THEE *ublished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit associitior^ Ukrainian Weekly Vol. LVII No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1989 50 cents Popular Movement for Perebudova founded in Ukraine

Scene inside Kiev Polytechnical Institute at the founding conference of the Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebudova. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — In a moving dova, stirring a packed hall to joyful The three-day congress, held at Kiev’s program and statutes adopted in prin­ ceremony on Saturday, September 9, a tears and fraternal embraces as all Polytechnical Institute on September 8- ciple on the second day of the congress, historic congress in Kiev formally present sang the words of Taras Shev­ 10, was punctuated with one such resembles those adopted by the popular declared the establishment of the Popu­ chenko's “Testament," eyewitnesses emotional moment after another, as fronts in the Baltic republics upon their lar Movement of Ukraine for Perebu­ reported. well as with moments of unprecedented founding a year ago. Guided by “the candor, in a republic that continues to principles of humanism, democracy, struggle under the forces of stagnation glasnost, pluralism, social justice and Democrats support plan to admit and repression, according to various internationalism,” the Rukh’s platform sources. calls for political and economic sove­ 100,000 refugees from East bloc Viewing the Popular Movement of reignty, the reversal of decades of Ukraine for Perebudova as a political Russification in Ukraine, protection of by John A. Kun ciw’s statement follows). the environment, and protection of the In response to the liberalization of threat, the ruling conservative elements UNA Washington Office under Ukrainian party chief Volodymyr rights of national minorities and ethnic Eastern bioc emigration policies under groups living in Ukraine. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Shcherbytsky had held up the forma­ WASHINGTON — Democratic tion of the Rukh, as it’s popularly The congress also held elections to its' Party leaders have announced support (Continued on page 3) known, for a year and a half with an anti- leadership on its final day. Kiev poet for an immigration initiative by Rep. Rukh propaganda campaign in the Ivan Drach, who heads the Kiev re­ William Lipinski (D-Ill.) that calls for mass media as well as other tactics. gional Rukh organization, was elected the admission to the U.S. of an addi­ Administration suggests to lead the republican Popular Move­ tional 100,000 refugees from the USSR Despite this campaign, an atmos­ ment as well. Serhiy Koniev of Dniprod- and other East European Communist admission of 50,000 phere of fraternity and at times eu­ (Continued on page 4) nations. phoria prevailed during the lengthy Speaking at a Capitol Hilf press WASHINGTON — The Bush proceedings among the some 1,200 conference on September 7, House administration plans to propose to delegates, Soviet and foreign media, INSID? Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (D- Congress that the United States and guests, who hailed from all over • Why the Donbas miners went Mo.), Democratic National Committee accept 50,000 refugees from the Ukraine, other Soviet republics, Po­ on strike — page 2. Chairman Ron Brown and Reps. USSR during the next year, reported land, Western Europe and North Ame­ • Shevchenko jubilee committee George Sangmeister (D-Ill.) and Peter The Washington Post on September rica, according to Mykola Horbal of the announces plans — page 3. Visclosky (D-Ind.) spoke in favor of the. 12. Ukrainian Helsinki Union. • Adam Michnik's speech to the increased accommodation for East However, the figure is half that In a hall full of people waving banned founding conference of Rukh — Europeans. proposed by Rep. William Lipinski Ukrainian blue-and-yellow * flags and page 4. Eugene Iwanciw, director of the (D-Ill.) and other Democratic Party decorated with historical emblems, • People's deputies says Shcher­ UNA’s Washington Office, and Ted leaders at a September 7 press confe­ including several tridents, various spea­ bytsky and gang must g o — page 5. Kontek, representing the Polish Ameri­ rence on Capitol Hill. Under Rep. kers expressed suggestions ranging • Book review, book notes — can Congress, spoke on behalf of the Lipinski’s plan, 100,000 additional from the resignation of Mr. Shcherbyt­ page 7. immigration proposal. They were the refugees from the Soviet Union and sky and full sovereignty for Ukraine • Labor Day weekend sports only two non-governmental officials Eastern Europe would be admitted within a confederation of free republics, competitions at Soyuzivka — cen­ presenting statements at the press into the U.S. to outright independence. terfold. conference (The full text of Mr. lwan- (Continued on page 3) The Rukh’s platform, as outlined in a A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Association of Creative Intelligentsia seeks membership in International PEN Why Donbas miners went LONDON — The Ukrainian Asso­ have joined together the humanitarian ciation of Independent Creative Intelli­ ideas of today with their writings. gentsia (UANT1) has requested mem­ The majority of them have had a on strike: an analysis bership in the International PEN Clubas number of books published in Ukraine, by Dr. David Marples obliged to resort either to the black the Ukrainian branch of the worldwide or beyond its borders, that have been market or to turn to cooperatives, the writers' group. highly praised by readers (some have Both the Communist Party of U- high incomes of which have caused UANTI, an informal Ukrainian lite­ been translated into European lan­ kraine and a group of Ukrainian socio­ great resentment. Signs of an impend­ rary association, wrote a letter to the guages). logists have analyzed the causes of the ing strike had appeared as early as International PEN leadership, stressing UANTI has the following publica­ July miners’ strike, which spread from March-April when some brigades in the that its members — nine of them tions: the journal Kafedra (Lviv), the Kuzbas to the Donets Basin and to Donets Basin had refused to come ‘to honorary members of the PEN Club, almanac Yevshan Zillia (Lviv), Porohy the Lviv-Volyn coalfield. While the work, demanding extra wages for and others previously repressed for (Dnipropetrovske), Snip (Kharkiv) and conclusions can hardly be described as working night shifts. their writings — are familiar with the Karby Hir (Kolomyia). We oblige definitive in either case, they reveal that As a result of the strike, said Mr. PEN charter and agree with its prin­ ourselves to abide by the ideas and the material situation of the miners had Kachura, there has been a shortfall of ciples. conditions of the Charter of the PEN become so intolerable that a strike was 2.5 million metric tons of coal from PEN (Poets, Essayists and Novelists) Club. perceived as the only solution. Ukrainian coalfields. However, the is known for its efforts on behalf of Members of the Writers Union of In addition, according to the party results of the strike itself may be more writers around the globe. Ukraine: Hryhoriy Kochur (Kiev) — leadership, the strike was perhaps a protracted because other industries are Following is the text of the UANTIs president of the Kiev filia, poet Pavto symptom of a general malaise. In now beginning to echo the miners' letter to International PEN, as provided Movchan (Kiev); various regions of the republic, the demands. Dissatisfaction with the by the London-based Ukrainian Press Honorary members of International party is said to have become “demora­ existing situation is said to prevail Agency. PEN: Mykola Horbal (Kiev), Ihor lized " as a result of its apparent inability among railroad workers, metallurgists, Kalynets (Lviv), Levko Lukianenko to resolve pressing social and economic construction workers, and those in the (Chernihiv), Mykhailo Osadchy (Lviv), questions. chemical industry, for example. Thus, Stepan Sapeliak (Kharkiv), Yevhen At a conference in the Central Com­ the situation remains tense both in the “We members of the Ukrainian Sverstiuk (Kiev), Ivan Svitlychny mittee of the Communist Party of coalfields and elsewhere. Association of Independent Creative (Kiev), Iryna Senyk (Boryslav, Lviv Ukraine held on August 7, First Secre­ Anatoliy Vinnyk, first secretary of Intelligentsia, having acquainted our­ oblast), Vyacheslav Chornovil (Lviv); tary Volodymyr Shcherbytsky noted the Donetske Oblast Party Committee, selves with the charter of the PEN Club, Writers: Stepan Hura (Kherson), that party leaders must bear much of the emphasized the wide gap between completely agree with the spirit and Iryna Kalynets (Lviv), Raisa Lysha responsibility for the strike. It is neces­ words and reality as regards working letter of this document and request the (Dnipropetrovske), Vasyl Barladianu sary, he maintained, to undertake a conditions of the miners. For example, headquarters of the PEN Club that it (Odessa), Bohdan Horyn (Lviv), Pavlo thorough examination of the passive, theoretically the miners work only a six- register us as a Ukrainian branch. Nine Skochok (Kiev), Volodymyr Surmach non-ideological position of some party hour day, but it can take up to two people among the signatories are hono­ (Lviv), Atena Pashko (Lviv), Ivan rary members of the PEN Club, the Sokulsky (Dnipropetrovske), Anatoly MAIN CAUSES OF THE COAL STRIKE IN THE UKRAINIAN SSR* others are those who were repressed or Shcherbatiuk (Vinnytsia), Volodymyr exiled during the Brezhnev years. They Yavorsky (Lviv). Reasons Cited Percentage Shortages of basic supplies 86 Low wages A 79 Upcoming in the Soviet Ukrainian press Brevity of vacations v 62 Pensions 56 by Roman Solchanyk Oles Honchar’s novel “Sobor" (The High prices of supplies and goods, housing conditions, relations Cathedral). The essay was first pub­ with administration 39-41 MUNICH — The latest issue of lished in the West in 1970. Mr. Sverstiuk Poor working conditions 33 Literaturna Ukraina (August 24) re­ isa former political prisoner and a high­ Lack of social justice 32 ports that early next year the Ukrainian ly respected poet and critic. Poor medical services 25 literary monthly Kyiv will publish the Another samvydav work, Heliy Sne- memoirs and diaries of Petro Shelest, hiriovs“Naboyidlia Rozstrilu”(Bullets ♦The figures indicate the percentage of respondents who felt that the reasons listed the former first secretary of the Com­ for Execution), about the Stalinist show above were principal causes of the strike. munist Party of Ukraine. trial of the so-called Union for the Shelest was removed from office in Liberation of Ukraine (SVU), will also members who have slipped into a hours to reach the workplace.1 Short­ May 1972 for “nationalist deviations." appear on the pages of Kyiv. Snehiriov position of “nationalism.” ages of meat and fruit were of less Later this year the journal plans to died in December 1978 in a Kiev clinic Premier Vitaliy Masol, on the other importance in arousing discontent than publish an interview with the former while under KGB detention. hand, focused on the lamentable socio­ the lack of soap and soap powder. The Ukrainian party leader. In this connection, it is interesting to economic situation in many regions of miners, he declared' were annoyed by Several items by and about Shelest note that perhaps one of the best articles the republic, and particularly as regards the superficial comments about the have already been published in Moscow about Vasyl St us, who died in a Perm enterprises of the coal industry. The situation made by Mikhail Shchadov, and Kiev newspapers and journals labor camp in September 1985, to have recently introduced economic reforms, the USSR minister of the coal industry. beginning in 1988. appeared in the Soviet press thus far in his view, are largely not understood Mr. Vinnyk felt that the industry is The Ukrainian literary monthly also was recently published in News from by the regional collectives. basically unprepared for radical econo­ promises to publish Yevhen Sverstiuk’s Ukraine (No. 32). Stus is widely recog­ Borys Kachura, a secretary of the mic reform. “Sobor u Ryshtuvanni" (Cathedral in nized as one of Ukraine's foremost Central Committee, strongly criticized Housing, another key issue, was the Scaffolding), a samvydav essay prompt­ poets; the article was written by the actions of party leaders at the oblast focus of a speech by A.V. Kasianov, ed by the 1968-1969 campaign against Mykhailyna Kotsiubynska. level during the strike. Most had taken a chairman of the Voroshylovhrad Oblast “negative position" and refused to alter Executive Committee. Some 83 percent their views despite the course of events, of residences fall under the jurisdiction with the result that the party became of the Coal Ministry, he commented, FOUNDED 1933 isolated from the strikers and lost its and the situation remains deplorable. Ukrainian WeeHy credibility among them. By contrast, At the start of 1989, 20 percent lacked a informal groups had quickly exploited water supply, 26 percent did not have a An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National the predicament. The Democratic sewerage system, 28 percent had no Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ. Union, the Ukrainian Helsinki Union central heating, 63 percent lacked hot 07302. and the Popular Movement for Pere- water, and 49 percent had no gas. Like budova, or “Rukh,”distributed leaflets, Mr. Kachura, he stated that the mi­ Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. appeals and newspapers to the strikers, nistry and its associations were concern­ (ISSN - 0273-9348) offering them “political" and financial ed only with coal output and preferred assistance. to dictate orders to the mining collec­ Yearly subscription rate: $20; for UNA members — $10. Mr. Kachura also analyzed the eco­ tives rather than focus on the miners’ Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. nomic background to the strike, noting social needs. that for more than a decade investment In another mining region, that of The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: in the Ukrainian coal industry had been Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovske Oblast, (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 geared to raising coal output rather the food problem is said to be acute. Postmaster, send address than to the social sphere. TTius, some Mykola Zadoya, first secretary of the changes to: Editor Roma Hadzawycz 214 million rubles designated for social Oblast Party Committee, noted that Associate Editors: Marta Kolomaystc needs in the Donetske and Voroshy- (Continued on page 13) The Ukrainian Weekly P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak lovhrad Oblasts in 1986-1988 had not 1. It is not clear whether the two hours is Jersey City. N.J. 07303 been spent, of which 35 million alone spent in transportation to the mine, or The Ukrainian Weekly, September 17,1989, No. 38, Vol. LVII had been targeted for the construction whether the: reference is to the distance of housing. Miners, he asserted, are traveled underground in order to reach the Copyright 1989 by The Ukrainian Weekly badly provided with food products and coal face. use the preference system. Democrats support... In his prepared presentation, Rep. Ukrainian Catholic bishop for Poland (Continued from page 1) Lipinski stated, “In a letter to President Reps. Lipinski, Gephardt and Brown Bush, which is being delivered this to be installed by Lubachivsky urged President George Bush to esta­ morning, we ask the president for two blish a temporary category for refugees things. First, we ask that he use the ROME — The first installation in 43 the Rome-based Ukrainian Press Bu­ who have fled Communist Europe. authority granted him by Section 207(b) years of a Ukrainian Catholic bishop in reau on September 11. The request is aimed at alleviating the of Title 8. United States Code 1157(b) to a Soviet bloc country was to take place The appointment in Poland is an problem faced by thousands of East create a 12-month refugee category for on Saturday, September 16, at 10 a.m. important one for the Ukrainian Catho­ Europeans who are waiting in Western those who have already fled the Com­ in Czestochowa, Poland, when Mitred lic Church in that the Church is the countries to enter the United States. munist regimes in the Soviet Union and Archpriest Iwan Martyniak is conse­ largest outlawed religious institution in Because of the past difficulties East Eastern Europe. We believe that the crated as auxiliary bishop to the Polish the Soviet Union. There, Ukrainian Europeans have had in leaving their United States should immediately grant primate, Cardinal Josef Glemp, for Catholics — bishops, priests and faith­ countries, these emigres are strongly refugee status to 100,000 emigres, with the estimated 500,000 Greek rite ful — are still actively arrested, impri­ disfavored by the U.S. preference refugees from each captive nation (Ukrainian) Catholics in Poland. The soned and persecuted. system, which requires a family or represented in the total.” consecration will be performed by the In a demonstration of unity between business sponsor in America. The He added, “Such a compassionate Ukrainian Catholic primate, Cardinal Ukrainian Catholics in Poland and refugee initiative is designed, in part, to step is not unprecedented. The United Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, in the Ukraine, а ЬЙЬрр of the Ukrainian be the first step towards allowing people States offered these privileges to the presence of Cardinal Glemp, reported (Continual on page 15) from East European nations to create a political and war refugees of Southeast base by which they may more effectively Asia. In 1988, President Reagan grant­ ed refugee status to 15,000 Poles and Eastern Europeans." Pope and Gorbachev to meet “Second, we ask that the president ROME — Pope John Paul II and the Russian Orthodox Church during a Administration... begin to address the long-term imba­ (Continued from page 1) Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev bogus synod in 1946, is once again lance and the current refugee situation will meet during the Soviet leader’s recognized, reported The New York The administration’s proposed by immediately opening negotiations Times. figures are contained in a confiden­ planned visit to Italy in November. with the Soviet Union with the purpose An announcement that the meeting tial memorandum prepared by Jewel of securing a freer immigration policy Ukrainian Catholics to demonstrate S. LaFontant, State Department will take place was made by the Soviet In related news, the London-based for all Soviet-bloc residents, and to ambassador to Rome, Nikolai Lunkov, coordinator for refugee affairs, re­ Ukrainian Press Agency reported that submit to Congress a plan which would during an interview with an Italian ported John M. Goshko of The Post. Ukrainian Catholics were to take part in provide Soviet-bloc emigres with refu­ radio station on September 10. The story also noted that informed gee status to allow them deserved a march on September 17 in Lviv that sources say the figures have already freedom in America.” The meeting will be the first between will culminate in a requiem service to be a pope and a top Kremlin leader. It was been approved by the White House “The Democratic Party believes it is held outside St. George Cathedral. widely expected that the pope and Mr. and will soon be proposed to the essential for the United States to recog­ The Committee for the Defense of the Congress. Gorbachev would meet at the Vatican, Ukrainian Catholic Church said the nize the imbalances which have been since the Soviet leader had announced The LaFontant memo also pro­ general procurator of the Lviv Oblast created by the preference system over he would be visiting Italy beginning on poses a refugee quota of 6,500 for told the committee’s chairman, Ivan the past 25 years,” said Rep. Lipinski. November 25. Eastern Europe, as well as other “By placing immigration policy on Неї, on September 13 that the authori­ quotas for Africa, Asia, Latin Ame­ the Democratic Party's national agenda, However, observers nQte, a question ties will not a sanction the event. rica and the Caribbean and the and by urging President Bush to allow remains: Will Mr. Gorbachev now The march, which begins at noon, Middle East. 100,000 new refugees, we hope to bring invite Pope John Paul to visit the Soviet and the service are intended to focus U.S. immigration policies up to speed Union? attention on the plight of the outlawed The 50,000 slots proposed for The pope has previously expressed a Ukrainian Catholic Church. emigres from the USSR would make with the rapid changes in the policies of Eastern bloc nations.” wish to visit the Catholics of the Soviet Members of the Church are demand­ them the larget group among the Union, particularly in Lithuania and ing that St. George Cathedral be return­ 125,000 refugees that the Bush admi­ Chairman Brown and Majority Lea­ Ukraine. But he has also said that he ed to Ukrainian Catholic faithful. The nistration will propose to admit der Gephardt joined Rep. Lipinski in cannot travel there until the Ukrainian church is now a functioning Russian during fiscal year 1990, which begins making a vow to accommodate those Catholic Church, forcibly united with Orthodox church. October 1. who have been the victims of political, However, that falls far short of social or religious oppression. the 100,000 to 150,000 Soviets Jews, The extension would include refugees Christians and other Soviet citizens fleeing communism in Poland, Hun­ Shevchenko jubilee committee who are expected to apply for entry gary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, into the United States. Rumania, Yugoslavia, and each re­ announces plans for D.C. events public of the Soviet Union. NEW YORK — The ad hoc com­ nytsky and Dr. Ihor Sonevytsky. mittee for the celebration of the The ad hoc committee has report­ 175th anniversary of the birth of ed that several communities are UNA statement on refugee quota Taras Shevchenko established by the already organizing buses to take Shevchenko Scientific Society, the local Ukrainians to Washington for Following is the text of a statement these changes have not eliminated Ukrainian American Coordinating the celebrations, and it has urged made by Eugene Iwanciw, director of persecution and are not occurring Council and the Ukrainian Congress other communities to follow suit. As the Ukrainian National Associa­ uniformly throughout the USSR. Committee of America has been well, the committee has asked that tions Washington Office, at a press Ukrainians are still denied the right working since early this year on youth organizations participate and conference urging that the U.S. to speak their native language, retain preparations for a fitting tribute to it praised the pledge of New York’s admit an additional 100,000 refugees their customs and traditions, and to Ukraine’s national poet to take place Self-Reliance Federal Credit Union from Eastern Europe. practice their own religions. Not a in Washington, site of a monument which has said it would fund buses day passes that my office is not in tribute to Shevchenko. for Ukrainian youths and senior On behalf of the Ukrainian Na­ contacted to help persecuted Ukrai­ The celebrations will also mark the citizens from that area. tional Association and the Ukrainian nians seeking freedom and basic 25th anniversary of the unveiling of The ad hoc committee is headed by American community, I thank Rep. human rights. the Shevchenko monument in the Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, president of Lipinski for his leadership in the area In Ukraine, the overwhelming nation’s capital. the Shevchenko Scientific Society; of immigration and refugee affairs. majority of books^ newspapers and The nationwide celebrations have John O. Flis, supreme president of Under U.S. law, a refugee is an periodicals are printed not in Ukrai­ been slated for Saturday, October 7. the Ukrainian National Association; individual with a “well-founded fear nian, the native language, but in The centerpiece of the commemora­ and Ignatius Billinsky, president of of persecution” based on “race, Russian. The overwhelming majority tion is to be a program at the Shev­ the Ukrainian Congress Committee religion, nationality, membership in of schools are conducted not in chenko monument, beginning at of America. a particular social group, or political Ukrainian but in Russian. Those 11:30 a.m. including a moleben to be The organizing committee is com­ opinion.” Persecution take» many who choose to attend Ukrainian offered by clergy of Ukrainian posed of Myroslav Szmigel, Ihor forms. The denial of job opportuni­ language schools are then denied Churches, as well as a welcoming Sochan and Andrij Shevchenko; ties to an individual seeking to access to the good jobs. This is as • address and greetings from U.S. financial committee: Iwan Wynnyk, worship God in one's own church; much persecution as is imprison­ government officials and legislators, Roman Danyluk and Dr. Ivan Sie- the denial of education in one’s ment. and guests from Ukraine. A brief rant; press: Ihor Dlaboha, Myroslaw native language; the denial of decent The Ukrainian Catholic and the cultural program will follow. Rudyj and Dr. George Soltys. Anna housing due to one’s political views Ukrainian Orthodox Churches are Afterwards there will be a march Geietey is the committee’s secretary. are all forms of persecution. These still outlawed. Individuals, seeking to to the Soviet Embassy. Local arrangements in Washing­ forms of persecution are still wide­ worship in the Ukrainian Catholic or At 3 p.m. there will be a concert ton are being handled by Prof. spread throughout the Soviet Union Orthodox Church, are still harassed, featuring the Prometheus Chorus of Ilarion* Kalynevych of the Shev­ and particularly in Ukraine which is detained, arrested and even beaten. Philadelphia, bass-baritone Stefan chenko Scientific Society; Irena still ruled by Brezhnev’s protege, Recently, the Soviet Union has Szkafarowsky and a special presen­ Chalupa of the UCCA’s Ukrainian Volodvmyr Shcherbytsky. publicized the re-opening of churches tation featuring Shevchenko’s works National Information Service; and While glasnost and perestroika throughout the USSR. In Ukraine, by the Lidia Krushelnytsky Drama Eugene Iwanciw of the Ukrainian have resulted in some improvement this has meant not the opening of Studio of New York. The program is National Association’s Washington in the human rights picture in the Ukrainian Catholic or Orthodox being coordinated by Mrs. Krushel- Office. (Continued on page 15) Soviet Union, it must be-noted that л Popular Movement... Adam Michnik's speech to the Rukh conference (Continued from page 1) The founding congress of the No nation can be happy if it cratic restructuring, with attention Popular Movement (Rukh) of U- degrades and oppresses other na­ and hope. We see this as a chance for kraine for Perebudova was held on tions. Hatred between nations is Central and Eastern Europe, a road September 8- 10 in a lecture hall at called chauvinism. Distinctions are toward a new common European Kiev’s Polytechnic Institute. On the made between the chauvinism of home. The common European family opening day o f the congress, more great and powerful nations and that must be based on equal rights for all than 1,000 Rukh delegates heard an of the weak and defeated, but it is an peoples. address delivered in Polish by the illness in both cases. Let us renounce Every nation should have the right prominent Solidarity spokesman it! Let us, as Poles, drive chauvinism to self-determination, to its own and Polish Sejm deputy, Adam from Polish hearts, and you, as history, ib own national symbols. Mirhnik. This was the first time that Ukrainians, from Ukrainian hearts. Every national minority must be such a largr gathering in the Soviet 1 represent Solidarity, the Solida: guaranteed its human rights. If we Union had ever been addressed by a rity that is striving to build demo­ fail to build such an order, we face Solidarity leader. The following is a cracy on traditions of understanding interethnic strife and a Communist translation of Michnik’s speech, and the struggle against totalitarian or anti-Communist military dictator­ prepared by Kathleen Mihalisko of ideologies. We draw from Christian ship. [Future generations] have the Radio Liberty. traditions, the freedom-loving aspi­ right to interethnic solidarity and rations of the Polish intelligentsia, respect for others. And that means We are experiencing together the and the resistance of the Polish open borders and a united struggle end of the totalitarian system, and the end of Stalinist communism. I bring you greetings from Poland on ...Solidarity is with you, Poland is with you. behalf of Solidarity and deputies of the Polish Sejm. We are listening to your congress, and are gladdened countryside to collectivization. But against threats to the environment. and moved as we observe your na­ above all — from the labor struggle of Western Europe has already found a tional rebirth. Polish workers. model for a common home. We must Behind us lies a great stock of Therefore, we are neither rightists seek our own model. Ivan Drach (above), president of the common history, both good and bad nor leftists (as the world calls us). We We are glad that now, on this Rukh, and Mykhailo Horyn (below), — but common. Today we ask, what are Poles and we are united. The historic day, at this solemn moment chairman of its secretariat. has always marred our co-existence Church has taught us that each of us for Ukraine and for all of Europe, [spivzhyttial]? And we believe the must reject the totalitarian assault on there are Poles in this hall. We are time has come to call this evil by its our conscience and answer only to glad that at this time of national real name: chauvinism. You as U- God. And thanks to this we are free, rebirth — for which you paid the krainians and we as Poles know the and wish to build our relations as price of camps, trials, suffering, pain, face of Great Russian chauvinism, one free nation among other free arid the death of the best sons of this which over the centuries has stifled nations, as an equal among equals. land-Solidarity is with you, Poland is our national cultures. We know how We are observing the changes with you. May fortune be with you! much harm it has brought to the taking place in Moscow, the pro­ May God give you strength! Long Russians themselves. cesses of de-Stalinization and demo- live a democratic, just, free Ukraine!

An outline of Rukh’s principles, goals

Following is a translation (pre­ safeguards for the national-cultural spiritual rebirth of the Ukrainian pared by The Ukrainian Weekly) needs of all ethnic groups of the nation on the basis of state defense of from the original Ukrainian o f a republic and the creation of a sove­ the Ukrainian language, comprehen­ draft o f the Rukh s principles, goals reign Ukrainian state, which will sive development of Ukrainian cul­ and aims. It is part of a larger build its relations with other re­ ture, formation of historical memory document that includes a preamble publics of the USSR on the basis of and national consciousness of its outlining the conditions leading up an updated union agreement. citizens, cultivation of a feeling of to and the reasons for the forma­ 3. The Rukh sees as its aims: national dignity; tions o f the Popular Movement o f a. to promote in all ways the e. to promote the all-around de­ Ukraine for Perebudova and a rebirth of the person as a morally velopment of the languages and section specifying the Rukh’s me­ responsible individual: cultures of national minorities and thods of activity. Here, we publish b. to promote the development of ethnic groups that live on the terri­ the salient parts o f the draft docu­ national-state construction aimed at tory of the republic, to stand in zherzhinske, one of the 32 members of ment for the information of our transformation of the Ukrainian defense of their rights and interests. the Congress of People s Deputies of the readers. The Weekly will publish the SSR into a democratic, lawful state, 4. The basic guidelines of the USSR from Ukraine who attended the final version o f the Rukh program as directed to safeguard the free deve­ Rukh’s activity are: congress, was elected vice-chairman. it becomes available. lopment of the individual, the de­ • guarantees of the rights and Mykhailo Horyn of Lviv, a leading fense of human and national rights, freedoms of man, national rights, activist of the Ukrainian Helsinki 1. The activity of the Popular Move­ and the unfettered realization of improvement of the moral health of Union, was elected to head the Rukh s ment of Ukraine for Perebudova basic democratic freedoms; the individual and society; secretariat. (Rukh) is founded on the principles Among the highlights of the congress of humanism, democracy, glasnost, was the dramatic speech delivered by pluralism, social justice, interna­ Rukh is founded on the principles of humanism, Solidarity activist Adam Michnik, who tionalism; it emanates from the headed a six-person delegation from interests of all citizens of the republic democracy, glasnost, pluralism, social justice, Poland’s Solidarity, traveling on Polish regardless of their nationality. Rukh diplomatic passports, reported the Drings together their patriotic energy, internationalism; it emanates from the interests Christian Science Monitor on Septem­ expresses their wish for the political, ber 11. In his address Mr. Michnik economic and cultural rebirth of of all citizens of the republic regardless of their expressed Solidarity's support of the Ukraine. Rukh supports the prin­ Rukh: ciples of radical renewal of society nationality. “We are glad that now, on this announced by the 27th congress of historic day,at this solemn moment for the Communist Party of the Soviet c. to seek radical reconstruction • democratization of societal and Ukraine and for all of Europe, there are Union, the 19th all-union party of the Ukrainian SSR economy on state life in the USSR; Poles in this hall. We are glad that at this conference, and the first Congress of the basis of republican self-financing • endowment of the sovereignty time of national rebirth — for which People’s Deputies of the USSR. and self-rule, taking into account the of the Ukrainian SSR with realistic you paid the price of camps, trials, 2. The main goal of the Rukh’s regional and structural characteris­ content through radical transforma­ suffering, pain and the death of the best activity is all-embracing promotion tics of Ukraine’s economy and the tions in the Soviet federation; sons of this land — Solidarity is with of conditions conducive to the digni­ true economic independence of all • material improvement n the eco­ you, Poland is with you. May fortune be fied life of a person by way of his subjects of the economy regardless of nomy of the Ukrainian SSR; with you! May God give you strength! active participation in the develop­ their form of ownership; • social justice; Long live a democratic, just, free ment in Ukraine of a democratic and d. to conduct a relentless struggle • ecological safety of the society; Ukraine!” humane society, in this society will against the policy of denationaliza­ • national-cultural development; A number of representatives of po­ be attained true rule by the people, tion, to seek essential conditions for • ethics and religion; pular movements, parties, public or­ the well-being of the people, the the free development and selt-preser­ • health protection and sports; ganizations and foreign delegations rebirth and all-encompassing de­ vation-of the Ukrainian natiqrv.<)n its • active ‘participation jn the і f?‘jm тле-Baltic republics, Azerbaid- velopment of the Ukrainian nation, anc'sen? '-е-ті-о-іу to pro-roYe the'’ strugg-e for. peace J . 'f \ I 1 ■’ i ? in, ‘ "Xrrfieni^; Xjeorgia, Uzbekistan J (ContftWied* on page 5) Popular Movement... (Continued from page 4) and from the Crimean Tatars delivered their greetings and speeches. Two Ukrainians from North America greet­ ed the congress: Prof. Taras Hunczak of New Jersey's Rutgers University, editor of Suchasnist, and Chrystia Freeland, a Harvard University student from Ed­ monton. The congress was preceded by a press conference on September 7, which focused on the issue of Ukrainian national symbols, such as the Hag and trident. During the news conference, Serhiy Holovaty, a candidate of juridi­ cal studies and member of the Kiev regional Rukh's Coordinating Council, The presidium during the Rukh conference. read aloud the text of a law, which dova, the fate of Ukraine. Only a “The principal reasons for the crisis, ganization’s leader Ihor Yukhnovsky; representatives of the regime have tradition of labelling could treat the which our economics and our society are Mr. Holovaty; writer Vitaliy Donchyk; claimed places a ban on national sym­ totally natural activity of the Popular trapped in, were overmonopolization and Hungarian activist Shandor Podo bols. He asserted that the law does not Movement in the rebirth of the Ukrai­ and overcentralization of all spheres of from the Zakarpattia region. prohibit these symbols, reported the nian language and culture as aimed life... It is necessary to destroy the Delegates repeatedly shouted the press service of the Ukrainian Helsinki against someone. These are old tunes — monopoly of ownership, the monopoly word “unity” during the speech given by Union. sowing suspicion, cultivating hatred, of power and the monopoly of the head of the Russian Society of The congress was officially opened inciting one nation against another — a truth...Yes, pluralism is the way of this Friends of Ukrainian Culture in Lviv, the next day by writer Volodymyr method well-known since the ancient crisis — meaning economic, political Serheyev, who declared that the official Yavorivsky, who headed the meeting’s Romans (‘Divide and conquer’). And and ideological pluralism...Return the language in Ukraine should be Ukrai­ organizing committee and served as the bureaucracy continues to seek a land to the peasants.” nian. presiding chairman throughout the picture of an enemy anywhere the Among those who also spoke were: The crowded hall shouted “hurrah,” proceedings. universal stands before the face of the Mr. Yavorivsky; Mr. Drach; Kiev as Mr. Horyn delivered his address Kiev writer Oles Honchar delivered future." writer Dmytro Pavlychko, who heads about human and national rights: the opening remarks: “From a free market to a free U- the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Lan­ “It was necessary for the nations of “Gathered here are not those who are kraine," said Volodymyr Cherniak, a guage Society; Armenian people’s the world to experience the artificial driven by ambition, as the bureaucrats people's deputy from Kiev, as he ended deputy Ashot Manchurian; Rukh acti­ famine in Ukraine, a most brutal second attempt to assert. From this congress's his address about the goals of the vist Orest Vlokh of Lviv; Mykhailo world war, the concentration camps of rostrum the truth of life will speak, as Popular Movement in the economic Braichevsky, a candidate of historical the White Sea canal, Vorkuta, Kolyma, well as concern for the fate of pcrebu- sphere of the republic. studies; the Rukh Lviv regional or­ (Continued on page 14) People’s deputies say Ukrainian SSR leadership must go proceedings, when an open letter to clearly comes through in our press - by Kathleen Mihalisko As is well known, Mr. Shcherbyt­ sky, who has been first secretary r»f President Gorbachev on the ourront t.O OkVUOC JTV/U yviOVllUlljr ' . UJ/dVllllig the Communist Party of Ukraine situation in Ukraine was read out to democratic change, putting you “Comrade Shcherbytsky, your since 1972, is indelibly associated Rukh’s delegates. The letter is signed against other members of the Polit­ time is up!” That declaration made with the now discredited policies of by. 18 USSR people’s deputies from buro.” by Ivan Saliy, the first secretary of Ukraine who are members of what is Having thus implied that the the Communist Party Committee of Leonid Brezhnev — i.e., the persecu­ tion of dissidents, Russification, known as the Republican Deputies’ Ukrainian leadership is actively Kiev’s Podil district, was typical of Club, a parliamentary bloc that is sabotaging Mr. Gorbachev’s re­ the unprecedented public ridicule industrial “gigantomania,” and the stifling of cultural and intellectual allied to the Interregional Group of forms, if not actually plotting against reserved for the Ukrainian party boss Deputies led by such people as Boris the general secretary, the open letter at the founding congress of the life. His continued tenure in that posi­ Yeltsin and Dr. Andrei Sakharov. hints that removing that leadership Ukrainian Popular Movement for The letter begins by stating that at would go a long way toward restoring Pe rebud ova. tion and as a member of the Polit­ buro is a perennial topic of debate the second meeting of the Republi­ the population’s faith in perestroika Although Volodymyr Shcherbyt- can Deputies’ Club held in conjunc­ and socialism itself: sky's unpopularity in his republic has among Soviet specialists. The rea­ sons advanced as to why Mikhail tion with the Rukh’s congress, “we “The authority of our highest long been a foregone conclusion, until arrived at the deep conviction that republican leaders has dropped to lately he has not had to suffer the Gorbachev has not removed Mr. Shcherbytsky from the ranks of the tension in Ukraine is mounting, the zero and continues to fall. Faith has rapturously-greeted calls for his primary reason being the inflexibility been undermined not only in indivi­ resignation that were voiced time and country’s top leadership variously turn on specifically Ukrainian condi- and sometimes deliberately provoca- dual authorities and the current again during Rukh’s three-day power structure but in the renewal of congress. socialism... Resolutions are being In another broadside attack on the Comrade Shcherbytsky, your time is up! passed at numerous gatherings and party first secretary, for instance, meetings of workers’ collectives to writer and Rukh organizer Volo­ tions — i.e, the Kremlin needs a tive activity of the republican party demand the resignations of Volo­ dymyr Yavorivsky summed up a strong hand in Ukraine to keep and state apparatus, which is leading dymyr Shcherbytsky and Valentyna thousand years of Ukrainian history nationalism in check — or on Mr. not to a consolidation of all healthy Shevchenko [chairman of the Presi­ with the lament, “We have descended Shcherbytsky’s powerful protectors forces but to confrontation.” dium of the Ukrainian Supreme from Volodymyr the Great to Volo­ in Moscow, in particular Viktor The letter, a copy of which was Soviet]. As we are worried about the dymyr Shcherbytsky.” Chebrikov. What is certain, how­ made available to Radio Liberty’s fate of'the Ukrainian SSR and the ever, is that Mr. Gorbachev’s credibi­ Ukrainian Service, decries the ap- future of perestroika in our country, lity rating in Ukraine has not been parat's continued monopoly over the and feeling our personal responsibi­ Ш enhanced by the failure to replace media and the propaganda campaign lity for what is taking place, we ask Mr. Shcherbytsky with a new, re- it is waging against reformist de­ that our appeal be published in the form-minded first secretary. puties and the Rukh, including central and republican press and The holding of Rukh’s founding portrayals of the latter as a “Bande- examined at all levels.” rite, nationalist organization.” The congress on September 8-10 was in [The signatories of the letter are: deputies vigorously refute this itself a significant victory for the V. Chelishev, Yu. Shcherbak, N. various anti-Shcherbytsky forces charge, pointing out that Rukh has Kutsenko, V. Hryshchuk, V. Yavo­ that are coming together under the been joined by Russians, Byelorus­ rivsky, R. Bratun, V. Cherniak, V. roof of the Popular Movement: sians, Jews, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Vakarchuk, L. Sanduliak, D. Soro- intellectuals, long-time dissidents, Greeks and other nationalities, as chyk, P. Talanchuk, B. Zakharov, A. religious and youth activists, ecolo­ well as Ukrainians. Yaroshynska, V. Martyrosian, P. They go on to say that “the situa­ gists, workers, journalists and even, Hromiak, S. Riabchenko, H. Ter- tion in the republic has now been as Mr. Saliy’s presence indicates niuk and S. Koniev.] some maverick local officials. aggravated and politicized by the Indeed, in spite of the differences publication of the draft laws on With such expressions of no confi­ that may be present within Rukh’s republican elections. These retain dence in the person of First Secre­ diverse membership with respect to features [of the all-union law] that, as tary Shcherbytsky now out in the strategies and goals, opposition to you are surely aware, were judged by open, his continued stewardship of the Shcherbytsky regime seems to be voters to be reactionary and that the Ukrainian Communist Party Volodymyr Shcherbytsky,.consi­ a universally shared motivation. cause various segments of society to will, presumably, come to look dered by many to be the; “mastodon That opposition found its most clash. The aim is to destabilize (he increasingly anomalous' in a republic of stagnation.”. * serious form on the second day of the situation in the republic and — as that is finding its'democratic voice. Ukrainian Weelly LETTERS TO THE EDITOR appropriations process. Their work has Rukh represents hope Assistance for been and is outstanding. September 9 was truly a historic day for Ukraine for —after one and a half The commission is but one of many years of attempts by the republic's ‘‘stagnant” Communist Party authorities Church in Ukraine issues on which the UNA Washington to stifle it — the nationwide Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebudova Dear Editor: Office has effectively expressed the was founded in Kiev. Having just returned from a visit to community’s interests. While it is The mood was euphoric as, on the second day of the three-day founding Ukraine where 1 had the opportunity to important for more Ukrainian Ame­ conference, the Rukh was officially proclaimed a fait accompli. meet with a young Ukrainian Catholic ricans to become involved at the grass­ The approximately 1,200 delegates in attendance had discussed and priest, I have to strongly concur with the roots level of the political process, it is approved a Rukh program that touches on all spheres of life in Ukraine: remarks made by the Rev. Myroslaw also important to have a professional political, social, economic, ecological, cultural and moral. Tataryn in his article “Caution needed in full-time staff to follow legislation day Outlining its principles and goals, the Rukh noted that it is “founded on the regard to developments in USSR" by day, to recognize what affects the principles of humanism, democracy, glasnost, pluralism, social justice, (August 13). During the course of community, and to make certain that internationalism” and that it “emanates from the interests of all citizens of the several lengthy conversations with this the community’s views are expressed. republic regardless of their nationality.” devout clergyman, he reiterated, more The Ukrainian National Association is The Popular Movement stressed that it “brings together their [all citizens'] or less, the Rev. Tataryn's comment: to be congratulated for its initiative and patriotic energy, expresses their wish for the political, economic and cultural “Well-intentioned individuals and even for the success of its Washington Office. rebirth of Ukraine.” It foresees a democratic and humane Ukraine in which organizations in the West may be It has selected a staff which has never the national-cultural needs of all ethnic groups are promoted 2 nd protected. directly supporting the Russian Ortho­ hesitated to go the extra mile in the During the landmark conference, delegates and observers discussed myriad dox Church which continues to be service of the community to which it topics: national minorities, human rights, repressed history, the fate of the officially and irrevocably opposed to belongs. As a member of the UNA, it is Ukrainian village, spiritual sources of rebirth, social justice, the role of youth, legalization of the Ukrainian Orthodox both a help and a source of pride to me. Ukrainians in the gulag, and consolidation of Ukrainians worldwide. and Ukrainian Catholic Churches.” What really hurts, according to this The result of these discussions is a far-reaching and broad program (the James E. Mace, finalized full text of which was not yet available at press time) that, in a semi-clandestine priest, is when these Washington nutshell, seeks to promote true perestroika, or perebudova in Ukrainian, in “well-intentioned individuals" are the Ukrainian SSR. fellow Ukrainian Catholics. In one As well, the Rukh conference issued an appeal to all non-Ukrainians living fairly recent case, Ukrainian Catholic in Ukraine to squelch officially disseminated propaganda that seeks to nuns from some place in North America More banduras discredit the Rukh as an organization that aims to promote “narrow — he wasn't sure whether they were nationalist interests” and “strictly Ukrainian” issues. The appeal pointed to from Canada or the U.S. — went to St. for South America George's Cathedral in Lviv and donated the common concerns of all residents of Ukraine, which today finds itself “on Dear Editor: the borderline between life and death,” in conditions described as “atomic a variety of literature, religious objects and money to the Russian Orthodox On August 22, the first transport of Chornobyl, economic Chornobyl, spiritual Chornobyl.” 10 banduras was sent to Encarnacion, clergy who serve at this famous Ukrai­ Indeed, Rukh was foreseen as a social-political organization encompassing Paraguay. To date, over 200 banduras nian shrine. party members and independents, Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians, have been sent to Ukrainian settlements Later, during another our conversa­ representatives of various professions and labor organizations. It was meant in South America, thanks to the genero­ tions this priest added that neither he to stand for sovereignty — political, economic, cultural — of the Ukrainian sity and support of donors from all over SSR. Sovereignty such that, for example, the people of Ukraine — not the nor any of several of the other priests with whom he has close personal con­ the United States and Canada. central authorities in Moscow — would be the ones who determine what to do Encarnacion is the center of Ukrai­ with the Chornobyl nuclear power plant; such that Ukraine itseir w ould tact has received even a Bible from any nian cultural life in Paraguay. They control its natural resources; such that the Ukrainian language and culture, source in the Western world. have their own National Home, as well alongside the languages and cultures of national minorities resident within In conclusion, is it not time that the as both Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrai­ Ukraine's borders, could be freely developed and not dependent upon a diktat forthcoming Synod of Ukrainian Ca­ tholic Bishops designate one central nian Orthodox churches. The Ukrai­ from Moscow. nian Orthodox church is located in the Such a platform, however, did not appeal to the conservative authorities in authority to coordinate and direct all center of town, and in my opinion, is Ukraine, led by Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, often called the “warden of the assistance to our persecuted Church probably the nicest Orthodox church in Brezhnev preserve.” For nearly a year and a half the authorities fought and instruct the laity to direct all of their South America. formation of the Popular Movement. financial and other contributions in this At the beginning of this year, Enca­ The first attempts to create this popular front-type organization were made regard to one organization like the St. in June and July of 1988 in Kiev and Lviv. Then, in November, the Sophia Religious Association? rnacion representatives formally re­ initiative was taken up by Kiev writers and scholars at the Taras Shevchenko Such a move by our hierarchy would quested banduras for their center. Their request was fulfilled, thanks in Institute of Literature at the Ukrainian SSR Academy of Sciences. By go a long way towards assuring that our part to Ivan Derkach of Chicago, who is January of this year, a draft program and an appeal to the citizens of Ukraine underground Church receives the kind already well-known for his support of were drawn up. In February the program, but not the appeal, was published of assistance that it is not only hoping Ukrainian cultural organizations. Mr. in Literatuma Ukraina, the weekly newspaper of the Ukrainian Writers' for but that it rightly deserves. Derkach funded six of the 10 banduras Union. And yet, the forces of stagnation continued to denounce the Rukh. of this transport, as well as 10 banduras By May of this year, the Lviv regional Rirkh was established; Kiev followed Mykhailo Wawryshyn suit in July. At that time, Rukh could already boast of having 200 chapters Toronto for Curitiba, Brazil, at the end of last (including coordinating councils in Ternopil, Vinnytsia and Kharkiv) and year, and two banduras for Buenos more than 250,000 members. Aires, Argentina, this past spring. We Speaking at the Kiev regional conference of Rukh, Ivan Drach explained are very grateful to him for his continual why the term “Rukh” (movement) rather than front (as in the Baltic states, for Kudos to UNA’s support of Ukrainian youth and ban- dura in South America. example) had been chosen in naming the fledgling group: “Rukh has an internal energy different from that of a front. It has a D.C. office Two more banduras were funded by Dr. Mykola Shpetko, who has also been different philosophical and moral sense. Within it one can sooner find a place Dear Editor: supportive of bandura and other Ukrai­ for a Skovoroda, a Gandhi, a Martin Luther King. ...The word rukh is also During my three years as staff di­ nian cultural organizations. closer to reality and to eternity. A movement can exist with opponents. A rector of the Commission on the U- The other two banduras were funded front immediately denotes opposition. Rukh elicits hope. ...” kraine Famine, I have had an op­ by the Ukrainian Orthodox Credit portunity to see how the Ukrainian And so it has. Des­ Union of New York, and Mykola cribed by the Christian American community presents its views Skilsky, a retired watchmaker of Cara­ to the government. This commission Science M onitoras cas, Venezuela, who has supported “the final and largest has survived because of both the poli­ many Ukrainian organizations in Cara­ link in a chain of in­ tical and financial support of various cas throughout his hard-working life. dependent political or­ organizations in the community, es­ Although we are very grateful to our pecially the Ukrainian National -As­ ganizations stretching constant benefactors and supporters, sociation. from the Baltics in the we can only hope that more members of north to the Caucasus I am particularly grateful to the* staff our community will contribute towards in the south,” the Po­ of the UNA’s Washington Office, di­ Ukrainian cultural organizations, as rected by Eugene Iwanciw, for its pular Movement of community support is our only lifeline. Ukraine for Perebu­ support of the commission’s request for dova, we hope, is me­ an authorization of $100,000 in order to Nick Czoray rely the first step to­ complete its work. Although autho­ Jamaica, N.Y. ward a democratic and rization is but one step in the process, humane Ukraine, an and the money is still to be appropriated, independent Ukraine. Mr. Iwanciw, John Kun and Maria The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters We concur with lead­ Lischak have presented the com­ to the editor. Letters should be typed ing Solidarity activist munity’s views on the importance of the (double-spaced) and signed; they must Adam Michnik: “Long commission’s work to various members be originplS; not photocopies. The day­ live a democratic,just, of Congress eloquently,2vnd effectively. time рЬоде-number and address of the free Ukraine];’,.,.. congressman. And I am contideht that they will do letter writepmjist be given for verifica­ likewise in the next,- crucial-step of the~ tion purposes.------BOOK REVIEW BOOK NOTES Tales of Ukrainian immigrant life 17th century by Peter Bejger Ukrainian play Canadians have been in the forefront EDMONTON — In association with of the array of literary voices in the Dovehouse Editions Inc., the Canadian Ukrainian diaspora. This collection of Institute of Ukrainian Studies has short stories reveals one of the more published Irena Makaryk’s “About the exotic settings — the bilingual, multi­ Harrowing of Hell: A Seventeenth- cultural Montreal — that has become a Century Ukrainian Play in its European home to a Ukrainian community. With Context” characters such as French-speaking Dr. Makaryk is associate professor of biker gangs and American Indians, the English and of Slavic studies at the Ukrainians in these stories have to University of Ottawa, and the play navigate trickier ethnic waters than appears in Carleton University’s series those usually encountered elsewhere in “Carleton Renaissance Plays in Tran­ North America. slation.” Moreover, the cosmopolitan cast of The 17th century Ukrainian play characters presented also throw into “Slovo o Zbureniu Pekla” (About the prominence some universally recog­ Harrowing of Hell) is probably the last nized characteristics that often emerge European manifestation of an impor­ in displaced Ukrainians abroad. What tant medieval dramatic tradition. It Ukrainian isn’t familiar with “khamstvo,” presents a detailed psychological the boorishness that can poison the portrait of Lucifer, a solemn Christ and closest relationships in the community? a Hades modelled on the one in the original (discovered by Ivan Franko), Consider poor Anna Bahriy in the lead “Gospel of Nicodemus.” and an English translation. The paper­ story, “The Parcel From Chicken The play ends with the figure of back volume can be ordered for $10 Street.” A dreamy adolescent yearning counts a story of a woman particularly Solomon, who is thrown out of hell as (Canadian) or equivalent from Univer­ for a more glamorous life than that unlucky in love. In “Xenia,” intima­ he sings the praises of the Mother of sity of Toronto Press, Distribution provided by her struggling parents in an tions of cannibalism during the Stalinist God and prophesies the Second Department, 5201 Dufferin St., Downs- immigrant working class neighborhood terror famine of the 1930s casts a Coming. view, Ontario, МЗН 5T8; or Ukrai­ permeated by the smell of slaughtered shadow on a Montreal gathering, while This edition features a detailed in­ nian Academic Press, 6931 S. Yosemite, chickens from a nearby poultry shop, “Ghosts” portrays a morbidly em­ troduction and notes, a facsimile of the Englewood, Colo. 80112. Anna provides a cautionary example of barrassing denouement to an extra­ one who struggles to rise above her marital indiscretion. class. “Letters from Home” is a poignant Book in tribute Anna is sick of everything — of epistolary account of the ravages of “Chicken Street," of a domineering war, forced repatriation to the Soviet to Shevchenko father continually laid off from dismal Union, emigration and Siberian exile factory jobs, of pathetic letters on cheap of one family. It is an appropriate JERSEY CITY, N.J. — On the turquois.e paper from Ukraine that conclusion to this volume as its heart­ occasion of the 175th anniversary of the thanked the Bahriys for their modest breaking missives summarize the mind- birth of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrai­ parcels. Anna dreamed of greater numbing dislocations of millions of nian National Association, which this things, such as going skiing in chic Ukrainians during the upheavals of this year is marking the 95th anniversary of winter outfits with her best friend Vera nasty century. its founding, has published a book Zahar. Vera, the daughter of a prospe­ These modest tales of immigrant life dedicated to Ukraine’s greatest poet and rous merchant, tantalizes Anna with originated from Ludmilla Bereshkos the UNA’s patron. visions of the good life. anecdotes concerning a handful of Anna finally does go skiing with Titled “Batkovi Tarasovi, Batko Ukrainian families in post-World War Soyuz” (“To Our Patron From the Vera, but she pays a much higher price II Montreal. Ms. Bereshko, born into a than originally envisioned. She makes Ukrainian National Association”), the khliborob, or farmer s family in eastern 190-page Ukrainan-language book is the mistake of staying behind with a Ukraine in the first decade of this now being mailed to all subscribers of young man — an Amerindian no less — century, experienced the full impact of who drives her home into the hands of Svoboda, the UNA’s Ukrainian-langu- the famine and forced labor under the age daily newspaper. an enraged father who creates a public Nazis in Austria before she settled in scene. (What young Ukrainian growing Canada. Others may order the book from the up herecan't relate to the mortifying These stories — refined and amended Svoboda Press, 30 Montgomery St., spectacle of a parent s intolerance of a by Fran Ponomarenko, a sympathetic Jersey City, N.J. 07302 at a cost of $10. “foreign” boy or girlfriend?) And even listener and friend of Ms. Bereshko who The book, a collection of articles worse, best friend Vera turns vicious provides an introduction — reflects the about Shevchenko, his life and work, as The book also contains many and spreads nasty stories of Annas sensibility of an individual who was well as articles about the unveiling of a examples of art work by Shevchenko supposed sexual liberties with her new forced to wander the desolate landscape monument to the bard in Washington, and photographs of monuments to boyfriend. of 20th century Ukrainian history. This is edited by Zenon Snylyk, editor-in- Shevchenko located around the world. Anna valiantly endures this painful sensibility, although forged by a re­ chief of Svoboda, with the assistance of As well, the book includes poetry by betrayal and reaffirms a generosity of signed stoicism in the face of adversity, Lydmyla Wolansky, copy editor. Cover Shevchenko and poetry dedicated to spirit within herself that is lacking in the nonetheless exhibits a generous capa­ design is by artist Bohdan Tytla. Shevchenko. more spiteful, gossipy members of the city to understand and accept human hromada when, in an ironic but noble foibles. gest , she sends a parcel of her own to an These very simple, unadorned tales, unexpected recipient. accompanied by illustrations drawn by Canadian Institute project focuses In “The Only Place on Earth,” My­ the award-winning artist Ivan Ostafiy- kola Hohol meets Marlon Brando when chuk, who emigrated from Ukraine to on British documents about Ukraine two rival Ukrainian apiarists in the Canada in 1988, may teach us that while Quebec countryside bring disaster to life can be bitter, one can transcend the EDMONTON — The Canadian In­ Jaroslav Koshiw, a graduate student at their respective beehives in an alarming pain and humiliation of displacement stitute of Ukrainian Studies project of the University of Glasgow. Funding ;for but hilarious encounter with “Les through humility, faith and love. locating and photocopying British the work was provided by the Stefania Anges du D iable’’ (yes, the Hell’s Copies of this book may be ordered government documents on Ukraine and Bukachevska-Pastushenko Archival Angels). from DC Books, P.O. Box 662, 1495 de Ukrainians from 1917 to 1957 is nearing Endowment Fund. Other stories have darker tones. TEglise, Montreal, Quebec, H4L 4V9 completion. Over 100,000 documents British government documents are a “And With Two Such Husbands” re­ (hardcover, $24.95; paperback, $14.95). totalling 7,691 pages have been photo­ very rich source on the history of 20th copied. By the spring of 1990, an century Ukraine. The material photo­ additional 1,000 documents will have copied consists of reports by British Notice to publishers and authors been photocopied and deposited at the representatives in the Soviet Union, It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews University of Alberta Library. Poland, Czechoslovakia and Rumania. of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records A bibliographic guide has been pre­ There are also detailed accounts by and premiere issues of periodicals, only after receipt by the editorial pared which lists all of the relevant other governments and international offices of a copy of the material in question. details about each document, including agencies dealing with Ukrainian quesr News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be the title and summary of each docu­ tions. Letters and petitions by Ukrai­ published. ment. Eventually, a complete guide to nian organizations and individuals, Send new releases and information (where publication may be pur- , ajty the documents will be published by notably, Ukrainian Canadians, are also chased, cost, etc.)'tbYThe Editor, The Ukrainidri Weekly, 30 Montgo­ tfije mstitute; to be found in the collection. mery St., JerseyCity/N.j. 07302. •' - •{•The project is being carried'-but by (Continued on page 11) Tryzub swimmers capture team trophy at annual national meet

KERHONKSON, N Y. — The 33rd A record number of swimmers com­ from Plast and three from the Car­ by 10-year-old Mark Kalyta, easily the annual swimming championships of the peted in the event on Saturday, Septem­ pathian Ski Club (KLK). most outstanding swimmer of the meet. Ukrainian Sports Association of the ber 2. Among the 64 swimmers there The team championship was cap­ In all, five new meet records were set. U.S. and Canada took place here at the were 25 from the Ukrainian American tured by the Tryzub athletes who earned Mr. Kalyta alone set three records: Ukrainian National Association's re­ Youth Association (SUM-A), 17 from 131 points, outpacing the second-placc 37.37 in the 50-meter freestyle» beating sort, Soyuzivka, during the Labor Day Tryzub of Philadelphia, 13 from Chor- Chornomorska Sitch squad, which has his own previous record of 38.80 set in weekend. nomorska Sitch of Newark, N.J., six many team championships to its credit, 1988 which matched that of Paul Za- which had 85 points. Other team totals derey set in 1984; 20.13 seconds in the were: SUM-A, 84; Plast, 37; and KLK, 25-meter backstroke, surpassing the II. 23.50 set by George Chopivsky in 1985; Tryzub’s team trophy was accepted and 21.67 seconds in the 25-meter

Girls are all smiles after receiving their trophies from Oleh Napora (photo on left) and UNA Supreme President John O. Flis (photo on right). breaststroke, bettering the 22.10 mark set in 1985 by Andrew Buzan. Records were also set by 13-year-old Haliusia Zyblikewycz (Tryzub), who swam the 50-meter breaststroke in 38.45, surpassing Roma Kushnirs 40.20 set in 1982; and 16-year-old Melania Gerych-Bussier (Plast-Montreal) who clocked in at 36.61 in the 50-meter backstroke, beating the 1983 record, 36.70,set by Roma Kushnir. Individual and team trophies, funded by the Ukrainian National Association, were presented to the swimmers by Supreme President John O. Flis, and fylyron Stebelsky, president of USCAK, as well as by other representatives of the UNA, USCAK, sports clubs and youth organizations. The meet was conducted by a com­ mittee consisting of Eugene and Ste- fania Zyblikewycz, Maria Bokalo, Oleh Napora, Dr. George and Maria Cha- tyrka, Yaroslaw Huk, Olena Hal- kowycz, Taras and Luba Kalyta, Kor- Competitors and organizers of the swim meet following the awards ceremony. nylo Stupak and Eugene Soltys. The meet director was Mr. Zybli- kewych, the newly elected swimming director of the Ukrainian Sports Asso­ ciation of the U.S. and Canada. In his opening remarks, he thanked the pre­ vious director, Dr. Roman Slysh, for his 10 years of devoted service to the sport. Following is a list of the winners and their times as recorded during the meet.

Girls age 10 and under

25-meter freestyle: A. Huk (Sitch), 17.25. 50-meter freestyle: B. Virchansky (Tryzub), 46.50. 25-meter backstroke: B. Virchansky (Tryzub), 23.60. 25-meter breaststroke: A. Huk (Sitch), 22.53. 25-meter butterfly: T. Skulsky (Try­ zub), 20.79.

Girls age 11-12

Marko Kalyta, who set three new meet records, 25-meter freestyle: L. Stupak (SUM­ UNA Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk has just presented trophies to accepts the team trophy on behalf of Tryzub from AX 16.70. winners in the youngest boys' group (age 10 and under). Eugene Zyblikewycz. (Continued on page 12) Sydorak wins men’s title at Soyuzivka tennis championships

Men's champion Roman Sydorak (second from left) and finalist Danny Matkiwsky (second from right) with UNA President John O. Flis (left) and Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky. KERHONKSON, N.Y. — For the Matkiwsky (Chornomorska Sitch) in Los Angeles Kings hockey star Mike Kryshelnyski (left) and his father-in-law, first time in the 34-year history of the two sets, 7-5, 6-1. Zenia Matkiwsky, the Roman Rakoczy Sr. (right), present trophies to women’s champ Roxanna annual tennis championships of the women's champ at last year's Ukrainian Matkiwsky and her cousin Zenia Matkiwsky, who finished second. Ukrainian Sports Association of the Youth Olympiad held just outside of 55 division after his opponent, Zenon U.S. and Canada, the men's title was Philadelphia, said she plans a come­ Snylyk (Sitch), injured his hand and taken by a Californian. back after a hiatus necessitated by her was unable to continue (the score at Eighteen-year-old Roman Sydorak job. She had beaten Marianka Hawry- that point was 1-4). The previous day, of Los Angeles, a student at Stanford luk (Soyuzivka) in the semifinals, while Mr. Olynec had eliminated Borys University, captured the championship Roxanna Matkiwsky defeated Lida Kuchynsky (Sitch), whiter Mr. Snylyk by defeating another 18-year-old, Wilson (Soyuzivka). defeated Roman Olynecfr(Soyuzivka). Danny Matkiwsky (Chornomorska Among men over age 35, Roman Among girls age 16 and under, 12- Sitch) by a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Rakoczy Jr. (KLK) dethroned Dr. year-old Laryssa Kondracky (Soyu­ On the way to the finals, Mr. Zenon Matkiwsky (Sitch), long-time zivka) beat Laryssa Wilson (Soyuzivka) Sydorak (Soyuzivka) lost not a single titlist in this division, by a score of 6-4, by a score of 7-5, 6-2. In the semifinals, set, defeating George Melech (Soyu­ 7-6. In the semis, Mr. Rakoczy won Hiss Kondracky won over Danusia zivka) in the quarterfinals and Dennis over George Petrykewycz (KLK), 6-2, Chapelsky (Soyuzivka), while Miss Czorny (KLK) in the semis. 6-3, while Dr. Matkiwsky emerged Wilson defeated Laryssa Hrabec (Soyu­ Mr. Matkiwsky made it to the final victorious over Yaroslaw Tymkiw(Try- zivka). match by winning over Don Kopach zub), 6-І, 6-1. In the younger girls'division, Laryssa (Ukrainian Tennis Club of Chicago) in The senior men's division (age 45 and ■ Sydorak (Soyuzivka) was the victor the quarterfinals and Marko Orysh- over) title was retained by George over Kvitka Chopivsky (Soyuzivka), 6- kevych (UTG-Chicago) in the semi­ Sawchak (Tryzub), who defeated Oleh 3, 6-0. Miss Sydorak defeated Christine finals. He, too, did not lose a single set Bohachevsky (KLK) in straight sets, 6- Chapelsky (Soyuzivka) in the semi­ until the final match-up. 1, 6- 1. finals, while Miss Chopivsky beat Isia The annual tournament took place at Mr. Sawchak made in into the finals Skulsky (Tryzub). Soyuzivka, the upstate New York by winning over Milan Obradovich In the oldest group of boys, Nick resort of the Ukrainian National Asso­ (Soyuzivka) and George Kapustiansky Zaderey (Soyuzivka) earned his first ciation, during the Labor Day weekend, (Soyuzivka). Mr. Bohachevsky, mean­ title at Soyuzivka by winning 6-0, 6-2 in September 1-4. while, had defeated Bohdan Kutko the final against Vasyl Rudeski (Soyu­ In the women’s division Roxanna (Tryzub) and Dr. Yaroslav Sydorak zivka). In the semis, Mr. Zaderey Matkiwsky (Chornomorska Sitch) (Soyuzivka). eliminated Michael Sarachman (Try­ George Sawchak receives the Yaroslav retained her title by defeating her cousin Alexander Olynec (Tryzub) won yet zub), and Mr. Rudeski eliminated Paul Rubel Memorial Trophy from Slava and former women’s champion Zenia another title in the senior men overage (Continued on page 12) Rubel.

Winners in the oldest girls’group, champ Laryssa Kondracky Nick Zaderey, winner in the oldest boys’ division, has just (right) and finalist Laryssa Wilson (left) with Omelan Mary Dushnyck presents h*r sports­ received his trophy from Omelan Twardowsky. Twardowsky. manship award to Laryssa . .гаЬес. 10,000 attend Ukrainian Day at Alberta's Cultural Heritage Village

by Peter Zalucky The highlight of Ukrainian Day was survived tragedy oppression.” special acknowledgement for his com­ the cultural concert, which took place in Mr. Mazankowski was presented mitment to the advancement of Ukrai­ EDMONTON — Some 10,000 people the afternoon at the village’s outdoor with a citation by Mrs. Shulakewych for nian education. gathered at the Ukrainian Cultural bandshell. The master of ceremonies his milestone activities in promoting The Ukrainian community also ho­ Heritage Village, 50 kilometers east of was Walter Horbay, and the president multiculturalism and his dedicated nored its youth on Ukrainian Day. Edmonton, in order to celebrate Ukrai­ of the UCC Alberta Provincial Council, support of Ukrainian Canadians. Mr. Students of the bilingual Ukrainian nian language and culture. This year’s Lydia Shulakewych, officially opened Mazankowski was instrumental in program were presented with scholar­ Ukrainian Day was dedicated to the the concert, stressing the importance of providing financial support which ship awards for outstanding scholastic Year of the Ukrainian Language, as language. enabled the opening of the Ukrainian achievement by Nestor Makuch, presi­ 1989 marks the 175th birthday of “Language is the mirror of our Resource and Development Center at dent of the Ukrainian Professional and Ukraine’s greatest poet, Taras Shev­ cultural and national development. Grant MacEwan Community College Business Club. chenko, and the 15th anniversary of the Language is the soul of all nations and in Edmonton. The cultural program delighted the Ukrainian bilingual program in Al­ people,” she said. Commenting on the The fourth annual Michael Luchko- audience with its fine array of entertain­ berta. present state of Ukrainian language in vich Award, presented for outstanding ment. Featured in the program were the Special presentations were awarded Ukraine, Mrs: Shulakewych said, public service by a Canadian of Ukrai­ SUMK and Dnipro choirs; the Zirka on this day to several individuals, “Despite glasnost, the Ukraininian nian origin, was awarded to Mr. Go­ and Yalynka dancers; the Rusalka including Don Mazankowski, Isidore language still does not have official resky, who served in the Legislature singers; and the Trembita orchestra. Goresky and Peter Jacyk, for their status in Ukraine.” from 1930 to 1935 and was also the The concert came to a close with the rector of St. John’s Institute, a teacher singing of the Ukrainian national outstanding contributions made to the Greetings were extended on behalf of Ukrainian community in Canada. in Edmonton, and Canada’s first super­ anthem by the Dnipro choir. the Province of Alberta by Doug intendent of schools of Ukrainian Immediately following the concert, a The Ukrainian Canadian Com­ Main, minister of culture and multi- descent. reception was held by the Ukrainian mittee’s Alberta Provincial Council culturalism, and on behalf of the City of Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, director of Canadian Committee, which was at­ organizes Ukrainian Day every year. Edmonton by Mayor Terry Cavanagh, the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian tended by leaders of the local Ukrai­ Official events got under way in the who presented Mrs. Shulakewych with Studies, introduced Peter Jacyk, who nian and ethnic communities, and a certificate commemorating the 15th morning with a prayer service by Bishop donated SI million to establish a elected representatives of all levels of Demetrius Greschuk of the Ukrainian anniversary of bilingual schooling in the Center for Ukrainian Historical government. Catholic Church and the Very Rev. province. Research at the University of Alberta. Among the honored guests were: Yuri Turzansky of the Ukrainian Don Mazankowski, deputy prime Because the Province of Alberta will Steve Zarusky, member of the Legisla­ Orthodox Church. minister of Canada, delivered the match this donation on a 2:1 basis tive Assembly for Andrew/Red water Following the.prayer service, the keynote address on behalf of the federal through the Alberta Advanced Edu­ and chairman of the Alberta public had an opportunity to visit the government. cation Endowment and Incentive Fund, Multicultural Commission; John Huzil, historic site and interpretive displays of In his speech, Mr. Mazankowski told the total value of Mr. Jacyk’s donation councillor of the town of Vegreville; the village, as well as the feature tent, the audience: “All Ukrainians have will amount to $3 million. Hai Nguyen, federal secretary of state; which housed information booths on good reason to rejoice and to be proud; Mr. Jacyk was presented by the Orest Olijnyk, chairman of the Alberta the many interesting institutions and proud because you are a strong people president of the Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Heritage Council; and Benno programs enjoyed by Alberta’s Ukrai­ with a rich history and culture; proud Committee’s Alberta Provincial Knoedel, president of the German- nian community. because despite obstacles, you have Council, Mrs. Shulakewych, with a Canadian Association of Alberta.

Alberta Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism At Ukrainian Day ceremonies (from left) are: Isidore Goresky, Luchkovich Award recipient, Lydia Doug Main and his wife, Judy, came to Ukrainian Shulakewych, President UCC Alberta Provincial Council; Don Mazankowski, Deputy Prime Minister of Day in Ukrainian dress. Standing to their left is Lydia Canada; Nadia Jacyk; Peter Jacyk; and Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, chairman, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Shulakewych, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Studies. Committee's Alberta Provincial Council. National Folk Festival to take place in Johnstown, Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lt. Gov. said. director of the Johnstown Flood Cen­ only 21 cities, in‘the country to host the Mark S. Singel has announced that the The lieutenant governor made the tennial Project. national event, which was first held in city of Johnstown in Cambria County, announcement during closing cere­ The Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs St. Louis in 1934. This will be the Pa., has been selected to host the 52nd monies for the Johnstown Flood Cen­ Commission, which is chaired by the second time in 55 years that the folk National Folk Festival, sponsored by tennial Celebration over the Labor Day lieutenant governor, will serve as the festival will be held in Pennsylvania; the National Council for the Tradi­ weekend. lead state agency working with the Philadelphia served as host for the 11th tional rts (NCTA). “The organizers of the Flood Cen­ festival committee and the city of National Folk Festival in 1944. The estival is designed to showcase tennial Celebration always said that this Johnstown to ensure the widest possible The National Council for the Tradi­ the di rse folk and traditional arts of was just the beginning. The people of representation of ethnic groups and tional Arts (NCTA) is a private, not- the ш on’s many ethnic groups and the Johnstown area have dared to artists. These efforts also will be sup­ for-profit corporation founded in 1933 featur : nationally known artists, folk­ dream. They have turned this area ported by the Columbus Voyages Cele­ and dedicated to the presentation and lorists and craftsmen. completely around,” Mr. Singel said. brations Advisory Task Force, which documentation of folk and traditional “Th.v 1990 National Folk Festival in “The Johnstown Flood Centennial was established this year to prepare arts in the United States. Council pro­ Johns wn will be a weeklong celebra­ attracted nearly 700,000 visitors to the statewide educational programs and grams feature those arts that are deeply tion c: ocal, national and international city and has been a major catalyst for events in commemoration of the 500th traditional: music, crafts, stories and ^talent t'^at will make this region a major the future development of the tourism anniversary of 199.2 of Columbus’ dance passed down through time by tourism destination, drawing hundreds* industry in southwestern Pennsylva- voyages. ; ' < families; ’conimunities and ethnic of the sands of people,7’ Mr. Singel ' nia, ”> sai d R ich a rd Dil l; executive Johnstown is one and the smallest of groups. Sysyn appointed director of Jacyk Center for Ukrainian Historical Research

that emanated from the small office at of Adam Kysil, 1600-1653,” was widely pretive discussion of elements of the 1747 Cambridge St. and favorably reviewed and is scheduled revolt that places the Khmelnytsky He frequently traveled to Ukrainian to appear in Polish translation in the uprising and the Kozak Hetmanate in communities at the Ukrainian Studies prestigious Ossolineum Publishing the context of historical discussions on Fund’s request to help in fund-raising House in Wroclaw. the character of early modern revolu­ for the second and third chairs in Dr. Sysyn co-edited several Harvard tions and state-building. Ukrainian studies. He initiated many publications: “Nationbuilding and the During the 1988-1989 academic year, fund-raising and community relations Politics of Nationalism: Essays in he received an East European research projects and participated actively in the Austrian Galicia ” with Andrei Mar- fellowship from the ACLS and a re­ Boston Student Hromada. kovits, “Concepts of Nationhood in search scholar award from the Kennan The first speaker in the Seminar of Early Modern Eastern Europe ” with Institute, the Wilson Center, Washing­ Ukrainian Studies begun in 1971, Mr. Ivo Banac, and “Eucharesterion” with ton, to work on a history of the Polish- Sysyn contributed greatly to the small Ihor Sevcenko. He has written nume­ Lithuanian Commonwealth. Oxford but growing scholarly community of rous articles and reviews. University Press has contracted Dr. Ukrainian specialists in Cambridge. In Most of his writings are on 17th Sysyn to produce a 700-page authorita­ 1972, he joined the editorial board of century Ukraine, including document tive history of the commonwealth for Recenzija, a journal of in-depth reviews publications of hitherto unknown ma­ its new series on the history of early of Soviet Ukrainian publications, for terials such as letters of Hetman Boh- modern Europe. which he wrote frequently. He also dan Khmelnytsky. Although he has Although Dr. Sysyn assumed his new planned and edited the special issue on published widely in scholarly journals, position on July 1, he has been granted a the 400th anniversary of Ukrainian he has given precedence to the institute’s leave of absence to take up a Humboldt printing. journal, Harvard Ukrainian Studies, fellowship for conducting research at Dr. Frank Sysyn After passing his oral general exami­ and he has initiated projects such as the Gottingen University and other Ger­ CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Dr. Frank nations in 1972, Mr. Sysyn began thesis special issue on the 350th anniversary of man universities on late 17th century Sysyn has assumed the post of director research under the direction of Prof. the Kiev Mohyla Academy. Ukrainian history. of the newly established Peter Jacyk Edward L. Keenan. Awarded I REX Dr. Sysyn is currently completing a Dr. Sysyn continues to serve as an Center for Ukrainian Historical Re­ (International Research and Exchanges book titled, “The Great Ukrainian associate editor of Harvard Ukrainian search at the Canadian Institute of Board) travel fellowships, he was able to Revolt: The Khmelnytsky Uprising, Studies and the Harvard Library of Ukrainian Studies, University of Al­ complete extensive archival research in 1648-1659.” This new study is an inter­ Early Ukrainian Literature. berta in Edmonton. Poland. After the Ukrainian Research The new center will undertake the Institute was established in 1973, Mr. English-translation of Mykhailo Hru- Sysyn fulfilled many of the tasks needed shevskys “History of Rus’-Ukraine” for the expanding program, including Sevcenko elected to British Academy and will sponsor research projects in serving as secretary and organizer of the Ukrainian history. Founded as the seminar program. At the same time, he CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Prof. Ihor Prof. Sevcenko is also a member of the result of a $1 million donation by Mr. taught as a tutor in the Harvard history Sevcenko, longtime associate director Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Jacyk of Toronto, which was matched department. of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Sciences and the Shevchenko Scientific at the rate of two to one by the govern­ Completing his Ph.D. in 1976, Dr. Institute, has been elected as a corres­ Society in the U.S. ment of Alberta, the center will operate Sysyn was appointed, successively, as ponding fellow of the British Academy. Prof. Sevcenko, as one of the world’s on income from endowment. lecturer (1976), assistant professor The British Academy Appoints only pre-eminent Byzantine scholars, was For the past 20 years, Dr. Sysyn has (1977), and associate professor (1983) of those who have become world-renown­ elected to the presidency of the Inter­ been associated with Ukrainian studies history and taught courses in Ukrai­ ed in their fields. Prof. Sevcenko was national Association of Byzantine at Harvard. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. nian and East European history. In awarded this high honor on July 6 for Studies. He also served as the academic Sysyn of Clifton, N.J., Mr. Sysyn is of 1978, he became associate editor for the his achievements in Byzantine studies. director (1966) of Harvard’s research third-generation Ukrainian back­ journal Harvard Ukrainian Studies. In The British Academy limits its mem­ center for Byzantine studies, Dumbar­ ground on his father’s side and of Irish- 1979 he served as director of the Har­ bership to 350 United Kingdom resi­ ton Oaks. Dutch descent on his mother’s. vard Ukrainian Summer Institute and dents and even fewer foreign scholars. Prof. Sevcenko was one of the initial A graduate of Clifton Senior High taught the history course. According to the by-laws of the British supporters of the establishment of a School, he entered Princeton Univer­ Always concerned with administra­ Academy, “Election to the correspond­ chair in Ukrainian studies at a presti­ sity in 1964. He majored in interna­ tive affairs and fund-raising for the ing fellowship is the highest honor that gious American university, as pledged tional affairs and Soviet studies at the institute, Dr. Sysyn was appointed the academy is able to confer as a mark by Ukrainian students in the 1950s. He Woodrow Wilson School and gra­ associate director in 1985. He partici­ of scholarly distinction.” became a professor at Harvard in 1965. duated Phi Beta Kappa. His senior pated in planning the institute’s Millen­ Prof. Sevcenko is a member of a As associate director of HUR1, Prof. thesis on the social composition of the nium projects and served as adviser for number of other prestigious scholarly Sevcenko was instrumental in the Ukrainian intelligentsia after World the Ukrainian Studies Fund Millen­ societies. For example, he is an ho­ development of HURI into the most War II received first prize from the nium Series. norary member of the Christian Ar­ prestigious center of Ukrainian studies school in 1968. Awarded a Fulbright He served on the I REX selection cheological Society (Athens), a member and research. Fellowship to,the United Kingdom, he committee for Eastern Europe and of the American Academy of Arts and The journal Harvard Ukrainian enrolled in the School of Slavonic and took an active part in professional asso­ Sciences, the American Philosophical Studies, under the guidance of Prof. East Europeans Studies, University of ciations including the Ukrainian Aca­ Society (Philadelphia), the Medieval Sevcenko and editor-in-chief Prof. London, where he received an M.A. in demy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.A. Academy of America;, member-corres­ Omeljan Pritsak, has become the lead­ East European history. In 1969 he and the Shevchenko Scientific Society. pondent of the Austrian Academy of ing journal in the field of Ukrainian entered the Ph.D. program of the He also contributed frequently to the Sciences, of two Italian Academies of studies and one of the most respected history department of Harvard Univer­ Ukrainian press on topics of scholarly Science (Palermo and Naples), as well as journals in Slavic studies internationally. sity on a Prize Fellowship. and community concern. a member of the Society of Bollandistes The British Academy was founded in From the first, Dr. Sysyn was ener­ Since 1976, Dr. Sysyn has been (Brussels), the International Committee 1901 and is part of the Royal Society, getic in working for the newly forming awarded research grants by I REX and of Greek Paleography and others. which was founded in the 17th century. Ukrainian studies program at Harvard. the American Council of Learned Like many of the Ukrainian graduate Societies (ACLS) to carry on research PUBLIC APPEAL students in those years, he assisted Prof. in Poland, Italy, Great Britain and Omeljan Pritsak in the numerous scho­ Ukraine. His monograph “Between Recent events in Ukraine have necessitated a further intensification of activities by larly, editorial and fund-raising projects Poland and the Ukraine: The Dilemma Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU) in order to help the process of freedom to develop. Active participation in the recent CSCE Paris Conference on the Human Dimension, insight on well-known events. It will lobbying our government for a US consulate in Kiev, developing contacts with Ukraine, and Canadian Institute... sending aid to Ukraine requires funding. show the extent, as well as the limita­ (Continued from page 7) tions, of British intervention into the WE ARE APPEALING 10 YOU FOR MONEY TO HELP US The documents coverall of the impor­ political life of Ukraine. 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He is co-author (under the name Our treasurer at AHRU headquarters is the sole person authorized to triation, DPs. of Viktor Haynes) of “Workers Against certify contributions as tax-exempt. The collection offers scholars new the Gulag” (London, 1979), and “The For further information, write or call AHRU: information, as well as additional Chernobyl Disaster” (London, 1988). Tel. number (201) 373-9729 Fax number (201) 373-4755 ; . The Ukrainian Weekly: 56 years on the job - BOZHENA OLSHANIWSKY, president-'■ Ш;-** і Also present were UNA Supreme Trea­ Tryzub... sier (Plast), 33.41. Sydorak... surer Ulana Diachuk, and Sunreme Boys age 10 and under (Continued from page 9) Advisors Walter Kwas, Eugene Iwan­ (Continued fro a i page 8) Zaderey (Soyuzivka). ciw and Alex Chudolij. 50-meter freestyle: L. Halaway (Try­ 25-meter freestyle: A. Tokarchuk The title for boys under age 14 was Officials of the Ukrainian Snorts zub), 38.43. (SUM-A), 19.08. captured by Danylko Kuncio (Soyu­ Association of the U.S. and Canada, 25-meter backstroke: L. Halaway 50-meter freestyle: M. Kalyta (Try­ zivka) who beat Mark Hlushewsky including its president, Myron Stebel- (Tryzub), 20.78. zub), 37.37. (Soyuzivka), 6-1, 6-3. Mr. Kuncio had sky, and Omelan Twardowsky were on 25-meter breaststroke: T. Kuncio 25-meter backstroke: M. Kalyta beaten George Chopivsky (Soyuzivka) hand as well. The tennis players were (KLK), 23.40. (Tryzub), 20.13. in the semis, while Mr. Hlushewsky addressed briefly by both Messrs. 25-meter butterfly: T. Skulsky (Try­ 25-meter breaststroke: M. Kalyta defeated Mark Machiedo (Soyuzivka). Stebelsky and Rakoczy, who turned zub), 20.79. (Tryzub), 21.67. The youngest boys’ title was won by over the reins of tourney director alter 25-meter butterfly: A. Tokarchuk Mark Wilson (Soyuzivka) who defeated many years in that position to Mr. Girls age 13-14 (SUM-A), 26.15. George Kihiczak (Sitch), 6-0, 6-0. Mr. Sawchak. Wilson had eliminated Lesyk Sarach- After the final matches were played 100-meter medley: A. Kushnir (Sitch), Boys age 11-12 man (Tryzub) in the semis, while Mr. on Monday, September 4, honored 1:24.69. Kihiczak defeated Damian Kolodiy guests, with Mr. Flis presiding, present­ 50-meter freestyle: A. Kalyta (Try­ 25-meter freestyle: A. Senenko (Try­ (Soyuzivka). ed trophies to the winners. Among the zub), 36.08. zub), 16.56. In the men’s and senior men’s conso­ awards presented were memorial tro­ 50-meter backstroke: A. Kalyta 50-meter freestyle: A. Senenko (Try­ lation round, Eugene Olynec (Tryzub) phies, including the Dr. Wolodymyr (Tryzub), 47.44. zub), 38.30. and George Hrabec (KLK) were the Huk and Yaroslav Rubel awards, the 50-meter breaststroke: H. Zybli- 25-meter backstroke: P. Halkowycz winners. latter presented by Mrs. Dushnyck. The kewycz (Tryzub), 38.45. (SUM-A), 21.63. The tourney was conducted by a Mary Dushnyck sportsmanship trophy 100-meter freestyle: H. Zyblikewycz 25-meter breaststroke: A. Senenko committee consisting of Mr. Sawchak, was presented by Mrs. Dushnyck her­ (Tryzub), 1:11.89. (Tryzub), 22.65. tournament director, Roman Rakoczy self to Laryssa Hrabec. 50-meter butterfly: H. Zyblikewycz 25-meter butterfly: D. Pakula (Try­ Sr., George Popel, Dr. Matkiwsky and Stipends from the tennis develop­ (Tryzub), 34.48. zub), 19.65. Mr. Snylyk. ment fund of the Mazepa Foundation Boys age 13-14 Ukrainian National Association were presented as follows: men: cham­ Girls age 15 and up Supreme President John O. Flis offi­ pion, $600; finalist, $300; semifinalists; 100-meter medley: O. Blonarovych cially opened the tournament during $100; women: $300 and $150; youths 100-meter medley: T. Bokalo (Sitch), (SUM-A), 1:30.63. ceremonies on Saturday afternoon. (boys and girls), $200 and $100. 1:35.90. 50-meter freestyle: M. Gerych-Bussier 50-meter freestyle: O. Blonarovych (Plast), 30.42. (SUM-A), 33.91. a.e. smal & co. 50-meter backstroke: M. 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MONTREAL, QUE. Thursday, September 21 — 7:30 PM CLIFTON, NJ Sunday, October 8 — 7:30 PM Auditorium Rosemount High, 3737 Beaubien East Clifton Senior H.S. Aud., 333 Colfax Ave. Tickets: Ukrainian Center Inc.; 240 Hope Ave., OSHAWA, ONT. Friday, September 22 — 7:00 PM tel. (201) 779-4017 St. George's Heritage Center, 38 Jackson Ave. BOCZNIEWICZ TRAVEL SERV., 10 Bottany Village Sq. W., Clifton. NJ, tel. (201) 478-3826 HAMILTON. ONT. Saturday, September 23 — 7:30 PM. or at the door One hour Before the Performance Delta Secondary School Aud., 1284 Main St. E. KERH0NKS0N, NY Tuesday, October 10 — 7:30 PM TORONTO, ONT. Sunday, September 24 — 3:00 & 7:00 PM. Wednesday. October 11 - 7:30 PM Metro Toronto Convention Center Theatre Soyuzivka — Ukr. Nat'l Assn. Estate, Foordmore Rd. 255 Front St. W. Tickets On Sale in the Gift Shop For Information Call: (914) 626-5641 ROCHESTER, NY Wednesday, September 27 — 7:30 PM Eastridge N.S. Aud., 2350 E. Ridge Rd. UNION. NJ Thursday, October 12 — 7:30 PM Kean College — Wilkin Theatre, Morris Ave. BUFFALO, NY Thursday, September 28 — 7:00 PM Tickets: “DNIPR0", 698 Sanford Ave., Newark, NJ McKinley H.S. Aud., 1500 Elmwood Ave. tel. (201) 373-8783 or at the door One hour Before the Performance PARMA HCiGHTS, OH Friday, September 29 — 7:30 PM YONKERS. NY Friday, October 13 — 7:30 PM Valley Forge H.S. Aud , 9999 Independent Blvd. Saunders H.S. Aud., 145 Palmer Rd. Tickets: DUNWOODIE TRAVEL, 771-A Yonkers Ave., Saturday, September 30 — 7:00 PM WARREN, MICH. tel. (914) 969-4200 Fitzgerald H.S. Aud , 23200 Ryan Rd., & 9 Mile Rd. ELM LIQUOR STORE, 126 Elm St.. tel. (914) 963-0044 CHICAGO. IL Sunday, October 1 — 5:00 PM LEMK0 HALL, 556 Yonkers Ave., tel. (914) 969-3954 Lane Tech. HIS. Aud., Western Ave. S Addison St. or at the door One Hour Before the Performance So. BOUND BROOK, NJ Thursday, October 5 — 7:30 PM PHILADELPHIA, PA Saturday, October 14 — 7:00 PM * Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave. Northeast H.S. Aud., Cottman & Algon Sts. Tickets: Ukrainian Cultural Center, tel. 356-0090 Tickets: DORA - r K0SM0S - DUCELOWYCZ - For Info Call: Mr. John Lyszyk, tel. 356-0090 HANUSEY — FANTAZIA or at the door One Hour Before the Performance or at the door One hour Before the Performance HARTFORD. CT Sunday, October 15 — 3:00 PM BOSTON, MASS. Saturday, October 7 — 7:30 PM Bulkeley H.S. Aud., 300 Wethersfield Ave. West Roxbury H.S. Aud., 1205 VFW Parkway Tickets: SUMA STORE, 961 Wethersfield Ave., tel. (203) 246-6955 Sunday, October 8 — 2:30 PM NEW YORK, NY For Info Call: Mr. Walter Wasylenko, tel. 644-2729 Hunter College Aud., 69 St. (bet. Lexington & Park) Tickets: ARKA CO., 26 1st Ave., tel. (212) 473-3550 SYRACUSE, NY Tuesday, October 17 — 7:00 PM SURMA, 11 E. 7th St., tel. (212) 477-0729 Fowler H.S. Aud., 227 Magnolia St. M0L0DE ZYTTIA, 304 E. 9th St., tel. (212) 673-9530 Tickets: Ukr. Nat'l Home, 1317 W. Fayette St., TWARD0WSKI TRAVEL, 18 St. Mark's PI. (212) 475-5583 tel. (315) 478-9272 or at the door One Hour Before the Performance or at the door One Hour Before the Performance September 17 Port Carbon, Pa., the Vesna dance PREVIEW OF EVENTS ensemble of Philadelphia, the Volo­ NEW YORK: A Jubilee Concert of shky School Dancers, St. Anne's Ukrainian Dancers of Warrington, Ukrainian Music and Dance will University of Pittsburgh, and will more information call (201) 416- Pa., and the Children's Vocal Group take place at 4 p.m. at Lincoln feature educational, arts and cralts 8000. of Philadelphia. Admission is $3 for Cente-’s Avery Fisher Hall. The displays, readings of Shevchenko's concert marks the 95th anniversary poetry, exhibits, mini-performances, September 28 adults and $1 for children. For more information call the college, (215) of the Ukrainian National Associa­ children's activities and the sale of 885-2360. Also featured will be an tion and the 40th anniversary of the traditional foods and cultural items. TORONTO: Jaroslav Petryshyn of exhibit of the Dmytro Tkachuk Dumka Ukrainian Chorus of New Master craftsmen from Manor Ju­ the humanities and social sciences York. The program will feature nior College of Jenkintown. Pa., will department at Grande Prairie Re­ family collection of Hutsul trea­ performances by Dumka and its demonstrate the art of beadvvork, gional College will deliver a lecture sures, artifacts from the Hutsul region of Ukraine. ensembles, soloists Ihor Darian, Ed leathercraft and ceramics. The festi­ on “Canadian Immigration Policy Evanko, Marta Kokolska-Musijts- val banquet and ball will be held in and the Ukrainians, 189І-19І4: A chuk and Mary Lesawyer, and the conjunction with the Heritage Foun­ Reappraisal" at 7:30 p.m. at the ONGOING Syzokryli Dance Ensemble, as well dation convention at the Parkway Multicultural History Society of YONKERS, N.Y.: Branch 30 of the as several other guest performers. Center Inn in Greentree, beginning Ontario, 43 Queen's Park Crescent. Ukrainian National Women’s League Tickets may be purchased at the with the banquet at 7:30 p.m. and The lecture is part of the Toronto of America is accepting registrations Lincoln Center Box Office at prices dance at 9 p.m. Sunday's events will Seminar in Ukrainian Studies lecture for its “svitlychka" nursery school ranging from $15 to $30. take place from noon to 5 p.m. and series, sponsored by the Chair of at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic will be followed by a concert at 6 p.m. Ukrainian Studies of the University Church, Shonnard Place and North September 22 at the Bellefield Annex Auditorium of Toronto. For more information Broadway. Classes are open to 2Vi- in Oakland, featuring the 30-member call (416) 978-3332. to 4-year-olds and will be held on TRENTON, N.J.: Ukrainian Ame­ Hromovytsia Ukrainian dance en­ Saturday mornings, I0to 11:30a.m., rican Veterans Post 25 will sponsor a semble and the 39-member Ukrai­ October 1 beginning September 23. For more casino bus trip to Atlantic City, N.J. nian Folk Ensemble Chorus, both information call Marta Puszka,(212) Tickets are $ 16 per person. Buses will from Chicago. For banquet reserva­ DETROIT: The Ukrainian Ameri­ 548-7123. leave the parking lot of the Ukrainian tions and more information call can Center Corp. will hold its 74th National Home, 477 Jeremiah Ave., Elizabeth Mitchell, (412) 279-3458. anniversary banquet at 3:30 p.m. at at 6 p.m. and return at 2 a.m. For the Stephenson Haus, 24931 North PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing more information call (609) 585- Chrysler Drive in Hazel Park. Dr. of Ukrainian community events open 6208. September 24 Myron Kuropas, educator and to the public, is a service provided author, will be the keynote speaker. free of charge by Hie Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian commu­ September 22-23 BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.: The Kvitka bandurist ensemble will Members of Branch 86 of the Ukrai­ provide the entertainment. In addi­ nity. To have an event listed in this column, please send information CHICAGO: Ukrainian vocalist Alex nian National Women's League of tion, $5,000 is slated to be awarded in America in Newark, N.J., invite the student scholarships and organiza­ (type of event, date, time, place, Holub will perform for two nights at admission, sponsor, etc.), — typed 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. at Galans Restau­ public to a jubilee luncheon cele­ tional grants. Admission is $15 per brating their 25th anniversary at 2 person. For more information and and in the English language — along rant here. Tickets are $25 per person with the phone number of a person for dinner and show. Reservations p.m. at The Berkeley Plaza, 735 tickets call (313) 286-6490 or 366- Springfield Ave. Tickets are $25 per 4496. who may be reached during daytime are necessary. For more information hours for additional information, to: call Galans, (312) 292-1000. person. For more information call (201) 375-8009. Preview of Events, The Ukrainian JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Ukrai­ Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey September 23-24 nian Heritage Studies Center of City, N.J. 07302. September 26 Manor Junior College will sponsor PITTSBURGH: The eighth annual its annual Ukrainian festival, noon to PLEASE NOTE: Preview items Pittsburgh Ukrainian Festival, com­ IRVINGTON, N.J.: The Ukrainian 6 p.m., at its Fox Chase Road and must be received one week before memorating the birth of Taras Shev­ Computer Club will hold a meeting, Forrest Avenue campus here. A desired date of publication. No chenko, will be held this weekend in open to the public, at 8 p.m. at the divine liturgy will precede the day's information will be taken over the the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Ukrainian Community Center on festivities at 11 a.m. in the college phone. Preview items will be pub­ Saturday's daytime activities will be Prospect Street. The meeting will auditorium. The festival program, lished only once (please indicate held 11 a.m. to. 5 p.m. in the Com­ feature a discussion on “Computers which will begin at 1 p.m., will desired date of publication). All mons Rome, Cathedral of Learning, in Ukraine" with Iwan Klufas. For feature the Voloshky Ukrainian items are published at the discretion dance ensemble of Philadelphia, the of the editorial staff and in accor­ Kazka Ukrainian folk ensemble of dance with available space. Tenth Annual 1

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