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vol. LXIV No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ, 1996 S1.257S2 in Ukraine Parliament approves austere budgetCommunist s propose own version by Marta Kolomayets The final budget differs from the budget Press Bureau passed in its first reading in February in of new constitution for Ukraine that there is a higher budget deficit (Si82 KYiv - The Parliament approved million more). Additional costs were ear- by Marta Kolomayets Already the alternative Communist Ukraine's 1996 budget on March 22, marked for Chornobyl clean-up expenses, Kyiv Press Bureau constitution has been harshly criticized paving the way for the release of stalled by Ukraine's national democrats, who as well as increases in social programs, KYiv - An alternative to the draft international Monetary Fund credits. education and health care. However, a view the move as a provocation pure and The austere budget, which passed by a constitution developed by Ukraine's simple. monetary emission from the National Constitutional Committee and presented vote of 266 to 22 (354 deputies were regis– "1 see this as a diplomatic move by the Bank will not be necessary, because these to the Parliament last week began circu– tered, 11 abstained and 56 did not take part undiplomatic HKChP (putsch organizers additional costs will come from credits lating among deputies of the legislature in the vote), includes a deficit of 6.2 per– of August 1991). To be sure, the left forces issued by Japan late last year. on March 25. cent of the gross domestic product. This is in Parliament submitted their own draft in Funding for the liquidation of the con- This second document - signed by 125 1.1 percent lower than last year's figure of order to sharply curb the constitutional sequences of the Chornobyl disaster left-wing members of the Parliament - is 7.3 percent and satisfies requirements set process, to stir the already delicate balance accounts for 6 percent of Ukraine's bud- "the Constitution of the Ukrainian Soviet forth by the 1MF to release a delayed get, or S960 million more than funds of powers," commented Les Taniuk, a installment of a Si .7 billion stand-by loan. Socialist Republic." it does not differ from allocated for defense and education - the fundamental law of the Ukrainian (Continued on page 4) it also provides for annual inflation of S738 million and S705 million, respec– about 40 percent, as compared to 183 SSR, most recently revised in 1978. tively, or 4.8 and 4.6 percent. Representatives of the Communist, percent last year. "1 want to assure deputies that the National Bank Governor viktor Socialist and Agrarian factions made good government will do everything to imple– on their threat to present their own version U.S. announces Yushchenko said it would be possible to ment the budget," said Prime Minister keep inflation at a rate of 40 to 45 per– of a draft constitution, despite the fact that , who attended the par– this move is seen as a destablizing factor cent in 1996 by pursuing a tough mone– liamentary proceedings on March 21-22. anniversary airlift tary policy. in an already polarized Parliament. He pointed out, "there is no one in the The draft states that the Ukrainian SSR The 1996 budget includes income of government who is satisfied with the pro– As The Weekly was going to press, represents a "socialist state of the people the U.S. Department of State released Si2.8 billion (U.S.) and expenditures of jected budget because the funding pro– expressing the will of the workers, peas- the following statement delivered by Si5.3 billion, for a deficit of almost S2.5 posals were two times greater than the ants, working intelligentsia, of all people spokesman Nicholas Burns, regard– billion. The deficit will be financed by budget can afford. But the draft presented who have created material and spiritual ing the 10th anniversary Chornobyl internal state loans of S800 million, to you is the lesser of all evils; it is the values by their honest labor effort." relief mission. National Bank credits of S573 million, optimum choice that we can bear at this it also states that all the power in the and foreign loans and credits of Si.09 time." in observance of the 10th anniver– Ukrainian SSR belongs to the people. sary of the Chornobyl nuclear power billion, including loans from the World 'Today's budget cannot satisfy us Bank, the European Community and the The Supreme Council is the supreme plant explosion, on April 26 the Japanese Eximbank. (Continued on page 4) body of state power and the sole legisla– Office of the Coordinator of U.S. tive body, it is empowered to "examine Assistance to the New independent any issue within the competence of the States will execute a special com– Ukrainian SSR, apart from those in the bined humanitarian assistance sur– Ukraine cooperates with FB1 competence of the executive and judicial face and airlift mission to Ukraine branches of power, as well as those to be and Belarus. The combined surface by Yaro Bihun we will follow up on that." decided by national vote." and airlift mission will have a vol– Special to The Ukrainian Weekly When such an investigation begins, The alternative document does not ume of 1,500 tons and a value of S10 some of the Ukrainian investigators include the post of president, but it does WASH1NGTON - Ukraine has indi– million. involved may be very familiar with FB1 provide for a Council of Ministers as the cated to the Federal Bureau of Since early February, containers investigative procedures, since Ukraine supreme executive body of the Ukrainian investigation that it is interested in con- of U.S. government and privately has been taking part in a special FB1 law Soviet Socialist Republic. ducting a joint investigation of the donated medical supplies and enforcement training program for the The draft also envisages three forms reported use of Ukrainian planes by equipment have been moving via new democracies of and of property: citizens' (earned by labor), Colombian drug traffickers. surface shipping to staging ware- the former . collective and state. FB1 Director Louis J. Freeh told a houses in Ukraine and Belarus in The main thrust of FB1 Director Both Ukrainian and Russian are preparation for distribution to Senate panel on March 13 that he has had Freeh's Senate testimony focused on this regarded as state languages. The trident numerous recipient hospitals and official contact from Ukraine on the case and related programs funded by the is replaced by the hammer and sickle and clinics throughout Ukraine in April. since the allegations surfaced in a Los Freedom Support Act (FSA) and the a red five-pointed star as the coat of arms U.S. government and privately Angeles Times story during Ukrainian Support for Eastern European of the Ukrainian SSR. The blue-and-yel– donated high-value and sensitive President 's visit to Democracies (SEED), which in 1995 low flag is bumped for the old red-and– medicines are being consolidated at Washington in February. trained some 1,800 law enforcement offi– blue banner of the Ukrainian SSR. a secure facility in Maastricht, Ukraine has denied any official cers from Ukraine, Hungary, , The draft constitution presented by the Netherlands, and will be flown to involvement in the misuse of the Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Constitutional Committee on March 11 Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 25, 1996, Antonov 23Bs, which, it says, were Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Romania and and submitted to Parliament by the com– and distributed to a number of recip– leased by a Ukrainian non-government . The program is being expand– mittee's co-chairmen, President Leonid ient medical facilities in Ukraine. enterprise for legal purposes. ed this year to include Belarus, Slovenia, Kuchma and Parliament Chairman The aircraft will be met upon Asked about the case by Sen. Mitch Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Bulgaria and Oleksander Moroz, was written by a arrival in Kyiv by Ambassador-des– McConnell (R-Ky.) during a hearing Albania, Mr. Freeh said. group that represented all factions of ignate Richard L. Morningstar, spe– before the Senate Subcommittee on "Since the first of this year, in only Parliament. However, the left-wingers on cial advisor to the president and Foreign Operations, Mr. Freeh said he several months, we've trained 150 police the committee did not approve the com– secretary of state, and coordinator spoke about it with an official of the officers from the Russian Federation, as pleted draft during the final debates. for U.S. assistance to the new inde– interior Ministry of Ukraine. well as Ukraine," Mr. Freeh said. Although most of the country's offi– pendent states. "He indicated that the president of He said he recently visited the FB1 cials agree that Ukraine must adopt a Subsequently, a portion of the Ukraine, President Kuchma, is very Academy in Quantico, Уа., where the constitution in the near future, the proce– airlifted medicines will continue on concerned and interested in having an Russian and Ukrainian officers were dure to do so has not yet been agreed a separate aircraft to Miensk, operation, a joint investigative opera– studying, among other things, internal upon. Thus, it appears that future ses– Belarus, on April 27, 1996, and will tion, where we can look at this problem police controls - "how we police the sions of Parliament will be chaotic as the be distributed to recipient medical and see whether any laws have been deputies are sure to argue about the facilities in Belarus. violated in the United States. So, yes, (Continued on page 4) means to adopt the Constitution. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1996 No. 13 Russia, the specter of integration and Ukraine: a look at new realities Ukrainian plane forced down in Russia called Mist (Bridge), Radio Ukraine report– by volodymyr Zviglyanich ognize their being under the flag of the ed on March 22. The center-right USSR." This aim was never implemented KYiv — Russian air defense forces on Democratic Party of Ukraine, the centrist PART1 and since 1993 Russia has made the pres– March 24 forced a Ukrainian military Social-Democratic Party and the center-left ence of its troops on the territories of the transport to land in the city of Rostov-na– Nearly 150 years ago, in 1848, Karl Labor Party support democratic and free- OS countries one of its principal goals. Donu, near the Ukrainian border, Russian Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote in the market reforms but also favor maintaining a 9 4) The constitutional71egal argument: and Ukrainian media reported the next day. "Communist Manifesto" about the specter social safety network. Another center-right Mr. Yeltsin, trying to prove the constitu– The 11-76 plane was forced down because it of communism wandering around Europe, party, the Christian-Democratic Party of tionality of the OS's creation, purported allegedly had not filed flight plans for its scaring the bourgeoisie and encouraging Ukraine, announced it was joining several that in forming the union in 1922, the return from Central Asia, Russian General the proletariat to revolt. The end of the civic organizations in another political founders did not lose their state sovereign– Staff sources said, describing the incident Cold War, reunification of Germany and alliance, the Christian-Social Union, report– ty and retained their status and responsibil– as "a grave violation of international agree– dissolution of the Soviet Union, warmly ed Ukrainian Television on March 22. They ity as founders of the union. This was ments." The Ukrainian government denied welcomed in the West, seemingly coincid– are joined by the All-Ukrainian Association enshrined in all USSR constitutions, having violated any laws and claimed that ed with the end of the communism and of Entrepreneurs as well as several similar including the last one (1977). He assumed proper flight plans had been filed and instability in Europe. regional groups. Recently, a new centrist that the Belaya vezha treaty could have authorization granted by the Russian air Unfortunately, the end of the Cold caucus, Social-Market Choice, was formed, been arrived at by the republics even with– control system. Ukraine is not a formal War did not bring about the end of com– with 31 members, including former in the framework of the 1977 Constitution member of the unified OS air defense sys– munism. As the results of the December President Leonid Kravchuk and other well- of the USSR. He concluded that "all tem, limiting its participation to informal 1995 parliamentary elections in Russia known figures, it is now the second-largest charges that this step is unconstitutional contacts and exchanges of information. (and earlier in some East European coun– caucus after the Communists. (OMR1 Daily are unfounded and pursue either political (OMR1 Daily DigestTRespublika) tries) have shown, the communist idea is Digest) aims, which are essentially destructive, or still alive in Russia and in major states of openly personal selfish interests." He also Kuchma wraps up Swiss visit the former Soviet Union. Only now it is Parliament raises poverty threshold blamed attempts of those who tried to cast dressed in moral and juridical clothes. BERN — Ukrainian President Leonid doubt on the legality of the accords that Kuchma, at the end of his two-day visit to KYiv - The Ukrainian Parliament The Communists in the Russian Duma have been reached as "simply immoral" voted to raise the poverty threshold from on March 16 voted for a non-binding reso– Switzerland, signed a joint communique and stressed that "to torpedo it at present is with Swiss President Jean Pascal de la below 5 million karbovantsi to 6.8 million lution abolishing as "illegal" the ratifica– tantamount to entering into direct con– kbv (S36) a month, Radio Ukraine report– tion on December 12, 1991, by the Miro on expanding ties between the two frontation with those who made their countries, Ukrainian and Western media ed on March 25. Legislators ordered the Russian Federation's Supreme Soviet of choice, including in the union referen– reported on March 22-23. Mr. Kuchma government to find funds to raise pensions the Belaya vezha agreement of December dum." also met with U.N. High Commissioner for and social benefits to reflect the increase, 8, 1991, which dissolved the USSR and The opponents of the treaty, e.g., the Refugees Sadako Ogata, who expressed an in other news, President Leonid Kuchma created the OS. in so doing, they sent a USSR Constitutional Oversight Committee, interest in helping Ukraine obtain interna– issued a decree creating a presidential powerful appeal to the traditional psycho- asserted that its major statement - "The tional aid for the resettlement of Crimean Council on Science and Scientific- emotional sentiments of the bulk of the USSR as a subject of international law and Tatars on the Black Sea peninsula. He also Technical Policy to oversee reforms in sci– Russian populace, to its primordial feeling a geopolitical reality has ceased to exist" - discussed Ukrainian cooperation with U.N. ence and scientific research. He appointed of "sobornost" (common will). can only be regarded as a political assess– Human Rights Commissioner Jose Ayala volodymyr Horbulin, secretary of his What is the C1S in reality? What is the ment of the situation and has no legal force. Lasso and addressed Geneva's internation– Security Council, as the new council's essence of neo-integrationism in Russia? The committee stressed that individual al conference center on Ukraine's place in chairman. (OMR1 Daily Digest) What will come after the C1S? What are republics cannot take it upon themselves to Europe. (OMR1 Daily Digest) Marchuk in Moscow for Yeltsin visit prep the lessons that this emerging geopoliti– resolve questions affecting the rights and cal and philosophical reality brings to the interests of others and, therefore, the agree– Consolidation of centrists continues MOSCOW - Ukrainian Prime Minister West and to Ukraine? ment's provision on the cessation of activity KYiv — Three Ukrainian political par- Yevhen Marchuk met with his Russian The C1S and legality of organs of the former Soviet Union on the ties have formed a new political alliance (Continued on page 4) territory of the OS states also has no legal The recent decision by the Russian force. Duma has attracted public attention to a This analysis shows that the supporters question obviously forgotten in post-Soviet of the treaty capitalized mostly on situa– Protests erupt as Belarus moves towards union Russia: What is the C1S? Did the treaty on tional arguments of political expediency, M1ENSK — Demonstrators, number– Poland and the future USSR), questioned its creation correspond to the body of laws which prevailed at that time over those of a ing up to 30,000, according to the BBC Mr. Lukashenka's motives in promoting in existence at that time in the USSR, or purely legal nature. The opponents of the World Service, marched down Francis to the forthcoming treaty, which would was it a radical break-up aimed at creating treaty stressed mostly its "illegal" nature Skaryna Boulevard, surrounded the state create a supranational governing council new laws corresponding to world practice? and the non-binding character of the docu– television headquarters and clashed with composed of the Russian and Belarusian Several arguments have been put for– ments signed in Belaya vezha. However, riot police on March 24, local and presidents, prime ministers and parlia– ward by supporters of the OS treaty: no serious public hearings or academic Western media reported the same day. mentary officials. 9 The time argument: St. Petersburg conferences devoted to the legality of the The crowd, led by Belarusian Popular Mr. Pazniak was quoted by the BBC Mayor Anatoliy Sobchak, speaking at the OS's creation have ever been conducted, Front Chairman Zyanon Pazniak, was report as saying that "Russia would be up to December 12, 1991, Supreme Soviet ses– either in Russia or in the West. protesting President Alyaksandr its neck in blood" if it tried to reoccupy sion claimed: "The country's economic Therefore, the treaty itself started to be Lukashenka's decision to conclude a Belarus. and political situation today is such that interpreted in different ways by its signa– treaty of union with Russia, to be signed The demonstrators were prevented we can no longer allow ourselves to tories. For Ukraine it was a civilized on April 2. from gathering in front of the Parliament, waste time on endless debates about our means of "divorce" with the USSR; for Speakers at the march and demonstra– whereupon they marched to the television future. ...The agreement concluded does Russia it was a means to achieve neo– tion, called to commemorate the 78th building. Riot police broke up the gather– not at all cancel the possibility of creat– integrationist aspirations; and for "under– anniversary of the Belarusian People's ing by firing tear gas and beating numer– ing a renewed union. dog" Belarus it was a means of joining Republic (which lasted for nine months in ous demonstrators with batons, reported 9 The structural argument: The old the "top dog," Russia, thus avoiding 1918 before being partitioned between OMR1 Daily Digest on March 25. union structure ceased to exist and, after responsibility for its deep political and the declarations of independence by economic crises. This fact also prevented Ukraine, Belarus, etc., in the aftermath of OS legal bodies from elaborating signif– the August 1991 putsch, it virtually died, icant laws to be respected and imple– in order to "bring order to the chaotic mented by all member-states. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED Ю disintegration of this union," as Ruslan As soon as arguments of the OS cre– An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., Khasbulatov noted, the OS was created. ation's political expediency came under a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. 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They used the same (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451 -2200 affairs, maintained that "one of the rea– set of arguments ("illegality" and sons this Commonwealth of independent "immorality") that Mr. Yeltsin had used in Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz States has been formed is to put a final 1991 to prove the legality of the Belaya changes to: Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kyiv) end to the presence of Russian and other vezha pact. Such switching of sides has The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew soldiers on territories which no longer rec– only reinforced the ambiguity of neo-inte– P.O. Box 346 Staff writers7editors: Roman Woronowycz grationist tendencies in Russia, all started Jersey City, NJ 07303 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (Toronto) after 1993, and suggests that the commu– Dr. volodymyr Zviglyanich is adjunct nists have only driven to its logical conclu– The Ukrainian Weekly, March 31,1996, No. 13, vol. LXiv professor of East European area studies Copyright (g) 1996 The Ukrainian Weekly at George Washington University. (Continued on page 12) No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ , 1996 iNTERviEW: Nicholas Burns on evolving U.S.-Ukrainian relations Secretary of State Warren Christopher's March 19- Ukraine be, now and in the future, a truly independent 23 trip to Eastern Europe and Russia included one-day state, truly sovereign, and that its territorial integrity be meetings with government officials in Ukraine, in Kyiv, respected by everybody, including Russia. What we Mr. Christopher denounced the Russian Duma's non- obviously would never, ever want to see would be any binding resolution declaring the dissolution of the attempt by Russia to subjugate Ukraine or to expand its Soviet Union illegal calling the March 15 decision by influence over Ukraine. We think that the emergence of the Russian Parliament's lower house "highly irrespon– Ukraine as an independent state in Central Europe is a sible." very important development for Europe as well as for Mr. Christopher's March 19 visit with Leonid Kuchma the United States. was his third meeting with the Ukrainian president since We understand that Ukraine will probably always the beginning of the year. Discussions, tainted by the have economic ties with Russia. We understand that explosive Duma resolution, centered on Ukraine's rela– and Russians have been linked, certainly tionship with NATO, closure of the Chornobyl nuclear personally — there are 12 million or thereabouts ethnic power plant, and progress on Ukraine's new constitution. Russians in Ukraine by Ukrainian estimates; there are 4 Accompanying the secretary of state on his European million ethnic Ukrainians in Russia — so there are tour was R. Nicholas Burns, State Department always going to be very tight links. spokesman and deputy assistant secretary for public But the current Ukrainian government clearly does not affairs. No stranger to Ukrainian issues, the former spe– wish to see a return of the Soviet Union as some people in cial assistant to President Bill Clinton on Russia and the Russian Duma would like to see. They clearly want to Ukraine (1993-1995) told The Weekly in a March 26 have Ukraine maintain its independence from Russia, and interview that "it was great to be back" in Kyiv. they clearly also want to reach out to the West and have A career foreign service officer, Mr. Burns served on ties to the West: economic, political and military. the National Security Council at the White House dur– They have not made a decision about NATO. They have ing the break-up of the Soviet Union until his appoint– not come forward and said we want to became a member of ment to the State Department in January 1995. in the NATO as have the Czechs, the Poles and the Hungarians, fall of1993, he led an economic delegation to Kyiv that and the Baits for that matter. But they clearly have made a marked the shift in U.S. policy toward Ukraine, in 1994, decision that they don't want to be Belarus — they don't Mr. Burns traveled to Kyiv five times to enhance the want to become a province of Russia, they don't want to U.S.-Ukrainian economic relationship. give up their sovereignty to Russia, and we support that. І think that military exercises, the political relation- Below, Mr. Burns offers The Weekly his views on State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns. U.S.-Ukrainian relations. The phone interview was con- ship that we have, the very strong economic support, all that helps to create connections for Ukraine westward ducted by Weekly Assistant Editor Khristina Lew. margins of all the meetings that we had. towards Europe and North America, which we think are The secretary made a very strong statement in Ukraine, PARTI healthy and will strengthen Ukraine as well as strength- en our own national security interests. and he spoke out against the resolution of the Russian You accompanied Mr. Christopher on his recent Duma. He said that the United States was opposed, that trip to Eastern Europe. Let's begin with your visit to There was talk of a special relationship between we felt that it was the wrong direction to go in, that we Kyiv. Ukraine and NATO. Do you see something like that would never support that; that the Russians had to under– We had had two meetings with President Kuchma this happening? stand that any relationship that they would want to have year. We saw him in Helsinki in early February, and then if Ukraine decides in the future that it does not want with the former republics, the now independent states of he also came to the United States tFebruary 20-22), where to become a member of NATO — and that's Ukraine's the former Soviet Union, would have to be voluntary on he saw President Clinton and Secretary Christopher. decision to make, we can't make it for it — 1 think it the part of the other states, and that could not be achieved The secretary was on a trip to Europe, both Western would make a lot of sense for Ukraine to have some through coercion or intimidation. Europe, Central Europe and Russia. He wanted to stop kind of relationship with NATO outside of membership. І frankly think that the break-up of the Soviet Union in Kyiv. He hadn't been there on his own since October We've talked to Russia about this kind of relationship was one of the great, positive events of modern times, 1993, and felt it was time he went back and had good and if we're talking to Russia, we also should talk to and that the emergence of these 15 new countries is a discussions with the leadership. We spent the entire day Ukraine. We've told the Ukrainians this. There ought to very positive development for the United States. The last last Tuesday in Kyiv, met with President Kuchma, met be some kind of military and political relationship that thing we want to see is the return of the Soviet Union. with Prime Minister fYevhenj Marchuk. Foreign would help strengthen Ukraine's independence, and Minister fHennadiyJ Udovenko had a luncheon and we'd be very open to discussing that with Ukraine. Why do you say that it's a positive development meeting with him, and then he met with fOleksanderJ for the United States? During the secretary's visit to Moscow, was there Moroz as well, the Supreme Rada chairman. any discussion of the imminent union between As the Soviet Union began to implode in 1991, it was in addition to that, we went to the Okhmadit Hospital, Russia and Belarus? clearly the will of the Ukrainian people, the Estonians, which is a hospital that specializes in the care of cancer the Latvians, the Armenians, the Kazakhs, the Azeris, to There was. We certainly heard a lot of it. We met patients, and a lot of the Chornobyl patients are there. be independent of the Soviet Union. All these countries it was a very good visit. The reason for visiting is with some parliamentarians, heard about it from them, because we have determined, and 1 think we have demon– certainly read about it in the press, it was really on the (Continued on page 4) strated this over the last couple of years, that Ukraine ought to be one of the strongest partners of the United States in Europe. Ukraine is now the leading recipient of American economic assistance in all of the former Soviet Yeltsins visit is postponed again (anyone surprised?) Union — more than Russia this year — with S225 million by Marta Kolomayets news that very same day saying that it was unaware of in 1996, compared to about S180 million for Russia. Kyiv Press Bureau any postponement of President Yeltsin's visit to Kyiv, We have worked very hard to try to get Ukraine to adding that the treaty between Ukraine and Russia had participate actively in the Partnership for Peace. We KYiv - Despite profuse promises and telephonic already been drafted and could be signed, although BSF were glad to announce when we were there that tete7a tetes with President Leonid Kuchma, it seems that agreements have not been finalized. American troops are going to be in western Ukraine this Russian President Boris Yeltsin has postponed his state According to President Yeltsin, there are only two summer for a military exercise with the Ukrainian mili– visit to Kyiv - once again. outstanding issues regarding the fleet; he did not explain tary, which 1 think is very important, it's important Since President Kuchma came to power in July 1994 which ones are unresolved. symbolically, it's also important practically in order to -over 20 months ago - President Yeltsin has pledged to in what was clearly an attempt to resolve BSF prob– establish closer military relations with Ukraine, which is come to Ukraine in order to sign a treaty on friendship lems, Ukraine's Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk made one of the things we want to do, and build up confi– and cooperation, but has canceled his plans, often at the an unexpected jaunt to Moscow on March 26 to meet dence between our two militaries. last minute. with his counterpart, viktor Chernomyrdin, to discuss Ukraine is also going to be attending the nuclear indeed, with presidential elections slated for June in the final division of the fleet and its property. summit in Moscow with the G-7 countries in mid–April. Russia, and with the real threat of Communists ascending Mr. Marchuk told journalists that day that two draft That's really at our suggestion. We felt that you to power there, most Ukrainian political observers agree agreements out of the three outstanding had been agreed couldn't have a summit on nuclear power plant safety that it would serve Ukraine well to sign an agreement upon: the status of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, and not invite Ukraine. with Moscow while President Yeltsin is still at the helm. and the naval base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. There were some people who didn't want to invite While he had been scheduled to arrive in Ukraine on But, upon his return from Moscow, he commented Ukraine who will go unnamed — some countries. We April 4, President Yeltsin told interfax on March 28 that that "a change in dates for Mr. Yeltsin's visit would not thought it was very important to invite them. We have he may have to delay his trip because some issues be tragic." developed, over the last two and a half years or so, І regarding the Black Sea Fleet have yet to be resolved. According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister think a very good, very solid, relationship with Ukraine. "if the BSF agreements are not included in the treaty Sergey Kryliov, the "toughest issues remain unsettled." on friendship and cooperation with Ukraine, there is no Despite a "very thorough examination of the issues, one What is the State Department's position on the reason to go to Ukraine now," he noted. or two more meetings" may be needed to reach a final fact that Ukraine would like to remain a neutral Ukrainian presidential press secretary Dmytro agreement, he added. state? You talk about PFP and how it's very impor– Markov told journalists on March 27 that a "possible The Ukrainian leadership has said in the past that the tant that Ukraine work with the American military delay" in the date of the visit to Ukraine by President BSF problem would not be an obstacle to the visit of to build closer military relations. What about Yeltsin "would not be a surprise to Kyiv." President Yeltsin to Kyiv. However, Russian officials NATO? if Ukraine is not interested in NATO, how Mr. Markov said the visit may be postponed in con– have disagreed, as Foreign Minister Yevgeniy Primakov does the United States view that? nection with "the presidential campaign in Russia." stated on February 1 in Kyiv during a visit aimed at Our view is that the most important thing is that However, Russia's Foreign Ministry responded to this preparing for President Yeltsin's state visit. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1996 No. 13

the constraints of borders. Such offenses New York consul's son killed in Kyiv Ukraine cooperates... as terrorism, nuclear smuggling, orga– (Continued from page 1) nized crime, computer crime and drug JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - viktor Economics from 1987-1992 and graduat– trafficking can spill over from other police, how we monitor each other, how Khryzhanivsky, the son of Consul General ed with a degree in economics-statistics. countries into the United States," he said. viktor Kryzhanivsky of Ukraine's He was also a certified English language we ensure that we have a police leader- ship and a rank and file which is corrup– in addition to the training and attache Consulate General in New York, died on interpreter. programs, as Sen. McConnell pointed March 19 in Kyiv from injuries he suffered Mr. Kryzhanivsky was buried on March tion-free, which understands the princi– ples of due process." out, his subcommittee earmarked funds in a car accident. He was fatally injured on 20 in Baykiv Cemetery. He is survived by for "an initiative 1 strongly support - to March 17 when a car driving at a high rate his father, viktor, sister, Maryna, brother, The FB1 director recalled that a Ukrainian general came to him after he develop FBl-like institutions in Ukraine of speed jumped a curb on a Kyiv city Oleksander, and step-mother, Liudmyla. and Kazakhstan." street. A memorial service was held in New addressed one of the classes and said "that he could not imagine even a short time ago Asked by Sen. McConnell if the bud- viktor Jr. was born on March 3, 1969, York on March 23 at St. viadimir get was sufficient to fund "the creation in Kyiv. He attended the Kyiv institute of Ukrainian Orthodox Church. that the Americans, the FB1 in particular, would be offering and teaching them a of FBls in Ukraine and Kazakhstan," Mr. course in police ethics, and was just over- Freeh replied: "if we applied the S5.5 in Russia and the Communists in Ukraine," whelmed with the fact that we cared million (the current average of annual Communists propose... said Mr. Horyn, who is a member of the enough to share that expertise with him." funds available), yes, sir, that would cer– (Continued from page 1) Ukrainian Republican Party. in addition to the training program tainly be more than enough." Asked about the possible formation of member of the Rukh faction in Parliament. "1 consider the move of the Ukrainian offered at the FB1 Academy in Quantico, a an "FB1" in Ukraine, a spokesman of the "But, this move by the left forces, in left-wing forces to present an alternative similar intensive eight-week course is con- my opinion, is a farce; it is not serious. constitution to the Parliament as an ducted at the U.S.-funded international Ukrainian Embassy in Washington said Especially if one compares it to the attempt to revive a lost cause. And 1 hope Law Enforcement Training Academy in the creation of a new "national bureau of events developing in Russia, it comes off to God that it's the last such move," he Budapest. The over-all program also investigation" has been the subject of looking, not like a drama, but like a paro– underlined. includes two-week "in-country" training public discussion over the past year. dy," he added. І van Pliushch, a member of the Center programs. The spokesman added that, following "1 think it is just another provocation to faction, underscored the discipline within Mr. Freeh said that "the single most the recent anti-terrorism summit in try to regain lost powers," noted Bohdan the left forces. He questioned who could significant factor" in the FBl's ability to Egypt, the Ukrainian government is Horyn, a member of the Statehood fac– Ukraine work with if it refuses to move detect, deter and investigate international studying a proposal to create an "anti- tion, adding that the left-wingers are con– ahead and stagnates in the past, promot– crimes is the "legal attache program," terrorism center" that would coordinate solidating all of their forces to turn back ing socialist ideals. "Cuba, Belarus - are which now has 70 senior bureau agents the work of the various law enforcement the wheel of history, to bring back the these countries with whom we should working on coordinating crime-fighting agencies in Ukraine. This would be power of the Soviet system, which is the strive to integrate?" he asked. activities in 23 countries, including done, hopefully, with Western and only power they felt comfortable with. "it's been two weeks, and we can't Russia. American assistance, he said. "For the left forces, the totalitarian seem to get copies of the EdraftJ constitu– The FB1 director explained that the The spokesman said Ukraine's law regime is both nostalgia and a current need. tion presented on March 11 distributed to presence of an FB1 attache at an embassy enforcement agencies maintain regular And now in Russia the Communists are set- all the deputies. Look at the left forces - has to be requested and approved by the contacts with the FB1 in such areas as corn- ting the tone for unfolding events - such as their constitution is one and a half times U.S. ambassador. "We've gone through bating illegal drug and arms trafficking. attempts at the rebirth of the Soviet Union. longer than ours and they distributed it to that process, for instance, in Ukraine, in You can be sure that there is constant con– everyone quickly, efficiently," Mr. Poland, in some of the other countries; sultation going on between the Communists Pliushch noted. "What does that tell us?" the ambassadors have concurred in our Newsbriefs request," he said. The United States recognized the need (Continued from page 2) April if it is to be considered for the allo– to help upgrade the law enforcement counterpart, viktor Chernomyrdin, here on Parliament approves... cation of 1MF credits, originally 3700 capabilities of former Eastern Bloc coun– March 26 to prepare for Russian President (Continued from page 1) million, but with a promise of S900 mil- tries and to coordinate crime-fighting Boris Yeltsin's scheduled April 4-5 visit to completely. But this is the best version in lion if the Parliament passed an accept– efforts with them soon after the fall of Kyiv, Western media reported. The divi– today's economic crisis, setting out pri– able budget by this time. communism in that region. sion of the Black Sea Fleet, in particular orities of reforming the energy sector President Leonid Kuchma, who is "The political, social and economic Russian leasing of shore base facilities, and restructuring the entire economy," viewed as a staunch reformer by Western changes occurring in Eastern Europe and remains the outstanding issue in the bilater– vasyl Hureyev, Ukraine's minister of the leaders, was also promised substantial aid in the former Soviet republics have provid– al treaty on friendship and cooperation. economy, told Reuters. from the 1MF (S3 billion to S4 billion) ed significant, unintended opportunities for Meanwhile, a voluntary organization called until the end of the century, if Ukraine The toughest budget passed in four years organized crime groups and criminal enter- "300 Years of the Russian Fleet" has of Ukraine's independence, Prime Minister stays on the course toward market prises in these countries to expand interna– launched a national campaign to raise Marchuk told reporters its adoption "is of reform. tionally," Mr. Freeh said. "Evidence that money from banks and businesses to pay great consequence for Ukraine's image in During this last week, Johannes Linn, organized crime activity from these areas is for the completion of eight new naval ves– the world, and not only in the eyes of inter- vice-president of the World Bank, met expanding and will continue to expand to sels, including the cruiser Peter the Great, national financial establishments." with President Kuchma and urged the the United States is well-documented." 1TAR-TASS reported on March 26. "By practicing internal budgetary dis– Ukrainian leadership to stay on course "Grave crime is no longer bound by (OMR1 Daily Digest) cipline, Ukraine is growing into an eco– toward reforms, adding that the World nomically civilized nation," emphasized Bank is prepared for cooperation with Ukraine in a variety of areas. that we as Americans ought to reach out the prime minister. Nicholas Burns... and have closer relations with Ukraine. Ukraine had to adopt a budget before Although he acknowledged that each country needs to find its own style of (Continued from page 3) That's what we're trying to do. reform, Mr. Linn noted that macroeconom– which formally had to live in a totalitarian So the United States has no position How to reach ic stabilization is the foundation of all system, political and economic, at least on Belarus uniting with Russia? reforms. the great majority of these countries, are Our position on that is what we've said "The government showed it has no now democracies of one sort or another. in the last couple of days. We actually have THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY intention of carrying out the will of the Ukraine has got a strong democracy — not received from either the Belarusians or people and will instead implement a pro- it's had contested elections. Many of the Russians much detail about what this is. MA1N OFFlCE (editorial, subscriptions gram dictated from overseas," Communist them, including the Kuchma government, and advertising departments): There has been a lot of conflicting informa– leader Petro Symonenko told Reuters. have decided they want a market econo– tion in the press about exactly what this The Ukrainian Weekly "The question is one of life or death, my. And they've decided that they want to closer relationship will be. Our position is і 30 Montgomery Street as living standards plunge to levels of have closer relations with the West than that if Russia intends to have closer rela– І Jersey City, NJ 07302 mere physical survival," he said after the was certainly possible before 1991. tions and uses intimidation or coercion to J phone: (201) 434-0237 budget was passed. All that is good, and all that is in our achieve it, then we oppose that, if it's truly J fax:(201)451-5486 Despite the fact that left-wing forces interest. The Soviet Union was a foe of the voluntary, and if this country truly wants а H make up more than one-third of the United States, and these countries are not. closer association, then we, of course, І KYiv PRESS BUREAU: Parliament, as the March 22 vote So we're better off. Our security situation would not be in a position to object. j The Ukrainian Weekly showed, many heeded Mr. Marchuk's is far preferable than what it was before Now we know that Ukraine does not 11 Karl Marx Street-Apt. 33 words, which in turn allowed the budget 1991. As an American, if you believe in want this type of relationship with Russia. Kyiv, Ukraine 252001 to be adopted. democracy, and almost all of us do, you We know that Armenia does not want this. Ukraine "The approval of the budget and the can't help but support emerging democra– We know that the Baltic countries do not phonetfax: (44) 229-1906 entire period leading up to the final vote, cies wherever they are. in this case want this kind of relationship, so therefore including work in parliamentary commit– Ukraine is 52 million people, larger than it's in our interest, and we will continue to TORONTO PRESS BUREAU: tees, specifically the budget committee, France territorially, one of the most impor– do this, to speak out in support of the inde– Ukrainian National Association has demonstrated that despite the bottle- tant countries for the future of Europe. pendence of these countries. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Bureau necks we come up against in dealing І have said many times, publicly, that І Frankly, Belarus is a complex situa– і 1 Eva Road -Suite 402 with the Parliament, and despite the think if you look at Europe over the next tion. it's pretty clear that the president, І Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 4Z5 tough nature of the problem at hand, we, 100 years, Ukraine will become one of fAlyaksandrj Lukashenka, wants a closer fl the most important European countries Canada nevertheless, are able to find common relationship, but there were 30,000 peo– j ground and achieve compromises when because of how big it is, how many peo– pie demonstrating in Miensk on Sunday 11 Phone:(416)626-1999 we come to understand that we are tack- ple it has, and where it is, in relation to EMarch 24J against the closer relation-l fax: (416) 626-3841 ling a vital challenge of national impor– Russia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech ship. So 1 think we've got to listen toll tance," said the prime minister. Republic and other countries. That means those voices, too. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ , 1996 5 Kyiv 's contribution draws Ukraine's skaters figure in top 10 diaspora fire, minister's disapproval at World Championships in Canada by Andrij Wynnyckyj athletes, as well as among those who have by Andrij Wynnyckyj power, and exits and enters his jumps Toronto Press Bureau voluntarily donated many hours of work to Toronto Press Bureau with poor quality." assist these athletes," the group of diaspo– On the other hand, Mr. Milton remarked TORONTO - Kyiv Dynamo, the TORONTO - Ukraine's competitors ran activists wrote. on Mr. Dmytrenko's "understanding of Ukrainian capital's elite soccer team, is maintained their presence in the top 10 in Reminding the former Olympic track music." The Ukrainian skated a Plaza del under fire from diaspora leaders for a three out of four categories, as the 1996 star of the 's contribu– Toros short program to a score he'd adapt– charitable contribution. competitive season culmi– tion to the development of in nated at the World Championships held ed himself from a composition by contem– Dynamo decided to donate 342,000 Ukraine since independence, the signato– porary Ukrainian composer ihor Stasiuk. (U.S.) of their winnings in a OS tourna– in Edmonton on March 17-24, but none ries warned of the consequences of won a medal. This put him in ninth position, just behind ment held in Moscow on February 11 to the Dynamo's action. "We fear that such dis– Mr. Zahorodniuk, but then a brutal outing The highest ranked Ukrainian skaters families of Russian soldiers who died while tressing news from Ukraine could have a in the free skate (rated 19th over all by the as of the Worlds are ice dancers irina fighting against Chechen rebels. The dona– negative impact on continuing aid to judges) plunged him down to 16th. tion made headlines in Ukraine and drew Romanova and ihor Yaroshenko, who sport in Ukraine," the letter read. finished fifth in their event. Olena Belousovska and Serhiy Potalov the ire of many citizens who wrote letters to The diasporans' expectation that a finished ninth in the pairs event, com– They share a coach (Natalia Linnichuk), newspapers (see The Weekly, March 3). statement condemning Dynamo would pleting an adequate season in which they On March 8, President Dr. Dmytro with this year's champions, Oksana be issued by Mr. Borzov was confirmed Grishchuk and Yevgeny Platov of Russia placed sixth at the World Centennial Cipywnyk and Commissioner by a March 13 fax from the minister. competition in St. Petersburg in mid- vsevolod Sokolyk of the Ukrainian World and train at the University of Delaware. "We share the anxiety and anger They had the best shot at the podium of February, but failed to qualify for the Congress; Stan Haba, president of the expressed by the executive of the UWC Grand Prix in Paris a week later. Canadian Friends of the Ukrainian National Team Ukraine's entries after the free dance, and the Ukrainian diaspora's sports asso– thanks to a spirited number done to music Finishing just out of the top 10 in Olympic Committee; Myron Stebelsky, ciations concerning the decision made by Edmonton was Olena Liashenko, who president of the Ukrainian Association of from "Zorba the Greek," but were bounced the Dynamo football club's administra– out of third down to their final position by a was 12th in the ladies' competition. Ms. Sports Clubs in North America; and tion during the C1S Cup competition," Liashenko was consistently punished by volodymyr Panchuk, president of the strong performance from Canada's Shae– Mr. Borzov wrote. Lynn Bourne and victor Kraatz. marks from the U.S. judge who refused European FUNOC; sent a clear signal of "On behalf of the Ukrainian National to rate her above 4.7, while others gave their displeasure to Ukraine's Minister of Romanova and Yaroshenko had also Olympic Committee 1 communicated our placed fifth consistently throughout the her 4.9s, 5.0s and 5.1s. Youth and Sport Уаіегіу Borzov. negative attitude to (Dynamo's decision! As usual, judging was the focus of con– "News (of Dynamo's decision! has competition — in the two dance compul– to the soccer club's administration and to sories, the original dance, and the free troversy during the championship. Another aroused understandable outrage among its president, Grigoriy Surkis. We also U.S. judge, Joan Gruber, made an impres– people here; among people who have long event. (informedj the media of our position," At the end of the championships, the sion on the Worlds by pounding on been generously donating hard-earned the minister's fax read. Frenchman Phillipe Candeloro — rating money to support the needs of Ukraine's next highest ranked Ukrainian competitor Contacted by The Weekly for a clari– was viacheslav Zahorodniuk, sixth in the him 19th over all for artistic impression in fication on how this "negative attitude" men's standings. Both favorites, defend– the free skate, even as the others rated him had been conveyed, Mr. Borzov said he ing World Champion Elvis Stojko of at sixth or seventh. There was speculation NOC's rep in U.S. personally had spoken with Mr. Surkis. Canada and current Olympic Champion that Ms. Gerber had seen one too many He added that the NOC had protested Aleksei Urmanov of Russia, fell while Westerns as Mr. Candeloro wore a cow- Dynamo's action and this was reported attempting jumps, which dropped them boy outfit for that routine. reacts to Dynamo flap in the Ukrainian press. out of the medals. On the other hand, Mr. Dmytrenko ben– Mr. Borzov added that he hoped this Nevertheless, they still placed ahead of efited from the largesse of Austrian judge by Roman Woronowycz incident would "in no way affect our cor– Mr. Zahorodniuk, who came in for criticism Helmut Sieber in the men's free skate. Mr. dial relations and our fruitful coopera– JERSEY C1TY, N;J. - The by ТУ commentators for a technically Sieber placed him 11th instead of 19th as tion, particularly during preparations and Ukrainian soccer team Dynamo has no strong, but artistically listless and emotion- did the majority, it seemed that Mr. Sieber participation of Ukraine's athletes in the compensated by rating Mr. Zahorodniuk connection whatsoever with either less program, skated to Chopin's "Polonaise Summer in Atlanta." slightly lower than others. Ukraine's Ministry of Youth and Sports Militaire" and "Fantasie impromptu." According to a Canadian FUNOC or the National Olympic Committee of The direct opposite plagued Dmytro Ukraine's other entries included Yulia release, donations from the diaspora cov– Ukraine, Laryssa Barabash-Temple, U.S. Dmytrenko, the 1993 European Lavrenchuk, who placed 17th in the ered the costs of the Ukrainian Olympic representative of the NOC-Ukraine, told Champion, who according to Canadian ladies' competition, and Olena Grushina team's preparatory training sessions in The Weekly on March 22. figure skating columnist Steve Milton, and Ruslan Honcharov, who finished the Atlanta area in the summer of 1995. "works too slowly, without enough 19th in the ice dance event. "We have no more control over Dynamo than the United States Olympic ^^^^^^^й^^^^^^Ш^^^^^^ Committee has over the Dallas Cowboys," said Ms. Temple. vegreville rolls out the red carpet for Ukrainian skaters A brouhaha of sorts developed when the Ukrainian World Congress, the Ukrainian by Andrij Wynnyckyj Team Ukraine was in town. ing itinerary of flights from Kyiv to Sports Federation of the United States and Toronto Press Bureau As Cam Cole of the Edmonton Journal Zurich, Zurich to Montreal, Montreal to Canada, the Canadian Friends of the put it, "no one had landed a triple axel on Toronto and Toronto to Edmonton, topped TORONTO — For over a week prior to the ice of the vegreville Recreation Center off by a 90-minute bus ride to vegreville. Ukrainian National Olympic Committee the Figure Skating World Championships and its European counterpart sent a letter to until viacheslav Zahorodniuk and Dmytro On March 9, together with women's held in nearby Edmonton on March 17-24, Dmytrenko reeled them off regularly in competitors Olena Liashenko and Yulia the Ministry of Youth and Sports express– vegreville, Alberta, was an attraction for ing their condemnation of a financial gift practices." more than just the world's biggest . (Continued on page 15) by Dynamo players to a fund for the wid– They arrived on March 5, after a gruel- ows and children of Russian soldiers who died in Chechnya. Ms. Temple said that she has received correspondence of a rather nasty sort also from individuals expressing their disgruntlement with Dynamo's move. Ms. Temple explained that Dynamo is part of the Ministry of the interior and that historically the team's athletes have been members of the militia. Through a joint venture, the team is also partly owned by Concern Ometa, whose president, Grigoriy Surkis, is also president of Dynamo. The Weekly also learned there is some supposition among sports officials in Ukraine that the reason Dynamo made the controversial donation is because the Russian vice-president of the Union of European Football (Soccer) Associations (UEFA), Anatoliy Koloskov, said he would intercede on the team's behalf with international soccer officials. On September 20, 1995, the UEFA had sus– pended the team for three years following an incident during which the Dynamo Roman Petriw, Ukrainian News (Edmonton) coach allegedly tried to bribe a referee to Bidding farewell to vegreville at the conclusion of their performance are: (from left) Olena Grushina, Ruslan Honcharov, fix its match against a club from Greece. Yulia Lavrenchuk, Serhiy Potalov, Olena Bilousovska, Dmytro Dmytrenko, Olena Liashenko and viacheslav Zahorodniuk. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ , 1996 No. 13 Leaders in Ukraine denounce THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY attempts to revive Soviet Union What if it disappears? by Marta Kolomayets tions in June," he explained. Kyiv Press Bureau He added that this move will certainly You don't know what you've got 4il it's gone, indeed. "activate Ukrainian left-wing forces, Last week's issue reported on the most recent meeting of the Ukrainian KYiv - The union treaty between who wish to create conditions for National Association's Executive Committee, which reviewed the financial sta– Russia and Belarus scheduled to be signed Ukraine to join the new empire." tus of the UNA and its various operations. As regards the UNA's two newspa– by Presidents Boris Yeltsin and Alyaksandr ivan Drach, chairman of the Congress pers, the Ukrainian-language daily Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, it was Lukashenka on April 2 in Moscow has of the Ukrainian intelligentsia, said he sees spurred Ukraine's leadership to denounce a classic good newsA?ad news scenario. this latest ploy by Messrs. Lukashenka and any attempts at reviving the Soviet Union. Though there was good news to report in terms of the funds coming in from Yeltsin as a signal for national democratic According to a statement issued by subscriptions — a 145 percent increase in 1995 (as compared to 1994) for forces to energize themselves and defend Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Svoboda and 75 percent more for The Weekly, there was bad news on the number Ukraine's sovereignty. March 27, should a new state entity be of subscriptions. For Svoboda, the number had declined by 1,240 during the peri– "Ukraine needs to disassociate itself formed by choice of the Russian and od from February 1995 to February 1996, while for The Weekly there was a loss from any talks of integration with Russia Belarusian peoples, Ukraine, as an inde– of 1,063 subscribers. Not very reassuring figures. At a time when worldwide and should immediately launch the pendent state, will develop relations with interest in Ukraine is increasing, our own Ukrainians, it seems, are not interested. process of leaving the OS," he stated. that entity based on mutually accepted The reason for the decline, at least in the case of The Weekly, we believe can be Oleh vitovych, a member of the ultra- international legal standards. found in the fact that last year our publisher, the UNA, had doubled subscription right Ukrainian National Assembly (UNA) fees, in fact, we have quite a few letters on hand stating that the price is too high "As regards Ukraine, its people have and a deputy in Parliament, said he was (one reader called it "outrageous") or that it is unaffordable, especially for those on chosen the course of developing their own quite disturbed by the recent intentions of fixed incomes. Unfortunately, we cannot do as one reader suggested and reconsider. independent state, a neutral state in the Belarus to sign an accord with Russia. The reality is that costs have risen markedly, especially in terms of postage and world community, which does not belong "This may lead to increased activity newsprint, and what is a remarkable is not the 200 percent price increase last year, to any bloc," noted the statement, which among the left-wing forces in Ukraine," but the fact that the subscription fee was kept artificially low for so many years. went on to explain that Ukraine does sup- he noted. "We will do everything neces– We ask you, dear readers, to consider what dinner for two costs you nowadays. port economic integration within the sary to activate patriotic forces in Russia, For that same price you have The Weekly for one whole year. (Perhaps you should Commonwealth of independent States. both political and social, who will defend think of The Weekly as dinner for your mind — a weekly outing that costs you "Ukraine has always attached priority Russian statehood and condemn the OS Si .15, or 77 cents if you are a member.) is it worth the price? We believe so. Just significance to Ukrainian-Russian and and the revival of the USSR. We plan to think of the stories you have read in The Weekly in the past year? How many of Ukrainian-Belarusian relations, and views support our friends from the radical wing these would you have seen elsewhere? the future of these relations as ones which of the Belarusian National Front, as well." So, dear readers, we ask you, please value what you have. And, if you are good-neighborly, friendly and equal "Perhaps there is a positive side to this could, please do us a favor, use the best and oldest form of advertising — word with mutually beneficial economic, integration between Russia and Belarus," of mouth — to spread the word about The Weekly. humanitarian and cultural ties, based on respect of each other's sovereignty, terri– observed Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first torial integrity, inviolability of state bor– president and currently a deputy in ders and non-interference in other's Parliament. "Maybe now the constructive, affairs," the statement underscored. progressive forces in our country, the "Simultaneously, Ukraine is fundamen– democrats who want to see an independent tally against any attempts to restore the Ukraine, will unite," he said. Turning the pages back... Soviet Union in any form. Such actions Rukh, the Popular Movement of may make it necessary for Ukraine to Ukraine, also reacted to the impending review its foreign policy priorities, among Belarus-Russia accord, sending an appeal them relations with the OS," noted the to international organizations, parliamen– As some of Ukraine's Communists and other political factions document. tary and government circles, and the world consider reunification with a re-established , no bet– Belarusian President Lukashenka told community, urging them to defend democ– ter cautionary tale of a tortured biography could be more instruc– interfax-West in Miensk on March 28 that racy in Belarus and to protect the rights of tive than that of the moody genius Mykola Hohol, known to the world as Nikolai Gogol. "only the stand of the Ukrainian authori– its citizens. The Encyclopedia of Ukraine refers to him as "the most famous Russian writer of ties is preventing Ukraine from joining the The statement noted that, "democratic Ukrainian origin." Fyodor Dostoyevsky, perhaps the most famous Russian writer, intensifying integration within the OS." principles, civil rights and freedoms are considered Gogol to be among the greatest in literature's pantheon. Although he noted that the forces being violated in Belarus," and reported Born on April 1, 1809, in Уеіукі Sorochyntsi, Myrhorod county in the Poltava opposing integration are more powerful that on March 24 the "Spetsnaz" (special Gubernia, to a Kozak family of the petty nobility, Gogol graduated from the presti– in Ukraine than in Belarus, and there is a forces) broke up a rally in Miensk, which gious Nizhen gymnasium. "special point of view on the issue in was held to mark the 78th anniversary of At the age of 19 he left for the imperial capital, St. Petersburg, with a manuscript western Ukraine," there is no reason why the Belarusian People's Republic. Accord– under his arm and virtually messianic aspirations in the field of letters. Gogol pub– Kyiv should not become part of a closer ing to the statement, tear gas and physical lished the Romantic narrative poem "Hans Kuchelgarten" at his own expense in 1829, union, which Russia and Belarus hope to force were used against demonstrators. but it was savaged by local critics. form on April 2." Rukh has called on representatives of A neurotic at the best of times, Gogol was devastated and embittered by this set- "1 doubt that the Ukrainian people's Ukraine's democratic forces to picket the back. He bought up all copies of this work and destroyed all traces of it, then tried to mentality is different from that of the peo– Belarusian Embassy in Kyiv, with signs make a living in the imperial bureacracy, as a teacher at a boarding school, a tutor for ples of Belarus and Russia," said Mr. reading "Hands off independent Belarus" the daughters of the elite (an experience which reappears dramatically in his "Diary of Lukashenka, who added that the April 2 and "No to Russian imperialism." a Madman"), and very briefly as a lecturer in history at St. Petersburg University. action will be a "political push which will While working as a minor civil servant, Gogol spent his free time composing short revive the situation in the Commonwealth." stories based on his observations and memories of life in Ukraine. The first two vol– indeed, this new union has already been Weeklies are stolen umes of these stories, published in 1831-1832 under the title "Evenings on a Farm referred to by leaders in Ukraine, Russia near Dykanka," brought him the fame he sought. and Belarus as the C1S-2. However, in the second volume, "Mirgorod," which appeared three years later, the tone of his President Leonid Kuchma has underlined, from Florida library writing turns from nostalgia imbued with a sense of the fantastic, to satire of a sort Ukraine is "categorically against forming that would grow ever more bitter, although rarely less brilliant. any kind of "supra-national structures." JERSEY OTY, N.J. - Lead from a His most renowned satire was a masterpiece, "The inspector General," a play that Ukrainian Prime Minister Yevhen story that appeared in the North Port Sun needed the approval of the emperor to be staged, it premiered in 1836. Shattered by Marchuk said in an interview on March Herald of North Port, Fla., on March 17: the fact that his idea of the moral influence of true art did not have the desired effect 27 that "the Belarus-Russia accord is not "What do Southern Living, Rolling he left Russia to live in Rome. a model for Ukraine." Stone, The Ukrainian Weekly and the He concentrated on producing his epic work, "Dead Souls," but managed to finish "Retro is good in art, in fashion, but not Sarasota Herald Tribune all have in com– only the first of three intended parts. The writings that did make it into print, such as in politics," said the prime minister. "And mon? They've all been stolen from the "The Overcoat" (1841), were attacked, and Gogol became increasingly consumed by any attempts to renew the Soviet Union North Port Public Library." wrenching anguish that he was incapable of producing morally ennobling art. can carry dangerous consequences." The story questions why issues of the To prepare himself for the task of, as he put it, "serving God and humanity," Gogol Moreover, the creation of the OS-2 as above noted periodicals have been found embarked first on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Returning to Russia, he came to Moscow, a structure that would evolve into a new missing at the library of the small com– where he fell under the influence of a religious fanatic, the Rev. M. Konstantinovsky, Soviet Union is unlikely, since even the munity and why library-users in this case who demanded that he enter a monastery and destroy his "evil" works. first OS is an amorphous body that can't could not take the time to simply photo- Gogol burned the manuscript of the second part of "Dead Souls," refused all food, function even on an economic level, he copy the material. and stayed in bed until his death on March 4, 1852. noted. The story explains that one month's The famous writer's relation to Ukraine is a controversial issue. His indifference to "Belarusian President Lukashenka has worth of The Ukrainian Weekly is the Ukrainian question as a political matter was sharply condemned by critics such as received carte-blanche from the Russian among the stolen publications. Northport Serhiy Yefremov and even more severely by Yevhen Malaniuk. leadership to implement a pilot project to residents include many retired Ukrainian Others focused on the importance of Ukrainian elements in his writings, allegedly create an empire," said and Canadians who have the source of the rhythm and euphony of his language. Deputy Mykola Zhulynsky on March 23. moved there from the North. The story Sources: "Gogol, Nikolai, " Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Уоі. 2 (Toronto: University of "This is a propaganda move which is didn't explain whether the issues taken Toronto Press, 1988): G.S.N. Luckyj, "Between Gogol' and Sevcenko, Polarity in the Literary in the interests of Russian President were ones from before or after The Ukraine, 1798-1847" (Munich: Wilhelm Fink Yerlag, 1971). Boris Yeltsin prior to presidential elec– Weekly rates were increased last year. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ ; 1996

LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR

night of the referendum defeat blamed the Jotis and Places Yet another reaction "ethnics and money." Mr. Landry verbally by Myron B. Kuropas attacked a worker in a hotel, berating her to Quebec's vote for having a non-Francophone name and therefore voting "no" in the referendum. Dear Editor: The police had to be called out to calm this І am writing this letter in response to the incident and this, by the way, involved the Kyiv-Mohyla: A light in the tunnel letter written by George Primak regarding minister in the separatist government in the Quebec referendum (January 7). charge of developing relations with the eth– During the last five years, Ukrainians rector. An international advisory board First of all, Mr. Primak reports that nic communities. living in North America have become includes such luminaries as Dr. Zbigniew over 95 percent of the "ethnic" vote went Mr. Primak, in case you don't know this increasingly disillusioned with develop– Brzezinski. with the "no" side in the referendum. or wish to ignore it, Ukraine has a history ments in Ukraine. All of these "innovations" have not set Doesn't this very statement betray a deep- of over 1 ,OOO years. We settled our lands Corruption, an irradicable Soviet mind- well with the Ukrainian educational estab– seated bigotry? Why differentiate peaceably and not by force as the French set, parliamentary intransigence, naivete lishment. Yuri Bugai, a former deputy edu– between the so-called "ethnics" and the did when they drove out the indigenous regarding the diaspora, and other shortcom– cation minister, argues that UKMA lags others? І thought that in a democracy all Native peoples. With a population of over ings have contributed to a growing sense of behind Kyiv State University and wonders votes are equal. And where does Mr. 52 million, Ukraine is a land rich in pessimism about Ukraine's future. what "niche" the institution hopes to fill. Primak get the figure of 95 percent? The resources, its historical and geographic Recently, however, there appear to be The government has also resisted allowing vote, after all, was secret and it is, there- importance is unquestionable, and the suf– small lights in Ukraine's long, dark tun– UKMA to occupy a vacant piece of proper– fore, impossible to say with any accuracy fering that this land and its people have nel. One of those lights was lit by ty adjoining the campus. Despite these how people voted. This figure of 95 per– undergone is unique. This country voted viatcheslav Brioukhovetsky, president of problems, UKMA was licensed as a fully cent is bandied around by separatist lack– by over 92 percent to be free. There is the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy accredited institution in June of 1994. eys without any substantiation in fact. undoubted democratic support for indepen– (UKMA). it was Mr. Brioukhovetsky, a Despite enormous difficulties, UKMA The majority of ethnics voted "no" not dence in Ukraine. Your separatist confreres Rukh activist, who, together with a hand– has come a long way. in 1991, there was to humiliate Francophones, but for reasons on the other hand, were looking at 50 per– ful of dedicated educators, revived the no campus, no money - not even a tele- of self-preservation. When one can be cent plus one vote. Even constitutions Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in 1991. phone. Today, there are three faculties jailed for putting up a bilingual sign then aren't changed with that kind of vote, and Founded in 1615, the original 17th cen– (social studies, humanities and natural one will not vote for those who would yet the "yes" side was preparing to rend tury academy was unique. According to a sciences), 900 students, and even alumni bring in even greater discrimination. Canada on such a razor-thin decision. lengthy article by igor Greenwald in the who in 1995 were the first UKMA gradu– Mr. Primak also chooses to ignore Just one other comment has to be made March 15 issue of the highly regarded ating class. Significantly, when last another pertinent point: almost half of about Mr. Parizeau, whom Mr. Primak Chronicle of Higher Education, the original year's freshmen were asked about their the Francophone population voted "no" defends with such ardor. When Mr. academy "demonstrated that it was possi– career goals, 1 1 percent stated they as well. Parizeau announced the referendum, it ble to combine national consciousness with planned to seek Ukraine's presidency. Point No. 2 voiced by Mr. Primak is one was to be on a question of Quebec com– intellectual curiosity, its founder, Petro All of this was made possible by gener– that could easily be found in KGB propa– pletely seceding from Canada. This did Mohyla, an Orthodox bishop, shunned the ous contributions from Ukrainians in the ganda files and betrays a hatred for not fly with the populace, as the support staid educational model then dominant in street - one woman offered strawberries - Ukraine. Ukraine was much more distinct for this position was in the vicinity of 30 Ukraine and patterned his academy on and philanthropists such as George Soros. in the Soviet Union than Quebec could percent. So Mr. Parizeau changed his Europe's Jesuit institutions. This helped the Recently, UKMA received a generous ever hope for in the Canadian federation, tune: a new arrangement with Canada was academy to become a scholarly power- grant from the Eurasia Foundation to claims Mr. Primak. Let us consider how promised as a goal, it was interesting and house that attracted students from all over develop a graduate program in economics. Ukrainians were distinct. Over 10 million somewhat embarrassing that Mr. Parizeau Eastern Europe. Yet it maintained its dis– The UKMA library consists of were murdered in 1932-1933 through an taped a television interview prior to the tinctly Ukrainian heritage and its close ties 204,442 books and 15,512 periodicals. artificial famine. The language and culture referendum but on the condition that this to the Cossacks tsicj, who gave the country The university publishes the newspapers of Ukrainians was persecuted as the intelli– interview was to be shown only several its first taste of statehood." Mist and The Stranger's Gazette as well gentsia was annihilated. The gulags were months after the referendum was held, in A similar struggle is being waged today as the journals Kino-Teatr and Tsentr populated by between 50 and 60 percent the interview, Mr. Parizeau clearly admits by Dr. Brioukhovetsky against the staid Europy. The KM Academia Publishing Ukrainians, is this the distinctiveness you that he lied to the people. He had no Soviet-style academicians who dominate House at UKMA is responsible for 15 are referring to Mr. Primak? І remember intention of negotiating any relationship Ukrainian higher education, in the books and over 100 internal publications. talking to members of the veryovka choir with the rest of Canada, in fact, the whole Greenwald article Dr. Brioukhovetsky But Dr. Brioukhovetsky is not resting on when they visited Montreal in the early separatist position was based on lies, on mentions that he no longer attends meet– his laurels. His master plan is to create a 1980s. І pointed out to them that our pre– cheating and on fraud - and they still lost. ings of the Ukrainian rectors' council. "1 network of semi-private university-acade– mier of Quebec at that time was planning Over half the territory of Quebec was went several times," he says. "The people mies throughout Ukraine. The Ostrih to separate Quebec from Canada. And, this granted to it after it joined the are predominantly those who were appoint– Higher College was founded in 1994 and was being debated in a civilized manner, in Confederation, it will obviously lose this ed by the Communist Party. And they currently has 147 students enrolled. Last Ukraine. Levko Lukianenko, for raising land in case of separation, because the don't want to change anything. Why summer two professors and 1 from Northern consideration of a point in the Soviet aboriginal peoples occupying this territory should they? They have a quiet life." illinois University had an opportunity to Constitution, was sentenced to death. have voted overwhelmingly to stay within "So far, the institution has managed to visit and lecture at Ostrih. Another UKMA Truly, the lot of Quebecers was and is a Canada, if Mr. Primak is so gung-ho in balance its twin commitments to interna– affiliate will open soon in Mykolayiv. lot harder than that of the lucky Ukrainians. defending the so-called rights of the tionalism and Ukrainian nationalism," Mr. Although UKMA is well on the way to Point No. 3: Ukraine seceded from the Francophones, will he defend the rights of Greenwald writes, "it has two languages of becoming the premier institution of higher Soviet Union in accordance with provi– the Native people? Somehow 1 don't instruction, Ukrainian and English, and learning in Ukraine, the tunnel in which it sions in the Constitution of the Soviet think so. applicants must have a command of both. finds itself is far from illuminated. Student Union. The secession proposed by Quebec Dr. A. Melnyk Four years of English-language study and costs are high. The university expends the is in violation of law. it is illegal, it is St. Laurent, Quebec two of a second foreign language are equivalent of S4,950 to educate one student ra:her interesting that Mr. Primak fails to required to graduate." Japanese and for one year, of which almost S3,000 is mention the documented fraud that went Chinese are offered, but Russian is not. paid by the . on in ballot counting during the referen– A reader's query Another refreshing change at the uni– Freshmen are required to pay only S200 of dum. "No" votes were counted as "yes" versity is the lack of nepotism. Entrance the balance, with the university absorbing votes, and this was done with the blessings re "Animal Farm" exams are taken and graded anonymously. the remaining costs, in the future, however, of the scrutineers, all appointed by the sep– Copies are made on the premises, in the sophomores and above will be asked to pay aratist government. Nor does Mr. Primak Dear Editor: dead of night, to be certain that versions the fee equivalent of S2,000. This will aren't sold on the black market. "Today, enable UKMA to provide a world-class mention that the separatist government of І was delighted to discover in The Mohyla is widely recognized as one of the education. Quebec, before the results of the referen– Weekly that a Ukrainian edition of George very few higher-education institutions in dum were even in, was soliciting members Orwell's "Animal Farm" was issued in To expand the UKMA student popula– Ukraine where admission decisions are of the Canadian Armed Forces to swear 1947. Fve often mentioned this book to tion, the international Charitable Fund for based on a student's ability rather than on allegiance to Quebec, is this the act of a Ukrainian friends overseas who are very the Renaissance of Kyiv-Mohyla cash," writes Mr. Greenwald. democratic government? is this the act of curious about Orwell and particularly Academy has been established. Those who responsible people, when they incite sedi– about this anti-communist tale which is The UKMA curriculum is patterned on donate S2,000 or more will have an oppor– tion and mutiny? unavailable in Ukraine. the liberal arts tradition of the West. tunity to specify the conditions under Electives have also been introduced, some- which their grant will be given. The fund Point No. 4: in a curious perversion of І would be interested to know if the thing that was foreign to the Soviet style of will conduct competition for the grants logic, Mr. Primak blames ethnics for the Ukrainian edition is still around, and education, where the course of study was based on these conditions. Since the fund racism of the separatists. After all if there where one may purchase copies. S not, rigorously prescribed. The first graduate is a non-profit organization (No. 23- were no "ethnics" in Quebec then there are there plans to re-issue this^ook? school of social work has recently opened, 2697509), all donations are tax-deducible. would be no racism. This kimjlrf apologet– ,:fjiven the precarious political сЦвдіе in and soon there will be master's and doctor's І urge all Ukrainians to donate whatever ics for r^pim has been goin^n for years Ukraine these days, 1 believe '-^ijjtlmal degree programs in place at UKMA as welt their means allow to this Uorthy cause. and it is every bit as ugly as aitual racism. farm" would фе; a timely f^j^ for Another aspect of the UKMA program What happens at UKMA тЩ well deter– What about the defacing of Ukrainian Ukrainians there to process and ponder. is its autonomy. The power at Mohyla is mine the future of Ukraine. cnurches in Montreal? І suppose that this Thank you for your assistance. was only a natural reaction from people derived from a Senate that includes a board Donations should be sent to: The who have been humiliated by those ethnics. irene Zabytko of trustees and faculty members who are Mohyla Academic Society inc., 77 Mr. Parizeau, the premier of Quebec, on the Apopka, Fla. responsible for electing the president and Bayberry Road, Princeton, NJ 08540-7418. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1996 No. 13 Tree-planting campaign targets Chernobyl commemorations: о listing Below, The Weekly provides a listing Haftkowycz, 860-956-3834.) of regional events commemorating the American and Ukrainian forests Northern New Jersey: 10th anniversary of Chornobyl as sub- WASHINGTON - The ioth anniver– Ocklawaha Prairie Conservation Area milted by Chornobyl Challenge '96. April 26 - Outdoor service, Holy sary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster falls located 45 miles northwest of Orlando. Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Boston: on April 26, which is National Arbor Day At one time, longleaf pine sandhill Clifton, N.J; Candlelight march to Clifton in the United States, in a fitting tribute, ecosystems flourished throughout the April 24-25 - Two-day symposium, City Center. American Forests and the Chornobyl Southeast United States, but today less "Chornobyl: Ten Years Later," Harvard (For more information, contact Zenia Committee of Washington are launching a than 3 percent remain. According to Steve University: Ukrainian Studies institute, Brozyna, 201-935-6233.) 1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge; campaign to plant trees in Ukraine and in a Miller, the land management coordinator Philadelphia: for the St. Johns River Water Management documentary film showing by volodymyr memorial forest in the U.S. April 26 - Candlelight vigil, Center City. District, the Ocklawaha Prairie site, Kuznetsov. "We invite individuals everywhere to April 27 - Afternoon march to the cleared and converted to agriculture in the April 26 - Commemorative vigil, join in support of these plantings, which are Schuylkill River; evening commemora– past, is ideal for restoration. Early this year Boston Common. intended to give hope to the hundreds, of tive program featuring Prometheus 157,000 trees were planted at the 314-acre (For more information, contact Christina thousands of people still bearing the burden Choir, Ukrainian Cultural Center, 700 site. Slywotzky, 617-864-1838.) of one of the worst human and environmen– Cedar Road, Jenkintown. The Chornobyl memorial will be the tal disasters ever," said Barry Cullen, exec– Buffalo, N.Y.: (For more information, contact Orysia utive vice-president of American Forests. seventh Global ReLeaf forest restoration April 18 - Candlelight vigil, University Hewka 215-663-0707. The number of trees planted will depend project sponsored by American Forests of Buffalo, 6:30 film showing: "Living on the success of the campaign, which gets in Florida. More than 50 others have Pittsburgh: Under the Cloud" by T. Metcalf. under way with the March 29 dedication of been planted in 31 other states. American April 26 - Ecumenical service, Heinz April 20 - Commemorative dinner, 6 the first trees planted at the U.S. site north- Forests, based in Washington and found– Chapel. p.m. west of Orlando, Fla. One tree will be ed in 1875, is the national conservation (For more information, contact (For more information, contact Olenka planted for every dollar donated. Donations organization for trees and forests. Michael Komichak, 412-331-6724.) Bodnarskyj, 716-636-1300.) will be evenly divided between the in a companion effort, Global ReLeaf Rochester, N.Y.: Ukrainian and U.S. projects. A S20 contri– international is selling notecards featur– Cleveland: April 26-Public rally. bution plants 10 trees in Ukraine and 10 in ing pen-and-ink drawings of tree seeds April 21 - Earth Day, Cleveland Zoo- April 28 - Commemorative fund-rais– the U.S. memorial forest. by the late famed Ukrainian American logical Park (information table and dis– ing dinner, guest speaker: Dr. Natalia Before the April 26, 1986, Chornobyl artist Jacques Hnizdovsky. Each S10 pur- play). Fendrikova, Kyiv institute of Pediatrics, explosion, the Ukrainian region of Polissia chase of 12 note cards results in the plan– April 26 - Candlelight ceremony, Obstetrics and Gynecology. was an area famed for its old forests rich ning of two trees - one in the memorial Chester Common, downtown Cleveland, with medicinal plants and wildlife. Nuclear grove in Florida, the other in Ukraine - guest speaker: Dr. J. White. San Diego: fallout killed or polluted more than 10 mil- and supports the creation of an "Album Denver: April 27 - Commemorative dinner, lion acres of forest. The plantings in of Memories" based on survivors' pho– candlelight vigil, House of Ukraine, 4 April 26 - Candlelight vigil, Cheesman Ukraine will provide a living symbol of tographs, documents and narrations. p.m. Balboa Park (bandura selections by Park. hope for the future in the Kyiv, Chernihiv Tax-deductible contributions to the Andriy Kytasty). April 28 - Commemorative dinner, and Poltava regions, where many of the vic– Chornobyl Tree Plantings should be sent (For more information, contact Bill principal sponsor: Ukrainian National tims of Chornobyl were relocated. Selection to: American Forests, Global ReLeaf Loznycky, 619-452-9759.) and implementation of specific sites for international-Chornobyl, P.O. Box 2000, Women's League of America. Ukrainian plantings will be done by the Washington DC 20013. Credit card (For more information, contact Maria National Ecological Center of Ukraine, donations (S20 minimum) may be made Figlus, 303-423-1738.) American Forests' Global ReLeaf partner. Service at St. Patrick's by phone to (202) 667-3300, ext. 200. Detroit: The U.S. project will restore a native The Hnizdovsky notecards may also be April 21 - Blood drive for the American WASHINGTON - on April 26, the longleaf pine forest in Florida's ordered at that phone number. Red Cross, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Michael 10th anniversary of the tragic nuclear Ukrainian Catholic Church (Dearborn), accident at Chornobyl, a solemn ecu– Ukrainian Cultural Center (Warren). menical service will take place at St. CHORNOBYL: April 28 - Commemorative services for Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, the victims of Chornobyl at all Detroit-area reported the Ukrainian National TEN YEARS AFTER churches; commemorative program, St. information Service. The service will begin at 6 p.m., con- You are cordially invited to attend Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, guest speaker: Ambassador Anatoliy Zlenko. ducted by the hierarchy of Ukrainian A Commemorative Conference April 29 - Lecture by Ambassador Churches. part of the series: Zlenko at Wayne State University. Among the guests of honor will be (For more information, contact Roma Cardinal John O'Connor, head of the CHORNOBYL CHALLENGE '96 Dyhdalo, 810-879-7655.) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New hosted by: York: Mrs. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, wife Hartford, Conn.: of the United Nations secretary-general; Council on Russian and East European Studies April 26 - Evening rally and cande– and New York Go v. George Pataki, who YALE UMVERSITY light vigil, Connecticut State Capitol, will deliver the keynote address. (with the Chopivsky Family Foundation) 6:30 p.m. St. Patrick's Cathedral is located on Fifth Law School Auditorium (For more information, contact Nadia Avenue and 50th Street in New York City. 127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT Monday, April 8th 8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and І A CALL TO ACTlON І The Harriman institute COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY The Ukrainian National information Service (UN1S) would like to offer a few sug– gestions on what can be done in your area to commemorate the і 0th anniversary of School for international and Public Affairs the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Large-scale participation is always best, but if you are Altschul Auditorium unable to participate in large-scale events, then the following suggestions may help: 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY - Distribute press packets on Chornobyl, which can be obtained through the UN1S Tuesday, April 9th 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. office or through the Children of Chornobyl Foundation. - Use the 15-minute documentary on Chornobyl prepared by CCF to obtain access to A distinguished group of scholars and international experts addresses one of the greatest public television stations in your area and provide interviews with local news stations. environmental and human challenges of our time. Panelists will include: Ambassador 9 Sponsor a blood drive, where people can donate blood in commemoration of the Anatoliy Zlenko (Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the U.N.), Prof. David Marpies 10th anniversary of Chornobyl. Call your local chapter of the American Red Cross for (University of Alberta), volodymyr Yavorivsky (Ukrainian Member of Parliament), Dr. further information. Yuri Shcherbak (Ambassador of Ukraine), Carlos Pascual (National Security Council), 9 involve other ethnic communities and religious denominations in your observances. Prof. Murray Fesbach (Georgetown University), Уісе-Prime Minister vasyl Durdynec e Have exhibits on Chornobyl based on materials gathered from newspapers, maga– (Ukraine), Alia Yaroshinska (award winning journalist, lzvestiya), Dr. Alexander Sich zines or other publications at your local schools or libraries. (МІТ), Congressman Benjamin Gilman(R-NY), Dr. Nora Groce (Yale School of Public e Talk to the administrators of your children's schools to have Chornobyl remem– Health), Dr. Alexander Motyl (Columbia University). bered during a "moment of silence" or "moment of prayer." - Contact churches and synagogues in your area and ask the priests, pastors and Conference fee: S35 both days ІS20 one day rabbis to either hold a special service for the victims or to mention the suffering and Yale and Columbia students and faculty free w7 valid Ю Registration information: the dead during a regularly scheduled service. m Ellis Mishulovich 203-432-3423 (Yale) Sponsor academic conferences, and invite the medical and university communities. Susan Holmes 212-854-8487(Columbia) ^ Hold candlelight vigils or processions. ' Sponsor walk-a-thons through organizations such as the American Cancer Support for these conferences has been given by: Society, and request that all proceeds be donated to the victims of Chornobyl. Council on Russian A. East European StudiesfYale University), Harriman institute (Columbia Keep in mind that the effects of the tragedy are still felt to this day. Feel free to do University), The Chopivsky Family Foundation, The Yale Ukrainian initiative, Chornobyl Challenge '96 Coalition, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, Shevchenko Scientific Society. any of these things throughout the year– just as long as you do them! For more infor– mation, contact the UN1S office at (202) 547-0018. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31,1996 9 Fiddler Peter Ostroushko plays music from aromid the world by Maria Koropecky brought up in the folk ^"Hition. The fact that he ha had no formal TORONTO - in Ukrainian, training makes Mr. Ostroushko's musi– Ostroushko literally means "sharp ear," cianship all the more notable. He is able and when you hear fiddler Peter to improvise fluid melodies with intricate Ostroushko play, you will see that he note combinations, and although his part- truly lives up to his name. tier, Mr. Magraw, often veered off on his Mr. Ostroushko played on February 25 own creative tangents Mr. Ostroushko at the Water's Edge Cafe, in Toronto's never missed a beat. Their timing was Harbourfront Center with guitarist Dean extraordinary. Magraw. As he said in introducing the The duet's repertoire is vast. They first set, the duet plays "original music played some blues and some jazz tunes, and music from around the world." such as Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." This was Mr. Ostroushko's first visit During the conceit, they also played a song to Toronto. He was promoting his most with a Gypsy Kings flavor at a tempo so recent album, "Heart of the Heartland." fast the glass doors of the cafe blew open. There is definitely a relationship between During this concert, as in most, Mr. the -born violinist's music and Ostroushko opens each set playing the the land, it is music that lets your mind violin, but switches to mandolin for most wander and inspires you to think of vast selections. Although the pair's set was prairies illuminated by the light of end- mostly instrumental, the prairie fiddler less skies. threw in some vocals too. Mr. Ostroushko told this writer that he in the second set, Mr. Ostroushko put intended to go out for Thai food after the an interesting twist on a familiar melody. show, and added, "Too bad they can't He sang about a man who comes home make Ukrainian food with Thai sensibili– after an absence of three years to find his ties." wife has had a baby. Having asked her Merging two or more cultures is the "where did the boy come from?" he gets way he approaches his music. His the reply "Benny's from heaven." "international Medley," for example, Another song, written while he was started off with contemporary television staying at a Holiday inn on valentine's show tunes and then traveled through Day, has a refrain that goes "Walking Ukrainian, Texan and French Canadian Peter Ostroushko (right) and Dean McGraw perform at the Harbourfront York into the Twilight of Our Years." Mr. fiddle melodies. Quay Center. Ostroushko said it will appear on his new Raised in the family of an immigrant recording, but details about this release explained that the title refers to the tran– titles, all on the shoemaker who played the mandolin for still need to be worked out. sient state between sleep and wakeful– label, include "Duo" (with Mr. Magraw), fun, Mr. Ostroushko was constantly sur– Early in the performance, Mr. ness. The "Drimota" and a "Dream" walk "Blue Mesa," "Buddies of Swing" and rounded by music. Completely self- Ostroushko asked if there were any together, find a girl in her cradle, then "Amando Boys." taught, he considers himself a fiddler Ukrainians in the audience. Only a few send her to sleep. For more information about Mr. people raised their hands, but during the Mr. Ostroushko has several CDs to his Ostroushko's touring schedule as well as Maria Koropetsky is a free-lance writer break someone requested a Ukrainian song. credit and travels extensively for perfor– Red House catalogue information, call 1- living in Toronto. He chose the lullaby "Drimota," and mances and inspiration. His most recent 800-695-4687. Composer Lubomyr Melnyk explores new directions in contemporary music by Nestor Gula 50.5 minute piece "KMH", which was recorded in 1979. Although he has made five more albums since that first TORONTO — Continuous music exists when the one, the latest being "A portrait of Petlura on the Day harmony becomes involved with the sound of the instru– He Was Killed," and countless tapes, he believes live ment. One of the main composers of continuous music performance is the way music must be heard. is Lubomyr Melnyk, who, through his works for solo "The live performance possesses the gift of reality; it piano, two pianos, and piano quartets occasionally is living, something we have forgotten in our day-to-day accompanied by small ensembles, explores new direc– familiarity with the term live.' This reality is not possi– tions in contemporary classical music. ble from a recording." He scoffs at musicians who A listener of continuous music falls into a trance-like spend all their time perfecting their work in a studio, state. This, according to the composer, is exactly what rarely venturing out to play concerts. "The sacred nature the effect of continuous music should be. He explained of music deems that it should be played live." that "the slowing harmonic change down has a twofold He says that he himself does not play concerts as and contradictory process on the listener." The music slows the listener's metabolism down to a trance-like often because "the concert possibilities are harder to state, while at the same time awakening the mind and find... Many places that feature contemporary music opening it up to hyper-speed activity. have disappeared." One of the reasons for this is that governments are putting a greater distance between Mr. Melnyk added that the effect on the audience and themselves and the arts. on him, as the performer, is nearly identical. "There is a state of almost near motionlessness, while at the same Toronto concert time the capacity to think and move the body enters the hyper-realm." Mr. Melnyk performed in concert on February 25 in Mr. Melnyk was born in Munich and came to Canada Toronto's Music Gallery. The performance featured when he was very young. He currently lives in three new pieces by the composer, "The Riding and the Katrineholm, in central Sweden, with his wife Lesia and Tale", "Triangle 14...19...22," and the premier perfor– their son Lubko. Though he studied philosophy at the mance of an excerpt of "it Was Revealed onto Us that University of Winnipeg, he chose a career in music. He Man is the Center of the Universe, But Few Can Now played piano with various dance groups and started to Remember." explore continuous music while he was living in Paris in This latest work By Lubomyr Melnyk was commis– 1974. sioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's One of Mr. Melnyk's main inspirations was the radio show "Two New Hours," which airs on Sunday's music of Terry Riley, whose compositions frequently at 10:05 p.m. The concert will be broadcast on a future were based on continuous music. Mr. Melnyk said he edition (the air date has not yet been determined). wanted to adapt continuous music to the piano. He "it Was Revealed..." is 110 minutes long and took observed that when he startechto develop the technique one-and-a-half years to compose. The inspiration behind he encountered many technical problems but eventually this work is the conflict between science and art. Lubomyr Melnyk mastered it. He also found that, "the tonality of music, "Science has never, will never, and can never, come to which had seemed tired out and finished, acquired a grips with beauty or art," according to Mr. Melnyk. vital new meaning." He writes in the program notes for the Toronto per– to be pushed aside by technology." The technique of continuous music requires that the formance that as science pushes the frontiers of knowl– He states that man's obsession with machines that performer play many notes, in arpeggio fashion, with edge, always seeking out more distant stars or delving stretch the dimensions of space and time will not prevail one hand, in concert this ranges between 1 1 and 14 into the heart of the atom, beauty and art are suppressed. over art and beauty because, "Beauty shall remain. Art notes per second. The quickest Mr. Melnyk ever plays is "Art does not exist in this world, it exists in our soul and will remain. Even after the world has ceased." Art and about 19.5 notes per second, but he can keep this up in our psyche, it is beyond time, it is beyond space, it is beauty will remain because after everything is gone, only for about 15 seconds. smaller than the smallest and larger than the largest. Art according to Mr. Melnyk, "the angels shall still be hum– He started composing pieces and eventually wrote the and beauty are a gift... a gift to be treasured. Not a gift ming a tune...." 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH ЗІ , 1996

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of the Canadian squad in the spring of Sportsline 1989, after serving for three years as the (Continued from page 10) skipper of the national junior team. Before that he put in a nine-year stint Although she shares an apartment as a coach at the University of Winnipeg, with Andrei in Germany when on tour, leading the team to six consecutive Ms. Medvedeva finds people there national titles, two undefeated seasons "cold." and an over-all winning percentage of Asked if she could play for Russia, 89.4. Under his leadership the U of W's Ms. Medvedeva said, "No, definitely not. women won 43 of the 56 tournaments І was born (in Ukraine!, grew up here, they entered. trained here. Never in my life will 1 play for Russia, no matter what they offered; The last time Canada's women's team it doesn't interest me." qualified for the Olympics was in 1984, for the Los Angeles Games, under anoth– HOCKEY er Ukrainian, Lome Sawula. When Toronto Maple Leafs General FIGURE SKATING Manager Cliff Fletcher fired Pat Burns Although feeling the void left by the as coach on March 4, he appointed Nick stellar Oksana Baiul, Ukraine was in good Beverley, the team's director of scouting shape heading into the World Champion- and player personnel, as interim coach ships, held March 19-23 in Edmonton, for the balance of the season. Alberta. (See story on page 5.) Mr. Beverly is of Ukrainian back- At the recent Champions' Series ground — his family changed the sur– Grand Prix in Paris, held February 22- name from Bezverechney. 24, the recently crowned European Mr. Beverly broke into the NHL as a Champion viacheslav Zahorodniuk nar– defenseman in 1966, and played with six rowly missed making the podium and teams over 11 seasons. He continued his took fourth place, behind local Eric career with the Los Angeles Kings orga– Mallot. nization as coach of their minor league affiliate in Houston, and then gradually TRACK AND F1ELD rose through the managerial ranks. in 1991, Mr. Beverly was appointed Ukrainian Lyubov Klochko won her the Kings' general manager and saw his second Los Angeles marathon on March team reach the Stanley Cup finals two 3 with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes, 30 years later, in 1994, he joined the Leafs seconds. "1 wanted to run with a pack of as their chief scout. (Ukrainian World women," she told the Associated Press Congress Sports Commission) through an interpreter, "but no one want– ed to go with me. І had to run with the SKIING men." On February 11, world record holding This year's Great Scorer award (it's pole vaulter Sergei Bubka of Donetske not if you win, it's how you play the chalked up another victory at the French game) should go to Ukraine's indefatiga– international indoor track meet in Paris, ble skier Yulia Kharkivska. Competing but the height was less than impressive. in the Alpine Skiing World At 18 feet, 4.5 inches, the winning height Championship in Sierra Nevada, Spain, was a about foot below his season's best she came in dead last (37th) in the of 19 feet 4.25 inches, not to mention his women's first event, the Super-G, held world mark of over 20 feet. on February 12th, a full six seconds l At the European indoor meet in Sergei Bubka clears 19 feet 6 U inches during the Lievin international Track behind the first-place finisher, in a sport Stockholm held on March 9-11, which Meet in France. where the top five are separated by hun– most of Ukraine's leading athletes dredths of a second. appeared to have avoided, viacheslav in the downhill on February 18, she Tyrtyshnyk placed 12th in the men's TO ALL UNA MEMBERS: tied for last with Argentina's Lucila high jump, while Yelena Khlopotnova Lantschner, 10 seconds behind the finished 10th in the women's long jump. Kindly be reminded that your dues (premiums) for insurance coverage are leader, photogenic champion Picabo Street of the U.S. The next day, Ms. HANDBALL payable on the first day of the month, and not at the end, as some assume. Kharkivska did not finish in the Rick Oleksyk is the coach of the By paying promptly to your Branch Secretary, you will help hirWher remit the women's combined, but neither did 17 USA's national team in a sport he says others, including the slick Ms. Street. monthly collection to the Home Office in a timely fashion. deserves more recognition. "1 guarantee, Then came the plucky skier's best before we're old men, people will know results. As the field fell and missed gates HOME OFF1CE OF UNA. this sport in the U.S," he said. Mr. in tortuous conditions (29 did not finish), Oleksyk hopes he will benefit from the Ms. Kharkivska came in 25th in the added profile afforded by his country's slalom on February 25. Three days later, hosting of this year's Olympics. His as 20 competitors bowed out of the giant team was given an automatic berth as slalom, she came in 28th. Well-established dental office seeking partner host country. in cross-country skiing, iryna Mr. Oleksyk assumed his present Taranenko soldiers on in World Cup Office: (201) 762-3100; Home: (201) 731-1050 position in 1982. A graduate of West competition. She came in 13th at a Point who served seven years in the U.S. Nordic meet in Lahti, Finland, settling Army, he has motivated his team. "We into ninth place in the over-all standings want to shock the world," said 29-year- after 13 races. old squad member Tom Fitzgerald. "Mr. DRUGS 6 MED1CAL SUPPL1ES BIATHLON Oleksyk's not a real screamer. 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efforts of the Russian special service to Russia, the specter... mastermind a plan for new integration. (Continued from page 2) After the forceful dissolution of the sion the spirit of Yeltsin's "real" integra– Russian Parliament in October 1993, Mr. Yeltsin expressed the main idea of this plan in a vague, albeit comprehensible, The temptation of neo-integrationism fashion in a speech on October 23, 1993. Appearing in Yaroslavl, a city that is one The dissolution of the USSR and the emergence on its territory of new indepen– of the historical pillars of Russian state- dent states, especially Ukraine, has caused hood, he spoke about its significance as a several blows to the Russian national identi– city of Russian glory, and focused on the ty. First, the emergence of Ukraine as an necessity of "gathering all Russian independent state designated Kyivan Rus' lands" around Russia proper. as the starting point of new independent The victory of the nationalists and the Ukraine rather than Russia, thus compelling Communists in elections to the Russian the latter to search for its historical roots and Duma in December 1993 compelled the NEWS FLASH TO ALL MEMBERS! to ponder whether these should be attrib– presidential administration to strike first, in uted to Europe, Asia or Eurasia, it also September 1994 the Foreign intelligence focused attention on the fact that, historical" Service of Russia headed by Yevgeniy introducing ly, Russia and Ukraine existed as two dif– Primakov, prepared a document titled ferent nations with complex relations rather "Russia-ClS: Does the Position of the West than as one "single" brotherly people. Need to be Corrected?" This document con– THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASS'N The loss of Ukraine in 1991 signified centrated on two major ideas: the course on for Russia its physical removal from the reintegration of OS countries was deemed European mainstream, thus causing a "objective" and inevitable, and the West NEW TERM INSURANCE PLANS! blow to the Russian self-image and was warned against interfering. This docu– necessitating its search for new strategic ment was primarily of a consultative nature, partners in the region. Thus, Russia's however, and it did not contain direct rec– 1YR, 5 YR LEvEL AND 10 YR LEvEL interest in Belarus as its No. 1 strategic ommendations to executive bodies. partner emerged at that time. The eventu– On September 14, 1995, President al removal from power of the democrat– Yeltsin issued Edict No. 940, titled "The CONSlDER TH1S RATE... ic-minded Stanislau Shushkevich, one of Strategic Course of Russia with the States the signatories of the Belaya vezha pact, of the OS," which contained directives to and the accession to the presidency of state institutions such as the Foreign A 35 yr old male - nonsmoker Alyaksandr Lukashenka (January 1994), Affairs Ministry, the Defense Ministry, the an ardent proponent of neo-integrationist $250,000 Term insurance ideas, apparently coincided with the (Continued on page 13) only $490 per year for 10 yrs. Call TODAY for your own plan союзіекА Ф SOYUZIVKA Ukrainian National Association Estate Foordmore Road Kerhonkson, New York 12446 (800) 253-9862 914-626-5641 FAX 914-626-4638

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introduction of joint peacekeeping activi– Russia, the specter... ties; and notification to third parties and (Continued from page 12) international organizations involved in Ministry on Cooperation with Countries of peacekeeping operations that this region is the "zone of Russia's interests." the C1S; etc. Edict No. 940 declared the OS countries the principal target of The final aim of this plan is to create a Russia's geopolitical ambitions because new confederation that would include that is where "are concentrated our Russia and three of the other 12 former tRussianJ vital interests in the domain of Soviet republics that today are members of economics, defense, security, protection of the OS: Belarus, Kazakhstan and the rights of Russians, the guarantee of Kyrgyzstan. As early as 1991, then First which constitutes the basis of the country's Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Gennadiy national security." The document con– Burbulis deemed the formula about a con- 10 yrs. old tained a broad range of measures limiting federative state contained in Mikhail and eventually eliminating OS member- Gorbachev's version of a new union treaty states' independence and equality. "hypocritical." So far, both the Communist The economic part of this forthcoming and Yeltsin versions of "reintegration" of integration presupposes the following OS countries support a "voluntary" union. measures: enlargement of the Customs The difference between them is purely ver– 10 .000 policy Union through the involvement of mem– bal: the Communists openly call this a bers of the OS Economic Union; integra– "union" by analogy to the USSR (i.e., tion of national economic systems with the sticking to ideological motives), whereas help of the interparliamentary Assembly of Mr. Yeltsin's team prefers such words as the OS states; enhancement of the "real union," "new confederation," "pro- Payments Union with the aim of using the found integration" (i.e., clinging to the dollars per month ruble as a "reserve" currency; and creation vision of Russia as a "great power"). of juridical and economic conditions for Leaving aside the economic costs of "joint property" in the OS countries. such a "confederation" for Russia, the hec– The military part of the document pre– tic moves of both the Communists and the supposes: establishment of a system of Yeltsin team reflects the fact that the idea collective security on the basis of the of renewed grandeur implied in a Soviet Treaty on Mutual Security of the OS revival has a mighty psycho-emotional countries of May 15, 1992; establishment appeal to vast segments of the Russian of Russian military bases; creation of a electorate, it looks like both connect their joint system for OS border protection electoral success to the matter of who will and legal guarantees for the presence of be first to actually revive some sort of a cash at age 65 Russian border troops in these countries; union inside (or instead of) the OS. UKRAINE 9 Largest USA Tour Operator to UKRA1NE e Over 50 escorted DELUXE group departures 9 ROME observances of the UNlONS of BREST andUZHOROD 9 - WFUMA World Medical Congress 1S YOUR CURRENT COMPANY 1996 BROCHURE lS READY LOSING INTEREST 1N YOU? scope (will be mailed upon request) 201 378-8998 or 800 242-7267 ARE YOU AN EXPER1ENCED AGENT WHO NEEDS A traaoeL 1605 Springfield Ave Maple wood NJ 07040 4 days FREE in Lviv CHANGE 1N THE R1GHT D1RECT10N? if so the Ukrainian National Association is your answer. Changed air schedule extends all HUTSULKA tours by 4 nights at no additional cost (Lviv 7, lvFrankivsk4, Kyiv4). Space limited!! We have been offering quality life products to our clients СНАІКА І and СНАІКА ll - SOLD OUT for over 100 years. Chaika ill - a new departure scheduled now from Jul 17 to Aug 13, 1996 We are currently seeking new representatives for our Jersey City office, as well as for Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, illinois and New York, to market our new СОЮЗІВКА Ф SOYUZIVKA product line. Ukrainian National Association Estate We offer a strong compensation package based on prior Foordmore Road Kerftonkson, New York 12446 sales performance. Please fax your resume to (201) 451- 914-626-5641 FAX 914-626-4638 2093, Attn: J. Binczak, sales manager.

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live with families, surrounded by so vegrevilie rolls out... much care and affection." Position: (Continued from page 5) it's the least one could expect, when Lavrenchuk, pairs skaters Olena billeting in a town where about 35 per– DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Belousovska ard Serhiy Potalov, and the cent of the population is of Ukrainian ice dance couple Olena Grushina and background. Organizers had to turn away Employer: Ruslan Honcharov, they put on an ice volunteers and enough food to feed the show that the hamlet of 5,200 would long contingent for a month. UKRAINIAN CANADIAN FOUNDATION OF remember. Because of the volunteering and dona– 456 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1B6 As reported in the Ukrainian News in tions, according to an earlier Edmonton Tel: (204) 942-4627 Fax: (204) 947-3882 its March 13-26 issue, Mr. Dmytrenko, Journal article by Joan ireland, costs for Mr. Liashenko and Mr. Lavrenchuk led the stay of the Ukrainian delegation The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is seeking a Development off the program dressed in traditional wouldn't clear Si,000. Coordinator to provide leadership in planning and conducting fundraising. The suc– Poltavan costumes brought from home, The vegrevilie venture was the result cessful applicant will report to the Foundation President and Executive Director and skating to a medley of "Dyvlius ya na of a meeting of three minds. Ms. will be accountable for contributing to the success of the Shevchenko Foundation Nebo" and "Oy Chorna ya sy Chorna." Mikhailovska had been looking for a Mission of preserving and developing Ukrainian cultural heritage in Canada by work– place where her athletes could practice Mr. Zahorodniuk performed a stirring ing with community volunteers to raise an annual target amount in donations. "Hopak" during the show. All eight com– and acclimatize while not paying for the petitors came onto the ice for a group more expensive hotels and ice time in Functions skate marked by Ukrainian dance chore– Edmonton. The Development Coordinator will be responsible for all aspects of fundraising, ography. Bohdan Smycniuk, head of the west– including creating a volunteer network of fundraisers, writing proposals, planning and "We wanted to show how we respect ern branch of the Canadian Friends of evaluating events, answering donor and volunteer questions, managing project con– the traditions of the Ukrainian people," the Ukrainian National Olympic tractees, creating new fundraising ideas, contacting existing and potential donors, train– Mr. Honcharov told the Ukrainian News Committee, had hoped to replicate the ing volunteers in fundraising procedures, as well as assisting the Executive Director. in halting Ukrainian. visit of the Soviet team to Caroline, Alberta, home-town of four-time world Other responsibilities include representing the Foundation at external events and activi– .. Some 1,000 people had lined up two ties, participating in the evaluation, planning and development of office procedures and and a half hours before packing the 800- champion Kurt Browning, during the seat Rec Center, and on March 10 about 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. The participating in appropriate external committees representing the Foundation. 400 paid S10 a plate for a civic banquet trio was complete when Orest Olineck, Requirements and all-out Ukrainian folk-fest to help the head of the annual vegrevilie Cultural The Development Coordinator must have a thorough understanding of the princi– habitually cash-strapped athletes, and to Festival, came aboard to oversee the 10 ples of fundraising and the ability to apply them. The incumbent should have 3 committees mobilized to make it all nap- buy their own arena a much-needed years minimum of practical related experience in a broad range of fundraising, Zamboni. pen. volunteer management and events coordination, along with proven administrative For practices, the rink manager had to The mayor of vegrevilie, David add a full inch to the ice's thickness (you Kucherawy, got to be "gazda" (host) of skills and an understanding of accounting practices and financial analysis. The need more for figure skating than hockey the proceedings. successful applicant must be self-motivated and demonstrate excellent communi– because of all the high-impact jumping). On March 22 the story hit the front cation, interpersonal, planning, budgetary, supervisory and problem solving skills, Scheduling the ice time was no problem page of Canada's "national newspaper," in addition, the Development Coordinator should show an aptitude for directing because the training regimen skaters The Globe and Mail, under a photo of the the activities of volunteers7project workers, be willing to travel across Canada, endure puts them into action during off- beaming Elvis Stojko of Canada, who'd possess a thorough knowledge of the Ukrainian Canadian community and be able hours — from mid-morning to early just won the free skate to salvage a fourth to work in the . afternoon. place finish overall. 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І Modern Technolgy Linking Our Communities Together! PREVIEW OF EVENTS Thursday, March 28 - Sunday, April 21 Krzysztof Pomian (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris), George CHARLESBOURG, Quebec: The com Grabowicz and Roman Szporluk (Harvard munity is invited to an exposition of University), and Teresa Rakowska– Ukrainian history and culture, "Ukraine: Harmstone (Harvard Ukrainian Research More Than Just Easter Eggs," at the Reine– institute). The program starts at 4 p.m. at the Malouin Room of the Charlesbourg institute's seminar room, 1583 Massachusetts Municipal Library. The exposition is pre– Ave. The event is free and open to the public. sented as an opportunity for Quebecers and For further information, call (617) 495-4053. all Canadians to become familiar with the Ukrainian ethnos and culture. An exhibit Wednesday, April 17 consisting of 21 displays gives the viewer a SCRANTON, Pa.: Enthusiasts of folk brief overview of what Ukraine was, is and dance are invited to the Scranton Cultural can be in the future. Other articles are Center Theater for the North American specifically tailored towards schoolchildren debut of the Black Sea Ukrainian Dance and culture enthusiasts. For more informa– Ensemble, a company of 40 whose program tion, call Mike Reshitnyk, (418) 628-0941. features Kozak swordplay, lyrical choreo– Saturday, April 6 graphic compositions and humorous sketch– es from yesteryear in Ukraine. The program NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at Si5, Society is hosting a lecture by Dmytro Si9, S23 and S25 and may be purchased by Grodzinsky, who will speak on calling the theater's box office, (717) 344- "Complicated Problems of Chornobyl and 1111. Discounts are available for groups of Ecology." Dr. Grodzinsky is a microbiolo– 20 or more. For additional information, call gist and a member of the National Lisa Sauder, (717) 586-7539. Academy of Science of Ukraine. The lec– ture will be held on the society's premises, Thursday, April 18 63 Fourth Ave., starting at 5 p.m. For fur– EDMONTON: The Canadian institute of ther information, call (212) 254-5130. Ukrainian Studies, continuing its Spring NEW YORK: The Ukrainian institute of Seminar Series, invites students, scholars America presents the Les Kurbas Theater and the community to "Ukrainain Culture from Lviv in adaptations of Lesia Ukrainka's in Canada: Petro Karmansky's 'Monkey's "On the Fields of Blood" and "Johanna Mirror (Mavpiache Dzerkalo),'" a lecture Khusa's Wife," starting at 7:30 p.m. at the by Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij, professor of institute building, 2 E. 79th St. For additional German and Slavic studies at the University information, call (212) 288-8660. of Manitoba. The lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, Wednesday, April 10 University of Alberta. For further informa– CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: The Les Kurbas tion, call C1US, (403) 492-2972. Theater from Lviv will present their pro– Saturday, April 20 duction of "Games for Faust" in Harvard University's Old Library Theater, WASH1NGTON: The Ukrainian Catholic McKinlock Hall, Leverett House, located National Shrine of the Holy Family is spon– on Mill Street. The performance starts at soring a benefit dinner-dance and fund-raiser 7:30 p.m. Tickets: adults, S10; seniors and to help cover the medical expenses of a son MORTGAGE;LOAN OFFICER WANTED students, S5. For additional information, of active parishioners from the shrine. The call the Harvard Ukrainian Research son has been critically ill for some time and SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union is looking for a motivated individual institute, (617) 495-4053. has recently undergone a bone marrow trans- to manage our S30 million plus loan portfolio. Knowledge and experience plant. The evening will include a live band, Thursday, April 11 of secondary market mortgage standards preferred. Fluency in both silent auction, bake sale table, door prizes and a spaghetti dinner. The fun starts at 6 Ukrainian and English required. Send, or fax, resume and salary history to CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: The Harvard Ukrainian Research institute presents a p.m. at the UCNS, 4250 Harewood Road SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union, Attn.: Mr. Lew Futala, 301 Palisade "Ukraine and Poland: Reflections on the NE. Tickets are Si5; children age 6-15, S5; Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10703. Post-war Past and Relations After under 6 admitted free. For more information, Communism." An initial lecture will be fol– to order tickets or make a donation call Joe Telephone number: 914-965-8560, Fax: 914-965-1936 lowed by a roundtable discussion with Melkovits, (202) 362-5277.

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