The Ukrainian Weekly 1988, No.4
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www.ukrweekly.com І HL r^"blished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit association| і Ukrainian WeeldV Vol. LV! No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 24,1988 25 cents Philadelphians mark Solidarity Day Perm camp 36-1 closed by Soviets, by Olena Stercho Hendier the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. The program, which was sponsored inmates moved to different location PHILADELPHIA - The Day of by the Ukrainian Human Rights Com NEW YORK - The notorious spe "Their (the prisoners') conditions of Solidarity with Ukrainian political mittee of Philadelphia (UHRC), was cial-regimen labor camp VS 389/ 36-1 at imprisonment, terms and even the Prisoners was publicly observed by opened by Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich, Perm was closed down by Soviet autho prison personnel remain the same," Philadelphia-area Ukrainian Ameri UHRC head. After Ms. Mazurkevich's rities on December 8, 1987, and all wrote Ms. Svitlychna, a former politi cans with a lunchtime program held in remarks, Mayor Goode gave a brief but inmates, guards and personnel were cal prisoner herself. Philadelphia's City Hall on January 12. powerful address in which he noted that moved 60 miles away to Perm camp No. "As before. Mart Niklus and Ivan Solidarity Day has been marked for Americans who take basic, fundamen 35, reported The New York Times and Sokulsky sit in solitary confinement the last 14 years by Ukrainian political tal freedoms for granted have a special the External Representation of the cells, Petro Ruban, Hryhoriy Pry- prisoners in the gulag as an expression obligation to join in solidarity with Ukrainian Helsinki Group (UHG) last khodko, Boris Romashov and Mikhail of solidarity with one another and as a those who are denied them. week. Alekseyevsit together in one cell. I protest against Soviet abuses of human Karen Warrington, press secretary The move was interpreted by Times should mention here that Mr. and national rights. to Mayor Goode, read the Proclama columnist A.M. Rosenthal in a January Prykhodko is gravely ill and that his Citations commemorating the day tion of the City of Philadelphia com 19 op-ed column as a way for the illness — virulent tuberculosis — en were presented by Mayor W. Wilson memorating Solidarity Day. The pro Soviets to avoid foreign inspection of dangers the lives of his cell mates," Goode and on behalf of the City Council clamation, in part, referred to the severe what was known as a "death camp" (Continued on page 16) by Councilman Thatcher Longstreth. The religious persecution in Ukraine in this when a 15-member Western delegation featured speakers during the program, Millennium year and urged Philadel arrives in Moscow for high-level talks which in this year of the Millennium of phians of Ukrainian origin to preserve on January 25. Lukianenko begins Christianity in Ukraine, focused on the their religious legacies as an expression "Suddenly and without announce persecution of religious believers, were of solidarity. ment, Perm 36-1 was closed on Decem ехіїв in Tomsk Robert W. Farrand, deputy undersecre Sister Gloria Coleman of the Arch ber 8, according to information I have tary of state for human rights and bishop's InterreHgious Task Force and received and trust," wrote Mr. Rosen- humanitarian affairs, and Nadia Svitly- Msgr. Michael Federowicz, pastor of thai in his column. "So Moscow can chna of the External Representation of (Continued on page 11) keep its ban on any foreigner's inspec tion; there's noting left to inspect." Members of the Vienna-based Inter UNA to pay SI million in dividends national Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, who were invited to Moscow for JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Ukrai All income for the first 11 months of a week of discussions with top Soviet nian National Association will pay out 1987 amounted to Sll,4Il,851, the officials, had asked to visit six Helsinki 51 million in dividends to its members, supreme treasurer reported. Dues monitors imprisoned at the notoriously thanks to a financially successful year in collected totalled 52,618,762, a sum harsh camp No. 36-1 during their trip, 1987. 546,508 less than last year. Income from reported The New York Times on This was among the decisions made investments came to 56,213,615, a December 31. at the most recent regular meeting of the figure 5496,640 greater than in 1986. "Little has changed for the 12 trans UNA Supreme Executive Committee, The UNA'S loan to the Ukrainian ferred political prisoners," however, held December 30, 1987, here at the National Urban Renewal Corp. brought who still languish in incarceration, said UNA Home Office. in interest of 52,060,000, while Soyu- Nadia Svitlychna, head of the UHG's The meeting, chaired by Supreme zivka income was 5869,761 (however, External Representation, in a January 4 President John O. Flis, was attended this includes UNA support totalling letter to Mr. Rosenthal. by: Supreme Vice-President Myron B. (Continued on page 12) Kuropas, Supreme Director for Canada John Hewryk, Supreme Vice-Presiden- Lev Lukianenko tess Gloria Paschen, Supreme Secretary Former UNA organizer Orichowsky dies NEW YORK - Ukrainian human Walter Sochan and Supreme Treasurer SOMERSET, N.J. - Wasyl Ori A native of western Ukraine, Mr. Ulana Diachuk. and national rights activist Lev chowsky, the Ukrainian National Asso Orichowsky immigrated to the United Lukianenko was transferred in early The officers' reports began, as has ciation's former supreme organizer, States after Worid War II and imme December into exile in the Tomsk become customary, with the supreme died here at his home on Saturday, diately became involved in Ukrainian region after completing a 10-year treasurer's report. January 16, following a lengthy illness. community activity, including the labor camp term at the notorious He was 66. Ukrainian National Association. Perm camp No. 36-1, according to Treasurer's report For many years he served as secretary the External Representation of the U- of UNA Branch 353, the Zaporizka Sich krainian Helsinki Group. Mrs. Diachuk's report covered the Society, in New Brunswick, N.J. He was The transfer occurred upon the first II months of 1987. During that the branch's delegate to many UNA liquidation of special-regimen labor period, the treasurer noted, the UNA conventions. Later, he was a UNA field camp No. 36-1 at Kuchino, in the reorganized its investments in bonds. organizer for the Northeast region of Perm region, on December 8, where Forty-nine low-yielding bonds were the United States. the 59-year-old dissident was incar sold for 52,415,219, with a loss of At the fraternal insurance society's cerated as an "especially dangerous 5237.12. With the funds obtained from 29th convention, Mr. Orichowsky was recidivist." The other inmates of the the sale, the UNA bought government elected to the position of UNA supreme notorious "death camp," where six bonds paying between 9.3 and 10.31 organizer in recognition of his long prisoners are known to have died, as percent for five-to 10-year terms. In all, years of service. well as the guards and personnel, 74 bonds either matured or were sold At the UNA'S 30th convention, Mr. were moved to another Perm labor for a total of 54,604,711. Sixteen bonds Orichowsky stated in his report: "The camp, VS 389/35, some 60 miles were bought for 56,391,255. Ukrainian National Association, was, is away. As of the end of November 1987, and must remain a Ukrainian faternal A founding member of Ukrainian UNA assets totalled 560,435,817, having benefit institution, the principal goal of Helsinki Monitoring Group and its grown by over 53 million, or more which must be the welfare of all its principal legal advisor, Mr. Lukia- precisely, by 53,182,025. In 1986, during members and the entire Ukrainian neko worked for several years in the the same 11-month period, UNA assets community." had grown by 52,376,791. Wasy! Orichowsky (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 2) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 24,1988 No. 4 "iiiRTHE RECORD: Nadia Svitlychna's Mykola, Raisa Rudenko in Munich femarks on Day of Solidarity by Nadia Svitlychna from the trains and planes recently and detained by police on spurious Following is the full text of re charges of committing petty crimes. marks by Nadia Svitlychna at the In reality, however, they were ha Philadelphia commemoration of the rassed for the explicit purpose of Day of Solidarity with Ukrainian preventing them from attending a Political Prisoners. Ms. Svitlychna, a human rights seminar in Moscow on former political prisoner who served December 10, 1987. This unlawful four years in Soviet prisons for act of using blackmail and intimida participating in the writing of samvy' tion in Ukraine by the representa dav publications, currently heads the tives of the Soviet government pre External Representation of the 11- vented the Ukrainian delegates from krainian Helsinki Group. coordinating the "nationalities pro blems" section of the Press Club January 12 has come to be known Glasnost seminar in Moscow. as the Day of the Ukrainian Political Lacking in principle and attesting Prisoner. to the superficiality of the so-called "It was on January 12, 1972, that changes in attitude by the Soviet severe and cruel repressions were government toward human rights perpetrated by the Communist re manifests itself in the fact that Ivan Laputka gime in Ukraine. The Day of the political prisoners continue to serve Mykola and Raisa Rudenko, who arrived in Frankfurt, West Germany, on Ukrainian Poilitical Prisoner is being time in prisons and labor camps on December 13,1987, are seen above as they appeared at a press conference commemorated by Ukrainian politi the catch-all charge of "anti-Soviet in Munich three days later.