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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXX HE KRAINIANNo. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 EEKLY$1/$2 in TheT tale of Microsoft’s UPro-Kuchma bloc claims to haveW 180 seats in Rada by Roman Woronowycz has 115 seats at present, is that everything is Chairman Ivan Pliusch, who was re-elected Press Bureau subject to change until after the Verkhovna as an independent and remains close to the new Ukrainian software, Rada begins its work next month. leaders of both political groups, said on KYIV – announced National Deputy , a April 5 that he expects Our Ukraine and For on April 9 that he had received assurances leading figure in the bloc, said on April 10 a to form a “right-centrist” and a little prodding from 145 national deputies elected in sin- that, while his group was talking with all the reported Interfax-Ukraine. gle-mandate districts that they would join political entities that crossed the 4 percent “If they reach mutual understanding, it by Roman Woronowycz the For a United Ukraine Bloc, which threshold and obtained parliamentary seats, will be for the benefit of Ukraine and its Kyiv Press Bureau would allow it to take the lead in the any discussions about coalition building and Parliament,” explained Mr. Pliusch. process of forming a majority in the new KYIV – The Microsoft Corp. forming a majority are premature. He said Parliament. However, three days later, National released a Ukrainian version of its that while certain figures are placing the Mr. Lytvyn, who is the chairman of the Deputy , a member of new Microsoft Office XP software accent on how to obtain the required num- bloc as well as President ’s the For a United Ukraine Bloc and a former package on March 12, making it the ber of seats to obtain control over the chief of staff, said the new members would chief of staff for President Kuchma, said the first computer software on the market Parliament, his bloc is looking for ideologi- give his bloc, which had won 35 seats in talks between the pro-presidential bloc and available in the . cally sound partners. by-party voting, 180 seats in the Verkhovna Mr. Yushchenko’s bloc were not going well. While Microsoft officially noted “The first step in any such discussions Rada – 46 shy of a majority. President Kuchma has not expressed any that it was responding to specific needs to be agreement on a common pro- “We will lead the effort to successfully particular predilection for a specific compo- market demand in developing the gram,” explained Mr. Bezsmertnyi. form a majority,” said Mr. Lytvyn. sition of a parliamentary majority – product, the company downplayed Some members of the Our Ukraine Bloc the fact that it was also a response to For a United Ukraine was one of six although he has said he would not support a said on April 10 that a coalition between specific force placed upon it by sev- political organizations that received at least coalition that included opposition forces. their group and the For a United Ukraine eral concerns. 4 percent support from Ukraine’s electorate Speaking at the same political event at Bloc is impossible, because of extensive The Ukrainian-language software in parliamentary elections held on March which Mr. Lytvyn made his declaration, Mr. antagonisms between leading personalities emerged only after the Ministry of 31. Although the 12 percent given the bloc Kuchma said, however, that he would in each group and contradictions in their Education exerted pressure on put it only third among the six top vote-get- actively support the formation of a perma- Microsoft to develop a Ukrainian ters – after the Our Ukraine Bloc, which fundamental approach to government. One nent majority in Parliament that was cen- version of its basic software pro- received 23.6 percent of the vote, and the of Our Ukraine’s members, Valerii tered on the For a United Ukraine Bloc. He grams for use in its schools. In turn, Communist Party, which took 20 percent – Asadchev, called Mr. Lytvyn’s bloc repre- reiterated that he would allow such a major- the Ukrainian government action the fact that it is the pro-presidential party sentatives of “an authoritarian regime.” (Continued on page 4) came only after the Shevchenko and has a disproportionate amount of However, former Scientific Society used its influences Ukraine’s most powerful individuals, has and contacts to put the heat on them. allowed it to take center stage as the first Nonetheless, the computer giant strategies are employed in the development used the March 12 event to hype its of the new Verkhovna Rada. contribution to the language develop- The 145 new members all come from Ukraine’s parliamentary elections: ment of Ukraine by noting that finally single-mandate districts, where they suc- there are words for the various com- cessfully ran for office either as members of the popular vote for parties/blocs puter commands and software termi- the For a United Ukraine political bloc Party/bloc Vote % nology in the Ukrainian language. apart from the party slate or as independ- 1. Our Ukraine 6,062,077 23.55 “If word usage is developing, it ents who now have revealed their willing- 2. Communist Party 5,151,893 20.01 means the language is alive,” ness to work within the bloc. 3. For a United Ukraine 3,040,459 11.81 explained Olga Dergunova, the direc- Mr.Lytvyn, who spoke at a meeting of 4. Bloc 1,865,476 7.24 tor of the CIS office of Microsoft, at his political organization, listed three 5. Socialist Party of Ukraine 1,773,060 6.88 a press conference at the National “axiomatic” positions in regard to the for- 6. Social Democratic Party (United) 1,614,828 6.27 Academy of Sciences in Kyiv. mation of a future majority that have come 7. Natalia Vitrenko Bloc 829,627 3.22 She added that her company con- about as a result of his bloc’s successful 8. 544,245 2.11 siders the introduction of the soft- recruitment effort: no majority could be 9. Winter Crop Generation Team 519,674 2.01 ware a noteworthy achievment for formed without the participation of For a 10. Reformed Communist Party 360,727 1.40 her company. United Ukraine; the political bloc should 11. Party of of Ukraine 335,821 1.30 “The appearance of a software act as an initiator and coordinator of parlia- 12. Yabluko Party 297,627 1.15 program in yet another national lan- mentary coalition talks; and the majority 13. Unity Election bloc 276,886 1.07 guage is a big day for Microsoft as must be formed on a platform of market- 14. Democratic Party/Democratic Union 226,870 0.88 well as for that country,” said Ms. orientation, democratic reforms and 15. New Generation Party 199,531 0.77 Dergunova. European integration. 16. 188,756 0.73 Microsoft will provide users If in fact true, Mr. Lytvyn’s claim that 17. ZUBR Bloc (For Ukraine, Belarus and ) 111,585 0.43 Ukrainian language versions of its For a United Ukraine had more than 18. Communist Party of Workers and Peasants 106,510 0.41 Office XP in the “professional” or quadrupled the number of seats it would 19. Agrarian Party of Ukraine 99,279 0.38 “small business” versions, which will hold in the next Parliament would require 20. Party for the Rehabilitation of the Seriously Ill 90,863 0.35 allow them to interface with the Word that some 79 of 93 candidates who success- 21. All-Ukrainian Party of Workers 88,344 0.34 2002, Excel 2002, Outlook 2002 and fully ran as non-aligned independents in 22. All-Ukrainian Christian Party 74,681 0.29 PowerPoint 2002 programs. The single-mandate districts had decided to join 23. Social Democratic Party of Ukraine 68,510 0.26 small business version will also have his party of power. That figure could also 24. National Movement of Ukraine (Rukh splinter) 41,499 0.16 Publisher 2002. However, thus far include several single-mandate district win- 25. Bloc Against All 29,388 0.11 only the Word and Outlook programs ners who had changed party or bloc alle- 26. Ukrainian Naval Party 28,813 0.11 are in the Ukrainian-language. giance in recent days. 27. Party of Depositors and Social Protection 27,395 0.10 The programs also contain word Our Ukraine, the political bloc that 28. New Force Party 26,824 0.10 correction and orthographic correction received the most electoral votes in the by- features for Ukrainian, along with a 29. Christian Movement 23,489 0.09 party voting and had been expected to hold Ukrainian directory of synonyms. 30. Justice All-Ukrainian Leftist Association 21,877 0.08 the most seats in the Parliament, refrained Ms. Dergunova said that, in 31. Ukrainian National Assembly 11,816 0.04 from commenting on Mr. Lytvyn’s asser- 32. All-Ukrainian New World Association 10,946 0.04 (Continued on page 5) tion. The official stance of Our Ukraine, 33. Reformed Liberal Party 8,492 0.03 which is headed by and 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Yushchenko and Kuchma to get together again? Ivano-Frankivsk district vote invalidated grenades” – was not named. The gang by Jan Maksymiuk Communist Party, which has lost heavily in managed to steal a total of 190 firearms, RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report comparison to its taking of more than 110 KYIV – The Central Election 44 RPG-26 missile launchers, some mandates in the 1998 election, may become Commission (CEC) on April 9 invalidated 18,000 cartridges, some 70 kilograms of According to preliminary unofficial a kingmaker in forging such a majority. the results of the parliamentary ballot in TNT and various smoke grenades. Police reports from the Central Election However, a formal parliamentary alliance District 90 (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) and reportedly recovered 90 percent of the Commission on April 2, with nearly 99 per- of the Communists with For a United annulled its former decision to register stolen arms. “They are young people,” cent of the vote counted, Viktor Ukraine, let alone with Our Ukraine, seems (supported by Our Inter quoted a military prosecutor as say- Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine won the March an improbable development because of Ukraine) as a national deputy elected from ing about the gang. “The eldest is 33 years 31 parliamentary election, garnering some both domestic and foreign policy considera- this constituency, UNIAN reported. The old. The gang was organized by a 23-year- 23.5 percent of the vote of the nationwide tions. At best, the Communists could aspire invalidation followed a complaint claim- old civilian. His brother temporarily constituency in a poll in which 225 parlia- to providing “situational” support to the ing that the district election commission’s served in the unit [guarding the arsenal] mentary mandates were contested under a pro-presidential parliamentary grouping – decision to withdraw several candidates until November.” (RFE/RL Newsline) proportional party-list system, UNIAN such situations have occurred in the preced- from the ballot – including the slain reported. ing legislature and earned Petro Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast vice-chairman, U.N. official presents Chornobyl aid The Communist Party was supported by Symonenko’s party the “bogus opposition” Mykola Shkribliak – was not passed to 20.1 percent of voters, For a United label. polling stations promptly. The failure to MIENSK – At a news conference in the Ukraine by 12.1 percent, the Yulia What may surprise many foreign make relevant changes to the ballots, Belarusian capital on April 6, UN Tymoshenko Bloc by 7.1 percent, the observers of Ukrainian politics – who per- according to the CEC, distorted the voting Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Socialist Party by 7 percent, and the Social ceive former Prime Minister Viktor results. (RFE/RL Newsline) Affairs Kenzo Oshima unveiled three Democratic Party by 6.2 percent. Other par- Yushchenko and President Leonid Kuchma projects for social, economic and environ- CEC validates single-mandate results ties did not overcome the 4 percent voting as irreconcilable political opponents and mental rehabilitation of the areas contami- hurdle to obtain mandates from the party nated after the explosion at the Chornobyl clearly see the dividing line between pro- KYIV – The Central Election list. nuclear power plant in 1986, Belapan presidential and opposition forces – is a Commission (CEC) on April 8 announced It was not clear on April 2 how many reported. Mr. Oshima urged donors, inter- very likely alliance of Our Ukraine with For that the March 31 parliamentary election seats Our Ukraine and other blocs will national organizations, and the govern- a United Ukraine to provide legislative sup- was valid in all single-mandate con- obtain in the new Verkhovna Rada, since ments of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine to port for a new Cabinet of Ministers. stituencies, Interfax reported. The CEC vote counting in one-seat constituencies work together on these projects. The pro- Taking into account Ukraine’s election viewed 24 complaints regarding the elec- was still in progress. Estimates give Our posals include establishing credit unions, arithmetic and putting moral considerations tion in those constituencies but found no Ukraine 110 to 120 seats, while For a improving health services and promoting aside, such a move seems only too natural. reason to invalidate the ballot. United Ukraine may get 100 to 110 seats. healthy lifestyles among children, and If the combined gain of Our Ukraine and Simultaneously, the CEC annulled the Such an array of parliamentary forces raising incomes of the affected population For a United Ukraine turns out to be some- official protocol of district election com- presents an extremely difficult puzzle to what short of the parliamentary majority of by encouraging private enterprise in agri- anybody trying to figure out the composi- mission No. 191 (a constituency in 226 votes, both caucuses will doubtless find ) and ordered the culture. The projects fall into line with a tion of Ukraine’s future parliamentary necessary votes through recruitment from United Nations report’s recommendation majority and government. This is because commission to review the protocols from those deputies who will get parliamentary all polling stations in the constituency in that the focus of Chornobyl assistance neither Our Ukraine nor For a United seats on independent tickets. Thus, there should shift from humanitarian and tech- Ukraine will be able to become the sole order to remove discrepancies in reported should be no problems in ensuring a safe election results. (RFE/RL Newsline) nical measures to sustainable socioeco- center of a reliable parliamentary majority legislative majority for the Cabinet. nomic development for the region’s resi- without making serious and far-reaching Such a development would be politically Special status for Russian in ? dents and the more than 200,000 people political concessions. who took part in cleanup efforts. (RFE/RL At first glance, it appears that the (Continued on page 19) KHARKIV – Kharkiv Oblast Vice- Newsline) Chairman Volodymyr Shumilkin was elected the Kharkiv mayor in the local Communists lose in Crimean election election on March 31, winning 35 percent of the vote, 1+1 Television reported on SYMFEROPOL – The Communist European monitors note progress April 8. Mr. Shumilkin said he wants to Party won only 28 mandates in the 100- legalize the results of a poll among member Crimean Supreme Council, los- Kharkiv inhabitants concerning the status ing to former Crimean Prime Minister in democracy, but remain worried Serhii Kunitsyn’s bloc, which was sup- by Jan Maksymiuk tion of leadership positions on district and of the Russian language. In the poll, ported by the government in Kyiv, RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report polling-station commissions was skewed in which was conducted simultaneously with Moloda Ukraina reported on April 4. Mr. favor of the pro-government For a United the election, nearly 82 percent of voters Kunitsyn’s bloc took 39 mandates. The parliamentary election in Ukraine Ukraine bloc. said “yes” to the following question: “Do Representatives of Crimea’s Tatar com- was monitored by the International Election The IEOM concluded that the election you think that the Russian language munity obtained seven seats in the Observation Mission (IEOM), a joint effort was administered in an orderly and timely should be used on par with the state lan- autonomous legislature, while the Social of the Organization for Security and fashion by the Central Election guage in all areas of public life in Democratic Party of Ukraine (United) will Cooperation in Europe (including the Commission (CEC), whose sessions were Kharkiv?” (RFE/RL Newsline) have three deputies. The general picture of OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions open to political parties and blocs, as well Large-scale weapons theft reported the election on the peninsula is still and Human Rights and the OSCE as to the media and observers. However, the unclear because the work of the Crimean Parliamentary Assembly), the mission said the printing of ballots was not Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of KYIV – Inter Television reported on Election Commission has been paralyzed sufficiently transparent, since the CEC has Europe and the European Parliament. April 8 that an organized criminal group by the non-participation in its sessions of issued no documents on the process of their On April 1 in Kyiv, the IEOM made has committed an unprecedented theft of several members associated with the printing, storage, transfer and delivery. The public its statement of preliminary findings weapons from a military arsenal. The Communist Party. In addition, the results disqualification of candidates from the elec- and conclusions regarding the 2002 election location of the arsenal – which reportedly of voting in several Crimean constituen- tion race on charges of providing false campaign in Ukraine. The IEOM concluded stores “hundreds of thousands of firearms property and income declarations also was that, in general, the election on March 31 and millions of cartridges, mines and (Continued on page 16) problematic, according to the IEOM. indicated progress over the 1998 parliamen- The IEOM questioned the reliability of tary ballot toward meeting international voter lists in Ukraine, saying they contain commitments and standards, although FOUNDED 1933 major flaws persist. outdated information, deceased persons, According to the IEOM, the new elec- and voters who have moved to other dis- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY tion law adopted in October 2001 marked tricts or have left the country but are still An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a significant improvement compared to listed in their former places of residence. a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. previous legislation. 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CEC releases list of winners Ukrainian National Assembly leader in 225 single-mandate districts elected deputy, but still imprisoned KYIV – The CEC on April 3 released a District 48, Mykola Yankovskyi, FUU by Roman Woronowycz held on charges of embezzlement. list of newly elected national deputies for District 49, Leonid Baisarov, FUU Kyiv Press Bureau Although some government officials all 225 single mandate districts in Ukraine. District 50, Oleksii Korsakov, Ind, said the delays in releasing Mr. Shkil were Returns were incomplete in 16 districts (the District 51, Mykola Komar, FUU KYIV – Andrii Shkil, the former leader due to a court challenge to the election relevant percentages follow the candidates’ District 52, Heorhii Skudar, FUU of the ultra-right paramilitary organization results, which was expected the next day, a party affiliations), although at the time the District 53, Vitalii Khomutynnyk, FUU the Ukrainian National Assembly, Court upheld the validity of remained locked up in a prison of CEC did not expect incomplete returns to District 54, Volodymyr Avramenko, FUU the vote in District 121 (Sambir) on April Ukraine’s intelligence service on April 11, affect the outcome of the races in question. District 55, Serhii Matvienkov, FUU 10. nearly two weeks after being elected a Those listed below are considered vic- District 56, Oleksander Koloniari, FUU It is not the first time that court actions national deputy to Ukraine’s Parliament, tors, pending any court challenges that may District 57, Ihor Shkiria, FUU in the matter of the 16 detained activists even though his new status gives him be brought by defeated competitors. It is District 58, Oleksander Leschynskyi, FUU have been postponed or delayed. The immunity from criminal prosecution. too early to predict where such challenges District 59, Viktor Turmanov, Ind, detainees have conducted hunger strikes Mr. Shkil has remained incarcerated will be filed. District 60, Volodymyr Zubanov, FUU and other actions to protest the fact they along with 15 other young adults, many of In cases where single-mandate district District 61, Hennadii Vasyliev, Ind, have not been granted the right to bail. Mr. them fellow UNA members, for the past results are overturned, repeat elections District 62, Valerii Konovaliuk, FUU Yanko said that the detentions are illegal. 13 months, since the violent and bloody would most likely be held in August of this District 63, Viktor Slauta, FUU “They are not a threat. It takes but a year, said CEC Chairman Mykhailo street demonstrations in Kyiv on March 9, 2001. couple of hours to review the cases and Riabets. some political will to sign the documents,” Those candidates marked “Ind” (for District 64, Volodymyr Satsiuk, Dem. While a Lviv Oblast Court upheld the validity of elections in said Mr. Yanko. independent) are in many cases members of Party/Dem. Union (89.74%) Mr. Shkil, the 39-year-old firebrand and political parties, however, they were “self- District 65, Pavlo Zhebrivskyi, Ind. 121 of the Lviv Oblast, where voters gave Mr. Shkil the nod, a Kyiv Municipal Court leader of the radical nationalist party nominated” as opposed to party- or bloc- District 66, Pavlo Matvienko, Party of UNA, which is largely composed of young nominated for registration purposes. National Economic Development has hedged on his release. Mr. Shkil and his supporters believe the delays are tacti- people, has been imprisoned since March 9 Acronyms used in the listing below are: District 67, Valentyn Savytskyi, Ind. when he was arrested after leading demon- OU, Our Ukraine; FUU, For a United District 69, Viktor Razvadovskyi, Ind. cal maneuvers by state authorities who are searching for a way to keep him impris- strations through Kyiv in protest against Ukraine; CPU, Communist Party of the policies and alleged criminal behavior Ukraine; SDPU, Social Democratic Party oned. “Although a legally elected official is of President Leonid Kuchma and a coterie (United); and SPU, Socialist Party of District 70, Nestor Shufrych, SDPU of his state officials. Ukraine. District 71, , Ind. not to be imprisoned, I am in jail,” said Mr. Shkil. “All it would take is for one of the The government considers Mr. Shkil the District 72, Istvan Haidosz, SDPU prime instigator and public enemy number Autonomous Republic of Crimea District 73, Oleksander Kameniash, Ind. judges to sign the piece of paper authoriz- ing my release.” one in the violent encounters between District 1, Volodymyr Voyush, SDPU District 74, Mykhailo Siatynia, Ind. demonstrators and state militia that took (89.43%) District 75, Orest Klympush, Ind. Mr. Shkil made his comments from inside a 15-square-foot steel pen in which place that day, first near Shevchenko Park District 2, Lev Myrymskyi, Ind. and later near the Presidential District 3, Serhii Ivanov, Ind. Zaporizhia Oblast he and the 15 other prisoners were held as they waited in court for the appearance of Administration Building. The bloody clash- District 4, Anatolii Rakhanskyi, Ind. District 76, Petro Sabashuk, OU es included the tossing of Molotov cock- District 5, Viktor Myronenko, CPU District 77, Yurii Artemenko, Ind. the court tribunal. After a two-hour delay, two members of the three-judge tribunal tails and smoke bombs; they ended with District 6, Valerii Horbatov, Ind. District 78, Hennadii Horlov, FUU responsible for the case finally appeared law enforcement officials using tear gas to District 7, Ihor Franchuk, Ind. District 79, Yaroslav Sukhyi, Ind. and announced the court session would disperse the crowds. Dozens of individuals District 8, Volodymyr Skliar, Ind. District 80, Ivan Bastryha, FUU have to be delayed because the third judge from both sides were injured in the melees. District 9, Valerii Yevdokimov, SDPU District 81, Volodymyr Bronnikov, FUU had been hospitalized. That evening the state militia conducted District 10, Anatolii Franchuk, Ind. District 82, Oleh Oleksenko, OU Mr. Shkil’s attorney, Mykola Yanko, was a sweep of trains leaving for Lviv and District 83, Anatolii Moroz, CPU blunt in his assessment of the situation. arrested some 200 students who had taken District 84, Oleksander Peklushenko, FUU part in the demonstrations, most of whom District 11, Viktor Antemiuk, Ind. “The judges are scared. They do not have the courage to take upon themselves were quickly released. They also detained District 12, , OU Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast the release,” explained Mr. Yanko. most of the UNA leadership. While Mr. District 13, Mykola Katerynchuk, Ind. District 85, Mykola Kruts, OU (96.41%) The attorney said that if his client were Shkil was released after a few days, he was District 14, Volodymyr Maistryshyn, Ind. District 86, Ihor Nasalyk, OU not released he would appeal the case to rearrested in May and officially charged District 15, Hryhorii Kaletnyk, FUU District 87, Volodymyr Moisyk, OU the Kyiv Appellate Court. with organizing mass unrest. Mr. Shkil District 16, Ihor Kalnichenko, FUU District 88, Roman Tkach, OU Somewhat unexpectedly, Mr. Shkil took headed the Ukrainian National Assembly District 17, Mykola Sokyrko, OU District 89, Yevhen Hirnyk, OU 26 percent of the vote in the March 31 par- from 1999 until last autumn, when he was District 18, Svitlana Melnyk, SPU District 90, Roman Zvarych, OU liamentary elections to defeat his closest replaced while in detainment. rival, Leonid Tkachuk of the Social Mr. Shkil’s political partners in last Democratic Party (United), and eight other year’s anti-Kuchma demonstrations – the District 19, Serhii Slabenko, OU District 91, Dmytro Rudkovskyi, Ind. candidates. By Ukrainian law, Mr. Shkil Batkivschyna Party, today part of the Yulia District 20, Serhii Bondarchuk, OU District 92, Hryhorii Bondarenko, FUU now has immunity from criminal prosecu- Tymoshenko Bloc, and the Socialist Party District 21, Mykola Martynenko, Ind. District 93, Volodymyr Syvkovych, Ind. tion for the duration of his time in office. – have both called for Mr. Shkil’s release. District 22, Volodymyr Bondar, OU District 94, Tetiana Zasukha, Ind. There is other precedent for releasing him leaders Stepan District 23, Ihor Yeremeyev, FUU District 95, Yevhen Zhovtiak, OU (70.87%) from government custody. In 1998, after Khmara and Oleksander Turchynov have District 96, Serhii Osyka, Ind. gaining victory in parliamentary elections, been closely involved in the effort to free Dnipropetrovsk Oblast District 97, Yurii Boiko, OU ex-National Deputy Mykhailo Brodskyi the UNA activist, who is expected to join District 24, Anatolii Klymenko, Ind. District 98, Kyrylo Polischuk, Ind. District 25, Serhii Bychkov, Ind. was released from jail, where he was being their faction in the Verkhovna Rada. District 26, Viktor Pinchuk, Ind. District 27, Leonid Serhienko, Ind. District 99, Hanna Antonyeva, Ind. District 28, Viktor Veretennykov, Ind. District 100, Oleksander Bilovol, Dem. District 29, Oleksander Kasianenko, Ind. Party/Dem. Union District 30, Viacheslav Anisimov, CPU District 101, Mykhailo Poplavskyi, Ind. District 31, Volodymyr Movchan, FUU District 102, Olha Zatochna, Ind. District 32, Vadym Hurov, Ind. District 103, Oleksander Yedin, FUU District 33, Ihor Smianenko, Ind. District 34, Mykola Kolisnyk, Ind. Luhansk Oblast District 35, Viktor Drachevskyi, Ind. District 104, Vasyl Nadraha, FUU District 36, Leonid Derkach, Ind. (99.56%) District 37, Serhii Kasianov, Ind. District 105, Vladyslav Kryvobokov, District 38, Mykola Soloshenko, Ind., People’s Party of Depositors (96.57%) District 106, Enver Tskitishvili, FUU District 39, Oleksander Shevchenko, FUU District 107, Viktor Kirilov, Ind. District 40, Oleh Tsariov, Ind. District 108, Liudmyla Kyrychenko, FUU District 109, Serhii Synchenko, CPU Donetsk Oblast District 110, Mykola Budahiants, FUU District 41, Raisa Bohatyriova, FUU District 111, Hennadii Astrov-Shumilov, (83.32%) FUU District 42, Tetiana Bakhtieyeva, FUU District 112, Yukii Ioffe, Ind. District 43, Yukhym Zviahilskyi, FUU District 113, Mykola Hapochka, FUU District 44, Valentyn Landyk, FUU District 114, Kateryna Fomenko, FUU AP/Efrem Lukatsky District 45, Volodymyr Rybak, FUU District 115, Viktor Topolov, Ind. District 46, Andrii Kliuyev, FUU Workers at a Kyiv polling station empty ballotboxes prior to counting votes in District 47, Oleh Panasovskyi, CPU (Continued on page 5) the parliamentary elections of March 31. In the background are three observers. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

NEWS ANALYSIS The elections: Ukraine takes two steps forward, one step back

by Taras Kuzio aged to obtain only 0.88 percent. Financial in Moldova and Belarus. In addition, those allegations of fraud. The greatest number of RFE/RL Newsline resources do not necessarily translate into regions also showed that they are opposed violations recorded by the OSCE monitor- political power in Ukraine. to the typical CIS authoritarian presidential ing teams were in the Donbas region, According to the final results released Third, the poll results show a growth in state favored by the oligarchs. The two which the respected Ukrainian weekly by the Central Election Commission, only political and civic consciousness among Russian nationalist blocs obtained a total of Zerkalo Nedeli/Dzerkalo Tyzhnia labeled six of the 33 parties and blocs contesting Ukrainians. Anatolii Hrytsenko, president only 1.16 percent in proportional voting “a mini-Belarus” and “totalitarian enclave” the elections passed the 4 percent barrier of the Ukrainian Center for Economic and nationwide, a reflection of the unpopularity within Ukraine. FUU’s tactics in the for representation under the proportional Political Studies (UCEPS), recently wrote of their views in Ukraine. Donbas negatively affected both the CPU system. that, “The authorities think we are all President Kuchma still continues to talk and Our Ukraine’s results in the region. Of these, two are pro-presidential (For a idiots.” Obviously, they are very wrong. about implementing the flawed April 2000 Sixth, Parliament will be stalled in the United Ukraine, or FUU, 11.98 percent and Cloned and fake oligarchic and presiden- referendum that would convert Ukraine into next few months by two problems. The the Social Democratic Party [united], or tially inspired parties such as Women for a presidential state with a weak Parliament, election of a new parliamentary leadership SDPU, 6.24), one is ambivalent toward the the Future (2.11 percent), Winter Crop but he has neither a parliamentary majority will be difficult, as these positions are cru- executive (Our Ukraine, 23.52), and three Generation (2.01), Greens (1.30) and Rukh nor the constitutional two-thirds to ensure cial in deciding the parliamentary agenda are anti-presidential (Communist Party of for Unity (0.16) fared badly, and some of this. A March poll by UCEPS found that, of and in acting as launching pads for further Ukraine, or CPU, 20.04; Yulia Tymoshenko their votes may have been “donated” to the successful parties in the elections, only political careers. The CPU, the SPU and the Bloc, 7.21; and the Socialist Party of For a United Ukraine. the FUU supports the implementation of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc have also already Ukraine, or SPU, 6.93). Some votes may have also been stolen referendum results. Prime Minister Anatolii supported calls for the new Parliament to Although the authorities tried their from Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine Kinakh believes that the newly elected launch impeachment proceedings against damnedest, they failed to keep the fiercely and given to FUU, as Our Ukraine’s result Parliament will therefore not be in a posi- President Kuchma. Whether these are suc- anti-presidential Yulia Tymoshenko and was approximately 6.5 percent less than tion to implement the referendum. cessful depends on the attitude of Our Socialist blocs from getting into Mr. Yushchenko’s personal popularity rat- The “party of power” had to fall back Ukraine, which is composed of a radical Parliament. ing. Our Ukraine has claimed that the real on the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, where anti-Kuchma wing and those inclined to Independent Ukraine’s third parliamen- result was 27 percent, 3.5 percent more it won 19 out of 22, and seven out of 11 of favor cooperation on some issues with the tary election produced six important than the official figure. the majoritarian districts amid widespread FUU, but not with the SDPU. results. At the same time, disillusionment with First, the Communist Party of Ukraine Ukraine’s political process is running high, (CPU) did not obtain the highest results and voter turnout was lower than in the presidential forces to form a majority, and is no longer the largest faction in the 1998 elections – particularly in eastern although it would be a loosely structured newly elected Verkhovna Rada. The CPU Pro-Kuchma... Ukraine, which hurt FUU and the CPU. (Continued from page 1) and most likely, a situational one. faction of 66 deputies was reduced by This disillusionment will increase if the He said that an agreement between the nearly half of the 115 seats it held in the many FUU deputies are perceived to have ity to form a new government. Volodymyr Polokhalo, a leading political Communists and the For a United Ukraine outgoing Parliament, and is even fewer gained their seats in an unfair election. In Bloc already may be in place, with the analyst for the political science journal than the 80 it had in the 1994-1998 addition, the elections showed that Communists promising to support certain Political Thought and a critic of the presi- Verkhovna Rada. Ukrainians tend to vote for personalities presidential initiatives in return for a seat on dent, said there is little doubt that President The CPU lost protest votes to the Yulia (e.g., Mr. Yushchenko, Ms. Tymoshenko, the Verkhovna Rada dais – perhaps the Kuchma’s desire will be fulfilled and that Tymoshenko Bloc and the Natalia and SPU head Oleksander Moroz) rather chair of the second vice-chairman. the real issue was not whether but when a Vitrenko Bloc. Ukraine’s population, than parties or ideologies. The Communist Party, which was con- pro-presidential majority would be formed. which has declined by 4 million people The Greens, the only one of the three sidered an opposition party in the last “There is a second set of elections going since the 1989 Soviet census, has also oligarchic parties in the outgoing Parliament but was not averse to becoming on at the moment in which independents are affected the CPU’s support base among Parliament that fared badly in the elec- part of situational majorities with pro-presi- being selected to join his faction in the pensioners. As a result, the newly elected tions, had a particularly poor showing. dential forces even then, said already on Parliament is the least left-wing of any that Despite a sophisticated election campaign Parliament,” explained Mr. Polokhalo. “It is April 4 that it would not consider blocking has preceded it. featuring some of the best posters and bill- about the formation of a mega-faction.” with any of the other five political forces, Some voters were attracted by the two boards, the Greens failed to win over the Mr. Polokhalo said that since the elec- including For a United Ukraine. Its leader, Communist “clones” – the oligarch-funded electorate to its image as an environmental tions President Kuchma has met with , said the Communists Communist Party of Ukraine-Revived party, as voters knew the party had not pro- groups of non-aligned, newly chosen candi- would continue to oppose the president and (CPU) and the radical splinter Communist posed a single legislative initiative in the dates from single-mandate districts to con- call for his impeachment. Party of Workers and Peasants, which 1998-2002 Verkhovna Rada. vince them of the benefits of becoming From an ideological point of view, Mr. together obtained 1.81 percent. The Natalia Fourth, President Leonid Kuchma’s members of the For a United Ukraine fac- Pohrebynskyi said the only coalition possi- Vitrenko Bloc, which garnered 3.22 per- “party of power,” the FUU, increased its tion. Those who have resisted have been ble would be one between Our Ukraine and cent, also took votes from the CPU. core popularity of 4 percent to only 10-11 invited for one-on-one discussions with the For a United Ukraine, but right now that is Second, the outcome of the elections percent. This should not be considered a president, according to the analyst. not a reality. reveals why the executive was in favor of victory, considering the fact that adminis- Mr. Polokhalo said he believes that many “If the issue was one of positions and maintaining the mixed 50:50 proportional- trative resources, vote falsification and bal- national deputies would be forced to “dis- programs, and not of personal ambitions of majoritarian election system. Ideologically lot rigging worked in the party’s favor. card their promises and their programs,” the leaders I would say that there were pos- driven parties on the left and right pre- FUU’s poor showing in the proportional and join the mega-bloc, which Mr. Kuchma sibilities – but ambitions and later prepara- ferred a proportional system from which voting was counterbalanced by a high vote will have succeeded in forming by the end tions for presidential elections would get in they stood to gain. The ideologically amor- count in majoritarian districts where most of the month. the way,” explained Mr. Pohrebynskyi. phous centrist, oligarchic pro-presidential of the irregularities took place. The political scientist noted that the While the SDPU and its leader, Viktor parties preferred the majoritarian system Aside from “donations” from oligarch result of the president’s efforts would be Medvedchuk, which did not get the support through which their “independents” could parties and vote theft from Our Ukraine, “the disturbing development” of a mega- it had expected in the elections, have be elected. Our Ukraine and the CPU FUU’s result was also assisted by high bloc that would have power way beyond remained restrained amid the various obtained 70 and 59 seats on the propor- vote counts from closed institutions (hos- that which the electorate voted it.” rumors being floated and attempts made at tional lists, and 42 and seven seats on the pitals and psychiatric hospitals, military “It is a slap in the face of the electorate, coalition-building, the leaders of the Yulia majoritarian lists, respectively. Meanwhile, voters, and by voting of the country’s four which voted very differently from the way Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party the relationship for the FUU was the oppo- closed military bases). in which authority is developing in the have made overtures to Our Ukraine to site (36 and 66 seats). In addition, 93 Fifth, the election results confirmed Verkhovna Rada,” said Mr. Polokhalo. form a democratically based, oppositionist “independents” will be under great pres- Ukraine’s regional divisions. Ukrainophone The Political Thought editor said he majority. sure to join the FUU. western and central Ukraine are the regions does not believe that Our Ukraine would The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc issued a The exception to this rule is the SDPU, with the greatest civic activity and con- join the new coalition, but that the Social statement on April 10 in response to Mr. which is the only oligarchic party able to sciousness, as reflected in the massive vote Democratic Party (United) and the Lytvyn’s assertions in which it criticized the stand alone and espouse an ideology. counts in favor of Our Ukraine, the Yulia Communist Party would very probably link remarks as “a provocation against Ukraine’s Nevertheless, considering that the SDPU Tymoshenko Bloc and the SPU. up with Mr. Lytvyn’s bloc to give it the citizenry, human rights and freedoms,” has massive financial resources and con- Our Ukraine obtained more than 60 to additional seats needed to attain 226 votes. because the bloc “used administrative trols the 1+1 Television and Inter televi- 75 percent in some Galician regions com- Another political analyst, Mykhailo resources, repression and punitive measures sion channels, it managed to increase its pared to between 5 and 10 percent in east- Pohrebynskyi of the Center of Political and to fight the opposition, forged election vote by just over 2 percent compared to the ern Ukraine. Our Ukraine took the lead in Conflict Studies, told The Weekly on April returns and manipulated public opinion.” 1998 elections. This poor result for the 14 western and central oblasts, as well as 10 that it was not fair to describe the efforts The statement also accused the For a SDPU will damage party leader Viktor in Kyiv, whereas the CPU won eight east- of Mr. Kuchma as improper, as he was sim- United Ukraine Bloc of “resorting to black- Medvedchuk’s chances in the 2004 presi- ern and southern oblasts along with the ply flexing his political muscle to develop a mail, threats and bribery” to recruit law- dential elections. Similarly, the Democratic Crimea. FUU took only Donetsk Oblast majority able to implement his programs, makers for a majority coalition. Party-Democratic Union bloc backed by with 36.80 percent, and the SPU led in and that was simply sound politics. Oleksander Moroz’s Socialist Party said wealthy oligarch Oleksander Volkov man- Poltava Oblast with 22.12 percent. “How it is being done, perhaps is a that it was ready to discuss its inclusion in a Western and central Ukraine recon- another matter,” added Mr. Pohrebynskyi. majority coalition with the Yulia Taras Kuzio is a research associate at firmed themselves as the country’s bulwark Nonetheless, Mr. Pohrebynskyi also Tymoshenko Bloc to be headed by Viktor the Center for Russian and East against a backward slide to communism or expressed conviction that the party of the Yushchenko and Our Ukraine, but that it European Studies, University of Toronto. a Sovietophile regime such as those found hammer and sickle might join with the pro- had not yet been approached on the matter. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 5

District 171, Dmytro Sviatash, FUU Ministry of Education. Oleksander CEC releases... District 172, Vasyl Salyhin, FUU The tale of Microsoft’s... Katushonok, the regional representative in (Continued from page 3) District 173, Volodymyr Hoshovskyi, Ind. (Continued from page 1) Ukraine for Microsoft, said the Ministry (88.08%) responding to the need for a Ukrainian-lan- of Education had played a significant role Lviv Oblast District 174, Mykhailo Dobkin, Ind. guage program, Microsoft was reacting to in the company’s decision to go with a District 116, Taras Chornovil, OU District 175, Oleksander Feldman, Ind. “dynamic recent growth in the Ukrainian Ukrainian software program. District 117, Pavlo Kachur, OU District 176, Oleksander Bandurko, FUU market.” She explained that the driving “We received many letters from cus- District 118, Taras Stetskiv, OU District 177, Stepan Havrysh, FUU forces behind the decision to develop a tomers who said government offices need- District 119, Oleksander Hudyma, OU District 178, Vasyl Potapov, FUU Ukrainian package was the fact the lan- ed to produce documents in the Ukrainian District 120, Oleh Tiahnybok, OU District 179, Valentyna Hoshovska, FUU guage is required in all official state docu- language – and it was also proposed by District 121, Andrii Shkil, Ind. District 180, Ivan Diyak, FUU ments; is the language of education; and is the Ministry of Education because it was District 122, Petro Dyminskyi, OU District 181, Liudmyla Davydova, Ind. increasingly used in business correspon- needed for schools and higher educational District 123, Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, OU District 182, Oleh Karaturmanov, FUU dence. institutions,” explained Mr. Katushonok. District 124, Petro Pysarchuk, Ind. What she didn’t mention was that the He said the contract with the Ukrainian District 125, Petro Oliinyk, OU Kherson Oblast Ministry of Education gave notice in 2001 government to provide computers to District 126, Ivan Havryliuk, OU District 183, Oleh Bespalov, Ind. that it needed a Ukrainian-language pro- Ukrainian schools influenced the decision District 127, Ihor Ostash, OU District 184, Volodymyr Demekhin, Ind. gram for the computers it was beginning as well because “it is an international stan- District 185, Volodymyr Fialkovskyi, Ind. to install in its schools. Originally the dard of Microsoft that when there is a Mykolaiv Oblast District 186, Mykola Bahrayev, Ind. plan, introduced in May 2001 to comput- partnership with a government the most District 128, Viktor Horbachov, Ind. (98.89%) erize 2,900 Ukrainian schools and institu- important programs are to be translated District 129, Oleksander Kuzmuk, FUU District 187, Stanislav Nikolayenko, SPU tions of higher learning before the end of into the native language.” District 130, Mykola Karpenko, FUU (92.78%) 2003, was to utilize existing Russian-lan- Mr. Katushonok noted that work was District 131, Pavlo Riabikin, Ind. guage Microsoft Word and Microsoft continuing on translating other Microsoft District 132, Valerii Akopian, FUU Khmelnytskyi Oblast Express Outlook programs. programs and that, Windows, Powerpoint District 133, Anatolii Kozlovskyi, Ind. District 188, Oleh Lukashuk, SDPU However, the U.S.-based Shevchenko and Excel would soon be available in District 189, Vitalii Oluiko, FUU Scientific Society (NTSh), and specifical- Ukrainian as well. Odesa Oblast District 190, Vasyl Shpak, FUU ly the chair of its Math and Science He said the new Ukrainian version of District 134, Oleksii Kozachenko, FUU District 191, Adam Chykal, Ind. Section, Dr. Roman Andrushkiw, got wind Office XP package would cost about $350 District 135, Ihor Riznyk, Ind. (96.08%) District 192, Viacheslav Dubytskyi, Ind. of the fact and turned to Microsoft and emphasized that the price is compara- District 136, Serhii Kivalov, Ukrainian District 193, Serhii Buriak, Ind. Chairman Bill Gates and to the Ukrainian ble, if not cheaper, than the Russian or Maritime Party District 194, Volodymyr Nechyporuk, Ind. government to insist that only a English-language versions. He also District 137, Mykola Pavliuk, Ind. Ukrainian-language software program underscored that no additional equipment District 138, Mykola Shvedenko, Ind. could be acceptable. would be needed to run the Ukrainian- District 139, Stanislav Strebko, FUU District 195, Serhii Tereschuk, FUU In his letter to Mr. Gates, Dr. language version. District 140, Yurii Kruk, Ind. District 196, Bohdan Hubskyi, Ind. Andrushkiw emphasized that Microsoft Valerii Samsonov, a Ministry of District 141, Ihor Plokhoi, Ind. District 197, Viktor Tymoshenko, Ind. had provided localized operating software Education official, said Ukrainian software District 142, Volodymyr Mazurenko, Ind. District 198, Ihor Chelombytko, Ind. for all the countries in the region – Russia, would replace Russian software in schools District 143, Leonid Klimov, FUU District 199, Petro Kuzmenko, Ind. Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, where computers were already in place. He District 144, Vasyl Kalinchuk, FUU District 200, Borys Raikov, Ind. Poland – but, inexplicably not for Ukraine. said he also hoped the Ukrainian version District 201, Mykola Bulatetskyi, OU Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, the well- of Windows would be available for Poltava Oblast known Ukrainian activist, presidential Ukrainian students by the end of the year. District 145, Anatolii Kukoba, Ind. Chernivtsi Oblast consultant and NTSh member, took up the The Ministry of Education project to District 146, Andrii Verevskyi, Ind. District 202, Viktor Korol, OU matter with officials of the Ukrainian gov- provide 2,900 mostly village schools with District 147, Vasyl Havryliuk, Ind. District 203, Heorhii Manchulenko, OU ernment and the Ministry of Education. computers and Internet capability – a con- District 148, Oleh Salmin, Ind. District 204, Mykhailo Bauer, Ind. Eventually, National Deputy Ihor tinuation of a program begun in 2000 to District 149, Hennadii Rudenko, FUU District 205, , Ind. Yukhnovskyi assured Dr. Hawrylyshyn computerize all Ukrainian schools – has District 150, Volodymyr Matytsyn, Ind. that he was aware of the issue and that it already provided computers for some District 151, Ivan Chetverykov, Ind. Chernihiv Oblast would be resolved. 1,400 learning institutions, among them District 152, Mykola Karnaukh, SPU In an interview with The Weekly on 240 village schools. The eventual cost of District 206, Valentyn Melnychuk, Ind. April 10, Microsoft did not deny that it the computerization of Ukraine’s schools District 207, Vladyslav Atroschenko, OU had responded to pressure from the is expected to reach $32 million. District 208, Oleksander Volkov, Dem. District 153, Yurii Shyrko, Ind. Party/Dem. Union District 154, Pavlo Sulkovskyi, OU District 209, Ivan Pliusch, Ind. (99.32%) District 155, Vitalii Tsekhmistrenko, OU District 210, Fedir Shpyh, Ind. District 156, Oleksander Abdullin, Dem. District 211, Oleh Petrov, FUU Party/Dem, Union District 157, Mykola Shershun, FUU Kyiv City District 212, Leonid Chernovetsky, Ind. Sumy Oblast District 213, Oleksander Zadorozhnyi, District 158, Yevhen Lapin, FUU Yednist District 159, Oleksander Tsarenko, FUU District 214, Mykola Polischuk, OU District 160, Mykola Noschenko, FUU (89.32%) District 161, Olha Ginsburg, CPU District 215, Anatolii Mokrousov, Yednist MemorialMemorial DayDay WeekendWeekend District 162, Ivan Rishniak, FUU District 216, Serhii Tieriokhin, OU District 163, Hryhorii Dashutin, FUU District 217, Stanislav Stashevskyi, Yednist MayMay 2424 –– 27,27, 20022002 District 218, Vasyl Horbal, Ind. (97.81%) District 219, Volodymyr Bondarenko, OU Room rate per night/Double Occupancy: Standard $80, Deluxe $90 District 164, Oleksander Ustenko, OU District 220, Valerii Asadchev, OU District 165, Oleh Humeniuk, OU District 221, Valerii Lebedivskyi, Ind. Children free to age 16, extra person $5 per night, tax and gratuities included District 166, Ivan Stoiko, OU District 222, Yurii Orobets, Ind. Friday: Party at the Trembita Lounge – 9 until ?? Cover Charge $5 District 167, Ihor Tarasiuk, OU District 223, Borys Bespalyi, OU District 168, Mykhailo Polianych, OU Live music provided by Midnight Bigus Sevastopol City Kharkiv Oblast District 224, Stanislav Halchynskyi, CPU Saturday and Sunday: Breakfast in Main House Dining Room – 8-10 a.m. District 169, Leonid Isayev, FUU (99.25%) (96.04%) BBQ at Veselka Patio – 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. District 170, Stanislav Kosionov, FUU District 225, Viktor Zaichko, FUU Happy Hour at the Trembita Lounge – 4:30-6 p.m. Dinner available in Main House Dining Room – 6-8 p.m. Quotable notes ZABAVAS – $10 at the door Veselka Hall – start time 10 p.m. “These elections are a watershed. Ukraine will go either toward democracy or toward dictatorship. And their characteristic trait is that for the first time the Saturday: dance to the music of LUNA authorities directly, without intermediary structures, have sought to apply their Sunday: dance to the music of MONTAGE administrative resource by intimidating voters, blackmailing managers of enter- prises, and interfering in the formation of election commissions and party struc- Monday: Savor coffee and danish in the Main House Lobby – 8-10 a.m. tures. Suffice it to say that in the Donetsk region the [pro-presidential] now has 480,000 members. It is more than the Communist Party had Brunch, Main House Dining Room – 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. there in the Soviet era.” ALL MEALS, DANCES, DRINKS, BBQs – are on a PAY as YOU GO basis! – Socialist Party of Ukraine Chairman Oleksander Moroz in an interview with Make your reservation today! the Ukrainska Pravda website on March 31, as cited by RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Bloc’s power outweighs public support Civic mobilization’s missing link by Ihor Dlaboha One.” The underlying message is that the Although the results are in, everybody here is still trying to figure out who actually individual is the driving force behind the won the March 31 elections to Ukraine’s Parliament. True, Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Having been active in Ukrainian Ukraine bloc took nearly a quarter of the by-party vote, but President Leonid Kuchma American civic affairs since the days when common good or collective consciousness. is working diligently to prop up the weak results of his pro-presidential For a United SUSTA and TUSM were powerful national The desire to become active, to devote the Ukraine Bloc by recruiting non-aligned national deputies, to allow the bloc to dictate student organizations and UCCA President time and energy to a cause, to endure frus- the development of a majority in the Verkhovna Rada. Prof. Lev Dobriansky assured delegates to tration has to burn inside us for anyone one If it weren’t for the mixed election system, which President Kuchma forced down the Congress of Ukrainians in America that of us to select a group or issue and become the Parliament’s throat by vetoing four other election laws, today Our Ukraine, as the “we know where we’re going,” I have wit- a participant. However, before we become election front-runner, would be the only one attempting to form the majority. Because nessed numerous attempts to promote civic active, we have to sense an obligation to the system that finally was approved allowed for half the seats to the Parliament to be activity and community awareness among chosen in a vote for party and half by single-mandate district voting, it has given For a Ukrainian American demographic sub- United Ukraine a second life in its grab for power. This has resulted in a concerted groups. There were efforts to attract effort to pressure candidates elected as independents in single-mandate constituencies American-born or non-Ukrainian-speaking Traditional media to join the pro-presidential bloc. As a result, For a United Ukraine will have far greater Ukrainian Americans, to draw our promis- authority in the next Parliament than the support given by the electorate. ing but absent youth into community life, breathe life into a The bloc, headed by Mr. Kuchma’s chief of staff, Volodymyr Lytvyn, could do no and now to appeal to the “Fourth Wave” of better than third in popular polling and received merely 12 percent of the vote. It may immigrants from Ukraine. people and quickly now get as much as 40 percent of parliamentary seats, and it will have the president to Simultaneously, there have been national thank for that success. There are few here who will disagree that Mr. Kuchma is using and regional grassroots conferences on turn them into a his “political abilities” to twist arms and make offers that cannot be refused. charting our future, dwelling on the reasons In the last few days he has met with all 93 independent lawmakers elected in sin- for our existence and composing new mis- society, with a past, gle-mandate districts, either individually or in groups, to explain to them the “bene- sion statements. One such endeavor, the fits” of membership in the political bloc of power. If remarks by Mr. Lytvyn on April Joint Conferences of Ukrainian American a present and a 10 are to believed, then about 79 of 93 non-aligned candidates have jumped on the Organizations, held in June 1999 in future. FUU bandwagon, which most anyone would agree is an unusually high number of Washington, brought to an end the 20th supposedly independent-minded politicians. Why are they so quick to join an estab- century’s hope of greater civic mobiliza- lished political force so soon after the election? tion. Little debate exists on whether the president’s action is politically ethical because Now, “Summit 2002,” as it is being society here no longer attempts to consider such issues. The more interesting question called, opened the new millennium with a our fellow Ukrainians. There are enough is whether Our Ukraine, with Viktor Yuschenko at the helm, should join in the majori- conclave at Soyuzivka, the venue for many outlets for everyone’s skills and interests, ty coalition or whether his center-right bloc should enter into a cooperative partnership fantastic SUSTA gatherings in the 1960s but not everyone needs to be involved – just with the self-proclaimed oppositionist forces of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the and 1970s, and offered another ray of hope as not everyone can or should be president Socialist Party. for its attendees. or a rocket scientist. Yet, the political reality is that the combined numbers of both Ms. Tymoshenko’s Despite the efforts of the joint confer- Mass participation or universal involve- forces and the Socialists would fail to give this coalition sufficient votes for a majority. ences’ organizers and their heartfelt pledges ment will not save the Ukrainian The two oppositionist groups are not against allowing the Communists to jump aboard that they would repeat that forum periodi- American community. Neither the general as well, but that is a non-starter for Our Ukraine. One of the pillars of the ideological cally, so far we haven’t seen hide or hair of American population, nor any other ethnic platform on which at least three of the parties in the bloc stand is uncompromising them. As for Summit 2002, we’ll wait and group enjoys universal activism. However, opposition to the Communists. Nor is the Social Democratic Party (United) a realistic see what its organizers do in the coming that does not mean we shouldn’t endeavor fourth choice as Mr. Yushchenko and , the SDPU leader, are months and years. to include more people in community antagonistic toward one another over successful attempts by each of them to remove In the meantime, the Ukrainian affairs from all demographic subgroups, the other one from positions of power. American civic organizations that decades including baby boomers, Generation Y, Which brings us back to an Our Ukraine/For a United Ukraine coalition. But here ago outlined their reasons for being will Generation X and the Fourth Wave. everybody acknowledges that, even if ideologies don’t get in the way, ambitions will. continue to go about their business – the Organizations and conferences by them- Both Mr. Yushchenko and National Deputy Serhii Tyhypko, a political heavyweigh business of building as rich a Ukrainian life selves are not nearly strong enough to with FUU, would want to head the government that President Kuchma would allow in the United States (or Canada, etc.) as accomplish this daunting task. the majority to form. While not political foes, neither are the two men political pals. they can. All of them have been successful- Unfortunately, we lack the single most Thus neither is likely to budge or agree to take the lesser post of Parliament chairman. ly fulfilling their self-chosen mandate to the important vehicle that can undertake that Even if some sort of agreement could be reached on that single issue (and that is benefit of all Ukrainian Americans and job with any hope of success. Not youth, not the only item separating the two blocs), such a coalition would disintegrate within Ukrainians everywhere. Just look around at not even unity, can coalesce disparate indi- a year as the presidential elections near and the two groups line up behind different their accomplishments in the last half of the viduals and groups. Only daily media can candidates. For Our Ukraine there is a more fundamental issue, as well. Several of the 20th century. Their goals have been diverse accomplish this task. political parties in the bloc are strictly opposed to close cooperation with President and numerous, but all had a common mis- There is a wonderful scene from the Kuchma and the oligarchic clans that make up For a United Ukraine. They would in sion that remains singularly relevant: to fos- 1982 movie “Gandhi,” that illustrates this all likelihood leave Our Ukraine if a coalition were formed with FUU. ter and maintain the Ukrainian American point. Gandhi, in South Africa, was In the end, the situation in the Parliament in the wake of the elections – while better community, to be loyal American citizens detailing for his white friend the accom- than what has been the case historically because the alternatives are clearer – will and to help our brethren in Ukraine. plishments of the Indian community. Its again not allow for a lasting parliamentary majority. At best, Ukraine can expect only From that assertion, all of them have development resembled the evolution of situational coalitions from its deputies. There will be some legislative progress, how- developed three basic categories of activity: Ukrainian life in America. Gandhi noted ever, especially in the economic arena because four of the six political groups agree on building the “hromada” (community) infra- that the community had built a church, a open markets, free trade and reduced taxes, but only for the next year. Then presiden- structure; working on legislative issues in school, businesses and a reading room; tial elections take over and everything comes to a grinding political halt once again. Washington, state capitols or city halls; and he went on to say that soon they would While voters voiced their opinion on March 31, it appears that, ultimately, the win- carrying out necessary projects in Ukraine. have a newspaper and then they would ner in these parliamentary elections will not be known until November 2004, when Every organization has adopted one or have a community. Mr. Kuchma’s successor is finally chosen. Far more likely than not, that person will be more of these broad tasks, with each one We, Ukrainian Americans, who have one of the six individuals who today lead the blocs/parties that voters elected. being championed by its own band of advo- grown up with the belief that we belong to cates. I won’t list any organization in partic- the elite of North American ethnic groups, ular (in order not to offend those that I today are alone without daily media, be April might innocently overlook), but all of them they on a local, regional or national level, Turning the pages back... share the glory of the same stage lights. be they privately or civically owned. We Consequently, I believe that the self- need inclusive daily media to sustain the righteous attempts to charm one or another community. To be sure, Svoboda came after 20 the establishment of civic organizations, subgroup into activism is overrated. Civic activity is not for everyone. notably the Ukrainian National Association, 1989 For four consecutive days in April of 1989, between The U.S. Army developed a very suc- but today its weekly publishing cycle as 20,000 and 25,000 people gathered in the central square of cessful marketing campaign to attract enlis- well as the frequency and circulations of Lviv to protest what they saw as illegal elections practices. tees with two strikingly Spartan slogans: The Ukrainian Weekly and other newspa- The public meetings began on April 20 and continued “Be All You Can Be” and “An Army of pers are too small to satisfy the needs of the through April 23 in the city’s historic “rynok.” They were organized to protest tactics community and to expand it. They just used by the local Communist Party apparatus to exclude independents from the ballot in don’t reach enough of the people repeatedly special elections to the new USSR Congress of People’s Deputies scheduled for May 14 Ihor Dlaboha is a Ukrainian and quickly to make a difference. in districts where no candidate had won a majority in the March 26 general elections American journalist, a former editor of In the past, when our community prided because voters had crossed out their names – even in the single-candidate races. The Ukrainian Weekly and The National itself on having more than one daily news- The public criticism was due to the political machinations of local party officials Tribune, former general manager of the paper – and Svoboda was the pre-eminent during caucuses in such districts called to confirm nominees, among whom were Ivan Ukrainian Broadcasting Network, a one – there was not one project that wasn’t Drach, the Kyiv poet and leader of the still unofficial Popular Movement to Promote member of the UCCA executive board, guaranteed success when it was promoted Restructuring, or Rukh. Mr. Drach was nominated by a majority of workers in a num- and a vice-president of the Association of on page one. There was not one civic group Ukrainian Journalists of America and (Continued on page 20) Canada. (Continued on page 18) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places Ukrainian Heritage Foundation in Chicago for undertaking the survey of the last and by Myron B. Kuropas It’s time to think Fourth (actually fifth) Wave of the Ukrainian immigrants to the North about downsizing American continent. To the best of my rec- Dear Editor: ollection, this is the first survey that was The news story about the Summit of sponsored by one of our Ukrainian institu- Ukrainian American Organizations (March tions and done professionally. I don’t know Understanding UNA conventions: the word is hush! 24) reminded me of a series of articles a of any other up until now. Roma Hayda’s lament in the March 31 would require buying out the remaining generation ago called “De Dity?” The Ukrainian National Association is issue of The Ukrainian Weekly regarding two years of the contract. We’ve already (Where are our children?) I am of the gen- having its next triennial convention here in the lack of declared candidates and pro- experienced one such unfortunate experi- eration to which those articles referred. Chicago during the month of May. I highly posals on the eve of the 35th UNA ence with a contracted sales executive. My wife and I are doing our best to raise recommend and request that the UNA, as Convention is typical of someone who If we passed the corporate structure fine young Ukrainian Americans, involving well as all the other existing Ukrainian fra- believes reason and transparency should proposal, we would have an 11-member them in the Ukrainian Catholic Church, ternal associations, invest money in a simi- prevail within the Ukrainian National board of directors. In both theory and Ridna Shkola, Plast. However, there are lar, and more comprehensive, study of the Association. practice, six board members could set pol- few families like us left in the Greater Fourth Wave in order to find the reasons “The confusion regarding leadership icy. And who runs the organization during Cleveland Ukrainian community, when you why so few members of that wave join our and any proposal to change the UNA’s the transition, that period between the take into account the large number of fraternities. organizational structure from a communi- acceptance of the new by-laws and the Ukrainians in this area. Our Ukrainian Churches, Catholic, ty-oriented body to a corporate structure selection of a CEO by a search commit- Orthodox and Evangelical, also should be The future will bring about church and remains unresolved and undiscussed at the tee? Delegates would probably suggest invited to participate in such a study. A pro- school closings, some organizations will branch level of the UNA,” she writes. that the present elected executive board fessionally done sociological study is the cease to exist soon because of dwindling Surprise, surprise. The days when continue. Would these executives be best method in finding out why these same numbers of active members, and some UNA members attended branch meetings aggressive in finding their replacements? new immigrant families are avoiding mem- resort/camp properties will be sold due to a and offered suggestions for the good of Isn’t it possible that the law of inertia bership in these Churches. Those who do lack of interest. the organization are long gone. Members would set in and nothing would change? It join our parishes rarely support them to the The task at hand, as I see it, is how to learned that suggestions are rarely heeded. is for all these reasons that the proposal fullest of their means financially, but yet downsize in an orderly fasion in order to At one time, at least, recommendations was rejected via a mail ballot by the UNA own two or more homes. To help defray the survive as an ethnic group in Greater from branches and district committees members who were delegates to the last cost of such an extended study all the three Cleveland, as well as the entire diaspora. were published in Svoboda and The convention. Given our present situation, major youth organizations: Plast, SUM and A good place to start, I think, would be Ukrainian Weekly, but that too is a dying many members believed, this amounts to ODUM should participate. All three organi- to place a building moratorium on new practice, killed by executives who came to little more than re-arranging the deck zations would gain from such a study. Our churches and civic centers, as we cannot fill believe that constructive criticism was an chairs on the Titanic. Ukrainian credit unions have gained the the ones we already have! attack on them. How did all of this hap- Some of us believe that the reason the most members from this given group. They Consolidating all youth organizations pen? UNA is declining is that we have forgot- should, en masse, support such a study not into one Ukrainian youth organization Any organization that has been around ten our fraternal mission. During the last only morally but also financially. would also go a long way in preserving for as long a time as the UNA develops 20 or so years the emphasis of UNA exec- what can be called an institutional culture, utives has been on business, not fraternal- what is or will be left. Slawomyr M. Pihut which includes part tradition, part work ism. We’ve cut fraternal benefits, eviscer- Perhaps these thoughts are too radical Crystal Lake, IL for all the different factions to accept, but I environment, part executive fiat. Today, ated the fraternal structure of our branches truly believe the time has come to think in the UNA mode of operation seems to be and wondered why we can’t enroll new this manner. predicated on one word: “hush.” members. In other words, we’ve come to This is a bitter pill to swallow; unfortu- The Queen Mum When I was UNA supreme vice-presi- believe that reducing costs will somehow nately, reality isn’t always as pretty as the dent I was often admonished by full-time increase our membership. Where’s the pictures of those debs you ran in this issue! and Ukrainian kutia executives who told me it was best not to logic in that? To make money, the old Dear Editor: openly mention certain shortcomings adage goes, you have to spend money. Orest Stecyk, M.D. because “it would hurt the organization.” I have attended every UNA convention Uniontown, Ohio In case you didn’t catch the reminis- You will be perceived as a “troublemak- since 1962 – 11 in all. Based on that expe- cence by Edward Schreyer, governor gen- er,” I was told. “Don’t make waves, be a rience, I have learned that there are five eral of Canada from 1979 to 1984, of his team player.” Right. kinds of delegates. visit then with the Queen Mother in My son Stefko is now the vice-presi- The first group consists of dedicated About UNA policies London ( National Post, April 10) : dent and guess what! He’s getting the UNA patriots who want to help the organ- He says : same message. ization grow. They come with new, com- and our benefits “ ... Among other matters, I told her [the So are some other members of the pleted membership applications and make Dear Editor: Queen Mother] that our visit coincided General Assembly. We’re losing mem- intelligent contributions on the floor of the that evening with the Ukrainian Christmas convention. They are peacemakers who Taras Ferencevych (Letters to the Editor, bers, valuable property, fraternal benefits Eve and that as a symbolic gesture we had abhor conflict. April 7) is quite right. For some time now I and community prestige and yet, the poli- brought one of the traditional meatless cy is “hush,” the less said, the better. A second group of delegates comes have felt that the UNA scholarships have with an agenda that may or not be of value been pulverized to the extent that they lost dishes – kutia. I explained further that the We have now reached the point that boiled wheat, honey and poppyseed ingre- any criticism of executives in the UNA to the UNA. They often belong to political any real significance. This program is long or religious groups and their main goal is overdue for an overhaul. dients had been prepared and kept separate press, constructive or otherwise, is viewed simply because kutia, once cooked, does as an attack on the UNA. The argument is to elect their own kind to the assembly. I also second the thoughts of Roma A third group of delegates is interested Hayda regarding insufficient transparency not travel well. ... She seemed to listen simple. A publication, paid for and pub- carefully when I explained that kutia tastes lished by the UNA, should not be used as only in their per diem. They are usually with respect to the approaching UNA con- disillusioned, aging branch secretaries, best when served by itself. ... When the a forum for “malcontents.” Better to cen- vention. Who are the candidates? What who convince themselves that only they kutia was served, the Queen Mum pro- sor all such criticism, even when it origi- issues are to be acted upon? can represent their people. They have Finally, allow me to put in a word for us ceeded to ladle it generously over her nates with lifelong members whose loyal- ty has never been questioned. done little to enroll promising young oldsters. Why is it that as soon as we pay up apple pie saying: ‘I think it tastes rather people, but continue to complain that our life paid-up policies, we immediately better this way, don’t you?’ What was one Mrs. Hayda raises the issue of a corpo- rate structure for the UNA. young people aren’t as committed to the lose all membership privileges in the UNA to say ? It was one of her endearing man- UNA as they are. (e.g., discounts for publications, Soyuzivka, nerisms – to put certain thought and state- On the surface, the idea sounds won- derful. For some well-intentioned The fourth group of delegates are the etc.)? After all, the UNA is still sitting on ments in the interrogative.” team players. They want to be part of the our money. We would have been better off What indeed? UNA’ers it’s a cure-all, an elixir that will make us “modern,” in-step with success- “inner circle.” For them the administration to purchase ordinary life – not only would knows best and must be defended at all Irena Bell ful companies. Unfortunately, the corpo- we have paid in less at this stage of our life, costs. Ottawa rate structure will solve nothing. Think but also we would have retained member- Finally, we have the so-called “trouble- ship privileges. Is this fair? about it. Where would we find a CEO who was familiar with the UNA, fluent in makers” who are not intimidated by the administration. They often take unpopular Orest Hawryluk, M.D. The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes the Ukrainian language, schooled in the stands and are often marginalized, occa- Elkins Park, Pa. letters to the editor and commen- insurance business and willing to work for taries on a variety of topics of con- less than $100,000 per year? Would we sionally demonized by convention chair- cern to the Ukrainian American have to hire professional head hunters? persons. and Ukrainian Canadian commu- They’re not cheap. Even if we found such Will the current full-time paid execu- Thanks to Isajiw nities. Opinions expressed by a CEO, wouldn’t a minimum three-year tives of the UNA run for re-election? columnists, commentators and let- contract be demanded? Wouldn’t the new Probably. But no one really knows. Stay for needed study ter-writers are their own and do CEO want to hire his/her own people? tuned for last-minute announcements. Dear Editor: not necessarily reflect the opinions The way CEOs make a name for them- But who else is running, you ask? I told of either The Weekly editorial selves is to cut costs. What would have to you. The word is “hush.” Just wanted to express my appreciation staff or its publisher, the go? Soyuzivka? Svoboda? The Ukrainian to Prof. Wsewolod Isajiw from Toronto Ukrainian National Association. Weekly? And what if the person didn’t Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: University and Dr. Julian Kulas from the work out after one year? Firing that CEO [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

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OBITUARIES

Sister Vera, 88, Oksana Korzeniowski, 57, physician, professor of medicine by Daria Blackwell get any diagnosis at any conference, any- where. On rounds, she would often lov- teacher, administrator PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Dr. Oksana ingly tell patients – many of whom were Maria Korzeniowski, professor of medi- very ill – that they might be able to go cine at the Medical College of home once they could spell her name. Pennsylvania (MCP) – Hahnemann Her passion for medicine and love for University in Philadelphia, who spent a patients was clear in all she did. I carry lifetime saving lives and shaping those of that in my own heart as I practice medi- countless medical students, died on cine and live up to the ideals of our pro- March 29 at her home in Glenside, Pa. At fession. Her contribution to the legacy of age 57, she succumbed to a prolonged the MCP community – is unmeasurable.” and valiant battle with cancer. Dr. June F. Klinghoffer expressed her Known for her exceptional ability to sentiments, “Oksana was a friend, diagnose infectious diseases, she was an teacher, physician, leader, and honest avid researcher and teacher. Among human being who has given so much and numerous publications, she recently co- who has so enriched us all.” edited the definitive textbook, Dr. Korzeniowski was a graduate of “Cardiovascular Infections,” with Gerald Philadelphia High School for Girls and L. Mandell MD. Among her accomplish- the University of Pennsylvania. She ments were numerous awards for excel- received her medical doctorate from the lence in teaching presented by her stu- University of Rochester in 1971, and dents and her institution, including the completed her post-graduate training at Golden Apple Award in 1987 and 1994, the University of Virginia School of the Lindback Award in 1988, and the Medicine in Charlottesville, where she Harry Gottlieb M.D. Award in 2000. She trained in medicine and surgery. After a Dr. Oksana Maria Korzeniowski was elected president of the year studying the infectious causes of Medical/Dental Staff in 1995, 1996, gastroenteritis in Brazil, she completed a now attends Boston University. Much of Sister Vera Shabatura 1997 and 1999. Dr. Korzeniowski was a fellowship in infectious disease at the Dr. Korzeniowski’s drive in the past few fellow of the American College of University of Virginia School of years was fueled by her desire to see her FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. – The Physicians and served as secretary of the Medicine and served as chief resident for daughter graduate and settle independ- Sisters of St. Basil the Great bid a final American Board of Internal Medicine, the Department of Internal Medicine in ently. farewell to one of their own on January Subspecialty Board on Infectious 1978-1979. Dr. Korzeniowski returned to Dr. Korzeniowski contributed greatly 28 as Sister Vera Shabatura was laid to Diseases. She stepped down from her Philadelphia in 1979, where she assumed to the knowledge of medicine, even help- rest at the sister’s cemetery. responsibilities at the end of 2001. the post of assistant professor of medi- ing to identify and publish reports of Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Dr. Joan A. Lit reflected: “Dr. cine and rose through the ranks to the anaphylactic reactions to her own November 8, 1913, Sister Vera was the Korzeniowski taught me how to be a appointment of Professor. chemotherapy regimens throughout her daughter of the late Paul Shabatura and good doctor, proved to me that my voice Among her many institutional illness, perhaps saving other lives in the the late Mary Warzona Shabatura. When makes a difference, and showed us all appointments, Dr. Korzeniowski served process. the family moved to Illinois, Sister Vera, how to live with courage and grace.” A as the medical director for the inpatient Born in Ukraine on April 11, 1945, to her parents, and her eight siblings resounding thread that her students medical services of the Eastern Marian and Irena Korzeniowski, Dr. became parishioners of St. Nicholas recount is that she taught them not only Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (1985- Korzeniowski spent the first seven years Cathedral in Chicago, Ill., and it was how to practice good medicine, but also 1993), chairman of the Resident of her life in displaced persons camps here that young Vera was called by God how to be a good doctor, the kind that Evaluation Committee (1985-1995), fighting for survival and fleeing the rav- to religious life. In August 1929, not yet helps the staff, the patients and their fam- Chairman of the Committee on the ages of war. The family arrived in the 16 years of age, she entered the Order of ilies make it through whatever crisis they Impact of AIDS (1986-1994), assistant United States via Italy in 1952 aboard St. Basil the Great and began a journey are facing. medical director of the medical college the S.S. Constitution and settled in of service in the name of Christ. She “She was a favorite teacher to medical hospitals (1993-2001), medical director Philadelphia. took her final vows in 1938 at a liturgical students, a stellar attending [physician] for quality assessment (1993-2001), hos- Dr. Korzeniowski is survived by her service celebrated by Bishop Constantine to countless residents and fellows, and a mother, Irena, husband, Lee, and daugh- Bohachevsky. pital Epidemiologist (1993-2001), chair- steadfast colleague and friend,” remem- ter, Alexis, as well as her brother, Walter Until she retired in 1997, Sister Vera man of the Infection Control Committee bered Dr. Andrew Roberts, president of Korzeniowski, and sister, Daria was an active member of the Basilian (1993-2001) and chairman of the Quality the Medical Staff, MCP Hospital. Blackwell. community, devoting her talents to a Council (1993-2001). “Kindling the flame of knowledge and A wake was held at the Lamb Funeral ministry that encompassed scholarly and After returning to Philadelphia, Dr. sparking enlightenment in others so that Home in Huntington Valley, Pa. A administrative responsibilities. She Korzeniowski settled in Glenside, Pa. it can be passed to the next generation is Ukrainian Catholic memorial service, taught in schools in Pennsylvania, New and married Lee Rudakewych, a journal- probably what everyone recognizes about followed by presentation of eulogies, York, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois and ist, in 1982. She devoted her private life her best,” said Dr. Robert Mackay. took place at the funeral home on April Michigan. to her family, especially their daughter, 4 followed by a small reception for fam- As Superior of St. Basil’s Orphanage “She was incredibly smart,” Dr. Marla Alexis Rudakewych, who recently gradu- ily and friends. in Philadelphia, she attended to the phys- Gold recalled, “and she could just about ated from Cheltenham High School and ical and spiritual well-being of children entrusted to the care of the order. In later years, Sister Vera served as a valued member of the Renewal Team for the Sisters of St. Basil and contributed her talents to the prodigious task of organiz- ing and maintaining the order’s archives. A resident of Immaculate Mary Nursing Home, Sister Vera was trans- ferred to Holy Redeemer Hospital on January 24, where she died at the age of 98. Parastas services were held on Sunday, January 27, at the Sister’s Holy Trinity Chapel. The funeral liturgy was celebrated on January 28, by the Revs. Orest Mychailuk and Edward Higgins; responses were sung by the sisters’ choir. Sister Vera is survived by brothers Peter and Donald Shabatura, both of Illinois. She was predeceased by brothers Walter, Michael, Robert and Peter, and by two sisters, Anna and Mary. Upstate NY Long Island Queens 6325 Rte 209 226 Uniondale Avenue 32-01 31st Avenue Need a back issue? Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Uniondale, NY 11553 Astoria, NY 11106 If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Tel.: 914 626-2938, Fax: 914 626-8636 Tel.: 516 565-2393, Fax: 516 565-2097 Tel.: 718 626-0506, Fax: 718 626-0458 Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

Schoonerby Roman Woronowycz Batkivschynanew Millennium and the largest maritime nowports ofheaded the islands of the Caribbean. for Pacificsomewhere on the Westcoast Coast, Capt. Kyiv Press Bureau event in history, according to its organiz- The Batkivschyna’s first port of call will Birioukovitch hopes to continue his west- ers. be Havana, Cuba, the closed island-coun- ward travel across the globe to Hawaii and KYIV – The Batkivschyna, the Capt. Birioukovitch and the try and one of the last outposts of then Australia in the spring. Ukrainian schooner that was lost at sea in Batkivschyna were lost in the Atlantic Communism, where a boat from a country This year beachside sailors will again the Atlantic Ocean for three weeks and Ocean for several weeks as they traveled to with a similar past should be quite wel- have an opportunity to get their sea legs then became the toast of the Eastern the event from Kyiv. When they arrived in come. The captain hopes to get a meeting and take a turn at the helm of the Seaboard during Operation Sail 2000 in Norfolk, Va., long overdue and late for the with Cuba’s President Fidel Castro to pres- Batkivschyna in a new cost-sharing pro- the Millennium year, begins the third year beginning of festivities, they quickly ent him an award of gratitude for Cuba’s gram the Ukrainian vessel is offering. of its trans-gobal expedition in mid-April. became celebrities, their travails in the annual care of hundreds of young Civilians can become members of the The vessel will spend the spring and first Atlantic widely covered by the U.S. media, Ukrainian Chornobyl victims. Batkivschyna crew for a nominal price to part of the summer in the Caribbean before including a large Fourth of July front-page The Batkivschyna and its crew will then offset costs. They will assume regular crew crossing the Panama Canal and traveling story in The New York Times. move on to Cozumel, Mexico, the Grand responsibilities, but will also be able to up the U.S. Pacific coast and then continu- “The first two phases, which were to Caymans, Montego Bay, Jamaica, the breathe the salty spray and take in the ing westward to Hawaii and Australia. cross the Atlantic and take part in OpSail Antilles and finally Curacao before head- majestic splendor of the scenery as the On April 16 the schooner and its cap- 2000 and then to sail the Great Lakes, have ing westward. schooner makes its way down the Pacific tain, Dmitrii Birioukovitch, leave St. been a success,” explained Capt. By July 19 the Ukrainian vessel is Coast sailing with the largest fleet in the Petersburg, Fla., where the unique 89-foot Birioukovitch. “It has included promotion scheduled to be in Monterey, California, to area since Gold Rush days. vessel with the ferro-cement hull wintered, of Ukraine, as we had planned, and aid for respond to an invitation from the city to Capt. Birioukovitch will also be offering and set sail for the Caribbean. They will the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund to visit. Afterwards, the Batkivschyna will day sails in several of the port cities where take part in Americas’ Sail 2002 at various raise money for Ukrainian children.” sail into Canada. On August 8 it is sched- the Batkivschyna will dock. This will ports of the subtropical islands of the Capt. Birioukovitch and the Discover uled to dock in Richmond, British allow interested individuals to spend a cou- region before crossing the Panama Canal Ukraine expedition began talks with CCRF, Columbia, located across the bay from ple of hours sailing on the ship at a mini- around mid-June and heading for the a charitable organization based in Short Vancouver. Richmond and Vancouver are mal cost. U.S./Canadian Pacific Coast, where they Hills, N.J., which has airlifted tons of med- the first stops of a Pacific Coast regatta While the captain has a few contacts in will tour during the late summer. ical supplies and equipment to help called the ASTA Tall Ship Challenge, some of the cities his vessel will visit on Their 2002 tour comes after last year’s Ukraine’s children over the years, after which is sponsored by the American Sail the West Coast, he is still looking to devel- three-month journey through the Great leaders of the two groups became acquaint- Training Association. op more. The ports of Seattle, Los Angeles Lakes, during which they met with ed during OpSail 2000. Last year the two From there the vessel will travel south- and San Diego are also actively seeking Ukrainian communities of all the major organizations cooperated in the Great ward with the regatta to Seattle, where it individuals and groups from their cities of the region and continued the Lakes Challenge to raise money for CCRF. will be docked on August 15-19, then Ukrainian communities to coordinate Discover Ukraine project, their quest to This year Capt. Birioukovitch and his onto San Francisco (August 28- events and organize performers and publicize Ukraine, its achievements and its crew continue the Discover Ukraine proj- September 2), Los Angeles (September dancers, as well as to greet the ship. potential. ect, to which they dedicated themselves at 6-10) and San Diego (September 12-16). If you are interested in supporting the The Great Lakes tour followed a huge the very outset of their decision to traverse The Batkivschyna’s Pacific Coast excur- Discover Ukraine excursion or would amount of unexpected publicity that sur- the seven seas. The expedition will contin- sion will end at Dana Point, a small like more information on cost-sharing or rounded the Batkivschyna during its initial ue to display storyboards on Ukraine’s his- southern California city that has extended day sailing excursions, please contact appearance on the North American conti- tory, culture and business opportunities, a private invitation to the Batkivschyna the Batkivschyna via its website, nent in 2000, when it took part in and play traditional and contemporary to visit. www.batkivshchyna.net, or e-mail Operation Sail 2000, a celebration of the Ukrainian music as it stops in the touristy After finding safe haven for the winter [email protected]. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 11 Ukrainian Catholic University’s founding documents are signed in Lviv

LVIV – The founding documents of improve civil life.” closed. Having come to Rome in 1963 relating to the humanities and other the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) It was Metropolitan Andrey after 18 years of prisons and camps, social disciplines. The building of the were signed by the St. Clement Fund at Sheptytsky who began work toward Patriarch Josyf Slipyj founded the entire university complex on Stryiska the Metropolitan’s Palace in Lviv on founding a Ukrainian Catholic university Ukrainian Catholic University named in Street and Chutorivka is planned in order February 22. These statutes fulfill the in Lviv. In 1905, during a session of the honor of Pope St. Clement. to provide the UCU with a structure of decision of the Synod of the Ukrainian Austrian Parliament, he demanded the By the time of the 1970s and 1980s, Western standards. The cornerstone of Greek-Catholic Church in 2000, which founding of such a university. The politi- Ukrainian seminarians studying in Rome the UCU was blessed by Pope John Paul recommended the foundation of the UCU cal situation of that time did not allow the began to reflect on the prospect of creat- II during his visit to Ukraine in June in Lviv. fulfillment of this intention. During the ing such a university in Ukraine. The 2001. In this way, the process of juridical inter-war period, Ukrainians were strong- Lviv Theological Academy (LTA) was The founding of the UCU has great registration and state accreditation of the ly discouraged from attending Lviv State renewed in 1994, thanks to graduates of meaning for the development of humani- UCU has started. It is providential that University. An unofficial university was the UCU in Rome and numerous other ties education in Ukraine. The UCU is this decision was made at the beginning founded in answer to this injustice, but in individuals. From its beginning the LTA not a state institution, and for that reason of the year proclaimed to honor Patriarch 1925 this university was forcefully liqui- was supposed to be the first step towards it has special possibilities in terms of Josyf Slipyj. dated. This was one of the events that the development of the Ukrainian innovations. The creation of a fully suffi- Solemn confirmation of the universi- compelled Metropolitan Sheptytsky to Catholic University in Ukraine. cient model of studies of humanities dis- ty’s importance for the entire Church will increase his efforts in the direction of cre- The LTA is now accredited with a ciplines will be a good start in reforming take place on July 3-4, during special ating an establishment of higher educa- bachelor’s program in theology and phi- university education in general; specifi- events at the third session of the tion in Lviv where Ukrainians could gain losophy from the Congregation of cally, the creation of new courses and Patriarchal Council of the UGCC. a university education in the spirit of the Catholic Education; it has opened a histo- course books could potentially have “Today, we are on the way to the real Christian intellectual tradition. ry department, as well as a licentiate pro- importance for the entire nation. fulfillment of the UCU,” said Cardinal In 1929, the opening of the Greek- gram in theology. Today at the LTA there “The building of the university cam- Lubomyr Husar, head of the St. Clement Catholic Theological Academy took are about 1,000 students, 90 teachers, two pus requires much effort and material Fund which was created for the work of place with Father Josyf Slipyj, Ph.D., as departments and eight academic insti- cost,” said Father Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., founding the UCU. “We sincerely hope its first rector. Metropolitan Sheptytsky tutes, in addition to one of the most rector of the LTA. “Yet, the most respon- that this project, which our forefathers wanted the Theological Academy to dynamic libraries in Ukraine with 60,000 sible task is to ensure that our university dreamed about, will become a reality. In eventually develop into a Catholic uni- volumes catalogued by computer. preserves the Christian spirit according to this university both Ukrainian priests and versity, yet World War II became an With the transformation of the LTA the dreams and plans of Metropolitan Ukrainian laity will have a chance to pre- obstacle to this intention. Following into a university, there are plans to open Andrey Sheptytsky and Patriarch Josyf pare themselves for academic life and to 1946, the academy itself was forcefully several more departments and institutes Slipyj.” Alumni Association is revived at Lviv Theological Academy LVIV – After a 20-year hiatus, the in cooperation with the LTA. partner in North America. academy’s website at www.lta.lviv.ua. Alumni Association of the Lviv Upcoming plans of the Alumni Readers may also contact the Ukrainian Activities in Ukraine Theological Academy (LTA) has been Association include a project to tidy up Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. revived. The LTA graduated its first post- There are even pre-war alumni still the graves of deceased LTA alumni in the Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, war class in 1999, so there are now three active in Ukraine. Father Mykola Prystai Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv. (773) 235-8462; e-mail, [email protected].; years of fresh graduates to give the associ- (class of 1937) has returned to live at the Further information about the LTA in website, www.ucef.org. The phone number ation vigor, and there are more graduates seminary in Rudno, where he serves as English and Ukrainian is available on the of the UCEF in Canada is (905) 465-3388. to come. The sterling example of numer- the librarian. Father Prystai was recently ous pre-war graduates and the active assis- featured on a program on Lviv television tance of a remaining few are an inspira- dedicated to the celebration of the 100th tion for 200 new active members. anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf. The academy’s pre-war alumni list is He spoke of his memories of studying as composed of such distinguished figures a seminarian when Father Slipyj was rec- as the late Cardinal Myroslav Ivan tor; he recalled, for example, how Rector Lubachivsky and Fathers Roman Lysko Slipyj asked him to sing for his entrance and Oleksii Zarytskyi, two of the new interview, “though I had never even Ukrainian martyrs beatified by Pope John thought about singing before.” Paul II in Lviv last June. Though the academy itself was revived The last meeting of pre-war alumni in 1994, after a 50-year hiatus, its Alumni was held in Toronto, in May 1980. Association resumed activity only in the Michael Boyko (Florida, class of 1938) summer of 2001. At the commencement served as the secretary of the gathering. ceremony, Father Deacon Yurii Sakvuk With the blessing of Patriarch Josyf (class of 1999), now press secretary for Slipyj, 59 graduates convened in honor Cardinal Husar, and Olha Zarunchyna of the 50th anniversary of the academy’s (class of 2000) welcomed new graduates establishment in 1928. into the revived Alumni Association. Mr. Boyko decided to help the The current head of the alumni associa- Theological Academy and has made sig- tion, Ms. Zaruchynska, reflects one of the nificant contributions to the LTA library. obvious differences of the revived LTA. In In addition to books for the general col- addition to the seminary campus in nearby lection, Mr. Boyko donated a rare docu- Rudno, the academy also now has a sepa- ment for the archives, the recollections of rate campus in Lviv for laypeople and painter Mykhailo Moroz attesting to the religious. Ms. Zaruchynska is married to heroic virtues of Metropolitan Andrey alumnus Oleh Behen (class of 1999). Like Sheptytsky. Mr. Boyko has agreed to the seminarians, the laypersons studied serve as honorary chair of the revived philosophy and theology, taught by the Alumni Association. same teachers who instruct in Rudno. Mr. Boyko has also established an Another difference of the revived endowment for his alma mater, the academy is its impending accreditation as Michael and Iryna Boyko Endowment, a university. That dream of Metropolitan the proceeds of which will be used for Sheptytsky and Patriarch Josyf Slipyj is the Eastern Christian Studies program at expected to be realized within a few the Ukrainian Catholic University. months as the Lviv Theological Academy Prof. Wasyl Lencyk (Connecticut, class will be accredited by the Ukrainian gov- of 1939), said he was “the first who wrote ernment as the Ukrainian Catholic about the Theological Academy, way University. A history department and a back in 1955.” And for that piece, which licentiate program in sacred theology was published in Logos, the late Patriarch were added in the fall of 2001, and fur- Josyf wrote him that “I myself could not ther developments in the humanities and have written it better.” Dr. Lencyk, who social sciences departments are planned. was a contributor to Bohoslovia when Ms. Zaruchynska reported that in the Bishop Ivan Khoma was the editor, under fall of 2001 Father Michael Loza led a the patronage of Patriarch Josyf, still retreat for the Alumni Association. Father takes an active interest in the journal Loza is the director of the Canadian Bohoslovia, which is published by the branch of the Ukrainian Catholic Father Mykola Prystai of the class of 1937 (front, center) stands amid fellow mem- Ukrainian Academic Theological Society Education Foundation, the academy’s bers of the Alumni Association of the Lviv Theological Academy, the class of 2000. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15 UCCA executives discuss projects to aid Ukraine, eastern diaspora

by Tamara Gallo presented a synopsis of the council’s work various funds that have been established in tors for the UCCA’s newly opened Kyiv Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in Ukraine and other regions of the support of the UCCA’s work, both in the office. Through the help of the UUARC, the “Eastern diaspora” where Ukrainians United States and in Ukraine. The UCCA UCCA’s Kyiv office has been awarded NEW YORK – The executive board of reside in large numbers. In particular, the will designate one calendar month devoted $45,000, which will help coordinate the the Ukrainian Congress Committee of CAU was very active in the development to the Ukrainian National Fund (UNF), the UCCA’s election project in Ukraine. America (UCCA) met at its national head- of the Ukrainian community in Kazakstan, main fund-raising vehicle of the UCCA. Representatives of the UCCA’s “Fourth quarters in New York’s Lower East Side on helping with the formation of a Ukrainian Brochures and literature will be distributed Wave” Committee briefed the executive Saturday, March 9. As it was the anniver- newspaper, humanitarian assistance and to communities to solicit their support. board about plans for the official opening of sary of the birth of Ukraine’s national bard, the building of several Ukrainian churches. In addition, since this year marks the the UCCA’s Community Informational Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian Family Recent humanitarian missions have also 25th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Center for the newest Ukrainian immi- vocal group began the proceedings with a sent assistance to the victims of the March Information Service (UNIS), the grants. Plans call for classes such as English rendition of Shevchenko’s “Testament.” 2001 floods in western Ukraine, as well as Washington bureau of the UCCA, fund-rais- as a Second Language (ESL), computer UCCA President Michael Sawkiw, Jr. to families of coal miners killed in a mine ers are planned throughout the community training class and preparatory courses for chaired the meeting, and Executive explosion in Krasnodon in October 2000. A to support the effective work of UNIS and U.S. citizenship. Furthermore, the new cen- Secretary Marie Duplak read the minutes discussion ensued about possible CAU proj- to help pay off its remaining mortgage. ter will feature discussions with other from the previous meeting held in January. ects for the Ukrainian community in the Special thanks were given to the United Ukrainian organizations about services The UCCA’s Council on Aid to Russian Federation, estimated at nearly 10 Ukrainian American Relief Committee for offered to the newest immigrants. Tentative Ukrainians (CAU) was a major focus of million people, and projects in Ukraine. its assistance in helping to earmark funds plans call for a mid-May opening and dedi- the deliberations. CAU Chair Ivan Burtyk UCCA President Sawkiw mentioned the from several Ukrainian American benefac- cation ceremony.

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After the presentation of the six debu- tantes, the guests enjoyed a delicious dinner and danced to the melodious music of Kari Ochi from Toronto. It was another successful CAAU event – all enjoyed a fun-filled evening and raised funds for the various CAAU projects to help the people of Ukraine. Lesia Chopko, the evening’s emcee, greeted the guests, followed with open- ing remarks by Luba Poniatyszyn Keske, chairperson of the CAAU board of direc- tors. Mrs. Keske gave an overview of objectives and accomplishments of the CAAU, which celebrated its 10th Ross Standel Photo anniversary in 1991. In her brief speech Mrs. Keske emphasized that the mission The 2002 debutante and their escorts: (seated, from left) Brianna Hill, Anastazia Delasandro, Laura Nelson, Stefanna of the CAAU is to coordinate local Samokish, Laryssa Zacharczuk and Myroslava Makuch; (standing) Marko Semotiuk, Matthew Miller, Chris Kluke, efforts to aid Ukraine in the fields of Bernard Kalili, Danylko Zacharczuk and Jeffrey Nolan. health, ecology, economy, education, cul- tural development and national demo- and supplied hundreds of refurbished ly, made their debut that evening. attendance of young people, and organiz- cratic processes. She went on to say that wheelchairs to needy people in Ukraine Christina Shymkovich, vice-president ers are looking forward to an encore in the CAAU had achieved its goals in its with the cooperation of the “Wheelchairs of the CAAU, introduced the debutantes, 2003 and beyond. first decade. for Humanity” organization located in their escorts and parents from the greater Prior to dinner being served, the Very The CAAU had coordinated several North Hollywood, Calif. The CAAU Los Angeles and San Diego areas. As the Rev. Alexis Limonczenko, pastor of St. fund-raising programs through organiza- funded the publication of an English- introductions were announced, those Wolodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Church tions such as the Children of Chornobyl Ukrainian Reference Dictionary of present seemed most impressed by the in Los Angeles, gave the invocation in Foundation, International Center of Ecological Engineering, authored by accomplishments, aspirations and values English and Ukrainian. Bohdan Physics in Kyiv, Cerebral Palsy Clinic in Timothy Balaban of Granada Hills, of these beautiful young ladies. Chaplynsky, a well-known opera tenor Kyiv, the Children’s Medical Care Calif., a long-time member of the Following are the names of the debu- from Philadelphia, led the guests in Foundation, the International Education CAAU; and the translation of “self-help” tantes and their escorts: Anastazia singing a stirring rendition of “God Bless Program and Direct Relief International, manuals for handicapped individuals; Dalesandro, El Cajon, escorted by America.” to name a few. In addition, the CAAU both distributed in Ukraine by the Sabre Matthew Miller; Brianna Hill, Ventura, Bohdan Malaniak, president of the has provided assistance to the National Foundation. Many of these projects are escorted by Marko Semotiuk; Myroslava CAAU, introduced the notable guests. University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, as ongoing as the CAAU strives to continue Makuch, Glendale, escorted by Jeffrey Wolodymyr B. Belanger, a well-known well as other educational institutions and its mission of aiding the people of Nolan; Laura Nelson, El Cajon, escorted art collector from Ukraine, kindly agreed various hospitals, medical research facil- Ukraine. by Chris Kluke; Stefanna Samokish, to exhibit at the ball a number of beauti- ities and orphanages. In conclusion, Mrs. Keske introduced Beverly Hills, escorted by Bernard ful paintings by the Ukrainian artist, The CAAU has joined with the and acknowledged, to resounding Kalili; and Laryssa Zacharczuk, Van Nestor Kyzenko, and generously con- Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine applause, the three visionaries who Nuys, escorted by Danylko Zacharczuk. tributed two paintings to the silent auc- to support the rebirth of sports in spearheaded the California Association The CAAU board of directors extend- tion; Yana Lohyvnech, winner of the Ukraine, Ukrainian Olympic teams and to Aid Ukraine in 1990. They are Bohdan ed warm congratulations to the debu- 2000 Miss Ukraine contest, and Tanya the publication of Ukrainian-language Mykytyn, Lubomyr Osadca and Zenon tantes, their escorts and parents. In 2001 Melnyk, recent winner of a beauty con- textbooks and children’s books. The Zachariasevych. It was an especially the CAAU renewed the tradition of the test held in Hollywood. Also in atten- CAAU partnered with the Ukrainian proud moment for Messrs. Mykytyn and debutante presentation which sparked the dance was the youngest special guest, 14- Medical Association of North America to Osadca as their granddaughters, Brianna interest for 2002, and hopefully for the support the “Eye Projects for Ukraine” Hill and Laryssa Zacharczuk, respective- future. Ball 2002 had an overwhelming (Continued on page 20)

Members of the 2002 Ball Committee and the board of the California Association to Aid Ukraine: (from left) Bohdan Mykytyn, Christina Shymkovich, Luba Hryciw, Zoriana Volos, Crystal Angot- Duquene, Bohdan Malaniak, Nadine Hewko, Lesia Chopko, Susan Koziak, Luba Poniatyszyn Keske Pioneering members of the CAAU: (from left) Lubomyr and Dr. Roman Kulczycky. Osadca, Zenon Zachariasevych and Bohdan Mykytyn. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

MUSIC REVIEW: Julian Kytasty’s “Black Sea Winds” by Marcia Ostashewski ing music that has] a sense of being really traditional and yet New release features breaking into modern sensibilities.” NEW YORK – “Black Sea Winds: The Kobzari of The soft velvet tone of Mr. Kytasty’s voice, together Ukraine” offers a surprisingly uncomplicated texture for with the percussive elements of his unique performance music of the kobzars sounds that are so very rich. This latest solo recording of NEW YORK – Bandurist Julian Kytasty’s newest style, give an unmistakable earthy quality to this record- CD “Black Sea Winds: The Kobzari of Ukraine” has bandurist Julian Kytasty, like all his music, has a grounded ing. This includes, for example, the sounds of Mr. quality and directness where one normally comes across recently been released on London’s November Music Kytasty’s breath and almost guttural declamatory style of label. ethereal, harp-like sounds. The pieces on the CD draw singing while telling a story of a widow and her ungrate- largely upon a traditional and historical kobzar repertoire of The new disc is the first full-length CD recording ful sons. The sons turned their mother out of her own devoted to the music of the kobzars – Ukraine’s leg- “religious and moralistic songs [dumas], lively humorous home, but lived only a short time before misfortune befell songs and instrumental dance tunes.” Of the recent record- endary blind singer/bandurists. It includes both a sam- their families. Another duma recounts a letter from a sister pling of the kobzar repertoire (epic, religious and ings of Ukrainian music I have reviewed, this one is excep- to her brother; she weeps about her sorrowful life in a new tional in that it includes carefully written liner notes (yes, moralistic songs, dance tunes, humorous songs) and land, as she has become widowed and “left orphaned with Mr. Kytasty’s original instrumental compositions there are Grammy Awards for these, too). The liner notes my small children.” One more tale of a passage of genera- were written by Mr. Kytasty and so provide an intimate derived from this ancient musical tradition. tions into a new land is embedded in a song that was cre- The CD was launched at a concert in London’s St. glimpse of the artist and his understanding of his place in ated behind a church in a Brazilian-Ukrainian community. this creative tradition. The information included in the Michael and All Angels Parish Church on October 5. For this performance Mr. Kytasty was joined by one booklet of the CD case not only details the roots of bandura (Continued on page 23) traditions, but also describes the impetus of Mr. Kytasty’s of the legends of the worldwide improvisational own music. music scene, guitarist Derek Bailey. In a recent interview, Mr. Kytasty identified the greatest The concert began with a selection of music from influence in his music and life as bandurist Zynovyi “Black Sea Winds” (including the title track, an instru- Shtokalko. Dr. Shtokalko, who died in New York in 1968, mental improvisation based on traditional kobzar was a medical doctor, researcher, modernist and poet – modes). After an intermission, Mr. Bailey followed “very 20th century,” said Mr. Kytasty. “He showed us how with an extended solo. Finally, the two brought their to create new music out of the solo tradition, he took the old instruments and traditions together, the modal improv- stuff and carried it way past what the blind players did. Dr. isation of the kobzari meeting the European avant- Shtokalko played music that was more instrumentally inter- garde. esting – dumas that were virtuosic instrumental composi- November Music is a new label based in London tions that went along with the traditional texts; he experi- and Taipei that has produced a series of outstanding mented with tuning – altering the kobzar modes, making recordings featuring new music drawn from unique the music sound almost atonal.” musical traditions around the world. A year ago “Black Sea Winds,” recorded in London by November November producer Shu Fang Wang approached Music, was inspired by Dr. Shtokalko’s “non-academic, Mr. Kytasty with a proposal to record a piece based non-museum type way” of playing. This recording was on the music of the kobzari, with the goal of pre- mostly improvised, Mr. Kytasty told me – “to reproduce [the senting this unique musical tradition to a world old kobzar music] is not to do it right; reproducing it note for audience. note is ‘doing something’ but not doing music.” Mr. Kytasty (Continued on page 23) says he is “following through on what Shtokalko did, [play- Cover of bandurist Julian Kytasty’s new CD. Chamber music concert in Sacramento presents “gems of Ukraine”

by Adriana Shmahalo sound of the bandura combined the sounds many regions of Ukraine. Next came the for the first time on the West Coast. The of a music. mysterious sounding movement “Harvest long applause of the overflowing audi- SACRAMENTO, Calif. – “Ukrainian The brilliant passages and charming Rites.” The exotic nature of this move- ence rewarded the performers of this pre- Music Gems Shine in Chamber Music themes of the Bortniansky concerto were ment was underlined by whole-tone glis- miere. Concert” was the headline over a music beautifully brought out by Ms. sandos on the bandura and 7/8 rhythms The balance of the program was filled review published on March 5 in the Herasymenko Oliynyk with the excellent that were supported by the subtle accom- with the wonderfully romantic cello Sacramento Bee by art critic Patricia sonata by Ukrainian composer Victor Beach Smith. and sensitive support of the string quartet paniment of Mr. Hrynkiw. The third comprised of musicians William Barbini movement followed with colorful har- Kosenko, performed by Messrs. Bonnell The well-publicized concert, “Jewels of and Hrynkiw with passion, brilliant tech- Ukraine,” took place on Sunday, March 3, (first violin), Kineko Okumura (second monies that represented the “Multicolored violin), Igor Veligan, (viola), and Julie Autumn” in Ukraine, as indicated by the nique and fine balance between the two at the California State University of instruments. Sacramento music hall. The program con- Hochmann, (cello). The balance between title. The fourth movement, “Winter the bandura soloist and the strings was Contrasts,” is a piece full of fun, drawing After the intermission the audience was sisted of the Concerto in D Major by treated to “Souvenir de Florence” by Peter Dmytro Bortniansky for bandura and skillfully maintained in the classical tradi- on childhood memories of wintertime in Tchaikovsky, whose music often features string quartet, and the Suite-Cycle “Four tion of the music. Ukraine by the composer, with a brief Ukrainian melodies and whose family tree Trips to Ukraine” for bandura and piano The following suite by Mr. Oliynyk, quotation from a Ukrainian Christmas includes partial Ukrainian roots. The four by Yuriy Oliynyk with the well-known featured “Spring Dance,” alluding to the carol stated in the bandura and followed movements of this string sextet were played pianist Thomas Hrynkiw. prehistoric rituals performed in Ukraine as by a statement in the piano part. with a fine musical temperament and rhyth- In the words of the Ms. Smith, “the well as the hahilky festivals conducted in The suite was presented in its entirety mic precision. Two additional musicians joined the string quartet for this perform- ance, violist Jim Een and Mr. Bonnell. The “Jewels of Ukraine” concert was suggested by Mr. Hrynkiw, an award-win- ning concert pianist of Ukrainian descent, who has been a longtime accompanist of violinist William Barbini, music director of the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento. The concert became a part of a series of concerts featuring the music of differ- ent countries. Through the input of violist Igor Veligan, a recent arrival from Ukraine, who is now a member of the Chamber Society’s String Quartet and a Sacramento-based composer, and Mr. Oliynyk, faculty member at American River College, the concert program was finalized. The concert turned out to be one of the highlights of the season. In retrospect, one wishes that perform- ances of this caliber that include American audiences and musicians would occur more often in California and else- where in the United States. Ukrainian music and the Ukrainian concert bandura would undoubtedly capture wider audi- Featured performers at the “Jewels of Ukraine” concert: (from left) Igor Veligan, Julie Hochmann, Thomas Hrynkiw, Bill ences and contribute greatly to the popu- Barbini, Kineko Okumura, Ola Herasymenko Oliynyk, Robin Bonnell and Jim Een. larization of Ukrainian culture. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 15 “Ornament is Not a Crime”: art nouveau in Lviv’s architecture by Ihor Zhuk “Ornament is Not a Crime” presents Lviv’s numerous buildings of the early 20th centu- NEW YORK – “Ornament is Not a ry displaying the extraordinary art nouveau Crime,” a photographic exhibition depicting decoration. the art nouveau style of architecture in Lviv, Lviv has particular significance in the is scheduled to open at The Ukrainian history of Ukraine, culturally fulfilling the Museum on Sunday, April 28. The opening function of a second capital (after Kyiv) and ceremony and reception will begin at 2 p.m. being an extremely important frame of ref- The exhibit will be on view through July erence for the Ukrainian psyche. Lviv is 28. Ukraine’s western gateway, a terminal link- “Ornament is Not a Crime,” the title cho- ing Ukraine to Europe. From its foundation sen for the present exhibition, is a reference in the 13th century, the city developed as a to the radical dictum proclaimed at the fundamental point of exchange (in the dawn of the 20th century by the great widest sense, in terms of mutual influence Austrian architect Adolf Loos. In in economic, political, religious and cultural “Ornament und Verbrechen” and his other spheres) between Eastern and Central theoretical works, the renowned master of Europe. Lviv’s history is full of turbulent avant-garde architecture argued for the events that left their mark on both its sacred complete removal of ornamentation from and secular architecture. architectural designs, as he considered the The earliest of its churches, built by the phenomenon of ornament to be akin to descendants of King Danylo, founder of crime. The thrust of Loos’ radical criticism Lviv and ruler of Galician Rus’, date from was, in the first instance, aimed at the art the 13th century and are within the nouveau style, immensely popular around Byzantine tradition. The king of Poland, 1900, and nevertheless condemned as an who in the mid-14th century incorporated anachronism by the end of the first decade Lviv into his realm, funded the gothic of the 20th century. Roman cathedral. The architectural ensem- Since then the artistic heritage of art nou- ble of the Orthodox Church of the veau has undergone a thorough reassess- Assumption, built at the turn of the 16th and ment. Its significance in the history of art 17th centuries by Italian craftsmen, is a and architecture has been universally supreme example of the Lviv Renaissance acknowledged. This reappraisal of the style, style. known variously as art nouveau, Jugendstil, In 1772, after the first partition of Secession, and under a number of other Poland, Lviv became a part of the Hapsburg names, is reflected in the emphatic title of Empire, and the capital of the most easterly the project: “Ornament is Not a Crime.” of the Austrian crown lands. Its architecture In addition to making their contribution clearly reflected the influence of the to the centenary of the style of 1900, the Viennese baroque and, subsequently, of organizers of the exhibition have attempted Biedermeier. to acquaint art lovers with a vivid and little- During the period from the 1870s known aspect of the artistic culture of East through the 1910s, a new feature of Lviv, Central Europe by focusing on the architec- relating to the city’s important role as an ture of Lviv, the biggest city of the western administrative, economic and cultural cen- region of Ukraine. The exhibition ter, became its intensive construction activi-

Mask and metalwork at a tenement house, 8 Rustaveli St., by Edmund Zuchiwicz Co., 1905-1906.

ty and the concurrent development of local ca. 1905 abounded in examples of this style, architecture. As a result of the reforms car- popularized by Tadeusz Obminski, Ivan ried out in the Austrian Empire in the Levynskyi, Alfred Sachariewicz, 1860s, the status of Lviv/Lemberg, the capi- Wladyslaw Sadlowski and other highly tal city of the autonomous kingdom of skilled architects. Lviv’s reputation as one Galicia, was considerably enhanced, which of the greatest Secessionist sites of East created a need for new buildings or diverse Central Europe derives from the creative types. Thus, the late 19th and the early 20th work of these outstanding representatives of centuries turned out to be an immensely the local school of architecture. creative era in Lviv’s architectural history. By the reckoning of the author of the From the late 1890s onward, progress in exhibition displayed at The Ukrainian the realm of architectural design and allied Museum, the number of architectural visual arts was accompanied by a wide- objects showing Art nouveau ornamentation spread enthusiasm for the concept of art nouveau. Architecture of Lviv dating from (Continued on page 20)

Exhibit’s designer: Ihor Zhuk of Lviv Ihor Zhuk, is not only the conceptu- archive of the history of Ukrainian art al author of the exhibit “Ornament is developed by LTA. Not a Crime,” but is its designer, The list of his works includes a architectural photographer and writer number of art history publications, of the descriptive notes. exhibition projects and electronic Dr. Zhuk was born in Lviv in 1956. information resources. Among his Having graduated from the Lviv scholarly awards are the Getty Institute of Applied and Decorative Research Fellowship for Scholars from Art, he was a research fellow at the Central and Eastern Europe, the Institute of Art, Folklore and British Academy Visiting Fellowship, Ethnography of the Ukrainian and grants of the Fulbright Program, Academy of Sciences. In 1989 he defended his doctoral thesis, which the Soros Foundation and IREX. was titled “Decorative Details in Lviv Dr. Zhuk visited the United States Art Nouveau Architecture: Principles as a participant of the Victorian of Morphology and Systematization.” Society of America Summer School in Since 2000 Dr. Zhuk has been 1995, of the Getty Summer Institute at engaged as the curator of the collec- the University of Rochester in 1999, tion of visual materials at the Lviv and several times as a guest scholar of Theological Academy and director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Stucco decoration of a gable at a tenement house, 128 Franko St., by Ludwik the Leopolis Project, an electronic Institute. Ramult, 1906-1907. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

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Lawmakers cry foul over election Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒfl ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ð¥‰ÌËÏË, ÔðËflÚÂÎflÏË ¥ Á̇ÈÓÏËÏË, NEWSBRIEFS ˘Ó ‰Ìfl 7 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 ð., Á ‚ÓÎ¥ ÇÒÂ‚Ë¯Ì¸Ó„Ó ‚¥‰¥È¯Î‡ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ (Continued from page 16) KYIV – Addressing the last session of the current Verkhovna Rada on April 5, ̇¯‡ ‰ÓðÓ„‡ åÄåÄ, ëÖëíêÄ, ÅêÄíéÇÄ ¥ íÖíÄ mentary election showed that Ukraine has Communist Party Chairman Petro ·Î. Ô. only two realistic candidates for presiden- Symonenko demanded that the Central tial elections, Our Ukraine leader Viktor Election Commission, the Internal Affairs Yushchenko and Communist Party leader Ministry, and the Security Service of ëíÖîÄçßü ßÇÄççÄ Petro Symonenko, UNIAN reported. 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ÑÓ‚„ÓÎ¥ÚÌfl ˜ÎÂÌ͇ ¥ ÍÓÎ˯Ìfl „ÓÎÓ‚‡ 33 ‚¥‰‰¥ÎÛ ëìÄ ‚ and, for the time being, has no [presiden- the pro-presidential For a United Ukraine äÎ¥‚ÎẨ¥. éÒÌÓ‚Ìˈfl ¥ „ÓÎÓ‚‡ ÒÂÒÚðˈڂ‡ Ò‚. éθ„Ë ‚ ëÚ. è¥ÚÂðÒ·Ûð£Û, î·. tial] candidate of his own,” Mr. Tomenko election bloc “stole” its mandates on èÄêÄëíÄë ‚¥‰·Û‚Òfl 9 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 ð., Ó „Ó‰. 6-¥È ‚˜. ‚ ÔÓıÓðÓÌÌÓÏÛ Á‡‚‰ÂÌÌ¥ added. (RFE/RL Newsline) March 31. Speaking to journalists later in Anderson Mc Queen, St. Petersburg. Proportional vote said to be valid the day, Mr. Turchynov said there are rea- Ç è‡ðÏ¥, 鄇ÈÓ ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl èÄêÄëíÄë 19 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 ð. ‚ ÔÓıÓðÓÌÌÓÏÛ sons to believe that the authorities took 5- Á‡‚‰ÂÌ-Ì¥ äÓÎÓ‰¥È-ã‡ÁÛÚ‡. KYIV – Central Election Commission 7 percent of votes from other parties and èéïéêéç Á ͇Ú‰ðË Ò‚. âÓÒ‡Ù‡Ú‡, 20 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 ð. ̇ ˆ‚ËÌÚ‡ð Ò‚‚. ÄÔÓÒÚÓÎ¥‚ added them to those cast for For a United Chairman Mykhailo Riabets said on èÂÚð‡ ¥ 臂·, è‡ðχ, 鄇ÈÓ. Ukrainian Television on April 3 that the Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) results of the March 31 proportional vote, in which 225 parliamentary seats were Police arrest German bank robbers á‡Î˯ÂÌ¥ ‚ ÒÏÛÚÍÛ: ÒËÌË – ßÉéê Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ ÇÄêäéû contested under a party-list system, are RIVNE – Ukrainian police on April 3 valid and cannot be disputed. Mr. Riabets – êéåÄç arrested three armed men who recently ÒÂÒÚð‡ – ßêàçÄ äÄòìÅàçëúäÄ was commenting on a complaint by the robbed a bank in Germany, Ukrainian and ¯‚‡£Âð – ûêßâ ñÖÉÖãúëúäàâ Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ çÄíÖû Bloc Against All, which wants a new vote international media reported. The arrests count and invalidation of all the ballots were the culmination of a two-day police ¥ ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ carrying the “canceled” stamp over the chase over 1,600 kilometers through ¯‚‡£Âð͇ – åÄêßü äÄãúÅÄ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ bloc’s name. Bloc Against All leader Germany, Poland and Ukraine, and the ÍÛÁËÌÍË – Á äÄêèüäßÇ, ëåìãäßÇ ¥ ãÖëäßÇ Á ðÓ‰Ë̇ÏË Mykola Haber said the bloc has found men’s female hostage was freed. that some 90 percent of the ballots had Ukrainian police official Oleksander –––––––––––––––––––––––– such a stamp. Mr. Riabets said only an Hapon, who led the operation to free the á‡Ï¥ÒÚ¸ Í‚¥Ú¥‚ ̇ ÏÓ„ËÎÛ insignificant number of the ballots carried hostage, said the three gunmen are ÔðÓÒËÏÓ ÒÍ·‰‡ÚË ‰‡ÚÍË Ì‡ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÛ „ðÂÍÓ-͇ÚÓÎˈ¸ÍÛ Ä͇‰ÂÏ¥˛ Û ã¸‚Ó‚¥, such a stamp, which was placed erro- German citizens and residents of ̇ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍËÈ „ðÂÍÓ-͇ÚÓÎˈ¸ÍËÈ ÒÓ·Óð Û äËπ‚¥ neously against the bloc as a whole Hamburg. Ukrainian police passed the instead of against a disqualified candidate ‡·Ó gunmen a cellular phone near , and ̇ ¥Ì¯¥ ‰Ó·ðÓ‚¥Î¸Ì¥ ˆ¥Î¥. of the bloc. 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Surviving Crimean Parliament Chairman Leonid are his wife, Anne; daughter, Barbra, – SECOND PRIZE: UNA Annuity Policy for $300 Hrach as a candidate for a seat in the with husband, Peter; four grandchildren, Crimean Supreme Council is still Lisa, Laura, Daria and Peter Jr.; and four unclear. Mr. Hrach’s litigation over his Requirements: 10 new members with a minimum annual premium of $1,500 great-grandchildren, Julia, Lauren, disqualification from the election in Madelane and Caitlin. The funeral was Crimea was not concluded prior to – THIRD PRIZE: $100 March 31, and his name remained on the held March 16, 2002, at Calvary Cemetery in Queens, N.Y. ballot. Mr. Hrach obtained more votes Requirements: 5 new members with a minimum annual premium of $1,000 than other candidates in his constituency, but Crimean Election Commission May his memory be eternal! Chairman Ivan Poliakov said he is sure that the vote in Mr. Hrach’s constituency – Secretary Marion Klymyshyn * Excluded from the campaign are T-23 policies will be invalidated. (RFE/RL Newsline) 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

to get involved, get engaged and take own- Civic mobilization’s... ership of problems. It doesn’t position them (Continued from page 6) as spectators, but as participants. • Civic journalists let ordinary people see that dared to avoid visiting Svoboda’s edito- FLORIDAFLORIDA themselves in their stories doing ordinary rial office when it hoped to successfully and extraordinary things: rescuing sur- launch and conclude a worthwhile project. vivors, searching for the missing, overcom- With their mass distribution, traditional ing obstacles and grieving their losses. The media outlets – newspapers, radio and tele- goal is to produce news that citizens need to vision – can unite an audience like no other venue or organization. Associations be educated about issues and current events, or groups have a narrow-focused appeal to make civic decisions, to engage in civic and limited delivery, which are normally dialogue and action, and generally to exer- targeted at their own memberships. cise their responsibilities in a democracy. Traditional media breathe life into a people • Journalists, in times of national crisis, and quickly turn them into a society, with a have a special role to play. To be sure, they past, a present and a future. With such a help to connect citizens by sharing informa- network, we could not only communicate tion. As important, they are key transmitters better our ideas but we could also inspire of the shared values and aspirations that our neighbors. give the United States the capacity to sus- An appeal to join and be active in any tain a free and open society. organization falls upon deaf ears when the There are some who say that we should audience is not able to read, hear or see take advantage of the latest technology to what is happening and empathically par- communicate with one another. Yes, we take in the activity. With a viable network would be able to communicate, but would of daily media crisscrossing our communi- we be able to inform, analyze, educate, ty all of us would have the opportunity to enlighten and entertain as conveniently and celebrate our accomplishments, agonize effectively as with a daily newspaper or over our failures and ponder our future as a radio? The Internet is fast and sexy, but it is OUR TAY WITH single entity. Without widespread daily also a cold and impersonal medium; you Extend Y S Us media we can’t even mourn in timely fash- can’t take it and a cup of coffee to bed, AFTER THE UNWLA CONVENTION ion the death of our friends. Viable daily spread it out at your feet and share it with media demonstrate that there is popular your mate. SPECIAL RATES & PACKAGES interest in a society’s activities and that Surely we can’t turn back the clock to a from point in our history before the establishment +tax +tax there is also a thriving financial and com- mercial community. of Svoboda and start over. But we can con- $85.00 $49.00 $65.00 Writing over the years about the civic vene another forum, this time for media per room, per night per room, per night taxes included role of journalism in good and bad times, practitioners, to discuss their role in the 1 night package Jan Schaffer, executive director of the Pew future of the hromada. Conference organiz- LAKELAND SARASOTA VENICE Center for Civic Journalism, Washington, ers occasionally include an agenda topic Best Western Best Western Best Western made the following points, which can be about the media, but the speakers generally consist of non-professionals. There certainly Diplomat Inn Golden Host Resort Ambassador Suites related to the role of the media in our hro- are enough Ukrainian American media spe- www.lakelandflorida- www.BestWestern.com/ www.BestWestern.com/ mada: • In addition to being watchdogs or cialists from all demographic subgroups hotels.com GoldenHostResort AmbassadorSuites attack dogs, journalists can also be guide who can talk about our collective future and 1-800-237-4699 1-800-722-4895 1-800-685-7353 dogs. This is a form of journalism that not why we can’t build and maintain daily only gives the people news and information, media outlets. but also helps them do their jobs as citizens. Will we be doomed to oblivion without a Call for reservations and package information. It doesn’t just deliver the everyday, mun- strong daily media? No, but we will be rele- dane news, but it actually challenges people gated to mediocrity without them. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 19

rying Our Ukraine with her bloc in the cam- Yushchenko and Kuchma... paign. While criticizing the authorities in (Continued from page 2) general, he avoided mentioning Mr. beneficial for both President Kuchma and Kuchma or even presidential administration Mr. Yushchenko. It would certainly put the head Volodymyr Lytvyn, the leader of For a issue of Mr. Kuchma’s impeachment – United Ukraine. But Mr. Yushchenko did championed primarily by the Tymoshenko criticize Mr. Medvedchuk and even can- Bloc, the Socialist Party and the celed a planned television debate with him, Communists – on the back burner. Mr. saying he did not want to boost popularity Yushchenko’s renewed siding with the pres- ratings for “marginal parties and politi- ident could also improve Mr. Kuchma’s rat- cians.” In other words, there are no insur- ing in the West and, possibly, allow the mountable obstacles to striking a coalition president to become a full-fledged player in deal between Our Ukraine and For a United international politics, where for more than a Ukraine, provided that Mr. Medvedchuk is year he has been eyed suspiciously because eliminated from the process. of the murder of journalist Heorhii It remains to be seen whether President Gongadze and the “tape scandal.” Kuchma will be able to overcome his dis- As for Mr. Yushchenko, forging a coali- like of Mr. Yushchenko and accept the tion with the pro-Kuchma bloc would mean Yushchenko bloc in the government. For access to advantages offered by “adminis- some of Mr. Kuchma’s people such a devel- trative resources” in the upcoming presiden- opment is quite acceptable. Serhii Tyhypko, tial election in 2004, should he decide to the leader of the influential pro-presidential run. And no less important, such a two-bloc coalition would prevent Social Democratic Party of Regions, told UNIAN that a pro- Party (United) leader Viktor Medvedchuk – government majority in the new Verkhovna whom many see as Mr. Yushchenko’s most Rada should be created by For a United serious rival in the anticipated presidential Ukraine, Our Ukraine and the Social contest – from obtaining access to those Democratic Party. According to Mr. “resources.” Tyhypko, the majority should consist of Mr. Yushchenko repeatedly stressed in center-right forces that could guarantee the election campaign that he does not view Ukraine’s transition to a market economy. Our Ukraine as an opposition force. He also Mr. Tyhypko added that he personally is not rejected numerous advances of fiercely anti- ready to join a coalition with the presidential Ms. Tymoshenko toward mar- Communist Party.

made, but the final conclusion on whether European monitors... these elections have brought Ukraine closer (Continued from page 2) to international standards will depend on the in the media. The main, although not the role of the election administration and the exclusive, beneficiary of such violations judiciary in the post-election phase,” said was For a United Ukraine, which took Bruce George, the vice-president of the advantage of official positions to obtain OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and special meeting venues, used official events to coordinator of the OSCE chairman in office promote itself, and obtained uncritical cov- for these elections. erage from regional and local media out- According to the IEOM, the CEC can lets. Oblast chairmen and other regional take steps to increase the level of trust officials were seen campaigning in favor among voters and contestants by ordering of some candidates. the district election commissions to pub- The IEOM concluded that the voting lish without delay all summary tables or on March 31 was conducted in a generally worksheets prepared for the tabulation of calm atmosphere, although in some cases results, and to list in detail the results of In Association with Air Ukraine premises were inadequate and voters had each polling station. This will permit an to stand in long lines to cast ballots. The independent audit of the tabulated results Direct Flights mission noted, however, that some 5 per- by voters, media representatives, contest- cent of visited polling stations appeared to ants and observers alike. Such a move, or from JFK Airport have an excessive number of ballots, the lack of it, will influence the final con- on a comfortable while in 40 percent of observations the clusion of the IEOM on the Ukrainian Boeing 767-300 aircraft secrecy of voting was violated. In 8 per- election. Another factor affecting the final cent of monitored stations unauthorized conclusion will be the resolution of elec- on Fridays and Sundays persons, in most cases police, appeared to tion disputes and the respective roles the be directing the polling process. CEC, district commissions and courts will Starting June 11, 2002, on “We are encouraged by the progress have in the process. Tuesday (3 flights) New York, Kyiv, Tashkent Departure at 6:00 PM New York Chicago Kyivas Detroit low Miami as Los Angeles Toronto $499 8 hours and you’re in Kyiv

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ing beloved Ukrainian folk dance steps. California Association... The guests were captivated by the intri- (Continued from page 13) cate graceful steps, whirling spins and year-old Olya Kulchytska from Ukraine, acrobatic “prysiudy.” who won the silver medal for a vocal As part of its fund-raising effort this performance at the World Championship year, the CAAU conducted a silent auc- of Performing Arts, accompanied by her tion expertly organized by Susan Koziak, mother, Laryssa Kulchytska, a composer. member of the Ball 2002 Committee. Local surgeon Dr. Andrew Renner Over 50 donors contributed valuable received recognition for setting up Triage items of art, memorabilia, gift certifi- Station No. 1 at ground zero immediately cates, videos, etc. The CAAU acknowl- after the September 11 tragedy. Dr. edged these in-kind contributions, gener- Renner, who is originally from New ous cash donations and ads for the 10th York, was attending a medical confer- anniversary issue of the CAAU ence in the city during the time. Chronicle, which made this fund-raiser a Other notable guests present included great success. Roman Samokish, a long-time member In addition, guests were encouraged to of the Hollywood film industry crafts participate in the CAAU’s “Sox for union Local 44, who made a special trip Ukrainian Orphans” drive by bringing a to New York after the September 11 pair of new socks to the ball. Over 1,100 tragedy to sign the memorial wall and pairs were collected. The board of direc- distribute sweatshirts from Local 44 to tors thanked everyone who participated in the firemen. Under the able leadership of this effort, especially Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wally Keske, secretary-treasurer of Local Machula of Anaheim, Calif., who gra- 44, over 450 sweatshirts were con- ciously donated 725 pairs of new socks. tributed to Ukrainian orphans at the The board of directors expressed grati- Radomyshl Internat. tude to Maria Billey, who arranged and David Richard, executive director of donated the beautiful floral arrangements “Wheels for Humanity,” also was intro- for the Ball. Also, organizers expressed a duced. Special recognition was accorded special thank-you to the Ball 2002 to Bohdan Stus, a highly respected Ukrainian community leader and long- Committee: Mrs. Poniatyszyn Keske and time president of the Ukrainian Culture Ms. Shymkovich (co-chairpersons), Ms. Center in Los Angeles, for his coopera- Chopko, Crystal Angot-Duquene, Nadine tion and work with the CAAU since its Hewko, Luba Hryciw, Zoryana Keske, inception. Ms. Koziak, Mr. Malaniak and Andrea After the formalities and well- Wynnyk, for their tireless effort to make deserved acknowledgments, the young the event a success. Organizers gave Ms. and the young at heart danced the night Wynnyk special recognition for her artis- away to the rhythmic music of Kari Ochi tic design of the invitations, programs as the band played a variety of old and logo for the 2002 ball. favorites, plus waltzes, tangos, Hopaks, The California Association to Aid polkas, and rock and roll. There was Ukraine extended a heartfelt thank-you to music to please everyone. The band’s the community and friends who support- rendition of the Kolomyika was a good ed the organizers and made the gala match to the exuberant dancers perform- event possible.

Turning the pages... (Continued from page 6) ber of local factories and institutions in a Lviv district, but was eliminated in a caucus when local party committees reportedly illegally substituted chosen delegates with their own appointees. On April 21 an hourlong warning strike took place at eight institutions, including the Lenin factory, in support of Mr. Drach’s candidacy. These were apparently the first labor strikes in Lviv since it came under Soviet rule in 1944. The next day, at a public meeting that attracted some 25,000, the people demanded that all candidates nominat- ed by labor collectives for the USSR Congress of People’s Deputies be registered. Source: “Lviv residents protest party maneuvers against independents,” The Ukrainian Weekly, April 30, 1989, Vol. LVII, No. 18.

100 and in the Museum of Architecture in “Ornament is...” Wroclaw, Poland. Futher presentations, sup- (Continued from page 15) ported by the British Council, took place in within the city of Lviv approaches 800. Britain, where the exhibition became a part From around 1908, the art nouveau style of the International Festival of Architecture and Design Manifesto ‘97 in Edinburgh of Lviv’s architecture entered the later stage (1997), and of the Festival of Central of its development, to be superseded by the European Culture organized under the aegis patterns of neoclassicism and early mod- of the Austrian Cultural Institute in London ernism just before World War I broke out. (1998). The “Ornament is Not a Crime” exhibi- For information call (212) 228-0110, e- tion was presented in 1997 in the gallery of mail [email protected], or log on the Austrian Consulate General in Krakow, to ukrainianmuseum.org.

The Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) seeks an Academic Director for its M.A. Program in Economics in Kyiv, Ukraine . This is a two-year assignment, beginning Fall 2002, based at Kyiv- Mohyla Academy, a leading Ukrainian university. The Academic Director will be responsible for organizing and guiding teaching and research, recruiting faculty, developing and monitoring the curriculum, overseeing student admissions and coordinating with the university administra- tion and International Advisory Board. Qualifications: Ph.D. in economics, fluency in English, and a strong record of teaching and research. Professional experience in the region, senior contacts in the international economics profession, management experience, proven success in team building, and Ukrainian and/or Russian language skills are strongly preferred. Please send cover letter and c.v. to: Elizabeth Winship , EERC, 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20036. Electronic submissions are encouraged. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 21 New Jersey engineers’ society elects new slate of officers Ukrainian National Association Estate Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, New York 12446 EAST HANOVER, N.J. – Members of ferent speakers. Tel.: (845) 626-5641 • Fax: (845) 626-4638 the Ukrainian Engineers’ Society of Ms. Maziar, also president of the www.soyuzivka.com • e-mail: [email protected] America (UESA) New Jersey branch Philadelphia-based Friends of Lviv installed a new slate of officers during a University Inc., spoke on the organiza- general meeting of the branch held on tion’s ongoing and successful efforts in 2002 camps and workshops at Soyuzivka February 23 here at the Ramada Inn. assisting the Lviv Small Academy of Mattey Rakowsky was elected to head Sciences. The Lviv Small Academy is an the New Jersey branch in the coming term. educational program that targets promising TENNIS CAMP, SATURDAY, JUNE 22 – THURSDAY, JULY 4 Mr. Rakowsky, who is employed by IBM, high school students in Lviv and helps to Intensive tennis instructions for boys and girls, ages 12-18. stated that one of his major goals as branch prepare them for majoring in science cur- Instructors’ fees $80.00 per child president will be to recruit young members riculums at Lviv State University. Ms. Room and board: UNA members $510.00/non-members $560.00 for full session to the branch by planning activities that Maziar may be reached via e-mail at Insurance $30.00 per child per week will attract this age group. The other new [email protected]. Directors: George Sawchak and Lida Sawchak-Kopach. Limited to 45 students branch officers are Yurij Shevchuk (treas- Dorian Yurchuk of Walter Melvin Supervisor: Olya Czerkas – 24 hrs suprervised urer), Oleh Holynskyj (secretary) and Architects in New York City then spoke on Oksana Maziar and Mykhajlo Hrycak “Kyiv and Beyond,” a review of architec- BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ RECREATIONAL CAMP, AGES 7-12, SATURDAY, JULY 6 – SATURDAY, JULY 20 (officers-at-large). The supervisory and tural styles in Kyiv and its surroundings. Featuring hiking, swimming, games, Ukrainian songs and folklore, supervised 24 hr. nominating committees for the branch Using slides of the present-day Kyiv area Room and board: UNA members $330.00 per week/non-members $380.00 per week remained unchanged. and a number of historical photographs, Counselor fee: $30.00 per child per week. Limited to 45 campers per week Following the meeting, UESA mem- Mr. Yurchuk compared and contrasted how Insurance $15.00 per child per week bers and the public enjoyed a social architectural styles in Kyiv have changed Instructor and supervisors: Olya Czerkas reception and presentations by two dif- from the Middle Ages to today. CHEMNEY FUN CENTER, SUNDAY, JULY 7 – FRIDAY, JULY 12 & SUNDAY, JULY 14 – FRIDAY, JULY 19

Geared to presenting the Ukrainian heritage to the English-speaking children, ages 4-8, Daily sessions: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Stride and Ride 2002 slated for April 21 Registration/counselor fee: $135.00 if parents staying at Soyuzivka and pay the regular room rates. by Olenka Terleckyj Registration/counselor fee: $175.00 if parents staying off premises games, balloons, prizes and live enter- Registration fee includes T-shirts, child’s lunch, and insurance fee of $10.00 per child. tainment by Uncle Ronnie and his Instructors: Marianne Wasylyk, Bohdana Puzyk, Andrew Oprysko, Natalka Junas, Olya Muzyka NEW YORK – Stride and Ride to Barabolya show. Admission to the picnic Build, the second walk/bike-athon for is free to all participants and $50 spon- SOYUZIVKA SPORTS CAMP, SUNDAY, JULY 21 - SUNDAY, JULY 28 The Ukrainian Museum in New York will sors. Non-participants of all ages are wel- take place on Sunday, April 21. All pro- come to join the picnic and entertainment A new fun camp, where children will do all three sports and more. ceeds from this benefit will go directly to (suggested donation: $50 per family). Swimming, soccer, volleyball for boys and girls, ages 8-14. the museum’s Building Fund. The event’s fund-raising goal is to Room and board: UNA members $265.00/non-member $315.00. The second Stride and Ride was origi- Instructor’s fee $100.00 per child; session limited to 45 students. have every individual participant raise nally scheduled for September of last Insurance $15.00 per child. $150 and every family raise $250. In year, but was called off because of the Instructors: Serge Nalywayko, Victor Cymbal, Andy Cymbal, Eugene Kruchowy return, participants will receive Stride September 11 tragedy. The April 21 event and Ride T-shirts generously sponsored will again be held in Ringwood State TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE CAMP, SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 by Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Park in Northern New Jersey. The scenic Union, New York. This goal is very Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, ages 8-16 park is easily accessible from the tri-state attainable, 15 pledges of $10 each quick- Room and board: UNA members $580.00/non-member $630.00 for full session area (approximately one hour from New ly add up to $150. Participants are Insurance $30.00 per child per week York City), and is located several miles encouraged to ask everyone for sponsor- Instructor’s fee $235.00 per child; Director: Roma Pryma Bohachevsky from the town of Ringwood, N.J. **Instructors fee for dance camp is to be made payable to: UCDA INC. and forwarded to ships: friends, family, neighbors, co- With support from around the globe, Soyuzivka along with payment of room & board fee. **The director must approve acceptace the first Stride and Ride 2000 raised well workers, business associates as well as into dance camp program, and no one will be accepted for less than the full session, unless it over $30,000 for The Ukrainian out-of-towners. is with the approval of the director. ** Attendance limited to 60 students. Museum. This year’s fund-raising effort The planning committee consists of is even more crucial because, as every- five motivated women with a love for the PRE-REGISTRATION IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS UPON RECEIPT OF A $75.00 DEPOSIT PER CHILD/PER CAMP. A REGISTRATION FEE OF $100.00 (EXCEPT FOR one knows, the new home for The outdoors and an appreciation for the Ukrainian culture. In combining these CHEMNEY CAMP) PER CHILD/PER CAMP WILL APPLY TO ALL CHILDREN STAYING OFF Ukrainian Museum is in the process of SOYUZIVKA GROUNDS. THE DEPOSIT WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST THIS FEE. being built at 222 E. Sixth St. in New interests they organized the Stride and York City. Ride to Build. Their mission is not only BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALL NECESSARY MEDICAL FORMS AND PERMIS- Stride and Ride 2002 is designed for to raise money for the museum, but also SION SLIPS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RECEIVED BY SOYUZIVKA TOGETHER WITH THE the entire family. It features an easy to raise awareness of the existence and FULL PAYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS’ FEES AND CAMP PAYMENTS NO LATER THAN 3 WEEKS three-mile family fun hike through the importance of this institution for the PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CAMP SESSION. OTHERWISE, THE CHILD WILL LOOSE HIS OR attractive grounds of Ringwood Estate. Ukrainian community as well as the HER PLACE IN CAMP. NO EXCEPTIONS. The route consists of paved and dirt American public. The Ukrainian Museum, a public insti- SOYUZIVKA WILL APPLY A 10% DISCOUNT TO THE ROOM & BOARD FEES ONLY FOR THE 3rd roads and crosses a mowed grass field. AND 4th WEEK OF ATTENDANCE AT ONE OF OUR CAMPS, OR FOR A SECOND CHILD IN THE Participants of all ages are welcome to tution with a charter from the state of FAMILY ATTENDING THE SAME SESSION OF CAMP. attend. Child carriers, strollers with larg- New York, was founded in 1976 by the er wheels or wagons are recommended Ukrainian National Women’s League of PAYMENTS FOR ROOM AND BOARD CAN BE MADE TO SOYUZIVKA BY CASH, CHECK, VISA, for those wishing to take their toddlers America to collect, preserve and display MASTERCARD, AMEX OR DISCOVER CARDS. objects of artistic or historic merit that PAYMENTS FOR INSTRUCTOR/COUNSELOR FEES MUST BE MADE BY CHECK OR CASH. along. The Children’s Ride is a one-mile CREDIT CARDS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FORM OF PAYMENT FOR INSTRUCTORS’ FEES. bicycle ride on a paved path. All children relate to Ukrainian life and culture. Over must have helmets and must be accompa- the years it has become a resource for all PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO UNA ESTATE - CAMP FEE, UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE. nied by an adult. to broaden their knowledge of Ukrainian THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS TO STUDENTS LEAVING PRIOR TO THE END OF A CAMP FOR ANY The bike-a-thon phase of the fund- culture and its centuries-old history. It REASON WHATSOEVER, AND NO CREDITS FOR LATE ARRIVALS. raiser is better suited for participants conducts educational programs in Ukrainian folk art in the form of regular- PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR CHILD’S UNA DISCOUNT CARD, OR DISCOUNT DOCUMEN- looking for a greater challenge. Mountain TATION FROM THE UNA HOME OFFICE OR THE BRANCH SECRETARY WITH YOU WHEN YOU PAY bikers can look forward to a seven-mile ly scheduled courses and workshops for AND/OR BRING YOUR CHILD TO CAMP. IF NO PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE – NO route of moderate difficulty through the adults and children. Lectures, concerts ADJUSTMENT CAN BE MADE. trails of Ringwood State Park. The route and films are also part of the museum’s includes climbs, rocky downhills and programming. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT OF SOYUZIVKA. some single track. The ride will be guid- The museum is currently housed in a THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE ed by experienced riders. Participants small building in downtown Manhattan BASED ON AGE, RACE, CREED, SEX OR COLOR. must be at least 14 years of age, have but its ever-growing collections and some mountain biking experience, their expanded programs demand more space. own mountain bike, related equipment Now that the construction of the new and water. Bike helmets are mandatory; facility has begun, everyone’s contribu- MARK T. OLESNICKY, M.D. riders will not be permitted to ride with- tion to this effort is vital. The Stride and Internal Medicine out them. Ride 2002 offers a great opportunity for After completion of the designated everyone in our community to participate 135 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 203 routes all participants will come together in this unprecedented building project. Florham Park, NJ 07932 for a picnic to celebrate their accomplish- For more information visit the website ments. Everyone is invited to show sup- www.ukrainianmuseum.org, e-mail Telephone (973) 822-5000 • Fax (973) 822-3321 port and cheer the participants. The pic- [email protected], or phone Olenka Terleckyj By Appointment nic will include great food, volleyball, at (973) 771-1156. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15 No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 23

tation on the kobzari and their time, inter- Julian Kytasty’s... spersing kobzar songs with my own com- (Continued from page 14) positions and improvisations.” “I have tried LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB Movement between the notes in this to be true to the music in spirit, and in an LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB melody, played on sopilka (wooden flute), improvisational moment grasp the thread is often preceded by the slight bending of that runs through the players I learned YOU’LL NEVER FORGET? tones, or delicate ornamentation. The from, back to the kobzari, then to their kobzars, Mr. Kytasty mentions in the liner predecessors” (from the liner notes). notes, called this elaborate treatment of This CD also is an intensely personal Look no further than SOYUZIVKA! pitches “dodavaty zhaloschiv” or “adding journey the listener takes with Mr. Kytasty, SOYUZIVKA (a.k.a. Suzie-Q) is the Ukrainian National Association’s Resort sorrow.” through sounds and scenes and emotions. nested in the breathtaking Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. With weekly zabavas, miles of hiking trails, an olympic-size pool, 7 tennis courts, a beach vol- Mr. Kytasty’s meticulous translations of Along passages of sorrow, playful joy and leyball court, the Q-Café and Ukrainian cuisine in the dining room, you can’t ask song texts and descriptions of pieces in the peaceful contemplation, amidst current for much more. As a SOYUZIVKA worker, you can enjoy all the great amenities debates regarding global/local dynamics, liner notes reflect the intricate stories, char- of this summer resort while getting $$paid$$ and making lifelong friends! acters and personalities that he weaves with preservation of musical cultures and the his music. These intensely personal jour- changing nature of these traditions, “Black SOYUZIVKA is looking for a few good kozaks (men and women) to become part neys are an essential element of what Mr. Sea Winds” crosses through time and of a unique team this 2002 summer season: Kytasty writes is his “contemporary medi- space. This music is truly wonderful. • Emergency technician or nurse – summer only • Lifeguards booklet includes extensive notes on the • Office personnel New release... kobzari and their time, program notes, and • Camp counselors (Continued from page 14) English translations of the lyrics. • Entertainer / master or mistress of ceremonies The disc was recorded in December “Black Sea Winds” can be ordered • Q-Café manager 2000 at Systems 2 Studio in New York online on November Music’s website, • Dining room / Q-Café personnel City and mixed and edited in February www.novembermusic.com Alternately, it • Housekeeping personnel • General workers (grounds maintenance, setups, etc.) 2001 at The Moat, London. November’s can be ordered directly from the artist by striking physical production starts with a sending a check for $18 (U.S.) to: Julian We are located only 90 miles from New York City and minutes from the book-style heavy cardboard cover in place Kytasty, 138 Second Ave., New York, Ukrainian Youth Camp SUM, Woodstock, Poughkeepsie, Albany, Woodbury of the usual fragile plastic case. A 14-page NY 10003. Commons, Minnewaska State Park, Lake Mohonk and the hip town of New Paltz. So there’s always something to do!

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(Continued from page 28) • Please submit your application by May 1, 2002. • Non-U.S. citizens must have a Green Card or Employment Authorization. gram “U Kryvomu Dzerkali” (In a invite the public to a video presentation of • Preference will be given to those who are able to come early in June and stay Distorting Mirror”), based on a selection of “Panachyda for the Victims of Chornobyl,” through Labor Day. Maestro Kozak’s humorous works. A a work by Canadian composer Roman • You must be prepared to have a great summer and meet lots of people! renowned caricaturist, illustrator, animator Hurko, as recorded by the Frescoes of and painter, as well as feuilletonist and edi- Kyiv Chamber Choir in the St. Michael tor, Maestro Kozak (1902-1922) is perhaps Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv. The best known for his satirical drawings and program will also include bandurist Julian A little piece of Ukraine in upstate New York! writings and as editor of the humor maga- Kytasty, who will perform excerpts from SOYUZIVKA • Ukrainian National Association Resort zine Lys Mykyta (Detroit, 1951-1991). The “Black Sea Winds” – his recent recording P.O. Box 529 • Kerhonkson, NY 12446 event will be held at the Ukrainian National of ancient kobzar music. Donation: $10. phone 845-626-5641 • fax 845-626-4638 Home, 240 Second Ave., at 2 p.m. The concert will take place at 7 p.m. at the e-mail: [email protected] • website: www. soyuzivka.com Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth RINGWOOD, N.J.: “Stride and Ride to floor. On view in the gallery: medieval Build” – a walk/bike-athon for The Lemko icons (reproductions) and historical Ukrainian Museum Building Fund, will be materials. For more information call (212) held in Ringwood State Park. Registration: 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144, visit; 9 a.m. The walk covers an easy three-mile www.brama.com/mayana; e-mail ukrartlit- course. The mountain bike route is a chal- [email protected]. lenging seven-mile ride. Bikers must be at least 14 years old. A picnic, including CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Uncle Ronnie and his Barabolya Show, Ukrainian Research Institute will present the will start at noon. Participants are asked to annual Petryshyn Memorial Lecture by raise $150 per individual and $250 per Natalia Yakovenko, Institute of History, family. There will be terrific prizes for top National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, fund-raisers. Non-participants are welcome titled “Orthodox, Catholics, Protestants: COME,COME, JOINJOIN USUS to join the picnic and entertainment. Religious Co-existence in Ukraine in the 16th Suggested donation: $50 per family. to 17th Centuries.” The lecture, to be given in HIGH INTEREST RATES ON CDs Directions: Route 287 in New Jersey (clos- Ukrainian with English translation provided, est thoroughfare to the park) to Exit 57, will be held in the Theater Room, Harvard FREE CHECKING Skyline Drive; Skyline Drive through the Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St.. at 4-6 p.m. For town of Ringwood, at T-intersection, turn more information contact the institute, (617) GREAT RATES FOR LOANS, MORTGAGES right onto Sloatsburg Road/Route 511; 495-4053,. or [email protected]. after two miles turn right onto Sloatsburg SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES AVAILABLE Friday, April 26 Road, Manor is three miles ahead on left. UKRAINIAN/ENGLISH SPOKEN More information is available at NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and www.ukrainianmuseum.org or by calling FRIENDLY PERSONNEL Literary Club and Mayana Gallery invite the Olenka Terleckyj, (973) 771-1156. public to “Melody of Color,” a commemora- WESTERN UNION Monday, April 22 tive exhibit dedicated to the work of Lviv painter Valeriy Hnatenko (1947-1987) on the NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute of occasion of the 55th anniversary of his birth WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS Columbia University, as part of its and the 15th anniversary of his death. The “Language Policies and Language Status in program will feature Dr. Yaroslav Leshko, Ukraine” series, presents Dr. Halyna history of art department, Smith College, UKRAINIAN NATIONAL Yavorska, government expert in global who will speak on the topic “Compiling the security and European integration, National Valeriy Hnatenko Catalogue,” and Stefania Institute for Issues Related to International Hnatenko, whose topic will be “Society and FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Security, who will speak on the topic Beyond.” There will also be a screening of a “Modern Ukrainian Standardization: videotape on the opening of the 1989 V. MAIN OFFICE Linguistic Evidence and Cultural Hnatenko Exhibit at The Ukrainian Museum Implication.” The presentation will be held in New York City by J. Starostiak. Donation: 215 Second Ave. (between 13th and 14th St.), New York, NY 10003 in Room 1510, International Affairs $7. The exhibit will be on view in the gallery Tel.: (212) 533-2980 • Fax: (212) 995-5204 Building, 420 W. 188th St., at noon-2 p.m. through April 28. The event begins at 7 p.m. For more information call (212) 854-4623. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., BRANCHES fourth floor. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more infor- 35 Main St., So. Bound Brook, NJ 08880 Literary Club, the Ukrainian Music mation call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777- Tel.: (732) 469-9085 • Fax: (732) 469-9165 Institute, the New York Bandura Ensemble 8144; visit: www.brama.com/mayana; or e- and the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund mail [email protected]. 365 Washington Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 Tel.: (732) 802-0480 • Fax: (732) 802-0484

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Washington community honors Shevchenko by Chrystia Shashkewych-Oryshkevych niment of Larissa Diachok-Wild. The pupils of WASHINGTON – Each year the Ukrainian Grades 1-3, plus two bilingual classes, each School of Washington commemorates the birth- recited works by or about Shevchenko. day of Taras Shevchenko. This year’s special First Secretary Hennadii Nadolenko celebration was the result of a group effort to expressed greetings from the Embassy of have a more formal gathering in the neighbor- Ukraine. The keynote speaker, Sviatoslav ing church across the street from the Karavansky, who like Shevchenko spent most of Shevchenko monument. his adult years in prisons of a regime that On Saturday, March 9, the Ukrainian School enslaved Ukraine or in exile, is a writer, poet of Washington, Ukrainian Association of and linguist. Washington, Embassy of Ukraine, Shevchenko Grades 5-8 of Washington, as well as stu- Scientific Society, Ukrainian School of dents from the Ukrainian School in Baltimore, Baltimore, and the Washington and Baltimore led by teacher Michael Stadnyk, recited Ukrainian credit unions sponsored a communi- excerpts of Shevchenko’s poems. Children from ty celebration honoring Shevchenko. All gath- the Embassy of Ukraine presented a montage ered at the Shevchenko monument located with a medley of songs prepared by Lyuba between 22nd and 23rd Streets, at the intersec- Korsunska and Nilya Pospishna. Grade 10 of tion of P Street, in the nation’s capital, for a Washington did a reading about Shevchenko wreath-laying ceremon, led by Theodore Caryk, the artist-painter, with each student holding a the director of the Washington Ukrainian copy of an artwork by the poet. School. This event was made possible through the The program continued indoors with a pro- untiring work of teachers Natalka Krawczuk- cession of the multitude of children entering the Wells, Lesia Koval, Orysia Bilyk-Earhart, Marta hall and gathering at the stage. The Rev. Kowalczyk-Reuter, Helen Chaikovska, Larissa Volodymyr Steliac, pastor of St. Andrew Yaniv-Fontana, Alex Vasylenko, Marta Pryshlak- Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, Mostovych, Ms. Shashkewych-Oryshkevych, Md., led the prayer, followed by the singing of Nusia Woch-Kerda and Ms. Nakonechna- Shevchenko’s “Zapovit.” Sophika Nakonechna- Smith. Smith and Halyna Breslawec of the association Cinematographer Slavko Nowytski filmed the and Mr. Caryk delivered introductions. program to show Ukrainians in Ukraine how Program announcer Chrystia Shashkewych- Washingtonians celebrate “Sviato Shevchen- Oryshkevych introduced the choir of the ka.” Petro Fedynsky, an anchorperson for

Theodore Caryk Ukrainian School of Washington (Grades 1-6), “Window on America,” a part of Voice of Ukrainian school students prepare to lay a wreath at the which performed under the direction of Sophika America, produced a short feature that was Shevchenko monument in Washington. Nakonechna-Smith and to the piano accompa- aired in Ukraine in March.

New Jersey kids present Shevchenko program by Olga Prychka anniversary of Shevchenko’s birth. CHERRY HILL, N.J. – March is With bandura music in the back- Taras Shevchenko month at St. ground, one by one, the children car- Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church ried cut-out letters and attached them in Cherry Hill, N.J., and a special pro- to the back board spelling the name gram commemorated the 188th “Taras Shevchenko.” This was fol- lowed by the placing of puzzle pieces to reveal the portrait of Taras Shevchenko. After each of these exer- cise, the children sang a refrain: “Taras Shevchenko.” Thus, without Children put together a portrait of Taras Shevchenko, bard of Ukraine. any spoken words, the program began. Brief commentaries on the life and Larissa Stawnychy. children directed by Vicki Kara sang accomplishments of Shevchenko were The following children also took a recurring refrain. delivered by Dr. Oleh Onyskiv and part in the program’s opening: Roman The program was planned and Serhiy Hrubiy in Ukrainian, and by Harasym III, Andriy Hrubiy, Lauren directed by Olga Prychka, president Michael W. Romach in English. Mascio, Nicole Mascio, Diana of the Committee to Aid the Children Poetry was recited in Ukrainian and Orichowskyj, Steven Slotwinski and of Chornobyl, which also sponsors English by Irina Hrubiy, Nadia Mas- Justin Slotwinski. Ukrainian educational programs. lowych, Oleh Protas, Daniel Orich- The choir, under the direction of Shevchenko urged his readers “to owskyj, Vasyl Protas, Roman Protas, Taras Halushka and with the accom- think, to read, to learn from others, Ruslan Protas, Tara Orichowsky, paniment of bandurist Stephan but not to ignore their own.” He also Marissa Orichowskyj, Taisa Kohut, Orichowskyj, sang several works set to underscored that “Our language, our A poster directed at Shevchenko’s heirs. Yurij Onyskiv, Alexa Luzecky and the great poet’s lyrics, and a chorus of song, will not die, will not perish.” 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

Students recall a wonderful teacher who touched many lives Below is the farewell to Lydia Mrs. Smyk played a tremendous she organized a colossal “Amazon low human beings, is an example Smyk (our colleague at role in our school. For many of us, Rainforest Experience” with the to us all. May we never forget her. UKELODEON), who passed away she was not only a wonderful teacher, help of her homeroom class. on February 14, delivered at a but a close friend and mentor. Today’s service is not a time to memorial service by Anne Skuza, She organized myriad fund-rais- wallow in our loss; rather, it is a an eighth-grader at St. John the ers for our school’s benefit. Mrs. time to celebrate Mrs. Smyk’s life. Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School Smyk was very active in the annual In her brief time on earth, she in Newark, N.J. Halloween masquerade and touched so many individuals. Dearest friends and family of Valentine’s Day dance. Who will Speaking for my graduating the late Mrs. Smyk: ever forget her running about the class in particular, Mrs. Smyk, our On behalf of my fellow students school dressed as a witch, encour- teacher of two beautiful years, at St. John the Baptist School, I aging people to attend? kindergarten and 4th grade, will would like to speak to you this She was a very open, warm- always remain in our thoughts. The morning. Thursday’s event has hearted person. Mrs. Smyk helped knowledge she passed on to us will touched all of us. Our school is in a new students and teachers feel never leave us; in a way, she will state of bereavement over the loss welcome. When she taught, she always be present. of Mrs. Smyk. We are now looking encouraged everyone to partici- The way she lived her life to the upon our precious lives with a new pate. She made learning fullest, with so much tenderness awareness and appreciation. enthralling and fun. Every year and understanding toward her fel- Anne Skuza

The first reviews are in... Passaic school celebrates Ukrainian Day NEWARK, N.J. – by Daria H. Patti included a 20-foot “vyshyvka” UKELODEON reported PASSAIC, N.J. – St. Nicholas (embroidery) banner, pysanky, ceram- back in February about Ukrainian Catholic School recently ics, tryzubs (national emblems of the upcoming opera debut celebrated Ukrainian Day. During Ukraine), costumes from different of 6-year-old Orest the day the students and teachers regions of Ukraine and a four-foot “vinok” (wreath) that hung on stage. Pyndus of Newark, N.J., wore blue and yellow ribbons and for The older grades enjoyed research- and now the reviews are lunch enjoyed pyrohy, and blue and ing famous Ukrainians on the in. Orest, who played the yellow Jell-O. Internet. They were very excited and role of “Trouble,” son of At 1 p.m. the students performed proud to find several hundred names. Cio-Cio-San, in the opera for their parents, grandparents and They chose over 50 names and dis- “Madama Butterfly” by parishioners. The program began played them, along with a description Giacomo Puccini, was with the reading of a letter from the of what made them notable, on the reported to have been Consulate General of Ukraine in walls of the auditorium. “outstanding” in his role. New York City, followed by songs, The students had a great time According to a local news- poems, a montage in honor of Taras preparing for and learning new things paper, the Essex Journal, Shevchenko, hahilky and the Hopak. about Ukraine, and all who attended Orest “captured the very The walls were filled with a variety spent a wonderful afternoon enjoying spirit of little Trouble.” Orest Pyndus in costume. of displays made by students. These St. Nicholas School’s Ukrainian Day.

The next Wayne Gretzky? by Natalia Bilchuk ice skating. He stood on the ice like a natural – JERSEY CITY, N.J. – I was only 4 when Nick as if he was born to skate on ice. A year went by, entered my life, and he changed it forever. From and Nick joined the hockey team. He learned then on, even when I didn’t notice it, he looked many new skills and gained experience for play- up to me; I was his big sister. ing the game. Now every game that he plays he I remember when I taught him to walk. Time scores “hat tricks” left and right. went by, and before long I began teaching Nick Nick loves hockey, and plans to become a pro- to rollerblade. Though at first he didn’t know fessional hockey player when he gets older. For many tricks other than how to go forward, it did- now, he’s just having fun playing hockey in the n’t take long for him to learn all of the others, “Squirts League,” and watching his favorite hock- and eventually outskate me. ey team, the Colorado Avalanche on TV. Nick loved rollerblading – the only problem Next month Nick will be 10 years old, and I was that he couldn’t rollerblade during the win- hope that his dream of playing hockey in the ters. Winter Olympics comes true some day. Happy The following winter, Nick and I decided to try birthday, Nick!

OUR NEXT ISSUE: UKELODEON is published on the second Sunday of every month. To make it into our next issue, dated May 12, please send in your materials by May 3. Please drop us a line: UKELODEON, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, (973) 644-9510. Call us at (973) 292-9800; or send e-mail to [email protected]. (We ask all contributors to please include a daytime phone number.) Budding hockey star Nick (Mykola) Bilchuk. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 27

Wintertime activities from northern New Jersey ... by Daria Temnycky PASSAIC, N.J. – Ice- skating is becoming a tra- dition for the Passaic branch of Plast. For the third year now, its ice skat- ing trip was a huge suc- cess. Over 50 participants from age 3 to 60 had a great time on the ice. This family event brings togeth- er not only children, but parents as well. The “yunatstvo” (kids age 11- 17) helps the “novatstvo” (kids age 7-11), the even younger “ptashata,” and sometimes even the adults. Some of the children worked toward their ice skating merit badges.

... to the Embassy of Ukraine in Beijing, China by Stephen Rudyk YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – Ukraine’s independence has created many additional “must see” spots for travelers around the world. There are now many embassies and consulates that warrant a visit. Seeing a tryzub or Ukraine’s colors far away from home is always such a comfort- ing feeling. With that in mind, and an intro- duction by Col. Victor Hvozd of Ukraine’s Mission to the United Nations in New York City, a group of young Ukrainians visited the Ukrainian Embassy in Beijing, China, in January. The visitors were also treated to a deluxe dinner of the local specialty, Peking duck. Seen on the left, standing in front of the Ukrainian Embassy’s tryzub- emblazoned black and gold gate are : (from left) Nykola Rudyk, Col. Andrii Bilenkyi (military attaché), Michelle Odomirok, Robert Odomirok, Adrianna Rudyk, Natalka Hordynsky, David Odomirok and Josh Smith.

Mishanyna This month, to mark the arrival of spring, Mishanyna focuses on flowers. To solve Mishanyna, search for the names of the 27 flowers listed below.

C R O C U S A A N E B R E V A ageratum day lily poppy alyssum forget-me-not portulaca P E O N Y A C A L U T R O P M anemone hyacinth rose T E L O I V S T U L I P O A U aster iris sage A G E R A T U M Z A Z P S N M begonia lobelia sunflower crocus marigold tulip L O S A E T R I I R P A U S O daffodil mum verbena Y L I R A O N L A Y R Y N Y H dahlia pansy violet daisy peony zinnia S I D O S N H I R I S L F A T S A G E I A N O T I I I L I N U M A A D O N E A T D L O L I DID YOU READ ABOUT the Ukrainian American M A R I G O L D I S S Y W E C who will be going into space aboard the in April 2003? The Ukrainian Weekly’s front page of March 17 reported T O N E M T E G R O F A E B A on Commander Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper’s exciting, and E E B E A N E M O N E D R O Y historic, new assignment. D A F F O D I L Y N O E P L H 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2002 No. 15

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Friday, April 19 Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 7 p.m. Refreshments and socializ- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and ing will follow. Tickets: $15. For addition- Literary Club, the Organization for the al information, call (847) 359-3676. Defense of Lemkivschyna, the Lemko Research Foundation and Mayana Gallery Saturday-Sunday, April 20-21 invite the public to “Paths of Thorns,” an evening commemorating the 55th anniversary WASHINGTON: Ukrainian National of “Akcja Wisla.” The program will include a Women’s League of America Branch 78 reading of Maria Duplak’s “The Tragedy of invites the public to a retrospective exhibit Lemkivschyna,” as well as “Tragedy Beyond by the noted artist Bohdan Borzemsky to be the Curzon Line,” a montage of prose and held at the parish center of the Ukrainian poetry to be read by Adam Stec, Eva Stec, National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 Nadia Havrylak, Stepan Kravchuk; and songs Harewood Road NE. The exhibit includes performed by Ira Hrechko, Alla Kutzevych paintings, woodcuts and paper cut-outs. (bandura), and Ivan Pecuch (violin). Hours: Saturday, 6-9 p.m, $7 admission, Donation: $7. An exhibit of medieval Lemko includes refreshments; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.- icons (reproductions) and historical materials 2:30 p.m., free admission. For more infor- will be on view in the gallery through April mation call Marta Terlecky, (203) 521- 22. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the 3048, or Ksenia Kuzmycz, (301) 948-7813. Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor. Gallery hours: Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Sunday, April 21 Saturday-Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more informa- SILVER SPRING, Md.: St. Andrew tion call (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144; Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and the visit www.brama.com/mayana; or e-mail Chornobyl Committee, together with com- [email protected]. munity organizations of the Washington Saturday, April 20 metropolitan area, will commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific on April 21. Minister Counselor of Ukraine Society is holding a lecture by Dr. Anatolii to the United States Volodymyr Rusnachenko, Institute of Linguistics and Yatsenkivskyi, Dr. Ihor Masnyk and com- Law, Kyiv, and Fulbright Scholar, poser Roman Hurko will participate in the Harriman Institute, Columbia University, program. A video presentation of Maestro titled “The Anti-Soviet Ukrainian Hurko’s “Panakhyda for the Victims of Independence Movement, 1939 to the Mid- Chornobyl” and bandura selections per- 1950s.” The lecture will be held at the soci- formed by Larissa Pastukhiv will also be ety’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between featured. The event will take place at 1:30 Ninth and 10th streets) at 2:30 p.m. For p.m. at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox more information call (212) 254-5130. Cathedral, 15100 New Hamphsire Ave. Columbia University Ukrainian Students Society Presents: Light refreshments will be served. For CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Business and additional information call the Rev. Professional Group of Chicago is sponsor- Volodymyr Steliac, (301) 384-9192. ing a presentation by Adrian Karatnycky, president, Freedom House, titled “U.S.- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Stage Ukraine Relations in Light of September Ensemble, under the direction of Lidia 11, 2001. 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