www.ukrweekly.com

Шri p Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! І4Я .a^jw-J^ жЛао ?ж" Є"? ^.ІЖ ЗШ' Ф гЦшт теж ramian У 3NW 2 Vol. і No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 Madrid Conference reconvenes U.N. demonstration honors MADRID - The Madrid Confe­ mit the signatory states to allow their rence to review implementation of the citizens to form free trade unions and to Ukrainian Helsinki Group 197S Helsinki Accords on European freely monitor compliance with the ,,jtion resumed here on Novem- human-rights provisions of the Helsinki І9 with Western states, making Final Act. Since the March recess, demands on the Soviet bloc to members of the Moscow Helsinki accept free trade unions and the rightt o Group who remained free announced political self-determination, reported they were disbanding the committee due The New York Times. to official harassment.. In addition, The conference, which first convened most members of monitoring groups in in November 1980, had been in recess other Soviet republics, including U- since last March. Its purpose is to kraine, are either imprisoned, doing review compliance with the accords' forced labor or in internal exile. provisions since the last review meeting The new proposals would also insert held in Belgrade in 1977. Thirty-five into a concluding document criticism of states, including the Soviet Union and "actions hindering the effective exercise the United "States, signed the original of the right of all peoples to determine, agreement. in full freedom, their internal and A list of suggestions that appeared to external political status and to pursue as be both an effort to bridge the gap they wish their political, economic, between Western Europe and the United social and cultural development," the States and a response to the situation in Times said. Poland was put forward by the 10 states When the conference adjourned on of the European Economic Community. March 12, the U.S. delegation, led by Thomas Rechnagel, the Danish dele­ Max M. Kampelman, insisted that the gate to the conference, said that the declaration of martial law in Poland EEC states felt a need to respond to had made "business as usual "impossible -the aFdlffibiriast month of the Soli­ at the Madrid meeting. In an address to darity Polish union, to Moscow's elimi­ the conference one month prior to the nation of direct-dial overseas telephone adjournment, then-Secretary of State connections and to the Soviet reduction Alexander Haig implied that the "mas­ of emigration permits. sive violations"of theaccords engendered The Western proposals would com­ (Continued on page 11) Leonid Brezhnev dead at 75 MOSCOW - Soviet President premier and later, in 1977, becoming Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, who led the president as well. country for the last 18 years, died The first eight years of the Brezhnev suddenly here on November 10 at era were marked by severe repression of approximately 8 a.m. Moscow time. He dissidents, the strengthening of the was 75. Soviet military, a marked improvement Although the official announcement in Soviet living standards due partly to a George Zi гуску of Mr. Brezhnev's death was not made marked decentralization of industry, Gen. Petro Grigorenko addresses demonstrators. until the next day at 11 a.m. (Moscow and tightening of Soviet control over time), Soviet television abruptly re­ the Warsaw Pact countries — the placed normal programming in the "Brezhnev Doctrine"— which culmi­ by Marts Kolomayets the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. His evening of November 10 with classical nated with the invasion of Czechoslo­ proclamation came on the recommen­ music, a common practice when a vakia in 1968 to squelch the liberaliza­ NEW YORK - Petro Grigorenko dation of both houses of the U.S. member of the leadership dies. tion process under Alexander Dubcek. and Rep. Bill Green (R-N.Y.) were Congress, which passed a concurrent Because there is no clear front-runner By the early 1970s, however, the among the speakers at a demonstration resolution in June, confirming that the in the battle to succeed Mr. Brezhnev, Soviet economy began to falter, and held here on Tuesday, November 9, to Soviet Union continues to violate most experts feel that some kind of following a disastrous grain harvest in mark the sixth anniversary of the national and human rights in Ukraine. temporary collective leadership will be 1972, the Soviet Union was forced to founding of the Ukrainian Helsinki The program, which began 20 minutes established. In addition to being general contract huge wheat purchases from the Group. The demonstration also called past noon, was conducted by Albert secretary of the Communist Party, Mr. West. upon the Madrid Conference, which Kipa, a member of the planning com­ Brezhnev was also the chairman of the Perhaps Mr. Brezhnev's major diplo­ reconvened on the same day, to demand mittee, who also served as interpreter Council of Ministers (premier) and matic triumph of the early 1970s was the compliance with the Helsinki Final for three former dissidents who spoke at chairman of the Politburo (president). establishment of detente, highlighted by Act's human-rights provisions. the demonstration. The program com­ President Richard' Nixon's visit to the According to police estimates, about menced with a prayer delivered by the Hie Brezhnev years USSR in 1972 and the signing of the 125 people attended the demonstration Rev. Sebastian Shewchuk of St. George SALT I strategic arms agreement. Mr. held across the street from the United Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York. Mr. Brezhnev came to power in Brezhnev visited the United States in Nations in Ralph J. Bunche Park. October 1964 following the ouster of 1973, and hosted Mr. Nixon on his The demonstration, organized by Remarking that "it is no accident of members of the External Representa­ fate that this day, the anniversary of the Nikita Khrushchev. At first, as general return visit in 1974y secretary of the Communist Party, he The early 1970s were also marked by tion of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group founding of the Ukrainian Helsinki shared power with Premier Alexei a new clamp-down on domestic dissent, and an ad hoc planning committee, was Group is also the same day the CSCE Kosygin and President Nikolai Pod- with mass arrests of activists, parti­ inspired by the proclamation signed by meeting reconvenes in Madrid," Dr. gorny. But he eventually consolidated cularly in Ukraine. , President Ronald Reagan, which de­ Kipa read the proclamation signed by his rule, first assuming the title of (Continued on pa(e 13) clared November 9 a day in tribute to (Continued on pa(e 4) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 No. 46 Ukrainian Helsinki monitors: members of the camp-based group NAME: Sviatoslav Karavansky by Nadia Svitlychna tory to the Helsinki Accords. It was BORN: 1920 signed by members of the Group to OCCUPATION: poet, journalist In early May 1979, the information Promote Implementation of the Hel­ 1 .MARITAL STATUS: married to Nina bulletin USSR News Brief, edited by sinki Accords in Places of Deprivation -Strokata Cronid Lubarsky, released the follow­ . of Freedom, Mykola Rudenko, Mr. і itjTEST ARREST: 1965 (forced to ing news under the headline "Helsinki Rebryk, Danylo Shumuk, and victims sesve remainder of previous sentence) Group in Mordovian Camp": "A new of the genocide against dissent Yuriy ' ,C||ARGE: probably "anti-Soviet agi- Helsinki group has been formed in the Shukhevych, Vladimir Balakhonov... "Cation and propaganda" special-regimen political camp in the Mikhail Kazachkov, Anatoly Shcha- SENTENCE: nine years of previous town of Sosnovka, Mordovian ASSR..." ransky. (See Svoboda, April 26, 1980; - -term; eight years' prison and labor camp The group was composed of Lev The Weekly, May 18, 1980.) fifcO) Lukianenko and'Oleksiy Tykhy, both 2. "Soviet prisoners recommend the ' PREVIOUS TERM: 1945-60 members of the Ukrainian Public creation of a judicial organ for the fURRENT STATUS: In 1979, Mr. Group to Promote Implementation of implementation of provisions of the Karavansky and his wife were allowed the Helsinki Accords; Balys Gajauskas, Helsinki Final Act" - a memorandum to emigrate from the Soviet Union. who later joined the Lithuanian Hel­ addressed to all nations, parliaments sinki Group; and Ukrainian Bohdan and governments of the states partici­ Rebryk. Others members were Edward pating in the Helsinki Conference. It NAME: Oksana Popovych Kuznetsov, a member of the Moscow was signed by members of the camp BORN: January 30, 1928 Helsinki Group, and Aleksandr Ginz- group Messrs. Gajauskas, Ginz- OCCUPATION: worker burg (until their emigration from the burg, Kuznetsov, Rebryk, Rudenko MARITAL STATUS: unmarried USSR in April 1979),as well as the Rev. and Shumuk. (See Svoboda, April 24, LATEST ARREST: October 28, 1974 Vasyl Romaniuk (until he began his 1980; The Weekly, June I, 1980.) CHARGE: "anti-Soviet agitation and term of internal exile in 1979). propaganda" 3. "Medical treatment in places of The group released three documents. deprivation of freedom is a mockery of SENTENCE: eight years in a labor The first covered the topic of the human dignity" — an appeal addressed camp; five years' exile death penalty. The group reported that to the president of Amnesty Interna­ PREVIOUS TERM: 1944-54 in each of three small oblasts - the tional (with a copy to the vice president RELEASE DATE: 1987 Brianska, Kaluzhskaya and Zhy- of the International League for Human MOTHER'S ADDRESS: tomyrska oblast — five to six persons Rights, Andrei Sakharov). It was signed Olena Popovych each year are given the death penalty. by Messrs. Gajauskas, Ginzburg, Ukrainian SSR The group said it knew the names of 20 Sviatoslav Karavansky, Kuznetsov, m. Ivano-Frankivske persons who died in this manner Rebryk, Rudenko and Shumuk. (See vul. Pavlika Morozova 15, kv. 1 between 1976 and 1978. If these figures The Weekly, May 11, 1980.) are applied to the entire USSR in As we see from the above, the NAME: Bohdan Rebryk proportion to the population, this yields composition of the camp group changed BORN: June 30, 1938 a number of 1,300 deaths per year. somewhat, and it was not limited to OCCUPATION: teacher The group's second document stress­ prisoners of the Sosnovka special- MARITAL STATUS: divorced, one ed the necessity of combining political regimen camp. Mr. Rudenko, for daughter and military disengagement and of example, at that time was incarcerated LATEST ARREST: May 23, 1974 abolishing compulsory military service in the town of Barashevo, Mordovian CHARGE: "anti-Soviet slander" in countries where this has not yet been ASSR. SENTENCE: seven years in a labor done. In May-June 1980 Ukrainian camp; three years' exile The third document dealt' with the newspapers in the West re­ PREVIOUS TERM: 1967-70 persecution of religious believers in the ported on a document that had RELEASE DATE: 1984 camps: the prohibition against perform­ been prepared a year earlier by mem­ EXILE ADDRESS: ing religious rites and the confiscation bers of the Group to Promote Imple­ 474230 of crosses, yarmulkes, religious litera­ mentation of the Helsinki Accords in Kazakhskaya SSR ture, letters on religious topics, etc. Places of Deprivation of Freedom — Tselinohradskaya oblast I do not know if these documents Mr. Gajauskas, Mr. Ginzburg, Razmik Kurhaldzinsky raion reached the West. But, in the following Zohrabian, Mr. Kazakchkov, Oksana pos. Kenbidaik year, 1980, via samvydav channels, the Popovych, the Rev. Romaniuk, Mr. Western press received copies of other Rudenko, Iryna Senyk, Mr. Shukhe­ NAME: Yuriy Shukhevych documents of the Camp Helsinki Group, vych and Mr. Shcharansky — BORN: March 28, 1934 as this group is commonly called. (Its under the title "The government of the OCCUPATION: worker full name is the Group to Promote USSR is an occupational administra­ MARITAL STATUS: married, two Implementation of the Helsinki Ac­ tion of collaborators,' say Soviet politi­ children cords in Places of Deprivation of cal prisoners; new mandates for the LATEST ARREST: March 1972 Freedom.) These documents, according WCFU" (World Congress of Free CHARGE: "anti-Soviet agitation and to press releases of the Ukrainian Ukrainians). (See Svoboda, May 22, propaganda" Supreme Liberation Council (abroad), 1980; The Weekly, June 8, 1980.) SENTENCE: 10 years in a labor camp; were published by Ukrainian news­ Political prisoners of various na­ five years' exile papers in the West in April and May tionalities act in solidarity in the camps PREVIOUS TERMS: 1948-56, 1956- 1980. and defend their rights before the 58, 1958-68 These documents included the follow­ administration and the government — RELEASE DATE: 1987 ing memoranda and appeals: and not only within the framework of WIFE'S ADDRESS: 1. "A warning to the West" - a the Camp Helsinki Group. Recently, Valentyna Trotsenko memorandum addressed to the leaders many joint documents from the camps 400026 and parliaments of governments signa­ g. Volgograd (Continued on page 13) ul. Fadieyeva 6, kv. 30

NAME: Danylo Shumuk BORN: January 30, 1914 OCCUPATION: worker, writer Ukrainian WeeHV MARITAL STATUS: separated, two FOUNDED 1933 children LATEST ARREST: January 12, 1972 Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal CHARGE: "anti-Soviet agitation and non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ. 07302. propaganda" (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570470) SENTENCE: 10 years in a labor camp; Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. five years' exile PREVIOUS TERMS: 1935-39, 1945- The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: 55, 1957-67 (201) 434-0237,434-0807 (201) 451-2200 RELEASE DATE: 1987 (212) 227-4125 (212) 227-5250 EXILE ADDRESS: Yearly subscription rate: S8, UNA members - |5. Kazakhskaya SSR Uralskaya oblast Postmaster, send address changes to: Karatobinsky raion THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Roma Sochan Hadzewycz P.O. Box 346 Associate editor. George Bohdan Zarycky s. Karatobi Jersey City. NJ. 07303 Assistant editor: Marta Kolomayets Boarding house, Rm. 1 No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. NOVEMBER, ЩЩ 3 New book by former OS I staffer CIA report: 4 million Soviets at forced labor WASHINGTON - A new CIA The report estimated that under accuses the OUN of Nazi collaboration report made public on November 5 Stalin the camps reached a peak of WASHINGTON - In a just-pub­ As to the OSI's stand on the OUN, estimates that 4 million people in the perhaps 15 million persons in 1947, and lished book, John Loftus, a former Mr. Ryan said that the OSI has no Soviet Union are compelled to work at after Stalin's death in 1953, the camps prosecutor of the Office of Special official position on the OUN as a group, some kind of "forced labor," 10,000 of were reduced in size, but the numbers Investigations, charged that the Organi­ noting that to date the only OUN whom are said to be political prisoners, began to rise again in the 1960s. zation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) members who have been brought to reported The New York Times. Because the report deals with forms was a collaborationist group which trial have been, accused of individual The report was requested by Con­ of compulsory labor, it does not men­ made a "significant" contribution to the acts of persecution against innocent gress last September when it asked the tion figures for persons in internal exile, German war effort, reported the Wash­ civilians. State Department to investigate charges a punitive measure which dictates where ington Post. In the book, Mr. Loftus cites a 1951 that forced labor was being used to persons will live, usually in remote In the book, titled "The Belarus letter to the Immigration and Naturali­ build the controversial natural-gas eastern regions far from their original Secret," Mr. Loftus wrote: "The secret zation Service by the late Frank Wisner, pipeline from Siberia to Western homes. internal files of the OUN clearly show identified in the book' as a State Europe. What is significant about the current how most of its members worked for the Department official, who wrote that Although the new study could not situation, the CIA report said, is the rise Gestapo or SS as policemen, execu­ "the main activites of the OUN in substantiate reports that a large number in the use of convicts who are not tioners, partisan hunters and municipal Ukraine cannot be considered detri­ of inmates were being forced to work on confined and work off their sentences officials." mental to the United States." the pipeline, the CIA estimated that 2 on specified construction sites. He also reiterated charges, first made Mr. Loftus called Mr. Wisner's million people were being confined, 85 "Given the worsening labor shortage last May on CBS's "60 Minutes/ that account "a complete fabrication," and percent in forced-labor camps and the in parts of the Soviet Union, this the U.S. intelligence community re­ accused him of recruiting anti-Commu­ rest in prisons. It said there were more relatively efficient, flexible method of cruited alleged Byelorussian collabora­ nist collaborators to help U.S. intelli­ than 1,100 such labor camps, or 200 deriving some economic benefit from an tors in its Cold War operations. ' gence efforts after World War II. more than in 1974. increasing crime rate is likely to con­ For over two years, Mr. Loftus was a Mr. Loftus said that despite Mr. To complete the figure of 4 million, tinue to rise," it said. prosecutor at OSI, a branch of the Wisner's efforts, his organization was so the C'A said that 1.5 million convicts On the specific issue of the use of Justice Department responsible for effectively penetrated by Soviet spies have been given probation with "com­ penal labor in pipeline construction, the finding and bringing to trial alleged that many of them lost their lives in the pulsory involvement in labor," while report said that such workers have been Nazis and collaborators living in the Soviet Union or were unmasked as half a million have been paroled from "an integral part of pipeline construc­ United States. Most of the 28 persons American agents in Soviet radio broad­ confinement to perform forced labor tion work crews in Ukraine, Kazakhstan already brought to trial are from Eastern casts. for the remainder of their terms. and the central Russian republic." They Europe and the Soviet Baltic republics, "Soviet intelligence had penetrated Although the CIA refused to disclose are mainly paroleesand probationers and leading many emigre leaders to criticize every corner of the Byelorussian net­ how it arrived at its estimates, it has have been used in clearing forests, the OSI's use of Soviet-supplied evi­ work," wrote Mr. Loftus, "The Byelo­ been reported that satellite photos have draining swamps and preparing roads, dence and witnesses in the court pro­ russians and the Ukrainian OUN were been used to pinpoint labor camps, and the report said. ceedings. all riddled with Soviet agents." interviews with former inmates have The study said that, in view of the Reached by The Weekly in his Wash­ The book, published by Alfred A. provided information. (Continued on page 13) ington office, Allan A. Ryan, director of Knopf, should soon be available at most the OSI, said that Mr. Loftus no longer major bookstores. has any connection with his office and Several Ukrainian community repre­ that he was probably "dribbling out sentatives have urged Ukrainians not to Catholic,, Orthodox hierarchs ask these charges" to promote sales of his buy the book, SUSTA, the national book. Ukrainian student organization in the U.S. to defend Churches in Ukraine Mr. Ryan, who had earlier dismissed United States, had indicated that it Mr. Loftus'saccusations concerning the plans to contact students suggesting JERSEY CITY; BJi-HtUe beads of Resolution 18 and the House Con­ Byelorussians in a letter to "60Minutes" that they hot buy the book, the reason­ the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian gressional Resolution 123 of the 97th and The New York Times, and again at ing being that Ukrainians should not Catholic Churches in the United States, Congress titled: "To seek the resur­ a recent meeting of the Ukrainian help boost sales of the book. Spokes­ in a November 4 letter, appealed to rection of the national churches in American Bar Association, also said men for the group also said that they President Ronald Reagan to exert Ukraine." We appeal to you, Mr. that he does not plan to contact the Post plan to send excerpts of the chapters influence on the Soviet government President, in all earnestness and prayer, in this matter. dealing with the OUN to its branches. "that it permit the renewal of the to implement this resolution in the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian name of justice and human rights with Catholic Churches in Ukraine." all haste wherever this is possible. Archbishop-Metropolitan Mstyslav The Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrai­ Freedom House wants monitoring groups Skrypnyk of the Ukrainian Orthodox nian Catholic Churches operate freely Church and Archbishop-Metropolitan and flourish in all countries of the free Stephen Sulyk of the Ukrainian Ca­ world, whereas in Ukraine they were to be part of Helsinki review process tholic Church expressed appreciation forcefully absorbed into the Russian NEW YORK - Freedom House held in Belgrade in 1977-78. The second for the passage of Senate Resolution 18 Orthodox Church. Their bishops and proposed on November 8 that the review was recessed this summer after and House Resolution 123, which call priests were either arrested or liqui­ Helsinki Review Conference should 18 months of debate. The meeting was for the resurrection of national Churches dated. Thus, these churches can exist make voluntary "watch groups" a deadlocked after condemnation by in Ukraine. but in the underground with the threat formally recognized part of the Helsinki Americans and West Europeans of the They went on to ask President Rea­ of persecution and arrest of their review process. The conference recon­ imposition of martial law in Poland last gan "to implement this resolution in the faithful adherents ever imminent. vened in Madrid on November 9. December. The Western delegates said name of justice and human rights with We ask you, Mr. President, to do all they could not conduct "business as all haste wherever this is possible." in your power and exert influence on the Most members of the five Helsinki usual" in the face of the Polish situa­ The full text of the letter follows. government of the USSR that it permit watch groups in the Soviet Union — the tion. the renewal of the Ukrainian Orthodox Moscow, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Armenian and Georgian groups — and Freedom House, in November 1975, Ukraine as well as in other Communist others in Eastern Europe have been first proposed the creation of Helsinki Dear Mr. President: states. harassed and imprisoned. watch groups in the West. Five unoffi­ We, the undersigned spiritual heads We shall be eternally grateful for all cial committees in the Soviet Union and of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and your help and intervention in this The United States delegation was similar groups in Poland, Czecho­ the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the matter. urged to propose that the conference slovakia and other East European United States of America, wish to With sentiments of the highest guarantee the right of non-govern­ countries were organized. In the United express our heartfelt thanks to you for esteem, we remain. mental watch committees to exist. States, there is the non-governmental the approval of Senate Congressional Devotedly in the Lord. Helsinki Watch group as well as a watch Under the proposal, countries would agency created by Congress that is guarantee the right of such groups to composed of representatives of the exist, recruit and publicize the com­ executive branch as well as Congress. pliance of their own and other govern­ Economist offers HURI famine data ments with the Helsinki Accords ap­ Freedom House declared that its WASHINGTON - A top U.S. go­ most scholarly work to date on the proved in 1975. proposal would strengthen the right of vernment agricultural economist has famine. The Freedom House executive com­ peoples to "establish committees to volunteered his collection of informa­ mittee, making the proposal, would monitor the performance of their own tion on the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 Though he found it impossible to have the signatories agree to prevent the and other governments in the adherence for possible use in the Harvard Ukrai­ continue his studies of the Ukrainian imprisonment of watch-group members of international treaties." Such "peoples' nian Research Institute/Ukrainian famine because of other pressing duties, or the creation of government-spon­ internationalism," said the statement, National Association-sponsored mono­ Dr. DaJrymple had maintained a note­ sored committees masking as indepen­ could raise the standard of morality graph on that topic. book of further English-language refe­ dent groups. among nations. Dr. Dana Dairymple is the author of rence on the famine. It is this notebook Such an agreement, said the state­ a two-part article, "The Soviet Famine that he has offered to lend to Prof. ment, would become an important part Freedom House, now in its 41st year of 1932-34," which appeared in the Robert Conquest and his junior colla­ of the Helsinki review process called for of existence,, monitors political. rights British journal Soviet Studies (No. 3, borator, Dr. James Mace, who are in the 1975 accord. The first review was and civil liberties around the world. 1964 and No. 4,1965). The article is the working on the famine monograph. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 No. 46 Providence Association to mark 70th Church music conference planned TORONTO — A conference on a living library of records and tapes, with New York liturgy, luncheon Ukrainian Church music, sponsored by planning seminars and summer courses on the secretariat of the Central Jubilee Church music, and organizing educa­ NEW YORK - The Providence artistic performances. tional radio programs. Association of Ukrainian Catholics in Committee for the celebration of the America will mark the 70th anniver­ The Providence Association was millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, The conference is also organized to sary of its founding in New York on established in 1912 under the patronage will be held here on November 30- encourage composers to write works for Sunday, November 21. of the first Ukrainian Catholic bishop in December 2. the millennium celebration, to plan America, Soter Ortynsky. The first The secretariat has invited all music concerts and shows for the celebration, The day's events will begin at noon branch founded was St. Michael the professionals, directors of church choirs, to inspire the teaching of the history and with a special divine liturgy and memo­ Archangel Branch of New York cantors, singers with advanced training development of Church music and to rial service for deceased Providence City. and priests who specialize in church further the teaching of the spiritual members at St. George Ukrainian music to attend this conference, which value of Ukrainian Church music. Catholic Church. Among those expected to participate will try to organize all Ukrainian in the jubilee celebrations are Arch­ Church music professionals. The conference sessions will be held A jubilee luncheon will follow in the bishop-Metropolitan Stephen Suiyk, Other topics to be discussed at the in the parish hall of the Church of the St. George School auditorium. The Bishop Basil Losten of Stamford, conference include: making various Holy Eucharist, 515 Broadview Ave., program will include greetings from Conn., and Auxiliary Bishop Robert collections and pieces of Church music Toronto. Registration for the confe­ Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs, addresses Moskal of Philadelphia. Members of available to these professionals, com­ rence must be made by November 20, by by Ivan Bazarko in Ukrainian and the Providence executive board, headed piling a catalogue of all available writing to the Rev. Frank Shadiak, 515 Stepan Jarema in English, remini­ by its president, Msgr. Stephen Chomko, Church music, creating a coordinating Broadview Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada scences of Providence pioneers and will attend. committee, diseasing the possibility of M4K 2N6.

U.N. demonstration... Ivan Svitlychny, Mykola Rudenko and cal Prisoners." with Gen. Grigorenko that the day was Vasyl Stus. Habid Mayer, a representative of the indeed a great and joyous one, but (Conttnaed frompaf t 1) Gen. Grigorenko, 75, went on to say freedom fighters of Afghanistan, was added that it was also a sad day because President Reagan. Copies of the procla­ that although these dissidents cannot be the next speaker at the demonstration today over 50 members of various mation, as well as materials on the here today because they are incarce­ program. He stressed the need to work Helsinki Groups sit in prisons or in Ukrainian Helsinki Group, including rated, they continue their struggle for together and the importance of captive exile. Twenty-three of them are Ukrai­ the November 7 special issue of The human rights. He also thanked the nations working together around the nians. It is also a remarkable day, she Weekly, were available for participants Ukrainians in the United States espe­ clock until they could "shake commu­ added, because in spite of this, the of the demonstration and curious cially members of Americans for nism and return to a free homeland." struggle for human rights will continue. passers-by. Large, poster-size proclama­ Human Rights in Ukraine, who Piotr Naimski, a representative of the She stressed that two important de­ tions were also on display. carry on their work silently, yet per­ Committee in Support of Solidarity in mands must be made on the Madrid lrena Kurowycky of the Ukrainian sistently, writing letters, holding dis­ New York, saw the Helsinki Accords as Conference. These are: the demand National Women's League of America cussions with government officials and the final step in one era of European that all Helsinki monitors be released introduced the first official speaker of putting in, time and effort toward the history. He said it has been proven that and that the Helsinki groups may exist the demonstration, Rep. Green, who human-rights cause. the Helsinki agreement doesn't work; it in the Soviet Union and around the initiated a letter in Congress urging the Gen. Grigorenko proceeded to talk has been proven in Afghanistan, Po­ world and continue their work. She Soviet government to release Zinoviy about the Madrid Conference. He said land, Lithuania and Ukraine. Instead, added that on the eve of the reconven­ Krasivsky. He spoke about the need for that this meeting should not accept he said, "we need a different, new ing of the Madrid Conference Freedom a continued struggle for human rights. anything less than the immediate release approach in East-West relations in House issued a position paper listing its We "bear witness that the Soviets have of all members of Helsinki groups from order to achieve our human-rights recommendations for the review meet­ treated the Helsinki agreement as a Soviet prisons and the guarantee that goals." ing. scrap of paper," he said, and we must the human-rights groups can exist freely Ludmilla Alekseeva, who is the head Mary V. Beck, former president of the constantly question their position on in the Soviet Union. These proposals of the Moscow Helsinki Group's official Detroit City Council, was the last human rights. have been sent to the Madrid Confe­ representation abroad, spoke in Russian speaker of the hour-and-a-half demon­ Rep. Green said that he was honored rence through the U.S. delegation, he about the suffering the Ukrainian stration. She, too, stressed the impor­ by the fact that he had been asked to said. Helsinki Group has experienced. She tance of freedom and the spirit of the speak at the same demonstration as one He added that on this sixth anniver­ said that the Moscow and Ukrainian members of the Helsinki Group, whom of the great heroes of the 20th century, sary of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group groups had worked together in the she called freedom fighters. Gen. Grigorenko, a former Red Army the group had issued its own statement human-rights struggle. She said she At the close of the demonstration, officer-turned-dissident. dedicated to the nationality question, firmly believes that if a people has the will which states that the Soviet Union does to be free, it will finally achieve freedom. Dr. Kipa thanked President Reagan for Rep. Green greeted the general with a acting on behalf of the Ukrainian warm handshake and a smile as the not have the right to limit Ukraine Also speaking in Russian, Aishe within its own borders. Seitmuratova, a Crimean Tatar and Helsinki Group and marking the day general made his way to the micro­ with a proclamation. William Bahrey, phone. Rising slowly with the support Throughout the demonstration, former dissident, praised Ukrainians she had known in the Soviet Union. She the president of the Ukrainian Evangeli­ of a cane, the general who is one of the to the left of the speakers' microphone, cal Alliance of North America, closed founding members of the Ukrainian a group of six Ukrainian girls, dressed said that the Ukrainian Helsinki Group had helped the Crimean Tatars who did the demonstration program with a and Moscow Helsinki groups, began his in historic costumes of the Kievan Rus' prayer. Ukrainian-language remarks by saying period, surrounded a girl dressed in not have food and could not work that "this is indeed a great and joyous black, who symbolized oppressed U- because of the laws the Soviet govern­ Among the participants present at the day, not only for the Ukrainian Helsinki kraine. ment had inflicted upon them. demonstration were Nadia Svitlychna, Group, but for all Soviet Helsinki They sat on the obelisk platform, and Ludmilla Thome, a representative a member of the External Representa­ groups." Touching upon past events in above them stood two young men from Freedom House, a non-partisan tion of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, the history of the Ukrainian people, holding a green and gold felt banner national organization devoted to the and Victor Borovsky, a former Soviet Gen. Grigorenko remembered with with the words "Free Ukrainian Politi­ strengthening of free societies, agreed political prisoner. tears welling up in his eyes the famine of 50 years ago, when "Ukrainian peasants were being exterminated by the millions and not one voice was raised in their defense. No one knew that a nation like Ukraine even existed," he said. Forty years ago, the struggle for national independence in Ukraine was simply not heard of around the world, he added. Those who wished to escape the USSR had to deny their existence as Ukrainians; they had to present them­ selves as members of different nationali­ ties, he continued, his voice choked with emotion. But this is no longer true, he added, and for this we have to thank my dear friends , whose portraits are hanging on the staircase. The staircase, near the Isaiah Wall, is known as the Shcharansky Steps. It was hung with portraits of Vasyl Sichko, Mykola Matusevych, Oles Berdnyk, Lev Lukianenko, Mykola Horbal, Petro Sichko and Myroslav Marynovych. Representatives of the UNWLA and Plast held portraits of Demonstrators assemble before makeshift podium. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 5 Art notes Toronto art exhibit will feature works by four recent emigres from Ukraine

by Daria Darewych ings by all four artists. Mr. Solomukha was art editor of the catalogue. In 1980 TORONTO - Volodymyr Maka- this exhibition was repeated in New renko, Vitalij Sazonov, Anton Solo- York, Philadelphia, Washington and mukha and Volodymyr Strelnikov are Cleveland. four notable Ukrainian artists who have At this time Messrs. Solomukha and been allowed to emigrate or have fledt o Strelnikov were already in the West. the West and presently reside in Europe. Messrs. Sazonov and Makarenko were Although they gained a reputation in allowed to leave the Soviet Union the Soviet Union, they could not attain shortly thereafter. This happy coinci­ official recognition of their art in dence made it possible to arrange a Ukraine because of the repressive group exhibition of their work in atmosphere and hostile creative envi­ October of this year at La Maison de la ronment. As a result of numerous Culture de Metz in France. unofficial exhibitions, they became well In the short time these artists have known as non-conformist artists from spent in Western Europe, all four have Ukraine. participated in numerous group and шшшт The first North American group one-man shows. Volodymyr Strelrukov's "Prohulianka. exhibition of these newly arrived artists Mr. Makarenko was born in 1943 in ronto. His triptych "Meditation" was reading of Wassily Kandinsky's "On from Ukraine will be held in Toronto on the village of Novo-Pushkarivka near accepted by the "Ukrainian Artists the Spiritual in Art," after which he November 14 through 27. The exhibit the city of Dnipropetrovske. He studied International Exhibit" in Toronto in began to paint in an abstract manner. In will then travel to Winnipeg where it at the Art School of Dnipropetrovske September 1982. 1975 he moved to Tartu, Estonia, where will be on display December 4 through and the Mukhina Institute of Applied Mr. Makarenko's next one-man he lived for a year before moving to January 15, and to Chicago from Arts in Leningrad from which he gra­ exhibit will be held at the Institute of Moscow. While in Moscow he partici­ February 18 through March 30. duated in 1969 with a diploma in Modern Art in Chicago in December. pated in numerous exhibits. In December 1975, three of them, monumental art. That year he became a Mr. Sazonov was born in 1947 in In 1980 Mr. Sazonov was forced to Messrs. Makarenko, Sazonov and member of the famous St. Petersburg Siberia. He lived in western Ukraine emigrate to the West due to his involve­ Strelnikov together with Feodoziy Group of Artists which became known and Crimea from 1952 to 1964 and then ment in demonstrations for freedom in Humeniuk organized the first group in the West as the Leningrad Group. In in Odessa until 1974. He studied at the art and literature. He has been living in exhibition of Ukrainian non-confor­ 1973 when Mr. Makarenko was forced University of Odessa in the faculty of Germany since 1981. mist artists in the apartment of an art to leave Leningrad, he settled in Tallinn, history. Mr. Sazonov had a one-man show in collector in Moscow. Two Ukrainian Estonia. His interest in art began with the (Continued on pafe 12) women artists, N. Pavlenko While in Tallinn, Mr. Makarenko and L. Yastrub also participated. This participated in numerous exhibits. In exhibit was well-received by art lovers 1975 one of his works which was and brought the artists to the attention accepted by the XI Biennale of Graphic Lytvyn's art inspired by Ukraine of the Western press. A second group Arts in Ljuabliana, Yugoslavia, was by Marts Korduba exhibit was held in March 1976. This awarded first prize. time 15 Ukrainian non-conformist Mr. Makarenko's first solo exhibi­ JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Ukrai­ artists participated; . -. tions were held in 1979 in Tallinn and nian art scene has a new energetic An exhibition of "Contemporary Art Paris. A catalogue of his watercolors addition to its ranks: Vitaliy Lytvyn. from Ukraine" was held in 1979 in was published by the Hardy Gallery of This 45-year-old artist left Ukraine in Munich and London which included Paris. 1979 and settled in Canada after spend­ the works of 20 artists among them Finally in 1980 Mr. Makarenko was ing eight months in Rome. Messrs. Makarenko, Sazonov, Solo- allowed to emigrate to the West. To­ Mr. Lytvyn cites his "fresh impres­ mukha and Strelnikov. The catalogue gether with his wife and daughter he sions" of Ukraine as the source of his published in conjunction with this settled in Paris. In 1982 he had one-man work's inspiration. Graduating from exhibit included reproductions of paint­ shows in Paris, Stockholm and To- the Lviv Institute of Decorative Arts in 1964, Mr. Lytvyn worked as an interior and exterior designer in the city of Rivno. At this time, he studied oil painting, woodcutting and producing works and stone, wood, metal and mosaic. Mr. Lytvyn's work gradually evolved into a marriage of his two loves: history Vitaliy Lytvyn and art. The artist's passion for Ukrai- . nian history is illustrated in his prolific his wife and two daughters, divides his series of oil paintings and woodcut time between historical research, prints based on 17th, 18th and 19th painting and teaching. He founded century historical events. an art school in Toronto for Ukrainian "I strive for authenticity in my work," Canadian children, where he conducts says Mr. Lytvyn, "and thoroughly weekly courses for approximately 15 researching my subject matter is essen­ students. tial." Mr. Lytvyn relies on archaeolo­ A traveling art exhibit featuring art gical findings and scholarly works to for and by children will tour Toronto, recreate historical scenes. One of his New York and other major North most extensive projects is a series of American cities began at the end of prints, "Kozak Graves." and He has October. The exhibit includes the work also created a series titled "Lisova of his students, as well as that of illustra­ Pisnia" based on the play by Lesia tors of children's books. Ukrainka. What course will Mr. Lytvyn's work Among his Clients are Ukrainian take, now that he has settled into the organizations who have purchased his mainstream of Ukrainian Canadian work to be displayed in their buildings. life? "Part of my obligation as a Ukrainian "I will continue to incorporate Ukrai­ artist," said Mr. Lytvyn, "is to depict nian historical themes into my work. In Ukrainian themes; to tell the history of Canada and the United States, it is our people and to preserve our past especially important for artists to through my work." convey our past to our children and to Mr. Lytvyn has exhibited his work in share it with non-Ukrainians. I plan on Toronto, Montreal, Baltimore, Phila­ dedicating work to the millennium of delphia and, most recently, in the Ukrainian Christianity, and to themes Ukrainian Literary and Cultural Club found in Shevchenko's works," he said. in New York. He is known to narrate his "Children's education is very impor­ art shows, supplying the historical tant," he added "Art is the perfect vehicle background of his work to observers. by which we can share our heritage with Volodymyr Makarenko's "Kozak Mamay. The artist, who lives in Toronto with our children." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14L1982 No. 46

r-j-J MEDIA ACTION COALITION ainian Weekl у P.O. Box 134, Whippany, NJ. 07981 ACTION ITEMS The Washington Post government certified the OUN as not Less is not always more November 8 being in any way implicated with Nazi collaboration. That certifica­ The November 9 demonstration in front of the United Nations to In a page 2 news story, "Nazi tion has never been challenged, commemorate the sixth anniversary of the formation of the Ukrainian Collaborators Were Recruited as except by innuendo and smear tactics, Helsinki Group in accordance with President Ronald Reagan's 'Asset,' " Washington Post staff mostly from the Soviet Union's proclamation was noteworthy for two reasons — one good, the other writer Thomas OToole reports on a propaganda machine. bad. recently published book, "The The good thing was the timing. Not only was November 9 the Belarus Secret" by John Loftus, a WRITE TO: Letters Editor, The anniversary of this Helsinki group, but it also marked the firstda y of the former prosecutor with the Justice Washington Post, 1150 15th St. NW, Department's Office of Special In­ Washington, D.C. 20071. Madrid meeting to review compliance with the Helsinki Accords, the vestigations. You may also lodge a complaint basis on which the group was formed. In addition, the fact that it was And while dealing with allegations with The Washington Post's om­ on a weekday rather than on a weekend afternoon ensured that there concerning U.S. recruitment of Nazi budsman by calling (202) 334-7582. would be people there to see it, a point all too often missed by our collaborators from Byelorussia, the community. book's author and the correspondent SEND COPIES TO: Howard The unfortunate aspect was that there was little to see because few seriously implicate members of the Simons, managing editor; Thomas people showed up to demonstrate. The sight of a small group of Organization of Ukrainian Nationa­ OToole, staff writer; as well as to conscientious community members — many of them pensioners — lists, calling the OUN a strictly Kateryna C. Chumachenko, director, huddled around a podium is not exactly an attention-grabber. The "Nazi-sponsored" organization. Ukrainian National Information Mr. Loftus also states: "The secret Service, 810 18th St. NW, Washing­ only ones who probably did take notice were Soviet observers usually ton, D.C. 20006. present at such gatherings, who were happy to report that the internal files of the OUN clearly demonstration was small, muted and unlikely to get any media show how most of its members worked for the Gestapo or SS as The New York Times attention. policemen, executioners, partisan September 4 More to the point, the demonstration was inspired by the second hunters and municipal officials. The presidential proclamation ever to deal with a specifically Ukrainian OUN contribution to the German issue, and the iact that our community stayed away in droves could war effort was significant, including The following Action Item was published in the October issue of lead people in Washington to think (incorrectly, we hope) that its the raising of volunteers for several SS divisions." ELTA Information Bulletin, which is issuance, and the fates of such men as Mykola Rudenko and Yuriy sponsored by the Lithuanian Na­ Shukhevych, mean very little to the community. Or, at worse, it can be The article is simply a reiteration tional Foundation. interpreted to mean that there really is no Ukrainian community as of the book's insinuations without One of the most influential news­ such, just a bunch of special-interest "political" factions out only for any apparent effort by the reporter to papers in the world, The New York themselves. verify or question the legitimacy of Times, also has the sad distinction of the book's allegations or the authen­ being regularly confused about the Regardless of what one may think of the Helsinki Accords, the fact ticity of the author's facts, though remains that most members of the Kiev-based Ukrainian Helsinki nationalities comprising the Soviet Mr. Loftus's allegations have been, Union. In an article titled "U.S. and Group, who come in every political stripe, are behind bars or in exile. discounted by the OSI director The president has finally singled out this important group and its Soviet Editors Share Dream" (Sep­ himself. tember 4) Dudley Clendinen des­ members, vowing to work for their release. Inexcusably, but perhaps Curiously, though only four pages cribes a meeting of Soviet and Ame­ predictably, the community, save for some dedicated people, chose to of the 180-page book deal with rican editors on the campus of Colby show its appreciation, its partriotism and its concern for Messrs. Ukrainians, the bulk of the Washing­ Sawyer College in New Hampshire. Rudenko, Shukhevych and others, by staying home. ton Post article is about alleged Ukrainian collaboration with the Throughout the article he refers to Nazis. these editors interchangeably as "Soviet" and "Russian," (though the group included Lithuanians and RECOMMENDED ACTION: Ukrainians). Such terminology is NYT: back to school? gratuitous nonsense. By what stretch Write to The Washington Post's of the imagination can Lithuanians In a recent editorial on Averell Harriman's gift of Sll million to letters editor and raise, among others, or Ukrainians, Estonians or Arme­ Columbia University for a new Institute for the Advanced Study of the the following points: nians be transmogrified into "Rus­ Soviet Union, The New York Times, in praising the endowment, 1. Allan A. Ryan, director of the sians?" They are not Russians by bemoaned the lack of Soviet specialists in government, noting that "we Office of Special Investigations, language, culture, nationality or have done pitifully little to open our own minds" vis-a-vis the USSR. Department of Justice, in a letter to history. Neither are they citizens of a The New York Times and to "60 We agree, but before The Times casts stones, we suggest it look at its state called "Russia," but of an entity Minutes" has refuted Mr. Loftus's own policies in writing about the Soviet Union. Passim throughout the called the "Union of Soviet Socialist allegations that 300 Byelorussian Republics." Harriman editorial, titled, interestingly enough, "Russian Lessons," Nazi collaborators are living in the was the interchangeable use of the words "Russia" and "Soviet United States. Inquiries to The New York Times on this question have usually resulted Union." 2. Since the Organization of Ukrai­ This should come as little surprise. In a November 3 editorial, titled, in the answer that such usage is nian Nationalists (OUN) is a term permitted by the daily's style manual. what else, "From Russia, with Worry," the Times wrote: "They don't used by a vast number of different Thus does absurdity become some­ have elections in the Soviet Union." Well, any school child knows they factions organized before, during times enshrined. do. The problem is only one party is represented and party candidates and after World War II, Mr. Loftus's ambiguous reference to the OUN as a Many of our readers regard this run unopposed. mixture of political and historic Moreover, it was a Times correspondent who 50 years ago wrote single entity indicates his total un- familiarity with the subject matter. illiteracy and haughty righteousness that he found no evidence of a famine when he travelled through as an affront to the millions of non- 3. It is a clear case of reverse neo- "southern Russia." Maybe not, but the Ukrainian famine resulted in Russians in the USSR and to McCarthyism to imply that anyone the deaths of some 7 to 10 million people in 1932-33. Americans of East European origin. who fought against the Soviet Union We invite them to send a clipping bra But can we expect more from a newspaper whose own correspon­ was automatically a Nazi. Members dent, Anthony Austin, wrote in The New York Times Magazine in photocopy of this article to The New of the OUN, within the structure of York Times with a request for clarifi­ 1981: "I speak of Russia and not the Soviet Union because Russia is Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) cation. Please share the replies with different from its multinational dependencies, about which I know also fought bitterly against the Nazis us. The experience should be quite little." and nobody implies that they were educational. Mr. Austin is right, of course. Russia is different from the Soviet Communists. They, for example, Union. But the fact that his editors apparently don't know it, and that were responsible for the 1943 assassi­ nation of Victor Lutze, a chief of WRITE TO: Seymour Toppuig, Mr. Austin himself, who has had two "tours of duty" in the USSR, Nazi SS forces and one of Himmler's managing editor, The New York knows little about the rest of the USSR, strongly suggests that when most trusted aides. In addition, there Times, 229 W. 43rd St., New York, the new institute opens its doors, Times editors should be among the are a sufficient number of German N.Y. 10036. first to enroll. After all, newspapers need to know about the USSR as documents in the possession of the SEND COPIES TO: Dudley Clen­ much as the government. OSI to indicate that the OUN did dinen, and also to ELTA, 1611 fight against the Nazis. Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 2, 4. On August 9, 1951, the U.S. Washington, D.C. 20009. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1982.

The Madrid Review Conference: an updated report

Twelfth semiannual report by the ment in labor camps and prisons, and Bulgarian performance on printed, the United States) than to the literary president to the Commission on Secu­ incarceration in mental hospitals. film and broadcast information con­ merit of the work in question. No rity and Cooperation in Europe on the Soviet policy on the free flow of tinued unchanged aside from some American periodicals are available at implementation of the Helsinki Final information remains repressive. Notable improvement in the number of Western newsstands. University libraries general­ Act, December 1.1981 to May 31,1982. since the imposition of martial law in films shown during the reporting period. ly only have a very limited collection of Poland has been the increasingly vitriolic .The pattern of selective Bulgarian non- American literature, largely 19th and Conclusion propaganda campaign in the Soviet cooperation with Western cultural early 20th century classics. The U.S. media, accusing the United States and center initiatives continues. Embassy has presented collections of INFORMATION other Western countries of espionage Bulgaria does not permit the open American literature to the English and subversion and suggesting that the sale of Western periodicals except for faculties of all five major universities. United States is making preparations occasional very small numbers of news­ These collections, however, are only The Helsinki Final Act signatories for another world war. These actions papers sold in hotels frequented by made available to faculty members and agreed to facilitate freer and wider certainly do not promote the climate of foreigners. During international con­ students majoring in English. The dissemination of information of all confidence and respect among peoples ferences held in Bulgaria, West Euro­ embassy also subscribes to 43 American kinds, to encourage cooperation in the envisioned by the final act. pean major dailies are on sale in selected periodicals for presentation to Czecho­ field of information and exchange of hotels in very limited numbers. Usually slovak officials and institutions. These information with other countries, and The availability of Western news­ papers and magazines continues to be the only available Western papers are appear to be received without major to improve the working conditions of those of certain Western Communist difficulty. However, reports of non- journalists. extremely restricted. A few Intourist hotels make the International Herald parties. A few technical and scholarly receipt of personal and officially ap­ Tribune available to foreigners but keep journals are available in the libraries of proved subscriptions to Western books Dissemination of information it under the counter. The U.S. Commu­ research institutes and at bookfairs. and periodicals of a technical or scholar­ nist Party organ Daily World is the There ace no personal subscriptions to ly nature have persisted. The dissemination of all types of most broadly distributed American Western publications. information is under strict state control There has been no improvement newspaper in the USSR; it is sold not Bulgarian performance in showing in the Soviet Union and most of Eastern related to the distribution of printed only in Intourist hotels but also in Western films on television and in Europe. The authorities there exert information in Czechoslovakia. In fact, kiosks in major cities. The sole non- theaters improved somewhat. During control over the information available during the reporting period the U.S. Communist U.S. publication on sale in the period, such U.S. films as "One Flew to the public and have a powerful Embassy received a protest from the the USSR remains America Illustrated, over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Network," censorship apparatus to ensure what is Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning a USICA publication distributed under "Kramer vs. Kramer," and Tom Horn," published or broadcast conforms to the embassy's distribution of selected bilateral agreement,, the distribution of as well as some West European films, ideological standards established by the wireless file items on security issues to a which is tightly controlled by the were shown in local theaters. As pre­ government and the Communist Party. recipient list of less than 100 media and authorities. Approximately one-sixth viously, the films chosen generally As a general rule, information from -government officials. The five items of the copies delivered to the Soviet depict the unfavorable image of the foreign sources is strictly limited and singled out in the protest were all policy distribution agency are returned as West that Bulgaria wishes to promote. statements delivered by high U.S. controlled. Availability of Western "unsold" each month. publications to ordinary people is very Several Western embassies have government officials. limited and consists primarily of publi­ Despite constant fanfare in the Soviet experienced difficulties with Bulgarian According to information received cations of pro-Soviet Western Commu­ media about the wide availability of authorities in scheduling cultural pre­ from the Czechoslovak authorities, nist parties. Some Western films are foreign works in the USSR the average sentations already consented to in seven U.S. films have been shown for shown on television or in movie theaters citizen has only the most limited access principle in cultural agreements. Note­ the first time in the last six months, in Eastern Europe and the Soviet to contemporary American books and worthy were delaying tactics and ob­ while Czechoslovak television has Union. Often, however, these seem periodicals. The situation is one of struction of planned film weeks. In each shown four U.S. films during the same selected because they are innocuous or severe restriction and censorship. Ame­ case, a film week had been accepted, but period. No documentaries have been portray life in the West in a negative rican works published in the USSR go when it came to actually scheduling or shown. Perhaps the longest running light. They are often edited to conform through a rigorous and lengthy process deciding the content of the programs, U.S. film currently playing in Czecho­ to propaganda requirements. Contrary of censorship to ensure that only those the Bulgarian cultural authorities proved slovakia is "All the President's Men," to the final act's aim of freer dissemina­ which do not conflict with the official difficult, claiming "technical difficul­ which reportedly is also being shown in tion of information, several East"Euro­ party, line ever reach the bookstands. ties," as the obstacle. "Technical diffi­ Czechoslovak schools as a commentary pean countries continue to jam Western Contracts for publication are often culties" were also cited as the reason on the U.S. system of government. radio broadcasts. signed and translations are made for behind the one-month postponement of Normally, U.S. films are carefully an American exhibit scheduled to selected to depict the worst aspects of Nonetheless, examination of indivi­ works that never appear. Even those which, do appear are printed in limited appear in Sofia later this year. Despite a American society. dual countries reveals a varied pattern signed contract, Bulgarian cultural editions. Subscriptions to American Radio Free; Europe (RFE) is heavily of adherence in practice to final act officials insist that the exhibit may only principles on information. journals and newspapers placed by jammed in parts of Czechoslovakia. institutes are handled as "classified" appear at a time when it is committed to Most other international broadcasting, In the Soviet Union, stringent censor­ be shown in another European capital. including VOA, is received. ship is imposed on all sources of infor­ material. An individual Soviet citizen In the area of establishing Western The German Democratic Republic mation. Western magazines and news­ cannot subscribe to" an American cultural centers, the Bulgarians have occupies a unique position vis-a-vis papers are unavailable to all but the periodical. Libraries that possess Ame­ maintained that adequate facilities were dissemination of information in Eastern most privileged. The Soviet government rican books and periodicals keep them not available or have told Western Europe. The government's control over flaunts figures on the number of news­ in special collections to which, except -representatives that they Would not be information is greatly lessened because papers printed, movies filmed and for literature, the general public has no allowed to open a cultural center in the GDR does not jam West German books published but pointedly neglects access. Sofia. television and radio, which are readily to mention that all are filtered through a The Soviet government's perfor­ available to and followed by most GDR gigantic bureaucratic apparatus that mance on filmed and broadcast infor­ A major setback in the information citizens. GDR authorities do make an checks and rechecks their content and mation is abominable. According to the area was the Bulgarian decision to begin effort to discredit Western media and whose goal is to deny the Soviet citizen Soviet film guide Movie Week, 18 jamming VOA Bulgarian-language to persuade their citizens not to tune in access to anything that contradicts or American feature films were shown in broadcasts on February 1, 1982. West Western stations. casts doubt on official policy. Moscow during this reporting period, Germany's Deutsche Welle continued many of them with cuts and bowdlerized to be jammed, but BBC Bulgarian- Aside from U.S. Communist Party Unofficial (samizdat) publications, language service has not yet experienced publications, U.S. periodicals are un­ produced without official authorization dialogue. American television programs, mainly animal shows, occasionally interference. The decision to jam VOA available to the general public in East or censorship, provide limited and is probably a reflection of the state of Berlin and the GDR. The only excep­ intermittent opportunity for free ex­ appear on television. Sometimes they are shown in their entirety and.some­ the general East-West political climate, tion is two East Berlin hotels serving pression. The most important samizdat of which the Polish situation is a major foreigners almost exclusively, which journal, The Chronicle of Current times clips are used as part of a Soviet children's program. cause. carry the International Herald Tribune Events, has appeared since 1968 with under the counter in limited quantities. only one significant interruption. Des­ The Soviet authorities continued to There was no improvement in Cze­ control mail and telephone circuits to і Also, the International Herald Tribune pite constant changes in editorial staff choslovakia's generally poor perfor­ is available to foreigners in Leipzig due to threats, arrests and imprison­ restrict, on a selective basis, contact mance in printed, film and broadcast between Soviet dissidents and citizens during the Leipzig spring and fall trade ment, the Chronicle has maintained its information during the reporting period. fairs. reputation for detailed accurate report­ of other countries. The Soviet govern­ No American publications are sold ing. ment jams Western radio broadcasts publicly in Czechoslovakia except for a Major libraries and institutes receive directed at the Soviet Union in clear few copies of the Dairy World which are U.S. magazines and scholarly journals, Soviet authorities generally have but the general public has no access to made persistent attempts to suppress violation of the provisions'of the'" seen on the newsstands irregularly. Helsinki Final Act. Broadcasts jammed Occasionally, bestsellers such as Arthur them. Books by American publishers samizdat publications, but with limited are not available. The GDR publishes a success. The government harasses those include all Voice of America (VOA) Hailey's "Wheels" are translated and transmissions in Russian and other printed in quantities always too limited limited number of titles (20 per year) by associated with unofficial publications, American authors both in English and searches houses and offices, and confis­ USSR languages and Radio Liberty. to meet the public demand. In general, The English-language version of VOA books to be translated are chosen far German, but printings are small and the cates writings. The authors of literary books are hard to obtain. and political samizdat materials have is not jammed systematically. Jamming more' with an eye to the picture pre­ been subject to such penalties as loss of is heaviest around major population sented of American society (i.e., in The U.S. Embassy .has distributed employment, internal exile, confine­ centers. accord with the critical media image of (Continued on pate 14) л THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14.1982 No. 46

an article, again by Mr. Zalesky, titled "Die Ukrainische Oper" (The Ukrai­ nian Opera) in which Lysenko is given due credit. In W.S. Pratt's "The History of Music" (New York, 1935), Lysenko is labeled a "Russian composer."2 Joseph W. Reiss, in his Polish "History of Music," published in 1920, gives an elaborate treatment of the subject of Lysenkiana. After the (inadequate) American premiere of Lysenko's opera "Taras Mykola Lysenko in foreign sources Bulba" in New York, the April 22,1940, issue of The New York Times published some photographs of the performance To my wife, Marta, for her patience and support and commented that the audience was large and enthusiastic. are only five and three lines, respectively, "A Short History of Ukrainian of text, about Lysenko. Music," written by Alexander Koshetz and translated by W. Paluk (Jersey Nejedly tribute City, 1944), includes an evaluation of Lysenko. The composer is also men­ Lysenko, circa 1895. Prominent Czech musicologist, Zde- tioned in G.W. Simpson's "Alexander nek Nejedly, author of numerous bio­ Koshetz in Ukrainian Music" (Winnipeg, wanted to bring the Ukrainian national graphies and histories, was so taken 1946). song in its native, costume onto the with the famous chorus of conductor world arena. Lysenko said that by Alexander Koshetz (making a Euro­ Macenko expounds arranging these folk treasures he placed pean tour at the time) that he wrote a a nation's pearl in a golden setting. book about the chorus and its reper­ An important article on Lysenko toire (in Czech) titled "Ukrajinska appeared in The Ukrainian Weekly More recent publications Republikanska Kapela" (Ukrainian (Jersey City, December 8,1950). Written Republican Cappella, Kiev-Prague, 3 by Pavlo Macenko, the article "Mykola Wasyl Wytwycky,4 the author of the 1921), for many years a collector's item. V. Lysenko" brings up several interest­ article "Music" in the book "Ukrainian Lysenko must have impressed Nejedly ing points. According to the author, (Continued on page 10) considerably because he wrote the Lysenko wrote a letter to his parents following. from Leipzig, dated March 28, 1968, in 1. Contemporary Ukrainian musicologist, "The works of Lysenko, either the which he said: teacher and composer, residing in Buffalo, N.Y. serious, religious Christmas psalms or "The Kiev (Imperial) Music School is the very humorous ditties show the 2. Lysenko's nationality (and that of other disappointing. There one finds Ita- Ukrainian composers) is registered as Mykola Lysenko as a young graduate of original, characteristic qualities of the lianisms, Germanisms, but basic prin­ composer. His songs display simple Russian in a number of English and West the Leipzig Conservatory, circa 1869. ciples of our national folk music are European music reference works. This expression, highest grandeur and even carefully ignored; they are looked upon condition is a result of past ignorance of the Part I - general works captivating solemnity. as something vulgar. It has been thus fact that the Russian and Ukrainian na­ "From the artistic standpoint the and, God knows, will be so in the future. tionalities are not synonymous. Another This article is published on the 70th most valuable thing is that from these Our music school must be based on reason for the confusion is the process by anniversary of the death of Mykola songs there is extracted everything principles of our folk music or else it will which some new works are compiled, i.e. not by true, careful research, but by way of Lysenko, the most prominent Ukrai­ characteristic and peculiar to them. The be, as untilnow, sterile, insensitive to the arrangements are done very brightly plagiarism of already existing works, many nian musician of the late 19th and early realities of our life." of which contain misinformation. 20th centuries. Lysenko, who was and strongly, avoiding the effect of pure Mr. Macenko goes on the say that musical folklore which is foreign to the 3. Contemporary Ukrainian Canadian widely active as composer, pianist, Lysenko, as stated by Philaret Kolessa, musicologist active in Winnipeg and other conductor and musical scholar, died interests of art, but on the other hand, undertook a difficult job. He strove to genuine folk material is not reduced to locales. ' November 6, 1912. give Ukrainian music a harmonic inter­ 4. Contemporary Ukrainian musicologist, Lysenko's prominence in non-Ukrai­ artificial decorations. pretation which would coincide both composer and critic, now prominently active nian musicological literature is rivaled "Ukrainian choral compositions ring with its structure and character. He in the United States. only by Dmytro Bortniansky and out with their own characteristic style of possibly by Fedir Akimenko. Of the arrangement which frees and deepens three only Lysenko, however, is desig­ the significance of separate voices and nated most often as Ukrainian. raises choral composition to the high The following is meant to be a concise level of true vocal polyphony, retaining critical survey of foreign literature at the same time their genuine folk which writes of Mykola Lysenko. character. Lysenko was the first Ukrai­ nian composer who launched this ' - ' - -,V Ш Щ First materials original music on its way to the present 1; ;л; very precious results." ^''"^-v-" -'- -"::-':-л /у хг^шттш п : v: ;; Some items were published during Between world wars ' ^' - - '. ижятщ Lysenko's lifetime. Perhaps the earliest : : : ones were Czech reviews of Lysenko's - - \ -г-- ^'i^-jT^ appearances as a pianist in Prague in In Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "My 1868. On April 10, 1869, the Leipziger Musical Life," (New York, 1923) on ЩЩ І ^ШШІШ Tageblatt (Leipzig Daily Bulletin) page 295 the author writes about his published a review of Lysenko's perfor­ visit to Kiev and Lysenko. hi і Ш щ щяяїІГ mance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto Neue Musikzeitung (The New Musi­ - ;юиі No. 5, which lauded the reading as cal Newspaper, No. 47,1926), published captivating and informed that the , зчжннм cadenza brought endless applause. ' ії? 3L.35. In April 1898, N. Findeisen, Russian writer and editor, published a series of Krstt. articles in his Russische Mmikzeitung (Russian Musical Newspaper), for шштх Яішят 'ЖЖіШжШЖЖД which he was personally thanked by Lysenko via a letter to the editor in St.. -^тші^^Ш/^ЩШе^ Petersburg. м\ t , шШт Posthumous publications им? т - - - д штшШ щ In November 1912, in Lviv. Western - Ukraine, Osyp Zalesky,1 published an І ЙМі;^,.'. , . ЛїШШ^^ЖЯ в obituary titled "Mikolaj Lysenko" in the Polish paper Dziennik I.udowy Щ жшшшш'г? щ- - ш тттшштSSNBS B я! (People's Daily). шт ш ш тшттшш In "A History of Russian Music" by рл шшц M. Montagu-Nathan, published in New У ' York, 1914, and in A. Pougin's "A Г-" "" . ; --V - ' . : Short History of Russian Music" also Ч Lysenko's original manuscript page from the opera "Taras Bulba" (orchestral printed in New York a year later, there The composer, circa 1885. score). No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 14.1982 і Panorama of Ukrainian culture in the Big Apple by Helen Perozak Smindak

There's news on all fronts, past, plus Toronto and Montreal. concert with the Kansas City Sym­ chenko's haunting poem "Kateryna." present and future, and it's all so " May 29, 1983 - Metropolitan phony in May, and an appearance in the ' Pianist Thomas Hrynkiw, busy exciting I can hardly decide where to Opera bass Paul Plishka will appear in Kansas City Lyric Opera's production with a good number of engagements in begin. Verdi's "Requiem" with the Musica of Offenbach's "Perichole" in Septem­ recent months, is preparing for a recital Let me tell you what's coming up so Sacra Chorus and the Kitchener-Water­ ber. Still, vivid memories of Ukraine in Miami during the Thanksgiving you can jot down the dates on your loo Symphony Orchestra. The presen­ keep coming to mind, although it's been weekend. He will perform at the Kou- calendar. Then well take a look at this tation will be held in Toronto's newly two months since he returned to New beck Center, 27th Avenue and Third weekend's events, and 111 try to bring opened modern concert hall, Roy York from a tour of four Ukrainian Street, SW, on November 27 at 8:15 you up to date on the cultural activities Thomson Hall, where next Sunday cities with the Oleksander Koshetz p.m. His program takes in works by of recent weeks. (November 21) the North American Choir of Winnipeg. He says the sights Schubert, Beethoven and Infante, three premiere of the Liudkevych-Shev- and sounds of Ukraine, the scenes of pieces written for him by Lizaso, and Great dates ahead . chenko work "Caucasus" ("Kavkaz") overflowing halls, the friendliness two Ukrainian selections — Kosenko's " November 16 — The opening of the and the world premiere of Fiala's extended by local artists and, above all, "Sonata No.3" and Nyzhankiwsky's New York City Ballet Company's 1982- Symphony No. 4 will be presented by the meetings with relatives, were "tre­ "Variations on Ukrainian Themes." A 83 season promises marvelous delights. the Ukrainian Canadian Opera Asso­ mendously moving." As soloist with the frequent traveler, Mr. Hrynkiw was in In addition to the work of ballet master ciation. 70-member choir, directed by Walter Washington on September 29 as accom­ John Taras and company ballerina Klymkiw, Mr. Evanko sang in Lviv, panist for Paul Plishka's recital in the Roma Sosenko, this season will bring us This weekend Ternopil, Chernivtsi and Kiev, per­ Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, and 8-year-old Nina Bachinsky in the lead ' November 13 — Harvard Univer­ forming the Prayer from "Zaporozhets again on November 8, along with role of Mary in "The Nutcracker Suite." sity's professor of Byzantine history and za Dunayem," "Stepom, stepom," Andrij Dobriansky and Renata Babak, Little Miss Bachinsky, who comes from literature, Prof. Ihor Shevchenko, "Chuyesh, braty miy"and other songs. for the Ukrainian Helsinki Group Woodstock, N.Y., lias been extremely discusses the reasons for the success of During the first half of each concert, the commemoration at the American Uni­ busy of late. She has been rehearsing for the cultural impact of Byzantium on the Koshetz choir sang folk songs and versity. On October 24, he accompanied her "Nutcracker" role, and she spent Slavs and presents evidence of the church music, including an 18th cen­ Mr. Dobriansky in Toronto at the four days recently at NBC-TV working Byzantine Empire's influence on Slavic tury baroque canon, and a local group Massey Hall concert commemorating with actor Tony Randall and ballerina life, at the Ukrainian Institute, 5 p.m. contributed its talents in the second the 50th anniversary of Ukrainian Susan Farrell on an episode of the " November 14 — Two Ukrainian half. In Lviv and Ternopil, Mr. Evanko Catholic Brotherhoods in Canada. And "Love, Sidney" series. According to an events and a Slavic concert compete for was surprised to find Americans in the - on November 3, Mr. Hrynkiw flew off NBC spokesman, the "Ballet" episode attention. A benefit concert for The audience; they turned out to be mem­ to Eugene, Ore., for a concert at the will be aired sometime in mid-Decem­ Ukrainian Museum; featuring a gala bers of a tour group escorted by Marta Performing Arts Center featuring the ber. Watch the Saturday evening TV lineup of 14 Ukrainian artists, takes Jacuszko of Kobasniuk Travel of New Kalyna Trio (Nestor Cybriwskyj, Helen listings in your local papers for this one. place at New York University's Loeb York. The Chernivtsi program, actually Strilec and Mr. Hrynkiw) and Miss Better yet, watch all the "Love, Sidney" Student Center, followed by a reception held in a village outside the city, also Babak. programs in December, and you'll be in the center's Top of the Park room. consisted of dancers and musicians, sure not to miss Nina Bachinsky. Uptown, at the Ukrainian Institute, while the concert in Kiev's Philharmonic Catching up: art ж November 19 - "Carol of the Bells" Branch 72 of the Ukrainian National Hall included the Veryovka Choir. All ' " New York's Tiffany A Co. at the ("Shchedryk") rings out during Radio Women's League of America presents in all, a great first visit to Ukraine, says corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street City Music Hall's celebrated holiday three outstanding young artists in its Mr. Evanko. recently displayed unusual sculptures presentation, The Magnificent Christ­ annual musicale. Both concerts begin at ь An afternoon of classics, the first in by Olenka Bachinska in its windows, mas Spectacular, which runs through 3 p.m. The Slavic concert, a folkdance a two-part concert series sponsored by along with dazzling necklaces by Angela January 6. This will be the fonrth festival that is part of the Slavic Ethnic the UNA and the Ukrainian Institute, Cummings and other Tiffany designers. straight year for the Ukrainian New Heritage Week, is scheduled for 2:30 was held at the institute on October 23. Mrs. Bachinska's life-size heads and Year's-carol in the Music Hall Christ­ p.m. at the Fashion Institute of Techno­ Guests at the event expressed high torsos of women, done in pastel-painted mas show. logy, 227 W. 27th St. praise for the performers, pianist Laryssa terra-cotta, were set against back­ ж November 21 — Movie and TV star Krupa, actress Stefka Nazarkewycz and grounds of royal blue felt. They were on Jack Palance will attend the New York Catching up: music soprano Laryssa Magun-Huryn. Miss view from October 27 to November 10. premiere of Slavko Nowytski's new о Tenor Edward Evanko is looking Krupa's performance included Schu­ о Ethnic dancers and landscapes in film, "The Helm of Destiny," at the forward to many exciting performances bert and Liszt-Paganini compositions, acrylic are the focus of some 25 large Ukrainian Institute of America. Mr. next year, among them the role of Don. while Mrs. Huryn sang works by My- canvasses which make up a show open­ Palance did the narration for the film, a Juan in "Carmen." with the Augusta kola Lysenko and Stanislav Liudkevych. ing tomorrow in the library Galleria at panorama of Ukrainian history and (Ga.) Opera in January, an all-Wagner Miss Nazarkewycz recited Taras Shev- (Continued on pap 11) heritage in America. Attendance, limit­ ed to 200 persons, is restricted to UIA members and guests, so the 5 p.m. screening and reception afterwards should be an elite event " December 6 — Oh day of days! The Ukrainian Bandnra School of New York and director Julian Kytasty have been invited to perform at this year's Christmas tree lighting program at Rockefeller Center. The.annual event, held at the ice pond in the Lower Plaza, will also feature St. Patrick's Church choir, skating stars Tai Babilonia, Randy Gardner and Toller Cranston, and the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. Planners of the center's 50th anniversary Christmas program, to be aired live and in color by NBC-TV, are attempting to line up comedian Bob Hopejas master of ceremonies. (P.S. 1 trust that other Ukrainian musical groups are also making arrangements to take part in Christmas-tree lighting ceremonies and caroling in the Big Apple's five boroughs. Has anyone considered a traditional "koliada" under Mayor Koch's window at City Hall?)' " May 20, 1983 - More bandura news. The Ukrainian Bandurists Chorus, which was organized in Ukraine and is now based in Detroit, has announced a 12- city tour next May 7 with Carnegie Hall already booked in New York. Celebrat­ ing the 65th anniversary of the chorus, the tour will begin in Cleveland on May Ed Evanko performs with the Oleksander Koshetz Choir of Winnipeg under the direction of Walter Klymkiw at 14 and will include stops in 10 U.S. cities Philharmonic Hall in Kiev in August. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1982 No. 46

and scientific analysis of Ukrainian folk Tucson church society elects officers Mykola Lysenko... songs convinced Lysenko that here was (ConUnnedfrom part S) an unusually rich and completely un­ TUCSON, Ariz. — The parishioners and Lubomyra Cybulsky, financial Arts," presents Lysenko as the creator tapped treasure — material which in its of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic secretaries; Trudy Tkachyk, social of the Ukrainian trend and mentions quality and quantity was equalled by Church met on October 3 to elect director, Ms. Golash-Tymciurak and several socio-political difficulties en­ few nations of the world. members to the newly formed Church Halia Blyschak. program directors. countered by him and his contempora­ According to Mr. Mirchuk, Lysenko Society. ries. This article is a concise but accurate knew that to compose independent The meeting took place at the home The parishioners of St. Michael's also outline of Ukrainian music, in which Ukrainian music he had to study these of Stephanie Bliday and was conducted expressed thanks to all who have Lysenko is shown as most influential songs and use them as a basis for his by the Rev. Andrew Mykyta. contributed to the building fund of during his age. compositions. Any foreign influence The society consists of the following: what will be the first Ukrainian church The May 1952 issue of the Monthly would make his works dependent on Olha Halick, president; Ihor Blyschak, in southern Arizona. Contributions Musical Record presented an article non-Ukrainian composers and the vice president; Katia Fostiak, recording may be sent to: St. Michael's Ukrainian "Gogol and Music" by M. Montagu- national character of his works would secretary; Olya Golash-Tymciurak, Catholic Church, P.O. Box 12745, Nathan in which numerous composers be lost. corresponding secretary; Vitaly Halich Tucson, Ariz. 85732. and their operas on the works of Gogol H.J. Moser's German work "Die (Hohol) are scrutinized. It is of con­ Tonsprachen des Abendlandes" (Sound siderable interest that here Gogol is Languages of the West, Berlin, 1959), called a great Ukrainian poet, novelist has only 19 lines of text on Lysenko, the No place like Soyuzivka 9 and playwright, while Lysenko is desig­ scholar of musical folklore. A photo­ on Thanksgiving Day!' nated a native of Ukraine but a minor graph of Lysenko, curiously reminiscent Russian composer. Montagu-Nathan' of Brahms, may be found in Robert states that Lysenko's operas, parti­ .Dolejsi's article "Otakar Sevcik, His cularly "Taras Bulba," reflected Gogol Life and Works," printed in "Violins ft more faithfully than many a work of Violinists (November-December, 1960). THANKSGIVING DINNER other composers, even Tchaikovsky, G. Polyanovsky's article "Kharkov Rimsky-Korsakov and Serov. and Kiev," which appeared in the AT SOYUZIVKA In Munich, 1957, a German work magazine "Opera" (August, 1961), titled "Geschichte der Ukrainischen discusses Lysenko's opera productions Kultur" (The History of Ukrainian in these two major. Ukrainian cities. Culture) was published. In a sub- There are several important sources Thursday, November 25, 1982, at 1 p.m chapter, called "M. Lysenko and His writing on Lysenko in the last two School," the author, Ivan Mirchuk, the decades but these belong in the class of late scientist and dean of the Ukrainian dictionaries and encyclopedias and will Free University, presents the composer be discussed in the following part of this as one who searched for the individua­ survey. lity of Ukrainian music. His research 5. Contributed by musicologist Osyp TRADITIONAL REAL ESTATE Zalesky who told me he sent Moser six pages TURKEY of text on the history of Ukrainian music (including data on Lysenko) which the DINNER FLORIDA'S High Country! editor reduced to about two pages. Orange tree lots, from S3.950.00 Homes, from J21.5O0.O0 SUNNYLAND REALTY REALTORS Dinners Rosalie Kowalchuk Hand Associate by advance 855 North Park Ave., Apopka, Fla. 32703 For appointment call orders only (305) 886-3060 or 886-4644 I GREAT GIFT IDEAS ' CHRISTMAS BOOKS Saturday, November 27,1982 THE BEST OF SLAVIC g DANCE to the tunes COOKING S This new book contains Ц ALEX 8, DORKO Orchestra RETIREMENT FUTURE favorites from Bulgaria. jf Croatia. Russia. Slovenia. И Woodcut by J Hnudonky IN S.W. FLORIDA! Czechoslovakia, Poland and a the Ukraine. It Includes such Д Order UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ESTATE The growing communities near St culinarytreasuresasChirJteri її Andrew's Ukrainian Religious and Kiev. ВЇЬкл. Chjrloric Rune, g Kerhonkson. NY. 12446 or phone (914) 626-5641 Croatian Sdrmj. Beet Strog2- И Cultural Center. noli. Christmas Слгр. Btkttvj. g and hundreds of other famous ц For Personalized Service, contact . and lesser known Slavic м fr"Wj: recipes. м 276 pp. Paper S7.95 g CROATIAN CUISINE M This best selling cookbook 8 has over 450 delightful step- Я by-step recipes from all v. regions of Croatia with ft beautiful full color photo- fl graphs. The authors have ft NICKftELOISE P0P0VICH included an introduction full я of anecdotes, folklore and g Roaltor-Associata/Broker-Salesman Croatian culinary history. Hotline phone: 1-813-629-3179 This Is the only comprehen­ sive Croatian cookbook RANDOL REALTY, INC., REALTOR available in the English 3221 Tamiam! Trail language. Port Charlotte, Fla. 33952 625-4193 DO YOU WANT A PRESTIGIOUS SEND TODAY! ADDRESS? Я ASSOCIATED BOOK PUBLISHERS, INC. With owner financing? I P.O. Bw5e57ZScott8date,AZ 85261-5657 With 2,129 square fart of living space? Я (602) 998-5223 With a family room? Please send me: With a garage? cc^)(esol7heeeflofSiavKCoofcingeS7.95ea. With city water and stwsr? 5 With a screened patio room? copies of Croatian Cuisine OS 10.00 oa. With a breakfast room? NAME , . Under 8 years of aft? ! Call day or night - 4813) 629-3179 ADDRESS ,-: L HA 43754 City' ' "State Building Sites - 80 x 125 on paved streets Please add S 1:00 per order for postage and handling. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Arizona residents, 52,300 and up; some with terms. PL-8 : please add Sfe;saJeaJax

TUNE INTO NATIVE MELODY A UKRAINIAN RADIO PROGRAM ON WPOW - 1330 AM FROM NEW YORK - EVERY THURSDAY AT 7:00 P.M. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 11 D.C. mausoleum project okayed WASHINGTON - After nearly two will contain a memorial hall, a chapel, years of studies and negotiations con­ an altar, and an eternal flame dedicated ducted by a small group of Ukrainian to the martyrs and fighters for the enthusiasts spiritually and morally freedom and independence of the U- supported by the Rev. Stephen J. krainian nation. Shawel CSsR, pastor of the Ukrainian The building will be made of poured Catholic National Shrine of the Holy reinforced concrete. The interior and Family, and the Rev. Joseph Denischuk exterior of the wings will be covered CSsR, co-pastor, Cedar Hill Memorial with blue and yellow South American Park Inc. has finally accepted a project granite; The dome will be made of for the "Monument-Mausoleum to the transparent yellow acrylic on a metal Martyrs for the Freedom, of Ukraine." frame and will be illuminated from Artist's conception of monument-mausoleum. The style of the monument-mauso­ within. The interior walls of the memo­ leum with be Byzantine, carefully blended rial hall and chapel will eventually be which are still standing today. In the United States the custom of with modern architecture in a design decorated with artwork depicting the erecting mausoleums for above-ground prepared by Nicolas Andreadis, a civil struggle and suffering of the Ukrainian Mausoleums, sarcophaguses and entombment in clean, dry, ventilated engineer. The architectural and en­ people in their quest for freedom. The architectural structures of entombment crypts has been considered the highest gineering services are being provided by north wing of this building will be are not novelties among the Ukrainians, form of honor. Until recent years Max C. Cannon Associated Architects erected first. either. Many distinguished mausoleum entombment could be afford­ of Atlanta, while the construction is This monument-mausoleum, a multi- people have been buried in a like ed only by royalty, and the wealthy. being negotiated with McCleskey million dollar project, will be erected on manner. For example: the sarcophagus Today, however, engineers are utilizing Mausoleum Associates. Section F of the grounds of the Ukrainian of St. Volodymyr the Great located in modern technology to construct mauso­ The monument-mausoleum will stand National Memorial Cemetery of the the Church Of the Tithes in; Kiev; the leums that are not only more beautiful 98 feet tall. The spread of the wings U.S.A. The main entrance of this sarcophagus of Yaroslav the Wise in the and more durable, but they are able to from north to south and east to west will building will be located at 4111 Penn­ St. Sophia Sobor in Kiev; the visible do so at a cost that places above-ground be 235 feet, The wings of the monument- sylvania Aye^ S.E. coffins in the caves of the Kiev and burial within the means of the average mausoleum will contain 7,680 burial The use of mausoleums as burial sites Pochayiv monasteries; the burial places family. The Monument-Mausoleum to crypts (which will, serve approximately is not a new idea. The pyramids of of the metropolitans and bishops in the the Martyrs for the Freedom of Ukraine 3,000 families). The central section (98 Egypt, built 6,000 years before the birth crypts of cathedrals, St. George will provide burial spaces at approxi­ feet tall, octagonal, two-level, 90 feet in of Christ, and the Taj Mahal, built in Church in Lviv and Immaculate Con­ mately 50 percent of the cost of conven­ diameter) of the monument-mausoleum 350 B.C., are examples of memorials ception in Philadelphia; and the family tional in-ground burial, and will serve mausoleums in the Lychakiv and Yaniv as another Ukrainian landmark in the cemeteries in Lviv. U.S. capital. had an unannounced meeting in Hel­ Madrid... sinki on October 25 with his Soviet I n (Continued frompag t 1) counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister by martial law made further negotia­ Anatoly Kovalev, to discuss American A SPECIAL OFFER tions futile. complaints regarding human-rights violations in the Soviet Union. FOR UNA MEMBERS: Preparatory sessions Sharp exchanges DOUBLE YOUR LIFE INSURANCE But when the allies met at Madrid preparatory sessions in Oslo on Sep­ As the delegates reconvened, ex­ WITHOUT tember 13-14, it became clear that the changes were fairly acrimonious, the Europeans would no longer adhere to a Times said. Accusing the United States policy of refusing to negotiate with the ; of a "dangerous mixture of arrogance A MEWCAL^XAMINATION Soviet bloc on a concluding document. and ignorance," the head of the Polish In an effort to avoid a rift between the delegation, Deputy Foreign Minister WHO CAN DOUBLE HIS INSURANCE? United States and its allies, a compro­ Jozef Wiejacz, singled out the Reagan All current members of the UNA between the ages of 0 and 65 administration's suspension of Poland's mise was reached whereby the United WHAT PLAN OF INSURANCE CAN I CHOOSE? States would agree to resume negotia­ most-favored-nation trading status as a tions, so long as the allies would not violation of the Helsinki Accord's For ages 0 to 60, any life or endowment plan now being offered by abandon the Polish issue and push for commitment to economic and technolo­ the UNA. tougher human-rights provisions in the gical exchanges. For ages 61 to 65 the member must choose the Whole Life Plan, concluding document, including a call There was no immediate indication of Class W. for free trade unions. the course the Soviet Union would WHAT PREMIUM RATE WILL I PAY7- The United States did not want the follow. Over the last two years, stung by emphasis at Madrid to be shifted by the Western criticism of its human-rights The rate will depend on the plan of your choice and current age. Soviets away from Poland toward a record, the Soviet delegation has tried disarmament conference. The allies to split the United States and the WHAT AMOUNT OF INSURANCE CAN I BUY? agreed to this approach, officials said. Atlantic allies. These attempts have , You may apply for the same amount of insurance, thus doubling your failed, and Moscow's main goal — a The provisions were then worked out protection with the UNA, or for less. However, the minimum would at a meeting of the NATO alliance in European security conference man­ Lisbon on October 11 and confirmed at dated by the Madrid meeting—appears be S1.000. NATO headquarters in Brussels oh ellusive because it would have to be part DO I NEED A MEDICAL EXAMINATION? of an over-all accord incorporating October 26 and 27, according to senior The Home Office will accept the application without a medical ex: administration officials. some of the new Western demands, the animation. Only if your non-medical application indicates that you have Times said. They also said that Mr. Kampelman a health problem, will the Home Office request a medical report conduct a one-day workshop on the Panorama... Cyrillic alphabet on November 21 for ATTENTION: THIS OFFER (Continued from pap 9) the Society of Scribes at the Gap Workshop, 146 W. 29th St. (12th floor), EXPIRES the State University in Stony Brook, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Long Island. The impressionist designs, on display through November 26, are " The Ukrainian Artists Association ON DECEMBER 31, 1982 the work of Nina Bereznycka Radziui of gallery, 136 Second Ave., recently Bohemia, N.Y. Mrs. Radziui, who will spotlighted some 60 watercolors and Please contact your UNA branch secretary to apply for the above offer. If you wish be graduating from Stony Brook in collages by Vera Wasiczko of Newark, to obtain an application and additional information from the UNA Home Office regard­ December with a B.F.A. degree (she's who has won many awards for her ing this insurance, send your name and address to: on the dean's list with an honors award), work. In her collages, Mrs. Wasiczko conducts Easter egg decorating work­ achieves exquisite effects by -using rice UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. paper, tissue paper, razor blade and shops twice a year at the Bayard Cutting P.O. Box. 17a u Jersey City, N. J. 07303 Arboretum in Oakdale, Long Island. wet-on-wet techniques, all of which require a great deal of work. The gallery о Yaroslava Surmach Mills, back in will host a one-week show of graphics the United, States after a summer spent by Christine Holowchak-Debarry, Name building a new studio in Majorca, і beginning November 21. Hours are 6 to Spain, is putting her imagination to 8 p.m. on weekdays and I to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. work designing more stained-glass Street and number windows for St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Weston, Ont. - NEXT WEEK: Well catch up with small windows for both sides of the the mystery runner in the .New York altar, and several skylights in the dome. marathon, the street fair, concerts, the City, state or province, postal code A calligraphy expert, Mrs. Mills will Volcanos, and other Big Apple News. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 No. 46

Chamber Music Festival in Austria. Toronto art exhibit... Mr. Solomukha exhibits under the (Conttnoed from page 5) name of Anton. Munich in 1981 and in Cologne in the summer of 1982. Mr. Strelnikov was I in 1939 in Odessa and studied at Mr. Solomukha was born in Kiev. He the Odessa Art School. He began studied at the Lviv Polygraphic Insti­ exhibiting his paintings with the Odessa tute in the faculty of graphic art. From Artists' Guild and later participated in 1968 to 1974 he continued his studies at numerous official exhibits in Odessa, the Kiev State Art Institute where he Kiev, Moscow, Lithuania and Bulgaria. specialized in monumental art. He From 1972 his paintings were shown worked for the Kiev Art Foundation only at unofficial exhibits in Moscow, and some of his works can be seen in Odessa, Kiev and Leningrad. In 1978, present-day Kiev. Mr. Solomukha after many conflicting situations with participated in numerous exhibits the authorities, be was forced to emi­ throughout the Soviet Union. Having grate to the West. married a French teacher in Kiev, he succeeded in obtaining a visa and has His first solo exhibit was held in 1978 resided in Paris since 1978. in Vienna,, and his second one took place in Munich. In 1980 Mr. Strelnikov Mr. Solomukha has been very active had one-man shows at Maxlrainer Hof artistically and has participated in many in Bad Aibling and at the Goethe exhibitions in Switzerland, France and Institute in Munich. Two of his paint­ Italy. During the summers of 1981 and ings were selected for the "Ukrainian 1982 he was the artistic director of the Artists International Exhibit" in To­ prestigious International Lockenhauser ronto in September.

McGILL UNIVERSITY FACULTY of MUSIC CHAMBER MUSIC by GEORGE FIALA Wednesday, November 17,1982, 8:00 p.m., Pollack Concert Hall 555 Sherbrooke Street West. MONTREAL, Que., Canada Sonata for Two Pianos, 1970 (Montreal premiere) в Sonatina for Violin and Piano, 1959 rev. 1981 в Ukrainian Suite for Cello and Piano, 1949 rev. 1982 (Canadian premiere) в Saxophone Quartet No. 2. 1961 a Quintet for Piano and Strings, 1982 (World premiere). PERFORMERS: ШВА ZUK, IRENEUS ZUK and GEORGE FIAIA pi"no THOMAS WILLIAMS and EVA SVENSSON violin STEPHEN KONDAKS viola KRISTINA MELNYK cello THE GERALD OANOVITCH SAXOPHONE QUARTET FREE ADMISSION "Composition" by Vitalij Sazonov.

FOR CHRISTMAS, GIVE: A UKRAINIAN GRAMMAR for BEGINNERS, SELF-TEACHING LISOVY CHORTY By Martha Wichorek A 338 page (8W x 11) introduction to the Ukrainian language, full of instruction and information, geared COSTUME BALL especially to those who know little or no Ukrainian, in easy-to-understand English. Available for S10.00 a copy at EK0 Galleries in warren, Mich.; Harashevsky's in Hamtramck. Mich.; Globe Merchandise in Detroit, Mich.; Hanusey in Philadelphia, Pa.; Surma in New York, N.Y.; or send Saturday, November 20, 1982, at 9:00 p.m. SI 1.50 (S14.00 Canadian), which includes postage and packaging envelope, to: Ukrainian National Home Martha Wichorek, 13814 Vassar Dr., Detroit, Mich. 48235 140 Prospect Avenue, IRVINGTON. N.J. Band - TEMPO LEHIGH VALLEY, PENNA. DISTRICT COMMITTEE Admission: 16.00 (In costume), J10.00 (Formal dress) Ukrainian National Association ANNOUNCES ORGANIZING MEETING DO IT WITH KOBASNIUK of the X^-p-KLAPLANN YOUR WINTER VACATIONS NOW DISTRICT COMMITTEE All departures from New York City ^^ WILL BE HELD on Sunday, November 21, 1982, at 3:00 p.m. at the American Ukrainian Citizen Club Main - East Street, WEST EAST0N, Pa. AGENDA FOR MEETING: 1. Opening remarks. 2. Review of the organizational work of the District during the past months. 3. Discussion of Fall Organizational Campaign. 4. General UNA topics. 5. Questions and answers, adjourment. All members of the district Committee, Convention Delegates, Branch Officers of the following Branches are requested to attend without fail: Branch 44,46,47,48,124,137,143,147,151,288,318,369, and 438 To KOBASNIUK TRAVEL INC. Present at the meeting will be: Enclosed is deposit KOBASNIUK TRAVEL INC. par parson for Dr. John O. FIlS, Supreme President 157 Second Avenue Tour папи Anna Haras, Supreme Advisor New York. N.Y. 10003 FOR THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE: Nane(s) (212) 254-8779 Michael KotodniD Anna Haras Street Stefan Mucha Honorary Chairman Chairman Secretary Ukrainian City State Anna Pypiuk Anna Stroi Dmytro Mushastyj Ир Phone .... Honorary Chairman Secretary English Treasurer No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 13

of human rights. This, coupled with Leonid Brezhnev... such factors as increased Soviet support St Demetrius Church celebrates !l) of leftist revolutionary groups around In 197S, President Brezhnev signed the globe, particularly in Africa and patron saint's feast day Latin America, lead to a growing chill in the Helsinki Accords, which legitimized TORONTO - The "praznyk," or Catholic Women's League prepared post-World War II borders in Europe Soviet-U.S. relations, which reached its peak with the Soviet invasion of Af­ patron saint's feast day, of St. Deme­ this banquet for over 750 people. The and pledged the Soviet Union to up­ trius Church here was celebrated on Ukrainian Catholic Youth of the parish hold human rights within its borders. ghanistan in 1979 and the Soviet in­ volvement in the declaration of martial Sunday, October 24. helped members of the league serve However, the accords also spawned the meal. Many guests were present for citizens' groups in several Soviet re­ law in Poland last year. The liturgical festivities began with a Mr. Brezhnev was born in Ukraine in solemn vesper service and "lytia" on the this event, including representatives, publics, including Ukraine, set up to of the federal, provincial and munici­ monitor Soviet compliance with the 1906. His official biography lists preceeding evening. The next day, at Russian as his nationality, 11:30 a.m., the pastor, the Rev. John pal governments. agreements, particularly in the area of During the banquet, presentations human rights. Tataryn, assisted by the parish clergy, altar boys and the church choir, cele­ for the Church Building Program were The severe repression of these groups Ukrainian Helsinki... brated a solemn divine liturgy of thanks­ made by the Ukrainian Catholic Wo­ by Soviet authorities led to friction (Continued from pap 3) giving. men's League, "Svitlytsia," the Senior between Mr. Brezhnev and President have reached the West via the sam- Citizens' Club and the Ukrainian Ca­ Jimmy Carter, an outspoken advocate The church was filledt o capacity with vydav. parishioners, guests and friends of the tholic Youth. The women's league also In this manner, in late March, the parish who came to church to partici­ presented to the principal of the school, CIA report... prisoners of Perm Camp No. 26 ad­ pate in the "praznyk" celebrations. Sister Rachel SMI, a check for S 1,000 dressed an appeal to Amnesty Inter­ During the homily, the Rev. Tataryn toward the purchase of religious educa­ (Continued from page 3) tion materials. past use of unconfined laborers and the national and members of the delega- briefly reflected on the growth and - tions to the Madrid Conference on the development of the St. Demetrius The four young cantors of the parish current labor shortage, "it seems that were awarded bursaries in order to aid some forced labor would be used along occasion of the first anniversary of the parish community, thanked parishioners tragic death in Soviet captivity of noted for their generous support and en­ them in their education and to thank the export pipeline route for compressor them for their contributions to the station and auxiliary construction Estonian rights defender Juri Kukk. couraged all to strive for holiness and The appeal was signed by Viktor Niytso joy in their personal lives. musical development of parish divine unless the Soviets depart from their liturgies. usual practice because of the exposure (Tartu, Estonia), Henrikh Altunian of the Western media." (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Mr. Balakhonov At the conclusion of the divine Since the main event of this day was (Moscow, Russia), Viktor Nekipelov liturgy, the children of St. Demetrius the blessing of the new playground But in response to the reports from (Moscow, Russia), Myroslav Mary- School sang a hymn in honor of their facilities for the school children, a Europe of large-scale use of penal labor novych (Kiev, Ukraine), Aleksandr patron, St. Demetrius. surprise announcement was made. The on the pipeline project, the CIA said Ogorodnikov (Moscow, Russia), Mr. After the service, the entire parish Religion and Culture Society and the' that "large-scale use of forced laborers Rudenko (Kiev, Ukraine) and Oles assembly proceeded to the newly ac­ St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic on the export pipeline is unlikely Shevchenko (Kiev, Ukraine). quired four-acre property, which was Women's League, in order to com­ because many of the jobs require special Our duty in the West is to compile the blessed by the fathers of the parish. The memorate this day, established a School skills." documents of the Camp Helsinki Group newly acquired land has already been Spirit Award for a graduating boy and The State Department in its summary and the political prisoners who joined in developed into a park, playground and girl of St. Demetrius School. This said that forced labor in the Soviet signing its documents, and to bring running track. award will consist of a trophy and Union "is a human-rights issue of deep them to the attention of the general After the blessing, all in attendance monetary gift and will be awarded to a concern to the administration," The public, as has been done with docu­ proceeded to the church hall for the boy and girl who best exemplify the Times reported. ments of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. "praznyk" banquet. The Ukrainian spirit of St. Demetrius Catholic School.

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY of USA THE ADVANTAGES 0F A MAUSOLEUM Washington, D.C. a Entombment above ground in clean, dry, and ventilated chambers. a Built for the ages, constructed of time de­ fying natural granite, steel, and reinforced CEDAR HILL UKRAINIAN MEMORIAL INC. concrete. о Beautifully maintained forever perpetual proudly presents care guaranteed by irrevocable trust funds. a Visitations are convenient year round, re­ gardless of weather conditions. a Accepted by families ofall religious faiths. a This is your first and last expense at the cemetery. a Special prices available before con­ struction. a Exchange privileges to present Ukrainian National Memorial Cemetery lot owners. MONUMENT - MAUSOLEUM a Special attemtion given to political, religious, military, and social organization. a Pre-arranged services and transportation TO THE MARTYRS FOR THE FREEDOM available. MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY! a Installment payments to suit your budget. GENTLEMEN: a Easy access by public and private ground OF UKRAINE transportation. G I am interested in receiving information regarding above a Memorial plaques are available to comme­ ground burial in the "Monument-Mausoleum to the Martyrs for morate religious, military, and family the Freedom of Ukraine." heroes who can not be buried in the D I prefer information about ground burial in the Ukrainian mausoleum or are already buried else­ national Memorial cemetery. where. It is understood that this request and its response places me MAKE YOUR DECISIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS NOW a The beautiful memories that visitors have under no obligation. INITIAL OFFER LIMITED TO FIRST FIFTY BURIAL CRYPTS ONLY are complimented by the warm, dignified atmosphere and the opportunity for private Name І One person's burial crypt space (2,000.00 TOTAL meo ration. Street Perpetual maintenance and care S 200.00 Фо рлл лп в The monument-mausoleum will provide j Payable only once an everlasting memorial to your family City name. It will be visited with honor and pride by those close to you. State Zip Telephone AN INVESTMENT IN PEACE OF MIND

The selection of a final resting place is a - CEDAR HILL sacred family duty that sooner or later must There are many facts about a mausoleum you will want to know be fulfilled. How much better to meet this UKRAINIAN MEMORIAL INC. before you have to make a decision. Get all the facts by mailing inevitable obligation now, while members of the family are privileged to consult together Mailing address: the attached (postage - free) post card and we will call you. - than postpone it until the confused, lonely P.O. Box 9157, Surtland, Md. 20746 hour of bereavement (301) 568-0630 - 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 No. 46

but many evidently listen to VOA as that it is almost impossible for an tance, thus fueling the suspicion that the The Madrid... well as to BBC and other Western individual to purchase a subscription to entire incident was set up. In another (Continued from pap 7) broadcasts. There has been no evidence a U.S. periodical. incident, a number of journalists were foreign policy statements to approxi­ of jamming. Eight American feature films - none treated roughly, and a correspondent mately 300 GDR recipients since Sep­ During the period prior to martial particularly recent - currently are was thrown to the ground by Soviet tember 1980 when the GDR Foreign law, Poland had taken serious steps playing in Warsaw cinemas, a signifi­ militia as they tried to speak toa Soviet Ministry ceased requiring Western forward in terms of fuller implementa­ cant drop as compared even with the citizen who earlier Jiad forced his way embassies to submit such materials, tion of the information provisions of the hard times, economically speaking, of into the U.S. Embassy. including foreign-policy statements, to Helsinki Final Act. Polish information six months ago. American films have Individual travel requests were it for advance approval. The GDR has media featured much more open, frank, almost disappeared from Polish televi­ generally granted, although no travel by increased pressure on users of the U.S. and lively treatment of issues, including sion. U.S. correspondents was permitted to library to discourage visitors by on-the- criticism of government actions. Polish Poles regularly listen to Western the Siberian-European pipeline area, street identification checks and confis­ print media displayed a pluralism in radio broadcasts, including VOA, RFE, specifically the city of Urengoy. Several cation of materials. viewpoints and, except for some highly BBC and Radio Vatican. There was correspondents were not invited to The GDR continues to purchase propagandistic newspapers, a regard heavy jamming of VOA Polish and participate in another officially spon­ approximately 10 U.S. films annually for factual accuracy. The previous RFE after martial law was imposed, but sored trip to Murmansk. for showing in theaters and on tele­ "Propaganda of Success" approach was the broadcasts still appear to be getting Although the Ministry of Foreign vision. In the past six months, U.S. supplanted by a remarkable frankness through. VOA English has not been Affairs press center holds occasional films shown in the theaters have included in reporting negative information and jammed. The official Polish media have news conferences, the majority of "Coming Home" and "The Deer events. Almost no major event went conducted a continuing campaign against journalists continue to find access to Hunter." GDR radio and television unreported, even many very unflatter­ "subversive" Western radio broadcasts, Soviet officials difficult. Soviet corres­ coverage of the United States continues, ing to the authorities. In contrast, accusing them of "meddling in Poland's pondents in the West have free access to on balance, to be essentially negative. martial law severely restricted informa­ internal affairs." anyone willing to talk with them; Coverage of U.S. domestic and foreign tion flow and communications in Po­ Rumanian performance on the infor­ however, early in the reporting period, affairs is generally critical, propagan­ land. Telephone service with other mation aspects of the final act was several visiting groups of top U.S. dists and distorted. countries was suspended, and all tele­ unchanged during the reporting period. media representatives were denied In Hungary, copies of Western publi­ phone/telex/postal communications All information is government con­ meetings with high-level Soviet officials. cations including the International were subject to censorship. Strict cen­ trolled in Rumania, and Western publi­ The groups were directed instead to a Herald Tribune, Time and Newsweek sorship was imposed on the media. cations are not generally available. Only U.S.A. Institute spokesman or lower- are available in limited quantities at the Many publications closed down by very few American newspapers and level functionaries in other ministries. airport and at various hotels that cater martial law belatedly received permis­ magazines are sold in Rumania. They The one major technical break­ to foreign tourists. Hungarian authori­ sion to resume publication, and some are available sporadically in small through took place in the area of ties claim that over 40 outlets carry such remained closed. In many respects the quantities in the large hotels in major satellite transmission for the networks. publications. Although this statistic has Polish press returned to its pre-Septem- cities and at Otopeni Airport but are Since December 20, 1981, they have not been confirmed, it appears to be a ber 1980 format. News is mentioned rarely seen. American Communist been allowed to transmit coverage of reasonable estimate. Some American rather than reported; passive construc­ publications are rarely, if ever, sold. official events from Moscow by satellite. tions obscure responsibility for actions; Communist publications are visible, but American books and periodicals are The tape for ^ny story that veers away the numbers and percentage of the ritual phrases, exhortation and polemics from an official event, however, must be predominate. In short, the pluralism in unavailable to Rumanians at news­ market are unknown. The newly opened stands or by subscription. Rumanian transported to Western Europe for Hotel Forum has a wide selection of viewpoints, regard for factual accuracy transmission. and frankness which previously charac­ academic libraries have received a small Western publications which are available number of American scholarly publica­ Bulgarian treatment of the Western to Hungarians. terized increasingly vital Polish publica­ tions ceased to exist in the attempt to tions, but this source of acquisition has press has generally been correct and This said, the general public still has portray a society returning to normalcy, almost ended because of foreign currency acceptable. However, during the report­ little access to Western publications order and stability. restrictions. Rumanians have access to ing period, there was one incident of through subscriptions, ostensibly be­ American books and periodicals at the visa delay for a U.S. journalist. Foreign cause of currency restrictions on these Martial law also eviscerated the U.S. library in Bucharest. journalists must arrange all interviews items. Government and party officials Polish media by removing or interning American feature films, television through the official Sofia Press Agency as well as many working in the media many of its leading figures. A system of shows and radio programs on science, and/or the press department of the have access to such publications, and "verification" largely silenced those culture and music are popular. Ruma­ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a practice most established institutions receive a who remained at their jobs, and it nian broadcast authorities admit, how­ which inhibits candid contacts. Some limited number of subscriptions. The produced a single and rather dull media ever, that programs with political Western journalists have described the Hungarians continue to translate a line which conformed to military dic­ content that differs from official policy Bulgarian press authorities as not being large number of the works of American tates. According to Stefan Bratkowski, will not be disseminated. Two or three obstructionist but as not being particu­ poets and writers, contemporary writers president of the dissolved Polish Jour­ American feature films are generally larly helpful either. For its services including Updike, Roth, Mailer, Oates,. nalists Association, and Western press playing in Bucharest at any one time. Sofia Press has tried to charge inflated Bellow and Singer being particularly reports, more than 1,200 print and These films often tour the provinces fees. popular. media journalists have lost their posi­ later. Rumanian TV regularly shows There has been little change in Cze­ The Hungarian press continues to tions in the ideological purge. Indeed, in American feature films and also occa­ choslovakia's handling of Western criticize and occasionally to vilify late March the authorities permitted the sionally American documentaries. journalists. During the reporting period American foreign policy, blaming the creation of a new and presumably more Rumania does not jam foreign radio approximately five visas were granted United States for most world tension. malleable organization, the Associa­ broadcasts. to American journalists having perma­ The Soviet party line and its strident tion of Journalists of the Polish Peoples nent accreditation. At least four others criticism of the United States are largely Republic. This development culmi­ Working conditions for journalists were also granted visas for individual followed in the Hungarian press, making nated a long campaign of criticism Visits. In the case of one of these, it was directed by the authorities at an increa­ it difficult for individual journalists to The Soviet government continues to the first time he had been allowed to singly independent press corps and its express differences without some reper- - maintain tight control over the work of return to Czechoslovakia since 1968. leaders. It also demonstrated the re­ cussions. The coverage of Poland is on foreign journalists. Overt censorship of Interviews are usually arranged with gime's determination to eradicate all balance less strident than that of many wire transmissions of news stories out of Czechoslovak officials, but the quality vestiges of public autonomy and to of Hungary's neighbors. Hungarian the country is infrequent, but the of information obtained is very low. In reinforce the party's dominance over television broadcast a special program authorities harass selected foreign addition, not all appointment requests public life. The head of the new associa­ on Poland in February, which was one journalists and, in some cases, either are normally granted. Western journa­ tion admitted to Western reporters that of the most realistic discussions on deny them visas or curtail already issued lists continue to contact dissidents at least 700 journalists lost their jobs Poland in any East European coun­ visas. The Soviets have taken some without official interference, although because of opposition to martial law try. Other television programs featured steps to improve the working conditions most if not all such contacts are usually and 21 publications had been closed panel discussions which included offi­ of foreign journalists, such as the subject to police surveillance. Notes, permanently. cials and journalists for the East and issuance of multiple entry/exit visas, in clippings' and other papers of one West. Recently, one such program The availability of Western publica­ connection with Soviet undertakings accredited journalist were confiscated featured former Undersecretary of tions in Poland declined considerably under the Helsinki Final Act. by Czechoslovak customs authorities State Matthew Nimetz. during the reporting period. Formerly Two journalists and one technical when the journalist left the country by American films continue to grow in available limited quantities of the assistant received multiple exit/entry car. These were subsequently returned. popularity among Hungarian movie­ International Herald Tribune and visas and permanent accreditation to goers. The number of films shown each Newsweek are no longer available at work for American media in Moscow In another incident, the papers and year is increasing slightly, and the Polish newsstands. No American books during the reporting period. All were notes of another accredited journalist quality seems to be improving as well. and periodicals are now being sold at replacements for resident correspon­ were lost when his baggage was lost and In the first three months of 1982, an newsstands. Libraries, including uni­ dents. Although two correspondents never found. avenge of 24 American films was versity libraries, have for all intents and received their visas in a timely manner, GDR authorities have demonstrated playing in local theaters per week. purposes no hard-currency budgets for processing of the technical assistant's no appreciable change in attitudes Hungarian TV features at least one the purchase of new books and periodi­ visa took almost three months. toward working conditions for Western American film or television series a cals from the United States. There are Working conditions for journalists journalists. As noted previously, new week', frequently two or three. Recent no reports that any books have been became more difficult during the report­ laws implemented in1979 have affected offerings have included "The Muppets," removed from library shelves. Western ing period in several respects. Harass­ resident journalists from some Western "Charlie's Angels" and a series of books and periodicals already in library ment occurred in Kiev, where a corres­ countries, who now must apply for Humphrey Bogart films. collections - principally in university pondent was dragged for two blocks by GDR permission before they can inter­ Hungarians regularly listen to Western libraries - are therefore available to an assailant who finally succeeded in view a GDR citizen. This device, used to radio broadcasts. Reportedly, the RFE users. Hard-currency expenditure out­ stealing her handbag. A policeman.on prevent interviews with critics of the side Poland is so controlled and limited Hifegarian service is the most popular, the scene refused to come to her assis- (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY

time or never come to our attention States and the USSR since the Soviet Ivanovskiy, senior researcher at the The Madrid... unless a problem develops. invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, al­ Institute of Latin America (USSR (Cofltfauwd Лат pep 14) In the case of Poland, the imposition though some privately sponsored activi­ Academy of Sciences), and Boris Merin, regime, has made GDR residents more of martial law in December 1981 has ties continue. section chief at the same institute, circumspect in dealing with foreign affected each category of cooperation The situation with other East Euro­ visited the United States in March to journalists. falling under the CSCE review. It is pean countries varies but has not been attend the 10th National Conference of American journalists visit Hungary apparent that some traditional ex­ ' marked with the kind of decline in the Latin American Studies Associa­ frequently and experience no difficulty change programs which were thriving exchanges as is the case with the Soviet tion. in obtaining visas. In fact, multiple before martial law will not return to Union. The Armenian Chamber Or­ A three-person Soviet debate team entry visa issuance has been facilitated significant levels of activity for some chestra toured the United States for 12 visited the United States for two weeks by a reciprocal U.S.-Hungarian agree­ time to come. days in January. in April at the invitation of the U.S. ment which was concluded during the The decision of the United States to Soviet chess master Tigran Petrosyan Association of Oratory. Their itinerary reporting period. Approximately IS curtail government-funded exchanges toured the United States for 30 days included college campuses in seven American correspondents visited Hun­ with the Soviet Union is of special rele­ during February-March and partici­ states. gary during the reporting period. The vance in this section. Our General pated in a tournament in New York in Eight Soviets from Tashkent visited Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been Agreement on Contacts, Exchanges April. Seattle in February for six days at the cooperative and helpful in arranging and Cooperation with the Soviet Union The Primavera String Quartet per­ invitation of the mayor of Seattle, in meetings requested by the correspon­ expired on December 1979 and has not formed in Bucharest January 24-29 in connection with the celebration of dents with government officials, except been renewed. Our delegation at the conjunction with the 10th anniversary "Tashkent Days" in Seattle, which is that correspondents do not always get Madrid. CSCE Review Meeting made celebrations of the American Library in Tashkent's sister city. to see the highest official requested. clear that the disregard for the prin­ Rumania. American theater specialist Edith ciples of the Helsinki Final Act by the The Sofia Philharmonic toured the Markson visited the USSR at the The imposition of martial law in Soviet Union undermines the basis for United States for 44 days during the invitation of the Soviet copyright Poland brought with it a host of cooperation between us in other areas. January-March' period. The tour in­ agency VAAP in March-April. changes, all negatively affecting foreign The United States does, however, cluded performances in 34 cities, in­ The USICA-spohsored exchange of journalists' ability to ply their trade. continue to support the Fulbright and cluding New York, Washington and specialists with other East European The military authorities almost imme­ I REX academic exchanges, as well as Chicago. USICA provided facilitative countries included the following. diately turned over to the Ministry of several privately administered univer­ assistance in arranging meetings with Rumania: ' Dr. Stefan Costea, head Foreign Affairs press department the sity-to-university exchanges. We have U.S. musicians in several cities on the of Production, Oil and Drilling Trust, responsibilities of Interpress, formerly continued to carry out a full range of itinerary. Bucharest, visited the United States for the quasi-autonomous, free-wheeling cultural, informational and academic Marta Istomin, artistic director of the 45 days under the International Visitors enterprise charged with responsibility exchanges with the East European Kennedy Center for the Performing Program to study American offshore oil for foreign media representatives in countries, except with martial-law Po­ Arts in Washington, visited Rumania in production systems and equipment Poland. The renamed press center now land. February. under a program arranged by the carefully controls (as opposed to faci­ The Warsaw Chamber Orchestra and Department of Agriculture. v litating) access to Polish officials by the Culture the Mazowsze folk dance ensemble Czechoslovakia: - James Abert, foreign media. The center concentrates from Poland toured the United States president of the National Center for on preparing press conferences that serve BOOKS AND PUBLISHING: A during the reporting period under Resources Recovery, visited Prague the authorities' propaganda ends. Foreign U.S. book publishers'delegation visited private arrangements. under USICA auspices to discuss re­ journalists can only leave Warsaw after Hungary in late 1981. Among the EXHIBITS: The USICA exhibition source recovery and energy sources in having gained the Polish authorities' results of this visit were discussions of "American Impressionism " was shown the United States. permission, which usually is not given. the possibility of English translations of in the GDR in March 1982. The USICA Michael Lynch, director for the Equipment may be brought in without Hungarian literary works by small U.S. exhibit "American Theater Today" will Creative Writing Program of the Ame­ difficulty, but the crews of those tele­ publishers. be shown in Budapest in late 1982 or rican College in Paris, gave a series of vision networks permanently accredited Poland continues to import limited early 1983. Also, USICA cancelled lectures on American literature in to Poland are now basically limited to amounts of mostly technical titles from plans for three U.S. exhibits in Poland Prague under USICA sponsorship in Polish nationals. International telex the United States. Distribution of the on museums, impressionist art and April. and outgoing - telephone communica­ USICA-published, Polish-language medical technology following the im­ GDR: Wolfgang S. Klaue partici­ tions with parent organizations were magazine Ameryka has been delayed. position of martial law. pated in the USICA-sponsored Multi- restored in early April, after more than Publication of Poland, the Polish Regional Project "Current Trends in three months of interruption under magazine distributed in the United American Film" in March-April. martial law restrictions. EXCHANGE VISITS BY SPECIA­ States, remained suspended at the end LISTS: Officially sponsored visits by Alvin Aim, Kennedy School of Two permanent accreditations have of April. Soviet specialists under the Interna­ Government, Harvard University, visit­ been granted to U.S. media representa­ The United States and the USSR tional Visitor Program remained at a ed East Berlin under USICA sponsor­ tives in the past six months, and a third continue to exchange monthly publica­ very low level. Dr. Lionginas Pazusis of ship to discuss energy and security has been pending for over six months. tions - America Illustrated and Soviet the English department of the Univer­ interests in February-March. Approximately 30 visas were granted to Life. Soviet authorities continued to sity of Vilnius, arrived in April for a 30- visiting U.S. journalists permanently return approximately 10,000 copies of day USICA-sponsored project on Ame-. Education accredited in Poland. the U.S. publication monthly as unsold. rican studies. Western reporters continue to enter FILMS AND BROADCASTING: Vitaliy Kobysh, chief, U.S.A. Desk, EXCHANGES, EDUCATIONAL and to travel within Rumania without Hungarian television has aired the International Information Department PROGRAMS AND VISITS: Despite impediment. No American journalists results of the 1981 cooperative TV of the Central Committee of the Com­ the absence of a cultural and exchange are permanently accredited in Rumania. project on President Reagan, which was munist Party of the USSR, visited the agreement with the Soviet Union, They periodically visit Rumania, and a considered generally unbiased and United States for nine days in March to official and private academic exchange large number accompanied Secretary factual. A 1982 cooperative TV project participate in a meeting of the Interna­ programs with the Soviets continue, Haig on his visit to Rumania in focusing on "America in the 1980 s" will tional Studies Association. Several although at a reduced level. Following February. Journalists and film crews look at American attitudes and beliefs. researchers of the Institute for the Study are scholars exchanged under the Ful­ are free to move about the country and USICA has arranged for the Hun­ of the U.S.A. and Canada (USSR bright program during the reporting to contact their parent organizations. garian TV Washington correspondent Academy of Sciences) also attended the period. The number of scholars current­ American film access to sources is to have access to agency studios to file meeting. ly on program is significantly larger, but limited both by law and by local prac­ periodic items from the United States. Liparit Kyuzadzhyan, deputy direc­ most began their grants during the tice. The American Film Institute an­ tor at the Institute of Scientific Infor­ preceding period. nounced that it will present a festival of mation on Social Sciences (USSR COOPERATION AND EXCHANGES Hungarian films during 1982-83 at Academy of Sciences), was invited to the Bulgaria 1 U.S. researcher IN THE FIELDS OF CULTURE AND campuses and other locations through­ United States by the Kennan Institute (Bulgarian researcher EDUCATION out the United States. Hungary's for Advanced Russian Studies for 30 Czechoslovakia None "Mephisto" won the 1982 Academy days beginning March 1. GDR None This section of Basket III commits Award for the best foreign film and is Leonid N. Svitsun, clergyman of the Hungary 1 U.S. lecturer the signatories to facilitate cultural and being shown in U.S. theaters. Moscow Patriarchy in Ukraine, visited Poland I U.S. student educational exchanges, improve access Cooperative projects with Solidarity the United States for two weeks in I Polish researcher to cultural achievements, expand con­ and the Polish government organiza­ February to speak to United Methodist Rumania 1 U.S. student tacts between educational institutions, tion Interpress involving exchange of groups about the work of the Russian I U.S. lecturer increase international scientific co­ film material have been suspended since Orthodox Church for peace. The Rev. 1 U.S. researcher operation and encourage the study of the imposition of martial law in Poland. Svitsun was invited by the United 3 Rumanian lecturers foreign languages. The Academy Award-nominated Methodist Church, Florida area. I Rumanian researcher Polish film "Man of Iron" was shown Three Soviet athletic teams traveled USSR 2 Sovierlecturers General considerations . throughout the United States, receiving to the United States during the report­ 7 U.S. lecturers generally enthusiastic acclaim from ing period - a gymnastic team (April), Exchanges are an important aspect of both critics and the public. After the a diving team (May) and a weightlifting Seven Soviet lecturers were expected relations among the 35 participating imposition of martial law, the Polish team (April). to arrive in the United States during the CSCE states. The examples listed in film authorities unsuccessfully attempt­ Georgiy Arbatov, director of the reporting period, but only two actually this section are not a complete account­ ed to have the film withdrawn from the I nstitute for the Study of the U. S. A. and arrived. Although some were placed as ing. Rather, they are highlights indica­ Academy Award competition. Canada (USSR Academy of Sciences), early as July 1981, the Soviet Ministry tive of the scope of the exchanges and PERFORMING ARTS: There have visited the United States for 13 days in of Higher Education waited until mid- cooperative ventures in progress, many been no official exchanges of perform­ February to participate in meetings of March to announce that five would not of which have been under way for some ing arts groups between the United the "Palme Commission." Zbignev (Continued on pete 14) . ,"u;--v-.^'--!.:.'.---^ /- -: .;.-ігл-л: І:^^-.'Щ-; ;.Г 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 No. 46

Sunday, November 14 Caucasus" with music by Stanislav PREVIEW OF EVENTS Liudkevych and words by Taras Shevchenko, and the world debut of NEW YORK: The United Slavic LOS ANGELES: Art enthusiasts the Art Students Leaeue. The exhibit "Symphony No. 4" by George Fiala. Folkdance Festival will be held today and collectors will have an opportu­ of her works will be open November The conductor of these operas will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Fashion Institute nity to meet Roksolana Gilicinski in 21-28. Gallery hours are 6-8 p.m. Wolodymyr Kolesnyk. The Cana­ of Technology, 227 W. 27th St. The person and view her most recent oil weekdays and 1-8 p.m. weekends. dian Ukrainian Opera Chorus will fifth annual festival is sponsored by paintings at a champagne reception perform the works with the help of a the Slavic Heritage Council of Ame­ at 8 p.m. at the Ukrainian Art Center CHICAGO: Join members of the full symphony orchestra, at 7 p.m. at rica Inc., and features dancers and Gallery, 4315 Melrose Ave. Ms. Roy Thomson Hall, 225 King St., W. singers in authentic national cos­ Gilicinski, from Roksolana Studio- Chicago Plast branch for the blessing of the new Plast Home, 2124 W. Tickets may be purchased at Arka tumes, including Bulgarian, Byelo­ Gallery, Tulsa, Okla, will be at the Limited, Arka West in Toronto, as russian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, gallery for the duration of this special Chicago Ave., at noon. The blessing will be followed by an open-house well as Arka Mississauga and the Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian three-day exhibition. Roy Thomson Hall box office. and Ukrainian. Admission is S7; SS Ms. Gilicinski studied art at the reception which will last until 6 p.m. for senior citizens and students. Newark School of Fine and In­ Friday, November 76 dustrial Arts and completed Phila­ NEW YORK: The Providence Asso­ The festival kicks off the fifth delphia Art College. She participated ciation of Ukrainian Catholics, New Slavic Ethnic Heritage Week, No­ in many group exhibits and had a EAST HANOVER, NJ.:The Chor- York and New Jersey districts, will normortsi Plast unir is holding a fall vember. 14-21. Highlights of the number of individual shows. She mark the 70th anniversary of the week include the proclamation of exhibited at the S. G. Sloan Galleries dance at 9 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, association with a divine liturgy, Route 10. The Tempo orchestra will Slavic Ethnic Heritage Week at City Ltd., Judith Gallery, Copper Oaks followed by a panakhyda for all Hall on Monday, November 15, at Inn, and Eleventh Street Studio provide music; admission is S7 in deceased members of the associa­ advance, S9 at the door. For reser­ 10 a.m., and the official opening of Gallery in Tulsa. tion. Concelebrating the services will vations call Oleh Kolodiy, (201) 763- the week with greetings from public She is a member of the Chicago be Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, 1797. officials and ethnic representatives at Art Guild, Tulsa Art Guild, Bartles- Bishop Basil Losten, Auxiliary the Ukrainian Institute of America ville Art Association in Oklahoma Bishop Robert Moskal and Msgr. on Monday evening at 7 p.m. and the Ukrainian Artists Associa­ Stephen Chomko, president of the Saturday, November 27 tion. Ukrainian Art Center association, at St. George Ukrainian Throughout the week there will be hours for the exhibit will be Satur­ Catholic Church, here. This will be EDISON, N.J.: Plast Ukrainian an exhibit of fine arts at the UIA, a day, November 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 followed by a 2:30 p.m. banquet and Youth Organization, New Bruns­ Slavic Book Exhibit at the New York p.m. and Sunday, November 21, program to be held at St, George's wick branch, is hokJingabanquetand Public Library at 42nd Street and from noon to 6 p.m. School. Tickets for the banquet are dance to mark the 25th anniversary Fifth Avenue and a symposium on S12. of the branch. The banquet and the Slavic Heritage will be held at the dance will be held at Pines Manor UIA, 2 E. 79th St., on Thursday EDMONTON: The Canadian Insti­ (State Highway 27) here. The Tempo evening, November 18 at 7 p.m. tute of Ukrainian Studies is sponsor­ NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: The orchestra will provide dancing For more information on specific ing a seminar by Dr. Ivan L. Rudnyt- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary music. , events, please contact the Slavic sky on "Viacheslav Lypynsky: The Ukrainian Catholic Church, in con­ Heritage Council of America Inc., Conservative Challenge in 20th Cen­ junction with the Art Gallery of Irene PREVIEW OF EVENTS it a 414 E. 79th St., (212) 784-7224 or tury Ukrainian Political Thought."It Wanchytska of Philadelphia, will service provided free of charge by 794-5974. will be held at the University of hold an art exhibit today from 12:30 The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrai­ Alberta, Athabasca Hall, Heritage to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit will be held nian community. To have a Ukrai­ Lounge, at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall, 80 Livingston Ave. nian community event listed in this NEW YORK: Ukrainian National There will also be a display of Ukrai­ column please send information Women's League of America Branch nian icons in the hall. For more (type of event, date, time, place, 17 is sponsoring a Musicale featuring Saturday, November 20 information, call the rectory at (201) admission, sponsor, etc.) - along three outstanding young artists at 3 246-8385. with the phone number of a person p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of IRVINGTON, N.J.: The Lisovi who may be reached during daytime America, 2 E. 79th St. The artists are Chorty Plast unit is sponsoring a hours for any additional information Orest Harasymchuk, pianist; Odarka costume ball tonight at the Ukrai­ TORONTO: The Canadian Ukrai­ - to: PREVIEW QF EVENTS, The Polanskyj, harpist; and Ihor Pono- nian National Home, 140 Prospect nian Opera Association presents the Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery marenko, violinist. The co-chair­ Ave., at 9 p.m. Admission is S6 for North-American premiere of "The St., Jersey City, NJ. 0730І women of the committee are Helen persons with costumes, S10 other­ Prociuk and Ann Bezkorowajny. wise. The Tempo orchestra will supply music for dancing. For reser­ an exchange of one research scholar for vations call (212) 843-6713. The Madrid... a full academic year and up to two other NEW YORK: A benefit concert (Continued from page 15) research scholars from three to six given by The Ukrainian Museum will Sunday, November 21 be traveling due to "lateness of notice." months each way; and (c) a session be held today at 3 p.m. at the New encouraging contacts between the U.S. York University Loeb Student Two officials of Tbilisi State Univer­ sity visited the United States January Bureau of Mines and the Hungarian Center, 566 LaGuardia Place. Among Ministry of Industry. the performers will be Laryssa 12-22 to sign an agreement on scientific and cultural cooperation with Lowell Beginning in the summer of 1982 the K ukrycky, Nestor Cybriwsky, Andrij University of Connecticut will begin a Dobriansky, Edward Evanko, Thomas University in Massachusetts. The Protocol of the Fourth Meeting summer study program in Hungary. Hrynkiw, Lydia Krushetnytsky, Academic exchanges between the Julian Kytasty, Nusha Martynuk of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)-U.S.S.R. Academy United States and Poland have conti­ and Carter McAdams, Christina nued. Conditions for American stu­ Romana Lypeckyj, Juliana Osin- of Sciences Commission on the Hu­ manities and Social Sciences was signed dents at Polish universities have not chuk, Paul Plishka, Halyna Strilec been oppressive, and USICAJias main­ and Motria Evhenia Slupchynskyj. in New York on January 22 by the ACLS. The Soviet Academy of Sciences tained contacts with officials on prac­ After the concert, there will be an had signed the document in October tically all campuses in the country. informal reception with a wine and 1981. The protocol outlines coopera­ LANGUAGE: Arrangements bet­ cheese buffet, served at Top of the tion for 1982-83 in the fields of inter­ ween American colleges and universi- ш Park in the center. national relations, economics, history, ties and Soviet academic institutions Tickets for both the benefit con­ archaeology, ethnography, sociology remain active. American students cert and the reception may be pur­ psychology, law, geography, East Asia, travel to Leningrad State University chased at The Ukrainian Museum, world labor and social change, language under the Council on International Arka and Dnipro. They will also be and literature, information and docu­ Educational Exchange (CIEE) auspices. sold at the door on the day of the mentation in the humanities and social CIEE receives a grant from USICA in concert, sciences, and philosophy. support of its language program in the USSR. Friday, November 19 The University of Missouri's chan­ cellor, George A. Russell, visited Mos­ The American Council of Teachers of A work byChristinaHolowchak- NEW YORK: Open House at St. cow in January to discuss an exchange Russian (ACTR) and Ohio State Uni­ Debarry. George Academy, 215 E. Sixth St. agreement with Moscow State Univer­ versity provide opportunities for Ame­ The public is welcome to sit in on NEW YORK: The opening of an sity. - rican college students to undertake morning classes (8:30-noon) or tour exhibit of woodcuts by Christina The U.S.-Bulgarian Cultural and' advanced language study in Moscow at the building between 12:30 and 2:30 Holowchak-Debarry will take place Educational Exchanges Agreement was the Pushkin Institute. p.m. The Ukrainian community is today at 1 p.m. in the Ukrainian renewed in March. English departments at Polish uni­ urged to take this opportunity to Artists Association Gallery, 136 The United States and Hungary versities appear to have emerged rela­ compare St. George's academically Second Ave., fourth floor. Mrs. signed a new two-year Program Docu­ tively unscathed by martial law, and with any other private high school in Debarry studied graphic art at the ment on exchanges on December 4, student interest in English is undi- the area and to note the unique Newark School of Fine and Indus­ 1981. The principal points of the agree­ minished. The Krakow Summer Pro­ offering of courses for college credit. trial Arts, New York University and ment include: (a) the acceptance of one gram for Stony Brook (SUNY) ex­ Fulbright lecturer in each direction for a changees is scheduled to take place as in full academic year; (b) the addition of previous years.