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Vol. LXX No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 $1/$2 in Ukraine HE VerkhovnaKRAINIAN Rada approves anti-piracyEEKLY bill UkraineT to gainU W by Maryna Makhnonos The draft bill passed on January 17 was opponents of the legislation, had argued that Special to The Ukrainian Weekly one of six versions previously presented to it would hinder the development of three the Parliament. It allows prosecutors to Ukraine’s domestic high-technology pro- – The on January enter CD production plants with a warrant duction. Socialist Party Chairman 17 in short order approved a draft bill and that is based on specific allegations. Oleksander Moroz said last week that the its final version aimed at the regulation of and an exarchate The bill was one of two documents United States would impose sanctions VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II on the compact disc production industry and reviewed by the Parliament that day. regardless of the Rada’s actions in order to January 11 gave his assent to the provisions prevention of piracy in the field – satisfying Another proposal was presented by the gov- protect the U.S. metals market. made by the Synod of Bishops of the one of the requirements established to avoid ernment; it reflected more radical U.S. The head of a business association that Ukrainian Greek- for the U.S. trade sanctions. establishment of an exarchate in Donetsk- demands, but was rejected by lawmakers. favors the protection of intellectual property, After passing the draft in its first reading, The government version would have and the appointment of two auxil- later in the day the lawmakers returned to Ihor Eihenvald, said on January 17 that no iary bishops for . allowed prosecutors to enter production law will succeed in solving Ukraine’s piracy the issue and passed an amended bill that premises at any time and examine any doc- The Synod’s provisions were made in now goes to the president for his signature. problems as the companies that are outside accordance with the UGCC’s canons, noted ument and equipment, with or without a the field would remain in the shadows. The bill was passed six days before sanc- warrant. the Vatican Information Service (VIS). “Those who produce this illegally are not tions were to go into effect. The draft bill was approved by a vote of An official Vatican release reported the touched by this law at all,” Mr. Eihenvald U.S. authorities have long threatened 238-5, with four abstentions; it received following: said. He added that legal CD producers in sanctions if Ukraine’s government failed to only 12 votes more than necessary to pass. • The erection of the archiepiscopal exar- Ukraine that are suspected of piracy are in act to stop CD piracy, which costs the inter- Of the 397 deputies present, 150 ignored the chate of Donetsk-Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the national recording industry an estimated vote. fact interested in the additional controls. election of the Rev. Stepan Meniok, CSsR, $250 million to $300 million a year, accord- Later that day, national deputies voted “Nobody had ever opposed a civilized con- superior of the monastery of St. Alfonso of ing to experts’ estimates. A December 12, 233-6, with one abstention to approve the trol,” Mr. Eihenvald underscored upon Lviv, as hierarch of the new exarchate. 2001, deadline was delayed after bilateral bill in its final reading. A total of 160 legis- learning of the draft bill’s approval. • The election of the Revs. Ihor talks, but the office of the U.S. Trade lators present at the session declined to vote. Speaking after the passage of the bill’s Vozniak, CSsR, master of novices for the Representative had ordered on December The final version of the anti-piracy measure final version, pro-government lawmaker Lviv province of the Congregation of the 20 that trade sanctions were to take effect contained some amendments that took into said, “Obviously, the Most Holy Redeemer, and Hlib Lonchyna, on January 23. The sanctions were expected account Ukrainian government proposals. A government’s draft bill would have been MSU, collaborator at the apostolic nuncia- to restrict all steel and other metal exports to total of 160 legislators present at the session better, but it’s a kind of compromise that ture in Kyiv, as auxiliaries for the Lviv the United States, which the Ukrainian gov- declined to vote. allows us to move the trade sanctions talks . ernment fears would cost Ukraine some The bill now must be signed into law by from standstill.” The -elect, the Rev. Meniok, is a $470 million annually. President , and its imple- “I think the government and metallurgy Redemptorist. He was born in Nakonechne, The Verkhovna Rada had repeatedly mentation should begin 60 days after presi- producers should be satisfied,” added Mr. Ukraine, in 1949 and was ordained a priest failed to approve legislation that would sat- dential action. Poroshenko, according to Fakty news on the in 1981. He was the rector of the Lviv- isfy U.S. demands. Leftist lawmakers, who were the main ICTV channel. Rudno seminary for several years. -elect Vozniak, a Redemptorist, was born in Lypytsi, Ukraine, in 1952 and was ordained a priest in 1980. Bishop-elect Lonchyna, a Studite, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1954 and was Candidaby Marynate YuschenkoMakhnonos promisesMinister in charge economic of Cultural reformsAffairs and ethical politics ordained in 1977. The Rev. Lonchyna Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Mykola Zhulynskyi. taught courses on the Old Testament at the Mr. Yuschenko said his bloc of Lviv Theological Academy. KYIV – Ukraine’s popular ex-Prime reformist and nationalist pro-government Minister Viktor Yuschenko promised on parties will become a joint faction or January 16 to improve the people’s stan- even a joint party in the new Parliament. dard of living via economic reforms and He also revealed plans to cooperate to uphold ethics in politics upon winning with the Yednist (Unity) political bloc led Accounting Chamber a seat in the parliamentary elections in by Kyiv Mayor Oleksander Omelchenko, March. and the pro-presidential bloc For United “Our highest value is the individual,” Ukraine headed by Volodymyr Lytvyn, reports misuse of funds Mr. Yuschenko said as he opened a meet- the presidential chief of staff. by Maryna Makhnonos ing of his Our Ukraine bloc. The Interfax “We are sure that important partners of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly news agency quoted him as saying: “Our our bloc will demonstrate a pragmatic KYIV – Ukraine’s Accounting main goal is to secure conditions for a policy, especially in economics,” Mr. Chamber charged several government person’s self-realization as an individual, Yuschenko said. institutions with alleged misuse of 1.9 as a citizen and as an owner.” The ex-prime minister also urged hon- billion hrv (about $357 million U.S.) At the meeting, which attracted about est politics in the Verkhovna Rada, prom- during 2001. Several cases were regis- 2,000 delegates, Mr. Yuschenko announced ising to adhere to the principles of moral- tered in the industrial policy and fuel and the list of candidates fielded by his bloc. ity, transparency and humanity. energy ministries, according to the cham- The top five posts are held by Mr. “Ukrainian politics lack honesty,” Mr. ber’s statements released on January 17 Yuschenko; the head of Ukraine’s trade Yuschenko said, drawing attention to a as part of a summary of its activity dur- union federation, Oleksander Stoyan; the problem that had affected him personally Andrew Nynka chairmen of two Rukh parties, Hennadii ing the past five years. in the form of a tape scandal that roiled Viktor Yuschenko In particular, the management of the Udovenko and Yurii Kostenko; and the the country last week. Industrial Policy Ministry was blamed leader of the Reforms and Order Party The scandal was launched January 9, In the taped conversation, Mr. for ineffective control of state funds Viktor Pynzenyk. when a nationalist politician, Dmytro Omelchenko angrily urged Mr. aimed at financing the sectors of hard Other well-known candidates on the Ponomarchuk, publicized a telephone Yuschenko to organize the collection of water production and conservation of Our Ukraine list are the president of the conversation between Mr. Yuschenko and deputies’ signatures for an upcoming mines in 1999-2001, the statement said. Obolon beer company, Oleksander Mr. Omelchenko. Mr. Ponomarchuk vote in the Verkhovna Rada. However, it “In most cases, the planned volumes Slobodian; Rukh leader Ivan Zayats; for- accused both leaders of organizing a plot was not immediately clear from the con- mer Foreign Affairs Minister Borys in the Parliament against former Rada (Continued on page 3) Tarasyuk; and former Vice Prime Vice-Chairman Viktor Medvedchuk (Continued on page 6) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS A round-up of party congresses Rada wants probe of alleged arms sales panies and citizens. The report mentioned the six Ukrainian lawmakers. (RFE/RL KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on Newsline) prepping for parliamentary elections January 15 backed a motion by National by Jan Maksymiuk dent’s office, allegedly hinting at Deputies Hryhorii Omelchenko and Kyiv may sell military hardware to UAE RFE/RL , and Ukraine Report President Leonid Kuchma’s complicity Anatolii Yermak requesting the in the murder of opposition journalist Procurator General’s Office and the KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs A congress of the For a United Heorhii Gongadze and a host of other Security Service of Ukraine to check the Minister Anatolii Zlenko said in Abu Ukraine election bloc on January 12 crimes. recent allegations by Germany’s Der Dhabi on January 15 that the support approved its election manifesto and list Referring to a conversation with Mr. Spiegel of illegal sales of Ukrainian arms, provided by the United Arab Emirates of candidates for the March 31 parlia- Melnychenko, Mr. Moroz told journalists UNIAN and Interfax reported. Quoting (UAE) for Ukraine’s entrance into the mentary ballot, UNIAN reported. The that the former presidential bodyguard Russian State Duma Deputy Viktor World Trade Organization can become an first five individuals on the list include will take part in the election campaign on Iliukhin in an article published on its important tool for improving bilateral the bloc’s leader and head of the presi- Ukrainian territory. website, Der Spiegel said Israeli citizen cooperation, UNIAN reported. In partic- dential administration, Volodymyr *** Vadym Rabinovych jointly with the for- ular, Mr. Zlenko noted that Ukraine is Lytvyn; the head of the Party of A congress of the Natalia Vitrenko mer chief of the Security Service of ready to supply military and transport Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Prime Bloc on January 12 approved its list of Ukraine, Leonid Derkach, and his son, aviation, armored vehicles, and radar Minister Anatolii Kinakh; National candidates for the parliamentary ballot, Andrii Derkach, had sold “military equip- equipment to the UAE. The Ukrainian Deputy Yekateryna Vaschuk; the general Interfax reported. The top five candidates ment” to the Taliban. (RFE/RL Newsline) side also expressed interest in receiving director of the Mariupol Illicha metallur- on the list are activists of the Progressive humanitarian aid from the UAE for the gical plant, Volodymyr Boiko; and the Socialist Party of Ukraine: Ms. Vitrenko, Communists want to oust election official resettlement of deported Crimean Tatars, rector of Taras Shevchenko National and for cooperation programs to build Volodymyr Marchenko, Liudmyla KYIV – Communist Party Chairman University, Viktor Skopenko. Bezuhla, Petro Romanchuk and residential housing and establish the nec- The second five on the list are Petro Symonenko appealed to the essary infrastructure in Crimean Tatar Mykhailo Sydorchuk. Parliament on January 15 to dismiss National Democratic Party Chairman and *** settlements. (RFE/RL Newsline) Transport Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko; Central Election Commission Chairman A congress of the Women for the Mykhailo Riabets, Interfax and UNIAN Macedonian delegation visits Ukraine Labor Ukraine Party Chairman Serhii Future political association on January Tyhypko; Chairman reported. Mr. Symonenko said Mr. Riabets 12 approved its election list for the bal- KYIV – Ukraine will help Macedonia Volodymyr Semynozhenko; Agrarian and U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos lot, UNIAN reported. The top figures on upgrade its military equipment, Interfax Party leader Mykhailo Hladii; and the Pascual recently signed an accord on U.S. the list are Valentyna Dovzhenko, the reported on January 15. An agreement to First Vice Minister of the Transport assistance to Ukraine’s Central Election association’s leader; Maria Orlyk, the this effect was reached during a meeting Ministry, Heorhii Kyrpa. Commission in organizing the parliamen- head of the Union of Ukrainian Women; of Ukrainian General Staff chief Petro The list continues with National tary election. According to Mr. Iryna Belousova, vice-chairman of Shuliak with his Macedonian counterpart, Deputy Andrii Derkach; famous sports- Symonenko, this accord is “brutal interfer- Women for the Future; Tetiana Metodi Stamboliski, in Kyiv on January man Serhii Bubka; Yuris Company ence” on the part of the United States in Selikhova, director of the Dynamo- 15. Mr. Stamboliski told journalists that President Mykola Onishchuk; Ukraine’s internal affairs. Mr. Riabets Sileyer plant; and Andrii Ivanov, a mem- the talks focused on the equipment Presidential Adviser Anatolii commented later the same day that the ber of the Women for the Future central already delivered by Ukraine to Tolstoukhov; Ivan Zubets; Minister of accord does not provide for financing the board. Macedonia and ruled out any new Agricultural Policy Ivan Kyrylenko; election campaign but only for technical *** weapons acquisitions. The Skopje daily National Deputy Oleksander Karpov; assistance measures, including training A congress of the all-Ukrainian leftist Dnevnik reported on January 15 that Mr. Industrial Policy Minister Vasyl sessions for judges and an international union Justice on January 12 approved its Stamboliski was scheduled to discuss Hureyev; Ivan Kuras, the director of the conference to sum up election results. election manifesto and list of candidates cooperation with Mr. Shuliak, as well as Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies; (RFE/RL Newsline) for the Rada elections. The party election Defense Minister Volodymyr and National Deputy Ihor Sharov. list is headed by poet Mykola Lukiv, the Shkidchenko and Foreign Affairs Minister National Deputy Dmytro Tabachnyk is Deputies’ foreign accounts to be probed editor-in-chief of the magazine. Anatolii Zlenko. The visit was not billed No. 21 on the list, and the president of The party’s leader, Ivan Chyzh, will run KYIV – The Procurator-General’s as an arms-buying mission. According to the Professional Soccer League, Ravil in a one-seat constituency in the Office has launched an investigation into Safiullin, is No. 22. DPA news agency, the Ukrainian govern- Khmelnytska Oblast. the opening of foreign bank accounts by The congress also approved candi- ment said that it has already provided *** six Ukrainian legislators, Interfax reported dates in single-seat constituencies. The Macedonia with four Mi-8 general-pur- bloc’s 225 candidates include Parliament A congress of the on on January 11, quoting a letter by Deputy pose helicopters, four Mi-24 helicopter Chairman Ivan Pliusch (Chernihiv January 10 approved its election mani- Procurator General Oleksii Bahanets to gunships, four Su-25 ground attack jets, Oblast); Presidential Adviser Leonid festo and list of candidates for the March Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ivan Pliusch. and 31 T-72 tanks. Including two recently Kadaniuk (Chernivtsi Oblast); former 31 ballot. The top five candidates are: The lawmakers suspected of illegally acquired Mi-24 helicopters from Ukraine, Defense Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk Oleksandr Svystunov, the leader of the opening bank accounts in Switzerland are: the Macedonian army now has 12 Mi-24, (Mykolaiv Oblast); Parliament Vice- For a Single Rus Party and the Russian Oleksander Volkov, Ihor Bakai, Pavlo four Mi-8, and three Mi-17 helicopters, Chairman Stepan Havrysh (Kharkiv Movement of Ukraine; Ivan Symonenko, Riabkin, Oleksii Kucherenko, Kostiantyn Dnevnik reported. The newspaper added Oblast); First Vice-Chairman of the State the leader of the Russian-Ukrainian Zhevaho and Volodymyr Satsiuk. The that the Macedonian Interior Ministry has Tax Administration Ihor Kalinichenko Union Party; Oleh Liutikov and Ihor investigation was opened following a also shown strong interest in buying four (Vinnytsia Oblast); and Chairman of the Pylayev, activists of the For a Single motion by National Deputies Hryhorii Mi-24 helicopter gunships. (RFE/RL Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Rus’ Party; and Svitlana Savchenko, the Omelchenko and Anatolii Yermak. Last Newsline) leader of the Union Party. month, Messrs. Omelchenko and Yermak Republic of Crimea Valerii Horbatov Memorial rededicated at Kuropaty (Crimea). The Russian Bloc’s election manifesto demanded explanations from the calls for the creation of “a single econom- *** Procurator General’s Office about an KUROPATY – Several hundred peo- A congress of the Socialist Party on ic, informational and cultural area of Internet report alleging that Swiss police ple participated on January 15 in a reded- January 12 approved its election mani- Ukraine, , and Belarus on the basis had blocked some 200 bank accounts festo and list of candidates for the March of a close interstate union,” and for “the belonging to Russian and Ukrainian com- (Continued on page 15) elections to the Verkhovna Rada, Interfax equality of the two state languages – reported. The top five on the Socialist Russian and Ukrainian,” Interfax reported. 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Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus, Some 59.7 percent of respondents The Ukrainian Weekly, January 20, 2002, No. 3, Vol. LXX Ukraine and Poland specialist on the Copyright © 2002 The Ukrainian Weekly staff of RFE/RL Newsline. (Continued on page 23) No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 3 ANALYSIS: The Communist Party, the executive and Ukraine’s approaching elections Ukraine, Brazil agree by Taras Kuzio of the oligarchic center. cal anti-Kuchma opposition. Mykola RFE/RL Newsline Support for the CPU during the 1990s Melnychenko, the presidential guard who to cooperate in space has declined from approximately 30 per- recorded audiotapes of conversations in Two recent decisions by the cent to 20 percent of the electorate, and is Mr. Kuchma’s office, is to run for elec- Constitutional Court and the executive in drawn mainly from pensioners and veter- tion on the Socialist Party list. and oil/gas exploration Ukraine have again raised the question by Maryna Makhnonos ans (former Prime Minister Viktor The second recent development con- of the relationship between the Yuschenko’s Our Ukraine bloc is the first cerns the relationship between the execu- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) and Ukrainian political force to be more pop- tive and the CPU. President Leonid the executive. The timing of those deci- KYIV – A visiting delegation led by ular than the CPU). This support ranges Kuchma has repeatedly reiterated that sions, during the run-up to the March 31 Brazil’s President Fernando Henrique from its high concentration of voters and “there is only one real opposition in parliamentary elections, is in itself suspi- Cardoso laid the groundwork on January 16 members in the industrialized east and Ukraine,” the Communist Party, and has cious. for several bilateral deals on oil and gas Crimea, to very low support in western refused to recognize any non-CPU oppo- First, on December 29, 2001, the exploration off Ukraine’s coast, and made Ukraine. sition to his “pragmatic centrism.” Mr. Constitutional Court rejected as uncon- provisions for the joint construction of a Throughout the 1990s, pro-statehood Kuchma identifies “opposition” to him in stitutional a decade-old ban on the CPU space booster rocket. ideas evolved across the Ukrainian politi- the Soviet sense as opposition to the state and stated that only the courts have the Mr. Cardoso met with President Leonid cal spectrum from the center-right, which he supposedly personifies. Consequently, power to declare political parties illegal. Kuchma and Ukraine’s top ministers during propelled Ukraine to independence, by definition only the CPU can be in his two-day visit to Kyiv after arriving from The CPU was suspended and subse- through the oligarchic center to the cen- “opposition” as it is the only major party neighboring Russia, where he held four quently banned by two resolutions of the ter-left (including the Socialist Party). that is opposed to Ukraine’s independ- days of talks with his Russian counterpart, parliamentary presidium on August 26 The only main party to escape this evolu- ence. . and 30, 1991. All CPU property and tion was the CPU. Ukraine’s ethnic and Among the eight bilateral documents other assets were nationalized by the The CPU had shielded President linguistic divisions have prevented the Kuchma from blame during the height of signed by President Cardoso’s delegation , although the evolution of the CPU into a post- was a joint project that would allow both Constitutional Court rejected calls for the Kuchmagate crisis by not supporting Communist or national Communist party parliamentary votes of no-confidence in states to offer space research services at the these assets to be returned to the post- (the national communists left in 1990- Alcantar space center in Brazil. The deal Soviet CPU. The Constitutional Court’s Procurator General Mykhailo Potebenko 1991). The Socialist Party, therefore, has – this despite Mr. Potebenko’s inept and would make it possible for Ukrainian scien- December 2001 ruling was the result of a taken upon itself the role of a pro- state- tists to work at the facility, and allow unsympathetic investigation of the mur- motion submitted by 139 left-wing hood, left-wing post-Communist party. Brazilian space researchers to use a der of opposition journalist Heorhii deputies as far back as January 23, 1997. At its height, the combined left bloc Ukrainian-designed Ziklon-4 booster rock- Gongadze in September-November 2000. With 3.5 million members, the had 170 to 180 deputies in the 1998-2002 et. Commenting on Mr. Potebenko, CPU Communist Party of Ukraine was the Verkhovna Rada – still less than a major- The delegations also agreed that Brazil’s Chairman Petro Symonenko said this largest republican Communist Party in ity but more united than the fractious Petrobraz company would assist Ukraine the USSR until the Russian SFSR creat- month that “there is nothing to reproach with technology for deep sea exploration of non-left. This unity of the left was ended him for.” The CPU will again abstain ed its own republican branch in 1990. in November 2000 by the “Kuchmagate” the Black and Azov seas for oil and gas . The CPU was fortuitously registered as a from a parliamentary vote of no-confi- Vadym Kopylov, the head of Naftogaz, scandal that opened a wide gulf between dence in Mr. Potebenko’s record as party independent of the Communist the CPU and the Socialist Party, which Ukraine’s state oil and natural gas compa- Party of the (CPSU) only procurator-general in the near future. Mr. ny, said on January 16 that such exploration played a central role in the crisis and on July 22, 1991, a month before remains one of the two wings of the radi- (Continued on page 21) is impossible at this stage as Ukraine lacks Ukraine declared independence and the the appropriate equipment, while the CPU was banned. Allowed to re-estab- world’s leading companies in the natural lish itself in October 1993, the current resources exploration sector show very little CPU claims to be the direct descendant Ukrainian immigrant wins $12.6 M in New York Lottery interest in Ukraine. of the Soviet-era CPU. Nevertheless, it “I think that we can have mutually bene- by Andrew J. Nynka wants to spend some of the money has managed to attract only about ficial cooperation with Brazil,” Mr. traveling around the world. She also 150,000 members, or less than 5 percent NEW YORK – New York Lottery Kopylov said. “It has to do with mentality, said she wants to send some of the of its Soviet-era membership. Director Margaret R. DeFrancisco because we understand each other well.” money back to relatives left in Ukraine. The relative weight of the CPU with- announced on January 11 that Ukrainian Officials also signed a convention on Ms. Pilyavskaya moved to America in Ukraine’s multiparty system, there- immigrant Aleksandra Pilyavskaya was prevention of double taxation and preven- with her husband, Vladimir, and their fore, is less due to its size than to the sole winner of the $24 million draw- tion of tax evasion, an agreement simplify- daughter, Marina. The couple chose Ukraine still being an unconsolidated ing on December 19, 2001. ing export and import financial operations, their winning numbers based on their democracy, the weakness and diffusion The 31-year-old Dnipropetrovsk and an agreement on assistance in criminal anniversary and birthdays. Their win- investigations. of Ukraine’s remaining 129 political par- native, a medical office assistant chose ties, and the ideological amorphousness ning ticket was purchased at a news- President Kuchma praised the Brazilian the lump sum option and took home a stand and grocery store in Brooklyn. government for achieving economic suc- total of over $12.6 million. Taras Kuzio is a research associate at As a direct result of Ms. Pilyavskaya’s cess, saying its example was worthy of “My family came to America over winning the $24 million jackpot, the emulation. Ukraine has suffered economic the Center for Russian and East four years ago,” said Ms. Pilyavskaya. European Studies, University of . New York Lottery’s Education Wins! decline and has been struggling to reform “My sister kept telling me to move to program will donate a computer equip- its economy since its declaration of inde- America, too. I missed my family very ment package to Brooklyn’s Three pendence from the Soviet Union in 1991. much and decided two years ago that I Hierarchs School – a randomly chosen The trade volume between Ukraine and would move [to the United States]. school located in the same zip code as Brazil was $169 million (U.S.) in 2000, Correction Winning this money will make things The article headlined “The govern- the jackpot winner. The parochial school, which is up 16 percent from the 1999 level, better. I will go to school so I can learn ment-criminal alliance” (January 13) whose students include Greek, Russian the State Statistics Committee said. to speak better English. After I learn, I and Ukrainian youths, received a $1,000 Bilateral trade in the first nine months of contained an error in the second para- would like to teach others.” graph. The reference to Ukraine’s credit to use toward basic system items 2001 was $110.7 million, it added. Ms. Pilyavskaya said she would not such as monitors and printers, as well as International Affairs Ministry should Brazil is home to about 500,000 mem- move back to Ukraine, but plans to peripherals, including scanners and digi- bers of Ukraine’s diaspora. read Internal Affairs Ministry. stay in the United States although she tal cameras.

revisions and checked some 2,000 insti- Accounting Chamber... tutions and enterprises in 1997-2001, (Continued from page 1) according to the Interfax news agency. of financing for recipients of state funds Mr. Symonenko noted that the chamber were determined and corrected without had uncovered about 12 billion hrv the necessary basic calculations,” the ($2.26 billion, according to the current Accounting Chamber said in its state- exchange rate) in misused funds during ment. In in one case alone, more than that period. 500,000 hrv ($94,161) were misappropri- Mr. Symonenko said that “lack of ated instead of financing a mine’s conser- financial, economic and tax policies” is vation in eastern Ukraine. the main reason for the misuse of funds. Another case revealed that the Fuel Ukraine’s economy suffered a severe and Energy Ministry had violated legisla- economic recession since winning inde- tion that regulates state support for coal pendence in 1991 after the collapse of the mines. In addition, the ministry had USSR. The country’s post-Soviet transi- organized ineffective tenders to acquire tion period was accompanied by large- mining equipment, blocking more than 3 scale corruption and high-profile money- million hrv ($565,000) for two months in laundering schemes. 2001. The Accounting Chamber was estab- Andrew Nynka The head of the Accounting Chamber, lished in 1997 to control financial opera- Ukrainian-born Aleksandra Pilyavskaya receives her check from New York , said on January 10 tions of the state sector; it is subordinate Lottery Director Margaret R. DeFrancisco. that his service had made about 2,500 to the Verkhovna Rada. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3 OBITUARY: The Rev. Vital Wasyl Pidskalny, former vice-general and Canadian provincial superior of Basilian Fathers

the cross and made a gentle sign of the Actually, many had expected that the cross on it before kissing it. That was the Rev. Pidskalny’s head would have balanced last thing he did before dying a few hours a mitre, but the episcopacy was a career later,” the Rev. Pidskalny said. “It was a path that appeared to hold little interest for very holy death.” the Basilian monk. Encouraging vocations Those who knew the Rev. Pidskalny to the priesthood, if not entrants to the remembered a priest who lived a very holy Basilian order, captured most of his atten- life. tion. Born in Ethelbert, Manitoba, on January Perhaps part of his motivation was 28, 1921, to Joseph and Melania Pidskalny, genetic. In addition to his brother, who pre- who arrived in Canada as part of the first deceased him, the Rev. Pidskalny had a sis- wave of Ukrainian settlers during the ter, the late Donna, who joined the Sisters 1890s, Wasyl (one of 11 children) followed Servants of Mary Immaculate and was later his older brother, Stefan (later Father Soter), joined in that religious community by a into the Basilian community. niece, Anne, now in Winnipeg. Another At the age of 15, Wasyl entered the nephew, Joseph Pidskalny, Father Peter’s Order of St. Basil the Great, St. Josaphat younger brother, is a Basilian priest in Novitiate in Mundare, Alberta, and chose Vancouver. the religious name Vital. As the last surviving religious member In 1942 he professed his solemn vows of his generation in the Pidskalny family, with the Basilians and on August 2, 1947, Father Vital became a spiritual mentor to was ordained to the priesthood in Grimsby, The Rev. Vital Wasyl Pidskalny (right) in 1989, meeting with Pope John Paul II. his two nephews and one niece who pur- , by the late Archbishop Wasyl sued their own vocations within the Church, Ladyka of Winnipeg. by Christopher Guly manner, according to his nephew, the Rev. explained Father Peter, former principal of Though he served as pastor of parishes in Peter Pidskalny, 56, a Ukrainian Catholic St. Vladimir’s High School and Minor OTTAWA – The Rev. Vital Wasyl Redemptorist priest and pastor of Sacred Vegreville, Mundare and Edmonton (the latter two also as superior of the Basilian Seminary in Roblin, Manitoba. Pidskalny, OSBM, who held senior posi- Heart Church in Wynyard, Sask. communities) in Alberta, as well as in “He was very knowledgeable and always tions with the Ukrainian Catholic Basilian “I had the chance to be with him several Vancouver and Winnipeg, the Rev. level-headed, and would always give good Fathers in Canada and Rome, and was one times before he passed on and was strength- advice. But the way he gave advice was that of six members of his family who entered Pidskalny became best known in Ukrainian ened by seeing a person of such strong faith Catholic circles as a leader. it was not like it was coming from the top religious life, died in Saskatoon on who was so well-prepared to die,” the Rev. but felt almost as if you were coming up December 10, 2001, after a yearlong battle While in Winnipeg he served as provin- Pidskalny said. cial superior of the Basilians in Canada and with the ideas yourself,” he recalled with prostate cancer. He was 80 years old. He explained that during his uncle’s final Always ready to serve as wise counsel, Funeral services were held in Edmonton the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1982, days at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in afterward holding the vice-general’s posi- the Rev. Pidskalny was also known to on December 14-15, 2001, and in Winnipeg Saskatoon, Father Vital barely moved or tion at the order’s headquarters in Rome loosen his clerical collar with family and on the following two days before the Rev. spoke. However, just hours before he until 1992, when he returned to Canada. friends with whom he would display his dry Pidskalny’s remains were laid to rest at passed away, the Sisters of St. Joseph at the A reserved man by nature, the six-foot- sense of humor. He loved smoking a pipe, Holy Family Cemetery, located just north of nursing home brought the 14-foot-tall tall, white-haired priest nonetheless struck was skillful at playing shuffleboard and had St. Nicholas Church in Winnipeg, where he World Youth Day Cross – currently travel- an imposing regal presence with his hand- an artist’s eye when it came to snapping served for more than a decade. ing across Canada in preparation of Pope some features and perfect posture. “You photographs or taking home movies. Widely regarded as a deeply pious man John Paul II’s visit to Toronto in July for could put a book on his head and it would- Mainly though, Father Peter remembers who conducted himself through life with World Youth Day celebrations – into Father n’t fall off,” surmised Father Peter, whose a man who held great affection and loyalty quiet dignity and humility, the Rev. Vital’s room. father, John, 85, of Portage la Prairie, for both his blood relatives and religious Pidskalny approached death in a similar “He half-propped himself up, looked at Manitoba, is the last surviving sibling. family. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: December 2001

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UNA district chairpersons meet in special session at Soyuzivka by Martha Lysko UNA National Secretary KERHONKSON, N.Y. – A meeting of the district chairmen of the Ukrainian National Association was held at Soyuzivka on November 29, 2001. This was the first time since 1992 that the dis- trict chairmen had an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and discuss many issues facing UNA branches and dis- tricts, and the UNA’s organizers. In attendance were 13 district repre- sentatives and members of the UNA Executive Committee. Participants included: Nick Fil, Albany, N.Y.; Anna Haras, Allentown, Pa.; Stefko Kuropas, Chicago; Alexander Serafyn, Detroit; Ihor Hayda, Connecticut; Tekla Moroz, ; Barbara Bachynsky, New York; Michael Zacharko, Central New Jersey; Eugene Oscislawski, Northern New Jersey; Stepan Hawrysz, Philadelphia; Christine Dziuba, Rochester, N.Y.; Ivan Hvozda, Syracuse, N.Y.; and Henry Bolosky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and Myron Groch, Niagara District. The meeting was conducted by UNA President Ulana Diachuk, National Secretary Martha Lysko and Treasurer Stefan Kaczaraj. Mrs. Diachuk opened the meeting. With a moment of silence all present UNA district committee leaders with UNA executive officers during their meeting at Soyuzivka. honored the recently departed Leon Hardink, Woonsocket District chairman, after liturgy and church suppers. All pro- who had passed away a week earlier. ceeds go to various charitable projects, RECORDING DEPARTMENT The first item on the agenda was such as to buy candy for the children’s reports by the district chairmen on the Party, sponsor a seminary stu- MEMBERSHIP REPORT – NOVEMBER 2001 fraternal and organizing activities in their dent in Ukraine, support a local public Martha Lysko, National Secretary respective districts. television stations that featured the The first district to report was Albany. Virsky Dancers and other worthwhile Juvenile Adult ADD Total Mr. Fil, the district chairman, reported causes. Such activities give the secre- Total Active Members – 10/2001 6,589 13,771 3,082 23,442 that the Albany District had organized 30 taries a chance to be seen and to be Total Inactive Members – 10/2001 7,404 17,511 0 24,915 new members for the first nine months of active in the community, as well as a Total Members – 10/2001 13,993 31,282 3,082 48,357 2001, achieving 75 percent of its annual chance to look for new members while ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP quota. Albany has over 1,000 members doing fraternal activities. in five UNA branches. The champion Second in order of fraternal activities Gains in 11/2001 organizer for the district is UNA Advisor is the Detroit District, chaired by Dr. New members 15 22 0 37 Stephanie Hawryluk, secretary of Branch Serafyn, UNA auditor, who detailed the New members UL 0 2 0 2 88, who organized 15 members during activities of his district. Together with Reinstated 4 10 8 22 the report period. Shevchenko Scientific Society the dis- Total Gains: 19 34 8 61 The Albany District, according to Mr. trict sponsored a lecture on the Ukrainian Losses in 11/2001 Fil, has the most fraternal activities in language. It participated with the Died 0 27 0 27 the entire UNA network of districts and Dibrova Committee in the annual clean- Cash surrender 13 18 0 31 as a result of these activities the district up day at the Dibrova resort in prepara- Endowment matured 15 21 0 36 was able to achieve such a high percent- tion for opening the camp for the sum- Fully paid-up 20 17 0 37 age of its organizing quota. Each month Reduced paid-up 0 0 0 0 mer season. In a longstanding summer Extended Insurance 15 17 0 32 the district alone, or with other local tradition, UNA Day was held at Dibrova organizations, sponsors dances, picnics, Certificates lapsed (active) 4 5 26 35 with a large turnout of UNA members. Certificate terminated 2 6 5 13 bazaars or other activities. They get together to bake bread or for breakfast (Continued on page 19) Total Losses 69 111 31 211 Total Active Members – 11/2001 6,539 13,694 3,059 23,292

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NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Where have the young professionals gone? A change in U.S. policy? When U.S. President George W. Bush made his first trek to Europe last summer, he by Andrij Wowk much value for young professionals. If delivered what is still considered by some his most incisive foreign policy speech, one Ukrainian can put another Ukrainian calling for an “open” Europe, to include Ukraine. A recent editorial in The Ukrainian in contact with someone who eventually “The Europe we are building must include Ukraine,” said Mr. Bush during a Weekly focused on the general activity of leads to the “right person” (even if that speech in Poland at Warsaw University on June 15. The words gave every indication Ukrainian students in cultural, social, and person is not Ukrainian), then our net- that Ukraine would continue to receive a good deal of American attention, and that a political circles by asking the question, working has tremendous value. U.S. policy of supporting Ukrainian national interests against attempts at de-stabiliza- “Where have all the students gone?” Ironically, although this second level tion by its former colonial master, , would be retained. Although many Ukrainian American does exist in the form of organizations Then came September 11, which was followed by a U.S. initiative to bring Russia youths are active in various student clubs such as the Ukrainian Engineers’ Society into the coalition leading the fight against global terrorism. As relations between the and Ukrainian organizations, there does of America (UESA), people do not appear two former arch-enemies warmed considerably, one of the issues that had distanced appear to be another missing generation of to recognize their networking potential. them in the recent past, namely the U.S. missile defense shield, also seemed to dis- sorts in a broader scope: individuals in The UESA, for example, recently conduct- solve. Recently the situation between them has become so cozy that Washington may their 20s and 30s who are in the process of ed a survey to obtain a better understand- have agreed to allow Moscow to resume its influence over Ukraine. developing their careers. ing of its membership’s demographics. For most of the 1990s, the U.S. retained a keen interest in Ukraine, going so far as One argument is that as young profes- One item that became clear was that the to declare a “strategic partnership” with the country. The soundings from Washington sionals develop their careers, the amount age of the membership was heavily unwaveringly let it be known that Moscow had to control its desire to see Ukraine of “free time” which they can devote to skewed towards the higher end of the age returned to its geopolitical fold. But with Ukraine nuclear-free and Chornobyl shut social, cultural and political issues scale, while the younger members were down, two priorities of U.S. foreign policy in attempting to maintain world stability becomes reduced. However, this does not largely under-represented. This age distri- had been accomplished. Now there are indications that Washington no longer has the seem to be consistent with the reality of bution does not appear to be limited to our same strong desire to keep Moscow and Kyiv at arm’s length, a scenario that was pre- the modern Ukrainian American commu- organization as other organizations have sented in The New York Times on January 13. The news story reported that the United nity. Since the wave of Ukrainian immi- noticed similar divisions in their member- States is not concerned about closer relations between Kyiv and Moscow and is even gration after World War II, many members ship rolls and in the attendance at their encouraging them. of our community have reached high, events. The Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta went a serious step further in an arti- respectable professional-positions. These So, ultimately, we’re back to the ques- cle published back on December 29 when it stated that, not only was the U.S. support- people have incredible value to people tion of “where are our young professionals ing a Moscow-Kyiv axis, but that it had gone so far as to develop a new policy for its entering the business world. In fact, it hiding,” and what is necessary to re- relations with Russia and Ukraine, which the newspaper labeled the “Rice Doctrine” would appear that our cultural ties would engage them in our Ukrainian American (after U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who is said to have authored form an excellent foundation for develop- professional organizations. In an effort to the policy). According to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the Rice Doctrine provides that ing professional level networking ties, make some progress in tackling this ques- “Russia has a right to special interests outside its borders and, consequently, to the which would aid our youth to further their tion, the national board of directors of special handling of Ukraine.” The author of the piece, a Taras Galyuk, writes: careers. UESA is organizing an informal meeting “Naturally it does not require the United Staes to abandon Ukraine completely or give In essence, there should be a second or “summit” of Ukrainian organizations up all levers of influence there. It seems, however, that the ostentatious interest in the level of community involvement, into and other interested parties, tentatively Ukrainian issue once displayed by America is history now.” which young people can step as they leave scheduled for March, to address this very The veracity and accuracy of the article can easily be questioned because it is the collegiate world. And we have already issue. Many professional and student fraught with anti-Ukrainian sentiments, but the fact remains that to date – two weeks the organizations in place that would allow organizations have already expressed since it was published – no U.S. government official has expressly rejected that there such involvement: the various professional interest in coming to this event. The sum- is a new Russia-U.S. policy on Ukraine. organizations in the Ukrainian community. mit will serve as a brainstorming session to While never offering that the U.S. had in any way condoned the return of Ukraine Even if one does not work in a directly see what can be done to engage the miss- to Russia’s sphere of influence, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos Pascual was quot- related field, these organizations still hold ing demographic group. The goal is to ed in The New York Times article as saying that he supports the deepening of relations develop ideas, challenge current assump- between the two Slavic states. “We see no contradiction between Ukraine’s ‘European Andrij Wowk is president of the tions and find potential solutions, which choice’ and stable, normal relations with Russia,” said Mr. Pascual. “Ukraine can – Ukrainian Engineers’ Society of can be beneficial to all the respective and should – pursue both. A stable, confident and reforming Ukraine would be the America. He may be reached via e-mail: organizations – and to our young profes- kind of neighbor that could encourage a reform-minded Russia on its own transition [email protected]. sionals. path. The obverse is likewise true.” The U.S. Embassy told The Weekly that a key portion of the quote, omitted in the Times story, underscored the ambassador’s concern that Ukraine astutely take care to make sure that new relations do not end with Moscow again asserting domination “I am not afraid of any information over the country. “A key for Ukraine today is to keep its relations with Russia trans- Candidate Yuschenko... aimed at damaging my image,” Mr. parent so that all can see that Ukraine’s actions indeed reinforce Ukraine’s sovereign- (Continued from page 1) Yuschenko said at a news conference on ty and national interests,” Mr. Pascual had added, according to an embassy versation what the vote was about. January 14. “I conduct myself legally and spokesperson. Mr. Medvedchuk was dismissed the transparently.” While the ambassador’s sensitivity to Ukraine’s tragic, colonial past is heartening, same day as the conversation took place, He also harshly criticized another it remains disconcerting that the U.S. indeed seems to have accepted, if not encour- and the Ukrainian media burst forth with political move by a lawmaker, aged, a new geopolitical alignment in the region. The U.S. failure to offer an unequiv- speculations that Mr. Yuschenko was Oleksander Rzhavskyi, who surprisingly ocal statement that a “Rice Doctrine” does not exist leaves a lingering concern that the being ordered to organize enough law- declared a new bloc called For U.S. and Russia have adopted a new common policy on Ukraine. makers to vote in support of the Rada Yuschenko and included the ex-prime The lack of a clear message on the part of the U.S. only increases the concern that vice-chairman’s dismissal. minister on the bloc’s top candidates list. Washington and Moscow have returned to playing a geopolitical chess game. We can- Some reports have expressed surprise Mr. Yuschenko repeatedly dismissed not accept that the fate of a country of 49 million could again be determined by those that Mr. Omelchenko spoke in a com- any chance of his participation in other two governments as happened after World War II. We must now diligently watch how manding tone to one of the country’s political groupings. “I don’t need some- relations involving Washington, Kyiv and Moscow continue to unfold, and we must most significant and popular politicians. body to defend the Our Ukraine bloc, my understand that what is currently in the best interest of the U.S. is not necessarily Other reports commented with irony family and me, or to wave Yuschenko advantageous for Kyiv as well. that the tape scandal has become a flags behind my back,” Mr. Yuschenko “national peculiarity” of Ukrainian poli- said on January 16. tics. They recalled the high-profile case Mr. Yuschenko is a reformer known Jan. involving President Leonid Kuchma, for effective governance that produced when his bodyguard released audiotapes Ukraine’s first industrial and economic Turning the pages back... allegedly documenting the president’s growth over the past 10 years. He served orders to silence an opposition journalist. as prime minister beginning in late 1999 25 Mr. Kuchma had denied those charges, and was ousted by centrist and and the tapes’ authenticity have never Communist foes in Parliament in April 1996 Six years ago, on January 25, 1996, , the been proven, but Ukraine’s international 2001. leader of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR, who image was badly tarnished. His government policy was marked by was ousted in 1972 for nationalistic tendencies as a result of Meanwhile, the release of Mr. pragmatism and his public remarks at the his defense of the and culture, died in Yuschenko’s taped backfired on Mr. time demonstrated a strong pro-presiden- Moscow at the age of 87. Ponomarchuk. His allies criticized the tial position. Mr. Shelest’s death was announced in Moscow by the Embassy of Ukraine. Reuters release and, according to the In the parliamentary elections race his quoted Petro Tolochko, vice-president of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, as say- Korrespondent.net Internet newsletter, said bloc is one of the few groups named by ing of the former Communist Party leader: “Shelest was one of the first in the Soviet they would exclude Mr. Ponomarchuk various polls as potential winners. Others era to lay the cornerstone for Ukrainian statehood.” from their party list in the elections. include the Communist and Socialist par- “He was a party man in the Soviet mold, but in his heart he felt where Ukraine’s Mr. Yuschenko called the scandal a ties, the Social Democratic Party interests lay and acted in favor of this national development as much as this was per- “weak morality” act by his opponents, (United) led by Mr. Medvedchuk, and mitted,” Mr. Tolochko added. and assured the public he has nothing to For United Ukraine. The elections are (Continued on page 23) hide. scheduled for March 31. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places Moscow to block the recognition of the Ukrainian Pomisna Church by the by Myron B. Kuropas Sobor participant Ecumenical Patriarchate. The election of the officers to the shares observations Metropolitan Council gave me hope for the Dear Editor: future of our Church. What impressed me During the month of October, I had the was that so many young people wanted to privilege to be a lay delegate to the 16th be elected to the Church’s governing body. Canada’s barbed wire fence Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of The enthusiasm of the young people to Imagine that you are Stefan Balansky. national parks. Their wages were those of a the U.S.A. (UOC-USA). Delegates could work for our Church gave me solace in that You were born in 1879 in Bukovina, then a Canadian army private, far less than they choose from 12 Sobor committee meetings when the present older generation, includ- region within the Austrian-Hungarian could have earned were they part of the with a specific topic of interest. I was ing myself, depart from this world, my chil- empire. You are illiterate, dirt poor and have civilian labor pool. deeply impressed by the varied subject mat- dren and grandchildren will have a Church little hope for the future. Canada beckons. A The human costs were enormous. ter discussed at the committee meetings. that will guide them throughout their lives. I land of freedom and opportunity is opening Personal property was confiscated or stolen. After thorough discussion, each committee left convinced that the Holy Spirit guided its doors, offering jobs and homestead land Correspondence was limited. Letters were agreed upon resolutions, which were later the delegates in their deliberations during for the taking. censored. Escapees were sometimes shot submitted before the entire Sobor for adop- this Sobor. Along with some 170,000 other and killed. And, according to a report filed tion. This indeed was “sobornopravnist” at , you emigrate to Canada, find a by Maj.-Gen. Sir William Otter, director of George Bazylevsky work; I was truly amazed to watch democ- job and begin to build a future for yourself. internment operations, “insanity was by no Whitestone, N.Y. racy at work within our Church. The thought of confinement behind means uncommon among the prisoners.” I attended two committee meetings: Canadian barbed wire is beyond anything Given the undeniably harsh and unde- “Church Ministries” in the morning, and you can possibly imagine. Confinement is served punishment suffered by innocent “Inter-Church Relations/Church in UWC president’s for criminals, not for you. Ukrainian , one would expect the Ukraine” in the afternoon. The packed Suddently your whole life changes. The Canadian government to have offered some meeting room exemplified the magnitude appeal is on the mark first world war breaks out and in 1914 the form of reparations for this Bolshevik-like of the delegates’ interest in the fate of the Dear Editor: Canadian government labels you an act. Japanese Canadians wrongfully Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Archbishop “Austrian alien,” subject to forcible intern- interned during the second world war were ment. You are arrested and sent to Valcartier Vsevolod, Father Nakonechny and Dr. Askold Lozynskyj’s thoughtful article compensated, so why not Ukrainians? and later to Spirit Lake, two concentration Lysyj provided very interesting information discusses the forthcoming elections, and I Unfortunately, Ukrainians don’t fit the camps located in the cold northern regions during this session. It was revealed that the would endorse his call to the diaspora to proper ethnic profile. of province. Your documents are diligent work of the hierachs of the UOC of understand that this election will decide Writes Dr. Luciuk: “The government of confiscated and you are forced to work on Canada has not acknowledged this injustice USA helped convince His All-Holiness Ukraine’s fate. Independence has been various government projects. On July 20, and continues to refuse to negotiate the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to achieved and will not be taken away. It is 1916, you are released from the camp and restitution of that portion of the internees’s change his mind regarding the future now time to contemplate what is being built shipped to Kenora, Ontario, to lay track for confiscated wealth which remains in gov- “Pomisna” (Autocephalous) Church in within independent Ukraine. the Canadian Pacific Railway. ernment coffers to this day. An application Ukraine. One has only to compare Patriarch Mr. Lozynskyj is wrong in only one Stefan Balansky was not the only for funding by Emeritus Law Professor Ian Bartholomew’s statement in Odesa in the aspect. The 1999 presidential elections Ukrainian Canadian who suffered intern- Hunter of the University of Western Ontario fall of 1997 and the Ecumenical were not accepted as free and fair by ment and exploitation. His story and those under s.15 of the Canadian Charter of Patriarchate’s response to the Russian international organizations, such as the of other Ukrainian Canadians can be found Rights and Freedoms was submitted to the Orthodox Church on July 28, 2001, to Organization for Security and Coopera- in Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk’s recently published Canadian government’s Court Challenges understand his revolutionary change in atti- tion in Europe. In addition, the book “In Fear of the Barbed Wire Fence: Program.” Program Executive Director tude toward the Ukrainian Pomisna Church “Kuchmagate” tapes show how the execu- Canada’s First National Internment Claudette Topin responded in typical liberal (see www.uocofusa.org). tive used every possible means to ensure its victory (e.g., blackmailing state offi- Operations and the Ukrainian Canadians, doublespeak: “Panel members were con- Presenters at the “Inter-Church 1914-1920.” Dr. Luciuk has devoted more cerned that the s.15 arguments were Relations/Church in Ukraine” committee cials and even a fake assassination attempt). than 10 years to researching federal docu- expressed in formal equality terms. stated that recognition by the Ecumenical ments, interviewing survivors and their Although this type of argument might win Patriarchate was not a simple task. The Another disturbing trend is public opin- ion among Ukrainians on their political sys- families, and traveling around Canada gath- this particular case, it could have an impor- and other gov- ering information for his monograph. tant negative impact on jurisprudence.” ernment and lay institutions are still trying tem. According to a recent poll conducted by the Oleksander Razumkov Center of He writes: “Innocent of any disloyalty, According to political science professor Ian very hard to prevent or at least prolong the thousands of Ukrainians and other Brodie, program panel members generally process of recognition of the Ukrainian Economic and Political Studies among Kyiv residents, only 19.8 percent of respon- Europeans were needlessly interned in fund those groups with which they have an Pomisna Church by the Ecumenical Canadian concentration camps as ‘enemy ideological affinity and refuse those with Patriarchate. Not only is the Moscow dents believe that the forthcoming election will be more “democratic and transparent” aliens’ following the outbreak of the first which they do not. Interpreted in Orwellian Patriarchate interested in preserving the world war on August 4, 1914.” Included locution, this means that in Canada today religious status quo in Ukraine, many than previous ballots in 1990, 1994 and 1998. Some 59.7 percent of respondents were “naturalized British subjects and even some groups are more equal than others. Ukrainian citizens, including clergy of the Canadians categorized as being of ‘foreign- The most recent attempt for redress so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church – said “no” when asked if the elections will be held according to international standards born’ origins.” They “found themselves occured on April 4, 2001, when Canadian Moscow Patriarchate, anti-Ukrainian pro- herded together into what were often Alliance MP Inky Mark, a Japanese Russian organizations, as well as the and without pressure from the authorities. This should give us greater resolve to makeshift encampments, located in some of Canadian, introduced C-331, The Ukrainian Communist Party of Ukraine are working the Dominion’s frontier hinterlands.” They Canadian Restitution Act in Parliament. The against recognition of the Pomisna Church. support Mr. Lozynskyj’s call to become involved in whatever manner we can. were interned not because of anything they bill has yet to be discussed and voted upon. The epitome of hypocrisy was the visit by said or did, but because of where they came Has Lubomyr Luciuk given up? Hardly. the head of the Communist Party of Dr. Taras Kuzio from. Since they once lived in Austria- As research director of the Ukrainian Ukraine, the “pious” Petro Symonenko to Toronto Hungary, they were suspect and were clas- Canadian Civil Liberties Association Patriarch Alexei in Moscow and his report sified as “Austrian” – enemies of Canada. (UCCLA), he has pursued governmental to the patriarch that Ukrainian communist The letter writer is research associate at “They had no legal recourse,” Dr. Luciuk atonement relentlessly. His op-ed pieces deputies wrote a letter to Ecumenical the Center for Russian and East European explains. “Wartime hysteria, ignorance, and letters to the editor appear in Canadian Patriarch Bartholomew asking him to break Studies, University of Toronto. xenophobia and racism would combine newspapers on an almost weekly basis. And all contacts with “non-canonical” Ukrainian over the following six years to fuel various with the assistance of other UCCLA mem- Churches. repressive measures directed against them.” bers, he has unveiled commemorative Sadly, it seems some people from the Thanks to writer A total of 8,579 “enemy aliens” were plaques at 17 out of 24 internment camps “Save Our UOC” group in this country are eventually incarcerated, including 81 along with three statues. indirectly preserving the status quo of the women and 156 children. “Over 80,000 Thanks to Dr. Luciuk and his UCLA separated Churches in Ukraine by denying of Christmas stories Dear Editor: others, of whom the majority were also compatriots, the Ukrainian internment issue the efforts of UOC-USA hierarchs towards Ukrainian, were obliged to report regularly is being discussed by the Canadian media recognition by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. My thanks and compliments to Edward to special registrars or to local or North and taught in some Canadian history class- This group repeatedly rebelled against the Andrushko on his Christmas stories. They West Mounted Police forces,” continues Dr. es. The restitution issue is far from dead. policies of our Church and the hierarchs are really special, reflecting the life of that Luciuk. As in the Soviet Union, they were Dr. Luciuk’s book is available from themselves. One can understand their generation of Ukrainian immigrants about obliged to carry special identity papers on Kashtan Press, 22 Gretna Green, Kingston, predicament: when there will be one which we should know more. They were their persons at all times; failing to do so Ontario, K7M-3J2 for $20 (including ship- Pomisna Church in Ukraine recognized by the ones who so generously and kindly could lead to arrest, a fine, or imprisonment. ping and handling). Order two books, one the Ecumenical Patriarch, the UOC of USA welcomed us, the DPs, in the late 1940s There were government restrictions on free- for yourself, one for your local library. Tell will most likely become one of its metropo- early 1950s, and they and their parents dom of speech, movement and association your friends to sign the book out. Librarians lia with the same hierarchs who lead it were the ones who established the founda- for all “enemy aliens.” Some had their bank notice books that are popular with their today. There will be no other church juris- tion for all Ukrainians in the United States. accounts frozen. Others were forbidden to public. Finally, invite Dr. Luciuk to the next dictions in the communion with the Kyivan I hope Mr. Andrusko will write more arti- acquire land, power rights or other benefits meeting of your community organization. See in this country. As Archbishop cles for The Weekly year-round, not just at from Dominion lands in western Canada He’s a dynamic speaker. You won’t be dis- Vsevolod told the assembled delegates and Christmas. for the duration of the war. appointed. guests during the sobor banquet, just as it is “Enemy aliens” were housed in primitive impossible to stop the flow of a river Orysia Tracz internment camps. Most were forced to Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: towards the sea, it will be impossible for Winnipeg clear land for roads, experimental farms and [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3 Ukrainian government delegation completes study of intergovernmental relations in Canada

by Dr. Bohdan Klid gation visited the Parliament of Canada and was briefed on the Canadian politi- EDMONTON – The Canada-Ukraine cal and parliamentary system, as well as Legislative and Intergovernmental its legislative process. Project (CULIP) at the Canadian Stephane Dion, minister of intergov- Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) ernmental affairs and president of the has successfully organized its third Privy Council Office, met with the study tour for a senior-level Ukrainian group. His presentation was followed government delegation since the pro- by a lively discussion with the ject’s launch in September 2000. Ukrainian guests, particularly those The working visit was part of series who were fluent in French. The govern- of activities planned for its third module ment’s role in regional development on “Financial-Budgetary Mechanisms was discussed during a meeting with for Development of Local Territorial Eleni Bakopanos, deputy speaker of the Communities.” This module focuses on House of Commons, Sen. Raynell assisting Ukraine in adopting laws on Andreychuk and Walt Lastewka, mem- the administrative and territorial struc- ber of Parliament. Ukraine’s ambassa- ture of Ukraine. Heirs to the Soviet dor to Canada, Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, Union’s centralized administrative sys- invited the delegation to the Ukrainian tem of government, Ukraine’s regions Embassy for a business meeting and and municipalities have had a limited reception. voice in their own financial and social In order to study intergovernmental affairs. A legal framework outlining the relations in the provinces, the delega- relations between central and regional tion was divided into three groups. During meetings in Ottawa (from left) are: Member of Parliament Walt governments, as well as their responsi- Each group attended seminars held by Lastewka, National Deputy Yevhen Zhovtiak, Eleni Bakopanos, deputy speaker bilities, has been on the minds of many experts and government officials on of the House of Commons, and Sen. Raynell Andreychuk. Ukrainian lawmakers. An opportunity various aspects of funding agreements, for Ukrainians to study the Canadian taxation and investments, as well as on experience of two orders of government responsibilities of different levels of and their complex budgetary mecha- government. nisms was developed by the project. The Manitoba group, led by Yevhen The delegation, composed of three Zhovtiak, member of Parliament and members of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, vice-chair of the Budget Committee, three representatives from the met with Manitoba Minister of Finance Secretariat of the Parliament, a special- Gregory F. Selinger. A member of the ist from the Cabinet of Ministers, as delegation, Mayor Vasyl Kuibida of well as representatives from oblasts Lviv, signed a sister-city agreement (regions) and other experts, visited sev- between the City of Lviv and the City eral Canadian centers from November of Winnipeg during a reception at 23 to December 4, 2001. The visit was Winnipeg City Hall hosted by Mayor organized by the project’s partners: the Glen Murray. A field trip to Portage la federal government, and the provincial Prairie introduced the group to the work governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, of municipal administration and its pro- Manitoba and Alberta. The CULIP grams. The national executive of the office at CIUS coordinated the visit and Ukrainian Canadian Congress hosted a the Ukrainian Canadian Congress reception for the delegation that was (UCC) provided community liaison rep- attended by UCC President Eugene resentatives at each location. Czolij of Montreal and other executive The organization of the program members. was assisted by Judy Cavanagh, the The Saskatchewan delegation led by Canadian sector specialist, who partici- Volodymyr Matviiev, member of the pated in a series of seminars at the Parliamentary Committee for Property, Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv before the Privatization and Bankruptcy, held group departed for Canada. During the meetings with officials from the National Deputy Yevhen Zhovtiak (left) with Stephane Dion (right), minister of federal part of the program the delega- Department of Municipal Affairs and intergovernmental affairs, and Marina Lavrov, translator. tion had an opportunity to hear experts Housing, Intergovernmental and briefed the group on the legislative municipalities and the provincial gov- explaining financial relations between Aboriginal Affairs, and the Ministry of process and public consultation mecha- Ottawa and the provinces from the Finance. Myron Kowalsky, speaker of ernment, as well as tax policies and fis- nisms. A dinner was hosted by Minister national perspective. In Ottawa the dele- the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, cal transfers. of Finance Eric Cline. The Canadian International The Alberta delegation was hosted by Development Agency (CIDA) provides LeRoy Johnson, M.L.A. and member of funding for the Canada-Ukraine Ukrainian Free University concludes the International Governance Office Legislative and Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. Through a series Project. Matching contributions of time of roundtable discussions and seminars, and effort are provided by provincial its 80th anniversary celebrations the group learned about the work of governments and other partners. The provincial departments responsible for project builds on the success of the MUNICH – The Ukrainian Free The keynote address, titled finance, municipal affairs, economic University (UFU) officially concluded its “Perspectives on Education,” was deliv- development, and international and Canada-Ukraine Legislative Cooperation 80th anniversary celebrations on ered by Prof. Gerhard Stockinger, mem- intergovernmental relations. Project which also was administered December 12, 2001. Gathered in the ber of the Bavarian House of Gene Zwozdesky, minister of com- by CIUS. main auditorium of the university were Representatives and honorary doctor of munity development and co-chair of the Now in its second year, the project students and professors of the UFU and the UFU. Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine will oversee a total of six programs, neighboring German universities, as well Dr. Stockinger focused on the latest Relations, also met with the delegation. involving Canadian Study Tours, con- as members of the Ukrainian community developments in the area of education, The head of the Ukrainian delegation sultation with experts, and seminars of Munich and guests from various and delineated the role and function of Taras Chornovil, member of the organized for Ukrainian legislators, European countries. the UFU for the near future. While prais- Parliamentary Committee for State and government officials and experts. Since In his introductory remarks Dr. Leonid ing the university’s contributions to both the Development of Local and 1996 CIUS and its partners have Rudnytzky, rector of the UFU, provided Bavarian and Ukrainian cultures, he Provincial Government, spoke during a involved over 1,000 Ukrainian mem- a brief overview of the university’s offered a number of cogent suggestions reception for the Ukrainian community bers of Parliament, staff, ministers and achievements during the jubilee year regarding its future activities. hosted by the UCC Alberta Provincial other senior government officials from 2001. He stressed the ongoing coopera- The official part of the program con- Council. Ukraine in seminars by experts, study tion between the UFU and other institu- cluded with the singing of the venerable The delegation was reunited in tours and other activities. The project tions in Europe and the United States, academic hymn “Gaudeamus Igitur,” Toronto for the last leg of the tour. receives high ratings by participants for and thanked all organizations and indi- which was followed by a wine and During a visit to Toronto City Hall the viduals who contributed to the well-being cheese reception. Ukrainians learned about the amalga- being results-oriented and for drafting of the university. Over 200 students are currently mation of Canada’s largest urban area policy and legislation that support dem- Special greetings to the university enrolled at the university, 90 percent of and about the daily challenges of ocratic and market reforms in Ukraine. were conveyed by the Vasyl Serdeha, whom receive scholarships from either a municipal government. A program pre- Those interested in further informa- Ukrainian consul in Munich, and Dr. German foundation, such as the Hanns- pared by the government of Ontario tion on policy and legislative proposals Hansjuergen Doss, member of the Seidel-Stiftung, or from the Ukrainian focused on the legislative framework in Ukraine can visit the project website German Parliament. Free University Foundation in New York. and relationship between Ontario in Ukraine at www.culip.com.ua. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 9 IN MEMORIAM: Voices from the camps John Lahola, a longtime activist in the Ukrainian basis, he alone controlled how he would interpret the prisoner fell, he was thrown into ice water – an instant community in Canada, passed away in Edmonton on events and react to them. If the inmate could identify a death. By nightfall each day there was always a pile of November 14, 2001. A former member of the “higher” purpose to his suffering this would serve as a human corpses waiting to be burned. Resistance was Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) Mr. key to his survival. impossible. Lahola was imprisoned during World War II. The fol- Whenever a fellow inmate would turn to Frankl For two weeks newcomers were “initiated” to lowing article, written by Andriy Semotiuk back in exhibiting signs of depression or resignation, Frankl Auschwitz. First they were divided into groups of 100. 1997, chronicles Mr. Lahola’s wartime life and his would ask the prisoner why he doesn’t just give up – Then, to induce terror and submission to camp authori- extraordinary experiences. throw in the towel so to speak. Frankl would then ty, every 10th man was shot arbitrarily. Then some of intently listen to the prisoner’s response, which would the prisoners were strapped down to benches especially by Andriy Semotiuk usually be something along the lines of “I would give made for this purpose. They were beaten by the Gestapo Finally the train stopped. After four days of starva- up, but I have a wife...” or a child, or maybe a political so badly that their screams didn’t sound human. At the tion and thirst, sealed and wired shut in stench and filth cause or religious belief, etc. end of each day as the prisoners returned from back- with 120 other prisoners in a boxcar with no toilets or Whatever the prisoner would proffer in that moment, breaking work, they were herded back into the barracks. water, John Lahola was apprehensive but relieved that Frankl would seize upon as the anchor to that inmate’s A mad rush to get inside always ensued in order to his uncertain journey was over. For four days and nights continued survival. The prisoner’s answer was really his avoid the Gestapo who would beat the stragglers. the fearful occupants jointly recited prayers in Polish as reason for living and a powerful key to his continued Anyone who tried to escape was found, tortured and they anxiously awaited their fate. existence. If the inmate spoke of a wife, for example, then paraded in front of the inmates. A sign was hung Four days earlier the prisoners had been forcibly Frankl would endeavor to direct all his comments and around the inmate’s neck declaring, “I tried to run away taken from Gestapo headquarters in Nazi-occupied Lviv explanations for what was taking place towards that but did not succeed. Hurray, I’m back!” As the horrors and loaded onto this train bound for an unknown desti- idea, linking everything to it and thus developing a of initiation at Auschwitz subsided, Mr. Lahola came nation. It did not matter that most of them were Jews whole rationale for the prisoner on why he must contin- face to face with an equally insidious threat to his sur- and Ukrainians – in Polish prayer they all found com- ue the struggle to survive. vival: hunger. mon solace. Now, as the SS guards flung open the box- In his own case Frankl rationalized his suffering by As the SS guards cut back on food rations, famine car doors, a welcome burst of fresh air flooded the com- focusing on his wife’s beautiful hands. He told himself stalked the camps. In the face of death, the pursuit of partment. he must survive to hold those beautiful hands in his any form of nourishment became a never-ending obses- But then the prisoners realized where they had again. He also developed a rationale that he was sent sion. Virtually no price was too high to satisfy the arrived: Auschwitz. into the camps as a psychiatrist so that after his release hunger pangs constantly tormenting them. Mr. Lahola’s It was now over three months since Mr. Lahola had he could later relate his findings to scientific colleagues experiences vividly illustrate the magnitude of the prob- been arrested for his support of the partisan under- all over the world. lem. ground resistance to the Nazi occupation of Ukraine. Perhaps this explains how Mr. Lahola survived the Enforced starvation turned Mr. Lahola into a scav- For a split second while the Gestapo was placing him death camps. He wore a red triangle on his prison garb enger. Whenever a camp guard threw away an empty under arrest in Lviv, he caught a glimpse of his mother signifying that he was a “political prisoner.” Could it be can of food he would scoop it up and clean it out with across the street. As he sought to wave good-bye, he that his passionate devotion to a free, independent and his fingers. Such a can meant two or three days of nour- was struck on the head by the butt of the soldier’s gun. democratic Ukraine helped him overcome the camp ishment. Once, while searching through the personal Mr. Lahola did not know than that in that place, at that repression? After all, there was so much to endure. He effects of some prisoners who had been removed by the moment and in that manner, he was parting from his recounted some of his experiences for us in his video guards, Mr. Lahola found a jar of goose fat. He gleeful- mother forever. memoirs. ly smeared the fat over his camp ration of bead over the Thus began the relentless march of events that now *** next few days. ended here, with these fellow prisoners, in this – the On arrival at Auschwitz, each prisoner was registered After months on a diet of bare subsistence, fortu- most notorious death camp of Nazi Germany. and assigned a number. While the prisoner was itously Mr. Lahola was chosen by the SS to unload a restrained, a prison guard roughly tattooed this number “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in bread truck. To be caught stealing bread meant death. on the prisoner’s arm with three needles. The number camp which has turned my life into one long night, Nonetheless in an unattended moment, Mr. Lahola permanently branded on Mr. Lahola’s arm was 154820, seven times cursed and seven times sealed,” wrote Eli devoured as much bread as he could. Then he hid more which became his new name. By the time the ordeal Wiesel, one of the former inmates of Auschwitz. Like bread away into his clothing to take back to the bar- was over, Mr. Lahola was drenched in blood. He was John Lahola and countless other former prisoners who racks. Luckily, that day he passed through the camp then forced to join the others who were led to the bar- gates unchecked. However, his feeble body could not experienced the horror of Auschwitz, Mr. Wiesel is tor- racks. process the food. Mr. Lahola became violently ill, vom- mented by his memories of the camp. In his book Mr. Silence ruled the barracks. It was clear that a com- iting everything he had eaten. He was so sick he gave Wiesel declares the following: plaint meant instant death. A “punishment hole,” where whatever bread he had smuggled into the camp to the “Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, prisoners were beaten until dead, served as an effective other inmates because he knew he wouldn’t be able to whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke reminder of the futility of complaining. eat it himself. beneath a silent blue sky. There were no beds. The prisoners were jammed Liquor was obviously unavailable in the camps and “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed together on shelves just large enough for four prisoners thus became a prized commodity that could be traded my faith forever. to lay down on their sides one way, while four lay the for food. On one occasion Mr. Lahola was unloading “Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which other way. Latrine breaks occurred only in the early wagons of goods which had to be brought in from the deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never morning when the guards shouted for the inmates to get front when he spotted a whisky bottle. He immediately shall I forget those moments which murdered my God up and then beat the prisoners to hurry them along. started concocting a method for smuggling the bottle and my soul, and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall Then there was the routine roll call in the courtyard into the camp compound. He found a strap which he I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as when the prisoners were required to stand naked in the tied around his waist and then hung the bottle down his long as God Himself. Never.” snow without a single piece of clothing to protect them- pant leg suspended from the strap. It was under these conditions that psychiatrist Victor selves against the cold. As the prisoners marched through the camp gate, the Frankl, also a former Auschwitz inmate, was able to Each prisoner was issued one pair of pants, one shirt strap broke and the bottle fell to the ground. When the develop a deeper understanding of the human mind and and one jacket. If he was ever discovered with anything guards discovered it, they halted the return of the work the foundation of his theory of human survival. Frankl else he was beaten to death. As soon as a weakened party. The guards demanded that the prisoner who stole observed that while many inmates perished, some the bottle step forward and confess. Mr. Lahola stood Auschwitz inmates managed to survive despite the silent as did the others. When nobody confessed, the hardships and privations. He asked: Why? guards searched every prisoner and noted the strap How did people like John Lahola manage to survive down Mr. Lahola’s leg. in such inhumane conditions? While they said nothing, the next day Mr. Lahola was In his book “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Frankl called out and then ordered to report to a hard labor states that the answer was to be found in the prisoner’s work party digging ditches several kilometers away attachment to some larger explanation of his existence – from the camp. Exhausted after two weeks, Mr. Lahola some higher purpose to his life. Frankl hypothesized knew that he would not last if he continued to work that the difference between those who perished and there. those who survived was to be found in the manner in Shortly thereafter, Mr. Lahola hid among some pris- which the inmates translated the meaning of their suf- oners assigned the task of pealing potatoes. This move fering to themselves. Those inmates who lived with a went unnoticed. Then, luckily, the camp cook chose Mr. higher purpose in life were able to endure the hardships Lahola to help in the kitchen. He was safe and in a place and sacrifices because they could be explained as neces- where he could attend to his hunger, albeit at great risk. sary evils that had to be surmounted for the sake of a His main job was to fill big pots with soup for the SS higher purpose. Those inmates who lived without a larg- officers. He would then carry the soup pots to the sol- er philosophical framework through which to interpret diers at mealtimes. He would wrap a rag around his their suffering died. It was Frankl who quite rightly hand to help carry the pot and, as he pretended to hurry pointed out that one of our most deeply rooted needs is along, would purposefully spill some of that soup on to to believe that our life has meaning, that our setbacks the rag. Later, back in the barracks, he would rinse the and efforts to overcome them carry a significance apart rag into his cup and drink the dribbles of soup for extra from the mere events themselves – they fit into a bigger nourishment. picture. Every day for three years Mr. Lahola and the others This knowledge armed Frankl with a weapon he endured this torment. Every day more people died in the could employ in helping fellow inmates. He knew that gas chambers; every day their bodies were stripped of while an inmate could do absolutely nothing to avoid the extreme external that he hed to endure on a daily John Lahola, formerly prisoner No. 154820. (Continued on page 15) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3 Ukrainian Institute of America celebrates a Ukrainian Christmas by Mary E. Pressey NEW YORK – Some 170 members and friends gath- ered on January 5 at the Ukrainian Institute of America to celebrate Ukrainian Christmas. Enjoying the festivities, food and a splendid young choir from Brooklyn were members of the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center from Philadelphia, Self Reliance of New York, Senior Citizens from Lower Manhattan (both groups arriving by the busload) and members and friends from various locales. Honoring the celebration with their presence also were Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Valeriy Kuchinsky and his wife, Alla, and Consul General of Ukraine Serhiy Pohoreltzev and his wife, Svitlana. Walter Nazarewicz, UIA president, and Marta Jacuszko warmly greeted each guest attending the celebration. At the helm of the activities was Martha Kokolskyj, who donated some Ukrainian delicacies and the traditional kolach, and presented an eye-catching Didukh draped in exquisitely embroidered ritual towel and an accompanying Ukrainian candelabra, which were promi- nently displayed on a table on the second level next to the Ukrainian Christmas tree. The tree, artfully decorated by Mary Pressey, a board member, bore the Ukrainian colors of blue and gold. The choir, known as the Ukrainian Family Ensemble, hails from Brooklyn, where it was founded at the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in 1997 by the Pradivus family of four and two more enthusiasts under the direc- torship of composer Oksana Lykhovyd. It now has grown to approximately 25 members, includ- ing 6- and 7-year-olds. The most recent to join the ensem- ble is Galyna Remezova, a violinist, whose performance adds a substantial depth to the choir’s musical repertoire. Some of the members of the Ukrainian Family Ensemble, which performed at the UIA. Following the concert and throughout the afternoon, Mrs. Kokolskyj led the audience in singing traditional car- ols, an activity that was enthusiastically enjoyed by all. But Christmas would not be Christmas without delec- table food: the owners and employees of Tania’s Restaurant in Jersey City, N.J., spared no effort in their Visit our archiveHE on theKRAINIAN Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/EEKLY preparation of a variety of hot dishes, assorted salads and T U W tasty pastries.

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Pop, rock, hip-hop – Ukraine’s music scene has it all – and it’s thriving PART I musical influences from the West, the Mohylevska and the rap artists Green- live performances. The reasons they music coming out of Ukraine is often Grey, both at the top of the entertain- give for doing so center on the need for KYIV – Although not as expansive as very innovative. Ukrainian musicians ment industry in Ukraine with consider- quality, but none resonate with convic- in Moscow, which remains the center of are apt to mix a dash of the traditional able followings in Moscow and Miensk, tion. Some say they record the music post-Soviet “show business,” Kyiv ballad or the beat of a kolomyika into a come to mind. presented during concerts because they today has a vibrant popular music contemporary song or even to produce But the Ukrainian-singing artists want to assure the quality of the sound, scene, including all kinds of clubs, bars something from the very depths of the have also found success beyond the which can’t be guaranteed with the and discothéques and ever more state- avant-garde. Sometimes it doesn’t work, confines of Ukrainian territory, particu- questionable sound equipment found in of-the art production studios and pro- but when it does... larly V.V., Okean Elzy and . many of the country’s concert halls. ducers. Ukrainian artists are increasing- And because the music scene here is Nearly all Ukrainian pop stars admit Others say that it is too expensive to ly recording their soundtracks and their less established and less structured, and to having Russian-language songs in travel with the full complement of musi- video clips in Kyiv rather than running carries fewer expectations, it is much their respective repertoires. They explain cians needed to accurately reproduce to Moscow for “the best,” as the new easier to get the eclectic, the non-famil- that this is a necessity because the fact the sound they desire. talent decides to stay home rather than iar and non-traditional produced. remains that the Russian market, with its Critics, however, have said the cen- travel abroad to attain stardom. While use of the in 150 million potential music listeners, tral problem is that too many of these While Ukrainians in the West have songs remains popular in Kyiv, it is no can make or break their success. acts are either too timid, too lazy or become accustomed to “Ukrainian longer prevalent. The most popular acts Although the cream of the entertain- simply lack the talent to produce a pro- music” as encompassing either the tra- – and just as important – the ones that ment business in Ukraine makes a mod- fessional sound outside the studio. ditional Ukrainian folk styles or the have shown staying power, sing mostly estly comfortable living, there are no In a three-part series, beginning this “easy listening” format of pop music, in in Ukrainian. In the realm of hard rock super rich among the superstars, mostly week, The Weekly’s Kyiv Press Bureau reality contemporary Ukrainian music they are Vopli Vodopliasova (V.V.) and because artists earn very little from will present a panoply of Ukraine’s con- encompasses all the various types of Okean Elzy; in hip-hop it is the group album sales. Most albums are pirated, temporary music stars. In the first series music popular around the globe today. with the amazing name of Tanok Na but even those that are legally printed we present two current pop divas, Ani You’re a traditionalist and want clas- Maydani Kongo and another one at the and sold usually provide income only Lorak and Iryna Bilyk, which will be sic rock? Or something with a heavier fringe of the hip-hop movement called sufficient to cover production costs for followed next week with a profile of the beat, maybe metal? Perhaps your taste Dymna Sumish; in the pop category you the audio and video recordings. All the two most popular rock bands, V.V. and runs to the post-modern and you need a can choose from Iryna Bilyk, acts and artists make their money Okean Elzy. Finally we will feature two hip-hop beat to get you moving? Or Oleksander Ponomariov or Taisa through live performances, which can up-and-coming acts, Tanok Na Maydani maybe you like to feel the rhythm Povalii; and in the rhythm and blues and be a grueling way to live. Tango, a hip-hop group that calls its inside and go for soul and rhythm and soul grouping it is Yevhenia Vlasova or Perhaps the biggest criticism of the music “Ukra-hop,” and other, Dymna blues? the queen of the genre, Ani Lorak. popular music scene in Ukraine, besides Sumish, considered by its peers the In Kyiv you will find all that and To be sure, there are those who con- its continued reliance on Moscow most talented of the young breed. more. And because musicians are less tinue to perform exclusively in the money and expertise, is that many burdened by tradition and many of the Russian language. Pop singer Natalia artists still tend to lip sync when giving –Roman Woronowycz

Pop divas deal with dinosaurs and aliens on their way to success by Roman Woronowycz by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau Kyiv Press Bureau

ANI LORAK IRYNA BILYK Born in the same building as the leg- Ukrainian pop diva, Iryna Bilyk like endary Ukrainian composer Volodymyr most talented and creative individuals, Ivasiuk, with a powerful voice that has comes with quirks and eccentricities. For some of the quality of a Whitney Houston example, Ms. Bilyk believes in ALFs (alien and the attractive looks of a young life forms), is prone to vertigo and loves to Elizabeth Taylor with a dollop of Grace dress in somewhat outlandish ways. But for Kelly thrown in, Ukrainian pop diva Ani a pop star, there is nothing unusual here. Lorak seems to have what it takes not only Many in Kyiv describe her as “the to rule the perch of the Ukrainian music Ukrainian Madonna,” a reference to the scene, but to become a multimedia inter- American pop superstar with equally national star, as well. And that’s what she campy tastes. The image of Iryna Bilyk as a is bent on doing. Slavic Madonna is to an extent self-promo- “When I have [beome] world renown tion, which at least one producer – who and tour internationally; when I have an wished to remain anonymous – disclosed. Oscar in my pocket, as well as a large But then that has always been Madonna’s Swiss bank account, then I will have suc- forte as well. Iryna Bilyk on the cover of her latest ceeded,” explained Ms. Lorak during an Ms. Bilyk was not shy in explaining how album, “Kraina.” interview with The Weekly. that image emerged. She said the compar- There is not only the dream, but plans isons began in 1992 when Western styles because she was there not long after the to make it all happen. Ani already moves and attitudes became all the rage in a September 11 terrorist attacks. among those who realized similar dreams Ukraine finally freed of Soviet social con- “This was not a simple tour because we long ago. While recording in in straints, and fans began to compare some were afraid to fly,” explained Ms. Bilyk, July she met Mick Jagger, legendary young pop singers to the Western stars they who said the New York tour was nearly singer of the equally legendary rock’n roll were just getting to know. canceled. “But we had to go because we band The Rolling Stones, who used their “I look back at myself then, and I have were told the concerts were sold out.” meeting to gather publicity for himself and to admit there was something to the com- She had two sold-out shows at the his recently released solo album by telling parison,” said Ms. Bilyk. “It’s not necessar- Millennium Hall in the Brighton Beach the London tabloid, the Daily Mirror, after ily the look, the straightforward, outward neighborhood of Brooklyn, which were their meeting that he had spent an evening appearance, but there was something attended each night by more than 1,000 with a Ukrainian singer. there.” mostly Ukrainian and Russian emigrants. Ms. Lorak said she was enchanted by She allowed that one of those intangi- It was in the Big Apple that the singer Jagger, the 56-year-old charismatic front bles could have been her propensity to realized she had vertigo. The attack was so change her hairstyle from blond to black man for one of the seminal bands of extreme, as she explained it, that she and back – and along with it her image, just British rock’n roll, known as much for his became panicky and was taken to a hospital philandering ways as for his musical tal- like Madonna has done over the years. emergency ward to calm down. ents. It seems, however, that the magic of Ani Lorak in a recent promo photo. Ms. Bilyk’s rise to fame in Ukraine – at “New York is a beautiful and exciting the Mick wasn’t sufficient to affect the one time she was considered the hottest ris- new music video (nowadays you can’t city, but I didn’t realize how tall the build- result the Rolling Stone may have wanted ing star here – has been a rocky road with have one without the other) and has just ings would actually be. At one point I with Ms. Lorak, who refused his offer of several professional setbacks. But after returned from a Ukrainian music festival in began to think that the buildings were going dinner. She explained that he seemed a tad more than 10 years in the business, she England. She says her next project is an to fall on me,” explained the blond, blue- too old for her. remains at the top and one of the few eyed singer. For that matter, the unassuming 23-year- album of Ukrainian songs. Ukrainian musical stars who can cross over Beyond that unpleasant moment, Ms. old, who projects a child-like innocence “I have a desire to show that an album from light pop and traditional folk to rock’n Bilyk said she felt warmed by the metropo- and a smile that comes with a sparkle in of traditional Ukrainian songs can be con- roll. lis and its people, who she said greeted her her eye, has too much in her future to get temporary, that it can be modern, youthful, Recently back from shows in New York, bogged down with a musical dinosaur. She European and attractive,” explained Ani, Ms. Bilyk described her first trip to the often wherever she went and constantly has a new album, “Where You Are” and a (Continued on page 13) States as frightening and difficult, mainly (Continued on page 13) No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 13

nal than the performers who come out of IRYNA BILYK... Moscow – and that they have more to say. (Continued from page 12) She added that, unfortunately, Russian complimented her on her hats and outfits. singers get more radio and television airtime What she did not see in New York were because they have stronger public relations alien life forms. Those she has seen only in and marketing organizations behind them. Ukraine. Ms. Bilyk explained that she That has not stopped Ms. Bilyk, howev- believes unequivocally that they exist and, er. She said that while she has a Russian like angels, look after people, especially language song project in the works, she those with artistic talent. would continue to compose and sing in “They see the need on Earth for better Ukrainian. cultural understanding and development,” “I believe in the Ukrainian song and she explained ever so seriously. believe that I can help Ukraine develop in Ms. Bilyk did not set out to be an idio- this way,” explained Ms. Bilyk. syncratic pop culture princess. Initially her plans called for a career in the theater. Nonetheless, she had been writing poetry and songs since she was 10 years old and was a part of the children’s musical ensem- ble Sonechko from the time she was 6. Her career plans changed at the age of 17 when a producer for the noted songstress Sofia Rotaru saw a performance and became interested in her talents. “He told me that I am not a theatrical performer, that I am pop singer,” explained Ms. Bilyk. He had her record three songs, and by 1988 she had developed her own repertoire. Mick Jagger with the Ukrainian pop princess during her recent visit to London. A year later Ms. Bilyk took part in the ini- tial Chervona Ruta Festival. Soon after that princess of pop when she was growing she met the members of the group Ayaks, ANI LORAK... up, but extended to the full range of and in July 1990 they formed This Rain For (Continued from page 12) female songstresses of the late 1980s Long. whose real name is Karolina Kuyek. and early 1990s, including Cher, Mariah While Ms. Bilyk’s star began to rise at She would not be the first singer from Carey and Gloria Estefan. that time, she claims her breakthrough the Bukovyna region of Ukraine to rise to “When I was a kid I would listen to that moment occurred when she became one of the top of her craft. She walks in the foot- music and I just loved it,” she noted. the first pop singers to go beyond confining steps of several renowned Ukrainian con- She explained that today she continues her concert tours to the major cities and The album cover of Iryna Bilyk’s pop- temporary pop stars who grew up in the to listen to her teen heroes. Her latest hit, travel to Ukraine’s smaller towns. In 1992 ular “Vybachai” CD. region, including Sofia Rotaru (who “Poludneva Speka” (Southern Heat), with she did a tour of western Ukraine – two to spends more time in Moscow than in Kyiv its sizzling Cuban beat, shows the deep three concerts daily – to show Ukrainians these days) and Ivo Bobul. influence of the sound of Estefan. “a new kind of music,” explained the ever- Ms. Lorak was born in the same apart- As for Ani’s future plans, she would like effusive Ms. Bilyk. The tour also proved ment building as Volodymyr Ivasiuk, per- to record more often in London, a town she that a group singing in Ukrainian could be Next week: haps the first, and undoubtedly the most said she loves, although she indicated she popular with young people. Read about Ukraine’s outstanding composer of contemporary would rather not live there. After that it’s “Many believed that no one would come Ukrainian pop music. And that is not her on to conquering the European continent, to listen to a Ukrainian-language singer,” premiere hard rock acts, only connection to the renowned com- then North America and Hollywood and she explained. Vopli Vodopliasova (V.V.) poser. the silver screen followed by the world, of Ms. Bilyk, whose repertoire consists When she was a baby, Ani’s grand- course. With that done, the Swiss bank almost entirely of Ukrainian songs, believes and Okean Elzy. mother put her in the same bassinet that account should take care of itself. that Ukrainian artists tend to be more origi- the infant Ivasiuk rested in. Ms. Lorak said she did not know that the building was the home of Ivasiuk until she was 12 or so, at a time when she was already committed to music. She had made the decision to pur- sue singing as a career at the tender age of four she explained. “When I was still a kid, I decided I wanted to sing, and not just to become popular, but to conquer the world,” explained the young star. She won her first formal competition in 1992 at the age of 14, at which time she also met her producer, Yurii Falosa. Soon after, she signed a professional contract and was on her way. The professional name Ani Lorak popped up in 1995, during one of Karolina’s first appearances on Moscow television. “We were told that there would be another singer named Karolina on the show,” explained Ani, “and that I should use another name. Yurii and I went through all kinds of variations and then hit on the fact that Karolina spelled back- wards is Ani Lorak!” The name does not really matter, for it is the voice – so gentle when she speaks yet so powerful in song – along with the look that give her a combination claimed by the best pop divas in the business, the Chers, the Whitney Houstons and the Mariah Careys. And while Ani acknowledges that Ivasiuk and her fellow “Bukovyntsi” left their mark on her, it is Whitney Houston whom she calls her major musical influence. Ironically or not, their voices are very similar in timbre and strength. Nonetheless, Ani’s taste was not limited to America’s top Ukraine’s “Madonna” stands on a subway platform in Manhattan during her recent New York appearance. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3

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not allow people’s trust [in Yuschenko] to tral Poland has decided to place a com- homily focused on the urgent necessity of NEWSBRIEFS be privatized or usurped by a narrow memorative plaque at the site of the mon- bringing Armenians back to their faith, (Continued from page 2) political circle, by the right-wing parties ument to the brotherhood of the Polish since among the few thousand Armenians ication ceremony of a small granite that are now part of the Our Ukraine People’s Army and the Red Army that in Lviv only a few dozen regularly attend bench at Kuropaty outside Miensk, the bloc. But we are willing to cooperate was dismantled in 1990, Polish Radio church services. Lviv’s National Opera site of mass executions during the Stalin with them and to create a united caucus reported on January 10. This is the first and Ballet Theater hosted an event held era, RFE/RL’s Belarusian Service report- in the Parliament,” 1+1 Television quoted decision of this kind in Poland concern- in honor of the anniversary. Volodymyr ed. The memorial, originally unveiled by Mr. Rzhavskyi as saying. Mr. Yuschenko ing the commemoration of a dismantled Herych, vice-chairman of Lviv’s U.S. President Bill Clinton in January said he has not authorized anybody to monument glorifying the Soviet army. Regional Administration, and Volodymyr 1994, was destroyed by vandals last sum- create blocs in his support, while Our The Kutno Municipal Council decided in Haiuk, curator of the Museum of the mer. According to Belarusian opposition Ukraine called Mr. Rzhavskyi’s initiative 1990 to erect a monument to Marshal History of Religion, took the occasion to activists, up to 250,000 people were a “provocation.” (RFE/RL Newsline) Jozef Pilsudski at the site, but has failed share some good news: the museum will to collect appropriate funding. (RFE/RL hand over to the Armenian community a killed and buried at Kuropaty in the Rada adopts bill on police strength 1930s and 1940s by the NKVD, while Newsline) 17th century organ made by a Lithuanian master organ-maker. “This gift is a sign officials assert that no more than 7,000 KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on Armenians mark 1,700th anniversary people are buried there and question January 10 passed a bill establishing the of the respect and love the Ukrainian state has for all Armenians who live in whether they were victims of Stalin or total number of employees working at LVIV – On December 26-27, 2001, this land. Our Church teaches all Hitler. “The victims of Kuropaty were the Interior Ministry at 386,600 people, the Armenians of the Ukrainian eparchy Armenians who live here to be true killed by the ruling government,” U.S. UNIAN reported. This figure does not of the Armenian Apostolic Church Christians and good and useful citizens Ambassador to Belarus Michael Kozak include the ministry-subordinated inter- (AAC) in Lviv celebrated the 1,700th of the Ukrainian state,” Archbishop said at the rededication ceremony. The nal troops for which the numerical anniversary of the proclamation of Buniatian commented at the ceremony. Belarusian government was represented strength was set at 44,000. The same day Christianity as a state religion in (Religious Information Service of by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister parliament considered some 70 draft Armenia. Armenian King Tiridates III, Ukraine) Alyaksandr Sychou. (RFE/RL Newsline) laws, but voted against reverting to the who was baptized by St. Gregory the CD anti-piracy bill that was voted down Illuminator in 301 AD, proclaimed Social Democrats approve election list. Kinakh supports single Orthodox Church in December. A totally new bill is to be Christianity as the state religion. With KYIV – At a congress on January 15 submitted for consideration on January that, Armenia became the first state in the KYIV – At a press-conference on the Social Democratic Party (United) 11, New Channel Television reported. world to give official status to January 12, Prime Minister Anatolii (SDPU) approved its election list and (RFE/RL Newsline) Christianity. In Lviv, the celebration Kinakh supported the idea of creating manifesto, Interfax reported. The top five began with a liturgy in the church of the one National Orthodox Church in 10 parties pledge to form single caucus on the list are SDPU leader Viktor Dormition of the Mother of God, cathe- Ukraine. “We need a united Church in dral church of the AAC. The liturgy was Ukraine,” which could work together Medvedchuk; Tamara Proshkuratova, a KYIV – Ten parties constituting the celebrated by Archbishop Gregory with the government for the good of the teacher from Cherkasy Oblast; SDPU Our Ukraine election bloc led by former Buniatian, head of the Ukrainian eparchy state explained Mr. Kinakh. According to Vice-Chairman Oleksander Zinchenko; Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko on of the AAC; the Rev. Thaddeus the prime minister, the process of unity Volodymyr Riabika, the head of the January 9 signed a formal agreement on Heorhian, pastor of the Armenian com- must not depend on the decision of the National Committee of Youth the creation of their election coalition munity in Lviv; the Rev. Masis Galstian government but on the wishes of the Organizations; and , the and pledged to set up a joint caucus in (Albany, N.Y.); and the Rev. Abgar Church and its faithful. (Religious first president of independent Ukraine. the future Parliament, Interfax reported. Glchian (Odesa). Archbishop Buniatian’s Information Service of Ukraine) Mr. Medvedchuk told the congress that Our Ukraine is formed by the National an SDPU caucus in the future Verkhovna Rukh of Ukraine, the Ukrainian National Rada will seek to create a centrist majori- Rukh, the Reforms and Order Party, the ty, including with the For a United Christian-Popular Union, the Solidarity a converted army camp where the prison- Ukraine bloc, the Green Party, the Party, the Forward Ukraine Party, the Voices... ers worked in coal mines. Then again Democratic Union, and the Yabluko Republican Christian Party, the Youth (Continued from page 9) they were transferred, this time by tug- Party. (RFE/RL Newsline) boat into Germany to the Ebensee con- Party, the Congress of Ukrainian jewelry and gold teeth, and then piled up centration camp. There, on May 6, 1945, Ukraine’s GDP grows by 9 percent Nationalists and the Liberal Party. on carts to be wheeled over to the incin- liberation day, an American tank pulled (RFE/RL Newsline) erators. Every night as the prisoners of through the gates of the camp and the KYIV – Ukraine’s gross domestic Auschwitz looked on, flames and smoke Kyiv reports record industrial output astonished soldiers informed the exhaust- product (GDP) in 2001 increased by 9 rose above the Birkenau chimney, while ed prisoners they were finally free. percent compared with 2000, UNIAN KYIV – Vice Prime Minister Vasyl the putrid stench of cremated bodies per- Some of the prisoners went wild. In reported on January 15, quoting a gov- Rohovyi told journalists in Kyiv on meated the air. The relentless process their rush to enter a bakery to get some ernment official. Inflation in 2001 was January 9 that Ukraine’s industrial output continued until the facilities were taxed bread, several of them were trampled to 6.1 percent. (RFE/RL Newsline) grew by 14.2 percent in 2001 compared to the limit. Towards the end, Mr. Lahola death by fellow inmates. Others died with 2000, UNIAN reported. This is the Socialists’ list includes Melnychenko and other inmates were forced to collect from overbinging at a time when their highest growth rate since Ukraine firewood from the surrounding forests to bodies were incapable of processing the declared independence in 1991. In 2000 KYIV – A congress of the Socialist be used to burn the overflow of corpses food they hungrily consumed. The long Ukraine posted industrial growth of 12.4 Party on January 12 approved its election piled into ditches near the camp. nightmare, however, was finally over. percent over 1999. Also on January 9, the list for the March 31 parliamentary elec- Finally, the end drew near. For months Over 50 years later, John Lahola was State Statistics Committee reported that tion. The list is headed by Socialist Party rumors had circulated in the camp that living in Edmonton. Yet he was over- Ukrainian farmers harvested 39.7 million Chairman Oleksander Moroz and the Russian front was coming closer. come with emotion whenever he reflect- tons of grain last year, significantly sur- includes former presidential bodyguard Then a huge fire was built to destroy ed on these events. More than anything, passing the 2000 harvest of 24.8 million Mykola Melnychenko (No. 15), who is camp papers and documents. Finally, on his three-year incarceration in Nazi con- tons. (RFE/RL Newsline) currently in the United States. In 2000 January 18, 1945, prison officials began centration camps exemplifies the fact that Mr. Melnychenko triggered Ukraine’s removing the inmates. As a cook, Mr. U.S. slams brutality in Chechnya life requires struggle – that resignation biggest political scandal by releasing Lahola was one of the last to leave, since and surrender are the surest prescriptions what he said were records of conversa- WASHINGTON – Speaking at a press he had to prepare meals for German sol- for death. tions in the president’s office, which briefing in Washington on January 10, diers from the front. His experience, like that of the other implied President Leonid Kuchma’s U.S. State Department spokesman The Nazis now engaged in a frantic survivors from the camps, demonstrates complicity in the murder of opposition Richard Boucher expressed concern that three-month effort to hide the prisoners that the essence of life is not found in journalist Heorhii Gongadze and a host Russian troops resorted to “overwhelm- and transfer them from one concentration arbitrary events that occur in our lives. of other crimes. Referring to a conversa- ing force against civilian targets” and camp to another. Thus, Mr. Lahola and Rather, John Lahola’s life shows that the tion with Mr. Melnychenko, Mr. Moroz committed human rights violations dur- the others from his camp were forced to real question is how to lead your life no told journalists that the former presiden- ing recent fighting in the village of march westward for three days and matter what events life brings you. tial security officer will take part in the Tsotan-Yurt and the town of Argun, nights until they reached the German Survival depended on Mr. Lahola ded- election campaign on Ukraine’s territory. Reuters reported. Die Welt on January 11 border. There, as the men huddled togeth- icating himself to a larger cause, a cause (RFE/RL Newsline) quoted Chechen human rights activists as er in the sleet and driven snow, they were that helped him find meaning in his suf- saying that drunken Russian soldiers loaded onto boxcars and transferred to fering. It was this greater overarching Our Ukraine bloc has unwanted ally massacred at least 80 Chechen civilians Mauthausen, a concentration camp near purpose that saved John Lahola and Linz, Austria. Not long afterwards they helped him surmount the many great KYIV – The Our Ukraine election during the fighting in Tsotan-Yurt in were again transferred, this time to Melk, hardships he faced. bloc led by former Prime Minister Viktor early January, which was the fiercest in Yuschenko opened a congress on January several months. Mr. Boucher also 16 to approve its election list, but Mr. expressed concern that Moscow has not followed up on initial talks last Yuschenko’s name has already appeared November between presidential envoy to on a list of another election bloc, DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS the Southern federal district Viktor Ukrainian media reported. On January 15 to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian Kazantsev and Chechen President Aslan Mr. Yuschenko was proposed as a candi- or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. Maskhadov’s representative Akhmed date on the list of the bloc For Zakaev. (RFE/RL Newsline) Yuschenko, which was organized by law- Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 maker Oleksander Rzhavskyi, the leader Kutno recalls destroyed Soviet monument of the One Family All-Ukrainian Union. (NB: please do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; Mr. Rzhavskyi originally intended to join KUTNO, Poland – The municipal fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; e-mail, [email protected]. Our Ukraine but was rejected. “We can- government of the city of Kutno in cen- 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 No. 3 No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2002 17 Philadelphia-based credit union opens branch in Scranton

by Roman Stelmach blessing, Msgr. Stephen Hrynuck of Ss. Manager Roman Stelmach welcomed the ing that, although the Scranton credit Cyril and Methodius Parish led the atten- attendees and introduced Mr. Chyzowych, union was small, she is satisfied that it SCRANTON, Pa. – The Ukrainian dees in remembering the victims of who requested that Helen Pronko join was merged into another Ukrainian credit Selfreliance Federal Credit Union of September 11 by singing “God Bless them at the dais. Mr. Chyzowych then union. Philadelphia opened its fourth branch with America.” described the many long years of Ms. Mr. Chyzowych stated that today the the now traditional blessing from local All the attendees then gathered outside Pronko’s volunteer efforts with the branch has only a teller station, but hopes religious leaders. The fourth branch is the the modest office, where they witnessed Scranton credit union. On behalf of the that someday the branch will expand into result of a merger of the Ukrainian Chairman of the Board Bohdan Mizak, the Ukrainian National Credit Union the rest of the hall and thus might force the Fraternal (Scranton) FCU with Ukrainian Very Rev. Nestor Kowal of St. Michael Association, he presented Ms. Pronko credit union to buy the building from the Selfreliance FCU. Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Scranton, with a handsome plaque of appreciation. landlord, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church. Parishioners of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Msgr. Hrynuck, Board Member Olga Ms. Pronko stated that after 25 years of Mr. Mizak remarked that the USFCU is Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant, Jakubowska and CEO Ihor Chyzowych service she felt that Scranton area mem- a young and vibrant Ukrainian credit St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church cut the ceremonial yellow and blue ribbon. bers would be better served by the many union, is eager to serve the Scranton area, in Scranton and St. Vladimir Ukrainian A reception followed in the “new hall,” products that the USFCU has to offer. She and that it soon will be celebrating its 50th Catholic Church in Scranton also attended which also houses the new Scranton further stated that the merger was made anniversary. He invited all attendees to a the blessing and grand opening on branch. easy by the professional staff of the delicious dinner prepared by the “official” November 4, 2001. Immediately after the Branch Operations and Marketing USFCU. She ended her comments by stat- credit union caterer, Ivanka Lucyshyn.

Roman Stelmach Ihor Chyzowych presents a plaque of appreciation to Helen During the grand opening are: (seated, from left) Msgr. Stephen Hrynuck and the Very Rev. Pronko. Nestor Kowal, (standing) Bohdan Mizak, Olga Jakubowska and Ihor Chyzowych.

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community of Montreal. the annual meetings of their respective of the UNA and can explain that work to UNA district... UNA Auditor Groch represented the districts. Members of the Executive branch members. (Continued from page 5) Niagara District, since the chairman of Committee often travel to the districts at Other topics discussed were: direct The Detroit District participated in a the district, Judge Ben Doliszny, was a great expense of both time and effort billing, Christmas cards, the amount banquet honoring 50 years of community unable to attend. The district attended the only to be met with dismal attendance at granted to scholarship recipients and service by Wasyl Kolodchin. It was also fall organizing meeting held in Buffalo, the meeting. The question of attendance Soyuzivka. Everyone actively participat- represented at the blessing of land for N.Y. There are six branches and 440 at UNA meetings was left unanswered, ed in the discussion regarding these and construction of an additional building for members in the district, which achieved but it was agreed that it should be given other issues facing the UNA and tried to the local parish school. It sponsored and 13.3 percent its the quota by enrolling some consideration in the future. It is help find solutions to the many questions took an active part in a meeting of all two members during the report period. very beneficial to all if the district chair- raised. Ukrainian organizations in the Detroit The New York District has 18 branch- men, General Assembly members and After the meeting, participants had an area. The district represented the UNA at es and 1,780 members, as reported by the other UNA officers participate in the opportunity to view a video of the Kyiv the annual graduation ceremony of the district’s chairperson, UNA Advisor meetings of their local branches. They celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian Studies School. The district Bachynsky. Although the district is large, are often better informed about the work Ukraine’s independence. paid for Christmas greetings from the it does not organize district activities. UNA on the Ukrainian Radio Hour and During the year 2001 the district enrolled for greetings on the 10th anniversary of 12 new members, which is 12.6 percent Ukraine’s independence. of the assigned quota. The organizing results for 2001, it was The Northern New Jersey District is reported, are not very good, as only 10 chaired by UNA Advisor Oscislawski. In percent of the assigned quota was met. 2001 the district sponsored a “Yalynka” There are 12 branches in the district for local children at the UNA Corporate encompassing 1,650 members. Headquarters in Parsippany, N.J. It also Wilkes-Barre was represented by organized a bus trip to Soyuzivka for the Chairman Bolosky, who reported for six annual Father’s Day program. It was branches and 691 members in his district. actively involved in planning the In 2001 the district organized two new statewide banquet to celebrate the 10th members, thus achieving 10 percent of its anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. quota. The district is involved in helping In 2001 the district enrolled 62 new new Ukrainian immigrants establish members and thus completed 37.6 per- themselves, and it is hoped that, in time, cent of its organizing quota. they will be able to join the UNA. Ms. Dziuba, Rochester District chair- Mrs. Haras, honorary member of the person, reported that the district is General Assembly and a longtime chair- involved in collecting funds to aid the man of the Allentown District, stated that needy in Ukraine. It also sends cards to for many years she has represented the sick members and holds meetings regu- UNA at all functions in the region. The larly. Due to the illness of many district Allentown District has 596 members in officers, the district was unable to organ- nine branches. During 2001 it organized ize any members for the first three quar- two new members, reaching 6.6 percent ters of 2001. of its quota. Dr. Hvozda briefly reported on the There are nine branches and 895 mem- activities of the Syracuse District, which bers in the Central New Jersey District has 724 members in eight branches. Each headed by longtime Chairman Zacharko, branch is located in a different town with who reported that in 2001 the district great distances between them. All organized 12 new members and reached branches try to meet annually at the dis- 26.7 percent of its yearly quota. UNA trict meeting. In 2001 the district organ- Auditor Yaroslaw Zaviysky organized ized 12 members, completing 34.3 per- four members. The district actively par- cent of its quota. The top producer in the ticipates in all local events and activities. district is Michael Felenchak, secretary This year it took part in the New Jersey of Branch 271. banquet celebrating the 10th anniversary The largest district in the UNA system of Ukraine’s independence, and also par- is headed by longtime Chairman and ticipated in the local church picnic. UNA Auditor Hawrysz. The Philadelphia Chicago District Chairman and the District has 27 branches and 2,700 mem- UNA First Vice-President Kuropas bers. At this time the district does not reported that his district had started sponsor any activities, but it does partici- preparations for the upcoming UNA pate in the many activities of the Convention in Chicago, which is sched- Philadelphia area Ukrainian community. uled to begin on May 24. The UNA All branch secretaries and officers of the Chicago District, along with the district are active members of the com- Ukrainian American Justice Committee, munity. The district achieved 38.52 per- sponsored a book signing by Dr. cent of its assigned quota by organizing Lubomyr Luciuk of Canada. The district 52 members. The best organizer in the participated in a fund-raiser for the district is Branch 10 Secretary Lubov National University of Ostroh Academy. Streletsky. ROCHESTER The district has 15 branches and 1,770 After the reports, the next item on the members. Twelve members were organ- agenda was the topic of fraternal activi- KRAINIAN EDERAL REDIT NION ized during 2001, thus completing 12.6 ties in the districts and branches. The U F C U percent of its quota. main question discussed was how to MAIN OFFICE Dr. Hayda, chairman of the UNA increase these activities. There are no 824 Ridge Road East, Rochester NY 14621 Connecticut District, reported that the easy answers, since every district has its Tel. (585) 544-9518 Toll free (877) 968-7828 district annually takes an active part in own specific circumstances; fraternal celebrating Ukrainian Day in Stamford. activities that are suited and successful in Fax: (585) 338-2980 During this event all the district’s branch one district may not be appropriate for www.rufcu.org secretaries organize a UNA table and another area. However one thing is cer- Audio Response: (585) 544-4019 take turns in handing out UNA promo- tain: districts and branches that have fra- tional materials. The UNA branches and ternal activities attract more people and CAPITAL DISTRICT BRANCH the district participate in many programs thus promote the UNA, which leads to 1828 Third Ave. Watervliet, NY 12189 and events sponsored in the area. The greater success in organizing new mem- TEL: (518) 266-0791 FAX: (585) 338-2980 district’s branches are scattered through- bers. Discussants agreed that UNA’ers www.rufcu.org out the state and each branch sponsors must actively seek out new and younger AUDIO RESPONSE: (585) 544-4019 one district meeting in its location. The people to join us in our activities. Connecticut District has 866 members in Branches and districts with a wide range CREDIT UNION SERVICES nine branches. This year it achieved 14.3 of activities and frequent meetings have CREDIT CARDS • VEHICLE LOANS • MORTGAGES • SIGNATURE LOANS percent of its quota by organizing five greater success in attracting new mem- BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL LOANS • SHARE DRAFTS & CHECKING members. bers. CD’S & IRA’S • INVESTMENTS • YOUTH ACCOUNTS The Montreal District has only three Another question discussed was the CONVENIENCE SERVICES branches with 643 members. 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MARK T. OLESNICKY, M.D. NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Internal Medicine 135 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 203 butions to the college, while Dr. Roman Florham Park, NJ 07932 Dr. Michael Ewanchuk feted Yereniuk, also of St. Andrew’s College, spoke about Dr. Ewanchuk’s wide range Telephone (973) 822-5000 • Fax (973) 822-3321 of experience as inspector of schools, by Self-Reliance League By Appointment by D.A. Bilash and as a flight lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II WINNIPEG – Members of the and his close Ukrainian connections. A Ukrainian Self-Reliance League arranged representative from the Department of a testimonial banquet for one of their Education also brought greetings. Doug most-senior members, Dr. Michael Martindale, member of the Legislative EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS INTO UKRAINE Ewanchuk. Assembly, presented the honoree with a Research the market. Meet buyers and sellers. Dr. Ewanchuk is a retired educator and special certificate of recognition. Link with 25+ Kharkiv – region businesses in: writer who recently published his third While Dr. Ewanchuk lived in Detroit Agriculture Aviation Chemicals Energy 13th book. His writing has been devoted he became a member of the Ukrainian Food Processing Apparel Optics IT to the life and experiences of Ukrainian National Association and used to con- pioneer settlers and post-World War II tribute articles to Svoboda, The Columbus, Ohio arrivals in Canada. Having been appoint- Ukrainian Weekly and the Canadian Jan 28 Talks on Ukraine’s 10 am business climate ed to supervise the introduction of the Ukrainian Voice. teaching of Ukrainian in the public In thanking those assembled, Dr. Mini trade show 6-10 pm school of Manitoba and then employed Ewanchuk recalled that he to worked Jan 29 One-on-one meetings 3-6 pm For details and your one-on-one, call (513) 683-2509, [email protected] by the Department of Education as hard to acquire his education and that inspector of schools, he wrote four books attending Detroit State University Cleveland, Ohio for children dealing with the Ukrainian (Detroit City College) and working on Mini trade show 4-6 pm people, one of them a novella, “The the midnight shift at Ford was not easy. Jan 30 Young Cossack,” as well as several In his brief words of thanks he pointed Jan 31 One-on-one meetings 3-6 pm monographs, including one about noted out that his late parents, Wasyl and For details and your one-on-one, call (440) 331-6153, [email protected] writer Markian Shashkevych. Paraskeva, his school teacher, the late Cincinnati, Ohio The testimonial banquet was held in Peter Humeniuk of Stuartburn, and his Feb 1 Mini trade show 3-6 pm Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox now-departed wife, Muriel, were people One-on-one meetings 7-9 pm Cathedral on November 10, 2001, with who most influenced his progress in life. some 100 friends and acquaintances in He also mentioned the Petro Mohyla Feb 2 One-on-one meetings 3-6 pm For details and your one-on-one, call (859) 261-3282, [email protected] attendance. Institute of which he was a member, as Metropolitan Wasyly brought greet- an institution that merits continued sup- Center for Economic Initiatives, www.ukrainebiz.com ings and congratulated the nonagenarian port. for his literary work. Lesia Shwaluk The proceedings of the evening were brought greetings from the Ukrainian ably conducted by Myroslaw Bugera, Canadian Congress, and Sonja Bejzyk, a president of the Self Reliance League, daughter of Dr. Ewanchuk’s late friend, who advised that Dr. Ewanchuk’s book, from the Women’s Organization. “Vertical Development, Volume 2,” deal- Dr. Vivian Oleander, principal of St. ing with the new generation of Ukrainian Andrew’s College, University of Canadians, will be available at the end of Manitoba, stressed the honoree’s contri- November.

revolution” in the spring of 2000 and, for The Communist Party... the first time, the non-left had created a (Continued from page 3) majority in Parliament. Potebenko is No. 20 on the CPU list of At the same time, oligarch Oleksander candidates to be elected by proportional Volkov initiated the launch of a rival pro- voting. He has refused to relinquish his statehood CPU(o) (revived) on behalf of post before the March election. the executive. The CPU also accused the executive of being behind a split in the In return for shielding Mr. Kuchma, Komsomol when a new Communist the CPU has been promised executive Youth Union was created in March 2000. “support” in the March elections, the Later that year, the Kuchmagate scan- prosecution of young nationalists who dal led to the collapse of the non-left par- seized the party’s Kyiv headquarters on liamentary majority, and no more has March 9, 2000, and recognition that it is been heard of the executive-backed “the sole opposition party” in Ukraine. CPU(o) ever since. The CPU ceased to be a threat to the The need for a pro-executive CPU(o) executive following Mr. Kuchma’s defeat to split the Communist vote would not of CPU Chairman Symonenko in the sec- have arisen if the non-left parliamentary The Ukrainian Institute of America ond round of the presidential elections in majority were still united and able to do “Music at the Institute” November 1999. The executive had the executive’s bidding. Since the col- always wanted to be challenged by the lapse of this majority the executive is presents a concert by the CPU – not Socialist Party leader facing, for the first time, a bigger threat Oleksander Moroz – in that round. A from Mr. Yuschenko, whose popularity CPU candidate provided negative votes rating has fluctuated between a high of LEONTOVYCH STRING QUARTET for Kuchma (who could not count solely 60 percent and its current 30 percent. The quartet-in-residence at the Ukrainian Institute of America on positive votes to win a victory) executive, therefore, has resumed its with: Oleh Krysa, Peter Krysa, violins. because of the CPU’s hostility to inde- mutually beneficial relationship with the Borys Deviatov, viola. pendence and its hard-line Marxist ideol- CPU because, together with the oli- Volodymyr Panteleyev, cello. ogy. garchs, the CPU represents a second anti- After President Kuchma began his Yuschenko force. This oligarch-CPU in celebration of the quartet’s 30th Anniversary. second term, the CPU complained that alliance successfully worked together “anti-Communist hysteria” was sweeping during the Kuchmagate crisis and Concert program: Ukraine. The left had been removed from brought down the Yuschenko government Antonin Dvorak: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 the parliamentary leadership in a “velvet on April 26, 2001. Valentyn Silvestrov: String Quartet No. 1 (1974) Pyotr Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22

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Turning the pages back... (Continued from page 6) Petro Shelest was born on February 14, 1908, in Andriyivka, Zmiyiv county, in the Kharkiv gubernia of Ukraine. He graduated from the Mariupil Metallurgical Institute MALANKAMALANKA in 1935, and from 1940 worked as a party official in defense industries located in Kharkiv, Cheliabinsk and Saratov. From 1948 he worked as a plant director in Featuring Leningrad and Kyiv. A protégé of and , and a doctrinaire Marxist- Leninist, he rose in the party ranks to positions on the city, then oblast levels. He was second secretary (1954) of the Kyiv City Committee, and second and first secretary ( 1954 and 1957, respectively) of the Kyiv Oblast Committee. Zolota Bulava & Vorony Next he rose to republic and all-union party positions. In 1954 he became a candi- From Montreal From Syracuse date member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CC CPU) and a member in 1956. He became a candidate member of the CC CPU Presidium in 1960 and a member a year later. Mr. Shelest became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Saturday, January 26, 2002 the Soviet Union in 1961, and secretary of the CC CPU and chief of its Bureau for Industry and Construction in 1962. He was named first secretary of the CPU as well 9 p.m. – ??? as a member of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet in 1963, the same year he became a candidate member of the CC CPSU Presidium. A year later he was voted St. George’s Church Hall a full member of the CC CPSU Presidium. In 1966 he was elected to membership in the Politburos of both the CPU and CPSU 301 West Main Street Central Committees, and became a member of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Mr. Shelest served as first secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine in 1963- New Britain, CT 1972. In that post, according to the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, he pursued domestic policies that encouraged cultural and educational Ukrainization and a measure of Admission $25.00 per person autonomous administration and economic development. To some extent, the encyclo- pedia notes, Mr. Shelest tolerated the dissident movement, and the activities and patri- otic writings of the nationally conscious intelligentsia in Ukraine. As a result of his pro-Ukrainian policies he came into conflict with and other members of the CPSU Politburo, who saw his activity as detri- PUB NIGHT mental to the interests of the Soviet Union as a whole. In 1970 Mr. Shelest published Friday, January 25, 2002, at 8 p.m. a book, “Ukraino Nasha Radianska” (Our Soviet Ukraine), a popular publication that Ukrainian National Home noted Ukraine’s glorious Kozak past and its cultural achievements. In 1972 Moscow attacked so-called “national deviations” in Ukraine, launching a 961 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT wave of arrests of Ukrainian dissidents. Mr. Shelest was ousted in May of that year Free Admission and replaced by one of his adversaries, hard-liner Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, who pro- moted an identity for the “Soviet people” and implemented policies of . Mr. Shcherbytsky remained first secretary until 1989, when he was removed by . Transferred to Moscow, Mr. Shelest held the largely symbolic post of Soviet deputy For tickets, table reservations, directions, or more information, premier for 11 months. He was rebuked for party failures in Ukraine and his book was please contact: denounced for its ideological and factual “errors,” including “nationalism,” “idealiza- tion of the past,” “economic autarchism” and “national narrow-mindedness.” Christopher Iwanik Bohdan Platosz He was removed from the CPSU Politburo, and many of his supporters were (860) 379-5541 [email protected]. purged from the Communist Party of Ukraine. Mr. Shelest was named director of a defense enterprise near Moscow, where he worked until retirement. A collection of Shelest’s speeches, “Ideyi Lenina Peremahayut” (Lenin’s Ideas Triumph) was published in 1971. Source: “Shelest, former Communist leader in Ukraine, dead at 87,” The Ukrainian Weekly, February 4, 1996, Vol. LXIV, No. 5; “Shelest, Petro,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. IV, Toronto: University of Toronto Press Inc., 1993.

Democratic Party (United), 4.2 percent; A round-up... and Women for the Future, 4.1 percent. (Continued from page 2) Other parties and blocs that failed to said “no” in answer to the question: “Do achieve the 4 percent voting threshold you think the upcoming parliamentary included: the Green Party, 3.9 percent; the election will be held according to world Bloc, 3.2 percent; the standards – democratically, transparent- Socialist Party of Ukraine, 3.1 percent; ly and without pressure from the author- Yabluko, 2.9 percent; and the Natalia ities?” Vitrenko Bloc, 2.5 percent. *** The poll’s margin of error was 2 percent. According to a poll conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on December 11-20 among 2,013 Ukrainian voters throughout the country, if parliamentary elections had been held at that time, the Our Ukraine bloc led by former Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko would have won 19.5 percent of the vote; the Communist Party, 17.6 percent; For a United Ukraine, 5.9 percent; Social

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Thursday, January 24 Ukrainian Studies and the Peter Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine are holding GREENWICH, Conn.: The Lois Richards a lecture by Prof. Wsevolod Isajiw, Galleries cordially invites the public to the University of Toronto, on “Fourth Wave debut exhibition of Zorya, a not-for-profit Immigrants from Ukraine, 1991-2001: Ukrainian Cultural Organization, featuring Results of a New Study.” The lecture will be the works of Yolande Ardissone, Christina held at the University of Toronto’s Munk Debarry, Ilona Sochynsky and Susan Center, Room 108N, at 3 p.m. For additional Stillman. A gala cocktail reception will be information call CIUS, (416) 978-6934. held at the galleries, 54 Greenwich Ave., at 5-8 p.m. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, Wednesday, January 30 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday and evenings by appointment. For appointments call (203) EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of 661-4441; for more information visit the Ukrainian Studies is holding a lecture by website www.Loisfinearts.com. The exhibit Volodymyr Kravchenko, director of the runs through February 7. Kowalsky Eastern Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Kharkiv National University, on Friday-Sunday, January 25-27 “The Development of Ukrainian National Historical Consciousness in the Late 18th CLEVELAND, Ohio: MN2 Productions and Early 19th Centuries.” The lecture will presents “Shadows of Our Forgotten be delivered in Ukrainian. It will be held at Ancestors,” a dance-theater piece based on the University of Alberta, Athabasca Hall, the novel by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky Heritage Lounge, at 3:30 p.m. For further (“Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”). information contact CIUS, (780) 492-2972, Directed by Michael Flohr with choreogra- phy by Sarah Morrison, Natalie Kapeluck or e-mail [email protected]. and Roman Lewkowicz, “Shadows of Our Saturday, February 9 Forgotten Ancestors” tells the story of Ivan and Marichka by fusing modern and tradi- PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia tional dance, traditional Ukrainian folk Branch of the Ukrainian Engineers’ Society music, puppetry and theater. Performances of America will hold its annual banquet and are on January 25-26 at 8 p.m. and January ball in the Grand Ballroom of the Park 27 at 3 p.m. in the Gordon Square Theater, Hyatt Hotel, Broad and Walnut streets. The 6409 Detroit Ave. Tickets: $15, general banquet begins at 6 p.m., followed by the admission; $12, seniors and students with a ball at 9 p.m. Music will be by Tempo. valid ID. For more information and ticket Tickets: $100, banquet and ball; $40, ball reservations, call Nadia, (216) 749-0060, or only; students, $25. For reservations and e-mail [email protected]. additional information call Dr. Larysa Saturday, January 26 Zaika, (215) 635-7134. 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