laws forced to do heavy labor, disenfranchised Parliament, senators and the general public ukraineanalysis.wordpress.com/) created to be declared unconstitutional. and subjected to other state-sanctioned to question why the story of Canada’s first by the Stasiuk Program for the Study of In this regard it’s worth noting that the indignities between 1914-1920, branded as national internment operations is being Contemporary Ukraine, a program of the Constitutional Court in March for the “enemy aliens” not because of anything they forgotten in a national museum dedicated Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at had done wrong, but only because of where to human rights. the University of Alberta. 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CONFERENCE ADDRESS Culture and education key to shaping Ukraine’s national identity by Marta Farion side the window of the White House and I see people protesting against my policies, Presentation during the Culture and they carry signs against me, they shout Education Roundtable at the “Ukraine in “Down with Nixon! Down with Nixon! But, I Washington” international conference on cannot do anything… because that is December 1, 2012, by Marta Farion, co-chair democracy.” Willy Brandt also complained with Ambassador William Green Miller of and said, “It is so difficult to be chancellor. the Ukraine 2020 Culture and Education Every day outside my office I look out and Task Force. people carry banners against me and chant ‘Down with Brandt!’ But there is nothing I Culture and education are at the center can do… because that is democracy.” Then of shaping Ukraine’s national identity and Brezhnev said, “Gentlemen, I understand – recently have been the targets of conflicts every day I look out the window of the and confrontations in Ukrainian society. Kremlin and I see people yelling “Down These two areas are fundamental to with Nixon! Down with America! Down Ukraine’s nation-building process as they with Brandt! and there is nothing I can do.” represent the values, the customs and the So, old habits are indeed hard to break. accumulated knowledge reflected through There is a struggle taking place between the nation’s history. those who still cling to centralized control, I have been involved with Ukraine since Marta Farion with Ambassador WIlliam Green Miller at the Ukraine in Washington and the younger generation that never the beginnings of perestroika – the thaw International Conference. experienced the closed doors of the Iron during the days of Mikhail Gorbachev. I Curtain and understands that the future observed the historic role played by the was the position that formed the basis of democratic process, there are reasons for belongs to those with knowledge, innova- grassroots pro-democracy movement, Ukraine’s independence in 1991 in antici- the recent pushback to democracy among tion and a fair share at competitiveness. Rukh, early in the independence process, pation of building a democratic society for the power elite. In a country where the The current backsliding on democracy witnessed some of the negotiations and all of its citizens. current economic elite believe in a political and rule of law in Ukraine is of great con- had the opportunity to “live in the This fact is important to remember in and legal system of “by the few and for the cern. Furthermore, corruption is so perva- moment” of Ukraine’s declaration of inde- view of the political maneuvering now tak- few,” complete political control is essential sive that it affects every aspect of life and pendence on August 24, 1991, before the ing place to destabilize society by promot- to maintain the status quo. Combine this provokes political and economic instability formal dissolution of the Soviet Union, ing ethnic and linguistic divisions and call- impulse with old habits, a totalitarian in the entire region. when on December 25, 1991, Soviet ing into question the idea of citizenship and mindset that is hard to break, and the evo- Recent attacks on culture and education President Gorbachev handed over power identity. In turn, good words alone will not lution to an open and progressive society is have become pervasive, with a focus on dis- to Russian President Borys Yeltsin, and the sustain the vision of unity and loyalty. being stifled. ruptions and manipulation for ideological red Soviet flag in front of the Kremlin was Economic security and protection for all I recall an anecdote from the days when and political purposes that cause social and lowered and replaced with the three-col- citizens under rule of law, a nation gov- the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed political unrest. Culture, religion, educa- ored flag of the Russian Federation. erned by the principles of a respected between the United States and the Soviet tion, the media, and language have been In neighboring Ukraine, the intellectuals Constitution, these elements will build Union in 1972. During the lengthy and the direct targets. who led the revolt in Ukraine at that time national pride and identity, and will pro- secretive negotiations, President Richard Examples of this campaign include a showed great courage. They did not know vide legitimacy for the country’s govern- Nixon, Chancellor Willy Brandt, and focus on the pressure for unification of the how the conflicts in Moscow would be ment. General Secretary of the Communist Party Ukrainian Orthodox Church with the resolved, but they recognized that moment Furthermore, to understand more fully Leonid Brezhnev met to discuss their vari- as pivotal in the nation’s history and chose the issues of culture and identity, reference ous interests. At one point Nixon said, “You to risk a vote for independence. needs to be made to events that are think it is easy for me? Every day I look out- (Continued on page 11) However, the real heroes were the peo- embedded in the nation’s memory bank. ple of Ukraine. In January 1991, millions Ukraine in the 20th century was a country formed a human chain through the country that most appropriately has been named to voice their support for independence; on “Bloodlands” by historian and author BACKGROUND: Conference December 1, 1991, 82 percent of eligible Timothy Snyder, and this fact also cannot voters came to the polls and chose inde- be overlooked. on “Ukraine in Washington 2012” pendence by an overwhelming majority of Ukraine still bears the scars of the Soviet occupation, of the repressions and the more than 90 percent. The proposal for the WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Ukraine Environment and Natural Resources of Gulag, and the deep scars of the politically December 1 national referendum to con- Foundation, in cooperation with the Ukraine; Vitaliy Sabluk, director of eco- motivated Great Famine of 1932-1933, firm the Parliament’s August 24 declara- Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S., hosted nomic development at the Agricultural known as the Holodomor, which translates tion of independence came from two politi- “Ukraine in Washington 2012,” its second Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine; cally opposing camps – from majority lead- as massive death by starvation. Millions of Ukrainians died during the two-year Soviet- annual conference and gala awards din- Sergiy Korablin, director of money mar- er Oleksander Moroz and opposition lead- ner, on November 30 and December 1. ket analysis and forecasting department er Ihor Yukhnovsky, as they proposed the made famine. As historian and Holodomor scholar James Mace perceptively stated, 2012. Through the international confer- of the NBU; Volodymyr Kuchyn, deputy referendum together. ence, the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation sought director, External Economic Relations The people were united as citizens of Ukraine is a post-genocidal society – a soci- ety that is still struggling with the conse- to provide a clear and open discussion on Department of the NBU. Moderating this Ukraine. These events demonstrated that – many topics regarding Ukraine. discussion was the first U.S. ambassador regardless of political, religious or ethnic quences of these traumas. There is hardly a family in Ukraine that has not been victim- The conference, whose theme was to Ukraine, Roman Popadiuk. affiliation, or geographic location – the peo- “Leadership in a Global World,” was a The State Agency for Investment and ple of Ukraine identified themselves as citi- ized by these events. Therefore, it should not be a surprise that the population tends two-day event attracting approximately National Projects of Ukraine led a discus- zens of their country who chose and 250 key government officials, business- sion, moderated by Morgan Williams, demanded to be free in their own land. to be mistrustful of government and cynical about claims of the powerful to work for the men and NGO leaders to the Omni director of government affairs at When considering the issue of Ukrainian Shoreham Hotel and the Capital Hilton in SigmaBleyzer Private Equity Investment identity now, the importance of these people. It is a population still vulnerable to order to discuss Ukraine’s future as a Group and the president/CEO of the U.S.- events and the prevailing sense of nation- fear, suspicion and loss of faith. In many ways, the nation wants to embrace reconcil- growing European nation. Ukraine Business Council, titled, “Ukraine: hood with common rights and aspirations iation and forgiveness, but many factors The conference, which began at the The Best Investment Opportunities.” should not be overlooked. prevent such closure. Omni Shoreham Hotel, focused on the The theme of business and Ukraine Ukraine’s position at the time was pro- Despite the traumas of the 20th century, future for Ukraine and its role on the continued with other panels such as gressive and inclusive. Ukraine chose citi- in little more than 20 years Ukraine has international stage. “Business Builds A Better Ukraine – zenship, and not ethnicity, as the basis moved well beyond its recent totalitarian Welcoming conference participants Capitalizing on Market Opportunities,” upon which to define Ukrainian identity. past. Six presidential elections and numer- Although the leaders of the new Ukraine were U.S.-Ukraine Foundation President “Ukraine’s IT Sector – Keeps Clicking ous parliamentary elections have taken belonged to various political parties, they Nadia K. McConnell, Minister of Foreign Forward,” “Corporate Contributions to place and, even though there were serious were united on this critical principle of citi- Affairs of Ukraine Kostyantyn Community Develop­ment” and “Foreign questions of violations during some of them, zenship, which was included in Ukraine’s Gryshchenko and Ukraine’s Ambassador Direct Investment Opportunities to the one element that remained constant Constitution with foresight toward unifica- to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk. Accelerate Ukraine’s Energy Self- was that the population of Ukraine always tion of the nation. That key phrase in the The panel, “Ukraine’s Vision for the Sufficiency.” came out to vote. Ukraine’s citizens want Constitution states, “All citizens of the for- 21st Century,” set the tone for the rest of The Ukraine 2020 Program, which democracy. And while we would like to see mer USSR permanently residing within the the weekend. This panel included Vera supports Ukraine’s European integration democracy develop at a faster pace, the pro- territory of Ukraine at the moment of dec- Rychakivska, deputy chairman of the and which is supported by the U.S. gov- cess of transformation is moving forward. laration of independence of Ukraine (24 (NBU); Dmitry And the process cannot be turned back. August 1991), are citizens of Ukraine.” This Mormul, deputy minister, Ministry of (Continued on page 11) However, while the citizens support the 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17

NOTES ON PEOPLE Sister Mary Bernarda, OSBM, Linguist establishes honored for her ministry in Ukraine Endowment Fund at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. – “You are by Maria Flynn known in Ukraine as Ukraine’s Mother Theresa.” These words addressed to Sister CLEVELAND – At a time when the Mary Bernarda Arkatin, OSBM, by Basilian Ukrainian language in Ukraine is being Provincial Superior Sister Dorothy Ann threatened once again, Zynowij Kwit has Busowski captured the spirit of the cele- established the Ukrainian Language bration in Sister Bernarda’s honor Sunday, Endowment Fund at the National April 7, her at the Motherhouse of the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy for a Sisters of St. Basil the Great. principal of $10,000. The funds will be Friends, relatives and community mem- granted to students at the NUKMA who will bers gathered at the Motherhouse to pay be studying the Ukrainian language for the tribute to Sister Bernarda for her well- purpose of its “rebirth, its preservation, and known charitable work in Ukraine and to its development in Ukraine’s current and thank the many benefactors who helped future boundaries.” make the visits possible by their prayers A long time Ukrainian language scholar, and donations. Mr. Kwit completed a master’s in Slavic lan- During the introductory Moleben in the guages at Case Western Reserve University Holy Trinity Chapel, the convent’s chaplain, in Cleveland. At the University of the Rev. Daniel Troyan, compared the Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, he completed Gospel reading of the angel’s visit to Mary a second master’s degree in the Ukrainian to the joy experienced by the recipients of Sister Mary Bernarda Arkatin, OSBM language. He developed contacts with Zynowij Kwit Sister Bernarda’s visits, the blessings Ukrainian educators worldwide by found- shared by both giver and receiver, and their ect, in answer to a request by the bishops ing the Ukrainian World Association of In 1998, the UWAPE established a new awareness that all good works are made of Ukraine and in collaboration with the Professional Educators (UWAPE) mission called “Hurtky Plekannia possible by a loving God. Basilian Sisters in Zaporizhia, will invite UWAPE was founded in Philadelphia in Ukrainskoji Movy” (HPUM), or At the reception that followed in the sis- young women to accompany the sisters 1981. Its purpose was to unite teachers of Associations for the Promotion of the ters’ dining room, Sister Maria from the U.S. to identify and satisfy the Ukrainian descent living in Ukraine and Ukrainian Language. HPUM became the Rozmarynowycz, convent superior, wel- needs of Christ’s suffering poor. A visit is outside its borders. These professional edu- personal focus and passion of its originator, comed the guests, reminding all that the planned for June of this year. cators, teaching a variety of subjects, were Mr. Kwit, until his retirement in 2000 when first mission of the Basilian Sisters from John Kurey, development director for engaged in promoting the true history and he passed the UWAPE presidency to Ukraine was to care for Ukrainian the Sisters, thanked those present for their culture of Ukraine. As an organization they Oleksandra Leontyva in Kyiv. orphaned children in America and that, outstanding support of Sr. Bernarda’s min- educated the public via exhibits about the The HPUM invested significant effort in years later, Sister Bernarda would mirror istry to Ukraine and encouraged them to Great Famine, raised money for the chil- the children of Ukraine, focusing on the that mission in her ministry to orphaned keep sister’s legacy alive by continuing dren of Chornobyl, corrected textbook pub- Russified areas in the east such as Donetsk, and underprivileged children in Ukraine. their support for the new mission. lications and informed the media about Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia, as well as Provincial Superior Sister Dorothy Ann In her response, Sister Mary Bernarda published inaccuracies about Ukraine. neighboring countries. It was decided that thanked all for coming and informed them credited God for the strength, wisdom and Within five years, the UWAPE grew the best way to help these children learn that Sister Bernarda’s calling to this special guidance that enabled her to look at His beyond Philadelphia and beyond the United their native Ukrainian language was ministry stemmed from recovering from an suffering ones with love and to alleviate States. Its first world convention of through summer language camps held in auto accident 20 years ago when sister their pain, if only for a little while. Sister Ukrainian educators was held in western Ukraine. Organized by UWAPE promised God she would dedicate herself thanked her superiors, her benefactors and Philadelphia in June 1986. In 1991, the sec- under the leadership of Mr. Kwit, these to serving the orphans in Ukraine in all who helped her in some way in her past ond world convention was once again held camps became very popular, and between thanksgiving for her recovery. Sister missions, assuring them of her prayers and in Philadelphia, and for the first time a few the years 2000 and 2004, 38 Ukrainian lan- Dorothy Ann praised Sister Bernarda’s those of her whole community. teachers from Ukraine joined the conven- guage camps took place throughout west- stamina and self-effacing generosity in car- A musical tribute to Sister Bernarda was tion. With Ukraine’s newly emerging ern Ukraine in various cities. Some of the rying out her promise and her resolve to rendered by Sister Laura Palka, Susanne democracy, the third world convention was cities included Lutsk, Rivne, Lviv, Ternopil, continue her commitment to the people of Matwijiw and Joackima Dvernytska, and a moved to Kyiv in August 1993. The fourth Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia and Kamianets- God in her present ministry in New York photo and news clipping display, as well as world convention was again held in Kyiv in Podilsky. City, exemplifying “the true Basilian Spirit a DVD presentation, all illustrating Sister August 1995 as were subsequent conven- In August of 1997, the HPUM held its first of service and love.” Bernarda’s mission work, rounded out the tions held every two years thereafter. world forum for the children in Kyiv during Although Sister Bernarda’s yearly visits afternoon’s activities. By 1998 the membership of the UWAPE the UWAPE’s fifth world convention. Over to the poor, the handicapped and the elder- For further information on participating had grown to nearly 3,000 members 100 children attended and were greeted ly ended in 2012, the cause will continue as in or supporting the Basilian Sisters’ new worldwide with over 200 chapters in more by Mayor Oleksander Omelchenko of Kyiv. a new endeavor. Sister Joann Sosler, assis- mission program readers may contact than 20 countries, including Poland, Russia, At the age of 90, Mr. Kwit has not tant provincial, spoke on “The Basilian Sister Ann Laszok, at 412-260-1607, Lithuania, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, stopped educating. He has donated his per- Volunteer Mission Program: Ministry to [email protected]; Sister Joann Sosler, at Hungary, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, sonal library of hundreds of books to the Ukraine’s Poor and Needy.” This new proj- 215-379-3998 ext. 16, [email protected]. Brazil, Argentina, France, Canada, Australia NUKMA, where they are being used by stu- and the United States. dents for continuing research. He contin- UWAPE organized and introduced proj- ues to actively focus on how to help young ects to help fulfill teachers’ needs in Ukraine. Ukrainian boys and girls receive the best Alexandra Tchajkowsky Jackewych turns 100 One of their projects – the “Adopt-A-School possible education. Included in his efforts Project” spearheaded by Mr. Kwit – estab- are the writing and distribution of by Peter T. Woloschuk lished partnerships between a school in Ukrainian children’s books. Ukraine and a school in North America. The His best works include, “Kazka pro JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. – On Saturday goal of the sponsoring school in North Ukrainsku Movu,” a children’s story about morning, March 23, a liturgy was celebrat- America was to help its associated school in the Ukrainian language. In the book, the ed in Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Ukraine meet many fundamental needs. Ukrainian language is personified as a Church in Jamaica Plain, Mass., for One of the greatest needs was funding for beautiful girl who wanders from home to Alexandra (Lesia) Jackewych who had printing Ukrainian primers and supplying home and is not invited in. The story is turned 100 two days earlier. other basic school materials. Through the clearly a metaphor speaking to the struggle Later in the day, some 80 people from initiative of UWAPE, funds were raised to the Ukrainian language continuously faces Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts help with these tasks, as well as to provide to re-establish its identity. (The books are gathered in the parish center for a formal copies of many Ukrainian classics. beautifully illustrated in color by artists program and reception which were put Another very important project under- from Ukraine and are modestly priced at together by an organizing committee head- taken by the UWAPE was the translation of $15 for the set of three. Those interested in ed by the parish choir director and his wife, American textbooks into Ukrainian. The purchasing these books may call Maria Igor and Irena Kowal, who put together the first such attempt was to translate a popular Flynn at 540-553-1558 or e-mail mariafly- program for the evening. A unique birthday high school chemistry textbook. [email protected].) cake, which was in three parts and formed A worldwide student pen pal program Mr. Kwit’s latest contribution toward the the number 100, was prepared by was also put in motion. By 1995, approxi- promotion of the Ukrainian language is the Myroslava Shyprakevich. mately 600 Ukrainian students had been establishment of a $10,000 endowment The Rev. Dr. Yaroslav Nalysnyk, pastor of writing to each other and sharing their fund at the NUKMA. Mr. Kwit is the proud Christ the King, opened the program with experiences. Many of their heartwarming uncle of Dr. Serhiy Kvit, a professor of jour- letters were published in the UWAPE nalism and the current president of the (Continued on page 16) Centenarian Alexandra Jackewych Newsletter, Lastivka (The Lark). NUKMA. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 11

ence. Individuals from the Bush School of Conference... Government and Public Service and the Clinton School of Public Service led the (Continued from page 9) “Bipartisan Vision for Leadership Development” discussion panel. ernment, The Maria Hulai Lion Foundation and private donations, brought some of its Luncheon speakers during the confer- task forces to the conference to discuss ence included Andy Card, a former chief of matters relevant to Ukraine’s future. staff to President George W. Bush and act- Ukraine 2020’s National Security and ing dean of the Bush School of Government Defense Task Force was included in the and Public Service, who spoke on the panel discussion “How to Propel Ukraine’s “Leaders and the Challenges of a Global Legacy in Science, Space, and Aeronautics Society,” and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to Compete Globally.” Leading the section John F. Tefft and Ukraine’s ambassador to “Foreign Direct Investment Opportunities the U.S., Mr. Motsyk, who spoke on U.S.- to Accelerate Ukraine’s Energy Self- Ukraine relations. Sufficiency,” was Ukraine 2020’s Energy The Ukraine in Washington conference Task Force. and gala also welcomed retired four-star Along with the business focus, a major At the conference (from left) are: Andy Card, Gen. Colin Powell, Ambassador general and former U.S. Secretary of State theme of the weekend was Ukrainian lead- Olexander Motsyk, Ambassador Roman Popadiuk and Nadia McConnell. Colin Powell with a presentation and book ership. Various discussions took place, such signing. Gen. Powell recently published his as “Looking Inside the World’s Most Under 40” awards, whose goal is to annual- Policy Task Force. The task force featured memoirs titled, “It Worked For Me: In Life Exclusive Club of Leaders,” which featured ly identify 40 outstanding young such former ambassadors as William and Leadership.” Michael Duffy, executive editor and Nancy Ukrainians under the age of 40 who are Courtney (U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan Gibbs, deputy managing editor of Time demonstrating leadership within their pro- and Georgia), Steven Pifer (U.S. ambassa- The story above is an abridged version of magazine. fession while making a significant contri- dor to Ukraine), Oleh Shamshur (Ukraine’s a release from the U.S. Ukraine Foundation. The Culture and Education Task Force of bution to the development of their commu- ambassador to the U.S.), and a member of A story about the awards dinner associated Ukraine 2020 led the “Ukraine’s Emerging nity and Ukraine. the Verkhovna Rada, Lesia Orobets. with the conference appeared in The Weekly Leaders” panel. Discussing Ukrainian elections in Skip Rutherford, dean of the Clinton on January 13. For more information That segment of the conference also “Elections Matter – Charting a Country’s School of Public Service, made opening regarding the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, included recipients of the first-ever “40 Direction” was Ukraine 2020’s Foreign remarks on the second day of the confer- readers may log on to: www.usukraine.org.

innovative programs, transparency in admis- Ukraine, including the language and cul- for study, rather than returning to Soviet Culture... sions and degree completion, and they are ture of the Tatar people, who are also norms of secondary education that were demanding necessary reforms. As a positive Ukrainian citizens, without denigrating the incompatible with those of Europe and (Continued from page 9) sign, Ukraine’s prime minister established a Ukrainian language, as is being currently North America. The parents and children of Moscow Patriarchate, the illegally passed Committee to Propose a New Law on Higher done. The new minister would be someone Ukraine deserve no less. law on language policy, the rewriting of Education, headed by the rector of the well- who will not hesitate to collaborate with And, the rest of the world deserves no history textbooks and central control of respected Kyiv-Polytechnic Institute with the best educators in the world, whether less, as well. It is in the interests of Europe, education promoted by the Minister of experts in the field from the National they are in the East or in the West; a uniter, the United States, the people of Ukraine Education, politically motivated harass- University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy and not a divider; and someone who respects and the people of the region to support a ment of non-conforming media, massive other leading academics. the dignity of all the citizens of Ukraine. stable democracy in Ukraine, to avoid con- financing of Russian language and cultural Other positive signs include social media The new minister would be one that con- flict in the region, and to avoid a return to activities, illegal changes to the Constitution that are creating new conditions. forms Ukraine’s educational system to repressive authoritarianism with control and national security breaches. Technology and innovation is breaking international norms so that Ukraine’s stu- and power in the hands of an elite, self-cho- During the past two years, educational down monopolies on information and con- dents can later enter foreign universities sen few. institutions have become political targets. trol over ideologies and censorship. The Financing of culture and education is selec- Internet is a tool that civil society can use tive and often based on political loyalties: to engage and protect itself. Surveys by lack of political submissiveness is punished. Internet World Statistics indicate that in Duplicity and a continuous gap between 2000 there were 200,000 Internet users in declaratory statements and implementa- Ukraine, or .04 percent of Ukraine’s popu- tion have become the norm. Such a policy lation. By 2010, there were 15,300,000 has led to the loss of credibility both at Internet users or 33.7 percent of the popu- home and in the international arena. The lation. The numbers keep growing expo- Ministry of Education proposed a law nentially, and now the number is even based on central control of universities greater. Such numbers bode well for the that has become a topic of scorn and ridi- growth of civil society. Ukraine is strong in cule in the international academic commu- the field of information technology and in nity, and yet, in Ukraine, less than a handful the 21st century the country can play a of university rectors openly opposed it. leading world role in this sector. Others, who privately express disapproval Surveys in Ukraine demonstrate that of the current policies, are haunted openly regardless of political sympathies, ethnic by the fear of losing their positions and background or geographic location, people funding. Such a system prevents serious seek a better life for their children and academic work and innovative research, grandchildren, freedom from the fear of and blocks the country’s economic growth political persecution, fair and equal oppor- and competitive position. tunities, and a system of education that will A change in leadership in the Ministry of provide competitive employment and a Education is essential. National education cannot be left to the mercy of conforming quality of life enjoyed by their European to the worldview of one minister or a pres- peers. ident. Serious changes need to be made Therefore, the people of Ukraine under- now. This is not an issue that affects only stand that there is something wrong when schools, universities and research institu- individuals who have direct control over tions; this is an economic and security education and culture, including financing, issue as well – one that will affect future are the same ones who send their own chil- generations for years. dren to study abroad in the West. This is an This presentation cannot bypass the unacceptable double standard and the peo- mention of the grave threat to democracy ple of Ukraine know it. related to the criminalization of politics, If I could nominate a candidate for the the pattern of selective prosecutions, position of Minister of Education of harassment and imprisonment of political Ukraine, it would be a person who has in opponents and their families and associ- mind the best interests of his or her own ates, and control over the media. country, not a neighboring country; an indi- Regardless of these dangerous patterns, vidual who cares about young people and there is no denying that the past 20 years their potential, not just the interests of a have seen the formation of a civil society in select few; a person who is proud and not Ukraine. There are encouraging signs in the ashamed to be a citizen of Ukraine and is engagement of the private community and happy and eager to speak the nation’s lan- philanthropy. Many non-governmental orga- guage, Ukrainian. It would be a person who nizations and foundations have been estab- respects the Russian language, and the lan- lished. Certain universities have pioneered guages and cultures of all the citizens of 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17 Constructivist art as an environmental concept exhibited at Ukrainian Institute of America

by Elaine Kryzhanovsky 1967-2009 period, adjacent to their environmental counterparts. This comparison illuminated Mr. NEW YORK – The Constructivist art exhibition Kostyniuk’s career-long passionate and analytical “Ron Kostyniuk: Art/Nature/Art”, at the Ukrainian exploration of Nature’s silent, mysterious and infi- Institute of America from March 22 through April nite ways. More importantly, it elucidated the art- 7, originated at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern ist’s belief that art is built parallel to the process Art in Chicago under the title “Ron Kostyniuk: found in nature called morphogenesis. Construction/ Neo-Construction” and subsequent- The catalogue is an inspiring educational ly traveled to The Ukrainian Museum in New York resource. However, Mr. Kostyniuk’s constructions under the title “Ron Kostyniuk: Art as Nature made a unique impression on the viewer just by Analogue.” hanging in an exhibition dedicated to the subject of The subject of the recent “Ron Kostyniuk: Art/ contemporary constructivist art. Nature/Art” exhibition was the art of this Canadian The artist’s works have been compared to great artist of Ukrainian descent who holds master’s paintings in the history of modern art. And, in the degrees in both biology and fine art from the spirit of the influential Ukrainian-born architect University of Wisconsin. and painter Vladimir Tatlin, Mr. Kostyniuk’s con- The works on view were the intellectual product structions have provoked contesting cultural rheto- of joining two vigorous concepts of “constructivist ric. art” and “nature” in an inventive approach that In this exhibition, the architectural elements spoke uniquely to Ukrainian themes. reveal human nature and the human will, arousing The exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue ideas associated with greatness and power through published by the Ukrainian Institute of America geometry, making Mr. Kostyniuk’s art of a global which noted the importance of Michael cultural interest. Greenwood’s 1973 affirmation of Mr. Kostyniuk’s The catalogue “Ron Kostyniuk: Art/Nature/Art” Structurist art in the book “Ron Kostyniuk: Relief is available to for $25 at the Ukrainian Institute of Structures.” The catalogue features 28 of the artist’s America, 2 E. 79th St., New York, NY 10075; 212- constructions, inspired by nature, made during the 288-8660, www.ukrainianinstitute.org. Cover of the exhibit catalogue “Ron Kostyniuk: Art/Nature/Art.”

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Loaded terminology The Human Rights Watch report high- lights legislation and activities that threat- en civil society, including a law requiring nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that accept foreign funding to register as “foreign agents.” Tanya Lokshina, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Moscow bureau, told RFE/RL that the term “foreign agent” is a loaded one in Russia. “In Russia, a ‘foreign agent’ is something that only means one thing – that is, a for- eign spy – and therefore the law is appar- ently designed to demonize and marginal- ize nongovernmental organizations in the eye of the public,” she said. Since the beginning of this year, more than 200 NGOs in 50 regions of Russia have undergone inspections by law enforcement and other officials. One of the most persecuted NGOs is Golos, which monitors Russian elections and which documented numerous cases of vote fraud during the 2011 State Duma elections and the 2012 presidential vote. Ms. Lokshina describes the events of Mr. Putin’s first year back in the Kremlin as “unprecedented.” “The crackdown on civil society that we are witnessing in Russia today is absolutely unprecedented,” she said. “It started in full swing after the return of Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin.” The report says the new laws and gov- ernment inspections of NGOs violate Moscow’s commitments under interna- tional agreements.

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Opposition wants Yulia as candidate Deputies Lilia Hrynevych, Maria Matios, Ukraine. We recognize that much work still NEWSBRIEFS Liudmyla Denysova, Oleksandra Kuzhel needs to be done and that, as a privileged KYIV – Three opposition parties have and Iryna Lutsenko, asking the president to channel of communication, the mission can (Continued from page 2) appealed to European Parliament political pardon Ms. Tymoshenko. The commission assist in making further progress,” the group leaders with a request to seek the issues of reforming the electoral law, the is to consider the appeal and make sugges- report says. The politicians noted that “the release of Yulia Tymoshenko and give her mission has been facilitated in its work by judiciary and the prosecution system. “But tions to the president. At the same time, the opportunity to take part in the presi- according to lawyer Sviatoslav Oliynyk, the good cooperation with the Ukrainian to do so it’s necessary to develop the capac- dential race in 2015. This was said in a who in 2007-2012 headed the parliamen- authorities, which has been indispensable ity for mutual respect,” he added. At the statement by three opposition political tary Subcommittee on Criminal Procedure for opening hospital, prison and institution- same time, Chairman Rybak said that all forces that was read on April 23 after a Law, the president cannot currently pardon al doors and in providing access to a large branches of power in Ukraine were making court hearing on the United Energy Ms. Tymoshenko because she is a suspect volume of relevant documents.” Among par- every effort for the fulfillment of its obliga- Systems of Ukraine (UESU) case by Ms. in a criminal case, the murder of Yevhen ticular achievements, Messrs. Cox and tions to the European Union and added that Tymoshenko’s defense lawyer Andriy Shcherban, in which the court has not yet Kwasniewski highlighted the improved con- Kozhemiakin, Batkivshchyna Party’s press all EU integration laws would be adopted. passed a sentence. (Ukrinform) ditions of Yulia Tymoshenko’s detention, office reported. The appeal, signed by “The constitutional majority in the Yurii Lutsenko’s pardon, Valerii Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Oleh Tiahnybok and UESU trial postponed yet again Ivashchenko’s release, as well as close atten- Verkhovna Rada is ready to conduct the Vitali Klitschko, also demands full political necessary preparatory work for the summit KYIV – A court hearing of the United tion to the situation surrounding Hryhoriy and legal rehabilitation of Ms. Nemyria and Serhiy Vlasenko. European in Vilnius in November. We are committed Energy Systems of Ukraine (UESU) case has Tymoshenko. As previously reported, the Parliament President Martin Schulz said in to finding common ground through com- been postponed until May 21 due to the presidential commission on pardons Strasbourg on April 18 that the European promise,” Mr. Rybak stated. (Ukrinform) received an appeal from female National absence of defendant Yulia Tymoshenko and her defense counsel, Yevhenia Parliament monitoring mission to Ukraine Tymoshenko. The chairman of the Kyivsky had been extended until September 2013. District Court in Kostiantyn Messrs. Cox and Kwasniewski have been Sadovsky said on April 23, “Since it’s observers from the European Parliament at impossible to consider the case in the the trials of former Prime Minister absence of defendant Yulia Tymoshenko Tymoshenko and other former government TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 and her defense counsel Yevhenia officials since June 2012. (Ukrinform) or e-mail [email protected] Tymoshenko, the next court hearing will be Special status at Eurasian Union? held on May 21 at 10 a.m.” He noted that KYIV – Ukraine, Armenia and Moldova as SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Ms. Tymoshenko on April 22 informed the court in writing that she could not attend observers of the Eurasian Economic the court session for health reasons. Community should be able to get a special Defense counsel Serhiy Vlasenko said that status in the future Eurasian Economic Yevhenia Tymoshenko was on a business Union. Tatiana Valovaya, who is in charge of trip. He also said that he had “for the 15th integration and macroeconomic issues at time demanded that the request for closure the Eurasian Economic Commission, said of criminal proceedings on charges against this during parliamentary hearings in the Ms. Tymoshenko be satisfied, and her pres- State Duma of the Russian Federation on ence in court is not required for this.” He the progress of the Eurasian economic inte- said that on November 11, 2005, the gration, it was reported on April 18. “There closed the crimi- are states that are now observers to nal case against Ms. Tymoshenko due to EurAsEC – Ukraine, Armenia and Moldova. СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ lack of evidence. “The refusal to close the If they want, we should provide in this new Ліцензований Продавець case is a violation of the European agreement [on establishment of the Страхування Життя Convention on Human Rights,” Mr. Vlasenko Eurasian Economic Union] the possibility STEPHAN J. WELHASCH said. Defense counsels Oleksander for these states to interact with this union in Licensed Life Insurance Agent Plakhotniuk and Andriy Kozhemiakin sup- the status of associate members, partners Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. ported the motion to close the criminal case or observers,” she said. According to Ms. 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 on the UESU. (Ukrinform) Valovaya, the agreement on the Eurasian Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 Economic Union will determine not only the e-mail: [email protected] Russia: no decision on observer status status and duties of the union members, but KYIV – A final decision on granting also establish the possible formats for other states. She reported that the Eurasian SERVICES Ukraine the status of observer in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a Economic Commission is very actively working on the agreement on the Eurasian supranational regulatory body of the Economic Union. It must be prepared Customs Union, is still pending, and negoti- before May 1, 2014, to give time for its rati- ations are continuing, Russia’s Deputy fication by national parliaments. The Economic Development Minister Alexei Eurasian Union should begin to function Likhachev told the Russian media, accord- from January 1, 2015, she said. At the same ing to April 23 news reports. “Indeed, the time, Ms. Valovaya stressed that, at this Ukrainian side has prepared and sent us a stage, the priority is to deepen integration draft memorandum of assignment to among the countries of the “troika” (Russia, Ukraine of an observer status at the EEC. Belarus and Kazakhstan), instead of admit- They have an observer status in the ting new members. “We now have the pri- Eurasian Economic Community, so they ority – deepening of integration. At the proposed that we consider the possibility same time, we realize that we must think of their becoming an observer in the EEC, strategically and ambitiously, and we under- too. We have received this document, and stand what states may enter the future now there are bilateral negotiations and Eurasian Union. The most important thing today’s EEC board meeting also discussed to us is that this union become a strong and this issue,” the deputy minister said. effective association, which will be the most (Ukrinform) attractive element,” she said. The Eurasian Kwasniewski-Cox mission reports Economic Commission was created by a HELP WANTED decision of the presidents of the Russian KYIV – Representatives of the European Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the Parliament monitoring mission to Ukraine, Republic of Kazakhstan at the end of 2011 We are seeking a babysitter former Polish President Aleksander as a single permanent regulatory body of for our 3 year old son in Bayside, NY. Kwasniewski and former European the Customs Union and the Common Must speak Ukrainian fluently. Preferably Parliament President Pat Cox, call their Economic Space. It has the status of a supra- owns a car. Two days per week - Wednes- work a success, but admit that much work national authority. The organization is not day and Thursday. No. of days to increase still needs to be done in Ukraine-EU rela- OPPORTUNITIES subordinate to any of the national govern- in December. Tel. 646-763-0045. tions. These were the findings of the second ments of the three countries. (Ukrinform) report of the European Parliament monitor- Kyrylenko resigns Batkivshchyna post Earn extra income! ing mission to Ukraine formed by Messrs. Cox and Kwasniewski, which were present- WANT IMPACT? KYIV – The vice-chairman of the parlia- The Ukrainian Weekly is looking ed in Strasbourg on April 18. “We believe mentary faction Batkivshchyna, Viacheslav for advertising sales agents. Run your advertisement here, this mission has demonstrated a capacity to Kyrylenko resigned on April 18. He wrote For additional information contact in The Ukrainian Weekly’s deliver outcomes that are necessary for the on his Twitter page: “I have just resigned Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, upcoming strategic decisions in the rela- The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. CLASSIFIEDS section. tions between the European Union and (Continued on page 15) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 15

According to the report, the aspirations of integrated to Europe. These are the find- of visiting over the past five years the NEWSBRIEFS Patriarch Kirill to stress the kinship and ings of a survey conducted by the European Union: 1 percent visited it many originality of the three nations are prompt- Sociological Group Rating. A third said the times, 4 percent – a few times, 7 percent – (Continued from page 14) ed in particular by Ukraine’s moves toward future would be better in a Ukraine more visited only once. However, the experience from the post of deputy head of the faction European integration and its attempts to integrated into Russia, the CIS; and almost of visiting the CIS is more extensive: a quar- due to its decision to forbid us to mention leave the sphere of influence of Russia and a quarter were undecided, the report said. ter have been there for the past five years, the party For Ukraine! in our speeches.” He the Russian Orthodox Church. The The poll also found that Ukrainians would including 3 percent who visited many assured that, despite of such a step, all For Ukrainian Orthodox Church also is moving like to live in the European Union, despite times, 12 percent – a few times, 10 percent Ukraine! members definitely remain active toward strengthening self-rule. In addition, the fact that they visited countries of the – only once. Sociologists have established a participants in the Batkivshchyna faction. the affiliation of the canonical territory of Commonwealth of Independent States direct correlation: the more often people Batkivshchyna National Deputy Ukraine to Moscow is denied by the more often. For example, 43 percent of visited Europe, the more they wanted to Oleksander Turchynov told the press that Ecumenical Patriarchate, which actively those surveyed would like to live in Europe, live there. As for Russia, such a correlation the reason for Mr. Kyrylenko’s resignation monitors the situation in Ukraine to over- compared to 45 percent who would not is weaker. The more often people visited was byworking. “We were to decide long come the Church divide. (Religious want to do so; 30 percent would like to live Europe, the higher their support for ago that every member of the faction may Information Service of Ukraine) in Russia (61 percent), 21 percent would Ukraine’s accession to the EU. News of the like to live in Belarus (67 percent). Only 12 survey was reported on April 12. hold only one authorized position – either Yanukovych on Kyiv-Rus’ jubilee a committee head or a deputy head of the percent of those polled had the experience (Ukrinform) faction, which we have finally done. KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych has Viacheslav remains head of the committee,” called on the heads of Churches and reli- Gazeta.ua quoted Mr. Turchynov as saying. gious organizations to actively participate ДІЛИМОСЯ БОЛЮЧОЮ СУМНОЮ ВІСТКОЮ According to Mr. Turchynov, the seat of fac- in the celebration of the 1,025th anniversa- tion vice-chairman remains vacant, but the ry of the Christianization of the Kyiv Rus. З РОДИНОЮ, ДРУЗЯМИ, УКРАЇНСЬКОЮ person to take it will be called soon. He did “The introduction of Christianity was not ГРОМАДОЮ І ЗНАЙОМИМИ, ЩО В not mention the name of a possible candi- only a religious act, but also a public, politi- П’ЯТНИЦЮ 19-ГО КВІТНЯ 2013 Р. date. (Ukrinform) cal and cultural necessity. It enabled Kyiv to ПІСЛЯ КОРОТКОЇ І НЕВИЛІЧИМОЇ НЕДУГИ, enter the circle of countries of the Christian ВІДІЙШЛА У ВІЧНІСТЬ НА 77-МУ РОЦІ Kyiv to spend $1.5 M for Afghan security civilization, which then made up the undi- БАГАТОТРУДЛИВОГО ЖИТТЯ НАША KYIV – Ukraine in 2015-2017 will con- vided European world... Therefore, I am НАЙДОРОЖЧА ДРУЖИНА, МАМА І БАБУСЯ tribute $1.5 million to an international trust convinced that we should mark the 1,025th anniversary of Christianity as the state reli- fund to maintain security in Afghanistan, БЛ. П. ГАЛИНА НАДІЯ ТИТЛА the head of Ukraine’s mission to NATO, Ihor gion of Ukraine-Rus’ not only as a holiday Dolhov, announced in Brussels on April 23. of Christians, but also as a holiday of the (З ГРИЦЕНКІВ) triumph of Ukrainian statehood, its “Ukraine has undertaken to contribute, МИСТЕЦЬ-ІКОНОПИСЕЦЬ starting in 2015, $500,000 to this stabiliza- European identity, spiritual and cultural tion fund a year within three years,” the development, as the key to successful dem- ambassador said. Mr. Dolhov noted that ocratic modernization of the Ukrainian НАРОДЖЕНА У БРНО НА ЧЕХО-СЛОВАЧЧИНІ, Ukraine has consistently and persistently society. I appeal to you, dear religious lead- У РОДИНІ ВОЯКА УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ НАРОДНОЇ continued making its contribution to the ers, asking you to support this initiative,” РЕСПУБЛІКИ. international efforts to help Afghanistan. He the president said, according to April 23 news reports. He emphasized that the added that Ukraine is one of the first among У ГЛИБОКО БОЛЮЧОМУ СМУТКУ ЗАЛИШИЛА: the partner countries to announce its anniversary of the Christianization of the МУЖА - БОГДАНА engagement in NATO’s new training mis- Kyiv Rus’ will be celebrated nationwide. СИНІВ - АНДРІЯ З ДРУЖИНОЮ СОФІЙКОЮ sion in Afghanistan from 2014 and now has The president voiced hope for the active РОМАНА З ДРУЖИНОЮ АНДЖЕЛОЮ gotten involved in the process of its plan- participation of heads of Churches, reli- ning. “The format of Ukraine’s participation gious organizations and millions of believ- СЕСТРУ - НАТАЛЮ МЕКҐРЕЙЛ З МУЖЕМ ДЖЕЙМЗ ТА ДІТЕЙ ДАВИД, ДЖЕЙМЗ І in the operation is defined by its frame- ers all over Ukraine. In addition, many visi- ДЖЕНИФЕР З РОДИНАМИ work. This includes assistance, training and tors are expected from abroad. Mr. ОНУКІВ - АЛЕКСАНДРА, МАКСИМА, ОЛЕНКУ І ДМИТРА support. The next mission does not provide Yanukovych expressed confidence that cen- БРАТОВІ - НАТАЛКУ ТИТЛУ З РОДИНОЮ for any involvement in combat operations. tral and local authorities will provide full БОГДАННУ ТИТЛУ It is on these foundations that Ukrainian support to religious organizations to hold СВАТІВ - ВІРУ ЛАЩИК З РОДИНОЮ representatives participate in the current the anniversary events. (Ukrinform) МАЙКЕЛ І ДЖІНА СПАЗІЯНТЕЙ З РОДИНОЮ International Security Assistance Force in Ukraine to continue AN-70 production ДАЛЬШУ І БЛИЖЧУ РОДИНУ В АМЕРИЦІ Й УКРАЇНІ. Afghanistan,” Mr. Dolhov emphasized. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen KYIV – Ukraine will continue the pro- ПОХОРОННІ ВІДПРАВИ ВІДБУЛИСЯ 23-ГО КВІТНЯ 2013 Р. У ЦЕРКВІ duction of the Antonov-70 military trans- said that, according to preliminary esti- СВ. МИХАЇЛА У ЙОНКЕРСІ, НЮ ЙОРК. ТЛІННІ ОСТАНКИ ПОКІЙНОЇ ПОХОРОНЕНО НА mates, providing security in Afghanistan port aircraft even without Russia’s partici- ЦВИНТАРІ СВ. ДУХА, У ГЕМПТОНБУРҐУ, НЮ ЙОРК. after 2014 will cost the international com- pation, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said munity about $4 billion a year. (Ukrinform) at the international roundtable meeting ВІЧНА ЇЙ ПАМ’ЯТЬ “Inter-Party Cooperation within the CIS.” Rus’ baptism anniversary is discussed He stated: “We have agreed to resume ЗАМІСТЬ КВІТІВ, ПРОСИМО СКЛАДАТИ ПОЖЕРТВИ НА УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ КАТОЛИЦЬКИЙ LVIV – The first session of the Church- cooperation under the AN-70 program and УНІВЕРСИТЕТ У ЛЬВОВІ. ПОЖЕРТВИ ПОСИЛАТИ НА АДРЕСУ АНДРІЯ ТИТЛИ public organizing committee of the started working. Russian officials now say (”UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY” C/O A. TYTLA, 51 CARSON AVE., METUCHEN, NJ 08840) Moscow Patriarchate on the preparation that they are planning to create military and organization of the celebration of the transport planes on their own. Ukraine will 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ have to continue to work under such condi- was held on March 27 in Moscow with the tions and bear the costs, and we will create participation of delegations from Russia, such an aircraft. It is currently undergoing Ukraine and Belarus, according to Religion. flight tests. This is the last stage of the in.ua (which cited Patriarchia.ru). Ukraine development of this aircraft,” he said DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS was represented at the meeting by the according to April 12 news reports. Mr. administrator of the Ukrainian Orthodox Azarov said that Ukraine would be able to Church – Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) start mass production of AN-70s. He Death announcements should be sent Metropolitan Antonii of Boryspil, recalled that Ukraine and Russia had jointly Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshhorod and developed this aircraft and that it can carry to the Advertising Department Chornobyl, Vice Prime Minister Kostyantyn more than 50 tons of cargo and land on Gryshchenko, Vice Prime Minister short unpaved runways. “We jointly devel- Oleksander Vilkul (who also heads the oped the AN-70. This is a great aircraft… by e-mail to [email protected] Association of Ukraine’s Cities), and Kyiv and it can take off from any airport. Neither Deputy Mayor Halyna Hereha. The meeting the Americans nor the Europeans were or by fax to 973-644-9510. was headed by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. able to create such an aircraft,” he said. He said in his address that the main result Antonov Chief Designer Dmytro Kiva said Deadline: of the celebration of the anniversary should that the Antonov State Enterprise had sus- be “to help people sense the breath of his- pended AN-70 trials because of the Russian Friday, a week before the newspaper’s date of issue. tory, spiritual kinship; find their free, origi- Defense Ministry’s refusal to participate in nal way into the future” of the peoples of them. (Ukrinform) Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. According to A better future with Europe For further information call Patriarch Kirill, without this triune kinship, “which has formed our unique civilization,” KYIV – Almost half of Ukrainians believe 973-292-9800, ext. 3040. the peoples of the mentioned countries that a better future for their children or “betray themselves” and “cannot be happy.” grandchildren would be in a Ukraine more 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17

in 1934, Lesia met Lev Jackewych, a young Alexandra... Lviv Polytechnic engineering student, at a sports match. In 1936, they were married (Continued from page 10) and moved to Radom, Poland, where he received his first job as head engineer in an invocation and then read a letter of greet- in the southern region of Sakhalin, in the the state pulp industry. In 1938 the cou- Futsal ings and a citation from Major Archbishop town of Sikuka (now known as the ple’s only child, Motria, was born. Ukraine is in second place in Group 7 of Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych, head of With the onset of war, the family moved Poranaysk Sakhalinski Oblast of the the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Ivana the UEFA Euro Futsal championship after Russian Federation. His Ukrainian father, back to Lviv in 1942, where Lev assumed a three matches played and advanced to the Hanushevska read a letter from the Rev. post as instructor at the Lviv Polytechnic Markian Boryshko, who was born in the Peter Galadza, Kule Family professor of lit- play-offs scheduled for September 17-24. Kharkiv Oblast, always called his son Ivan. Institute. With the approach of the Soviet Ukraine defeated England 7-0 on March 27, urgy at the Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Army in 1944, the family moved back to Christian Studies in Ottawa. lost to Slovenia 8-3 on March 28, and Poland, then to Slovakia and eventually to Athletics Motria Holowinsky presented a biogra- defeated Turkey 4-2 on March 30. Ukraine Linz, Austria, and the displaced persons camp Fencer Yana Shemiakina and boxer phy of her mother. Oksana Kyrychok, repre- has 14 goals for and 10 against. The tour- in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (1946-1949). Vasyl Lomachenko were named on April 1 senting the Boston branch of the Ukrainian nament final is to be held on February 8, Fearing possible upheavals in Europe, as the “best athletes of Ukraine in 2012” at National Women’s League of America 2014, in Belgium. • the family decided to leave Europe and Lev the “Heroes of Sports for 2012” awards cer- (UNWLA), presented flowers; Oksana applied to Iran and Iraq, where the oil Tennis emony in Kyiv, presented by members of Paduchak sang “De Syniyi Hory” (Where the industry required engineers, as well as the International Olympic Committee. Blue Mountains Are) and “Chichka” (Floweret); Ceylon and Argentina. Lesia feared these Alexandr Dolgopolov got a bye in the Rowing coach Volodymyr Morozov was and Mrs. Shyprakevich read the poem ventures; eventually, Lesia’s close friend first round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis named best coach of 2012, weightlifter “Provesna” (The Beginning of Spring) by the who was born in the U.S. but raised in tournament on March 4-17 in Indian Oleksiy Torokhtiy was named sensation of jubilarian’s late husband, Lev Jackewych. Ukraine sponsored the Jackewych family, Wells, Calif. Ranked in 22nd place, the year, Ukraine’s women’s quadruple The next section of the program consist- and they were able to emigrate to America. ed of the performance of a number of tan- Dolgopolov lost in the second round to sculls rowing team of Yana Dementieva, The Jackewycz family arrived by steamship gos that were popular in western Ukraine Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-0, 2-6, 7-5. Anastasia Kozhenkova, Natalia Dovhodko in Boston on April 24, 1949, traveled by in the 1920s and 1930s by Mr. and Mrs. train to Chester, Pa., where the sponsor lived and Kataryna Tarasenko was named best Kowal, who both sang and played instru- team of 2012, and Volodymyr Prudivus, and shortly thereafter settled in Kateryna Lahno was ranked in sixth ments, by Myroslav Vintoniv on the piano, Philadelphia. Lesia lived there with her fam- president of the boxing federation of and by Vasyl and Lesia Liteplo, who provid- place by the World Chess Federation in its ily for the next 43 years, actively participat- Ukraine, was named best sports organizer. ed dance interpretation of several pieces. ranking list released in April. World champi- ing in Ukrainian community life and the • Paralympic silver medalist Natalia Andrij Chmyrov played “Nich Taka on Anna Ushenina was ranked 21st. In the UNWLA, raised her daughter and supported Prolohaeva won the Strong Spirit award, Yasnaya” (A Night So Bright) on the guitar. her husband in his activities as co-founder men’s listing by the World Chess Federation, chess champion Hanna Ushenina won the Christ the King’s choir concluded the pro- Vasyl Ivanchuk remained in 13th place. of the Ukrainian Engineers’ Society, a mem- non-Olympic sports title, and the junior gram with “Mnohaya Lita.” ber of the Lypynsky Institute, founder of a biathlon team for Ukraine, Anastasia Mrs. Jackewych was born on March 21, Ukrainian literary club, columnist for Ukrainian Pavel Eljanov Merkushyna, Yulia Bryhynets and Yulia 1913, in Lviv, which was then a part of the Svoboda on life and technological topics, as won the traditional Zhuravok, won the Olympic Hope of Austro-Hungarian Empire and was a sub- well as a professional engineer for Reykjakiv• Open 2013 held in the Icelandic Ukraine award. Olympic canoeing champi- ject of Emperor Franz Joseph. She is the Westinghouse and later the U.S. Navy. capital on February 19-27. Eljanov scored on Yuriy Cheban won the Will to Win daughter of Mychajlyna (Lina) and Antin In 1993 Mr. and Mrs. Jackewych moved eight out of 10 points, leaving challengers award, and the Sporting Glory of Ukraine Henryk Tchajkowsky, who were of German to Rhode Island to be with their daughter of the Philippines and Bassem award was presented to gymnast Olha descent, from families (Hoffman, Schick Motria. They joined and were active mem- Amin of Egypt behind on points. The tour- Bryzhina and fencer Heorhiy Kriss, and the and Wagner) who settled as colonists in bers of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Ukraine about 1750. Both Antin and nament attracted 227 players from 37 People’s Choice award went to heavy- parish in Boston and participated in the Mychajlyna learned to speak Ukrainian in countries. Other Ukrainian top finishers weight boxer Oleksandr Usyk. activities of the Harvard Ukrainian included Volodymyr Baklan (19th place), their adulthood and became great Research Institute (HURI) and other social Ukrainian patriots. They took part in events of the Ukrainian community. They Yuriy Kuzubov (29th) and Mykhailo Ukrainian women athletes won five Ukrainian social life in Lviv, joining many were generous contributors to Ukrainian Oleksiyenko (30th). medals at the 2013 European Athletics cultural organizations. causes like HURI, the Kyiv Mohyla Indoor Championship in Goteborg, Mrs. Jackewych’s father was director of Ukraine’s chess team won first place • Academy, the Ukrainian Catholic University Sweden, on March 1-3. Nataliya Lopu won the Lviv freight railway station, and after on March 2-12 at the world chess champi- (UCU), The Ukrainian Museum, the United the gold medal in the women’s 800-meter the declaration of independence in 1918 he Ukrainian American Relief Committee, pro- onship in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the wom- • race final, with a 2:00.26 time; Mariya was instrumental in providing transport fessional societies and their parish. en’s competition for the first time. The Ryemen of Ukraine won silver in the for the Sichovi Striltsi, for which the Polish Mr. Jackewych died in 1996, but Lesia women’s team secured 16 points and beat 60-meter women’s final, with a reaction state later imprisoned him for a year in the remained active and has been a member of Russia, China and India in the finals. China, time of 0.144, for a result of 7.10; Hanna political concentration camp in Dombie, Branch 43 of the UNWLA for 63 years. Her which has won the tournament in 2007, Melnychenko won the bronze in the wom- where he met the later eparch of Ukrainian daughter is a noted artist and is retired after 2009 and 2011, won silver, while missing en’s pentathlon final with a final score of Catholics in the United States, Metropolitan teaching art and art history at the Rocky Hill key players and Zhao Xue. 4,608 points (Nataliya Dobrynska still Constantine Bohachevsky. He was also a School in East Greenwich, R.I.; her son-in- Russia, without Nadezhda and Tatiana holds the Euorpean Record with 5,013 noted painter. law, Prof. Andrew Holowinsky, is retired Kosintseva, had to settle for bronze after points at Istanbul last year). Olha Saladuha Lesia and her siblings were active in after teaching at Harvard and Brown having won silver in the last three champi- won the women’s triple jump final with a Ukrainian life and joined Plast and student Universities, and her grandson Tymish onships. And India, without three of its key distance of 14.88 meters. organizations. Holowinsky is the executive director of the players, claimed fourth place. While visiting her paternal uncle in Stryi Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. Six athletes from Belarus and Russia Sumo were named on March 8 by the On January 19, legendary Japanese International• Association of Athletics Ukrainian sumo wrestler Taiko Koki (Koki Federation (IAAF) as having failed a doping Naya/Ivan Borushko) died, as announced test after samples taken at the 2005 world by the Japanese sumo federation. Taiko championships in Helsinki were re-exam- Koki was ranked as a Yokozuna, one of the ined. Hammer-throw competitor Vladislav highest ranking among sumo wrestlers, Piskunov of Ukraine, who finished in 12th and during his career amassed a record- place in Helsinki, had been sanctioned by setting 32 sumo championship titles. Born the IAAF prior to this latest announcement.

changed sides. Interpretation of motives Canned... and/or incentives will inevitably depend (Continued from page 7) on whose version you trust, however, the phenomenon cannot under any circum- fourth time refused to consider the highly stances be considered healthy. controversial language law signed into It is also difficult to see it as democratic. force by President Yanukovych in August Even during the last elections, where 50 2012. This law effectively ignores the con- percent of the candidates entered stitutional norm stipulating that Ukrainian Parliament on party lists and 50 percent is the sole official language and significantly ran on an individual basis, the vast majority Tymish Holowinsky increases the role of the Russian language. of voters would have voted for the party. Alexandra Jackewych with the Rev. Dr. Yaroslav Nalysnyk and Luba Nalysnyk. Another specific smell from Ukraine’s If MPs can then choose where the grass parliamentarianism comes from turncoats for them is greener, the voters’ electoral “Notes on people” is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of members or, as they are known in Ukrainian, “tushki” choice is rendered meaningless, like so of the Ukrainian community and the Ukrainian National Association. All submissions (carcasses). On April 4 Verkhovna Rada many other fundamental components of should be concise due to space limitations and must include the person’s UNA branch Chairman Volodymyr Rybak announced democracy increasingly treated as cosmetic number (if applicable). Items will be published as soon as possible after their receipt. that four Batkivshchyna faction MPs had props in Ukraine. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 17

“Hahilky” performed in Newark and Whippany

NEWARK, WHIPPANY, N.J. – Easter celebrations at two St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Churches – in Newark and Whippany, N.J. – were enriched this year with the reinstatement of the tradi- tion of “hahilky.” Over 40 children, young girls and boys from both parishes, par- ticipated in the traditional Ukrainian ritu- al dances. Three separate groups per- formed: youngsters in Whippany (seen below, right), and children and teens (below left and above) who are members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Newark. Organizers say they hope this tradition will continue for years to come. – Anya Tomko

Rhode Island library exhibit pysanky

Ihor Slabicky A view of the pysanka exhibit at the Portsmouth Free Public Library featuring pysanky by Ihor Slabicky. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. – The Portsmouth exploration of the possibilities of the Free Public Library is featuring an exhibit graphic geometric designs that have been of 55 pysanky that includes 39 pysanky written in the past. written by “pysankar” (pysanka maker) He has previously exhibited his pysanky Ihor Slabicky and 16 from his collection. at the “2008 Pysanka Symposium” in They are being shown on a background of Washington and at The Ukrainian embroidered “rushnyky.” (embroidered Museum’s pysanka exhibition “Pysanka: Ukrainian ritual cloths). Safeguarding an Ancient Tradition” in 2000. The exhibit opened on March 19 and will His pysanky are also included in the collec- remain on display through the end of April. tions of the Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia, Mr. Slabicky approaches pysanka-writ- Ukraine, at the University of Alberta in ing with the goal of creating or writing a Edmonton and in many private collections new design each year. He creates pysanky The library is located at 2658 East Main that are a continuation of traditions and an Road in Portsmouth.

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ГОЛОВНИЙ ЕКЗЕКУТИВНИЙ КОМІТЕТ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО НАРОДНОГО СОЮЗУ, РЕДАКЦІЇ „СВОБОДИ“ i ТHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY та УПРАВА СОЮЗІВКИ, – с к л а д а ю т ь – ЧЛЕНАМ ГОЛОВНОГО УРЯДУ, ГОЛОВАМ ОКРУГ, СЕКРЕТАРЯМ ВІДДІЛІВ та ЇХНІМ УПРАВАМ, ВСІМ НАШИМ ЧЛЕНАМ, ПЕРЕДПЛАТНИКАМ, ЧИТАЧАМ і ГОСТЯМ СОЮЗІВКИ найкращі побажання ВЕСЕЛИХ СВЯТ ВОСКРЕСІННЯ ХРИСТОВОГО

Радісних Свят ВОСКРЕСІННЯ ХРИСТОВОГО Wishing a Happy Easter To Members of the General Assembly, District Committee РОДИНІ, ПРИЯТЕЛЯМ, ЗНАЙОМИМ, Chairpersons, Branch Secretaries, UNA members, ГОЛОВНОМУ УРЯДОВІ УНСОЮЗУ, their members and friends and to all Ukrainians ПРАЦІВНИКАМ, УПРАВАМ ОКРУГ та ВІДДІЛІВ in the Diaspora and Ukraine. щиро бажають Michael Koziupa with wife Anna and СТЕФАН І СВЯТОСЛАВА КАЧАРАЇ children Tatyana з родиною and Daniel

СТАНИЧНА СТАРШИНА ПЛАСТОВОЇ СТАНИЦІ В НЮ-ЙОРКУ бажає З нагоди УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ ГРОМАДІ, ПЛАСТОВІЙ ФУНДАЦІЇ, СВОЇМ ЖЕРТВОДАВЦЯМ ТА УСІМ ПЛАСТУНАМ СВІТЛОГО ПРАЗНИКА І ПРИЯТЕЛЯМ ПЛАСТУ ВОСКРЕСІННЯ ХРИСТОВОГО РАДІСНИХ СВЯТ щиро вітаємо ВОСКРЕСІННЯ СВОЇХ ЧЛЕНІВ, УКРАЇНСЬКУ ГРОМАДУ, а зокрема ХРИСТОВОГО НАЧАЛЬНОГО ПЛАСТУНА, ПЛАСТОВІ ПРОВОДИ, УПРАВУ ПЛАСТ-ПРИЯТУ, ВСІХ ФУНДАТОРІВ, ДОБРОДІЇВ та ЖЕРТВОДАВЦІВ ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС!

ВОІСТИНУ ВОСКРЕС! КРАЙОВА УПРАВА СПІЛКИ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ МОЛОДІ В АМЕРИЦІ б а ж а є Ієрархам Українських Церков, Світовій Управі СУМ, ДИРЕКЦІЯ ПЛАСТОВОЇ всім Управам осередків та Булавам Відділів Юнацтва СУМ, ФУНДАЦІЇ В НЮ-ЙОРКУ членам і прихильникам та Українському Народові в Україні і в діяспорі мирних і радісних Великодніх Свят ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС! ВОІСТИНУ ВОСКРЕС! За Крайову Управу СУМ: Андрій Бігун, Голова Мирон Приймак, Секретар No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 19 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17

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PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UKRAINE TO THE UNITED NATIONS EASTER GREETINGS 220 East 51st Street Phone (212) 759-7003 E-mail: [email protected] New Yok, NY 10022 Fax (212) 355-9455 http://www. mfa.gov.ua/uno The Ukrainian World Congress extends sincerest greetings to all Hierarchs and spiritual pastors of Ukrainian Churches, and to Любві і злагоди у ваших оселях! Ukrainians worldwide, on the occasion of the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection! Свято Воскресіння Христового уособлює людьску надію на духовне і фізичне відродження‚ запалює в серцях людей праг- нення до нових звершень. Це те‚ чого сьогодні так потребує Symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, life over death, and light наша держава. over darkness, Easter unites us in love for the resurrected Son of God and fills us with faith in eternal life. This Holy Day reminds us Від імені колективу Постійного представництва України of our responsibility to live according to God’s commandments and при ООН і від себе особисто сердечно вітаю усіх з величним the principles of goodness and Christian morals, while strengthening святом Світлого Воскресіння Христового! our faith in justice prevailing, and spiritually elevating millions of Цієї весняної благодатної пори хочу від щирого серця поба- Ukrainians living around the world. For centuries, the belief in Christ жати‚ аби Свято Воскресіння Христового принесло вам‚ дорогі has helped our nation survive the most difficult times and brought us наші земляки‚ щастя й здоров’я‚ добробут і душевний затишок‚ together in the struggle for an independent and dignified life. прихильність Господа і добру волю. Користуючись цією приємною нагодою‚ звертаю до вас сло- On the day of Christ’s Resurrection, the Ukrainian World Congress ва глибокої вдячности за вашу незмінну увагу до діяльности calls upon Ukrainians around the world to praise the Son of God українських дипломатів в ООН‚ за чудову співпрацю‚ що іс- and join in an Easter prayer for a better future for Ukraine and the ную поміж нами в ім’я благополуччя і добра нашої рідної Бать- Ukrainian nation. ківщини. Гарних вам Великодніх свят‚ любві і злагоди у ваших осе- May the light of Christ’s Resurrection warm and protect all Ukrainians лях! and bring peace, happiness and prosperity to every family!

Христос Воскрес! Воістину Воскрес! Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! Юрій Сергеєв‚ Посол‚ Постійний представник України UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS Eugene Czolij при ООН President

З святом Христового Воскресіння Генеральне консульство України в Ню-Йорку щиро вітає чи- тацьку авдиторію „Свободи“ з святом Христового Воскресіння і бажає щастя, Божої благодаті, міцного здоров’я та добробуту! Нехай світле свято Великодня принесе мир і спокій у ваші серця! Христос Воскрес! Ігор Сибіга‚ Генеральний консул України в Ню-Йорку

НАУКОВЕ ТОВАРИСТВО ім. ШЕВЧЕНКА в АМЕРИЦІ вітає зі святом ВОСКРЕСІННЯ ГОСПОДНЬОГО та бажає своїм членам і всій українській громаді Північної Америки, України і світу духовного скріплення і Божих благ. НТШ-А щиро вдячне громаді за досьогоднішню підтримку наших видавничих та інших наукових проєктів на терені Америки й України. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2013 No. 17 UCCA to host lecture tour SUSK to hold 55th national congress EDMONTON, Alberta – The University of Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop; the of National Deputy Oles Doniy Alberta Ukrainian Students’ Society (USS) Amazing Race: Edmonton Edition; case NEW YORK – During the second week of Frankivsk Oblast, garnering almost as is hosting its umbrella organization, the competition focusing on a real-life issue on May, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of many votes as his two principal opponents Ukrainian Canadian Student’s Union the brink of change; speaker sessions, sem- America (UCCA) will be hosting a speaking combined. Mr. Doniy now serves as chair- (SUSK) on May 9-12, in Edmonton, Alberta, inars, workshops; and SUSK swag . tour by Oles Doniy, one of Ukraine’s most man of the Subcommittee on State Policy for the 55th National SUSK congress. Visit the SUSK congress website, www. recognizable opposition politicians and pertaining to the Development and Use of Approximately 100 delegates – SUSKCongress.ca, to preview the program leader of the 1990 student hunger strike Languages, which is part of the Committee Ukrainian students at universities across for the weekend. Although it is a students’ that helped bring down the then Soviet on Culture and Spirituality of the Canada – will be attending this four-day congress, the community is welcome to government in Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada. He remains an indepen- conference to be held at the Matrix Hotel in attend as observers. The registration fee Mr. Doniy will be speaking on “The Role dent national deputy in the Verkhovna downtown Edmonton. for delegates and observers is $150, partic- of the Ukrainian Language as a Mobilizing Rada. This year’s SUSK Congress will focus on ipants may register online. the theme: “SUSK fuels the future,” which The SUSK Congress Alumni Reunion Force for the Democratic Opposition in During his U.S. visit, Mr. Doniy will meet challenges Ukrainian Canadian youths to Banquet and Zabava on Saturday, May 11, Ukraine.” with Ukrainian communities in: New York spearhead the next decade of Ukrainian will allow SUSK alumni to reunite, share Born in Kyiv on August 13, 1969, Mr. City on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Canadian youth leadership and involve- memories and connect with the next gen- Doniy became a civic activist at an early UCCA office located at 203 Second Ave.; ment in Canada and Ukraine. eration of leaders in the Ukrainian age, heading the Ukrainian Student Union Chicago on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m., at the SUSK has urged students, as well as par- Canadian community. The event to be held in the late 1980s. In 1991 he served as dep- Ukrainian Cultural Center located at 2247 ents, grandparents, and friends of at the Matrix Hotel Main Quartz Ballroom uty chairman of Rukh, the Popular W. Chicago Ave, (corner of Oakley Blvd.); Ukrainian Canadian youth community, to in downtown Edmonton, commences with Movement of Ukraine, and was elected to and Parma, Ohio, on Saturday, May 11, at encourage students to take part in this a reception followed by dinner and a key- the in 1994. 6:30 p.m. at St. Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic important Congress. As the national stu- note address. Entertainment includes the In the last decade, Mr. Doniy has headed Church located at 6812 Broadview Road. dent organization comprised of Ukrainian Euphoria band for the dance. Concurrently, the art club The Last Barricade, which In addition Mr. Doniy will spend two student organizations at post-secondary Ukrainian Canadian artist Iryna Karpenko organizes music concerts and arts festivals days in Washington meeting with govern- institutions across Canada, SUSK’s man- will be painting live on location, and that to promote the Ukrainian language and cul- ment and non-governmental officials. date is to advocate concerns relevant to painting will be available for purchase the ture. The goal of Mr. Doniy’s trip to the United Ukrainian Canadian students. same evening. Following the adoption of a law in June States is to raise awareness of the current Some of the highlights of the congress Tickets may be purchased online at 2012 that restricted the use of the political situation in Ukraine and to bring will include: creating connections with stu- www.SUSKCongress.ca, or by phone at Ukrainian language in Ukraine, he spear- attention to the programs and projects of dents and leaders from across Canada ; a 780-446-4995, or 780-708-1500. headed numerous national protests and the All-Ukrainian Committee for the created the All-Ukrainian Committee for Protection of the Ukrainian Language, an the Protection of the Ukrainian Language, a organization comprised solely of volun- loyalty and undermine the Russian opposi- mass civic movement that was first joined teers. The work of the committee can be Moscow... tion. The present debacle with the short- by 300 of Ukraine’s most well-known poli- viewed on its website at UAmova.org or the ened Magnitsky list is, therefore, seen by (Continued from page 3) ticians, civic activists, writers, former politi- corresponding group on Facebook at: many in the Russian pro-democracy oppo- cal dissidents and community leaders. http://www.facebook.com/komitetukr top U.S. officials come to Moscow to flatter sition exactly for what it is – a realpolitik Today the committee has over 5,000 mem- mova. the Russian president. sellout (http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/ bers. Mr. Doniy will be accompanied on his The Kremlin is using the narrative of an karamurza/1052306-echo/). The prominent pro-democracy and anti- In the October 2012 parliamentary elec- visit to the U.S. by Ivan Lozowy, executive omnipotent U.S. internal and external corruption activist Alexei Navalny is cur- tions, Mr. Doniy resoundingly won his sin- director of the All-Ukrainian Committee for threat to smear the members of the pro- rently standing trial on trumped-up charg- gle-mandate election in the Ivano- the Protection of the Ukrainian Language. democracy movement inside Russia as es. In a recent interview, Mr. Navalny recog- “foreign agents.” The Magnitsky list is seen nized that he will be tried in a kangaroo as an attempt by Washington to sideline court, found guilty and most likely impris- Mr. Putin and win over the loyalty of the oned, as will many other regime oppo- corrupt Russian officials by threatening nents: “Either they will imprison us, or we their numerous foreign business interests, will overthrow them. Or, most likely, they bank accounts and real estate (Novaya will first imprison us, and later we will Gazeta, February 27). The briefness of the overthrow them anyway. We will go into published Magnitsky list means nothing to prison and then out. The system can hardly Mr. Putin, however, when the loyalty of survive more than two years” (http:// hundreds of thousands of officials is poten- www.gazeta.ru/politics/2013/04/ tially in question. 15_a_5256529.shtml). President Putin will give no ground on While Obama is trying without much Syria, or Iran, or ballistic missile defense, or success to placate President Putin, a revo- provide any real assistance in Afghanistan. lution in Russia – due to growing discon- On North Korea, Moscow does not and can- tent, bureaucratic squabbles and economic not act independently, but is following stagnation – is increasingly becoming Beijing’s lead. Separately discussing North accepted as inevitable (http://borisakunin. Korea with Moscow is not practical or par- livejournal.com/97577.html). ticularly effective. The Kremlin’s overall understanding of compromise with The article above is reprinted from Washington is to accept a public U.S. capit- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from ulation on major issues to demonstrate Mr. its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Putin’s all-powerfulness, ensure internal www.jamestown.org.

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