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INSIDE: • The late Jack Palance remembered in his hometown — page 4. • Tryzub’s soccer tournament attracts 128 teams — page 9. • Three books about the — page 13. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 $1/$2 in Borys Wrzesnewskyj introduces bill Compromise on pre-term elections is reached, on Holodomor in Canadian Parliament but two sides disagree whether Rada is in session OTTAWA – Liberal Member of by Zenon Zawada Mr. Moroz of violating the May 27 com- Parliament Borys Wrzesnewskyj Press Bureau promise. (Etobicoke Center, Ontario) introduced a “The impression is gained that some Private Member’s Bill on June 5 calling KYIV – The May 27 compromise want to drag us into conflict in order to for a national day of remembrance of the reached between Ukraine’s battling fac- save their positions and the immunity of Ukrainian Famine-Genocide. tions hasn’t extinguished the country’s certain politicians,” Mr. Yushchenko The purpose of the bill is to establish political crisis, as coalition leaders insisted said. “Ukrainian society and our interna- the fourth Saturday in November as a Ukraine’s Parliament is still in session tional partners should know who isn’t day of remembrance for the estimated 7 while President assert- adhering to agreements, which creates million to 10 million Ukrainians who ed it is dissolved. obstacles in resolving the situation.” died a horrifying and slow death from On June 2 the and On June 5 President Yushchenko starvation in 1932-1933 during the Our Ukraine blocs held congresses, after signed his third decree establishing pre- famine, which was master-minded, which their leaders announced 169 term parliamentary elections, this time organized and carried out by the Soviet deputies were voluntarily surrendering for the previously agreed upon regime under Stalin. The bill was sec- their mandates. The Tymoshenko Bloc September 30 date, which was based on onded by MP Inky Mark (Dauphin-Swan confiscated an additional 26 mandates the successful surrender of more than River-Marquette, Manitoba). from deputies who it said violated fac- one-third of deputies’ mandates. “This inadequately known historic tion discipline. This basis conforms to the Ukrainian tragedy inflicted a deep and lasting scar That was supposed to satisfy the com- Constitution’s imperative condition and on the national psyche of Ukraine and promise clause calling for one-third of the May 27 compromise agreement, the Ukrainians. The Famine-Genocide was the deputies’ corps to resign, thereby dis- president said. Thus, it ensures the cessa- an attempt to crush the longing for free- MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj solving the parliament of the fifth convo- tion of activity of the Rada’s fifth convo- dom and to erase all aspirations for an from oppression, freedom from human cation, but Prime Minister Viktor cation. independent Ukrainian state,” Mr. degradation and freedom from personal Yanukovych and Chair The decree charged the Central Wrzesnewskyj said. destruction in Canada. In Canada’s wide Oleksander Moroz maintain the Election Commission (CEC) with organ- In his remarks introducing the bill, the open spaces, they found freedom and Parliament is still legitimate. izing and conducting the elections in MP further noted: “Many Ukrainian- helped to not only settle our country’s “There is no basis to announce the Canadians are the descendents of sur- accordance with the Constitution and prairies, but in our urban centers they Parliament is unauthorized on this day,” parliamentary election laws. vivors of the Famine-Genocide, as well helped build a multicultural Canada.” Mr. Moroz wrote in a letter to Kyiv’s as the descendents of refugees from the After the president issued the decree, “By enacting this legislation and diplomatic corps a day after Mr. Prime Minister Yanukovych disregarded it, communist atrocities of the Soviet Yushchenko invited dozens of ambassa- Union. These settlers found freedom (Continued on page 4) maintaining the Parliament was still legiti- dors to the Presidental Secretariat to con- mate. vince them the Parliament is illegitimate. Signaling his interest in engaging in “Furthermore, the president is not delay tactics, the prime minister suggested Ukrainian presidential adviser endowed by the Constitution with the the coalition may submit the decree to the right to establish the fact of a Constitutional Court for review, potential- Parliament’s incomplete validity,” Mr. prohibited from entering Moroz noted. (Continued on page 4) The ongoing quarrel demostrates that by Zenon Zawada Last June, the Security Service of coalition leaders, particularly Mr. Moroz Kyiv Press Bureau Ukraine declared Mr. Dugin persona and the Socialist Party of Ukraine, may non-grata for interfering with the nation’s still be attempting to postpone or derail KYIV – The Russian Federation pro- internal affairs and encroaching upon its pre-term parliamentary elections, despite hibited Mykola Zhulynskyi, chair of the integrity, and forbade him from entering agreeing to the May 27 compromise. National Council on Cultural and Ukraine’s territory until June 2011, The Socialists are especially against Spiritual Issues, from entering the coun- spokeswoman Marina Ostapenko con- elections, because they are unlikely to try June 5 to visit his brother-in-law’s firmed. win the necessary 3 percent of votes to grave with his family. Mr. Dugin and Russian State Duma gain parliamentary seats. Authorities deported them without cit- Deputy Konstantin Zatulin were banned While Our Ukraine Parliamentary ing any reason, but the Russian from Ukraine after participating in the Faction Chair Viacheslav Kyrylenko and Federation’s ambassador to Ukraine, anti-NATO protests in May 2006. Yulia Tymoshenko were confident that Viktor Chernomyrdin, confirmed on June At a June 6 press conference, Ms. Mr. Moroz had more than the necessary 6 that it was a response to the Ukrainian Ostapenko said the Ukrainian govern- 151 letters from deputies surrendering government’s decision to prohibit ment has always provided clear and spe- their mandates, Mr. Moroz claimed that Russian political activist Aleksandr cific legal justifications when prohibiting some were not signed by the deputies Dugin from entering Ukraine. foreigners. themselves. Other deputies wrote that Mr. Dugin, who leads the In contrast, the Russian Federation they planned on recalling their letters, he International Eurasian Movement, was government cited no violation of Russian claimed. held and deported from the Symferopol laws in prohibiting Dr. Zhulynskyi, a pres- Mr. Moroz also said he wants the airport on June 5 en route to the first idential adviser, from entering its territory. Constitutional Court and Central Election annual Russian Word International Dr. Zhulynskyi said he believes the Commission to review the legality of the Festival. Russian Federation had drafted a list of decisions reached by the opposition fac- “We proposed ceasing these prohibi- Ukrainian patriots to bar from its territo- tions at their June 2 congresses. tive measures, except for bandits and ter- ry during the Orange Revolution. After such statements, Mr. Yushchenko rorists of course,” Ambassador Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs – in his address to the Kyiv ambassador Sergei Lavrov acknowledged on June 7 Chernomyrdin said. “But why are we pro- corps, at which U.S. Ambassador to Zenon Zawada hibiting normal people? That’s how we’ll that his government has indeed compiled Ukraine William Taylor and Russian Volodymyr Shapoval, the new chair- be – tooth for a tooth? Unless the Ukraine a blacklist of Ukrainians prohibited from Federation Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor man of Ukraine’s Central Election side quiets itself, that will be the result.” entering the country. Chernomyrdin were present – accused Commission. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Civil-military relations dominate Rada paves way for early polls clear whether the Verkhovna Rada elect- ed in March 2006 has now ceased to political crisis in Ukraine KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on June exist following the withdrawal of the 1 approved a package of bills needed to pro-presidential parties. Prime Minister by Taras Kuzio two days later he dispatched internal troops stage early parliamentary elections on Yanukovych told journalists on June 3 Eurasia Daily Monitor to the capital, a move confirmed by the September 30, as agreed by President that he will urge legislators to continue NSDC. On May 27 Yushchenko ridiculed Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister working. “The Ukrainian Constitution Ukraine’s spring 2007 political crisis was the claim that he had ordered them to Kyiv, the first occasion in Ukraine’s history that and Verkhovna Rada provides for the continuation of work of claiming that the MVS troops were sent to Chairman Oleksander Moroz last month, the branches of power,” Mr. Yanukovych brought the country to the brink of blood- keep order at the Donetsk Shakhtar-Kyiv shed on three separate fronts. National Ukrainian and international news agen- added. (RFE/RL Newsline) Dynamo soccer match and for the holiday cies reported. Among other measures, Security and Defense Council (NSDC) weekend. Deputy Secretary Oleksander Turchynov lawmakers amended the election law, Early elections decreed for September 30 The MVS troops are the largest security introducing a requirement for a minimum said that the weekend of May 24-27 could force in Ukraine and come under the juris- have descended into violence between sup- 50 percent turnout and restrictions on KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko diction of the government. The constitu- voting abroad. The legislature also issued a decree on June 5 scheduling porters of President Viktor Yushchenko and tional reforms that went into effect in Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The revised the 2007 budget law to provide early parliamentary January 2006 transferred control over the funds for the early polls and approved specter of conflict pushed both sides toward for September 30. The decree instructs government from the president to a parlia- the revised composition of the Central a compromise over Saturday night. the Central Election Commission to pre- mentary coalition. Election Commission. The CEC elected First, on May 24 two law enforcement pare and conduct the elections, and the Under the constitutional reforms, the Volodymyr Shapoval as its head the fol- units, Internal Affairs Ministry (MVS) riot government to finance them. In another president retains control over the Security lowing day. “The fact that we resolved police (Berkut, or Eagles) and the State decree, Mr. Yushchenko annulled his Service (SBU) and its Alpha anti-terrorist the parliamentary crisis in a decent and Protection Directorate came to blows in the decree of April 26, in which he called for unit, the NSDC, foreign and defense min- democratic way is a colossal achieve- Procurator General’s Office in Kyiv. The early elections on June 24. Both decrees istries, and the Procurator General’s ment. ... This has been a test which we U.S. equivalent would be an altercation are published on the presidential website Office (PGO). The Anti-Crisis Coalition have passed with honor. This has been between a police SWAT team and the Secret (http://www.president.gov.ua\). (RFE/RL in control of Parliament has challenged entirely Ukraine’s effort,” Reuters quoted Service. Newsline) the president’s jurisdiction over the Mr. Yushchenko as saying on June 2. The Second, Berkut forces illegally occu- Foreign Affairs Ministry and fired Foreign same day, the official presidential bul- pied a central government building. Moroz questions deputies’ resignations Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk in letin published all the early-election leg- Internal Affairs Minister December 2006. The Anti-Crisis Coalition islation passed by the Verkhovna Rada, also ordered Tytan, the special forces of KYIV – Parliament Chairman has also dominated the PGO. thus formally putting it into effect. The the Directorate to Combat Organized Oleksander Moroz said at a session of Both sides in the crisis broke the law in bulletin also included a decree appoint- Crime, and the elite Omega special forces the Verkhovna Rada on June 5 that those an attempt to gain advantage. Internal ing Oleksander Medvedko as Ukraine’s unit to prepare to storm more buildings. lawmakers from the opposition Our Affairs Minister Tsushko had no legal prosecutor-general. Mr. Yushchenko fired Again, this was a first for Ukraine. Ukraine and right to dispatch riot police to the Sviatoslav Piskun from that post last Third, President Yushchenko ordered who withdrew last week did so in viola- Procurator General’s Office, as the State month. (RFE/RL Newsline) MVS troops to move on Kyiv. This was tion of relevant procedures, Ukrainian Protection Directorate guards central gov- media reported. According to last the second time MVS troops had been ernment buildings. Opposition recalls it deputies ordered into downtown Kyiv, the first month’s deal between the president, the President Yushchenko infringed on the prime minister and the Rada chairman, being on November 28, 2004, to suppress law when he expanded the NSDC to KYIV – The pro-presidential Our the pro-Yushchenko Orange Revolution. the opposition lawmakers were to with- include personnel that were not specified in Ukraine party and Yulia Tymoshenko draw to make the Verkhovna Rada ille- Neither time did the internal troops Ukrainian legislation, such as the com- Bloc (YTB) held conventions in Kyiv on reach downtown Kyiv. In 2004 their route gitimate, thus paving the way for its self- mander of MVS troops, Gen. Oleksandr June 2 at which they formally approved dissolution and early polls in the fall. Mr. was blocked by taxis and the commander Kikhtenko. last week’s withdrawal of their deputies of military ground forces, who threatened Moroz said the pullout of lawmakers Mr. Yushchenko also brought Ivan from the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrainian should have been announced in the ses- to intervene in support of the pro- Pliusch back to replace NSDC chief media reported. The move was part of Yushchenko supporters. In 2007 they were sion hall and confirmed by him. “But this Vitalii Haiduk, although by law he is too last month’s deal on early elections, has not been done since, firstly, many blocked by traffic police. old to work in a state institution. The head which provided that the Verkhovna Rada Mr. Yushchenko’s actions last weekend deputies were absent and, secondly, there of the Presidential Secretariat, Viktor should dissolve itself based on the resig- are absolutely substantiated doubts that were confusing. On May 24 he warned the nation of opposition lawmakers. Our security forces to stay out of the crisis, but (Continued on page 10) the resignation statements were signed Ukraine and YTB jointly control some by the people named in them,” the 170 seats in the 450-seat Rada, and the website withdrawal of their deputies reportedly (http://www.pravda.com.ua\) quoted Mr. took Parliament below the 300-seat mini- ‘Information curtain’ falls on CIS mum it needs to legally function. 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(Continued on page 17) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: Is internal affairs minister sick, or hiding? by Pavel Korduban Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s Socialist MP Yevhen Filindash, speak- ter: after the Orange Revolution, Yurii Eurasia Daily Monitor Party of the Regions – allies of the SPU ing in Parliament on June 1, insisted Kravchenko committed suicide, while – released a sensational statement alleg- that Mr. Tsushko had been poisoned, fled Ukraine to Russia. Internal Affairs Minister Vasyl ing that the newly appointed first vice- and hinted that he held Mr. Also, Mr. Tsushko’s poisoning would Tsushko has left Ukraine for medical secretary of the National Security and Yushchenko’s aides responsible. not be the first in Ukrainian politics: it treatment in Germany. President Viktor Defense Council, Mr. Yushchenko’s ally Meanwhile, on May 31 Mr. Tsushko is widely believed that Mr. Yushchenko Yushchenko had accused him of break- Oleksander Turchynov, would not stop was flown to a hospital in Germany was deliberately poisoned in 2004, ing the law when Mr. Tsushko ordered short of assassinating Mr. Tsushko. The where surgeons reportedly performed a which arguably helped him win the riot police to storm the Procurator statement said that a plan allegedly coronary bypass for him. presidential election. General’s Office (PGO) on May 24, at devised by Mr. Turchynov provided for This did not mollify Mr. Tsushko’s Mr. Tsushko’s case, ironically, may the height of a political crisis caused by “getting rid of Mr. Tsushko under the rivals. Yaroslav Kendzior, a prominent now prompt Mr. Yushchenko’s enemies the president’s controversial decree to guise of a car accident or deterioration member of Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine to accuse the president of conspiring dissolve Parliament. of his health.” bloc, suggested that Mr. Tsushko had against his political opponent. The pres- This has prompted some observers Mr. Yushchenko scolded Mr. Tsushko fled Ukraine in order to avoid prison. ence of a “martyr” among their ranks and political rivals to suggest that Mr. for his behavior in a telephone conver- As Mr. Tsushko has not been in contact may help the SPU raise its profile in the Tsushko is simply hiding to avoid sation on May 26. Mr. Tsushko report- with either journalists or law-enforce- run-up to the early parliamentary elec- prison. Others say his claims of victim- edly tried to explain his actions at the ment officials, rumors about the reasons tions scheduled for September 30. The ization may help his Socialist Party PGO by emotions and lack of informa- behind his hospitalization keep multi- informed weekly Zerkalo Nedeli has (SPU) in the upcoming parliamentary tion, but the president found this excuse plying. Several media outlets have suggested that Mr. Tsushko may top the election campaign. Mr. Tsushko’s lame. According to Kommersant’s reported that a stimulant was found in SPU candidate list for the elections. friends, however, say that his condition Mustafa Nayem, Mr. Yushchenko invit- his blood that could have triggered a Before Mr. Tsushko’s mysterious ill- is serious, and that he was deliberately ed Mr. Tsushko to his offices, but Mr. heart attack. Glavred, a website close to ness, opinion polls showed that the SPU poisoned. Tsushko refused to go, fearing arrest. the Yushchenko team, reported that might not clear the 3 percent barrier for On May 24 President Yushchenko On May 27, when Messrs. Yushchenko German doctors had diagnosed Mr. election to the Verkhovna Rada. told a press conference in Kyiv that Mr. and Yanukovych reached an agreement Tsushko with a nervous breakdown. Tsushko had violated the law when he to settle the political crisis, Mr. Tsushko Ukrainians may be inclined to Sources: Channel 5, May 24; ordered policemen to storm the PGO, was hospitalized and diagnosed with a believe that Mr. Tsushko has fallen as Ukrayinska Pravda, May 26, June 4; ostensibly in order to protect Sviatoslav heart attack. the victim of conspiracy. Mystery still ICTV, May 30; UNIAN, May 31, June 1; Piskun, whom Mr. Yushchenko had just This, however, remained unknown to surrounds the fates of his two predeces- Glavred.info, ProUA.com, June 1; fired as procurator general. “What Mr. the public until May 30, when the sors in the post of internal affairs minis- Zerkalo Nedeli, June 2. Tsushko did today is a crime,” Mr. Internal Affairs Ministry’s press service Yushchenko declared. Consequently, said that Mr. Tsushko’s heart condition three criminal cases were opened was so serious that “doctors forbade all against Mr. Tsushko: by Mr. Piskun’s communication with him.” An aide to Ruslana addresses D.C. community successors at the PGO for illegally Mr. Tsushko, lawyer Tetyana Montyan, occupying a public building and for told ICTV that she had seen Mr. abuse of office, and by the Security Tsushko in the hospital and that he was Service of Ukraine (SBU) for illegally “half dead.” She said that Mr. Tsushko occupying a public building. Mr. told her that his illness had been caused Tsushko could face up to 10 years in by poisoning, and that he asked her to prison if found guilty. make public the name of the person Mr. Tsushko further spoiled relations who poisoned him if he dies. with Mr. Yushchenko when on May 26, The poisoning allegation was taken as some 2,000 internal troops loyal to rather skeptically by the PGO, the SBU Mr. Yushchenko were moving on Kyiv and the Internal Affairs Ministry’s press from the regions, he ordered traffic service, all of which said that they had police to intercept them. That same day, no information about such an attack.

Patriarch Husar explains intent of appeal concerning political crisis by Zenon Zawada That particular statement drew the ire Kyiv Press Bureau of the Socialist Party of Ukraine led by Mr. Moroz, who asked the Parliament the KYIV – Ukrainian Catholic Patriarch following day to approve a letter of WASHINGTON – Ruslana Lyzhychko, the winner of the 2004 Eurovision song Lubomyr Husar said Verkhovna Rada Chair rebuke addressed to Pope Benedict XVI, competition and now member of the Verkhovna Rada from President Oleksander Moroz misunderstood his intent drawing 260 votes in favor. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine faction, visited Washington last week, discussing in signing an April 5 appeal to the Ukrainian The letter stated the Verkhovna Rada’s Ukraine’s political, economic and environmental issues with interested parties people concerning the political crisis, that regret that the crisis unfolded during the and associations. She also met with the Capital area’s Ukrainian American followed President Viktor Yushchenko’s dis- Holy Week before Easter. It stated the community at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, where she missal of the Verkhovna Rada. April 5 appeal exercised political judg- addressed their concerns about Ukraine. Sitting at the head table next to her Addressing reporters on May 26 at his ment on the situation and endorsed pre- in the photo are the Rev. Volodymyr Steliac, pastor of St. Andrew’s (left), and suburban Kyiv residence, Patriarch Husar term parliamentary elections. Ihor Gawdiak, president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council. The said the appeal, signed by five religious “We would like to believe that the gathering was sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, in cooperation with leaders, was not a direct endorsement of the Roman Apostolic Church will stay above six other Ukrainian American organization, as well as the Embassy of Ukraine. dismissal decree or pre-term elections, but the political struggle, and we hope that a call for the Ukrainian people to resolve a close cooperation between Ukrainian – Yaro Bihun crisis that politicians couldn’t themselves. Catholic priests and their European col- “Our attitude was let the people have leagues will teach them to be more reli- their say through the normal, legal con- gious and more humanly tolerant and stitutional ways of doing this,” Patriarch wise,” the letter stated. Quotable notes Husar said. “Further than this we can’t In the view of Patriarch Husar, the letter go, because this would be outside of the asked the pope “to put me in my place and “Ukraine emerges much stronger from this crisis than it was before particular nature of our Church. This teach me not to interfere in politics.” He said April. … It is very gratifying for me to see that by this Ukraine is demon- would be truly mixing into politics.” he had gotten no reaction from the Vatican. strating the development of its democracy. This is truly a wonderful The April 5 appeal blamed parliamen- The appeal’s other signatories were: result.” tary forces for failing “to create mutually Patriarch Filaret, Ukrainian Orthodox acceptable mechanisms of cooperation, Church – Kyiv Patriarchate; Assistant – President Viktor Yushchenko speaking on May 27 after a deal was which only deepened the crisis.” Chair Markian Trofymiak, Roman Catholic announced on scheduling pre-term parliamentary elections for September Thus, in order to resolve the crisis, the Bishops Conference of Ukraine; Bishop 30, as quoted by Reuters. appeal supported Mr. Yushchenko’s pro- Mykhailo Panochko, Churches of posal for pre-term parliamentary elections. Evangelical Faith Christians of Ukraine; “I believe the experience we have acquired from this crisis shows that “We believe that the political forces, Elder Bishop Leonid Padun, Ukrainian we have learned certain lessons.” having renewed trust in themselves fol- Christian Evangelical Church; and lowing elections, will cleanse themselves Executive Secretary Valerii Antoniuk, All- – Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych commenting that same day on the of suspicions of disregarding the will of Ukrainian Union of Evangelical-Baptist deal, as quoted by Reuters. voters,” the appeal stated. Associations. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 Jack Palance is remembered Six U.S. residents killed at service in his hometown in auto collision in Rivne PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Jack Palance Palance was awarded an Emmy Award by Zenon Zawada Korporatsiya (ZIK), a -based news (born Volodymyr Palahniuk), an Oscar- for Best Actor for his portrayal of website (http://www.zik.com.ua). winning actor of Ukrainian descent, was Mountain McClintock in Rod Serling’s Kyiv Press Bureau Among the dead were two children. commemorated with a solemn ceremony “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” (For No further information was available at of remembrance on May 22 in his child- more information on the life of Mr. KYIV – Six Ukrainian citizens resid- press time. hood hometown of Hazelton, Pa. Palance see his obituary in The Ukrainian ing in the U.S. were killed in an auto col- The BMW SUV, containing a total of Over 100 people attended the memori- Weekly, November 19, 2006.) lision on the Lutsk-Rivne route the night three passengers, was driving toward al service for the distinguished war veter- Mr. Palance died in November 2006 at of June 5, hours after they arrived at Rivne when it crossed onto the opposite an, musician and poet at St. Michael the age of 87 and although the family had Boryspil International Airport, the State lane and collided with the mini-bus, Ukrainian Catholic Church, led by the a memorial service in Beverly Hills, Auto Inspection reported. which was carrying 10 passengers, ZIK Rev. Gregory Maslak. Mr. Palance, Calif. in December, longtime friend Sam Five passengers of a Reno mini-bus reported. recalled the Rev. Maslak, was the son of Lesante Sr. said the family wanted a and two passengers of a BMW SUV “The reasons for the accident will be Ukrainian immigrants who came to service to held locally for their Hazelton- remain hospitalized after their vehicles established after an auto-technical inves- America “with nothing but the clothes on area friends. collided near the of Karpylivka in tigation is conducted, because there can their backs.” In his remarks, Dr. Oleh Shamshur, the , according to news be very many factors that caused the “All the people in this general area … Ukraine’s ambassador to the United reports. accident,” said Vasyl Petryk, a Rivne felt a sense of ownership and pride about States, said Mr. Palance was “very proud The bus was carrying 10 Ukrainians Oblast State Auto Inspection official. him, not just for his wonderful talent, but of his Ukrainian heritage and wasn’t residing in the U.S. who were traveling Rivne government officials are mak- especially because he was one of us,” afraid to show it.” to Lutsk to perform Christian missionary ing plans to transport the bodies to the added the Rev. Maslak. Peter Borisow, president of the work, reported Zakhidna Informatsiyna United Stats, Channel 5 reported. Born in the Lattimer Mines section of Hollywood Trident Foundation, which Hazle Township, Mr. Palance was the son Mr. Palance helped to found, recalled a of an anthracite coal miner and also trip he made with Mr. Palance to a numerous ethnic organizations, most worked in the mines before becoming a Russian film festival. Mr. Palance Borys Wrzesnewskyj... notably the Ukrainian Canadian boxer. Mr. Palance’s military career believed he was to receive a Ukrainian- (Continued from page 1) Congress, which issued a news release in began as a B-24 Liberator pilot, but after related award. “It was a few hours until which it strongly applauded Mr. an accident caused him to bail from his Jack realized there was nothing recognizing a day of remembrance for Wrzesnewskyj’s initiative. burning cockpit over the Arizona desert, Ukrainian about this film festival,” Mr. this horrific human tragedy, Canada “Borys’ leadership in this matter is he was discharged in 1944. The acting Borisow said, adding that Mr. Palance will reaffirm her core values of defend- break for Mr. Palance came as Marlon turned down the award, proudly declar- ing human rights and condemning all much appreciated,” stated UCC Brando’s understudy in “A Streetcar ing he was Ukrainian, not Russian, injustices committed by humans against President Orysia Sushko. “It is very Named Desire.” After a punch to Mr. reported the Times Leader. their fellow human beings, and will important the Holodomor be commemo- Brando’s nose by Mr. Palance, which put After the service, a dinner was held at condemn the greatest of all evils – rated so that this crime against humanity him in the lead role of Stanley Kowalski. the Stagecoach Inn, a favorite place of genocide,” stated Mr. Wrzesnewskyj. will never be forgotten. This year is the In addition to his Oscar in 1992 for his Mr. Palance, where owner Ed Deets Mr. Wrzesnewskyj’s bill mirrors the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor. Curly Washburn in “City Slickers,” Mr. unveiled a portrait he commissioned by unanimous Senate resolution passed on UCC will be carrying out a series of Palance earned two Oscar nominations, Leonard Stankunas, which portrays Mr. June 19, 2003, and the resolution of the public activities in order to ensure that his first came in 1952 as Lester Blaine in Palance in a scene from the movie “City Canadian Ethnocultural Council of June this tragedy become a well-known his- “Sudden Fear” (his third film role) and Slickers.” In addition to the portrait, Mr. 28, 2003, on the 70th anniversary of the torical act. All across the country, com- the following year his second nomination Deets plans to have a wooden statue Ukrainian Famine-Genocide. The munities will be holding events and as Jack Wilson in “Shane.” In 1957 Mr. carved in honor of Mr. Palance. Manitoba Legislative Assembly adopted commemorations. At these events, we a similar resolution on June 10, 2004. look forward to being able to announce The bill has also been endorsed by the passage of this bill.” The Ukrainian Weekly announces a special section approved amendments to the 2007 budg- Compromise... et to provide $73 million in funding for Congratulations,Graduates!Congratulations,Graduates! (Continued from page 1) pre-term elections. Every year tens of thousands of students throughout North America ly reviving the merry-go-round crisis. The coalition government also relent- receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at colleges and universi- “The Verkhovna Rada is legitimate ed in its campaign to keep Sviatoslav ties, cresting a pinnacle of personal achievement. until there’s a final decision or clarifica- Piskun as procurator general. Mr. Piskun tion from the Constitutional Court,” Mr. was dismissed by Mr. Yushchenko on Yanukovych said on June 6. May 24, just a month after he was The Ukrainian Weekly’s special section – Congratulations, National Deputy Taras Chornovil of appointed. Graduates! – offers readers of The Ukrainian Weekly the opportuni- the said the presidential The Presidential Secretariat and the ty to place a note congratulating family members and dear friends on decree was illegal because the president coalition agreed to allow Donetsk prose- their recent achievements. This annual section will be published on can only call for pre-term elections cutor and coalition-allied Oleksander July 8, 2007. exactly 60 days ahead of a prescribed Medvedko to remain as procurator gener- election date – or in this case, July 30. al, while the presidential ally and nomi- To place an ad congratulating a recent graduate, “The third decree is even more mind- nee to replace Mr. Piskun, Viktor please send us the following by June 22: less than the first two,” Mr. Chornovil Shemchuk, would serve as first assistant. said. “It’s understood there was an agree- On June 6 the Holosiyivskyi District • your note of congratulations, in Ukrainian or English, ment, and we’re ready to adhere to it. But Court of Kyiv issued a ruling installing which should be no more than 50 words, including names; the opposition has yet to establish the Medvedko-ally Serhii Vynokurov as first • in English, the full name of the graduate, the degree completed or fact that more than 150 deputies of the assistant, replacing Mr. Shemchuk. diploma received, along with the date it was presented, a list of Verkhovna Rada have terminated their “Oleksander Medvedko reacted positive- awards and honors given the graduate, and the name and location of authority.” ly to my renewal,” Mr. Vynokurov said. “The CEC hasn’t examined these the school; “He read the court’s verdict and immediate- issues and hasn’t established that both ly proposed that I come to work tomorrow. • a photo of the graduate (optional); lists have been nullified. The president As far as I know, the order for my renewal • payment for the ad; issued a decree on the basis of events that • your daytime phone number. haven’t occurred,” Mr. Chornovil argued. is already signed.” Despite the ongoing conflicts, the In preparing for the elections, the The ad sizes for the greeting are a 1/8 page horizontal for $100 opposing sides were able to make Tymoshenko Bloc has excluded 26 or a 1/4 page for $180. progress in preparing for the pre-term national deputies from its campaign list for violating faction discipline, among Please make checks payable to The Ukrainian Weekly elections. The new CEC was approved by them wealthy businessman Vasyl and mail along with above information to: Khmelnytskyi. The Ukrainian Weekly – Congratulations Graduates! Parliament on June 1. 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 The president’s representative to the Meanwhile, Mr. Kyrylenko Parsippany, NJ 07054 Constitutional Court, Volodymyr Shapoval, announced on June 7 the likelihood that Attn. Maria Oscislawski was appointed the new chair of the CEC, the Our Ukraine People’s Union would while the coalition was allowed to nomi- form a political bloc with the Rukh- Or e-mail: [email protected] nate eight of the 15 commissioners. Ukrainian Right Wing and Yurii That same day the Verkhovna Rada Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense blocs. For further information, please call (973) 292-9800 ext. 3040 (Maria O.) or visit www.ukrweekly.com To subscribe: Send $55 ($45 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM UNA’s Northern New Jersey District Committee elects officers by Roma Hadzewycz publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, and promoting the Soyuzivka PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The 2007 annual estate and the Soyuzivka Heritage meeting of the Northern New Jersey Foundation. District Committee of the Ukrainian Treasurer Walter Honcharyk reported National Association was held here at the that the district now has $1,489.77 on its UNA Corporate Headquarters building books and that expenses exceeded on Friday, May 18. income during the report period (April 1, The meeting was called to order by 2006, through March 31, 2007) by Stephan Welhasch, district chairman, $353.04. who greeted all present, including repre- Mr. Oscislawski, speaking on behalf of sentatives of the UNA Branches 25, 42, his fellow committee members Christine 76,134, 171, 172, 234 and 287, as well as Brodyn and Lydia Ciapka, delivered the two UNA executive officers, Second Auditing Committee report. He said the Vice-President Michael Koziupa and committee had found that all the district’s National Secretary Christine Kozak. books were in order and proposed a vote A presidium, consisting of Mr. of confidence to the outgoing officers. He Welhasch, chairman, Mr. Koziupa, vice- especially commended the work of the Some of the participants of the annual meeting of the Northern New Jersey chairman, and Neonila Sochan, secretary, district’s treasurer, Mr. Honcharyk. District Committee of the UNA as they gathered for a group photo during the was elected to conduct the annual meet- The Nominating Committee then pro- lunch offered after their meeting. ing. Also elected was a Nominating posed that the current slate of officers Committee comprising Lon Staruch, remain for another term in office. Thus, the recently been sold and apparently is slat- building, located at 2200 Route 10 in Eugene Oscislawski and Ivan Pelech. following were elected: Mr. Welhasch, ed for demolition. Mrs. Sochan proposed Parsippany, N.J., with Mr. Kaczaraj not- The minutes of the 2005 annual meeting chairman; Steve Woch, vice-chairman; Mrs. that the dedication plaque on the build- ing that the UNA is currently consider- were read and unanimously accepted Sochan, secretary; Mr. Honcharyk, treasurer; ing as well as the cornerstone installed ing the financial benefits of remaining as without any alterations. Roma Hadzewycz, English-language press during special opening ceremonies be the owner of the building versus selling Next on the agenda were the remarks liaison; Michael Bohdan, organizational retrieved by the UNA as an important the building and remaining as a tenant. of National Secretary Kozak, who took director; Christine Kotlar and Lon Staruch, piece of UNA history. President Kaczaraj After the meeting was adjourned, the opportunity to report on changes to members at large; Mr. Oscislawski (chair- promised to look into the matter. UNAers remained to enjoy a light lunch UNA insurance forms in keeping with man), Ms. Brodyn and Ms. Ciapka, Auditing Also broached was the matter of the and to continue their discussions in a the Senior Protection Act. She also high- Committee. The slate was unanimously UNA’s current corporate headquarters more informal setting. lighted the new, higher rates paid on elected. A Ukrainian-language press liaison UNA annuities and the innovations on is to be co-opted by the district executive. the UNA website (www.ukrainiannation- The final topic on the meeting’s agen- Mission Statement alassociation.org), most notably the da was a discussion of district activities The Ukrainian National Association exists: online calculator that helps visitors deter- for the coming year. Mr. Koziupa pro- ■ mine their life insurance needs. Ms. posed that the district host a get-together to promote the principles of fraternalism; Kozak noted that more changes are in the for prospective UNA members to pro- ■ to preserve the Ukrainian, Ukrainian American and works, such as additional useful informa- mote the UNA’s annuities and the tion for secretaries and organizers. Coverdell Educational Savings Account. Ukrainian Canadian heritage and culture; and The outgoing district officers then At the conclusion of the meeting, ■ to provide quality financial services and products delivered reports. Mr. Welhasch focused UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj stopped his remarks on the successful endeavors in to extend greetings to UNA activists of to its members. undertaken by the district and/or its Northern New Jersey. As a fraternal insurance society, the Ukrainian National members for the benefit of the UNA, A brief discussion with the president Association reinvests its earnings for the benefit of its mem- including manning information tables at followed. Among the topics discussed various community events and festivals, was the fact that the former UNA head- bers and the Ukrainian community. enrolling new subscribers to the UNA’s quarters building in Jersey City, N.J., had

Detroit District UNA activists THE ALBANY DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE UKRAINIAN NATIONALASSOCIATION beautify grounds of Dibrova announces that its ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING will be held on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at SOYUZIVKA (Library) 216 Foordmore Rd., Kerhonkson, NY Tel: 845-626-5641 Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers, Convention Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches: 13, 57, 88, 200, 266

All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting

MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY:

Gerald Tysiak, UNA Auditor Nicholas Fil, UNA Advisor

DISTRICT COMMITTEE Nicholas Fil, District Chairman BRIGHTON, Mich. – The spirit of Dibrova Day was in full swing on May 19 when Gerald Tysiak – District Secretary members of the Detroit District Committee of the Ukrainian National Association Walter Krywulycz - District Treasurer and the Dibrova Estate spent the day beautifying the grounds of Dibrova in Paul Shewchuk - District Committee Honorary Chairperson preparation for the season. Seen above are some of the participants.

THE UNA: 113 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Seeking friends in the West: Our “kredytivky” Yatsenyuk’s visit to Canada News stories in this week’s issue and in our issue of May 20 reported on the recent membership meetings of two of the largest Ukrainian credit unions in the by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn but global peace as well. United States: the Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union and the Consider the following. Several weeks ago the government of Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union. (Yes, it is Self Reliance Western democracy’s greatest achieve- Canada hosted Ukraine’s minister of for- [two words] in the first case and Selfreliance [one word] in the other.) ment of the 20th century was the implo- eign affairs, Arsenij Yatsenyuk, in Ottawa. As of December 31, 2006, Self Reliance New York boasted total assets of sion of the USSR. Some 400 million peo- Topics of his talks with Canada’s prime $562.2 million, having grown exponentially since its founding in 1951, when it ple in 15 different republics were liberat- minister, foreign minister and the minister was founded with $305 in capital. The New York City-based credit union has ed from one of the world’s bloodiest colo- of defense ranged from peace and security branches in other parts of New York state, in Kerhonkson, Uniondale and nial powers to embrace democracy. This issues, to assistance in establishing an Astoria, and it plans to open a branch in Lindenhurst during 2007. Self Reliance feat exceeds the Allies’ great victory over independent judiciary and trade. New York had 14,904 members as of the end of last year. Germany during World War II. This mag- However, the minister’s real purpose may Selfreliance UAFCU, or SUAFCU, which is based in Chicago, reported assets nificent victory notwithstanding, Western have been this: to explain the snap elec- of $433.1 million as of the end of 2006 and a membership of 23,138. It has states still kowtow to Russia. Its needs, tions called by President Viktor branches in its home state of Illinois in Palatine, Bloomingdale and Palos Park, rather than those of the new sovereign Yushchenko and seek support for as well as in Munster, Ind., and Newark, Jersey City and Parsippany, N.J. states have dominated bilateral and multi- Ukraine’s shaky democracy. Both credit unions offer a wide variety of member services and pay higher lateral agendas. Why snap elections? Answering a dividends than commercial banks. Both credit unions continue to grow at a fast In consequence, Ukraine and question about felons in his country’s pace. Kazakhstan were pressured to centralize Parliament, the minister replied ”That’s But the point of the foregoing is not simply to celebrate these credit unions’ nuclear power in Russia’s hands or forfeit why.” financial success. Unlike commercial banks, credit unions are membership- Western aid. Then, in the 1990s, Since President Yushchenko handed based; they exist for the benefit of their members and their community. And, Ukraine’s entry to NATO was quashed control of Parliament to his former adver- with financial growth, comes more and better service to credit union members, because Russia protested. A much needed sary and villain of the Orange Revolution, plus increasing donations to Ukrainian community organizations, institutions and energy pipeline from Turkmenistan to Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the projects. Europe has been postponed for years pro-Russian has been gnawing away at Both the New York- and Chicago-based credit unions can proudly list major because it bypasses Russia. In turn, presidential powers and threatening donations to cultural, religious, civic and youth organizations, plus countless Russia, the defeated Cold War power, Ukraine’s sovereignty. The president was smaller donations to an assortment of causes and projects. becomes a member of the Group of Eight. passive. Then with a call for a snap elec- For example, the New York credit union recently donated $30,000 to The Instead of being punished for its dicta- tion, which after much hassling – includ- Ukrainian Museum – a thousand dollars for each year of the museum’s activity, torial crimes, Russia seeks renewed global ing the involvement of battle-ready secu- and $20,000 to the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. Chicago’s power via the energy sector. For even rity forces – was settled for September 30, SUAFCU most recently donated $15,000 to the Ukrainian American Cultural greater control, it plans exclusive he means to reverse the situation. Center of New Jersey (and that was in addition to earlier donations) and pipelines to Europe and China. It obliter- The president’s appointee, 32-year-old $100,000 to the Selfreliance Association for aid to the needy; its annual report is ates Chechnya and eliminates critics like Minister Yatsenyuk focused on matters replete with photos of events and organizations the credit union sponsored or journalist Anna Politkovskaya and ex-spy close to the hearts of Canadians. supported. During 2006 Self Reliance New York made donations totaling close Alexander Litvinenko to prevent a back- “Ukrainians love Canada,” he said. to $1 million; during the same period SUAFCU listed $1.2 million in donations lash. It causes grief in North Korea and Indeed they do; and with good reason. to community endeavors. Iran. It celebrates ideological victories in During the Soviet era over a million At the recent membership meetings of these two major credit unions, numer- Venezuela and Nicaragua, and eyes strate- Canadians of Ukrainian descent sent care ous community activists took the opportunity to express their gratitude for the gically important international companies. packages to Ukraine. It was Canada’s largesse of our “kredytivky.” (Indeed, the membership meetings would be much Had the West paid greater attention to unofficial aid there when consumer goods briefer if not for all the expressions of thanks!) its Cold War victory, things might have were scarce. And Canada was among the In New Jersey, where The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda were represented been different. Now we worry about first countries to recognize Ukraine’s by its editors, we noticed that the thank-yous came from all facets of our com- Russia’s growing power and belligerence. independence. Ukrainians are impressed munity life: from youth organizations and sports clubs, to women’s organiza- Strong, independent republics like that their culture thrives in Canada as one tions, Churches and schools, from civic groups and veterans’ associations, to Ukraine are a check on Russia’s imperial of its own with some 300 Ukrainian lan- groups active on the nationwide, state and local levels, from members of the old designs. For some like it may be guage schools compared with three for the and new immigrations, as well as those born here in the United States. too late. Ukraine, however, is fighting some 10 million Ukrainians in Russia, the The best news of all is that the New York- and Chicago-based credit unions back. In 2004 it denied Russia the results minister said. Ukrainians are especially are but two of those that are active in our Ukrainian community and part of a it sought in a fraudulent presidential elec- proud that their kind made Canada an larger body called the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association. There is a tion only to witness the new president, agricultural world leader, setting an eco- host of other Ukrainian credit unions from coast to coast in the United States, Mr. Yushchenko, beaten down by Russia’s nomic course for the country, which and all of them give back to our community. To be sure, their donations are pro- energy takeover and the erosion of presi- according to the United Nations, now is portionate to their assets and their membership, but our credit unions’ hearts are dential power by the pro-Russian No. 1 in the world. When the Ukrainians always in tune with our community’s needs and aspirations. Parliament. Mr. Yushchenko seemed came to Canada in the 19th century by the And that, dear readers, is why we would urge all of you to join your local defeated, and the fledgling democracy hundreds of thousands, there were no credit union. Not only will you be making a wise financial decision, but you will was moving into Russia’s orbit. roads, housing or schools, no jobs, lan- also be helping our “kredytivky” to help our beloved community. The call for snap elections repositions guage training or resettlement programs – President Yushchenko. He is showing no social safety nets. Dropped off uncere- leadership and rallying supporters; his moniously where train tracks ended, they popularity is doubling. The elections will turned idle prairies into a national treasure give Ukrainians a chance to recoup the chest. June setback suffered in the post-Orange revo- Minister Yatsenyuk thanked Canada for Turning the pages back... lution period. This was also a setback for making technical assistance contributions Western democracies. Although it was of some $18 million last year, to fund strong enough to deny Russia a fraudulent 9 projects ranging from nuclear arms reduc- election, Ukraine lacked savvy political tion to setting up of credit unions and mil- Thirty-five years ago the flags of the United States, Canada leadership to sustain the victory. And 1972 and Ukraine were hoisted to the highest beam of the UNA’s itary and management training. Western friends, distracted by Iraq and the new 15-story building on June 9, 1972. It’s nice of Mr. Yatsenyuk to extend fight against terrorism, failed to lend sup- Elizabeth Iron Works employed 54 men over 29 days to erect thanks. However, Canada’s response for port. the steel frame of the new building, located on Montgomery Street in Jersey City, N.J. Ukraine’s contribution here is insufficient Now the West also has a second chance Coincidently, over 100 fraternal organizations participated in special events mark- and requires more than simply throwing to be more vigilant and helpful in democ- ing Fraternal Week, beginning on June 8 and culminating in the observance of Flag money at the problem. Democracy in racy-building. Was this the Ukrainian for- Day, June 14. Joseph Lesawyer, UNA president, served as Fraternal Week chairman Ukraine is constantly threatened by its eign affairs minister’s main message? Can of the New Jersey Fraternal Congress. long time adversary, Russia. Bad enough Canada, champion of democracy and New Jersey Gov. William T. Cahill’s proclamation read, “whereas the fraternal ben- as this is, too often the threat stems from a Ukraine’s friend, do more? efit system through its societies and lodges in every community performs many reli- pro-Russian mindset among friendly It can, and it must. It might start by gious, charitable, patriotic and benevolent activities, and whereas these local societies Western powers. This undermines not using its formidable international reputa- and lodges and members in the civic and patriotic projects render great service to our only Ukraine’s efforts at democratization, state and nation … and whereas the National Fraternal Congress of America has cho- tion to ease Ukraine into Western interna- tional institutions like NATO, the World sen the dates of Fraternal Week to include Flag Day … now, therefore I, William T. Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, president of Cahill, governor of the State of New Jersey, call upon its citizens to lend their support Trade Organization and the European U*CAN Ukraine Canada Relations Inc., Union. Integration will ensure Ukraine and show their appreciation of the contributions made by the fraternal benefit sys- was an OSCE elections observer and tem.” becoming what it has aimed to be since commentator. She has written a novel independence – a Western democracy about three generations of women whose trading with the world and being part of Source: “UNA building’s steel structure is completed: Flags hoisted at topping lives overarch Ukraine and Canada from out ceremonies,” The Ukrainian Weekly, June 17, 1972. World War II to the present. (Continued on page 11) No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ceeds of the Yushchenko Banquet that took Pezansky Fund place in Washington on April 6, 2005? by Andrew Sorokowski for scholarships Dr. Yuri A. Deychakiwsky Dear Editor: North Potomac, Md. In December 2006 I initiated the Mychajlo and Lubomyra Pezansky Father’s Day in the motherland Scholarship Fund as part of the Ukrainian Shevchenko Society Catholic Educational Fundation. I am The Lviv monthly Patriarkhat reports and relegating women, as the Germans very grateful that at least a small amount that something called the International put it, to children, church and kitchen? and SUSTA Doesn’t it advocate a return to the patriar- of Pezansky’s savings ($25,000) could be Fatherhood Center has gathered over Dear Editor: 100,000 signatures in support of making chal way of life? forwarded to a charity. On April 21 Rutgers University and Father’s Day a national holiday in Ukraine. Yet it’s not only male conservatives It was my late aunt Lubomyra’s wish the Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club It is intended “to foster healthy family rela- who support the family. Many early that a scholarship for future priests be (RUSC) hosted the national conference tions, the continuity of generations, Ukrainian feminists supported mother- created. And thus, the newly created of the Federation of Ukrainian Student strengthening and respect for the role of hood, compelled by the need to preserve fund’s interests are meant to provide Organizations in America (SUSTA), the husband and father.” (Patriarkhat, March- their nation and its future. Today’s scholarships for theology students who first since the adoption of SUSTA’s new April 2007, pp. 10-11). Western enlighteners want to bring wish to serve God and our Church. constitution in April 2006. (See The The proposed of Father’s Day Ukraine into the post-modern age. But I am appealing to all friends of the late Weekly, April 29.) Among the partici- corresponds to the recent resurrection of while hungry Ukrainian intellectuals grasp Mychajlo and Lubomyra Pezansky who pants were distinguished professionals Mother’s Day. That, in turn, is a post-Soviet for the latest word on what they should are planning to support the Ukrainian and scholars representing various response to International Women’s Day, the think, some American feminists are having Catholic University in Lviv to donate to Ukrainian organizations, as well as stu- March 8 holiday observed in the former second thoughts. Noteworthy is the intel- the Pezansky Fund and thus increase its dents from various universities through- USSR, contemporary Ukraine and a few lectual journey of the late American histo- principal. out North America. remaining socialist states. In Ukraine, as in rian Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, an erstwhile Donations can be sent to: Ukrainian Among the organizations represented the United States, such initiatives stem from Marxist and feminist who ultimately con- Catholic Educational Foundation, 2247 was the Shevchenko Scientific Society, a sense that fatherhood is in peril. cluded that contemporary feminism W Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; one of the oldest Ukrainian scholarly Ukrainian fatherhood has certainly betrayed women’s true interests. Att’n: Mychajlo and Lubomyra societies, having been founded in 1873 taken some hits. If there ever was a time By advocating “healthy family relations,” Pezansky Scholarship Fund. in the city of Lviv. The likes of Albert when every man could provide for his the Fatherhood Center makes an obvious Einstein, Andre Mazon and Max Planck family through his labor in field, factory or connection between fatherhood and family. Daria (Pezansky) Jarosewich have all been members of this society. office, that time seems long past. By In fact, international law recognizes the fam- Chicago Here in the United States, where claiming to provide for everyone’s needs, ily’s central social importance. The NTSh is known as NTSh-A, the society the socialist state appropriated his role. In International Covenant on Civil and Political is headquartered in New York. It spon- the late Soviet period, when the state itself Rights, which Ukraine has signed, declares Ukrainian symbolism sors scholarly conferences, colloquia, could not keep up with consumer demand, that, “The family is the natural and funda- symposia and public lectures. It partici- fathers often resorted to corruption or mental group unit of society and is entitled exhibit in Detroit pates in national and international schol- petty theft to improve their families’ lot. to protection by society and the state.” (Art. arly conferences and congresses on But many, frustrated by a dead-end exis- 23, Sec. 1) The ’s Charter of Dear Editor: Ukrainian and Slavic studies and pro- tence, took to drink. Women became the Fundamental Rights similarly states that In regard to the article “Depictions of vides research grants for scholars and providers, working full time and caring for “The family shall enjoy legal, economic and Ukrainian Symbolism and Motifs” on stipends for qualified students. children as well. The plight of Ukrainian social protection.” (Art. 33, Sec. 1) April 8, on page 10 of The Ukrainian SUSTA, the RUSC and participating fathers was thus comparable to that of Ukraine’s Constitution logically connects the students were all grateful for the repre- Weekly, the museum needs to add a many African American males, demoral- family with its three components: “The fami- sentation of NTSh-A at the SUSTA con- correction that the exhibit was present- ized by sparse economic opportunities, ly, childhood, motherhood and fatherhood ference. Though they did not speak on are protected by the state.” (Art. 51, Sec. 5) ed by the Ukrainian-American Archives state paternalism and drug-ridden govern- behalf of NTSh-A, keynote speaker Dr. ment projects. It is significant that children are men- and Museum of Detroit and co-spon- Roman Procyk is the society’s vice-pres- Then came the post-Soviet economy, tioned immediately after the family. For they sored by the Ukrainian Future Credit ident and learned secretary, while pan- with many fathers leaving their families were among the chief victims of Bolshevik Union and Ukrainian Selfreliance elist Dr. Yuri Shevchuk is chair of its behind to work abroad. They may send “free love” policies in the radical 1920s, Michigan Federal Credit Union. Membership Committee. In addition, cash, but their children miss an essential which sought to destroy the traditional fami- Thank you for publishing the informa- NTSh-A provided students with materi- element of their upbringing. In other cases ly and replace it by the state. Throughout the tion about the exhibit as well as this cor- als about its organization. it is the wife who goes abroad, often leav- Soviet period, thousands of Ukrainian rection. NTSh-A has a membership section ing behind an alcoholic husband and their orphans landed in state institutions or in the open to students. Information about neglected children. streets. The sub-culture of abandoned and membership is available at Chrystyna Nykorak American fathers have had to contend abused street children is one of the most dis- http://www.shevchenko.org/ or by calling tressing aspects of post-Soviet reality. Hamtramck, Mich. with another factor. Early feminists sought 212-254-5239. The society’s headquar- equality before the law and equal opportu- What unites fatherhood, motherhood and ters are located at 63 Fourth Ave., New nity in education, politics, and labor. They children in the family is marriage. The We’re still awaiting York, NY 10003. made considerable progress. But Western Ukrainian marriage is endangered. Even in feminism has pursued divergent, some- the Lviv region, where families are general- Roman Tabatchouk times contradictory goals. Standards of ly more stable than in the east, in January- a full accounting Hackettstown, N.J. personal morality were equalized, but at July 2004 the State Statistics Committee Dear Editor: The letter-writer was president of the the lower level previously reserved for registered 7,850 marriages, but 3,968 On March 30, 2005, the President Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club in males. The struggle to even out the work- divorces (The Sower, January 16, 2005). Yushchenko Banquet Committee 2005-2007. place has resulted in women assimilating Today marriage faces not only divorce, but announced on the brama website that “a masculine values, culture, conduct, even redefinition. Recent attempts to legislate full accounting of all related financials dress. Equality is confused with identity. same-sex marriage have prompted a call for will be made public within 90 days.” We welcome your opinion Yet, imitation is subjugation. a law defining marriage as being between a The committee was co-chaired by the The paradoxical result has been that man and a woman (Patriarkhat, No. 1 The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes let- presidents of the following organiza- while women still have not gained equal [397], January-February 2007). tions: ters to the editor and commentaries on a The crisis of fatherhood may also be a variety of topics of concern to the pay for equal work, they have lost some of U.S. Ukraine Foundation, Ukrainian their distinctiveness. And, like Soviet factor in Ukraine’s steep demographic Ukrainian American and Ukrainian decline. Last February, the State Statistics American Coordinating Council, The Canadian communities. women, they must often work full-time in Washington Group, Ukrainian Congress Opinions expressed by columnists, addition to caring for children. This imbal- Committee reported that Ukraine’s popula- Committee of America and the Ukrainian commentators and letter-writers are their ance in family and society has caused con- tion, which numbered 51,707,00 in 1989, National Women's League of America. own and do not necessarily reflect the siderable stress to the American woman and had decreased to 46,646,000. True, the The co-chairs and committee mem- opinions of either The Weekly editorial disorientation and demoralization to the Ministry of Justice reported 462,732 births bers are to be commended for their hard staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian American man. Now these blessings of in 2006, 8 percent more than in 2005. At work, sacrifice and dedication in organ- National Association. Western civilization are coming to Ukraine, least biologically, fatherhood is alive. izing a most memorable wreath-laying at Letters should be typed and signed thanks to well-meaning NGOs and foreign Ukrainians understand that their society the Shevchenko Monument and a wel- (anonymous letters are not published). aid programs eager to enlighten that back- needs to be rebuilt at all levels: individual, Letters are accepted also via e-mail at coming banquet at the Washington Omni ward, benighted land. conjugal, familial, community and national. [email protected]. The daytime phone Shoreham Hotel. It is likely in response to the cumula- Like so many post-Soviet initiatives, establish- number and address of the letter-writer ing an official Father’s Day may prove merely Apparently the proceeds were not triv- must be given for verification purposes. tive effect of these Soviet, post-Soviet, ial, and more than 90 days have passed and neo-feminist challenges to male symbolic. But it would at least signal popular Please note that a daytime phone number support for a foundation of values upon which since that memorable day. is essential in order for editors to contact identity that the International Fatherhood In the interests of accountability and letter-writers regarding clarifications or Center was formed. Ukrainians can rebuild their broken society. transparency, when will the community, par- questions. But isn’t this emphasis on fatherhood ticularly those who supported and attended Please note: THE LENGTH OF LET- and family redolent of reactionary ideolo- Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at the event, learn what became of the pro- TERS CANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS. gies stressing God, fatherland and family [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 Houston Ukrainians support baseball in Ukraine HOUSTON – Little League The request was granted and International recently held its world Joseph, dressed in his local Little congress here, with representatives League team uniform, proudly carried from every country that plays Little the Ukrainian flag. Joseph was some- League baseball, including Ukraine, in what surprised that every adult he met attendance. who was coordinating the opening cer- Representing Ukraine’s Little emonies knew his name and wanted to League was its district administrator, make sure he knew where to get the Basil Tarasko. The world congress is held every Ukrainian flag. three years in a country that plays A reception for Mr. Tarasko and his Little League Baseball. It allows rep- wife, Lesia, was hosted by Eugene and resentatives from every district to Irene Kuchta. In attendance were rep- meet, review, discuss and conduct the resentatives of the Ukrainian American required business of Little League. Cultural Club of Houston, the local Approximately 2,000 representatives branch of the Ukrainian National attended the congress in Houston. Women’s League of America, the Houston’s Ukrainian American Ridna Shkola (School of Ukrainian Community became aware of the con- Studies) and Protection of the Mother gress and Mr. Tarasko through one of of God Ukrainian Catholic Church. its members, Eugene A. Kuchta. Mr. Mr. Tarasko spoke about his efforts Kuchta is currently a member of the in Ukraine, and especially his work in board of directors at Memorial Ashford Little League in Houston. the country’s orphanages. Additionally, While reading the Little League’s he spoke of efforts to organize girls’ recent newsletter, Mr. Kuchta came softball in Ukraine. upon an article written by Mr. Tarasko After a question and answer peri- informing everyone of the status of the od the representatives of the area’s Little League in Ukraine. Ukrainian organizations unaminous- After reading the article Mr. Kuchta ly decided that Houston’s Ukrainian contacted Mr. Tarasko and told him community should support Little about Houston’s Ukrainian community League Baseball in Ukraine. In addi- and its interest in meeting with him tion to offering financial support, while he was in town. Houston’s Ukrainian community is Upon learning that the grandsons of collecting equipment and will send it Ukrainian immigrants play Little to various Little Leagues in Ukraine. League in Houston, Mr. Tarasko made In appreciation of the warm wel- a special request to the president of Little League. He asked that 9-year- come extended by Houston’s old Joseph Kuchta carry the Ukrainian Ukrainian community, Mr. Tarasko flag during the world congress open- invited those who could attend to the ing ceremonies, which were held at the Holding the Ukrainian flag, Joseph Kuchta and Basil Tarasko, district closing event: a Major League Hilton Americas in downtown administrator of Little League Ukraine, prepare for the Little League World Baseball game at Minute Maid Park to Houston. Congress Opening Ceremonies. see the Houston Astros play. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 9 Tryzub Sport Center soccer tournament attracts 128 teams HORSHAM, Pa. – The Ukrainian American Sport Center – Tryzub host- ed its sixth annual Ukrainian Nationals Invitational (UNI) Soccer Tournament over Memorial Day Weekend. The competition not only drew a strong representation from local Southeastern Pennsylvania clubs, as well as teams from other parts of the state, but also had a decidedly interstate and interna- tional character, as nearly half of the 128 teams competing in this year’s tournament hailed from Canada, North Central Pennsylvania, Northeast Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York. The Ukrainian Soccer Club Karpaty from Toronto sent three boys’ teams to the UNI tournament. A dynamic soccer club from North Central Pennsylvania called Second to None sent 18 strong teams into the competition. Ukrainian Nationals President Taras Kozak and Tryzub’s Vice President of Public Relations Gene Luciw presented both clubs with Tryzub’s pennant. Notably, the Tryzub pennants were from a series of banners that Tryzub had prepared for exchange during its years as a professional soccer team, formally The Ukrainian Nationals Havoc (U-18) pose before their final game. representing the City of Philadelphia. “The Nats” had presented similar mementos to opponents in its multiple U.S. Open Cup and American Soccer League Championship games and, more recently, to its opponents in significant U. S. Amateur and Open Cup games. Tournament play in age brackets from Under-8 through Under-19, boys and girls, progressed over the weekend on not only the Ukrainian Nationals’ six home fields at Tryzubivka, but also on 12 more fields located at Windlestrae Park/Zehr Fields, home to the Montgomery Soccer Club, and Igoe Porter Wellings Fields (Nike), Warrington Soccer Club’s home. The competition began on Friday night, May 25, under the lights of two Tryzubivka fields, progressed through- out the day on Saturday and culminat- ed in a long sequence of “finals” on Sunday. A soccer moms and dad’s apprecia- tion night with free food donated by local hotels and free entertainment also highlighted the event as hundreds of parents and competitors gathered in Ukrainian Nationals President Taras Kozak presents a team pennant to the head trainer of USC Karpaty from Toronto. Pictured also are the Ukrainian American Sport USC Karpaty’s U-12 team with the Ukrainian Nationals Black Hawks. The Karpaty team was the champion of the division, beating Center’s clubhouse and lighted festival the Ukrainian Nationals Red Devils (3-2) in overtime. grove and pavilions. A group of referees enjoying home- made varenyky exchanged reactions: “Wow! What a thrill it is to ref such 2007 Ukrainian Nationals Invitational Soccer Tournament good teams from such distant places.” Division Champions Finalists “It’s not just the same old teams.” “All of the players are digging really hard and showing their best stuff.” U8B Southampton NETSA Arsenal The Second to None Club’s head U9B - Blue Council Rock Jr. Indians Ukrainian Nationals Atoms trainer, Rob Eaton, added, “Our club U9B - White Buckingham Burn YMS Galaxy has been to a great number of tourna- U10B - Blue (8v8) Lower Macungie Lightning TEYSA Hotspurs ments throughout the United States – U10B - White (11v11) Ukrainian Nationals Fightin' Irish Hockessin Thunder this is quite simply the best.” U11B Lighthouse Wave Upper Dublin Force “The Ukrainian Nationals have U12B - Blue Conestoga Valley 94 Warrington United given us the privilege of enjoying great U12B - White USC Karpaty Ukrainian Nationals Red Devils fields, great referees and a very high U13B - Blue Montgomery Mustangs Ukrainian Nationals Force caliber of competition. The Ukrainian U13B - White Towamencin Twisters Second to None Spurs Nationals pennant will have a place of honor in our clubhouse,” he added. U14B Montgomery Dynamite Deep Run Destroyers Tournament Director Dan Nysch U15B Monroe Flyers Hunter Hawks described it all as “simply awesome.” U16B Philly Soccer Outlaws Second to None Foxes He stated: “When we gathered so many U17B Ukrainian Nationals Bohatyri (U16) Second to None Raptors months ago to plan this event, we never U18/19B AC Perugia Primo Lightning Hempfield United dreamt of these dimensions. I thank the U8/9G Lighthouse Twisters Horsham Hawks tournament committee and all of the U11G Upper Dublin Rockets Valley Vipers volunteers from the depth of my heart.” U12G Lighthouse Strikers Pennridge Wild (U11) Ukrainians fared quite well in the U13G Montgomery United Tri-boro Blue Lightning (U12) competition. The Ukrainian Nationals U14/15G Montgomery United Second to None Dominators won two championships and reached the U16G Second to None Marauders Deep Run Charge finals four more times. USC Karpaty won the U-12 boys competition in over- U18/19G Second to None Stealth Ukrainian Nationals Havoc time against the Ukrainian Nationals. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 New York City landmark Kurowycky Meat Products closes its doors Civil-military... (Continued from page 2) by Matthew Dubas to the current trend of people eating less moved away. People began to adopt the Baloha, also supported Mr. Haiduk’s sausage and meat products. Other factors popular practice of eating out or ordering PARSIPPANY, N.J. – It’s a sad day in removal. As Zerkalo Nedeli pointed out, that contributed to the store’s closing in. a Ukrainian’s heart when a butcher shop “Baloha thereby ‘neutralized’ the man included the decline in business after the For the future, Mr. Kurowyckyj said closes. After 52 years and three genera- who objected to the NSDC being terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. tions, Kurowycky Meat Products Inc., in he was considering a range of options, involved in dubious plots.” “It just slowly slipped away from us,” New York’s East Village, closed its doors including renting out space in the five- Mr. Baloha has two key allies: Mr. Mr. Kurowyckyj noted. on June 2. story building his family owns and possi- Turchynov, Yulia Tymoshenko’s right-hand Mr. Kurowyckyj’s grandfather, Erast, a The principle owner, Jaroslaw (Jerry) bly selling his smoked meat products via man, who was appointed NSDC vice-sec- master butcher who came to America in Kurowyckyj Jr., 48, said he decided the Internet (www.sausagenyc.com). “I retary on May 23, and Valerii Geleteya, an sometime after Easter that it was time to 1949 after fleeing the Nazis and the want to get away from the retail end of it ally from Mr. Baloha’s hometown, call it quits. In contrast to the report by Communists, founded the first store in and take it to the next level. That was my Mukachiv, who was appointed head of the The New York Times (June 3), which 1955 on Avenue B, between 10th and biggest decision.” State Protection Directorate two days later. focused on economic conditions and a 11th streets. Mr. Kurowyckyj’s grandfa- Commenting on the closing of his Mr. Yushchenko also placed MVS ther retired in 1973 and Jaroslaw change in eating trends as the downfall of store, he noted, “If you don’t change with Troops under his command, contradicting Kurowyckyj Sr. moved the store to its the shop, Mr. Kurowyckyj said that the the times, you’ll get rolled over by them. Article 6 of the Law on Internal Troops. final location at 124 First Ave., near biggest thing that led to the store’s clos- I’m looking for a better way to service The MVS disputed the decree transferring ing was the new requirements and regula- Seventh Street. the units to presidential control. Kurowycky Meat Products Inc. was my customers, broaden my customer tions enforced by food services and base and offer the products they’ve Mr. Yushchenko took control of inter- one of the last stores in New York City to nal troops for two reasons. health inspectors. enjoyed for three generations.” “The city and state regulators were mak- operate its own smokehouse, which spe- First, Internal Affairs Minister Tsushko According to the shop’s website, Mr. ing it very difficult for me to keep this busi- cialized in the smoking and curing meth- was planning to escalate the growing con- Kurowyckyj wrote, “It is with great sad- ness going,” Mr. Kurowyckyj explained, ods popular in Eastern Europe during flict by requesting 11,000 weapons and adding that these same inspectors went to World War II. ness that I am announcing the closing of millions of rounds of ammunition from the extent of testing the pH of the water In the store’s heyday in the 1970s, the Kurowycky Meat Products Inc. after 52 the military (a request confirmed by the used in the kovbasa-making process. “They elder Jaroslaw Kurowyckyj employed 13, years. Today’s economic climate just defense minister), and was planning to wanted to make me into a chemist. In three triple the staff at the store’s closing. But does not support a small business on the send internal troops, 50 men from its generations, not one person has died or got- the neighborhood, once home to scale that ours endeavors to survive in. Omega special forces unit, six snipers and ten sick from our kovbasa.” Ukrainians, Poles, Czechs, Germans, Thank you all for all your years of sup- a helicopter. The activation of these forces According to Mr. Kurowyckyj, the Lithuanians, Hungarians and Russians, port. It was a great ride and again, we indicated that Mr. Tsushko was planning closing of the store was only partly due changed as those groups prospered and thank you all.” to order the storming of other buildings. Second, as commander-in-chief, Mr. Yushchenko questions whether any secu- rity forces designated as “troops” (such as MVS troops) should be beyond his consti- tutional control. Control over the MVS has long been a disputed point within the Ukrainian leadership. MVS troops had two functions in the Soviet era: to guard prisons and to crush internal dissent. Following the failed August 1991 Soviet coup, special force units designed to quell dissent were detached from the Soviet MVS forces in Ukraine. These became the basis for a Ukrainian National Guard. UNA, Inc. Since the National Guard was created before Ukraine elected its first president in December 1991, jurisdiction over them was divided between Parliament and the president. This dual control proved to be an irritant to President (1994-2004) who abolished the National Guard in 1999 (the Financial Times this week wrongly described the MVS troops as a “national guard”). In 2000 the National Guard units were transferred back to the MVS, which Mr. Kuchma controlled under the 1996 Constitution. During the Orange Revolution these MVS troops and special force units (Bars, Hepard, Jaguar, Omega) were the only security forces that remained loyal to President Kuchma. The MVS Crimean Bars special forces prevented Orange forces from taking over the presidential adminis- tration during the Orange Revolution, and their presence in Kyiv led to rumors of Russian spetsnaz special units in Kyiv. President Yushchenko’s actions during the current crisis mirror the conflict between President Kuchma and Parliament over the allegiance of these security forces. Judging by their actions in 2004 and 2007, the MVS special forces and internal troops remain pro-presidential. 5 Year—*5.50% In recent days Ukraine came much 10 Year—*5.85% closer to violent conflict than it ever did 1 Year—5.00% under the Kuchma regime. Battle over *Guaranteed for 24 months from control of the security forces, with the 2 Year—5.05% breaking of laws by President Yushchenko date of issue 3 Year—5.10% and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, is likely to continue, as both sides see control over them as important in negotiations. For information call the UNA Home Office Fearing arrest, Minister Tsushko has taken refuge in an MVS hospital amid claims he UNA Inc. has been “poisoned.” 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Sources: (Zerkalo Nedeli, May 15-21, 800-253-9862, 973-292-9800, fax: 973-292-0900 www.ukrainiannationalassociation.org www.president.gov.ua, May 24, 25; Ukrayinska Pravda, May 24-27, 31, E-mail: [email protected] Effective May 10, 2007 bbc.co.uk/Ukrainian, May 30, Financial Times, May 25. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 11 Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union holds meeting for New Jersey members WHIPPANY, N.J. – Self Reliance ing, at which Mr. Watral, John Oharenko Ukrainian American Federal Credit and Roman Yatskovskyy were unanimous- Union (SUAFCU) held a meeting of its ly elected to fill the three vacancies on the New Jersey membership with the credit board. union’s board of directors and manage- Speaking at the UACCNJ on behalf of the ment here at the new Ukrainian American Supervisory Committee was Dr. Hrechak, Cultural Center of New Jersey on May 6. who presented the committee report that was The Chicago-based credit union has delivered to the annual meeting. He com- branches in Palatine, Bloomingdale and mended the board of directors, committees, Palos Park, Ill., Munster, Ind., and Newark, management and employees of the credit Jersey City and Parsippany, N.J. union for their hard work and commitment to The meeting, attended by about 120 the SUAFCU and its members. people, was convened to inform New Mr. Kos, the chairman of the board of Jersey members of SUAFCU of the directors, focused his remarks on the results of the credit union’s 56th annual meaning of SUAFCU to the Ukrainian meeting held on April 29 at its home community, noting that 2006 marked the office in Chicago. 55th anniversary of the credit union and The meeting was addressed by citing the visionaries who were its Chairman of the Board Directors Michael founders, among them Orest Lysynecky, a R. Kos, Second Vice-Chairperson of the founder of the New Jersey credit union Board Oleh Karawan, President and CEO that today is part of Selfreliance Bohdan Watral and Vice-President for East Ukrainian American Credit Union. He Coast Operations Yaroslav Zaviysky. Other pointed to the successes of SUAFCU and board members present included the concluded by noting that as of December board’s First Vice-Chairperson Oresta 31, 2006, the credit union had assets of Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union officials Bohdan Watral Fedyniak (Chicago) and Board Member $433,123,277 and 23,138 members. (left), Ihor Laszok (second from left) and Michael Kos (right) present a $15,000 Ihor Laszok (Newark), who also is the sen- During 2006 net income was $4,655,299 donation to the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey. Accepting the donation are Orest Kucyna, the Rev. Roman Mirchuk and Victor Hatala. ior management’s executive vice-president. and community expenses were Members of the credit union’s New $1,291,645. 32 percent increase from the prior year. Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Jersey Advisory Board – Orest Ciapka, Mr. President/CEO Watral underscored that And, he added, $1.2 million is budgeted Army, Organization for the Defense of Zaviysky, Daria Twardowsky Vincent, SUAFCU is “your financial institution for such donations in 2007. Lemko Western Ukraine (Jersey City Walter Kovbasniuk, Michael Koziupa, working for you and our community.” He During the informational meeting branch), the School of Ukrainian Studies Andrew Hrechak, Michael Szpyhulsky and noted that in 2006 the credit union had SUAFCU presented a check for $100,000 of Jersey City, Ukrainian American Michael Dziman – were introduced to paid over $10,261,000 in dividends on to the Chicago-based Selfreliance Cultural Center of New Jersey, Ukrainian meeting participants. share accounts held by its members – a Association to be used for financial assis- Congress Committee of America (New Mr. Karawan detailed the results of the 41 percent increase over 2005. Donations tance to needy members; at least $10,000 of Jersey Coordinating Council and local annual meeting held a week earlier in to various Ukrainian community organi- those funds is earmarked for New Jersey. branches, as well as the UCCA’s Council Chicago, where SUAFCU is based. Three zations and projects during that same In addition, the credit union announced on Aid to Ukrainians), Coordinating hundred sixteen people attended that meet- period amounted to over $1.2 million – a that it was donating $15,000 to cover the Committee to Aid Ukraine, Veterans of installation of wall cushions in the gymna- the 2nd Division of the Ukrainian sium of the Ukrainian American Cultural National Army, St. John the Baptist Center of New Jersey, thus benefiting the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Newark), various youth and adult groups that use Ukrainian National Women’s League of the gym for such sports as volleyball, soc- America (Maplewood Branch 75) and the cer, basketball and table tennis. committee for the commemoration of Representatives of various local com- Ukrainian Independence Day that is munity organizations of New Jersey who attended the meeting delivered greetings active in the town of Union. and thank-yous to SUAFCU. Among the Representatives of the New York- groups whose representatives spoke were: based Educational Council of the Ukrainian the Selfreliance Association (Newark), St. Congress Committee of America and The John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian Museum also addressed the Church (Whippany), Lesia Ukrainka meeting, as did the editor-in-chief of the School of Ukrainian Studies in Morris newspapers Svoboda and The Ukrainian County, Ukrainian American Youth Weekly, which are based in Parsippany, Association (Whippany, Irvington and N.J., located just down Route 10 from the Jersey City branches), Plast Ukrainian UACCNJ. Several written greetings were Scouting Organization (Newark branch also read during the meeting. and the now-defunct Jersey City branch), After the formal part of the meeting Morris County Volleyball Club, was concluded, credit union members and Chornomorska Sitch Ukrainian Athletic guests enjoyed a luncheon hosted by President and CEO Bohdan Watral (at podium) addresses the membership meeting. Association, Ukrainian Music Institute, SUAFCU and prepared by the UACCNJ.

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Editorial – 3049, 3088 Production – 3063, 3069 Administration – 3041 Advertising – 3040 Subscriptions – 3042 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 “Genocide in Ukraine”: a compilation covering Ukraine’s tragic history “Genocide in Ukraine,” by Peter ments that led to the tragic battles at received proper burial because their Kardash. Melbourne, Australia: Fortuna Kruty and Bazar. friends and loved ones were often too Publishing, 2007. 496 pp., hardcover, Articles are presented on the fate of the weak to bury them. Mass graves were $35 plus $3.90 for shipping. Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox dug, and bodies were dumped a few Church, describing its liquidation and the times a day to clear out the streets. There “Genocide in Ukraine” grasps the internment that awaited the bishops, were reports of cannibalism. unimaginable suffering and sheer horror priests, clergy and other members of the Next, the book moves on to reports experienced by millions of people in Church. Not only were churches that focus on the persecution of the Ukraine at the hands of the Communist destroyed, but thousands of people asso- Ukrainian Intelligentsia. There is a col- regime. Originally published in ciated with the Church, both clergy and lection of biographies on a number of Ukrainian, this book has been translated faithful, died in concentration camps like intellectuals who had their lives cut short and released in English by Fortuna Kolyma, in Siberia, after encountering by the NKVD. Others that ended up in Publishing. Its author, Peter Kardash, inhumane prison conditions and unimag- concentration camps described the details highlights 151 eyewitness accounts with inable work days on meager daily rations. of their internment and the slave labor 256 photographs on 495 pages of heart- At this point the book begins to tran- that helped build up the . wrenching stories and images. The con- sition into eyewitness accounts of the A section on Polish repression of tents of the book span almost 300 years Famine of 1932-1933. The book high- Ukrainians through the Pacification Act of history, and the bulk of the book lights most of the affected regions of 1930 and Akcja Wisla of 1947 focuses on the attempted destruction of through these accounts. The regions of describes in detail the burning and the Ukrainian people during and after the Kuban, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, destruction of churches and homes, and Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. Zaporizhia, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Kharkiv, the families. The massacre in 1946 of The book opens with an article from Kherson, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, Ukrainians at Zavodka Morokhivska, Lev Lukianenko, honorary doctor of law Vinnytsia, and the Donbas are with a complete list of the victims and tains the biographies of such noted fig- and head of the Association of the focus of the stories. Survivors how they died, is detailed. ures as Patriarch Josyf Slipyj, Bishop Researchers on the Holodomor in recount memories of people starving to The book also recounts the German Hryhorii Lakota, Bishop Vasyl Ukraine. His article is very detailed in its death and entire becoming des- invasion of Ukraine and how both Velychkovsky, the Rev. Klymentii overview of the Ukrainian genocide and olate, leading to Russian families being Soviet and Nazi troops would execute Sheptytsky and Sister Tarsykia Matskiv, his material includes excerpts of docu- brought in from villages in Russia to Ukrainians as they advanced and retreat- detailing how they were repressed and ments from the Communist Party of the take over the lands and work on the ed during their battles in Ukraine during how their lives came to an end. Soviet Union (CPSU), detailing orders to fields. World War II. A photograph shows how Mr. Kardash, an Australian activist, repress and exterminate the kulaks in Some of the survivors describe in the Gestapo would hang UPA compiled a number of books including Ukraine and force the peasantry into col- detail the horrific events they witnessed (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) members to “Ukraine and Ukrainians” and “Ukraine: lective farming. Mr. Lukianenko indicts friends and family experienced: stories of set an example for other Ukrainians. Its History and its Arts.” His work on the CPSU of crimes against Ukraine. children having to fend for themselves The tragedy at Vinnytsia is described Ukraine and his new book “Genocide in The book follows with two important because their parents had starved to death in detail as well. Inclued are pictures of Ukraine,” are very detailed and offer a events that highlight the beginning of the in search of food; young children left human remains and of families holding deep insight into historic events in struggle for an independent Ukraine: alone, crying on the doorsteps of their their loved ones’ clothing and other items Ukraine. Hetman Ivan Mazepa's plans for a free homes because their mothers had passed they had found. Also included are pic- “Genocide in Ukraine” is available in Ukraine and the destruction of the away; streets and town square's littered tures of priests, vestments and other a hardcover edition for $35 plus $3.90 Zaporizhian Sich. The material then with bodies of famine victims and those church relics that were dug up at the for shipping from Fortuna Publishing's leads into the first independent who were not yet dead but too weak and mass burial site. Representative in the U.S.: Myron Ukrainian republic of 1918-1921 and the too close to death to even eat the food The final sections of the book deal Luszczak, 215 South Forest Ave., struggle between Ukraine's new Central they were offered. with the repression of Ukrainian Palatine, IL 60074; telephone, 847-359- Rada and newly formed military regi- The bodies of those who died never Churches and its patrons. The book con- 0467. Ukrainian Catholic University students teach peers about faith by Matthew Matuszak LVIV – Fifth-year students of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) are preparing for graduation 2007 in a that is new to them: teaching their peers as part of a “stu- dent practicum” requirement of Ukraine’s Ministry of Education. “Creative and well-prepared, our students are well- received by students and teachers at other universities in Lviv,” said Dr. Oleh Kindiy, coordinator of the UCU’s new student practicum program. In 2006 Ukraine’s Ministry of Education finally gave state recognition to UCU bachelor’s degrees in theology. This year it will recognize the master’s degrees to be received by fifth-year students, and it requires them “to prove they can teach about what they’ve learned,” as Dr. Kindiy puts it. A graduate of the Lviv Theological Academy (now the UCU), class of 2000, Dr. Kindiy recent- ly defended his doctorate in patristics at the Catholic University of America. For the state requirement, the UCU students must first go and observe a lecture and seminar at another institution of higher education. Then they themselves must give a lec- ture and conduct a seminar for undergraduates. Finally, they are to observe one of their UCU classmates giving a lecture and conducting a seminar and write a review. “Theoretically, theology students should be teaching Ukrainian Catholic University seminarian Andriy Mykytyuk (right) teaches students at Ivan Franko National other theology students. But since the UCU is the only University in Lviv about the art of the Renaissance.hRte nso afi seahtmbyrvU teLo UanvAcCi munMseivra hktnyFisr egityoIdsuU kiahtsoN)lyrcidav kontgsye iurnta(istl zketi university in the area teaching theology, we are substitut- ing classes in religious studies, philosophy, cultural stud- the student practicum program, or another representative of in all of the Polytechnic’s dormitories. ies, even subjects like bioethics to students of the Medical the faculty attend each of the student-teaching sessions. In addition to this program in which fifth-year students University, political science to architecture students at the The UCU students “are using Powerpoint presenta- do practicums at other universities, UCU fourth-year stu- Lviv Polytechnic, and the art of the Renaissance to stu- tions, projectors, giving handouts… These students at dents, preparing to receive bachelor’s degrees, are teaching dents of economics at Ivan Franko National University,” other universities have never seen this,” said Dr. Kindiy. Christian ethics in local schools, whether state-run or pri- said Dr. Kindiy. UCU students are also doing student “Our students are interactive, not afraid of big audiences, vate. “Again, this is the closest subject to their theology practicums at the Lviv Commercial Academy, Academy sometimes with 70 students.” degrees that are offered in schools,” explained Dr. Kindiy. of Art, and Veterinary University. Father Boyko also noted that “the students at the Further information about the UCU in English and This year Dr. Kindiy is teaching a course on methods of Polytechnic or the Medical University, for example, want Ukrainian is available on the university's website at teaching theology to 74 fifth-year UCU students – seminar- to learn more about the faith when they hear about it during www.ucu.edu.ua. Readers may also contact the Ukrainian ians, religious and laypeople. The practicum is part of the these practicum sessions.” The Chaplaincy Department of Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., requirement for this course, and so Dr. Kindiy, Father Ihor the Lviv Archdiocese of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Chicago, IL 60622; telephone, 773-235-8462; e-mail, Boyko, Ph.D., the associate dean of UCU’s Faculty of recently signed an agreement through which UCU semi- [email protected]; website, www.ucef.org. The phone number Philosophy and Theology, who is assisting Dr. Kindiy in narians and others will be able to conduct student ministry of the UCEF in Canada is 416-239-2495. No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 13

BOOK NOTES Three books about Ukraine’s historic Orange Revolution “Revolution in Orange. The Origins of Ukraine’s Democratic Breakthrough,” Anders Aslund and Michael McFaul, edi- tors. Washington: Carnegie Endowment, 2006.

“An Orange Revolution. A Personal Journey Through Ukrainian History,” by Askold Krushenlnycky. London: Harvill Secker, 2006. ISBN 978 0436 206 234

“Ukraine’s Orange Revolution,” by Andrew Wilson. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2005.

by Taras Kuzio There has been a flood of books pub- lished in Ukraine, coupled with a large number of photo albums, following the Orange Revolution. In the English-speak- ing West, only three books have appeared, two of which are produced by individual the 2004 elections and Orange Revolution. The final chapter by Mr. McFaul places his inauguration as president from authors and a third is an edited collection. Youth NGO’s, such as Serbia’s OTPOR the Serbian, Georgian, Ukrainian and, to a December 26, 2004-January 23, 2005. All three books are reviewed here. (“Resistance”) and ’s Kmara lesser extent, the Kyrgyz democratic revo- Both Mr. Krushelnycky and Andrew The Orange Revolution took place fol- (“Resistance”), played a key role in all lutions within a comparative context. Mr. Wilson published their books in 2005 and lowing the second round of the 2004 democratic revolutions in post-communist McFaul points to seven factors that are therefore could only have covered a short Ukrainian presidential elections.1 These states. common to these democratic revolutions. period of the post-Orange Revolution era. elections proved to be the dirtiest in Another chapter deals with the importance These include a competitive (i.e. semi) Mr. Krushelnycky’s final chapter Ukraine’s 13-year history, with two assas- of the media environment during the 2004 authoritarian regime, unpopular leaders, (Epilogue) is already imbued with forebod- sination attempts against the pro-reform elections and Orange Revolution. Olena organized oppositions, independent elec- ing – that events are not proceeding as opti- candidate, Viktor Yushchenko. Prytula is one of the two founders of the high- toral monitoring capabilities, independent mistically as what was thought would take Ukraine’s Orange Revolution has often ly popular and influential Ukrayinska Pravda media, an active civil society capable of place when millions of Ukrainians support- been placed within a comparative context (“Ukrainian Truth”), a web-based newspaper mobilizing large numbers of people and ed the Orange Revolution. Mr. Wilson sub- of earlier democratic or people-power rev- (www.pravda.com.ua). Ukrayinska Pravda divisions within the security forces. mitted his book earlier than Mr. olutions in Serbia (2000) and Georgia’s rose to international prominence in November Mr. Krushelnycky’s book is written for Krushelnycky to Yale University Press and Rose Revolution (2003), a year later in 2000 when its other co-founder, Heorhii the popular market; hence, it does not have his book is full of optimism that today Lebanon (Cedar Revolution) and, more Gongadze, was found decapitated near Kyiv. an index. The author has a long and distin- seems out of place. controversially, in Kyrgyzstan (Tulip The ensuing scandal, known as Kuchmagate, guished career writing on contemporary Mr. Krushelnycky is already concerned Revolution). Other central European spe- undermined President Kuchma, facilitated the Ukraine, Soviet and post-Soviet affairs. A that Mr. Kuchma and other senior officials cialists argue that Croatia and Slovakia in rise of Mr. Yushchenko as a political opposi- third of the book (Chapters 1-4) is a short may have been given immunity as the price 1997 and 1998, respectively, were the first tionist and paved the way for the Orange and informative survey of Ukrainian histo- to avoid bloodshed during the Orange to experience democratic, people-power Revolution four years later. ry in the pre-Soviet and Soviet eras. Revolution. No documents prove such a revolutions. As Ms. Prytula points out, independent Chapter five gives a good overview of deal was ever made and no officials have The Carnegie volume is, perhaps sur- media played a crucial role in facilitating the “Rotten Guys” who ruled Ukraine from publicly confirmed it, including President prising, considering the attention the the Orange Revolution. As a semi-authori- 1991-2004, Presidents Leonid Kravchuk Yushchenko. Yet, subsequent events seem Orange Revolution received in tarian regime, Ukraine still had a limited and Kuchma. Chapter six covers the impor- to confirm this. Washington, the only one published on the independent media base which is not the tant Kuchmagate scandal in 2000-2001 Mr. Wilson’s book is a scholarly study of subject by a Washington-based think-tank. case in fully authoritarian regimes such as when Mr. Gongadze was kidnapped and the Orange Revolution. Its only small fault The two editors, Anders Aslund and Russia, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Two tele- subsequently murdered. The Kuchmagate lies in occasional lapses into using phrases, Michael McFaul, fulfill an excellent task of vision channels, Channel 5 and Era, funded scandal provoked a mobilization of civil language and humor that would be more bringing together leading specialists on by dissident businessmen who backed Mr. society and youth to go on to win the 2002 appropriate in a book written for the popu- contemporary Ukraine who closely fol- Yushchenko, played a role disproportionate and 2004 elections. The chapter is named lar market. Yale University Press also made lowed the 2004 Ukrainian presidential to their size. The Internet was also influen- “Beheaded,” alluding to the only book on a strategically poor choice of including a elections and Orange Revolution. The edit- tial as a source of information, discussion the Gongadze murder, either in Ukraine or quote on the dust jacket from British mav- ed collection includes chapters by Mr. and blogs and communication. Ms. Prytula the West. erick scholar Anatol Lieven, a Senior Aslund on President Leonid Kuchma’s suggests that the Orange Revolution should Chapter seven discusses the rise of Mr. Fellow at the Washington-based New relationship with the oligarchs, former be considered the world’s first “Internet Yushchenko from loyal government servant Atlantic Foundation. Mr. Lieven has always Freedom House adviser Adrian Karatnycky revolution.” to opposition leader. Until 2001, Mr. been a staunch critic of the Orange on earlier elections and political parties, Two other chapters by Ukrainian and Yushchenko was Chairman of the National Revolution, other democratic revolutions in Nadia Diuk, National Endowment for Russian authors survey the influence and Bank and Prime Minister. After being oust- post-communist states and U.S. promotion Democracy on civil society and my own role of the West and Russia in the 2004 ed from government he created the Our of democracy in Eurasia. The summer 2006 chapter on developments within Ukrainian elections and Orange Revolution. Russia Ukraine bloc of liberal and center-right political crisis in Ukraine was welcomed by society that led to the basis for a democrat- played a major role through a heavy-hand- political parties which came first in the Mr. Lieven with unrestrained and gloated ic revolution. ed intervention in support of the regime’s 2002 elections with 24 percent of the vote. glee. Other chapters are written by scholars candidate, Viktor Yanukovych. Russian Two years later he won the presidential Mr. Wilson’s book is not a light read as from the region. The youth NGO Pora President Vladimir Putin visited Ukraine elections with 52 percent it is full of facts, names and places that will (“It’s Time”) is surveyed by Pavol Demes twice during the first and second rounds of Mr. Krushelnycky deals with the 2004 be difficult for the non-specialist to follow. Nevertheless, it represents an in-depth the head of the Bratislava office, of the the elections to give his public support to elections and Orange Revolution in the last study of the events leading up to the 2004 German Marshall Fund of the United Mr. Yanukovych while Russian “political 150 pages in Chapters 8-12. Here, the elections and the Orange Revolution. The States (GMFUS), in a co-authored article technologists” played a central role in all author provides an excellent account of the first chapter is short and lays out the elec- with the GMFUS Bratislava office manner of dirty tricks. Although the Orange dirty campaign unleashed by the authorities tion fraud that led to the Orange Program Officer Joerg Forbrig. The Revolution was seen in Russia as a “U.S.- and their Russian “political technologists,” Revolution. The following chapter gives a GMFUS was one of a number of Western backed conspiracy,” the reality, as present- the attempted poisoning of Mr. good analysis of the main players in the think tanks and foundations who provided ed by Oleksander Sushko and Olena Yushchenko, widespread election fraud, Ukrainian elites who backed the two main assistance to Pora, a crucial NGO in the Prytsayko, is that the West played a more mobilization of millions of Ukrainians in candidates, Messrs. Yushchenko and mobilization of young Ukrainians during benign role. The U.S. and Western protest and the various ways that the crisis Yanukovych. Followed by a short history of European foundations did provide assis- was defused. Ukraine, which seems to be out of place. Taras Kuzio is a visiting professor at tance to NGOs, but this assistance was not Mr. Krushelnycky’s final chapter is less Readers interested in the Orange the Institute for European, Russian and exclusive to Ukraine and was not directed a full exposé of the post-Orange Revolution Revolution, if they are indeed interested in Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of towards creating the basis for a democratic era than an epilogue. Messrs. Aslund and 17th century Cossacks, can find historical International Affairs, George Washington revolution. The U.S. behind the scenes and McFaul decided to not deal with the post- works on this elsewhere. University. the EU in a more direct capacity played a Orange Revolution situation, and, in my Chapter 4 investigates the Kuchmagate The review above is reprinted with the central role in facilitating a pacted transi- view, rightly so. Events after the Orange crisis and the 2002 elections as the precursor author’s permission from the Journal of tion through the political crisis that Revolution are a moving target and too events to the 2004 elections and Orange Communist Studies and Transition engulfed Ukraine during the Orange close to the present. A convenient cut off Politics, Vol. 23, No. 2 (June 2007). Revolution. point is the election of Mr. Yushchenko and (Continued on page 18) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 No. 23 NEWSBRIEFS CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) Moroz as saying. “Unless the Central TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 Election Commission signals to us that or e-mail: [email protected] there is no one to replace those [deputies] who pulled out, and that those FIRST QUALITY FOR SALE who pulled out have been stripped of SERVICES their deputy powers, Parliament will UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE continue to work,” he added. 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missile-defense project were “just not NEWSBRIEFS helpful, certainly surprising,” news agen- (Continued from page 14) cies reported. Alluding to the Soviet-style Zhulynskyi suggested that his detention tone of several of Mr. Putin’s recent was Moscow’s tit-for-tat response to statements, Mr. McCormack noted that Kyiv’s refusal to admit Russian political “they have more of the ring of 1977 than scientist Aleksandr Dugin, who was pre- they do [of] 2007.” He stressed that the vented from entering Ukraine at the missile defense is directed not at Russia Symferopol airport in Crimea earlier the but at Iran or North Korea. The State same day. The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Department spokesman said that as Mr. Ministry has requested that Moscow Putin himself has said: “the Russian gov- allow Dr. Zhulynskyi to enter Russia and ernment could easily overwhelm such a provide an explanation regarding the missile-defense system. We agree. It’s incident in St. Petersburg. (RFE/RL not designed to defend [Europe] against жалем і болем повідомляємо, Newsline) Russia.” Mr. McCormack noted that the Russian president’s “rhetoric is out of що 29 травня 2007 р. Yushchenko meets with IMF step with the current realities of Russia’s відійшов у вічність наш улюблений relationship with the rest of the world.” У, А"Ь$О і &І&О KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko He added that Washington will continue on June 5 met with a delegation of the with its missile-defense program while International Monetary Fund, led by First seeking to dispel any doubts about it in Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky. Russia or among NATO allies. Also on св. п. They spoke about Ukraine’s political sit- June 4, Russian presidential spokesman uation and economic achievements, espe- Dmitry Peskov described Mr. Putin’s cially the IMF’s assessment of the coun- remarks as a “hypothetical” response to a О()$*А О"+(Ь try’s domestic market, macroeconomic journalist’s question. Speaking in Seoul, and budget processes. Mr. Yushchenko South Korea, on June 5, Russian Foreign нар. 27 березня 1913 р. в селі "адані, Україна. said Ukraine’s dynamically growing for- Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov suggested eign investment rate showed that its that it is the United States that is engag- investment climate was improving. Mr. ing in “Cold War behavior” by delivering У глибокому смутку залишилися: Lipsky said the International Monetary on “real threats against Russia [while Fund regarded Ukraine’s economic situa- accusing Moscow] of engaging in Cold дружина– А6ІЯ tion as “quite positive,” expressing confi- War rhetoric.” In speaking to journalists dence the country would preserve its on June 1, Mr. Putin did not respond to a дочка – *Я;Я з мужем &О)<О “good economic tendency” in 2008. He question from the Russian daily син – О()*Ь added that Ukraine would have “relative- Kommersant as to whether he is revert- ly low” inflation, according to their fore- ing to Soviet-style rhetoric by portraying внучка – $А"Я з мамою І6);ОЮ casts. “This situation creates a very his own policies as completely peaceful та ближча і дальша родина в *>А, ?ольщі, favorable environment in Ukraine, which while describing those of Washington as means your exports will be in high “imperialist.” (RFE/RL Newsline) *ловаччині та Україні. demand,” Mr. Lipsky said. (Ukrinform) Russian media debate missile issue. Museum of Soviet occupation opens @ічна Aому пам'ять! MOSCOW – Russian military analyst KYIV – The Museum of Soviet Occupation Pavel Felgengauer wrote in the June 4 has opened at the Vasyl Stus Memorial issue of the weekly Novaya Gazeta that Society. The central exposition. Russia has “abandoned arms-control prin- “Chronicles of Communist Inquisition.” ciples.” He noted that Russia’s “Defense encompasses the period of 1917 to 1991. Ministry astonished many [on May 29] by The museum also displays the exposi- successfully testing an operational-tactical The Ukrainian National Credit Union Association tions “Ukrainian Solovky” and “Holodomor missile and a strategic missile on the same regrets to inform its members, the Ukrainian community in Photo Documents.” While on an offi- and the worldwide cooperative family that cial visit to Georgia in early May, day [that] President Putin said, ‘We con- President Viktor Yushchenko toured the sider it harmful and dangerous to turn Tbilisi Museum of Soviet Occupation and Europe into a powder-keg and fill it with advocated the idea of creating a similar new forms of armaments.’ ” Mr. institution in Ukraine. (Ukrinform) Felgengauer noted that subsequently, “after meeting with the Greek president, Bush says Cold War is over Putin referred to the Americans as ‘imperi- alists.’ The overall impact was similar to PRAGUE – U.S. President George W. the Cold War era: a verbal confrontation Bush said in Prague on June 5 that “the with tests of new weapons to back up the Cold War is over,” news agencies report- words.” The daily Vremya Novostei wrote ed. He added that “people in the Czech on June 4 that U.S. President George W. Republic do not have to choose between Bush stressed in recent statements that being friends of the U.S. or friends of Russia has “nothing to fear” from the mis- Russia. You can be both.” His remarks sile-defense project, at a time when followed months of belligerent state- President Vladimir Putin threatens to target Omelan Pleszkewycz ments by Russian President Vladimir missiles at Europe. The daily Gazeta noted that Mr. Putin’s remarks “stirred up the Putin and other top Russian officials former Treasurer and Executive Director of Selfreliance Federal Credit Union in Chicago, seemingly aimed at splitting the West, even on a Sunday.” The paper quoted President of the Society of Ukrainian Cooperatives and of the European Union and NATO. On June 4 one Russian analyst as saying that Mr. World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean Putin’s statements leave no room for nego- passed away on May 30, 2007. McCormack said in Washington that Mr. tiation, whereas a second analyst argued Putin’s remarks on June 1 about the pos- that the Russian leader is testing the West Omelan Pleszewycz was born in 1908 in Boratyn, Sokolsky Povit, Ukraine. The son of a sibility of targeting Russian missiles at to see how it will react. (RFE/RL clergyman, he completed commercial trade studies in Lviv in 1931. After passing the Europe in response to the planned U.S. Newsline) auditor’s examination in 1934 in Warsaw, he worked in the Association of Auditors of Ukrainian Cooperatives in Lviv. He then pursued further economic study at the Higher School of International Trade in Vienna, Austria.

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who in very unclear circumstances the state-controlled gas behemoth, has However, while the Internet holds fur- ‘Information curtain’... plunged to his death from his apartment taken control of a number of previously ther promise and connectivity is growing (Continued from page 2) building in Moscow in March. Rarely are independent news outlets and either at an impressive rate, it remains a medi- information of political consequence. serious investigations pursued or perpe- closed their doors or summarily abol- um through which only a small fraction Today, methods for dominating news trators brought to justice. Impunity is the ished independent reporting. of news is obtained. It is also fast becom- media are different, based on state- standard. Today, journalists at the Russian News ing a target of greater interest for new regulatory intervention by the authorities. enabled oligarchic control, broadcast To ensure regime security and shield Service, Russia’s largest non-state radio Through a revitalized crackdown on monopolies of presidential “families,” from public view all-pervasive official network (owned by businesses close to corruption, the post-Soviet authorities the Kremlin), work under a “50 percent press freedom, post-Soviet leaderships and mass-media manipulation intended to seek to limit scrutiny of their decisions rule” imposed by station management to have managed to draw the media back create a veneer of democratic practice and activities by silencing the independ- ensure that at least half of the network’s under control. Only a decade and a half without its substance. ent press. total reporting on Russia is “positive.” after the end of the Cold War, freedom of Unlike during the Soviet era, some This modern variant of media control The repressive media landscape in the the press for tens of millions of people intrepid journalists now do manage to is a more sophisticated, distant cousin of former Soviet Union is illuminated by across the former Soviet Union has come report independently. However, absent the raw and overweening institutional findings from “Freedom of the Press nearly full circle. the rule of law and meaningful legal pro- censorship of the Soviet era. The stodgy, 2007,” Freedom House’s annual survey In post-Soviet states that suffer from tections, the former Soviet Union is Soviet era broadcasting diet has in large of global media independence. The ill-conceived policies, entrenched cor- today one of the world’s most dangerous measure been cast aside. Russian authorities are not alone in forg- ruption and unaccountable governance, places for journalists. Reporters willing Today, modern media fare, rich in ing a media environment that filters out denial of the indispensable role played to investigate issues such as political and entertainment and news programming of critical voices. by the free press in allowing critical corporate corruption are confronted by high technical quality and production The survey’s most recent findings scrutiny is bound to delay, possibly powerful vested interests that strive to values, is a staple, especially in Russia. show that 10 of the 12 CIS states are indefinitely, progress toward true and muzzle news professionals. Intimidation, While the contemporary media menu in ranked “not free,” indicating these coun- vibrant democracy. physical violence, and even murder of Russia offers a wide assortment of enter- tries do not provide basic guarantees and reporters and editors have become com- tainment options, it for the most part protections in the legal, political and eco- monplace. excludes alternative views and analysis nomic spheres to enable open and inde- Seeking friends... Journalists in virtually every former on news and public affairs, particularly pendent journalism. Soviet republic have been victims of con- where it counts most, on national televi- Of the 10 Not Free countries, none is (Continued from page 6) tract killings or otherwise met death sion broadcasts, from which most citi- moving in the direction of more freedom Europe in more ways than just geography. under suspicious circumstances. zens continue to get their information. and most have a decidedly downward tra- Furthermore, Canada needs to convince Russia, for example, has been a deadly All of Russia’s major national televi- jectory. Of the 193 countries examined in others in the democratic family of the place for journalists in both the Yeltsin sion channels – RTR, Channel 1 and the survey, three of the 10 worst press- benefits of a more Westernized Ukraine to and Putin eras. NTV – are now effectively state-con- freedom abusers – Belarus, Uzbekistan world peace. Since President Vladimir Putin trolled. Commenting on the troubled con- and Turkmenistan – are in the former Over a century ago, when Canada assumed office seven years ago, at least dition of Russia’s news media, former Soviet Union. needed help to tame and develop its vast two dozen journalists have been killed, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev The Internet has emerged as the princi- lands, Ukrainians responded. Now it’s including Paul Klebnikov, editor of observed: “The one thing I can say is that pal alternative and challenger to media time to reciprocate the favor. 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dit.” “It is also true that Mr. Kuchma himself give the international implications of the in September 2005. As Mr. Wilson writes, Three books... seems never to have quite liked or trusted aftermath of the Orange Revolution and an “given her popularity, the president would (Continued from page 13) Mr. Yanukovych,” Mr. Wilson says (p. 80). optimistic prognosis that democratic revo- be foolish to allow her so easily into opposi- Revolution. Mr. Wilson describes the Leaked documents, cited by Mr. Wilson, lutions will continue to engulf other regions tion” (p. 173). But, he did and her bloc Kuchmagate crisis and the 2002 elections as revealed that one presidential strategy was of Eurasia. defeated Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine in the “two dress rehearsals” for 2004. Without the to pit western against eastern Ukraine, lead- Only a year has passed since all three 2006 elections. The defeated candidate’s murder of Mr. Gongadze and subsequent ing to civil conflict that would have created books were published. Yet, the optimism that Party of the Regions came first with 32 per- protests there would have been no Orange the environment for the authorities to can- pervades Mr. Wilson and the more sober opti- cent. Mr. Wilson did note that revolutionary Revolution. With no Revolution, Mr. cel the elections. In new elections to be mism in Mr. Krushelnycky are now difficult coalitions always eventually break up into Yushchenko would not have been elected held in 2005, Mr. Kuchma could stand to read following the tumultuous develop- their ideological components, but no one president. again based on the Constitutional Court rul- ments that have engulfed post-Orange could have predicted that this would happen Chapters 5-7 provide the main study of ing that he was in his “first” term. Although Revolution Ukraine. Mr. Krushelnycky is so soon only eight months following Mr. the 2004 elections and subsequent Orange western press reports exaggerated fears of a flabbergasted that Mr. Yushchenko signed a Yushchenko’s rise to power. Revolution. As Mr. Wilson points out, “there civil war (I myself debated this with a CNN memorandum with Mr. Yanukovych in Mr. Wilson predicted that several members were too many players on their side, too presenter convinced that Ukraine was ready September 2005 to obtain parliamentary sup- of the organizers of election fraud “would – many crooks with too many plans, and they to lapse into civil war), Mr. Wilson rightly port for his Prime Ministerial candidate to or should – end up in jail” (p. 157). In fact, ultimately ended up working against one points out that, “Ukraine was never ‘on the replace Yulia Tymoshenko. One wonders what not a single senior Ukrainian official has been another” (p. 79). It was never clear that brink of civil war’ ” (p. 145). the author would be thinking following the charged and all of them have returned to gov- Kuchma really was 100 percent behind Mr. Chapter 8 lays out an optimistic setting return of Mr. Yanukovych to head the govern- ernment and Parliament. The only senior Yanukovych’s election campaign and he told for the “Aftermath” of the post-Orange ment in July 2006! By summer-fall 2006, Ukrainian official to have been charged was Russian President Putin that he was a “ban- Revolution environment. Chapters 9 and 10 Ukraine’s Orange Revolution was at a cross- former Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, but roads where Ukraine could continue to mud- this was by the U.S. – not by Ukraine. dle forward in reforms and integration into the All three books provide excellent studies Euro-Atlantic community. Or, it could stag- of the Orange Revolution and its legacies. The art of Orysia Sinitowich-Gorski Mr. Krushelnycky is right to point out that (Winnipeg, Canada) nate into a “Kuchma-Lite” type regime. Writing in early 2005, Mr. Wilson is it was not Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko alone who made the Orange optimistic about Mr. Yushchenko as a Revolution, but “millions of Ukrainians moral, “charismatic” (p. 153) leader ready ßÒÍË/Iskry who did that by displaying their will in to implement a clean-up of the system and such a magnificent way” (p. 360). Less introduce a wide range of reforms. By the than two years into his five-year term, summer of 2006, Mr. Yushchenko was Living Embers President Yushchenko has seemingly for- widely seen inside and outside Ukraine as a gotten the role played by the reported one (www.iskryart.com) weak leader with no strategy who has been in five of Ukrainians who protested locally unable to introduce a decisive break with or in Kyiv during the Orange Revolution. the practices and political culture of the 21-24 ˜Â‚Ìfl 2007 . /21-24 June 2007 Kuchma-era. 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No. 23 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2007 19 Alexis Kochan discusses her personal journey into folk music WINNIPEG, Manitoba – “Art odyssey that shaped her future. speaks to us through its subtleties,” “I didn’t think it was possible to take opined Alexis Kochan during a unique the Ukrainian folk song and make a living interview-style presentation on May of it in Canada,” stated Ms. Kochan. 10, at Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural Abandoning graduate school in psycholo- and Educational Centre. gy, she determined to show that The event marked the launching of a Ukrainian folk songs could ring true for public lecture series jointly sponsored by others, not just Ukrainians. Her timing Oseredok and the Center for Ukrainian was fortuitous as world music was begin- Canadian Studies at the University of ning to gain the interest of Canadian audi- Manitoba. This collaborative project ences. She started by collecting songs of pools the resources of two Winnipeg- the seasons, delving into their symbolism based cultural institutions in order to and looking for a contemporary interpre- address issues of culture, history, her- tation. Her collaboration on the seasonal itage, identity and community. song cycle with Arthur Polson, former The ability to be keenly attuned to the first violinist of the Winnipeg Symphony nuances of Ukrainian folk music is what Orchestra, resulted in the “Tsarivna” pro- defines Ms. Kochan’s art. Noted for her duction. Her career was launched. series of CDs – “Tsarivna,” “Paris to “Did they buy it?” inquired Ms. Bashuk, Kyiv,” “Fragmenty” – Ms. Kochan has referring to the Canadian audience. “The been visiting and revisiting her roots, her Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) and musical roots, decoding and illuminating its French counterpart RDI were supporters them in a particular way that resonates of independent music, as was university with Canadian audiences. radio,” replied Ms. Kochan. They became Bohdana Bashuk, former broadcaster important marketing tools for her product. and executive assistant at Oseredok, guid- What was it about the Ukrainian music ed Ms. Kochan through a conversation at that resonated with people? According to Oseredok about that personal journey. Ms. Kochan, it was the West meeting the Coming from a city rich in Ukrainian East in a cool way (“Paris to Kyiv”) and culture and a strong choral tradition, Ms. the delight of people hearing what they Kochan spoke of her choral experience haven’t heard before. The contemporary with the Oleksander Koshetz Choir and its musical language of the ancient songs conductor, Walter Klymkiw. She acknowl- connected with the audience. edged the incredible impact made by the “Most of my music comes from the choir’s 1978 trip to Ukraine where she felt feminine experience,” Ms. Kochan stated. that she was literally “walking in the foot- On one level, Ukrainian ritual songs steps of my grandfather.” reflect the important role women played She stayed in Ukraine to study in an in ancient ritual, for example as the internship program connecting to the lan- greeters of spring in “hahilky,” or the guage and the music. While there, she spent wedding chorus in the marriage ritual, or time working with Anatolii Avdiyevsky, the in performing laments in the funeral ritu- renowned conductor of the Veriovka Choir al, among others. On another level, and an eminent collector of Ukrainian folk women assumed the role of keepers of the songs. That experience launched her on an ritual song tradition and passed these

Folk singer Alexis Kochan. songs down from generation to generation some level. You start by hearing and seeing through an oral tradition. Ms. Kochan the thing and then you must be prepared for mines the depths of that oral tradition and a never ending excavation of that something gives it back in an oral way through radio, called Ukrainian.” So begins a search for a contemporary oral medium. nuance, the subtlety that will become art Curiously, the musicians with whom Ms. and will resonate with the timeless visceral Kochan collaborates are all male. She looks emotion of ancient ritual song couched in a for a musician’s ability to reflect upon contemporary musical idiom. something called a Ukrainian folk song and Cantly “going back to the well,” listening, to improvise. In a sense it’s a process of hearing, re-defining – that is Ms. Kochan’s deconstruction followed by reconstruction. personal journey. “My journey is exactly the As she noted, “They all have to get it at way it should be,” she concluded. WHAT? YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION? To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

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Palatine parish children complete Religion School

by Stefko M. Kuropas PALATINE, Ill. – The children of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church here completed another successful and well-attended year of Religion School. The graduation ceremonies took place on April 29 as the school directors, Marty and Lee Ann Seitz, handed out awards and certificates to the students. Father Mykhailo Kuzma expressed gratitude to everyone involved with the Sunday school program in 2006-2007, including parents, students and teachers. (The parish’s website at www.ukrainianic.net welcomes visi- tors.) Students gather before their procession around Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Palatine, Ill.

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Through Saturday, June 16 kovbasa and borsch to hot dogs and hamburgers. Stage shows are sched- MONDAYS, June 25-August 27, 2007 CLEVELAND: The Ukrainian uled for Friday evening and all day Steak Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Veselka Patio Museum-Archives, working in coop- Saturday and Sunday. In addition, eration with the Cleveland Chapter of there are carnival rides for children WEDNESDAYS, June 27-August 29, 2007 the Ukrainian National Women’s on Saturday at 1-4 p.m. For further Hutsul Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Vorochta Lawn League of America, is pleased to information call 914-310-0551. sponsor an exhibit and sale of Jacques FRIDAYS, June 29-August 31, 2007 Hnizdovsky prints that are being made Sunday, June 24 Odesa Seafood Night with Soyuzivka House band located on Veselka Patio available by the estate of the great master. This will be the first such NEW YORK: Ukrainian Institute of SATURDAYS, June 30-September 1, 2007 event in Ohio featuring the works of America and Yara Arts Group present Ukrainian zabavas (dances) featuring a live Ukrainian band the late Mr. Hnizdovsky in a genera- a special art and poetry event. For the June 10-15, 2007 July 6-8, 2007 tion. Hours of the exhibit are: Sunday, first time Yara’s ‘Round Us (Kolo UNA Seniors Week Fourth of July Festivities: Tiki Bar June 10, noon-5 p.m.; Wednesday, Nas), which usually takes place in Entertainment,,Zabavas June 13, 6-9 p.m.; Friday, June 15, 6-9 Kyiv, will take place in New York. 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