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INSIDE: • A perspective on the investment climate in Ukraine — page 3. • Canada’s Ukrainian and Jewish umbrellla organizations confer — page 4. • Clinton reaffirms support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity— page 6. HE KRAINI A N EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXV No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine

House subcommittee hearing on foreign aid Kuchma establishes advisory council focuses on reports of corruption in Ukraine to spur foreign investment in Ukraine by Michael Sawkiw Jr. program or country. Ukraine and by Roman Woronowycz a level that makes Russia’s system look Ukrainian National Information Service Armenia are the only two countries with- Kyiv Press Bureau pristinely laissez-faire. Corruption has in the NIS and Central and Eastern increasingly become a problem for foreign WASHINGTON – The House Europe that have received earmarks in KYIV – Attempting to attract investors investors who are often forced to pay and Appropriations Subcommittee on previous fiscal years.) from abroad who are shunning the re-pay bribes at every level of govern- Foreign Operations on April 9 heard tes- Rep. Callahan suggested administra- Ukrainian market, President Leonid m e n t . timony from three senior administration tion officials urge the Senate not to Kuchma on April 14 established a consul- Another problem foreign firms face is officials regarding fiscal year 1998 fund- include earmarks in FY 1998 legislation. tative council for foreign investments that the constant changes in commercial laws at ing for programs in Central and Eastern Several other House members, as well as will include heads of leading multinational the local, oblast and national levels. Europe and the new independent states Ambassador Morningstar, agreed that c o r p o r a t i o n s . Motorola Inc. announced early this month (NIS). The Clinton administration has deleting these earmarks would allow the The president was reacting to the that it would not act on a bid it had won to requested $900 million in assistance for Clinton administration to respond to cer- removal of tax breaks for foreign investors develop mobile communications in Ukraine the region, an increase of $275 million tain needs and emergencies as they arise. and an opinion developing in the world because it could no longer continue to over last year’s appropriated amount. During his testimony, Ambassador business community that it is not worth invest in Ukraine when the government is Testifying before the subcommittee Morningstar focused on the successes of doing business in Ukraine. constantly changing the rules of the game. were Ambassador Richard L. the region in general, and Ukraine specif- President Kuchma will chair the council, Motorola, which had planned to invest $500 Morningstar, special advisor to the presi- ically, pointing to advances in privatiza- which will also include the chairmen of cor- million into the Ukrainian economy, also dent and secretary of state on assistance tion, reasonably fair and open elections, a porations such as Deutsche Telekom, alluded to favoritism and corruption in the to the NIS; Thomas Dine, assistant developing civil society, an independent British Petroleum, Daimler Benz, Coca- communications sector. administrator of the U.S. Agency for media, functioning capital markets and Cola Amatil Europe, Boeing, Siemens, But a move by the Verkhovna Rada that International Development for Europe financial institutions. Mitsui, Fiat, Royal Dutch Shell and Cargill. removes tax incentives for foreign invest- and the NIS; and Ambassador James He also outlined the Partnership for All are among the leaders in their fields, and ment could further strangle potential foreign Holmes, coordinator for East European Freedom (PFF) program, a new presiden- all have some sort of investment in Ukraine. investment. A key tax break that the anti- assistance at the U.S. Department of tial initiative that refocuses the U.S. The group will meet every six months to reform Rada has suspended allowed a two- State. approach to assistance to the NIS. The iron out difficulties for foreign investors and year exemption from taxes for firms invest- Members of the subcommittee in PFF will comprise activities such as to develop an image for Ukraine as a place ing at least $50,000 (U.S.). The legislature attendance included: Chairman Sonny investment and capital mobilization, and attractive for foreign investment. The coun- also rescinded a law allowing firms to bring Callahan (R-Ala.), Frank Wolf (R-Va.), consolidation of gains in building cil’s statutes state that its objective is “to capital equipment into Ukraine without Ron Packard (R-Calif.), Joseph democracy and civil society that will ensure the elaboration and implementation paying customs duties. Knollenberg (R-Mich.), Rodney include expanded law enforcement and of a policy for drawing foreign investments The lawmakers said the law is meant to Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Nancy Pelosi criminal justice reform to address prob- into Ukraine’s economy and using world discourage businesses that do not produce (D-Calif.), Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and lems of crime and corruption. experience to accelerate Ukraine’s integra- goods in Ukraine. But at least one business- Thomas Foglietta (D-Pa.). Mr. Dine’s testimony included charts tion into the system of international eco- man thinks that it will only further discour- The hearing began on a negative note and graphs to illustrate and compare eco- nomic ties.” age foreign investment – something when Rep. Callahan, chairman of the nomic progress and democratization to Ukraine’s business climate is suffocat- Foreign Operations Subcommittee, date in the NIS. He said that, although ed by a huge government bureaucracy on (Continued on page 7) referred to The New York Times story none of the countries are ready for headlined “Ukraine Staggers on Path to European Union or World Trade the Free Market.” The article, published Organization membership, it is impera- Justice Ministry announces the day of the hearing, focused on offi- tive to continue working in the region to cial government corruption in Ukraine. ensure that reform progresses and has a The chairman said he and his subcom- lasting effect. In highlighting some program to fight corruption mittee wished to explore the issue in achievements, Mr. Dine mentioned more detail. USAID’s work in restructuring the ener- by Roman Woronowycz relations with international financial institu- Although Rep. Callahan said he recog- gy sector, stating that the program is Kyiv Press Bureau tions and multinational corporations. nizes the presence of corruption in coun- The World Bank has said it would tie “showing great progress in Ukraine.” KYIV – Acting on President Leonid tries other than Ukraine, he said this is Classifying NIS countries’ reform continued aid to the development of a pro- exactly why his constituents are against Kuchma’s declaration of war on corruption, gram to fight corruption. Corporations such efforts as ranging from progressive to the Ministry of Justice on April 11 revealed foreign aid and one of the reasons he non-progressive, Mr. Dine grouped as Coca-Cola and Motorola have had prob- would not approve an almost $300 mil- its “Clean Hands” program to fight criminal lems doing business in Ukraine because of Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan and financial dealings in government structures. lion increase in funding for FY 1998. “If Kyrgyzstan as states within the “middle illegal demands for financial compensation, you want to resubmit your request and The program is a comprehensive attack with Motorola earlier this month opting to sector” of development. on corruption designed not only to ferret out tell us how you want to allocate it (the Following the witnesses’ testimony, leave the Ukrainian market. $625 million allocation from FY 1997), the corrupt elements in government but to According to the Ministry of Internal Chairman Callahan asked Ambassador reorganize various sectors to make them go right ahead, but forget about the $300 Morningstar to specifically address Affairs, in 1996 4,600 crimes involving million increase ... (it) is not in the less susceptible to criminal activity. “organized structures” were investigated funding for Ukraine and the situation It comes in response to a presidential cards,” he told the witnesses before they reported in The New York Times article along with more than 2,500 cases of corrup- decree that resulted from an appearance by testified. that morning. The ambassador noted that tion (in the form of graft, favoritism or gov- President Kuchma on February 14 before Chairman Callahan raised the issue of the FY 1998 request for Ukraine is ernment theft) by legislators and govern- the Committee on the Fight Against earmarks for Ukraine and Armenia, stat- $225.5 million, a slight increase of ment officials at all levels. Corruption and Organized Crime, during ing that last year’s earmarks had been $500,000. He stressed that this funding In presenting the program at an April 17 which he suggested the creation of a Clean requested by the Senate, not the House of level is warranted based on recent suc- press conference, Minister of Justice Serhii Hands program similar to what Poland has Representatives, particularly not the cesses in Ukraine, such as the removal Holovatyi said the source of the problem is House Foreign Operations Subcommit- of nuclear weapons from Ukrainian soil, instituted. After that speech the president not simply the people who demand illegal tee. According to Rep. Callahan, the adoption of a democratic constitution, fired the head of the committee for lack of payments for licenses and permits but the administration would have greater flexi- introduction of a new currency and the progress on the problem and the ministers system itself. “How many levels of bureau- bility in developing policy if it were not evolution of the U.S.-Ukraine strategic of agriculture and transportation for dubious cracy must a business go through to receive forced to function within the restrictions partnership. financial dealings. all the permits and licenses it requires? of earmarks. (An earmark is funding allo- In recent months, corruption in Ukraine cated by the U.S. Congress for a specific (Continued on page 3) also has become a central issue in Ukraine’s (Continued on page 13) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 No. 16 U.S. company to develop five goldfields in Ukraine Kostenko speaks on Chornobyl’s status ment waived her immunity – or her driving by Marco Levytsky man and CEO of Ashurst Technology Ltd. privileges would be suspended for a year. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Ashurst, as consultant to Ukrzoloto, shall KYIV – Minister of the Environment He said the case was the fourth drunken perform the task of project manager on Yurii Kostenko told journalists in London driving incident involving a diplomat from EDMONTON – The state-owned joint behalf of and in conjunction with that Ukraine is meeting all its obligations the former Soviet Union in the Washington stock company Ukrzoloto and Baltimore- Ukrzoloto, in return for a 5 percent equity for closing down the Chornobyl nuclear area this year. Mrs. Yarotskii, 45, was based Ashurst Resources International Ltd. interest in UGI. Additionally, Ashurst is to facility, the site of the world’s worst nuclear charged with driving while intoxicated announced on March 25 the completion of provide between $20 million and $30 mil- accident in 1986. Referring to a 1995 mem- after she failed a breathalyzer test follow- agreements that define their mutual cooper- lion (U.S.) in financing to complete feasibil- orandum between Ukraine and the G-7 ing a collision late on April 12. Her car ation in developing five advanced gold pro- ity studies for the five projects in return for states calling for Chornobyl’s closure by struck a second car, pushing it into the car jects and three additional exploration an additional 20 percent equity interest in 2000 and financial help totaling $2.3 bil- ahead of it. No one was injured. (Reuters) prospects. UGI. It is anticipated the UGI will seek lion, he said that if the terms for closing the “This is a major deal for us,” stated financing on international capital markets. station were to change, Kyiv might recon- Zlenko named ambassador to France Steven Meldrum, vice-president of mar- Two of the advanced projects, Serhiivske sider its plans. Minister Kostenko said Kyiv keting and investor relations for Ashurst. and Balka Zolota, are situated in the disagrees with an international panel’s find- KYIV – Anatolii Zlenko, Ukraine’s “Initially we’re developing these five Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Another project, ings that plans to complete two other ambassador to the United Nations, has deposits. But there are also opportunities Balka Shyroka, located further south in the nuclear reactors in Ukraine – Khmelnytsky been tapped as the country’s new ambas- for other projects,” he added. oblast, is completing a production shaft cur- 2 and Rivne 4 – are not economical. He said sador to France. Mr. Zlenko, 58, has The rights for these properties were rently at 120 meters. The other advanced it is wrong to think that the current low served as permanent representative to the assigned to Ukrzoloto by a decree of the projects, Klintsivske and Yuriivske are situ- energy demand in Ukraine means no extra U.N. since 1994; prior to that, in 1990- Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. ated in the Kirovohrad Oblast. Klintsivske energy sources will be needed after 1994, he was Ukraine’s minister of for- Just five days before this announce- is currently prepared for underground bulk Chornobyl’s closure. Western money is ear- eign affairs. (Respublika) ment, Serhii Hoshovskyi, head of sampling, having completed a shaft and marked to help build the two new plants. Derzhkomheolohiya (State Committee of Franchuk back as Crimean PM horizontal development. (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukraine on Geology and the Use of According to Ukrzoloto and Derzh- Deposits), complained that Ukrzoloto Primakov on Moldovan memorandum SYMFEROPOL – Anatolii Franchuk komheolohiya geologists, and based upon lacked the financial resources to develop has been installed as caretaker prime several years of detailed drilling, the five these five fields. CHISINAU – Russian Foreign Minister minister of Crimea, after the peninsula’s projects have an aggregate indicated and “Indications of gold have been found Yevgenii Primakov told journalists here in Parliament voted to oust Arkadii inferred resource of between 500 to 600 in hundreds of places in almost all of the the Moldovan capital on April 11 that Demydenko as head of the government, tons of gold, (16 million to 19 million country’s oblasts,” he added during a Russia and Ukraine will be “guarantors” of Interfax reported on April 9. Parliament ounces), with an average grade of 6 to 8 g/t press conference reported by the the memorandum on settling the conflict Chairman Anatolii Hrytsenko said the gold. Additional exploration prospects InfoBank news agency. with Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester move had been discussed beforehand In accordance with a proposal submitted available to the companies are in the region. He added that Moscow will respect with Ukrainian President Leonid by Ashurst, Ukrzoloto will assign the rights Surska Structure (500 square kilometers), the accord signed with Chisinau on the Kuchma. Previous attempts to remove to exploit the properties to the Ukrainian Chertomlyska Structure (512 square kilo- withdrawal of Russian troops and that it is Mr. Demydenko had been declared company Resursy Ukrainy, (Resources of meters), and Kirovohrad Ore Field (1240 not considering an increase in the troops invalid by Mr. Kuchma. According to the Ukraine), which shall be 100 percent square kilometers) which have potential stationed in the Transdniester region. Constitution of Ukraine, the Ukrainian owned by an international company, resources of more than 1,000 tons of gold Tiraspol’s demand to bring Russian head of state must approve Cabinet Ukraine Gold International Ltd (UGI). (32 million ounces), states Ashurst’s com- “peacekeeping forces” to the region is “not changes in the Crimean Autonomous Initially, UGI will be owned 100 percent pany release. timely,” he commented. BASA-press Republic. (RFE/RL Newsline) by Ukrzoloto. It is to be organized in accor- Gold is hosted by quartz, quartz-carbon- reported an article recently added to the Sharansky returns to Donetsk dance with internationally accepted stan- ate and quartz-sulphide veins averaging 1.5 memorandum stipulates that the two sides to 2 meters in width. The five advanced will develop relations “within the common dards of accounting, financial controls and DONETSK – Former Soviet dissident projects are all located in Precambrian crys- state, within the borders of January 1990.” governance. Its board of directors will Natan Sharansky, 49, now Israel’s trade talline rocks covered by 30 to 40 meters of (RFE/RL Newsline) comprise Ukrainian and Western business minister, returned on April 13 to his experts and it will be co-chaired by Serhii loam. The rock types include metamor- phosed volcanic, sub-volcanic, acid and Ukraine: U.S. overreacts to incident native Ukraine, mixing business with a Chukmassov, chairman and CEO of bittersweet trip to his hometown. Mr. Ukrzoloto, and Benton H. Wilcoxon, chair- mafic igneous and metasedimentary rocks, MIENSK – Ukraine on April 15 similar to the Canadian Shield. Sharansky promoted economic ties dur- accused Washington of overreacting by ing meetings at a refrigerator factory and Preliminary metallurgical tests indi- publicly asking Kyiv to waive diplomatic cate that about 70 percent of the gold can a metallurgical plant in the southeastern immunity for the wife of a Ukrainian diplo- city of Donetsk. He also visited the apart- Mineral wealth be extracted using gravity methods. An mat charged with causing a car accident additional 20 to 25 percent of the gold is ment where he grew up and had an emo- after drinking alcohol. “There are stories tional reunion with a group of his class- extractable from a sulphide concentrate like that about foreign diplomats in Kyiv is extensive using conventional methods. mates from School No. 17. He laid every day, but we don’t tell the whole wreaths on the cement plates marking the KYIV – According to the head of The new mining company will have its world about it,’’ Ukrainian Foreign Affairs graves of his own grandparents at the the State Committee of Ukraine on main offices in Kyiv with project man- Minister Hennadii Udovenko said during a Geology and the Use of Deposits, agement team consisting of Western and local cemetery and said a prayer. Mr. visit to neighboring Belarus. In Miensk to Sharansky also spoke before a full house Western experts estimate Ukraine’s Ukrainian mine managers, geologists, initial a border agreement between the two mineral resources potential to reach mining engineers and hydro-metallur- in a pre-revolutionary synagogue that former Soviet republics, Minister reopened after the Soviet collapse. He $7.5 trillion. gists. Regional offices will be established Udovenko was responding to an April 14 Speaking at a March 20 press con- to support the teams in the advanced pro- said when he was growing up nearby, he announcement by U.S. State Department had not known it was a synagogue – it ference in Kyiv, Serhii Hoshovskyi jects as well as exploration for new spokesman Nicholas Burns. Mr. Burns said stated that only $12 billion worth of prospects. Pre-feasibility programs are was used as a storehouse. Mr. Sharansky, Olesia Yarotskii, wife of second secretary who crusaded for human rights and mineral resources were extracted in under way for each of the projects. Vadym Yarotskii, would appear in court Ukraine last year, which is half of Ashurst, which has been involved with for prosecution if the Ukrainian govern- (Continued on page 10) that five or six years ago. Ukraine since 1991, contracted with According to the state commit- MineTech International Ltd. in Halifax, tee’s statistics report, of the existing Nova Scotia, to review preliminary data and 8,000 various mineral resource visit the five project sites in late January. In FOUNDED 1933 deposits, only 48 percent are being February, MineTech issued a preliminary TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY used for extraction. Estimating evaluation report. At this time, Ukrzoloto An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Ukraine’s oil deposits, the official and Ashurst staff are compiling data on the a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. said confirmed oil deposits amount five projects from over 1,000 drill holes Yearly subscription rate: $60; for UNA members — $40. to 252 million tons, while predicted averaging 300 meters in depth, and more Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ 07302. oil deposits are more substantial. than 30,000 fire assays, which showed over (ISSN — 0273-9348) The official stressed that Ukraine 700 interceptions of ore zones, of which managed to preserve a centralized approximately one-quarter contained visible Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper system of geological surveying, gold. On the three exploration prospects (annual subscription fee: $100; $75 for UNA members). over 300 drill holes have been completed though the number of employees in The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: this sector dropped by more than between 200-300 meters in depth. (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 half from 67,000 to 32,000. “The new gold project is an important The state committee’s head addition to our Ukrainian operations and Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz stressed that in 1996 the state pro- will draw upon ATL’s experience in changes to: Assistant editor: Khristina Lew vided only 20 percent of the fund- mining and processing of metals at its The Ukrainian Weekly Staff editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) ing needed while delayed wage Zhovti Vody mining operations in P.O. Box 346 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (To r o n t o ) debts reached 25 million hryvni Ukraine,” said Mr. Wilcoxon. Jersey City, NJ 07303 ($13.5 million U.S.). The Ukrainian Weekly, April 20, 1997, No. 16, Vol. LXV Marco Levytsky is editor of Ukrainian – Infobank, Ukrainian News Copyright © 1997 The Ukrainian Weekly News, Edmonton. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 3 Energy company president speaks Ukraine denies reports of role on investment climate in Ukraine in turbine sales deal with Iran by R.L. Chomiak would have meant repaying Ukraine’s debt by Roman Woronowycz Russia that could build the turbines. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly with its assets and would have been a blow Kyiv Press Bureau Mr. Ohrysko said that, as in the past, to Ukraine’s sovereignty. Instead, in 1994, more hyperbole than substance exists in WASHINGTON – Ukraine is paying its she related, the Ukrainian government was KYIV — A Ukrainian government the allegations. “There is more rhetoric bills for natural gas imports from Russia, able to restructure its debt, and transferred official said on April 16 that Ukraine than anything here. This is not the issue and this is making Russia very unhappy. the buying and selling of gas to private simply has never had any part in a deal it is being made out to be.” Russia, in this case Gazprom – the priva- to sell turbines to Russia for an Iranian companies. It also allowed these companies He said the latest story was another tized gas monopoly corporation, of which nuclear reactor, notwithstanding a com- to use what she called “non-traditional one in a pattern of misleading and 40 percent still is owned by the Russian ment made by Israel’s minister of trade methods for assuring energy supplies for destructive information that is released to government – has its eyes on a very valu- and industry a day earlier that he had Ukrainian consumers.” the press at crucial periods for the coun- able asset owned by Ukraine: the transmis- received assurances that Ukraine had As the result, she said, the eight new try’s foreign affairs. sion pipelines carrying Russian gas to the decided against the deal. companies paid Russia for all the gas On the eve of President Kuchma’s last west. With the debt mounting, Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma’s foreign imported in 1996, and prepaid 1997 deliver- trip to the United States a story appeared would have been forced to part with the affairs advisor, Volodymyr Ohrysko, said, ies, “but in 1997 Gazprom made severe in the U.S. that Ukraine had sold planes p i p e l i n e s . “Ukraine does not have any involvement in new demands for future contracts.” At the to Columbia that were subsequently used This was the message delivered by Yulia the Iran reactor project.” He diplomatically same time, she continued, “the conservative for the smuggling of drugs. Last year a Tymoshenko in Washington on April 14. added, “Mr. Sharansky said what he said.” lobby” in the Verkhovna Rada, backed up Russian news story stated that high gov- She spoke at a seminar held at the Nitze The president’s spokesman, Dmytro by the Soviet-era bureaucracy, started to ernment officials in Russia had plotted to School of Advanced International Studies Markov, verified that President Kuchma make demands that energy supply should spread information in Ukraine to make of Johns Hopkins University (SAIS). The had met with Natan Sharansky, Israel’s revert back to the government. the president out to be an agent of main purpose of her weeklong trip to the minister of trade and industry, for “about One of the reasons she ran for Russia, which occurred at a time of an U.S. was to repair the damage caused by the six to eight minutes on April 14.” He Parliament, Ms. Tymoshenko said, was to intense diplomatic dialogue on a treaty recent spate of negative articles in the major would not comment on the substance of introduce legislation that would create of friendship and cooperation. press outlets about the bad investment cli- “proper conditions for foreign investors in the discussions. mate in Ukraine. The climate is chilly, but Mr. Sharansky, in Kyiv for talks on The New York Times story on the Ukraine.” She needs foreign investment for sale of the turbines appeared as the the articles didn’t tell the whole story, she the modernization of her company’s aging trade expansion between Israel and said. “They covered up important informa- Ukraine, said after the meeting that he had United States Senate holds hearings on infrastructure, she said. And in a press the foreign aid budget, which last year tion,” she underlined. handout prepared by an American public reached agreement with President Kuchma At age 37, Ms. Tymoshenko is a very that Ukraine would halt the sale of turbines included a $225 million earmark for relations firm arranging her trip, she is quot- Ukraine that is being reviewed this year. powerful person. She is president of United ed as saying: “My hope is to have for the nuclear reactor that Russia has Energy Systems of Ukraine (known by its agreed to sell Iran. The United States and And the same time, Russia and Ukraine Ukrainian industry work with 21st century again seem to be on the verge of a com- Ukrainian acronym, YES) – one of eight t e c h n o l o g y . ” Israel have been applying steady pressure regional utility companies formed in on Russia to cancel the sale. Mr. Sharansky prehensive treaty on friendship and She blamed the Verkhovna Rada for not cooperation. Ukraine to take the responsibility for taking passing tax legislation and the budget, explained that President Kuchma had energy from the government, and giving it which has led to the abandonment of invest- assured him that specific items for nuclear to the private sector. (Technical assistance ment plans by such companies as Motorola. reactors would not be sold. paid for by the U.S. Agency for “The conservative lobby and the bureau- “We are very satisfied because this Torricelli urges International Development played a role in cracy are trying actively to eliminate private was an important issue for us,” said Mr. this transformation.) business [in Ukraine],” she charged. Sharansky at a press conference in Kyiv, She also is a member of the Ukrainian Regarding the negative stories about her where he had signed four agreements on increase in aid Parliament, winning a seat from Kirovohrad company that have appeared in the Western trade expansion with Ukraine’s Minister in 1996. Her company is headquartered in press, Ms. Tymoshenko said, “they don’t of Foreign Economic Relations Serhii to Ukraine her native city of Dnipropetrovsk. It is not reflect reality.” Osyka. only paying for the gas it buys from Russia, A New York Times story on April 14 She urged her listeners to look at the WASHINGTON – Sen. Robert but is making deals with Turkmenistan and alleged that Ukraine had committed to sup- record: “We have avoided debt [for import- G. Torricelli on April 16 urged the U z b e k i s t a n . plying the turbines, which are built at the ed Russian gas], and we have preserved Clinton administration to increase When Ukraine’s energy debt to Russia Turboatom factory in the city of Kharkiv. Ukrainian assets. Some people don’t like foreign aid to Ukraine. His action reached $2.3 billion, Ms. Tymoshenko told But the chief engineer of the plant, t h a t . ” came in response to a recent report the SAIS seminar, Gazprom made an offer She also explained the “non-traditional Mykhailo Verchenko, told the Associated to exchange it for the ownership of trans- Press that he knew of no such contract and that per capita aid to Ukraine is lag- mission facilities. But this, she contended, (Continued on page 7) that, in any case, there is a factory in ging behind that of other newly independent states. In a letter to Richard Morningstar, were submitted to the Clinton administra- In light of the fact that Ukraine was los- special assistant to the president and House subcommittee... tion to be answered in writing. ing the battle on reform, he said writing the secretary of state on assistance to (Continued from page 1) Rep. Lowey expressed her opinion “a bigger check” is not the solution. Rep. the newly independent states, Sen. Ambassador Morningstar acknowl- that the U.S. should and can have an Packard expressed the need to tie dollar Torricelli (D-N.J.) noted that, “in per edged that Ukraine, along with other coun- impact on a country’s economic and amounts to demonstrable achievements capita terms, aid to Ukraine ranks tries of the former Soviet Union, is dealing democratic reform process since the U.S. in fighting corruption and to stipulate so ninth out of the 13 independent with problems of corruption. He noted that is the one providing the aid. When ques- via language inserted into the foreign states. In addition, the administration a major economic restructuring package tioning Ambassador Morningstar on the operations bill. has refrained from spending almost proposed by President Leonid Kuchma is doubling of efforts and resources within Rep. Foglietta disagreed with Rep. 27 percent of the funds which have stalled in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the PFF program to fight corruption in Packard’s statement, noting that $300 been appropriated” to Ukraine. contributing to “a worsening environ- Ukraine and other countries of the NIS, million is a small amount to invest in Sen. Torricelli has made efforts ment for foreign investment, evidenced Rep. Lowey indicated her support for such an important goal. Assisting coun- within Congress to ensure that more by several well-publicized cases of U.S. progress in this area. Rep. Lowey also tries of the former Soviet Union in their of the appropriated funds will actu- companies facing serious harassment and related her previous experiences when struggle to establish democratic govern- ally be made available for critical corruption,” with some companies decid- traveling in Ukraine and Russia and the ments and free-market economies is humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. ing to pull out of Ukraine. need to focus future funding on essential to “prevent recurrence of the Last year Sen. Torricelli worked “Our [assistance] numbers ... are based exchanges with local governments and Cold War, after spending trillions of dol- with other members of Congress to on the assumption that the major reforms micro-economic programs. lars to win it.” support a specific earmark for that have been proposed by President Rep. Frelinghuysen focused on techni- Responding to House members’ com- Ukrainian assistance. Kuchma will take place, that the invest- cal aspects of the PFF initiative, includ- ments and criticisms, Ambassador He wrote that the administration ment climate will improve, and steps will ing questions regarding funding levels Morningstar said the Clinton administra- had been “extremely supportive” of be taken to clean up corruption,” he said. and a timetable for the program. tion has plans to send a tough message to reform in Ukraine, and registered “If steps are not taken, then we will have Ambassador Morningstar responded that Ukraine regarding the need to push his surprise and disappointment that to review the program and look at how there was no set timetable for implemen- reform legislation through the Parliament the administration’s support had not much money should go to Ukraine.” tation or completion of the initiative, stat- and to fight corruption within the presi- translated into greater humanitarian In reference to The New York Times ing that much depended on Congress’ dent’s administration. He added, howev- aid for the nation. article, Rep. Pelosi, ranking member of approval of the program, allocation of er, that putting conditions on U.S. assis- He expressed a desire to work with the subcommittee, said the U.S. should funding and an evaluation of the program tance would severely limit their ability to the Clinton administration to ensure continue its assistance and “use leverage once it is implemented. respond to problems as they arise. He that Ukraine will receive a more pro- to fight corruption ... [and] set up oppor- By far the most negative comments clarified a statement made by Rep. portionate share of international aid in tunities for privatization and free mar- came from Rep. Packard, who cited Packard, pointing out that the U.S. gov- the future. “I look forward to further kets.” Although no time remained for Ukraine as the “most vivid example of ernment does not send aid directly to the cooperation between Congress and additional questions, Rep. Pelosi did failure” and said that U.S. assistance to government of Ukraine, or any other the Clinton administration on this refer to alleged arms deals between rogue Ukraine was “simply subsidizing crime country, but that it provides assistance issue,” Sen. Torricelli wrote in this states and the NIS, specifically mention- and corruption.” He went on to say that through a variety of specially designed letter to Ambassador Morningstar. ing Ukraine and Russia. Her questions Ukraine is a bad investment for the U.S. programs and exchanges. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 No. 16

Ukraine’s ambassador prompts meeting OBITUARIES of Ukrainian and Jewish organizations Rosalie Polche, leader who bridged by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj Canadian Ethnocultural Council, but that Toronto Press Bureau ties between the two groups had not been formalized bilaterally. gap between Ukrainians of two worlds TORONTO – Prompted in part by Also at the meeting were Adrian Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, NEW YORK – Rosalie Polche, a com- Boyko, president of the UCC’s munity activist, died suddenly on March 3 Volodymyr Furkalo, Presidents Oleh Saskatchewan Provincial Council and Romaniw of the Ukrainian Canadian following a massive heart attack. During chair of the national body’s Government her lifetime, she was able to bridge the Congress (UCC) and Goldie Hershon of Relations Committee; fellow committee the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) met gap between Ukrainian Americans born in member Dr. Bohdan Kordan, who, along the United States and Ukrainians born in in Winnipeg on March 13, prior to a with Mr. Jedwab, spoke at the Canadian jointly sponsored roundtable on Ukraine. A lifetime resident of New York unity roundtable; and Evelyn Hecht, the City, she was born the daughter of pio- Canadian unity that featured senior Winnipeg Jewish Community Council’s Cabinet Minister Stéphane Dion. neers. Her parents emigrated from director of community relations. Ukraine before World War I and succeed- Jack Jedwab, the CJC’s executive Following the discussions, UCC director for the Québec region who also ed in imparting their love for Ukraine and President Romaniw commented on the its customs to their children. As a result, attended the brief one-hour conclave, importance of the meeting in promoting told The Weekly on April 2 that in Mrs. Polche became involved in all facets harmony in Canadian society: “We of Ukrainian activities. March Ambassador Furkalo had invited applaud the CJC initiative on Canadian David Sultan, his Israeli counterpart in Through her husband, Harry Polche, unity and look to further cooperation on past national commander of the Ukrainian Ottawa, and representatives of the CJC to this issue.” Ms. Hershon concurred that discuss matters of mutual concern at the American Veterans, Mrs. Polche became there should be future meetings to dis- more actively involved in veterans’ circles. Ukrainian Embassy. cuss other issues of mutual interest. Mr. Jedwab related that during the Her aspirations to see that the Ukrainian “We were extremely pleased to be par- American Veterans were always helped in course of this meeting, Mr. Furkalo urged ticipating in a jointly sponsored round- Rosalie Polche the CJC “to formalize relations on a bilater- their endeavors were realized when she table,” Mr. Jedwab said. “It sent out a al basis” with the UCC. The McGill founded the National Ladies Auxiliary of tion with everyone who served with her. good message.” The CJC activist and lec- University lecturer said that the March 13 the Ukrainian American Veterans in 1974. Mrs. Polche graduated from turer on Canadian minority issues also said roundtable at the Collège Universitaire St. Her paralegal training and expertise are Washington Irving High School in New the discussants at the CJC-UCC meeting Boniface presented the earliest opportunity evident in the organization’s by-laws, York City and Pace Institute, where she covered considerable ground in addressing to do so. Mr. Jedwab added that the UCC which she authored. completed her paralegal studies. She was the role of multiculturalism and the place and CJC have had long-standing relations Mrs. Polche served as the first national employed as a paralegal for various pres- of ethnic communities in Canada. In par- through common membership in the president of the National Ladies Auxiliary, tigious Wall Street law firms, including ticular, representatives of both organiza- and, at her death, was again serving the Hughes, Hubbard & Ewing, founded by tions agreed on the importance of recog- organization as its national president. She Chief Justice Charles Hughes. nizing Québec’s role in the country’s his- was instrumental in encouraging the forma- Mrs. Polche was widely known also Correction tory, the province’s distinctiveness in the tion of a ladies auxiliary for each post in the broader context of Canadian pluralism, UAV and opened the doors of communica- (Continued on page 12) In the April 13 issue of The Ukrainian and of the “French fact.” Weekly, the National Radio Company of Mr. Boyko told The Weekly on March Ukraine was incorrectly identified in 24 that among the points on which the several places as the National Council on Ukrainian and Jewish umbrella bodies Ola Loznycky-Nagorski, activist Radio and Television Broadcasting of reached consensus was that “multicultur- Ukraine. The National Council on Radio alism is a guarantor of distinctiveness, of New Haven area community and Television Broadcasting of Ukraine and not an agent of divisiveness.” issues and sets fees for broadcast licens- Mr. Jedwab agreed, saying, “it is impor- NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Ola es; the National Radio Company of tant to dispel the notion that there is a con- Loznycky-Nagorski, a leading activist of Ukraine determines annual broadcast tradiction between affirming multicultural- the local Ukrainian community, died on fees. The VOA’s Ukrainian Branch is ism and recognizing the French fact.” February 8 after a 10-year battle with negotiating with the National Radio In parting, Ms. Hershon agreed to ovarian cancer. Company. Sherwood Demitz of Voice of visit Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian commu- Mrs. Nagorski, born on June 26, 1946, America correctly identified the National nity in the coming months along with in Herrenberg, Germany, emigrated to the Radio Company (NRC) in his quote to Mr. Jedwab to explore possible joint pro- United States with her parents, Wasyl and this paper, which was later (mistakenly) jects in the area of promotion of multi- Eugenia Andreewa-Loznycky, in 1947. corrected to refer to the National culturalism and heritage language A graduate of West Haven High Council. instruction. School and the School of Ukrainian Studies at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven, she received her B. A. and M. S. degrees in teaching from Lviv Theological Academy receives Southern Connecticut State College. She taught English at West Haven High School and Carrigan Middle School of $250,000 from Gudziak family West Haven. After marriage to John Nagorski, she CHICAGO — The Lviv honor of it’s former pastor, the Very worked as a substitute teacher at Amity Theological Academy on April 7 Rev. Marian Butrynsky. Both endow- Junior High School, a teacher’s assistant Ola Loznycky-Nagorski announced the endowment of a new ments have been entrusted to the at Amity High School, and as an aide in Center and the Immaculate Conception professorship in theology through a Ukrainian Catholic Education the reading center of Amity Senior High, Society of St. Michael’s, and a member gift of $250,000 from Dr. Olexander Foundation in Chicago. as well as Amity Junior High Schools of and past president of Branch 108 of the and Yaroslava Gudziak. Dr. Gudziak explained his motiva- Bethany and Orange. Most recently she Ukrainian National Women’s League of Before an audience of 600 people at tion: “When I was leaving Ukraine as was a teacher’s assistant in the Distance America. She was a member of the a multi-parish “sviachene” (Easter din- an 18-year-old in 1944, my father’s Learning Center at Amity High School. Connecticut State Ukrainian Day ner) in Detroit, Bishop Lubomyr parting words were, ‘Son, education is Mrs. Nagorski was a parishioner of St. Committee, and a former director and Husar presented the Gudziaks with an something no one can take away from Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, a elegant scroll of gratitude from you.’ My wife and I believe that theo- member of St. Michael Ukrainian Heritage (Continued on page 5) Cardinal Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky logical education in post-Soviet and the Rev. Michael Dymyd, rector Ukraine is extremely important. We of the Lviv Theological Academy believe that the young students in the (LTA). Bishop Husar called the gift an Theological Academy will be Muriel Ewanchuk, schoolteacher important sign of hope in the face of Ukraine’s spiritual leaders. We want Ukraine’s problems. to help them in every way possible.” and wife of Canadian writer Since its revival in 1994, the LTA Dr. Gudziak was a successful dentist has received many grants from Church in Syracuse, N.Y., and the family has WINNIPEG – Muriel Ewanchuk, the When Mr. Ewanchuk started writing organizations in Europe and America, been a generous donor to Ukrainian wife of Ukrainian Canadian writer about Ukrainians in Canada, Mrs. but the Gudziak donation marks the causes, including The Ukrainian Michael Ewanchuk, died on February 21 Ewanchuk, who was of Scottish descent, first large gift by individuals. This is Museum in New York, the Harvard in Winnipeg. She had suffered from dia- worked with him. The author considered the second chair to be established at Ukrainian Research Institute and vari- betes for several years. his wife to be the first editor of all the the LTA. A gift by Ss. Volodymyr and ous Church causes. Their older son, By profession Mrs. Ewanchuk was a books he wrote. Olha Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Borys, is vice-rector of the LTA, and school teacher. The couple married dur- Mr. Ewanchuk dedicated his ninth Chicago established the first chair in their younger son is a doctor in Detroit. ing World War II when Mr. Ewanchuk book, “William Kurelek: The Suffering was with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Genius,” to his wife. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 5 Ambassador Yuri Shcherbak hosts credit union activists by Wolodymyr Pylyshenko BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Ukrainian Ambassador Yuri Shcherbak welcomed 24 Ukrainian American credit union activists, members of the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association and the World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives, to the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington on February 28. Dr. Shcherbak spoke about the impor- tance of credit union development in Ukraine and emphasized that they (credit unions) “... cannot let the people lose trust in their financial institutions ...” He praised Ukrainian credit unions in the diaspora for their unwavering support of the movement in Ukraine and presented nine cooperative activists with “certifi- cates of honor” for their work. Wolodymyr Pylyshenko Recipients included: Dr. Michael Kos, Ambassador Yuri Shcherbak with Ukrainian credit union activists. Chicago; Rosalia Holowka, Cleveland; Tamara Denysenko and Myron Babiuk, Leonid Kuchma in August 1996 on the Rochester, N.Y.; Ihor Lashok, Newark, fifth anniversary of Ukrainian indepen- N.J.; Yaroslaw Fedun, Passaic, N.J.; Dr. dence for his help in rebuilding Ukraine. Bohdan Kekish, New York; Ilari Petro Kozynets, president of the National Mazepa, Philadelphia; and Lev Futala, Association of Credit Unions in Ukraine, Yonkers, N.Y. also attended that awards ceremony. Bohdan Watral, CEO of the Chicago In the evening, Ambassador Shcherbak Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, was the hosted a Credit Union Foundation recep- initiator of this meeting. Mr. Watral also is tion at the Ukrainian Embassy for nearly AAppears Ukrainian May 4 in The Ukrainian Summer Weekly vice-president and coordinator for the 200 members of the Credit Union National development of credit unions in Ukraine Association and the World Council of of the World Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions. During this event more than Cooperatives. He received a special $40,000 was raised for the development of “Recognition Award” from President credit unions in Ukraine. Pittsburgh’s Technological Society concludes 28th general assembly PITTSBURGH – The Ukrainian the 1993 recipient was Ulana M. Diachuk, Technological Society (UTS) in president of Ukrainian National Pittsburgh held its 28th general assembly Association. The award is presented at the on Sunday, February 23. annual UTS dinner dance at the end of The UTS, composed of Ukrainian November and has become a tradition in American businesspersons and profession- the community. The awardee for 1996 als was formed in February 1970 and is the was Nickolas C. Kotow, a UTS and second oldest Ukrainian professional soci- Pittsburgh community leader. ety in the United States. Throughout its his- The 1997 UTS general assembly re- tory the UTS has been involved in the activ- elected Ihor Havryluk as president, Marta ities of Ukrainian communities in the Pisetska Farley as vice-president, Mr. region, and last year was involved in com- Kotow as secretary and elected Marko memorations of the 10th anniversary of the Jakubowycz as treasurer. Elected to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and the fifth executive board were: Michael Escape to The Catskills... anniversary of Ukrainian independence. Korchynsky, Halya Polatajko, Charles In addition to being actively involved Kostecki and Debra Walechak. Elected Weekends in Wildwood... in Ukrainian functions in the community, as auditors were Bohdan Hryshchyshyn, the UTS is well-known for its scholar- Peter Hlutkowsky and Teodosy Sywy. Perhaps a Trip Abroad... ship program and Ukrainian of the Year The 1997 general assembly also dis- Award. Over the past 24 years, the schol- cussed further development of UTS pro- arship program has awarded more than grams, including expansion of the scholar- How will you enjoy your Ukrainian summer? $80,000 to local students to support their ship program to include students from Read our special section for tips on where to go, quest for higher education. Ukraine; collection and shipment of scien- what to bring and whom to see! The Ukrainian of the Year Award, also tific and technical books and journals to begun in 1970, recogizes individuals who the Donetsk Scientific Library; establish- Look for advertisements from travel experts have made outstanding contributions to ment of better contacts with American on great destinations and nearby day trips! the Ukrainian community on either the business and political leaders to promote local, national or international level. For opportunities in Ukraine; and assisting the ED I TO R I A L & AD V E RT I S I N G DE A D L I N E: AP R I L 2 3 example, the 1992 recipient was Leonid Pittsburgh Council for International M. Kravchuk, president of Ukraine, and Visitors with visitors from Ukraine. SUBMIT ARTICLES ON UPCOMING SUMMER CAMPS, COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS (NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS, TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED) PLUS PHOTOS. Forward program at the Father Michael J. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A FREE ONE-LINE LISTING IN OUR SUMMER Ola Loznycky-Nagorski... McGivney Center for Cancer Care at the (Continued from page 4) Hospital of St. Raphael, as well as a vol- EVENTS CALENDAR (INDICATE DATE, TYPE OF EVENT AND PLACE). member of the Veselka Ukrainian Dance unteer for the American Cancer Society. SEND EDITORIAL COPY TO: She received the Connecticut Courage Ensemble of New Haven. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Award, presented to her by Gov. John G. Mrs. Nagorski was chairwoman of the Rowland, for her personal courage in her 30 MONTGOMERY ST. Children of Chornobyl Benefit Concert held battle against cancer, and for the hope JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 in New Haven, a member of the Ukrainian and inspiration she gave to all in the fight FOR ADVERTISING RATES & INFORMATION: American Youth Association (SUM-A), the for life and health. Ukrainian National Association, the Ethnic Mrs. Nagorski is survived by her hus- CALL MARIA SZEPAROWYCZ AT 201-434-0237 Heritage Center of New Haven and the band; sons, Andrij, Danilo and Stefan; OR TOM HAWRYLKO AT 201-773-1800 Columbus 500 Celebration — parents, Wasyl and Eugenia Andreewa- Entertainment Committee. She volunteered Loznycky of West Haven; and brother, at the Schubert Performing Arts Center and Bill W. Loznycky Jr. of San Diego. was a past vice-president and member of Funeral services were held on the Wallingford Jaycee Women. February 12 at St. Michael Ukrainian She was a volunteer in the Looking Catholic Church. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 No. 16

FOR THE RECORD: U.S. policy supports TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity

Two sides to every story Following is the text of a March 28 of the world be attained and the strategic letter sent by President Bill Clinton to interests of the United States be served. A recent article in The New York Times (“Ukraine Staggers on Path to the Free the Ukrainian American Coordinating Market”) depicted Ukraine as a country overwhelmed by rampant official corrup- Council in the person of Washington Sincerely yours, tion with a bureaucrat begging for a bribe at the entrance to each government office. Office Director Ihor Gawdiak. The letter Ihor Y. Gawdiak Based on assertions by two American businessmen, and unnamed “diplomats,” was a response to one sent by Mr. Director “officials” and “foreign executives,” the reader is left with the impression that for- Gawdiak to President Clinton on March Washington Office eign investment is fleeing Ukraine faster than you can say “profit.” If one is to 14 (also published below) before his * * * believe the article, any American business, such as Cargill and Coca-Cola, that is summit meeting with President Boris still in Ukraine is getting hit upside the head something awful because of corrup- Yeltsin of Russia. Dear Mr. Gawdiak: tion. And the primary reason the government issued an emergency decree last Thank you for your letter regarding my August to “confiscate” the grain harvest from state-owned collective farms (how Dear Mr. President: meeting in Helsinki with President Yeltsin. can you confiscate something that belongs to you in the first place?) was so that I am very pleased with the results of the “various public officials” in Ukraine could split a profit of $500 million. Ukrainian Americans are looking anx- meeting and its contributions toward a Though it may turn out to be true that $500 million was stolen from the public iously to your summit meeting with more stable, secure and undivided Europe, coffers, this assertion from unnamed sources is not otherwise substantiated, and no Russia’s President Yeltsin next week in which is important not only to Ukraine but comment or reaction is offered from the Ukrainian government. However, informa- Helsinki. Like all Americans, we hope to the entire continent. President Yeltsin tion that could be obtained from public documents or other sources — for example that the meeting will be successful and pledged to work with NATO on a docu- that Ukraine uses grain exports to Russia to offset its debt, or the fact that last year will advance the cause of peace and sta- ment to establish a cooperative relationship Ukraine had its worst harvest since 1958 and maybe the government didn’t want the bility. At the same time, we are very between NATO and Russia — a step that nation to starve through a cold winter — is never mentioned. Oh well. Avoid famine concerned that as a consequence of the will also create a climate conducive to as public policy: not a good enough reason for The New York Times. summit meeting the security and sover- closer ties between Ukraine and NATO. That this article has some serious weaknesses as a piece of journalism is not ter- eignty of Ukraine be strengthened and On two matters specifically of interest to ribly interesting, except that it appeared in the international affairs section of The not compromised. Ukraine, I first want to assure you that no New York Times on the morning of a congressional subcommittee hearing on for- While most Ukrainian Americans sup- compromises were made to limit prospects eign aid to the NIS. As a result, the contents of the article, extremely negative about port the expansion of NATO into Central for new members joining NATO. The Ukraine, dictated the terms of discussion. Rep. Ron Packard (R-Calif.) recom- and Eastern Europe, all Ukrainians alliance has clearly stated that the first wave mended that funding to Ukraine be stopped altogether. Americans want to be certain that of new NATO members will not be the last This article continues in the tradition of off-base, one-sided anti-Ukraine stories Russia’s acquiescence to such expansion and that the door is always open to future that appear in the media right before an event important to Ukraine — such as the will not be achieved at Ukraine’s expense. admissions. Second, I used the summit as first visit of President Leonid Kuchma to Washington that was preceded by the We caution against any NATO-Russia an opportunity to underscore NATO’s poli- CBS “60 Minutes” broadcast of the “Ugly Face of Freedom,” or the article in agreement that would lead to a new divi- cy of “no intention, no plan and no reason” Forbes magazine prior to last year’s round of congressional hearings. sion into spheres of influence in Europe, to deploy nuclear weapons on the territory There is bad news in Ukraine. There is widespread official corruption. The gov- with Russia being allowed to dominate of new member states. This policy is of par- ernment of Ukraine admits as much. President Kuchma has been battling with cor- the new independent states. We also urge ticular importance to Ukraine’s leaders who ruption since his election. Tax reform has ground to a halt; the budget is nowhere in you, Mr. President, to support and pro- have overseen the transfer of nuclear sight; the political standoff between Communists and reformers continues. Though mote a special NATO-Ukraine agreement weapons from Ukrainian territory. the author of the Times article could find no substantial reasons other than official which would provide security guarantees With regard to the territorial integrity of corruption to explain why some American businesses have a hard time, we can offer to Ukraine. Furthermore, it is of critical Ukraine, I want to affirm that our policy several alternate theories: protection of domestic industries, fluctuating legal codes, importance that this agreement contain a has been and remains clear — the United competition from European businesses that got there sooner, suspicion among the provision allowing Ukraine to join NATO States supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and population of the West’s profit motive and political pandering to this suspicion. whenever Ukraine wishes to and meets territorial integrity within current borders As the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations begins another round of the prerequisites of NATO membership. In the current phase of Russian- as defined in the Helsinki Final Act of hearings this week, including testimony from Joseph Lemire, one of the business- 1975. We have stated this publicly and men described by the Times as “bitterly complaining,” we can only hope that com- Ukrainian relations, another issue that Ukrainian Americans view with alarm is have rejected resolutions by the Russian mittee members will seek another side to the story. For example, on April 8, the day Duma that would suggest otherwise. before The New York Times article, Reuters reported that Utel, a joint venture the systematic and continuing effort by between AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, PTT Telecom (Netherlands) and Ukrtelecom Russia’s leading government bodies and Sincerely, reported a net profit of $27 million for 1996 in Ukraine; in March, McDonalds officials to undermine Ukraine’s territorial Bill Clinton announced plans to invest $120 million in Ukraine in the next three years and open- integrity. The Russian Duma has laid its first restaurant this May. Several articles in our issue indicate positive changes in claims to the city of Sevastopol and the the investment climate. entire Crimea in July 1993 and October Look, up in the sky... We encourage committee members to keep things in perspective. It’s only been 1996 resolutions. A similar resolution, a little more than five years since the economic and political system of one of histo- claiming Russian administrative control by R.L. Chomiak over Sevastopol, was adopted unanimously ry’s largest, and most brutal, empires fell apart. The next time Congressman Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Packard of California feels it necessary to vehemently urge that all funding to by Russia’s Council of the Federation in Ukraine be stopped, we can only encourage him to look at his own state’s history. December 1996. Several prominent offi- WASHINGTON – As you read this, a The lawlessness of the Gold Rush era is mind-boggling to this day. It took 150 cials of the Yeltsin government, including Ukrainian military observation aircraft years to get from that to Silicon Valley. Foreign Minister Yevgenii Primakov, have may be photographing your lawn. made similar direct or oblique territorial The “Blakytna Stezha” (Azure demands. Only last month, Primakov stat- Observer) Squad landed at Dulles ed that Russia will use “moral and political International Airport near Washington on methods” to obtain not only exclusive bas- April 16. It is the first — yes, first — air- April ing rights at Sevastopol, but Russian con- craft of the former Warsaw Pact forces to trol of the city itself. This is a clear spy openly on the United States, as part of TurningTurning the pagespages back...back... infringement on Ukrainian sovereignty. the Open Skies Treaty first negotiated in 20 On January 14, 1994, Ukraine, the 1989 and signed in 1992. United States and Russia signed the In accordance with the treaty, the Trilateral Agreement under which Ukrainian observers told the Americans 1889 Petro Shekeryk-Donykiv was born on April 20, 1889, in Ukraine surrendered its nuclear weapons where they would like to fly only after Holove (40 miles south of Kolomyia) in the Hutsul region. From arsenal by June 1996. Mr. President, it is landing at Dulles, and began their fly- his youth, he was active in the Sich movement, which promoted the duty of the United States as one of overs 24 hours later from Wright- sports clubs, physical education, as well as education and national consciousness among the signatories of this agreement to see to Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. the peasants and working class. Throughout his life, Shekeryk-Donykiv also collected it that Ukraine’s national security, sover- Maj. Gen. Mykola Honcharenko, chief ethnographic materials on the Hutsuls and wrote short stories about the Robin-Hood- eignty and territorial integrity are not of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Verification like “Opryshky” (groups of social brigands) of the region. threatened. We therefore urge you to Center, and about 30 military observers After organizing a railwaymen’s strike, the writer, scholar and activist Hnat Khotkevych raise this issue in your summit meeting were on board. They were hosted by the was exiled from Kharkiv and toured Halychyna and Bukovyna. In 1910 he organized the with President Yeltsin. The issues of American On-Site Inspection Agency Hutsul Theater. Shekeryk-Donykiv was an avid participant, and one of the group’s leading Sevastopol and Crimea, as well as many (OSIA) people, including Ukrainian performers (the great director Les Kurbas was a member). other thorny issues in Russian-Ukrainian American Maj. Orest “OJ” Jowyk, U.S. Air The Sich movement was founded in part by the Ukrainian Radical Party, and so it relations, could be eliminated by Force, chief of the Operations and Plans was logical for Shekeryk-Donykiv to pursue his activism in the political arena. He President Yeltsin’s agreeing to meet with Branch of the Open Skies Division. was the URP’s delegate to the Labor Congress in Kyiv in 1918-1919. President Kuchma and to sign the long- Blakytna Stezha is a Kyiv-designed After the Bolsheviks took power in 1920, the activist returned to Halychyna to pur- awaited Russian-Ukrainian treaty on Antonov-30 aircraft, with cameras and sue his career, and was elected deputy to the Polish Sejm (1928-1930). In 1933, he cooperation and security. sensors, and a big golden trident on the won the mayoral elections in the Hutsul town of Zhabie. In 1939, after Hitler and Stalin Russia must be persuaded that the tail. The plane’s short range meant the partitioned Halychyna, Shekeryk-Donykiv was arrested by the Soviet NKVD and deport- existence of Ukraine as a separate, inde- trip from Kyiv to Washington took four ed to Siberia. He disappeared, and his exact date and place of death are a mystery. pendent and free country is an incontro- days, with stops in Germany, England, Source: “Shekeryk-Donykiv, Petro,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 4 (Toronto: University vertible reality; only then will the securi- Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, Canada of Toronto Press, 1993). ty and stability of all nations in that part and Bangor, Maine. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 7

NEWS AND VIEWS

“ P roj ect Renaissance” strives to impro v e by Christopher Guly education in Ukrainian studies schools by George Szwabiuk Each volume will present subjects in a comprehensive manner, including a side- From Vancouver with love Ukrainian education of children has a by-side translation of less familiar Out in cyberspace, thanks to America Warren. Mostly, she did stunt work, long history of success in the United Ukrainian words into English. There will Online, Allison Warren, 32, is letting the including an appearance in the recent, States. Ukrainian Saturday schools were be activities, exercises and workbook world know of her Ukrainian heritage. Her and largely forgettable, Tom Arnold founded to provide children of Ukrainian materials with attractive, topical illustra- maternal roots originate in Ukraine through vehicle, “Carpool.” immigrants with the basic knowledge tions. A dictionary of all the new words the Syrnyk (her grandfather’s family name) However, Arthur Hiller directed the needed to retain their Ukrainian identity used in the textbook will be compiled at and Popovich clans. movie, which is significant, considering and values, and ensure the continuity of the end of each volume. Separately, there Ms. Warren’s paternal roots, mean- he also serves as president of the Screen the Ukrainian community. Schools of will also be suggested test materials for while, are British West Indian, with a his- Actors Guild, of which Ms. Warren is a Ukrainian studies may now be found in use by teachers. toric Welsh connection. Her father’s fami- member. He told her an actress who cities across the country, from Boston to Each volume will be contemporary in ly name is Pidduck. Dad now lives in could do her own stunts carries consider- Sacramento. The Educational Council of tone, written so that children are recep- Antigua, but was born on the Caribbean able capital in the industry today. “A lot the Ukrainian Congress Committee of tive to its contents and so that American- island of Dominica. His family is of women are starting to take more of an America is tasked with providing a cohe- born parents will be able to help children descended from late 18th century British active role in stunts, like Geena Davis,” sive national framework for these with their studies. Each volume will be naval hero Viscount Horatio Nelson. says the green-eyed brunette. schools. reviewed by subject and language experts But Ms. Warren speaks neither Welsh Recently, Ms. Warren’s fortune did More than a decade has elapsed since and by educators widely acknowledged nor Ukrainian. “When I was a kid, my turn around when she had a small role in the schools primarily served children of in their fields. The Ukrainian Heritage grandparents read [Ukrainian] books to the science-fiction series, “Millennium,” immigrants; most parents today were School is working with and has the sup- me,” she says. which stars veteran actor Lance Henriksen either born or educated in the United port of the UCCA Educational Council. Now that you know about Ms. Warren’s and was created by the immensely suc- States. Methods and materials used in the The textbooks will be published in roots, Ms. Warren would like the world, cessful Chris Carter – who is also respon- past need to be adapted to the current stages over the course of five years. Five particularly the Hollywood film industry, to sible for the award-winning TV series, environment. Children need books that volumes for Grade 8 have already been know about her acting abilities. “The X Files.” Both shows, along with they can more easily understand and that produced and put to use as a pilot pro- In the early 1980s, the Vancouver-based such other supernatural-oriented series as are more suitable under today’s teaching ject, and the responses from both chil- actor began her show business career as a “The Outer Limits” and “Poltergeist,” are standards. dren and parents have been overwhelm- model. Ms. Warren appeared in a few stu- shot in rainy, gloomy looking Vancouver. To continue the mission of providing ing. This class now expects to receive a dent films before moving to Antigua, where In that sense, Ms. Warren is well-situat- for Ukrainian continuity, our schools new set of volumes when it gets to Grade her father owns a riding stable of 16 horses ed, whether she wants her career to follow a need to change. A new program called 9. Under the current schedule, the five “Project Renaissance” outlines just such books for Grade 9 will be ready upon and where she immersed herself in the path into the outer limits of subject matter a purpose in its mission statement: “To commencement of the school year this equestrian world. or not. Vancouver has become the West develop new materials, methods and fall. The entire project should be com- Ms. Warren began riding horses when Coast Canadian version of Hollywood strategies for Saturday Ukrainian studies, pleted by the year 2000. she was a child – earning top ribbons in moviemaking and has matched Toronto as a with a high probability of success in edu- Few of us have any illusions about the English stadium jumping and dressage (the city for film shoots. cating present and future generations of expected cost of this project. The costs execution of precise movements by a horse But Ms. Warren also has set her sights American-born children of Ukrainian will be considerable – and they will be in response to barely audible signals from on another, more distant location: Ukraine. background.” well beyond the resources of the its rider). She bubbles as she explains how the The inception of Project Renaissance Ukrainian Heritage School in She returned in 1990 to Canada where opening scenes in last year’s “Mission: was at the Ukrainian Heritage School in Philadelphia. The school’s Parents she attended the University of British Impossible,” starring Tom Cruise, were the Philadelphia area, but its benefits will Association is convinced that the project Columbia in Vancouver and obtained her filmed in Kyiv, and that Chinese martial be available to Ukrainian Saturday is vital to the school’s survival and, to undergraduate degree in theater and film artist/movie star Jackie Chan shot his lat- schools nationwide. Its focus is on a sig- demonstrate their support, they have acting. More training followed, including est movie in Ukraine. “There’s a sort of nificant improvement in teaching meth- approved a resolution guaranteeing to master classes in the classic Stanislavski allure and intrigue with the Soviet era, so ods. Present teaching methods need cover the first $20,000 of Project method with the Moscow Art Theater’s I would definitely consider the kind of improvement to integrate subject materi- Renaissance expenses. This pledge is a Alexei Batalov. role that would involve playing a spy,” als at their respective grade levels and to generous gesture, but it does not come But the “big break” largely eluded Ms. she says. reflect contemporary teaching concepts. close to covering expected costs. A great We need to promote activities that deal more financial support is needed for investments. engage students in the learning process. Project Renaissance to succeed. Kuchma establishes... According to Valerii Lytvytskyi, secre- Inevitably, this will also increase the effi- Therefore, we are asking individuals (Continued from page 1) tary of the newly formed consultative cient use of teachers’ time. and institutions to send their generous council on foreign investments, President Ukraine does not want to do. “Foreign The above goals will be achieved by donations to: Project Renaissance, Kuchma may veto the Verkhovna Rada investors will find alternative markets for publishing a new series of textbooks that Ukrainian Heritage School, 700 Cedar bill. “It would be incorrect to outrightly investments. Ukraine cannot afford this,” will serve as new teaching tools for Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Please deprive foreign investors of their privi- Ukrainian studies schools. Separate vol- make checks payable to: Project Ake Davidson, president of the Ukrainian leges,” he said. umes of new course materials will be Renaissance – Ukrainian Heritage branch of Asea Brown Boveri, a Swiss- In his first public statement, newly developed for different grades and sub- School. Swedish industrial conglomerate, told the appointed Vice Prime Minister for jects. Each of Grades 1 through 7 will Is this an important project? Associated Press. Economic Reform Serhii Tyhypko said he have their own volume, integrating all It is as important as the continued exis- Indeed, the cash-strapped government would work with foreign investors “so that subjects taught in that grade. For Grades tence of our Ukrainian community. Thus, needs to encourage those few investors joint ventures with real investments, which 8 through 11, five volumes will be pub- Ukrainian organizations and enterprises, who express interest in Ukraine. The are involved in real production, do not lose lished for each grade. Each volume will which will need graduates of Ukrainian government owes its workers and pen- their privileges.” He said he would speak cover one of the following subjects: lan- studies schools as their future constituents, sioners about 1.5 billion hrv (about $833 with representatives of Motorola to see guage arts, history, literature, culture and also should make a significant commit- million). Since independence Ukraine what he could do to keep the company in geography. ment to Project Renaissance. has attracted only $1.4 billion in foreign U k r a i n e .

UESU President Tymoshenko assured Energy company... her audience that given a chance “for young To The Weekly Contributors: (Continued from page 3) Ukrainian businesses” to grow under condi- We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clippings, letters methods” her firm and the other seven use tions of realistic reforms, “Ukraine can be to the editor, and the like – we receive from our readers. to pay for energy. In each utility’s region, rich and not a burden on the backs of In order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed roughly 20 percent of the consumers (both American taxpayers, but, of course, we are below be followed. enterprises and individuals) are able to pay very appreciative of the aid we have • News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a given event. for gas, and 80 percent at this time are not, received.” • Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the date of The “but the government couldn’t just turn off Ukraine, she said, has made a lot of Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. • All materials must be typed and double-spaced. their heat.” Instead, the utilities, which have progress, “but still has a long way to go.” During her current visit to the U.S., Ms. • Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the publication on their staffs scientists, engineers, and the date of the edition. financiers and entrepreneurs, help revive Tymoshenko said she wants to have an • Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white (or color with good con- companies that had lost their markets after open dialogue about the negative and posi- trast). Captions must be provided. Photos will be returned only when so requested and accom- the break-up of the USSR and turn them tive developments in Ukraine “without panied by a stamped, addressed envelope. into paying customers. cover-ups of information.” • Full names and their correct English spellings must be provided. The government gives subsidies to She also said she is making plans to hold • Persons who submit any materials must provide a phone number where they may be impoverished individuals, “but there are no a conference of political and business lead- reached during the work day if any additional information is required. government subsidies for regional utilities.” ers about market reforms. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 No. 16

Journalist Olha Kuzmowycz feted Miami concert pays tribute on occasion of 1,000th article to composer Ihor Sonevytsky by Oksana Piaseckyj Sonevytsky could not be present. However, through the lyrical beauty of MIAMI – On a perfect, sunny Miami his music and masterful interpretations of day, on March 23 the Ukrainian Catholic his unforgettable works, everyone sensed Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary wel- his presence that afternoon. comed three artists from the metropolitan Msgr. John P. Stevensky, pastor of New York area for a concert in honor of Miami’s Ukrainian Catholic parish, their friend and musical mentor, compos- along with many devotees of Mr. er Ihor Sonevytsky. Sonevytsky, warmly greeted the trio. Pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, sopra- Paul Galadza, the church cantor and no Lyudmyla Djoi and baritone Oleh assistant choir director, officially opened Chmyr presented an all-Sonevytsky pro- the program with welcoming remarks. gram to commemorate the composer’s The concert took place in the intimate 70th birthday. and acoustically well-suited church, which The three artists emigrated to the gave a perfect backdrop for the sacred United States from Ukraine in the last music. Ms. Djoi opened the program with five years, and have become well-known Mr. Sonevytsky’s “Religious Song Cycle,” in Ukrainian and American circles. giving each song the tender devotional Ms. Djoi sang with the State interpretation it requires. Mr. Chmyr, with Philharmonic Society of Odesa and per- his impressive range of subtleties, rendered formed in the Odesa Theater of Musical the “Withered Leaves” song cycle with Comedy. romanticism and tenderness. Mr. Vynnytsky won the Margueritte Mr. Vynnytsky then performed Mr. Long-Jacques Thibaud International Sonevytsky’s Piano Concerto in G Piano Competition in Paris in 1983 and Major. This was an unusual performance has concertized extensively abroad and in in which the concerto’s orchestral part the U.S. was played on tape and then joined by Mr. Chmyr has performed leading Mr. Vynnytsky, live on piano. The tim- roles in well-known opera houses of ing intricacies were formidable, and the Ukraine, Russia and Poland, and recently result marvelous. Mr. Vynnytsky is a performed concerts at Carnegie Hall and master of his art. He can take a modest appeared at the Newport International parish spinet in hand and, with his pow- Star Festival. erful technical mastery and tempered As composer, musicologist, conductor, passion, transform it into a Steinway. teacher and cultural activist, Mr. Sometimes a concert devoted to a sin- Sonevytsky has enriched the lives of the gle composer can become tedious, lack- Ukrainian diaspora for at least 40 years. ing variety. However Mr. Sonevytsky’s Most recently he has finally been given compositions are each so different and the recognition he so rightly deserves in interesting with beautiful haunting Ukraine as well. His works are being melodies that the listener wants to hear published and performed by leading more and more. The spiritually uplifted Ukrainian artists. audience in Miami did not want the con- Olha Kuzmowycz accepts a bouquet of flowers at an afternoon program Parishioners in Miami who knew Mr. cert to end. celebrating her journalistic work. Sonevytsky personally and those who After heart-warming congratulations, admired his musical legacy eagerly the artists left for Orlando, Fla., to audi- by Olenka Yurchuk ness to speak her mind, and readiness awaite his performance and the opportu- tion with the Orlando Opera, and then to Special to The Ukrainian Weekly to offer her assistance whenever nity to meet with the composer. a second concert at Northport, Fla., the requested. Unfortunately, due to health reasons, Mr. following week. PHILADELPHIA — For more than Interspersed were musical inter- 750 consecutive Saturdays, Svoboda ludes by operatic singer Bohdan readers have begun the perusal of their Chaplynsky with piano accompani- copy of the daily newspaper by taking ment by Roksolana Harasymowych, a peek at the top of the second page and readings of “O-KA’s” essays and near the crease to see the latest topic of “Pro Tse i Te” columns by Maria a column by “O-KA” called “Pro Tse i Lysiak and the author. Te” (About This and That). Expressing gratitude for the tribute, In an ongoing view of experiences Mrs. Kuzmowycz also cited her in the Ukrainian community, Olha “O- indebtedness to her mentor, the late KA” Kuzmowycz has touched upon editor Ivan Kedryn Rudnytsky, for many aspects of community members’ inspiring her at age 65, the age at daily lives, their leaders, foibles and, which people usually retire, to embark most recently, their relationship with on a new career as a Svoboda editor newly independent Ukraine. and reporter. So it was fitting that an evening of That career has enabled Mrs. tribute to the author of these feuilletons Kuzmowycz to stay active and produc- be titled “Pro Tse i Te.” The evening tive in the field of journalism to the was hosted by Branch 43 of the present day. In addition to her weekly Ukrainian National Women’s League column, Mrs. Kuzmowycz has written of America on a very rainy Saturday, numerous articles and interviews, all April 12, at Philadelphia’s Ukrainian told more than 1,000 in the past 15 Educational and Cultural Center. years. A large audience of “O-KA’s” avid Prof. Rudnytzky closed his remarks fans attended from near and far. Anna with a quote from Friedrich Schiller: Maksymowych opened the program “So jung komnenb wir nicht zusam- that was led by Ludmilla Chajkiwska. men” (When we meet again, we will Ludmilla Wolansky, Prof. Leonid never be as youthful as were are now). Rudnytzky and Dora Horbachevsky However, Mrs. Kuzmowycz dispar- affectionately told colorful anecdotes ages the German writer’s promise, he about Mrs. Kuzmowycz’s varied tal- added, because to be in her company is ents, encompassing her work as an to be perpetually young with her. He editor, reporter and writer at Svoboda, extended his wishes for many future her long-standing activities in the jubilees. Shevchenko Scientific Society and The audience gave Mrs. Kuzmowycz the Ukrainian Journalists Association, a standing ovation of recognition and and her lifelong commitment to the thanks, and in honor of her upcoming Participants at the concert devoted to the music of composer Ihor Sonevytsky, ideals of Plast. Each emphasized Mrs. 80th birthday (in November), serenaded with Msgr. John P. Stevensky, pastor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Kuzmowycz’s untiring energy, indus- her with a heartfelt rendition of Catholic Church in Miami. Front row (from left): baritone Oleh Chmyr, triousness, skill, diligence, willing- “Mnohaya lita.” Oksana Piaseckyj, Marianna Vynnytsky, soprano Lyudmyla Djoi. Back row: pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky and Msgr. Stevensky. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 9

DATELINE NEW YORK: Monumental mosaics and moviemaking by Helen Smindak

Previewing “The Glory of Byzantium” ($78); or a crescent pendant with a 16-inch gold-filled chain ($48). There are also lightly antiqued sterling sil- More than 150,000 visitors have scrutinized the ver earrings ($65) and a silver pin/pendant ($34), as spring/summer major exhibition “The Glory of well as a silk scarf with an abstract geometric motif Byzantium” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since based on a pair of temple pendants ($85). Among other its opening on March 11. Passing through nine galleries, items that can serve as delightful souvenirs of this mem- viewers have been scanning 350 objects that reveal the orable exhibition are a goldplated pin with glass colors art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era – icons, featuring a bird design (available in two sizes, for $14 mosaics, frescoes, ivories, gems, ceramics, enamels, and $20) and ornamental bird earrings ($28). silks, and gold and silver secular and liturgical objects. The Metropolitan exhibition and its accompanying They have also been admiring some 30 Ukrainian trea- program of educational events have generated a spin- sures, including four monumental mosaics from the off in the Ukrainian community. Recently, The cathedral of Mykhailivsky Zolotoverkhyi Monastyr (St. Ukrainian Museum and the Ukrainian Institute of Michael’s of the Golden Domes Monastery), installed to America joined forces to sponsor a special viewing at evoke the interior of a church. the Metropolitan on April 4, together with a slide pre- A Metropolitan Museum spokeswoman reported last sentation and lecture, followed by a wine-and-cheese week that media response to the exhibition has been party at the institute’s landmark building a block “outstanding and very positive.” She said public reac- away. The response was so enthusiastic that two ses- tion has been equally great – all concert and lecture sions had to be scheduled for that event. UIA execu- series are sold out, documentary film showings Tuesday tive director Stephanie Charczenko says inquiries are through Saturday have been averaging 150 viewers, and still coming in for another such event, and a repeat Friday night lectures have been bringing in a full house session will probably be scheduled after the Easter (about 250 people). Forty off-site lectures have been h o l i d a y s . offered to date, and greater numbers of students are As a sidelight to the Met exhibit, the institute has involved in the school programs. One can only conclud- joined with the Hellenic Cultural Center of the Greek ed that “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition has a fas- Orthodox Archdiocese in co-sponsoring an exhibit and cinating appeal for many people. sale of icons by contemporary artists. Planned to run At the press preview on March 3, William H. Luers, from May 5 to 17, the event will open with a slide president of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, told show, concert of Ukrainian classical music and recep- media representatives and assembled dignitaries that the tion. A demonstration of icon painting in egg tempera exhibition marks “the first moment in documented his- will be given on May 10 by icon specialist Yaroslava tory to celebrate this great culture.” Thanking financial Surmach Mills. contributors, he expressed gratitude to international sup- porters (he listed Ukraine first) and noted that the spirit Moviemaking in Manhattan of generosity and cooperation exhibited by all partici- The Big Apple is a favored location for moviemakers pants is “unparalleled.” and directors; turn a corner in New York and you may The preview agenda included remarks by quite possibly find a filmshoot in progress, with camera Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Philippe de crew, actors, technicians and assistants at work on a Montebello and the co-curators of “The Glory of Hollywood drama, a television special or a documen- Byzantium” exhibition, William D. Wixom and Helen tary. The Ukrainian community itself was involved a C. Evans. Calling the presentation “an epic-making few years ago, when famed director Woody Allen con- event,” Mr. de Montebello said that “an empire has verted the Fifth Avenue mansion owned by the been reconstructed in this exhibition.” Ukrainian Institute of America into a foreign embassy Government and museum officials from Bulgaria, for a made-for-TV movie. Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Greece, Russia, Turkey and Now an award-winning young filmmaker named Ukraine were present. The delegation of Ukrainian offi- Joshua Marston plans to make a 30-minute drama about cials, headed by Leonid Novokhatko, vice minister of young Ukrainians and South Asians living in New culture and arts, included Vasylii Prissiajniouk, vice- York. He told Dateline he hopes to shoot the film in the Icon with St. Eudokia, early 10th century, marble chairman of the State Committee of Ukraine on Urban East Village, where the city’s Ukrainian community is inlaid with glass, from Constantinople, is part of Development and Architecture; Valentyna Achkasova, centered. “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibit. Photo by Bruce director of the St. Sophia National Architectural Mr. Marston, a California native who came east to White provided by The Metropolitan Museum of Preserve of Kyiv; and Mykhailo Romanyshyn, director study for a master’s degree in filmmaking at New York Art; artifact lent by the Archeological Museum of of the National Art Museum in Kyiv. University, has been named to receive the 1997 First- Istanbul, Turkey. The Ukrainian group was escorted around the exhibi- Time Filmmakers Grant. His script for “Night Out” was tion by Bohdan Yaremenko, vice-consul in charge of the sole winner from a pool of 489 applicants, garnering Mr. Marston chose Ukrainians for two of the princi- communications and public relations at Ukraine’s him a $10,000 grant and $1,000 worth of Kodak film. pal characters because his Jewish grandparents came Consulate General in New York; Olenka Z. Pevny, a The movie will premiere at the Kodak Theater in from Odesa and because he now makes his home Ph. D. graduate of New York University’s Institute of Hollywood. among Ukrainians in the East Village. Fine Arts, who is a research assistant in the Department Scheduled for shooting in June, “Night Out” tells the Casting for the two principal Ukrainian roles netted of Medieval Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, story of a young Ukrainian couple who gets stuck in him two professional actors from Ukraine, Russians and her father, Bohdan Pevny. New Jersey late at night and must rely on the help of Yelena Seropova and Alexei Trubitskoy, who reside in During a formal dinner that evening at The two South Asian men to arrange a ride home for them. Brooklyn. He is still on the lookout for any Ukrainians Metropolitan Museum of Art, lavishly bedecked with Tragically, trust and hope are transformed into fear and who would like to be involved in filmmaking as well as spring flowers for the occasion, Dr. Pevny received spe- suspicion due to subtle miscommunications and prejudi- for East Village rehearsal space, three times a week for cial mention for her work in helping to organize the cial assumptions. six weeks. exhibition. Dr. Pevny’s major specialty is Byzantine art “The film is designed to lead the viewer through all “When you’re working on a shoestring budget, you with a concentration on East Slavic Byzantine art; she the same misjudgments the characters make until the need all the help you can get,” Mr. Marston confided. has won a number of fellowships and awards, and has viewer gets to the very end and realizes his mistake,” “It would be great to get donations from the Ukrainian done fieldwork in Ukraine, Russia and Greece. She Mr. Marston explained. community – the donations would be tax-deducible, of recently spoke about the Ukrainian aspects of “The The 28-year-old director got the idea for the film course, and the names of the contributors would be Glory of Byzantium” exhibition at the Ukrainian when he made mistakes in judgement in a similar situa- included in the film credits. We need an apartment for Museum in Stamford, Conn., and the Shevchenko tion. Traveling with friends through northern Vietnam filming for two days, and a donated lunch – perhaps the Scientific Society in New York. last year, Mr. Marston negotiated with a local driver to Ukrainian cafes would help with this. We’re really The Metropolitan’s illustrated, 600-page catalogue charter a private bus when a typhoon wiped out the depending on the generosity of the Ukrainian and on the exhibition, featuring contributions by more than railway line back to Hanoi. After drawing up a hand- Pakistani communities.” 50 scholars, includes a 38-page essay on Kyivan Rus’ written contract in French and Vietnamese and handing Mr. Marston said everyone in the cast and crew will by Dr. Pevny, introduced by her stunning photo of the over an agreed-upon sum of money, the travelers dis- be working for free, including cinematographer Enrique exterior of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kyiv. A dis- covered they had bought over-priced tickets on an ordi- Chediak, producer Nadia Leonelli, production designer sertation on Byzantium’s Christian neighbors by Dr. nary local bus. Their trust degenerated into suspicion Alistair Wandersforde-Smith, costume designer Evans is introduced by an equally splendid shot of St. and anger. It was not until a week later that Mr. Svetlana Zalutskaya and creative consultant Sam Sophia’s interior, taken by Bruce White, who is Marston realized, through mental replay of the inci- Pollard. responsible for many of the color photographs in the dent, that miscommunication had caused the whole “Night Out” is the young director’s fifth film. v o l u m e . m i x - u p . “Trifecta,” his most recent film, starring Israel Horowitz, Attractive reproductions of Kyivan Rus’ earrings, Deciding to dramatize the happening in a short film, Kathleen Doyle and Richard Vetere, was played as a pendants, pins and hair combs from the 11th and 12th he transposed the story to a New York setting and used semi-finalist in the NYU annual film festival earlier this centuries are available for very reasonable prices in the two sets of immigrants to portray how immigrants are m o n t h . exhibition’s gift area. Here visitors can select from sev- particularly subjected to prejudicial treatment, and also Would-be actors who would like to inquire about eral 24-karat gold electroplated items: an abstract geo- because language is a key factor in the misunderstand- auditioning for supporting roles in “Night Out,” contrib- metric pin/pendant, decorated with hand-applied glass ing. The film uses three languages – Ukrainian, English utors and lunch donors can reach Mr. Marston by call- enamel colors ($20); crescent earrings, lightly antiqued and Hindi, without subtitles. ing (212) 254-0215. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1997 No. 16

three countries argue that the 1996 agree- WEST ARKA Newsbriefs ment gives Russia carte blanche to deploy 2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ont., Canada M6S 1N9 (Continued from page 2) troops on their territories as well as in Jewish emigration, was imprisoned on Kazakstan, Armenia and Georgia. Georgia Gifts has expressed its support for this argument. Ukrainian Handicrafts trumped-up treason charges in 1977. He was freed in a Cold War spy swap in One Armenian commentator recently wrote Art, Ceramics, Jewellery A. CHORNY 1986. He made his way to Israel, where in Nezavisimaya Gazeta that Azerbaijan has Books, Newspapers he has sought to lead the more than violated the so-called CFE “flank limita- Cassettes, CDs, Videos 600,000 Jews who have emigrated from tions” by deploying more than 500 East Embroidery Supplies the Soviet Union since 1989 – half of German tanks supplied by Turkey in Packages and Services to Ukraine them from Ukraine. (Associated Press) Nakhichevan. 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Crop Leonid Kuchma’s campaign manager in yield has fallen steadily in Ukraine since 1994, was sacked by Mr. Kuchma on 1991; this has been blamed on shortages of December 10, 1996, amid controversy over seeds, fertilizers, machinery and money. his role in the administration; indeed, many Mr. Zubets forecast a grain harvest of 35 had begun referring to him as “the second million tons this year compared to 25.4 GOV’T FORECLOSED homes from president.” Mr. Tabachnyk commented that million tons in 1996, and said Ukraine pennies on $1. Delinquent Tax, Repo’s, today’s problems between the president would export 10 million tons compared to exports of just over 5 million tons from last REO’s. Your Area. and the government are the result of the fact that the Cabinet of Ministers is system- year’s harvest. Last year’s low crop yield – Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 atically undermining the authority and pop- the worst in decades – was blamed on a ularity of the president of Ukraine. Mr. drought at the start of the growing season. Tabachnyk denied reports that he would be Mr. Zubets said the government had allo- named Ukraine’s minister for foreign cated 1.5 billion hryvni to purchase materi- Position available affairs if the current minister, Hennadii als and technical resources for this year’s Udovenko, is elected president of the spring sowing campaign – triple last year’s level. In addition to his new duties, Mr. SYSTEM OPERATOR — familiar United Nations General Assembly. (Respublika) Zubets holds the post of vice prime minis- with the AS-400 System to coordi- ter in charge of agriculture, is president of nate and run all Management Three states set to block arms pact the National Academy of Sciences and Information Systems within the Credit leader of the recently established Agrarian VIENNA – Ukraine, Moldova and Party. His many positions have resulted in Dental Receptionist Union. 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and, most recently, on Bishop Basil Rosalie Polche... Losten’s silver jubilee committee. (Continued from page 4) She also volunteered in many capaci- for her services to the Ukrainian ties at St. George Church, where she was National Women’s League of America a lifetime parishioner. She had been bap- (UNWLA), following in the footsteps of tized at St. George Church and in 1953 her mother, Mary Chuma, who was was married there, as were her parents, Mary and Nicholas Chuma. active in Branch 3, a founding branch of Surviving are Mrs. Polche’s husband, the UNWLA. who was inducted into the papal order of As a member of Branch 72, Mrs. the Knights of St. Gregory the Great in Polche served for many years in various 1996, and her sister, Natalie Chuma. capacities, including as president. For The funeral liturgy was celebrated on many years she served in the UNWLA’s March 8 at St. George Ukrainian New York Regional Council as vice- Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick president and held other offices as well. Paschak OSBM officiating. Interment On the national level, Mrs. Polche followed at Calvary Cemetery in served the UNWLA under four adminis- Woodside, N.Y. trations as English-language secretary, Memorial donations may be made to using her paralegal skills in communicat- St. George Church, New York; St. ing with the leaders of the free world. Basil’s Seminary, Stamford, Conn.; are She also served a fifth administration as a The Ukrainian Museum, New York. member of the auditing committee. Mrs. Polche also volunteered her ser- vices to The Ukrainian Museum and served as a member of the initial Building Fund Committee. U A A U P p resident re s i g n s In 1996 she was elected a member of the KENT, Ohio – Due to serious health board of the Self-Reliance Association of problems, Prof. Ihor Kamenetsky New York. resigned from the presidency of the Mrs. Polche was instrumental also in Ukrainian American Association of organizing the Ladies Auxiliary of the St. University Professors. In accordance George Ukrainian Post 401 of the with the organization’s constitution, the Catholic War Veterans, where her hus- UAAUP’s first vice-president, Prof. band currently serves as commander. Alexander Sydorenko, assumed the pres- Her involvement in church activities idency. included serving on the Building Dr. Sydorenko is professor of history Committee of St. George School and St. at the University of Arkansas. Recently George Church in New York City; as Dr. Sydorenko became president-elect of secretary on the Millennium Committee; the Faculty Senate at that university. PACKAGES TO UKRAINE as low as $ .59 per Lb DNIPRO CO NEWARK, NJ P H I L A D E L P H I A CLIFTON, NJ 698 Sanford Ave 1801 Cottman Ave 565 Clifton Ave To subscribe: Send $60 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Tel. 201-373-8783 Tel. 215-728-6040 Tel. 201-916-1543 Weekly, Subscription Department, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. *Pick up service available In

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is one of implementation, and as Minister Justice Ministry... Holovatyi pointed out, that is a problem of (Continued from page 1) regulation and oversight. Even though gov- What’s worse is that most of the required ernment officials will be required to fill out Air Ukraine papers are the same, only the ministry or financial forms, Mr. Holovatyi said he fore- department issuing them changes,” said the see a problem with compliance: “Will they National Airlines justice minister. “Every license is a bribe or all fill out the declaration? And honestly? at least an open invitation for giving or tak- And who will ensure this?” ing one.” He said that ministries have sys- He noted that, even with a law on the Starting May 14, 1997 tematized graft: “They require as many books that requires all ministers, national year-round deputies and other leading government offi- licenses as possible because its employees non-stop flights ‘live’ on them.” cials to file statements on their financial sta- The Clean Hands program, which has tus by March 1 of each year, only he, been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers President Kuchma, former Vice Prime and President Kuchma, is required to be Minister Viktor Pynzenyk, Procurator NEW YORK - LVIV implemented for the most part by the end of General Hryhorii Vorsinov, Chairman of 1997 with a progress review required in the Supreme Court Vitalii Boiko and a every Wednesday handful of deputies had done so. August 1998. with continuing service to Kyiv The 26-point program provides for the He mentioned another problem: so many audit and certification of all government government officials and politicians are cor- officials, and calls for the dismissal of those rupt that there is general resistance to any Air Ukraine is offering the most who have criminal dealings or contacts with system of accountability or simply to any competitive fares to Ukraine “criminal elements.” changes in the current system. “Many simply do not want a battle It calls for the establishment of a national For information and reservations, please call: registry of laws and legal acts – something against corruption. It does not further their Mr. Holovatyi said he has been pursuing for own interests,” said the justice minister. some time with little support. He showed reporters the draft programs 1-800-UKRAINE It also requires that all government offi- that had been marked up with suggestions cials submit reports on their private finan- by officials of various government min- (1-800-857-2463) cial dealings and delineates the establish- istries, many suggesting a less zealous ment of a tax inspectorate to audit the finan- approach. “They said that this is too strict, Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 656-9896 cial statements for accuracy. this is being done too quickly, or that this Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 632-6909 The program specifies the need to reduce should be softened,” he explained. the number of licenses and permits issued Mr. Holovatyi said representatives of one by various ministries and for a review of ministry, which he would not name except Air Ukraine administrative officials employed on local to say that it is part of the juridical-legal sys- 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005 levels of the state executive apparatus, as tem, even suggested that seven articles New York, NY 10176 well as the establishment of a system of should not apply to them. employee rotation after five years for those Customs officials, and officials of the in positions susceptible to graft. Ministry of Internal Affairs, the security For cargo shipments call to: It calls for withholding legislative immu- services as well as the Procurator General’s nity from deputies in the Verkhovna Rada Office have resisted any limitations or over- who are accused of corruption and for the sight of their work because they feel they Air Ukraine - Cargo establishment of an oversight system for are the solution and not the problem, said Tel. 718-376-1023, FAX 718-376-1073 government officials in positions that are Mr. Holovatyi. “Yet these are the people are more prone to corruption, such as the most susceptible to graft,” he added. 2307 Coney Island Ave. (Ave.T), Brooklyn, NY 11223 Customs Office. In the end, the program’s success will It also suggests that the Criminal Code of depend on whether a system of oversight Ukraine be reworked to remove many and responsibility can be developed. insignificant crimes that backlog the judicial “Whether it gets life depends on the people and penal systems, and that the court sys- executing it. If there is no will or no mecha- NEED AN AFFORDABLE tem be streamlined and a system of judicial nisms of responsibility for its non-execu- oversight be established. tion, if no one is held responsible, it could The hurdle that now must be overcome die,” concluded Mr. Holovatyi. MORTGAGE NOW YOU CAN GET A 10% DOWNPAYMENT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF YOUR HOME*

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Sunday, April 20 Krovytska, soprano; Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano; Lesia Hrabova, soprano; NEW YORK: The Literary-Cultural Club Oleh Chmyr, baritone; Roman Tsymbala, is holding an exhibit of paintings by Daria tenor; and the Leontovych String Quartet. Naumko, currently of New Jersey, at the The evening will close with a reception at 8 Ukrainian Artists’ Association in the U.S. p.m. Tickets for the concert and reception, (OMYA) Gallery, 136 Second Ave., which must be reserved in advance, are fourth floor. The exhibit runs through May $20, non-members; $15, members. 4. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Exhibition hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10:30 Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. a.m.- 6:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 MADISON, N.J.: Adriana Helbig will a.m.- 5 p.m.; the gallery will be closed give a piano recital performing works by Thursday, May 15. Suggested contribution: Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Scriabin, $5. For reservations call the institute, (212) Dovzhenko and Kos-Anatolsky at Drew 2 8 8 - 8 6 6 0 . University, Brothers College Chapel, at 2 Friday, May 9 p.m. LEWISBURG, W. Va.: The Leontovych Monday, April 28 String Quartet — Yuri Mazurkevich, first CAMBRIDGE, Mass: The Harvard violin; Yuri Kharenko, second violin; Borys Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a Deviatov, viola; and Volodymyr Panteleyev, lecture by Margarita Balmaceda, assistant cello — will appear in concert at the United professor of political science, University Methodist Church, Washington and Lee of Toledo and research associate, HURI, streets, in a program of works by on the topic “Security Implications of Oil Shostakovich, Borodin and Dvorak. The Pipelines for Ukraine and East Central concert begins at 8 p.m. For additional infor- Europe.” The lecture will be held at the mation call (304) 645-7917. institute, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., in the Saturday-Sunday, May 10-17 HURI seminar room, at 4-6 p.m. ANN ARBOR, Mich.: The Leontovych Saturday, May 3 String Quartet will be featured at EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Columbia “SpringFest ‘97: Brahms, Vienna and University Ukrainian Students’ Society Eastern Europe,” along with Ann Arbor’s and the Federation of Ukrainian Student finest musicians, including the Organizations of America (SUSTA) invite Meadowmount Trio, the Webster Trio and students to the “Post-Peest, Pre-Finals a vocal quartet. The Leontovych Quartet Zabava” to be held at Ramada Inn, Route will perform the following works by 10, starting at 9 p.m. So clear your mind Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Opus before finals while dancing to the music of 34, as part of the concert program on May Montreal’s Zolota Bulava. Admission: 10; Viola Quintet in G major, Opus 11, on $15. For more information contact Lesya May 16; and Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Hentisz, (212) 853-6706. Opus 115, on May 17. The concerts will be held at the University of Michigan Museum Monday, May 5 Field & Olesnycky of Art, 525 S. State St., at 8 p.m. For addi- Attorneys at Law NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of tional information call the museum at (313) America jointly with the Hellenic Cultural 7 6 4 - 0 3 9 5 . Center of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese 11 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 100 ONGOING present an exhibition of icons by contempo- East Hanover, N.J. 07936 rary artists. The exhibit is being held on the DAYTON, Ohio: The Archetype Gallery (201) 386-1115 occasion of “The Glory of Byzantium” in the city’s historic Oregon District pre- Fax (201) 884-1188 exhibition currently at the Metropolitan sents a special exhibit titled “Easter Museum of Art, the institute’s neighbor. Selection” by internationally known artist (Three Miles North of Ramada Hotel, at Ridgedale Ave.) The icon exhibit, which is curated by Aka Pereyma of Troy. The exhibit, which Christina Debarry, will feature works by: opened April 18 to coincide with the cele- Representation of Small Businesses, George Filippakis, Yurij Kozak, Borys bration of Easter according to the Julian Wills, Estates and Asset Protection, Commercial and Corporate Law, Makarenko, Sviatoslav Makarenko, calendar, runs through May 30. Ms. Real Estate and Family Law. Lawrence Manos, Roman Markovych, Lida Pereyma works in a wide variety of media Piaseckyj, Costas Pilirianos, Slava Stojko, — paintings, sculpture, ceramics and Halyna Tytla and Marco Zubar. The exhibit drawings — that draw on Ukrainian folk (By prior appointment, on selected Fridays, between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 7 P.M., Mr. Olesnycky opening is at the institute, 2 E. 79th St., at 6 art as a symbolic form. The gallery is will hold office hours at Self-Reliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, 558 Summit Ave., Jersey City, NJ. p.m. As part of the exhibit opening there located at 400 E. Fifth St.; gallery hours: will be an on-going slide presentation of Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., or by Please call (201) 386-1115 to make such appointments in advence) icons, part of extensive research material appointment. Call (937) 228-1880. for the Icon Film Project, a prospective CORRECTION: Nestor L. Olesnycky Robert S. Field documentary film on icons by film direc- tor/producer Slavko Nowytski, internation- The item referring to the presentation of al TV broadcaster for the USIA’s Worldnet recent publications by the Shevchenko TV program “Window on America” Scientific Society on April 19 in New SELF RELIANCE (NEWARK, NJ) (broadcast weekly via satellite to Ukraine York (which appeared in the April 13 and worldwide). The exhibit opening will issue) carried an incongruous statement in Federal Credit Union be followed by a concert of Ukrainian clas- regard to three former members of the 734 SANDFORD AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07106 sical music at 7 p.m. The concert program society: Hryhoriy Luzhnytsky, Wasyl Lew Tel (201) 373-7839 • http://www.selfreliance.org • Fax (201) 373-8812 will include works by Berezovsky, and Dr. Roman Osinchuk. The aforemen- BUSINESS HOURS: Kropyvnytsky, Lysenko, Bortniansky, tioned members were honored with indi- Tue & Fri - 12:00 noon to 7 PM • Wed & Thurs - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM • Sat - 9:00 to 12:00 noon • Mon. - Closed Sonevytsky, Barvinsky, Liatoshynsky, vidual publications, and not a compendi- Skoryk and Hulak-Artemovsky. Performing um or a general publication, that came out are: Yuri Mazurkevich, violin; Oksana in Ukrainian.

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