INSIDE: • President Viktor Yushchenko’s speech on Holodomor — page 4. • Conference at U.N. reveals new info about Famine — page 7. • Whippany meets Brazil through folk dance — page 19. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine Democratic Forces Kyivans light candles in memory of Holodomor by Zenon Zawada Coalition is created Kyiv Press Bureau by Zenon Zawada KYIV – During the last few years of his Kyiv Press Bureau life, famed Holodomor researcher Dr. James Mace began a tradition of lighting a KYIV – The Democratic Forces candle in a glass jar and placing it at the Coalition is official. Holodomor Victims Memorial in St. The national deputies of the Yulia Michael’s Square of the Ukrainian capital. Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine – People’s “It was his idea to light a candle,” said Self-Defense blocs on November 29 pro- Wawa Baczynskyj, who knew the historian vided 227 signatures to an agreement to while working at the Harvard Ukrainian form a coalition government committed to Research Institute in Boston. European integration, economic reform and In a matter of a few years, Dr. Mace’s promotion of Ukrainian history and culture. ritual has evolved into Ukraine’s national Although the much-anticipated agree- tradition to commemorate the 7 million to ment is in place nearly two months after the 10 million victims of the 1932-1933 parliamentary elections, difficult obstacles Famine-Genocide, among the worst geno- lie ahead for the Democratic Forces cides in human history, executed by the Coalition. government of the Soviet Union under dic- “I am far from any euphoria regarding tator Joseph Stalin. Volodymyr Borodin the ease of the democratic coalition’s work, More than 20,000 Ukrainians gathered at A young girl places a candle to form a cross at the November 24 commemoration because we know the extent to which politi- St. Michael’s Square on the evening of of the Holodomor at St. Michael’s Square in Kyiv. cal forces will work toward ruination,” said November 24 to launch the yearlong com- Ms. Tymoshenko, who was greeted with memoration of the 75th anniversary of the President Leonid Kuchma) into a national began with a march from St. Sophia’s applause and flowers two days after she Holodomor. ceremony broadcast on live television. Square to St. Michael’s Square along the celebrated her 47th birthday. In the nearly three years since Viktor The Kyiv commemoration was widely Volodymyrskyi Passage led by the presi- “But we believe the strengthening of the Yushchenko assumed the Ukrainian presi- advertised as “Light a Candle,” and the dent, his family and entourage, which democratic team has begun with this day.” dency and made Holodomor remembrance president encouraged local governments to included Vice Prime Minister for From its very inception, the coalition among his cultural priorities, the annual hold similar events and individual citizens Humanitarian Affairs Dmytro Tabachnyk, to place lit candles in memory of the vic- endured a setback when veteran politician commemoration on the last Saturday of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi and November has evolved from an informal tims. (Continued on page 7) wreath-laying (as practiced by former The hourlong commemoration in Kyiv (Continued on page 6) Embassy of Ukraine in U.S. recalls Famine-Genocide Ukrainians in the U.K. by Yaro Bihun Special to The Ukrainian Weekly demand recognition WASHINGTON – Ukrainian and American diplomats and other officials, of Genocide of ‘32-’33 representatives of Ukrainian American organizations and members of the com- by Christina Maria Paschyn munity, some with their children, all hud- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly dled in the chill of the interior courtyard of the Ukrainian Embassy as the sun was LONDON – Margaret Siriol Colley setting on the U.S. capital on Saturday, was only 8 years old when she first heard November 24. about the Holodomor, the Soviet-engi- Each holding a lit candle, they had neered Famine that killed 7 million to 10 come to mark the 75th anniversary of the million Ukrainians from 1932 to 1933. Famine-Genocide – the Holodomor, as it It was August 1933, and her uncle has come to be known – in which up to Gareth Jones had just returned from 10 million Ukrainians perished in 1932- Ukraine with a story to tell – one that Dr. 1933 on the orders of Stalin’s regime in Colley said at the time she could barely Moscow. comprehend. In a brief program, which began with “He came in and showed me some a moment of silence in the victims’ photos of starving children. And they memory, Ukrainian Ambassador Oleh Yaro Bihun had very fat children. I couldn’t under- Shamshur read a message for the occa- Ukrainian Ambassador Oleh Shamshur (center) standing among other partici- stand at the age of 8 why these children sion from Ukrainian President Viktor pants of the Holodomor commemoration at the Ukrainian Embassy in had such fat tummies, but they were Yushchenko, who called on all Washington. Head bowed, on his right, is UCCA President Michael Sawkiw Jr. starving. Most fat children were Ukrainians “to unite in word and prayer healthy,” Dr. Coley said. for Ukraine and to place in every win- truth of this historical injustice and called leagues in the U.S. government and in Jones went on to publicize the Famine dow the candle of faith and hope.” on Ukrainians not only to honor its vic- the U.S. Department of State,” conveyed of 1932-1933 in numerous Western “Only the truth about this genocide tims, but to “make sure that their geno- their heartfelt sorrow in commemorating newspapers, including the New York and memory of those we have lost shall the Holodomor and called on all never to Evening Post. But his articles were release us from the darkness of our past,” cide is recognized and learned through- out the world.” forget what happened and its victims. denounced by journalists beholden to President Yushchenko said. Stalin, like the infamous New York Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for “Let us also pledge to never allow it to Ukrainian Congress Committee of happen again,” he added. Times foreign correspondent Walter America President Michael Sawkiw Jr., European and Eurasian Affairs David J. underscored the need to focus on the Kramer, speaking “on behalf of my col- (Continued on page 22) (Continued on page 20) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Two colored revolutions: Rada holds first session 2008. Leaders of the YTB and OU-PSD in mid-October initialed the coalition high hopes, broken promises KYIV – Ukraine’s newly elected accord, but six OU-PSD lawmakers have Verkhovna Rada finally held its opening so far refused to sign it. The YTB and by Salome Asatiani well, the beginnings of which could be session on November 23, Ukrainian OU-PSD control 228 seats in the new RFE/RL seen during the Georgian president’s media reported. The session was opened Verkhovna Rada – just two more than the by former Parliament Chairman November 21 address to the Ukrainian people on number required to pass most legislation. November 23, 2004, during the peak of Oleksander Moroz and later headed by (RFE/RL Newsline) The Rose and Orange revolutions ush- the Orange Revolution. “Dear Ukrainians, Raisa Bohatyriova, the head of the com- ered in a wave of optimism that similar dear brothers and sisters,” Mr. mittee preparing for the first session of a Unification of president’s bloc suspended “colored revolutions” would soon spread Saakashvili said in Ukrainian. “I speak to newly elected Parliament. All political KYIV – Presidential Secretariat head Western-style democracy throughout the you on this holy St. George’s Day. I wish forces represented in the Verkhovna Rada Viktor Baloha said on November 26 that Soviet Union. you success, peace and calm, justice and formed their parliamentary factions, but the Christian Democratic Union and the But, as anniversaries of the events in victory.” the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) and Georgia and Ukraine approached, high the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense Forward Ukraine parties, which are part hopes and great expectations have been “Who has done better?” bloc (OU-PSD) did not manage to create of the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- Defense (OU-PSD) bloc, have suspended replaced with apprehension. But today, most analysts agree that their planned parliamentary coalition. their participation in the transformation Georgia became a regional trendsetter Georgia and Ukraine have taken quite dif- The YTB and the OU-PSD have a slim of OU-PSD into a single party, Interfax in November 2003, when the popular ferent post-revolutionary paths. majority in the Rada, but some represen- and RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service report- resistance that followed rigged parliamen- While Ukraine is widely seen as hav- tatives of the latter disagree with provi- ed. Mr. Baloha also said that the commit- tary elections transformed into the Rose ing more success in establishing demo- sions of the coalition deal on changing to ment to unify the bloc into a strong sin- Revolution that spelled the downfall of cratic procedures of governance, Georgia a fully professional army in 2009. During gle party was one of the conditions for the ruling regime. is considered to be better off in terms of the session, outgoing Prime Minister President Viktor Yushchenko’s support The movement promised a break with carrying out structural and economic Viktor Yanukovych relinquished the for OU-PSD during the early parliamen- past practices of corruption and “kleptoc- reforms. The citizens of both countries, powers of his Cabinet of Ministers, so a tary elections. Mr. Baloha said he racy,” to be replaced with democratic gov- meanwhile, are waiting for promises of new government must now be formed believes that such a commitment ernance and improved social conditions. prosperity to come true. within 60 days. Ms. Bohatyriova, who increased OU-PSD’s chances among And the charismatic face of the opposi- “Who has done better, who has done closed the session, scheduled the next Ukrainian voters. “Politicians who tion, Mikheil Saakashvili, led the charge. worse? The Ukrainian achievements meeting for November 29. YTB repre- gained seats in the Parliament should “We need new blood to come into poli- never looked as good as Georgian ones, sentatives said that Ms. Bohatyriova bear in mind their promises to the head tics in Georgia to replace the scumbags but I wonder if the Ukrainian achieve- alone does not have the right to deter- of state,” Mr. Baloha said. The OU-PSD and corrupt deputies, ministers and mem- ments are actually rather more sustain- mine the date, and they promised to con- bloc comprises nine political parties and bers of various parties who don’t care able,” said Nicholas Redman, an Eastern vene on November 27. (RFE/RL movements. (RFE/RL Newsline) about the people,” the soon-to-be presi- Europe analyst with the Economist Newsline) dent said. Intelligence Unit. OU leader demands coalition agreement The revolution reached its peak with Meanwhile, both countries have expe- Yekhanurov urges revision of coalition deal the opposition’s seizure of the Parliament KYIV – Viacheslav Kyrylenko, the rienced political crises at home. KYIV – Yurii Yekhanurov, a former building, and on November 23, 2003, leader of the Our Ukraine People’s In Ukraine, disagreements emerged prime minister and currently a lawmaker President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned, Union, the largest party within the Our between the main voices of the Orange for the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- prompting a massive celebration in Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense (OU- Revolution – Mr. Yushchenko and Yulia Defense bloc (OU-PSD) in the new Tbilisi. Tymoshenko – and ended with Mr. PSD) bloc, said on November 27 that he One year later, it was Ukraine’s turn, Verkhovna Rada, on November 26 post- will demand that the OU-PSD and YTB Yushchenko dismissing Ms. Tymoshenko ed on his website a letter urging the Yulia and once again flawed elections served as as prime minister. That, combined with reach an agreement by November 29, the stimulus. Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) and OU-PSD RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reported. the continued rivalry with Mr. to revise some provisions of their coali- Tens of thousands of Orange-clad Yanukovych, resulted in political stale- “We will do our utmost to see the coali- Yushchenko supporters took to the streets tion deal and sign the document in pub- tion formed by Thursday [November mate. lic, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service report- on November 22, 2004, when it became Mr. Yanukovych, enjoying the support 29]. Frankly speaking, right now I do not apparent that presidential elections held ed. In particular, Mr. Yekhanurov wants even admit” that the coalition with the of Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, some election pledges of the YTB to be the day before had been skewed in favor emerged as prime minister. And only YTB might fail, Mr. Kyrylenko said, fol- postponed, including the abolition of the of the “Blue” camp’s candidate, Viktor recently, following September’s parlia- lowing an unsuccessful meeting of the value-added tax, the compensation within Yanukovych. mentary elections, has the Orange camp OU-PSD Political Council, which did two years for depreciated deposits at the As a result of the outcry, a new vote regrouped enough to consider the possi- not manage to gather a quorum. Mr. savings bank of the former Soviet Union, was ordered for late December, and Mr. bility of a new Orange coalition. Kyrylenko also did not rule out the pos- the switch to a fully professional army Yushchenko emerged as the winner. In Georgia, Mr. Saakashvili’s govern- sibility that the Our Ukraine People’s from January 1, 2009, and the abolition Mr. Yushchenko touted the Orange vic- ment has been accused by the opposition of the military draft from January 1, (Continued on page 14) tory as the “people’s choice” and prom- of consolidating power, tightening control ised to lead Ukraine in a new and demo- over the media and failing to push cratic direction. through much-needed judicial reforms. “The falsification by the Central Such criticisms resulted in the recent FOUNDED 1933 Election Commission only postponed the staging of massive opposition rallies THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY time of recognition of the real choice of throughout the country – and came to a An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., the people,” he said during his January 23, head in Tbilisi when the Saakashvili 2005, inauguration ceremony. “This choice a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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The Ukrainian Weekly, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48, Vol. LXXV political commentator Ivan Lozowy, the Copyright © 2007 The Ukrainian Weekly In early 2005, Mr. Saakashvili and Mr. problems Georgia and Ukraine have Yushchenko were even nominated for the encountered following their revolutions Nobel Peace Prize by influential U.S. are largely due to Mr. Saakashvili’s and Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton. Mr. Yushchenko’s dissimilar personal ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA “In leading freedom movements in their characteristics and divergent ways of gov- respective countries,” the senators’ letter erning. Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 to the Nobel Institute read, the two presi- “In the case of Mr. Yushchenko – pas- e-mail: [email protected] dents “have won popular support for the sivity and weakness,” Mr. Lozowy said. 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Some of competition for the position of Rada accord, as without their votes Ms. Ukraine’s new Parliament opened on them, such as National Security and chair and he called the OU-PSD/YTB Tymoshenko’s bid will be backed by November 23 only to adjourn until Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Ivan coalition accord “a conspiracy for the fewer national deputies than the required November 29, as the absence of a more Pliusch, who served as Rada chair twice sake of posts.” He also accused Mr. 226. or less stable majority left it incapacitat- in the past, and Yurii Yekhanurov, who Kyrylenko of transforming OU-PSD into Mr. Kyrylenko scheduled a meeting ed, making it impossible to elect parlia- was prime minister in 2005-2006, report- “a branch of YTB.” Mr. Kril was one of of Our Ukraine’s top body, the Political mentary leaders and form standing com- edly would not mind being elected chair- the first three OU-PSD parliamentarians Council, for November 27 to try to per- mittees. This deadlock is due to serious man themselves. who refused to sign the accord with suade the dissenters to change their mind. differences within President Viktor The situation is complicated by YTB. More than half of the council, however, Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine – People’s President Yushchenko’s failure to clearly The number of dissenters grew to at Self-Defense (OU-PSD) bloc over elect- articulate his position. Initially he ignored the meeting, so dissent within the least seven. By November 26, Messrs. party is apparently growing. ing the chairman of Parliament and the seemed to back Mr. Kyrylenko’s bid, but Kril, Pliusch and Vasyl Petiovka were coalition accord with the Yulia at a meeting with OU-PSD leaders on The YTB will not vote for a candi- joined by another four, including Mr. date for Rada chair offered by OU-PSD Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB). November 22 Mr. Yushchenko reportedly Yekhanurov, despite Ms. Tymoshenko’s as long as there is no formal coalition, After the September 30 snap parlia- proposed reserving for Mr. Kyrylenko concessions, such as omitting from the Mykola Tomenko, one of the YTB’s mentary election, OU-PSD and YTB the position of vice prime minister in the accord the promise to cancel military leaders, told Channel 5. Earlier, the other agreed that the post of prime minister in future Cabinet. He suggested that OU- conscription from 2008. The dissenters their coalition would go to YTB and the PSD should consider four candidates for argue that several provisions included in three caucuses in Parliament – the PRU, less important position of Rada chair Rada chair, including Messrs. Pliusch the coalition accord by Ms. Tymoshenko the Volodymr Lytvyn Bloc and the would be filled by a representative of and Yekhanurov, but not Mr. Kyrylenko. are unrealistic. Communists – had made it clear that they OU-PSD, because it scored fewer votes Mr. Yushchenko’s advice, however, was Mr. Yekhanurov has demanded delet- will not help the OU-PSD/YTB coalition in the election. It was agreed that the rejected by the majority of those present, ing seven points from the accord and elect the Rada chair because they were leader of Our Ukraine – the larger com- who voted to back Mr. Kyrylenko’s bid. amending at least 25. These include Ms. not invited to join the coalition. If OU- ponent of OU-PSD – Viacheslav Mr. Pliusch later told journalists that Tymoshenko’s promises to reimburse PSD and YTB fail to settle their differ- Kyrylenko, would become Rada chair. President Yushchenko wanted him to be Ukrainians within two years for the ences quickly, the process of electing the It emerged later that many people in chosen for Rada chair. Mr. Pliusch deposits lost in the Soviet Union’s Rada chair may take weeks. In that case, Our Ukraine have serious reservations sounded patronizing when asked to com- Savings Bank, to cancel the value-added Ukraine will hardly have a new prime about Mr. Kyrylenko. He is seen by one ment on Mr. Kyrylenko: “I think he does tax and to change the parliamentary elec- minister by the end of 2007. group of Yushchenko supporters, which not understand that the speaker [Rada tion system to make it more transparent. apparently includes the head of the chair] should organize the work of The promises to cancel conscription and Sources: Interfax-Ukraine, November Presidential Secretariat, Viktor Baloha, as Parliament, rather than defend the inter- return the Soviet-era savings were among 22; Ukrayinska Pravda, November 23, an individual prone to make more con- ests of his coalition.” Mr. Pliusch could the key points of Ms. Tymoshenko’s 26; Channel 5, November 25; UNIAN, cessions to Ms. Tymoshenko than neces- either take his seat in Parliament or election program. Now a coalition and November 26; Inter TV, November 27. sary. Mr. Kyrylenko’s strengthening, they remain in his current position, but Mr. fear, may weaken Mr. Yushchenko vis-à- Yushchenko left him no choice, dismiss- vis Ms. Tymoshenko if she decides to ing him from NSDC. This means that Mr. challenge him in the 2009 presidential Pliusch goes to Parliament, quite proba- SURVEY REGARDING election campaign. bly to challenge Mr. Kyrylenko. On the other hand, there are several OU-PSD member Ihor Kril, who is POSTAL DELIVERY OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Russia accuses Ukrainian president Dear Subscribers: of using Holodomor for political gain In response to the increasing number of complaints about poor delivery of our newspapers, The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda have prepared this cus- by Zenon Zawada Affairs of Ukraine said determining tomer survey. 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Box 280 “Moreover, this offends the memory of ing attempts by the regime of President Parsippany, NJ 07054. victims of other nationalities who died in Viktor Yushchenko to use the Holodomor the 1932-1933 Famine throughout the for- theme to drive a wedge between the mer Soviet Union.” Thank you for your cooperation! In response, the Ministry of Foreign (Continued on page 22) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO: Remembering the Holodomor Following is the text of President Viktor Yushchenko’s speech at St. Michael’s Square in Kyiv during ceremonies on November 24 commemorating the Holodomor of 1932-1933.

They are already here. They have come a long way. Millions. Millions of our grandfathers, fathers, brothers, sisters. Their wagons set out from heaven. Mothers must be worried not to overlook even the smallest, the most precious who found his peace and silently fell asleep in God’s hands. For 75 years that caravan of souls has been traveling, trying to reach these heavens – three, five, seven, eight, 10 million guiltless people, hundreds of thousands of families, extinct villages, souls who did not receive their burial services, tormented, massacred unburied destinies. They want to go home. They see these small lights. They trust in us. Because we are their unlived lives. Dear Ukrainian Nation, Brothers and Sisters: We are united. Today Ukraine and Ukrainians of the world begin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the terrible catastrophe that was the Holodomor of 1932-1933. We honor every soul, every victim and every martyr. Even now we don’t know the full scale of the tragedy. Slowly its deathly face emerges from witnesses’ memories, from secret archives, from devilish “detached folders.” “I remember all this… I was swollen from hunger; my brother was in even worse condi- tion… He was dying; his swollen body was leaking fluid. I was sitting beside him, he was gritting his teeth and kept asking for a cucumber… Then he died… His dead body has been wrapped in a blanket, the color of this blanket is still in my memory.” These are the recol- lections of Hanna Nelasa, born in the Luhansk region. This woman overcame her terror and made her testimony. “Confiscators would stop before nothing – neither before the sufferings of children, nor before their quantity in a family… They kept coming back again and again, taking every- thing they could find. They were worse than fascists.” This is Nonna Cherveva from Horlivka. From the letter of Mykola Antonowych Reva from Hylivka, Poltava region, to Joseph Stalin: “hundreds of thousands of people died of hunger, all before the eyes of Communists, who were riding over our dead bodies boldly praising life.” Mykola Reva was sentenced to six years of prison. From Kaganovich’s letter to Stalin: “I fully agree with your evaluation of the state of affairs in Ukraine… The theory that Ukrainians are guiltless victims leads to solidarity and Victor Glasko corrupt cover-up… I think that… the time has come… to urge the organization to definite President Viktor Yushchenko at the November 24 commemoration of the breakthrough…” Holodomor of 1932-1933 on St. Michael’s Square in Kyiv. They wanted to break everyone. Evil rose against us. The name of this evil is “genocide.” The deliberate, accurately Tatars, Belarusians, Jews, Poles, Bulgarians and hundreds of nationalities. planned attempt to suppress the nation. To all of today’s apologists of the Stalin regime, I say forthrightly and firmly: your Its arranger and executor is the totalitarian Communist regime. It is the mastermind mur- attempts at justification are in vain because no justification can be found, repent your sins. derer. A pack of bastards had no mercy for any people, every enslaved nation was filled This is your moral responsibility before the country and the nation. with rivers of blood. We are not alone in our pain and ire. From here, from St. Michael’s Square in Kyiv, In our land Stalin, in accordance with a deliberate plan, chose to victimize the Ukrainian Ukraine appeals to the entire world to unite efforts against totalitarianism and intolerance of peasantry – the core, the basis, the prop of the nation. life. “There is no powerful national movement without a peasant army. The national question Our tragedy is a warning for everyone. in its essence is a question of the peasantry.” In that phrase of Stalin lies the answer to the Let us speak a word of empathy and grief to every nation, and above all to those with question: Why did millions of Ukrainians die? whom we passed through the Commmunist hell. Our hearts are sincere, loving and not Terror was launched deliberately and systematically. During 1932-1933, 69 sittings of indifferent to you. Stand by our side today. the Political Bureau [Politburo] of the Central Committee took place, at which 270 subjects We appeal to the world to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide concerning Ukraine were directly discussed. against the Ukrainian nation, and we believe that such recognition is inevitable. They worked tirelessly. During the Holodomor’s worst stage 25,000 people died each I thank all the parliamentarians and governments that have already shown us their sup- day. port. This is an expression of solidarity that Ukraine will never forget. We must learn every fact, every command, every name of both the victims and the mur- Historical justice shall prevail. derers. The search for the truth cannot be stopped, and it shall not stop. My words today are not a requiem. First they confiscated provisions. Then they surrounded the territories of Ukraine and My words are a hymn to the Ukrainian nation, whose power is indestructible. It defeated Kuban. One-third of our villages were put on “black lists,” they became starvation ghettos – death. and this happened long before Hitler. We remained standing after the threat of total extermination. The Ukrainian nation has All harvest was for export, all the grain that could save millions of lives was processed prevailed because its statehood prevailed, its state appeared. into vodka. We remained standing thanks to millions of honest people, who not only fought for There was no chance. The people started to consume bodies of the dead. Ukraine but built it with their everyday work. The Holodomor is not just a pain and a wound. It is a black hole in our history, which We remained standing because freedom, truth and life were fought for by all Ukrainians could have devoured not only Ukraine itself but any hope for life as well. – from Donetsk and Lviv, from Luhansk and Uzhhorod, from Sevastopol and Odesa, from It is a peak of tragedy, however, it is not the only one. Kharkiv and Ternopil, from Poltava and Lutsk, from Dnipropetrovsk and Ivano-Frankivsk, I ask that today we recall everyone. from Symferopol and Chernihiv, from Kyiv and all over Ukraine. With your word and prayer, I ask you to honor our state’s government which 90 years We won our victory in the final battle against evil. ago proclaimed and strengthened independence. They became the first victims. Almost all Today we must win another battle. We must return Ukraine to itself. 800 members of the Central Rada were liquidated. My Nation: I recall your tourmented, Our mission is to resurrect a united, sound and life-asserting nation that shall embrace maimed and humiliated poets. Here, on these squares they heard the golden echo of free- the whole Ukrainian people regardless of views, regional origin or religion. dom. Their hearts were ripped out. The next year is proclaimed the Year of Commemoration of Holodomor Victims. I recall your national creative, scholarly, medical and technical intelligentsia which was But this is not a commemorative procession. subjected to mass arrests and systematic terror. They were generously presented their share Rather, it is a resurrection of memory, a purification from lies and filth. This is to be pure of death sentences. and honest work. Only such work may help bring just national order and life to Ukraine. I recall our destroyed churches and clergy. They were ruined without mercy in order to We must dress Ukraine in clean clothes and remove the symbols of totalitarianism from ruin our souls and faith. its body – even if it takes more than one year. I recall the tremendous and unthinkable numbers of the victims of wars. This vortex was We must find and preserve information on every victim of the Holodomor and open capable of bringing us to our end. national memorials to them. Totalitarianism and Bolshevism broke the historical continuity of Ukrainian generations, We have to establish a grand social dialogue of memory and a dialogue of perspective at spirit, memory, our mentality, culture and language. the same time because we must move on, we must live the full-fledged life of a large con- Fear was spread among the fractured and displaced nation. The fruits of this fear we reap temporary state, we must act and seek genuine mutual understanding. until today. This way we shall strengthen our future, our new democratic Constitution, our freedom, Our current political and social disorder rise out of this endless fear. We fear to return to our justice, our love toward each other, toward mother tongue, toward our native land and our national roots because back then it was equivalent to death. The harshness and compli- common destiny. cation of our path, the path towards each other, towards consent and unity, rises out of this I pray that God grants us strength to return to ourselves. fear. They are already here. The crimes of Bolshevism and Stalinism are identical to those of Nazism and Hitlerism. They have come a long way. They share a common nature: inhumanity. Millions. Millions of us. The time has come to proclaim the request and the appeal for universal condemnation of These are not tears. Communist terror, which killed us and other nations on this territory – Russians, Crimean This is the smile of a little boy in the hands of God. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 5 FOR THE RECORD: Statements on the Famine-Genocide Askold S. Lozynskyj loon-like abdomens. Starvation had wiped every trace of youth from their faces, turning them into tortured gargoyles; only in their eyes still lingered the reminder of childhood. Everywhere we found men and women lying prone, their faces and bellies bloated, their eyes Remarks by Askold S. Lozynskyj, president of the Ukrainian World Congress, deliv- utterly expressionless.” ered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on November 17. Let me share with you some very graphic numbers. In 1926 a census was taken in the USSR. The total population was 147 million and Ukrainians made up 31 million. The next census taken in the USSR was in 1939. The total population increased by 24 Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) million, yet the number of Ukrainians decreased by 3 million. These numbers become more striking when comparing the Russians and Ukrainians, arguably living under the Prepared remarks of Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on same conditions. During that 13-year span the Russian population grew by 28 percent November 17. while Ukrainians declined by 10 percent. No other major national group within the USSR declined during that period of time. Had a comparable growth rate been I would like to thank the National Committee to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary allowed, the Ukrainian population should have grown by 9 million. Thus, Ukrainians of the Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-1933 for inviting me to speak to you at today’s solemn lost more than 12 million lives during that time. occasion. In 1932-1933 a widespread famine took place within the USSR. Statistics and We are here today in recognition of the fact that, 75 years ago, Joseph Stalin and the recently revealed Soviet documents bear out that the Famine was aimed at the Soviet government willfully brought a Famine upon the Ukrainian people to try to bend Ukrainian nationality. Some have argued that the Famine occurred in Russia, as well. them to the will of the state. As many as 10 million innocents were killed by this genocide, This is partially true. It ravaged the Kuban region of Russia which was ethnographi- and I stand here as a Ukrainian American in grief over those who were lost and in tribute cally Ukrainian territory and heavily concentrated by Ukrainians and, was visible in who fought so valiantly to survive. other areas of Russia, mostly where those fleeing from Ukraine and Kuban had fled. I also stand here with a deep and profound respect for those Ukrainians and members of In fact, on January 22, 1933, at the height of the Famine, Joseph Stalin, secretary of the Ukrainian diaspora who have fought mightily for decades to make the world aware of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party, and Viacheslav Molotov, the terrible crime against humanity that the Soviet Union committed when it carried out this chairman of the Council of Commissars of the USSR, issued a directive from genocide. Moscow directing a police action to prohibit the massive departure of farmers from These brave men and women told the stories of their lost loved ones despite government Ukraine and the Kuban region. No other areas of the USSR were singled out prohibit- efforts at repression, despite the apathy of their peers, despite the passage of time. They ing departure “in search of bread.” made sure that the story of the Ukrainian Genocide, the Holodomor, would outlast the Let me share with you what this Famine was like. The Italian consul in Kharkiv, Soviet Union and be recognized by Ukraine’s own, democratically elected, government. the then capital of the Ukrainian SSR, painted the following picture: I am glad that the governments of other nations, including the United States, also recog- “A week ago, a special service was set up to protect children who have been aban- nize this genocide, and hope for a day when this terrible era is acknowledged by the United doned. Along with the peasants who flock to the towns because there is no hope of Nations. survival in the countryside, there are also children who are simply brought here and I have to acknowledge my dear friend, Michael Sawkiw, for the key role he has played abandoned by their parents, who then return to their village to die. Their hope is as chairman of the national committee for the proper recognition of this genocide, as well as someone in their town will be able to look after their children. ... So for a week now for his leadership of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrainian the town has been patrolled by ... attendants in white uniforms who collect the chil- National Information Service. dren and take them to the nearest police station ... around midnight they are all trans- It’s thanks to Michael’s persistent work that we are here today, and it’s also thanks to ported in trucks to the freight station ... That’s where all the children who are found in Michael that the story of Ukraine’s economic and political renaissance has been heard so stations and on trains, the peasant families, the old people and all the peasants who widely among my colleagues on Capitol Hill. have been picked up during the day are gathered together ... A medical team does a You have fought to tell the story of your past, and I know that you are fighting for your sort of selection process ... anyone who is not yet swollen up and still has a chance of present and your future as well. Ukraine must remain a strong and independent nation on survival is directed to ... buildings, where a constant population of about 8,000 lies the world stage, and the continued leadership of President Viktor Yushchenko will be key dying on straw beds ... Most of them are children. People who are already starting to here. swell up are moved out in good trains and abandoned about 40 miles out of town so I hope that the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America will continue to remind us in that they can die out of sight. When they arrive at their destination, huge ditches are Congress of the value of the importance of a strong connection between the United States dug and the dead are carried out of the wagons.” and an independent, healthy Ukraine. The Ukrainian people clearly cherish independence, We urge you to remember and pay respects to the victims. We appeal to other and I believe they are eager to become an independent, contributing partner of the West. nations, governments and international organizations to feel our pain and offer solace As a nation that holds the ideals of freedom and liberty very dear, the United States by recognizing the Famine of 1932-1933 as genocide of our Ukrainian people. should do whatever it can to support the commendable efforts of the Ukrainian American Today, we kneel in prayer and ask God to protect us all from evil and grant us community. We must join that work to help inform the world of both the atrocities of the peace. For our departed brethren, including those innocent children, we ask God to Ukrainian genocide and the successes of the modern Ukrainian state. give them rest. I cannot think of a better way in which we can prevent the recurrence of such a terrible tragedy and honor the memories of the millions of innocent Ukrainian victims. Thank you again for the opportunity to speak to you today. Michael Sawkiw Jr. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) Remarks by Michael Sawkiw Jr., president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on November 17. Text of remarks delivered by Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) on November 15 in the House The preamble of the United Nations Convention on Genocide describes the term geno- of Representatives. cide as “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political or cultural group.” The definition in Webster’s dictionary describes genocide as “an odious scourge.” Although the Madam Speaker, there are few more disturbing examples of human cruelty toward its crime is ancient, the term is fairly new. It is shocking that, in the 20th century alone, genocide own kind in the history of the world than the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. It has been so calculatingly and effectively used as a political-ideological weapon. is inconceivable that a government could have so little value for human life to kill up to 10 Today we gather within the sacred walls of St. Patrick’s Cathedral to commemorate the million people, including 3 million children, in order to break national resistance to politically motivated, man-made genocide in Ukraine of 1932-1933. As to the number of Communism. For 500 days, 25,000 people died daily from hunger, when nature’s harvest victims in this planned genocide, one can only estimate. provided them with everything needed to lead a normal life and when food was in their Unfortunately, few Western media outlets reported on the onslaught of death and starva- plain view. The brutality of such a policy and the callous way it was enforced are beyond comprehension. The Ukrainian Famine-Genocide was caused by the imposition of extraor- tion in Ukraine 75 years ago. Some, including New York Times correspondent Walter dinarily high grain quotas in the agricultural areas of Ukraine, and inhumane efforts by the Duranty, even went so far as to claim that mass starvation in Ukraine never existed. Soviet government in taking every foodstuff available to fulfill the quotas. Taking a handful But we are here to say otherwise. Knowledge of the Ukrainian Genocide must be an inte- of grain or a potato was considered “stealing from the state” and capital punishment could gral segment of world history and the unfortunate act of genocide perpetrated among the be – and was – applied as a consequence. Ukrainian nation must be recognized worldwide so that history never repeats itself again. The eyewitness accounts are horrifying in their candor. One survivor wrote the following Our theme in the next year is clear: “Україна памʼятає, світ визнає!” – “Ukraine remem- in her diary: “Upon entering [the village] we caught up with a boy of about 7; my fellow bers – the world recognizes!” And rightfully so, steps toward this direction have already been traveler shouted [for him to step out of the way], but the boy did not seem to hear and con- accomplished as witnessed by a “March of Remembrance” along New York City streets, tinued to walk, swaying; our carriage caught up with him; I shouted; the boy stepped out of through curriculum within our high schools, recognition by national legislatures worldwide the way as though unwillingly; I wanted to look him in the face. That face left a chilling of the Ukrainian Genocide in commemorative resolutions. No more than 20 years ago, the impression on me, one that I will never forget. I think that this was the expression of people findings of the Commission of the Ukraine Famine in the U.S. Congress concluded that who know that they will soon die, but who do not want to die. But this was a child. [. . .] I “Stalin perpetrated genocide upon the Ukrainian people.” cried silently, so that my companion would not hear. The thought that I could not do any- Thus, on this “Ukrainian Genocide Remembrance Day,” let us recall the victims of this thing, that millions of children are dying from hunger [. . .] dismayed me. . . . Near the vil- horrific genocide and their incredible and ultimate sacrifice for freedom and liberty – one’s lage soviet office we ran into an old man with the same expression on his face.” own life. I know of no better way to describe the horrors and unfathomable realities of the When the news of the Famine-Genocide reached the free world, the Soviet government Ukrainian Genocide than through the words of someone who has experienced its veracity. denied its existence and refused humanitarian aid that could have saved the lives of mil- Kharkiv, 1933 – an account [by Viktor Kravchenko]: lions. For the next 60 years, the government aggressively continued to deny the existence of “On a battlefield men die quickly, they fight back, they are sustained by fellowship and a the Famine-Genocide and even banned the use of the word “famine.” sense of duty. Here I saw people dying in solitude by slow degrees, dying hideously, without On the event of the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, I am confident the excuse of sacrifice for a cause. They had been trapped and left to starve, each in his that I speak on behalf of my constituents and our entire nation when I join the Ukrainian home, by a political decision made in a far-off capital around conference and banquet tables. nation in mourning the millions of innocent victims. Their memory will always be with us. There was not even the consolation of inevitability to relieve the horror. “The most terrifying sights were the little children with skeleton limbs dangling from bal- (Continued on page 21) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48

Once the presidential entourage depart- Kyivans light... ed, his podium removed and soldiers (Continued from page 1) relieved, scores of Ukrainians thrust for- Kyiv Oblast State Administration Chair ward, holding candles in red glass jars Vira Ulianchenko. freely provided by the government at the Other leaders participating in the com- event. memoration were Patriarch Filaret of the By the night’s end, more than 30,000 Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv candles covered St. Michael’s Square, Patriarchate, Yulia Tymoshenko, Minister of arranged in squares and crosses. Foreign Affairs Arseniy Yatsenyuk, U.S. As mourners placed their candles, hun- Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, dreds huddled around large plasma screens Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine Albina to watch the documentary film, “Twentieth Dann and American businessman and Century – Holodomor of Ukraine.” Holodomor activist Morgan Williams. The film featured dozens of eyewitness Noticeably absent were Prime Minister accounts from Holodomor survivors Viktor Yanukovych and Russian describing the suffering and systematic Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor killing wrought upon the Ukrainian popu- Chernomyrdin. lace by the Communist government. Though not present at the memorial cere- Among those watching the film was mony, Metropolitan Volodymyr Sabodan of Mykhailo Tereschenko, 34, who brought his the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow wife and young daughter to the evening Volodymyr Borodin Patriarchate attended the evening commem- commemoration despite the chilly weather. Mourners pray and place candles at the Holodomor Victims Memorial in Kyiv. orative concert at the National Opera “This is our history,” he said. “To ensure House. this doesn’t happen again, we have to know Throughout the evening, speakers on St. and remember. These are our grandfathers Michael’s Square broadcast an audio history and grandmothers. I don’t understand those of the Holodomor, informing the public it who don’t want to know and remember.” was most severe in the eastern, central and Mr. Tereschenko grew up in Kharkiv, a southern parts of Ukraine, “where the truth city where most residents are indifferent to about the Holodomor is still finding its the Holodomor at best, and at worst are hos- way.” tile or in denial, he said. Kharkiv residents Military cadets holding bright, large are heavily influenced by the propaganda of Ukrainian flags lined the path along which Russian television, the Party of the Regions the president’s entourage approached the and even the Communist Party, he added. Holodomor memorial at the ceremony’s “They tell them it wasn’t so bad, and that commencement. For the second consecu- it wasn’t artificially created,” Mr. tive year, the entourage lined up facing the Tereschenko said. “Some people might not memorial along a rolled-out carpet. want to know the truth. But, one way or The event announcer called a representa- another, if a person wants to know the truth, tive from each Ukrainian oblast to approach he will find it. It hasn’t penetrated into peo- the monument and place at its base a ceram- ple’s minds that this is their history, and it needs to be learned so it isn’t repeated.” ic pot of grains into which a single lit candle Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, Yulia Describing himself as “three-quarters was placed, decorated by a guelder-rose Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense leader Viacheslav Ukrainian,” Mr. Tereschenko said ethnicity (kalyna) wreath. Kyrylenko attend the Holodomor commemoration on St. Michael’s Square. As the sun descended around 4 p.m., the plays no role in a person’s decision to air quickly grew chilly, with Mr. accept the Holodomor as genocide or deny- So far, only drilling to determine soil Holodomor artwork created by Ukrainian Yushchenko bending over to button the ing it. “It’s not an issue of ethnicity,” he content and water drainage has been accom- jacket of his youngest son, Taras. said. “It’s a matter of feeling that you Americans, which he obtained from the plished, said Morgan Williams, one of the In his remarks, Mr. Yushchenko said belong to this country – that I was born in museum of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Ukraine’s current ills are traceable to the Ukraine, I grew up here and my children complex’s biggest advocates. No construc- of the U.S.A. in South Bound Brook, N.J. Holodomor. will be born here.” tion has started, he said. “There’s still some Upon entering the chamber displaying “Fear was spread among the fractured He began learning of the Holodomor confusion about what’s going to be neces- Mr. Williams’ collection, visitors were and displaced nation,” the president said. only in the mid-1990s, and he began buying sary to make that happen,” he said. “It’s not greeted by a 15-foot-tall reproduction of “The fruits of this fear we reap until today. books, particularly those written by Dr. clear. It’s been difficult to figure out where Victor Cymbal’s “Year 1933” painting, Our current political and social disorder rise Mace. the funding will come from.” which was created by the accomplished out of this endless fear.” It was only after Mr. Yushchenko Although the memorial complex appears Ukrainian American in 1953. He called upon Stalin’s apologists to became president that the Holodomor several years away, the Ukrainian Institute Ukraine’s first lady told Mr. Williams she of National Memory organized the largest repent of their deeds. become widely recognized and acknowl- remembered seeing the painting in her ever Holodomor exhibition at the Ukrainian “Your attempts at justification are in vain edged in Ukraine, he said. If anything, the youth while living in the U.S. because no justification can be found,” Mr. president is acting too slowly in uncovering House, which President Yushchenko and First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko opened on Bohdan Pevny’s powerful painting, “The Yushchenko said. “Repent your sins. This is the tragedy’s depths, in his view. Earth,” was also on display, portraying a In his remarks, Mr. Yushchenko pro- November 20. your moral responsibility before the country starving Ukrainian woman collapsed upon a and the nation.” claimed 2008 Holodomor Victims It consisted of numerous sections, among barren, black field, clutching its soil Following the president’s remarks, a Commemoration Year. them an exhibit prepared by the Institute of between her bony fingers. (The work was national minute of silence was held, which The biggest, most important project National Memory that documented and out- was interrupted by a ranting elderly man planned for next year is the Holodomor lined the chronological history of the Soviet reproduced on The Ukrainian Weekly’s who somehow got past security close Historical Memorial Complex. Cultural persecution of Ukrainians, which ultimately front page on November 11.) enough to shout at the president. After 30 leaders hoped that construction of the culminated with the Holodomor. Also displayed were three recent abstract seconds of shouting, he was hauled off by planned complex would have begun by this Hundreds of Kyiv schoolchildren took colorist paintings by Anatole Kolomayets of security. time. guided tours of this exhibit, many of whom Chicago, an 80-year-old who survived the learned of this horrid chapter of Ukrainian Famine that terrorized his Poltava Oblast. history for the first time. Numerous family, particularly cousins, died “The Ukrainian intelligentsia was of starvation, a tragedy documented by his destroyed because its members advocated daughter Marta Kolomayets in the book the independence of a Ukrainian state to “Memories of One Family,” which she pub- defend the interests of its people,” one tour lished in Ukraine in 2002. guide said as he led the schoolchildren. Previously, The Weekly reported that Mr. Another exhibit, “Revealed Memory” Williams said no photographs from the (Rozsekrechena Pamiat), displayed declas- Holodomor had survived to this day. On sified documents from the archives of the November 29, he confirmed with The Security Service of Ukraine proving the Weekly that a single collection of 20 to 25 intentional and genocidal nature of the photographs has survived to this day, taken Holodomor. Creative portions of the exhibition by a European engineer who was in Kharkiv included works from the Ukraine 3000 in 1933. He observed homeless children Foundation’s second annual “Candle in the wandering about and villagers who arrived Window” All-Ukrainian Poster Contest. from the countryside looking for food. The prolific art and poster collection of Earlier this month, Kharkiv Oblast State Mr. Williams was also on display, featuring Administration Chair Arsenii Avakov more than 75 works illustrating the released several photographs and docu- Holodomor because so few photographs ments uncovered from the State Archives in Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko addresses the November 24 commemo- were taken at the time of the Famine. Kharkiv, making them available on the ration of the 75th anniversary of the 1932-1933 Holodomor at St. Michael’s Recently, Mr. Williams enhanced his col- Internet at http://blogs.pravda.com.ua/ Square in Kyiv. lection to include eight reprints of authors/avakov/472c76c9dfd11/. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 7 Conference at U.N. focuses on new information about Holodomor by Khristina Lew Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian presentations. died not by hunger but by a bullet to the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly people among the countries of the world. Yuri Shapoval of the Institute of head.” To date Parliaments of 13 countries have Political and Ethno-National Research at Henry R. Huttenbach, professor emeri- UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine will recognized the Holodomor as such; the National Academy of Sciences of tus of history at City College of New pursue international recognition of the France, Brazil and Uruguay have recently Ukraine noted that scholars can now go York – City University of New York and Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian introduced Ukraine genocide resolutions to the declassified archives and eyewit- founder and editor of the Journal of people in 2008, First Vice Minister of in their respective Parliaments. ness accounts and reconstruct how the Genocide Research, noted that the 20th Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Ohryzko told Ukraine will be assisted in its efforts Holodomor happened. These documents century is scarred by “mega-killings” and a conference marking the 75th anniver- for recognition by the International show that “the Famine was not only an that the Holodomor was an example of sary of the Famine-Genocide of 1932- Holodomor Committee of the Ukrainian instrument of terror, but an instrument of extreme state violence. 1933 here on November 27. Ukraine will move to have the World Congress, chaired by Stepan nationality policy.” “Since 1928 Stalin was engaged in a Holodomor recognized as a crime under Romaniw of Australia. Mr. Romaniw told “It was a struggle against Ukrainian dual strategy of dictatorial power and international law in the General the conference that “2008 will be the year nationalism whose goal was that industrial power,” he said. “This required Assembly next year. “A Joint Statement to remember victims of the Holodomor” Ukrainian-centric potential was not being the application of massive state violence on the Great Famine was circulated in the and that “Ukrainians around the world revived,” he said. on Ukrainian nationalist secessionism, on General Assembly in 2003,” said Mr. will work toward U.N. recognition of Roman Serbyn, professor emeritus of pro-Ukrainian aspirations within the agri- Ohryzko. “This was a start, and we Holodomor as an act of genocide.” history at the University of Quebec in cultural segment of the economy in order should conclude our efforts at recognition He said work in Ukraine and in the Montreal, a renowned scholar of famines to transform the rural proletariat program at the United Nations as well. Seven to diaspora toward recognition will be coor- in Ukraine, argued that the Famine- of accelerated industrialization.” 10 million were killed — this equals the dinated and that the International Genocide of 1932-1933 was a willful act The conference also heard from Daria population of Austria, Portugal or Holodomor Committee is planning sever- of the Communist regime and that Soviet Kira, a survivor of the Holodomor, whose Hungary. The Holodomor ruined the cul- al activities to raise awareness, including dictator Joseph Stalin intended to deliber- searing eyewitness account was read by tural and spiritual life of Ukraine.” a Holodomor torch relay that will run ately starve Ukrainians because they her daughter, Nadia Zakotiychuk. In 2003 a Joint Statement on the 70th from the United Nations to Kyiv, a tree- were Ukrainian. In addition, the film “Holodomor in anniversary of the Great Famine planting project which will symbolically He said Ukrainian and Russian Ukraine in the 20th Century: Technology (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 in Ukraine, recall victims of the Holodomor, the archives declassified in 2006 reveal of Genocide,” which was produced by which circulated as an official document completion of the memorial museum Stalin’s deliberate attempt to crush the the National Television Company of of the General Assembly, called the complex in Kyiv and the construction of Ukrainian nation, which flourished dur- Ukraine, was screened. Holodomor a “national tragedy for the a monument in Washington. ing the period of Ukrainianization, by Michael Sawkiw Jr., president of the Ukrainian people” caused by “the cruel The conference also heard from three collectivizing farms in Ukraine, increas- Ukrainian Congress Committee of actions and policies of the totalitarian historians who focused on new informa- ing grain exports, executing or detaining America, read President George W. regime” [of the Soviet Union]. The state- tion from archives of Ukraine’s Security farmers looking for food, and exiling Bush’s greeting to the Ukrainian people ment stopped short of calling the Famine Service declassified in 2006 and Russian thousands to the north and replacing on the anniversary of the Holodomor; a genocide. archives on social and political history. them with ethnic Russians. Prof. Serbyn Yuriy Sergeyev, permanent representative Mr. Ohryzko said Ukraine will contin- Taras Hunczak, professor emeritus of his- also noted that Stalin targeted Ukraine’s of Ukraine to the United Nations, served ue to pursue recognition of the tory at Rutgers University, moderated the political elite, “although Ukrainian elites as the conference’s moderator.

both sides of the fence. Political Council session intended to resolve After exacerbating the conflict within his Democratic Forces... In a relatively surprising concession, Ms. any differences and reaffirm Mr. bloc by switching endorsements of a Rada (Continued from page 1) Tymoshenko said she was willing to include Kyrylenko’s candidacy. The boycott result- chair, Mr. Yushchenko was criticized by the and centrist Ivan Pliusch of Our Ukraine – a Party of the Regions representative in her ed in the failure to achieve quorum, and Our Ukrainian media for taking a break on the eve of the Political Council meeting to go People’s Self Defense (OU-PSD) bloc Cabinet of Ministers as a vice-minister. Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense appeared skiing at the Bukovel resort in the refused to sign the agreement on the Commenting on Mr. Yatsenyuk, PRU close to tearing at its seams. Carpathian Mountains. grounds that Ukraine needs a broad coali- leader Raisa Bohatyriova said her political “It’s acceptable to lose the elections and Following the council fiasco, President tion to include the Party of the Regions of faction will consider his candidacy once the go into opposition,” Mr. Kyrylenko said. Yushchenko assured the public a coalition Ukraine (PRU). coalition formally nominates him. “But our voters won’t forgive us for win- She neither rejected his candidacy, nor “With half (of Parliament) it’s very hard ning the elections and giving Ukraine away endorsed it. “He has a lot that’s positive, but (Continued on page 16) and very often without results, so for to the clans.” in a close circle, it’s possible we will have Parliament to be capable we need a majority some issues and pretensions,” Ms. of 300 votes,” Mr. Pliusch told reporters Bohatyriova said. afterwards. Mr. Pliusch’s abstention chipped Meanwhile, the Communist Party of away a crucial vote from what could have Ukraine stated it opposed Mr. Yatsenyuk. been a two-vote majority. Indeed, the biggest challenge in forming People’s Self – Defense leader Yurii the coalition government will involve elect- Lutsenko told the press that Mr. Pliusch ing Ms. Tymoshenko as prime minister. stands to be excluded from his parliamen- All it will take is two votes to undermine tary faction and lose his deputy’s mandate. her candidacy, and several OU-PRU politi- Another challenge facing the coalition cians have already voiced their opposition, will be electing the parliamentary chair. including former prime minister and close Since voting will occur by secret ballot, presidential ally Yurii Yekhanurov. opening the opportunity for coalition Ms. Tymoshenko’s candidacy is also deputies to barter or sell their votes, it’s fiercely opposed by Presidential Secretariat unlikely the Democratic Forces Coalition Chair Viktor Baloha, who has created a sig- will elect a candidate without approval from nificant faction for himself within the Our the Party of the Regions observers said. Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc. Throughout the last two weeks of coali- The days prior to the November 29 sign- tion-forming, Tymoshenko Bloc deputies ing of the coalition agreement revealed that such as Oleh Liashko alleged they were OU-PSD is divided between two distinct offered $10 million and $20 million bribes camps that will threaten the stability of both to abstain from signing the coalition agree- the bloc and the coalition. ment – though the accusers never named The Baloha faction is against working who made such offers. with a Tymoshenko government, while the They said similar bribes were sure to be group led by Viacheslav Kyrylenko and Mr. offered in the coming weeks. Lutsenko supports her. Following the coalition agreement’s Securing the coalition agreement is a vic- announcement, which drew loud, standing tory for the Kyrylenko-Lutsenko wing, but applause from the Orange deputies in the Mr. Baloha demonstrated his willingness to Verkhovna Rada session hall but total fight for his political interests – even if it silence from their counterparts, its leaders meant causing rifts within the bloc. began offering compromises. In his battle for control of the bloc, Mr. Ms. Tymoshenko offered Minister of Baloha apparently convinced President Foreign Affairs Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Our Yushchenko two weeks ago to suggest can- Ukraine – People’s Self Defense as a com- didates other than Mr. Kyrylenko for parlia- promise candidate for the parliamentary mentary chair. chair. However, Mr. Baloha was rebuffed when Mr. Yatsenyuk is among only a handful the Political Council of the bloc voted on of Ukrainian politicians who is able to draw November 22 in favor of Mr. Kyrylenko. support from both the Orange forces and the In revenge, Mr. Baloha and deputies PRU, having close ties with politicians on loyal to him boycotted a November 27 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48

IN THE PRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Lessons of coalition formation Yushchenko’s leadership, UPA, The Orange coalition’s revival is cause for rejoicing, but let’s not pop the cham- pagne corks until Yulia Tymoshenko is elected prime minister by the Verkhovna Rada. the Orange Revolution’s legacy Her revealing comment that she is not euphoric indicates that the next 30 days, during “Take lead, Yushchenko,” editorial, these countries a huge favor if it were will- which the Rada will choose its chair and the prime minister, promise more cutthroat Kyiv Post, November 14: ing to hold out the prospect, however dis- maneuvering, marathon negotiations and backroom dealing. As it stands, the tant, of their becoming members. Democratic Forces Coalition has only a one-vote majority after a competitor for the “…When it comes to the ‘political “This has worked wonders in Central Rada chairmanship, Ivan Pliusch, refused to sign the agreement. In a secret ballot vote porno’ of Ukrainian politics (as political and Eastern Europe, and in the Baltics – for the chair, more votes are sure to stray. analyst Vadym Karasyov recently there is no reason why it should not do so Unfortunately, there aren’t enough nationally oriented deputies, even within the described it), the nation’s leaders have in other bits of the former Soviet Union. Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine-People’s Self-Defense blocs, to elect a relatively demonstrated they are far removed from …” decent, straight-shooting politician like Viacheslav Kyrylenko (who later withdrew his Western pragmatism and European sensi- candidacy for Rada chair) to a position of power. Proof came when Ms. Tymoshenko, bility. “Oranges and lemons,” The attempting to appease the Party of the Regions (PRU), suggested current Foreign “In the latest bickering among the pro- Economist, October 4: Affairs Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as a candidate for Rada chair. Intelligent, progres- Western Orange forces, most blame belongs with the elected deputies of the “ …The voters’ strong support for Ms. sive and tactically brilliant, Mr. Yatsenyuk is among the few Ukrainian politicians who [Yulia] Tymoshenko suggests that, for all command support from both the PRU and the Orange forces. As foreign affairs minis- Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc. “Despite his alleged commitment to the their disillusionment in the past few years, ter, he’s kept Ukraine steering towards the West without infuriating the PRU. they want reform just as much as they did While the eventual parliamentary chair will be a compromise, the next prime min- Democratic Forces Coalition, President Viktor Yushchenko either wants to keep his when they poured into Kiev’s [sic] ister can’t be. For the Democratic Forces Coalition, controlled by the Tymoshenko Independence Square in the snows of late Bloc, it’s Yulia or no one. If she doesn’t muster the necessary votes from her own options open, or he is utterly indecisive. 2004. … coalition, then we face the prospect of Viktor Yanukovych remaining in government. “Of course, it wouldn’t be classic “The latest election has restored the That implies ongoing corruption, more suffocation of Ukrainian culture and more Ukrainian political porn without the Party divide between the Party of the Regions primitive administrative economic policies. of Regions playing the lead role. Despite and the Orange coalition. This same line President Viktor Yushchenko’s conduct during the coalition formation deserves their claims of wanting to unite the country separates a post-Soviet thuggish political particular attention. After his bloc agreed to support Mr. Kyrylenko for Rada chair, and put politics aside, its elected deputies culture from a proto-European one. If Mr. Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha convinced Mr. Yushchenko to take a dif- have stalled the first session of Parliament [Viktor] Yushchenko tries to blur the line ferent tack. When the bloc’s Political Council rejected other candidates, the president for at least two weeks. … by working with Mr. [Viktor] Yanukovych, flip-flopped back to Mr. Kyrylenko, thereby exacerbating the conflict within his bloc. “The president needs to firmly decide as he did in 2006, he is likely to land the Instead of taking steps to ensure he would have an Orange coalition government in whether he truly wants a coalition with country in a new political crisis. place, Mr. Yushchenko took to the ski slopes of the Carpathians on the eve of the [Yulia] Tymoshenko, and move decisively “For all the faults that became evident November 27 fiasco. He avoided the political council the next day on the grounds it in that direction, keeping tight discipline when she was briefly prime minister in interfered with the president’s work schedule (And skiing didn’t?) over his party operatives. Stop the political 2005, Ms. Tymoshenko has remained con- Borys Tarasyuk was correct in calling for Mr. Baloha’s resignation as Presidential porn once and for all, because most sistent. Unlike Mr. Yushchenko, she has Secretariat chair. Mr. Baloha demonstrated he was willing to sacrifice the unity and Ukrainians have already tuned out.” cohesion of Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense, and a pro-Western coalition gov- always rejected the idea of forming a coali- ernment, to pursue his drive for power. The influence that Mr. Baloha wields over “Recognize the Ukrainian Insurgent tion with her opponents. Unlike Mr. President Yushchenko and his policies also is cause for concern. The situation is remi- Army (UPA),” editorial, Kyiv Post, Yanukovych, she has not tried to change niscent of an earlier scandal when Petro Poroshenko insisted on becoming Rada chair, October 17: her image with the help of American spin- only to cause the collapse of the Orange coalition. doctors. In the eyes of millions of “…Years of Soviet education deprived Ukrainians, she is still the blonde heroine Mr. Yushchenko needs to take a better tally of who are his true friends, and who are Ukrainians of objective, scholarly informa- the people using him. The future of Ukrainian democracy depends on it. of the Orange Revolution and a victim of, tion of the men and women who sacrificed not a participant in, the infighting among their lives so that their descendants could the president’s men. live in an independent, democratic “She promises a break with the past that Ukraine. appeals to those who feel let down by suc- Dec Turning the pages back... “Communists and pro-Russian radicals cessive governments. And she has broad continue spreading misinformation about support. … in this election she has made the UPA because they benefit from the inroads in both east and west. The risk of ignorance. Their most well-known accusa- Ukraine splitting down the River Dnieper 7 Ten years ago, The Ukrainian Weekly reported on the devel- tion is that the UPA collaborated with the [sic] was always overdone. After this elec- opment of private land ownership in response to the Soviet-era Nazi German occupiers of Ukraine and tion it looks smaller still. …” 1997 legacy of collective farms. The initiative began in 1992 after the contributed to the genocide. Verkhovna Rada legalized private land ownership and fledgling “The opposite is true. … The call for “Orange Ukraine,” Review & agro-enterprises and private farms started to emerge. government recognition of UPA veterans Outlook, The Wall Street Journal, It wasn’t until President Leonid Kuchma signed edicts in 1994 and 1995 that spelled and their supporters is long overdue. October 2: out the procedure for the distribution of shares of state collective farms to individuals and Ukraine’s Parliament should recognize the organizations that the actual transfer of ownership began. “… the dramatic events of 2004 were UPA as a military force that fought for about a lot more than particular personali- Within that time-span, 8 million hectares of land had been privatized through the Ukrainian independence, and grant veter- issuance of certificates, varying from eight-tenths of a hectare to plots as large as 20 ties or policies. The Orange Revolution ans benefits enjoyed by their Red Army changed the rules of the political game. hectares, to farmers in state collective farms. counterparts. “We can say today that the land reform that began with the giving of certificates to “As we wrote then, Ukrainian rulers will “More importantly, the Ukrainian gov- individuals and legal entities is practically complete,” said Volodymyr Kulinych, deputy think twice before daring to cheat their ernment should step up its efforts to edu- chairman of the Ukrainian State Committee on Land Resources on December 4, 1997, at people out of a free press, debate and bal- cate the younger generations regarding the a roundtable on land privatization sponsored by the World Bank. “Today it is important lot. truth about the UPA – that its vision for that we develop the markets and infrastructures that will allow this effort to proceed to a “Nothing in the subsequent years and Ukraine was far ahead of its time. …” true free market system,” he added. three elections makes us question this judg- The political left was most resistant to the privatization process, especially Verkhovna “Democracy, Soviet-Style,” lead edi- ment. Messy politics – also known as Rada Chairman Oleksander Moroz, who said that he would never allow foreigners to torial, The Economist, October 4: democracy – hasn’t made Ukraine harder own Ukrainian land. to govern or hurt its economy, which grows The situation led to a lack of knowledge about rights and responsibilities among these “… Unlike Russia, Ukraine now has at 7 percent a year. … No matter what Mr. new landowners, according to Mr. Kulinych. “I admit that there still are serious problems independent media, a real opposition and [Vladimir] Putin might like to claim, stabil- with the ownership of land. Even at the village level this has resulted in disagreements the prospect of a genuine presidential con- ity and freedom aren’t mutually exclusive and arguments,” he added. test in 2009. It also has a fast-growing in this region. There were instances where farmers had difficulties receiving their parcels or were economy that is likely to get into the World “…Though its politics isn’t always pret- intimidated by members of crime syndicates to relinquish their land for a pittance. Trade Organization before Russia does. ty, Ukraine continues to mock its obituar- “Because of the serious economic situation in Ukraine, those who have money are “What can the West do to promote the ists. Divided between Russian- and buying from those who need the money at very low prices,” explained Viktor Sinchenko, democratic cause in the post-Soviet space? Ukrainian-speakers in east and west, the head of the district administration of Kaharlyk, Chernihiv Oblast. “Unfortunately, there The answer in Russia is: not much. Mr. country was supposed to have split long are no mechanisms for the buying and selling of land.” [Vladimir] Putin is sensitive to outside crit- ago, possibly violently, as the CIA predict- Adrian Neal of the World Bank-supported British Know-How Fund, which invested icism, but not enough to make him more ed in the early 1990s. over $10 million in land reform in Ukraine, said: “People are frightened – they are not democratic. Western economic leverage “Its free-wheeling politics is, in fact, a sure of their rights. Politicians are scared of losing control of the situation. Landowners over Russia is limited. … source of strength. The U.S. an particularly are not sure of where to put their land shares; which choice will give them the best eco- “But the West could do more to foster Europe can continue to lend a guiding hand nomic opportunity.” and encourage fledgling democracies in for this new state, with Brussels hopefully Mr. Neal’s organization urged a partnership in the land reform process between similar places such as Ukraine and Georgia, showing a bit more enthusiasm for Kiev’s agencies and the government, or else these agencies would leave. through better trade access, more favorable [sic] aspirations to join the bloc one day. visa arrangements and stronger support in “The hard work of building a function- Source: “With state-owned collective farms now gone, Ukraine seeks to complete pri- the face of Russian bullying. ing democracy is near complete in Ukraine. vatization of land,” by Roman Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, December 7, 1997. “The European Union would also do Sadly, that’s yet to begin in Russia.” No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 9

NEWS AND VIEWS View from the Ukraine’s battle against HIV/AIDS Trembita Lounge and rights of HIV-positive people by Taras Szmagala Jr. by Inna Boiko and Victoria Bondar mom late at night,” he said. “They did not allow me to take the drugs she’d brought Aspirations for Ostroh No cure exists for HIV/AIDS, but its suf- right away. I had to skip three doses.” Mike grabbed the barstool next to and political system is critical for a ferers have gained the chance to live longer After Yevhen D. and his friend were and healthier lives with the emergence of mine, taking off his tie and jacket in one healthy economy,” I pointed out. “You arrested, they said police simply ignored fluid, uninterrupted motion. “Great can’t have a vibrant economy without the antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ukraine in their claims that they were HIV-positive and 2004. Lakes Dortmunder,” he asked of the bar- rule of law.” needed their ART pills. “When they tender, joining many at the bar who were “True enough, Taras,” Mike admitted, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, allowed us to contact a social worker who Tuberculosis and Malaria provides three- enjoying Cleveland’s favorite microbrew. “but the focus still has to be on the econ- brought us the ART pills, the police refused We were at a Tremont neighborhood omy first. Law and politics exist to sup- quarters of the financing to make ART to take the drugs from him,” he wrote in his available to an estimated 5,000 Ukrainians, watering hole oddly named the port economic growth and opportunity, account. After missing two days of doses, “Prosperity Social Club”; its inhabitants, not the other way around.” and HIV-positive people obtain the therapy Yevhen D. said his friend was hospitalized for free through the All-Ukrainian Network while social, hardly seemed prosperous. Reflecting on Mike’s comments, I with tuberculosis. This bar’s primary attraction for us think he was on to something. While cap- of HIV/AIDS Centers. These are real-life examples of not only ART is administered throughout one’s was less its name than its location: italism has nominally taken root in cruel and immoral behavior of police directly across Lincoln Park opposite Ukraine, the term “businessman” lifetime and requires strict adherence to the towards HIV-positive people, but their doctor-prescribed medication regime, Cleveland’s Ukrainian Museum- remains almost pejorative. Many direct activity in obstructing ART. Archives. As a result, it is a popular Ukrainians still retain a mindset rooted in which is the only way to gain the drug’s “These examples demonstrate the situa- “post-event” destination following muse- the old Soviet “labor theory of value,” positive effect. tion only in the nation’s capital,” said Pavlo um meetings, speakers and events. whereby those who manage, trade or The therapy, consisting of daily doses of Skala, program director of policy and advo- Tonight was no exception, as we gath- finance don’t really add value – they pills, inhibits the HIV/AIDS virus in the cacy at the International HIV/AIDS ered following an outstanding presenta- simply make a living off of the efforts of body, causing it to lose its ability to repro- Alliance in Ukraine. “In other regions of tion by Prof. Ihor Pasichnyk, rector of others. In Ukraine, management is often duce. Skipping ART doses more than twice Ukraine, police officers can’t even imagine the National University of Ostroh seen as more of a privilege than a skill. causes the virus to lose its susceptibility, what is ART and its vital value,” he said. Academy in Ukraine. The success of the American econom- which may only be resolved by changing “But everybody knows from films what “What did you think?” asked Mike. ic model rests, in large measure, on our the dosage. That causes side effects in the happens with diabetes sufferers when they weakened organism such as nausea, vomit- “Inspiring,” I responded, “and energiz- belief that the Soviet “labor theory of are deprived of insulin.” value” is simply wrong. We understand ing, rashes and nervous disorders. Such violations occur because the ing. Dr. Pasichnyk clearly has a vision At least 325,000 intravenous drug for the institution and for its graduates. that good management can grow an Ministry of Internal Affairs, which directs organization, to the benefit of both its addicts live in Ukraine, of which more than the nation’s police, doesn’t have the politi- He was articulate in setting forth exactly 144,000, or 44 percent, are HIV-positive, as why Ostroh Academy is important, and shareholders and employees. We recog- cal will to inform police officers and set nize that stockbrokers, bankers and real estimated in 2006 by the World Health what he hopes its graduates will con- procedural standards, said Oleksander estate agents may not make something Organization and UNAIDS. tribute to the life of Ukraine.” Striltsiv, chair of the scientific laboratory at tangible with their hands, but they are Drug users often interact with the police “I agree with that, Taras,” Mike con- the Kyiv National University of Internal nonetheless indispensable to our econo- as a result of their addiction. When detain- tinued, “but what about his ‘dream’? The Affairs. In this situation he said, non-gov- my. For us, the terms “entrepreneur” and ing an HIV-positive person possessing ART one he shared with us at the end of his ernmental organizations (NGOs) should “businessman” generate respect, not dis- pills, police officers often confiscate them, presentation?” Mike was leading me become a new force to change a situation dain. suspecting they are narcotics. As a result, toward his point in a roundabout way. and initiate the protection of rights of HIV- “You can’t just change a culture the HIV-positive person skips his or her “You mean Dr. Pasichnyk’s dream positive people. overnight, Mike,” I responded after much required dosage, which negatively affects that an Ostroh Academy graduate would The key problems are police officers’ thought. “You may be right that his or her health and is life-threatening. eventually become president of Ukraine? low awareness of HIV/AIDS treatment and Ukrainian economic growth will come Such disruptions can last from hours to What a great goal,” I exclaimed, “and it prevention technologies, as well as the poor from the bottom-up rather than the top- days, depending on the duration of police was especially poignant that Marcy national legislation that provides no mecha- down, but how are Ukrainian entrepre- detention. Kaptur mentioned the exact same desire nism of medical assistance for those arrest- neurs to succeed in an environment of Staff for the “Advocacy for the Rights of in her later remarks to the rector.” U.S. ed. corruption, uneven enforcement of laws HIV-Positive People on ART” project have Rep. Kaptur, a longtime friend of the “It is a constitutionally guaranteed right and uncertain contract rights? Businesses documented six cases of Kyiv HIV-positive Ukrainian community, arrived at our of the individual to obtain this vital, neces- can’t develop in those conditions. And drug addicts being denied access to ART event a bit later in the evening, and, sary treatment, which is denied only it’s government that needs to provide that because of police ignorance or brutality without knowing the content of Dr. because police are not aware and don’t have framework.” since January of this year. Pasichnyk’s remarks, also expressed the the appropriate instruction,” Mr. Skala said. “Government won’t provide what The project is part of the Vertical hope that an Ostroh graduate would In response, the ART Rights Advocacy people don’t value, Taras,” Mike replied, eventually ascend to Ukraine’s highest International Charity Foundation, an organi- project, with the support of the Vertical “and I am still not convinced that the office. zation of projects financed by the International Charity Foundation, drafted a Ukrainian people understand that true My friend was shaking his head. “Yes, International Charitable Fund International manual on police procedures on treating national prosperity and stability will Taras, it’s a great goal.” Mike was finally HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine and the All- HIV-positive people on ART. come not from one great political person- getting to his point. “But it’s just another Ukrainian Network of People Living With A working group created by Minister of ality, but from the collective efforts of example of how Ukrainian thinking is HIV/AIDS. Health Defense Yurii Haidayev developed thousands of small business owners.” too focused on politics. It’s as if Olexii P. described standing at a bus stop the manual. The group included representa- “Okay, then,” I said, giving up the Ukrainians believe that all their problems when men without uniforms drove up in a tives from the Ministry of Health Defense, point, “what would your dream be for private car, identified themselves as police- Ministry of Internal Affairs and HIV-related would be solved if they just put the right Ostroh Academy?” men, searched him, forced him in the car NGOs. man (or woman) into power. I find this “To graduate the first CEO of a multi- and drove him to the Sviatoshyn district The instruction manual is now being emphasis on ‘top down’ reform very national corporation based in Ukraine, police station. “When they found the ART reviewed as part of a months-long proce- unfortunate.” for starters,” Mike quickly answered, “or drugs, they just took them away and that’s dure requiring approval from the ministries “What would you propose, then?” I to develop Eastern Europe’s premier it,” Olexii P. told project staff. “I had to skip of Health, Internal Affairs and Justice. asked. MBA program. Above all, I hope that seven days of doses. I’ve got fourth-stage The hope is that the manual will be “Focus on business and economics Ostroh Academy teaches the next poten- cancer.” approved and become part of mandatory rather than politics,” Mike immediately tial Bill Gates or Warren Buffet within its During the seven days he was jailed, police training throughout Ukraine, which replied. “Business creates jobs, which in walls that private sector pursuits are as Olexii P. said he was brutally hazed and would become an important landmark in turn creates a middle class. And a middle honorable and socially beneficial as serv- pressured to confess himself as a drug deal- HIV/AIDS prevention. Not only will the class creates stability. A middle class ice to the state.” er. Ultimately, he signed the confession. As health of HIV-positive drug addicts be helps develop an engaged citizenry and a result, he developed a lung inflammation, enhanced, but the chances they will infect social cohesion. It’s all about economics, with his temperature rising to 40 degrees others will be reduced because ART Taras, not politics.” Taras Szmagala Jr. may be reached at Celsius. reduces the contagiousness of HIV/AIDS. “Yet a healthy and transparent legal [email protected]. Volodymyr D. said he was beaten and searched by Berkut special forces police for EDITOR’S NOTE: The Global Fund to an hour and a half on the street one morn- Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor and com- ing. After being arrested, he didn’t have his financed by governments and private foun- ART pills with him and asked that his dations throughout the world. The mentaries on a variety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian mother bring them. “They only called my International Charitable Fund International American and Ukrainian Canadian communities. Opinions HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine, a represen- expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are Inna Boiko was coordinator of the tative office of the U.K. based International their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either Advocacy for the Rights of HIV-Positive HIV/AIDS Alliance, is primarily financed People on ART project, and Victoria by The Global Fund and the U.S. Agency The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian Bondar served as project director. The nine- for International Development. National Association. month project concluded in September. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 San Francisco parish celebrates 50 years of church life by Father John Lucas be expressed in the life of a parish and its and Maria Iskiw individuals. Following the divine liturgy in the SAN FRANCISCO – The Ukrainian church, the celebration continued in the Catholic Church of the Immaculate adjoining parish hall. The walls of the hall Conception in San Francisco celebrated its are permanently adorned with scores of 50th anniversary on September 9. Father photographs of major events, visitors and Petro Dyachok, current administrator, accomplishments in the parish’s history in invited Bishop Richard Stephen Seminack its attempt to bring salvation to those par- of Chicago and other clergy to participate ticipating in the parish life. in a solemn liturgy honoring this special The over-capacity crowd was treated to event. an array of hors d’oeuvres and a welcom- Before the liturgy, Bishop Seminack ing program before the luncheon was was greeted at the church entrance by served. The announcers were Anne Zarsky Father Dyachok with a crucifix, by Brichacek and Andriy Kryshtafovych. Two Mykola Kis with the traditional gifts of members of the Parish Council, Ms. Iskiw bread and salt, by Maria Iskiw with a bou- and Mr. Kis, welcomed everyone to the quet of white roses and by Olha Kalish, celebration. Members of the pioneer fami- Solomiya Kryshtafovych, Nazar lies who were present were each greeted Tochytskyi and Sviatoslav Tochytskyi with with a yellow rose. verses composed by Father Dyachok. The program was dedicated to the early Joining Bishop Seminack and Father pioneers who deserve a great deal of credit Dyachok for the liturgy were: Fathers John for their dedication and hard work in start- Lucas, Michael Pintacura, Dennis ing a church from almost nothing (1957), Smolarski and Theodore Wroblicky. paying it off in four years (1961), then Father Lucas, now of St. Michael’s in buying the present, larger property seven Roman Iskiw Chicago, was pastor and administrator not Children sing “The Lord’s Prayer” during the liturgy. years later (1968). Most of the work of only of the parish in San Francisco, but remodeling both buildings was done by also its missions in Santa Clara and pioneer families. Sacramento from 1986 to 1993. Father Among invited guests was Mykola Wroblicky of the Holy Wisdom Parish in Tochytskyi, consul general of Ukraine in Carmichael, Calif., served as administrator San Francisco, who honored the parish while still a deacon in 1993-1994. Father with a framed declaration of congratula- Smolarski, SJ, of the faculty of Santa Clara tions for serving the San Francisco Bay University and Father Pintacura of Area community for 50 years. St.Basil’s Byzantine Catholic Church in The luncheon was organized by Los Gatos, Calif., serve as substitute Svitlana Kryshtafovych, with assistance priests when needed. from many parishioners and friends who Also in attendance was the Very Rev. prepared and served a very sumptuous Alexis Limonczenko of St. Michael’s feast. Ukrainian Orthodox Church in San Before dessert, a program exhibiting a Francisco. wide array of vocal and dance talents of Assisting the priests during the liturgy individuals and groups was presented. were Dennis Conrad, Nazariy Among eminent performers were Ivanna Krempovych and Stepan Kryshtafovych. Taratula Filipenko and Olena Bolshakova. Responses for the congregational The performance by the young children’s singing were led by Luba Kostiw Kladko dance group – Zhuravlyky, directed by and a number of other parishioners – Vera Vizir, thrilled the audience. Andrei Lessiv except when a hush came over the congre- A highlight was a slide show and histor- Area clergy and lay assistants of the parish: (back row) Father Theodore gation to allow the group of children to ical review presented by Ms. Iskiw that Wroblicky, Bishop Richard Seminack, Father Petro Dyachok, (front row) Nazariy sing “The Lord’s Prayer.” was an overview of the parish’s inception, Krempovych, Dennis Conrad, Father Dennis Smolarski, Father Michael Pintacura, In his homily, Bishop Seminack spoke Father Alexis Limonczenko, Father John Lucas and Stepan Kryshtafovych. of various ways fidelity to the Gospel may (Continued on page 20)

Ukrainians of Houston mark 50th anniversary of parish’s founding HOUSTON – The Ukrainian communi- the Roman Catholic Church, Houston- ty in Houston on Sunday, October 7, cele- Galveston Diocese. brated the 50th anniversary of the founding Following the liturgy, the celebration of the first Ukrainian Catholic Church in continued in the parish hall, where ban- Texas. The church was originally named quet chairman Martha Uschak Noukas after St. Pius X; in 1988 the name was greeted everyone to the elaborate luncheon changed to Protection of the Mother of prepared by Demeris Catering. God (Pokrova) Ukrainian Catholic Church. Master of ceremonies Eugene Kuchta Fifty years ago, in 1957, Father invited all the clergy to the head table and Michael Fedorowich was sent to Houston asked Bishop Seminack to lead the prayer to serve as the first pastor for the small and blessing of food. Mr. Kuchta read the group of founding families who had come greetings received by the parish from to Houston after World War II. He was Patriarch Lubomyr Husar, Texas Gov. instrumental in laying the groundwork for Richard Perry and Texas Sen. Kay Bailey the building of the church. Hutchinson. In 1959-1973 Father Dmytro Fathers Chovanec and Savchyn were Blazejowskyj served as pastor and spiritu- both invited to the podium and each al leader, and spearheaded the expansion extended congratulations and commenda- efforts of the parish. He organized the Ss. tions to the parishioners for their hard Cyril and Methodius Slavic Heritage work and service to the church over the Festival, which is celebrated annually to years. this day. Bishop Seminack, with the assistance The parish was later served by Father of Father Dovzhuk, awarded certificates of Walter Wierbicki (1973-1982), Father Parishioners wait to greet Bishop Richard Seminack to begin the celebration of appreciation to Oksana Danylyk, Michael Augustyn Porodko (1982-1988), Father Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church’s 50th anniversary. Danylyk, Ms. Uschak, Halya Kichtan, Stefan Kichtan, Sonia Tymniak and Olha Richard Kirouac (1990-1994), Father Balaban, who are some of the original pio- Yaroslav Dowbush (1994-1996) and Father Richard Seminack was greeted with flow- the cross and the keys to the church. neers in the parish. Andrij Dwulit (1996-2002). In 2002 Father ers by young parishioner Kalyna The congregation followed the proces- Bishop Seminack shared personal expe- Mykola Dovzhuk was assigned to Pokrova Horodecky. One of the original founders, sion of clergy into the church, where the riences on how he was moved to become a Justyna Uschak, greeted Bishop Seminack pontifical liturgy was co-celebrated by and is the current pastor. priest and on his calling to serve the with the traditional bread and salt and wel- Pokrova’s current pastor, with visiting cler- The 50th anniversary celebration began Church. He mentioned the shortage of with the traditional procession of clergy to comed him to the parish. After a short gy Father Vasyl Savchyn, Deacon Father the entrance of the church, where Bishop greeting, Father Dovzhuk gave the bishop Ivan Novocilsky and Father Chovanec of (Continued on page 22) No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 11 Ukrainian Technological Society honors Ukrainian of the Year by Roksana Korchynsky community development and served as PITTSBURGH – The Ukrainian director and president of the Chartiers Technological Society (UTS) of Valley Savings and Loan Association. Pittsburgh presented its 2007 Ukrainian He is a longtime supporter of educa- of the Year Award to Dr. Michael tion and the arts in Pittsburgh and cur- Kutsenkow at its 38th annual award cer- rently serves on the steering committee emony and dinner dance, held on to renovate the Andrew Carnegie Free Saturday, November 10, at the Chartiers Library and Music Hall in Carnegie and Country Club in Pittsburgh. Dr. is deeply involved with the Pittsburgh Kutsenkow was honored for his profes- Opera. Finally, Dr. Kutsenkow has a sional achievements, as well as his many strong commitment to the education of cultural and community contributions. Ukrainian students through his generous Dr. Roksana Korchynsky, president of annual funding of the Akim and Tatiana the UTS executive board, welcomed Kutsenkow Memorial Scholarship guests and provided a brief history of the through the UTS. society’s Ukrainian of the Year Award, Dr. Kutsenkow accepted the award which recognizes people of local, nation- and thanked the UTS for this honor. He al and international stature who have spoke warmly of his work as a family contributed to the Ukrainian community physician and praised members of the or Ukrainian scholarship, or who have Pittsburgh Ukrainian community for demonstrated significant achievement their continued and enduring support. which brings recognition and prestige to Msgr .George Appleyard, dean of the the Ukrainian community. Roksana Korchynsky Central Deanery, Ukrainian Catholic Past recipients include Metropolitan Dr. Michael Kutsenkow, the Ukrainian Technological Society’s 2007 Ukrainian of Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio, Mstyslav; Patriarch Josyf Slipyj; dissi- the Year (left) with Nickolas C. Kotow, UTS Secretary. gave the invocation and benediction. dent, poet and activist Nadia Svitlychna; Following the dinner hour, musical historians Dr. Wasyl Jaszczun and provided the nomination address, and physician to the Ukrainian and American entertainment was provided by the Andrew Gregorovich; Judge Bohdan Nickolas C. Kotow, UTS secretary, made communities in the Carnegie, Pa., area. Continental Dukes Orchestra. Futey; the first elected president of a re- the award presentation. The award was He also served on many advisory com- To learn more about the UTS, the born Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk; and the designed by Pittsburgh graphic artist mittees at St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh Ukrainian of the Year Award, past recipi- current president of Ukraine, Viktor Kathy Boykowycz. and held leadership positions with vari- ents of the award and other UTS activi- Yushchenko. Dr. Kutsenkow was honored for his ous medical societies and organizations. ties, visit the website at www.utspgh.org Dr. Roger Sembrat, UTS member, more than 50 years as a practicing family Dr. Kutsenkow was actively involved in or e-mail the UTS at [email protected].

Cleveland walkathon benefits Children of Chornobyl Fund by Alexander Kuzma that are contaminated by radioactive fall- out from the 1986 nuclear disaster. CLEVELAND – On a brilliantly sunlit The Rev. John Nakonachny, pastor of fall morning, hundreds of Ukrainian St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Church Americans from the greater Cleveland area in Parma, stressed the importance of walked through the historic Tremont remembering the thousands of adults and neighborhood of Cleveland in a five-kilo- children who have been stricken with ill- meter walkathon to benefit the Children of nesses and birth defects as a result of expo- Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund sure to radiation. (CCRDF). Despite chilly temperatures As marchers gathered on the lawn of the and a crowded community schedule, the museum and adjoining park, walkathon September 29 “Tremont Walk for chair Matt Zappernick officially welcomed Chornobyl” drew over 300 participants, all the volunteers and sponsors who made including local high school and college the event possible. Then a long column of students, and veterans of humanitarian walkers made its way along the five-kilo- missions to various hospitals and orphan- meter route marked by bright yellow ages in Ukraine. Thanks to corporate spon- posters. Many wore white T-shirts special- sors and an intensive pledge campaign, the ly designed for the occasion showing an walkathon raised over $15,000 for uplifted child’s face and listing the CCRDF’s hospital partnership program. walkathon sponsors on the reverse. The walkathon began with a brief ecu- The parade route passed many of the Dr. Ihor Zachary menical prayer service at the Ukrainian historic domed churches that anchored the Tremont Walk for Chornobyl participants in their official T-shirts. Museum-Archives overlooking Tremont Ukrainian and other Slavic communities in Park. Members of the clergy of the downtown Cleveland throughout the 20th Ukrainian Orthodox, Catholic, Baptist and century. Many of the marchers who have Among the landmarks along the route The fund has now established 11 pio- Evangelical Churches asked for God’s moved to the Cleveland suburbs remi- were the famous Lemko Hall and St. neering neonatal intensive care units and blessings for the event’s organizers and nisced about their childhood growing up in Theodosius Orthodox Church featured in national medical training conferences that volunteers, and prayed for the health of the Tremont neighborhood, which has Robert Cimino’s Oscar-winning movie have dramatically improved infant survival Ukrainians who continue to live on lands experienced a revival in recent years. “The Deerhunter.” rates. After returning to the Ukrainian The fund also published a Ukrainian- Museum-Archives the walkers were treat- language translation of a 700-page neona- ed to an outdoor buffet luncheon. Others tal manual that has been widely used to took advantage of the occasion to visit the improve procedures in Ukrainian neonatal newly opened wing of the museum and a wards. special exhibit on Chornobyl prepared by More recently, the fund installed a state- Dr. George Jaskiw and his daughter Anya. of-the-art Fresenius blood cell separator at Proceeds from the walkathon have been the Rivne Regional Children’s Hospital to designated for the maternity hospital and help improve the treatment and survival prenatal center in the town of rates of children stricken with leukemia. A Volodymyrets, in the heavily forested similar system installed at CCRDF’s part- region of the central Rivne Oblast that was ner hospital in Kharkiv helped to improve particularly hard-hit by Chornobyl’s fall- leukemia recovery rates from 5 percent to out. The town is located 11 miles down- 68 percent. wind from the Rivne atomic energy sta- On Sunday, September 30, St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church tion, which has experienced its share of hosted an informational brunch for sup- radioactive leaks. porters of the Children of Chornobyl CCRDF has invested heavily in provid- Relief and Development Fund and the ing medical technology and training for Orphanage Program sponsored by the hospitals that specialize in the treatment of Ukrainian Orthodox Church. birth defects and babies with low birth Father Deacon Ihor Mahlay introduced weight or other life-threatening complica- A group of walkathon participants in the Tremont section of Cleveland.tions. (Continued on page 22) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 13 GENERATION UKE

Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas and Yarema Belej Canadian and U.S. fund-raiser dances PHOTO OF THE MONTH attract Ukrainian youth for local causes by Yarema Belej guests to enjoy all the dancing they could handle at the zabava or have a moment Poutine and polkas followed by turkey with friends at the social club. and tangos. Each was on the menu on Each zabava has its own feel and two subsequent weekends as young familiarity that is uniquely its own. An Ukrainians danced and reveled at the aura of beginning and youth permeates Trembita Zabava and at the throughout the Youth Hall during Chornomorskyi Ball. Trembita. Perhaps it is because winter is These two annual dances kick off a season that envelopes the Ukrainian com- at hand and this is one of the biggest munity as the weather gets colder and zabavas of the year in Montreal. There people head indoors. Although the were several instances where people dances have very similar goals, these two embraced and greeted each other for the celebrations have several initial differ- first time since the previous Trembita ences. Zabava. The girls caught up on the latest The Trembita Zabava takes place out news, while the guys clamored to the bar in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec, in to celebrate their reunions with a shot the Ukrainian Youth Hall that has served and a “Lvivske” beer. the local community since the 1950s. The On the other hand, “Morskyi Ball” as dance was held on November 17 and is it is familiarly known, occurs during the the main fund-raising vehicle for the much celebrated American Thanksgiving Trembita Marching Band, affiliated with weekend, a time when everyone has a the Ukrainian Youth Association of few days off to enjoy themselves. This Lesya Hentisz and Adrian Dlaboha, the pumpkin carving duo known as Canada. lends itself to a sort of homecoming for “Jackson-Heights Harboozers,” in the spirit of Halloween and togetherness show Featuring the band Vorony for the last many college students and those beyond off their respective Ukrainian youth organizations’ emblems – Plast Ukrainian few years, the Trembita Zabava tends to the books and exams. During the night Scouting Organization’s “lilyeka” (left) and the great crest of the Ukrainian have a very youthful feel. Furthermore, old friends reunite after stretches of time Youth Association (SUM). the Trembita Band holds a performance being apart due to living away at a new in the middle of the evening to underline school, a new job or even marriage that what exactly the zabava benefits. The has taken them to new locations for new The “Generation Uke” page accepts photo submissions for the photo of the performance this year was a young and lives. The familiar hugs and laughter set month space, which features Ukrainians being Ukrainian. energetic collection of popular music a great mood for the entire night. from the 1960s to the 1990s that had Perhaps one of the biggest similarities Send photos to: [email protected] or The Ukrainian Weekly, P.O. Box everyone smiling and tapping their feet. between the two zabavas is that they take 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. It was so exceptional that the crowd place at a neutral hall without being rewarded the ensemble with a standing attached to a hotel. Many dances are held ovation. in the halls of big hotels that tend to lure Vorony had a unique wrinkle that people to their rooms for drinks and com- many other bands do not employ, and pany. Here you have examples of a cou- Event calendars fill quickly with they should be applauded for their cre- ple of zabavas where everyone attends ativity. As the band took its breaks from the whole night through. This ensures a New Year’s Eve and Malanka dances playing all kinds of polkas, waltzes and full dance floor and funds raised for their rock songs, speakers were not filled with appropriate causes. As the hubbub of Christmas shopping Rhythm Club, and New York with Fata the familiar filler songs, but rather they Despite their having different roots swings into full gear, Ukrainian youths Morgana. Before you know it, it’s employed a DJ that had the dance floor and reasons for occurring, both zabavas start asking each other, “So what are your already debutante ball season, and then packed as if it were a club on the hip are attended by youth of all stripes, New Year’s Eve plans?” The typical you know that spring is right around the Montreal street of St. Laurent. Many organizations and locations. There were young people didn’t leave the dance floor response of most Ukrainians is either, a) corner. Plastuny from Chicago at Trembita and all night, minus the bar and bathroom I’m going to a zabava, b) I’m going to a Are you or someone you know in a visits. there were Sumivtsi from New York at Malanka or c) I don’t know. Ukrainian band or are part of an organi- On the other hand, the Chornomorskyi Morskyi Ball. The lines of division have New Year’s Eve plans are sometimes zation sponsoring an event? With the Ball was held for the first time at the new become fuzzy and nearly non-existent, difficult to make and usually are put weeks beginning to narrow toward these Ukrainian American Cultural Center of especially when the benefits are good together literally at the last minute. Some dates, The Ukrainian Weekly requests New Jersey, which is fast becoming the zabavas and great dancing. of the spots already reserved for New that your organization sends information hub of the local Ukrainian community. Both of these zabavas have long histo- Year’s Eve dances include Rochester regarding dates and locations. The ball, hosted by the Chornomortsi fra- ries and worthy causes that should and with Vechirka, Syracuse with Vorony, Keep an eye on the “Out and About” ternity of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting will be honored for many years to come, and Stamford with Hrim. section for the latest information on New Organization, has traditionally fallen on while also providing great venues for But Malankas are a different breed of Year’s Eve zabavas and Malankas in the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. people to make new friends or even meet event, usually planned months in your area. If you’re in a band or part of In contrast to the Trembita Zabava, the a special someone that they otherwise advance due to distance traveled and the an organization sponsoring an event, let Chornomorskyi Ball for nearly all of its would not have met. Having attended need for hotel reservations. Some the public know where you are perform- 32-year existence, has called upon the each Trembita and Chornomorska for the Malankas on the agenda include: Toronto ing by sending updates to mdubas@ukr- band Tempo to serve as their entertain- last three years, I can attest that both are with Vorony and Zahrava, Montreal with weekly.com. ment. This black-tie-optional zabava is well worth the trips and are highlights on held as a fund-raiser for the sailing frater- the calendar for any Ukrainian who nity’s camps. Having the use of the very enjoys a nice dance and a drink with old nice and modern cultural center allowed friends or with a new romance. New York engineers’ ‘Yalynka’ draws students and young professionals

Attention, Students! What do you get when you cross an Yalynka will feature the Promin Vocal Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold engineer with a Christmas tree? The Ensemble. annual “Yalynka” Christmas party, hosted UESA’s Yalynka provides a relaxed activities. The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and by the Ukrainian Engineers’ Society of environment for young professionals and the Ukrainian community know about upcoming events. America (UESA), to be held on future professionals to catch up with those The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will December 15 at the Ukrainian Institute of in a similar field, socialize, network with America in New York. This time of year others and learn more about opportunities also be glad to print timely news stories about events that have the New York chapter of UESA, which is that are afforded to them within the already taken place. Photos also will be accepted. an organization of professionals – not Ukrainian community. If you or someone solely engineers, ensures that everyone is you know might be interested in attending MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. in the holiday spirit at their annual get- this event, or for more information, please together. As an added treat, this year’s call 212-729-9824 or visit www.uesa.org. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 NEWSBRIEFS CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) Union bloc could meet at an extraordi- TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 nary convention to decide what to do or e-mail: [email protected] about the lawmakers who failed to sign the coalition agreement. However, Mr. SERVICES MERCHANDISE PROFESSIONALS Kyrylenko admitted that even if the bloc obliges its lawmakers to sign the agree- ment, it might not be legally able to FIRST QUALITY The Farm at Novestroka GEORGE B. KORDUBA enforce that ruling. 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of general conscription to the armed Chornobyl to get new sarcophagus Putin blames U.S. for ODIHR decision NEWSBRIEFS forces of Ukraine, and the army will be KYIV – After 15 years of negotiations ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – (Continued from page 14) shifted to contract service, President Viktor Yushchenko said at a swearing-in at different levels, Ukraine is finally President Vladimir Putin said in St. exhibition in Moscow dedicated to the ready to embark on construction of a new Petersburg on November 26 that the U.S. Great Famine in Ukraine, RFE/RL’s ceremony for forces of the detached regi- ment of the head of state, the presidential sarcophagus over the fourth reactor of State Department is behind the recent Ukrainian Service reported on November the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. decision by the Office for Democratic 20. Three activists of the Eurasian Union press service reported on November 11. According to the president, the transition French consortium Novarka, divided Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of Youth on November 17 tried to equally between Vinci and Bouygues, has of the Organization for Security and destroy the exhibit at a Ukrainian cultural to a professional army is expected to cost about $47 billion hrv ($8.5 billion U.S.). won the relevant tender, defeating its Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) not to center. The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs rival US-based CH2M Hill, it was report- send an election observer team to Russia, Ministry called the incident a “profanity” In 2008, the president said, funding for the armed forces will be increased, in ed on November 20. The construction of Russian and international media reported. against the memory of the Famine vic- the sarcophagus is estimated to cost 432 Mr. Putin argued that “according to infor- tims, while the Russian Foreign Ministry particular, military pensions will be raised by 70 percent and wages to sol- million euros. The funds will be provided mation we have, [the decision was made] said that Ukraine “unilaterally distorts at the recommendation of the U.S. State diers and sailors will be doubled. “We by the European Bank for Reconstruction history” by referring to the Famine as Department, and we will take this into must spare no effort to transform the and Development in the form of invest- genocide. (RFE/RL Newsline) account in our interstate relations with army into a high-tech and modern armed ments from G-7 countries and the that country. Their goal is to deny legiti- 72 percent: Holodomor due to Soviet policy force. This is a challenge for everyone,” European Union. Also participating in macy to the elections. But they will not he commented. (Ukrinform) the construction are German and KYIV – More than 72 percent of Ukrainian enterprises. The length of the achieve it.” He stressed that Russia will Ukrainians believe the 1932-1933 Seven Ukrainians among Europe’s richest new metal sarcophagus is 150 meters, its maintain a strong military so that nobody Holodomor was caused by a policy of width is around 260 meters and height is can “poke their snotty nose into our the Soviet Union’s authorities, reported KYIV – The U.S.-based Forbes maga- 105 meters; its aggregate weight is affairs.” Urdur Gunnarsdottir, a spokes- the Kyiv International Sociology zine named seven Ukrainians among its 18,000 tons. (Ukrinform) woman for the Warsaw-based ODIHR, Institute on November 20. Those who top 15 richest persons of Eastern Europe. called the Russian president’s remarks support this idea have increased in num- System Capital Management owner No visas for Romanians, Bulgarians? “nonsense,” adding that he was misin- ber from 65 percent to 72 percent over Rinat Akhmetov is ranked second with a formed about the reasons for the group’s KYIV – European Commission the recent years (from 46 percent to 57 fortune of $4 billion (U.S.), followed by withdrawal. She argued that “this was a spokeswoman Christiane Homann said percent in eastern Ukraine, from 73 per- Interpipe President Victor Pinchuk with decision that was simply based on the on November 19 that Ukraine should cent to 82 percent in central Ukraine, $2.8 billion. Vitalii Haiduk and Serhii fact that we were not receiving any visas, cancel its visa requirements for the from 59 percent to 65 percent in south- Taruta, whose fortunes are evaluated at and time had run out. The only consulta- European Union’s two newcomers, ern Ukraine and from 80 percent to 85 $2 billion each, are sixth and seventh, tion that took place was within our Romania and Bulgaria, before the EU percent in western Ukraine). As many as respectively. Hennadii Boholiubov and office.” In Washington, State Department ratifies an agreement on a simplified visa 12 percent of Ukrainians have a contrary Ihor Kolomoiskyi, co-owners of the spokesman Sean McCormack noted that regime for Ukrainians entering the view and believe the Holodomor Pryvat group, are 10th and 11th, with “there was no interference” by U.S. offi- Schengen zone, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian stemmed from natural circumstances. each being worth $1.2 billion. cials in their talks with the OSCE on Service reported. The European Almost two-thirds of the respondents Kostiantyn Zhevago of Finance and monitoring. Mr. McCormack stressed Parliament recently adopted simplified support passage of a Verkhovna Rada Credit group concludes the list at No 15. that the decision was the OSCE’s alone. resolution to declare the Holodomor a (Ukrinform) rules for Ukrainians to obtain visas to The International Herald Tribune report- genocide against the Ukrainian nation; Schengen countries, but the final ed from Vienna on November 27 that Ukraine’s most influential women 11.9 percent hesitate to support the approval will be made by the European Russia raised few obstacles to monitors move; and 2.9 percent say they have Parliament. Romania and Bulgaria, from the OSCE’s Parliamentary KYIV – Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of whose citizens need visas to enter heard nothing about the Holodomor. The the eponymous bloc, Raisa Bohatyriova, Assembly in a move that “annoyed diplo- poll was conducted on November 2-7. Ukraine, threatened to block the ratifica- mats in Vienna. They said Russia was leader of the parliamentary majority of tion of the agreement. Ukrainian Foreign (Ukrinform) the Verkhovna Rada of the fifth convoca- trying to play off one part of the organi- Affairs Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said zation against the other so as to weaken Ukraine mourns coal miners tion, and First Lady of Ukraine Kateryna on November 18 that Ukraine will cancel Yushchenko are named as the most influ- particularly the strong election-monitor- visa requirements for Romanians and ential women of Ukraine in accordance ing program of the [ODIHR].” The DONETSK – Ukraine’s Donetsk Bulgarians only when the EU ratifies and with a survey carried out by the Fokus Moscow Times reported on November 27 region on November 20 held funerals for implements its simplified visa agreement magazine. The names of the 100 most that several Russian political analysts 28 of the 100 miners killed in the with Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) November 18 gas blast at Zasiadko coal influential women of Ukraine for 2007 said on November 26 that “Putin’s mine, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service were disclosed by Editor-In-Chief Former KGB chief Kryuchkov dies remarks demonstrated that a more reported. More funerals were held over Mykhailo Hladkyi. Other top women aggressive policy toward the West was a the next several days for the victims of include: Deputy Editor-In-Chief of the MOSCOW – Vladimir Kryuchkov, a central part of Unified Russia’s campaign the worst-ever tragedy in the Ukrainian Zerkalo Nedeli newspaper Yulia Mostova, veteran KGB foreign intelligence chief who policy.” The paper quoted Fyodor coal-mining industry. The Ukrainian Party of the Regions representative Anna headed the KGB in 1988-1991, died at age Lukyanov, chief editor of the quarterly government has offered the families of Herman, State Property Fund Chairman 83 in Moscow on November 23 after a long journal Russia in Global Affairs, as say- the dead miners $20,000 (U.S.) each in Valentyna Semeniuk, Kyiv Regional illness, Russian and international media ing that “talking about foreign powers compensation, and children of the vic- Administration Chair Vira Ulianchenko, reported. He is best-known abroad for his scheming against Russia is still a fruitful tims will receive their fathers’ monthly National Deputy Inna Bohoslovska, role in the ill-fated August 1991 coup campaign strategy, but it harms Russian wages until they reach adulthood. Deputy Head of the Presidential attempt against Soviet President Mikhail foreign policy” by making Moscow President Viktor Yushchenko, who Secretariat Maryna Stavniychuk and Gorbachev, which cost the hawkish Mr. appear bellicose in Western eyes. ordered an investigation into the causes Ukrainian celebrity/singer Sofia Rotaru. Kryuchkov his job. (RFE/RL Newsline) (RFE/RL Newsline) of the blast and vowed to punish those According to Mr. Hladkyi, the top-100 responsible, has also stated that coal ranking comprises a large number of new mining remains a key industry for people, especially from the show business Ukraine. Ukrainian coal resources are sector. The first such ranking was pub- estimated at 175 billion tons, and offer lished by Fokus in October 2006. “energy security for many generations of (Ukrinform) Ukrainians,” Mr. Yushchenko said. (RFE/RL Newsline) Proposed U.N. resolution on Chornobyl More Ukrainian schools for Crimea WASHINGTON – Ukraine is a co- author of the General Assembly resolu- KYIV – President Viktor Yshchenko on tion on strengthening coordination of November 20 signed an order to commis- humanitarian and disaster relief assis- sion the government and Crimean leaders tance provided by the United Nations, to increase Ukrainian schools in Crimea. strengthening of international coopera- The governments should apply efforts to tion and coordination of efforts to study, finance and construct Ukrainian schools in mitigate and minimize the consequences Yalta, Alushta and Sevastopol, as well as of the Chornobyl disaster. The document build a university in Sevastopol. Ukraine was proposed by Ukraine, Russia and should also reconstruct the Crimean Belarus and other countries to the 62nd National Music Theater. Earlier, Mr. session of the General Assembly, report- Yushchenko urged the public not to specu- ed Ukrinform’s Washington-based corre- late on the language issue and said that to spondent on November 16. The draft res- live in Ukraine and speak no Ukrainian is olution proposes to proclaim the third a shame. According to data of the decade after the Chornobyl disaster Education and Science Ministry, there are (2006-2016) as the “Decade of Recovery five Ukrainian schools in Crimea as com- and Sustainable Development of the pared to 600 Russian schools. Affected Regions,” which is to be (Ukrinform) focused on achieving the goal of a return Last year of draft: 2009 to normal life for the affected communi- ties as far as is possible within this time- KYIV – The year 2009 will be the last frame. (Ukrinform) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48

process.” Democratic Forces... “The shame and scandal surrounding Pianist Rudnytsky to perform in Ukraine (Continued from page 7) the formation of the democratic coaltion, YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Concert played a recital and conducted a master as well as difficulty within the bloc, is agreement would be signed within two pianist Roman Rudnytsky will be in class at Limestone College in Gaffney, days, a promise that he fulfilled. completely on the conscience of Baloha Ukraine on December 11-15 to perform as South Carolina, and, in early October, he After the embarrassing episode, OU- and his team,” Mr. Tarasyuk said. soloist with the S. Prokofiev fulfilled his third tour of Alaska with PSD National Deputy Borys Tarasyuk In an effort to add support for the coali- Philharmonic Orchestra of Donetsk on recitals in the towns of Haines, Petersburg called for Mr. Baloha to resign his post as tion, Ms. Tymoshenko extended a public December 14. He will perform the Chopin and Wrangell. Secretariat chair. invitation for the Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, in On October 24 he played a lunchtime “Someone should answer for the elec- to join the newly formed coalition. what will be Mr. Rudnytsky’s second recital in at the University of Waterloo in tion campaign’s failure, as well as the In response, Lytvyn Bloc National appearance as soloist with this orchestra. Ontario. In early November, he played scandals surrounding coalition forma- Deputy Oleh Zarubinskyi said the coalition He last performed with the Donetsk four recitals in Britain – in Sussex, the tion,” the former foreign affairs minister is fragile as it is, “consisting of 12 political Philharmonic in March 2006, being Midlands and Scotland (Glasgow and told journalists. “Baloha did everything to parties that range from nationalists to soloist in the Saint-Saens Concerto No.2 Inverness). On November 22 he played a complicate the coalition-forming socialists.” in G minor, op. 22. lunchtime recital at the University of Mr. Rudnytsky has performed as soloist Guelph in Ontario. with several orchestras in Ukraine over From December 27 to January 8, 2008, the years, including the Lviv Philharmonic Mr. Rudnytsky will play five recitals Orchestra, the Orchestra of the National aboard P&O’s Aurora on a cruise from Opera in Kyiv, the Philharmonic Southampton to La Coruna (Spain), the Orchestra of Zaporizhia and the Chamber Portuguese island of Madeira, Tenerife in Orchestra of Rivne. the Canary Islands and Lisbon. The high- Mr. Rudnytsky, a Juilliard graduate light will be a spectacular fireworks show who has now performed in over 85 coun- for New Year’s Eve at Funchal, Madeira. tries of the world, has had a busy schedule Mr. Rudnytsky’s concert schedule for during 2007. In February and March he 2008 is already filling up fast. At the time performed recitals and conducted master of this writing, there are already invita- classes in Tunisia, Libya and Azerbaijan tions for concerts in western Canada under the auspices of the U.S. Embassies (Saskatchewan), Alaska, Britain, there. He has played in over 30 countries Colombia, Thailand, Mali in West Africa, through U.S. Embassies since 1984. Libya and Venezuela (these last three In April he played six recitals on a through the U.S. Embassies there). Canary Islands-Madeira cruise from Mr. Rudnytsky continues as a member Southampton of the P&O ship Oriana. He of the music faculty of the Dana School has done over 30 cruises for P&O as the of Music of Youngstown State University classical pianist on board. in Youngstown, Ohio, where he has been He toured for three months this past since 1972. He previously served as a summer to play a total of 28 concerts. member of the piano faculties of the These took place in the Islamic Sultanate Indiana University School of Music in of Brunei on the island of Borneo (Mr. Bloomington and the University of UNIAN Rudnytsky’s sixth visit there) New Cincinnati College-Conservatory. He was People’s Self-Defense leader Yurii Lutsenko presents Yulia Tymoshenko with flowers Zealand (10th tour there) and Australia awarded a Distinguished Professor after their parliamentary factions agreed to form the Democratic Forces Coalition. (15th tour there). Award from Youngstown State Seated is Viacheslav Kyrylenko of the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc. In late September Mr. Rudnytsky University in 1990. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 17 UACCNJ’s third annual volleyball tournament attracts 16 teams WHIPPANY, N.J. – The third annual –father and son Vlodko and Oleh Ukrainian American Cultural Center of Bykorez of Lys Team A. New Jersey (UACCNJ) Volleyball The overall team trophy was won for Tournament was held on October 13 at the third consecutive year by Lys Sports the Powerzone Volleyball Center in Academy. Denville, N.J., with 16 teams from New Trophies were sponsored by The Jersey, New York and Connecticut com- Ukrainian Weekly, Svoboda and the peting in three divisions: men’s open, Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal women’s and youth. Credit Union. The tournament was hosted by Lys A sports awards dinner was hosted at Sports Academy (formerly known as the the UACCNJ in Whippany, N.J., where Morris County Volleyball Club, or MCVC) the trophies were presented by Roma and the Whippany branch of the Ukrainian Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief of The American Youth Association (UAYA). Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda, and Four teams competed in the youth divi- Walter Kovbasniuk of Selfreliance. sion, with the final results being: first Sponsors of this event were: SUMA place, Yonkers UAYA Team A; second Federal Credit Union – Yonkers, N.Y., place, Chornomorska Sitch; third place, Selfreliance NJ Federal Credit Union – Passaic UAYA; and fourth place, Yonkers Clifton, N.J., Ukrainian American UAYATeam B. Cultural Center of New Jersey, Duda The winning team’s members were: Provisions, Lazirko Specialty Foods, Roman J. Kozicky, Michael Kozicky, Eyecare MD of New Jersey, Roman Kukil, Melania Tkach, Olesh Cardiovascular Consultants of New Tkach and Adrian Winiarsky, who was Jersey and Whippany UAYA. named most valuable player (MVP). The organizing committee for the In the women’s division, first place event consisted of: Andrew Hadzewycz, went to Lys SA Orange; second to Lys SA Roman Bulawski, Bohdan Porytko, Brown, third to Yonkers UAYA, and Walter Syzonenko, Orest Kucyna and fourth to Chornomorska Sitch. Joanne Myron Bytz. Scorekeeping and records Iwashkiw of Sitch was named MVP. were under the direction of Christina Bytz The most hotly contested division was and Katya Kucyna. the men’s open, in which Lys SA Team A The hospitality committee under the emerged as champion thanks to the direction of Linda Kleban included efforts of team members Roman Christine Syzonenko, Stephan Woch, Bulawski, Taras Borysyuk, Oleh Bykorez, Mark Hamulak, Markian Hadzewycz, Mr. Vlodko Bykorez, Roman Kosz and and Mrs. Bytz, and Ms. Hadzewycz, Volodymyr Oleksyn. along with UAYA Whippany mothers. Second and third places, respectively, Scorekeeping and records were under the went to Chornomorska Sitch and Hartford direction of Ms. Bytz and Katya Kucyna. UAYA Team C. Next in the standing Additional information and photos were: fourth, Yonkers UAYA Krylati; from the volleyball tournament and fifth, Lys SA Team B; sixth, Hartford awards ceremonies can be viewed on the UAYA Team A; and seventh, Hartford Lys Sports Academy website, www.soc- UAYATeam B. ceragency.net/lys. Bohdan Porytko The Most Valuable Player award for Preparations are already under way for A view of the men’s division action in Lys Sports Academy vs Chornomorska Sitch. the first time in the history of Ukrainian the fourth annual UACCNJ Volleyball diaspora volleyball went to co-MVPs Tournament to be held in October 2008.

Walter Kovbasniuk of Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union Champions in the youth division: Yonkers Krylati. presents the men’s champions trophy to Lys Sports Academy.

Second-place winners in the youth division: Chornomorska Sitch. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 No. 48 No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 19 COMMUNITY CHRONICLE: Whippany meets Brazil through dance WHIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainians of Traveling with 15 members of Barvinok Morris County, N.J., recently had an oppor- (whose manager is Rogerio Berbeki tunity to host a group of folk dancers from Figueiredo) were 16 members of the Santa Brazil: members of the Barvinok Ukrainian Monica troupe. All were hosted by local Folklore Ensemble and the Santa Monica Ukrainian American families with ties to Traditional Brazilian Center. Iskra, mostly Iskra dancers’ families. The Brazilians’ visit to the area was On the day off between their arrival and made possible by a unique cultural the day of their performance, many New exchange with the local Iskra Ukrainian Jersey hosts took their Brazilian visitors Dance Ensemble and Academy, whose sightseeing. One group, for example, trav- artistic director is Andrij Cybyk. A profes- eled to Liberty State Park in Jersey City, sional dancer, teacher and choreographer, located across from lower Manhattan, and Mr. Cybyk traveled to Curitiba, Brazil, in from there by ferry to Liberty Island to visit March-April at the invitation of Barvinok to the Statue of Liberty. teach two weekend dance workshops. To their surprise, two of the hosts hap- As a result of that project in Brazil, pened upon a fellow Ukrainian American, Barvinok, which was headed to the United Supervisory Park Ranger Eugene Kuziw of States for a fall tour, teamed up with Iskra to the National Park Service, who provided the present a full-scale folk dance program at group with an exclusive tour of the Statue the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of of Liberty and all related exhibits. Without Ukrainian and Brazilian dancers from Brazil at the conclusion of the performance. New Jersey, which is located in Whippany, Ranger Kuziw’s assistance, the Brazilian N.J. visitors would have been able to see only a

Andrij Cybyk, artistic director of Iskra, with his dancers and Rogerio Berbeki Brazil’s Barvinok troupe performs a harvest dance. Figueiredo, manager of Barvinok, acknowledge the audience’s applause. fraction of the exhibits and sites on Liberty The Santa Monica group presented such Island. (The moral of the story: It pays to numbers as a Brazilian Gaucho Dance Suite speak Ukrainian in public!) as well as a performance of Brazilian folk On September 29, the dance troupes music, providing folklore aficionados with a from New Jersey and Brazil performed colorful and distinctive experience. before a capacity crowd at the Ukrainian The event was a very successful fund- American Cultural Center of New Jersey. raiser for the UACCNJ. As a result of the Barvinok and Iskra’s several ensembles, full-house audience that came to watch the comprising dancers between the ages of 6 show, the Iskra dance ensemble was able to and 17, presented their Ukrainian folk donate $2,000 to the UACCNJ. dance repertoires, including each troupe’s Late that night, the Brazilian troupes left distinctive Hopak. The performance marked New Jersey for the next stop on their tour: Iskra’s first full concert at the UACCNJ; Middfest International, an annual cultural furthermore, the show attracted the largest event in Middletown, Ohio. From there the crowd at the new center since its gala grand dancers of Barvinok were off to several opening in November 2006. venues in Ukraine, including Zaporizhia.

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genocide,” she asserted. Ukrainians in U.K. ... Her message touched a crowd of (Continued from page 1) English Ukrainians who gathered on Duranty. Friday, November 23, to commemorate Duranty had admitted to a U.S. the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. Embassy official in Berlin that his dis- Huddled together in front of a bronze patches always reflected the official statue of St. Volodymyr the Great in opinion of the Soviet government and not London’s Holland Park, the group also his own, according to State Department demanded that the British government memos obtained by historian Leonard acknowledge that the Holodomor was an Leshuk. Yet, despite his lack of journal- act of genocide against the Ukrainian istic objectivity, Duranty won a Pulitzer people. Prize for his reporting on the Soviet “The Ukrainian community in the Union in 1932. Jones, on the other hand, U.K. have been campaigning for the was murdered in Inner Mongolia under recognition of the genocide for over 50 mysterious circumstances in 1935. The years and nobody’s been listening,” said young Welshman was killed one day social worker Myron Sozanskyj, who before his 35th birthday. organized the event. He cited a recent Dr. Colley, who is now 82, is con- letter by U.K. Parliament member Geoff vinced that her uncle was killed in part Hoon, who wrote, “the government does because of his investigations into the not judge that the evidence is sufficiently Great Famine. And she has devoted her unequivocal to persuade us that the retirement to making sure that he did not Famine should be categorized as geno- die in vain. “I feel that Britain and Wales cide as defined by the 1948 U.N. should accept that the Holodomor was a Convention on Genocide.”

Christina Maria Paschyn English Ukrainian diaspora members march through the streets of London to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor.

House of Commons member John doubt,” he said. “I believe that they [the Grogan, who attended the commemora- U.K. government] don’t want to antago- tive service, criticized the government’s nize relations with Russia following the Maryana Tuka, 17, and Solomia Boretska, 16, place candles in front of the statue position: “Obviously there’s an academic [Alexander] Litvinenko incident.” of St. Volodymyr the Great in London’s Holland Park. debate, it’s not just the British govern- Nevertheless, Mr. Grogan said he ment – the scholars have argued fiercely would sponsor a new motion to recog- over this – but I do think it meets the cri- nize the Holodomor as genocide next teria that the United Nations have set year. down, and I hope we will recognize this.” Dr. Colley hopes the British govern- Scholars have questioned whether the ment will finally relent. She showed her Holodomor was a deliberate attempt to commitment to the cause by marching destroy the Ukrainian nation since it alongside the English Ukrainian diaspora occurred during a larger famine that affected other territories of the Soviet members, as they processed on the streets Union. However, recently declassified of central London holding candles, ban- Soviet archives show that the Kremlin ners and Ukrainian flags. It also was Dr. did target Ukraine specifically, as only Colley’s way of ensuring that at least one regions outside of it were allowed access victim of the Holodomor was honored to humanitarian aid. that day: her uncle. Several international parliaments have “To my grandparents it [Jones’ mur- recognized the Famine as genocide, as der] was a great tragedy, she said. “My did the Commission on the Ukraine grandmother kept all his papers, his arti- Famine established by the U.S. Congress. cles, his diaries ... in order that something Steve Komarnyckyj, who runs the one day was done about this.” HEY! Holodomor recognition campaign web- site, www.holodomor.org.uk, denied the Christina Maria Paschyn is a gradu- GET YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION! debate was even an issue. ate of the Medill School of Journalism at “We can show that Stalin and Northwestern University. She currently To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, Kaganovich wanted to strike a blow at the works for Time magazine in London. Her clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, Ukrainian nation ... it is clear that it is email address is christina.paschyn 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. genocide. That is beyond all reasonable @gmail.com.

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It is critical to ensure that this tragedy is never forgotten. This is an important lesson Statements on the Famine-Genocide because the Soviet Union proved during this period that food can be a weapon. By intro- (Continued from page 5) ducing unrealistically high quotas on grain and other agricultural products, which were I believe it is our moral responsibility to recognize the Ukrainian American community’s strictly enforced by Red Army troops, the Soviet government deliberately starved 7 million work and continue to inform the whole world of the crime against the Ukrainian people and to 10 million Ukrainians. The harvest of 1932 was only 12 percent below 1926-1930 aver- humanity committed by the Stalinist totalitarian regime. We cannot let any similar tragedy age, but millions of Ukrainians died a slow, agonizing death of hunger. be repeated ever again. Together, we need to continue to fight totalitarianism and the This effort was systematic and premeditated. Having sealed the borders of Ukraine to oppression until every corner of this planet is free and democracy reigns supreme. We prevent any outward migration or outside relief efforts, the Soviet Union proceeded to con- honor the memory of the innocent victims and the brave fighters for Ukraine’s independ- fiscate grain and summarily execute anyone found taking even a handful of grain that was ence today, and we will remember them always. considered “social property.” The result was devastating, and exactly what the Soviet gov- ernment intended. Materials now being found in KGB archives have shown the pre-medi- tated, political nature of the Famine. The United States and its people must stand with those living under oppressive and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) tyrannical regimes as they struggle for their freedom. Part of this struggle is to remember the brutal acts of these regimes and their victims. Preventing the recurrence of crimes Text of remarks delivered by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) on November 14 in the against humanity such as the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide begins with remembering the House of Representatives. tragedies of the past. I urge all of my colleagues to join the Ukrainian American community today in remem- Madam Speaker, I rise today to record painful events in Ukraine’s past. Throughout bering the victims of this tragedy and renewing our commitment to ensure that it is never Ukraine’s more than millennium-long history, it has often been attacked and occupied due repeated. to its geo-political location, fertile lands and rich natural resources. Because the Ukrainian nation continuously fought to ward off the enemies and preserve its freedom, many occupy- ing powers resorted to oppression in order to maintain their control of Ukraine. It is widely held that one of the most brutal policies designed to subjugate Ukraine was carried out by the Stalinist regime of the former Soviet Union. History records that, in order to suppress the numerous rebellions of the Ukrainian peas- antry to the collectivization and Russification policies aggressively implemented by the Communists, Stalin set out to destroy the entire nation. His government imposed draconian grain quotas and enforced their fulfillment with brutality seldom seen in history. Secret police and specially created brigades were instructed to confiscate everything down to the last grain. They also confiscated money and any valuables in order to deprive people of any means for survival. Severe and swift punishments – often death – were delivered for any attempt to steal even a minuscule amount of grain or other foodstuffs. The Royal Consulate of Italy reported in 1933: “through barbaric requisitions … the Moscow government has effectively engineered not so much a scarcity … but rather a complete absence of every means of subsistence throughout the Ukrainian countryside.” Stalin also sealed off the Ukrainian border to prevent migration. In 1932 a directive was issued to arrest anyone who tried to leave Ukraine without proper documentation. According to Russian scholar Ivnitsky, 219,460 individuals were arrested per this directive and 186,588 of them were sent back to their villages to die. Eyewitness accounts provide vivid and gruesome details. Here is what one witness described to the House Select Committee on Communist Aggression in 1954: “The farmers with faces and legs swollen from the hunger of the Famine were invading the town and were dying in masses in the streets. The administration of the town was unable to bury the dead farmers in time, and there was a repulsive odor in the air during all this time. The police, or rather militia patrols, driving along the streets, collected the corpses. They also took those completely exhausted by starvation who arrived in town to ask for ‘a little bit of bread,’ put them on the mound of corpses saying, ‘you’ll get there, don’t worry.’ I saw this all myself, and quite often.’’ It is hard and painful to comprehend that these actions were not known to the world, in part because of the denial of the Famine-Genocide by Soviet authorities and refusal of offers of international aid. The tragic events of 1932-1933 in Ukraine remained hidden for many decades. The world is still largely unaware of the cruelty with which the totalitarian Stalinist regime killed 7 million to 10 million innocent people in an effort to break a people who strove for freedom and independence. The Ukrainian American community has done much to change this situation. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, we remind the world of the horrors that the Ukrainian nation survived and honor the memory of the innocent vic- tims of the inhumane policies of the Stalinist regime. Remembering the events of the past helps to ensure that this type of tragedy does not recur anywhere in the world.

Rep. Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

Text of remarks delivered by Rep. Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.) on November 15 in the House of Representatives. Madam Speaker, I rise to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the worst crimes commit- ted against our common humanity, and to remember the victims of the man-made Famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932-1933. During the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, 7 million to 10 million Ukrainians were deliberately and systematically starved to death. We are familiar with the terrible suffering caused by famines that are the result of natural forces. But this period is all the more tragic because it resulted from criminal acts and deliberate, criminal decisions by political offi- cials. Yet it is also one of the least known of human tragedies. Despite efforts by the Soviet government at the time and afterward to hide the planned and systematic nature of this Famine-Genocide, the Ukrainian diaspora has struggled to preserve its memory. I am proud that Congress has supported these efforts. Last year, Congress approved leg- islation to authorize the government of Ukraine to donate a memorial in the District of Columbia honoring the victims of the Famine-Genocide. Today, the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian American community and the Department of Interior are working to identify a site for this memorial where all Americans can come to remember the victims of these acts and to contemplate their meaning and consequences. This memorial is very important to the 1.5 million Ukrainian Americans throughout the United States, and indeed to all humanity. It will not only honor their memory but serve as a tangible reminder to all of us that we must work together to prevent such tragedies in the future.

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and acceptable for the population, as well Two colored... as some representatives of the opposition, Ukrainians of Houston... Russia accuses... (Continued from page 2) to call for the president’s resignation, [the (Continued from page 10) (Continued from page 3) opposition’s] assumption of power, ‘sav- great desire to see things done right away, priests and encouraged everyone to pray Russian and the Ukrainian people,” Mr. ing the people’ and so on,” Mr. and only his way.” and support vocations to the priesthood. Korovin said. Kvashilava said. “The majority of protest- He added that while Ukraine’s “soft” Helen Filenko was invited to the podi- Last month, three members of the ers applauded these slogans – and this leadership may have contributed to the um and spoke briefly about her assign- Eurasian Union of Youth vandalized a gov- indicates that democracy, as the only way lack of reforms there, Georgia’s “strong- ment to write the church history for the ernment plaque dedicated to the Ukrainian of life, in Georgia has not been estab- handed” leadership has presented the 50th anniversary commemorative book. Constitution atop Mount Haverlia, lished as firmly as in Ukraine.” problem of trying to make too much She relayed her thanks to all who con- Ukraine’s highest peak, in the Carpathian Ukraine’s regional and linguistic diver- progress too quickly. tributed historical records to assist her in Mountains, the Security Service of Ukraine sity has also served as a basis for less rad- Georgia’s and Ukraine’s significantly the process and stressed the importance of reported. ical shifts in foreign policy. While in divergent social, economic and cultural maintaining archives. “I would want to advise our Russian Georgia most political forces – and cer- landscapes have also played a crucial role The entertainment portion of the pro- colleagues, as friendly advice, to read his- tainly the one in power – are openly pro- in the way that the two countries have gram began with a beautiful poem in tory books,” Mr. Deschytsia said in Western and have expressed the desire to come to govern themselves. Ukrainian, by Julia Krutikov, about the response to the Moscow attacks. distance Georgia from Russia’s influence, Ukraine’s regional diversity, the split Blessed Mother, Pokrova. The attendees “Smashing displays is not an approach. An Ukrainian politicians have been more between the Russian-speaking east and enjoyed a wonderful choir performance approach is reading about history and restrained and cautious. the Ukrainian-speaking west, is key to under the direction of Anthony Potoczniak drawing conclusions.” understanding its political culture. This “The checks and balances that exist in and members Olia Palmer, Bill Palmer, difference was well-reflected in the initial Ukraine, because of various divisions Ulyana Pintchouk, Lydia Tkachenko, mandate the two leaders received – Mr. within the country, meant the Ukrainian Natalia Hrynyshyn and Pavlo Sodomora. Yushchenko came to power with approxi- government, while it was always very The icing to the performance was a solo by mately 52 percent of the vote, winning a keen on a close relationship with NATO, Mr. Sodomora on guitar, singing an ancient Embassy ... slim 8-percentage-point majority over his was never able to go flat out and seek Kozak song about Pokrova, the Protectress. (Continued from page 1) eastern-backed rival, Mr. Yanukovych. NATO membership, or the initial The banquet room was brought to a Secretary of the District of Columbia Mr. Saakashvili, by contrast, won an Membership Action Plan,” Mr. Redman hush when violinist Volodymyr Dr. Stephanie Scott also addressed the overwhelming victory, with 96 percent of of the Economist Intelligence Unit Kotsiouruba performed two of his favorite gathering as the representative of the vote. explained. “Whereas Mr. Saakashvili has classical pieces. His brilliant performance Washington’s Mayor Marion Fenty. Some consider the Ukrainian east-west had a very free hand in Georgia, and was was very moving and brought many to At the conclusion of the brief pro- divide to the be a source of internal weak- able to do that. So he was more out-and- their feet at the conclusion. gram, the participants were asked to ness. But others, such as Georgian politi- out pro-Western, pro-NATO, than the The Zhuravli Ukrainian dancers of place their candles in the shape of a cal commentator Bakur Kvashilava, argue Ukrainians ever managed.” Houston entertained the crowd with sever- cross as a memorial to the victims of the that it holds the benefit of laying the But that approach has come back to al dances from the Poltava region. Holodomor in one of the Embassy’s groundwork for the establishment of bite Georgia in another sense, as it served Performing the dances were Juliana entranceways. democratic principles and procedures. to strain further its already deteriorating Noukas, Constantine Noukas, Olia Seniw, The Embassy candlelight vigil con- “Such regional disagreements compli- relationship with Russia and has fueled Nina Seniw, Kostya Lytvynchuk, Serhey cluded the day’s Holodomor commemo- cate governance of a country, of course,” aggressive rhetoric by Russian politicians Havchak, Maria Bobrovnyk and Michael ration activities in Washington, which Mr. Kvashilava said. “But long-term, as who can’t afford to show the same hostili- Uschak; Olia Dovzhuk presented the tradi- began in the morning at St. Andrew history and other examples teach us, if ty to Ukraine, lest they risk alienating tional bread in the opening dance. Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral with a two opposing sides can agree on one fun- Russian-speaking Ukrainians. The highlight of the banquet was the memorial service concelebrated by the damental issue – that Ukraine must be Georgia and Ukraine still have much presentation by Vasyl Dijak, a masterfully pastors of the Washington area’s integral and undivided, for instance – work to do to fulfill the many promises organized slide show presentation, choreo- Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic then chances are they will also agree on a made during the Rose and Orange revolu- graphed to music that showed the history churches. second fundamental issue, that the only tions. The initial euphoria has long since of the church, from its beginnings to the The evening commemoration at the correct path for coming to power is the subsided and, as Mr. Redman put it, it has present. Embassy of Ukraine also had a brief democratic one – elections, referendums.” become clear that the two countries’ Banquet attendees were each given a religious memorial service conducted by There has been a clear effort to solve prospects are far from immune to unex- souvenir laminated bookmark with a pic- the Rev. Nestor Ivasiw, pastor of the all political crises – no matter how acute pected twists. ture of the Pokrova icon on the front and a Ukrainian Catholic Shrine of the Holy – through negotiation and accommoda- “Georgia is more of an open canvas, prayer on the back, commemorating the Family. tion in post-Orange Revolution Ukraine. where a leader can do more – but can also day of the celebration. These mementos Among the close to 100 people For Mr. Kvashilava, this indicates that drag things in a fairly disastrous direc- were fashioned by Irene Kuchta. attending were the former U.S. democratic procedures are finally taking tion,” Mr. Redman said. “Whereas any At the close of the banquet, Father Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst and root in the country’s political culture, cre- Ukrainian leader is still rather hampered, Dovzhuk thanked everyone for their atten- Ukrainian American Coordinating ating a telling contrast with Georgia. and that limits the capacity for doing dance and support, and reminded everyone Council President Ihor Gawdiak. “In Georgia, as the recent events damage – but it also limits the capacity to that the commemorative book would be demonstrated, it was absolutely legitimate make positive change.” available in the near future. Cleveland walkathon... (Continued from page 11) two young missionaries, Andrea Komichak and Michael Nakonachny, who were part of last summer’s delegation that worked with severely disabled children in orphanages at Znamianka (Kirovohrad Oblast) and Puhachiv (Zhytomyr Oblast). The young missionaries showed a brief but deeply moving film of their experience by their colleague David Kennedy. Following their presentation, Alexander Kuzma, a member of CCRDF’s board of directors thanked the parishioners of St. Vladimir’s and the walkathon organizers for their devotion to the cause of Chornobyl’s children. He also shared some of his experiences working in Ukraine in 2005-2006 and the impact of medical aid programs and new technology funded by the Ukrainian American com- munity. To make a tax-deductible contribution to support the Volodymyrets Central Regional Hospital or other programs fund- ed by CCRDF, supporters may send their checks to CCRDF at 60-C N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981 or call 860- 463-1986. Supporters are also urged to visit the CCRDF website at www.chil- drenofchornobyl.org. To learn more about the Tremont Walk, or to sign up for next year’s charity Walkathon, visit the official website at tremontwalkforchornobyl.org. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

December 6 Lecture by Keith Darden, “Mass Schooling and International Trade Center, Toronto and the Formation of Enduring Loyalties: 202-482-2109 or www.bisnis.doc.gov The Case of Ukraine,” University of Toronto, 416-946-8900 December 15 Annual “Yalynka” party, Ukrainian New York Engineers’ Society of America, Ukrainian December 7 Monthly social, The Washington Group, Institute of America, [email protected] Washington Leopold’s Café, 240-381-0993 or [email protected] December 15 Lecture by Dr. Volodymyr Mezentsev, New York “Archeological Excavations in Baturyn in December 7, 9, 16 Art exhibit, lecture and performance by 2007,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, New York Wira Wowk, “Solar Wheel,” Ukrainian 212-254-5130 National Women’s League of America art gallery, 212-260-4490 December 15 Christmas bazaar and St. Nicholas Bethesda, MD children’s program, Taras Shevchenko December 8 Christmas bazaar, Ukrainian Educational School of Ukrainian Studies, Westland Jenkintown, PA and Cultural Center, 215-663-1166 Middle School, 410-730-8108 or [email protected] December 8 Memorial program dedicated to Dr. New York Swiatoslaw Trofimenko, Shevchenko December 16 Christmas bazaar, sponsored by the Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 Toronto Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, University of Toronto, 416-763-4982 December 8 Christmas celebration fund-raiser, featur Whippany, NJ ing music by Papa Duke, Children of December 16 Christmas bazaar, St. Michael Ukrainian Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund, Baltimore, MD Catholic Church, 410-687-3465 or Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New 410-675-7557 Jersey, 973-376-1748 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to December 8-9 Christmas bazaar, Holy Trinity Ukrainian events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome Silver Spring, MD Catholic Church, 301-434-6075 submissions from all our readers; please send e-mail to mdubas@ukrweek- ly.com. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors and as December 9 St. Nicholas Christmas program, space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items will be printed a Hillside, NJ Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic maximum of two times each. Church, 908-289-0127 or 973-599-9381

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Sunday, December 2 Milanytch by December 3 at 973-376-1748 or [email protected]. NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Art and Sciences in New York will host a Saturday-Sunday, December 8-9 conference commemorating Oleh SILVER SPRING, Md.: Holy Trinity Kandyba-Olzhych as a poet, scholar and a Ukrainian Catholic Church, 16631 New political thinker. The lectures will be pre- Hampshire Ave., will hold its Ukrainian sented by: Anna Procyk, “Oleh Kandyba- Christmas Bazaar, featuring traditional Olzhych Against the Background of the foods to eat in or take out, as well as Ideological and Political Currents of the Ukrainian icons, music, books, embroi- Inter-War Period”; Lubomyr Wynar, “Scholarly Activities of Dr. Oleh dery, ceramics, jewelry, dolls and other Kandyba”; and Assya Humesky, “The gifts. Hours: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Literary Legacy of Oleh Olzhych.” The Sunday, 1-3 p.m. Tours of the church will conference will begin at 2 p.m. in the acad- be available. For information call 301-434- emy’s building, 206 W. 100th St. For more 6075. information call 212-222-1866. Sunday, December 9 Friday, December 7 - NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Academy of Sunday, December 16 Art and Sciences in New York invites all to NEW YORK: The Ukrainian National a lecture by Prof. Myroslav Skandrij of the Women’s League of America, Branch 64, University of Manitoba on the subject and the Ukrainian Art and Literary Club “The Jewish Voice in Ukrainian Culture: present “Solar Wheel,” a series of pro- The Problem of Establishing a Jewish- grams dedicated to the work and art of Ukrainian Identity.” The lecture will begin writer Wira Wowk from Brazil. The pro- at 2 p.m. at the academy, 206 W. 100th St. gram will feature an exhibit of Ms. For more information call 212-222-1866. Wowk’s paper cutouts, including originals on loan from the Archives of the Ukrainian NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Chorus Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. Dumka will give a Christmas concert at St. The series will begin on Friday, December Patrick’s Cathedral (Fifth Avenue and 53rd 7, at 7 pm, with lectures titled “An Street) at 2 p.m. The performance will Unusual Personality” by Our Life Editor include traditional Ukrainian Christmas Irena Chaban and “Wira Wowk’s Paper carols, an instrumental arrangement, as Cutouts” by Jaroslawa Gerulak. Composer well as well-known favorites, “O Holy Volodymyr Tkachenko will give a piano Night” and Handel’s “Hallelujah” with performance of his “Fantasies on Musical organ accompaniment. The concert will be Themes by Wira Wowk.” On Sunday, conducted by Vasyl Hrechynsky. December 11, at 2 pm, actress Larysa Admission is free. For more information, Kukrytska and journalist Lidia Babiuk will call 718-896-7624. read literary selections, illustrated by Saturday, December 15 Lavrentia Turkewicz through bandura and song. The series will conclude on Sunday, BETHESDA, Md.: The Taras Shevchenko December 16, with a program scheduled School of Ukrainian Studies will host a for 4 p.m. The exhibit will be open on “Sviatyi Mykolai” show and holiday Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m., at the bazaar. Students will present a play, UNWLA Art Gallery, 203 Second Ave., “Sviato Mykolaya,” at noon. Sviatyi fourth floor, New York, NY 10003. For Mykolai (St. Nicholas) himself will meet more information call 212-260-4490, log with each grade/age group. The Heavenly on to www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/ or Office will be open at 9:15-11:45 a.m.; one e-mail [email protected]. gift only per child. Gifts should be clearly labeled (child’s full name and grade/age); Saturday, December 8 $2 fee. The bazaar will take place at 9:30 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific a.m.-noon. Available for purchase: Society (NTSh) invites all to a memorial varenyky (25 for $14), home-baked goods program dedicated to Dr. Swiatoslaw (torte slices, makivnyky, medivnyky, fancy Trofimenko (1931-2007), internationally cookies, children’s sweets), plus items sold renowned chemist, specialist in organic, by various vendors. Location: Westland inorganic and coordination chemistry, a Middle School, 5511 Massachusetts Ave., full member, vice-president and learned Bethesda, MD 20816. For further informa- secretary of NTSh. The program will fea- tion log on to www.ukieschool.org, or con- ture talks by Dr. Orest Popovych and Dr. tact Lada Onyshkevych, Larissa Onyshkevych as well as a video- [email protected] or 410-730-8108. film by Vasyl Lopukh. It will take place at Sunday, December 16 the society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. WASHINGTON: The Shevchenko For additional information call 212-254- Scientific Society, District of Columbia 5130. Branch, and the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences group present a lecture WHIPPANY, NJ: The Children of (in Ukrainian) by Dr. Volodymyr Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund Mezentsev, research fellow, Canadian and the Ukrainian American Professionals Institute of Ukrainian Studies, and lecturer, and Businesspersons Association of New University of Toronto department of Slavic York and New Jersey invite you to join us languages and literatures, on “The Newest for a Christmas celebration at the Archaeological Discoveries at Baturyn” at Ukrainian American Cultural Center of 1:30 p.m. Venue: Ukrainian Catholic New Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson Road. National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Entertainment will be by Papa Duke, fea- Harewood Road NE, Washington DC turing violinist virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk, 20017. Admission is free; contributions are hailed as the next Paganini of the violin accepted. For further information call and master of diverse musical genres: clas- Andrew Sorokowski, 301-230-2149. sical, jazz and rock. Admission/contribu- Please note: this event was rescheduled tion: $100 per person. RSVP to Alexa from December 9.

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