www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE:• U.S. nuclear engineer killed in car accident in Ukraine — page 3. • Ukrainian oboist joins renowned New World Symphony — page 10. • Komu Vnyz is back with new recording — page 11. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXV HE No.KRAINIAN 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1997 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine T U Procurator General brings chargesW against government official Pioneering cleric’s ranch by Roman Woronowycz accusations. Neither would First Vice Minister for Kyiv Press Bureau Foreign Affairs Anton Buteiko, who at a routine min- declared historic landmark istry press briefing on December 9 said only that the sit- KYIV — Just days after the World Bank expressed uation is representative of the problem of corruption that its displeasure over the way in which the Ukrainian gov- today is consuming Ukrainian society. “The situation by California commission ernment is proceeding in its fight against corruption, the by Tamara Horodysky that has appeared in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mir- Procurator General’s Office brought corruption charges rors what is going on in our country today,” said Mr. BERKELEY, Calif. – The California State Historical against the highest government official yet, and revealed Buteiko. Resources Commission named the Rev. Ahapius that an indictment is imminent against one of Ukraine’s The Procurator General’s Office said that it would Honcharenko’s ranch and burial place a California leading business people. have no comment until the criminal proceedings against Historical Landmark during its hearing on November On December 4 the chief of the Consular Department Mr. Koval are completed. 14 in Oakland, Calif. of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Vasyl Koval, was That same day Acting Procurator General of Ukraine The “Ucraina” ranch, home, from 1873 until his arrested and charged with abuse of office and unlawful Oleh Lytvak asked the Verkhovna Rada to remove the foreign currency operations, five days after the conclu- death in 1916, of the first Ukrainian political emigré to legislative immunity of National Deputy Yulia sion of a government co-sponsored symposium on fight- the United States, is located in Hayward, Calif., about Tymoshenko in order that he could bring an indictment ing corruption, in which World Bank officials criticized 30 miles southeast of San Francisco. against her, also for illegal currency operations. Ms. the government for much rhetoric and little action. The Rev. Honcharenko’s home and farm buildings Tymoshenko is the president of United Energy Systems, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Viktor no longer stand; only the graves of Ahapius and his one of the most successful gas and oil trading firms in Nosaichuk would only confirm that Mr. Koval had been wife, Albina, and the natural grotto where the Rev. arrested. He refused to comment on the nature of the (Continued on page 3) Honcharenko conducted religious services remain at the site that is now located within Garin Regional Park. Application for landmark status was prepared by Ukrainian cosmonaut completes mission Karana Hattersley Drayton, historian for the East Bay Regional Park District, with the help of Dr. Andrew by Philip Chien Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE), a group of Sorokowski of Harvard University. Testifying at the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly three plant experiments. Brassica rapa (a member of the mustard family), soybean and moss were grown in the hearing on behalf of the Ukrainian community were: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The international crew the Rev. Alex Avramenko, the Rev. Sviatoslav shuttle’s crew cabin. Col. Kadenyuk monitored the of the space shuttle Columbia, including Leonid experiments and pollinated the brassica rapa flowers. Kovaliv, Mykhailo Car, and Danylo and Tamara Kadenyuk — the first person from independent Ukraine Horodysky. To train for the experiment Col. Kadenyuk and his to fly in space — returned to Earth on December 5. He The Rev. Honcharenko, whose real name was Andrij back-up, Yaroslav Pustovyi, went to the Institute of was praised by President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine for Humnytsky, was born in 1832 in Kryvyn, now Botany in Kyiv. Dr. Elizabeth Kordyum is one of the Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, into an Orthodox priest’s his efforts during the STS-87 mission. world’s leading scientists on gravitational biology and family. He graduated from the Kyiv Theological When the shuttle was launched on November 19, Col. growing plants in space. She proudly states that 60 of her Seminary and entered the Pecherska Lavra Monastery. Kadenyuk’s wife, Vera, 14-year-old son, Dimitri, two experiments have flown aboard both manned and He was sent to Greece, where he contributed articles brothers, a niece and a nephew were on hand to watch unmanned Russian spaceflights. Dr. Kordyum’s labora- to a revolutionary Russian journal, Kolokol (Bell), in him fly in to space. The Ukrainian cosmonaut spent 15 tory gave the space travelers the plant biology training which he advocated the abolition of serfdom. Placed days in space with American astronauts Kevin Kregel, they needed to operate the experiments. “He was very under arrest by tsarist agents, he fled to London. He Steven Lindsey, Winston Scott and Kalpana Chawla, and attentive. I’m very satisfied [with his work],” she said of arrived in the U.S. in 1865 and settled in San Japanese astronaut Takao Doi. Francisco, in order to publish a newspaper to serve the Col. Kadenyuk’s primary task was to tend to the (Continued on page 3) Ukrainian and Russian population of Alaska. The Rev. Honcharenko published a Russian-English phrase book, and from 1868 until 1873 published the Alaska Herald, subtitled Svoboda, with articles in English, Russian and Ukrainian. The Rev. Honcharenko spoke out against discrimination directed at Native Americans, Blacks, Chinese and Jews. Father Honcharenko often wrote about Ukraine and Taras Shevchenko in his newspaper. He established the first Slavic library in the Western hemisphere. After retirement, in response to requests, he divided his Cyrillic typeset between the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress and the Bancroft Library at the University of California in Berkeley, which holds his papers. The Rev. Honcharenko’s “Spomynky” (memoris) were published in Kolomyia in 1894, and Ivan Franko wrote about the Rev. Honcharenko in his journal Narod. These writings influenced young Ukrainian socialists from the Kolomyia region to emigrate to California in order to form the Ukrainian-American Commune or “Kooperatyvne Bratstvo.” This short-lived commune was on the Rev. Honcharenko’s “Ucraina” ranch early in this century. The motion for landmark status was made by Commissioner Herbert H. Brin, an ethnic historian, who said he was “honored and proud to make the motion” since his mother was born in Ukraine. NASA Unveiling of the landmark plaque and interpretive STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (left) greets posters is scheduled to take place in the spring of NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (right), as back-up Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi looks on. 1998. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1997 No. 50 FOR THE RECORD: Statement on Ukraine issued by United States and European Union NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Kuchma praises cosmonaut Kadenyuk pledged to continue their work, possibly Following is the text of the joint state- will work together and with the NGO publishing an underground newspaper. ment on Ukraine released at the U.S.- community to develop civic education KYIV — President Leonid Kuchma On December 5, Poland’s Gazeta European Union Summit in Washington for democracy and support the growth of praised Ukrainian cosmonaut Leonid Wyborcza reported that Svaboda is now on December 5. civil society in Ukraine. Kadenyuk on December 5 on his return available on the Internet. Excerpts from 6. Ukraine has made considerable from space. Mr. Kuchma praised Col. the newspaper are also being broadcast 1. The United States of America and progress in its economic transition Kadenyuk on behalf of the Ukrainian regularly by RFE/RL’s Belarusian service. the European Union affirm their mutual process, especially in the reduction of nation for his efforts during the 16-day (RFE/RL Newsline) support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and inflation from hyperinflationary levels in flight. As part of an international crew independence, and their shared desire to 1993 to near single digits at the end of that included American and Japanese Human rights group criticizes Miensk help Ukraine achieve its goals of consoli- 1997. This is an important achievement. astronauts, Col. Kadenyuk conducted sci- dating democracy, protecting human 7. What is needed now are significant entific experiments. (Eastern Economist) MIENSK — Representatives from 24 rights, reforming the economy and full and continuous efforts by Ukraine to pro- countries met in Miensk on December 5-7 integration into the international commu- mote structural reforms to achieve sus- November inflation totals 0.9 percent to discuss developing better ties among nity. Ukraine’s development as a pros- tainable growth and attract foreign and the countries in the Baltic and Black Sea KYIV — The Ministry of Statistics regions, ITAR-TASS reported. The meet- perous democracy is a key component of domestic investment. Economic restruc- confirmed on December 5 that inflation European stability and security. turing cannot be achieved without giving ing, organized by the Belarusian Helsinki for November reached 0.9 percent, the Commission and the International 2. The U.S. and EU have been leading private initiative a chance, above all same as in October. Total inflation for the contributors to support the transition through privatization, industry restructur- Helsinki Federation, featured speeches period of January through November sharply critical of the Lukashenka regime. process in Ukraine which is currently one ing, reform of the agricultural sector, stands at 8.3 percent (Eastern Economist) of the main recipients of EU and U.S.