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CHRIST IS BORN - ХРИСТОС РОДИВСЯ 'US?S^^?^ Ukraine sends ClS summit marked mixed signals by shift from center on ClS military to bilateral concerns ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan7KYYiv by Roman Woronowycz - On December 23-24, 1993, a summit Kyyiv Press Bureau of the presidents and officials of the 12- KYYiv — Ukraine is not currently member Commonwealth of independent contemplating any move into a military States took place in Ashgabat, but much union with the Commonwealth of of it was taken up by bilateral talks. independent States, a Defense Ministry Particularly significant were those official stated at a press briefing here on between Ukraine's President Leonid December 28. Kravchuk and Russian Federation And though this may be true, right President Boris Yeltsin and those now the government is sending a variety between Mr. Kravchuk and his of signals. Kazakhstani counterpart, Nursultan Deputy Defense Minister ivan Bizhan Nazarbayev. said Ukraine's intention is to remain sep– Following his return from Ashgabat, arate of the confederation but that "bilat– President Kravchuk said a summit on eral military and technical cooperation Ukraine's nuclear weapons was dis– with ClS countries is always high on our cussed in his meetings with Russian agenda." He called a military policy sep– President Boris Yeltsin, and was dealt arate of the ClS a cornerstone of with in recent correspondence with U.S. Ukraine's foreign policy. President Bill Clinton. A December 22 Washington Post Mr. Kravchuk expressed the hope that report had claimed that Ukraine's a trilateral treaty will be prepared, which defense minister, Gen. vitaliy Radetsky, would "address issues of compensation, "had called for his country to seek 'per– scientific and technical assistance, fsecu– manent ties' with the Russian-dominated rityj guarantees and ecological prob– ClS." lems." The president also said, "We Minister Bizhan explained that Gen. agreed that the treaty would not consti– Radetsky did not utter those words. He tute a resolution of a particular question, said, "Ukraine is exploring various pos– but would deal with a complex of sibilities, one of which includes becom– issues." ing a part of the ClS military contin– Mr. Zlenko confirmed that Mr. gent." Mr. Bizhan said Minister Kravchuk had received a letter from Mr. Radetsky had explained that two other Clinton addressing issues of disarma– issues were being examined: joint main– ment, economic cooperation and military tenance of military equipment and test– conversion, and that the letter also ing grounds, and the movement of arma– acknowledged "the need for trilateral ments through countries of the ClS. Christmas card by Halyna Lypa-Zakhariasevych published by The Ukrainian Museum, New York, 1989. (Continued on page 16) Presidential advisor Leonid Kozhara said he did not know what Minister Radetsky had in mind but that, "he may simply have been offering a personal opinion." ACCELS equals opportunity for Ukraine's students The Defense Ministry itself is offering by Rebecca Morrison charged with administering a series of known as the Benjamin Franklin varying versions of the directions being Special to The Ukrainian Weekly USlA-sponsored open competitions for Fellowship Program, the Muskie pursued by Ukraine as regards its mili– Ukrainians to study in the United States, Program is funded by the United States KYYiv - ACCELS (The American tary affairs. providing standard ETS testing through- information Agency (US1A) and Council for Collaboration in Education Mr. Bizhan in his briefing also said out the country and operating an designed to afford graduate study in the and Language Study) may not be the that Deputy Defense Minister ivan Advising Center on educational opportu– critical fields of business administration, Oliynyk was in Moscow December 28- best-known acronym in the United nities for Ukrainians abroad. economics, law and public administration 29, to further discuss ClS bilateral coop– States, but its sense is well-known in Open competitions are held for all to exceptional young people from the for– eration. Ukraine. educational levels, providing funding for mer Soviet Union. A Defense Ministry spokesperson An oasis of brightly lit rooms and high school, university and graduate stu– This marks the third academic year in who admitted to not hearing Mr. well-stocked libraries in an otherwise dents as well as grant opportunities for which ACCELS has participated in the Bizhan's briefing quite plainly disagreed. dreary Kyyiv State University, post-graduate research. The most Muskie Fellowship Program process in "A working committee went to Moscow ACCELS's Ukrainian headquarters are renowned of the open competitions is the Ukraine, in the past two years, some 50 to discuss military relations between well into their third academic year of Edmund Muskie Fellowship Program, young people from cities such as Kyyiv, Russia and Ukraine. However, they will activity in Ukraine. With branches in which ACCELS administers in coopera– Kharkiv and ivano-Frankivske were not be talking about Ukraine's relations Kyyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa and Lviv, tion with the international Research and awarded one– and two-year Muskie with the ClS." ACCELS Ukraine consists of seven full- Exchanges Board (1REX), the institute of Fellowships to such renowned American Until now the Ukrainian government time American staff members and 10 international Educational (HE) and the institutions as Boston University, Temple had shown no desire to move into any Ukrainians. Renaissance Foundation. Created by the University, the University of Chicago (Continued on page 13) Together, the offices of ACCELS are United Congress in 1991 and formerly (Continued on page 13) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 No. 1 Journalist's notebook in Ukraine by Maria Kolomayets Socialist Party announces platform abroad. (Embassy of Ukraine) Kyyiv Press Bureau KYYiv - Ukrainian Television EC gives aid to former republics, Ukraine reported on the pre-election platform of the Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU), which BRUSSELS - The European boasts 30,000 members and 120,000 active Community granted 19 million European Ukraine is its people supporters operating in 25 regional, 58 city currency units (S21.66 million U.S.) in humanitarian aid to refugees, the poor Following the news from Ukraine S225,000 when granted by the govern– and 244 district committees, on December 18. SPU leader Oleksander Moroz stated and the sick in the countries of the former these days is not a joyous endeavor. Few ment, but with inflation eating this money Soviet Union on December 13. here feel like celebrating the holidays up before it was put to work, the director that the party, which is in opposition to the current power in Ukraine, supports the Humanitarian agencies distributing the when they cannot afford to put a had about S25,000 to 50,000 to work aid include Medecins Sans Frontieres and Christmas bird on the table (S10 for a with), Mr. Shmotolokha created a National establishment of independent Ukraine but proposes restoring broken relations with the United Nations High Commissioner plump turkey at the market, at a time Cinemateque of Ukraine, which in turn for Refugees. The aid will be distributed when the minimum wage is S4 a month). delivered a small miracle, a real gift to the Russia and integrating Ukraine in the Commonwealth of independent States, in as follows: Russia and Ukraine received 4 Most parents worry what they will put Ukrainian people who are only now learn– million Ecus (S4.56 million), S460,000 of under the tree for their kids on New ing their history. addition, the party stands for granting all power to local councils, a move that favors which is allocated to Ukraine; Armenia, Year's Day. instead of wandering the Besides the fact that the films delve Azerbaijan and Georgia each received 3 city to observe brightly lit streets and into history beginning with the Trypillian the Socialists as they are one of the largest and best organized parties. The SPU also million Ecus (S3.42 million); Kyrgyzstan colorful Christmas decorations, people culture, and explore the princely era, the — 3.1 million Ecus (S3.53 million); and hurry home to warm themselves next to days of Kozak glory, as well as the failed favors a six-month moratorium on privati– zation and a review of the legality of prop– Tadjikistan - 2.9 million Ecus (S3.30 their space heaters and kitchen stoves. attempts at statehood in the 20th century, million). (Reuters) in the midst of an energy crisis, most they show the viewer a history that was erty and enterprises so far privatized. of the streets in the capital city, Kyyiv, often distorted, frequently misconstrued While an appeal to the "working people of Kyyiv to levy tax on foreigners are dark. A tree stands in independence and regularly erased becoming "blank Ukraine" was adopted in which the SPU Square to remind the people of the spots in history." declared its intention to cooperate with the KYYiv - The city of Kyyiv will levy a approaching holidays, but there is little Geared for high-school-age children, Communist and Peasant parties, the SPU tax on non-residents of Ukraine in order to cheer in this nation which has encoun– these films offer — perhaps for the first also said it will oppose all parties and fight crime, the newspaper Holos Ukrainy tered hard times in an independent state. time — a real picture of Ukraine's past, movements of the "nationalist and bureau– reported on December 8. visitors to Kyyiv But, as this is my last column from its problems and its joys, putting blame cratic elite," i.e. Rukh, the Republican are required to register their place of resi– Ukraine for at least a few months, 1 don't when and where it belongs, and praise Party, the Democratic Party and others. dence and pay a one-time tax of 6,000 kar– want to end it on a dismal, bleak or hope- where it is deserved. (RFEfllL Daily Report) bovantsi (about 20 cents); those failing to pay the tax could be forced to leave the city. less note. But even more impressive is the fact New Ukraine opens coordinating center І do believe that Ukraine is going to that 108 of these films were completed "This decision was adopted because of the extraordinary criminal situation in the city," survive this phase and will emerge a on a shoestring budget in less than a KYYiv - The New Ukraine umbrella, stronger, democratic state. Unfortunately, І year. With 50 cameramen, 70 directors Petro Starovoyt, a senior official in the which includes parties and movements of Kyyiv administration, told Holos Ukrainy. cannot look into a crystal ball and tell our and 100 consultants, Mr. Shmotolokha liberal and social democratic orientation, readers when that will be, for 1 know that it was able to produce a masterpiece that "Many visitors from the Commonwealth of has decided to create a coordinating center independent States come to Kyyiv with not is headed for more hard times in 1994. will do more for the self-image of each in Kyyiv, Ukrainian Television reported Nonetheless, 1 believe it will survive. and every Ukrainian who sees the films the best intentions," he added. The city of on December 16. volodymyr Hryniov, the Moscow recently imposed a similar tax, And, 1 will tell you why 1 think it will than all the USA1D money in the world. leader of New Ukraine, says the parties Hats off to Mr. Shmotolokha. becoming the first city in the former Soviet survive, it will survive because of such belonging to it can count on winning only Union to do so. At the time, Moscow's levy people as volodymyr Shmotolokha, Natalia Naberezhna is the Ukrainian 20 seats and cannot hope to form their own drew protests from all former Soviet Natalia Naberezhna and Maria ivanivna counterpart to America's Casey Kasem. parliamentary faction in the upcoming republics, including Ukraine. Last month, and many more like them. She runs the most popular radio station elections, Ukrainian Television reported the Lviv City Council introduced a resi– Who are they, you ask? They are just in Ukraine today, "RADlO ROCKS." on December 18. interfax reported on dence tax that applied to Russian visitors some of the people who live in Ukraine Her success is based on a simple formu– December 19 that under New Ukraine's only. (Reuters) and are committed to it and its future. la: give the people what they want to hear. draft election program, "the essence of They don't do what they do because they She combines top Western hits, with top - economic reforms is to remove the Parliament adopts media law want to cheat someone, or steal something, of– the– hour news and classic rock and destructive state monopoly on property roll, and it has become the most-listened to and economic power, lift restrictions on KYYiv - Ukraine's Parliament adopt– or emigrate to a land where they will never ed a law "On Television and Radio" on feel wanted. They want a better life not so show in the capital. By mid-1994, Ms. people's income, create conditions for free Naberezhna is hoping to expand this show enterprise and ensure private ownership of December 21 that provides for the estab– much for themselves, but for their children lishment of a National Council for and their children's children. throughout Ukraine. land and means of production." Founded Most of Kyyiv's residents wake up in 1991, New Ukraine includes the Party Television and Radio to oversee these volodymyr Shmotolokha is a film and go to sleep with "RADlO ROCKS," for the Democratic Rebirth of Ukraine, the media. The eight-member council will director who fought the state for two an idea developed by Ms. Naberezhna's Greens and the Party of Constitutional comprise four members appointed by years to get money for a series of 144 late husband, Sashko, who died suddenly Parliament and four members appointed by 15-minute educational documentary Democrats among its members. (RFE7RL before his show debuted in 1992. Daily Report) the president. Passed against the backdrop films called "Unknown Ukraine." in Maria ivanivna is my local market- of continuing complaints by democrats early December, some of those films place saleslady, who comes in from a Ukrainians no longer need invite to travel about political censorship, the law forbids were shown to a packed hall of ministers, small village outside of Kyyiv every censorship and state interference in televi– Parliament members, educators, journal– WASH1NGTON - The Consular sion and radio. (RFETRL Daily Report) morning, six days a week, to sell lettuce, Division of Ukraine's Embassy to the ists and others. green onions and the best homemade There are no words to describe the United States announced on November Political reasons cited in Crimean murders pickles in the world. 29 that Ukrainian citizens no longer need enthusiasm displayed at the premiere; the She comes in by 7 a.m., smiling at her KYYiv - lvan Yermakov, President applause was deafening. With a budget of an invitation from family or friends to 450 million karbovantsi (worth about (Continued on page 14) obtain foreign passports for private trips (Continued on page 15)

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ANALYS1S: Demographics of party support in Ukraine A brief guide

by Jaroslaw Martyniuk cratic parties leaned more toward a mar– supporters of Rukh (43 percent) and low– to major parties Media and Opinion Research ket economy than did supporters of the est among those who would vote for the Democratic parties of the cen– RFEfRL Research institute center-left parties. Nearly half of the Socialist Party (10 percent). ter right respondents who said they would vote for The political forces of the left, accord– 9 CONCLUSION Rukh: Originally the main Rukh and one-third of those who said ing to survey results, would appear to be democratic opposition movement, they supported the DPU were in favor of relatively weak. The combined number Economic preferences Rukh nearly split in early March a market economy. But less than one- of those who said they would vote for 1992 over the issue of support for A crucial issue facing the Ukrainian fourth of the supporters of the Party for either the Socialists or Communists was President Leonid Kravchuk. in an electorate today is the economy. Many the Democratic Rebirth of Ukraine, 11 percent. attempt to hold the movement Ukrainians have blamed the critical state which bills itself as a strong advocate of The key unanswered question is the together, three chairmen were elect– of the Ukrainian economy on the lack of economic reform, said their preference way the large group of the undecided ed in early 1992: Kravchuk allies free market reforms. Unlike in Russia, was for a free market. voters (37 percent) would have voted. ivan Drach and Mykhailo Horyn essential market reforms in Ukraine have Among supporters of the Green Party, Considering that, in terms of their demo- and Kravchuk foe vyachelsav barely started. Neither the conservative- there was a strong preference for a mixed graphic profiles, undecided respondents Chornovil. in the months that fol– dominated Parliament nor President economy (44 percent). Only 10 percent resembled those who indicated they lowed, Mr. Chornovil increasingly Leonid Kravchuk has shown any inclina– of respondents who said they would vote would vote for the Socialist Party, it is dominated Rukh. At the move– tion to implement genuine reforms. The for the SPU favored a market economy, possible that most of those undecided ment's fourth congress, in last advocate of free-market reform with– while nearly half preferred a planned will vote for either the Socialist or December 1992, he was elected in the government, Deputy Prime economic system. Communist parties, as happened in the leader by an overwhelming majori– Minister for Economic Reform viktor if the democratic parties were in con– Polish elections last month and in the ty. in February of this year Rukh, Pynzenyk, resigned on August ЗО.14 trol of the Ukrainian Parliament that will Lithuanian elections a year ago. in the was registered with the Ministry of Nearly all the democratic parties have be elected at the end of March 1994, the unlikely event that all the undecided Justice as a political party. platforms calling for some type of market issue of market reform might stand a bet– "would-be" voters ended up in the 9 All-Popular Movement of reform and privatization. Only the SPU's ter chance of being addressed. Socialist camp, the political forces of the Ukraine: Referred to as the "alter– program continues to demand state regu– Conversely, if the Socialists and their left would have the support of nearly half native Rukh," the all-Popular lation of the economy and to oppose pri– sympathizers continued to command a (48 percent) of the "would-be" voters, in Movement of Ukraine (vRU) is an vatization. Whether the democratic par- parliamentary majority, the future of such a case, the democratic forces would alliance of center -right parties and ties' calls for market reforms are genuine market reforms would be bleak. not have a clear mandate to govern or to organizations, it was founded in is difficult to say, because these parties Whatever the outcome, none of the major introduce economic reforms. 1992 and registered as a party in have often accompanied such calls with parties appears to have the mandate of Since the winter of 1992-1993, a num– February. At a high-level vRU contradictory statements advocating state the majority of its supporters to advance ber of left-wing and other regional parties meeting on October 23, Chairman regulation, price controls, social protec– radical market-oriented reforms. and organizations have appeared in the Larysa Skoryk, a former radical Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. national democrat and a strong sup- tion, government intervention and subsi– Conclusions dies - all of which have deep roots in Among them were the Labor Party of porter of President Kravchuk, Ukraine. Of the 55 percent of respondents who Ukraine, the Liberal Party and the recent– described the vRU as an indepen– The issue is further complicated by the said they would vote in an election if it ly registered Communist Party of dent mass movement open to all public's lack of understanding of a mar– were to be held this week, half indicated Ukraine. Except for the Communist Party democratic forces in Ukraine that ket economy and the lack of information they would vote for one of the democrat– of Ukraine, most of these parties and support the principles of nation- about what distinguishes such an econo– ic bloc parties of the center right or the movements were not widely known in building. The movement rejects any my from a planned one.15 center left. More than one-third of the May. Their importance and their support, form of government by council and in order to measure public support for respondents, however, were undecided however, are likely to grow during the opposes any type of federal govern– market-oriented reforms, respondents to and about one–tenth would vote for the months leading to the March 1994 parlia– ment that would allow greater the May survey were asked which eco– Socialist Party. mentary elections. regional autonomy. The CRU is a nomic system they would prefer Ukraine The respondents who would vote for member of the Congress of to have.16 The results of the survey show one of the democratic parties were more 13 Kievskiye vedomosti, November 5, National Democratic Forces that for Ukraine as a whole, preferences likely to be younger, more educated and 1993. (KNDS). 9 can be broken down fairly evenly into have stronger religious beliefs than 14 Ukrainian Radio, August 31, 1993. Democratic Party of Ukraine: four categories: those favoring a market respondents who would vote for the 15 While monitoring interviews in Ukraine The moderately reformist economy (22 percent), those who would Socialist Party. Among supporters of the during the May 1993 survey, the author Democratic Party of Ukraine (DPU) prefer a mixed economy (27 percent), Socialist Party, there was a greater num– observed that respondents' unfamiliarity with supports President Kravchuk. A those who were in favor of a planned ber of elderly, unskilled workers and even basic Western economic terminology long-time member of Rukh, the economy (26 percent), and those who did atheists, a demographic profile that often made it difficult for them to distinguish DPU left the movement after the not know (25 percent). resembled the profile of the undecided between a market and a planned economy. takeover of the organization by Mr. Among respondents who said they voters, those tended to be even older (65 For example, several respondents who had Chornovil. At its December 1992 would vote for one of the major parties, and over), live in eastern Ukraine and shown pro-market sympathies named "the congress, the charismatic preferences differed widely. Figure 2 possess an incomplete secondary educa– planned economy" as the system they pre– volodymyr Yavorivsky replaced suggests that supporters of the democrat– tion. ferred, mainly because they could not imagine Yuriy Badzio as chairman. ic parties are more likely to be in favor of Supporters of the democratic center a business enterprise that did not engage in Concerned with the growing a market economy than are supporters of right parties were more favorably predis– planning. strength of its rivals, Rukh and the the SPU or those respondents who have posed toward a market economy than 16 The respondents were asked, "Which of Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU), not yet made up their minds. either the supporters of the democratic the following do you favor for our country: a the congress voted to merge with However, among supporters of the center left or the left-wing Socialist^ market economy, a mixed economy (with ele– the Ukrainian Republican Party democratic parties, preferences varied: Communist parties. Preferences for a ments of market and planned economies), a (URP), although the merger has not those who backed the center-right demo– market economy were highest among planned economy, or do not know?" yet taken place. The DPU's popu– larity has been attributed to its appealing name and to the high vis– ibility of its current chairman and Table 2 other prominent members. m Support for Major Political Parties in Ukraine, Breakdown by Region, May 1993 Ukrainian Republican Party: A leading radical national democratic (Percentage of those who said they would vote if elections were held the same week) party, the URP was an offshoot of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, in І PARTY UKRAINE KYYIV WESTERN CENTRAL EASTERN SOUTHERN mid-1992, the URP switched to a UKRAINE UKRAINE UKRAINE UKRAINE more centrist, pro-Kravchuk stance, electing Mr. Horyn as chairman. A Democratic Party 16 18 24 13 9 21 faction led by Stepan Khmara sub– Socialist Party 9 5 5 10 12 11 sequently left the URP to form the Rukh 7 7 15 7 4 4 Ukrainian Conservative Republican Peasant Democratic Party 6 8 8 7 1 6 Party, in August 1992 the URP, together with the DPU, founded the Party for Democratic Rebirth 6 9 7 6 7 4 KNDS (Congress of National Green Party 5 9 6 3 6 7 Democratic Forces), it is now Republican Party 4 2 4 6 2 5 preparing to merge with the DPU. 9 Social Democratic Party 3 2 1 2 6 3 Ukrainian Peasant Democratic Party: The leading rural organization Other 7 8 2 6 9 5 of the center right, the Ukrainian Undecided 37 32 28 40 44 34 Peasant Democratic Party (UPDP) was a long-time member of Rukh Note: The sample size for the whole of Ukraine was 1,070; Kyyiv, 45; western Ukraine, 223; central Ukraine, 398; eastern І and supporter of Mr. Chornovil. it Ukraine, 204; and southern Ukraine, 200. (Continued on page 12) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 No. 1 Ukraine's Ministry of Health UkraineAid appeals to diaspora byT. St. George economic collapse in the country. The points to state of emergency lack of medicine extends not only to the GERMANTOWN, Md. - Yarema more sophisticated medicines but to the SHORT H1LLS, N.J. —- in a recent in the Midwest, the insulin drivie is Harabatch of Ukraine Aid inc. is making most rudimentary, over-the-counter fax message sent to the Children of being coordinated by the Cincinnati– an appeal to Ukrainians in the diaspora and drugs. "What we in America take for Chornobyl Relief Fund, the Ukrainian Kharkiv Sister Cities Project. On the to anyone else willing to help to support granted," Mr. Harabatch noted, "things Ministry of Health announced that sup- West Coast, vital assistance has been the purchase and delivery of medicines so basic as cotton balls, bandaids and plies of insulin throughout Ukraine are at provided by organizers Andrea Carroll and medical equipment to Ukraine. bandages, not to mention syringes, are a critically low level, resulting in a and Moya Kennedy of Santa Rosa, UkraineAid inc. is a publicly support– 'precious' commodities now in Ukraine." national "state of emergency ." Calif., who have developed a successful ed tax-deductible corporation that uses in the face of this catastrophic, over- in a direct appeal to Dr. Zenon children's diabetes project in Cherkasy. the services of the Bavarian Red Cross of whelming situation, UkraineAid's philos– Matkiwsky, president of CCRF, Health All thfee regions are working coopera– Germany to facilitate delivery and distri– ophy borrows from that of Mother Teresa Minister Yuriy Spizhenko stated that as tively on this effort. bution of medicines and medical supplies of Calcutta: "We help one person at of November 24, there was only a 10 - 30 The health crisis in Ukraine has been to Ukraine, it monitors such donations on time," Mr. Harabatch emphasized, "one day supply of short-duration insulin further exacerbated by a severe energy a regular basis so that no irregularities ward, one hospital at a time. We have our available for the treatment of acute dia– shortage which has left several major occur, such as the resale of equipment on projects. We know exactly where our aid betes in children and adults. Dr. cities without electricity and heat for days the black market. is going, and we check back on a period– Spizhenko went on to state that the lack on end. Children suffering from immune At present, the board of UkraineAid ic basis to see that our help stays on of hard currency in Ukraine made it deficiencies as a result of radiation expo- inc. comprises Mr. Harabatch, president, track. The job is enormous, but we must impossible to procure an advance ship– sure following the Chornobyl accident are Natalka Gawdiak, vice-president, and start somewhere, and we must keep ment, and only Western relief organiza– particularly vulnerable to infections, voting members Zoya Hayuk and Orest going forward, no matter what." tions could stave off a medical disaster. influenza and resistant viruses, in Deychakiwsky. All the members of the People of good will who would like to Since receiving Minister Spizhenko's November, CCRE shipped a large volume board are unpaid volunteers, and all help may send their tax– deductible dona– plea, CCRF has procured an emergency of penicillin and other high-grade antibi– donations to UkraineAid go toward the tions to: UkraineAid inc., 20515 Amethyst shipment of 37,000 vials of insulin, otics, such as claforan and augmentin, to purchase of medical aid to Ukraine, with Lane, Germantown, MD 20874; telephone, which are being donated by the Eli Lily Ukraine. Additional shipments are the only exceptions being administrative (301) 916-0978; fax, (301) 916-0979. Co. of indianapolis. Arrangements are planned for January, including cold medi– costs such as incorporation fees, printing Mr. Harabatch suggests that in order being made to ship the supplies through cines, antibiotics and powdered milk. and postage. As a publicly supported, to keep down the cost of postage fees for Project Hope to the Kyyiv institute of Concerned citizens who wish to sup- non-profit organization, under Maryland mailing solicitations, some donors might Endocrinology. port the drive to provide Ukraine with law UkraineAid inc. is required to dis– "keep us in mind when they pay their The donation by Eli Lily will not be insulin and other emergency medicine close its financial records to anyone upon monthly bills and send us a small check." enough, however, to meet Ukraine's are urged to make tax-deductible dona– request, it is not associated in any way "if someone can afford to give only needs this winter. CCRF has initiated a tions to the Children of Chornobyl Relief with UkraineAid of Philadelphia. very little, then he or she might consider fund-raising drive to obtain a large vol– Fund — Winter Emergency Drive, 272 At a recent meeting, Mr. Harabatch putting away a small amount on a regular ume of insulin before the end of January. Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ reported that the medical situation in basis and then sending in the cumulative it is continuing outreach to relief agen– 07078. To mobilize support campaigns at Ukraine has deteriorated drastically and amount every few months. This is money cies through the United Nations to locate the local level, organizers are encouraged become even more dire than it has been well spent because it goes where there is surplus insulin in warehouses in the U.S. to contact Ksenia Kyzyk or Alex Kuzma, in the last two years, it has reached a new a real need and it reaches the right desti– and Europe. (201)376-5140. and alarming low because of the general nation," he added.

Canada's ethnic communities fight image problem Public sentiment by Christopher Guly Toronto York-West Member of Parliament Sergio Marchi. Multiculturalism is now the portfolio of one of against diversity OTTAWA - While they're ready to hear from the eight secretariats of state not headed by Cabinet minis– by Christopher Guly federal government about the way it plans to handle ters, and is run by Montreal Mont-Royal MP Sheila their issues, Canada's multicultural community is strug– Finestone. OTTAWA - in keeping an eye on the federal gling to overcome its "song-and-dance" image, says Dr. Newly elected Montreal Laval-Ouest MP Michel Liberal government's commitment to multicultur– Dmytro Cipywnyk, president of the Canadian Dupuy is now the minister of Canadian heritage. alism, Canadian Ethnocultural Council president Ethnocultural Council (CEC). With this shell game of power transfers within the Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk might best avoid relying on "it's very difficult to fight that mythology," explained federal Cabinet, Dr. Cipywnyk hopes that such issues as public support. Dr. Cipywnyk, who also is the newly elected president heritage languages and race relations, which fall under A December 13 1993 Decima Research survey of the World Congress of Ukrainians. "Some people the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, will not be ham– reported that three out of every four Canadians reject think that multiculturalism is consuming billions of dol– pered without a full ministry to deal with them. the idea of cultural diversity and feel ethnic minori– lars of the federal budget, in fact it's very minimal. We "We're not sure what the national standards will be, ties should be integrated into mainstream society. are a very profitable sector." The Decima report, released in Toronto by the Dr. Cipywnyk was in the city recently to speak to the what is national policy, how it will be supported and who will speak for it," Dr. Cipywnyk noted. Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, also Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business showed that 54 percent of those surveyed believe Association of Ottawa about the future of the country's He's concerned that centralization could move such Canada's immigration policy allows "too many ethnocultural communities following the federal Liberal matters as race relations or hate crimes completely people of different races and cultures" to enter the landslide victory in October. under the j urisdiction of the Justice Department. country. One area of concern for Canadian multicultural Yet the former Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) Decima says the findings show the development groups will be the sizable parliamentary presence of two president sees some merit to the government's move to of "what might be considered racism" in promot– new regionally based opposition parties. regionalization. By decentralizing responsibilities from ing a more homogenous Canadian society. The Bloc Quebecois, which won 54 seats to propel it the capital city, Dr. Cipywnyk said that regions will be The report reads: "This frustration asserts itself into official opposition status, has a very obvious agenda able to ureact more accurately to the needs of their com– and becomes more pronounced or more intense in pushing for Quebec's political and cultural sovereign^ munity.,.and eliminate the number of middlemen along when the population believes that perceived 'spe– ty. Meanwhile, the western-based 52-seat Reform Party the way." cial interests' are making demands of the society. caucus frowns on Canada's official bilingual status and However, groups like the CEC are keeping a watch– There is a relatively strong view that particular appears to have even less time for discussions on multi– ful eye on the Liberal government's next step. "A ethnic, racial or religious minorities must make culturalism. (recent) public opinion poll showed positive support efforts to adapt to Canada rather than insisting The House of Commons will resume sitting on for (multicultural issues) across the country," said Dr. upon a maintenance of difference." January 17. Ciypwnyk. The Liberal government, he added Given at least some form of latent racism exist– Not surprisingly, Dr. Cipywnyk is counting on ethno– "wouldn't dare just eliminate any representation. ing in Canada, the survey also shows 74 percent of cultural supporters from within the new 177-seat Liberal ^Though they might whittle away at it in the interest of Canadians think racism is a serious problem. government caucus. Still, he worries about some mixed reducing the public debt. This is something we will Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Sheila messages coming from Ottawa. have to monitor very carefully. Multiculturalism con– Finestone blamed thev poor economy which she says Prime Minister Jean Chretien's Progressive tinues to be the basic characteristic of Canadian soci– has led people to look for scapegoats. Ms. Finestone Conservative predecessor, Kim Campbell, maintained ety." took aim at Reform Party leader Preston Manning's the Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada portfolio in rhetoric. She told The Ottawa Citizen: "1 don't like her shortlived four-month government. (Gerry Weiner, The president of the Canadian Ethnocultural Council their language and Manning can package it any way who failed to deliver on the Tory government's commit– explained that the 13-year-old body, composed of 38 he wants....1 don't like language that does not make ment to resolve the five-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian national ethnocultural organizations including the UCC, everyone feel comfortable and welcome." internment redress claim, held that post.) is as concerned about job creation and the economy, That's a reassurance Dr. Cipywnyk and his eth– But Ms. Campbell also created a new department, "interestingly, culture is a sector that has many jobs," nocultural colleagues need. Canadian Heritage, held by former Secretary of State said the Saskatoon-based psychiatrist. Ms. Finestone insisted that the Grits will stick to Monique Landry. Dr. Cipywnyk added that multiculturalism has long the country's multicultural policy. She also Now, the Multiculturalism and Citizenship, and abandoned its festival-organizing reputation. "We also promised to give education in ethnocultural issues Secretary of State departments are gone. Citizenship support gender parity and speak out regularly on issues a higher profile during her term. issues have been partnered with immigration, headed by affecting seniors, the disabled, health care and children. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 5 Detroit hospital Columbia University expands Ukrainian studies NEW YORK - The Ukrainian spring, and one on Ukrainian history, to between Russia and Ukraine will be paired with Lviv Studies Program at the Harriman institute be taught by Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak of examined through political, economic, DETR01T - in an effort to improve has received a generous gift of 825,000 Lviv University during the summer ses– social and cultural dimensions, and corn- medical care in Ukraine, Henry Ford from the Petro Jacyk Educational sion. pared to the experience of other multi- Health System (HFHS) recently entered Foundation for the development of The Harriman institute and the ethnic empires in history. into a partnership with the 1,300-bed Harriman's Ukrainian Studies Program. Council of Advisors to the Parliament of The Harriman institute recently came Regional Clinical Hospital in Lviv, as The Petro Jacyk Educational Ukraine have agreed to cooperate on a to an agreement with the Ukrainian well as the Lviv State Medical institute Foundation is dedicated to the growth and variety of projects, including placing Academy of Arts and Sciences in the (a medical school) and the Lviv development of Ukrainian Studies world- Harriman institute students in internship United States, the Bakhmeteff Archive of Department of Health. Under the agree– wide. The Petro Jacyk Educational positions at the Council of Advisors, Columbia University (Which houses ment, Detroit's HFHS will provide tech– Foundation provides grants of financial establishing a Harriman Scholar in many Ukrainian materials, including the nical assistance including training and support to universities for the establish– Residence program at the council, and vynnychenko Archive) and the institute education, medical equipment, journals ment and expansion of programs in developing proposals for conferences, of East Central Europe on the establish– and textbooks. Ukrainian studies. Mr. Jacyk's assistance seminars, and workshops. ment of a Ukrainian studies consortium HFHS recently hosted several for Ukrainian students who wish to study The Carnegie Corporation has award– that would pool the resources of all four Ukrainian physicians for two weeks. The abroad includes scholarships and fellow- ed the School of international and Public partners in sponsoring conferences, rais– physicians were exposed to new treat– ships for travel and tuition purposes and Affairs a S200,000 grant for a project on ing funds and promoting library, course ment and technologies available in the the creation of an advising center at Kyyiv Conflict Resolution in the Former Soviet and archival development. areas of cardiology, neonatal intensive University to supply students with infor– care and obstetrics. Union. Plans include a biannual work- Focus on conflict resolution mation on Western schools, their admis– shop of New York City-area scholars, "Shortages in supplies, limited financial sion procedures, requirements and tests. resources and a poorly organized health dissertation fellowships for students Last but not least, Columbia care system mean many people in Ukraine in the tradition of The Petro Jacyk working on relevant topics, post-doctoral University's School of international and never get care even for minor illnesses Educational Foundation, the Ukrainian fellowships, researchAravel stipends for Public Affairs and the institute of War such as strep throat," said Dr. Adrian Professionals and Business Persons Columbia University faculty and student and Peace Studies, with which the Sheremeta, associate medical director of Association, and Dr. and Mrs. Bohdan internships in Russia, Ukraine and Harriman institute closely cooperated, the Henry Ford Medical Centers. vitvitsky have also contributed gracious– Central Asia, and language training for have both received large grants from the "Rheumatic fever caused by strep ly to the Ukrainian Studies Program. graduate students (especially Ukrainian, Carnegie Corporation and Pew throat is a major problem but with The Harriman institute will be expand– Kazakh and Uzbek). Charitable Trusts, respectively. Their ing its Ukrainian Studies Program to projects focus on conflict resolution improved training and technology, Russian-Ukrainian "encounter" Ukraine physicians will be able to treat it meet the growing demand for Ukrainian between Russia and Ukraine and nation– as well as prevent it." scholarship. Future plans include the Prof. Mark von Hagen has received a alism within the Baltic states and Last spring, representatives from HFHS endowment of a chair for Ukrainian stud– grant from the National Endowment for Ukraine. This means that Columbia will visited the Lviv Regional Hospital to begin ies, new courses, seminars and confer– Humanities for his project, "Peoples, become the site of numerous workshops the process of selecting clinical areas ences. Nations, and identities: The Russian- and conferences on Ukraine and its neighbors, produce scholarly studies on where assistance is most needed, in New courses offered Ukrainian Encounter." The aim of the October, Dr. Bohdan Fedak, administrative project is to reassess the nature of the these issues, involve scholars from director of Lviv Regional Hospital, visited The introduction of two new courses is Russian empire and the Soviet Union Ukraine in both projects, gives students HFHS. Both parties decided that HFHS planned in the coming year — one on through an examination of the historical fellowship support for Ukraine-related would provide technical assistance in the contemporary Ukrainian poetry, to be evolution of Russian and Ukrainian iden– topics, and offer a greater range of cours– areas of obstetrics and gynecology, cardiol– taught by Dr. Yuriy Tarnawsky in the tities. The dynamic of the relationship es on Ukraine. ogy, cardiac surgery and neonatology. HFHS, along with the Cleveland branch of the Kaiser Permanente Foundation, was invited to participate in "Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry" is new course offering the effort by the American international NEW YORK - The recently established Program in nary approach) and the Ukrainian chimerical novel against Health Alliance (АІНА). The Kaiser Ukrainian Studies at the Harriman institute at Columbia the background of Latin American magic realism. group will focus its support on staff University already offers a three-year sequence in Ukrainian The emphasis in the study of Ukrainian literature at training and management development. language given by Prof. Myroslava Znayenko. During the Columbia University will be on modern Ukrainian literature, The АІНА, a non-profit organization spring semester, which starts January 18, 1994, an additional especially contemporary literary processes. As part of this formed by the American Hospital course will be offered: "Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry," thrust, the Bakhmeteff Archive at the Butler Library at Association, the American Group which will be taught by the well-known Ukrainian and Columbia University will establish the Archive of the New Practice Association and several other American poet and novelist Yuriy Tarnawsky. York Group, which will house the archives of the members health care organizations, received a Prof. Tarnawsky's formal training has been in linguistics of this organization of avant-garde Ukrainian writers founded S13.5 million grant from the U.S. (Ph.D., 1982, New York University). He is the author of more in 1959 in New York City. The archive will include manu– Agency for international Development than a dozen books of poetry and prose, both in Ukrainian and scripts, correspondence, art work, publications and biograph– (USA1D) to fund the program. The English, as well as a number of articles dealing with various ical material of the members of the group. USA1D project involves a number of literary topics. He has co-authored a book of translations of partnerships between hospitals in the it is currently envisioned that the opening of the New "dumas," the Ukrainian epic poetry, into English. United States and the independent states. York Group Archive will be marked by an exhibition of the "This is an exciting and educational The new course will cover Ukrainian poetry, both in more interesting material donated, to be held at the Rare experience for us all," said Richard Ukraine and the diaspora, starting with the late 1950s Book and Manuscript Library at the Butler Library, coupled Wittrup, corporate vice-president of through the present. The approach taken will be to show the with a reading by some of the members of the New York HFHS. "The partnerships give those development of the various competing and complementing Group. The event should take place toward the end of the involved an opportunity to support the styles in contemporary Ukrainian poetry in the broader con- spring semester in 1994. N1S and assist in the transition from a text of Ukrainian and world literatures. centralist health care system to one more The major movements covered will be: the New York locally focused." Group, poets of the 1960s (Shestydesiatnyky), the Kyyiv School7poets of the 1970s, other outstanding poets of the dias– pora, outstanding dissident poets, Bu-Ba-Bu and other out- standing poets of the 1980s and 1990s. As part of the course, a Rotary continues number of well-known contemporary Ukrainian poets will be invited to read their works and participate in the discussion. Lviv exchange The course will be offered on the graduate7undergraduate level, which means that both graduate and undergraduate stu– NEW YORK - Rotary international dents will receive credit for the course. The lectures will be is continuing its high school exchange conducted in English, with the sample texts presented in program with Lviv for academic year Ukrainian and, at times, in English translations. At least a pas– 1994-1995. . sive knowledge of Ukrainian (reading with the aid of a dictio– Students at least 16 years of age who nary) is required for taking the course. More details about the are interested in spending one academic course is are available by calling Daniel Feuchtwanger, year in a Lviv high school and living department of Slavic languages, (212) 854-394273941. with a Ukrainian family are encouraged Depending on the availability of funds and the popularity to call Don Hester at (516) 589-4100 of "Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry," other courses in (office) or (516) 589-2984 (home) for Ukrainian literature might be offered in the future. These further details. might include: "Ukrainian Poetry of the 19th Century," Some scholarship money is available. "Ukrainian Prose of the 19th Century," "Ukrainian Prose of The more U.S. students go abroad, notes the 20th Century," "Ukrainian Poetry 1900-1950" and Rotary international, the more Lviv stu– "Contemporary Ukrainian Prose." dents can come and study here, it is in addition to courses, conferences and colloquia will be important to note that this experience is conducted. Among the most likely early topic candidates are looked at very favorably by college contemporary cultural processes in Ukraine (an interdiscipli– Prof. Yuriy Tarnawsky admissions officers. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 No. 1

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY CHRISTMAS PASTORAL LETTER New Jerseyans must act "The spiritual journey to Bethlehem" Years after we in the Ukrainian community thought the Great Famine of 1932-1933 had finally been recorded in the history books as an act of geno– Nativity Archpastoral Encyclical of proclamation, which changed the hearts cide, a bill concerning a high school curriculum on studies of the Holocaust the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox of men and altered the course of history: and genocide in the state of New Jersey has become stalled due to an innocu– Church in the United States of America, "1 bring you tidings of great joy...today is ous amendment citing this tragic episode in the history of the Ukrainian nation. and the hierarchs of the Ukrainian born for you, a Savior, who is Christ the (For the record, the bill is A-2750 in the Assembly, and S-2155 in the Senate.) Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Lord...glory to God in the highest, and on Bozhena Olshaniwsky, president of Americans for Human Rights in Diaspora. earth, peace among people of good will." Ukraine, had written to all state senators to urge them to consider amending the What joy, what comfort! Christ is with us To the venerable Clergy, Monastics curriculum bill that had already passed in the Assembly: "We wholeheartedly and we are with Him. Though Him we and Christ-loving Faithful of the native support tAssembly Speaker Garabed Haytaian'sJ efforts, but we consider this became a new creation, a holy people. Church outside of Ukraine: May the bill limited and incomplete since it lists only the Nazi Holocaust and Armenian He, who was the Word before all ages, peace of our newborn Lord Jesus Christ and Cambodian genocides. We believe that all genocides perpetrated against becomes a man and gives us the ability be with you! humanity should be included in this legislation. Our particular concern is with of entering into fellowship with God and the 1932-1933 man-made famine in Ukraine..." The spiritual journey to Bethlehem, of being divinely transformed through On December 13, State Sen. Ronald A. Rice of Essex County, who happens begun 40 days ago, gradually, and with the mystery of theosis. He, who once to represent a district that is home to many Ukrainians, introduced an amend– the assistance or our Holy Mother though the words of angels and the light ment to the curriculum bill then before the Senate. Sen. Rice's amendment Church, brought us to these days replete of a star invited to Himself the shepherds stated that the Ukrainian famine should be added to the measure's list of geno– with joy and comfort. With hearts and Magi, who represented the entire cides as part of the curriculum. "The bill before us needs to be inclusive. Let's enlightened by the light of a spiritual star world, today calls to all saying: "Seek be New Jerseyans about this. Let's be Americans about this," said Sen. Rice. we, during the time of our spiritual pre– me, so that 1 might be born in your Sen. Randy Corman added another amendment, one dealing with the massacre nativity pilgrimage, desiring to gaze heart." He continually knocks at the door of some 3 million Polish citizens during World War 11. Both amendments were upon the newborn Savior with pure and of every human heart, so that He might accepted by the Senate, as they should have been, without opposition. Speaker spiritually radiant eyes, strengthened our– take up His abode in it, and so that He Haytaian, meanwhile, was reported to be surprised and angered that the Senate selves with spiritual nourishment through might make of our heart a manger, so amended his bill. He told The Star-Ledger that he had specifically asked the Holy Confession, Holy Communion, that we might be reborn in Him. Senate Education Committee not to change the bill when it was up for a intense prayer, works of mercy and other Christ, born in Bethlehem, teaches us review, and the committee had complied. evangelical virtues, which enriched our to love one another with that pure love, The New Jersey School Boards Association voiced its opposition to the bill lives and animated us in that faith and of which He is the fountainhead. He in a position statement asserting that it would "support a simple direct mandate hope which serve as the foundation of the speaks to our hearts and reminds us that to include, in all social studies curriculums, study on genocide in general and life of all who love Christ, serve Him and we are created to accomplish good the Holocaust in particular. Period. That way districts would be free to decide live by every word of His Holy Gospel. works, works of love, the fruits of which which other genocides to discuss in addition to the one on the Holocaust." The While journeying to Bethlehem, we, return to us. He calls upon all of us, association went on to describe the amended bill: "At best, it is confused and with the Church's help, focused our Orthodox Ukrainians, to personal and problematic legislation; at worst it will be divisive and antagonistic." attention on certain milestones — feasts communal holiness. He made God's love Most distressing was the reaction of Jewish groups. According to a news which clearly pointed out the path to for people, known to the world, and story in The Record, Jewish organizations "threatened to withdraw political Bethlehem and to the Son of God, who is made it known that all people are God's support from legislators if they insisted on putting Jewish victims of the Nazis the fulfillment of all of our desires; to children, brothers and sisters, in addition in the same bill with Poles and Ukrainians, who they said suffered atrocities Christ in Whom we were baptized and to this, Christ revealed to all, that love is but, they said, also took part in the killing machine as camp guards." clothed. Such signposts were the feasts the path to perfection, the road which "The tragedy of the Holocaust with its victims and survivors is diminished of the Presentation of the Most Pure leads to the source of spiritual life. when placed in the same paragraph with other events not as catastrophic as the Theotokos to the Temple, St. Andrew the He, the Son of God, who was born in Nazi systematic planned extermination of a whole nation or ethnic group," said First-Called Apostle, who brought the Bethlehem and in our hearts, calls upon Paul Winkler of the Holocaust Education Commission, the body appointed by good news of Christ to our ancestors, St. us to be peacemakers, especially today, the outgoing governor that would prepare texts for the genocide curriculum. Nicholas, the rule of Faith, the Holy when fratricide and hatred for people it is simply outrageous that such statements could be made, it would be even Fathers and Forefathers — feasts which continue to exist in many countries, even more outrageous if the amended genocide curriculum did not pass because of by their profoundly rich and inspiring in this post-Communist era. He, who them. Ukraine's Great Famine has been recognized by the U.S. government, which pre-nativity stykhyry, focused our atten– though His Gospel, calls upon us "to released the lengthy findings of the Congressionally created U.S. Commission on tion on the goal of our journey: Christ. seek first the kingdom of God and His the Ukraine Famine, it has been the subject of numerous scholarly works, among Once again, Bethlehem confronts us, righteousness," calls upon us to be bear– them Dr. Robert Conquest's "The Harvest of Sorrow." And, it is the subject of sev– once again, we hear the Gospel narration ers of His light and peace and not be apa– eral documentaries and the award-winning feature film "Famine-33," most recent– concerning the heavenly star, once again thetic to common Christian efforts, ly screened at New York Film Forum. Why then are some New Jerseyans ques– we hear of the shepherds, once again, of which have as their goal, the preservation tioning its inclusion in the state's high school curriculum? the wise men from the East, and once of genuine peace, righteousness, unity, Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature have just one more session sched– again we hear of the newborn Jesus. holiness and the dignity of the human uled before the 205th Legislature adjourns, if the bill is not approved before Once again we hear the resounding then, it will have to be introduced anew. Nearly 75,000 Ukrainians, according to words of this good news, that blessed (Continued on page 11) the 1990 U.S. Census, live in New Jersey. They must speak out, immediately, about the genocide curriculum to ensure that either it passes with the amend– ments adopted by the Senate, or it is rejected, in view of the recently commem– orated 60th anniversary of Ukraine's famine-genocide we can do no less. ACTION ITEM All concerned people in New Jersey are encouraged to write and call their state senators and assemblymen urging them to support the "Rice Amendment" which states that the famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine should be added to S-2155 in the State Senate and A-2750 in the State Assembly. The bill mandates teaching the history of the Holocaust and genocides in high schools of New Jersey. This proposed legislation is due for a vote on January 10. For additional information regarding your district please call: AHRU, (201) 373- 9729, or the Legislative information Service toll free number in Trenton, (800) 792- Money was issued throughout the period of Ukraine's inde– 8630. pendence earlier this century (1917-1920). The main units were the karbovanets and hryvnia: 1 karbovanets - 2 hryvni, 1 — submitted by Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine hryvnia - 100 shahy. The value of the new karbovantsi notes was equivalent to 0.767 grams of pure gold. On January 6, 1918, the Central Rada circulated the first state credit note of 100 kbv. Designed by Hryhoriy Narbut, the note's dimensions were 167 mm. by 103 mm. ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS The inscriptions on the face side were in Ukrainian, and on the reverse side in Russian, Yiddish and Polish. Notes in denominations of 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 and 1,000 karbovantsi were also issued. Dr. David Marples Small change, the shah, was printed on cardboard with the same plates used for postage stamps. The reverse side of the shah units bore the inscription "equivalent to Congratulations to The Weekly on its 60th anniversary. The paper is an authentic metal coinage." Shahy were issued in 10, 20, 30,40 and 50 denominations. voice of Ukrainians in the West and will play an increasingly important role in com– On March 1, 1918, the Central Rada passed a law making the hryvnia the main municating accurate information between independent Ukraine and the diaspora in the monetary unit. coming years, it is respected and accurate, and its editors merit the highest of praise. Due to the very rapid changes in government, this currency never became interna– May your standards long continue... tionally convertible, but did serve as the country's legal tender for a time, it was also David Marples never faced with the severe devaluation bedeviling Ukraine's present incarnation of Edmonton the karbovanets, recently valued at 37,000 to Si U.S. NO. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994

LETTER TO THE ED1TOR

over all nuclear weapons, the Black Sea Jacis and Places Zhirinovsky win is Fleet and the Crimean port of Sevastopil in exchange for what amounts to alms. by Myron B. Kuropas trouble for Ukraine Mr. Zhirinovsky makes no pretense of being so charitable. Dear Editor: There is a bright side to all this. A viadimir Zhirinovsky, the ultra- favorable outcome, however, is now con– Will Ukraine survive 1994? nationalist who ran on a platform of tingent on a great deal of right-thinking, reclaiming Russian territory from and soon, on the part of democratic lead– in March of 1993, officials of Boris Ukraine. By the end of the decade Finland to Alaska, stopping subsidies to ers in Russia, Ukraine and the West. Per– Yeltsin's government confidently told Ukraine could conceivably lose 30 to 40 former republics, restoring the old Soviet haps the Zhirinovsky effect will lead to a Eastern European leaders not to bother percent of its population, further weaken– Union and resuming the subsidized pro– number of new consortia and amalgama– building large embassies in Kyyiv ing its viability as a nation7state. tions, not just among Russia's reformist duction of weapons for previous clients because in 18 months they would be The most plausible strategy for parties, but even among Ukrainian par- such as iraq, was the big winner in the downgraded to consular sections. Moscow's takeover of Ukraine, however, ties, and also between Ukraine and Russian elections that took place on in the panic-ridden aftermath of the and the one that appears well under way is Western nations, especially the U.S. December 12. Mr. Zhirinovsky's party, last Russian election, Mikhail Poltoranin, the economic one. Thanks to mountebank– perversely labeled the Liberal Whether to slow down or speed up eco– one of President Yeltsin's top aides, ish mismanagement and internal sabotage, Democratic Party, garnered 24 percent of nomic reform is likely to become far less warned that if Mr. Zhirinovsky's party Ukraine today appears headed toward eco– the vote for half of the seats in the 450- relevant than it was before, certainly less gains a strong foothold in the new nomic collapse by the spring of 1994. seat lower house, or Duma. important than what to do with Ukraine's Parliament, Mr. Zhirinovsky would be in a January 3 Forbes Magazine article The other 225 deputies are elected as nuclear weapons. Here the United States Russia's president by the fall of 1994. titled "Powder Keg," Steve H. Hanke, a individuals from their districts, and the is going to find itself squarely on the if Mr. Yeltsin's people are right, the professor of applied economics at John upper house comprises two electees from horns of a truly serious dilemma. independent Ukrainian state as we now Hopkins University, and Sir Alan each of Russia's regions and autonomous U.S. policy prior to the Russian elec– know it will end in December of 1994. Walters, vice-chairman of A1G Trading republics. The next closest party was tions was to encourage Belarus, And it won't matter a whit who is presi– Corp. in Washington, explain how it all President Boris Yeltsin's Russia Choice Kazakhstan and Ukraine to deliver all of dent of Russia. came about. "To finance money-losing with 16 percent. When President their strategic nuclear weapons to Russia, Mr. Zhirinovsky and his gang are open state-owned enterprises and meet its pay- Yeltsin's term expires in 1996, Mr. the sooner the better. The theory was that about their plans for the dissolution of roll, the government fin Ukraine! has Zhirinovsky plans to run for the presi– it was more stable to have only one the Ukrainian state and the restoration of simply ordered its central bank to print dency; if he wins, Russia's new constitu– potential nuclear adversary — a situation the Tsarist Russian empire. Mr. Yeltsin's money, inevitably, hyperinflation has tion, which was narrowly passed by the with which U.S. military doctrine could clique is far more subtle, but its objective surged, so that it now stands at 100 per– voters on that same day, would give him cope; with Russia as the most logical is still the same. cent a month — five times the level in inheritor of the treaties and obligations of near-dictatorial powers. Russian strategic planners are viewing a Russia. Since mid-August, the currency, the former Soviet Union, the U.S. has O:her than the positive energy that number of alternatives for weakening and the karbovanets, has depreciated from labored hard to get the three non-Russian will now be released by Russian democ– ultimately eliminating Ukraine as a state. 6,000 per dollar to more than 31,000 per rats and the West to prevent Mr. nuclear powers to sign the START 1 and dollar, inflation is a fatal disease, if not Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. One option calls for swallowing Ukraine Zhirinovsky from having a case to take whole militarily. The Russians believe checked, it destroys a society and paves before the Russian people in 1996, these Belarus and Kazakhstan have now done the way for revolution. Revolution so, but Ukraine's Parliament signed its Ukraine would not fire its nuclear war- election results spell mostly trouble for heads in its own defense. They also believe invites foreign interference. Russia is Ukraine — trouble that will not wait for own version of the treaties — a version ready..." that had so many caveats and conditions the Ukrainian officer corps is untrustwor– 1996. thy so that conventional resistance, if there "if Ukraine falls under Russian rule," President Yeltsin will be forced to that U.S. President Bill Clinton was com– Messrs. Hanke and Walters predict, "no pelled to phone Ukraine's President is any, will be minimal, while a counterat– shift his policies to coincide more with tack is out of the question. A Russian mili– other former Soviet republic will be safe– those espoused by Mr. Zhirinovsky. His Leonid Kravchuk immediately, suggest– ly independent. Hungary, Poland, ing he reconsider. Mr. Kravchuk agreed tary occupation of Ukraine in the near already tough stance toward Ukraine, on future, similar to that which now exists in Slovakia and Romania, which border on such matters as territorial claims and to put the matter before Ukraine's Ukraine, will also experience increasing Parliament again in the spring, but that Georgia, Moldova and Tajikistan, there- energy supplies, will get even tougher. fore, is not out of the question. pressure from Russia." As bad luck would have it, this winter conversation took place just before the "To insure its independence and has so far been colder than normal, so Russian elections and the rise of The military option presents certain enhance its regional stability," the authors Ukraine is highly vulnerable to any tight– Zhirinovsky. dangers, however. Russia is a fragile fed– conclude, "Ukraine needs to establish a ening of the screws by Russia. U.S. policy has also been based on a eration of semi-autonomous republics sound, convertible currency. That will Foreigners are already being advised not presumption that President Yeltsin, or yearning to be free of the Russian yoke. require the government to abolish the cen– to travel to Ukraine until after the winter someone with similar views, will contin– A major Russian invasion of Ukraine tral bank and install a currency board, a heating season. ue to be in charge of Russia. Today, that could precipitate a series of revolts and monetary institution that would link the Should Mr. Zhirinovsky become is clearly a flawed premise. local military actions (possibly with Ukrainian currency to the U.S. dollar by President Zhirinovsky in 1996, Ukraine's U.S. policy toward Ukraine, which iranian assistance) east of the Urals. This means of a fixed exchange rate and 100 worst fears could be realized. Ukraine's was beginning to stiffen noticeably after could threaten what little stability remains percent dollar reserves for Ukrainian cur– second brief encounter with indepen– Ukraine's START 1 vote, may now do an in that part of the Russian empire. rency in circulation... Now that the dence in this century will be threatened about-face and soften materially. The Another drawback of the military international Monetary Fund has finally once again. Mr. Zhirinovsky has already "carrot and stick' diplomacy which sells option is that such an action would final– jumped on the currency board train, that recanted some of his more outlandish so well in the U.S. is reduced to trivia ly jar Western Europe out of its languor. type of system could be established imme– electioneering slogans, but not his stated when the stakes are raised, once again, to Russia, after all, is not Serbia. A Russian diately with an 1MF loan. The 1MF esti– goal of restoring the old Soviet Union, the threat of all-out nuclear war — an invasion of Ukraine would panic Western mates that a Ukrainian currency board and Ukraine is undoubtedly at the top of out-and-out resumption of the Cold War Europeans and prompt them to quickly would need about Si billion in initial his list. — a state of affairs which Mr. accept Poland and Hungary (and possibly reserves which the 1MF could easily lend. Mr. Zhirinovsky's success, in a coun– Zhirinovsky has virtually assured us will the Baltic nations) into NATO, compli– As hyperinflation ended, the demand for try many times better off than Ukraine, return just as soon as he is in power. cating Russia's formula for expansion- Ukrainian currency would increase quick– also says something about Ukraine's own While U.S. policy vis-a-vis START І ism. Moscow's strategists would prefer ly, as would dollar reserves for the curren– vulnerability to a potential dictator — may be confined in a bureaucratic not to disturb a sleeping giant until pro- cy... The Ukrainian currency board would one who might seek legitimacy by offer– straight jacket for some time, American longed indolence leads to impotence. earn interest from its dollar reserves by ing to counter the Zhirinovsky threat. Of citizens, at least, are apt to question the A second option for Russia is to con– investing them in such safe assets as U.S. course, Ukraine would never be a match wisdom of pressing Ukraine to shift the quer Ukraine from within, taking full Treasury bills. The interest would facili– for Russia with conventional arms. But balance of weapons of mass destruction advantage of the political disillusionment tate the repayment of the 1MF loan." nuclear weapons ? to a potential despot who portends dire among the Russified Ukrainians and Dr. Hanke presented this plan to The already-growing sentiment in consequences, not just for Ukraine, but Russians in eastern Ukraine. This scenario President Leonid Kravchuk in October of Ukraine's Parliament to not give up the for the U.S. as well. The consequences would involve a Russian claim that the 1991 and nothing happened. A similar nuclear missiles and warheads on will involve the economy as well as human rights of non-Ukrainians in eastern plan was presented to Estonia in 1992 and Ukrainian soil will surely increase in the national security. While the Cold War Ukraine were being violated followed by a it was adopted. Of all the former Soviet wake of Russia's elections. Market bankrupted the Soviet Union, it put the demand for a plebiscite. The United States, republics, Estonia today has the lowest reforms, with their long-term promise of U.S. in the poor house. always willing to placate the Russian bear, inflation rate and the most stable currency. prosperity, or even economic relief, may Could Ukraine become an important, would force Ukraine into compliance by 1994 will be a crucial year for Ukraine, be headed for the scrap heap as Ukraine's trusted ally of the United States? The threatening to curtail economic assistance. if the nation is to survive, President (and Russia's) leaders revert to what they ingredients for just such an evolution are Following a well-financed campaign for Kravchuk must change his economic pol– know best — how to run a command largely in place today. Time will tell — the "reunion" of eastern Ukraine with icy immediately. Commercial shenani– economy with a grossly disproportionate but not a lot of time. Just a little over two "Mother Russia," Moscow would win. gans must cease. Competence must emphasis on military goods. The years until 1996. Ukraine's government would then be replace corruption. Russophiles and other international Monetary Fund, with its forced to sign a treaty ceding eastern opportunists anxious to return Ukraine to credo of fiscal responsibility before grant– Richard Shriver Ukraine to Russia. The success of this Russia must be weeded out. ing credits, will likely become irrelevant. Westport, Conn. ploy would encourage Russians in south– if not, Ukraine's next flag may well be President Yeltsin has already shown ern Ukraine to follow suit, forcing more red, blue and white, its second attempt at Ukraine how tough he intends to be, with The writer is publisher of the concessions from Kyyiv including independence in the 20th century hardly his recent proposal that Ukraine hand Ukrainian Business Digest. Odessa, Yalta and much of southern longer than the first. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 No. 1

МВДОДІМКМОДОД^^ Holiday happenings in the Big Apple by Helen Smindak Ь^ЗОДОД^^ Picking up where we left off two weeks the Finnish Government's Honorary frequently this season, with roles in ago, here's more on holiday events. Bronze Medal for his work in promoting verdi's "Stiffelio" and "Aida," Dvorak's and performing Finland's music at home "Rusalka," Beethoven's "Fidelio" and Music (choral) and abroad. The festival program, com– Donizetti's "Lucia Di Lammermoor." 9 "Carol of the Bells" has been ringing bining the talents of 11 musicians, will This month, he can be heard as Narbal in out everywhere around town and on radio offer music by Brahms, Mozart, Berlioz's "Les Troyens" on January 4, 8 and ТУ — a thrilling sound for Mendelssohn, Liatoshynsky and other and 13, and as Pagano in verdi's "1 Ukrainians, who recognize it as their tra– composers. For program details, call Lombardi" on January 7, 12 and 15 ditional New Year's Eve carol Andriy Paschuk, (212) 772-2884, or the (matinee). Ukrainian institute, (212) 288-8660. "Shchedryk." it was given a beautiful Publications rendition last Sunday by New York's On Broadway own Dumka Chorus at St. Patrick's 9 Dr. Zirka Derlycia, who has been Cathedral before hundreds of listeners, 9 That S8 million musical "The Red teaching Ukrainian at New York including a constant procession of Shoes," which opened at the Gershwin University and other institutions for over tourists and New Yorkers who had come Theater on December 16 with dancing 18 years, was never satisfied with the to midtown Manhattan to view the actor George de la Pena in the cast of teaching materials that were available, so Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and principals, closed after only three days in she created her own materials - letter by Fifth Avenue window displays. performance. Negative reviews brought letter. Now, after three years of intensive Standing at the front of the transept about the demise of this musical, work, her book "Everyday Ukrainian: A amid banks of red poinsettias, the men although Mr. De la Pena himself Practical Basic Course" and 10 cassettes irene Daria and women of the chorus were directed received compliments for his work. are being offered to the public by Audio- Entertainment Magazine and The New by vasyl Hrechynsky as they sang tradi– Newsweek magazine singled him out for Forum, a division of Jeffrey Norton York Observer, it is dedicated to Cary tional Ukrainian carols. The reverential praise and stage critic Martin Segal told Publishers of Guilford, Conn. Wiener, "the best husband, friend, "O Holy Night" in English and CBS-Tv viewers after the opening per– The 342-page book, representing two lawyer, reader and adviser in the world." "Shchedryk" in Ukrainian concluded the formance that "George de la Pena has college semesters of Ukrainian, is the 45-minute presentation. The concert the one fine full performance" in the first self-study Ukrainian course pub– Recordings soloists were Eugenia Babenko, show. Regrettably, we won't be able to lished since the re-establishment of 9 An uptempo album by a three-man Sviatoslava Kacharaj, Mykola Holodyk see it. Ukraine as an independent nation with its rock bank from Leeds, England, "The 9 and Basil Tershakovec. Another performer of Ukrainian own language, it is designed for the Ukrainians," is now available at Tower The Dumka Chorus will sing descent in "The Red Shoes" company beginner and features practical, everyday Records. Featuring songs in Ukrainian Ukrainian carols at St. viadimir's was Catherine Ulissey (whom 1 neglected Ukrainian with emphasis on the spoken written by band members Pete Solowka, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 160 W. to mention in the previous round-up of language. Len Liggins and Roman Remeynes, the 82nd St., on January 9 and at St. Holiday Happenings). The New York- Dr. Derlycia says the book was the album includes Shevchenko's poem George's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 33 born dancer, formerly in the ballet chorus vision of Janis Yates, vice-president and "Zapovit" (words by Shevchenko, music E. Seventh St., on January 23. of "Phantom of the Opera" and before editorial director of Jeffrey Norton by the band members) and a traditional 1 in a concert at the Ukrainian that in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Publishers. She has dedicated her book foot-stomping Hopak. if you can't find the National Home on December 19, the and "Rags," was responsible for 14 posi– to her parents, Anna and Ostap Derlycia, album at Tower, you can contact Yevshan Charivna Singers from Kharkiv, Ukraine, tions in the chorus of "The Red Shoes" and acknowledges the assistance of Yuri Communications, P.O. Box 325, gave their interpretation of "Shchedryk" and actually played eight of these during Yanchyshyn "for lending his voice to Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada, H9W 5Y8, in Ukrainian, as one would expect, but in previews and performances before the the recorded material," Prof. Myroslava for CD (S15.95) or cassette (S9.98). You the lively sleighbell-jingling tempo that's musical folded. Ms. Ulissey, who recalls Znayenko, Anatole Wowk and Dr. might also inquire about The Ukrainians' popular over here, it sounded terrific. that her grandfather, Samuel Kapechuk, Zarouhi Daghavarian "for helpful com– new release, available after March 1, which Accompanying themselves on banduras, helped build St. George's Church, raved ments," and Alexandra Braznick "for features vocal and instrumental music. violin and tambourine, the quartet of about colleague de la Pena's perfor– allowing me to use her carefully main– young women blended voices in a pro- mance: "He was above everyone (in the tained Ukrainian as a point of refer– Stage work-in-progress gram of carols and songs by Ukrainian show). He danced, sang and acted his ence." 9 Lesia Ukrainka's play, "Forest Song," composers. Soloist Oksana Kovalenko role to perfection." The textbook, bound in a yellow a classic of Ukrainian dramatic literature, apologized to the audience for the - Nikolai Gogol's classic comedy, glossy cover carrying an all over fine-line has been translated and segments of the absence of guest bandurist Ostap Stakhiv, "The Government inspector," will be print of the trident symbol, and 10 tape translation have been incorporated into an who had been called away to Ukraine on presented by the National Actors' cassettes (10 hours) in a sturdy blue case, original musical score along with contem– business. The singers, wearing costumes Theatre from January 6 to February 6 at are priced at Si95. The book can be porary American poetry, pagan myths and typical of eastern Ukraine, are now on a the Lyseum Theatre, 45th Street, east of bought separately for S24.95. "Everyday ancient songs for the current work-in- tour of the U.S. Broadway. Starring the well-known actor Ukrainian" is available in New York at progress of the Yara Arts Group. The pro– Tony Randall, the comedy (its name is Surma's or can be ordered from the pub– Music (orchestral) duction was unveiled in December at the slightly altered from the original title lisher by calling 1-800-243-1234. La Mama First Street Workshop Space; 9 The Kyyiv Chamber ensemble, "The inspector General") is directed by 9 irene Daria's book "Lutece: A Day the show itself will open for reviews in the Ukraine's oldest chamber orchestra, drew Michael Langham and has a company of in the Life of America's Greatest spring. Yara members virlana Tkacz and a large audience to the elegant Ukrainian 25. For show times and tickets, call (212) Restaurant," has just been published by Wanda Phipps received this year's institute of America despite an unexpect– 239-6280. Nikolai Gogol is known to Random House, and she's already work– National Theatre Translation Fund Award ed snowstorm that hit the New York area Ukrainians as Mykola Hohol, novelist, ing on another book - her first novel. She for their translating work. on December 11. Presenting music by short-story writer and dramatist, who says that it will have "a Ukrainian con– The work-in-progress, titled "Yarn's Bach, Rossini and Mahler as well as lived from 1809 to 1852 and penned, nection, with a whole Ukrainian histori– Forest Song," is directed by Ms. Tkacz, valentyn Bibyk's Seven Miniatures, Op. among other works, "Evenings Near the cal past." who founded the Yara Arts Group in 20, the concert included Schnittke's village of Dikanka," a collection of The author, who is the daughter of 1990, "to create original theatre pieces Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra, humorous short stories (supposedly relat– Jaroslaw and Maria Wolowodiuk of Glen that explore timely Ukrainian topics skillfully interpreted by Toronto-born ed by beekeeper Rudi Panko) about life Oaks, Queens, worked for The Ukrainian through the diverse cultural perspectives pianist Daria Telizyn and the 17-member in a Ukrainian village. Weekly as a student intern during the of the group's members." orchestra. The group's conductor is summer of 1980. She was a reporter for Opera news Roman Kofman, who is also the principal Women's Wear Daily for four years, an W scenarios conductor of the Kyyiv Tchaikovsky m As in past seasons, Metropolitan editor for Harper's Bazaar for two years 9 Seen recently on television was Olga Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Opera audiences are being regaled by the and is currently a columnist for Glamour (Bodnar) Talyn, playing Robin Williams' the Seoul Symphony Orchestra. voices of Ukrainian basses Paul Plishka, magazine as well as a contributor to Russian girlfriend, Svetlana, in the movie 9 Another musical treat comes up at Sergei Koptchak and Andrij Dobriansky. many other publications. Her first book, "Moscow on the Hudson," on WOR-Tv. the Ukrainian institute on January 15 and Mr. Koptchak, who hails from the "The Fashion Cycle," was published by e The final question on a recent 16, with three concerts by the Australian Ukrainian (Priashiv) region of Slovakia Simon 8c Schuster in 1990. "Jeopardy" show carried by ABC-Tv Festival of Chamber Music. The co- and has been performing at the Met since Ms. Daria says she has always had a under the category "Geography Since founder and artistic director of the festi– 1983, sang the role of the chief water great interest in restaurants, hence the 1990" was: "in area, it's now the largest val is New York-born Theodore Kuchar, sprite in Dvorak's "Rusalka" (the final attraction to Lutece, a four-star mecca to country whose boundaries are wholly grandson of the late concert violinist and performance, on December 11, was broad- lovers of fine cuisine for more than three within Europe." Host, Alex Trebek (a composer Roman Prydatkevych. Mr. cast live on FM radio). Mr. Dobriansky, decades, located at 249 E. 50th St. Given major name among game-show hosts and Kuchar, a concert violist, chamber musi– who will soon be into his 34th season with virtually unlimited access to the restau– co-author of "The Jeopardy! Book") cian and recording artist, was appointed the Met, will appear with the Met's tour– rant's dining room, kitchen, business added: "We know it can't be Russia, principal guest conductor of the ing company. For the past four years he offices and wine cellar by owner Andre because Russia's boundaries extend into Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra in has also been directing the two choirs of Soltner, the journalist has come up with a Asia. But, we have the reunification of 1992 and has recorded works by St. George's Church, and is proud to point book that Publishers Weekly calls "an Germany; could it be that?" All three Liatoshynsky, Prokofiev and out that three of his sons, Andrij, 16, involving, personalized, instructive contestants came up with Germany as the Khachaturian with this orchestra. Danylo, 15, and Yaroslav, 11, sing in the multi-starred review of the famed answer. Crowed Ukrainian7French- The young director has also conducted choir that performs during the Sunday Manhattan restaurant." The book, which Canadian Trebek: "The correct response: leading symphony orchestras in Europe noontime liturgy. sells for S23-, has been given favorable What is Ukraine? Ukraine, 233,000 and Australia and in 1989 was awarded Mr. Plishka is on the Met stage quite reviews in The Washington Post, miles, 1 believe." No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994

Koliadky, shchedrivky - a glimpse into Ukrainian dreamtime by Orysia Paszczak Tracz oiling the old way, the way they have always gone, if indicated that our koliadky are the earliest human one were to compare the amount of koliady strictly songs continuously in existence. Oral tradition is most Carolling among Ukrainians has certainly changed about the birth of Christ with those about other sub– powerful. With writing — and history itself — only over the years on this continent, it had to - the cir– ject matter, the result would be approximately an inch approximately 5,000 years old, the rest of earlier cumstances were so alien, so different, that it is amaz– or so for the former, and volumes for the latter. human life on earth is recorded in human memory, ing that now, after a century in Canada and the United Somewhere along the way, to differentiate through tales, legends, proverbs and songs. States, we even know about "koliaduvannia" at all. between the Christian and pre-Christian carols, it Our koliadky go back as far as possible, because But then, maybe it isn't so amazing after all. We became common to call the Christian ones "koli– their first categories are the koliadky about creation of Ukrainians are a stubborn lot when it comes to tradi– ady," and the earlier ones "koliadky." very many the earth and heaven, the celestial bodies, the first tree tions. While adapting to a new country and way of pre-Christian koliadky became "Christianized" by of life, the first waters, the first bird, the first animals, Щ life, our great-grandparents, grandparents and parents having a religious refrain added to every verse, e.g. the first human, the first family, the first plants and Ж have preserved a large percentage of tradition and "Daj, Bozhe" tGrant, О GodJ or "Na Sviatyi vechir" grains, and the first fire. The songs tell us how early Щ have modified it to suit new circumstances, it could tOn Holy EveJ — but even here, it is not certain humans explained all these aspects of creation and gj not be otherwise. which God or which holy eve is being referred to. nature to themselves. The pioneers on the prairies of western Canada had Other koliadky have Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the O, how was it at the beginning of the world. it the easiest when it came to preserving tradition. The Apostles doing very human, and often very strange way of life remained rural and, where they could, There was no heaven, no earth. Ukrainians settled together. What was not easy was Only the blue sea. the climate (actually sub-Siberian, so much harsher And on this sea there were two oaks, than Ukraine's), the clearing of the bush and distance And on the two oaks fsatj two doves. between neighbors. Even though the pioneers were Two doves sent from heaven relatively near each other, the new settlements were From heaven sent on a mission. not like the old Ukrainian villages, in Canada, each They started deliberating how to create the world. family lived on its own homestead, miles away from Let us go down into the sea to the very bottom. the next. We will take up for ourselves the blue stone, The first immigrants to the mines of Pennsylvania The blue stone, the blue sky. were in for culture shock. They were thrown into a We will take up for ourselves the yellow stone, completely foreign environment in all aspects. The yellow stone, the yellow earth. Retaining some remnants of the old ways must have tselo :Bandriv, pv. Lis'ko. "Koliadky і been so much harder in an already established mining Shchedrivky"; Zb. v. Hnatiuk. town populated by so many, who had settled there Etnografichnyi Zbirnyk N.T.Sh., vol. 35. Lviv, much earlier. Attitudes towards the new immigrants 1914.J and their strange ways in both countries were certain– ly not welcoming, to put it kindly. There is a guarded, fenced-in home. Yet through so many generations, through so many And in this home there are three windows, adaptations, the traditions have persisted. Of course, in the first window, the bright moon, they are not the same. But then, even without the past in the second window, the bright sun. 70 Soviet years in Ukraine, traditions there would have in the third window, the bright stars, , changed also. What is amazing is that the essence of it isn't the bright moon, but the hospodar tradition, remains whether in rural or urban areas. As is fthe man of the housej, ^ common, possibly the traditions have been firmly kept it isn't the bright sun, but his wife. ' by the emigre population — with the added twist of They aren't the bright stars, but his children. ' Soviet destruction of everything and anything consid– it is interesting to note that in these koliadky, the ered national. moon is the primary celestial body, more prominent The meatless, non-dairy supper of "Sviat vechir" is than the sun. if we consider that the stages of the , still the center of the Ukrainian Christmas celebration. moon and other lunar symbolism were vital to the t its elements are as old as human memory and tradi– hunter-gatherers of the Paleolithic, it is easy to under– tion itself, with layers upon layers of newer customs stand how this would be reflected in the earliest koli– ' and beliefs added. The symbolism of the coming things, again a combination of very old and some– adky. The lunar symbolism of Sviat vechir continues together of the whole family, of all past and present what new. with the shape of varenyky, garlic cloves, fish and the generations, living and departed, is combined with the The "shchedrivky" are New Year's songs (from 12 dishes. ', agricultural celebrations of the winter solstice, the Shchedryi vechir, or generous eve, the original new As we gather together on Sviat vechir and sing the return of the sun, and its promise for a bountiful har– year). This gets complicated — and yet, in the long pre-Christian "Dobryi vechir, Tobi, Pane vest. in turn, these ancient rituals were accepted into run, makes more sense — because the new year was Hospodariu," which every modern Ukrainian child the Christian feast of the birth of Jesus — quite originally celebrated in the spring, with the rebirth of knows and loves, let us think about our families and grudgingly, because the church fought for centuries nature, in turn, this explains why so many our nation. May the power of tradition that has kept us against such "heathen" practices as "hahilky," the shchedrivky sing about swallows returning (as in going since the earliest human memory have the blessing of food baskets and koliaduvannia, until it Shchedryk — whose melody is that of "Carol of the strength to keep our nation going through its present finally gave up. Bells"), fields being plowed, farm animals multiply– crisis. Oi, dai Bozhe! This last ritual, carolling, was fought well into the ing and other spring actions. beginning of this century, as the Hutsuly complained The themes of koliadky are varied, but when con– ^ Honest. І didn't even notice the "blue and yellow" until that their village priest would not let them go car- sidered in their context, make sense. Scholars have І translated this. Spooky, isn't it?

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by Tony Byrne of the former Soviet Union and Eastern departments, and in limited cases, will plines in the former Soviet Union by Europe, and to promote scholarly cooper– provide modems to scholarly institutions responding to inquiries from counterparts WASHINGTON - The international ation with the region. 1REX programs and non-commercial civic groups. overseas and helping them use e-mail Research and Exchanges Board (1REX) deliver a broad range of services to interested candidates should contact more effectively. has begun a pilot program of professional researchers, scholars and policymakers 1REX. in selecting candidates, 1REX in return, 1REX will make available fellowship opportunities to expand elec– from the United States and an array of seeks to combine professional-level lan– annotated lists of e-mail addresses of for– tronic mail access among scholars and partner countries. guage abilities and in-country living mer Soviet scholars by discipline (lists civic groups in Ukraine and Russia. With The purpose of the Communications and7or working experience with general developed by the fellows and others) and support from the Eurasia Foundation and Fellowship is to promote the use of elec– computer literacy and familiarity with will offer information available by e-mail the Carnegie Corporation, one of the fel– tronic mail among non-commercial civic electronic mail. The terms of the program or regular mail concerning scholarly "net- lowships will be awarded to an American groups and individual institutes and are modeled after those of the Peace working with Eastern Europe and the for– or Canadian individual to be based in scholars in Ukraine, with special atten– Corps: a fellow must make a 10-12 mer Soviet Union. iREXNet members Kyyiv. tion to humanities, social science and month commitment to the program, and will also help guide 1REX in efforts to Although e-mail is beginning to spread professional training disciplines, as well 1REX will provide for travel and a expand e-mail access for humanists, among natural scientists and some techni– as libraries and archives. monthly living stipend, as well as a mod– social scientists, librarians and archivists cal communities in Ukraine, humanities The fellow will manage freely accessi– est monthly honorarium payable at the in the former Soviet Union. and social science scholars in the region ble electronic mail stations and provide conclusion of the fellowship. 1REX is calling the American mem– generally have limited awareness of this training and assistance in using resources American specialists may also partici– bers of this network "postmasters." Any powerful medium. Access to e-mail with– on the internet, as well as helping spe– pate right from their own workplace, by scholar with access to e-mail is eligible in institutes and universities is often very cialists in the region establish contact joining "iREXNet," an East-West sup- to participate. To join the group, contact limited, or simply non-existent. with colleagues both within the region port group to assist scholars and profes– Tony Byrne at 1REX: 1616 H St. NW, 1REX was established in 1968 to pro- and from the West. 1REX will also assist sionals who come "on-line" in the region. Washington, DC 20006; e-mail: vide access for U.S. specialists to schol– scholars in gaining access to electronic American members of the network serve irexnet^ gwuvm.gwu.edu.; phone: (202) ars, policymakers and research resources mail within their own institutes and as resources for scholars in their disci– 628-8188. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1994 No. 1

in penalties. He is. another probable All– check ferociously and chip in with an Star representative for this year's mid-sea- occasional goal or assist. He has not dis– Щскеу update son classic at Madison Square Garden. appointed. Pat Elynuik has his third new Dimitri Khristich (26-14-5-19-17) has home in two years, having been dealt by lhor Stelmach turned in average, yet uninspiring numbers from Washington to Tampa Bay a few for a very inconsistent Washington squad. weeks into the current campaign. Something is very amiss in the Capital Supposedly equipped with above average Forwards in forefront based on his 29 games-21 goals-15 assists– city, and unfortunately, Khristich and fel– scoring skills, Elynuik (22-4-1-5-12) is as NHL finishes first fourth 36 points-32 penalty minutes statistics, low Uke Peter Bondra have some fingers being counted on to provide some serious while leading his Maple Leafs to the sec– being pointed directly at them. points (especially goals) for a starving Would you believe the 1993-1994 ond best record in all of hockey. For years Philadelphia checks in an amazing Lightning squad. National Hockey League season is a he has gained notoriety and fame for plant– fourth over all and second in the Atlantic Feisty right winger Joey Kocur (28-1- quarter of the stretch completed? Would ing his seemingly immovable physique in division despite the loss of young superstar 1-2-39) is the ultimate role player on one you believe a whopping 28 Ukrainians front of the net and banging in many a Eric Lindros for several weeks. Ukrainian of the best N.Y. Rangers teams in have seen NHL action thus far, with 27 power play rebound. This is not to discount Brent Fedyk has turned in solid Wl line decades. He provides strong checking, up- of them very much active? Would you his scoring touch from a bit further out, stats, with 9-9-18-6 in 29 games. and-down skating and can still pummel an believe 19 of this total are forwards, especially in the slot, 20 to 30 feet away. The fifth and final left-wing also dou– opponent with his fast fists. Because of his while defensemen total seven and there Probably the most pleasant surprise of bles at center for the league's top team to strong performance late in the season and are only two goaltenders? all '93 Ukrainian hockey performers is date, the New York Rangers. Due to an during the Stanley Cup finals, expecta– Would you believe a veteran Ukrainian found in Winnipeg, patrolling left wing extremely talented squad, veteran high- tions were relatively high for L.A.'s Gary left-winger from Toronto is tied for the for the import-laden Jets. Only 21 years scoring Uke Ed Olczyk has been relegat– Shuchuk. He has not done them justice, league lead in power play goals, tied for old, with a full season of the NHL under ed to third– and even fourth-line status, and the youngster has ridden the pressbox third in the league in goals and fifth in the his belt, Keith Tkachuk was named NHL accounting for his negligible scoring fig– for half of his team's games. His produc– league in shots? Would you believe, thus Player of the Week for the week ending ures (26-1-1-2-10). tion thus far: two assists, eight penalty far, it's been a very good year for December 5. in describing the highlights Turning our attention to center ice, minutes in only some 13 games. Ukrainian pucksters? of a typical Jets game, ESPN Wayne Gretzky (26-12-39-51-8) has once Hard-charging Jim Sandlak welcomed Well, for all of you believers, try these Sportscenter's reporters regularly refer to again vaulted to the top of the league's his move from vancouver to Hartford, juicy tidbits from around the league, by Tkachuk's "Gordie Howe" hat-tricks: "a scoring race. With the continued absence only to go down with shoulder problems position, some 30 games into an 84-game goal, an assist and a fight." Through his of Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux, the Great 10 games into the season. The wandering regular season. first 30 games, Tkachuk has tallied 18 One has enthroned himself as the top scor– Whalers would love to have his physical Hulking left-winger Dave Andreychuk goals and added 15 assists for 33 points ing Ukrainian, pivot man and player. This presence back soon (8-1-1-2-14). Speedy is a guaranteed All-Star selection this year, while accumulating a healthy 73 minutes all for a declining defending Stanley Cup right wing Greg Paslawski (10-1-0-1-2) finalist L.A. Kings team, which probably has not seen the ice too often, as the overachieved last spring. A cinch for the Flames' line-up has earned top billing in All-Star game, Gretzky is still producing at the Pacific and third best over all. a two-points-per game pace. Paslawski is regarded as valuable insur– The injury-riddled Buffalo Sabres ance in case of slumps or injuries. would certainly be in a worse predica– Seven Ukrainians earn their salaries ment without veteran centerman Dale on the blueline, sometimes joining the "Ducky" Hawerchuk (27-14-15-29-32). rush into the attacking zone, most times One of the best passing pivots in the challenging opposing forwards in an league, Hawerchuk has been moved up to attempt to limit scoring chances on their СМ?ІВВЄЙП the top line due to Pat LaFontaine's own net. Rearguards are generally classi– injury. He also mans the point on the top fied as one of two types: the puck-rush– power play unit. ing offense-minded or the stay-at-home defensive defensmen. Among our The remaining four Ukrainian centers Ukrainian contingent, one falls into the have another major thing in common in latter, one has not played enough to be addition to their national ancestry. All are labeled and one is an exception to the currently third-line centers, with occa– rule: he is as strong offensively as he is sional second shift time on their team's defensively. power play. Tony Hrkac (26-4-3-7-2) Perhaps the all-in-a-nutshell descrip– KONTAKT, PREM1ERE UKRA1N1AN TELEviSlON can put the puck in the net when given the ice time, and is considered an asset tion of Alexi Zhitnik's value to the INVITES YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS struggling Gretzky-led Kings can best be by St. Louis, since they went out and TO JOlN THEM summed up by what's happened to his signed him back as a free agent. FOR A 7 DAY BASH rookie hockey card: its value has gone up Big Mike Krushelnyski still likes to ABOARD THE UKRA1N1AN CRU1SE L1NER over 200 percent in the past six months, sit in front of and screen the opposition's due to his phenomenal rookie season. ^GRUZIYA^ goalie when his team has the puck in the Thus far in 1993 he has not disappointed, TOP UKRAINIAN ENTERTAINMENT offensive zone. Mike's scoring is down posting 5-9-14-27 totals in 26 games. (29-3-3-6-16), but his upstart fellow MARCH 19-26,1994 Though small in size, the 5-Ю, 178 CHANCE TO W1N: UKRA1NE TOURS, Maple Leafs have continued their out- pounder from Kyyiv can hit with the best DNIPRO CRUISES, TICKETS TO UKRAINE AND CARIBBEAN, standing play from last season, sitting of them. The 21-year-old has a blistering DRAWING EVERY NIGHT atop the Central Division. shot and sees regular duty on L.A.'s top Steve Konowalchuk spent the first power play unit. He truly is an exception PR1CES FROM S725r two weeks in the AHL, but Washington to the rule. quickly recalled him after his fast start. "NOT INCLUDING AIR PARE The truly offensive minded blueliner This recently turned 21-year-old has of the group is recently profiled amassed 1-3-4-12 totals in 21 matches. PORTS OF CALL: vancouver Canuck Dave Babych. His One of Wayne's younger brothers, Brent TAMPA, FL, COZUMEL, BEL1ZE AND HONDURAS primary function is to shoot and pass Gretzky, has seen limited ice time in from the left point on all Canuck power Tampa Bay with the struggling Cruise arrangements handled by Hamalia. plays, while still skating a regular shift Lightning. Comparisons to his older For information call: 1-800-HAMAL1A on defense. Despite his advanced age, brother are simply not made as Brent Babych (28-2-10-12-26) remains an asset (19-1-2-3-2) fulfills the role of a check– and his numbers should improve with the ing centerman. return of Russian superstar Pavel Bure. The right wing position lists the most Alexander Godynyuk was picked up NHL Ukrainians, a grand total of eight. Of by Florida in the latest NHL expansion these, five are major contributors, two can draft and has earned himself a regular TO ALL UNA vOLUTEER TEACHERS be tided as part-timers and one has been shift on the Panther defense. A traditional recovering from an injury. Brian Bellows WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE UNA defensive defenseman, Godynyuk likes 4 "TEACHING ENGLISH IN UKRAINE" PROJECT 1993 (27-10-10-20-12) is a bit down in scoring to take the body (25 РІМ) and his nine for only the sixth best Eastern Conference WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PART1C1PAT10N AND assists in 26 games are a bonus. Curtis team, Montreal. Les Canadiens will need WE TAKE TH1S OPPORTUN1TY TO W1SH YOU AND YOUR FAM1LY A VERY Leschyshyn has shaken off several bad more of a scoring boost from the ex-North injuries the past few years and has MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Star captain if they are to maintain aspira– become the undisputed leader of tions of recapturing the Stanley Cup. Quebec's defense corps. Not known for The other half of the Capitals' per– his scoring prowess, Leschyshyn (25-16- Веселих Свят! plexing Ukrainian dilemma is Peter 7-25) logs more ice time than any other Bondra. Just like fellow countryman Nordique backliner. Ulana M. Diachuk - Supreme President Khristich, Bondra (26-11-5-16-20) is on Playing a similar, yet more punishing Ukrainian National Associaion his way to a normal point-a-game pace, role, is Ken Daneyko (27-1-5-6-66) of Zirka voronka - Project Director but by now management rightfully the New Jersey Devils. An aggressively expects more. The opposite is expected Oksana Trytjak - Project Coordinator stabilizing presence on Jhe blueline, from Maple Leaf Mark Osborne (29-4- 5-9-39), whose job is to slam bodies, (Continued on page 11) No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2,1994 11

Our other Ukrainian netminder, Darcy together with us, glorify, not only today, Pro hockey... Wakaluk, has quietly built himself some The spiritual... but always, the Divine infant born in (Continued from page 10) strong support for increased playing (Continued from page 6) Bethlehem. time. Despite always being second on the Daneyko and mates are currently fifth being, created in His most holy image Let us receive Him with that same over all in the NHL, first in goals against. depth chart behind a franchise-type and likeness. love and devotion, with which our goalie, Wakaluk has posted a shutout this Last of the traditional defenders is These reflections on the spiritual devout ancestors accepted Him over season, and has allowed only 27 goals in young Drake Berehowsky of those reality of the Christ's Nativity, motivate 1,000 years ago. May this life-giving upstart Toronto Maple Leafs. 600 minutes of action. His record is an us, whom the Lord has called to feast bring to all of us in this new Berehowsky completed a conditioning impressive 8-3-3 with a 2.54 average. Episcopal service in His Holy year the desired fruits of unity and stint in St. John's (AHL) earlier this year, And apparently he doesn't take too much Ukrainian Orthodox Church, to invite love, knowing that there, where love following surgery on his right knee last guff in front of his net, as witnessed by you to imitate Christ in every aspect of and unity prevail, there God is pre– April. He was recalled to Toronto on his 10 minutes in penalties. your personal, family, parochial, total sent. November 11, and has played in 12 Church and civil life, to be faithful to Assuring you of our daily prayers, and UKRAINIAN PROFILE Я 2 games, with two assists and 12 minutes Him and to the principles of His Holy requesting your continual prayers for us in penalties. Barring further knee compli– Gospel, which He has generously before the Heavenly Father, we impart to Paslawski, Gregory Stephen cations, Berehowsky is expected to be bequeathed to us and our Holy you our archpastoral and paternal the main cog on an aging Maple Leaf Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Nativity benediction. defense. Greg Andrusak (3-0-0-0-2) has Я23, Calgary Flames At these holy and saving days, we Shoots right thus far been recalled twice by Pittsburgh convey sincere greetings to you, Christ is born! Let us glorify Him! from its Cleveland affiliate of the 1HL as 5' 11", 190 lbs. beloved spiritual fathers, deacons and an emergency replacement for injured Born: Kindersley, Saskatchewan, brethren on the feast which St. John fConstantine August 25, 1961. Penguin defenders. Andrusak looks to be Chrysostom calls, "the mother of all Metropolitan defense-minded, based on his minor - Signed as free agent by Montreal, feasts" — the Nativity in the flesh of October 5, 1981. league stats of a year ago. our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, tAnatolij tAntony - Traded to St. Louis in December Reversal of fortune most aptly catego– and on the New Year of His grace. We Archbishop Archbishop rizes the fate of Kelly Hrudey, 1983 also greet, on the occasion of this august beleagured goalie of those hapless Kings. - Traded to Winnipeg in June 1989 feast, our brothers in our native Ukraine, tPaisij tloan tJeremiah - Traded to Buffalo in February 1991 Still another of those late-season, playoff- who together with us, share in the grace Bishop Bishop Bishop peaking Stanley Cup finalists, Hrudey has - Selected by San Jose in expansion of Episcopal and priestly service, the seen his 1993-1994 campaign go steadily draft, June 1991 diaconate in Christ, the venerable The Nativity in the flesh of Our Lord, downhill. A large share of the defensive - Traded to Quebec in June 1991 monastics and all the devout brethren of God and Savior Jesus Christ, January 7, disaster has gone to a rather porous L.A. - Traded to Philadelphia in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who 1994. defensive corps, and Hrudey has faced far September 1992 too many shots, with no dependable back- - Traded to Calgary in March 1993 up goalie in sight. He's tended 21 of 26 1992-1993 regular season scoring To subscribe: Call The Ukrainian Weekly's Subscription Department at (201) games, playing 1,204 minutes, sporting stats: 73-18-24-42-12 -f3 434-0237, or send S20 C$10 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian an 9-10-2 won-loss-tie record and a 3.93 1992-1993 playoff scoring stats: 6-3- Weekly, Subscription Department, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. goals against average. 0-3-0

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Rebirth of Ukraine (PDvU). New Ukraine in June 1992. regarded as anti-nationalist. Demographics 9 Party for the Democratic Rebirth of Parties of the left Coalitions (Continued from page 3) Ukraine. The PDvU was founded by reform Communists mainly from Kharkiv 9 Socialist Party of Ukraine: The suc– 9 Congress of National Democratic was forced to leave Rukh when the move– who regarded Rukh as too nationalistic ment's December 1992 congress voted to cessor to the former Communist party, the Forces: Developments within Rukh paved and favoring western Ukraine over the the way for the creation in August 1992 of exclude other parties, its chairman, Serhiy SPU is headed by Oleksander Moroz, who other regions, it is a strong advocate of was the leader of the Communist majority the KNDS coalition by the URP and the Plachynda, was elected in August 1992 to economic reforms and thus opposes in the Parliament before the dissolution of DPU. Besides these two major parties, the the KNDS council. A strong advocate of President Kravchuk, who has been slow that party in August 1991. The SPU was KNDS is composed of a number of smaller land ownership, the UPDP should not be to implement such reforms. The PDvU formed in the fall of 1992 specifically to center -right political parties: the vRU, the confused with the Peasant Party of played a leading role in New Ukraine unite former Communists. At its first con– UPDP, the Ukrainian Christian Ukraine (see parties of the left), which has until its recent departure from the coali– ference in June 1992, there were calls for Democratic Party and the Ukrainian adopted diametrically opposing positions tion and initially supported the program the restoration of socialism, the USSR and Conservative Republican Party. Ms. on major issues. of former Prime Minister Leonid the Communist Party. A second congress, Skoryk, the chairman of the vRU, has Democratic parties of the center left Kuchma. At its congress in Luhanske in in November 1992, adopted a program argued that the KNDS's main goal should September, the party witnessed clashes be to support President Kravchuk. On 9 calling for state regulation, opposing priva– Social Democratic Party of Ukraine: between its social democratic and liberal tization, and demanding that the Russian October 10, the leadership of the KNDS The Social Democrats split in 1990 to wings, eastern and western factions, and language have the same status in Ukraine announced that the movement would par– found two rival parties: the Social Ukrainian and Russian members. At pre– as Ukrainian. With the recent revival of the ticipate in the next elections as a coalition. Democratic Party of Ukraine (SDPU), a sent, the PDvU is looking for partners to Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), signs 9 New Ukraine: A coalition of mainly rightist party opposing "traditional" form a new centrist coalition. have emerged that the Socialists and center left parties rivaling Rukh, New socialism and advocating social democra– 9 Green Party of Ukraine: The Greens Communists will cooperate in preparations Ukraine was founded in January 1992 by cy; and the United Social Democratic have focused on ecological issues and for the upcoming parliamentary elections. economic reformers whose main interests Party of Ukraine, a leftist party adhering have not taken a strong stand on either 9 Communist Party of Ukraine: Banned focused on eastern Ukraine. Led by to "democratic socialism." in May 1992 nationalism or economic reform. The on August 30, 1991, but revived on volodymyr Hryniov, New Ukraine the SDPU split again over the question of party's leaders have worked together October 5, 1993, the CPU has an estimat– declared itself in opposition to Rukh and joining the coalition New Ukraine; the with the Kravchuk regime and have ed membership of 46,000. The party has demanded that the government of vitold mainstream joined the KNDS. Recently avoided adopting an anti-establishment announced that it will preserve its social– Fokin resign, it also called for market-ori– the SDPU has been looking for ways to stance. The party's congress in October ist orientation and seek to promote ented economic reforms, privatization and unite with other social democratic forces, 1992 elected vitaliy Kononov as chair- humanitarian and democratic principles as new parliamentary elections, in August including the Party for the Democratic man. The Greens joined the coalition well as equal rights for all nationalities in one of its larger members, the Luhanske Ukraine. At its first ple– branch of the PDvU, switched its alle– nary session in Kyyiv in giance to the SDPU. The latter left New Figure 2 early November, CPU Ukraine at the end of September 1993. Support for Economic System Chairman Petro 9 Anti-Communist and Anti-imperialist (in percent) Symenenko welcomed Front of Ukraine: in January 1993, in SPU leader Moroz. response to the perceived threat of a Rukh 9 Peasant Party of revival of the former Communist system, Democratic Party of Ukraine Ukraine: Often confused Rukh leader Mr. Chornovil united with Republican Party of Ukraine with the UPDP, the rival nationalist leaders in the URP and Social Democratic Party of Ukraine Peasant Party of Ukraine - DPU to form the Anti-Communist and a "party of kolhosp chair- Anti-imperialist Front of Ukraine (AAFU). Green Party of Ukraine men" with a powerful par– ivan Drach, the first leader of Rukh, was Peasant Democratic Party liamentary lobby - was chosen to head the front's Coordinating Democratic Rebirth of Ukraine founded in January 1992 Council, whose nucleus was formed by and has its headquarters in Rukh, the KNDS, the URP, and the DPU. Other Kherson. Many of its lead– The front was in favor of new parliamen– Undecided ers oppose the privatization tary elections and opposed the lifting of the Socialist Party of Ukraine of kolhosp land and have ban on the Communist Party, its current called for the preservation goals are to adopt a new constitution, of an economic zone with– speed up economic reform prevent in the Commonwealth of Ukrainian membership in the І Market Economy 888 Planned Economy independent States. 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The Advising Center in Kyyiv State ACCELS equals... University is a joint project of (Continued from page 1) ACCELS, the Renaissance Foundation BEST WISHES FOR A BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON and Yale University. Muskie Fellowships and Kyyiv State University. The student are all-inclusive, covering tuition, inter- Advising Center is a well-stocked, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR national and domestic travel, housing and multi-media center with ample room for visitors and a well-trained staff to field book allowances, stipends and health to all relatives, friends, acquaintances insurance. queries. The center serves as a clearing- house on academic and research oppor– For upper-level university students, tunities in the United States for and Ukrainian American veterans from ACCELS operates the 1,000-1,000 Ukrainians, offering regular lectures and former national commander, Atanas T. Kobryn and family Undergraduate Student Exchange. With question-and-answer sessions on rele– partial funding from the US1A through vant topics. the Samantha Smith Memorial in addition, the Advising Center pro– Exchange, the President's Expanded vides study guides to ETS examinations Undergraduate Exchange (1,000-1,000) and acts as a liaison with several smaller and the Freedom Support Act, some 45 fellowship programs and scholarships, Ukrainians left for one-year academic including the Fulbright Fellowship MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR.' programs this year with similar numbers Program. Accessible to the public, to all our friends and associates who helped expected for 1994-1995. between 60 and 100 Ukrainians utilize make 1993 a successful year With this program, ACCELS provides the center weekly. Lydia Kucher– from international and domestic transporta– Shevchik, the ACCELS representative tion, monthly stipends, book allowances, for the Advising Center, expresses a war- THE MUSICAL ENSEMBLE medical insurance and partial contribu– ranted satisfaction with her part in filling tions to tuition, room and board. the information gap that still handicaps FATA MORGANA American host institutions provide cost- independent Ukraine. sharing in terms of tuition waivers, fel– This brightness and sustained sense lowships and7or reduced room and board of purpose is especially apropos now as expenses. Ukraine enters a most difficult winter. The most number-intensive of Many students have been forced to for– ACCELS's Ukrainian program is the sake their studies temporarily in favor Bradley High School exchange pro- of more immediately profitable endeav– gram. Funded by Congress through the ors. Smaller institutes are closing US1A, the Bradley Program sent some because of lack of heat or money with 200 upper-level high school students which to purchase heating fuel. Amidst representing every Ukrainian oblast to rumors of Kyyiv State operating on a the United States last year. After initial downscaled schedule — or even clos– screening by ACCELS Ukraine and ing its doors altogether for part of the final selection by ACCELS's winter — the work of ACCELS contin– Washington headquarters, the ues. Washington-based non-profit organiza– Kent Lewis has been ACCELS's tion Youth for Understanding found American mainstay in Ukraine for the host American families in which to past year and a half and has overseen the place the young Ukrainians. Testing widening of ACCELS activities in the newly independent state. Despite the Marriott Glenpointe Hotel, Teaneck, N.J. and selection for the Bradley Program (5 minutes drive from George Washington Bridge) is under way again in ACCELS's increased responsibility and ever-worsen– ing conditions in Ukraine at present, Mr. Saturday, February 5,1994 Kyyiv, Odessa, Kharkiv and Lviv Banquet starts at 7:00 p.m. offices. Lewis remains enthusiastic and opti– mistic about the results of his work, "in Dance starts at 9:00 p.m. Evening Attire Thanks to the persistence of both Dr. reaching the youth," he said, "we feel Bohdan Oryshkevich of Albany, N.Y., For information write or call: that we are helping ensure a better future Jurij Holowinsky: 718-849-0170 Open bar from 9:30 to 1 :OO a.m. and the ACCELS staff, ACCELS for Ukraine." Ukraine now administers the standard 89-25 97th Street American entrance exams created by the Woodhaven, NY 11421 Princeton-based Educational Testing ^GsfT^sf^tr^esS^es^^ Service (ETS) on a regular basis through- Ukraine sends... out Ukraine. Test dates and centers for examinations such as TOEFL, SAT and (Continued from page 1) the GRE exist in Kyyiv, Lviv and type of military-related dialogue with the Kharkiv. The examinations are provided C1S. Many in government and in Merry Christmas free of charge to qualified participants in Parliament had expressed fear of a loss ACCELS open competitions. The of statehood in a C1S structure dominat– and a wonderful New Year! Advising Center in Kyyiv State ed by Russia, which has shown little University maintains information on restraint in expanding its influence in other methods to fee waiving for conflict-besieged countries such as Ukrainians. 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Thursday, January 6 all. For more information, please call (201) 763-3932 or (201) 575-8645. PARMA, Ohio: St. viadimir's Ukrainian PREVIEW OF EVENTS Orthodox Cathedral's seventh annual 7 p.m. at St. Sophia's, 2615 30th St. N.W. Ukrainian orchestra will provide traditional EAST HANOvER, N.J.: The Ukrainian Christmas radio program for the sick and music following the dinner. Tickets are Si5 shut-in parishioners will be aired on radio Saturday, January 15 American Professionals and Business and may be obtained by calling the rectory, Persons Association of New York and New station WRMR-AM 850, at 9-10 p.m. The TRENTON, N.J.: St. George Ukrainian (216) 886-1528. program will consist of a Christmas message Jersey invite you to join them for a lecture Orthodox Church invites the public to its and open discussion on the topic of by Metropolitan Constantine and greetings traditional Malanka, which will be held at HARTFORD, Conn.: The local chapters of from the parish clergy, as well as traditional "Developing Businesses in Ukraine the church hall, 839 Yardville-Allentown the Organization for the Defense of Four Today," featuring Andrew Dressel of the carols. Services on Christmas Eve will be at Road. Music for your pleasure will be pro– Freedoms for Ukraine, the Women's 7:30 p.m., preceded by a parish Holy Supper Kyyiv incubator Program and Mark Kapij vided by Fata Morgana and will start at 9 Auxiliary of the Defense of Four Freedoms of the Lviv incubator Program. The incuba– (Sviata vechera) at 5:30 p.m. The Holy p.m. Admission is S20 for adults and Si0 for for Ukraine and the Ukrainian American Supper is sponsored by the Senior Ukrainian tors are organized by the Rensselaer students, which includes a delicious buffet. Youth Association SUMA invite all mem– Polytechnic institute with U.S. government Orthodox League for those who are unable bers of the Ukrainian community in the to prepare the traditional 12-course meal. For more information, please call the Rev. funding. The incubators support and assist John Fatenko, (609) 585-1774, or Natalka greater Hartford area to their annual start-up business ventures in Ukraine and Sunday, January 9 Posewa, (609) 259-2763. "Malanka" dance, to be held at the Ukrainian are modeled after a successful program in National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ave. the U.S. Cocktails are at 7:30 p.m.; a brief NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Artists PECKviLLE, Penn.: The Ukrainian Dance to the tunes of Charivni Ochi. Tickets Association in the USA invites the cornmu– membership meeting will precede the pre– Heritage Council of Northeastern are available by calling Ulana Tomaszewsky sentation, which begins at 8 p.m. nity to attend the opening of an exhibition Pennsylvania welcomes everyone to their (203) 742-6305, or SUMA Cooperative of works with Christmas7religious themes, Refreshments will follow. The evening's annual "Malanka," at Fiorelli's, 1501 Main (203) 296-6955. Donation: adults-S20; stu– activities will take place at the Ramada inn, at 1 p.m. at the association's gallery, 136 Ave. This traditional New Year's event will dents-S15. Evening attire requested. Second. Ave. Fourth floor. Artists include: on Route 10 West. Admission: non-mem– include ethnic buffet dinner, dancing and bers-S10, members-S8, students-S5. M Czereszniowsky, A. Farion, S. Gerulak, cash bar. Music will be provided by the MAPLEWOOD, N.J.: The Ukrainian 1. Kuchmak, v. Lytvyn, S. Makarenko, O. villagers. Tickets are S20 per person and Orthodox League cordially invites the Sunday, January 16 Mazuryk, D. Naumko, W. Panchak and Y. can be obtained from any council member. Ukrainian community to the traditional Surmach-Mills. At 1:30 p.m. there will be a For further information, please call (717) "Malanka" celebration at the church hall of WARREN, Mich.: The Detroit Regional program of Christmas rituals and carols, 347-1735. Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Council of the Ukrainian national Women's participants include: L. Liszczynsky, the Church, at 650-652 irvington Ave. Live League of America invites the public to an instrumental group Cheres and others. PARMA, Ohio: The Brotherhood of St. music by Stan Kosiv. Delicious hot buffet afternoon program of traditional caroling to WH1PPANY, N.J.: The Ukrainian viadimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and cash bar, starting at 7:30 p.m. Donation be held at 4 p.m. at St. Josaphat's Hall. American Youth Association (SUMA) will sponsor its 30th annual "Malanka" din– is S25 per person. A portion of the donations Refreshments will be served during the fes– Whippany branch invites everyone to their ner7dance in the parish center, immediately will be contributed to the Children of tivities. Donation: S7. For additional infor– annual "Yalynka," to be held at St. John's following the 6 p.m. vespers in church. A Chornobyl Relief Fund. Come one, come mation, call EKO Gallery, (810) 755-3535. Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall on Jefferson Road and Route 10 East. Guests will be treated to a traditional Christmas and a compensation package of reactor special status to Russians living inside Eve dinner and an artistic program, starring C1S summit... grade uranium and cash for weapons- their borders. the children of SUMA. For information call (Continued from page 1) grade material. However, he provided Ukraine's minister of defense, Gen. Christine Bytz, (201) 989-4035. consultations." However, the foreign no details on Russia's offer. vitaliy Radetsky, seemed to be moving Monday, January 10 minister would not confirm or deny the Concerning the meeting of the presi– in a different direction, however (see dents of Ukraine and Kazakhstan, story on page 1). Gen. Radetsky said WASH1NGTON: The Washington Group possibility of a U.S.-Ukraine-Russia Foreign Minister Zlenko said, "1 think the feasibility of joining a OS joint invites the public to share an evening of summit in the near future. that fUkraine and Kazakhstan! have a defense council was discussed and is reflections by Ukrainian Americans work– Deputy Premier for Foreign ing in Ukraine for two international organi– bright future as long as they are allowed being studied in his country. zations engaged in assistance efforts there. Economic Relations and investment to take their rightful place in the geopolit– As another measure of Russia's con– Speakers are: Katya Bowers, director, valentyn Landyk said the safety limits ical order. They are capable of much. tinuing power and influence, President Counterpart Service Center, Kyyiv, and of 30 percent of Ukraine's SS-19 rock– The world will soon become aware of Yeltsin was chosen as the first to take Mykola Deychakiwsky, deputy director, ets would expire in 1994 and that they this." the newly established presidency of the international Renaissance (Soros) had to be shipped out of the country Mr. Kravchuk said: "The new geopo– OS, which is to be rotated every six Foundation. The evening will commence at "immediately." Mr. Landyk also said litical situation does not depend on a months. the Russian officials at the summit were conversations between two presidents. Multilateral issues prepared to offer security guarantees The situation in the OS is changing, and the elections in Russia have introduced According to The Weekly special some complications." President correspondent Borys Kiymenko, on the Kravchuk invited Kazakhstan's way to Ashgabat, Ukrainian diplomats President Nazarbayev for a January visit. anticipated that questions of "bilateral KONTAKT CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Mr. Nazarbayev led the way in com– relations" (primarily with Russia) would ments suggesting that republics are con– dominate the agenda, but officials said THIS YEAR tinuing their move away from the cen– some issues could not be resolved bilat– WHY NOT SEND YOUR CHR1STMAS GREET1NGS ter. Quoted by The New York Times, erally. Kazakhstan's president said after the As an example, they mentioned the VIA TELEVISION summit: "We have realized we are dif– space launching facility at Baikonur in ON THE ferent." Kazakhstan, which they consider vital to PREMIER UKRAINIAN TV SHOW Ukrainian interests. According to Repercussions of Zhirinovsky victory KONTAKT Ukraine's vice-Premier for Matters of The anxiety that viadimir the Military industrial Complex Уаіегіу Zhirinovsky's election success caused Shmarov, as quoted by the interfax among the newly independent states was agency, the problem of the space station also evident. Following the meetings, could be resolved if a closed– stock com– Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Foreign pany were formed by Ukraine, Affairs Borys Tarasiuk expressed satis– Kazakhstan and Russia. faction, as quoted by Reuters, that his The general director of Ukraine's PHOTO delegation succeeded in including the National Space Agency, volodymyr STANDARD following into the summit's joint decla– Horbulin, said joint space operations GREETING GREETING ration: "Member states are concerned have been ongoing. Mr. Horbulin said SlOO with nationalism, xenophobia, religious "recently, Russia's Defense Ministry S50 intolerance, expansionism and chauvin– launched a satellite using a Ukrainian ism." However, according to The Times rocket, and a Ukrainian launching sys– item, the sentence did not appear in the tem was used to put a German unit into final text. orbit." Mr. Horbulin rejoined that Nevertheless, this sentiment led the "Ukraine has received no compensation assembled non-Russian OS representa– for these operations." Mr. Shmarov said, tives to decisively reject Russian "talks between all three interested par- President Yeltsin's proposal to grant ties are essential."

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