INSIDE:• Global Youth Connect brings together rights activists — page 3. • Monument to UPA veterans dedicated near Montreal — page 9. • Results of the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVIII HE KRAINIANNo. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Mastermind of young activists’ seizure T U Ukrainian delegationW visiting Washington of Communist Party headquarters is arrested learns IMF will not renew credits at this time by Roman Woronowycz ment of attempting to brush the matter by Yaro Bihun Kyiv Press Bureau under the carpet. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly At a press conference after their release, KYIV – Oleksander Bashuk, founder the 10 members of the Independent WASHINGTON – Following the latest and leader of the Independent Ukraine Ukraine organization maintained that what series of talks here between a high-level political organization, and mastermind of a they had done was proper. They pro- Ukrainian delegation and the International late-winter assault on the headquarters of claimed their innocence and demanded sta- Monetary Fund, Ukraine does not expect to the Communist Party of Ukraine, was tus as political prisoners and politically see the renewal of IMF credits for another arrested by Ukrainian law enforcement repressed individuals. few months at least. agents on August 7, days after the “Communist Party headquarters is an Ukraine’s First Vice Prime Minister Yurii Procurator General’s Office allowed the anti-Ukrainian center that is working to Yekhanurov came here on August 1-4 to release of the 10 members of the organiza- undermine Ukraine,” said group member press the case for renewing the $2.6 billion tion who carried out the action. Serhii Nedilko. “We ask each Ukrainian lending program the IMF placed on hold a Mr. Bashuk was arrested at a safe house who can attest to the crimes of the year ago after it learned that the National in the Podil section of Kyiv after evading Communist Party to present evidence to Bank of Ukraine (NBU) was not accurately authorities for five months. According to the court.” reporting its foreign reserves. law enforcement officials he had moved Natalia Nemchynova, who has become Mr. Yekhanurov and the other members frequently to avoid capture. the most vocal and outspoken of the group, of his delegation, which included Finance While in hiding, Mr. Bashuk, 27, had and was the first to declare a hunger strike Minister Ihor Mitiukov and NBU Director surfaced several times for interviews with after the 10 were arrested, said that in her Volodymyr Stelmakh, also had meetings Yaro Bihun the press, including one in which he denied opinion the country is still controlled by with representatives of the World Bank and accusations that he was a political oppor- Communists, who have merely changed the U.S. government. Ukraine’s First Vice Prime Minister tunist and had used his younger underlings the way they rule. Summarizing his talks at a news confer- Yurii Yekhanurov like a puppet master to draw attention to “Ukraine does not exist as a country,” ence on the last day of his visit here, Mr. himself and his beliefs. said Ms. Nemchynova. “Former Yekhanurov listed three major accomplish- finding mission to Ukraine in September Mr. Bashuk, who was charged with two Communists who have repainted them- ments: and two IMF board of directors’ meetings: counts of conspiracy, is said to have selves continue to retain all the key govern- Ukraine reached an agreement with the one on August 28, on the results of the two offered members of his group apartments ment posts. We have no hope for a better IMF about this year’s budget. “We do not NBU audits; and the other sometime in and automobiles in return for their assault future until the former Communists are have any misunderstandings on this issue.” October, on Ukraine’s performance in on the headquarters of the Communist removed. Human rights in Ukraine are a “We are close to laying to rest” the issues adhering to the 11 economic reform condi- Party. The participants, however, have said mirage.” relating to IMF audits of NBU transactions tions set out in the IMF Extended Fund they were motivated only by ideals and The Independent Ukraine political and reports. Facility credit agreement. principle. organization was an unknown entity until He had successful talks with the World As for the audit decision, Mr. During the siege of the Communist March 9, when its members seized the cen- Bank to outline a strategy for its lending Yekhanurov pointed out that the independ- Party headquarters Mr. Bashuk called tral headquarters of the Communist Party program for the next three years. It will be a ent auditors stated that, while the reporting himself the attorney for the group holed of Ukraine in Kyiv. Eleven young men and “flexible” credit program, he said, with the may have been off the mark, no funds were up inside the building, but went into hid- a woman entered the building by force at amounts varying in accordance with the found to be misused or stolen. ing after preliminary law enforcement about noontime that day after overpower- pace of reforms in Ukraine. “At that time we were still using old investigations revealed that he was, in ing a guard. On the major issue of renewing IMF Soviet accounting methods, and that really fact, the head of the political organization credits, Mr. Yekhanurov said the final deci- and had supervised the action. He was (Continued on page 17) sion will come following another IMF fact- (Continued on page 17) placed on Ukraine’s most wanted list on March 11. Six days before Mr. Bashuk’s arrest, law enforcement officials released the 500 athletes compete in Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad nine college students and one high by Roman Stelmach school teacher on their own recognizance and Roma Hadzewycz pending the outcome of court proceed- ings. They are charged with seizure of a HORSHAM, Pa. – Nearly 500 ath- building and infliction of bodily injuries, letes – ranging in age from elementary and could face up to five years in jail. school kids to seniors – competed in Those charged have been warned not to six sports during the Ukrainian leave the city of Kyiv. Diaspora Olympiad 2000 on July 1-4 According to Procurator General here at and near the Ukrainian Sports Mykhailo Potebenko, the group was Center Tryzub. released after their parents had threatened The participating organizations individual hunger strikes. Mr. Potebenko included the sports clubs Tryzub- said he believed it would be in everybody’s Philadelphia, Chornomorska Sitch- best interest that the 10 young people, Newark, N.J., Levy (Lions)-Chicago, whom he has characterized as unwitting Chernyk-Detroit, Lviv-Cleveland, puppets of Mr. Bashuk, go free until a Ukrainian Sports Club-New York, court hears their cases. Several members of Ukraina-Toronto and the Ukrainian the group had declared hunger strikes inter- Soccer Club-Yonkers, N.Y., as well as mittently throughout their five-month the Plast Ukrainian Scouting imprisonment, which had caused law Organization. In addition, many inde- enforcement officials further problems in pendent athletes also competed in indi- Halyna Keller this highly publicized case. vidual sports events. Communist Party representatives bitter- Tryzub’s Ukrainian Nationals team of boys under age 9 celebrates its gold ly criticized the move by the Procurator (Continued on page 12) medal victory. General’s Office and accused the govern- 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS New Communist Party eyes voters of the old one U.S. objects to bombers for gas deal pay large amounts of taxes.” Mr. Babaiev added, however, that Kyiv’s proposal to by Jan Maksymiuk mentary elections. He said the bloc will KYIV – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine repay its gas debt by putting part of RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report consist of democratically oriented leftist Steven Pifer said on August 7 that the Ukraine’s gas pipeline network at Russia’s and rightist parties that “want to create a United States will stop financing the dis- PRAGUE – A July 15 congress of 205 disposal is a “constructive step.” (RFE/RL parliamentary republic” in Ukraine. mantling of Ukraine’s nuclear arsenal if delegates from 19 Ukrainian oblasts as well Newsline) According to Mr. Savenko, the current left- Kyiv transfers more strategic bombers to as from the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol ist movement in Ukraine suffers from a Russia in repayment of gas debts. “We will Poland to represent NATO in Ukraine founded the Communist Party of Ukraine leadership cult, which results in the left (Renewed) [Komunistychna Partiya not pay Ukraine for cutting up the wing’s “permanent election defeats.” bombers if it does not destroy them,” WARSAW – Poland’s Foreign Ministry Ukrainy (Onovlena)], Interfax reported. Mr. Savenko said his party has nearly announced on August 8 that Poland will The congress elected Mykhailo Savenko, Interfax quoted Mr. Pifer as saying. The 2,500 members. He added that once the ambassador added that Washington would become the coordinator of NATO activi- a lawmaker from the Labor Ukraine parlia- ties in Ukraine as of September, the PAP party is firmly established, “we and prefer the planes to be dismantled because mentary caucus, as head of the party. news service reported. The ministry noted Symonenko will divide up the votes of the they “were made with the sole goal – to “We are ready to cooperate with every- that it is the first time Poland has been [Communist] electorate.” carry nuclear arms directed at the United body who upholds our idea of building a given the role of running a NATO embassy Communist Party of Ukraine leader States.” Last year Ukraine sent 11 strategic socially just society on the basis of a parlia- in a foreign country. The basic functions of Petro Symonenko, who earlier warned his bombers to Russia to repay $285 million mentary system of rule, and we do not such an assignment are to promote NATO comrades about an anti-Communist plot for delivered gas, while last week the intend to form an opposition to the elected drawn up by President Leonid Kuchma’s and disseminate information on the pact in Ukrainian prime minister admitted that authority. Also, we do not intend to split the administration, commented that he did not the host country, to help establish contacts Kyiv has offered another 10 bombers to left-wing camp – we simply need to heal it know about the founding congress of the between NATO representatives and institu- write off part of its gas debt to Russia. and, after having consolidated around us its rival Communist organization. He said the tions of the host country, and to stage con- (RFE/RL Newsline) most active and progressive part, to restore new Communist Party was created by “trai- ferences on Euro-Atlantic security. the former influence and authority of tors who are carrying out tasks posed by Gazprom sees deal as “headache” (RFE/RL Newsline) Communists,” the press service of the party the presidential administration.” congress quoted Mr. Savenko as saying. “The creation of a new Communist MOSCOW – Gazprom has said the Kyiv seeks return of religious artifacts Mr. Savenko told Interfax that his party transfer of Ukrainian strategic bombers as party was the result of a planned action that KYIV – Ukrainian President Leonid intends to create a bloc for the 2002 parlia- repayment for Ukraine’s gas debt is aims at not only splitting the leftist move- Kuchma sent a letter to his Russian coun- unprofitable for Russia, the Eastern ment but also disorienting the electorate. terpart, Vladimir Putin, asking the latter to Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus, This confirms the opinion that rumors Economic Daily reported on August 3. help return to Ukraine fragments of Ukraine and Poland specialist on the about early parliamentary elections are not Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko of mosaics and frescos from the Golden- staff of RFE/RL Newsline. groundless,” Mr. Symonenko noted. Ukraine had confirmed that Kyiv is con- Domed St. Michael’s Sobor in Kyiv, sidering such a repayment scheme. Interfax reported on August 4. The arti- Gazprom press service head Anatolii facts were shipped to Germany during Babaiev said the possible transfer could World War II and later transferred to become “a headache for Gazprom, since if Russia. “This friendly gesture could be Marchuk pinpoints national security concerns this proposal were implemented, Russia Interfax on July 26 published an exclu- Novorossiisk. This is a very negative cir- would not gain anything but would have to (Continued on page 14) sive interview with Yevhen Marchuk, sec- cumstance for us. It will be necessary to retary of Ukraine’s National Security and make enormous efforts to stop this ten- Defense Council. Below are excerpts from dency. True, there are no reasons to that interview as released by RFE/RL. expect that this can be done in a short Pascual awaits action by Senate time, given the increasing ruthlessness of What in your opinion are today’s Ukrainian-Russian economic relations. by Roman Woronowycz Mr. Pascual’s confirmation will be threats to Ukraine’s national security? Kyiv Press Bureau delayed until at least September 6 when Can Ukraine influence this process, senators return from their summer vaca- and what will Ukraine have to sacri- I would prefer to speak not about KYIV – The U.S. Senate has delayed a tions. Even then it is not clear that Sen. fice to that end? vote on final approval of Carlos Pascual as threats to Ukraine’s national security, but Helms will be ready to allow the confirma- the new ambassador to Ukraine until after about negative and dangerous factors that tion process to continue. Mr. Pascual still I would not call it sacrifice, even its summer recess due to a dispute with the show either growing or falling trends. As needs to obtain majority approval by a full though the Russian side does not conceal White House over Russian debt to the regards the trends that are developing vote of the Senate. outside Ukraine and pertain to our coun- that it wants Ukraine to repay its debts, United States. including with property. Of course, this is Jesse Helms, chairman of the Senate The delay leaves the status of the current try, there is the complex problem of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer, debts, which shows a very unfavorable a very bad situation for us, but I would Foreign Relations Committee, fulfilled a not make a tragedy out of it. in limbo. Mr. Pifer, who arrived in Kyiv in tendency. threat to block the release of the nomination I think that it is a quite acceptable January 1998, was scheduled to finish his Only a few months had passed since of Mr. Pascual and 13 other ambassadorial mechanism for Ukraine when one-third tour in Ukraine by the end of July. Ukraine’s restructuring of its foreign debt candidates to the Senate floor for a full of the property of the gas and oil trans- However, with no replacement, he will to European creditors when the country Senate vote after the White House porting system is given in the form of remain in Ukraine indefinitely. fell $711 million into debt to Russia for announced that it would allow Russia to shares to a Russian partner as debt repay- “The State Department has asked me to siphoning off [Russian transit] gas. From postpone a $485 million debt payment ment, one-third is sold to a European stay until the issue is clarified,” said Mr. the viewpoint of Ukraine’s partners this owed the U.S. government. partner, and one-third is left in Ukraine’s The Senate Foreign Relations Pifer at a press conference on August 8, means that we are incapable of rationally hands. At first glance, the idea may managing [our economy]. As a result, the Committee had approved the appointment which many journalists had expected to be sound offensive. But what is better: to of Mr. Pascual, a former national security an official farewell to Ukraine. Mr. country’s image has suffered, important give Russia a 30 percent stake in investments have been blocked, work advisor to President Bill Clinton, on June Pascual is expected to receive Senate con- [Ukraine’s] refineries as well as gas and 28. Mr. Clinton had nominated Mr. firmation as soon as the latest confronta- with international financial structures has oil transporting system, ensure the viabil- become more difficult. All this has deliv- Pascual as the next ambassador to Ukraine tion between Mr. Helms and the Clinton ity of this system and obtain profits from back in March. White House is resolved. ered a palpable blow to the economic sit- this deal – or “to fight to the bitter end” uation within the country. ... and subsequently show vacated [gas and However, the most important aspect of oil industry] facilities to tourists? One this debt problem is that we provide should not be afraid of drawing Russia FOUNDED 1933 Russia with a mechanism for exerting into this privatization sphere. This, of influence or even pressure on Ukraine. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY course, is only a working idea. 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Global Youth Connect brings together human rights activists by Lidiya Nychyk necessity of a worldwide youth organiza- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly tion was sharply felt by these young peo- ple and the establishment of such an entity PRINCETON, N.J. – Sixteen young was seen as one way to counter some of human rights activists who represent front- the negative aspects of the process of glob- line youth leaders in eight countries, alization. including Bhutan, the Democratic GYC sees its mission as building and Republic of Congo, Jamaica, Kenya, supporting a community of front-line Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Ireland and youth activists from all over the world and Ukraine, were brought together here for inspiring new generations of young people the first Global Youth Connect Human to work for human rights and social trans- Rights Learning Community. formation. Despite their youth (all the activists are The Human Rights Learning between the ages of 18 and 30), these Community (HRLC) is one of the GYC activists have tremendous experience in programs that serve to help it achieve its maintaining and defending human rights in goals. Other GYC programs include Youth their countries, elaborating upon and Activist Support Network, the New developing valuable projects, ones that Activism Initiative and Campaign for range from halting environmental degrada- Peace in Bhutan. tion in Nigeria, to helping street kids and The 10-day HRLC training seminar at-risk youths in Jamaica, repatriation of held here on July 5-15 allowed young peo- Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal, ple to share their experiences, educate women’s rights in Ukraine and civil rights themselves in the field of human rights issues in African American communities. law, increase and improve their leadership Ukraine’s representatives at the Global Youth Connect meeting: Nataliya Biletska Global Youth Connect (GYC) is a rela- skills, and renew their spirit through of Kharkiv (left) and Kateryna Cherepakha of Kyiv. tively new organization headquartered in numerous workshops and small groups on New York City. The idea for the organiza- topics such as “The Great Game of such interaction on a level where major a completely illiterate woman. Our advan- tion emerged about two years ago in Power,” “The Human Race,” “Youth regions of the world are participating. tageous conditions encourage us and open Sweden, where young leaders in the area Making Change: Leadership and Action,” Before we had similar meetings, but only new perspectives, giving a new perception of human rights and genocide prevention and “A Picture of Power: Deconstructing within the European region,” said Nataliya of what is being done and can be done,” gathered, intending to find new ways to and Reconstructing the System of Power.” Biletska, a 26-year-old HRLC participant she continued. create a world without violence. The “This is the first time we are involved in and a member of Kharkiv’s Zhinocha At the meeting, Kateryna Cherepakha, Hromada (Women’s Community) organi- 22, represented the Ukrainian branch of zation in Ukraine. the international organization La Strada, FOR THE RECORD: Clergy “For us this meeting was a very interest- which focuses on eliminating domestic ing and useful experience. When we lis- violence, trafficking in women, sexual tened to the problems that our colleagues harassment and rape. La Strada-Ukraine seek recognition of UCC’s sacrifices encounter, for example, in Africa or was registered in May 1997. The four Bhutan, we realize that the situation in years of its existence were marked by cre- Following is the text of an open let- dismay we ascertained that, in recalling Ukraine is not as hopeless as it seemed ating a wide network and connections to ter dated June 6 from the priests of the those Christians who had paid witness to before. For example, for us a woman with- help prevent trafficking in women, educat- Przemyszl (Peremyshl)-Warsaw their faith under Soviet totalitarianism, out an education is a woman without a uni- Metropolitanate of the Ukrainian there was not a single representative versity degree, whereas in Africa it means (Continued on page 14) Greek-Catholic Church to Cardinal from the multitude of martyrs and con- Roger Etchegaray, president of the fessors of the faith, bishops, priests and [Vatican] Committee for the Great laity who belonged to the Ukrainian Jubilee of AD 2000. Greek-Catholic Church. We are not say- New comparative study focuses ing this from any unhealthy motive of Your Eminence: vainglory. We realize that, to the extent on religious liberty in OSCE countries that we are spiritually descended from For the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic such witnesses to Christ, it is for us a Church the Great Jubilee of the Year challenge and an obligation to live in WASHINGTON – At a briefing held rescinded this policy. 2000 is the culmination of several impor- faith following their example. on July 19 on Capitol Hill, the According to the chairman of the tant anniversaries that we have had the Indeed, as John Paul II wrote in his Commission on Security and Helsinki Commission, Rep. Christopher opportunity of celebrating during the past apostolic letter on the occasion of the Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki H. Smith (R-N.J.), religious liberty in few years. In 1988 the Millennium of the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest, Commission) released an in-depth com- Turkey remains in question, where “vari- Baptism of Kyivan Rus’ took place. The wherein he demonstrated [our Church’s] parative study “Religious Liberty: The ous raids on Protestant groups over the principal event of that jubilee was a heroic quality as an example for all Legal Framework in Selected OSCE last year and the continuing conflict over solemn celebration in Rome, which last- Christians: Countries,” which was prepared by the the closure of a Greek Orthodox semi- ed several days and was presided over by “The whole Catholic community Library of Congress Law Library at the nary ... indicate serious levels of discrim- Pope John Paul II. However, it was only recalls with deep emotion the victims of request of the commission. The culmina- ination in that country.” Ukrainians in the diaspora who were able such great suffering: the martyrs and tion of almost two years of research and In Russia, though religious congrega- to share in the joy of this jubilee of the confessors of the faith of the Church in documentation, the report examines laws tions that number in the tens of thou- Baptism. It was overshadowed by the sit- Ukraine offer us a magnificent lesson in and constitutional provisions with regard sands are required to register, it is esti- uation of our Church in Ukraine itself, fidelity even at the price of life itself. to religious liberty in 12 countries: mated that more than half do not, in part where it had been officially liquidated by And we, the favored witnesses of their Austria, France, Germany, Greece, the because of the onerous contradictory the Communist regime in 1946, perse- sacrifice, are aware that they helped to Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Turkey, requirements of the 1997 Law on cuted and forced to operate underground. maintain the dignity of a world which Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United Freedom of Religion and Religious A few years after these Millennium seemed overwhelmed by atrocities. They States and Uzbekistan. Organizations. The law, which created a celebrations, the Soviet empire fell apart. knew the truth, and the truth set them The project was initiated by agreement great deal of notoriety when it was Ukraine achieved independence, and the free. Christians in Europe and throughout of the Organization for Security and passed, gives considerable state prefer- most difficult period in the history of our the world, pausing in prayer before the Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) partici- ence to the Russian Orthodox Church. Church came to an end. Thanks to this, concentration camps and prisons.” pating states to ensure that the laws, reg- According to a statement at the brief- in 1996 the Greek-Catholics in Ukraine We appeal to Your Eminence, encour- ulations, practices and policies of mem- ing by Dr. Peter Roudik, senior legal spe- were able to celebrate solemnly the aged by the words of John Paul II that ber-states conform with international law cialist at the Law Library, “except for the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest the Greek-Catholic Church should redis- and OSCE provisions. Chechen war, no other developments as through which the Kyiv Metropolitanate cover “its own active role it in the The results of the report were varied, the implementation of religious legisla- at renewed its unity with the Apostolic Church and in history.” We have the duty and even surprising. Among its findings, tion appear to have raised in the last sev- See of Rome. The whole community of to show gratitude to our martyrs and con- the report documents “a frightening eral years such serious questions about our Church gathered in Rome on the fessors, thanks to whom in recent history trend” in France to limit religious free- Russia’s commitment to international occasion of the anniversary of the Union our Church survived several decades of dom, stating that the lower house of the human rights norms.” of Brest, and John Paul II, bishop of being sorely tried, and we must remem- French Parliament passed a law early this Ukraine, according to the report, has Rome, shared the joy at having regained ber them. We believe also, that by their summer that creates a new crime – one of “met all its international obligations” freedom. prayers, and with our brothers and sisters “mental manipulation” – and establishes regarding guarantees of religious free- civil and criminal penalties for activities In light of the trials and tribulations in the faith, we shall be able to realize dom, but notes that implementation of by religious and philosophical groups through the history of our Church, espe- appropriately this active role. guarantees can be inconsistent, to a large cially during this last century, we were that government officials deem unaccept- degree as a result of inexperience, point- especially looking forward to the With profound esteem, able. Yours sincerely in Christ, ing to some conflicts on regional levels Commemoration of the Witnesses of the Greece had implemented a policy that between local political and religious Faith in the 20th Century (Rome, The Rev. Bohdan Panczak requires religious affiliation to be listed leaders. Colosseum, May 7). With great pain and and 29 other clergymen. on government-issued identity cards, but in reaction to pressure recently (Continued on page 14) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33 Brzezinski analyzes European unity, Russia and American perceptions UCC outlines results of legislative activity as spring session of Parliament concludes by Natalka Gawdiak of an exhausted system, a collapse of will, WINNIPEG – The Ukrainian and Technology to strengthen the value Ukrainian American Coordinating Council imagination and power . ...” Canadian Congress (UCC) recently out- of Canadian citizenship,” said Mr. “It was a collapse through political, lined the results of its activity before the Czolij. WASHINGTON – Zbigniew Brzezinski economic, social and physical exhaus- Parliament of Canada during the spring Regarding other legislation, the UCC addressed a standing-room-only audience tion,” he said, adding that although the session. reported the following. at the Woodrow Wilson International Soviet system collapsed, it left intact its “Over the course of this session of 1) Bill C-19, the Crimes Against Center for Scholars on July 19 on the topic political, ruling elite. “No one in Putin’s Parliament, the government of Canada Humanity Act, was introduced by the “Post-Divided Europe and American government ... was associated with the introduced substantial legislation in the government of Canada in order to Policy.” The audience in the Wilson dissident movement,” Dr. Brzezinski areas of citizenship, immigration and implement the provisions of the Rome Center’s new quarters in the Ronald said, and he expressed the conviction that crimes against humanity,” said UCC Statute, of which Canada was a major Reagan Building in Washington included were the USSR to be re-established, President Eugene Czolij. “This legisla- contributor. In its appearance before the other Wilson Center and Washington area these same people could easily go back tive activity challenged Canadians to House of Commons Standing scholars, government employees, students, to work for the Soviets. They are from rethink and reaffirm their positions on Committee on Foreign Affairs and and think-tank analysts, who heard Mr. the same KGB background as Mr. Putin various fundamental issues and those International Trade on May 30, stated Brzezinski take European unity, Russia – this KGB elite included the “most qualities of our society which make us that it believes that by introducing Bill and the United States to task for various ambitious, careerist, cynical people seek- unique in the world.” C-19 the government of Canada will “mystifications.” ing the privilege of status; they were the Bill C-16, the Citizenship of Canada have to deal with the issue of war Dr. Brzezinski, national security advi- best, in the most negative sense of that Act, was tabled in Parliament on crimes and crimes against humanity sor during the Carter administration and word,” he stated. November 25, 1999. In its presentation before Canadian courts of criminal author of “The Grand Failure” and “The As for U.S. foreign aid, Dr. Brzezinski to the House of Commons Standing jurisdiction and cease denaturalization Grand Chess Game,” outlined four mys- observed that “much of the money we Committee on Citizenship and and deportation proceedings, especially tifications that need clarification: 1) the have given to Russia has been misappro- Immigration on March 30, the UCC against Canadians suspected of war concept of “union” in the European priated – and we don’t like to talk about stressed the need for ensuring that the crimes during the second world war Union (EU) and how the United States this. The U.S. officials who worked basic democratic and judicial systems, whose immigration files have been views “post-divided” Europe; 2) the rela- closely on this are embarrassed about it.” destroyed by government employees tionship the United States has with that have long been well established in Russia’s own view of itself is the third Canada, be firmly entrenched in the leg- consistent with the government’s policy Russia; 3) Russia’s perception of itself; area that needs de-mystification, accord- for disposal of unnecessary records after and 4) the United States’ supposed urgent islation. ing to Dr. Brzezinski, who quoted Mr. The proposals included the following: a fixed time. need for a missile defense system. Putin as saying, “We are not seeking to The UCC also informed the standing The phrase “post-divided Europe” is • modification of Sections 17 and 18 make Russia a great world power in order to ensure naturalized Canadians committee that Bill C-19 treats different- awkward but deliberately so, noted Dr. ly crimes alleged to have been commit- because Russia is a great world power ... due process of law in cases of revocation Brzezinski, because to date both ted outside Canada than does the Rome It is one of the great influential centers of and annulment of citizenship; Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton Statute. The committee was further the modern world.” By examining Russia • modification of Section 17 to insert a have said that Europe is “whole and informed that Bill C-19 treats crimes statistically and from its geostrategic limitation period of five years for the free.” If one analyzes what is meant by alleged to have been committed in location, Dr. Brzezinski demonstrated minister to initiate revocation of citizen- “union,” one sees that Europe is not like Canada differently from those alleged to that the reality is quite different. ship proceedings; and any existing union and never will be he have been committed outside Canada. Some 70 million Russians live in • modification of Sections 22 and 27 said, yet “the United States feels uneasy urban areas where the level of air pollu- The UCC impressed upon the committee about Europea being our co-equal in all to ensure that a permanent Canadian res- the need for clarity and certainty in law tion exceeds the maximum levels allow- ident can submit to the courts for review its significant dimensions of power.” able in the United States by the beginning with something very basic: If the European Union pursues an inte- an order or declaration of the Governor that the same definitions and rules apply Environmental Protection Agency by a in Council prohibiting such person from grated European security and defense factor of five. Some 20 percent of all to crimes bearing the same names in Bill identity, then it not only stimulates our obtaining Canadian citizenship. The pro- C-19, whether they are alleged to have Russian first-graders have some degree posals the UCC brought forward would fears, but also increases Europe’s illu- of mental incapacity. Russia’s population been committed inside Canada or outside sions in this regard, he continued. An ensure that provisions dealing with pro- the country. Attention was also drawn to has declined from 151 million to 146 cedures concerning the revocation and autonomous European defense position million, and deaths exceed births by 50 the fact that Bill C-19 gives a retroactive has been talked about, and there is some annulment of citizenship reflect the core application only to the provisions dealing percent. fabric of Canada’s democratic system. idea that Europe, therefore, will be on its Russia’s geostrategic position also with offenses committed outside of way to becoming a “real” union. “If we While the House of Commons did not Canada. does not give it cause for optimism, he adopt the recommendations of the UCC, all recognize that this will never happen, noted. To the East, Russia is bordered by 2) On June 29, the governor general our relations with Europe will be more a significant debate ensued related to gave royal assent to the Crimes Against China, whose gross domestic product is such proceedings. “The UCC looks for- relaxed, and we will be able to work on five times greater than that of Russia’s Humanity and War Crimes Act. our real problems ... Europe will never ward to presenting its proposals for con- “The UCC noted that the government and whose population is far, far greater. sideration by the Senate Standing become a federation.” Russia clearly would be the junior part- has accepted its recommendations that Committee on Social Affairs, Science Dr. Brzezinski likened the European ner in any potential alliance between definitions used for crimes committed Union to a huge, complex corporation Russia and China. To the West, is the inside Canada are the same as those for and noted that a nation joining the EU “mystifying, uniting” Europe with a GDP crimes committed outside Canada,” said must accede to 80,000 pages of regula- 10 times greater than Russia’s, and “to Konowal memorial Mr. Czolij. “However, more work tions that must be approved by its legisla- the South, there are 300 million Muslims remains to be done in this area to ensure ture. Ask the typical American how the whose favor Putin is trying to court by that these definitions are more precise United States is governed, and he can tell his Chechen policy!” to be unveiled in Kutkiw and that the application of the law is the you; ask the typical European how Thus, the United States has a certain same independently of where the crimes Europe is governed and very few will be mystification about Russia, and “we KUTKIW, Ukraine – On the 83rd are committed,” he added. able to give any cogent answer, he should not make any unchecked, uncon- anniversary of Filip Konowal’s Mr. Czolij further underlined that the observed. trolled transfer of funds to Russia,” Dr. heroism at the Battle for Hill 70 on government also adopted another recom- In discussing the U.S. view of Russia, Brzezinski concluded. the Western Front during World mendation advanced by the UCC in its Dr. Brzezinski pointed out that there is a The speaker’s final point was that the War I, Canada’s Ukrainian commu- presentation by including in the defini- tion of “crimes against humanity” a cri- tendency in this country to ascribe to United States is wrong to pursue a nity, spearheaded by Branch 360 of teria that they must be committed against Russia the same pursuit of freedom and national missile defense system as an the Royal Canadian Legion, with a civilian population or an identifiable democracy as had taken place in the last “urgent” necessity because this only the assistance of the Ukrainian group. 10 years in Central Europe. He quoted strains the U.S. relationship with its allies Canadian Civil Liberties 3) The UCC is currently reviewing Vice-President Al Gore as saying, in a in Western Europe who do not share this Association, on August 21 will Bill C-31, the Immigration and Refugee recent interview, that there is more sense of urgency. Furthermore, North unveil a trilingual plaque and a stat- Protection Act, which was tabled on June democracy and private ownership in Korea, the major potential target of such ue of Canada’s only Victoria Cross 6, and it is looking forward to appearing Russia than in some Western European a missile defense system, is years behind winner, prepared by Lviv sculptor, before the House of Commons Standing countries. “Now if I get mugged and my in developing a nuclear missile threat, Petro Kulyk. The event is scheduled Committee on Citizenship and wallet is stolen,” Dr. Brzezinski “even if she dropped everything else” to for 11 a.m. in Konowal’s home vil- Immigration to address this issue. explained tongue-in-cheek, “one could build such a system, Dr. Brzezinski lage of Kutkiw. say the new ‘owner’ of my wallet is a explained. The event is open to the public. *** private owner. This is the kind of private It is projected that North Korea could Those participating will receive a ownership that best describes the situa- not build a single intercontinental missile special Filip Konowal VC lapel pin “The ability of the UCC to continue tion in Russia today.” before 2005, and then it would need to and a copy of the second revised to represent the views of Ukrainian When the audience’s laughter died develop and test a nuclear warhead to be edition of a trilingual booklet detail- Canadians is making a difference,” said down, Dr. Brzezinski described the break- carried by the missile. Developing and ing Konowal’s valor, titled Mr. Czolij. “As we continue to review up of the Soviet Union, not as an “organic testing such a warhead is an extremely “Konowal: A Canadian Hero.” the progress made to date, the UCC lays rejection of Communism spearheaded by complex process, and the United States, For more information please con- the foundation for ensuring that issues a group of democratic leaders,” as had Dr. Brzezinski noted, has carried out tact Dr Lubomyr Luciuk, (613) of importance to our community are happened in former Communist Central 546-8364. communicated in an effective and clear European countries, but as “the collapse (Continued on page 16) fashion,” he stated. No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

30 youths learn rudiments of tennis at Soyuzivka camp by Zenon Snylyk KERHONKSON, N.Y. – A group of 30 youths – 17 boys and 13 girls – kept the yellow tennis balls flying on the courts of the Ukrainian National Association’s Soyuzivka resort in the Catskills in the 32nd annual Tennis Camp from July 16 through July 27. The campers lost only the last day to pass- ing showers, but by then they were preoccupied with packing for the journey home. With almost perfect tennis weather from day one, the campers spent an average of five hours a day in morning, afternoon and evening sessions, learning all the rudiments of tennis on and off the courts. Calisthenics and running supplemented oral lessons, demonstrations and practice that convered proper form, tactics and strategy. In the evening hours they The 17 boys who participated in the 32nd annual Tennis Camp at Soyuzivka with the camps’ leaders. enjoyed a bit of dancing before hitting the sack. During the concluding stages of the 12-day camp the youngsters matched their powers in round-robin tournaments in three groups of boys and two groups of girls. The final results were as follows: • Boys A: 1. Nick Sikaczynsky, 2. Roman Roik, 3. Bohdan Porytko; • Boys B: 1. Bohdan Protyniak, 2. Orchyk Jasinsky, 3. Nick Milan; • Boys C: 1. Bobby Blackburst, 2. Taras Kulynych, 3. Matthew Rogozinsky; • Girls A: 1. Christine Cready, 2. Diana chi- rovsky, 3. Dara Denysyk; • Girls B: 1. Natalia Sikaczynsky, 2. Katie Stroface, 3. Lidia Yadlos. Chosen as the best campers were: Ariana Flis, Dara Denysyk, Markian Hadzewycz and Stefan Milan. They received awards at the camp banquet on Wednesday, July 26, as did the tournament group finalists. All campers received certificates of attendance. As in all previous years, the Tennis Camp was conducted by George Sawchak and Zenon Snylyk. Assisting them were counselors Luba Wojnow, Christine Telan, Ulana Tatunchak, Laryssa Szczupak, Victor Sulzynsky, Dan Di Bono and Andy Bluj. The 13 girls who attended the camp with their instructors and camp directors. Branch 120 holds annual golf outing

Holding their “Best Camper” trophies are: (from left) Markian Hadzewycz, Dara Denysyk, Stefan Milan and Ariana Flis. In the background are George Sawchak (left) and Zenon Snylyk.

Mission Statement ALIQUIPPA, Pa. – The fifth annual golf outing of UNA Branch 120 of Aliquippa, Pa., was a success, as 88 golfers and 10 volunteers, as well as guests from The Ukrainian National Association exists: Branches 120 and 161, gathered on July 8 at the Beaver Creek Meadows Country I Club. The golf tournament was followed by a picnic that was enjoyed by all. Many I to promote the principles of fraternalism; to preserve the Ukrainian, Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian prizes and trophies were given. The purpose of the golf outing is to promote frater- heritage and culture; and nity among club members and the Ukrainian community. The annual outing has I become a tradition of Branch 120. Seen in the photo above are members of the to provide quality financial services and products to its members. committee who contributed to the golf outing’s success: Mark Szedney, club sec- As a fraternal insurance society, the Ukrainian National Association reinvests its retary; Ron Evushak, scorekeeper; Mike Oros, vice-president; Val Erjavec and earnings for the benefit of its members and the Ukrainian community. Ernie Turnpike, members; and Tim Helm, trustee. – Eli Matiash 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Rough draft Religious liberty: a passing grade by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau In a report on religious liberty recently released on Capitol Hill by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe – the Helsinki Commission – Ukraine received a comfortable passing grade. The report, which compared laws concerning religious liberty in 12 countries of Eastern and Western Europe and the United States, Language and Kuchma’s backyard noted that Ukraine, which has 22,000 registered religious congregations, has fulfilled Let’s get one thing clear from the out- mer began an attack of a different sort on “major international obligations” with regard to guaranteeing an environment in set: Russian allegations that Ukraine dis- the Ukrainian language. A hugely popular which religious freedom can flourish, that the state does not support one religion over criminates against its Russian minority and film recently released in Russia tells the another, and does not get involved in the internal affairs of religious groups. does not uphold language and cultural story of Russian brothers who join the However, due to some vagueness in the laws on religious liberty, the Ukrainian rights clauses as agreed upon in their Russian mafia and become hit men. They government’s largest problems lie in making sure that the laws of the land regarding friendship treaty do not have a toehold in travel to Chicago, where they meet mem- religious freedom are consistently implemented throughout the country – for example, the truth. It is absurd. The Russian lan- bers of the Ukrainian mafia, who speak not allowing local political leaders to favor one confession over another, or using the guage in Ukraine is thriving. Ukrainian, as it turns out. As war breaks court system, instead of decrees by local executives, to resolve inter-denominational You hear it in the capital city and in the out between the two rival gangs, the broth- conflicts. eastern regions – almost exclusively. In the ers are instructed to kill the Ukrainian The current situation is a dramatic improvement over the situation of only 10 years other regions of Ukraine, it is regularly speakers. ago, when the Soviet system of state control over religion was still in full force in spoken. And yes, by God, you hear it on Interestingly, the Ukrainian gangsters Ukraine (and the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches were consid- the streets of Lviv, and often – even now. hang out at a club called Lviv. ered to be illegal). It is even, according to the report, a big improvement over the early Newsstands there continue to stock Coincidentally or not, there actually is a period of independence, when the state, often out of habit still left over from Soviet Russian-language literature, and the air- Ukrainian bar in Chicago with the very times, would get involved in inter-denominational strife, tried to control internal poli- waves are still filled with the sounds of similar name of Lev (Lion). cies within the faiths, opposed evangelization by new, often Protestant, faiths, and Russian pop music. And there is yet another example of a dragged out the return of religious properties. Most everyone in Ukraine knows a more overt method used by Moscow to According to Orest Deychakiwsky, a senior staff member at the Helsinki good amount of Russian. Fewer know assure the standing of the Russian lan- Commission who commented on the report’s recent findings, “With respect to reli- Ukrainian, thanks to a well-thought- guage in its “near abroad.” A 1995 Russian gious freedom, Ukraine compares favorably with many other post-Communist states, through and effective Russification process law gives Russian publishers a break on and, in some respects, even with a number of West European countries.” He added: developed through the centuries by the the standard 20 percent value-added tax “However, despite the progress, efforts need to continue towards promoting greater tsarist regime and then the Soviets. It is a (VAT) and on levies for books marked for tolerance within denominations as well as to non-traditional religions and to restitution process that in some ways is continuing export, which has led to a huge increase in of religious properties.” today in the form of subtle policies, pro- cheap Russian publications in Ukraine and This ongoing tension between the denominations and between the government and grams and control over the mass media, the near death of the Ukrainian publishing religious groups regarding property can be attributed, in large part, to the lingering which is still too often influenced if not industry. legacy of the policies of Soviet communism. According to Dr. Peter Roudik, senior controlled by Moscow. There are some Although one can fault Russia for the legal specialist at the Law Library of the Library of Congress, “the long practice of examples: various methods it has used to keep official atheism and numerous types of bans on religion by the state left a negative Example No. 1: One of those most Russian the predominant language in the impact on the current relations between the state and the Church.” responsible for sensationalizing the story post-Soviet space of Eastern Europe, the In his statement delivered at the Helsinki Commission briefing on July 17, he also surrounding the acts of violence that blame for the inability of the Ukrainian noted that in 1999 President Leonid Kuchma issued a special statement on religion, a occurred after the death of Ukrainian com- language to deeply re-root itself on its own kind of state apology to religious believers, in which he officially condemned the poser Ihor Bilozir and the subsequent deci- turf lies squarely with the Ukrainian gov- policy of force that had been applied against religion. The president’s statement was sion of the Lviv governments for a limited ernment and its lack of a coordinated poli- a compromise between acknowledgment of the great harm done by the state to reli- ban on the Russian language in the city is a cy and program. gion over the course of several decades, as well as a genuine desire to offer restitu- widely respected Ukrainian reporter, tion for the harm, and the reality that the state did not have the resources to compen- While President Leonid Kuchma did the Natalia Kondratiuk, who works for the right thing in blasting Moscow on July 27 sate for the losses suffered during the Communist regime. This inability to compen- government-controlled Moscow television sate, whether via the return of land or restoration of property, continues to cause ten- (see The Weekly, August 6) for failing to station ORT. As is now known, the vio- look into its own backyard before attack- sion both between the state and religious denominations, and, in particular, between lence that occurred in Lviv was never denominations and even within confessions. ing Ukraine on the very dubious charges of more than individual acts of hooliganism ignoring the language rights of the Russian Despite the problems, the progress that has been made in Ukraine cannot be under- by rowdy pseudo-radicals of the type estimated. Under tsarist and Soviet regimes, religious repression was a staple of life in minority, he failed to assert that the found in most major cities of Europe. Ukrainian language should have primacy Ukraine. Throughout its history, Ukraine has been plagued by religious conflict, both But Ms. Kondratiuk reported otherwise. imposed as well as self-inflicted. Predictions of religious wars and bloodshed accom- over all others in Ukraine. Mr. Kuchma, She filed her pieces from Kyiv, using tight the head of state – and presumably, leader panied Ukraine’s entry into independence. This report, however, supports the claim shots of the violence filmed by local Lviv made by many Ukrainians that Ukrainians – if left alone and not used as pawns in of the Ukrainian nation as well – barely television and information supplied by could force himself to say that in Ukraine other interests – are basically a tolerant people, as well as the claim by Ukraine’s gov- unidentified sources, which she then edited ernment that, despite enormous difficulties, it is committed to building a tolerant and there is a living, breathing, native lan- to give the impression of citywide rioting. stable democracy. guage. Conventional wisdom among the Kyiv He had no difficulty explaining that he press corps is that ORT pays its reporters considers all languages to be on par. He incentives to come up with “interesting has used that old line many times while August stories” on suggested topics. explaining to the world that Ukraine is an Turning the pages back... Example No. 2: Ukrainian journalist egalitarian state. But realizing that in this Andrii Myseliuk, writing in the newspaper instance he had to defend the Ukrainian Den (Day), explained that, during an language as well, he forced himself to 11 appearance he made on the popular mutter, “There is, however, only one offi- Moscow talk show “Press Club” to discuss cial language in Ukraine.” That was fol- 1996 Four years ago, The Ukrainian Weekly summed up the the state of the Russian-language in lowed by a less than ringing endorsement results of the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta which, as Ukraine and the Baltic countries, he was for the primacy of the language: “On the our correspondent on the scene, Roman Woronowycz, report- amazed at how the show was staged to other hand, let’s not forget that we are ed, marked “Ukraine’s entry into the family of nations.” give Russians a decidedly negative view of Ukrainians.” Ukraine finished a very respectable 10th – an unexpectedly good finish, as in the final what is occurring in the lands once consid- Yes, indeed. In fact, President Kuchma medals count Ukraine found itself behind such powerhouses as the United States, ered theirs. needs to take a closer look at his own ret- Germany, Russia and China, and one ahead of Canada. What star gymnast Lilia He said that a panel of Russian politi- inue, where the Ukrainian language still Podkopayeva and company did in Atlanta surpasses even what Oksana Baiul had cians and commentators was invited to finds itself critically in need of life support. done in Lillehammer. respond to individual statements made by While Mr. Kuchma, the person, should The Games had begun with Sergey Bubka of Donetske, who was expected to win him and a Latvian guest. The two non- be complimented for teaching himself the gold in the pole vault, proudly carrying in the flag of independent Ukraine. They con- Russians were bombarded with accusa- Ukrainian language (until 1994 his knowl- cluded with Olympic champion Volodymyr Klichko of the Kyiv region, who scored a tions and assertions with little chance to edge of Ukrainian was limited), he major upset in the world of super heavyweight boxing, as flag-bearer at the closing respond every time they offered a com- deserves condemnation for the continued ceremonies. A Weekly editorial noted that the fates of these two athletes reflected ment, which forced Mr. Myseliuk to con- poor state of the Ukrainian language and, Ukraine’s over-all fate in the Atlanta Olympics. Some of the expected winners did not clude in his article that: “You can say that specifically, for not developing a far-reach- fare as well as expected (e.g., Mr. Bubka could not compete due to injury); but some a pro-Ukrainian stance for Russian politi- ing public program to do for Ukrainians of the athletes who took home medals had not been expected to do so (Mr. Klichko, cal elites is not an acceptable principle.” what he has done for himself. for example, was not among the top 10 athletes listed by the magazine of the National He added that, “Unfortunately, we What he has accomplished smacks of Olympic Committee of Ukraine, Olimpiiska Arena). could not convince our guests that there is superficiality – of proclamations made And there were many others who finished just out of the running in fourth place: not a total ban on the Russian language in rather than deeds done. And the little that Andriy Skvaruk, hammer throw; Vita Pavlysh, shot put; Vasyl Yakoliev, cycling, Lviv or that citizenship requirements in has happened is more the result of steps points race; swimmers Ihor Snitko, 400-meter freestyle, and Svitlana Bondarenko, Latvia have been eased.” taken recently by his decidedly more Example No. 3: In a more subtle man- (Continued on page 14) ner, the Russian movie business this sum- (Continued on page 18) No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

and other non-Russians to assert their own PERSPECTIVES cultural identity and advocate the use of “Nova” needs help their native language as a nefarious BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY with historic facts “attack” on Russian minorities. They have Dear Editor: even taken it upon themselves to “defend” all Russian-speaking citizens in the former In May of this year PBS presented a republics of the defunct Soviet Union, three-part series titled “Who Were The regardless of their ethnic origin. Chess or poker, and Ukraine’s global position Vikings?” – the second portion of which But why should we buy into their tradi- In popular imagination, world leaders literally days before the empire unraveled, was dedicated to their conquest of tional “older brother” attitude and passive- play chess on a global scale. When you when America’s foreign policy elite finally Eastern Europe. The program was gener- ly adopt their intentionally fraudulent and look at history and see how dictators like discovered Ukraine’s importance to the ally well-produced, except for the usual malicious mischaracterizations? Why Napoleon captured countries as if they survival of the USSR. Apparently, they misreading of history when it comes should The Ukrainian Weekly accept were pawns, bishops and rooks, it’s easy to found the prospect of a world without the Kyivan Rus’, Muscovy and the Russian Moscow’s deceptive mischaraterization of see how that perception was born. I’m not Soviet Union so unsettling that President Empire. legitimate efforts by elected or appointed much of a chess player, so I prefer to see George Bush himself went to Kyiv to Some examples: “Archeological find- Ukrainian officials to foster and encourage global competition more as a poker game. cajole and lecture Ukrainians to stick with ings indicate the connection between the the wider use of the Ukrainian language? Leaders push chips onto the table, then Moscow. That speech, dubbed “Chicken Vikings and the birth of the Russian Why should The Weekly agree with the play their cards as they maneuver and bluff Kiev” by The New York Times columnist Empire...” “The oldest Russian docu- Russian ambassador. that he is “defend- their counterparts from other countries. William Safire, was one of the biggest for- ments indicate that when Moscow was a ing” Russian-speakers in Ukraine, when Whatever analogy you prefer, it’s reveal- eign policy gaffes in U.S. history. little town, the center of the young the informed reader knows that the ing to apply those perspectives to Bill Now, nine years later, President Clinton Russian state stood here, amongst the Russian language in Ukraine needs no Clinton’s final trip to Europe as president is well aware of the key role Ukraine plays cathedrals of Kyiv ...” And finally, no defenders? and consider how the world’s geopolitical on the Eurasian chessboard. Mindful of the program on Kyivan Rus’ would be com- And, while I’m on this topic, why does architecture has changed in the last decade. lives and enormous resources America plete without reference to Kyiv as “... the The Ukrainian Weekly characterize our On June 1 Mr. Clinton stopped first in invested in the war against national social- mother of all the cities of Russia.” patriotic youth as “ultra-nationalists” Portugal. Next it was off to Germany to ism and communism, any president has to The historian interviewed during the (“...sporadic acts of violence by groups of accept the Charlemagne Prize and to protect against the revival of imperialism program was a Russian-speaking profes- Ukrainian ultra-nationalists...”) knowing attend a conference in Berlin on the 21st in whatever form. Germany’s aspirations sor from St. Petersburg. The only men- full-well what negative connotation that century. The president then flew to for global domination died with Hitler in tion of Ukraine was that Kyiv is its mod- description carries? Wake up. Moscow for a meeting with Vladimir bombed-out Berlin. Most Russians, on the ern-day capital. What I find disturbing is My comments in this regard closely Putin and to address the Duma before a hand, are still nostalgic for their country’s that, after nearly nine years of statehood, dovetail with the opinions expressed in the quick trip to Kyiv on June 5 to meet with great power status. Incredibly, there are Ukrainian sources are still ignored when same issue of The Ukrainian Weekly by Ukraine’s leaders and deliver a speech to even those who yearn for Joseph Stalin. it comes to interpreting Ukrainian histo- my old acquaintance, Bohdan Vitvitsky the country’s youth. The prospect of a renewed Russian ry. This is particularly true when it (“The killing of a Ukrainian songwriter in Europe has more than 30 countries. Empire, of course, sends shivers down the comes to Kyivan Rus’ and leads to a mis- Lviv, Western journalists, historians of Why did the president choose these four to spines of Poles, Balts and other Europeans. leading Russocentric view of our early Ukrainian and us”). visit, and how did Ukraine get on that Ukraine, therefore, must remain independ- history. Could “Nova” not find a local Please do not misunderstand. I do not, exclusive list? Portugal is easy. Prime ent if Russia is to turn from empire toward historian in Kyiv to discuss Kyivan for one moment, suggest that we refrain Minister Antonio Guterres is currently democracy. In the global chess game that Rus’? Would producers/editors travel to from the use of the honorable appellation president of the European Union, so it was an American president plays, Mr. Clinton northern Canada to inquire about the his- “Ukrainian nationalist.” I submit, howev- just its turn. Germany is arguably Europe’s went to Kyiv to show Moscow, Warsaw, tory of the American Civil War? er, that we must take (and make) every most important country economically and Berlin and all the world that Ukraine’s Those wishing to express an opinion opportunity to explain that the term its continued leadership is critical to the future as an independent country is impor- can contact “Nova” at: Audience and “Ukrainian nationalist,” considered in the cause of European unity. Russia, although tant to America. Member Services, WGBH Educational light of Ukraine’s historical struggle for vastly weakened, is a formidable power President Clinton’s visit was also pay- Foundation, 125 Western Ave., Boston, political independence and cultural free- because of its nuclear arsenal – second ment on the debt America owes Ukraine. MA 02134; telephone, (617) 492-2777, only to America’s. And, finally, there’s Forgive me if I mix metaphors, but when ext. 5400; fax, (617) 300-1020; or e- dom, simply means “Ukrainian patriot.” It has nothing to do with the destructive, evil Ukraine. How come? the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine mail, [email protected]. As far as I can see, there are two rea- ceased to be a pawn and, instead, as the Unless we respond to such careless “nationalisms” (Yugoslav ethnic-cleans- ing, for example) that the American press sons. First: an independent Ukraine – more world’s third largest nuclear power, took a and incomplete historiography, we are in than any other country – contributes to a seat at the international poker table. Most danger of having our early heritage and other media erroneously and simplisti- cally understand under that the term. more stable, more peaceful, democratic of those weapons were in the form of mis- stolen from us. Europe. The second reason: America owes siles aimed at the United States and its Our historical scholars both here and A Ukrainian nationalist-patriot is as worthy of respect as any American, Ukraine a great deal. NATO allies. in Ukraine should be informed of the sit- For a long time, to use a chess In a fateful decision no other leader has uation so they can respond in more detail French, Israeli or other patriot who loves his people and country! metaphor, Ukraine was a pawn on the ever made, President Kravchuk then and make themselves available in the Eurasian chessboard. For its neighbors – pushed a pile of chips on the table – future. M. Jaroslav Berezowsky particularly Russia and Germany – Ukraine’s entire nuclear arsenal – and bet Ihor Wolchuk Troy, Mich. Ukraine was a key factor in their imperial his country’s future on a close relationship Philadelphia designs. That’s why Ukraine became such with the United States. The price was the EDITOR’S NOTE: With all due respect a horrific battlefield for a good part of the elimination of all his nukes, knowing full to the letter-writer, The Weekly does not 20th century. In World War I and the years well that Russia – Ukraine’s age-old accept Moscow’s position. For this news- immediately following, Imperial Russia, enemy – continued to deploy a vast array Re: Russians vs paper’s position on the issue, see our edi- the German Reich, the Austrian Empire, of nuclear arms. torial of July 2. However, we see it as our Bolsheviks, Poles the Entente and, of Ukraine’s decision to give up its nuclear Ukrainian patriots responsibility to report on Moscow’s reac- course, independence-seeking Ukrainians weapons has contributed immeasurably to Dear Editor: tions to Ukrainian policies, whether or not fought for control of this rich and strategi- America’s and the world’s security. In the we like those reactions, in order to inform cally located territory. short term, at least, it has contributed to I was perplexed by the headline “Russia our readers of news developments. Twenty years later, in pursuit of his Ukraine’s security as well. The United speaks out in defense of compatriots” Furthermore, our use of the term “ultra- vision of a Thousand-Year Reich, Hitler States – the world’s only superpower – (July 23) concerning the latest threat from nationalists” in the news report did not invaded Poland as a gateway to Ukraine, brought Ukraine into the NATO-sponsored Russia’s ambassador in Ukraine – this intend to demean nationalists in any way, which he projected as “Lebensraum” (liv- Partnership for Peace, provided generous time with respect to Lviv officials’ recent as there is a difference between a national- ing space) for a growing German nation. levels of foreign aid, gave support in efforts to limit the widespread use of the ist and an ultra-nationalist. Nonetheless, Those plans crashed at Stalingrad, International Monetary Fund negotiations Russian language in governmental and perhaps a better choice of words would Normandy and Kursk. Stalin and his suc- and sent unmistakable signals to Russia to commercial activities. have been “ultra-chauvinist.” cessors picked up the pieces and applied back off on territorial claims or from apply- Admittedly, I have not read the resolu- Ukraine’s manpower and resources to the ing military-economic pressure on Ukraine. tions objected to by Ambassador Ivan Cold War struggle for global domination. That’s what Bill Clinton’s visit to Kyiv Aboimov, but I am reasonably confident The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes For the USSR and its expansionist poli- was all about. The rest is now up to that they are not draconian in nature and letters to the editor and commen- cy, Ukraine was an irreplaceable linchpin. Ukraine. are reasonably calculated to foster the taries on a variety of topics of con- The Kremlin knew that all too well. That’s On August 24, Ukraine celebrates its greater use of Ukrainian in government cern to the Ukrainian American why a disproportionate number of ninth year of independence, soon after the and commerce. Ukrainian, after all, is the and Ukrainian Canadian commu- Ukrainians was in Soviet labor camps and Republican and Democratic party conven- official state language of Ukraine. nities. Opinions expressed by prisons, and that’s why the KGB waged tions here. In January, we will have a new The bullying comments of the Russian columnists, commentators and let- such a vigorous campaign, including president with his own team and policies. ambassador were predictable, and mirror ter-writers are their own and do assassinations, against the Ukrainian dias- Will President Al Gore or President the usual reaction of most Russian offi- not necessarily reflect the opinions pora in the West. George W. Bush continue the Clinton poli- cials, journalists and media types whenever of either The Weekly editorial American policymakers – with the cy toward Ukraine? A lot is riding on the the “language question” comes up, which staff or its publisher, the notable exception of Zbigniew Brzezinski answer to that question for America, for is often. They invariably prefer to charac- Ukrainian National Association. – never understood Ukraine’s critical role Ukraine, for the configuration of the global terize any and every effort of Ukrainians in the viability of the Soviet Union. It was chessboard. Poker anybody? 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33

NEWS AND VIEWS California activist honored as Volunteer of the Year by Bohdan Z. Malaniak was born in Ukraine, came to the United States in 1948 and became a citizen in LOS ANGELES – Since one of our 1954. He served in the United States members was recently recognized with a Army, earning two Purple Hearts and prestigious award for his volunteer work, other decorations during the Korean War. I decided to browse the Internet for some The certificate also reads, “The Board statistics on volunteerism. I browsed and of Directors of Wheels for Humanity, on browsed, searched and searched, and behalf of all the members of the board, found an overwhelming amount of infor- the organization, its volunteers and, most mation, yet I could not find the data for importantly, all the children and adults which I was looking. who have received the precious gift of Having worked for a major medical mobility, for his extraordinary acts of center for many decades, I decided to charity and kindness, do hereby proclaim review the history of their volunteer Roman Kulczycky to be the Volunteer of force. I was amazed to learn that some the Year for the year 2000.” 216,000 hours are donated each and Dr. Kulczycky received his award on every year by this group. The health care May 19 at the magnificent Skirball industry has long recognized the signifi- Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Some cance, importance and value of contribu- 300 people were in attendance during the tions made by volunteers. Wheels for Humanity awards and fund- The case of Dr. Roman Kulczycky, raising event, which netted over president of the California Association to $100,000 (most of which came from Aid Ukraine (CAAU), underscores the silent and live auctions). Bohdan Z. Malaniak, past president of the CAAU; Bohdan Mykytyn, treasurer of fact that volunteerism in the United Well-known comedian Tim Conway CAAU; David Richard, executive director of Wheels for Humanity; and Dr. Roman States plays a great role in many indus- provided the audience with entertainment Kulczycky, recipient of “Volunteer of the Year” award. tries. He was this year’s recipient of the and laughter via his most humorous, Volunteer of the Year award from Wheels inventive and creative comedy routines. Wheels for Humanity. Both of us were humanitarian, it gives me a great deal of for Humanity, a non-profit organization Actor Jamie Cromwell, familiar to all proud beyond imagination, to be able to pleasure to accept this award.” based in North Hollywood, Calif., and a through his many roles in western films, see Dr. Kulczycky receive his well- During an interview with CBS local good partner of the CAAU. and his recent role as the tall, quiet deserved award. news, which aired on television twice, on His certificate of recognition notes: farmer in the films “Babe” and “Babe in In his acceptance remarks, Dr. June 13 and 15, Dr. Kulczycky stated “Roman Kulczycky has devoted many the City,” warmly presented this year’s Kulczycky said, “Volunteering for that he hoped he would be able to contin- thousands of hours refurbishing and dis- award to Dr. Kulczycky. Wheels for Humanity and working with ue his work as a volunteer for at least tributing wheelchairs to those in need Bohdan Mykytyn, treasurer of the David Richard, the executive director, his another 10 years. CBS News referred to around the world as a volunteer for CAAU, and I were very fortunate to have staff and my peers, the volunteers, was a him as “Our Home Town Hero.” Dr. Wheels for Humanity since 1997.” been asked to attend this event, courtesy very rewarding and deeply satisfying Kulczycky was also acknowledged in It further states that Dr. Kulczycky of David Richard, executive director of experience for me.” He concluded, “As a local newspapers and on the radio. Fires in Los Alamos: a resident’s reflections by Anna Chopek besides no one realized how bad it would get – so I took nothing else. LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The most We were told later: if you can buy it, frightening chapter in the history of Los don’t take it. It was an orderly evacuation – Alamos began when a National Park bumper to bumper, but there was no panic. Service “prescribed fire” – aimed at reduc- We could see flames shooting up in the air ing the fire risk to Los Alamos National in the distance, and there was a lot of Laboratory – went awry during the second smoke. week of May. Some 260 buildings were There were eight members of our family destroyed; 48,000 acres of land as well as in Los Alamos, plus four dogs, three cats 9,000 acres of the National Laboratory land and some hamsters. We ended up in Santa were consumed. Fe (about an hour’s drive from Los The fire spread rapidly due to days of Alamos). I have two nephews living in unceasing winds of 65 mph. Flames shot Santa Fe, so we split up between them. up the high ponderosa trees, and then For one week we were glued to our TV spread from treetop to treetop. It became sets. All regular TV programming had been impossible to fight the fire from the canceled, and all we watched were the ground, and helicopters and planes could media reporters, reports of the firefighters not help because of the winds. and aerial photos of the fire. It was nerve- Los Alamos is located on two mesas, wracking. Finally, at the end of a week, a one 7,300 feet above sea level and the list of all the houses that were totally other, called White Rock, about 1,000 feet destroyed was published. To our great relief, lower. The population is 17,000 inhabi- none of our family, houses were on the list. tants. I live in the western area of the upper Those whose houses were completely mesa, and we were the first group of people destroyed were allowed to look at the dev- to be relocated when evacuations began on astation. They were taken in buses, along May 10. The rest of the town was evacuat- with psychiatrists and doctors, to view their ed a couple of days later. lots. They were not allowed to get off the What do you take when you are told you bus – all they could do was look. What an must leave immediately? I took some ordeal that must have been! financial papers, my income tax returns, a The rest of us were told that it would be half-packed suitcase for a planned trip to a some time before we would be allowed to convention of the American Association of return to our houses, so on May 15 I took Retired Persons (AARP), and filled another off to the AARP convention in Florida. As I suitcase with the good clothes I would need was packing I discovered that, with all the at the convention. confusion of moving suitcases from my car I looked at my collection of Ukrainian to my sisters’, the suitcase with all my good artifacts and embroideries, hanging on my clothes had been left behind in Los walls and strewn all over my house. There Alamos. So, I had to do some shopping to was no time to decide what to take – replenish my wardrobe. Coming up to Los Alamos on June 18 Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, I didn’t see any dramatic changes. The To subscribe: Anna Chopek is the president of the Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 UNA Seniors. (Continued on page 20) No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 9 Montreal area SUM dedicates monument to UPA soldiers by Mike Reshitnyk A touching presentation of verse from the collection titled, “Slovo i Zbroya,” was ST. THEODORE DE CHERTSEY, recited and performed by members of SUM Quebec – As part of the Ukrainian Youth under the artistic direction of Mariyka Association’s (SUM) 50th anniversary cele- Cholij. Several wreaths were then laid at the brations in Montreal, an impressive monu- foot of the monument. ment to honor fighters of the Ukrainian Speakers at the dedication included Orest Insurgent Army (UPA) was unveiled and Humenny, SUM’s 50th anniversary com- dedicated during a solemn ceremony on mittee chairman and the monument’s cre- Sunday, July 23, at the summer camp ator; Evhen Czolij, president of the Verkhovyna, located in the Laurentian Mountains, 60 kilometers northeast of Ukrainian Canadian Congress; Halyna Montreal. Holowka, president of Canada’s SUM’s Under the grace of a warm sunny sky, executive; and Ivan Putko, deputy head of members of Montreal’s SUM branch, their the Brotherhood of UPAVeterans. supporters, delegates of community organi- All eyes and ears were attuned to the zations and members of Ukrainian military event’s special guest speaker, Ukraine’s veterans, organizations, which included the ambassador to Canada, Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, Brotherhood of UPA Veterans, Veterans of who was accompanied by the Embassy’s the 1st Division of the Ukrainian National military attaché. Army (Galicia Division), and veterans of In his address, Dr. Shcherbak noted the the Royal Canadian Legion, Montreal’s importance of this dedication. Mazepa Branch, paid tribute to the UPA by He also brought excitement to the crowd unveiling a monument in the form of the by announcing, that in time for the 10th traditional UPA Maltese Cross bearing the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the inscription in Ukrainian, “Eternal Glory to Ukrainian government’s is studying materi- the Fighters of UPA.” als that will lead to the government recog- A “panakhyda” and blessing of the mon- nizing the UPA as fighters for Ukraine’s An UPA veteran flag-bearer stands shoulder to shoulder with Montreal ument were performed by the Rev. Petro freedom, and that a national decree will SUMivtsi during the dedication of a monument dedicated to the Ukrainian Dvirnyk, pastor of Montreal’s St. Michael’s soon be announced concerning this long- Insurgent Army. Ukrainian Catholic Church. awaited recognition. Music for the event was provided by He said, “we can no longer ignore this Montreal’s SUM orchestra, Trembita, under movement and we should honor the heroes the direction of Svitlana Kolesnyk-Koval. who fought for Ukraine’s freedom.”

The Rev. Petro Dvirnyk, pastor of Montreal’s St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, addresses the gathering. Church, during the blessing service.

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Adriana Kaczaraj and Harold Lee Malone III were married on June 3, 2000, in St. Volodymyr’s Chapel at the Soyuzivka resort, Kerhonkson, New York.

Adriana, the daughter of Swiatoslawa and Stefan Kaczaraj of Mount Olive, New Jersey, is the granddaughter of Anna and the late Mykhailo Kaczaraj of New York City, and the granddaugh- ter of Irene and Dr. Wolodymyr Zyla of Lubbock, Texas. She is a graduate of Columbia University, and in May of this year she received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Currently she is a resident in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in With great pleasure, New York City. Adriana’s father is the treasurer Bohdanna Pochoday Stelmach of the Ukrainian National Association. and Harold, the son of Mary Beth and Dr. Lee Malone of Johnson City, Tennessee, is a graduate of the Roman Christian Stelmach Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently a senior associate at announce their marriage the New York office of the Royal Bank of Canada, in the Global Communications and Technology on Saturday, the seventeenth of June Group. Two thousand Talia Kaczaraj, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Wilson Malone, brother of the groom, was at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church best man. Other family attendants included Elizabeth Malone, bridesmaid, and junior bridesmaids Carteret, New Jersey Talia and Laryssa Frye of Enid, Oklahoma. êÓ‰Ë̇ ·‡Ê‡π ÏÓÎÓ‰¥È Ô‡ð¥, ĉð¥flÌ¥ ¥ ɇðÓΉӂ¥, ˘‡ÒÎË‚Ó„Ó ¥ ÒÓÌfl¯Ì¸Ó„Ó ÊËÚÚfl. Bohdanna and Roman reside in åÌÓ„‡fl Î¥Ú‡! Morris Township, New Jersey

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500 athletes compete... (Continued from page 1) The largest number of athletes – nearly 250 – were registered for the soccer events, which encompassed myriad groups from kids under age 7 to adults over age 30. The next most popular sport in terms of the number of registrants was volleyball. Other sports included swimming, tennis, golf and chess. Popularly known as Tryzubivka, the site located on the outskirts of Philadelphia was purchased 22 years ago by the Tryzub sports organization. The 38-acre cen- ter encompasses a banquet/meeting hall, lounge area, locker rooms, conference room, caretaker’s living quar- ters and parking for up to 1,500 cars, as well as a picnic grove with pavilion, barbecue pit, outdoor kitchen and bar. Sports facilities include five soccer fields with lights for night games, four tennis courts and three vol- leyball courts. The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad’s events went beyond sports to include a banquet on Saturday evening, July 1, at which the keynote speaker was Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Zhulynskyi, who brought greetings to the his- toric sports gathering from President Leonid Kuchma and Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko. Roman Stelmach Dr. Zhulynskyi also presented a certificate of recog- nition issued by the government of Ukraine to Ihor Athletes of the Ukraina sports club of Toronto march behind their banner. Chyzowych, president of the Tryzub sports club, who served as chairman of the committee that organized the Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad 2000. Greetings at the banquet, which was held at a restau- rant near Tryzubivka, were also proffered by Askold Lozynskyj, president of the Ukrainian World Congress. Also in attendance were Roman Bodnaruk, head of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine, and Volodymyr Brynziak, trainer of Ukraine’s biathletes. Mr. Bodnaruk offered best wishes to Olympiad participants from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine. Among community leaders in attendance at various Olympiad events were Laryssa Barabash-Temple, the NOC-Ukraine representative in the United States, and Ulana Diachuk, president of the Ukrainian National Association. Opening ceremonies Although the Olympiad’s competitions began on Saturday, July 1, the official opening ceremonies of the games were held the next day. Highlights of the cere- monies were the playing of a trembita (the alpenhorn- like instrument from the mountainous Hutsul region of Ukraine), the singing of three national anthems (Ukrainian, Canadian and American), the lighting of the Olympic flame after the Olympic torch was ceremoni- ously carried onto the sports field by young athletes, the recitation of the Olympic oath of fair play, an invocation offered by the Rev. Ivan Bilanych and the presentation Young Tryzub athletes lead their team’s contingent. of a brief Ukrainian folk dance program. The parade of teams was warmly welcomed by spec- tators, who cheered most loudly for the littlest athletes on the Tryzub team. Among the notables in attendance were Vice Prime Minister Zhulynskyi, and Myron Stebelsky, president of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, who welcomed all the athletes and spectators. During the course of the four-day event Olympiad participants also had an opportunity to relax and social- ize at a dance held on the evening of Sunday, July 2. Several performances during the course of the long hol- iday weekend featured the artistry of the Syzokryli and Voloshky dance troupes, as well as the Oberehy and Lviviany music ensembles. Closing ceremonies took place on Monday afternoon, July 3. For the record The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad 2000 was the third such mega-meet organized by Ukrainian sports enthusiasts of North America. It is notable that all three were held in the Philadelphia area. The First Ukrainian American Olympiad, as it was billed, was held in 1936 on Labor Day in Philadelphia. Representatives of various youth clubs in Philadelphia formed an organizing committee to plan and conduct this sports gathering to be held in conjunction with the Fourth Ukrainian Youth Congress. More than 150 Ukrainian youths competed; also participating as guest competitors were some 100 non-Ukrainian athletes. Sponsors included the Ukrainian Youth League of North America, the Ukrainian National Association and the Ukrainian Workingmen’s Association (today the Ihor Chyzowych, chairman of the Olympiad’s Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Ukrainian Fraternal Association). organizing committee, speaks during the opening Affairs Mykola Zhulynskyi applauds the Olympiad’s ceremonies. athletes. (Continued on page 15) No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 13

Final results of Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad

CHESS many of the best Ukrainian players from GOLF 25-yard backstroke the United States competed in this tourna- 1. Cybriwsky, Andreya, 38.87 The Olympic chess tournament, which ment and came from as far as Chicago, Competition took place in two groups, doubled as the championship of the Detroit and points south. as follows: 25-yard breaststroke Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. Iryna Matijchuk was phenomenal. The Group A - under 90 1. Cybriwsky, Andreya, 36.21 and Canada (USCAK) for the year 2000, 12-year-old guest from Uzhorod, Ukraine, took place on July 1 at the Tryzub won the gold medal in the women’s divi- 1. Mario Abramjuk Boys 9-10 Ukrainian American Sports Center. sion. 2. Jurij Ber Twelve players representing six Also welcomed on Tryzubivka’s tennis 3. Mykola Kuzych 25-yard freestyle Ukrainian American clubs competed in a courts was Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister five-round Swiss-system tournament. The for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Group B – over 90 1. Tershakovec, Pavlush, 18.64 competition resulted in a tie for first Zhulynsky, who demonstrated that he can 1. Andrij Zajets 2. Olchowecky, Roman, 19.33 through third places by three chess masters, play tennis very well, playing doubles with 2. Oleh Tsuk 3. Duda, Andrew, 33.49 Borys Baczynskyj (Tryzub-Philadelphia), Mr. Sawchak against recent arrivals from 3. Jurij Lutsyshyn Steven Stoyko and Peter Radomskyj (both Ukraine, brothers Albert and Yurij Kolb. 50-yard freestyle of Choromorska Sitch-Newark, N. J.) – all In the men’s division the gold medal The organizing committee for the golf of whom had scores of 4:1. 1. Tershakovec, Pavlush, 48.47 winner was Dennis Chorny, this year’s competion of the Ukrainian Diaspora Mr. Radomskyj had the highest tiebreak- 2. Olchowecky, Roman, 49.56 USCAK champion, who in the finals of the Olympiad was composed of: Bohdan ers among the three and was awarded the 3. Duda, Andrew, 1:21.06 main draw defeated Dr. George Charuk, Aniuk, Eugene Lutsiv, Borys Mychajliw, Olympic gold medal as well as the USCAK Levy (Lions)-Chicago and USCAK’s George Tarasiuk and Roman Jarymovych. 25-yard backstroke championship title for the year 2000. This champion in several categories, by the was Mr. Radomskyj’s second USCAK title – George Tarasiuk 1. Olchowecky, Roman, 24.11 in a row and his fifth overall. score of 6-3, 6-3. 2. Duda, Andrew, 48.89 Messrs. Baczynskyj and Stoyko, who In the semifinals Mr. Chorny defeated had identical tiebreakers, were both award- Adrian Kutko, Potomac, Md., 6-1, 6-3; SOCCER 25-yard breaststroke while Dr. Charuk beat Gene Olynec, ed silver medals. 1. Tershakovec, Pavlush, 28.78 Tryzub-Philadelphia, 6-3, 6-3. Men’s group A Fourth and fifth-places were shared by 2. Duda, Andrew, 37.82 Dr. Ihor Podebryi and the Rev. Marian The competition for the bronze medal 1. Ukrainian Soccer Club-Yonkers, N.Y., Procyk (both of the Popel Club-Buffalo, was won by Mr. Kutko over Don Kopach, 13 points 25-yard butterfly N.Y.), who scored 3:2. Dr. Podebryi gar- Levy, 6-3, 6-4. Mr. Kopach eliminated Mr. 2. Tryzub-Philadelphia, 13 points Olynec in the semifinals of the feed-in, 2-6, 1. Tershakovec, Pavlush, 23.76 nered the bronze medal based on tiebreak- 3. Ukrainian Sports Club-New York, 2. Olchowecky, Roman, 30.27 ers. 6-1, 6-4. 7 points In the women’s division Ms. Matijchuk Other results were: 4. Chornomorska Sitch-Newark, Girls 9-10 • 6-7. Bohdan Kutko (Levy [Lions]- dominated the field. She beat Michele 7 points. Wroblewski-Baur, Chernyk-Detroit, 6-2, 6- Chicago) and Oles Podebryi (Popel Club) – 25-yard freestyle 2.5 pts. Mr. Kutko won the prize for the top 2; Angie Kutko, Potomac, Md., 6-1, 6-0; As the teams in first and second places, under 2000 player, while Mr. Podebryi and won the final by default when her and those in third and fourth, were tied in 1. Cybriwsky, Melanie, 18.64 became the USCAK junior champion for opponent failed to show for the match. In points and had identical records of wins-loss- 2. Hryhorchuk, Christina, 28.40 the play for silver and bronze medals, Ms. es-ties, in accordance with Olympiad rules the second year in a row. 50-yard freestyle • 8-10. Leonid Charczenko (Sitch), Sydir Kutko defeated Marijka Rumsavych, Levy, the victor was determined via penalty kicks. 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, thus winning the bronze 1. Hryhorchuk, Christina, 46.35 Nowakiwsky (Tryzub) and Orest Kociuba MVP: Mark Howansky, Ukrainian (Ukrainian Center-Passaic, N.J.) – 2 pts. medal. Soccer Club 25-yard backstroke • 11. Lew Markiw (Dovbush-New The senior men’s final was a battle Haven) – 1 pt. between two perennial champions. Lew Men over age 30 1. Cybriwsky, Melanie, 24.43 • 12. Pylyp Procyk (Popel Club) – 0 pts. Worobkewych, Chernyk, and Mr. Sawchak, 2. Hryhorchuk, Christina, 26.36 1. Tryzub-Philadelphia, 12 points The tournament was organized by the Tryzub. Both Messrs. Worobkevych and Olympiad’s chess director, Sydir Sawchak were USCAK champions for a 2. Ukraina-Toronto, 9 points 25-yard breaststroke 3. Lviv-Cleveland, eight points Nowakiwsky, and was run by the chess number of years. Mr. Sawchak won the 1. Hryhorchuk, Christina, 24.13 director of USCAK and Sitch, Dr. Orest three-hour marathon 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, thus MVP: Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Chernyk 2. Cybriwsky, Melanie, 27.79 Popovych. receiving the gold medal. In the semifinals – Dr. Orest Popovych Mr. Sawchak defeated Jerry Tymkiw, Boys age 10 Boys 11-12 Tryzub, Philadelphia, 6-4, 7-5, and Mr. 1. Philadelphia (United) Worobkevych beat Ihor Buhai, Tryzub, 6-2, 2. Ukrainian Sports Club, Philadelphia 25-yard freestyle TENNIS 2-6, 6-1. In the competition for the bronze 3. Tryzub-Philadelphia medal Mr. Tymkiw won over Mr. Buhaj, 6- 1. Makar, William, 13.52 The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad’s ten- 1, 6-2. Boys age 11 nis tournament was conducted in three cate- 50-yard freestyle Also competing in this group was the gories: men’s, women’s and senior men’s. 1. Tryzub-Philadelphia I 82-year-old super-senior Alexander 1. Makar, William, 28.79 A total of 40 players registered to play, but 2. Tryzub-Philadelphia II Mychaluk, Tryzub, who in the first round only 33 competed. Forty-seven individual 3. Tryzub-Philadelphia III 25-yard backstroke defeated Matthew Wroblewski, Chernyk, 4- matches were played during the entire com- 6, 6-1, 6-3, before succumbing to Mr. Buhai Friendly competitions were held also in 1. Makar, William, 16.28 petition. and Alex Olynec in subsequent rounds. other age groups, however, in accordance In each category a full feed-in competi- 25-yard butterfly Presenting the Olympic gold, silver and with meet rules, if there were fewer than four tion was held with the winner of the feed-in bronze medals to the winners were Ihor teams in a division, these games were not 1. Makar, William, 13.99 receiving a bronze medal for third place. Chyzowych, president of Tryzub, and the counted as official events. The main draw finalists received gold and competition committee members. Girls 11-12 silver medals. – Omelan Twardowsky The quality of play was excellent, since – George Sawchak 25-yard freestyle SWIMMING 1. Lesiuk, Adriana, 14.15 2. Olchowecky, Kateryna, 15.52 Boys 8 and under 3. Kalusz, Maria, 15.79

25-yard freestyle 50-yard freestyle 1. Olchowecky, Andrijko, 25.99 1. Lesiuk, Adriana, 30.91 2. Duda, Matthew, 38.58 2. Kalusz, Maria, 36.81 25-yard backstroke 25-yard backstroke 1. Olchowecky, Andrijko, 31.37 1. Lesiuk, Adriana, 17.94 2. Olchowecky, Kateryna, 18.72 25-yard breaststroke 25-yard breaststroke 1. Olchowecky, Andrijko, 42.25 1. Kalusz, Maria, 21.98 25-yard butterfly 2. Olchowecky, Kateryna, 22.67 1. Olchowecky, Andrijko, 39.21 25-yard butterfly Girls 8 and under 1. Lesiuk, Adriana, 16.18 Petrusia Sawchak 2. Olchowecky, Kateryna, 19.87 3. Kalusz, Maria, 20.99 Women’s tennis champions: gold medalist Iryna Matijchuk (center), silver medalist 25-yard freestyle Angie Kutko (left) and bronze medalist Marijka Rumsavych. 1. Cybriwsky, Andreya, 33.49 (Continued on page 15) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33

to trafficked women. Global Youth Connect... To ease the work, much still has to be CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 3) done on a legislative level since, even TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 ing women about their rights, decreasing though support for the fundamental prin- unemployment among women, holding ciples of human and women’s rights has rescue operations of trafficked women and been declared, the procedures to defend SERVICES similar actions. these principles remain undeveloped. The organization has its own hotline “We would be thankful to The where victims, or potential victims, can Ukrainian Weekly if it printed our infor- appeal for help and advice. Since mation so that girls who became victims “KARPATY” HANDYMAN November 1998 more than 4,000 phone of trafficking and who now are in the United States, or their relatives, could PAINTING • RENOVATION • REPAIRS calls have been received, and more than call and ask for help,” said Ms. INTERIOR/EXTERIOR 200 women have received help, includ- Cherepakha. Quality work! Reasonable rates! ing financial support, release from for- La Strada-Ukraine can be contacted Quick turnaround! PROFESSIONALS eign jails and medical assistance. at: P.O. Box 246, Kyiv 30, Ukraine Free estimates. No job too small. Cooperation with La Strada branches 01030; e-mail; [email protected]; Vasili Cholak in the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech website; http://www.brama.com/lastrada; Tel. (718) 973-6821; Beeper (917) 491-6150 Republic and connections with INTER- Michael P. Hrycak, Esq. telephone/fax; (380) (44) 22-40-446. Attorney at Law POL are essential for the smooth resolu- CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS tion of problems faced by the women TO TRIAL AND APPEAL, COMPUTER LAW Member of Bar: NJ, NY, CT, DC who appeal to La Strada for help. 316 Lenox Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090 Unfortunately, the phenomenon of New comparative study... Office: (908) 789-1870, (732) 627-0517 trafficking in women is no longer new in (Continued from page 3) Ukraine. It is an issue that concerns The report notes that “compared to the entire families if a member of the family period 1992-1994, the state’s attitude has becomes a target of traffickers, and there significantly changed. Today Ukrainian was no institute or organization dealing authorities try to show an equal attitude with this issue. towards various denominations. Usually such a situation arises Ostensibly, the state does not promote because of a young woman is unaware any of them and does not interfere in that an “attractive ad in a newspaper that their internal affairs. However, because offers pretty girls a job in a restaurant of the uncertain and unstable state of abroad” could be a carrier of broken political, economic and social affairs in lives, ruined souls and lost hearts in the ECONOMY Ukraine, and the generally restrictive future. AIRFARES attitudes towards non-traditional reli- AIRFARES+ tax Although a lot has been written and gions, it is impossible to predict the out- (round trip) explained about the gangers of respond- NYC/Kyiv $730 come of present efforts.” + tax ATTORNEY ing to such ads, one can still see such ads one way in Ukrainian newspapers. And there are $420 + tax NYC/Lviv $850 (round trip) JERRY still many girls dreaming of bettering their lives through vague promises Newsbriefs Fregata Travel offered by these ads. (Continued from page 2) 250 West 57 Street, #1211 KUZEMCZAK Ms. Biletska said that one of the main highly appreciated by our contemporaries, New York, NY 10107 accidents at work concerns of her organization is to edu- Tel.: 212-541-5707 Fax: 212-262-3220 • cate and warn women who intend to and it would produce a positive political automobile accidents • respond to such job offers out of naivete resonance,” the agency quoted Mr. • slip and fall or desperation. Kuchma as stating in the letter. (RFE/RL • medical malpractice While in big cities the percentage of Newsline) women being duped by these ads is MEEST AGENCY FIRST CONSULTATION IS FREE. Hrach slams accord with Tatars We will pick up parcels from your home becoming lower, in rural areas it remains 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk. Fees collected only after very high. Tragically, often the relatives SYMFEROPOL – The chairman of The lowest rates to Ukraine of a girl turn to be the “salespeople” in the Crimean Parliament, Leonid Hrach, Tel.: (973) 223-8655 or (888) 633-7853 personal injury case is successful. this “business” of recruiting young has called the August 2 agreement between the Ukrainian president’s per- ALSO: women. “Our next steps in the Kharkiv region manent representative in Crimea, • DWI are to create a radio program devoted to Anatolii Korniichuk, and the Council of • real estate women’s rights and to intensify our work Representatives of the Crimean Tatar • criminal and civil cases in small towns and villages,” said Ms. People an “overt insult to the Crimean • traffic offenses Biletska. Constitution,” Interfax reported on matrimonial matters According to Ms. Biletska and Ms. August 7. Mr. Korniichuk and Crimean • Cherepakha, La Strada-Kyiv and Tatar activist Mustafa Jemilev signed “a general consultation • Zhinocha Hromada stay alive due to raw plan of joint measures oriented toward enthusiasm, since the funds they have the resolution of problems of the WELT & DAVID don’t allow them to expand their activity Crimean Tatar people in the socioeco- 1373 Broad St, Clifton, N.J. 07013 in a way they would like. While talking nomic sphere,” according to the agency. (973) 773-9800 about difficulties the group encounters, Mr. Hrach asked at a session of the ûêßâ ãÄáßêäé Ms. Cherepakha mentioned that in rural Crimean Parliament: “Who delegated èðÓÙÂÒ¥ÈÌËÈ ÔðÓ‰‡‚ˆ¸ Ukraine no shelter or center for victims those functions to them, who will carry Á‡·ÂÁÔ˜ÂÌÌfl ìçë FOR SALE of trafficking has been established. 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The Carpathian Ski Club of New York under the auspices of the NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Ukrainian Sports Association of USA and Canada (USCAK) “Young Artists’ Division,” are three will hold Schumylowyches Schumylowych grandchildren: Xenia, 12; Justin, 9; and Larissa, 6. Xenia will the annual Labor Day weekend exhibit artworks exhibit “Flamingo Pond” and “Sunset on NEW YORK – Taras Schumylowych a Tropical Island” (tempera), Justin – will exhibit two tempera paintings, “Sunset” and “My Castle” (tempera); and SWIMMING COMPETITION “USCG Cutter Eagle” and “Forgotten,” Larissa – “Forest Valley” and “Flowers at Soyuzivka and one oil painting, “Autumn Stories,” in the Meadow” (tempera). at the 53rd annual group exhibit spon- The art show opens to the public with sored by the Twilight Park Artists. a wine reception on Saturday at 5-7 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2000 The exhibition, which features the and continues through Sunday at 1-5 works of some 70 artists, is being held on p.m. An artist demonstration is planned Swim meet Saturday and Sunday, August 12-13 in for Sunday at 3-4 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2000, 10:30 a.m. the Twilight Park Clubhouse in Haines The Schumylowyches are members Warm-up at 9 a.m. for individuals championship of USCAK Falls, N.Y. of Ukrainian National Association and Ukrainian National Association Trophies & Ribbons Also participating in the show, in the Branch 86.

TABLE of EVENTS Boys/Men INDIVIDUAL Girls/Women recent years in NATO military exercises, Brzezinski analyzes... as well as its participation with the com- 11 ...... 13/14 100m im 13/14 ...... 12 (Continued from page 4) bined NATO peacekeeping forces in 13 .... 15 & over 100m im 15 & over .... 14 1,000 tests of its missiles and warheads Kosovo. No country should be excluded 15 .. 10 & under 125m free 10 & under .. 16 and still is not satisfied that it has per- from the EU or NATO, not even Russia, he 17 ...... 11/12 125m free 11/12 ...... 18 fected the process. concluded, but “if they don’t care to join, 19 ...... 13/14 150m free 13/14 ...... 10 Rather than go in this direction, Dr. then that’s their prerogative.” 11 .... 15 & over 150m free 15 & over .... 12 Brzezinski urged that the United States During the question and answer session, 13 .. 10 & under 150m free 10 & under .. 14 support a sustained expansion of the a Russian scholar currently at the Wilson 15 ...... 11/12 150m free 11/12 ...... 16 European Union and NATO. Otherwise, a Center strongly objected to what he called 17 ...... 13/14 150m back 13/14 ...... 18 large part of Europe will be left in an the speaker’s “anti-Russian, negative prop- 19 .... 15 & over 150m back 15 & over .... 20 ambiguous situation. “We must help the aganda,” and asked Dr. Brzezinski what he 21 .. 10 & under 125m back 10 & under .. 22 countries in the former Soviet space to meant by inferring that Russia is not a 23 ...... 11/12 125m back 11/12 ...... 24 become more stable, because that will democracy. Dr. Brzezinski responded that 25 ...... 13/14 150m breast 13/14 ...... 26 make Russia concentrate on becoming he thought everyone in the room knew 27 .... 15 & over 150m breast 15 & over .... 28 more democratic and stable. This is espe- what such a basic term meant, but if the 29 .. 10 & under 125m breast 10 & under .. 30 cially true for Ukraine, Georgia and questioner wished, he would point out 31 ...... 11/12 125m breast 11/12 ...... 32 Uzbekistan, where the Putin government some of the basic elements of democracy. 33 ...... 13/14 100m free 13/14 ...... 34 has been focusing its efforts lately,” he said. He defined a democratic nation as a place 35 .... 15 & over 100m free 15 & over .... 36 In discussing intermediate steps that where the leader is elected in free elections 37 .. 10 & under 125m fly 10 & under .. 38 nations might take toward full EU and “without coercion,” where the press is free, 39 ...... 11/12 125m fly 11/12 ...... 40 NATO membership, Dr. Brzezinski noted where there isn’t corruption on a “massive 41 ...... 13/14 150m fly 13/14 ...... 42 that, while Russia was not interested in the scale” and where political assassinations 43 ... 15 & over 150m fly 15 & over .... 44 program, Ukraine has been very serious are investigated, reminding the questioner about its Partnership for Peace alliance. He about unresolved assassinations in St. RELAYS also praised Ukraine’s participation in Petersburg. 45 .. 10 & under 4 x 25m free 10 & under .. 46 47 ...... 11/12 4 x 25m free 11/12 ...... 48 49 ...... 13/14 4 x 50m free 13/14 ...... 50 51 .... 15 & over 4 x 50m medley 15 & over .... 52

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government control over the domestic grain ÅêÄíëíÇé äéã. ÇéüäßÇ 1-Óª ìäêÄ∫çëúäé∫ ÑàÇßáß∫ ìçÄ ‚ áëÄ Ukrainian delegation... market, which has been criticized by the ‰¥ÎËÚ¸Òfl ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ÔÓ·ð‡ÚËχÏË ¥ „ðÓχ‰flÌÒÚ‚ÓÏ, (Continued from page 1) international lending institutions and the ˘Ó ‰Ìfl 29 ÎËÔÌfl 2000 ð., ‚¥‰¥È¯Ó‚ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ ÍÓÎË¯Ì¥È Á‡ÒÚÛÔÌËÍ „ÓÎÓ‚Ë was the problem,” he explained. U.S. government as a step backward in äð‡ÈÓ‚Óª ìÔð‡‚Ë Åð‡ÚÒÚ‚‡ ¥ ‡ÍÚË‚ÌËÈ ˜ÎÂÌ ÒÚ‡Ìˈ¥ Û Ñ¥ÚðÓÈÚ¥ On the basis of these inaccurate reports, reforming Ukraine’s economy. Ukraine was able to obtain IMF credits it “We’re still insisting that this is the intro- otherwise would not have received. The duction of heavy-handed intervention of the amount of these improperly received credits government into the market,’’ was the reac- was initially reported as $200 million. Mr. tion of the chief of the Ukrainian office of Yekhanurov said that more recent estimates the World Bank, Gregory Jedrzejczak. are close to $100 million. He did not indi- “They say it’s not.’’ cate whether Ukraine is expected to return As a result, Mr. Yekhanurov said, that sum to the IMF. Ukraine, the World Bank and the U.S. Ò‚. Ô. As for Ukraine’s adherence to condi- Agency for International Development tions of the credit agreement, Mr. agreed to establish a committee of experts åàïÄâãé ÅÖêÖáéÇëúäàâ Yekhanurov said the IMF will be focusing to study the effects of this decree. ̇ð. 16 Ò¥˜Ìfl 1926 ð. ‚ ÒÂÎ¥ íðÓÒÚfl̈¸, áÓÎÓ˜¥‚Ò¸ÍÓ„Ó ð‡ÈÓÌÛ ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌ¥. on the two major points the IMF under- Mr. Yekhanurov stressed that Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko’s government scored in a brief statement following his éÔ˜‡ÎÂÌ¥È ‰ðÛÊËÌ¥ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ ÒÍ·‰‡πÏÓ has made great strides in reforming the meeting with IMF Managing Director ˘Ë𥠂ËÒÎÓ‚Ë ÒÔ¥‚˜ÛÚÚfl. Horst Koehler on August 3: “... continued country’s economy. And it has done so, prudent monetary and fiscal policies, cou- he said, while borrowing “not a penny” äêÄâéÇÄ ìèêÄÇÄ ÅêÄíëíÇÄ pled with strengthened financial sector and from international public and private structural reforms. ...” lending institutions. Indeed, he added, it The IMF statement also called on has cut back its foreign debt by some President Leonid Kuchma’s administration $500 million. “to implement a strong reform program, “If one had to characterize our govern- ì èÖêòì Åéãûóì êßóçàñû ëåÖêíà which is important for a lasting recovery of ment, it would be that it was the first to 18 ÒÂðÔÌfl 1999 ð. ̇¯Ó„Ó Ì‡È‰ÓðÓÊ˜Ó„Ó ¥ ÌÂÁ‡·ÛÚÌ¸Ó„Ó åìÜÄ, ÅÄíúäÄ ¥ ÑßÑÄ the economy and an improvement in stan- start bringing down the country’s foreign dards of living in Ukraine.” debt as well as the first to pay out pen- ·Î. Ô. Mr. Yekhanurov said that there were sion arrears.” ‰-ð‡ ω. other points that still need attention, but “Ukraine is reforming its economy on its added that in its present make-up, with 270 own, but with even a small amount of exter- of the 450 deputies supporting the govern- nal financing, the pace of reforms would åàêéëãÄÇÄ ÉêàÉéêßü ëÄëàäÄ ment, the Verkhovna Rada is cooperating increase greatly, and we would then be able ·Û‰Â ‚¥‰Ôð‡‚ÎÂ̇ Á‡ÛÔÓÍ¥È̇ with the government in passing necessary to solve a number of outstanding social reform legislation. “In other words, a lot of problems,” he said. ëÇüíÄ ãßíìêÉßü constructive work is being done – for the Mr. Yekhanurov said he was not disap- 19 ÒÂðÔÌfl 2000 ð., Ó „Ó‰. 9-¥È ð‡ÌÍÛ first time in the history of Ukraine,” he said. pointed that no decisions were announced Û ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚‚. ÇÓÎÓ‰ËÏËð‡ ¥ éθ„Ë, ‚ óË͇£Ó Among the items raised during Mr. during his talks here. “We understand that Yekhanurov’s talks here was President important issues are not decided during one á̇ÈÓÏËı, ÔðËflÚÂÎ¥‚ ¥ ‰ðÛÁ¥‚ ÔðÓÒËÏÓ Kuchma’s recent decree establishing greater visit,” he said. Á„‡‰‡ÚË èÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ‚ Ò‚Óªı ÏÓÎËÚ‚‡ı. ÑðÛÊË̇ ÑéêÄ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ withdrawal of Ukraine from the Mastermind... Commonwealth of Independent States; (Continued from page 1) and recognition of former members of They manhandled employees while the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and pouring gasoline over some before forc- the Organization of Ukrainian DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS ing them off of the premises. 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fuel and energy sector for storing fuel Marchuk pinpoints... and exacting payments [for electricity] (Continued from page 2) are quite alarming. At the same time, I do enormous volumes of raw materials that not want to over-dramatize the situation. are shipped via Ukraine. The other, but I think that the president also will not no less complicated problem is allow [the country] to enter the winter EASTERN ECONOMIST with such a risk. THE SOURCE FOR WORKING AND INVESTING IN UKRAINE [Ukraine’s] share in the property of the former USSR. Ukraine’s Parliament has How do you assess the construction recently held hearings on this issue, and of the Odesa-Brody-Gdansk oil UKRAINE’S FIRST BUSINESS it has been met with a very nervous reac- pipeline? tion from the Russian side. This topic has AND not yet been exhausted. Today Russia There has been a lot of speculation receives very considerable dividends around this oil pipeline – that was caused INVESTMENT WEEKLY from what belonged to the USSR and by the fact that one lobbying group in the should have been divided fairly, whereas Parliament and western Ukraine had been Publisher of the weekly EASTERN ECONOMIST, Ukraine receives nothing. ... pushing through only a small segment of EE DAILY, a daily newswire via the Internet, and DINING OUT IN KYIV. Energy resources, as earlier, remain this issue. TEL. (773) 278-8662/FAX (773) 278-4051 one of Ukraine’s most acute internal The Odesa-Brody oil pipeline is part of an enormous project for transporting In Kyiv: (38044) 224.49.58 problems. The opinion that the situa- Caspian and, possibly, Kazak oil. Its con- e-mail: [email protected] tion in the fuel and energy sector is Ukraine’s national security issue has struction is impossible without [creating] become commonplace. What is your a fleet of tankers, coordinating the trans- assessment of today’s situation in this portation of oil with its owners, agreeing sphere, and what are your prognoses on the volume of oil transported via the for the future? pipeline (the pipeline can be profitable with a transporting [throughput] capacity Now available: ... Today we see illusory improve- of 20 million to 25 million tons per year), ments in the fuel and energy sector – they and completing the construction of the coincided with the joint sessions held by oil terminal [in Odesa]. None of these additional insurance coverage the Council of Regions and the govern- problems has been resolved. Today the ment, when the frequency in the coun- project’s financial needs are a minimum for UNA members try’s power grid reached [the required of $266 million. ... To build a pipeline If you are already a member of the UNA we offer a guaranteed issue of additional mini- value of] 50 hertz. On one hand, this is without resolving the above-mentioned really very good. But this result was problems means to bury enormous funds mum of $1,000 to a maximum of $5,000 life insurance added to your current policy cover- achieved thanks to an additional burning in the ground. ... age. If you presently own any UNA Whole Life, 20-Payment Life, P-65 or DP-65 you are of costly imported gas, as well as of coal In my opinion, we are nearing a large guaranteed additional insurance. UNA cannot deny you coverage. This offer is not open to and fuel oil. This situation, in turn, has investigation into the Odesa-Brody oil members with term insurance, endowment plans, or Universal Life policies. put the brakes on storing fuel for the fall pipeline. Who and why, without having Here is how it works. and winter period. considered how this [oil transportation] The UNA will issue the following amounts of the pour-in-rider: Another reason for the “improve- system is going to function, buried enor- ments” is the reduction of [electricity] mous funds in the ground? I think that in • Ages 0-35, $1,000 to $5,000; consumption quotas for oblasts or, speak- August-September the president of the ing in plain language, electricity cutoffs, country and the National Security and • Ages 36-70, $1,000 to $2,500; applied not only to debtors but also to Defense Council will finally decide how • Ages 71-90, $1,000. those who pay, including exporters. the current segment of the oil pipeline As regards preparations for the winter, The rates for the pour-in rider appear in the chart below. can be perceived – as an achievement, or today we are lagging behind in all as a major failure that entails gigantic For more information call the UNA Home Office at (973) 292-9800. respects. Therefore, the prospects of the losses.

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Cheladyn displays “Flowers of the Bible” by Michael Ewanchuk and Ukrainian), and her exhibit also has comments in French. WINNIPEG – Larisa Sembaliuk During a brief interview, Ms. Cheladyn’s watercolors came to Cheladyn stated: “My love of the envi- Winnipeg on July 2-27, to the ronment impelled me to art. I was Assiniboine Park Conservatory, not far inspired by my Ukrainian background, from the wonderful Leo Mol sculpture gardens. and my desire to experiment led to suc- A talented Canadian-born Ukrainian cess. My husband Michael is very sup- artist, Ms. Cheladyn’s exposition, titled portive and cooperates with me.” “Flowers of the Bible,” reflects the deco- Hopefully, her daughters, Tetiana and rative elements she saw in Ukrainian Illiana, also have an artistic bent. churches as a little girl when she attend- The artist has toured Europe and ed services with her mother. Among the South America, and has visited exhibit was a fine framed painting of Venezuela twice. water lilies; according to the artist, water The “Flowers of the Bible” exhibit lilies still are incorporated into Hutsul will travel to Ontario in September. Next church architecture and design. The lily year the artist will exhibit in several design also appeared on the pillars of cities in the United States. Solomon’s Temple. For more information, visit the web- The artist is totally bilingual (English site www.artbylarisa.com.

“From the First Temple,” a watercolor by Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn.

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Golden Harvest Delicatessen PREVIEW OF EVENTS 445 Coal St., Lehighton, PA 18235 • (610) 377-1260 (Continued from page 24) Pennsylvania’s best European style Cultural presentations will feature the the Internet at http://www.wgms.com. For kovbasa, kishka, pierogi, stuffed cabbage and cold cuts. Ukrainian dance troupe Dunai from St. information call (703) 241-1817. Hot lunches to go! Catharines, Ontario. Ethnic food, arts, crafts, pastries, thirst-quenching beverages, Friday, August 25 “ALL HOMEMADE AND DELICIOUS” a Chinese auction, raffles, games and a kids’ bouncing room guarantee fun for the SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: The Central New Jersey Branch of the We bake your own European style rye bread, rolls and babkas. whole family. Ample parking. For informa- tion call (716) 852-2964. Committee to Aid Ukraine is celebrating “BAKED FRESH IN OUR OWN ON-SITE BAKERY.” the Independence Day of Ukraine at the Wednesday, August 23 Ukrainian Cultural Center on Davidson Road at 7 p.m. The main address will be We do not use MSG NEW YORK: Adrian Karatnycky, presi- given by Ukraine’s Consul General in New in our products. dent of Freedom House, will discuss York Serhiy Pohoreltsev. The artistic pro- “Ukraine’s Perspectives on its Political gram will include performances by several Development” during a special brown bag outstanding performers from Ukraine and Open Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. lunch hosted by the Ukrainian Congress the United States. Admission is $10; pro- Committee of America at its national office, ceeds will benefit children’s hospitals and Sunday: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 203 Second Ave. (between 12th and 13th gifted youths in Ukraine. For information streets), at 12:30 p.m. Participants are asked call the Rev. G. Lyszyk, (212) 873-8550, or Our store is located 25 miles north of Allentown and 20 miles south of Hazelton to bring their own lunches; coffee and soda Michael Shulha, (908) 534-6683. will be provided. To register or for informa- tion call the UCCA, (212) 228-6840. Sunday, August 27 Thursday, August 24 HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian Sports Center Tryzub will host a festival celebrating WASHINGTON: Washington’s classical the ninth anniversary of Ukrainian radio station WGMS celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day here at Tryzubivka, locat- Independence Day on August 24 from 6 ed at Lower State and County Line roads. a.m. until midnight. The Washington Group The festivities are scheduled for 1-8 p.m. Cultural Fund invites you to tune in to Admission is $10; children under age 13, L A S E R 103.5 FM in the Washington Metropolitan free. For information call Adrian Hawryliw, area. You can also listen by logging on to (215) 722-6566.

VISIONVISION INSINSTITUTETITUTE wing aircraft are doing the reseeding. Fires in Los Alamos... Some 3,500 pounds of seed are dropped (Continued from page 8) over the burned areas during each flight. L A S I K Specialists mountains didn’t look as green as they Volunteers are climbing over the burned once did; there were large black areas. areas stomping down the seeds that have been dropped. They are hoping the seeds Trees in the forests looked like black- will sprout, and that the special grasses ened sticks. Coming into the center of (973) 616-7337 will take hold and keep the land from the town, there were no visible changes. washing away with the rains. Stores, banks, credit unions, the library, The people of Los Alamos and the state post office, police station – all were open of New Mexico have been very generous. GRAND OPENING and doing business as usual. The schools Donations of money, clothing and food and churches were not affected. have been outstanding. Those who have Are you a SLAVE to Glasses and Contacts? Los Alamos is surrounded by mountains lost everything can go to various churches and forests, and it was these forests that and other organizations to pick up clothing Imagine the possiblity of... burned furiously. The houses close to the and other necessities free of charge. One forest were totally destroyed as the wind VISUAL FREEDOM for LIFE! company, Johnson Controls, which does blew the fire down the streets leading from contract work for the National Laboratory, the forest. There are many canyons presented $5,000 to each of their 11 Join over a million Americans who have had throughout Los Alamos, and the fires employees who had been burned out. LASER VISION CORRECTION. spread quickly in the canyons, coming up The government has cleared a large area to burn the houses built along the edges. of land for 114 trailers. So far, 43 trailers Introductory Program – $1750* I arrived at my house – nothing had have been occupied. They are furnished changed. I went inside – no damage. The (*Per Eye/First 200 Patients) with beds, tables, chairs, cabinets, refriger- food in my freezer and refrigerator had ators. People must furnish their own bed- Financing Available spoiled, but my sister had cleaned that up, ding and other necessities. A committee of (973) 616-7337 so I had no problem moving right in. We women want the people to feel welcome in drove slowly up my road, Trinity Drive, their new homes. So, they persuaded com- Doctors: and only 12 houses from mine I saw an panies to donate wine, bread and salt. Each empty lot with only a chimney on it, and S. Palydowycz, M.d., í. äulyk, B. Gollinger, O.D. occupant will be delivered a bottle of wine, much rubble. There had been a beautiful bread and salt. If they had no insurance, two-story wooden house standing there they can live rent free. If they did have www.lasikspecialistsmd.com before the fire. The owner had been work- insurance, they must pay $700 a month ing on it for about a year, and had just about rent, as they will be reimbursed by the 51 Route 23 South • Riverdale, NJ finished all his work. It was all gone. All insurance companies. around there were other lots, with chimneys The town is arranging for the clearing of 1st Light South of Route 23 & Route 287 Interchange and rubble where houses once stood. How the land. The government will reimburse fortunate I was that my house escaped. the town. There are fire insurance adjusters As I rode by some of these lots, I saw a everywhere. Federal Emergency woman searching through the ashes. I heard Management Agency representatives are later that one woman found a diamond taking in claims. People are waiting for the from her ring in the ashes of her house. I settlement of their claims, for the land to be was told that at another house there was a cleared so that they may proceed with row of nails evenly placed in a line on the rebuilding their homes. scorched ground, exactly as they had been Life goes on ... and thus the city of Los set in a wooden beam that was now ashes. Alamos will survive. Everywhere I went the first words of a conversation were: Did your house survive the fire? Where did you end up during the evacuation? Corrections There was great concern that there will The Ukrainian American Cultural be floods when the rainy season begins. Foundation (advertisement, July 30) Water will be coming down from the incorrectly listed its website address as mountains and there is nothing in the www.uacf.org. The correct address is ground to hold it back. National Forest www.uacf.net. Service and other workers have begun ero- * * * sion and flood control rehabilitation. The web address for the National Projects have included contour raking, Bank of Ukraine, where more informa- straw bale placement and hazardous tree tion may be found about Ukraine’s removal. Five helicopters and five fixed- National Mint, is www.bank.gov.ua. No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 21 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33 UKEUKELLODEONODEON FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Ukraine is represented at L.A. school Olympics by Ania Shalauta

LOS ANGELES – The blue-and- yellow Ukrainian flag once again flew over the Olympics at a Los Angeles area grade school. Third grade stu- dents at the Valley Presbyterian School in North Hills again represent- ed Ukraine in their own traditional Olympics, which are held every four years, coinciding with the internation- al Olympic Games. Through the efforts of Tina Zacharczuk, a parent, Ukraine was represented as an independent coun- try in the school Olympics for the first time in May 1992 – just prior to Third graders, who represented Ukraine at Valley Presbyterian School’s Olympics, perform during the opening ceremonies. the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. As Ukrainians forming a fast-paced finale of throughout the world were inspired Ukrainian dancing that we all love by witnessing Ukraine’s individual and appreciate. athletes competing for their country In the competitive portion of for the first time in Barcelona, we in Olympic Day the crowds cheered as Los Angeles also had that privilege Ukraine won gold medals in relay and at a local school. (In team events in tug-of-war, as well as silver and Barcelona Ukraine’s athletes were bronze medals in other events. part of the “Unified Team” of ath- To most of us the sight of the letes from the former USSR.) Ukrainian flag representing inde- Each class represented a different pendent Ukraine is still a thrill and a country and learned about its history “miracle,” but to these third graders and culture. Besides Ukraine, other born after Ukraine gained its inde- nations represented were Ireland, pendence, it is taken for granted. Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Thanks to the efforts of Ms. France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Zacharczuk, the students, teachers Kenya, Mexico, Australia and the and parents at this Los Angeles area United States of America. school have learned more about The students’ studies and prepara- Ukraine and its importance among tion culminated with an Olympic Day the nations of the world. held on June 2, which included a And, they will be looking for parade of nations, opening cere- Ukraine’s athletes in Sydney, monies, an international program and Australia, in September 2000. The “Ukrainian team” during the parade of nations. competitive games. Wearing yellow T-shirts adorned with a blue “tryzub” and waving Three young ambassadors from Ukraine are recognized at Disney World Ukrainian flags, the procession was ORLANDO, Florida – McDonald’s and Disney led by Zofia Zacharczuk, a third grad- named 2,000 young people from around the world er, carrying the traditional Ukrainian as “Millennium Dreamers Ambassadors” for out- “welcoming” bread. standing contributions to their communities at a Earlier in the year the third grade May 10 ceremony at Walt Disney World Resort in class had learned about Ukraine’s Orlando, Fla. Three “ambassadors” traveled from history, culture, geography, traditions, Ukraine to participate in the ceremony, which fea- art, Olympic medalists and current tured actor and activist Christopher Reeve, as well events based on an illustrated brochure prepared by Ms. Zachar- as tours of the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and the czuk. The students made pysanky, Animal Kingdom. Ukraine’s ambassadors were tasted traditional Ukrainian food and (from left): Marianna Nemchenko, 14, who pub- insisted on learning Ukrainian folk lishes her own newspaper in Cherkasy; Serhii dancing. During the opening cere- Doroshenko, 12, of Sumy, who wants to help his monies, the students welcomed the fellow Ukrainians by becoming a computer pro- guests with a traditional “pryvit,” grammer; and Victoria Yusupov, 14, a painter from greeting them with bread and salt Lviv who donated the proceeds of her artwork to a and delighted the audience by per- Khristina Lew hospital for sick children. No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 23

Parma teen is budding film-maker Mishanyna his 12-year-old brother, Lev, on a children’s book, “The Adventures of Y A I K A V O L S O H C E Z C Little Penguin, Little Bear and Little Flamingo.” Lev wrote the stories, and U O X S G E R M A N Y F O A D Vsevolod illustrated them. G S E I A S V I N G R R N L E After the family moved to the Cleveland area, Vsevolod pursued his O A A D I S L A I Y E A U E T art interests at the Parma Fine Arts Council, winning various awards, S I N A B A L A T L D N K U A including first place in the State of L R K L R N I M N A N C R Z R Ohio for his water conservation poster. Vsevolod’s interests also broadened. A T R T A K D W E T A E A E G In his sophomore year in high school V S S K Z A O R G I L A I N I he got involved with the school’s the- ater group, became interested in cine- I U L Y I R K G R D O Y N E M ma, and worked on his writing. A A K E L M P Y A O P R E V E Last summer Vsevolod attended Vsevolod Horodyskyj Wright State University’s Television K R A D I S A L T A M E R I C PARMA, Ohio – In the spring of Institute in Dayton, Ohio. There he To solve this month’s Mishanyna, find the words capitalized in the following 2000, Vsevolod Horodyskyj, 16, now discovered his direction in life. He text, as well as the words on the list below. a senior at Padua Franciscan High knew that the field of media arts was School in Parma, Ohio, took part in for him. That fall he got an internship Did you ever wonder where in the WORLD you could find Ukrainians? the Drexel University Ten Page High at Cox Communications, a cable TV (Besides Ukraine, of course!) Well, many of us ended up here because our School Screenplay Contest. His provider, where he not only works in relatives EMIGRATED to countries outside of UKRAINE. script, “Lincoln’s Day Out,” won studio productions editing video, but Find some of the countries below in the Mishanyna, and then sit down third place, and Vsevolod was award- has assisted during numerous on- with an ATLAS and find them there! (Note: Czecho-Slovakia is now two ed a $1,000 scholarship to Drexel. location shoots, doing everything from separate countries: the Czech Republic and Slovakia, so look for these two According to Ian Abrams, Drexel camera work to voice-overs. countries on the map of Europe.) University’s dramatic writing program This summer, Vsevolod is studying director, “We were surprised and media arts at Northwestern Argentina Czecho-Slovakia UK (United Kingdom) delighted by the quality (and quanti- University’s National High School Australia France U.S.A. ty!) of the entries we received ... Institute, north of Chicago. Only 60 Austria Germany Venezuela Everyone who read [Vsevolod’s] students are accepted into this presti- Brazil Italy Yugoslavia script was unanimous in pronouncing gious program out of hundreds of Canada Poland it an outstanding piece of work by a applicants from all over the world. student writer.” His script has been During this intense five-week course, Challenge: Do you know the difference between “emigrate” and “immi- posted on Drexel’s website at students work with award-winning grate”? http://www.pages.drexel.edul/ina22/. educators, professionals, graduate Vsevolod attributes part of his suc- students and independent filmmakers cess to the many experiences he has from across the country to develop a Mykola Myshka’s vacation had away from home. He has traveled portfolio of media work. The final with the People-to-People Student project is a short film, for which the Even though I am Ambassador program to Hawaii, students write the screenplay, build South Africa and China. On his last the sets, then produce it, edit it and on vacation near the trip he took along a video camera to screen it in front of an audience. document his adventures. His video, Vsevolod realized at an early age seashore in August, titled “China: A Photo-Montage,” that, no matter how good you may be I take time out to received a gold award in the 1999- at something, no matter how great a 2000 All American Academic Media product you may create, unless you wave my Ukrainian Awards Competition. can market it, it is virtually useless. While growing up in Rochester, Therefore, besides pursuing a degree flag. Do you know N.Y., Vsevolod began taking art class- in the media arts, he will work toward why? Do you know es at the age of 4. After moving with a business degree. He has spent a lot his family to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he of time researching various film on which day I continued his education at a fine arts schools on the East Coast, where he magnet school. There he blossomed, will continue his studies. His career do this? winning many awards for his cre- goal is to work in the film industry ations, including a first place at the and become a director/producer. Broward County Fair, and one of his Vsevolod is the son of Ivan and works was selected for the Alamo Luba Horodyskyj of North Royalton, Exhibition at the Fort Lauder- Ohio, and the grandson of Wasyl and Letter to Mykola Myshka dale/Hollywood International Airport. Olha Ilczyszyn of Parma, Ohio, and Mykola Myshka received the following winning At age 10, Vsevolod collaborated with Iwanna Horodyskyj of Chicago. response to the question he posed in the July issue of UKELODEON. Daria, who sent in the first correct answer, will receive a philatelic prize for her answer. OUR NEXT ISSUE: UKELODEON is published on the second Sunday of every month. To make Dear Mykola: it into our next issue, dated September 10, please send in your materials by The name of the flower that the father sang to his September 1. (Please include a daytime phone number.) children about in the movie “The Sound of Music” Send in your articles, letters, photos, etc. to: The Ukrainian Weekly, is edelweiss. UKELODEON, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, N.J., 07054; telephone, (973) 292-9800; fax, (973) 644-9510; e-mail, [email protected]. Daria Lotocky, age 7, Cooper City, Fla. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2000 No. 33

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Saturday-Sunday, August 19-20 bration of the ninth anniversary of the inde- pendence of Ukraine at St. Volodymyr LEHIGHTON, Pa.: The Ukrainian Cultural Center, 1280 Dundas St. W. and Homestead, located here in the lower Fourth Line in Oakville. The celebration Poconos at 1230 Beaver Run Drive, will will include guest speaker Hryhorii host its eighth annual Ukrainian Folk Omelchenko, national deputy and chairman Festival. Saturday’s event will run from of the Parliamentary Committee on Fighting noon to 7 p.m., with the main stage show at Corruption and Crime. An ecumenical serv- 3 p.m. Featured acts will include: the ice will be celebrated at 11 a.m.; a concert Dnipriany Music Ensemble, Holubka Trio, follows at 2:30 p.m. Included in the festivi- Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble and Chaika ties are a “yarmarok,” and a barbecue; hot Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from Ontario. A lunches and hot and cold drinks will be zabava (dance) at 9 p.m. will conclude available. Admission is $10 per person Saturday’s events. The festival will continue (including parking); children under 12, free. on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. A variety of For further information call (416) 323-4772. vendors will display arts, crafts and Ukrainian foods. Admission to the festival is BUFFALO, N.Y.: “Ukrainian Day” spon- $5 per person, per day; or $7 per person for sored by Ukrainian Congress Committee of both days. Children under age 14 are admit- America, Buffalo Branch to commemorate ted free. For additional information, please the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence call the resort, (610) 377-4621, or Ulana and the 50th anniversary of the founding of Prociuk, (215) 235-3709. the Buffalo Branch of the UCCA, will take place at Ukrainian Home Dnipro, 562 Sunday, August 20 Genesee St. Festivities begin at noon; a moleben will be celebrated at 2 p.m. TORONTO: The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto Branch, will hold a cele- (Continued on page 20)

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Saturday, August 12 8:30 p.m. – concert – Dumka choir, New York 10 p.m. – dance – music by TEMPO 11:45 p.m. – CROWNING OF MISS SOYUZIVKA 2001

Friday, August 18 10 p.m. – dance – music by VODLUNNIA Midnight Bigus in the Trembita launge

Saturday, August 19 8:30 p.m. – concert WHAT? UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS “Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian Dance Workshop” YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN 10 p.m. – dance – music by SVITANOK SUBSCRIPTION? Sunday, August 20 To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, 2:30 p.m. – concert – composer Myroslaw Skoryk; clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 8:30 p.m. – concert – Anna Kovalko, soprano, from Lviv, Ukraine 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Saturday, August 26 NAME: ______8:30 p.m. – concert – Solomiya Ivachiv, violin; (please type or print) NAME: 8:30 p.m. – concert – Christina Anum-Dorhuso, piano 10 p.m. – dance – music by VIDLUNNIA ADDRESS: ______

September 1-3 CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP CODE: ______LABOR DAY WEEKEND festivities begin on Friday night PHONE (optional): ______with a dance at 10 p.m. in the Trembita Lounge. Music by ZONE.

J J UNA member subscription price — $40.00/yr. Non-member subscription price — $50.00/yr. PLUS: Enjoy the sounds of Greg and Stefan every Wednesday at Hutsul night at 6 p.m., starting June 28. UNA Branch number ______Dance to the tunes of Vidlunnia every Friday evening starting July 14.