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INSIDE: • Russian spies and lessons for Ukraine— page 2. • Teaching in Zalischyky — page 5. • Hryvnia, the movie — page 8. HE KRAINI A N EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXV No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine

Secretary of state-designate reaffirms Russian letter suggests impeachment need to maintain U.S. leadership role of uncompromising Ukrainian presi- by Michael Sawkiw Jr. Sen. Lugar what ought to be the policy by Roman Woronowycz in a campaign of propaganda in which he Ukrainian National Information Service of assistance at this point of their evolu- Kyiv Press Bureau is accused of involvement in carrying out tionary process, Ambassador Albright the strategic designs of Russia.” WASHINGTON — Appearing before emphasized that assistance to this region KYIV — A letter, allegedly sent by For four years, Ukraine and Russia the Senate Foreign Relations Committee of the world is in part due to U.S. nation- Russia’s deputy foreign minister to a presi- have been negotiating unsuccessfully on on January 8, Madeleine Albright, the al security interests. She elaborated by dential foreign policy aide, that proposes a the future of the Black Sea Fleet and the U.S. permanent representative to the pointing to the fact that the State scheme to have Ukraine’s President strategic port in the city of Sevastopol on United Nations and secretary of state- Department is preparing a “new initia- Leonid Kuchma impeached, appeared in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. In the doc- designate, explained her vision of tive” to look at the assistance already the Kyiv-based Russian-language paper ument, the impasse that has resulted is American foreign policy for the second provided to the FSU by the U.S. govern- Vsieukrainskiye Viedomosti (All- blamed on President Kuchma’s “uncom- term of the Clinton administration. ment and its future considerations. Ukrainian Herald) on January 13. Its publi- promising policy” that prevents efforts to As the first woman to be nominated to Specifically referring to Ukraine, Sen. cation caused in another major tremor in preserve a united Black Sea Fleet and his the high-ranking Cabinet post of secre- Lugar appealed to Secretary-Designate already shaky Ukraine-Russia relations. refusal to discuss the status of the city of tary of state, Ambassador Albright pre- Albright to focus a special priority on The letter, dated October 30, 1996, Sevastopol. sented the challenges that America must Ukraine, where “President [Leonid] was allegedly sent to the office of The president is also blamed for the inef- undertake to remain internationally Kuchma is very favorable toward reform, President Boris Yeltsin foreign policy fectiveness of the CIS because of his refusal involved, “so that we [the U.S.] can though the economy is very grave.” The aide Dmitrii Riurikov, by Sergei Krylov, to deepen Ukraine’s commitment within the make a difference.” The Senate Foreign ambassador acknowledged the special at that time deputy foreign minister and CIS framework “under Russia’s guidance.” Relations Committee spoke admiringly relationship between Ukraine and the currently the permanent representative to At the outset, the highly classified letter of Ambassador Albright’s qualifications United States, and proposed to continue the U.N. offices in Geneva. What appears explains that President Kuchma, who many and proceeded to question the secretary U.S. support and commitment to this vital to be Mr. Krylov’s signature is found at in Ukraine and Russia thought would devel- of state-designate about various topics, and strategically located country. the bottom of the letter. op an agenda to strengthen ties with Russia, including U.S. obligations to an expand- Freshman Sen. Gordon Smith (R- It calls for a coordinated effort to have has become a “destructive” influence on ed NATO as well as possibilities for an Ore.) began his inquiry with questions President Kuchma made out as a puppet of Ukraine-Russia relations. It notes that increase in the foreign affairs budget. regarding NATO expansion to the for- Russia and to use Russia’s contacts in options must be considered to “counter Being familiar with the need to main- mer Soviet-satellites of the Warsaw Pact, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada to move to President Kuchma’s anti-Russian destruc- tain American leadership throughout the and in particular to countries of the FSU. impeach the president. It states, tive policy, whose aim is confrontation in world, the U.S. representative to the Ambassador Albright pledged to enlarge “Information from Russia’s Embassy in the key areas of Russian-Ukrainian rela- U.N. appealed for increased funding for NATO to include the newly emerged Ukraine tells us that certain influential fac- tions.” It goes on to mention that “the only foreign affairs. “Consider the stakes ... democracies in Central and East Europe, tions in the Parliament have confided that possibility to ensure a change in Ukraine’s We are talking about 1 percent of our the initiation of a process to remove the federal budget, but that 1 percent may (Continued on page 14) head of state from his position could occur (Continued on page 4) well determine 50 percent of the history that is written about our era.” The embodiment of an American Autocephalous Orthodox Church splits amid charges of financial improprieties immigrant’s tale, Ambassador Albright was born in the former Czecho-Slovakia. by Roman Woronowycz who is being investigated on separate Bank of Kyiv. The bank, which was She spoke of her family’s early years as Kyiv Press Bureau charges of fraud.] essentially controlled by the Church, refugees, escaping Nazi and Communist According to Bishop Ioan, who was went bankrupt in the spring of 1996. aggression. KYIV — Amid charges of financial speaking for Metropolitan Vasilii, Her testimony proved all the more improprieties, the Ukrainian Patriarch Dymytrii had resigned during The “second Church” issue inspiring as she noted her arrival in the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Sobor in protest against accusations The controversy surrounding a “second United States: “My ambition then [refer- Ukraine has split again, and the patri- of fraud and embezzlement leveled at Church” began on June 5, 1995, when ring to her youth] was only to speak arch has been deposed and accused of him during the conference, but nonethe- Patriarch Dymytrii had the UAOC legal English well, please my parents, study fraud by the remaining bishops. less continued to carry out the duties of counsel Yurii Boyko register the hard and grow up to be an American.” At an extraordinary session of the the patriarch, which is against canon law. Patriarchal Religious Center with the The chairman of the Senate Foreign Archiepiscopal Sobor of the Ukrainian Bishop Ihor, who had worked closely Ministry of Justice. Bishop Ihor explained Relations Committee, Sen. Jesse Helms Autocephalous Orthodox Church, held on with the deposed patriarch, was relieved that the center was the vehicle by which (R-N.C.), emphasized his commitment to October 18-19, 1996, which received lit- of his post because he had visited the the UAOC was registered with the work with the soon-to-be confirmed secre- tle publicity, Patriarch Dymytrii, Bishop Lviv Eparchy without the permission of Ukrainian government and merely an tary of state, though he voiced his opinion Ihor Isichenko of Kharkiv and his assis- its archbishop, Petro Petrus. Bishop administrative arm. The UAOC’s earlier about the “blunders” of the foreign policy tant, Bishop Mefodii, were dismissed. Mefodii was dismissed because of his registration was taken by Metropolitan decisions of the Clinton administration’s Bishop Ioan of Rivne, one of the bish- close association with Bishop Ihor. Filaret when he left to form the Ukrainian first term. ops who voted to dismiss the church On November 26, 1996, the Church Orthodox Church — Kyiv Patriarchate. “It is my hope,” continued Sen. leaders, told The Weekly on December 4 Sobor, which included hierarchy, cler- “The Church itself is not considered a Helms, “that as the president’s most that Patriarch Dymytrii and Bishop Ihor gy and the laity, upheld the ruling legal entity. We wanted to re-register after senior foreign policy advisor, you will were officially fired for “breaking canon Patriarch Dymytrii and Bishop Ihor the Kyiv Patriarchate usurped our status,” devote your strength and courage to law,” but that they are also involved in are defending their actions and call the explained Bishop Ihor. “We decided not bring some coherence, direction and the laundering of Church money through move by the Archiepiscopal Sobor to register the Church as a whole, but only fresh ideas to America’s foreign policy.” a “second Church” they had established, political in nature. the administrative bodies of the Church In that vein, Sen. Helms’ fellow col- and for their involvement in the bank- At the heart of the issue is whether and the statutes as such.” He added, “The leagues addressed issues that were of ruptcy of the Christian Bank, which was Patriarch Dymytrii and his close associ- center is not a Church within a Church.” concern to them and their constituents. founded by the UAOC. ates set up a “second Church” as Bishop Bishop Ioan, however, said the Among the first to question [On December 24, Bishop Ioan was Ioan has alleged. Bishop Ioan spoke for Patriarchal Religious Center was never Ambassador Albright was Sen. Richard appointed head administrator by the Metropolitan Vasilii, who was hospital- approved by the Archiepiscopal Sobor, Lugar (R-Ind.). A known friend of the newly elected locum tenens (in effect, ized and unavailable when The Weekly and the reasons for the establishment of Ukrainian American community, Sen. the acting patriarch) of the UAOC, contacted the UAOC chancery in Kyiv. the religious center were much more Lugar began his line of questioning by Metropolitan Vasilii, who replaced Equally at issue is what happened to focusing on the countries of the former Archbishop Mykhail of Bila Tserkva, Church funds invested in the Christian (Continued on page 3) Soviet Union (FSU). When asked by 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3 ANALYSIS: Russian spies and lessons for Ukraine National bank to issue treasury bills issue of settling the conflict between by Volodymyr Zviglyanich most recent period. However, starting from Moldova and its breakaway Dniester the mid ‘80s, the competition of the intelli- KYIV — The National Bank of Ukraine region, Western agencies reported. The Recent arrests of Russian spies in the gence communities of both camps for the will auction three-month, six-month, nine- United States have acquired a cyclical comment was made one day after morals and ideals of the people has dwin- month and 12-month discount treasury bills Moldovan President-elect Petru Lucinschi regularity. The intelligence community dled and been trivialized. The question on January 14, said Oleh Belinsky, chief and the American public had not yet for- met Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in simply was: who will pay more? economist of the bank’s market and Odesa. During the unofficial talks that took gotten the case of Harold J. Nicholson, a Gen. Oleg Kalugin, acting chief of the exchange department. The central bank is 16-year CIA veteran who had served as place on January 5, Mr. Lucinschi called KGB’s Washington residency from 1968 not setting an issue volume for the paper in on President Kuchma to mediate more station chief in Romania and was arrest- to 1969 who is now a permanent resident advance, he added. At the last three-month ed in November 1996, when a month actively in the peaceful settlement of the of this country, said: “In the old days, T-bill sale on January 10, the bank sold 8.85 dispute. Mr. Kuchma reportedly expressed later, on December 18, a 43-year-old FBI there were strong ideological barriers to million hryvni of paper with an average agent, Earl Edwin Pitts, was arrested on Ukraine’s support for Moldova’s territorial betraying your country. We were fighting annualized yield of 47.56 percent. The bank integrity. (OMRI Daily Digest) charges of spying for Moscow. for the minds of human beings across the sold 81.72 million hrv in six-month T-bills If this is a pattern, then one should continents ... Today, this is all gone. We on January 10 at an average yield of 59.06 Government to control alcohol production expect at least 12 new high-profile espi- do not see each other as mortal enemies percent. Nine-month discount T-bills at an onage cases in the year to come. In real any longer, so why not play along with auction of 5.63 million hrv of paper on KYIV — The Cabinet of Ministers is to terms, the latest crop of spy arrests has the other side, as long as they are willing January 10 yielded 61.11 percent. The bank impose stricter controls over the production again focused attention on the eternal ques- to pay you?”1 sold 184,700 hrv of 12-month discount T- and sale of alcohol, Ukrainian Radio report- tions of money and morals, the essence of The end of the Cold War evidently has bills on January 4, with an average yield of ed on January 9. State Food Production the mysterious Russian soul and Russia’s removed some of the traditional impedi- 61.20 percent. (Reuters) head Leonid Svatko said that in the last six perception of the West and what it calls its ments to espionage. KGB officers apparent- months of 1996 Ukraine earned $175 mil- “near abroad” – especially Ukraine. ly had no problems with recruiting agents World Bank criticizes corruption lion (U.S.) from alcohol exports. He added that if the state had not regulated the sale Gold and gods from the CIA and the FBI. It is remarkable KYIV — World Bank President James to observe the dynamics of the sums of and production of alcohol, $120 million of Wolfensohn sent a letter to President that sum would have remained outside Mr. Pitts served at the Federal Bureau money obtained by the agents: the oldest Leonid Kuchma at the beginning of the year of Investigations, a government agency in and least gifted KGB agent, Mr. Ames, got Ukraine. The new regulations include a criticizing corruption within the Ukrainian minimum price for imported alcohol. The charge of counterintelligence activities. the biggest sum, whereas the younger and government, Ukrainian Radio reported on By recruiting Mr. Pitts, the Russians – and more capable agents, Messrs. Nicholson state has also stepped up inspections of January 8. The same day, Vice Prime alcohol vendors, and since the beginning of there are very serious reasons to believe and Pitts, received markedly smaller sums Minister Viktor Pynzenyk admitted that the that Mr. Pitts was their most valuable of money, i.e., the volume of “gold” the year alone more than 2,000 vendors problem of government corruption exists, have lost their licenses. Meanwhile, Prime asset at the bureau – had managed to pen- decreased while the significance of infor- noting that international criticism has begun etrate the very heart of this country’s mation for the Russians gradually Minister Pavlo Lazarenko criticized the because of increased foreign investment in government for its “lack of discipline,” par- counterintelligence service. The actual i n c r e a s e d . the country. He said budgetary laws cur- material and moral loss to American secu- Mr. Pitts, as was revealed during a 16- ticularly the Finance Ministry. He said the rently under review would limit opportuni- ministry has already received eight warn- rity and to the intelligence/counterintelli- month undercover sting operation conduct- ties for corruption in the government. He gence system resulting from his deeds is ed by his fellow officers, was ready to sell ings and that a ninth would not be issued. also called for the implementation of tax (OMRI Daily Digest) yet to be estimated. top-secret information and his loyalty for reform. (OMRI Daily Digest) It is unlikely that the real sum of materi- any sum of money. Remarkably enough, Draft law on media coverage is vetoed al loss for America caused by the sell-off of he was not involved in a costly divorce Ukraine supports Moldova’s integrity top secret information by CIA veterans process, as was Mr. Nicholson, nor did he KYIV — Leonid Kuchma has vetoed Aldrich H. Ames, arrested in February suffer from alcoholism and depression, as KYIV — Foreign Affairs Minister the draft law regulating media coverage 1994, who disclosed the identities of did Mr. Ames. Hennadii Udovenko said on January 6 that American agents in Russia, and Mr. The West’s enchantment with Russian Ukraine “takes the Moldovan side” on the (Continued on page 3) Nicholson, and FBI Agent Pitts will ever democracy, which allegedly reached his- be known. toric pinnacle during the coup, affected However, one could assess certain decision-making in the West and resulted Ukraine reports drop in inflation breaches in the morals of the corporations in the decrease of counterintelligence mea- called to serve and protect the American sures by the U.S. It was taken for granted by Roman Woronowycz ment,” but made clear that it should not be ideals. American society was always proud that the sight of Boris Yeltsin atop a tank Kyiv Press Bureau overestimated. He said the uncertain bud- of its devotion to the ideals of freedom, almost automatically signified the end of get and insufficient financial instability KYIV — Ukraine in 1996 finally began democracy and equal rights for all, notwith- antagonism between the intelligence com- could reignite inflation. to pull down an inflation rate that over the standing race or religion, and to the pursuit munities of the West and Russia, and Mr. Lytvytsky explained that if last four years had spiraled out of control. of happiness. That was the essence of between the political cultures of both The Ministry of Statistics announced on Ukraine could maintain a stable rate “Americanism” and the Euroatlantic model countries. The propaganda services of January 4 that in 1996 inflation dropped to throughout 1997 it would give investors of democracy in general in their competi- numerous successors to the Soviet KGB in a “mere” 39.7 percent for the year, with a confidence that their investments will not tion with totalitarian systems – foremost Russia have made a big deal of promoting December figure of 0.9 percent. evaporate and would allow for the long- this idea. with the “evil empire,” as President Ronald The numbers are way down from the awaited upturn in the economy following With this aim, a concept was elaborated Regan succinctly called the USSR. 10,000 percent inflation rate of 1993, a five-year plunge. of “strategic cooperation” of the intelli- The devotion to these ideals constituted when Ukraine had one of the highest In 1996, the cost of services grew gence communities of Russia and the U.S. the core of the officers’ code of honor, rates in the world. In 1995 inflation most dramatically, by 212 percent, while especially for middle-ranking officers, in combating international terrorism, drug reached 380 percent, according to the food prices grew by 17.4 percent. Other whence came all three of the Russian spies trafficking, etc., and this concept was ham- World Bank. items rose by 18.8 percent. The 1997 mered persistently and consciously into – Messrs. Ames, Nicholson and Pitts. It Commenting on the December figure, Cabinet of Ministers budget, which is both the public consciousness and leader- was believed that for these people, who presidential economic advisor Valeriy languishing in the Verkhovna Rada, pre- ship mentality of the Western countries. passed the security clearance and numerous Lytvytsky called it a “remarkable achieve- dicts a 1997 inflation rate of 25 percent. polygraph tests, loyalty to their country, However, so far nobody has heard about adherence to the ideals of democracy and any case in which international terrorist accurate performance of their duties is activities (or drug trafficking) were cur- higher on the list of moral priorities than tailed due to the joint efforts of Russian and FOUNDED 1933 m o n e y . Western intelligence activities. On the con- TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY trary, the activity of dozens of agents of the However, all three Russian spies An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., betrayed their country for relatively small Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. (in year-to-year terms) sums of money. (SVR – a successor to the KGB) in the Yearly subscription rate: $60; for UNA members — $40. Mr. Ames received $1.5 million for 10 U.S. capital and other major cities now goes on almost openly. Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ 07302. years, Mr. Pitts was given $150,000 from (ISSN — 0273-9348) 1987 to 1992, and Mr. Nicholson obtained The Russian soul and espionage $180,000 from 1994 to November 1996. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper One could argue that the importance and Weak knowledge about the historical (annual subscription fee: $100; $75 for UNA members). harshness of the ideological and moral peculiarities of the Russian collective psy- antagonism of the two systems – capitalist che and the history of the Russian secret The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 and socialist – during the period of the service on the part of government officials Cold War was over-exaggerated, and the and middle-ranking officers in the CIA and Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz zeal of the capitalist-socialist dichotomy the FBI might be partly to blame for this changes to: Assistant editor: Khristina Lew typical of the first decades after the (Continued on page 14) The Ukrainian Weekly Staff editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) Bolshevik coup in 1917 continued to the P.O. Box 346 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (To r o n t o ) Jersey City, NJ 07303 1. See: Michael Dobbs. “Through Tsars Dr. Volodymyr Zviglyanich is adjunct and Soviet Union, Spying Remains Second The Ukrainian Weekly, January 19, 1997, No. 3, Vol. LXV professor of East European area studies Nature for Russia” – The Washington Post, Copyright © 1997 The Ukrainian Weekly at George Washington University. December 19,1996, p. A10. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 3 Newsbriefs Baiul faces drunk driving charges in Connecticut (Continued from page 2) TORONTO — One best-known sports the 19-year-old (two years under the legal the truth and puts her in her place,” and of the Verkhovna Rada’s activities, icon, Oksana Baiul, turned herself in to drinking age) had a blood-alcohol level of that she has been “rebellious” and Infobank reported on January 13. He said police on January 14 to face drunk dri- 0.168 percent (over Connecticut’s limit of “wild.” the law contravenes the Constitution and ving and reckless driving charges in 0.10). Although Ms. Baiul has missed the gives an unfair advantage to the legisla- Bloomfield, Conn. This report apparently prompted local beginning of a 25-city tour organized by tive branch vis-à-vis the executive and According to an Associated Press police to seek a warrant for her arrest. At Tom Collins, the promoter put things into the judiciary. He also pointed to the high report of January 13, the 1994 Olympic 4 p.m. on the following day (January 14), perspective. “You get into the skating costs of live TV and radio coverage at the gold medalist had attended a Sunday- Ms. Baiul surrendered to the authorities world with no guidance, no mother, Parliament. Mr. Kuchma proposed that a night ice pageant at the Hartford Civic and issued a statement, also carried by father, grandmother, it’s very tough ... law be drafted on mass media coverage Center and visited the skaters backstage. AP: “I apologize to the many people who She’s had injuries. Her body is changing of all branches of power. (OMRI Daily At around 2:30 a.m. Ms. Baiul skidded have supported me in the past, and I ask dramatically. It’s been very difficult for D i g e s t ) off Route 185 in her green Mercedes- for their understanding.” Ms. Baiul was her.” Benz, then was taken to St. Francis released without bond and ordered to Mr. Collins expressed the hope that Charter 77 celebrates 20th anniversary Hospital and Medical Center by ambu- appear in court on January 27. Ms. Baiul would recover from her PRAGUE —Charter 77, the former lance after a concerned local resident A follow-up report by Ms. Hanley injuries and join the tour in a week. Czecho-Slovak dissident movement, on called 911 upon hearing screeching of focused on the sympathies aroused in The Times reporter also quoted the January 10 commemorated the 20th tires and a sudden stop. Simsbury, the site of the International skater’s longtime mentors Viktor and anniversary of its founding with a series The Dnipropetrovsk-born figure skater Skating Center of Connecticut where Ms. Nina Petrenko, who expressed concern of events in Prague. Czech President was treated for a concussion and received Baiul now trains, as well as of her new for the former world champion and an Vaclav Havel, one of the first three 12 stitches to close a gash in her scalp, nine-room house. The item quoted an expectation that “maybe this [incident] spokesmen of Charter 77, told a gather- and was released at 6 a.m. the same unnamed instructor at the center who will be a good lesson,” but also noted ing of former signatories that “the morning. A passenger in the car, Ararat said, “She’s so lost that little girl. She that Ms. Baiul has not listened to their [Czech] state no longer denies human Zakarian, 30 (described by the AP as a needs a mom and a dad.” advice recently. rights to its citizens, but human rights are “fellow Ukrainian skater living in New “From Rags to Riches. Then What?”, Although she is mentioned in most still being occasionally violated.” He York City”), was treated for a broken fin- Jere Longman’s report in the January 15 reports, Ms. Baiul’s coach Halyna called for vigilance. Nobel Prize laure- ger and was also released. edition of The New York Times, cited Zmiyevska, who took the orphaned ates and other important personalities However, AP reporter Christine other sources. “Friends” and “others skater under her wing at Mr. Petrenko’s addressed a conference called “The Hanley ferreted out the medical report on close to [Ms. Baiul]” speaking on the urging and then assisted her ascendancy Legacy of Charter 77” held the same Ms. Baiul’s condition at the time she was condition of anonymity told Mr. to the summit of her sport, had not day. (OMRI Daily Digest) brought to the hospital, which noted that Longman that “nobody tells [Ms. Baiul] offered any comments for the record.

due, Mr. Liubyn took a second loan for Bishop Ihor said what the Sobor did When the group couldn’t find it, they began A u t o c e p h a l o u s . . . the 100 million kbv and paid off Orenda. was simply bring to the surface long-sim- taking Church documents as evidence of (Continued from page 1) The Christian Bank could not, however, mering problems within the Church: a the seal’s misuse. “We wanted all the docu- shady. “All the finances of the UAOC pay off its other creditors and meet its power struggle between UAOC bishops ments because, after all, it is our Church.” moved through the center. Through this repayment obligation on the second loan, of eastern and western Ukraine over what The militia arrived amid a scuffle structure, they were able to take out per- and crashed in the spring of 1996. should be the Church’s mission. between the bishops. They ordered the Since Ukraine’s independence, the boxes of documents removed from the sonal loans.” Today, explained Bishop Intra-confessional problems Ioan, $1.5 million (U.S.) of UAOC prop- UAOC has struggled for survival in con- vehicles and returned to the chancery. No erty and money are not accounted for. The UAOC has had intra-confessional flicts with the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic one was arrested. However, the Patriarchal This includes money that flowed through problems almost since it was re-established Church and the other two Ukrainian Chancery registered a complaint with the the center, money of the Fund of Patriarch in Ukraine after the country declared inde- Orthodox Churches. In western Ukraine, Procurator General’s Office. Mstyslav, headed by Bishop Isichenko, pendence in 1991. First, Metropolitan according to Bishop Ihor, the Church today Oleksander Holovkin of the Procurator who Bishop Ioan said “answers to Filaret, who had been excommunicated by remains in a battle with the Greek-Catholic General’s Office of Ukraine, who is in nobody,” and the Christian Bank. the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Church over the right to parishes and charge of the investigation, said on January Bishop Ioan laid the blame directly on Moscow Patriarchate, amid much contro- church property freed after the Soviet Union 15 that because his work is not yet com- Patriarch Dymytrii. “The patriarch versy joined the UAOC as administrative collapsed. In the east, the confrontation is plete he could not comment on any aspect always tried to do things outside the director under the late Patriarch Mstyslav. with the Moscow Patriarchate, which is of the investigation. He said he expects to Sobor. Because of these individuals, More turmoil ensued when he broke with competing for the allegiance of the faithful. conclude the matter within two weeks. today the whole Church is suffering.” the Church to form the Ukrainian Orthodox He said also more attention is paid to reviv- Perhaps Bishop Ihor best summed up the Church — Kyiv Patriarchate. ing the Ukrainian Orthodox faith in eastern problems facing the fractured UAOC: “The Questions surround Christian Bank The latest strife began when tensions Ukraine, where the faith had virtually been worst part here is that we have become such bitter enemies that we will not be able What happened to the Christian Bank of between Patriarch Dymytrii and Archbishop lost, than in the western regions. to sit across from each other to resolve our the UAOC is an even more complicated Petro Petrus of the UAOC’s Lviv Eparchy Bishop Ihor said differing priorities differences.” matter. Bishop Ioan maintained that the — over how much independence from the between Ukraine’s east and west may be bank’s assets simply went into individual center the Lviv religious leader should have part of the reason for the split. pockets. He named Oleh Zastavskyj, the — culminated in the Lviv eparch’s ouster “Throughout 1996 tensions grew. There chairman of the board of directors and the on September 13, 1996. was pressure exerted on the patriarch and Reaction by founding member of the bank, as the indi- According to Bishop Ihor of Kharkiv, on myself. I do not know why me, except vidual responsible for the bankruptcy. Patriarch Dymytrii visited the Lviv Eparchy that I have had continuous contacts with Today Mr. Zastavskyi sits in a Kyiv jail in September to try and resolve the differ- the Greek-Catholic Church, with the met- UOC–USA while the Procurator General’s Office inves- ences. Archbishop Petro did not allow the ropolitan see and with the Theological patriarch entrance to the Lviv chancery and Academy [of the Greek-Catholic Church The Ukrainian Weekly’s Kyiv tigates the matter of the Christian Bank. correspondent Roman Woronowycz Mr. Zastavskyi’s brother, Sviatoslav, refused to speak with him. Upon returning in Lviv],” explained the Kharkiv eparch. contacted Archbishop Antony of the who was present when The Weekly met to Kyiv, Patriarch Dymytrii issued the edict Everything came to a head on November Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the with Bishop Ihor at Ss. Borys and Hlib dismissing Archbishop Petro. 29, 1996, when several cars pulled up at the U.S.A. via phone on January 15 for Church on the outskirts of Kyiv, said it The patriarch’s action convinced UAOC Patriarchal Chancery in Kyiv carrying his comments on new developments was a matter of bad investments and usu- bishops, led by Archbishop Mykhail, to call Patriarch Dymytrii, Bishop Ihor, Bishop within the UAOC in Ukraine. rious borrowing rates. a special Archiepiscopal Sobor. Makarii, who had replaced Archbishop Following is Archbishop Antony’s He said the UAOC’s savings in the Bishop Ioan of Rivne explained that Petro in Lviv, and other supporters of the statement. bank were limited to about $50,000 when faced with accusations of financial deposed patriarch, including two other bish- (U.S.). His brother borrowed an amount improprieties, Patriarch Dymytrii resigned. ops. We consider it to be a sad state of equal to that and purchased supplies for However, Bishop Ihor said the patriarch As with everything surrounding this con- affairs. We continue to call on the the UAOC, mostly votive candles, simply excused himself from the confer- troversy, there are two sides to the story. bishops to act upon the request of explained Mr. Zastavskyi. ence because his edict on the dismissal of According to Bishop Ioan, the group Patriarch Mstyslav in his last will As for the money that Bishop Ioan Archbishop Petro was rejected by the attempted to enter the premises and and testament: to come together, alleges is missing, Sviatoslav Zastavskyi Sobor. As for his own dismissal, Bishop remove the financial records and statutes look one another in the eye and to said the money might have “burned with Ihor said he did not understand the reason- of the UAOC to cover a trail of fraud and come to an honorable agreement the bankruptcy” and that when the finan- ing. “I visited the patriarch in Lviv on his embezzlement. about the unity of the Ukrainian cial mess is cleared the issue will be feast day on September 4, and we celebrat- Bishop Ihor said that is far from the truth. Orthodox Church in Ukraine. resolved. He also underscored that the ed liturgy together,” he explained. “This is His story is that the group had been holding This is an intolerable situation Church, although a founding member of what they used to remove me.” In accor- a separate Sobor at Ss. Borys and Hlib that exists at this time. It benefits no the bank, was not its owner. dance with UAOC canon law, one bishop Church when a proposal was put forward one. You could even call it a hin- He said the bank’s real troubles began cannot visit the eparchy of another without that, because the patriarch was the rightful drance to the unity of the country. in October 1995 when its manager, that bishop’s permission. leader of the UAOC, they should hold their There are now essentially four Oleksander Liubyn, borrowed 8 billion However, Bishop Ihor explained, for all convocation at the Patriarchal Chancery. Orthodox Churches in Ukraine. We karbovantsi to cover the bank’s losses. practical purposes, by September 4 Bishop Ihor said in taking Church have taken a stance of neutrality That debt grew to 100 billion karbovantsi Archbishop Petro had been dismissed records they were attempting to retrieve the and pray for unity. [However] we due to the usurious interest charged by the (although officially it did not happen for official seal of the patriarch, used to legit- continue to provide financial sup- borrower, Orenda, a Kyiv financial institu- another 10 days), and Patriarch Dymytrii imize documents, which he accused port to the seminaries in Ukraine. tion. Unable to pay back notes that were had assumed control of the Lviv Eparchy. Archbishop Mykhail of fraudulently using. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3 Three New York parishioners installed as Knights of St. Gregory by Mary E. Pressey NEW YORK — The parishioners and guests of St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church of New York were deeply moved by the “papal knighting” in the church on Sunday, December 29, 1996. Three of the parish’s members, Julian Baczynsky, Harry Polche and Iwan Sierant, were installed with the honors of Knights of St. Gregory the Great, an honor conferred upon them by Pope John Paul II. The investi- ture was conducted by Bishop Basil H. Losten of Stamford and the Rev. Patrick Paschak, pastor of the St. George Church. The order was founded by Pope Gregory VII, the known Hildebrand of the Middle Ages, and is bestowed upon Catholics for distinguished service to the Church. In addition, three other parishioners, Mary Atamanchuk, Maria Baczynsky and Tymish Shewchuk, were honored with papal medals “For Church and Pope” at the papal knighting ceremony. Mr. Baczynsky, born in Zukiv, Ukraine, in 1923, had early indoctrination into Catholicism through his deeply religious father and grandfather, who was a Catholic priest in Austria before World War I. He received his college degree in Germany and in 1950 arrived in New York City prior to his parents’ entry. In time, Mr. Baczynsky married Mary Samokishchuk (who received the papal medal), and together they became parishioners of St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, which they have served for 40 years with dili- gence and steadfastness. Bishop Basil H. Losten and the Rev. Patrick Paschak conduct the investiture ceremony of (from left) Julian While their service to the Church and the Ukrainian Baczynsky, Harry Polche and Iwan Sierant. community abounds, Mr. and Mrs. Baczynsky also merit credit for their devotion to a young Brazilian sem- Department for 38 years and retired with the rank of Bank in New York City, holding a position as officer for inary student, Mauricius Popadiuk, whom they have lieutenant. In his capacity as police officer, he was in 36 years. In 1984 he became a treasurer at the Ukrainian totally supported financially and morally from his ado- charge of order at parades, processions and festivals Self Reliance Credit Union and was instrumental in mak- lescence until his ordination into priesthood. Today the (Ukrainian and otherwise), and served as an escort to ing the bank a very profitable venture. Rev. Popadiuk is a superior at St. Josaphat’s Monastery Patriarch Josyf Slipyj during his first visit to America. In the interim, Dr. Sierant gave freely of his time as in Glen Cove, N.Y. He also took charge of President Leonid Kuchma’s visit treasurer of the Shevchenko Scientific Society and Mr. and Mrs. Baczynsky also provide financial help to St. George Church. became the president of the Ukrainian Sports Club, and care to 98 orphans in Ukraine and steadfastly con- As a veteran of World War II, Mr. Polche is a past where he is involved in multiple undertakings to benefit tinue their financial support of Ukraine and its citizens. national commander of the Ukrainian American Veterans. young athletes, senior citizens and charitable institu- Mr. Baczynsky is the owner of the East Village Meat For many years he has served as commander of Catholic tions. Market. War Veterans Post 401 affiliated with St. George Following the investiture, a dinner was held in St. Mr. Polche was born in New York City of immigrant Ukrainian Catholic Church, whose motto is “For God, For George’s school auditorium with a great number of parents from Ukraine. He devoted his entire life to serv- Country, For Home.” parishioners and guests in attendance. In his able fashion ing St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he Dr. Sierant was born in the village of Demnia, as master of ceremonies, Father Paschak, called upon Dr. was baptized, received his first Holy communion and Ukraine, and obtained his law degree in Lviv. In 1948 he Walter Baran to introduce Mr. Polche, Dr. Wasyl married Rosalie Chuma, who has been a steadfast sup- came to New York City and found his spiritual home at Kalynowych for Dr. Sierant and Father Popadiuk for Mr. porter of all his civic and national endeavors. St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he has been Baczynsky, all who offered words of praise that moved Tall of stature and sympathetic of nature, Mr. Polche a dedicated parishioner ever since. Working diligently at the audience and the honorees. was involved through the years in church functions, the church, he continued his education and obtained his In conclusion, Sir Polche sincerely thanked all who school committees, civic affairs, war veterans’ events and master’s degree in business administration from New had been instrumental in bestowing the honors upon military occasions. As noted by many, he is a man of deep York University with the inspiration and help of his wife, him and his fellow Knights of St. Gregory. Bishop l o y a l t y . Stephania Panchuk, whom he married in 1952. Losten expressed his gratitude to the decorated members Mr. Polche served in the New York City Police From the outset, Dr. Sierant joined the Chase Manhattan and conferred his blessing upon all in attendance.

Affairs Minister Hennadii Udovenko, the two brother nations, the two fraternal “Only recently Dmitrii Riurikov said the Russian letter. . . Russian Embassy Press Attaché Vasyl peoples, at loggerheads.” appearance of a Ukrainian state is a tem- (Continued from page 1) Titushkin met with the press. He said, “I The two diplomats directly involved in porary phenomenon – a statement that tough stand on the package of strategically agree that the letter is highly provocative, the latest Russia-Ukraine scandal refuted appeared in the International Herald but it is a fake,” and, “it does not corre- any involvement in the matter. According Tribune.” important issues is to neutralize President spond to the facts.” He called the author to another Interfax report, Ambassador In Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada specula- Kuchma’s personal influence.” of the letter “a person with an overly Krylov, the former deputy minister tion as to the author’s identity and the let- The document suggest two ways in developed imagination” and said the per- whose signature appears at the bottom of ter’s aim ran rampant. National Deputy which President Kuchma could be son who wrote the letter is expressing the the letter, said he had nothing to do with Yevhen Lupakov said the letter is more accused of an anti-Ukrainian policy: have view of “people who have no stake in the the paper. “This is a fake. There was not proof that “anti-presidential and anti- both houses of Russia’s Parliament sus- development and deepening of bilateral and could not be a letter of this kind, Ukrainian activities pursued in Ukraine pend discussions on Sevastopol and the relations” between the two countries. because Ukraine is a friendly state,” he are coordinated from Russia.” He also Black Sea Fleet and make it appear as Ukraine’s Vice Minister for Foreign said. He emphasized, “We closely and recalled that the Communist Party in though Mr. Kuchma was at fault for not Affairs Volodymyr Khandogy explained very fruitfully worked with Leonid Ukraine had stated not long ago that its moving toward a compromise; or use that he does not believe the letter repre- Kuchma prior to his election as president actions are “well-coordinated, vigorous Ukraine’s energy dependence on Russia to sents the official policy of the Russian of Ukraine and afterwards, when he and are directed against the president.” build Ukraine’s indebtedness to Russia, government. “I do not think that the let- became the head of a state friendly to Communist Party leader Petro which would emphasize the Ukrainian ter, if authentic, represents policy, Russia.” Symonenko implicated President leader’s ineffectiveness. because it was between two individuals Mr. Riurikov, who is alleged to have Kuchma in the affair. He said it was “an It states that the president’s political who answer to higher-ups,” he explained. been the recipient of the letter, called it a act to raise the president’s rating.” He enemies could then begin a propaganda “We want to hear the official position “dirty low-grade fabrication whose aim is also suggested that it was meant to cause campaign leading to a proposal of from authorities at higher levels.” He patent.” He said the document was “con- an uproar that would put off the signing impeachment in the Verkhovna Rada. said the Ukrainian government was dis- cocted by lousy professionals” and that of a treaty on friendship and cooperation The letter also suggests that meanwhile, turbed, however, about the ramifications Russian experts had already identified between Ukraine and Russia because in Russia, the mass media could be of such correspondence among leading several potential suspects. NATO and Ukraine had signed a secret manipulated to make President Kuchma’s Russian government officials. “If this Ukraine was not as quick to accept the back-door agreement on cooperation. policies look pro-Russian. information is authentic, then these theory that it was a forgery. On January There are even more far-fetched theo- The response from official circles in actions do not correspond to the norms of 15, Secretary of the National Security ries as well. One, printed in the Kyiv Russia and Ukraine was quick and to the civilized diplomatic behavior,” he stated. and Defense Council Volodymyr newspaper Den on January 15, quoted a point. At a January 14 press briefing in The official response from Moscow Horbulin said the government is con- “Ukrainian diplomat who wished to Kyiv at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs it came hours later when Foreign Ministry cerned about the appearance of such a remain anonymous.” It states that was stated that Russian Ambassador spokesperson Gennadii Tarasov called letter. “I can only say that the current Dmytro Tabachnyk, the recently fired Yurii Dubinin had been officially called the document a contrived one. According state of affairs between Ukraine and head of President Kuchma’s administra- to Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry. to Interfax, he said, “Such things can be Russia cannot exclude the possibility that tion, had coordinated the plan to get back While he was meeting with Foreign done only by people who aim at setting the source is accurate,” he explained. at his former boss. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Soyuzivka residence Teaching English in Zalischyky: a recollection by Tanya Kosc ready to greet seniors Zalischyky, a small tomato-grow- ing town, is found in a horse-shoe for short-term stays bend of the Dnister River. This is where I was assigned to teach by Oksana Trytjak English through a program jointly UNA Special Projects Coordinator organized by the Ukrainian National Association and the Prosvita In all its endeavors, the Ukrainian National Society. Association has always had the best interests of the I started my sojourn to Zalischyky Ukrainian American community on its mind. Being a by nearly riding on to Chernivtsi. fraternal association requires the UNA to promote fra- Fortunately, Yura Samokishyn, the ternal activities that will benefit our members and the gentleman designated to pick me up community. and with whose family I was to stay, It has been suggested that, for the benefit of many, boarded the bus to look for me. I Soyuzivka should consider opening the doors of its was so busy conversing in a combi- Senior Citizens’ Home not only for permanent residen- nation of English and German with a cy, but also for shorter periods of time (one week or fellow passenger that I hardly more), and that these shorter time frames should not be noticed when this dark-haired man limited to members. passed by the second time and asked The UNA will try to fill this need in the Ukrainian in a surprised tone, “Vy Tanya?” American community. Soyuzivka will welcome all (Are you Tanya?) seniors, both members of UNA and non-members in Wearing sandals and a denim off-peak seasons for a minimum one-week stay at very vest, I suppose I did not look like a special senior citizens’ rates. professional teacher. Because I am Many young adults have senior parents or relatives not a professional teacher and am for whom they are responsible. Sometimes it may be younger than the average volunteer, difficult to take a vacation, or travel on a business trip if I was a bit apprehensive about the Tanya Kosc (second from left in background) with her students (begin- there is no one to take care of a senior family member. possibility of correcting the sentence Now, you have the option of making reservations for a ning with front row, from left): Viktoria Kosteniuk, Volodymyr Adamov, structure of a 45-year-old engineer Nadia Melnyk, Oksana Vuitsyk, Irene Kotova and Marta Samokishyn. week or more at special rates to accommodate seniors or doctor. Thus, I was quite happy to who can reside in a hassle-free setting with peers. You find out that I would be teaching nesses related to kidneys, thyroid and other glands. are worry-free, and they are safe. seventh and eighth graders. The students were eager to answer everything I There are many seniors who live very comfortably The children were often more punctual than I for our asked, but they were full of questions, too. They were alone and in their own homes. But when the winter four-hour sessions from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. most curious about American culture: the music, their months arrive, this may become a real hardship. After the first day, my class of 15 was divided; eventu- peers, what the educational system is like and what Soyuzivka offers an alternative to snow shoveling, ally the number of children placed in my group shrank teens do after school. The students’ curiosity seemed to icy walks and dangerous driving. Lower the heat in from nine to seven. One boy just stopped coming, but a wane only when grammar was addressed. Otherwise, your home, pack a bag and stay in a warm familiar second left for a government-sponsored vacation at a everything was closely inspected, including my Ohio environment for a week or two, or for a couple of resort, Morshyn. driver’s license and grocery store advertisements. I months. My slightly skeptical comment, “Well, that’s nice. enjoyed showing Buffalo bus schedules and explaining * * * Why?” brought an unexpected answer that quickly how the Toronto Sky Dome opens. Residency at Soyuzivka’s Senior Citizen’s Home is eased my suspicions. This was the government’s The game “Hangman” was popular, but to my amaze- presently available only to qualified members of the attempt to compensate every school-aged child living in ment their favorite game was one that I made up on the UNA, who are in reasonably good health and who wish a Chornobyl zone. Zalischyky is in the fourth and low- spur of the moment and found quite boring. That game, or to become permanent guests. As a resident of est degree zone, but the repercussions are felt by nearly “ta hra” as they referred to it, required them to name a Soyuzivka you are offered room and board, which con- all of the children, a majority of whom suffer from ill- word which was the part of speech I chose and started sists of three meals a day. You also have the benefit of with a particular letter I called out. It was pleasing to see entertainment available during the year. The familiar that children could still get excited about receiving some- Tanya Kosc, a summa cum laude graduate of Case safe setting, surrounded by Ukrainian culture at a vaca- thing as simple as a shiny foil star for good class work. Western Reserve University who earned bachelor’s tion resort makes this the perfect place to retire along On the last day, I set out all my supplementary mater- degrees in physics and German, was one of the volun - with other senior citizens. ial so that the students could take what they wanted. I teers who participated in the UNA program English This program is offered to individuals and couples. Teachers for Ukraine. She is also Miss Soyuzivka 1997. (Continued on page 13) The fees are exceptionally reasonable, and are based on income. Full-time residents are required to pay at least $350 per month but not more than three-quarters of their income. Furthermore, there is a cap for permanent residents, thus, their payment will not exceed $850 a 1997 UNA Almanac month per individual. Special rates for married couples are available. * * * is now available Our community is aging, and can benefit from the JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Svoboda Press has services offered at Soyuzivka to seniors and the rela- announced the release of the 1997 Ukrainian tives who worry about them. The Ukrainian National National Association Almanac, which has already Association has the tools with which to help our com- been mailed to subscribers. munity. The main theme of this year’s almanac is the Soyuzivka is a 400-acre estate owned by the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of “Akcja Ukrainian National Association. Because the UNA Wisla” — the forced deportation by the govern- wishes to share this bounty with the community, it has built a special senior citizens’ building to accommodate ment of Poland of Ukrainians living in southeast- senior guests. Special rates available from January ern and eastern Poland to northern and northwest- through April depend on whether seniors are members ern regions. Artist Bohdan Tytla depicts the terror and on the length of their stay. and inhumanity of this massive deportation action Consider staying with us for a few weeks; perhaps in the almanac’s cover illustration. you will be convinced to retire with us. Reside in a In addition to articles that address the almanac’s comfortable warm setting where your meals are pre- main topic, this year’s edition also contains entries pared for you daily, enjoy the fresh mountain air and by Ukrainians from around the world that are relax in a familiar Ukrainian atmosphere. You will run included in seven chapter headings that encompass into old friends at Soyuzivka, and you will have many history, literature, diaspora relations and current occasions to make new acquaintances with people who socio-political themes. All articles in the 288-page share similar interests. almanac are published in Ukrainian. By filling this need of the aging members of our com- The UNA Almanac has been published consec- munity, the UNA confirms its concern for all its mem- utively for 87 years. This year’s almanac (includ- bers and the Ukrainian American community at large. ing postage) costs $12 and can be ordered by send- We are ready to be of service to you. Come stay awhile at Soyuzivka – who knows, you may like it. ing payment to: Svoboda Press, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. Please direct inquiries to Soyuzivka: (914) 626-5641. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3 Ukrainian jewel on ‘Museum Mile’ TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY is preparing for the 21st century B e w a re of big bro t h e r NEW YORK – Nestled in the midst of Institute of America held its annual mem- Our front page this week carries a news story about a letter published in the “Museum Mile,” which includes the bership meeting. After the reading of the Russian-language newspaper Vsieukrainskiye Viedomosti which calls for steps Guggenheim Museum and the Frick minutes from last year’s meeting, several to engineer the ouster of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. The letter, dated Collection, and diagonally across from the committee and annual reports, Walter October 30, 1996, and labeled “top secret,” is allegedly authored by Russian Metropolitan Museum of Art on the south- Baranetsky, president of the Ukrainian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Krylov and addressed to Dmitrii east corner of 79th Street and Fifth Avenue, Institute of America, announced that after Riurikov, foreign policy aide to President Yeltsin. The letter’s author describes is one of the most magnificent and regal an extensive interviewing process a new President Kuchma’s foreign policy as “anti-Russian and destructive” and turn-of-the-century mansions in New York executive director had been chosen. “uncompromising”; he condemns the Ukrainian president for rejecting CIS City today. This French Renaissance-style Stephanie Charczenko, a member of integration, his unwillingness to preserve a single Black Sea Fleet and his structure houses the jewel of the Ukrainian the board of directors of the Ukrainian refusal to compromise on the status of Sevastopol. community: the Ukrainian Institute of National Home, vice-president of the The letter states that “the only possible means to change the firm position of A m e r i c a . Society of Ukrainian Jewish Relations Ukraine regarding the range of strategically important questions is neutraliza- The history of the acquisition of the and a Ukrainian community activist, was tion of the personal negative influence of L.D. Kuchma.” It goes on to suggest mansion by William Dzus, the founder of introduced to the members of the insti- that President Kuchma could be “politically discredited” via allegations that he the Ukrainian Institute of America, dates tute by Mr. Baranetsky. Besides adminis- betrayed the national interests of Ukraine, and that Russia’s contacts with the back to 1899 when Isaac Fletcher, a banker tering the normal day-to-day operations Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine could be used to effect his impeachment. and railroad investor, commissioned the of the institute, Ms. Charczenko will be The reaction from Ukraine, delivered by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs famous architect C.P.H. Gilbert to build a responsible for publicity, promotion, Volodymyr Khandogy was that, if the letter is genuine, it “does not correspond to house using William K. Vanderbilt’s neo- public relations, events planning, grant civilized norms of diplomacy.” He also stated that Ukraine wants an official Loire Valley chateau as its model, on the proposals and fund-raising activities. explanation from Russia. In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry of Russia termed the property that was originally the Lenox farm. Among the issues discussed at the publication “a provocative falsification.” Mr. Krylov, the alleged author of the Mr. Fletcher was so pleased with his meeting were how to expand the mem- letter, said it “does not and could not exist.” new home that he hired Jean Francois bership to include younger Ukrainians in The origins of the letter remain mysterious at press time, but it certainly should Raffaelli to do a painting of it; the paint- the community, organizing and planning not be dismissed lightly. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council ing, the mansion and the Fletcher’s new and innovative events. Volodymyr Horbulin said that, given the current state of relations between Ukraine extensive art collection were all eventual- As of the annual meeting the board con- and Russia, we “cannot exclude the possibility that the source is accurate.” Instead, ly bequeathed to the Metropolitan sists of the following members: Mr. the letter’s contents should be considered in the context of other recent Russian Museum of Art in 1917. Baranetsky, Peter Charchalis, Myron actions — especially those aimed at its “near abroad.” Harry F. Sinclair, the founder of the Hnateyko, Luba Kos, Jaroslav Kryshtalsky, On January 13, Russia has made moves toward merger with Belarus. In what Sinclair Oil Co., purchased the Fletcher Joseph Lesawyer, Walter Nazarewicz, was described by Reuters as “a diplomatic offensive clearly aimed against Mansion in 1920 and sold it in 1930 to Andrew Paschuk, George Sawicki, Bohdan NATO’s expansion plans,” President Boris Yeltsin send a letter to his Belarusian Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant Jr., a Shandor, Dr. Shegedyn, Orest Slupchynsky, Bohdanna Terech, Karl Zaininger and counterpart, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, saying that the two states should consider descendant of Peter Stuyvesant. A bachelor Lydia Zaininger. the idea of a referendum on unification “in one form or another.” President and recluse, Augustus Stuyvesant occupied At its monthly meeting on December Lukashenka welcomed the suggestion and underlined that he had “long been the mansion with his unmarried sister until 10, 1996, the board elected new officers ready” for such a move — not strange coming from someone who said recently her death in 1938, then lived out the and committee chairs. The board re-elected that he enjoys playing the role of “a junior brother” to President Yeltsin. remaining years of his life until 1953 with Mr. Baranetsky as president of the institute; Simultaneously, Moscow is once again playing hardball with the Baltic states. just his butler and footman to serve him. Mr. Kryshtalsky was voted in as vice-presi- The Open Media Research Institute reported that Foreign Minister Yevgenii Mr. Dzus, inventor and owner of the dent; Ms. Kos, treasurer; and Mrs. Primakov told a meeting of the Russian government on January 9 that Moscow Dzus Fastener Co. in West Islip, Long Zaininger, secretary. The chairman of the “should not be afraid to use economic sanctions” to defend the human rights of Island, founded the Ukrainian Institute of Culture Committee is Mr. Slupchynsky, Russians living in the Baltics, and he said Russia would refuse to sign a border America Inc. in 1948 for the purpose of and Dr. Shegedyn will once again serve as treaty with Estonia until the issue is resolved. The Russian newspaper Segodnya promoting Ukrainian art, culture, music the executive director of Music at the accused Moscow of dragging its feet over the treaty to hamper Estonia’s integration and literature. At that time, the Ukrainian Institute. Mr. Nazarewicz is the new chair- into Western institutions and said the policy “resembles crude blackmail.” Institute was located in the Parkwood man of the Fund-raising Committee, and So, it is clear that Russia continues to see NATO as a threat, and it will act Mansion in West Islip. The increasing Mr. Hnateyko was chosen as the chairman to counter that threat. Russia also considers it a threat that Ukraine and other membership and growth of the institute of the Building Committee. independent states once part of its political orbit are now acting independently prompted Mr. Dzus to search for a larger Other committee chairs are: member- and in ways that may be contrary to Russian interests. These threats, too, must facility; he authorized the treasurer of the ship, Mr. Charchalis; finance, Ms. Kos; be countered. And so, Russia, the once great power in that part of the world, is Dzus Fastener Co., Francis Clarke, to look and strategic planning, Mr. Shandor. The reverting to the tried and true methods of “big brother.” for new, larger quarters in New York City. board is also considering establishing an The capacious Fletcher Mansion, with its Education Committee. Additionally, prestigious address and unique architectural Deanna Hazen was appointed as the legal style, was perfectly suited for the Ukrainian advisor to the board. Institute, and in 1955 the mansion was pur- As the saying goes, “Diamonds are for- Jan. chased by the Ukrainian Institute of ever,” but this gem, the Ukrainian Institute TurningTurning the pagespages back...back... America corporation with the charitable of America, has lost some of its luster and generosity and support of Mr. Dzus. In June needs polishing. In 1998 the Ukrainian 23 of 1962 the mortgage was paid off and sub- Institute will commemorate the 50th sequently the Ukrainian Institute of anniversary of its inception as well as the 1992 Five years ago on January 23, the United States and inde- America attained landmark status. 100th anniversary of the chateau. In prepa- pendent Ukraine formally began diplomatic relations with the The Ukrainian Institute takes great pride ration for these milestones, and as reported exchange of letters of credence in Kyiv. Following is an in the fact that almost 50 years after mov- recently in The New York Times, the excerpt from Marta Kolomayets’ report of the historic event. ing into its new home at 2 E. 79th St., Ukrainian Institute of America will be William Dzus’ dreams and aspirations are * * * undergoing an ambitious restoration project still very much alive and thriving. U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Jon Gundersen exchanged notes regarding full diplomatic commencing with the slate roof. The repair, Boasting a membership of over 400 peo- relations with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Anatolii Zlenko during a brief ceremony on at a cost of $250,000, is merely a beginning ple, some of the events sponsored by the January 23 at the Foreign Ministry’s Hall of Mirrors. for a building that desperately needs both institute in the last year were: the Les “I welcome the birth of diplomatic relations between our two countries, our two inde- exterior and interior restoration. Kurbas Theater performing a memorable pendent countries,” said Mr. Gundersen, who has served as the U.S. consul general in Kyiv At a cost of approximately $150,000 apocrypha based on the writings of Lesia per year for maintenance, the institute since last February. The act of exchanging diplomatic notes follows U.S. President Ukrainka; a scholarly conference on the relies upon the financial assistance of George Bush’s December 25, 1991, announcement recognizing Ukraine. It formally occasion of the 130th anniversary of membership donations, sponsorships, provides for the establishment of an embassy and accreditation of diplomats. Mikhailo Hrushevsky’s birth; a seminar benefactors, federal grants, etc. to preserve Mr. Gundersen said Ukraine has entered the international arena in a peaceful and with Adrian Karatnycky, president of the sparkle of this jewel of the Ukrainian democratic manner, respectful of human rights. He also added that it has respected all Freedom House, on “Ukraine, the United c o m m u n i t y . existing treaties, including the START pact and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. States and Russia”; commemorations of On the anniversary of William Dzus’ Mr. Gundersen stated that Ukraine will soon become a Helsinki Accords signatory and the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl birth, January 5, the members who tire- added that he looks forward to Ukraine becoming a fully participating member of the nuclear disaster with an exhibition of pho- lessly sacrificed so much of their time to European and world communities. Mr. Gundersen noted that the U.S. Embassy in tos, paintings and videos; and a business sustain the Dzus legacy ponder the future Kyiv is now located in the old district headquarters of the Communist Party — “a nice conference in conjunction with the of the Ukrainian Institute of America and twist of fate” — at 10 Yuriy Kotsiubynsky St., in Kyiv’s center. Consulate General of Ukraine in New the perpetuation of the rich Ukrainian The initial staff of six Americans and four local employees (a support staff) will York. The Music at the Institute classical culture that he loved so dearly. They concentrate on political, economic and public affairs. They include Mr. Gundersen; music concert series, under the capable agree that the younger generation must John Stepanchuk, first secretary and political section chief; Mary Kruger, first secre- directorship of Mykola Suk and leadership now grasp the torch and fuel the flame, tary and public affairs officer; Carol Fajardo, second secretary and administrative sec- of Dr. Taras Shegedyn, continues to draw giving birth to innovative and exciting tion chief; Maria Rudensky, third secretary and consular section chief; and Ed large audiences and is experiencing a very ideas and ventures, cultivating and fos- Fajardo, consular specialist. successful winter season. tering the goals of the Ukrainian Institute Source: The Ukrainian Weekly, Jan. 26, 1992 (Vol. LX, No. 4) On November 15, 1996, the Ukrainian of America into the 21st century. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Kuropas column Christmas column by Myron B. Kuropas disregards facts quite unfortunate Dear Editor: Dear Editor: It might be time to consider other It is quite unfortunate that during these My views are my own more responsible authors for the opinion holy and sacred days of the Nativity of column in The Ukrainian Weekly, given Jesus Christ, the New Year and Just in case there are still some people another Italian, be as sympathetic to Myron Kuropas’ continued disregard for Theophany your Ukrainian Orthodox out there who labor under the illusion Ukraine? Will Ukraine ever enjoy a visit propriety and facts. readers were subjected to ridicule and that my columns in any way reflect the from such a pope? This is not to say that His column “Christmas in Ukraine” last false facts found in the December 22, views and opinions of the editors of The the present pope couldn’t have done month initially appeals to common belief 1996, Faces and Places column titled Ukrainian Weekly or the Ukrainian more for Ukraine. Of course, he should and tolerance between Ukrainian Orthodox “Christmas in Ukraine, 1996” by Myron National Association, then rest assured, have moved on the beatification of and Catholics, then slides into an anti- Kuropas. Unfortunately, Dr. Kuropas has they do not. My views are mine alone. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. Of Orthodox diatribe that includes the state- only added fuel to the fire in the area of So the next time you are tempted to course, Ukrainian Catholics should have ment “Ukraine is not an Orthodox nation.” ecumenical relations between the two tra- call the editor of this fine newspaper or their own patriarch now that Ukraine is Is France Catholic? Is England Protestant? ditional Ukrainian Churches in Ukraine the UNA president to complain about independent. Who knows why he hasn’t Certainly, as he suggests, if Ukrainian and in the diaspora. something I wrote, don’t. They don’t done so? Some Catholic laypeople have Orthodox hierarchs should invite the pope Although the entire article has an air answer for me, and they don’t appreciate argued that the main reason Pope John to Kyiv, then shouldn’t the Greek-Catholic of “the Orthodox are punishing the being harassed.Faces If you have and a complaint, PlacesPaul II hasn’t proclaimed a patriarchate cardinal invite Billy Graham to Lviv to Catholics in Ukraine again,” there are write a letter to the editor, or to me. Send is the result of opposition from certain recognize the role of Protestant evange- certain statements made by Dr. Kuropas me an e-mail. If you have the courage of Ukrainian Catholic prelates. Others lism in weakening Soviet atheism and in that I would like to address. your convictions, sign your name. From believe that a Ukrainian Catholic patri- persuading some Ukrainians “to accept The idea that a Ukrainian Orthodox now on my column will include my e- arch would damage sensitive relations Jesus Christ as their personal Savior”? family would be happier if their son or mail address at the bottom. Harass me. with the Moscow Patriarchate. Dr. Kuropas’ strident, Greek-Catholic daughter married a Serbian Orthodox You won’t be the first. If Ukraine’s statistics are correct – militancy doesn’t belong in The Ukrainian Christian rather than a Ukrainian Why do I write as I do? There are “over 30 million [people] consider them- Weekly, an official publication of the Catholic man or woman is simply ridicu- many reasons. The first has to do with selves Orthodox” – then the Rev. Ukrainian National Association. lous. As a priest for 15 years, and previ- providing information about issues that I Nakonachny’s argument that Ukraine is Your readers, as well as officials of ously as a seminarian for five years, I believe are, or should be, of concern to indeed an “Orthodox nation” is worthy of the Ukrainian Fraternal Association – have never heard this. In fact I have the Ukrainian community. consideration. The point, however, is whose publications have been more bal- always heard the exact opposite. When a A second reason has to do with what I debatable once one considers church anced in reporting Ukrainian religious Ukrainian Orthodox son or daughter believe is the truth about various issues. attendance. Few people today would call issues and who are considering a union married a Ukrainian Catholic, I always This doesn’t mean that I’m always right, France or Italy “Catholic countries.” with the UNA – should take notice of Dr. have heard, “it is good that they are mar- but at least I have formed what I believe When Lesia and I attended the Catholic Kuropas’ journalistic abuse. rying a ‘nash’ or ‘nasha’ (one of our is an informed opinion. Those who have Laity Conference in Rome in 1985, we own).” I cannot comment on whether or other opinions, and can defend them, were appalled by the number of boarded- Alec Danylevich, M.D. not the Ukrainian Catholic families are should respond. up churches in Rome and by the crucial Worcester, Mass. happier when their children marry And this brings me to my third goal. I shortage of priests in France. Even Roman Catholics as opposed to would like our community to be more though most Americans consider them- Ukrainian Orthodox Christians. engaged in issues. If my column can pro- selves to be Christian, how often do peo- Columnist offends Secondly, not everywhere are the ten- voke a response, either positive or nega- ple call our country “Christian?” sions between Ukrainian Catholics and tive, then I’ve accomplished my objective. Those who believe that in criticizing Ukrainian people Ukrainian Orthodox still tense. I am very I am grateful to the Rev. John R. some Orthodox prelates I was attacking Dear Editor: surprised that Dr. Kuropas, being very Nakonachny for his letter to the editor and the Orthodox Church should know better. involved in one of the most vivid exam- for the time he spent on the telephone As a Catholic I have criticized the behav- It’s a shame that in his “Christmas in ples of ecumenical relations between enlightening me about certain aspects of ior of certain Catholic prelates many Ukraine, 1996” column Myron B. Kuropas Ukrainians, in Chicago, would make this the Church situation in Ukraine. He was times in the past. That does not mean that does not practice what he preaches. For statement. provoked by my column of December 22, I’m against the Catholic Church. I have example, Dr. Kuropas writes that even the For many years the Ukrainian 1996, and he responded. Hopefully, there also reprimanded many Jewish leaders. Moscow Patriarch “is entitled to the honor Catholic Sobor of Ss. Volodymyr and will be others. Contrary to their opinion, that does not and respect of his office, regardless of his Olha and the Ukrainian Orthodox Although Father Nakonachny readily make me an anti-Semite. It should be no personal leanings.” Yet Dr. Kuropas denies Cathedral of St. Volodymyr shared an admits that at one time Ukrainian secret that I am not very fond of the for- the respect due to Patriarch Filaret of the altar together, and for many decades a Orthodox had no use for Patriarch mer head of the Harvard Ukrainian Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv warm receptive relationship followed Filaret, he is now convinced that the man Research Institute. That does not mean Patriarchate. Dr. Kuropas also writes of that continues until this day. has turned over a new leaf. Father that I’m opposed to Harvard. Christian behavior and the need to demon- Unfortunately the exact opposite is true Nakonachny has observed the metamor- Reproaching leaders of institutions does strate “that we are united in our common between the Ukrainian Catholic phosis firsthand, and argues that the not signal an attack on the institution. belief and mutual appreciation and love for Cathedral of St. Nicholas, which for patriarch’s past transgressions should not I have frequently questioned the each other.” Yet he expresses only insults years was at hostile odds with their be held against him because during the behavior of Ukrainian and American and contempt for the people in the brothers and sisters in the Ukrainian past five years he has worked diligently government officials. Does that make me Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Catholic Sobor of Ss. Volodymyr and to establish an independent Ukrainian anti-Ukrainian or anti-American? In the past we have always looked for- Olha. Who does not remember the Orthodox Church. If that is the case, then Some Orthodox have openly won- ward to Dr. Kuropas’ columns in The tragedy of Ukrainian Catholics throwing my calling the patriarch a “former Soviet dered what right a Catholic has in criti- Ukrainian Weekly, but found this last col- rocks at their own bishop? shill” served no useful purpose. cizing Orthodox bishops. I shouldn’t umn, “Christmas in Ukraine, 1996,” offen- In Boston, the Ukrainian Catholic Father Nakonachny makes a valid interfere, they have suggested, in sive and not worthy of such an intelligent Church of Christ the King and my own point when he writes that our community Orthodox affairs. But the visit of a and influential person. Why is it that all too Ukrainian Orthodox parish of St. is willing to forget the past sins of Catholic pope to Ukraine is not an frequently Ukrainians tend to honor all Andrew has enjoyed a wonderful rela- Presidents Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Orthodox affair. If Orthodox prelates feel things foreign and bash our own? We sin- tionship for many years. The pastors of Kuchma and many diplomats, so “how compelled to speak out against a pro- cerely hope that in the future The Ukrainian both churches serve together at all much longer will our Ukrainian leaders posed Catholic initiative, are they not Weekly will avoid publishing columns that Ukrainian national holidays, and the two continue to ignore the good that has been interfering in Catholic affairs? needlessly insult and offend large segments communities always come together to done by the patriarch?” Personally, I am I ended my article of December 22 with of Ukrainians in Ukraine as well as abroad. honor Ukrainian historical events. For example, the two churches came together willing to forget the past as long as a suggestion that all of us, “but especially Alexander and Valentina Poletz Ukraine benefits. If the patriarch is work- Catholics and Orthodox, need to come Minneapolis (Continued on page 13) ing towards greater unity among together in common prayer ... we need to Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and demonstrate to our Catholic and Orthodox improved relations with Ukrainian brethren in Ukraine that we are united in Note from the editor: Catholics, God bless him. our common belief and mutual apprecia- Many readers have written or called to comment on Dr. Myron Kuropas’ Father Nakonachny is also correct tion and love for each other. Perhaps our December 22 column titled “Christmas in Ukraine, 1996.” Dr. Kuropas writes a when he writes that the patriarch is enti- two metropolitans can concelebrate a ser- column of opinion; it is neither a news report nor a feature article. The standards of tled to an opinion regarding the timing of vice of common cause.” I still believe that news reporting and feature writing do not apply to a column. Thus, we are prompt- a visit by Pope John Paul II to Ukraine. we in the diaspora can set the example for ed to remind our readers of the following editorial policy: Tensions are running very high in the people of Ukraine. Whether we will or The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor and commentaries on a variety Ukraine, he told me, and a visit in the not will depend on the depth of our of topics of concern to the Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian communities. near future would most certainly exacer- Christian understanding. Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their own and do bate them to a dangerous level. Perhaps. To reiterate: If you have a comment not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, But we must also be aware of the fact regarding this column, contact me the Ukrainian National Association. that the pope is not in the best of health. through my e-mail address at: Will his successor, who may very well be [email protected] 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3

H r y v n i a , Houston gallery to feature artists from Ukraine HOUSTON – The exhibit “Artists from Ukraine: Works on Paper,” orga- the movie, nized by the O’Kane Gallery at the University of Houston – Downtown and is released curated by Ukrainian American artist Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak and the MONTREAL – At the request of University of Houston – Clear Lake facul- the Canadian Bank Note Co. in ty printmaker artist Sandria Hu, will be on Ottawa, award-winning Montreal view at O’Kane Gallery from January 21 filmmaker Yurij Luhovy was commis- through February 21. sioned to do a 20-minute corporate This exhibit of 48 artworks by 20 documentary titled “The New artists provides an opportunity to become Ukrainian Currency-Hryvnia.” The acquainted with the diversity, range and Ukrainian-language film was made to scope of a selection of contemporary coincide with the recent official intro- artists living and working in Ukraine. duction of the new currency in Though the artwork comes from only Ukraine. Efforts are being made to two cities in Ukraine, Lviv and Kyiv, and show the film on Ukrainian state tele- while most of the artists had studied at v i s i o n . one of those cities’ art academies, the The film “Hryvnia” describes work in the exhibit is surprisingly varied. the complex printing process used The 12 women and eight men range in by the Canadian Bank Note Co. to age from their late 20s to their early 70s. print the currency in Canada. The The artwork ranges from the intimate corporate documentary shows the delicate etchings and small Ex Libris various steps in the process called prints of Olha Pohribna-Koch to the large lithography that applies many col- computer-generated ink-jet prints of Ihor ors and intricate patterns onto spe- Yaremchuk. In some work, like Yurko cial watermarked paper. Koch’s linocut prints, there is an inven- Because of the sophisticated print- tive use of visual and narrative Ukrainian ing processes used by the Canadian folk motifs. Serhiy Shulyma’s powerfully Bank Note Co. to print valuable constructed dramas conjure up the papers, the currencies that the company destruction and human suffering inflicted prints are the least counterfeited in the by the Soviet state. Allegory and satire world. The company won an interna- appear in the work of Lubomyr Medvid tional competition to print the hryvnia. and Danylo Dovboshynsky, while roman- The main negotiator between tic lyricism characterizes the collages of Ukraine and the Canadian Bank Note Kateryna Korniychuk and the later prints Co. is CBNC Vice-President Orest of Andrew Levitsky. Much of the artwork Nowakiwsky. From 1991 to 1996, in the exhibit displays a stylized use of Mr. Nowakiwsky has been involved the figure, elements of storytelling, and a with security printing and projects in predilection for decorative patterning. Eastern Europe and Ukraine. Ms. Bodnar-Balahutrak has lent some A parliamentary committee of work from her family’s private collection, A work by Danylo Dovboshynsky from the exhibit “Artists from Ukraine: Works on Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada decided which began with her first visit to Ukraine Paper,” which opens January 21 at the O’Kane Gallery in Houston. on the design characteristics for the in 1991 to the Lviv Art Institute of Fine hryvnia. The hryvnia was a monetary and Applied Arts, now the Lviv Academy of Arts. In May tures and other exhibit-related events. unit that was widely used in Kyivan- 1996, she and Ms. Hu traveled to Kyiv, as visiting artists at the The artists represented in the exhibit are: Andriy Chebykin, Rus and then, once again used by the Kyiv Ukrainian Academy of Art, and gathered suitable and Mr. Dovboshynsky, Valentin Gordiychuk, Halyna Halynska, independent Ukrainian state in 1917. available work from Kyiv artists/printmakers for this exhibit. Alina Ivanova, Yevgenia Kharkova, Ksenia Khodakovska, The designs depict a series of land- When Ms. Bodnar-Balahutrak returned to Ukraine in September Oksana Kirpenko, Mr. Koch, Ms. Korniychuk, Mr. Levitsky, marks and historical figures from that same year, she brought back prints from two Lviv artists to Lubomyr Medvid, Irina Movchan, Olena Mychaylova-Rodyna, medieval Ukraine to the present. The add to the exhibition group. Ms. Pohribna-Koch, Oleksandra Prakhova, Mr. Shulyma, Oksana Stratiychuk, Olena Yakovleva, and Mr. Yaremchuk. film gives a concise, historic overview A catalogue of the exhibit, to be produced by the O’Kane The exhibit is scheduled to travel to the College of the related to designs for each denomina- Gallery, will include an essay by art historian and art history Mainland Art Gallery in Texas City, where it will be on view t i o n . professor at UH-Downtown, Dr. Susan Baker, and a list of the March 30 through April 13. Following its Texas venue, portions In order to preserve the integrity participating artists with short biographies and photoreproduc- of this exhibit may travel to other U.S. cities. and secrets of CBNC’s printing tions of their work. Both host institutions plan gallery talks, lec- process, all the filming was highly restricted, done under the tighest of security, and had to be approved at every step. From this footage, the pro- ducer-director created an informative, quick-paced corporate documentary that captures a truly remarkable achievement in Ukraine’s process of n a t i o n - b u i l d i n g . The script-writer was Fran Ponomarenko, the Montreal author who recently released the French ver- sion of her short stories “The Parcel From Chicken Street.” Original music for “Hryvnia” was composed by Andrew Mazepa; the film’s narrator was actor Hryhorii Hlady. “The New Ukrainian Currency — Hryvnia” was produced, directed and edited by Mr. Luhovy, well-known for the award- winning documentary “Freedom Had A Price.” An evening that featured Mr. Nowakiwsky as guest speaker was organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Montreal on December 12, 1996, at the Ukrainian Youth Center. For further information, or to obtain a copy of the video, please contact: Judy Lonsdale, Communications Coordinator, Canadian Bank Note Co. Ltd., (613) 722-3421 ext. 115, or fax Artists from Ukraine with exhibit curators at a gathering in May 1996 in Kyiv (from left): Oksana Kirpenko, Andriy Chebykin, (613) 722-2548 Alina Ivanova, Serhiy Shulyma, Kateryna Korniychuk, curators Sandria Hur and Lydia Bodnar-Balahutrak, Andrew Levitsky and Georgy Yakutovych. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 9 Scholarly conference at LaSalle University examines Union of Brest PHILADELPHIA – A year of commemorations of the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest, during which the Kyivan Church re-established communion with the Apostolic See of Rome, culminated with a scholarly conference held at La Salle University here on December 6, 1996. The conference focused on the his- tory of the Eastern Churches, the cultural and political aspects of the union, as well as on its religious and theo- logical significance and consequences. The conference was opened by Prof. Leonid Rudnytzky, who thanked two co-organizers – the Shevchenko Scientific Society and the St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics – for their contribution to the event. Following the invocation delivered by Brother Charles Echelmeier, director of La Salle’s Campus Ministry, and welcoming remarks by Brother Daniel Burke, president emeritus of the univer- sity, the first session dedicated to the history of the union was called to order. The opening paper authored by the Rt. Rev. Petro B. T. Bilaniuk (St. Michael’s College of the University of Toronto), and in the absence of the author read by Prof. Andrew Dolan (Temple University), was titled “Graeco-Latin Council of Nicaea and Nymphaion (1234) and the Definitive Schism Between the Latin and Byzantine Churches.” It addressed the questions of when the actual schism occurred and why the union or re-union was necessary. Among the participants of a conference about the Union of Brest were (from Left) Bishop Walter Paska and It concluded with the statement that “since the apostolic Archbishop-Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Bishop Vsevolod Majdanski times until the Union of Brest, the Church in Ukraine has of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America. not been in any schism with either Eastern or Western Churches, for [it] never committed any material or formal Mohyla’s views of the union and of the Roman prima- 20th century, among them: Solovyov, Kliuchevsky, schismatic acts.” The paper provoked a lengthy discussion cy, and commented extensively on recent ecumenical Maksymovych and Hrushevsky. guided ably by Prof. Geffrey B. Kelly, a noted Dietrich efforts between Catholics and Orthodox. Prof. Vasyl Markus (Shevchenko Scientific Society, Bonhoeffer scholar (La Salle University). In praising Bishop Lubomyr Husar for his support of U.S.A.) drew some parallels between the unions of Brest The Rev. Alexander Baran (Ukrainian Academy of Metropolitan Elia’s recent ecumenical initiatives, Bishop and Uzhhorod, while cautioning that the latter cannot be Arts and Sciences, Winnipeg) analyzed thoroughly the Vsevolod concluded his paper on the following personal considered a separate event of equal magnitude and signif- impact of the Council of Florence on the Union of note: “I remain always an optimist in these matters. Of icance to that of Brest, but rather an acceptance of the act Brest, and the Rev. Ihor Moncak (St. Clement Pope course there are obstacles and setbacks; of course there are of 1596, and Prof. Bird commented on selected papal doc- Ukrainian University of Rome) dealt with the “Articles those who do not wish to understand. But we must have uments dealing with the Union of Brest, while also pre- of the Union.” He stressed that the Union of Brest was, confidence in the healing power of the Holy Spirit. Of senting a compelling summary of the papers read. in fact, an ecclesiastic treaty accepted by the Apostolic course our own unaided efforts are sufficient to overcome The conference was attended by scholars from sever- See of Rome, which never disavowed or contradicted it. our divisions, but we should realize that our prayerful al neighboring institutions of higher learning, among However, whenever the “bureaucrats of the Roman efforts are necessary, to prepare ourselves to receive the them: the University of Delaware, Immaculata College, Curia desired” any deviation from the “Articles,” they good gift of full unity that God wishes us to have.” King’s College, Manor Junior College, the University applied pressure on individual bishops to make them The session of the two bishops was chaired by Prof. of Pennsylvania and Temple University. Members of La back down “voluntarily” from their acquired rights. Thomas E. Bird (Queens College, CUNY) who also Salle’s faculty and students as well as representatives of The second session, titled “The Spirituality of the introduced Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, archbishop of the Ukrainian community of Greater Philadelphia also Union,” presented the Catholic and the Orthodox per- the Philadelphia Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic took part in the individual sessions. spectives on the event. The speakers were Bishop Church, who attended the conference. In his concluding remarks, Prof. Rudnytzky thanked La Walter Paska of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and The third and final session, which was dedicated to Salle’s faculty and administration for their support and Bishop Vsevolod of Scopelos, representing the the aftermath of the union, was chaired by Prof. Albert cooperation in organizing and hosting the conference. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America. Kipa (Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.). Prof. entire conference took place in the de La Salle Chapel of Bishop Paska provided a brief history of the union, David Goldfrank (Georgetown University) offered a the university, which contributed to the spiritually height- including an analysis of the events that preceded and fol- cogent analysis of the treatment of the Union of Brest in ened atmosphere of the event. Plans are being made to lowed it. He interpreted some selected articles of the imperial Russian historiography by focusing on leading publish the proceedings of the conference in a separate union and in summing up stated that “the essential and Russian and Ukrainian historians of the 19th and early c o l l e c t i o n . paramount goal of the actions of 1596 was sharing in the Gospel truths as propounded by the one, holy, catholic, apostolic Church. It is undeniable that other motives Emerging Ukrainian economy discussed at LaSalle intruded themselves, for human frailty rarely allows us to act in perfect accord with the goal we seek.” He concluded with a quotation from the Decree on Ecumenism, Vatican II: “While preserving unity in essen- tials, let all members of the Church, according to the office entrusted to each, preserve a proper freedom in the various forms of spiritual life and discipline, in the variety of liturgical rites, and even in the theological elaborations of revealed truth. In all things, let charity be exercised.” In a lengthy position paper titled “An Orthodox Perspective on Brest and its Consequences,” Bishop Vsevolod introduced his exposition by stating that “our efforts are intended to clear the path for genuine, authentic union, to heal the schism which divides our Church of Kyiv, and to heal the schism which divides Eastern Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism. In pursuit of these lofty goals, we must be prepared to accept the pain which inevitably accompanies honest discussion.” Upon analyzing the bull “Magnus Dominus,” by which Pope Clement VIII received the Ukrainians and Belarusians into the Roman Catholic Church, as well as other papal documents, Bishop Vsevolod emphasized that “the Ruthenian bishops, the clergy and the faithful were canonically received into communion with the Roman Church, not as a metropolitan Sister Church, but Professors and students concerned about economic and business education issues in Ukraine recently met at La simply as individuals, coming to the Church from ‘out- Salle University in Philadelphia to discuss marketplace changes in Central Europe. From left (front row) are: Dr. Susan side’ and asking individually for reunion.” Borkowski, accounting professor; Dr. James Talaga, chair of La Salle’s marketing department; Natalia Paracyk, Lviv Quoting Archimandrite Victor Pospishil, Bishop Institute of Management; Lidia Kushpler, also of the institute; and Andre McCoy, a consultant to Ukraine for the Vsevolod challenged the validity of the terms “union” University City Science Center, Philadelphia; (back row) Dr. James M. Kelly, professor of finance; Dr. Leo Rudnytzky, and “re-union,” and insisted that the term “submission” chair of La Salle’s Central and Eastern European Studies Program; Volodymyr Batchynsky and Sergei Kovalenko, is the more correct designation for the event of 1596. both of the Lviv School of Management; and Dr. Madjid Tavana, chair of La Salle’s management department. The par- He subsequently discussed Metropolitan Petro ticipants are all involved in an academic and cultural exchange called the La Salle-Ukraine Project. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3

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with his new teammates when he refused La MaMa E.T.C. presents Pro hockey... to take up an offer from left-winger (Continued from page 10) Adam Graves, who was willing to give and returned to Worcester. up the alternate captaincy so Gretzky San Jose: Taras Lendzyk, GT, could wear the “A.” “He doesn’t need an assigned to Kentucky (AHL). ‘A’ to be shown respect by anybody,” Tampa Bay: Brian Bellows, RW, back said coach Campbell ... More Gretzky: spasms, day-to-day. Bellows traded to The Great One held pointless in a 1-1 tie Anaheim for sixth round pick in 1997 draft. with the Islanders in early November, Toronto: Brendan Yarema, C, returned ending a 15-game point streak ... to Sarnia (OHL). Mark Kolesar, RW, Anaheim GM Jack Ferreira shook up the assigned to St. John’s (AHL). Kolesar Anaheim Ducks’ roster by making two quick recalled and returned to St. John’s. trades involving five players in a 48-hour span. Vancouver: Bogdan Savenko, RW, Left-winger Brian Bellows was picked up and Yevgeny Namestnikov, D, assigned from Tampa Bay on November 18 ... to Syracuse (AHL). Dave Babych, D, Anaheim coach Ron Wilson and Bellows, 32, hyperextended elbow, day-to-day. were teammates with the Minnesota North Babych, pulled groin, day-to-day. Stars during the mid-1980s. “Brian was out- Washington: Steve Konowalchuk, LW, spoken in the room, even when he was a lot separated rib cartilage. Peter Bondra, RW, younger,” Wilson said. “He has gone head to strained groin, December 17. head with a number of coaches, but I don’t UKRAINIAN UTTERINGS: I s l a n d e r think anything will be a problem with us ...” Virtual Souls great Mike Bossy dropped the ceremoni- Andrei Nikolishin left Hartford in al first puck on opening night on the such a hurry he had to use an off-day to Created by the Yara Arts Group Island ... Flyers’ Dale Hawerchuk report- return to pick up his clothing ... Speaking and artists from the Buryat National Theatre ed progress with his strained left hip after of “Niko,” Devils’ goalie Martin Brodeur Dir ected by Virl ana Tkacz • Musi c by Genji I to working with sports chiropractor John broke his own team record for consecu- January 16-26, 1997 D’Amico. Hawerchuk, who had no tive shutout minutes before allowing a Thursday – Sunday 7:30 pm plus Sunday 3:00 pm points in seven games, re-injured his hip goal by Nikolishin ... in the pre-season. The hip problems date Right-winger Dave Andreychuk, the La MaMa 74 East 4th St., N.Y. (at 2nd Ave) back three years to his days in Buffalo... only Devils’ player whose contract was (212) 475-7710 • tick ets $15 Defenseman Kenny Daneyko called negotiated with another club (Toronto), Rangers’ coach Colin Campbell a “little said he does not have individual incen- weasel” after Campbell taunted him for tives in his contract because the deal was trying to fight New York defenseman hurried just before the lockout in 1994 ... Jeff Beukeboom in an October 30 game. Brian Leetch moved past Ukrainian Walt Campbell kept yelling about former Tkaczuk into fourth place on the N.Y. Ranger right-winger Joey Kocur, who injured Daneyko’s knee in a past fight. Rangers’ all-time assist list with 452 ... That prompted Daneyko to challenge Jeremy Roenick and Ukie Keith Tkachuk Campbell to “step outside ...” When were chosen for Hard Copy’s “Hunks of Hawerchuk returned from a six-game Hockey” segment ... absence to rest that ailing hip, he regis- More Daneyko: the blueliner was tered five points (1-4-5) in three games ... close to agreeing on a three-year contract Daneyko had four root canals and two worth $4 million. He could become an teeth pulled after taking a stick in the unrestricted free agent after this season. mouth in a game against Vancouver on Daneyko has spent his entire 13-year November 14 ... NHL career with the Devils ... Happy Wayne Gretzky scored a lot of points New Year from the “Puckster!” UNA “YOUTH” PLAN* Ukrainian NHL salaries for 1996-1997

W. Gretzky, New York Rangers $5,047,500 10 years old K. Tkachuk, Phoenix Coyotes $2,600,000 D. Hawerchuk, Philadelphia Flyers $2,600,000 10,000 Life policy D. Andreychuk, New Jersey Devils $2,100,000 K. Daneyko, New Jersey Devils $1,295,176 P. Bondra, Washington Capitals $1,178,247 10 dollars per month K. Hrudey, San Jose Sharks $1,100,000 E. Olczyk, Los Angeles Kings $1,050,000 for 10 years A. Zhitnik, Buffalo Sabres $1,000,000 D. Khristich, Los Angeles Kings $1,000,000 up to 10,000 cash at age 65 D. Bellows, Tampa Bay-Anaheim $1,000,000 C. Leschyshyn, Colorado-Washington-Hartford $875,000 S. Konowalchuk, Washington Capitals $850,000 R. Matvichuk, Dallas Stars $721,299 CALL TODAY (800) 253-9862 D. Babych, Vancouver Canucks $650,000 O. Tverdovsky, Phoenix Coyotes $600,000 * NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA D. Wakaluk, Phoenix Coyotes $600,000 A. Godynyuk, Hartford Whalers $425,000 A. Nikolishin, Hartford-Washington $400,000 T. Hlushko, Calgary Flames $325,000

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sible division of Ukrainian Orthodoxy Christmas column... ceases and they unite to elect one patri- (Continued from page 7) arch of Kyiv and all Ukraine, recognized and celebrated an ecumenical moleben by world Orthodoxy, it will be the sec- Air Ukraine and memorial in honor of the Chornobyl ond largest Orthodox Church in the victims last year. world. No matter how they are divided, National Airlines Dr. Kuropas’ most regrettable com- the vast majority of Christians in Ukraine ments concern the Ukrainian Orthodox refer to themselves as Orthodox. Where Church in Ukraine. Why does he use only are the statistics that would prove other- wise? NON-STOP FLIGHTS negative adjectives to describe the Finally, as concerns the visit of the Ukrainian Orthodox bishops? Such words pope. Indeed Ukraine is a democratic are not used when describing the country that should protect the rights of all NEW YORK - KYIV — Fridays and Sundays Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy. 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That emphatically includes Ukraine.”] dangerous sphere of a geopolitical contest Secretary... Other highlights of the confirmation Russian spies... for global influence. Here Russia is espe- (Continued from page 1) hearing included Sen. Helms’ plan for a (Continued from page 2) cially unpredictable and, therefore, danger- while fully understanding the security re-organization of the State Department. situation. According to former CIA ous. It behaves like a state that has pre- interests of all European states that seek Sen. Helms favors the consolidation of Director Richard M. Helms, “Spying is served its dominance in Eastern Europe, integration with NATO. three agencies: the United States Agency part of the Russian nature. They were up to although it has lost the might of the USSR. When asked by Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. for International Development (USAID), it all the time under the tsars. It will take Russia does not want to lose influence in (D-Del.) about the Clinton administra- United States Information Agency much more than one little collapse of the Eastern Europe – something that will tion’s “charter” for a proposed special (USIA) and the United States Arms Soviet Union to expunge it from the inevitably occur in case of NATO enlarge- relationship between NATO and the Control and Disarmament Agency Russian psyche.”2 m e n t . Russian Federation, Secretary-Designate (USACDA), all independently controlled Secret services in Russia from the tsars Therefore, much Russian activity is Albright said she thought it would be at present, to fall within the jurisdiction to commissars have functioned as the sec- aimed against NATO enlargement, as “premature ... to go into more detail ... of the new, leaner State Department. ond (and essentially – the first) state power. well as on collecting information with but the issue is basically one where we Though not opposed to this consolida- From the times of the “Oprichnina”3 o f the help of recruited agents. Very often want to make sure that Russia does not tion, Ambassador Albright promised to Tsar Ivan IV (the Terrible) to the Bolshevik Russia does not known how to use this believe NATO is an adversarial idea.” remain open to the idea, emphasizing successors of “Iron Feliks”4 – Yezhov, information properly; its information- [In the context of NATO expansion, that she “will work with you [Congress] Beria, Andropov and other “faithful gathering activities look like a face-sav- Ambassador Albright’s address to the to make sure that for every tax dollar that Leninists” – state power in Russia was ing strategy designed to demonstrate the Ukrainian Congress Committee of we have, we get a dollar’s worth out of it based on coercion by the “top” party potency of a former great power. America’s conclave held in October 1996 – if not more than a dollar’s worth.” nomenklatura of the society at large and by This attracts attention to the question of incorporated the security interests and It is expected that Secretary of State- the necessity of top officials to possess Western financial assistance to Russia. Is it proper to spend the American taxpayers’ rights of Ukraine: “As you all know, Designate Albright will be overwhelm- information on the true sentiments of the money on indirect financing of detrimental NATO is preparing to take in new mem- ingly confirmed by the Senate Foreign society. An image of the enemy (both inter- activities of Russia against the U.S.? One bers. We (the U.S.) are determined that the Relations Committee. Sen. Helms has nal and external) and the need to have inti- cannot control what exactly Western process of NATO enlargement enhance requested that the committee meet in a mate knowledge of that enemy were the money is spent on after it is actually trans- both the overall security of the region and timely manner to confirm the nominee. prerequisites for the existence of the totali- ferred to Russia. Moreover, the sum of this the individual security of all European The vote is expected to occur on tarian “ideocracy.” assistance is only a small fraction of the states that deserve and aspire to integration. Inauguration Day, Monday, January 20. After the collapse of the USSR and the state ideology of Marxism-Leninism, the true volume of hard currency illegally secret services of Russia eased their coer- moved abroad (some $80 billion). Russian cive activities against dissidents. That was authorities so far have done nothing to erroneously perceived in the West as elimi- stop this money flight. nating the coercive functions of the KGB So, the question must be asked: Isn’t it successors, including those against the more rational to channel money from West. However, as arrests of Soviet and financing Russia (and its special ser- Russian agents have shown, the West con- vices) toward aid to other former Soviet tinues to be, if not a direct enemy to Russia, states – Ukraine first and foremost? This then still a system that is far from being an is a rhetorical question, as a paradigm- ally. The situation is further complicated by shift in the foreign-aid activities of the the absence of a clear-cut Western percep- current administration is already taking DON’T BE A BEAR AND HIBERNATE. tion vis-à-vis Russia: Is Russia an ally, a place. One can only hope that cases like those of Messrs. Nicholson and Pitt will COME ENJOY SOYUZIVKA AND OUR SNOW. “strategic partner” or a competitor for world influence? Therefore, the activities of accelerate this process. WINTER FUN AVAILABLE AT AND AROUND the intelligence services of Russia against Lessons for Ukraine the West and the U.S. have increased rather OUR BEAUTIFUL ESTATE !! than stopped. Western financial assistance What are the consequences of Russian is spent, inter alia, for the recruitment of espionage in the West for Ukraine? CIA and FBI agents rather than on the cre- 1) After the collapse of the USSR, ation of full-fledged democratic institutions, which occurred after Ukraine’s Declaration a legal system to protect foreign invest- of Independence on August 24, 1991, and ments and introduction of a true market its confirmation via a national referendum e c o n o m y . on December 1, 1991, Russian special ser- vices began to treat Ukraine as a country Assistance and geopolitics potentially dangerous for Russia. The dan- The Russian psyche and mentality did ger lies first of all in the fact that Ukraine not essentially change with the break-up could eventually quit Russia’s sphere of of the USSR. influence in Europe. That would signify Though, the West is no longer viewed the end of Russia’s post-Soviet identity, as an ideological foe, the legacy of antago- which is fraught with the possibility of nism is preserved in a modified fashion. Russia’s disintegration. 2) This fact has institutionally sanc- IF YOU WANT TO UNWIND, COME AND ENJOY THE The West is perceived as threatening to Russia because it could deprive Russia of tioned the special services of Russia to SCENERY AND RELAX QUIETLY BY THE FIREPLACE. influence in countries under its domain conduct operations against Ukraine – both since the times of the Oprichnina of Ivan abroad and inside the country. Russia’s ENJOY OUR BED AND BREAKFAST RATES the Terrible. Therefore, in Russia it is con- activities against Ukraine acquired further momentum when the Foreign Intelligence $ 60 PER COUPLE STANDARD ROOMS sidered morally and historically legitimate to oppose NATO enlargement. Service of Russia headed by Yevgenii $ 70 PER COUPLE DELUXE ROOMS This systemic antagonism has moved Primakov, beginning with the end of 1993 from the ideological realm into the more (at the time of President Yeltsin’s dissolu- tion by force of the Russian Parliament) started developing a concept of “integra- tion” of the former Soviet republics. It is understandable that any “integration” is impossible without Ukraine. (Continued on page 15)

2. Ibid. 3. Oprichnina – a special guard of Ivan the Terrible called upon to crush his internal enemies. The first chief of this prototype of the later tsarist okhranka (protective service), then the CheKa and the KGB, was Maluta Skuratov, Ivan’s closest ally and executor of his bloody orders. Oprichniki moved on horseback and had brooms and dogs’ heads attached to their saddles. The dogs’ heads symbolized the heads of the tsar’s enemies, and the brooms symbolized the “cleaning” efforts of this service. 4. Feliks Dzerzhinskii, first chief of the CheKa, an extraordinary commission created by Lenin after the Bolshevik coup in 1917. For his staunch ideological zeal and hatred of “class enemies” he was assigned to the pantheon of Bolshevik saints. “Chekisty” later became the nickname of KGB agents. No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 15

Russian Defense Ministry, and the intelli- Russian spies... gence center of the Russian Black Sea (Continued from page 14) Fleet, subordinated to the Russian navy. THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIAT I O N With the aim of gathering any and all Both of them, using the entire range of radio information on the first steps of frequencies of the former Soviet BSF, have an a n n o u n c e s Ukrainian diplomacy, beginning in 1994 opportunity to conduct electronic espionage all Russian embassies have created spe- activities in the southern industrial regions of SCHOLARSHIP AWA R D S cial departments “on questions of the CIS Ukraine. Ukraine has raised the question of member-states.” These are staffed with division of BSF radio frequencies many times the cadre officers of the former KGB and during the negotiations on the fleet’s division, FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1997/98 but it has always been met with vehement GRU (military intelligence). Their task is According to the June 1988 eligibility requirements to collect information on Ukraine’s atti- Russian opposition. At the same time, Russia tude toward joining NATO, contacts of created a vast network of informers in Crimea, a) The scholarships will be awarded to FULL-TIME UNDERG R A D U - Ukrainian diplomats and state officials and in Russophone districts of Ukraine, such a) ATE STUDENTS (studying towards their first bachelor’s degree) with those of the West, sums and condi- as the Donbas, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, a) attending accredited colleges or universities, and to HIGH SCHOOL tions of Western financial aid to Ukraine, Kharkiv and Zaporizhia, with the aim of pro- a) GRADUATES who will be attending such institutions of higher the state of economic reforms in Ukraine, moting regionalism and creating potential cen- a) learning in the filing calendar year. Graduate students are ineligible and sentiments of the population there, ters of local opposition to Kyiv. a) to apply. especially in Russophone districts, etc. Conclusion All this is the traditional set of measures b) The candidate must have been an ACTIVE DUES-PAYING used by the old Soviet KGB against the Russia’s espionage activities in the b) UNA MEMBER for at least TWO YEARS by the end of March West. West and in Ukraine are two sides of one b) of the filing year. 3) Inside Ukraine the activities of the coin – an attempt by Russia to preserve its Russian special services are conducted dominant role in the European geopolitical Applicants will be judged on the basis of: almost openly – although on the surface space. Therefore, one cannot consider it 1. financial need these are disguised by the mutual obliga- accidental that Ukraine’s First Vice 2. course of study tion of CIS member-states not to conduct Minister for Foreign Affairs, Anton 3. scholastic record (minimum GPA 2.0) intelligence operations against each other. Buteiko, stated on December 17, 1996, 4. involvement in Ukrainian community and student life However, Ukraine is only an associate that Ukraine no longer rules out the possi- member of the Commonwealth of bility of a future application for NATO DUE DATES for applications and documents: Independent States – a fact that deprives m e m b e r s h i p . 5 As follows from this state- 4. Your completed, signed and dated application is due by the Russian special services of the necessi- ment, Ukraine’s decisions will depend on 4. March 31, 1997. ty to adhere even to such an ephemeral the Russian Parliament’s actions concern- 4. All required documents listed on the application form and restraint. For example, as one highly posi- ing the territorial claims recently raised by 4. photograph are due by May 1, 1997. tioned Ukrainian official said recently in both chambers of the Russian Parliament – Washington, of the 460,000 citizens of the Duma and Federation Council. Sevastopol, more than 100,000 are retired This decision could entail a drastic The 1997/98 scholarship APPLICATION FORM can be obtained by writing to: Soviet officers who openly collaborate reconsideration of Ukraine’s foreign pol- with the cadre of intelligence staffers of icy and geostrategic priorities. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Inc. the Russian services. The two biggest Attn: Scholarship Committee intelligence centers of Russia abroad func- 5. Monitor – A Daily Briefing on the Post- 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 tion openly in Sevastopol: the intelligence Soviet States, Wednesday, December 18, center of the GRU, subordinated to the 1996, p. 1. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1997 No. 3

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Sunday, January 19 held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center start- ing at 6:30 p.m. Music will be by Fata NEW YORK: The exhibit “A Witness to Morgana. There will be hors d’oeuvres, History: Yevgeny Khaldei, Soviet cocktails, a cash bar, dinner as well as a late Photojournalist” opens at The Jewish evening cold buffet and a raffle. Proceeds to Museum and will be on view through April benefit the committee’s work in Ukraine. 13. The exhibition includes 56 photographs Advance tickets: dinner/dance, $35 per per- by Khaldei, taken between 1941 and 1946, son; $25, students (with I.D.). Tickets at the covering the war on the Eastern Front. An door: $40 per person; $30, students. Tickets Orthodox Jew, Mr. Khaldei was born in may be ordered by calling St. Andrew’s 1917 in Stalino (now Donetsk), Ukraine. Credit Union, (908) 469-9085, or Damian Considered to be one of the most important Gecha, (908) 755-8156. Soviet photojournalists of World War II, his photographs were widely circulated by the NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: St. Mary’s Junior government news agency TASS, and ran in Ukrainian Orthodox League is holding its major Soviet publications. In spite of being New Year’s “Malanka” dinner/dance, with twice purged (1948 and 1972) as a result of music by the Zolota Bulava of Montreal, at his being Jewish, Mr. Khaldei continued to St. George Greek Orthodox Church Hall, work as a photojournalist from the 1950s 301 W. Main St. Dinner, 6-9 p.m.; dancing, until his retirement in 1991. The museum is 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Advance tickets: dinner/dance, located at 1109 Fifth Ave. $25, adults; $20, students. Tickets at the door: $35, adults; $30, students. For table Friday, January 24 reservations and tickets call Diane Platosz, LIVONIA, Mich.: The Livonia Symphony (860) 225-5200 or 225-9700. Orchestra Society presents a concert titled “An Intertwining of Piano and Violin,” with AMES, IOWA: The Leontovych String the Livonia Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Quartet will appear in concert at the Ames Volodymyr Schesiuk, conductor; and Luba City Hall Auditorium, 515 Clark Ave., in a Schesiuk, pianist; Volodymyr Schesiuk, program of works by Shostakovich and violinist; and James Poe, bassoonist. The Schubert. The concert is sponsored by the concert will be held at the Livonia Civic Ames Town and Gown Chamber Music Center Library, Five Mile Road, at 7:30 Association. Performance time: 7:30 p.m. p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door. Monday, February 3 Saturday, January 25 EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of PHILADELPHIA: The Cheremosh Ukrainian Hutsul Society invites the public Alberta, as part of its seminar series, is holding a lecture by Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, to its annual New Year’s Eve “Malanka,” to be held at the Ukrainian Educational Center, University of Alberta, who will speak on “Diatribes, Games and Colloquies in the 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown. The evening will include a program of carols at 8:30 Prose of Hryhorij Skovoroda.” The lecture will be held at the CIUS Library, 352 p.m., followed by dancing at 9 p.m. to the music of Tempo. Admission: $20 per per- Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m. son. For table reservations call Roxolana Wednesday, February 5 Luciw, (215) 635-5109. CHICAGO: The Ukrainian American To The Weekly Contributors: Sunday, January 26 Veterans Post 32 will hold a reactivation IRVINGTON, N.J.: The local branch of the meeting at the Cultural Center (Chicago and We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clip- Oakley avenues) at 7 p.m. U.S. veterans as Ukrainian American Youth Association pings, letters to the editor, and the like – we receive from our readers. well as reservists and active duty personnel (SUM-A) invites the community to its tradi- In order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guide- are invited to attend. For more information tional “Yalynka,” to be held at the Ukrainian lines listed below be followed. call Roman G. Golash, (847) 885-0208. Community Center, 140 Prospect Ave., at • News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a 2:30 p.m. The afternoon will include tradi- Wednesday-Thursday, February 5-6 given event. tional holiday fare and a performance by PITTSBURGH: General auditions for the • Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the SUM-A youth. date of The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. Tamburitzans, a folk music and dance com- • All materials must be typed and double-spaced. Friday, January 31 pany of 38 students on scholarship to Duquesne University, will be held to fill • Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the GRINNELL, Iowa: The Leontovych vacancies in the ensemble for the upcoming publication and the date of the edition. String Quartet — Yuri Mazurkevich, first season. The ensemble offers scholarship aid violin; Yuri Kharenko, second violin; • Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white (or color with to deserving students while perpetuating the Borys Deviatov, viola; Volodymyr good contrast). Captions must be provided. Photos will be returned only when so rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe. The Panteleyev, cello — will appear in concert requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. group annually performs an average of 80 at Grinnell College, Herrick Chapel, Park • Full names and their correct English spellings must be provided. concerts and tours both nationally and inter- and Seventh streets, at 8 p.m. in a program • Persons who submit any materials must provide a phone number where they nationally. Students with talent in the per- of works by Shostakovich and Schubert. may be reached during the work day if any additional information is required. forming or folk arts, who are planning for a Saturday, February 1 university education and are seeking financial aid, are encouraged to apply. Applicants may WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian also arrange to audition at a performance site American Youth Association (SUM-A) is prior to general auditions, or may submit a holding its annual debutantes’ ball at the video audition prior to February 5. For more Crowne Plaza, with music by the Burlaky information call (412) 396-5183; e-mail: sta- orchestra. Cocktails: 6:30 p.m.; dinner, 7:30 [email protected]; or visit their website p.m.; dance, 9 p.m.; presentation of debu- at http://www.duq.edu.Tamburitzans tantes, 10 p.m. Admission: dinner/ball, $75; ball, $35. The evening will be emceed by Saturday, February 8 Lida Mykytyn and Yaroslav Palylyk. For LIVONIA, Mich.: The Livonia Symphony dinner reservations call (203) 262-6860; fax, Orchestra Society presents “Dance (203) 264-6150; Mastercard, Visa and Internationale” with the Livonia Symphony Discover accepted. For directions and room Orchestra, Volodymyr Schesiuk, conductor, reservations call the hotel, (914) 682-0050. and Benjamin Robison, Young Artists laure- SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: T h e ate. The concert will be held in Churchill Central New Jersey Branch of the High School, Newburgh Road, at 7:30 p.m. Committee for Aid to Ukraine invites the Tickets, at $10, are available at the door or at community to a carnival dinner/dance, to be Ticketmaster outlets.

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