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WCFU briefs Introduced in Congress Canadian officials Bill to promote on USSR events democracy in USSR by Andrij Hluchowecky UNA Washington Office Ukrainian Information Bureau WASHINGTON - Reps. David TORONTO - With the sweeping Bonior (D-Mich.) and Jerry Lewis (R- changes taking hold in Eastern Europe Calif.) on March 22 introduced legisla­ and the Soviet Union, the Human tion, H.R. 1603, to "support democracy Rights Commission of the World Con­ and self-determination in the Baltic gress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU) held states and the republics within the a consultative briefing with the Soviet Union." Department of External Affairs, bring­ In his introductory remarks, Rep. ing together Canadian East European Bonior stated that through the legisla­ groups to discuss current concerns tion he seeks to "establish a long-term regarding the ongoing Conference on policy that will promote freedom and Security and Cooperation in Europe democracy in the Baltic states and (CSCE) process. Soviet Union." Attending the March 1 meeting at the Report says U.S. government He went on to say that the bill WCFU offices in Toronto were "declares our support for the Soviet Department of External Affairs to phase out RFE and RL republics seeking independence and officials Philip MacKinnon, director of individual representation in interna­ international security policy and UNA Washington Office continues. RFE/RL provides news to tional organizations. This bill also CSCE affairs, and Stephanie Beck, desk 130 million listeners in 43 different stipulates that the United States should officer for the USSR and Eastern WASHINGTON, D.C. - According languages. shape its foreign assistance to help those Europe Relations Division. to a story in The Washington Times, the The UNA Washington Office has republics whose governments are The briefing was opened by the Bush Administration is planning a secured a copy of the letter William M. democratically elected." chairman of the WCFU Human Rights phase-out of Radio Free Europe and, Diefenderfer III, deputy director of According to the Michigan law­ Commission, Andrew Witer, who em­ eventually, Radio Liberty. Radio Free the Office of Management and Budget maker, the bill is "designed to en­ phasized the important role played by Europe (RFE) broadcasts to the nations (OMB), sent to BIB Chairman Forbes courage a peaceful resolution of con­ non-governmental organizations of Eastern Europe, while Radio Liberty informing him of the administration's flicts between the central Soviet govern­ (NGO s) in the CSCE process. He noted (RL) broadcasts to the Soviet Union, plans. ment, and the Baltic states and Soviet the recent adoption of the "Charter of including Ukraine. Both radio stations The letter, dated March 15, reads, republics. It also serves notice to Paris for a New Europe," a document are administered by the Board for in part: Moscow that the threatened or actual which addresses a wide spectrum of International Broadcasting (BIB), "With the establishment of democra­ use of force to suppress the democracy concerns including human rights, de­ chaired by Malcolm Forbes Jr. tic governments and the developments movement will be viewed as an obstacle mocracy, the rule of law, economic According to the March 22 story by of reliable, free media in some countries to full normalization of relations with liberty, culture, security and the envi­ Siobhan McDonough, "a State Depart­ in Eastern Europe, the need for RFE the United States. Finally, it requires ronment. ment task force has urged that Radio broadcasts to the region is diminishing. the State Department to submit a Following presentations by the va­ Free Europe and Radio Liberty set Therefore, consistent with the presiden­ comprehensive report to Congress on rious East European groups outlining dates for ending broadcasts to Poland, tial directive on international broad­ the actual and threatened use of force their communities' concerns regarding Hungary and Czechoslovakia. And the casting, the FY 1992 Budget begins an against the Baltic states, Soviet repub­ the CSCE process, the Ukrainian view­ Office of Management and Budget orderly phasedown of this program. lics or autonomous regions within the point was delivered by the executive eventually wants to eliminate programs "The budget places RFE/RL under Soviet Union." director of the WCFU Human Rights aimed at the Soviet Union and its restive tight current and multi-year funding Identical legislation will be intro­ Commission, Chrystyna Isajiw. Baltic republics." levels, particularly in 1991 due to the duced in the Senate after the congres­ In reaction to the announcement, The sional Easter recess by Sens. Bob Dole In her remarks, Ms. Isajiw raised the impact of projected exchange rate Washington Times story states that "a losses. In cutting costs to operate within (R-Kansas) and Paul Simon (D-Ill.). ambiguity of the Paris Charter and its panel of media experts warned that, The legislation was drafted by Sen. definition set for NGO s, where on one these levels, your agency should ensure though the broadcasts may become that all possible program reductions Dole and Rep. Bonior, working with a hand it supports the role of NGO"s in obsolete as the world moves further into coalition of East European American their activities for the implementation have been implemented before taking the post-Cold War era, for now they actions that will eventually require ethnic organizations, including the of the CSCE commitments by the continue to play a vital role." Rep. Ukrainian National Association, the participating states, while at the same funding or generate future liabilities Helen Bentley (R-Md.) is quoted as and costs. Armenian Assembly of America, the time NGO representatives present in saying that "the turmoil still exists" and Joint Baltic American National Com­ Paris experienced major difficulties in that "the people are still reaching out for "An orderly phasedown plan for mittee, the Lithuanian American Com­ gaining access to the meeting and to the information." RFE and, eventually, RL will be de­ munity, the Congress of Russian official delegations. The story continues that Voice veloped as part of the deliberations of Americans, the American Latvian Similarly, Ms. Isajiw voiced concern of America's former chief of current the Policy Coordinating Committee Association, the Estonian American over the apparent decline of democrati­ affairs, Bernard Kemenske, reacted by (PCC) on International Broadcasting. National Council and Project for Peace zation in the Soviet Union, in light of saying that while political changes have We expect that the report of this PCC (supporting democracy in Georgia). the repressive measures taken in the taken place in such countries as Poland, (Due March 17, 1991, in response to The House bill currently has 19 co- Baltic states and the violations of basic Czechoslovakia and Romania, the need NSD-51) will contain a plan for phasing sponsors, including Reps. Neil Aber- (Continued on page 12) for information and accurate news (Continued on page 11) (Continued on page 12) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 No. 13

Journalist's notebook in Ukraine Newsbriefs by Marta Kolomayets from Ukraine Kiev Press Bureau \

Nation-building and a referendum ^ MUNICH - Yuriy Boldyrev, a March 25. On February 28, President Nation-building is a concept foreign of Ukraine. spokesman for the striking Donnas coal Snegur issued a decree introducing to the people living in Ukraine todayr Many did not understand the con­ miners, told the Associated Press on Ukrainian-language instruction in But, in their defense, I quote people's voluted wording of the two questions; March 21 that the Ukrainian authorities schools in Ukrainian settlements in deputy of the USSR and of the Ukrai­ and although statistics show that voter have refused to grant demands for large Moldavia and Ukrainian-language TV nian SSR, Volodymyr Yavorivsky, who turn-out was high, I encountered many pay increases. Seventy miners met in and radio broadcasts. Although they coined the phrase: "This is not their persons who just boycotted the whole Kiev with Ukrainian Prime Minister are Moldavia's largest non-titular fault, this is their misfortune." event out of frustration (and these were Vitold Fokin and his deputy, Viktor ethnic group, with 14 percent of the The March 17 referendum and ple­ not members of the Inter-Party As­ Hladush. Mr. Boldyrev announced that republic's population, Ukrainians had biscite is the latest example of the chaos sembly, which officially boycotted the the miners decided to break off talks until now lacked those facilities. (Ra­ that reigns in Ukraine today. And, in vote). and declined to sign a pledge to return dio Liberty) my opinion, the root of the problem lies As an example, I'd like to relate one to work. Radio Kiev reported on March in the fact that the people have no incident. On March 17, standing at the 21 that 50 of Ukraine's 241 mines were ^ KIEV - Petro Kahuy, a leading leaders, no guiding force in their bus stop in the Darnytsia region of Kiev still on strike. In another labor dispute, activist of the Inter-Party Assembly, struggle for a democratic state. 1 decided to take a random poll. I began nearly the entire service staff of govern­ was detained on March 23 by militia in Most of the democrats are so busy asking people how they voted. Four out ment dachas outside Kiev has walked the Ukrainian capital. He has been trying to establish identities for their of five answered: off the job and raised demands for charged with "repeated, during the political parties, organizations and "I voted for a free Ukraine." In higher pay and new apartments. (Radio course of one year, organizations of un- movements that they have ignored the astonishment, 1 said, but there was no Liberty) sanctioned public rallies,1 under Article people who look to them for advice, such question on the ballot. They took 187-3 of the Ukrainian SSR Criminal explanation^ ea\ the questions: "Do you want Ukraine to Code. The maximum sentence under For examp'o he femocritic forces be part of a union of Soviet sovereign ш MUNICH - Criminal charges this article is two years' incarceration, ^tabli^r d sK, unified front on the states on the basis of its declaration of have been filed against officials in (Respublika) 1 ^public ^ Ml ч v Thev did agree that sovereignty," to mean the establishment Kursk Oblast in the Russian S.FSR in i11 i^t :ndr r. чл /^ nt і a loud "no/" of a free Ukraine. connection with the April 1986 accident Uui ui' the ^wh scite the democratic Indeed, the Ukrainian plebiscite at the nearby Chornobyl nuclear power 9 KESTON, England - The Lviv political L aders weie of different minds. received more votes, 80.2 percent, then plant. Radio Moscow on March 20 said region representatives of the state The official RuUi policy was to vote "no" the union-referendum (10 percent), yet that radioactive fallout had reached five Council for Religious Affairs, Yuriy to the referendum and "yes" to the sov­ the results have been claimed as a victory districts of Kursk but local authorities Reshetylo, has criticized the Vatican ereignty poll; but the radical Rukh by every group, democratic and Com­ nonetheless allowed the May Day decision to appoint a Roman Catholic members urged their supporters to vote munist in Ukraine, as each group parades to go ahead. (Radio Liberty) archbishop in Lviv. (The archbishop of "no, no," as did the presidium of the interprets the results in its own favor. Lviv was one of five episocopal appoint­ Ukrainian Republican Party, (Al­ . March 17 ironically was the date in, ments announced by the Vatican on ^ MUNICH - The Moscow corres­ though some leaders of the URP urged 1917 that the independent democratic January 16). Mr. Reshetyio claimed u pondent of the French newspaper, Le their followers to vote no, yes"). Ukrainian government of the Central that the move was likely to exacerbate Figaro, reported on March 25 that a Whereas, the Communists used ban­ Rada was established in Kiev. Is this religious conflicts in the city. (Keston recent issue of Komsomolskaya Pravda ners along the streets of Kiev to publi­ date an omen for the future of Ukraine? News Service) published a secret document, dated cize their positions: "vote yes on the Somehow, I hesitate to see symbolism September 2, 1990, in which the Cherni- referendum," the democrats used no in this. hiv Oblast Council declared the suspen­ 9 KESTON, England - According such strategy. Part of the reason was Then, what did the referendum bring sion of the Ukrainian SSR Constitution to the Italian Catholic newspaper Avve- that the Communists did not allow Ukraine? Sovietologists, political on its territory and the prohibition of all nire there are now 1,677 Ukrainian them broadcast time, or space in official analysts and poll observers report that non-Communist political organiza­ Catholic parishes in three regions of newspapers. But, the democratic Rukh the referendum and the plebiscite tions. This is but one of a number of western Ukraine. The Ukrainian Auto- only began intense propaganda a week results will enable Ukrainian leaders to signs to emerge lately indicating that the cephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) before the referendum and held one sign a union treaty only on their terms authorities in Chernihiv are turning the follows with 500 parishes, with the meeting in the capital city just one day and not on Moscow's. area into a center of right-wing reac­ Moscow Patriarchate's Ukrainian Or­ before the March 17 vote. tion. (Radio Liberty) thodox Church (UOC) close behind Although some Rukh leaders attest with 461 parishes. to the fact that they printed up hun­ In Lviv region the Ukrainian Catho­ dreds of thousands of leaflets listing A few days ago I called a journalist lic Church (UCC) has 864 parishes, the reasons to vote against the referendum, friend of mine at Radio Kiev. I'm ^ MUNICH - Moldavian Presi­ UAOC 249 and the UOC 102; in Ivano- these leaflets were difficult to find in the currently spending a few days in Rome dent Mircea Snegur has issued a decree Frankivske (formerly Stanislaviv) region city. and was curious to see what was going providing for state support for Ukrai­ the UCC has 530 parishes, the UAOC The political leaders in Ukraine had on in the capital city of Ukraine. nian cultural life in Moldavia. A Ukrai­ 50 and the UOC only two; in Ternopil various interpretations of the referen­ I asked, "So, what's the atmosphere nian cultural center, library and news­ region the UOC still leads with 357 dum and the plebiscite. Perhaps many in Kiev like 10 days after the referen­ paper are set to be established in parishes, the UCC has 283 and the of them were astute, however, their dum?" Kishinev, Radio Kiev reported on UAOC has 201. (Keston News Service) ideas were not conveyed to the citizens "What referendum?" he answered. 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No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 3 Patriarch Mstyslav Congress continues hearings on "Soviet disunion" by Irene Jarosewich Russian colonizers, and therefore stir­ The nationalist movements in the headed for Ukraine ring them up...Instead, we should be republics have also expressed a desire to WASHINGTON - The third in a trying to help in the modernization and join Europe. The nationalism that is series of hearings titled "Soviet Dis­ stability of the area...invite leaders and currently being expressed is unlike that union: The American Response" was specialists from Central Asia to the U.S. of the 19th century, the objective of held March 6 by the Foreign Affairs to learn about everything...We should which was to "hate other people."These Committee, European Affairs Subcom­ be encouraging American investment in movements suppoS European values, mittee, of the U.S. Senate. The purpose Kazakhstan and Central Asia to pro­ the value of rights, he explained. These of the hearings is to solicit opinions as to vide employment in these overpopu- national movements also are claiming what is happening in the Soviet Union lated areas...We do not want another state sovereignty, with the desire to be and policies that the United States large Moslem country that has broken independent. should pursue. away from the Russian's in anger..." Furthermore, there de facto no Expert witnesses who presented testi­ Prof. Hough concluded that it is longer exists a constitution in the Soviet mony included Prof. Jerry Hough, "time for Europeans in the world to Union. Neither the republic govern­ James B. Duke Professor of Political bury their old hatreds...Everyone from ments, nor the center respect the exist­ Science, Duke University and senior Vladivostok to California, across the ing constitution. fellow, Brookings Institution; Dr. S. Atlantic, to come together...Time for Presently in the Soviet Union all Frederick Starr, president, Oberlin Europeans to seek reconciliation with forces for reform center on the repub­ College; Prof. Roman Szporluk, direc­ peoples outside of Europe. We cannot lics; there is no one all-union reform tor, Center for Russian and East live with the principle that countries movement. The most significant repub­ European Studies, University of Michi­ must break up if ethnic groups within lican movement is in Russia. Prof. gan; and William J. H. Hough III, them vote in a plebescitc.We should Szporluk predicted that in the not-too- attorney, Walter, Conston, Alexander not support the right of an ethnic majo­ distant future, "a country called Russia and Green. rity to break up a country, instead we will emerge." Robert McConnell, chairman of the should be supporting constitutional "We are facing the claim of a Russian Government Relations Committee of rights for ethnic groups, wherever they nation to independent statehood." This Ukraine 2000 also submitted a state­ live, in whatever territories... process can be compared to the "libera­ ment to the Subcommittee on behalf of "We must be inclusive...reach out to tion of the Turkish people from the Ukraine 2000. Sen. Joseph Biden pre­ China and India, Japan, Israel, Latin Ottoman mystique," as the Russian sided over the hearing. America...and most difficult of all, we people will try to separate themselves Prof. Hough was the first to present must stop thinking of Moslems simply from the "Communist, mystique," he his opinions. In his oral and written as hostile fundamentalists...As we try to said. Patriarch Mstyslav I comments, Prof. Hough began by move towards a general reconciliation Prof. Szporluk stated in his written SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. rejecting what he understands to be the of Europeans and Moslems, we should testimony, "the most urgent task for the - Patriarch Mstyslav of the Ukrai­ view of the U.S. intelligence commu­ do what we can to ensure that the Soviet Union and for the post-Soviet nian Autocephalous Orthodox nity, which is "that this is 1917, that the European-Moslem relationship inside states — one which should be supported Church will spend the end of Holy situation in the Soviet Union is dete­ the Soviet Union is a model of peaceful by foreign powers, including the United Week, Easter Week and the period riorating further instead of stabilizing, relations, not of conflict," he said. The States — is to break the cycle of through St. Thomas Sunday (Pro- and that reform is over and that revolu­ U.S. should also compare the Soviet violence...It is imperative that the vidna Nedilia) in the Kiev area. He is tion is the only hope." experience to that of India, the Middle Ukrainian republic does not become an to leave for Ukraine on March 29. Instead Prof. Hough, who was will­ East, Latin America to "understand- arena of inter-ethnic or Moscow-Ukrai­ The announcement of the pa­ ing to "deliberately put (his) reputation how cohesive seemingly unstable multi­ nian military confrontation. That re­ triarch's second trip to Ukraine was on the line" stated that he believes national countries can be..." public has a population of over 50 made by his chancery in South "economic reform is going ahead very In his testimony, Dr. Starr stated that million, and occupies a territory the size Bound Brook, N.J., the seat of the seriously and will accelerate. Soviet while nobody knows whether the Soviet of France, so if violence does take place, UAOC in the diaspora. President Mikhail Gorbachev is a Union will split apart, "centrifugal it will not only destabilize the internal During his stay in Ukraine, Pa­ modernizing, Westernizing czar with forces are ascendant." Unlike Prof. situation, but will affect the process of triarch Mstyslav will meet with the enormous power. There is no way that Hough, Dr. Starr said he believes that Soviet troop withdrawal from Eastern bishops and clergy of the UAOC in republics will break way in the next "history offers little reason to believe Europe and Germany, thus influencing Ukraine and plans to hold discus­ decade or so." that Gorbachev's current effort to Soviet-German, Soviet-East European, sions with higher level government Furthermore, he said, "Gorbachev maintain a unitary state will succeed. and Soviet-U.S. relations in a highly authorities. has the complete support of the only Most multi-national imperia formed negative way." As well the patriarch will conduct two groups that matter in a revolu­ since 1500 have broken into successor In suggesting points for the United missionary-canonical visits to tionary situation - the army and the states." States to consider in developing policy Church communities in central and people under 30 years of age." The He suggested that the U.S. preserve for relations with the Soviet Union, southern Ukraine. former have recognized that radical cordial relations with Moscow, but Prof. Szporluk stated that U.S. policy economic reform is necessary to tech­ "adhere firmly to the principle of self- should not be linked to any one indivi­ nologically upgrade the military, the determination and support legitimate dual. Furthermore, it is not the business Bishop of Peremyshl latter, who are "politically passive" are aspirations for independence." In its of the United States to approve or progmatically signing up for courses on relations with the Soviet Union, the disapprove of a Soviet leader based on joint-ventures at universities. U.S. should: internal policies, only on that leader's to be installed Prof. Hough also discounted the ^ receive leaders of major opposition actions and policies as they relate to an ROME - Bishop Ivan Martyniak, importance of "radical reformers" such parties, as well as democratically elect­ international level. who was recently named Bishop of as Boris Yeltsin. During the question ed leaders of republics; Prof. Szporluk suggested that the Peremyshl of the Ukrainian Byzantine and answer period, he compared the ^ look favorably at requests by economic and political changes in rite (in Poland), will be installed on situation of Mr. Yeltsin, president of the republics for funds from the Export- Eastern Europe can have a positive April 13 at 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of Russian republic and Vytautas Lands- Import Bank and International Mone­ effect on the Soviet European republics St. John the Baptist in Peremyshl by the bergis, president of the Lithuanian tary Fund; and cited the various agreements signed papal nuncio to Poland, Archbishop republic, to that of Abbie Hoffman and ^ ask the Soviet government to put between Poland, Hungary, Ukraine and Jpzef Kowalczyk, reported the Ukrai­ Angela Davis during America's period the money it owes the U.S. into a Lithuania as examples. The U.S. can nian Catholic Church's Press Office. of social change during the 1960s and "Republican Development Bank" to help by promoting certain norms of The controversy over the cathedral in 1970s. America's two "radical refor­ provide risk-capital for free market civilized, legal behavior. The U.S. Peremyshl was resolved recently by mers" articulated certain anger and development in the republics; should be receptive to the development Bishop Martyniak and the Polish Con­ discontent, but could hardly be consi­ ^ encourage national and interna­ of a system of post-Soviet international ference of Bishops. The agreement dered to have represented the opinions tional organizations to deal directly relations, including agreements be­ stipulates that Ukrainian Catholics in of the majority of Americans, he said, with the republics; tween the republics. Peremyshl will use the cathedral until a just as the reformers of the Soviet Union ^ review all government offices and Though the U.S. must maintain new edifice can be built. It has also been do not reflect mainstream Soviet opi­ bureaus that deal with Soviet affairs relations with the Soviet central govern­ agreed that the Catholic Church in nion. Gorbachev, on the other hand, and reorganize to deal effectively with ment for the foreseeable future, it Poland will supply the major financing has been able to successfully find and the existing pluralism in the Soviet should nonetheless develop direct rela­ for the cathedral in so much as it is in a maintain a political center, he added. . Union, as well as be prepared for the tions with republican governments on a better financial position to undertake According to Prof. Hough, "the only emergence of independent republics. wide range of matters, he emphasized. such a building project. serious threat to the unity of the country In his oral testimony, the next spea­ Prof. Szporluk concluded: "The Ukrainian Catholics in Poland had comes not from the tiny Baltic republics, ker, Prof. Szporluk, offered his opinion break up of the Soviet Union will be a not been permitted a separate Church but from the possible spread of Islamic that "the Soviet Union will not survive most difficult process and will not end structure under Poland's former fundamentalism into Central Asia," a as a unitary state and that it is now in the in the foreseeable future...the United government. Former Ukrainian Catho­ threat similar to the one that the United middle of a process of transformation." States and other nations need to pro­ lic churches on Polish territory were States faces in the Middle East. There­ The ideas of private property and free mote democratic values and institu­ either closed or permitted to function fore, "let us not forget about our inte­ market reform are being advocated at tions, as well as economic reforms in the only as primarily Latin rite churches. rests in Moslem Central Asia when we the republic level, while the center, post-Soviet part of the world by means Ukrainian Catholics were permitted talk about breaking up the Soviet contrary to original expectations, still of a comprehensive and coordinated only to share Latin rite churches. Union or when we tell the Central aligns itself with what is basically a long-range program...this should in- (Continued on page 11) Asians that they are being suppressed by Communist ideology, he commented. (Continued on page 13) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 No. 13 Dr. Frank Sysyn speaks on revival of historical consciousness in Ukraine by Oksana Zakydalsky culture exists only in a symbolic sense Union of Brest: Was it good or bad for of Central Asia, enough of the elements with only some elements of this past nation-building? Who were the Ko- of the historical past were left so that ' TORONTO - Dr. Frank Sysyn, being used today. Ukrainian literary zaks, rebels of people who fought for a one could, in some way, have an identity recently appointed director of the Peter culture has been under tremendous national cause? Was the Treaty of as a Soviet Armenian. In the Ukrainian Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical pressure from Russian culture for the Pereyaslav of 1654 a treaty or not? case, Dr. Sysyn said, there was no such Research of the Canadian Institute of last 30 years, Dr. Sysyn said, and the There is difficulty in writing 19th possibility, at least not in the last 15 to 20 Ukrainian Studies, delivered his first major literary culture of the intelligen- century history because at that time years. The Soviet state allowed for no public lecture since assuming the posi­ sia is not Ukrainian. there was no political entity called loyalty to people to view themselves as tion. He was invited to Toronto by the Ukraine and no unity of Ukrainian Ukrainians in the Soviet system. There newly created Publications Office of the territories. The 1917-1920 is a period was an eradication of all memory as CIUS. The lecture was given at St. under question: Was it a liberation Ukrainians, and yet no other stable Vladimir Institute on March 10. struggle or was it a civil war? The' identification was provided. Dr. Sysyn, who is acting director of traumatic events of Stalinism, parti­ History was drained of people, Dr. CIUS, chose to speak on "The Revival of cularly the famine of 1933, were still Sysyn pointed out. People and move­ Historical Consciousness in Ukraine" under debate until recently. There are ments gave way to the determinist view which, he said, is closely related to the the discussions over World War II and of history and history became the study issue of national consciousness in how Ukrainians fit into it. And finally of certain forces and their inevitable general. He began his lecture by quoting - what did.Shejest mean in Ukraine? Outcomes. In the end there was almost Samuel Velychko who asked, in 1720, Was he a Ukrainianizer? These are some no one left as a historical figure,except after the battle of Poltava, "What is the of the questions that are being re- Khmelnytsky,and only to bring about true reason for the downfall and de­ examined from the perspective of a unification, he said. struction of our country?" This question national history, Dr. Sysyn pointed out. Because of the Soviet practice of is relevant in Ukraine of today, a putting present borders back into the society which has undergone a trauma- The situation in Ukraine past, history became mechanical. It was tization, a society which has had Soviet historical interpretation has not the study of civilizations and tremendous losses, both in human life been a total fiasco in terms of defining a cultures, there was no study of political and in material culture and, above all, a national historical identity, Dr. Sysyn or cultural movements on Ukrainian society which has lost its historical stated. In the Ukrainian case, no stable territory. This approach negated the memory and its contact with cultures identity was created, no vision of the history of Ukrainians as a national that came earlier. past was developed that would allow culture entity, Dr. Sysyn said. The cycle of revival and loss, the Dr. Frank Sysyn one to view oneself as a Ukrainian, to be History was also drained of all discontinuity in historical memory, has sources, he pointed out. Not only could Therefore, historical experience be­ a part of a community existing in any been a pattern in modern Ukrainian meaningful way in the past. one not write interpretive history; one history from the 16th century to the comes most important in the modern could not publish sources. Although the definition of a national'identity. But in Dr. Sysyn pointed out that this was present, Dr. Sysyn pointed out. There is different than the Soviet treatment of Russians were publishing sources as a need to come to terms with the delineating this historical experience, were, for example, the Armenians, in the past is seen as building blocks for a other national histories. To such groups historical past and historical conscious­ as the Armenians, or Baits, or peoples (Continued on page 14) ness in Ukraine today because its people modern historical entity. It is not the are involved in a process of nation- reality of the past but how people look at the past that forms the historical ObffUOty building. : A national group creates a vision of consciousness, he said. itself out,of elements of its past, Dr. Dr. Sysyn listed a number of contro­ Sysyn said. Today, of the usual deter­ versies which exist regarding the Ukrai­ Dr. Wasyl Lew, philologist, minants of nationhood — linguistics, nian past. Any modern definition of a ethnographic, literary language and national Ukrainian identity will have to Ukrainian studies expert, 88 culture, historical consciousness - the deal with these periods and try to seem NEW YORK - Dr. Wasyl Lew, first three are not as clearly marked as them in a certain way. The best known they were in the 1820s, another period philologist, pedagogue, Ukrainian , controversy is the one over Kievan Rus': studies expert and literary historian, of nation-building. Whose inheritance is it? Who has the 4 died on Saturday, March 23. He was 88. Many Ukrainians in Ukraine no right to the name Rus ? The second is Dr. Lew was a member of the Shev- longer speak Ukrainian; ^tiierefore the the controversy over the Polish and- chenko Scientific Society and was a language use definition is no longer a Ukrainian interpretations of Galicia- leading scholar in the society's philo­ clear determinant of national origin, Volynia and who was there first. Then logical section and served on the so­ Dr. Sysyn pointed out. Ethnographic there is the endless controversy over the - ciety's terminological, regional and bibliographical commissions. He was born February 7, 1903, in Publications office established at CIUS Staryi Yazhiv, Ukraine. He studied at TORONTO - The Canadian Insti­ project are editors Dr. Taras Zaky­ the Ukrainian Underground University tute of Ukrainian Studies has esta­ in Lviv in 1922-1923, a? well as at the dalsky, Roman Senkus, Andrij Makuch University of Lviv, where he earned blished a Publications Office at the and Boris Balan. Ksenia Maryniak is both his master's and doctoral degrees. University of Toronto. At present,tl\e secretary of the project and responsible main project of the office is the for computer support. He taught at the Ukrainian Gymna­ Encyclopedia of Ukraine, of which two The second current project of the sium in Lviv in 1927-1939 and in 1941- volumes have already been published. office is the publications of the Peter 1943. Dr. Lew also was a professor at The publication date of the last three the University of Lviv, the Ukrainian Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Catholic Theological Seminary and the volumes is planned for 1993. After this Research at CIUS. Ulana Pasichnyk is date, the Publications Office will take Ukrainian Free University in Germany, the editor of these publications. and later at St. Basil's College and over responsibility for all CIUS publi­ Dr. Danylo Struk has been appoint­ Marywood College (Scranton, Pa.), as cations. ed director of the Publications Office. well as the Ukrainian Catholic Univer­ Dr. Wasyl Lew The associates of the Publications He is also director of the encyclopedia sity in Rome. Office working on the encyclopedia project and associate director of CIUS. Ukrainian-language daily newspaper He was a member of the Association Svoboda. of Ukrainian Writers, Artists and A funeral liturgy was offered at St. Scholars, the Ukrainian Academy of George Ukrainian Catholic Church in Arts and Sciences, and the Ukrainian New York on March 27; interment Catholic Journalists Association. followed at St. Mary's Cemetery in Fox He was also a member of several Chase, Philadelphia. scholarly associations, including the Surviving are: Dr. Lew's daughter, American Association of Teachers of Ivanna Cisyk; son, Wasyl, with his wife, Slavic and East European Languages, Oksana; granddaughters, Maria Cisyk the American Association of University with her husband, Bruce, Kvitka Cisyk Professors, the Modern Language with her husband, Edward, Khristina, Association and the Ukrainian Ameri­ Olesia, Ruta and Maya Lew; great­ can Association of University Profes­ grandchildren Lesia, Samantha and sors. Edward; as well as other relatives in the Dr. Lew was the author of numerous United States and Ukraine. scholarly papers, articles and books, Memorial donations may be made to and was a contributor to the Ukrainian- the Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 language Encyclopedia of Ukraine. As Fourth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10003; or well he contributed articles to the jour­ to the building fund of Holy Trinity ; CIUS Publications Office associates: (standing, from left) Boris Balan, Anc nal of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Particular Ukrainian Catholic Church, Makuch, Ulana Pasichnyk, Ksenia Maryniak, Dr. Taras Zakydalsky, Roman The Ukr^nian Quarterly, Bohosloviya, P.O. Box 4214, Collesville Branch, Senkus, (seated) Dr. Frank Sysyn and Dr. Danylo Struk. and other periodicals, among them the Silver Spring, MD 20914. No. 13 " THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 Harvard slates Summer Institute Ukrainianists' associations to hold for June 24 through August 16 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Har­ interesting things to see and do. One oi summer studies program in Kiev vard Ukrainian Summer Institute has the highlights from the 1990 summer by Marta Kolomayets Kostenko, Yuriy Ilienko, Nina Mat- announced that its 1991 summer session program was a weeklong theater work­ Kiev Press Bureau vienko. and others. will take place from June 24 through shop that culminated in an innovative Classroom learning will include August 16. This is the 21st consecutive performance by the summer students. A KIEV - On July 16, 1991, mem­ language training in Ukrainian. year that the Harvard Summer School similar program is being planned for the bers and supporters of the Interna­ There will be four levels of training: and the Harvard Ukrainian Research 1991 session. tional Association of Ukrainianists the first will be for participants of Institute have jointly organized an Applicants to the Summer Institute and the Republican Association of Ukrainian origin with a very strong eight-week program of courses on must be at least 19 years of age or have Ukrainianists will have more than command of the language and the Ukrainian topics. attended one year of college. Admis­ one reason to celebrate in Ukraine's emphasis will be on stylistics; the sion is based on the applicant's acade­ second will be for participants of The courses offered this year are: capital city. mic record, a letter of recommendation Ukrainian origin with an advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced They will not only mark the first and a statement of purpose. Returning understanding of the language; the Ukrainian (eight credits each); "Twen­ anniversary of Ukraine's Declaration students must have satisfactory com­ third will be for beginners of Slavic tieth Century Ukrainian Poetry," "U- of State Sovereignty on that day, but pleted their previous summer course origin, or for those who already have krainian History: 1800 to 1921" and a will also kick-off the second annual work to be readmitted. a command of at least one Slavic new course, "Ukraine After Stalin: International Summer School of Once admitted, all students should language; and the fourth level will be Politics and Society in a Soviet Repub­ Ukrainian Studies, a project that consider obtaining a three-year mem­ for beginners of non-Slavic origin. lic, 1953 to 1991" (four credits each). promises to have a serious and bership in the Friends of the Harvard Once admitted into the program, stu­ lasting effect in the world of Ukrai­ Prof. Ostash stated that the dis­ Ukrainian Research Institute, which dents are required to take at least eight nian academia. regard for Ukrainian language in the considerably reduces the expense of credits. Established in 1990, with the past is perhaps the greatest tragedy in attending the program. A three-year cooperation of the International and Ukrainian academia. He is com­ The Summer Institute provides an membership costs S300 and entitles Republican Associations of Ukrai­ mitted to developing language train­ opportunity to receive accredited uni­ students to full tuition scholarships (this nianists, the Ukrainian Academy of ing in Ukrainian, with the assistance versity instruction in Ukrainian studies, year, full tuition stands at S2,050) for up Sciences, the Writers' Union of of such literary scholars as Dr. Natalia supplemented and enhanced by films to three consecutive summer programs, Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Press Pylypiuk of Harvard's Summer dealing with Ukrainian culture and by upon meeting normal admission re­ Committee, the Harvard Ukrainian School Language courses. "For special lectures given by leading scho­ quirements. All students who choose to Research Institute and the Canadian years, the various faculties at Kiev lars. The student body is typically stay in the university dormitories must Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University did not teach in Ukrainian varied; in previous years, participants pay for their room and board; this year this year the school has also bee and the language itself was taught have come from throughout the United the cost is S 1,660. supported by Ukraine's Council using the methodology of foreign States and Canada, as well as from Applications are now available for of Ministers and the Supreme Soviet language instruction," he said. Europe, Latin America, the Soviet the 1991 summer session and may be of the Ukrainian SSR. But, now the International Sum­ Union and Australia. Field trips and a obtained by writing to: Harvard Ukrai­ "We hope that our lectures and mer School's language training pro­ weekly Ukrainian table allow all stu­ nian Summer Institute, 1583 Massa­ students will become representatives gram is intensive on all levels. It dents to practice Ukrainian at any level chusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; of Ukrainian academia throughout includes three hours of course work of fluency. or by calling (617) 495-7833 or 495-7835 the world," said Ihor Ostash, the per day, including study in the A wide variety of extracurricular or (Ukrainian Studies Fund). Applica­ energetic academic secretary of the language lab, computerized lessons informal activities can introduce parti­ tions should be sent in promptly; a department of literature, language and telecasts of a newly established cipants to Cambridge, Boston and limited number of dormitory spaces are and the study of art at the Academy program on Ukrainian television, surrounding communities, all of which available and enrollment is limited in of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, called "Let's Speak Ukrainian." have a wealth of historic sites, parks and t? language classed ^ - who is also the summer school's the students' curriculum will also academic director. He sees a growing include academic courses of their interest in Ukraine, a fact supported choice and round-table discussions U. of Manitoba offers study in Ukraine by the numerous foreigners who have centering on current events in U- kraine, such as economic develop­ WINNIPEG - The Department of supervision ot specially trained instruc­ inquired about the program. ment, inter-ethnic relations, law and Slavic Studies, University of Manitoba, tors, students will receive a maximum of "I've had Italians, Canadians government, the environment, etc. has arranged for credit courses in individual attention. Accommodation (Francophones) and Americans who The academic courses will include Ukrainian to be offered through Kiev in campus residences together with have no trace of Ukrainian blood in the history of Ukraine with lecturers State University on July 26-August 31. students from the Faculty of Philology their ancestry attend last year's Prof. Omeljan Pritsak from the This is an intensive language program will further facilitate language acquisi­ school. They have developed an United States.. (Cambridge, Mass.), open to students at the introductory, tion. interest in Ukraine, its political Profs. Yaroslav Dashkevych and intermediate and advanced levels. Each course carries the weight of future, as well as its culture," he Yaroslav Hrytsak of Lviv and Prof. three credit hours. Students from added. The courses run for four weeks Olena Apanovych of Kiev. (three in Kiev and one in Lviv) with a outside the University of Manitoba may "But," he continued, "the school is In the history of Ukrainian cul­ fifth week left free for individual travel enroll either through the Faculty of Arts for everybody who carries a spark in ture, lectures will be offered by Ivan throughout Ukraine. An extensive (deadline April 1) or the Continuing his soul for Ukraine." Dzyuba,president of the Republican cultural program with excursions to a Education Division (deadline May 31). Originally, the idea was to hold a Association of Ukrainianists, Myro- number of other cities has been planned. Applications are to be obtained from summer school for Ukrainians (from slav Popovych and Valeriy Shev- The program is co-sponsored by the the Department of Slavic Studies. The the West) of college age. However, as chuk, all of Kiev; and Yaroslav Faculty of Philology and the Center of cost of tuition, travel, full room and the concept was developed, the Isaievych of Lviv. Research, Management and Education board will be S2;900 for Winnipeg organizers thought this would be Lectures on popular traditions will" at Kiev State University, as well as the departures. Deadline for applications to unfair to those people who had been be offered by Prof. Bohdan Krav- Republican Association of Ukrainian the Department of Slavic Studies is interested in studying in Ukraine in chenko of Edmonton, Stepan Pav- Studies (RAU). A separate textbook April 30, 1991. the 1970s and 1980s, but due to liuk and Hryhoriy Demian of Lviv has been prepared specifically to meet For further information please con­ political conditions, were unable to and Vasyl Skurativsky of Kiev. the demand ої teaching Ukrainian to tact: Language Seminar in Ukraine, do so. Profs. Mykola Zhulynsky and non-native speakers. Emphasis will be Department of Slavic Studies, Univer- Thus, the doors to Ukrainian sitv of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, academia were opened to all last year Vitaliy Donchyk of Kiev, as well as placed on the development of conversa­ Prof. George Grabowicz of Cam­ R3T 2N2; telephone: (204) 474-9370; and attracted students from the ages tional skills. bridge, Mass., and Yuriy Issichenko fax: (204) 275-5781. of 18 to 75. Working in small groups under the of Kharkiv will lecture on the history Prof. Ostash also hopes that the of Ukrainian literature. students will develop close ties with Kievan students, participating in Also, Kievan cultural and academic U. of Alberta, Lviv State have joint program leaders Les Taniuk, Dmytro Ste- EDMONTON - Last year the course-work and cultural excursions. activities such as the Days of Kozak Glory in Zaporizhzhia and the Cher- povyk, Dmytro Horbachov and University of Alberta and Lviv State In-class instruction totals 15 hours per Oleksander Fedoruk will deliver University established a joint program week. vona Ruta Music Festival, both scheduled for August of this year. lectures on the history of Ukrainian of study that allows students to take The Department of Slavic and East art. Students will also have the Ukrainian language and literature European Studies is now accepting "Today, it is impossible to learn opportunity to visit the studio of courses for three months in Lviv. The applications for next year's program. about Ukraine only from books," he prominent Ukrainian artists. first group of students left for Ukraine All college students irrespective of said. "Learning about Ukraine means on February 7 and are now entering country of residence are eligible to observing, unfolding political events, All participants must provide for their second month of studies. apply. cultural happenings, economic reali­ their own travel expenses to and from Ukraine; expenses incurred in Details may be obtained by writing ties." Thus, students will also be Ukraine, related to the program of The program, negotiated by Prof. to: Prof. O.S. Ilnytzkyj, Lviv Studies exposed to such cultural activities as study, will be covered by the Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj of the Department of Program, Department of Slavic and sightseeing tours of Kiev, outings to school. Tuition costs are S500 (U.S.) Slavic and East European Studies, East European Studies, University of art exhibits, concerts, plays and for the six-week period of July 16 consists of three courses: Contempo­ Alberta, 450 Arts Building, Edmonton, films, and meetings with prominent through August 2Є. ч rary Ukrainian; Contemporary Ukrai­ Alberta T6G 2E6. Ukrainian leaders such as Ivan nian Prose and a Practicum, i.e.,con­ Deadline for application is May 1, Drach, Dmytro Pavlychko, Lina (Continued oii page 12) versation and discussions related to 1991. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 „. Mo. 13

Ukrainian Weekh EASTER MESSAGE: "Let our song and celebration today be wed"

1991 Easter message to the very servitude. They chose to follow their Season of renewal reverend and reverend clergy, venerable suffering Savior and courageously pro­ religious and God-loving faithful from fessed their ancestral Catholic faith and With the coming of spring, our thoughts instinctively turn toward renewal Archbishop Metropolitan Stephen secretly implanted it in their children and starting afresh, as our senses are aroused by the cyclical rebirth of nature Sulyk. and grandchildren. all around us. The world was unaware, perhaps Eastertime, too, brings thoughts of renewal — spiritual renewal — as we Peace in the Lord and my Archiepis- even by choice of them and remained celebrate the glorious Resurrection of Christ. copal Blessing! silent. On the stage of humanity they Lately, our thoughts of spiritual renewal have become focused on the Christ is Risen! remained acquiescent, vilified and spiritual renewal under way in Ukraine — the rebirth of our Ukrainian humiliated as though they were non­ Catholic and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Churches. On this glorious day of Christ's existent, as though they annihilated Each year, at around Eastertime it seems, there has been one more great Resurrection, Holy Mother Church themselves or as though they posed a step toward that rebirth. In 1989, Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was the site of calls her children, through the chant of threat to ecumenical dialogue and the first Ukrainian Orthodox divine liturgy celebrated by the reborn Church. the liturgical celebrant to divine and accord. Despite the continual and That, led to the establishment of U AOC parishes in various areas of Ukraine. supernatural joy: "this is the day of the persistent widespread presence of The next year, the Lviv City Council voted, a little more than a week before Lord's vistory; let us be happy, let us atheistic propaganda, our faithful laity Easter, to return the historic Cathedral of St. George to its rightful owners, celebrate" tPsalm 118:241. For this and valiant religious (often garbed as the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The hope was that the entire complex would reason, "let the heavens rejoice! Let the civiliansj followed their devout priests- be in Ukrainian Catholic hands by Easter Sunday, but that did not happen. earth be glad! Let all visible creation soldiers and their unconquerable hero- Nonetheless, thousands of Ukrainian Catholics celebrated Easter by have its own celebration, for Christ is bishops. They were verily modern converging on the Churches of the Transfiguration, St. Onufriy and two risen — our everlasting joy!" fOde 1, confessors of the holy Christian faith. houses of worship in the Shevchenkivskyi Hai, a preserve of historic Canon of Easter MatinsJ. Today is the buildings. "day of Resurrection! Let us beam with Despite unprecedented persecution The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, meanwhile, celebrated festive joy! О Pasch! О Pasch of the and physical and psychological torture, Easter liturgy in 1990 for the first time since the UAOC was banned by Stalin Lord, for from death to life, from earth not one bishop broke down during this in 1930. One such liturgy was offered at the Pokrova (Holy Protection) to heaven, Christ our God has led us half-century Good Friday, none denied Cathedral and at the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Kiev. Also in the who sing the hymn of victory" fibidj. his holy faith or his holy Catholic capital city, Easter celebrations were held in front of St. Sophia Sobor, the The joy of Easter fulfills the heard of Church. This amazing strength was historic seat of the UAOC. Other services were celebrated in Lviv, Zhytomyr, the believer for it proclaims truth and displayed not only by the bishops who Dnipropetrovske and Cherkasy. debases lies. Life is healed within its were first condemned and incarcerated This year, the rebirth of both Churches continues. Patriarch Mstyslav I of scope while sin, evil and death are in 1945; the same courage was charac­ the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, who just recently returned conquered. There are times of joy teristic of the first and second genera­ from his triumphal visit to Ukraine where he was installed as patriarch, was to in the mainstream of life which raise tions of hierarchs who were trained as leave for Kiev on March 29. man's spirits. But they are necessarily their successors and who recently Cardinal Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, primate of the Ukrainian Catholic fleeting because they are rooted in the appeared from the catacombs. We must Church was to return for the first time to Ukraine on March 30. And, he was mundane and in temporalities with no never forget this; we must constantly to offer the first Easter liturgy at St. George Cathedral since that house of lasting innate strength. Paschal rejoic­ remind our children, our grandchildren worship was returned to the UCC. ing, on the other hand, is not of this and our friends as well as our enemies Thus, the leaders of these two Churches were to be in Ukraine during the world. It is founded on the supernatural that this singular miracle of faith was same period of time — Eastertime. Imagine, the heads of two Churches — truth revealed in the Gospels. Christ accomplished not through human ef­ formerly repressed and persecuted, whose faithful could once practice their Himself announced to the world and forts but by the power and might of the faith only in the underground — in Ukraine at the same time during this confirmed it with His death on the Risen Christ and Victor and through season of renewal! Cross and His glorious resurrection. the intercession of the Holy Protection Their presence in our ancestral land cannot but give rise to the hope that Our Resurrection happiness comes of the Mother of God. May He be these two men will meet with each other on the holy land of Ukraine and forth from a divine truth. Therefore, praised forever! profess their fraternal love and cooperation in striving toward spiritual this joy can be accepted only by the By following the example of the renewal for all faithful in Ukraine. What a powerful signal such an encounter believer with a pure heart, by the soul Suffering Savior and patiently carrying could send! searching for truth and who is not her cross, our Mother Church in the May the Risen Christ grant that our Churches, and along with them our deceitful, by the soul cleansed through homeland is now celebrating her own nation, are resurrected. contrition and Confession and sancti­ illustrious rebirth. On this day of fied by the Holy Eucharist. It is this Resurrection our Ukrainian brothers person who experiences the joy of and sisters are enjoying a two-fold Resurrection with the glorified Savior. Paschal gladness: for the first time in How profoundly our Holy Church cries many years they are observing Easter in out, "let us purify our senses and we their own Cathedral of St. George and shall behold Christ radiating the in­ they will be celebrating together with accessible light of His Resurrection. the Father and Head of all Ukrainian 'Rejoice' we shall hear Him say to us Catholics, with His Beautitude, Major who sing the hymn of victory" \\b\u\ Archbishop Myroslav Ivan. Our brothers and sisters in the home­ Pope John Paul II plays a significant land today are singing this very same role in our Paschal rejoicing this year, hymn of conquest. For nigh a half- Without the slightest hesitation the century they humbly and patiently Holy Father confirmed the secret con­ carried their cross of violent persecu­ secration of 10 of our bishc )s. His tion, of indignities and even of death as Holiness, in his paternal solicitude and they trod their Way of the Cross in the concern for our Church and people, is manner of Christ. Forced to the dark­ doing everything possible to abet the ness of modern catacombs, they praised full flowering of our Church in the Vyacheslav Lypynsky, historian, sociologist and publi­ the Lord fully aware that their prayer homeland. cist, was born on April 5, 1882, in the village of Zaturtsi in could call upon them and their families Volhynia, Ukraine. The ideologist of modern Ukrainian persecution, incarceration and penal (Continued on page 14) conservatism, Lypynsky was "the leading proponent of Ukrainian elitism and statehood in the 1920s," according to "Ukraine: A History" by Dr. Orest Subtelny. After completing this studies in history and agronomy at the universities of Krakow and Geneva, Lypynsky studied the history of the Ukrainian nobility and its UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine national, political and cultural achievements in the 16th and 17th centuries. Making use of rich, newly discovered archival material, Lypynsky authored "The Ukrainian Nobility and Its Part in the Life of the Ukrainian People," Krakow, \W /^\ The Home Office of the Ukrainian National 1909. He paid particular attention to studies of the history of the second ^^^ Г\ yfb Association reports that, as of March 25, Ukrainian state, that of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. "His works - among them І ^^)(!^Р(ї\(М^ ^ tne fraterna' organization's newly established a monograph on Stanislav Michael Krychevsky, Khmelnytsky's associate, in the W ^^ЦтЖи'З^ DH ^unc' ^or tne Reb'rth of Ukraine has received collection 'From the History of Ukraine,' Krakow, 1912, and the monograph, ^ ^ьЩЩ^^ (rj 6,566 checks from its members with donations 4 Ukraina na Perelomi: 1657-1659, 'Vienna, 1920, were penetrating studies written Mi Щі\ hoi stalling Я 70,893.26. The contributions by a talented historian and sociologist," wrote Dr. Subtelny. і) г^Ез ^i 'nc'uc'e individual members' donations, as well "Lypynsky saw the task of the new Ukrainian historiography," launched by his Q^V I—В ^ as returns of members', dividend checks and historical works, "to be the resurrection of the historical tradition of the Hetman v? hfr\ TlV^4 interest payments on promissory notes. state," wrote Dr. Subtelny. A member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Lypynsky died of tuberculosis in Vienna on June 14, 1931, and was buried in his native village in Ukraine. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 ' 7

NEWS AND VIEWS Faces and Places

Teaching English in Ukraine by Myron B. Xuropas and using our volunteers

by Zirka Voronka English can be taught at various лп ff . . . . Ukrainians want to learn English. levels: bv the ESL/EFL ^English as a KGB still bashing Ukrainians, with Jewish help Ukrainians need to learn English. Second Language/English as a Foreign ^ of Peace and Democracy" (Uzhhorod)' ; Ukrainians are learning English. This is volunteerLanguage,) thprofessionale well-meanin, theg educatebut nodt Although Ukrainian.jewish relations V. Strykul's "The SS Werewolves" the situation in Ukraine in the field of prepared individual, and the young in Ukraine appear to be improving, the "(Lviv) and "We Accuse," (Kiev; and foreign language learning. person who offers native-language situation elsewhere is quite different. Olexander Boutsko's "This Can't Be Almost every encounter with people English and enthusiasm for the task. In the West, the KGB is still actively Forgotten" (Kiev). in Ukraine — be it personal, social, There is a need for all of them. Most of painting Ukrainian nationalism as anti- One "document" offered by Sabrin is educational, cultural, political or them can serve either as fully qualified Semitic, and some Jews are helping. an article titled "The Role of the professional - includes serious discus­ teachers, teacher assistants, facilitators, That Jews in Ukraine actively sup­ Catholic and Orthodox Clergy During sion of the urgent need to learn English, tutors or leaders in conversation port Ukrainian nationalism was point­ the Nazi Occupation." Authored by to learn it well and to learn it as soon as groups. In Ukraine the various needs ed out in a March 5 Los Angeles Times Klym Dmytruk, it was first published in possible. Finally the citizens of Ukraine and possibilities are just as diverse, and article by Christine Demkowych titled Kiev in 1981. have realized that Russian is not one of the enthusiasm of such volunteers can "Some Jews Forgo Israel's Promise and "The Uniate clergy, including the the international languages they were be harnessed. Elect to Stay in Ukraine." 'Prince of the Church, Metropolitan led to believe it was. They have also "To leave now," Alexander Lizen, Sheptytsky, strongly influenced the recognized the fact that English is the In light of the above, the issue of , editor and publisher of the Jewish formation of the OUN's mankind- most widely spoken international lan­ endeavorcoordinatios becomen and splannin importantg of. alIfl therthese newspaper Shofar, is quoted as saying, hating ideologies," writes Klym Dmy­ guage. is to be an optimal benefit from the "would be to miss a golden opportunity truk, and cooperated in the formation And so, those in Ukraine who want to time, talent and work of such volun­ to help Rukh achieve the national of the murderous anti-Semitic Ukrai­ participate in international dialogues of teers, then their plans should be coordi­ reawakening, not just for Jews, but for nian police and the Ukrainian SS any kind, realized that they must be nated by a central office. Such an office Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, Hunga­ Division, "Galicia." proficient in English. Knowledge of could select and match the qualifica­ rians and everyone with a second To prove that Metropolitan Shep­ English has become a necessity for tions of candidates with the needs of the consciousness." tytsky was a Nazi, B.F. Sabrin offers a anyone who seeks contact with the various institutions, programs, organi­ So successful has Rukh been in photo of a standing Sheptytsky, posing international community. zations or groups of individuals in promulgating its program of multi­ with the Ukrainian Plast (scouting) English has been and is taught in Ukraine. cultural democracy, the article notes, leadership, with something that re­ schools in Ukraine, but most of those that some Jewish leaders are urging sembles a ribbon pinned to his cassock. Questions of needs (communicative exposed to English fail to become Jews to join Rukh. The caption reads: "Metropolitan A. competence,; functional language, proficient in the language. There are "The only way Jews and other mino­ Sheptytsky of the Greek Catholic survival skills! English for academic or many reasons for this situation,but they rity groups in Ukraine wijl be guaran- Church with his Ukrainian Nationalist professional purposes), assessment of teed safety is if Rukh achieves its goal of are not the issue here. The issue is that independence," said Alexander Bura- assistants. The metropolitan wears a there is a great need and desire to learn language proficiency, developing course swastika badge on his coat."The photo, syllabi, selecting textbooks and mate­ kovsky, Jewish activist, co-chairman of English now. This need is being ad- the Kiev Shalom Aleichem Cultural and courtesy of Soviet Ukrainian archives, rials,, and determininbg length of program Education shows Metropolitan Sheptytsky stand­ dressed by schools which are inten- anda d conditicon ItlLnnss ooff 8Іаstav jlnn Ukraine Society, and chairman of sifyin y gв their efforts in teachinьg the " J P У Ukraine Rukh,s ^ ^ of Nationalities. ing. In view of the fact that as a result of . should also be addressed by such - Given it's still active commitment to a paralyzing stroke he spent the last languageThere . are also private enterprise coordinating center. blackening the Ukrainian name, the 15 years of his life in a wheel chair (he cooperatives which offer English lan­ The UNA Fund for the Rebirth of"" KGB is not prepared to let the Ukrai­ died in 1944), the photo could not have guage classes. They charge exorbitant Ukraine coulii assume the role of such a nian-Jewish honeymoon continue been taken after 1929. Would the fees, have overcrowded classes, and central office!. Individuals interested in much longer. blessed Sheptytsky, the righteous gen­ frequently do not achieve more success teaching English in Ukraine are en­ According to Ms. Demkowych, An- tile who saved the lives of countless than formal schools; yet, students are couraged to submit their names, vitae driy Kulikov, editor of the English- Jews during World War II, be wearing a so numerous that there is usually a and time available to the fund (at 30 language newspaper News from U- swastika at any time in his life, let alone waiting list to enroll in such courses. Montgomery! St., Jersey City, NJ 07302). kraine, other Jews suspect Rukh of during the 1920s? In the U.S. and Canada, there are As an ESL brofessional who has been trying to make a coalition of political Most of the photos in this KGB- many individuals who are interested in teaching EFL in Kiev, I can offer my convenience, adopting a pro-Jewish inspired book are from Soviet archives, teaching English in Ukraine. Their experience and expertise in helping the platform as a ploy to help it gain power. some so poorly doctored they are motives are varied, but the intent is very UNA fund ці up such a program. These skeptics feel that "once the goal of laughable. laudable, especially in view of the great independence is achieved, the situation Although the OUN and leaders such need of such work. However, unless it is will worsen for the Jews," Mr. Kulikov as Stefan Bandera, Andriy Melnyk, well-planned and well-done, results will has said. Yaroslav Stetsko and Andrey Sheptyt­ be less than optimal. The most flagrant recent example of sky are prime targets of "Alliance for According ito UNA Supreme Presi­ Murder," other noteworthy Ukrainians dent Ulana Diachuk, if enough interest how far the KGB is still willing to go to undermine Ukrainian nationalism is a such as then Bishops Josyf Slipyj and Zirka Voronka, a specialist in the in this projec^ is demonstrated by re- 1991 book titled "Alliance for Murder: Mstyslav Skrypnyk and Volodymyr teaching of English as a Second Lan- sponses to this article, the Ukrainian The Nazi-Ukrainian Nationalist Part- Kubijovyc are also condemned as "Nazi guage (ESL) at Passaic County Com- National Association will consider Genocide." Edited by one collaborators" who supported the liVi0 J munity College, has" been teaching' serving as coordinator of a program to B.F. " SabrinF , the book is dedicated . , .i n murder of Jews. English in Kiev. teach English in Ukraine. part, to "small groups of Soviet soldiers At the same time, however, B.F. who tried to join their units in retreat Sabrin's book offers sympathy and from the Nazi onslaught," and were praise for these "unfortunate" Soviet gunned down by Ukrainian nationa­ soldiers and partisans who were "vic­ ACTION ITEMS lists. tims" of the "murderous" OUN detach­ On February 20, Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.) introduced Bill HR-976. This This slick, well-edited, 304-page ments who fought them. Since almost three-fourths of "Alliance bill would grant the Ukrainian American Veterans (U AV) organization a federal volume was published in New York City by Sarpedon Publishers in association for Murder" consists of the personal charter. stories of Holocaust survivors in U- The UAV is a patriotic organization, composed of honorably discharged with Shapolsky Publishers of 136 W. 22nd St. According to the dust jacket, kraine, it is tragic that their stories have veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, who are of Ukrainian heritage. The passage of appeared in a publication filled with so H R-976 would make the UAV eligible for many federal programs sponsored by the the book is a collective memoir of Ukrainian Jews who lived in western many half-truths, fabrications, and Pentagon and the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Unless the charter is granted, hate-mongering perversions of the many of these programs will remain closed to the UAV. Ukraine during the Nazi occupation. Compiled by B.F. Sabrin who made truth. Once again some Jews have Ukrainian American Veterans Post 1 was formed in 1923 by Philadelphia World allowed themselves to be used as a club War I veterans. The UAV was formed as a national organization at the first UAV several trips to Ukraine beginning in 1982, the book purportedly "contains against people who wish them no harm. national convention, held in Philadelphia on Memorial Day weekend, 1948. It is a truism that lies juxtaposed with Ukrainians have served faithfully in the U.S. Armed Forces since the dramatic, previously unpublished photographs, as well as archival docu­ the truth in defense of an honorable Revolutionary War, and at least 30 Ukrainians are known to be serving in the cause tend to obfuscate that which is Persian Gulf. mentary evidence of the collaboration of Nazi Germany with the Nationalists real and to render trivial that which is Please write to your representatives in the House and ask them to become co- noble. sponsors of HR-976. (A companion bill is still awaiting introduction in the U.S. of Ukraine." And what kind of "documentary The question that Jews have to ask Senate.) themselves about the continued KGB Please send copies of any letters sent to: Ukrainian American Veterans, P.O. Box evidence" does B.F. Sabrin offer? Essentially a rehash of the kinds of collaboration (witting or unwitting) of 13, Windsor, NJ 08561. For more information, call: (609) 394-4824, or (215) 663,- contumelious "facts" one finds in such some of their number in denying the just 0212. KGB-orchestrated publications as aspirations of the Ukrainian people is, - Submitted by George A. Miziuk, UA V national adjutant and New Jersey Marko Terlytsia's "Here is the Evidence," cui bono? state department commander. (Toronto): Olexiy Kartunoy's "Enemies Who benefits? 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 No. 13

by Marta Kolom Kiev Press Bure

KIEV - More than supporters gathered о near the Republican Ste leading democratic lea Drach, Dmytro Pavlycf slav Brioukhovetsky, Pa^

Marchers in Lviv rally on March 10 against the union referendum. The banner expresses support for "one, sovereign and free Ukraine." Other performers ir No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 9

TO FOLLOW-UP: Pre-reterendum rally in Ukrainian capital city

Mykola Zhulynsky, Oleksander treaty. Dr. Gregory Stanton, quo­ pular musicians, including Oleh for a new union treaty, he entertain-1 Mosiyuk, Yuriy Badzio, Oles Shev- ting Thomas Jefferson, conveyed Pavlyshy.^, Mariyka Burmaka, Rute- ed the crowds and had the public | chehko, Volodymyr Yavorivsky, the meaning of independence to the nia and Komu Vnyz. rolling with laughter. ' jkh Volodymyr Pleshko -- to name but a meeting's participants. The three-hour meeting also in­ His performance was followed by f 16 few, speak out against the union The meeting, which was coor­ cluded a satire with Volodya Ivanov the group Komu Vnyz first singing | юаг treaty. dinated by Oleksander Lavrynovych, of Green World playing the role of a satire in Russian and then beginning I van Even Boris Yeltsin made a guest vice-chairman of Rukh, was unique Communist riding onto the stage on a program of Ukrainian songs based :he- appearance — via a recording in in that it included a concert and a horse, flanked by young Commu­ on poems by TarasShevchenkoand j nan, which he agitated against a union performances by today's most po­ nist hopefuls. Screaming slogans Oleksander Oles.

Green World activist Volodya Ivanov performs satire on horseback. Lead singer Andriy Sereda performs with Komu Vnyz

and Mariyka Burmaka. i: Rutenia... Oleh Pavlyshyn.. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 No. 13

FOCUS ON THE ARTS MAC Of Greene County plans next Season Lukaszewycz-Polon wins art award by N. Martenko The reviewer went on to note that Metropolitan Opera basso Paul Plishka LEXINGTON, N.Y. - An exciting has frequently appeared at MAC, and program for the 1991 summer concert anticipated the return to Grazhda of series is being planned by Music and Art "Aleksander Slobodyanik, the man Center of Greene County at Grazhda Donal Henahan of The New York Hall in Lexington, N.Y. Such interna­ Times claims is the 'greatest pianist the tionally renowned artists as violinist Soviet Union has sent to America since Oleh Krysa, pianist Alexander Slobo; Vladimir Ashkenazy.' " dianyk, pianist Mykola Suk, as well as The reviewer of the Windham Jour­ cellist Natalka Choma, pianist nal was impressed by the performance Volodymyr Vynnytsky from Kiev, of the Leontovych String Quartet on soprano Oksana Krovytska from Lviv July 21, 1990. In the August 2, 1990, and the Nova Chamber Ensemble will edition of that paper, he wrote that "few participate. quartets can match the technical bril­ liance, warmth and musicianship dis­ On August 24, Oleh Krysa will be the played by the members of this group..." featured artist at a fund-raising concert at which he will premiere a work by The Daily Freeman of Kingston, Myroslav Skoryk, a noted Ukrainian N.Y.^in its August 9, 1990, edition composer from Lviv. The sonata for published an article under the headline violin and piano was commissioned by "Guest Soprano Rocks Mountaintop" the Music and Art Center, and the com­ in which Kitty Montgomery praised poser will be present at this world pre­ soprano Vira Czerny as "musical gift to miere. Greene County" and a "woman who blooms when she's immersed in song." Judging from reviews in area news­ In addition to the musical evenings papers, MAC has made itself felt on the on Saturdays at Grazhda, the Music local cultural scene. "The acoustically and Art Center provides culture lovers perfect, hand-crafted Grazhda Hall," with various other treats. A folk art stated the Woodstock Times on August exhibit and folk costume modeling is 16, 1990, "has already been concert- planned for 1991 as are as workshops home over seasons past to several of in the traditions of ceramics, embroi­ Ukraine's musical titans. For instance, dery, bead-making and the like. Dr. I. Sonevytsky (director of MAC) For additional information about the was able to lure Oleh Krysa, David 1991 season of the Music and Art Oistrakh's protege...to a Grazhda con­ Center of Greene County please call cert before his Carnegie Hall debut." (518)989-6479.

Oksana Lukaszewycz-Polon with her painting "Fortitude." MONTICELLO, N.Y. - Oksana cut the woodblock accordingjy, as the Lukaszewycz-Polon, artist, fine arts block is reduced with each cutting and coordinator and director of Lightner color printing, working from light to Art Gallery and Fox-Richmond Gal­ dark. lery, and faculty member at Keuka College, Keuka Park, N.Y., was pre­ Ms. Lukaszewycz-Polon maintains a sented the first place award and cash busy personal exhibition schedule and prize for her large four-color reduction has received many honors and awards woodcut, titled "The Imploring" on for her artwork. She has had over 30 November 7. solo exhibits of her works both in the This is the fifth year in a row that Ms. United States and abroad, including Lukaszewycz-Polon has been presented Italy, Austria, Mexico and Canada, this award, making it an unprecedented and her works are in many private and The Leontovych Quartet from Kiev performs at the Grazhda in Lexington, N.Y. event at the Kutshers Convention public collections. Center in Monticello. Ms. Lukaszewycz-Polon lives in The reduction block method is a Penn Yan, N.Y., with her husband Bandura camp slated at Pennsy campmean s of creating a complex color Lavro Polon, also an artist and educa­ image with a single block of wood. The tor, who frequently takes part in exhibi­ BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - "siesta," most get together for games of artist must envision the final print and tions with her. The annual bandura camp that takes volleyball, soccer, frisbee or water polo. place in Emlenton, Pa., at the All Saints By 4 p.m. students are back to work Ukrainian Orthodox camp provides an in specialized groups. In 1990 one of the Lviv artist exhibits work in Newark opportunity for interested individuals specialized groups was a women's to come together and immerse them­ ensemble which stressed vocal techni­ NEWARK, N.J. - Ukrainian artist Mr. Maniuk's realistic oil paintings of selves in an intensive, two week bandura ques, female solo and group repertoire, Orest Maniuk's first art exhibition in the Carpathian mountains and Lviv's instruction program. and the adaptation and arrangement of the U.S. was held at St. John the Baptist historical architectural buildings. The Emlenton bandura camp is music for the bandura. Other groups Ukrainian Catholic Church hall on studied the Kharkiv method of playing February 10, Sponsored by Branch 86 Maria Polanskyj, president of organized by the Society of Ukrainian UNWLA Branch 86, welcomed all Bandurists, and its instructors have all bandura or worked in trios or duets. of the Ukrainian National Women's had years of experience in developing The most demanding yet rewarding League of America, the show presented (Continued on page 13) effective teaching methods and playing part of bandura camp comes after techniques, and in researching materials dinner when the entire group gathers for to provide for more than just the nightly rehearsal that sometimes lasts execution of familiar folk songs on the until 10 p.m. bandura. Spending two weeks immersed in bandura playing in the hills and forest^ A typical day at bandura camp begins of Pennsylvania away from cities, jobs at 9 a.m. with group bandura instruc­ and schools is a bonus. However, tion based on ability. Mid-morning all tuition paid by camp participants groups gather for vocal instruction cannot pay for more than a basic camp followed by lectures on various Ukrai­ staff, room and board. The Bandura nian historical or current musical Educational Commission accepts con­ topics. Students are then given an opportunity for further practice before tributions to help fund the program and lunch. provide scholarships. For camp applications for 1991 and more information, please contact: Lunch is followed by two hours of Bandura Educational Commission, free time. While some campers choose Artist Orest Maniuk with UNWLA Branch 86 members (from left) Oksana ;to partake in the traditional Ukrainian 1893 W. Royalton Road, Broadview Steranka, Maria Polanskyj, Natalia Sygida, Anna Krawczuk and Taissa Heights, OH 44147. Turiansiky.' No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 11

Kathy Kilar is a member of UNA Receives National Branch 214, while her sister, Adriane, Medal of Science Notes on people belongs to Branch 457.

URBAN A, 111. - NickHolonyakJr., honors at ceremonies held in the Dallas Academy, participated in the New Pens article a professor of electrical and computer City Hall. Jersey State Level 7 Gymnastics Cham­ engineering at the University of Illinois Mr. Wichar said he chose police work pionships on Saturday, January 26, in on USSR events at Champaign-Urbana, was among 20 as his initial career because he wants to Cherry Hill, N.J. researchers recently honored at a White safeguard lives and property, to protect Competing against 100 other gym­ BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Andy C. House ceremony. He was awarded the the innocent against oppression and nasts, Miss Kilar came away with a 10th Szul Jr., a student at the State Univer­ National Medal of Science, the nation's intimidations, and to protect the Con­ place all-around score of 33.70. sity of New York at Binghamton, highest scientific honor, by President stitutional rights of all men and women Miss Kilar's individual efforts in­ recently wrote a lengthy article for the George Bush. against those criminals who want to cluded an eighth place score of 8.55 on school's newspaper, the Binghamton Prof. Holonyak was raised in the take away these rights. the uneven bars, an 8.15 on balance review, headlined "Gorbachev Bares small coal-mining towns of southern After learning the professional skills beam and a ninth place finish, an 8.75 His Teeth." Illinois, the son of a Ukrainian immi­ of police work, Mr. Wichar said he will on vault and an 8.25 on floor. grant coal miner. He graduated from The article appeared in the January be seeking a second career with the Adriane Kilar, an 11-year-old honor issue of the paper and focused attention Edwardsville High School and attended United States Justice Department in student at John Adams Middle School the University of Illinois, studying first on Soviet President Mikhail Gorba­ investigatory work with the Federal in Edison, and Kathy's sister and chev's crackdown in the Baltic states, as at the school's Granite extension center Bureau of Investigation, Counter In­ teammate,also participated in the State and then, at the Champaign-Urbana well as on Ukraine's movement toward telligence or the Secret Service Bureau. Championships and placed on vault independence. campus. He received his doctorate in During academy training, Mr. Wi­ with a score of 9,20. electrical engineering from that institu­ char scored the highest among his peer Adding to their individual achieve­ A pre-law/ English major in his junior tion, studying with John Bardeen, cadets in motor fitness proficiency. ments, the Kilar sisters and their team­ year at SUNY-Binghamton,Mr. Szul is Nobel Prize laureate in physics and co- However, his chief achievement was to mates including Jaime Bowsz, Jennifer a staff member of the campus paper, inventor of the transistor. graduate at the top of his class in all Bowsz, Dawn Cook, Kim Dunphy, the public affairs officer for his college Later, he worked with John Moll, a categories of training, both motor and Karyn Fein, Kerry Frazer, Samantha and hall councils, as well as vice- top researcher in the field of silicon chip academic, in the overall academy ave­ Gechtman, Jessica Ippolito, Kristina chairman of the College Republicans. technology. rage. Ippolito, Desiree White and Doreen Prof. Holonyak is noted for having Mr. Wichar, along with his sister, Granai captured the first place team In addition, he serves on several invented the first visible light-emitting Joeli, and grandparents, Stephen and trophy. committees that are in the process of diode (LED) as well as the basic electro­ Nadia Wichar, are members of Detroit's With a total team score of 108.45, refurbishing several key areas of the nic elements of household light dimmer UNA Branch 292. they outscored 20 other New Jersey college campus and is a member of the switches. Interested in semi-conductors, teams, representing the best gymnasts in University Judicial Board. he has worked extensively at developing the state, to be named the best of the Mr. Szul is a member of Ukrainian devices which utilize these materials. Reappointed to best for the second time in three years. National Association Branch 153. Currently, Prof. Holonyak is working on inventing a chip composed of silicon- plan commission 1993, a 15 percent decrease in budget alternative compounds. Report says... authority is proposed with further Recognized throughout the years for NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John decreases of 11.8 percent in FY 1994, his outstanding achievements, Prof. Teluk, professor of economics at (Continued from page 1) 13.6 percent decrease in FY 1995, and .2 Holonyak, 62, has been voted into the the University of New Haven, has out RFE services to Poland, Hungary, percent decrease in FY 1996. The National Academy of Science, the been reappointed to his fifth term on the and Czechoslovakia. It is essential proposed budget of BIB for FY 1996 is National Academy of Engineering and City of New Haven's City Plan Com­ that your staff contribute fully to make S140 million or a decrease of 31.9 the American Academy of Arts and mission. Prof. Teluk, is also a this plan as concrete and specific as „ percent from current budget authority. Sciences — some of the nation's most member of the City of New Haven's possible. In addition, your agency According to Eugene Iwanciw, of the prestigious scientific academies. Capital Projects Committee, serving his should develop a similar but slightly UNA Washington Office: "The increase "Despite approaching retirement, he third two-year term. longer range plan for the phasedown of for FY 1992 is probably deceiving in is far from resting on his laurels. He Prof. Teluk joined the University of other RFE broadcast,, services (e.g., that it reflects not an increase in pro­ thrives too much on the thrill of dis­ New Haven faculty in 1962 and was Bulgaria and Romania) consistent with gramming but the first stage of phase- covery," wrote Willian Allen, a staff named to the full-time staff in 1964. A the 1992 budget multi-year assump­ out. Closing down or cutting back a writer for the Post-Dispatch (a local 1978 project, financed by the Commis­ tions." program usually entails an increase in newspaper). sion for Higher Education and the The budget proposals for fiscal years initial costs. It is ironic that at a time University of New Haven, first drew (FY) 1992 through 1996 indicate the when Congress is proposing increased political attention to Prof. Teluk. The administration's plans for BIB. While assistance and contacts with the coun­ Graduates from project a study of the business climate in the budget authority for BIB increases tries of Eastern Europe, the Baltic the greater New Haven area, was from S205.8 million in FY 1991 to states and the republics of the Soviet police academy published in the New Haven Register S218.0 million in FY 1992, an increase Union, the administration is proposing under the headline, "Survey Shows of 5.9 percent, it then rapidly declines in a phase-out of one of the oldest and Poor Tax Climate Driving Away Busi­ the outlying years. From FY 1992 to FY most successful programs for contact nesses." and accurate news." The findings were updated last fall in Bishop... Reaction to the administration's an analysis titled "Private-Public plans is expected in both the East Liaison Concerning Economic Pro­ (Continued from page 3) European communities as well as in blems," which reported that small Briefly, the history of St. John the Congress. Previous efforts to cut find­ businesses in the New Haven area are Baptist Cathedral in Peremyshl begins ing for any of the nation's international reasonably optimistic about their in the 18th century when the city's radio broadcasts have elicited strong economic future despite dissatisfaction bishop, Atanaziy Sheptytsky (an ances­ opposition in the Congress. Instead of with state and local taxation. tor of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptyt­ cutting international broadcasting, Prof. Teluk is the co-author of a sky) began construction of a cathedral. Congress has indicated its desire to book, "Capitalism, A Cooperative In 1784, Austrian Emperor Franz Josef expand it by establishing Radio Marti Venture," published by the University II stopped construction and confiscated in 1983 and TV Marti in 1989, which Press of America, and a number of the land and monies collected. Many broadcast to Cuba. Recently members of presentations, prepared jointly with Dr. churches and monasteries throughout Congress have introduced legislation to Thomas Katsaros and Dr. Joseph the area were closed at this time. create Radio Free Asia. Parker, UNH professors. As compensation for the confiscated Prof. Teluk is a former supreme vice- property and funds, the closed monas­ Merrill Lynch president and supreme auditor of the tery of the Carmelite monks in Peremy­ Ukrainian National Association, a shl was given to the Ukrainian Catholics is building on a member of the Shevchenko Scientific and it was consecrated as a Ukrainian tradition of trust. Society and current treasurer of the Catholic cathedral on June 5,1785. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of Police Officer Michael Wichar church was renovated in the Byzantine Merrill Lynch1s wide range of America. style. investment information and services DALLAS - Michael Todd Wichar He is a member of UNA Branch 414^ is just a phone call away. became an officer in the Dallas Police Ukrainian Catholics had possession Why not contact us? of the cathedral until 1946 when the Department during a graduation cere­ ^ Insured Money Markets mony on February 27. Polish government arrested Ukrainian ^ Treasuries. T-Bills, T-notes. T-bonds Sisters compete Catholic Bishop Josaphat Kotsylovsky ^Tax-Free Municipal Bonds Mr. Wichar received his bachelor of ^ Zero Coupon Treasuries (TIGRS) science degree in criminal justice from in gymnastics and handed him over to Soviet authori­ t Mutual Funds Michigan State University last June and ties. Since that time, the Latin rite Oksana Feduniak then enrolled in the Dallas Police Catholic Church in Poland has had the 1129 Northern Blvd. Academy. After 27 weeks of intensive MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Kathy cathedral and the bishop's residence. Маппавзе^ NY 11030 training in physical fitness, defense Kilar, a 12-year-old honor student at All Byzantine rite art arid the icono- Ш Merrill Lynch 800-876-8770 tactics, firearms proficiency, media John Adams Middle School in Edison, stasis has been removed from the A tradition of trust production and specialized support and a member of the Maplettes of the cathedral and placed in a museum in the є Соруїфй 1968 МвтіИ Lynch. Лете. Feimer 6 Smith toeMonb e SIPC unit, Mr. Wichar graduated with Maplewood Gymnastics and Dance bishop's residence. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 No. 13

applauds your leadership in introducing Professor receives translation grant ВІН to promote... legislation "to support democracy and self-determination in the Baltic states UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Asso­ (Continued from page 1) and republics within the Soviet Union." ciate Prof. Michael Naydan of the Penn crombie(D-Hawaii), Robert Borski(D- State Department of Slavic Language Pa.), George Brown (D-Calif.), Peter United States foreign policy must be has just been awarded a translation DeFazio (D-Ore.), Ronald Dellums based on support for democracy and grant from the National Endowment (D-Calif.) Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Barney self-determination and should recog­ for the Humanities to compile an Frank (D-Mass.), Porter Goss(R-Fla.), nize that the democratic movement.; in annotated translation of the early works Paul Henry (R-Mich.), Norman Lent the Soviet Union exists only in the of Ukrainian poet Pavlo Tychyna along (R-N.Y.), Thomas Manton (D-N.Y.), republics. The Soviet Union, as an with a critical introduction. Henry Nowak (D-N.Y.), Lewis Payne example, is simply incapable of demo­ (D-Va.), Timothy Penny (D-Minn.), cratic reform because, as Dr. Zbigniew Prof. Naydan will receive time from John Rhodes (R-Ariz.), Bill Sarpalius Brzezinski recently testified at a CSCE his teaching obligations as well as (D-Texas), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), (^Commission on Security and Coopera­ research and travel funds to complete Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.). and James tion in EuropeJ hearing, democracy and the project. His application underwent Walsh (R-N.Y.). empire are inconsistent. rigorous scrutiny for nearly a year; According to UNA Washington some 12 percent of the total number of Office Director Eugene Iwanciw, "this applications received funding. bill is important in that it requires that To effectively promote the democra­ Prof. Naydan eventually plans to all U.S. assistance to the Soviet Union tization of the USSR, the United States publish the completed manuscript with be given directly to the republics and must target its assistance programs at a North American university or scholar­ not Moscow, and it supports the rights the republic and lower levels. The long- term interests of the United States will ly press. Prof. Michael Naydan of the republics to independent repre­ sentation in international organiza­ only be served if it is identified with the tions. In sum, the bill would mandate democratic movements in the republics that U.S. policy recognize the right of and not the repressive policies of the North Dakota group announces scholarship each republic to independence. The central government. Ukrainian American community should DICKINSON, N;D. - The Ukrai­ established to award cash gifts to On July 16, 1990, the Ukrainian actively support H.R. 1603 and let their Parliament voted 355-4 in support of nian Cultural Institute of North Da­ individuals who are preparing to devote elected representatives know of their kota announced it is accepting applica­ their lives to Ukrainian communities the Declaration on the State Sove­ support." reignty of Ukraine. During the year, the tions for its Ss. Cyril and Methodius through the ordained ministry. This is In his statement, Rep. Bonior in­ Scholarship for the 1991-1992 academic the first year awards will be made. Parliament in each of the other 14 cluded letters of endorsements for the republics enacted similar declarations year. legislation from the Joint Baltic Ameri­ Established in December 1987, the For information concerning the of sovereignty or independence. Your can National Committee, the Congress legislation effectively addresses this Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ministry scholarship write to: Ministry Scholar­ of Russian Americans, the Armenian Scholarship -Fund is a living memorial ship Fund, Ukrainian Cultural Insti­ changing situation in the Soviet Union Assembly of America, and the Ukrai­ and provides the framework for assist­ to commemorate the Millennium of tute, Dickinson State University, Box 6, nian National Association. The full text Ukrainian Christianity. The fund was Dickinson, ND 5860.1. ing the development of democratic of the UNA letter is as follows. institutions. The Ukrainian National 4"l"|c Association fully supports the provi­ Dear Congressmen Bonior and Lewis: sions of your bill and will work for its TO THE WEEKLY CONTRIBUTORS: The Ukrainian National Association enactment. We greatly appreciate the materials - feature articles, news stories, Europe, must have total access to and press clippings, letters to the editor, and the like -we receive frdm our WCFU briefs... -freedoraE of expression within the para^ readers. meters of the Moscow conference. Ms. In order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask (Continued from page 1) Isajiw placed special emphasis on the that the guidelines listed below be followed. human rights in Ukraine. She urged the situation of Ukraine, where the Ukrai­ Canadian government to continue to nian government has made formal ^ News stories should be send in not later than 10 days after the bring attention to these violations and requests at the United Nations for equal occurrence of a given event. to use the CSCE mechanisms to exact participation in the CSCE. implementation. ь Information about upcoming events must be received by noon of Also taking part in the deliberations She went on to make recommenda­ were Gabija Patrauskas (Lithuanian the Monday before the date of The Weekly edition in which the tions for improvements regarding NGO information is tc be published. World Community), Dr. Tudor Bompa participation in future meetings in­ (Romanian World Congress), M. cluding the May 28-June 7 Krakow ^ All materials must be typed and double-spaced. Ganko (Byelorussian Canadian Al­ Symposium on Cultural Heritage, the liance), Peter Peltekoff (Bulgarian July 1-19 Geneva Meeting on National National Front), George Corn (Cana­ ^ Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the Minorities, the September 10-October2 name of the publication and the date of the edition. dian Czechoslovak Association), Genya Moscow Conference on the Human Intrator (Union of Councils for Soviet Dimension and the November 4-15 ^ Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white Jews) and Andrew Hluchowecky Oslo Seminar on Democratic Institu­ (Ukrainian Canadian Congress). (or color with good contrast). They will be returned only when so tions. requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. As to the upcoming Krakow meeting, ^ Full names and their correct English spellings must be provided. Ms. Isajiw urged that all necessary administrative requirements, complete Ukrainianists'... ^ Persons who submit any materials must provide a phone number with application forms and accommoda­ (Continued from page 5) where they may be reached during the work day if any additional tion information, be provided by the All students will live at the Re­ information is required. Canadian delegation to all NGO s in publican Center of Political Science Canada well ahead of scheduled meet­ on 36 Melnikov Street, 15 minutes ing. Furthermore, she emphasized the from the center of the city (via trolley need for total cooperation from the bus No. 18). Canadian representatives in facilitating Join the UNA Your financial NGO access to the conference center All interested students should and the joint hosting of press confe­ contact the International Sum­ future can rences and meetings. mer School of Ukrainian Stu­ ПЇЙК|Г PRESENTS begin today. dies, Kiev 30, 54 Volodymyrska I U^SiA FROM KIEV With regard to the Moscow meeting, Street, the Republican Association ^ШЬтШ UKRAINE the WCFU human rights director asked of Ukrainianists, attention Ihor call for a firm commitment from the Cana­ Ostash, academic director, or dian government that it will review the Mykhailo Kryshen, administrative 1-800-US-BONDS political and human rights situation in T " VIDEO TAPES director; telephone: 044-221-6547; or the Soviet Union before deciding on fax:044-224-3243. О Ш RECORDS sending any official delegation to p U CASSETTES Moscow. Because of the lengthy visa m LOW PRICES U.S. SAVINGS BONDS process, students are encouraged to THE GREAT AMERICAN INVESTMENT Similarly, she stressed that all NGO s contact the R AU as soon as possible. Q and press, including those from Eastern U Write for catalogue. 1 A A career opportunity with federal credit union. APON RECORD CO. ГО MIRON CHOMYN (OF ORANGE, L і CA.) YOU ARE MY HERO A I LOVE WANTED 1 P.O. Box 3082 Steinway YOU - НА ВІКИ... JENYA A QUALIFIED LOAN COLLECTION OFFICER T Long Island City, NY. 11103 Requirements: knowledge of Ukranian and English imperative; ability to analyze financial 1 statements, experience required or equivalent. Salary commensurate with experience. Y 718-721-5599 Telephone for interview: (212) 473-7310 Mo. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1991 13

Congress... tion is focused on situations like the arrest and incarceration of Stepan Lviv artist... GOVERNMENT HOMES Khmara. (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 10) from Я (U repair). Delinquent tax "Forgotten or ignored, the case of property. Repossessions. Your area elude engaging all the republics in present, and Myrosia Hrab introduced (1) 805-962-8000 Ext. GH-2929 for multi-faceted relations among them­ Stepan Khmara would send a message the talented guest from Ukraine. current repo list. selves, with their non-Soviet neighbors, to freedom seeking people that the Mr. Maniuk was born and studied in and the world at large." United States does not care...On the other hand, American legislative and Lviv. From 1968 to 1972 he studied at SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS^ The final set of testimony was offered Lviv's Art School, and later at Lviv's by WilliamJ.H. Hough HI, who offered executive branch attention to the Kh­ PACKAGES to UKRAINE f mara case reaffirms this country's Art Institute, graduating in 1983. He a legal perspective on the disintegration studied the art of stillife with Petro VCR's, Radios, Video cameras, of the Soviet Union, and in particular, democratic promise, and gives strength, electronics, sweaters, kerchiefs, legitimacy and hope to the democratic Markovych, sculpture with Emmanuil focused on the legal status of Estonia, Mysko and others. food packages. movement...The influence of the United ALL DUTY PREPAID; RECEIVER PAYS Latvia, Lithuania and those countries' In 1988, he had his first one-man claims to independence. States is quite significant and we must NO DUTY!!!! not forget that fact... show in Lviv and took part in other art UKRAINIAN GIFT SHOP Mr. McConnell of Ukraine 2000: The" exhibits and TV presentations. In a 11758 Mitchell, Hamtramck, Ml 48212 Washington Committee in Support of "Finally, we urge that the United review by Yaroslav Kravchenko of (313) 892-6563 Ukraine submitted a written statement States provide no foreign aid, no Lviv, he was presented as a great Ssssssss" on the topic of the hearing in which he assistance, no credits to the center. If the talented young artist who paints for the АДВОКАТ stated that "it is in the best interest of the United States can arrange to provide people but at the same time underlines United States, and it is consistent with direct aid to the republics, that aid the beauty, goodness and humanism of БОРИС the principles of our nation, that we should be extended to the republics his homeland . ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ applaud the self-determination of the where democratic forces have been About 60 of Mr. Maniuk's works are МІГРАЦІЯ . ЛЕГАЛІЗАЦІЯ Ukrainian people and the people of all elected...or be given directly to oblasts found outside of Ukraine. 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and spare neither time nor energy to aid The national revival is occurring "Let our song.:." our holy Church both in the United Dr. Frank Sysyn... when professional historians are vir­ tually insignificant. History is a discre­ States and in, Ukraine. (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 6) My Paschal greeting to all who are dited profession in Ukraine, Dr. Sysyn St. Paul says, "as for us, we have this dear to my heart - the clergy, the the Ukrainian case this was suspect said. Unlike writers, historians have large crowd of witnesses around us...let religious and all parishioners - is that activity. Dr. Svsvn said. In the end, the shown very little ability to regenerate us run with determination the race that the peace, joy and grace of God des­ Soviet period left no vision of Soviet themselves and history is being done by lies before us...let us keep our eyes fixed cend upon you and remain with you. Ukrainian history. And they are paying amateurs, lovers of the past, journalists, on Jesus" fHebrews 12:1,23. We can "Let our song and celebration today be for it today, Dr. Sysyn summed up. etc., just like in the 19th century. convincingly say that we Ukrainian wed. Let us praise the Lord for He is Dr. Sysyn pointed to the total ideolo­ Catholics, more than others, have in our risen from the dead." Elements of national revival gical nature of the discussions of the past, an ideological nature which is brethren in Ukraine myriad witnesses Christ is risen! Truly He is risen! What are some of the important and heroes for the Faith. important for the formation of what fStephen elements of what is happening in U- will be the completed Ukrainian iden­ Let us renew and confirm in our kraine today? hearts the very same living Faith of our Metropolitan-Archbishop tity. The party apparat has been caught Dr. Sysyn responded to that ques­ in this debate with no vision of Ukrai­ fathers and confess it bravely and tion by noting that there is a desire to always. Our brethren in Ukraine have Given on Palm Sunday, the 24th day nian history, no view of the Ukrainian restore a society that^Jias been de­ past,and yet it is forced to respond. set the pace; let us follow their example of March in the year of Lord 1991, in the vastated; a desire by the people just Cathedral of the Immaculate Concep­ to know. They know that what The role of the W?st UKRAINIAN SINGLES tion of the Mother of God, Philadel­ they know is not true. It is a society NEWSLETTER phia. that is convinced that all lie - that Dr. Sysyn said he sees a role for the books lie, that everyone lies. There is a West to play in the development of Serving' Ukrainian singles of all ages Tax preparation Д Planning Ш Small tremendous interest in actual historical historical consciousness in Ukraine. throughout the United States and Canada. business accounting A Start up First of all, the national theory of Corporations Ш Partnerships documents. The newly re-established For- information send a self-addressed Archeographic Commission plans to history which was carried on in the West stamped envelope to. BILL PIDHIRNY C.P.A. (203) 325-2982. Evening Д Weekends publish about 300 volumes of sources, is now being passed back to Ukraine. A Single Ukrainians Serving CT, Westchester, NYC, Д he explained. reasonable number of good books have fif.0. Box 24733, Phila., Pa. 19111 Northern NJ. There is a reassertion of culture and been produced in the West, particularly national worth by people who have by people who were not totally divorced been deprived of their historical me­ from Ukrainian concerns yet stood a THE LOS ANGELES COMMITTEE TO AID UKRAINE mory and who have, in many cases, apart from the emigre experience. been taught to believe that they were Scholarship on Ukraine created in the cordially invites you to a presentation by inferior. This often leads to hyperbole West is playing an important role in Adrian Karatnycky and Nadia Diuk, regarding the past, Dr. Sysyn comment­ Ukraine today, he pointed out. He said that historians in the West authors of a newly published, critically acclaimed book, ed. The need to reassert one's own worth, to rediscover oneself, is a very can act as a bridge to draw people from THE HIDDEN NATIONS: THE PEOPLE CHALLENGE THE SOVIET UNION, FROM important part of the revival, he added. Ukraine into the general discussions of LITHUANIA JO ARMENIA, THE UKRAINE TO CENTRAL ASIA. Western historiography. And finally, The authors will also address the topic there should be studies of what is going "IS THE SOVIET UNION DISINTEGRATING?" on in Ukraine today. It is a wonderful JOIN THE UNA laboratory for people who want to Sunday, April 21st, 1:00 p.m. study national movements and their Ukrainian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA creation. There is much material for For more information, please call (213) 444-9702 HUCULKA social scientists, social linguists, stu­ Icon 8L Souvenir's Distribution dents of popular history. People in REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE 2860 Buhre Ave. Suite 2R Bronx, NY 10461 Ukraine are too much in the thick of REPRESENTATIVE ond WHOLESALER of EMBROIDERED BLOUSES things to have the distance to study the for ADULTS and CHILDREN phenomena there, Dr. Sysyn con­ Tel. (212) 931-1579 cluded.

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April 2-30 14134 Riverside Dr. E., St. Clair Beach, Ontario. The cocktail reception begins at SASKATOON, Saskatchewan: A PREVIEW OF EVENTS 7:30 p.m. with the performance at 8:30 p.m. followed by a sweet table. Tickets monthlong exhibition presented jointly nowych Ukrainian Melody Hour of April 11 by the Swiss Club of Saskatoon and the Washington will present a special are S50 per person; S25 tax deductible. Ukrainian Museum of Canada titled Ukrainian Easter program over WTGI- NEW YORK: The Children of "Face to Face with Switzerland," held as TV, channel 61, at 7:30 p.m. Chornobyl Relief Fund Inc., in part of the festivities celebrating the April 14 cooperation with the Nova Chamber 700th anniversary of Switzerland's exis­ Ensemble, presents a benefit concert - ^ tence as a nation will be held at the April 7 SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - The the Lysenko Quartet of Kiev to be held at Ukrainian Museum of Canada, 910 Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox noon at St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway and Spadina Crescent E. The opening recep­ PHILADELPHIA: The R. Marynowych Church of the U.S.A. cordially invites the Ukrainian Melody Hour of Washington Fulton Streets. Admission is S10; senior tion will be held on April 2,7:30 - 9 p.m.; citizens and students S5; children free. Ukrainian community at large to Sunday reception is on April 14, 2-4:30 will present a special Ukrainian Easter participate in this year's St. Thomas p.m. There will be a lecture on "William program over WTEL, 860 AM, at 7:15 Sunday observance to be held here at St. ТеіГ by Dr. Peter Bietenholz on April 16, a.m. Ар㳥ЇЗ Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Center. 8 - 9:30 p.m. For more information call The day's liturgical solemnities will (306) 244-3800. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Lysenko commence at 9:30 a.m. with the celebra­ April 9 String Quartet of Kiev will perform at the tion of an archpastoral divine liturgy Ohio State University School of Music in immediately followed by the traditional April 6 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Center for the Hughes Auditorium, 100 Hughes St. Thomas Sunday Memorial Service. Atomic Radiation Studies, co-sponsored Hall, 1890 College Road, at 7:30 p.m. Both services will be presided over by CHICAGO: Fourteen deputies to the with the Committee to Remember The concert is sponsored by the Ohio Archbishops Constantine and Antony. A Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet, along Chornobyl, the Nobert Weiner Forum State University School of Music jointly special invitation is hereby extended to with Ivan Pliushch, vice-chairman of the and the Nuclear Age History and Huma­ with the Ukrainian Cultural Association all Ukrainian youth organizations as well Supreme Soviet, who are currently in the nities Center, Tufts University will of Ohio. as Ukrainian American veterans associa­ United States as guests of the United present the Ukrainian-made documen­ tions to attend and take an active part in States Information Agency, will visit the tary film "Chornobyl: Chronicle of WOODBRIDGE, N.J.: The 16th An­ the solemnities. Vendors who are Ukrainian community of Chicago. There Difficult Weeks." The film will be shown nual Heritage Festival Ball will be held at interested in setting up booths for the day will be a mass rally at the Cultural Center at 7:30 p.m. at Tufts University, Med- the Landmark Inn, Routes 1 and 9 must contact the Consistory at (908) 356- at 5:30 p.m. at which the deputies will ford Campus, Barnum Hall, Main Audi­ North, Woodbridge. The Garden State 0090 by April 10 (please ask for Mr. S. take part in a general debate on the topic torium. For additional information, call Arts Center Cultural Fund will be a Chujko). of "Where is Ukraine Headline?" The (617) 497-CARS or (617) 497-2277. beneficiary of the ball. The evening will rally is organized by the local branch of start with a cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m.; April 15 the Friends of Rukh. Admission is S10; KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The Children of dinner will be preceded by the Parade of S7 for students. Parking available. For Chornobyl Relief Fund Inc., in Dress by those in attendance who are FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.: The more information call (312) 489-1339. cooperation with the Nova Chamber attired in the dress of their heritage; Ukrainian Golf Association of America Ensemble, presents a benefit concert by music for dancing will be provided by the presents the Florida Open to be held May NEW YORK: The R. Marynowych the Lysenko Quartet of Kiev at the UNA Art Roman Orchestra. Tickets are S45 16-19. The cost is S240 and includes four Ukrainian Melody Hour of Washington estate, Soyuzivka at 7 p.m. The quartet per person and may only be obtained nights at the Sheraton Yankee Clipper, will present a special Ukrainian Easter will perform works by Bortniansky, through committee representatives. Fort Lauderdale (double occupancy); program over WNWK, 105.9 FM, at 7:30 Mozart, Lysenko and Shostakovich. 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FIVE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT JOHN DEMJANJUK 1. 4t I must say I am more than ever convinced that the decision of the judges in RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO PUN Israel was unjust.." - Rt Hoa Lord Thomas Denning YOUR FUTURE! 2. "I know of no other case in which so many deviations from procedures SENSIBLE PERSONS LIKE YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO ASSURE FUTURE INCOME internationally accepted as desirable occured" - Professor Willem Wagenaar, author of Identifying Ivan: A Case Study in YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY COUNT ON Legal Psychology, Harvard Press 1988. AND REPLACE THE EARNINGS YOU HAD WHILE BEING EMPLOYED. 3. "If John Demjanjuk - whom I believe to be an utterly innocent man - hangs CALL OR WRITE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON on Eichmann's gallows, it will be Israel that will one day be in the dock" - Patrick J. Buchanan UNA FLEXIBLE PREMIUM ANNUITY 4. "I believe this case stinks...I am asking for an investigation into the John PAYING PRESENTLY 8'Л ЗД TAX-DEFERRED INTEREST. 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