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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE KRAINIANNo. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine RenownedT dancer,U choreographer Former PresidentW Bush returns to Kyiv, Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky dies comments on “Chicken Kiev” speech by Roman Woronowycz national interest and not in self-interest Kyiv Press Bureau they avoided what could have been another Prague Spring,” noted Mr. Bush. KYIV – President George H.W. Bush, He compared Ukraine’s first president, notorious for his reference to “suicidal Leonid Kravchuk, to Lech Walesa, the nationalism” in what has come to be leader of the Polish independence move- called the “Chicken Kiev” speech, finally ment, and Vaclav Havel, the Czech explained his statement on his first trip Republic’s charismatic first president. back to the Ukrainian capital 13 years Mr. Bush made his remarks during a later, on May 21. 40-minute presentation to the students of “That’s not what I said,” explained the Kyiv State University in which he 41st president of the United States, refer- encouraged them to a life in public serv- ring to the statement, which he made in ice, volunteerism and charitable work. Ukraine’s capital just three weeks before Looking tan and fit, former President the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine Bush, who will turn 80 in June, called on declared independence in August 1991. the students not to become discouraged as “I encouraged them not to do some- Ukraine continued through the painstak- thing stupid. My speech here – if you ing process of building a democracy and look at it, if you read it – I said to restrain making the transition to a free-market from doing anything that would cause economy. He said he was sure that there them to react when things were going the were those who were “frustrated by the right way,” he added. problems of reforms and the checks and Mr. Bush explained that, indeed, balances of democracy that make because the Ukrainian leadership of the progress difficult,” but asked them to per- time acted carefully and with restraint the severe because “better days lie ahead.” country moved smoothly towards sover- He alluded to his much-publicized eignty and independence without what “thousand points of light program,” could have been a bloody encounter with which he espoused during his presidency Moscow. “Because your leaders acted in the (Continued on page 22)

Roman Iwasiwka At Yalta summit, four presidents Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky during a 1997 performance by her students at Soyuzivka. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Roma Pryma- Winnipeg Royal Ballet and a soloist with discuss Single Economic Space Bohachevsky, internationally renowned the Ruth Sorrell Company of Montreal. prima ballerina, choreographer and artis- In 1951 she settled in New York City, by Roman Woronowycz Mr. Kuchma reiterated that a “full- tic director, died on Sunday, May 23, where she worked with leading choreogra- Kyiv Press Bureau fledged free-trade zone” remains a priori- after a prolonged illness. She was 77. phers, among them Valentyna Pere- ty in order to show the world that the Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky began her yaslavets and Martha Graham. All the KYIV – The presidents of the four four countries are serious in their intent. dance career in Ukraine and continued it while she continued to perform highly suc- states of the former Soviet Union that “I am sure that the implementation of in Europe and North America. During cessful solo recitals in the United States, intend to form a common market, includ- the first phase in the creation of the SES four decades of work as a choreographer Canada, Europe and Central America. ing Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma, will become a litmus test to show the and dance instructor, she popularized She married the noted bass-baritone expressed satisfaction on May 24 with parties’ real preparedness and the will to Ukainian folk dance. She directed George Bohachewsky in 1963; the couple the pace at which the new economic ties go further than political declarations Ukrainian folk dance ensembles in the tri- eventually had two children, Ania and Boris. are developing. However, little was said towards a higher quality of economic state, New York-New Jersey-Connecticut In 1963, Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky estab- about the timetable for the implementa- cooperation,” Mr. Kuchma commented. tion of a free-trade zone, which Ukraine area, and her students over the past 40 lished her own school of ballet and dance. However, during the three-day summit years numbered in the thousands. considers the keystone in the develop- Fifteen years later she founded Syzokryli, almost no one at any level was ready to She was known especially for her cho- ment of the trade partnership. which evolved into a troupe of advanced agree that the free-trade zone would not reography of regional dances from Mr. Kuchma, speaking during a press dancers comprising her top students from include a major list of excepted goods, Ukraine, as well as for her stylized char- conference in Yalta at the end of a special her various dance studios – many of them enumerations that have dislodged earlier acter dances and interpretive numbers three-day summit on the Single college students and young professionals. efforts between Russia and Ukraine to that drew upon Ukrainian dance forms, Economic Space (SES) agreement, said The ensemble has performed extensively develop a free trade zone, most often pre- classical ballet and modern dance. now that the Parliaments of Ukraine, throughout the United States, at concert ven- sented by the Moscow side. Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky was born on Russia, Belarus and Kazakstan had rati- ues in New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Interfax-Ukraine reported on May 24 March 3, 1927, in Peremyshl (today part fied the document, it was time to prepare and Newark, N.J., and in 1992 concluded a that one Russian source said that while of Poland) in Ukraine’s Halychyna the legal framework. critically acclaimed tour of Ukraine, per- there is a possibility that a free trade zone region, and was reared in Lviv. “This will undoubtedly be a compli- forming at the opera houses of major cities. agreement could be signed this year, it She studied dance in Lviv and Vienna, cated process, but it is very important,” Since the mid-1970s Ms. Pryma- would most likely include some excep- graduating with high honors from the explained Mr. Kuchma in opening the Bohachevsky also directed successful tions and limits as to certain products. Vienna Academy of Music and Performing third day of the summit, a meeting of the and highly popular dance camps and In the past Russia has maintained that Arts, and was a member of the corps de four heads of state, held at the historic dance workshops at the Verkhovyna and oil and gas should not be part of a free ballet in the Lviv Opera Theater in 1939- Livadia Palace. Soyuzivka resorts in New York state. trade zone agreement. On May 22, dur- 1944, becoming its youngest soloist at age He said that experts were working on As a dancer Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky ing a press conference after a ministerial- 14. She was prima ballerina with the some 80 international documents that performed throughout the world, includ- level meeting at the Yalta summit, Innsbruck Theater in Austria in 1947-1949, would be required to make the Single ing in New York, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Ukraine’s First Vice Prime Minister and afterwards performed in Canada, Economic Space a reality. Many of them where she was a guest artist with the (Continued on page 15) would need parliamentary approval. (Continued on page 23) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Summit on Single Economic Space Deputy says West sponsors opposition 27. No press events were scheduled during the visit. Also in Ukraine is Congressman produces little of substance KYIV – Communist Party legislator Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.), president of the Valerii Mishura told the Verkhovna Rada NATO Parliamentary Assembly. He also is by Jan Maksymiuk need to prepare 61 draft accords and on May 21 that Western organizations and chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe RFE/RL Newsline some 50 normative acts that could give funds – primarily in the United States and of the U.S. House of Representatives. His some shape to the hitherto amorphous Germany – finance non-governmental The presidents of Russia, Ukraine, visit has been arranged under the auspices SES idea. These documents are to be organizations (NGO) in Ukraine in an of the Verkhovna Rada. (Embassy of the Belarus and Kazakstan – Vladimir Putin, effort to interfere in the country’s political viewed by the four presidents at their United States) Leonid Kuchma, Alyaksandr subsequent summit, in September in situation and help Our Ukraine leader Lukashenka, and Nursultan Nazarbaev, Astana. “Each should lose something in Viktor Yushchenko win the upcoming Tymoshenko charged with bribery respectively – gathered in the Ukrainian order to find something else at the end of presidential elections, UNIAN reported. sea resort of Yalta on May 23-24 to dis- KYIV – The Procurator General’s Office the road,” President Kuchma reportedly “The president of Ukraine, his administra- cuss further moves in developing the has instituted criminal proceedings against said in summing up the Yalta summit on tion [and] the Internal Affairs Ministry Single Economic Space (SES), the body lawmaker Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the May 24. should inform the international community they created in September 2003. eponymous opposition bloc, on charges of However, what specifically should be about the actual situation in the country The agreement on the SES commits attempting to bribe a judge following a lost and/or found by the SES signatories and resolutely resist attempts by foreign the signatories to establishing a free- complaint from Volodymyr Borovko, remains unclear. The presidents in Yalta embassies and organizations to meddle in trade zone and a customs alliance as well our domestic affairs, dictate humiliating Ukrainian media reported on May 20. as ensuring free movement of commodi- seemed to disagree as regards SES priori- Earlier that week Mr. Borovko said that Ms. ties. Mr. Putin said the first package of conditions, and influence decision making ties, labor, services and capital between via organizations sponsored from abroad,” Tymoshenko had given him $125,000 to the four countries. It also calls for a high documents to make the SES a reality give to the judge in order to influence the may be signed in 2005 or early 2006. Mr. Mishura said. Another Communist level of political coordination of eco- Party lawmaker, Yurii Solomatin, proposed court’s decision and release her former According to him, this package should nomic and financial policies of the four that the government ban all Ukrainian business partners from custody. Mr. include accords on the harmonization of states. NGOs whose operations are supported by Borovko said the partners included foreign trade, the introduction of com- The Yalta meeting, apart from the reit- foreign grants. (RFE/RL Newsline) Hennadii Tymoshenko (her father-in-law) erated declaration of the four leaders to mon customs tariffs and the creation of and Antonina Boliura, former executives at pursue closer integration within the SES the same competition environment for Journalist arrested in Mukachiv the Unified Energy Systems, which Ms. framework, has brought little substance. businesses of the four countries. The Tymoshenko headed in 1996-1997. Mr. Russian president also stressed the need MUKACHIV – Journalist Kostiantyn The presidents agreed that, in order to Sydorenko, who monitored the controver- Borovko claimed he failed to fulfill Ms. proceed with further integration, experts to set up a supranational “regulatory Tymoshenko’s request and that she is now body” for pursuing SES policies. sial mayoral election in Mukachiv on April 18, has been arrested on suspicion threatening him and demanding the money Ukraine insists that the formation of back. Ms. Tymoshenko has denied the Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus and the SES should be started from the cre- of possessing explosives, the Ukrainska Ukraine specialist on the staff of RFE/RL Pravda website reported on May 22. Mr. accusations as “totally wrong” and provoca- Newsline. (Continued on page 18) Sydorenko was reportedly told to visit the tive. On May 20 police reportedly arrested Mukachiv police station to retrieve a Ms. Boliura, who was hospitalized, and video camera that was stolen from him a took her into custody. (RFE/RL Newsline) few days earlier. “However, on his way to Kuchma orders payment of wage arrears Will Ukraine’s president run again? the police station, policemen detained Mr. Sydorenko, knocking him down on to the KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has by Roman Kupchinsky been the opposition that tried to falsify road. Suddenly a package in which the instructed the government and oblast chair- RFE/RL Newsline voting records in Mukachiv. policemen found, quite by chance, three man to pay all wage arrears by the end of A second indication that President explosive devices [that] appeared out of this year, Interfax reported on May 20. The Despite recent statements by President Kuchma might run for a new term is the the blue beside Sydorenko,” the website total sum of overdue wages in Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma suggesting that he has more recent scandal involving the criminal reported, quoting a press release by the according to Mr. Kuchma, is 2.2 billion hrv no intention of running for a third term as past of presidential hopeful Viktor press service of Our Ukraine’s local head- ($413 million U.S.). (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukraine’s president in the October 31 Yanukovych, the current prime minister. As election, signs are emerging that this quarters in Mukachiv. Mr. Sydorenko has a young man, Mr. Yanukovych was twice reportedly rejected the accusations, saying Rada rejects five motions re Iraq might not be the case. sentenced to short prison terms for assault. On May 14, Interfax-Ukraine reported he was not carrying anything on his way KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on May These facts were already a matter of public to the police station. (RFE/RL Newsline) that Mr. Kuchma ordered Vasyl Baziv, record when Mr. Yanukovych was nomi- 19 rejected five draft resolutions calling for deputy head of his administration, to hold nated as prime minister, but they resurfaced U.S. congressmen visit Ukraine the pullout of the Ukrainian military contin- weekly press briefings about the presi- in conjunction with the announcement that gent from Iraq, Ukrainian media reported. dent’s activities. Such meetings had been he was the presumed “presidential candi- KYIV – Seven members of the U.S. None of the resolutions was supported by halted in late 2000. “Lately the political date of the parliamentary majority.” Congress are in Ukraine to meet with gov- more than 160 votes, while 226 votes were situation in the state has become tense,” Some opposition leaders have ques- ernment and political officials. The mem- needed for approval. The voting followed a Mr. Baziv told the media, according to tioned the wisdom of promoting a former bers, all U.S. delegates to the NATO closed-door debate on the situation in Iraq. Interfax. “We’re on the eve of the election convict as president. Parliamentary Assembly, are Mike Bilirakis National Security and Defense Council campaign and during the election cam- What is more intriguing is that some (R-Fla.), Congressman Joel Hefley (R- Secretary Volodymyr Radchenko and Colo.), Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio), John Tanner paign informing the public must be more media in Ukraine have given this charge Security Service of Ukraine Deputy Chief (D-Tenn.), Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.), John intense than under ‘peaceful’ conditions.” such wide coverage. Some observers point Yurii Zemlianskyi reportedly told lawmak- Boozman (R-Ark.) and Tom Udall (D- Others believe the resumption of out that – had it wanted to prevent this type ers during the debate that there is a threat of N.M.) During their meetings with govern- weekly briefings is meant to grant the of damaging debate about its “candidate” – terrorist acts within Ukraine in connection ment officials and political party representa- president more pre-election exposure the presidential administration could have with the presence of Ukrainian soldiers in tives, the congressmen will discuss NATO than he already receives. easily prevented the media from doing so. Iraq. On May 20 lawmakers from the and bilateral issues. They arrived Monday, Mr. Baziv’s reference to a “tense” situ- Yet it did the opposite, effectively giving May 24, and were to depart Thursday, May (Continued on page 20) ation in the country presumably pertains the charges wider publicity. to events surrounding a local election in A third indication of Mr. Kuchma’s March in j20the city of Mukachiv, where aspirations for a new term is that many thugs threatened voters, destroyed prop- leading members of the presidential FOUNDED 1933 erty, and allegedly falsified voting majority in the Verkhovna Rada have dis- records. tanced themselves from Mr. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Eyewitness reports by election TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Yanukovych’s selection as their candi- observers subsequently claimed that the a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 3 Elections in Mukachiv cause Congressional hearing focuses on Ukraine and U.S. interests by Serhiy Zhykharev out that Ukraine’s economy has made a in improving its export control system. for concern about transparency Ukrainian National Information Service remarkable turnaround since independ- In a question related to U.S.-Ukrainian ence, yet issues of concern such as demo- relations, Rep. Wexler inquired, “How the WASHINGTON – The House of cratic initiatives need to be bolstered. U.S. may maximize its ability to assist in Ukrainian elections Representatives International Relations The first witness to appear before the Ukraine?” Mr. Pifer responded that, Committee (HIRC), European panel was Deputy Assistant Secretary of through diplomatic engagement, the by Orysia Kulick Subcommittee, on May 12 held a special State for European and Eurasian Affairs United States can see success in Ukraine hearing titled “The Future of Ukraine and MUKACHIV, Ukraine – The mayoral Steven Pifer, former U.S. ambassador to as in the growth of Ukraine’s civil society. U.S. Interests.” by-elections of April 18 in Mukachiv, on Ukraine in 1998-2000. Having submitted The next set of witnesses included Dr. In opening the proceedings European the western border of Ukraine near his official testimony into the record, Mr. Anders Aslund, director, Russian and Subcommittee Chairman Doug Bereuter (R- Hungary, were hailed as a litmus test for Pifer provided brief opening statements Eurasian Program at the Carnegie Neb.), mentioned the strategic positioning of the state of democracy in Ukraine, as well Endowment for International Peace, and Ukraine, especially in light of the recent before accepting questions from the con- as an indicator of what to expect during Dr. Nadia Diuk, Director, Central Europe enlargements of NATO and the European gressional panel. the upcoming presidential elections this and Eurasia, at the National Endowment Union (EU) on Ukraine’s westernmost bor- “Ukraine is a stable independent demo- October. What happened in this city of for Democracy (NED). der. Acknowledging Ukraine’s great impor- cratic state, which has achieved impressive 90,000 presents significant concerns Known for his economic analysis of tance to U.S. foreign policy, Rep. Bereuter accomplishments such as denuclearization about the transparency, validity and con- many Central and East European coun- clearly stated that “U.S. policy must remain and impressive economic growth,” he said. duct of any and all elections in Ukraine. tries, Dr. Aslund emphasized that focused on promoting and strengthening a He added that Ukraine had problems on As an international observer from the “Ukraine needs to join the WTO (World stable, democratic and prosperous Ukraine, the democraticization front, but acknowl- Ukrainian Congress Committee of Trade Organization), and this needs to be more closely integrated into European and edged the need to improve relations America accredited by the Central the focus [of the government’s activi- Euro-Atlantic structures.” between Ukraine and the United States. Election Commission, I witnessed journal- ties].” Referring to the recent vote in Many aspects of the congressional During the question and answer period, ists being barred access to sites and meet- Ukraine’s Parliament ratifying the Single hearing centered on Ukraine’s upcoming Chairman Bereuter questioned witnesses ings related to the election. There also was Economic Space treaty, Dr. Aslund down- presidential election on October 31. about press freedom in Ukraine (and harassment of voters and election commit- played its significance as “minimal.” Chairman Bereuter raised this concern in attempts at intimidation), as well as tee members reportedly by criminal ele- Ukraine’s record on non-proliferation of He pointed out that the stakes for his opening statement noting that “the Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election ments, brawls, the physical expulsion of weapons. “If Ukraine wishes to be seen as Congress, like the Bush administration, are high, while the resources to be used deputies, observers and journalists from a normal European state,” Mr. Bereuter has made the presidential election a litmus are enormous – ranging between $200 polling stations – and ultimately the out- responded, “then a free democratic press is test of Ukraine’s commitment to democra- million and $300 million. Continuing on right falsification of the election results. key.” He stated that there is a distinction in cy. Several high-level officials of the the theme of the elections, Dr. Aslund Ukraine between the print and TV media, The trouble starts administration, such as Assistant Secretary emphasized that “Russia will be a key [Richard] Armitage, have recently visited as major TV networks are controlled by a At the door of each polling station stood player in Ukraine [for the elections].” He Kyiv and have tried to stress the impor- small group of individuals, while new print anywhere from five to 10 young men concluded his remarks by underscoring tance of free and fair elections.” represents the entire spectrum. dressed in black leather jackets with close- that integration with the West should be a Adding to open comments was Rep. As for non-proliferation, Mr. Pifer ly cropped hair. These “bratky” or “brato- priority for the Ukrainian government. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.), ranking democ- acknowledged Ukraine’s good success rate holovky,” are widely considered to be The last witness to testify before the rat on the House International Relations in denuclearization, but commented that the linked with criminal gangs; rumors circu- European Subcommittee, who pointed United States is presently assisting Ukraine (Continued on page 23) lated that a number of them were brought in from various parts of Ukraine, specifi- cally for the purpose of intimidation. Just after 9:30 a.m., I witnessed two Two Ukrainian sailors still in Iraqi prison young observers being physically thrown out of polling station No. 9. A group of by Askold Krushelnycky time because of continued fighting for older people,” Mr. Lubkivskyi contin- five observers from the NGO Pora RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report between coalition forces and Iraqi insur- ued. “There are 56 people in that cell – Holosuvaty (Time to Vote) entered the gents. you can imagine they all sleep on mat- Last summer the Navstar-1, a facility, and questions immediately arose At the end of April the Ukrainian tresses on the floor next to one another. Panamanian-flagged vessel belonging to about the validity of their credentials and ombudsman for human rights, Nina Therefore, conditions are not straightfor- a United Arab Emirates company, was their right to observe. By law, journalists Karpachova, asked U.S. Ambassador to ward even from the point of view of their detained off the southern coast of Iraq. Its and observers have the right to be present Ukraine John Herbst, for his country’s accommodation. Even though from the Ukrainian crew was arrested and charged at any site and meeting that relates to the diplomatic support to enable Ukrainian point of view of food, the information we with smuggling Iraqi oil from the port of election, including polling stations, the diplomats to visit the two sailors and get is that they receive food regularly and Umm Qasr. territorial electoral commission and the assess their conditions. Ms. Karpachova there are no complaints on that count.” Most of the crew was eventually courts. However, there is also a process reiterated her call last week after the Mr. Lubkivskyi said that the health of released. But the ship’s captain and sec- of accreditation that must be fulfilled and abuse photos from Abu Ghraib were the two men is poor. The ministry ond in command, Mykola Mazurenko proper identification must be provided by aired. She said she “could not exclude spokesman said Captain Mazurenko, who and Ivan Soschenko, respectively, were the journalists and observers. The misun- absolutely” that the two Ukrainians were is 66, is at particular risk because he suf- derstanding between the members of the brought to trial. The two men denied not being subjected to similar treatment. knowing that the 1,100 tons of oil aboard fers from diabetes, but reportedly is able election commission and these observers Patricia Guy, a spokeswoman for the to receive medicine only when his symp- quickly escalated and began disrupting the Navstar-1 were banned for export. U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, said Embassy offi- But in October 2003, an Iraqi court sen- toms become acute. “The state of their the voting process in the room. cials were looking into the matter. “We health in these conditions and the under- The observers were accused of agita- tenced the men to seven years in jail and have seen the letter from ombudswoman fined them $1.2 million each. standable stress they are undergoing tion, forcibly pushed out of the room and Karpachova about the Navstar crewmen, causes us concern,” he said. pinned to the wall in the corridor by 15-20 Since then, Messrs. Mazurenko and and we are inquiring into the situation of Soschenko – both in their 60s and suffer- “They do not have regular contact “bratkys.” Five of them cornered the the Ukrainian seamen,” Ms. Guy said. with doctors. Doctors have restricted ing from poor health – have been lan- Ms. Guy said the U.S. government youngest member of the group, who was access to the prison. Therefore, we are guishing in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison condemned the way some of its soldiers not only punched in one kidney but was troubled by this situation and we have complex. Infamous under Iraqi leader had treated the Iraqi prisoners, but she ultimately thrown down two flights of called the attention of both the Iraqi tran- stairs and out the building. He then was Saddam Hussein as a place where oppo- said the situation of the two sailors was sitional government and the effective kicked from behind in the Achilles’ heel of nents of the regime were routinely tor- different. “We have no information sug- [U.S.] authorities to the situation of our his left foot. While he was hauled to the tured and murdered, Abu Ghraib is at the gesting that the crewmen are not receiv- sailors,” he noted. hospital with severe bruising of internal heart of a new controversy involving ing proper care. If we were to receive Mr. Lubkivskyi said the two men, who organs, the conflict continued outside the abuse of Iraqi detainees by U.S. forces. such information, we would address building. A national deputy with a camera The recent publication of photographs these concerns with the appropriate are awaiting a second appeal of their sen- to document the events arrived, and there detailing the abuses has outraged the authorities,” she added. tence, have become a top priority for the was an attempt to seize his camera. Arab world and put the United States on Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry Foreign Affairs Ministry. He said I moved on to polling station No. 32, the defensive. It has also alarmed the spokesman Markian Lubkivskyi said the Ukraine, which is contributing 1,650 where there were more confrontations and families of the two Ukrainian detainees U.S. military on May 2 allowed troops in Iraq, hopes the United States violence. Here there were attempts to and raised questions in Kyiv about how Ukrainian diplomats to visit Messrs. will lend its weight to help the two throw out not only an observer, but also the the men are being treated. Mazurenko and Soschenko, who were sailors in their forthcoming appeal. national deputy from Our Ukraine Borys The Ukrainian prisoners’ wives told deemed to be in satisfactory condition. “The Iraqi courts will have the last RFE/RL they have been unable to speak “According to the information that our word. But at the same time, we rely on (Continued on page 4) to their husbands by phone since diplomats got directly from the Ukrainian the support of the Americans as our part- February. Mrs. Mazurenko said her hus- sailors, there are no complaints about the ners in the coalition. I think that they are Orysia Kulick is a graduate student at band had complained of a sinister atmos- behavior towards them of other prisoners listened to, and their role and their influ- the University of Michigan who is working phere at Abu Ghraib, saying he was being or the guards,” Mr. Lubkivskyi said. ence will not be the least important factor toward a dual master’s degree in Russian held in cramped conditions and that He said the two sailors had been trans- in the resolution of this issue,” he said. and East European studies and public poli- prison guards had attacked some ferred to slightly better conditions than Mr. Lubkivskyi commented that he hopes cy. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to detainees. the ones they were initially held in. that, even if the appeal is unsuccessful, a Ukraine this year to follow election A spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign However, he said the conditions were deal can be worked out to allow the two processes and the role of students and Affairs Ministry said diplomats had not still extremely grim. “Mazurenko and sailors to serve their prison sentences in younger people in those processes. been able to visit the two men for some Soschenko have been transferred to a cell Ukraine. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

8-foot-4-inch Leonid Stadnik sees glimmer of hope for his future by Anna Ketz PODOLIANTSI, Ukraine – His life now has two parts: before and after. Before there was despair. Now there is a glimmer of hope. The fate of Leonid Stadnik, an 8-foot-4-inch tall resident of the tiny village of Podoliantsi in Ukraine’s northwestern Zhytomyr Oblast, has dramatically changed since journalists discovered his plight less than a month ago. “My height was God’s penalty, my life had no sense,” he asserted in explaining his situation until now. Today he is 33 and still growing. As a youth, Leonid had enjoyed good health, but when he was 14, he under- went brain surgery. Experts believe it stimulated his pituitary gland, which has produced much higher than normal levels of growth hormone ever since. But he never visited a doctor after he began to grow because as he described it, for all practical purposes he became chained to his home village as he grew taller and taller and taller. “Taking a bus for me is the same as getting into a car’s trunk for a normal person,” explained Mr. Stadiuk. He once went to Zhytomyr to participate in the tallest man contest, which he easily won. It only drove him to despair. “They looked at me as if I were a clown. I wished I could disappear,” he said. His gigantism has caused other problems as well. He weighs 440 pounds, which puts a huge strain on his legs. He has had problems recovering from a recently AP/Efrem Lukatsky broken leg. He also suffers from recurring pain in his Leonid Stadnik stands next to a door as his mother, Halyna, left, looks on in the village of Podoliantsi in knees. “My tendons don’t keep pace with my rapidly Ukraine's northwestern Zhytomyr region. growing bone tissue,” he explained. Things have begun to change quickly for Mr. Stadnik news. “I never expected that my dreams might come said that Mr. Stadnik’s story had “captured my heart.” since the news of the giant from Ukraine hit the interna- true one day,” he commented. Being more than eight feet tall is no easy task. Mr. tional news wires. After journalists’ reports reached a The stories of Mr. Stadnik’s plight have brought sym- Stadnik sleeps on two beds joined lengthwise. He moves specialized institute in Germany, it expressed a willing- pathetic responses even from the Ukrainian diaspora. in a crouch through the small one-story house that he ness to treat the Ukrainian citizen cost-free. “I feel like I should go to Ukraine to help Leonid,” shares with his mother, Halyna. His fingers are so large Mr. Stadnik, whose bashful and reticent personality said Len Wasylyk, a Ukrainian from Toronto who e- that he couldn’t manage to press the buttons on a journal- belies his overbearing physical appearance, looked mailed this reporter. Mr. Wasylyk, whose grandparents rather more embarrassed than happy when told the emigrated to Canada at the beginning of the last century (Continued on page 14)

doorway. The 10 unarmed policemen pres- March 15 to ban law enforcement agencies occurred when the reporters tried to meet Elections in Mukachiv... ent quickly erected a barricade of chairs and from reviewing the financial records and with local officials to cover the by-election. (Continued from page 3) five small tables to the doorless entrance to licensing agreements of the mass media The closure of M-Studio, a popular and Bezpalyj, who was monitoring the station. the room. These were insufficient and as the was followed by a similar resolution in the reportedly oppositional television station Deputies are allowed to be present without bratky threatened to break through this Verkhovna Rada, reported the UNIAN is widely considered to be a politicized question, however, challenges arose regard- makeshift barricade the policemen started news service. Both were widely perceived decision. M-Studio’s transmission was ing the credentials of one observer with a throwing chairs at them. Deputy Polischuk as a positive step in the right direction, but suspended on March 12 and it has since camera, who was reportedly asked to leave apparently tried to stop them in the hallway many still question whether the political been barred access from City Council ses- after capturing one unwilling individual on and was beaten as a result. will exists to uphold these decisions, which sions that discussed the upcoming by- film. He claims to have hidden behind The protocol from polling station No. are not legally binding, and whether they election, IMI reported. The Mukachiv city National Deputy Yevhen Chervonenko 3 was ultimately signed and delivered to will significantly improve the media cli- government claims that M-Studio’s taxes from Our Ukraine and amidst the chaos all the territorial election commission. mate before the pre-election campaign. are in arrears and that its insolvency observers were asked to leave. However, results from stations 7, 14, 26 Yurii Yakymenko of the Razumkov means that it essentially does not exist. By 8 p.m. the polls were closed, and I and 32, among others, were either not Center, a Kyiv-based think-tank, noted that Oleksander Chernenko of CVU notes arrived at polling station No. 3 to observe delivered or disappeared in transit. “it goes without saying, that the issuance that it is possible to agree with this logic to a point, but that radio stations in similar sit- the counting of votes because an observer The results are announced of these normative acts is positive. Their from the Committee of Voters of Ukraine implementation with regard to mass media, uations in Zakarpattia continue to operate – was thrown out earlier in the day. Polling Early Monday morning around 4:30 a.m. especially oppositional media, is another “only M-Studio was shut down,” he noted. station No. 3 was one of several (also 1 the territorial election commission issue entirely.” In order for these acts to The pre-election campaign has become and 15) in a wider “pogrom” of breaking announced that Ernest Nuser of the Social have an effect, he added, “There needs to absolutely lawless and so sharp that “any into polling stations reportedly to steal Democratic Party-United had defeated really be a logical legal approach in set- laws and legislative acts are no longer paid the ballots and intimidate the voting com- Viktor Baloha of Our Ukraine by a margin tling these kinds of questions. The political attention to.” Mr. Chernenko said he mittees in order to falsify the results. of roughly 5,000 votes. These numbers will necessary to uphold laws and norma- “would not be surprised if M-Studio was were entirely contrary to what exit pollsters tive acts equally with respect to all political closed without any warning and without an The violence continues from the Razumkov Center, Democratic forces and mass media orientations is key.” explanation. The main goal here was not to At around 10:45 p.m. the first wave of Initiatives and Socis-Gallup, observers and The Committee of Voters of Ukraine give people information from this channel. five to 10 bratky arrived at polling station national deputies had been reporting (CVU) also welcomed the declared morato- For these reasons, one can talk with relative No. 3. The doors had been locked at 8 p.m., throughout the day. Deputies from Our rium as “an attractive gesture by the presi- certainty about an order from someone.” when the counting began, however those of Ukraine and their supporters organized an dent, who is trying to demonstrate, domesti- When asked about the closure of M- us inside noted more bratky were arriving impromptu demonstration at the doors of cally and internationally, his commitment to Studio, Mykola Veresen, a well-known in several waves. By midnight it was clear the territorial election commission to protest engage more positively with mass media.” journalist stated, “The situation in that a significant number of them had gath- the results, but their efforts proved fruitless. On the other hand, Oleksander Chernenko, Mukachiv is marasmic because everything ered around the building, which heightened Some 10,000 people took part in an CVU’s press secretary, noted that “many that is happening there from beginning to the tension in the room. The police captain unauthorized rally in Mukachiv on April key mass media outlets, who articulate their end has an unpleasant odor. I would not made no less than three calls to headquar- 21 to support the Our Ukraine mayoral own independent positions, have already direct attention solely to the media climate. ters to ask for back-up, which arrived just candidate, Mr. Baloha, who, according to faced considerable pressures. Shutting down Everything in Mukachiv, from the courts to as the bratky stormed the building. National the opposition, was robbed of a decisive one radio station appears to have been rela- the election committees, is a barrier not an Deputy Mykola Polischuk of Our Ukraine victory in the April 18 election. tively easy, in fact, four or five stations were advancement. There is a colossal battle for deprived of their listeners. Unfortunately, power taking place, which on the watch of was reported to have made a similar call. A postscript: media moratorium Just after midnight the committee had this moratorium is not a 100 percent guaran- this government has not been fair.” paused to take a short break before signing Despite the recently declared moratori- tee that independent mass media will not Mukachiv is the most recent example of the protocol with the official results. um on investigations of Ukrainian media continue to be targeted.” declining press freedoms in Ukraine, and the Immediately afterwards, there was the outlets, concerns over press freedoms in Recent events in Mukachiv illustrate the most pressing given the mayoral by-elec- sound of something shattering below – Ukraine have not abated. Recent events in cause of continuing concern over press tions (which took place on April 18). The everyone in the room knew the bratky had the city of Mukachiv suggest that problems freedoms in Ukraine. On March 23, case of Mukachiv illustrates that, even if the broken into the building and were heading facing journalists extend well beyond dis- Volodymyr Aryev and Oleksander Pronine moratorium on investigations of mass media for the second floor, where the counting had ruptive financial audits and licensing of Channel 5 were barred from access to a takes root, the possibility to bar or limit been taking place. The committee and investigations, including barred entry, petty local administrative building and now face access to information still needs to be observers scattered and gathered in the cor- harassment and limited access to sources. charges of hooliganism, the Ukrainian addressed. Moreover, the even-handed appli- ner of the room farthest away from the President Leonid Kuchma’s decision on Institute of Mass Information reported. This cation of the moratorium remains to be seen. No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 5

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UNA Executive Committee meeting reviews 2003 operations by Christine E. Kozak support of insurance operations, the UNA members and the Ukrainian community the employed at the UNA Home Office prior to UNA National Secretary will not survive. services and benefits it has provided in the her election to the General Assembly. Mrs. The UNA as a fraternal organization past and provide new benefits for the future. Bachynsky is also secretary of Branch 184 PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Executive offers its members various member bene- Once again we must sell, sell, sell. and chairperson of the New York Districts; Committee of the Ukrainian National fits. Following are the benefit costs for the The president went on to note that UNA she will remain at those positions. Association met on Friday, March 26, here report period: UNA subsidy of Soyuzivka, publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Ms. Lysko reported on her work with the at the UNA Corporate Headquarters. All $388,000; UNA subsidy of publications, Weekly, have also improved their bottom Embassy of Ukraine in Washington and committee members were present: Stefan $180,000; premiums paid for 79-year-olds, lines. In comparing year-end 2002 with Soyuzivka regarding the Soyuzivka Kaczaraj, president; Martha Lysko, first $122,000; scholarships, $20,000. Thus, the year-end 2003, both publications have Adoptive Parents weekend scheduled for vice-president; Eugene Iwanciw, second total cost of fraternal benefits in 2003 was increased their net income by $72,000. This June 18-20. The UNA and the Embassy of vice-president; Al Kachkowski, director for Ukraine are co-sponsoring this event for the Canada; Christine E. Kozak, national secre- $710,000, the president noted. is an improvement of approximately 28 per- The Ukrainian National Urban Renewal cent. However, there still is a high deficit, very first time. Families of children who tary; and Roma Lisovich, treasurer. were adopted from Ukraine will be treated Representing the UNA Auditing Committee Corp. for this report period had a profit of he added. $211,000, which helped boost the UNA’s Both publications lost subscribers. to a Ukrainian weekend at the UNA resort. was Yaroslav Zaviysky. The goal is to introduce the adoptive President Kaczaraj began the meeting surplus to $463,000. Svoboda lost 291 subscribers or 4.3 percent, Soyuzivka has had a slight improvement and The Ukrainian Weekly lost 114 sub- parents to Ukraine’s rich culture and her- with a summary of the UNA’s statement of itage, so they can pass on to their chil- operations for the year ending December for the report period. In comparing 2002 to scribers or 1.8 percent. In 2002 Svoboda 2003, the previous year had a net loss of lost 5.4 percent of its subscribers, while The dren the richness of Ukrainian traditions. 31, 2003. The year 2003 was both positive It is also the goal of the weekend for the and negative, he said. The negative news: $721,000, whereas in the year ending Weekly lost 4.51 percent. The trend of sub- December 31, 2003, Soyuzivka’s net loss scription losses is slowly declining but in parents to see what Soyuzivka has to the UNA had a net loss from insurance offer in children’s camps, summer activi- operations in the amount to $46,000; this was $388,000. One positive factor for the end subscriptions have to increase in Soyuzivka was the increase in room rev- order to sustain both newspapers, Mr. ties for families, etc., and to showcase does not include the UNA’s cost of fraternal Soyuzivka as a cultural heritage center, benefits. The positive news: the UNA’s sur- enue from $388,000 for 2002 to $490,000 Kaczaraj stated. for 2003 – an increase of over $102,000, or The UNA received a letter of resignation the culture of Ukraine, it’s people and the plus increased by $463,000. The downside diaspora. 26 percent. Soyuzivka, as a fraternal benefit from Advisor Barbara Bachynsky effective of this increase, unfortunately, is not due to The UNA as a sales organization has and as a community cultural center is in immediately. In accordance with the num- operations, but due to the Canadian dollar always supported its professional sales force need of much community support if it is to ber of votes received at the 2002 conven- and the slight recovery of the stock market. by publishing their business cards as adver- stand on its own, the president added. tion, Gloria Horbaty, secretary of Branch One immediate answer for increasing the tisements in both UNA publications. It was The UNA is moving in the right direction, 414, Connecticut district, will replace Mrs. UNA’s surplus from operations is for branch suggested that should a salesperson not pro- secretaries, organizers and professional but we must do better, Mr. Kaczaraj contin- Bachynsky on the UNA General Assembly. duce one new member in a year, his/her ad sales persons to sell, sell, sell, said Mr. ued. The point is that we must do better than The UNA executives expressed thanks to should be pulled from both publications. Kaczaraj. The UNA must continue selling we did last year. If we could accomplish this, Mrs. Bachynsky for all the years she has life insurance and annuities, for without the the UNA will be better able to provide its been with the UNA. Mrs. Bachynsky was (Continued on page 19)

Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history A special yearlong feature focusing on the history of the Ukrainian National Association.

Newark, N.J., was the venue for the 17th Convention of the Ukrainian National Association, which took place on May 13-18, 1929, with 330 delegates participating. Reports at the convention showed yet another increase in member- ship: since 1925 the UNA had enrolled 6,831 more members. Assets now amounted to $2,196,884.17. It was also reported that a new building had been constructed in

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NEWS AND VIEWS HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T U W Ukrainianizing Ukraine Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, 1927-2004 by James Mace to restore the national language to the place it would have been in had the This week the Ukrainian community was saddened to hear of the passing of The article below was published in the external pressure on it not occurred. Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, the doyenne of Ukrainian dance, who left us at age 77. Kyiv-based newspaper Den (The Day) on Quebec has been a bit more successful A prima ballerina who began her career in her native Ukraine, she performed in April 27. It was Dr. James E. Mace’s last than Ireland. the cultural capitals of the world, in cities throughout Europe, the United States, published article and is emblematic of We also have the fact that many Canada and even Central America. Hers was a special gift – one that she shared the topics addressed by the late scholar Russians consider the Ukrainian lan- with appreciative audiences in countless venues, as a recent glance at our files of and publicist in his commentaries for guage a form of Russian corrupted by news clippings revealed. She chose to share that gift with the next generation when Den. Polish (try to read the chancellery she established her School of Ballet and Ukrainian Dance in 1963. Thus, she devot- One can only receive with amusement Russian from the time of Ivan the ed herself to teaching for the next 40 years. Terrible, and you might find that the Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky saw many an SRO audience in her day – both as a the recent protest from the Russian State Duma that radio and television broad- roots of Russian are a bit different from soloist and as a teacher. Our arts correspondent Helen Smindak wrote in one of her those of Ukrainian), that Russian history features about the famed choreographer and artistic director: “Ms. Pryma- casting in Ukraine should be in Ukrainian, if only with subtitles if need began in Kyiv (you can begin your histo- Bohachevsky has skillfully woven Ukrainian culture with classical ballet to create ry wherever you want, because you are an originally exquisite, stylized ethnic art of dance.” The kaleidoscope of her chore- be. projecting later concepts onto times, ography, as Ms. Smindak described it, encompassed full-length ballets and topical First of all, one doubts how well this places and peoples, to which they were dances, including many on historic themes. will be carried out. Quality programming completely foreign, but I would recom- Older generations no doubt remember the stunning young dancer’s solo recitals in in Ukrainian does not exist as yet, and mend reading A. E. Presniakov, which she told her audiences about Ukraine and its culture through dance. Her New translating Hollywood movies into York debut was on March 26, 1961, at Town Hall, where she performed a recital Ukrainian is likely to be of benefit only “Obrazovanie Velikorusskogo billed as “Dances and Characters of Ukraine.” Writing in The Ukrainian Weekly, Lev to a limited number of translators. The Gosudarstva” (Petrograd, 1918, translat- Oleksandrovych noted: “Miss Pryma’s performance, comprising 10 different num- polls show that roughly half the popula- ed into English as The Making of the bers, each in a different and exquisite costume ... were extremely well-received by tion of Ukraine speaks Russian at home, Great Russian State) to see how it all got the audience. Virtually every number demanded a curtain call, and at intermission although it is a brand of Russian that our started there), and that this country really there seemed to be no end to flowers for the charming dancer.” friends from Russia often have trouble is part of Russia’s legitimate sphere of Many of us of the next generation remember Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s color- understanding, while the other half influence. The announced measures are ful and exuberant ballet productions – a treat for us when we were growing up. claims to speak Ukrainian, for many of really only an attempt to correct this. Among these were “Kvit Paporoti” (1970) and “Peer Gynt” (1973). It was special whom the brand of which is fairly far There are many Ukrainians who see to travel into New York with your parents for these shows. Plus, we got to see our removed from the literary language. things differently from our Russian friends performing on professional stages. How wonderful they looked in their Despite the best efforts of Ukrainian friends, and international relations is, elaborate costumes ... and how they danced! officialdom, this is probably not going to above all, the right to agree to disagree Not to be forgotten were the splendid performances of Pani Roma’s Syzokryli change significantly in the immediate about things from time to time. Ukraine troupe, composed of her advanced dancers. The Syzokryli revealed the richness of future. About the best we can hope for in has chosen to try to enter NATO and the Ukrainian folk dance by performing dances from all regions of Ukraine: the next few years is that most of those European Union as the best guarantee Poltavschyna, Hutsulschyna, Bukovyna, Volyn, Lemkivschyna and more, and they who claim to speak Ukrainian will actu- against those who think it really should presented the beauty, vitality and diversity of Ukrainian dance to Ukrainian and ally learn the language, that some of not be independent at all. After all, our non-Ukrainian audiences alike. those who speak Russian will get it in a Dutch friends have a language that some There were also the annual appearances of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s dance shape that our Russian friends can actual- other Europeans consider less than pleas- groups during the Ukrainian Festival presented on East Seventh Street by St. George ly understand them and learn some pas- ing to the ear, but nobody is prepared to Ukrainian Catholic Church. Sometimes it seemed her dancers were the entire show. sive command of Ukrainian, and at last prevent them from speaking it. Coming in all ages and sizes, from the tiniest 5-year-olds to high-school-age kids, there will be a larger space for the Ukraine’s duly elected representatives they made every parent, and Pani Roma, very proud of their accomplishments. Ukrainian language, literature, arts, and have decided to defend the Ukrainian From the Hopak and “Volynianka,” to “Fight for Freedom” and “Icon,” Ms. other culture in the broadest sense. language, and those who have been Pryma-Bohachevsky prided herself on always presenting Ukrainian culture on If, of course, the Russian Duma makes selected by the people to have the right the highest level. She was a professional and expected perfection from her stu- claims about the Russian language in to speak on behalf of the state deserve dents. In addition, she worked hard to prepare a corps of young instructors who Ukraine, Ukraine has every right to make their say. Europe has worked to create a today are continuing what she had begun back in 1963. similar claims on behalf of the estimated state of tolerance, where peoples and lan- This year Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky was to celebrate 40 years of teaching the 10 million Ukrainians living there. To my guages might differ, but all are united in art of dance to younger generations. In September the Ukrainian Institute of knowledge, Russia boasts a number of the common goal of making their indi- America was planning to present its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Ukrainian-language periodicals but no vidual national contributions to human her at a gala banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. In November schools to teach the younger generation civilization. There are strong measures her students of all ages are to appear at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in a how to read them. If Russia would like a on record about preserving the rights of special jubilee concert in tribute and thanks to their teacher and mentor. bilateral agreement on Russian- those who might speak another language Pani Roma has now passed on, but there is no doubt the show will go on. And Ukrainian bilingualism, this writer has or do other things differently. Ukraine Pani Roma’s legacy, as well as her dream of handing down the beauty of no doubt that Ukraine can provide the has decided that it wants to be part of Ukrainian dance to future generations, will live appropriate negotiators and hammer that community, and it has not only the something out. Fair is fair. right to make that decision: it was the The brutal fact is this: Ukraine has for right decision to make. June a very long time suffered from imperial Incidentally, Kyiv, which has perhaps Turning the pages back... policies designed to reduce the utility of the cheapest cable television in the the Ukrainian language in Ukraine and world, receives Russian Channel 1, so expand the range of Russian. Other those who want a Russian television 2 places – Ireland and Quebec come to show will not be left without something mind – have faced this problem and tried to watch. 1990 Fourteen years ago, on June 2, 1990, Lincoln Center’s famed Alice Tully Hall was the scene of a 25th anniversary tribute to Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, founder and director of reflected by the fact that whereas Russia the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky School of Dance. Correction is happily ruled by a career KGB officer, The afternoon program, dubbed a “Festival of Ukrainian Dance,” was held under The punctuation in one section of Dr. 60 percent of its population thinks Lenin the sponsorship of the Ukrainian National Association. It featured the Syzokryli Bohdan Vitvitsky’s speech at Columbia was a great leader, 45 percent of its pop- Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and students of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s dance school, University (May 23) rendered the text ulation thinks Stalin was a great leader, which by then had expanded to several branches in three states. improperly. The sentence should have and 30 percent of the Russian population A capacity audience filled Alice Tully Hall to see dances choreographed by Ms. read: would vote for Stalin if he were running Pryma-Bohachevsky, among them works marking historic anniversaries and tragic This is also not something that most for office, in Ukraine, by contrast, and events in Ukraine’s history, as well as Ukrainian folk dances from the Poltava, Hutsul, folks who studied the Soviet Union or despite all of the official and media Zakarpattia, Lemko and Volyn regions. now study post-Soviet countries seem hanky-panky directed at undermining his Master of ceremonies Ihor Rakowsky spoke of the great contributions of Ms. adequately to have understood and appre- candidacy, for the last two years a gen- Pryma-Bohachevsky to Ukrainian culture and noted that her cadres of young dancers, ciated, so there now seems little aware- uine democrat has continued to lead in knowingly or not, are in fact participating in the national reawakening that was then ness that perhaps something important is Ukraine’s presidential polls. taking place in Ukraine. At the conclusion of the program all the dancers gathered on stage to thank their teacher, choreographer and mentor for over 25 years of service in the cultural sphere of Ukrainian community life. Scores of bouquets of flowers were presented to Ms. Pryma- Bohachevsky from her students, fans and supporters, including the UNA, the Dumka HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Chorus and the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Philadelphia. VisitT ourU archive on theW Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ Source: “Festival of Ukrainian Dance pays tribute to Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky,” The Ukrainian Weekly, July 1, 1990, Vol. LVIII, No. 26. No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PERSPECTIVES Chicago crisis: Was 1st Security BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY sour grapes? sold or merged? Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Enough already, with this latest tem- Was the Ukrainian-managed bank 1st Opening tonight: Lesia Ukrainka pest in the Ukrainian American commu- Security Federal Savings Bank sold or Over the past 40 years, I must have driv- Eastern Peoples.” nity – this time in Chicago. It’s begin- merged? It was sold, of course, and en past the Lesia Ukrainka statue in In her mid-20s, Lesia began a series of ning to sound like sour grapes. President and CEO Julian E. Kulas could Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens a thousand poetic dramas, nearly a dozen of which are I read the Ukrainian press and enjoy pocket several million dollars for his per- times. I also come across her name on the set in biblical and/or classical times. She the letters to the editor; it is obvious that sonal gain as a result of this pending letterhead of Branch 33 of the Ukrainian often compares Ukrainians in the Russian a small group in Chicago is perpetuating sale. The acquiring bank has promised to National Women’s League of America and Empire to Babylonian prisoners, Christians and projecting this crisis on the U.S. retain branch personnel, but for the most my wife’s Plast scouting sorority, Lisovi in the catacombs or Greeks struggling to community. I strongly doubt that this cri- part the current Ukrainian executive Mavky, inspired by Lesia’s “Forest Song” assert their culture in the face of a Roman sis as projected by the few is as news- leadership will no longer exist in the next (Lisova Pisnia). Now with Cleveland Public Imperial juggernaut. She wrote one play set worthy as they want us to think. From few months, if the sale is approved by a Theater staging a production of Forest Song reading our press it has become evident majority of the shareholders. in colonial America, another in the French in the second weekend of June, I figure it’s Revolution and a number that take place in that four or five individuals who have in One can research online who the time I write a column. some way been connected with 1st majority shareholders are, especially, Ukraine and Russia. At each turn, she To be honest, I knew little about Lesia implicitly refers to her Ukrainian country- Security Bank in Chicago think or feel banks and other foundations. I consulted Ukrainka besides the fact that she was a that the board should have consulted several financial analysts who all said men, exhorting them to shake off their iner- great poet who suffered from tuberculosis. tia and apathy, and to struggle for their liber- with them as to its planed merger. It is that the bank’s balance sheet and income From the Ridna Shkola Saturday school, I obvious that these community-minded statement were outstanding, and saw no ation. Although her works are special for remember reading “Contra Spem Spero” Ukrainians, her themes of revolution, indi- individuals are unfamiliar with Securities reason to sell such a profitable fnancial (Hoping Against Hope), in which Lesia and Exchange Commission rules on institution. Furthermore, there is a trend vidual rights, the conflict between conformi- vows to struggle regardless of the odds. ty and freedom, responsibility and license mergers and acquisitions, not to mention in America today showing that such There’s also “Konvalii” (Lilies of the are universal. insider-trading rules. community-oriented banks are prosper- Valley) and volumes of other sensitive Her most famous play is “Forest Song.” But, gentleman, all is not lost; you ing and play a vital role in the develop- poems about nature, creating an image of a Literally written in a fever over four days, most certainly know that in order for a ment of the American economy. syrupy optimist confined to a wicker chair in this three-act fairytale explores the relation- merger to take place the stockholders It now appears evident that the bank the garden observing flowers, butterflies and must vote on accepting or rejecting this converted to a stock-owned organization spider webs. ship between man and nature, domesticity merger. Now, if the community is as out- in 1998 from a depositor-owned one, in After reading about Lesia Ukrainka in the and freedom. Tapping into Slavic mytholo- raged by this merger as you want us to order to successfully complete a sale to Encyclopedia of Ukraine and rifling through gy, the play depicts elves, goblins, wood- believe, then the shareholders will most another acquiring bank. 1st Security the 12 volumes of her complete works, I sprites and water nymphs interacting with certainly reject the merger. I don’t recall if Federal Savings Bank’s executives said at now see someone far more complex. She humans much as they do in Shakespeare’s I read this in Svoboda or The Weekly, but many annual meetings held here in was an invalid bravely fighting tuberculosis, “Mid-Summer Night’s Dream.” It tells the one writer noted that “we don’t need the Philadelphia that the bank would have a to be sure, but her enormous literary output tragic love story of the forest nymph, Heritage Foundation and its millions, the majority control of the shares by buying and the broad range of her subjects and Mavka, who tries to please the peasant community will pick up the donations.” back shares from stockholders in order to themes suggest an enormously erudite per- Lukash and his mother by becoming some- Does that mean that we can start sending prevent such a takeover and maintain son of great resolution, toughness and imag- thing she’s not: a hard-working peasant girl. our requests for donations to the writer? ownership in Ukrainian hands. What a ination. As she ceases to be a fantastical creature, My fellow Ukrainians of Chicago, pathetic and misleading lie. It reminds one She was born in 1871 in the Russian Lukash’s love for her dies and Mavka ends stop beating yourself, do not follow a of the current oligarch-style of business Empire, not long after the Valuiev Ukaz of up losing both herself and the boy she loves. false prophet. Do these gentlemen offer a transactions pervasive today in Ukraine. 1863 had declared “a Little Russian lan- Lending itself to music, dance and visual better solution, do they have a vision for Ukrainians in the diaspora, specifical- guage has not, does not and cannot exist.” effects, “Forest Song” has become a stan- the future? No, but in the Ukrainian tra- ly in Chicago and Philadelphia, are out- The language was deemed “dangerous and dard of the Ukrainian theater. In the mid- dition they yell very loud. Today it’s raged that Mr. Kulas and his board of harmful” and the police, Ministry of 1990s, the Ukrainian Stage Ensemble direct- Julian Kulas and tomorrow it’ll be some- directors agreed to sell out for personal Education, Interior and Orthodox Church ed by Lydia Krushelnytska and the Yara Arts one else. profit, rather than continue the legacy of were all instructed to stop people from using Group led by Virlana Tkacz, staged separate Mr. Kulas, above all, is an outstanding this financially sound and prospering it. Ukrainian and English-language produc- Ukrainian patriot – one who had a vision bank. Mr. Kulas repeatedly stated in his The ukaz, however, had no validity in the tions in New York. of our future financial needs. He was prior year community meetings in Austrian Empire, where a quarter of In my hometown of Cleveland, Nadia instrumental in forming the Heritage Philadelphia that we should make sure Ukrainians lived. The kaiser was not as Tarnawsky and Michael Flohr have taken on Foundation, whose mission is to finan- that the bank would be run by the next autocratic as the Tsar, nor as hostile to the mission to popularize Ukrainian culture cially assist our Ukrainian organizations, generation of young Ukrainian profes- Ukrainian culture. Given space, geniuses in their corner of the planet. Two years ago projects, schools, youth organizations, sionals. Mr. Kulas also stated that it is like Mykhailo Hrushevsky and Ivan Franko, they staged Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky’s women’s organizations as well as the very encouraging to see non-Ukrainian along with thousands of other dedicated “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.” Four Ukrainian Congress Committee of depositors and borrowers utilize lst artists, scholars and teachers in Galicia, years ago, it was “Ancestral Voices,” an America, the Ukrainian National Security’s services and products, which helped to develop their long-suppressed her- original musical production based on the Information Service and many other ultimately allows 1st Security Bank to itage. These idealists were fascinated by poetry of Taras Shevchenko, Lesia institutions. use the income proceeds to help Ukrainian culture and motivated by an Ukrainka, Oleksander Oles and Mykhailo We face so many problems this year in Ukrainian and other organizations in the aching sense of injustice over the brutal way Drai-Khmara. America and in Ukraine so what do we do, form of monetary donations. It appears it was being stifled. All of them shared the Nadia and her husband, Mike, are why we do what we do best, we beat up evident now that those young Ukrainian conviction that the denial of basic rights adamant about staging their productions in Julian Kulas. Gentleman, will you dedicate bankers will never have that opportunity stymied the development of each person’s English in a professional theater using pro- this much energy to work toward a demo- that Mr. Kulas was afforded by Lew potential. The right to free expression in fessional actors and musicians, all aimed at cratic election in Ukraine? Will you say: “I Bodnar et al. your own language and idiom was basic; an American audience. They’ve won grants was instrumental in the election of October Perhaps one of the most betrayed and achieving that right involved struggle, one from the Ohio Arts Council and enjoyed 31. I organized new Ukrainian immigrants which Lesia joined at an early age. disappointed is Lew Bodnar, who many enthusiastic reviews from the Cleveland and helped them to the Ukrainian Consulate She was born into a well-to-do, land- years ago was instrumental in organizing Plain Dealer and other mainstream media. to vote.” Or will you look back and say: owning family in Volyn. Unlike many 1st Security Federal Savings Bank as a “Forest Song” in June will feature music in Boy, we got Julian Kulas but good. Ukrainian gentry, the Kosach family resisted Ukrainian-managed bank. As a young Ukrainian and text in Nadia’s own English student at Chortkiw’s Ukrainian the overwhelming pressures to assimilate Zenko Halkowycz translation. Pittsburgh’s Kyiv Ukrainian Gymnasium, Mr. Bodnar was known to into Russian culture. They spoke Ukrainian Teaneck, N.J. and cultivated their daughter Larysa’s talent Dance Company will perform the wedding many Ukrainians in town as a young scene. activist and leader among Ukrainian stu- for literature: to say she was precocious Lesia Ukrainka, who died in 1913 at the dents. Mr. Bodnar now realizes that hir- would be an understatement. She was 12 The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes early age of 41, worked arduously, along ing Mr. Kulas as a young manager to when her first poetry appeared in a literary letters to the editor and commen- with others, to lift Ukrainian culture to a guide this bank was a grave mistake. journal published in Hapsburg-controlled taries on a variety of topics of con- world-class level. In my view, they succeed- They say, “The love of money is the Halychyna. Since it was dangerous for the cern to the Ukrainian American ed. Theater folks like Lydia and Virlana in root of all evil.” The million-dollar (or family to be seen as openly circumventing and Ukrainian Canadian commu- New York and Mike and Nadia in Cleveland perhaps more) price tag to sellout one of the ban on Ukrainian publication, Larysa nities. Opinions expressed by the Ukrainian diaspora’s best run and chose a penname: Lesia Ukrainka. have discovered those works and are giving columnists, commentators and let- financially sound banks was nothing less At 14, she published translations of them life. The last piece of the puzzle is the ter-writers are their own and do than an evil, self-serving act of betrayal Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol), a Ukrainian audience. And that’s where we come in, not necessarily reflect the opinions to 1st Security’s customers, Ukrainian who wrote exclusively in Russian. (In her entering the scene from the back of the the- of either The Weekly editorial and non-Ukrainian alike. career, she also translated works of Polish, ater. staff or its publisher, the Russian, French, German, Greek, Latin and Ukrainian National Association. Jaroslaw Kaczaj other masters.) At 19, she wrote a 250-page Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is: Cheltenham, Pa. textbook on the “Ancient History of the [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

Reception at UNA raises funds for 40th anniversary concert honoring Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian National Association and the parents of dancers of the Iskra dance studio in Whippany, N.J., hosted a wine-and- cheese reception here at the UNA Corporate Headquarters building on Sunday, May 23, with the goal of raising funds for a gala celebration of the 40th anniversary of the work of Roma Pryma- Bohachevsky. The internationally recognized dancer, choreographer, artistic director and dance instructor recently marked four decades of her creative work in the realm of ballet and Ukrainian folk dance. The anniver- sary is to be capped off with a special performance by all her students – mem- bers of various troupes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut – at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in November. UNA Treasurer Roma Lisovich wel- comed guests to the reception. She was joined by parents of the Iskra dance ensemble’s members, who belong to three different groups (organized by pro- Lev Khmelkovsky/Svoboda ficiency level and age). Participants of the wine-and-cheese reception held in the atrium of the UNA Corporate Headquarters. Ms. Lisovich noted Ms. Pryma- Bohachevsky’s unequaled contributions reception, and persons unable to attend to Ukrainian culture through the preser- the event forwarded their contributions. vation and development of dance, as well Guests were somewhat worried that as her highly successful efforts to popu- Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s daughter, larize Ukrainian dance to non-Ukrainian Ania Lonkevych, who was scheduled to audiences in Europe and North America. attend the reception, did not arrive. A film highlighting the life and work As fate would have it, on the very day of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky was that supporters and fans of Ms. Pryma- screened during the event, and archival Bohachevsky’s work were gathering to materials were on display to supplement pay tribute to her work and to raise funds the presentation. for the jubilee concert, she passed away Many participants reminisced about at the age of 77 after a bout with cancer. experiences with “Pani Roma,” as she is Reception participants, though aware that known by her students and supporters, their beloved Pani Roma was seriously and, indeed, the entire Ukrainian ill, would hear of her death later that day. American community. The show, however, will go on in A raffle was organized to raise addi- November – as will Pani Roma’s legacy. tional funds, with the prize being a beau- *** tiful headdress, a Ukrainian vinok, worn by dancers from the Poltava region of Donations in support of the 40th Ukraine. The winner of the raffle was Anniversary Jubilee Concert of the Roma Nadia Matkiwsky, whose children were Pryma-Bohachevsky School of Ukrainian and whose grandchildren are students of Dance are being accepted. Checks Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s dance studios. should be made payable to UCDA Inc. UNA Treasurer Roma Lisovich (right) addresses the gathering. Looking on are In addition, many guests made dona- and mailed to UCDA, c/o Emilia Liteplo, Christine Syzonenko (left) and Ksenia Rakowsky, members of the parents com- tions beyond the $50 ticket price to the 941 57th St., Brooklyn, NY 11219. mittee of Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky’s Iskra dance troupe. Cleveland troupe to present Lesia Ukrainka classic, “Lisova Pisnia” Ukraine, a forest filled with water spirits, mischievous imps and other mythical sprites and creatures. Originally written in Ukrainian by Lesia Ukrainka, the work is translated into English by Nadia Tarnawsky and is brought to life through the vibrant choreography of Natalie M. Kapeluck of the Mary Miller Modern Dance Company and artistic director of the Slava Modern Dance Company and the Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, with the adept staging of Michael D. Flohr. Ukrainian folk songs and folk music were collected in villages in Polissia and Volyn to serve as the sound- track for this production and are performed by some of the strongest musicians in their field: Beata Begeniova on accordion, Alexander Fedoriouk on cimbalom and buben, Andrei Pidkivka on sopilka, frilka and dvo- dentsivka, Nadia Tarnawsky as vocalist and on bandura, and Mykhailo Pidloha providing additional vocals. The production has been generously funded through an Artist’s Project Grant by the Ohio Arts Council and with the support of the Ukrainian Museum and Archives Cover of the CD recording of “Lisova Pisnia.” of Cleveland. “Forest Song” will run for three performances only – CLEVELAND – MN2 Productions will premiere its lat- June 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. and June 13 at 3 p.m. est dance theater piece, “Forest Song” at Cleveland Public Theater’s Old Parish Hall on Friday, June 11, at 8 p.m. Performances will take place in Cleveland Public “Forest Song” is a tale of sacrificial love reminiscent Theater’s Old Parish Hall, 6209 Detroit Ave. Tickets are of Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid.” $15, general admission and $12 for seniors and students Mavka, a forest nymph, has been awakened from her with a valid student ID. For ticket reservations, call the wintery slumber by the music of Lukash, a village MN2 Productions box office at (216) 832-4225. youth. Their love blossoms like the flowers of the For more information about MN2 Productions, spring, until she relinquishes her immortal forest life to access the website at http://go.to/mn2productions or become mortal and be with him. This story is presented contact Ms. Tarnawsky by phone at (216) 832-4225 or The Field Nymph (Natalie Kapeluck) and Mavka against the backdrop of the ancient forests of Polissia in via e-mail at [email protected]. (Emilia Zankina)in a scene from “Lisova Pisnia.” No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 9 Embassy of Ukraine in Cairo – an update ten years later by Oksana Zakydalsky small number of Ukrainian women involved in providing sexual services. There are many more of them in Istanbul, CAIRO – Ten years ago – in March 1994 – I was in Athens, Rome or Tel Aviv. The Egyptian government is Cairo and interviewed Dr. Viktor Nahaichuk, then very aware of the problem and is taking measures to make Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Ukraine, sure that, at least, it does not find root in Egypt. Just which had opened the previous year. It was a modest recently it passed a regulation whereby single women apartment of several rooms in an ordinary high-rise apart- under 25 are not let into Egypt.” ment building in downtown Cairo. It was the first “This sex trade takes root where there is acquiescence, Ukrainian Embassy in the Arab world and the first in where both the authorities and the people shut their eyes to Africa. (See The Ukrainian Weekly, April 24, 1994). it. To establish oneself as a prostitute in Cairo is very diffi- Ten years later, I’m in Cairo again, at the gate of the cult. Prostitution – although it exists here – is not a major Embassy of Ukraine, this time a grand white building problem for our city. Most of the women who come behind high bougainvillea-covered walls in Maadi, a through Egypt head to Israel. I would guess that out of any Cairo suburb filled with other embassies and ambassado- 150 members of a tourist group, at most five are women rial residences. Dr. Nahaichuk left several years ago (he is who have set out to work as prostitutes. They have made now Ukraine’s ambassador in Tunisia) and the current previous arrangements to meet with people who will guide Ukrainian ambassador to Egypt is Andrij Vessolovsky, them to places where they can ply their trade,” he added. former minister-counselor (1992-1996) at the Embassy of I pointed out that Mr. Malarek’s book shows that the Ukraine in Ottawa. women who are enticed into the sex trade are not really Born in 1951, and a career diplomat, Mr. Vessolovsky prostitutes, that an international organized crime network belongs to the younger post-Soviet generation of Ukrainian preys on those who want to find work outside Ukraine diplomats. A former journalist, he joined the Ministry of and are not aware of what they are getting into. Foreign Affairs in 1986 and has served in Guinea and Mr. Vessolovsky answered, “I’m familiar with this Algeria. He came to Cairo in the spring of 2001 and talked point of view, but I don’t wholly agree with it. Although I fondly of his years in Ottawa, mentioning that one of his am not an expert in this matter – I am sure Mr. Malarek sons was studying at the University of Toronto. studied this issue and knows it very well. I don’t want to Mr. Vessolovsky described the Embassy in Cairo – contradict him, but I would like to say that this talk of which also has responsibility for Sudan – as an important enticing innocent girls who were told that they would look one for Ukraine because Egypt is the largest Arab country after old people or mind children or work in orchards and working there means having to follow events and pol- picking fruit – there are very few such cases. All the more Ambassador Andrij Vessolovsky itics of other Arab countries. Although the staff is not so in Ukraine where society is very well aware of what Ottawa nobody notices. Consideration, hierarchy and what large – eight diplomats and two support staff – it is a full- these girls are getting into. They have enough information I would call slowness are the characteristics of society here. service Embassy with a trade and economics attaché, a to know what is going on. We’ve had cases where we’ve Nobody hurries anywhere – there is always time enough. military attaché and a Consulate. pulled our girls out of very sticky situations, helped them, Whereas in Canada, the effectiveness of your working life In the last two years, annual trade between Ukraine and sent them home – and a month or two later, they were Egypt has reached $300 million (10 years ago it was $55 back. Such women know very well where and for what is measured by how clearly you have marked out your time million), and it consists of mostly Ukrainian exports of they are going. Although I agree that Ukraine today is no and how carefully you keep to your schedule. I believe you metal and metal products and some chemical products. paradise, many of those who can’t cope become desperate have to make yourself function in any society and be pre- Mr. Vessolovsky explained, “We would like to develop and are ready to do anything to get out,” he explained. pared to work within it. For example, to cross over from a our trade and economic relations in such industries as He continued, “We also come across women who come formal to a friendship-based working relationship is much aerospace and electronics so that we don’t rely only on to live in Egypt, who end up in circumstances they were harder in Egypt than in Canada, but once you have crossed raw materials like metal. We also think there is a future in not expecting. The rules of Egyptian family life can be that line, you have a more open and sincere colleague in the exporting to Egypt, as the population here is growing but very different from such rules in Ukraine. Most of the Egyptian than you would in a Canadian.” all arable land is taken.” mixed marriages here work out well, but there are those I asked him if he missed having a Ukrainian diaspora Where Egypt gains from Ukraine is in tourism, which that don’t. The rules here are based on Egyptian traditions here as he had in Canada, or does not having one make is growing dramatically – in 1999 there were 20,000 visi- and customs, and anyone who contemplates coming to life easier. “I had extensive relations with the Ukrainian tors from Ukraine; in 2000, 40,000 and in 2003, 76,000. live here should find out what these are. Sometimes community in Canada – in Ottawa, Toronto and The direct thrice-weekly Kyiv-Cairo flights of 10 years women who are unprepared for life here come to the Winnipeg. I corresponded with former Governor-General ago no longer exist; instead, flights go directly from Kyiv Embassy for help and shelter.” Raymond Hnatyshyn up to 2002. Such relations helped in to Hurghada, a resort area on the Red Sea. What was the image of Ukraine among Egyptians? The many situations – for example, I could consult on issues I asked Mr. Vessolovsky if there was a Ukrainian com- image, Mr. Vessolovsky said, is mostly positive. Egyptians where it would not have been comfortable for me to ask a munity in Cairo. He answered that the permanent commu- are interested in Ukraine. Ukraine has a long-standing rela- stranger. There were some differing points of view nity is made up of families of Ukrainian women who mar- tionship with Egypt. Many Egyptians studied in Ukraine between the diaspora community and us,” he said. ried Egyptians studying in Ukraine and estimated that and many Ukrainians worked in Egypt on various con- At the end of our meeting, the ambassador took me to there were around 200 such families in Cairo. Many of struction projects such as the Aswan dam. According to the the Embassy reading room, which houses the Adrian these women kept their Ukrainian citizenship as this gives ambassador, there are no controversial issues or important Hromiak Memorial Library. Mr. Hromiak, who was from their children the right to study in Ukraine and allows differences between Egypt and Ukraine at this time. Chicago, worked in Cairo for many years with the U.S. them to visit relatives back home. I asked Mr. Vessolovsky in what way working in Cairo Army Corps of Engineers and during that time established The transitory Ukrainian community of tourists from differed from working in Ottawa. He laughed and friendly contacts with the Embassy of Ukraine. After he Ukraine sometimes poses problems for the Embassy – Mr. answered, “In every way. Even in such details as riding in died in 1996, memorial donations were used to establish a Vessolovsky was careful to emphasize that they are no the diplomatic car: here the way is cleared for you; in library in his name at the Embassy of Ukraine in Cairo. different from tourists of any country anywhere. Tourism is a thriving and rapidly growing business in Ukraine and sometimes the tour companies don’t do what they prom- ise, leaving people in the lurch and forcing the Consulate to step in. Such problems, he said, take up a lot of time. I remembered that 10 years ago there were many people from Ukraine working in Cairo – for example, one half of the Cairo Opera House orchestra was recruited in Kyiv. Their pay – $500 per month at the time – was low by European standards but a good salary for Ukrainians. Mr. Vessolovsky explained that the number of such workers had dwindled considerably because their pay has remained the same as it was 10 years ago, while the purchasing power of the money is worth half of what it was a decade earlier. But some of the workers have stayed. The embassy regularly holds concerts and cultural evenings inviting the Ukrainian artists to perform before other diplomats. I broached the subject of the international sex trade and the trafficking of women from Ukraine. I referred to Victor Malarek’s book “The Natashas” which begins with a girl from Kharkiv (with three companions – two from Russia and one from Moldova) arriving at the Cairo air- port thinking they are going to jobs in Tel Aviv. In Cairo they are met by some sleazy characters, transported to the desert and handed over to Bedouins who take them across the desert to the Israeli border to join the sex trade. I asked Mr. Vessolovsky if, in his official capacity, he had come across the problem of the trafficking of Ukrainian women. Mr. Vessolovsky replied that, although he had not read the book, “I think it’s misleading to have it begin here – to introduce the topic using Cairo. In Cairo there is a very The Embassy of Ukraine in Cairo. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22 No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 11

INTERVIEW: Volodymyr Klitschko speaks about investigation of bout PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Following a dis- questions we have. He perfectly knows ing my fist after the fight. I lost the fight Volodymyr, I bet you can’t wait for appointing loss to journeyman boxer what he needs to do and how to do it. and admit this fact. However, I want to your next fight. Lamon Brewster this past April, Still, why wasn’t this done earlier – understand what was the cause of my Concerning my next fight, I myself Volodymyr Klitschko recently hired box- immediately after the fight? loss. And with that I want to face want to return to the ring. If you’re imply- ing lawyer Judd Berstein and asked Brewster again. ing that it’s another comeback, then you’re authorities to investigate the circum- At first we expected that the blood and What if the fight is declared no con- mistaken – I didn’t leave. I plan to contin- stances surrounding his World Boxing urine tests would let us know what hap- test? Are you going to be satisfied? ue my professional career and I am certain Organization title bout, suggesting that pened to me during the fight with Lamon that the dream of the Klitschko brothers – he was perhaps drugged prior to or dur- Brewster. Furthermore, all of the follow- I don’t like to beat my opponents in for both of us to become world champions ing the fight. ing examinations after the fight showed the court. I ought to beat them in the ring. at the same time – will happen. Mr. Burstein subsequently sent a letter that I have no serious or long-term ill- And even if the fight is declared no con- to Daniel Bogden, the United States nesses. However, when all of my urine test, I still want to fight him inside the * * * attorney for the District of Nevada, and blood samples were destroyed, with ring. requesting an investigation into what the the exception of one milliliter of urine, The Weekly also learned on May 17 How long will the investigation by lawyer reportedly called “the highly sus- our doubts that something was not right that the Nevada Athletic Commission Judd Burstein last? picious events surrounding Mr. became certain. asked Mr. Burstein to appear before it in Klitschko’s April 10, 2004, Las Vegas Also, all of our attention and energy It’s very difficult for me to answer a public meeting to explain allegations bout against Lamon Brewster.” was turned toward Vitalii, so that he this. I hope that we find out the outcome made in his May 5 letter. Mr. Burstein said the fight’s drop in could prepare and carry out this highly of it as soon as possible. But we have to The chairman of that commission, odds – from 11-1 to 7-2 – was suspicious, important fight against Corrie Sanders. be realistic; this investigation is very dif- John Bailey, said he was disappointed and added that a press pass belonging to Now I can completely turn my attention ficult and strenuous. that the Nevada commission did not receive a copy of the letter, but had the Klitschko camp was stolen prior to to find out what really happened on April Will you carry out any fights before the fight. instead learned of the letter’s contents in 10. That’s why just now I turned to Judd the outcome of this investigation? According to the Associated Press, the Burstein. the press, the Nevada-based Las Vegas Klitschko camp had also been frustrated Of course! I think that either at the end Review-Journal reported on May 14. What do you expect from your work that efforts to learn if the Ukrainian of August or beginning of September I “... You make some serious allegations with Mr. Burstein? boxer had been drugged or poisoned led will enter the ring. regarding the integrity of the fight and events surrounding it,” Mr. Bailey wrote to little progress in the matter. Only one thing – I want to find out the And speaking of your opponent that truth. I want to find out what really hap- to Mr. Burstein, according to the media Below is an edited portion of an exclu- you’re planning to face, can you give pened to me in the fight with Brewster, report. Mr. Klitschko’s attorney said on sive interview conducted by Roman us any idea who it may be? Kernitski, a correspondent for The where I carried out the fight not only May 8 that his letter contained no allega- Ukrainian Weekly, with Volodymyr against him but also with myself. Why, Right now, with certainty I can speak tions but, rather, sought an investigation Klitschko, who spoke with The Weekly having been both physically and mentally that I don’t plan to carry out a fight just to find the truth. about the fight, the investigation and his ready for this fight, after the second for the heck of it. I expect that my oppo- “I have tremendous respect for Mr. boxing future. round I was just holding on. I want one nent will be top-level. I don’t think that Bailey and tremendous respect for the thing only – that what happened in the boxing fans would enjoy or be interested commission in general,” Mr. Burstein Why is Judd Burstein representing Brewster fight will not happen in my in Volodymyr Klitschko’s fight with told the Nevada newspaper. “To be clear, you in this case? future fights. some third-league, unknown boxer. my letter was drafted in a way that was We have known each other for some designed to make completely apparent Do you want the fight with Lamon Then tell us the names of those box- time and I highly value his professional- that I was not accusing anyone on the Brewster to be declared a no contest? ers whom you would like to fight next. ism. I am confident that his experience commission of any wrongdoing. I wrote a and knowledge will help to find the truth, I am not looking for an excuse and It would be David Tua, James Toney, letter that very simply asked for an inves- and with that some answers to many don’t want to appear as someone swing- Dominick Guinn, Joe Mesi. tigation to try to discover the truth.”

Chessby Petro world Marusenko at war:play for Ponomariovthe right to claim for themselves vschess International forum to be held under the patron- Chessated Association Federation of Chess Professionals the title of absolute world champion. age of Muammar Qaddafi. (similar to a chess masters’ trade union), KYIV – A virtual war has developed While Mr. Ponomariov wasn’t even The participants in the championship where he made his point. He noted: “The between Ukrainian world chess champi- invited to Prague for the discussions that tournament had until the end of April to title ‘the world’s best chess master,’ on Ruslan Ponomariov and the world led to the deal, he agreed with the solu- commit to play in Tripoli in a playoff which Kasparov has bestowed upon him- governing body for chess, FIDE tion. Even so, it didn’t turn out as structure with one not-so-minor detail. self, is not foreseen either within the (International Chess Federation). The planned. The match between Mr. The winner of the playoff would meet statutes of FIDE or in any other official feud has become a focus of world atten- Ponomariov and Mr. Kasparov was put Mr. Kasparov, who is merely a grand sources. I think that such a situation is in tion as FIDE faces the possibility of hold- off and locations changed (from master. FIDE maintains that Mr. violation of all principles of fair play.” ing its next chess championship without Argentina to Yalta) several times. Kasparov can wait out the playoffs and He emphasized: “I will not surrender to some of the world’s best talent, including Ultimately, the match didn’t occur at all. play only for the championship due to his the absolute dictates of FIDE.” Mr. Ponomariov. Moreover, FIDE blamed the Ukrainian astronomic masters rating, which remains Mr. Ponomariov also wrote to the The controversy is the result of a con- chess player for the disruptions. much greater than those of other chess Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, fusing global chess system and the well- In truth, the viewpoint taken by players even though it was gained several intending to get the support of Ukraine’s documented eccentricities and self-cen- Kirsana Ilumzhinov, the president of the years ago. In the last two years Mr. leader. In that letter Mr. Ponomariov was teredness retained almost as a tradition or federation, was somewhat strange, inas- Kasparov has not only failed to win any less diplomatic in his description of the a right of passage by the top chess grand much as it supported Mr. Kasparov, tournaments, he has competed only FIDE leadership, calling it a “chess masters. whom many consider infantile in his atti- twice. mafia.” At the end of January 2002, having tude toward his approach to matches and On the other hand, Mr. Ponomariov, The relations between Mr. Ponomariov beaten fellow Ukrainian Vasyl Ivanchuk, the demands he puts forward. However, it the current world champion as recog- and the Ukrainian Chess Federation and 18-year-old Mr. Ponomariov became the was also strange for three other reasons: nized by FIDE, would have to play from its leader Viktor Petrov also are not clear. youngest champion in chess history. But first, Mr. Kasparov had done a lot to the first round. The contest would be held The champion blames the national feder- Mr. Ponomariov has remained far from cause chaos within the ranks of FIDE; under a single knockout system with 128 ation for betraying his interests. Mr. the undisputed champ. Vladimir second, Mr. Kasparov had previously other grand masters. Mr. Ponomariov Petrov, however, has said that Mr. Kramnyk of Russia has retained a second publicly questioned the financial dealings refused the conditions and rejected par- Ponomariov’s entourage (his manager, version of the championship title in the of Mr. Ilumzhinov; and finally, if the ticipation in the championship. As the trainer, lawyer) have a negative influence classic chess category, while Gary FIDE president couldn’t support his own world ex-champion Anatoly Karpov on him and destroy the champion’s Kasparov, the acclaimed Russian master champion, then who would? commented, “The tournament winner image. While it is difficult to say if they who has lost all his official titles, remains After the match was canceled, talks will play Kasparov for the title of ... have worked out their problems, they the highest rated chess master. With an began on a new championship tourna- Ponomariov.” seem to have come to a common position ego to match his ratings, Mr. Kasparov ment in the spring of 2004, but as often As the Ukrainian chess player admit- on resolving the impasses surrounding will consider only championship matches has happened with FIDE, it was put off ted, he did not want to turn down the the Tripoli tournament. and will not be bothered with elimination until the summer. The venue that was opportunity to play in Libya. He hadn’t Mr. Ponomariov presented his idea for rounds. chosen – Tripoli, Libya – was also unusu- taken part in any chess contests since last determining a single 2004 world champi- It soon became evident that there al. It is interesting to note that in 1996 October. Many followers of the sport on during a press conference in Kyiv. He could be only one king. To unite the Mr. Ilumzhinov tried to have a match believe that Mr. Kasparov has used his suggested that a single tournament take chess world an agreement was signed on between Mr. Kasparov, who we remind profound effect on the chess world not to place to decide the world championship May 2002 in Prague, according to which you is a Russian, and Gaty Kamsky, an let Mr. Ponomariov play in prestigious title between Kasparov, Kramnyk, Leko, Mr. Ponomariov has to play against Mr. American, in Iraq under the patronage of tournaments. himself and other contenders, including Kasparov, while Mr. Kramnyk was to Saddam Hussein. Only after the U.S. Earlier the new resident of Kyiv (he the winner of the knockout tournament in face the winner of a playoff between sev- State Department prohibited Mr. Kamsky moved from Donetsk some months ago) Tripoli. eral leading chess masters (which from traveling to Iraq did the FIDE presi- had kept silent, but now he has made It seemed like a fair solution, but with Hungarian Peter Leko was to win). The dent change his mind. Now Mr. some statements. winners of the two matches would then Ilumzhinov wants the world’s premier First he wrote a letter to the newly cre- (Continued on page 14) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

BOOK NOTES Oldest chronicle, “Povest Vremennyk Let,” published by Harvard

“The ‘Povest Vremennykh Let’: an Interlinear Collation and Paradosis,” edited by Donald Ostrowski. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 2004, three volumes, $145. NEW YORK – The latest addition to This is followed by a paradosis, or ents, Father Petro and Kateryna (nee the Ukrainian Research Institute’s multi- best reading, constructed by Dr. Abramovych) Shyprykevich. Father volume series The Harvard Library of Ostrowski according to a rigid set of Petro was the parish priest for 63 years in Early Ukrainian Literature is a monu- principles of textual criticism. In this Ostrivtsi, a village in the Volyn region of mental edition of the Rus’ Primary way he produced a dynamic text of the Ukraine. Chronicle (“Povest vremennykh let”), the “Povest” based on all of the main wit- The second part of the edition contains oldest of the historical chronicles from nesses. His work is a significant the aforementioned introductory materi- Ukraine. The Harvard edition is the first improvement over many of the long- als in Ukrainian translation, followed by to offer the chronicle in the original lan- accepted but inferior readings of previ- the next 681 pages of “Povest” text. The guage with all variant readings from an ous editions. Ukrainian front matter is important in edition prepared by a Ukrainian research For example, in the traditional scheme that it will allow scholars in Ukraine to institution. of Russian history, the southern Rus’ understand the methodology of the For centuries, historians writing about family of Primary Chronicle copies, Harvard work. Ukraine, for example, Mykhailo especially the Hypatian and Khlebnikov This volume was produced with the Hrushevsky in his “History of Ukraine- copies that end with the Kyivan and support of a $25,000 donation from Dr. Rus’,” cited the “Povest” only from Galician-Volhynian Chronicles, is Paul J. and Irena Dzul, noted benefactors Russian publications because there were thought to be inferior to (and derived of the Ukrainian Studies Fund from no Ukrainian editions. The new 2,357- from) the northern line that links ancient Michigan. page compendium from Harvard offers Kyiv to Vladimir-Suzdal’ and thence to Sample facsimiles of folios from the historians an alternative for the first time. Moscow. This bias has been so pervasive five main manuscript copies of the lication is listed as volume 10, text series, The original chronicle compilation has that in some important Russian editions, “Povest” appear in the third part, fol- of The Harvard Library of Early not survived. Historians believe it was the southern Rus’ line was totally lowed by the final 793 pages of the text. Ukrainian Literature. compiled from a number of sources in St. ignored. The folios selected correspond to pas- The library encompasses literary activ- Michael’s Monastery in Vydubychi, a vil- Dr. Ostrowski meticulously compared sages discussed in the introduction and ity in Rus’-Ukraine from its beginning in lage near Kyiv, in 1116. Initially, the thousands of lines of text from both allow readers to better judge the work the mid-11th century through the end of Ukrainian Research Institute planned to northern and southern chronicle copies. that previous scholars have done in order the 18th century and is a portion of the publish the “Povest” as a facsimile of He noted the various duplications, omis- to compare passages from the different Harvard Project in Commemoration of later chronicles, i.e. texts that began with sions, spellings, and reworked passages witnesses. Publication of the final part the Millennium of Christianity in Rus’- a copy of the “Povest” text. After much of these manuscripts that later copyists of has been made possible by the generous Ukraine, sponsored by the Ukrainian effort in the 1970s, Harvard acquired the Middle Ages made in their copies of $25,000 donation of Mychajlo and Maria Research Institute at Harvard University, microfilms of all of the important manu- the text. In observing these discrepan- Kryzaniwsky, noted donors of the with support of the Ukrainian Studies scripts from libraries in Moscow and cies, Dr. Ostrowski concluded that the Ukrainian Studies Fund from New York, Fund. Leningrad, where almost all documents southern Rus’ (Ukrainian) manuscripts as well as their sons Dr. Yuri and Bohdan The Ukrainian Studies Fund is cur- relating to old Ukrainian history had cannot be ignored and that they have Kryzaniwsky. rently seeking donations to purchase 100 been moved. independent authority in determining The three-part set of the “Povest” is sets of the “Povest” edition to ship to Unfortunately, the Harvard microfilms substantive readings of the “Povest.” priced at $145 (includes shipping) for libraries and scholarly institutions in were found to be unsuitable for publica- This is seen from the line-by-line com- orders within the U.S., and may be Ukraine. Support is also needed for tion, so the current edition was prepared parisons and forms a sound basis for exploring various possibilities to bring by transcribing the texts, word for word, doubting at least some of the 200 years ordered from the Ukrainian Research from each microfilm into computer files of Russian scholarship on the “Povest.” Institute (telephone, (617) 495-4243; this huge undertaking online and provide and later checking the veracity of the The Harvard edition is printed in three HURI Publications, 1583 Massachusetts it with search engines and other useful transcription by inspecting the original parts. The first contains a foreword by Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138). This pub- electronic resources. manuscripts. This process, which took Dr. Omeljan Pritsak (Hrushevsky over 20 years to complete, was conduct- Professor of History Emeritus at ed by Dr. Donald Ostrowski, research Harvard, and former director of the CIUS scholars help Ukraine return to Europe associate at the Ukrainian Research Ukrainian Research Institute), an intro- Institute, research advisor in the Social duction by D. Ostrowski, a bibliography TORONTO – At the beginning of Early Modern World” is especially Sciences and Lecturer in Extension and a narrative on the technical princi- 2004, the well-known publisher of refer- important as it introduces a crucial age Studies at Harvard. ples of the transcription. These are fol- ence literature, Charles Scribner’s Sons, in Ukrainian history in which new polit- The Harvard edition is actually an lowed by the first 690 pages of the released “Europe 1450 to 1789: ical structures (the Hetmanate), social interlinear collation consisting of the five “Povest” text. Encyclopedia of the Early Modern orders (the Kozaks), and cultural and (and, at times, even more) main manu- Publication of this volume has been World.” The richly illustrated, six-vol- religious trends (Orthodox revival, the script witnesses to the “Povest” that date made possible by the generous $25,000 ume work features 12 articles specifical- Union of Brest) emerged within a from the late 14th to 16th centuries, as donation of Vladimir and Helena ly dealing with the history of Ukraine. broader all-European context. European well as three Russian versions published Shyprykevich from Pennsylvania. Their Most of them were authored by scholars history, therefore, would be incomplete in 1872, 1916 and 1950. donation honors Mr. Shyprykevich’s par- working at the Canadian Institute of without the history of Ukraine. Ukrainian Studies: Drs. Zenon E. Kohut, This was the vision advanced by Frank E. Sysyn and Serhii Plokhii. Prof. Nancy Shields Kollmann of Throughout its history, CIUS has Stanford University, who served as demonstrated that it is the leading aca- associate editor of the encyclopedia. Government of Ukraine gives a boost demic institution involved in the dis- She not only invited students of semination of knowledge about Ukrainian history to contribute to this to U.S.-Ukrainian scientific collaboration Ukraine, its history, politics, economy major reference work, but also decided Embassy of the United States first time will extend its cofinancing to and culture in the English-speaking to use Ukrainian place names in the the CRDF’s First Steps to Market and world. The six-volume Encyclopedia of Encyclopedia articles. KYIV – Cathleen A. Campbell, senior Next Steps to Market programs. These Ukraine, prepared by CIUS and the Encyclopedia entries cover most vice-president of the U.S. Civilian programs encourage technology commer- Shevchenko Scientific Society, has important topics of Ukrainian early mod- Research and Development Foundation cialization and entrepreneurship in made a fundamental contribution in ern history. There is a general overview (CRDF), and Andriy Gurzhiy, first vice Ukraine by pairing Ukrainian researchers informing the world about Ukraine’s of Ukrainian history from the 14th to the minister of education and science of and U.S. companies in pre-commercial past and present, and is now available in 18th centuries, authored by Dr. Plokhii. Ukraine, signed a joint agreement on research and development. part on the web. Dr. Sysyn wrote articles on the Kossacks, May 19 in Kyiv committing both organi- “The CRDF welcomes the Ukrainian Recently, Dr. Kohut, Bohdan Bohdan Khmelnytsky, the Khmelnytsky zations to continued promotion of scien- government’s decision to expand its joint Nebesio and Myroslav Yurkevich, have Uprising, the Uniates, and the Union of tific development in Ukraine. financing and looks forward to continu- prepared for publication a one-volume Brest (1596). Dr. Kohut wrote entries on Since 1995, the CRDF has contributed ing to support quality research between Historical Dictionary of Ukraine, which the Hetmanate and Ivan Mazepa. Prof. over $8.4 million toward collaborative U.S. and Ukrainian scientists,” Ms. will be published by Scarecrow Press in David Frick of Harvard University wrote research, commercialization of scientific Campbell stated. She strongly encour- its Historical Dictionaries series. The entries on Ukrainian literature and lan- research, travel grants and equipment grants aged scientists in Ukraine to take advan- dictionary will present in most concise guage, Meletii Smotrytsky, Petro in Ukraine. The Ministry of Education and tage of continued funding opportunities form not only the historical experience Mohyla, Kyiv and Lviv. Science has contributed over $1.8 million to through CRDF, such as the current of the Ukrainian nation, but will also Ukraine and its history is anchored in the collaborative research grants. CRDF program to support research in familiarize the English-reading public the European experience, and the new In the new agreement, the Ministry of HIV/AIDS and related co-infections. with current developments in Ukraine. encyclopedia makes this point much Education and Science pledged to double The U.S. Civilian Research and The CIUS contribution to “Europe stronger than any other reference work its annual cost share of the programs to 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the published in the West. as much as $450,000 in 2005 and for the (Continued on page 18) No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 13

Ukrainian archives in the U.S. are topic at roundtable by Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj NEW YORK – On the initiative of the Library and Archives of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S., a dozen specialists from several cities in the Northeast gathered recently at the soci- ety’s headquarters in New York City for a first roundtable meeting to discuss the state of Ukrainian archives in the United States. Librarians, archivists and researchers shared information about archival hold- ings in their respective institutions and discussed such topics as preservation techniques for fragile materials, cata- loguing the contents of archives and the use of new technologies such as CDs to increase longevity of materials and online catalogues and websites to enhance information-sharing and acces- sibility to researchers. “The documents of Ukrainians in the United States are a precious record of our community’s history,” said Svitlana Andrushkiw, librarian at the Shevchenko Scientific Society, and chair of the April 24 meeting. “As the years go by, many of the people familiar with these materials are passing away. We feel it is essential to initiate a discussion among archivists on how to best preserve this legacy.” Archival materials include such items Participants of a roundtable discussion about Ukrainian archives that took place at the Shevchenko Scientific Society. as personal papers, diaries, letters, photo- graphs, postcards, posters, films, records, Philadelphia, Glen Cove, N.Y., and other highly useful in both the preservation made available online as well as in cata- tape recordings of meetings, convention cities. effort and in the dissemination of informa- log form, and will provide researchers minutes and much more. They are donat- Unfortunately, not all invited institu- tion about existing archives to interested with a starting point for inquiries about ed to a library or research institution by tions were able to send a representative parties. archival sources in the U.S. A standard- individuals or by organizations. to the roundtable. However, Halyna Participants said that it would be desir- ized form will be developed at the In addition to discussing a wide range Myroniuk, the assistant curator of the able if institutions could specialize in Shevchenko Scientific Society and of topics, participants were also able to Immigration History Research Center in certain periods or in certain topics, or if mailed to all repositories of Ukrainian view a demonstration by Vasyl Lopukh Minneapolis, sent a report about its archival holdings could be consolidated materials for their input and response. of the Shevchenko Scientific Society on Ukrainian holdings, and Oksana Radysh across institutions for greater efficiency. Energized by each other’s commit- how photographic images can be trans- of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and However, they recognized that legal ment to the preservation of the Ukrainian ferred to a CD from photographs or even Sciences in New York City conveyed impediments make such specialization community’s collective past, the atten- from old glass negatives, of which the important information in a telephone dis- and consolidation difficult, inasmuch as dees also decided to continue to work society has a large collection. He also cussion prior to the meeting. donors of archival materials are usually together on an ongoing basis under the showed how CDs have been utilized to The exchange of information by quite specific as to which institution they aegis of the Shevchenko Scientific preserve, store and catalogue archival archival specialists revealed a fascinating want to leave their archival legacy. Society. The group will meet periodical- materials on DP (displaced persons) range of materials held by various insti- Determined that their meeting should ly, possibly in different cities, both in camps, part of another extensive collec- tutions and the extraordinarily rich combine theory with practice, the group order to stay on top of innovations in the tion at the society. Ukrainian cultural life in the U.S. that decided to focus on a feasible project that field of archival preservation and to mon- By way of background, Ms. these collections represent. The follow- could be initiated immediately: the cre- itor developments in the Ukrainian com- Andrushkiw pointed out the important ing offers just a small glimpse of the vast ation of an inventory of Ukrainian munity, its institutions and its archives. work done by the State Committee on quantity of historical records available to archival holdings in the U.S. that would For further information, contact the Archives of Ukraine, a project that was researchers. include both the institutions represented Shevchenko Scientific Society at 63 undertaken with the financial support of The Shevchenko Scientific Society, at the meeting, as well as all other Fourth Ave., New York, NY 10003-5200; the Harvard Ukrainian Studies Fund and for example, holds 280,000 items as archives in the U.S, without which such telephone, (212) 254-5130; fax, (212) the Harvard Ukrainian Research diverse as 50 complete family genealo- an inventory would be incomplete. 254-5239; website, www.shevchenko.org; Institute. She urged anyone interested in gies, glass negatives of Ukrainian Sich When completed, the inventory will be or e-mail, [email protected]. this topic to view the impressive results Riflemen and the papers of notable indi- of that project on the website viduals. www.archives.gov.ua. The Ukrainian Museum has 30,000 Participating in the meeting and shar- photographs illustrating various aspects Dr. Robert Conquest elected ing information about their institution’s of Ukrainian community life in the U.S., archives were: Jurij Nawrocky of the in addition to many other documents. to Academy of Arts and Sciences Shevchenko Scientific Society’s Library The Ukrainian Museum and Library and Archives; Christine Pevny of The in Stamford has papers of Ukrainian STANFORD, Calif. – Robert cultivate every art and science which may Ukrainian Museum in New York City; community activists, archives of the Conquest, the world-renowned authority tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity Ihor Vasylyshyn of The Ukrainian Ukrainian Sitch Riflemen, records of the on Joseph Stalin and Russian history, and and happiness of a free, independent and Museum and Library of the Stamford post-World War II Refugee Aid a Hoover Institution research fellow, has virtuous people.” The unique structure of Catholic Diocese in Stamford, Conn.; the Committee, parish records and much been elected to the American Academy the American Academy allows it to con- Rev. Frank Estocin of the Ukrainian more. of Arts and Sciences. duct interdisciplinary studies on interna- Orthodox Cultural Center in South The Harvard University library’s He is one of 178 new fellows and 24 tional security, social policy, education Bound Brook, N.J.; Victoria Kurchenko Ukrainian archive holdings are also new foreign honorary members elected to and the humanities that draw on the range of the Documentation and Research extensive, and only half of them have the academy. The 202 men and women of academic and intellectual disciplines of Center at the Ukrainian Institute of been catalogued and described in detail. are leaders in scholarship, business, the its members. The current membership of America in New York City, organized by They include the papers of important arts, and public affairs. more than 4,500 includes 150 Nobel lau- Taras Hunczak; and Ksenia Kiebuzinski Ukrainian individuals, as well as organi- The finest minds and most influential reates and 50 Pulitzer Prize winners. of the Harvard Ukrainian Research zations. leaders from each generation – including The academy will welcome this year’s Institute and Harvard University’s The participants at the roundtable came George Washington and Ben Franklin in new fellows and foreign honorary mem- Widener Library in Cambridge, Mass. to the conclusion that the major chal- the 18th century, Daniel Webster and Ralph bers at its annual induction ceremony in Tetiana Keis described the Ukrainian lenges facing Ukrainian archival institu- Waldo Emerson in the 19th, and Albert October at its headquarters in Cambridge, archives in the library of Columbia tions in the U.S. today are the need for Einstein and Winston Churchill in the 20th Mass. University in New York, and researcher more funding, the urgent need for more century – are chosen to join the academy. Robert Conquest’s awards and honors Alexander Luzhnycky of Philadelphia young archivists with a requisite back- Dr. Conquest is the 31st Hoover include the Jefferson Lectureship in the familiarized the group with other ground in Ukrainian matters to carry on Institution fellow to be elected to the Humanities, the federal government’s Ukrainian archives in the U.S., such as this work, and the fragility of some academy. The announcement was made highest distinction in the field, in 1993; the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in archived materials which should be trans- on April 30. the Richard Weaver Award for Scholarly Cleveland, a major archival program in ferred to CDs or other stable media soon The academy was founded in 1780 by Letters in 1999; and the Alexis de Chicago’s Ukrainian community, as well in order to be preserved for the future. All John Adams, James Bowdoin, John as collections in Palo Alto, Calif., agreed that new technologies would be Hancock and other scholar-patriots “to (Continued on page 19) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

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Renowned dancer,choreographer... Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky was honored Surviving are Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s interment followed at St. Andrew’s in 1997 by The Washington Group with its husband, George Bohachewsky; daughter, Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in South (Continued from page 1) “Friend of Ukraine” award for “outstand- Ania Lonkevych, with her husband, Mark; Bound Brook, N.J. Geneva, London, Toronto and Athens. As ing contributions to the cause of Ukraine son, Boris Bohachevsky; and grandchildren Memorial donations may be made out to a choreographer she created numerous and the Ukrainian American community.” Alexander and Roma; along with extended the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Ukrainian dance pieces for her students, ranging She was recognized along with the noted family in the United States, Canada and Dance Trust Fund/Scholarship Fund (please from ballets like “Cinderella,” “Kvit actress and theater director Lidia Ukraine. note account No. 33671-00), and sent to the Paporoti” (Fern Flower) and “Peer Gynt” Krushelnytsky at the October 11 banquet Memorial services were held on attention of Paul Liteplo at Self Reliance to thematic compositions such as during TWG’s Leadership Conference. Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and New York Federal Credit Union, 108 27, in New York City. A panakhyda was “Strakhittia Viiny” (The Horrors of War), For New York City’s New Year’s grand Second Ave., New York, NY 10003. offered at St. George Ukrainian Catholic “Fight for Freedom” (commemorating celebrations marking the arrival of the new The family has noted that the Roma Church on Wednesday, and a parastas Pryma-Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Trust the Chornobyl nuclear disaster), “Ivasiuk millennium, Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky cho- was offered on Thursday at the Peter Fund/Scholarship Fund has been established Suite” (dedicated to the late Ukrainian reographed a three-and-a-half-minute Jarema Funeral Home. “to ensure that her vision and dream of composer Volodymyr Ivasiuk) and Hopak that was performed by the Parsons The funeral liturgy was offered on future generations of Ukrainian dancers may “Icon” (celebrating the millennium of Dance Foundation directed by world- Friday, May 28, at St. George Church; successfully continue.” Christianity in Rus-Ukraine). renowned choreographer David Parsons. In 1990 the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky The dance was performed in Times Square School of Ballet and Ukrainian Folk Dance on December 31, 1999, during the event officially celebrated its 25th anniversary by billed as “The Global Celebration of the presenting what was billed as a “Festival of World.” Ukrainian Dance” at Lincoln Center’s Among her most recent achievements Alice Tully Hall. The New York concert was a 2003 concert at New York’s Town presented highlights of the school’s reper- Hall that featured her Syzokryli troupe, toire and served as an anniversary reunion along with the Cheres Ukrainian Folk of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky’s dancers. Ensemble. á ÔðË‚Ó‰Û ‚¥‰ıÓ‰Û Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ ÌÂÁ‡·ÛÚ̸Ӫ ¥ ‚¥‰‰‡ÌÓª Û˜ËÚÂθÍË ·‡ÎÂÚÛ Ú‡ ‚ˉ‡ÚÌÓ„Ó ıÓðÂÓ„ð‡Ù‡ ÏËÒÚˆ¸ÍÓ„Ó Ú‡Ìˆ˛ ÒÎ. Ô. êéåà èêàâåà ÅéÉÄóÖÇëúäé∫

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and extended family in the United States, Canada and Ukraine Viewing took place on Wednesday, May 26, and Thursday, May 27, 2004, from 6-9 p.m. at the Peter Jarema Funeral Home, 126 7th St., New York. A panakhyda was held on Wednesday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City. A parastas was held on Thursday, May 27, at the Peter Jarema Funeral Home. The funeral services took place on Friday, May 28, 2004, at 10 a.m. at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church with interment at St. Andrew Cemetery, South Bound Brook, N.J. As a lasting tribute to Roma Pryma Bohachewsky, a Ukrainian Trust Fund/Scholarship Fund is being established to ensure that her vision and dream of future generations of Ukrainian dancers may successfully continue. The family requests that in lieu of flow- ers, contributions be made to the ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEWSKY TRUST FUND. Checks may be sent directly to account #33671 at the Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union, 108 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003. Attn: Paul Liteplo. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22 No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 17

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ticularly in Ukraine, are afraid that Summit... Russia is primarily seeking an alliance (Continued from page 2) that could give it political levers of con- trol over republics that left the USSR in ation of a free-trade zone without any 1991. The Ukrainian opposition also reservations. According to Mr. Kuchma, argues that the full implementation of the it is sufficient to adopt some 13 docu- SES treaty will deprive Ukraine of any ments in order to achieve this goal. Mr. prospects of integrating with Europe in Kuchma expressed hope that these docu- the future. ments could be prepared and signed as In an apparent move to address such soon as in the first quarter of 2005. In its fears, Mr. Putin stressed in Yalta that the economic relations with Russia, Ukraine SES will not hinder its members’ moves is primarily concerned with Moscow’s to participate in “European integration collection of value-added tax on Russian processes.” oil and gas exports according to the “None of these countries is entering country-of-origin principle, that is, in an [already existing] organization,” he Russia. The introduction of a free-trade said. “It would be wrong to think that zone would switch this collection to the someone is dragging someone else into country-of-destination principle, a move some sort of a regional organization by that could give Ukraine’s budget some force. We have gathered together in order $800 million annually. to work out, through discussion, rules of The Kazak president said in Yalta that economic behavior that are favorable to the SES formation should be started with each of the four countries.” the establishment of a customs union. It would be hasty to conclude right “Otherwise, I don’t understand what we now that the SES is facing a brighter are going to do next,” he was quoted as future than that of the Commonwealth of saying. “And afterwards we need a trans- Independent States (CIS). The CIS, inau- port union.” Mr. Nazarbaev stressed that gurated by the Slavic “core” of the Soviet such an approach to the creation of the SES Union – Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in would allow the four states to present the December 1991 – and shortly afterwards same conditions while applying for mem- joined by Kazakstan, has since then bership in the World Trade Organization. turned into nothing more significant than Mr. Lukashenka was less clear than a talking shop. On the other hand, the Messrs. Kuchma and Nazarbaev in his creation of the SES may be Russia’s last vision of the SES. Upon arriving in Yalta, chance to firmly anchor some of the post- he announced that Belarus is unlikely to Soviet states in its sphere of political and receive any additional advantages in rela- economic influence. Therefore, Russia tions with the other three countries at the may now be ready to make some bolder current stage of the SES’s development. moves and/or concessions in order not to “[Belarus] has advanced further than the lose this chance. others in relations with our major partner, Whatever the final outcome of this lat- the Russian Federation, and the economic est reintegration attempt in the post- measures that we are taking now in the Soviet area, one can already say that the framework of the four are behind the SES formation will be the principal issue level that exists between Belarus and on the political agenda of Ukraine and Russia,” Mr. Lukashenka added. 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issuing 152 new annuities for a total of UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES UNA Executive... $2,411,674 in collected premiums. The (Continued from page 5) five-year annuity sold the most with 90 WEST COAST OF FLORIDA Mr. Iwanciw spoke on the importance annuities sold for an amount of of membership to the UNA. The biggest $898,574. At year’s end, the UNA had a TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. issue facing the UNA is the need to total of 838 annuities in force, Ms. Kozak • Over 25 years of building experience increase its membership, conserving the said. • Bilingual membership and increasing fraternal In years past, the UNA did not • Fully insured and bonded activities within communities. acknowledge annuity sales. However, • Build on your lot or ours What makes the UNA unique in the times do change. For this reporting peri- • Highest quality workmanship face of commercial life insurance compa- od the UNA had a respectable increase in Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. nies is the fact that we are a fraternal premium income due to the sale of annu- (941) 270-2413 (941) 270-2411 organization, Mr. Iwanciw emphasized. ities, the national secretary said. Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor As a fraternal organization it is impera- She went on to acknowledge a job tive for the UNA’s districts and branches well done by three UNA members and Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area to hold fraternal activities. It is through expressed congratulations and thanks to: fraternal and community activities that Steven Woch, who sold 37 annuities for the ranks of membership can be $669,959.67 in collected premiums; increased. Community activities draw Stephan Welhasch, who sold 13 annuities individuals interested in community life. for $326,733.08 in collected premiums; It is also through the various fraternal and Joseph Chabon, secretary of Branch benefits offered by the UNA that makes 242, Shamokin, Pa., district chairman, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL the UNA more attractive to potential who sold 22 annuities for $119,685.16 in members, he added. collected premiums. FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Mr. Kachkowski reported on his meet- Ms. Kozak also offered a thank you to ing with the Toronto district and secre- all UNA secretaries and organizers for taries. Topics of discussion were the their hard work and dedication. It is INVITES ALL MEMBERS TO events in the past history of the UNA in through their effort and others before Toronto and the key to organizing new you, that we are able to celebrate the members, which, it is believed, is the UNA’s 110th year anniversary, she noted. appeal to Ukrainian patriotism. Toronto, Ms. Lisovich reported on the status of which holds a large portion of the UNA’s Soyuzivka. For the year 2003, occupancy Canadian membership, is one important rates increased and there seemed to be a ANNANNUUALAL PIPICCNICNIC factor in determining success in Canada. surge of interest in Soyuzivka during the Ms. Kozak reported an increase in year 2003. Many positive changes had new business by 286 policies with an occurred prior to the summer months, she annual premium of $200,297. This in Sunday, June 13, 2004 at 2:00 pm continued. Rooms were painted, new car- itself is not at all remarkable and needs to be increased by at least 70 percent, she pets were laid, buildings were power- at the Ukrainian Village added. As President Kaczaraj stated, washed, the main dining room was reno- UNA secretaries, organizers and profes- vated, hiking paths were cleared, a tiki 66 Cedar Grove Lane sional sales must sell, sell, sell. bar and a roller rink were built. All of UNA branches achieved only 31 per- these are positive changes that brought Somerset, NJ 08873 cent of their self-assigned quota, Ms. the community to the UNA resort, the Kozak continued. Unfortunately, out of UNA treasurer said. 222 secretaries (as of December 31, The planning of the town homes at 2003), 53 secretaries have not produced a Soyuzivka is continuing. A survey RAIN OR SHINE! single new member in six years. Due to regarding the interest of members in pur- the inactivity of these branches, and as chasing the town homes will be mailed to Free food, beverages, per the provisions of the UNA By-Laws all UNA members with the privacy and manuals, we will either be replacing notices during the next quarter. Pending the secretaries or we will merge branch- positive results, the building of Phase I of Raffle to benefit orphans in Ukraine. es, the national secretary explained. the town homes will proceed, Ms. The year 2003 was a good year for the Lisovich said. 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Catholic Church Court in San Francisco, which is conduct- Kyiv’s Court of Appeals on May 25, 39 Clovelly Road, Stamford, CT 06902 41 Collins Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977 ing the trial of former Ukrainian Prime demanding that it annul the decision of a Phone/Fax: (203) 969-0498 Phone/Fax: (845) 425-2749 district court in Kyiv in January to close Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: Tuesday, Friday: Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, on May 19 dis- missed the defense’s motion that tapes Silski Visti, the largest opposition newspa- 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. secretly made by former presidential per in Ukraine, on charges of anti-Semitism, Interfax reported. Picketers, who reportedly Board of Directors SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union bodyguard Mykola Melnychenko in President Leonid Kuchma’s office be sub- included members of the Socialist Party, the mitted as evidence, the Ukrainska Pravda Communist Party and several nationalist website reported. Mr. Melnychenko organizations, held placards reading “Hands claims the tapes include information that off Silski Visti!” and chanted “Shame on is essential for the trial. “I am sure that you!” Meanwhile, some 500 people, organ- without [listening to] these recordings the ized by Ukraine’s Jewish communities, court cannot make a just decision in the gathered for a separate rally near the Court Lazarenko case,” the website quoted him of Appeals. “We have come here to let our as saying. (RFE/RL Newsline) voice be heard by Ukraine, [to see how] for the first time in history a European newspa- Poll: public supports rapprochement per is being closed for anti-Semitism,” said Oleksander Shlayen, head of the MOSCOW – The All-Russian Center for International Anti-Fascist Committee, which Studies of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), in sued Silski Visti. (RFE/RL Newsline) cooperation with pollsters in Belarus and Ukraine, has recently conducted a survey in Two parliamentary groups merge Russia, Belarus and Ukraine regarding KYIV – The deputies’ groups Democratic Initiatives and People’s Power have merged to form a caucus called Democratic Initiatives-People’s Power, the Ukrainska Pravda website reported on May 14, quoting Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn. The newly established caucus has 30 deputies. Mr. Lytvyn also said the pro-government caucus, Ukraine’s Regions, expelled three deputies who on May 12 supported the opposition-sponsored resolution on the controversial mayoral elec- tion in Mukachiv. (RFE/RL Newsline) 7.5 million use mobile phones KYIV – The number of users of cellular phones in Ukraine increased by 4 percent in April and exceeded 7.5 million, Interfax reported on May 6, quoting official data from the country’s mobile-communica- tions operators. (RFE/RL Newsline) Minister cites religious statistics for 2003 KYIV – Oleksander Lavrynovych, min- ister of justice of Ukraine, has released some religious statistics in Ukraine for the year 2003, which were posted on the rupor.org site. According to the justice min- ister, almost 12,000 foreign missionaries and religious activists visited Ukraine in 2003. He also reported that the religious (Continued on page 21) No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 21

him as a presidential candidate, the NEWSBRIEFS Ukrainska Pravda website reported. (Continued from page 20) “Someone is very eager to discredit the The Northern New Jersey District Committee network of Ukraine in 2003 increased by leading aspirant to the top post in our state,” of the Ukrainian National Association 1,200 religious organizations. The greatest Ms. Herman said. She revealed that Mr. Yanukovych in 1967 was sentenced to three number of communities in Ukraine belong invites the Ukrainian community to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – years in a colony for juveniles – where he Moscow Patriarchate (UOC- MP), which served only a part of his term – and in 1970 to participate in celebrating is home to 10,310 communities. The to two years in prison. Ms. Herman noted Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv that in 1978 the Donetsk Oblast Court FFAATTHHEERR’’SS DDAAYY Patriarchate (UOC-KP) and the Ukrainian annulled both convictions. “Thus, Viktor Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) Yanukovych was unfoundedly called to have 3,186 and 1,107 communities, respec- criminal responsibility on two occasions – oonn JJuunnee 2200,, 22000044 tively. The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic in 1967 and 1970 – and unlawfully convict- Church (UGCC) is home to 3,328 commu- ed for the crimes in which he was not nities and the Roman Catholic Church involved,” she said, without naming those at (RCC) in Ukraine has 854 communities. In crimes. (RFE/RL Newsline) 2003 the number of UOC-MP parishes Russia watches Ukraine’s election SSOOYYUUZZIIVVKKAA grew by 360 new parishes, UOC-KP by 167 parishes, UAOC by 21 parishes, MOSCOW – Russian President UGCC by 31 parishes and the RCC by 14 Vladimir Putin told Ukrainian presiden- For this occasion the District Committee parishes. As of early 2004, Ukraine is tial administration head Viktor is sponsoring a bus trip to Soyuzivka home to more than 27,500 religious com- Medvedchuk at the Kremlin on April 16 Fare: $20.00 per person munities of traditional and new religions. that Russia is watching developments in (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) Ukraine closely and hopes that the pro- Yanukovych becomes academician grams initiated by the country’s pro-pres- Departing from: idential majority in Parliament are real- Passaic, NJ – 7:00AM KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor ized, strana.ru reported. Speaking about Yanukovych has become a member of the the possible outcomes of Ukraine’s presi- UNA Home office in Parsippany: 8:00 AM Presidium of Ukraine’s National Academy dential elections in October, Mr. Putin of Sciences, Interfax reported on May 13, said Russia “will accept the will of the For reservations to the luncheon call Soyuzivka: quoting the government press service. Ukrainian people and will work with any Academy head Borys Paton reportedly Ukrainian government,” but would pre- 845 626-5641 wrote in a letter to Mr. Yanukovych that fer to preserve continuity in its relations the Academy of Sciences made him a pre- with Ukraine. Mr. Putin noted the good For further information call: sidium member in order to “strengthen relations he has with Ukrainian President cooperation with state-authority bodies.” Leonid Kuchma and said they remain in Walter Honcharyk, Parsippany,NJ: 973 292-9800 X 3041 (RFE/RL Newsline) close contact. Some analysts have com- Vasyl Maruschak, Passaic, NJ: 973 546-6787 PM’s spokesperson reprimands media mented that Ukraine’s presidential elec- Michael Iwanciw, Elizabeth, NJ: 973 635-6647 tion is not much less important to KYIV – Hanna Herman, newly appoint- President Putin than his own re-election ed spokeswoman of the prime minister, told in March, because the results of Russia’s Come visit Soyuzivka again this summer journalists on May 13 that recent reports by recent assertiveness toward the CIS some media recalling Viktor Yanukovych’s states is dependent on its outcome. two convictions are intended to discredit (RFE/RL Newsline) 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 No. 22

al referendum and elected Mr. Kravchuk its He said that Ukraine today has much Europe, the European Parliament and the Former President... first president, he met with Russian President opportunity and many prospects. Organization for Security and Cooperation (Continued from page 1) Boris Yeltsin to discuss the future of the However, as he explained to the audi- in Europe had all strongly criticized the in 1988-1992, and told the Ukrainian stu- Soviet Union. As Mr. Bush noted, while offi- ence, the current Ukrainian leadership way in which local elections in Ukraine dents that volunteerism offers rewards far cially the Soviet Union leadership was main- must adhere to democratic principles and had occurred. He held out hope, however, richer than financial benefit. taining the political line that the Soviet not fear losing positions of power and that these were aberrations and the prob- “At 80, I still work with charities, not empire would continue to exist, Mr. Yeltsin authority. As an example, he gave his lems would be corrected. through the government, but with charities. told him that the vote for independence by own failed effort at re-election and the “If Ukraine continues its democratic It just feels so good,” explained Mr. Bush. Ukraine meant the dissolution of the empire. frustrations he felt with the U.S. mass path and its economic transformation, it “It is just so selfishly satisfying that without “He read a prepared statement that the media, which he said he felt was opposed will be considered a true leader – and not government intervention, without govern- three sides had formed a Commonwealth to a second term for him. only in the region, but throughout Europe ment money you can help somebody else.” of Independent States, but he had just “I strongly disagreed with almost all and in the U.S. If Ukraine can continue on Mr. Bush visited the historic “Red told me in private that he and the presi- the news reporting. I felt in 1992 that the its path and come out of the shadow of its Corpus” of Kyiv State University – where dents of Ukraine and Belarus had decid- U.S. news media was strongly biased Soviet past, it will be a truly historic U.S. President Bill Clinton, the man who ed to dissolve the Soviet Union.” against me,” noted Mr. Bush with no real change for the world,” explained Mr. Bush. won the 1992 election, denying Mr. Bush Mr. Bush told the audience of mostly hint of bitterness in his remark. The former U.S. president, who was a second term in office, addressed the college-age young adults that, in retro- The point, as he made clear, was that also a U.S. congressman, ambassador to Ukrainian public in 1995 during the first spect, it seemed that the new world order he understood that in a democracy per- China, CIA director and vice-president visit by a U.S. president to independent of which there had been so much talk – sonas are far less important than ideas during his four decades of public service, Ukraine. He used the visit to recount the first during the fall of the Berlin Wall and and that respect for the process is the said that now that he is out of politics he events of 1991 and perhaps dust off his then with the collapse of the Soviet overriding priority. can be far more straightforward with peo- place in history. He offered several anec- Union, actually occurred during his visit Mr. Bush also offered his opinions on ple, and can be frank in acknowledging dotal insights on the days that marked the to Moscow and Kyiv in August 1991. several international issues affecting when he doesn’t have the answer to a last chapter of the Soviet era. He said that he had always supported Ukraine. He lauded Ukraine’s participa- question. He used the remark to emphasize In one, he recalled that a week after those “who pushed the frontiers of free- tion in the Iraq Stabilization Force and that he had no idea when NATO might be Ukraine affirmed independence via a nation- dom.” mentioned that the country is poised to ready to accept Ukraine as a member. enter the World Trade Organization. Nor could he say whether his son, the He mentioned Ukraine’s sizzling econ- current U.S. president, has any plans to omy, which grew by 9.4 percent in 2003 visit Ukraine in the near future. However, Highlights... Klufas wins... and said that, if that type of growth contin- he pointed to his wife, Barbara, as someone (Continued from page 5) (Continued from page 17) ues, Ukraine would become a country that who might know more inasmuch as she Jersey City, N.J., as 81-83 Grand St., to al communities and I believe that most of Europe would be forced to contend with. had much more influence over their son. “I house both the UNA and the Svoboda us have the same philosophical and family However, as have several high-profile don’t have any influence over him, but his editorial offices. values; the same practical work ethic. I am U.S. political figures who have recently mother sure does,” explained Mr. Bush. Nicholas Murashko was voted the determined to reach out and engage these visited Ukraine, including Dr. Zbigniew During his two-day visit to Kyiv, Mr. 10th supreme president of the UNA. communities so that this riding grows in Brzezinski, former national security Bush met with President Leonid Kuchma the prosperity, unity and visibility it adviser to President Jimmy Carter, current and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. Source: “Ukrainian National deserves,” Mr. Klufas stated. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard His visit came after an invitation from Association: Its Past and Present, (1894- Volunteers are encouraged to contact Armitage and financier-philanthropist National Deputy Viktor Pinchuk, one of 1964),” by Anthony Dragan (translated the Jurij Klufas Campaign at (416) 234- George Soros, Mr. Bush warned that for Ukraine’s wealthiest businesspersons and from the original Ukrainian by Zenon 2002 or [email protected]. For more Ukraine to become a true player on the President Kuchma’s son-in-law. Snylyk). Jersey City, N.J.: Svoboda Press, information on Mr. Klufas or the world scene, it needed to assure free and Mr. Pinchuk recently became a mem- 1964. The border featured in this special Conservative Party of Canada in Parkdale- fair presidential elections in October. ber of the Council on Foreign Relations, feature is reproduced from a UNA mem- High Park, readers may log on to He noted that the European Union, the an international organization that counts bership certificate dating to 1919. http://phpconservativeparty.tripod.com. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of President Bush as a member as well. No. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2004 23

who ran Ukraine under the Communist system,” Dr. Diuk explained. It is this Art works by Motyl to be exhibited Congressional hearing... group she said that claims does not want (Continued from page 3) NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Institute starkly simplified landscapes, extending to have a free and open electoral process European Subcommittee was Dr. Diuk, of America, in association with The Tori the mood of solitude and introspection of who focused “on the main event that looms for Ukraine’s citizens to cast their ballot. Collection, presents “Presence,” featur- his earlier work. The artist has shown his Brief questions by the two members of in Ukraine’s immediate future, and which ing the latest works of artist Alexander paintings throughout New York City, as Congress were addressed to the panelists the international community will be watch- Motyl. well as Pennsylvania, North Carolina and regarding assistance to opposition parties “Presence” begins at the Ukrainian Connecticut. ing – the election for the post of President and the rule of law and direct foreign of Ukraine scheduled for October 2004.” Institute of America on Thursday, May Guest artist Ina Belous was born in investment in Ukraine. 27, with an opening reception at 6-8:30 Ukraine in 1960. Having graduated from Dr. Diuk outlined the trends in In conclusion, Chairman Bereuter also Ukraine’s political reform, media free- p.m. The following Saturday, June 5, will the Academy of Art in Dnipropetrovske, thanked Michael Sawkiw Jr., president of be a Meet the Artist Afternoon Tea at 3- Ms. Belous’ work received increasing doms and the major candidates for presi- the Ukrainian Congress Committee of dent, and provided an overview of its 4:30 p.m. attention in the USSR. Her career took on America (UCCA), and Ihor Gawdiak, The exhibition, which also features a new dimension after she moved to Israel civil society. “The elections are the tip of president of the Ukrainian American guest artist Ina Belous, will be on view in 1990. Exhibited at fine and exquisite the iceberg, which represents a huge sys- Coordinating Council, for their written through June 13. venues around the globe, Ms. Belous has temic problem: Ukraine’s ruling elite is testimony regarding “Ukraine’s Future Born in New York City in 1953 to par- received much worldwide attention. still largely made up of the same people and U.S. Interests.” ents who came to the U.S. directly from Ms. Belous’ work utilizes sponta- Ukraine, Dr. Motyl has a strong neous, yet composed brushstrokes to Ukrainian background. Currently a pro- convey her experience with reality. and ultimately for open borders and a fessor of political science at Rutgers Acclaimed for its strength, harmony and At Yalta summit... common currency. University and a professor at Columbia explosive color, her technique is (Continued from page 1) Before the agreement was signed, University, the artist studied painting extremely unique and innovative. The Mykola Azarov reminded journalists that Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers found it dif- with Leon Goldin at Columbia artist’s distinctive style, though highly Russia had yet to cancel its value-added ficult to recommend approval of the University. He is the author of numerous versatile, is particularly displayed in her tax on oil exports as it had said it would. accord, which was developed at the initia- books and articles, and is widely regard- floral depictions. The artist elicits the Russian President Vladimir Putin said tive of Presidents Kuchma and Putin the ed as an expert on the subject of national- explosive potential that is latent in all he expected that around 60 agreements previous February. The reason for the inter- ism in Eastern Europe. that is alive with her boundless freshness would form the basis for the SES struc- nal government dispute was whether the Dr. Motyl’s work, inspired by his rev- and dynamism, as her works pulsate with erence for the ordinary, hovers between life and color. ture, which would be signed by the end agreement in identifying a supranational cityscape, still life, and figures. His most For more information about the exhib- of 2005. He remained silent on his coun- regulatory body to oversee the work of the representational paintings, personalized it readers may contact the Ukrainian try’s plans for the free-trade zone, but SES violated the Constitution of Ukraine. expressed conviction that the four mem- by the artist through a pictorial and sym- Institute of America at (212) 288-8660 or There was disagreement also over bolic focus, project the prosaic features e-mail [email protected]. ber-states would not find their path to the whether the accord would benefit World Trade Organization hindered by of urban architecture. In Dr. Motyl’s They may also contact The Tori Ukraine when Russia, with by far the most recent work he presents a series of Collection at (610) 408-011 or e-mail their common market. largest economy among the four coun- It will not stop any country from tak- angular, elongated nudes braced against [email protected]. tries, would retain most of the voting ing part in global or European integration processes,” explained Mr. Putin, accord- weight within the regulatory body. ing to Interfax-Ukraine. 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