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Vol. LXXXI No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 $1/$2 in Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Protesters support Euro-integration, express outrage over police brutality

by Zenon Zawada KYIV – Ukraine’s capital erupted in the biggest social unrest since the country regained its independence in 1991 after police on November 30 brutally beat and arrested protesters peacefully demonstrat- ing against Ukrainian President ’s decision not to sign the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement at the Summit in Vilnius. The next day, a demonstration planned to protest Mr. Yanukovych’s decision swelled in participants – estimates ranged from 200,000 to 1 million – and outrage over the police’s excessive use of force. Conflicts exploded throughout Kyiv between protesters and police, injuring hundreds. Opposition forces took control of several strategic sites in central Kyiv, including Independence Square (the maidan), the adjacent Trade Union Building and the . Olena Bilozerska Hundreds of thousands of returned to Kyiv’s Independence Square (maidan) on December 1 to protest the president’s (Continued on page 14) decision to not sign the European Union Association Agreement and the police brutality against Euro-Maidan protesters. Major conference in New York presents latest research on Holodomor

by Matthew Dubas Prof. Hrynevych examined the “second Day two explores social, psychological, wave” of collectivization that Ukraine expe- NEW YORK – The second day of the rienced in 1939-1940. With the memory of economic, legal aspects of Holodomor scholarly forum “Taking Measure of the the Holodomor still fresh in Ukrainians’ Holodomor” on November 6 in New York minds, it was easy for many Ukrainians to continued the conference program by focus- see the return of Soviet agrarian practices ing on the political, cultural and socio-psy- that led to the starvation of millions. chological consequences of the Holodomor, Quoting the reactions of soldiers meant to examining legal developments and taking a enforce these policies, one identified as look at the Holodomor as presented in con- Oleinikov stationed in Leningrad (St. temporaneous press reports and govern- Petersburg), asked his commanding officer: ment archives. The two-day conference at “Can it be that no member of the govern- the Princeton University Club ended with ment was aware that in Ukraine everything sessions on remorse and reconciliation, and was taken from the peasants to the last grain, people were dying of hunger, and future challenges and approaches to the corpses lay about on the roads? I am cer- study of this genocide. (Day one of the con- tain that they knew of it but took no coun- ference was covered in last week’s issue.) termeasures.” The day’s first session (Session VII) Similarly, Prof. Hrynevych stated, during addressed the “Political and Social- the Polish-Soviet war, the Poles would not Economic Consequences of the Holodomor,” have welcomed the Red Army so joyfully, with commentary by Vladyslav Hrynevych according to servicemen who served dur- (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) ing that campaign. During the Soviet- Russ Chelak and Oxana Shevel (Tufts University), moder- Finnish war, the Red Army was beaten back Members of the Student Organization of Mykola Mikhnovsky (TUSM) read names of ated by Dr. Alexander Motyl (Rutgers Holodomor victims from one village in Ukraine at the Ukrainian Institute of America. University). (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49 Washington demonstration supports protesters in Ukraine PM warns of ‘escalating’ tensions Cabinet. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Yurii Boiko was in Moscow for KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola talks on bilateral issues, including natural Azarov has warned the opposition to stop gas. Ukraine has been seeking lower prices its escalation of political tensions as pro- on Russian gas supplies, possibly a key pres- testers continue to demand his govern- sure point in any dealings between Kyiv and ment’s resignation. Mr. Azarov, speaking at Moscow. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry a Cabinet of Ministers meeting on Medvedev, after his meeting with Mr. Boiko, December 4, also warned protesters who said Moscow wants “stability and order” in are blockading government buildings that Ukraine. (RFE/RL with reporting by Agence anyone found guilty of violating Ukrainian France-Presse and Reuters) law or the Constitution will face punish- ment. With protesters picketing govern- Rybak suggests roundtable meeting ment headquarters outside, Mr. Azarov KYIV – Chairman claimed that “the reasons for street pro- Volodymyr Rybak has invited representa- tests have been exhausted.” He said, tives of the opposition, the majority and “Certain political forces without any con- international specialists to hold a roundta- structive agenda are directing street pro- Yaro Bihun ble meeting to address the situation in tests, inciting violence, unlawful occupation Ukraine. Speaking with reporters on In front of the White House, Nazar Kalivoshko (left, with microphone) reads a decla- of administrative and communal buildings, ration condemning the police violence used in the breaking up a demonstration on December 4 in Kyiv, he said, “I proposed to blockades of state institutions. This is a Kyiv’s Independence Square. hold a roundtable meeting, and tomorrow criminal offense.” The prime minister also we will meet with representatives of the said: “I want to ask the so-called leaders of street from the Embassy of Ukraine in the opposition and form those questions that by Yaro Bihun street protests: ‘Who will assume responsi- Georgetown area of Washington. will be discussed.” He added that after bility for these crimes? Who is ready to WASHINGTON – A group of close to 200 After an hour there, they moved on to President Viktor Yanukovych returns to bear criminal responsibility?’ I call on these Ukrainians and Ukrainian Americans living continue their protest in front of the White Ukraine from China, he will have a meeting so-called leaders not to hide behind peo- in the Washington and Baltimore area gath- House, many marching the one and a half with the head of state. (Ukrinform) ered in front of the White House on Sunday, miles there with their Ukrainian and ple’s backs but to publicly and clearly state December 1, to celebrate the 22nd anniver- American flags and placards, while others who personally will be responsible for this,” Rybak rules out dissolution of Rada he added. Despite the events at home, sary of Ukraine’s historic referendum – drove. KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman when its people voted for independence Standing on Pennsylvania Avenue in President Viktor Yanukovych was on a visit to China, where he is seeking economic Volodymyr Rybak said on December 4 that from the – and to express their front of the White House for almost another he rules out the possible dissolution of the support for its people today, who have been hour, the protesters listened to their dem- deals. (RFE/RL with reporting by Agence France-Presse and Reuters) Ukrainian Parliament. “By law, if the Rada gathering in the hundreds of thousands on onstration coordinator, Nazar Kalivoshko of doesn’t work for 30 days, which means that the streets of Kyiv and other cities to protest Baltimore, read a declaration condemning Opposition disrupts Rada session there will be no possibility to open the ses- the decision of President Viktor the police violence used in breaking up a sion, the president will have the right to Yanukovych’s government not to sign an demonstration on Kyiv’s Independence KYIV – Opposition lawmakers disrupted dissolve Parliament. But it’s not his respon- Association Agreement with the on the previous day. the December 4 session of the Verkhovna sibility. Therefore, I currently don’t think Union but remain allied with . The demonstrators chanted and – led by Rada and vowed to continue to block the that the Parliament will be dissolved,” Mr. The demonstrators in Washington, who members of Washington’s Spiv-Zhyttia cho- legislature until their demands are met. The Rybak told journalists. He said that the ranged in age from babies in carriages to rus – sang the Ukrainian national anthem, a opposition is demanding that the govern- Verkhovna Rada of the seventh convocation seniors, began the demonstration earlier number of Ukrainian folk songs and “God ment step down over its decision not to sign had done for the adoption of European that brisk sunny Sunday afternoon at the Bless America” at the conclusion of the an agreement on closer ties with the integration laws what the deputies of other Francis Scott Key Memorial Park, across the demonstration. European Union and over a violent police convocations had failed to do in the previ- crackdown on the resulting demonstrations. ous 10 years. The Verkhovna Rada chair- The opposition on December 3 failed to man also said it’s necessary to find com- push through a parliamentary vote of no- mon ground to unite east and west: “We New Yorkers protest violence confidence in the government but vowed to must do everything to unite the country. continue protests. Before that vote in We all have to live here. I, as Parliament directed against Euro-Maidan Parliament, Prime Minister Azarov apolo- speaker, have nowhere to go, and nobody is gized for the crackdown by riot police waiting for me and my children abroad. against demonstrators, but denounced pro- Therefore, I will do everything to unite testers who blocked access to government offices. He also pledged to reshuffle his (Continued on page 13)

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Canada deplores use of force Groundbreaking in D.C. against protesters in Ukraine for Holodomor Memorial Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John assembly are fundamental tenets of any Baird on November 30 issued the following truly democratic country. statement. We call upon the to respect and indeed protect the rights of Canada strongly condemns the deplor- its citizens to express their opinions freely, able use of violence today by Ukrainian consistent with Organization for Security authorities against peaceful protesters in and Cooperation in Europe principles. Independence Square. These demonstra- Canada stands with the people of tors simply want a closer association with Ukraine to build a society based on free- the European Union. dom, democracy, human rights and the rule Freedom of speech and freedom of of law. U.S. denounces violence against Ukrainian demonstrators Jen Psaki, State Department spokesper- by the OSCE, we call on the government of son, made the following statement to the Ukraine to foster a positive environment press on November 30. for civil society and to protect the rights of all Ukrainians to express their views on The United States condemns the vio- their country’s future in a constructive and lence by government authorities against peaceful manner in Kyiv and in other parts peaceful demonstrators in Kyiv today. We of the country. Violence and intimidation WASHINGTON – The building of the long-awaited Ukrainian Holodomor Memorial urge Ukraine’s leaders to respect their peo- should have no place in today’s Ukraine. ple’s right to freedom of expression and We continue to support the aspirations in Washington in remembrance of the millions of Ukrainians who died in Stalin’s assembly. These are fundamental to a of the Ukrainian people to achieve a pros- 1932-1933 Famine-Genocide was launched on December 4 with the symbolic healthy democracy and the respect for uni- perous European democracy. European groundbreaking ceremony at the site carried out by eight individuals and rep- versal values on which the United States integration is the surest course to econom- resentatives of organizations instrumental in the successful achievement of partnership with Ukraine depends. ic growth and strengthening Ukraine’s this goal. Seen above, they are (from left): Robert Vogel, superintendent of the Consistent with the principles embodied democracy. National Mall and Memorial Parks; Larysa Kurylas, designer and sculptor of the monument; U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio); Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk; Michael Sawkiw Jr. of the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness; Anthony Fisher, representing Ukrainian busi- European Union leaders condemn nessman Dmytro Firtash, the major funder of the memorial; U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), sponsor of the Holodomor Memorial bill in Congress; and Oleksandr Severyn, 91, from the Bronx, a Holodomor survivor. (More details on excessive use of force in Ukraine this historic event will appear in next week’s issue.) Following is the text of a joint statement EU. This support had been welcomed yes- – Yaro Bihun by the European Union’s High Representative terday by the participants of the Vilnius for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Eastern Partnership Summit. The unjusti- Catherine Ashton and Commissioner for fied use of force goes against the principles Enlargement and European Neighborhood to which all participants of the Vilnius Policy Stefan Fule on events in Ukraine. The Summit, including the , OSCE rep concerned by violence statement was released on November 30. yesterday reaffirmed their adherence. We call on Ukraine, also in its capacity as against journalists in Ukraine The European Union strongly condemns chairmanship in office of the OSCE the excessive use of force last night by the [Organization for Security and Cooperation OSCE Kupriyanov, Euronews, Gleb Garanich, police in Kyiv to disperse peaceful protest- in Europe], hosting its Ministerial Reuters; Sergei Supinskiy, Agence France- ers, who over the last days in a strong and Conference on December 5-6 in Kyiv, to VIENNA – OSCE Representative on Presse; Sergei Chuzavkov, Associated Press; unprecedented manner have expressed fully abide by its international commit- Joseph Sywenkyj, The New York Times; their support for Ukraine’s political associ- ments to respect the freedom of expression December 2 expressed her concern about Tomasz Piechala, Eastbook; Oleksandr ation and economic integration with the and assembly. theFreedom magnitude of the ofMedia violence Dunja against Mijatović mem on- Perevoznik, Liga Business Inform; Valeriya bers of the media at recent demonstrations Burlakova, Stanislav Kozlyuk, Ukrayinskyi in Kyiv. Tyzhden; Max Levin, LB.ua; Johannes “I am especially concerned that in most Wamberg Andersen, Danish freelance jour- of the cases, the beatings were reportedly nalist; Maxim Kudimets, Insider; Pawel Sen. John McCain: “The eyes conducted by the law enforcement officers Pieniazek, Polish freelance journalist; who attacked the journalists and disre- Anton Chernyshov, Independent of the world are on Ukraine” garded their press identification. Violence Journalists Union; Denis Danko and U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on acts of violence against peaceful demon- against journalists cannot be tolerated,” Ms. Dmitriy Volkov, 1+1; Yaroslav Galata, December 2 released the following statement strators. At the same time, it is important - Demokratychna Ukraina; Mikhail Zagorskii, on the public demonstrations in Ukraine. for those demonstrating to continue doing son-in-office of the Organization for Zhitomir.info; Dmitriy Kachura, so peacefully. SecurityMijatović wroteand Cooperationin a letter to the in chairperEurope Kommentarii; Yevgenii Golovatyuk, The public demonstrations unfolding in Ukrainians should not be forced to choose (OSCE), Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Ukrayinski Novyny; Oleg Khavruk, Ukraine are a powerful expression of the between a future in the West or the East. . Comments.ua; Sergei Dolzhenko, European high expectations that Ukrainians have for They should be free to chart their nation’s Pressphoto Agency; Yevgenii Feldman, a future of democratic reform, economic future as they choose, in the best interest of Ukrainian authorities to take urgent action Novaya Gazeta; Yurii Butusov, Censor.net; opportunity and integration into the Euro- Ukraine’s citizens. As Ukrainians continue to to Ms.halt Mijatovićthe violence reiterated against the media call andto the to Emin Kalantarov, Lifenews; Sergei Atlantic community. press their government to take the necessary swiftly launch investigation into these Polezhaka, freelance journalist; Yevgenii The eyes of the world are on Ukraine. steps to sign an Association Agreement attacks. Maloletka, UNIAN; Valeriy Kolosyuk, Aratta. Ukraine’s leaders should respect their peo- with the EU, the Ukrainian government According to information available to Vikno v Ukrainu; and Sergei Yurchenko, ple’s basic rights, including freedom of should listen to the voices of its people and the representative’s office, more than 40 Novoross.info. expression and assembly, and refrain from respond to their legitimate aspirations. journalists representing national and inter- The OSCE’s media freedom representa- national media outlets, including tive had previously condemned earlier , Channel 5 (), attacks on journalists. Dmitry Gnap and Quotable notes 1+1, Euronews, Reuters, Agence France- Yakov Lyubchich of Hromadske.tv were Presse, the Associated Press and The New attacked on November 29 while reporting “[Viktor] Yanukovych has decided it’s more important to keep [Yulia] Tymoshenko York Times, were physically assaulted and on the demonstrations in Kyiv. The journal- in prison than to integrate Ukraine closer toward Europe.” severely injured while covering the public ists were injured and their equipment “He has left his country vulnerable to Vladimir Putin’s threats and pressure. That protests in Kyiv. damaged. On November 28, Vlad Puchich, will be Yanukovych’s legacy if he doesn’t reverse course.” They include: Dmitriy Larin, Ukrayinska chief editor of “20 Minutes,” was attacked – David Kramer, president of Freedom House, in a statement quoted by CNN on Pravda; Mustafa Nayyem, Hromadske.tv; and injured in Zhytomyr. This was the sec- November 25 and The Washington Post on November 26. Nataliya Zhijko, Yurii Usik, Ivan ond attack targeting Mr. Puchich in the past Nakonechniy, Channel 5; Roman few days. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49 Fischer-Slysh fund donates $300,000 to National University of Ostroh Academy and the National University of Ostroh Ostroh Fund reaches $1 million mark Academy,” Prof. Pasichnyk added. “The magnanimous donation from the memorial fund of Dr. Maria Fischer-Slysh DE KALB, Ill. – Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, among the children of Crimea. and Dr. Rudolph Fischer to the Ukrainian president of the Friends of Ostroh Dr. Fischer-Slysh was born in Kolomyia National Foundation for the benefit of Foundation, on November 21 announced a in 1922 to Dr. Adolph and Olha Slysh. Prior Ostroh Academy is truly commendable,” donation to the foundation of $300,000 to the second world war, she lived with her commented Stefan Kaczaraj, president of from the Fischer-Slysh Memorial Fund. parents in Lviv where she attended the aca- the Ukrainian National Foundation Inc. The donation brings to $1 million the demic gymnasium (a college-prep high “Ukraine needs highly educated people total collected by the foundation for the school). Following the Bolshevik invasion who love Ukraine and its culture and who National University of Ostroh Academy, of 1939, her family ended up on a list of will work towards building a democratic which is located in the Rivne region of “enemies of the people.” They fled to Belz, and truly Ukrainian Ukraine.” Emblem of the National University of Ukraine. then to Chelm and finally to Munich, where “This is a great gift to Ostroh,” respond- Ostroh Academy. The moving force behind the donation Maria graduated from the Medical Faculty ed Vira Bodnaruk, a member of the Friends was the late Dr. Maria Fischer-Slysh, a of the Ludwig Maximilian University in of Ostroh Foundation. “But its students and demic reforms in higher education in retired pediatrician who lived in Toronto. 1950. Immigrating to the United States, Dr. staff headed by Rector Ihor Pasichnyk are Ukraine, making its colleges and universi- She was well known in Ukraine and the Fischer-Slysh became a pediatrician in worthy of it. I hope there will be more ties competitive with comparable institu- diaspora for her charitable giving. Along Kankakee, Ill., in 1959. donors of this caliber in the future.” tions worldwide.” with her late husband, Dr. Rudolph Fischer, “I remember with great fondness my “I strongly believe that this generous “My wife, Lesia, and I have been collect- she was especially devoted to the develop- personal meetings with Dr. Maria Fischer donation will be greatly appreciated by the ing donations for Ostroh Academy since ment of Ukrainian educational institutions during her many visits to Ostroh Academy, students and staff of Ostroh University,” 1997,” stated Dr. Kuropas who, thanks to that support Ukrainian culture and the listening to her presentations to the stu- stated Dr. Nikolay Megits, another Ostroh two Fulbright Grants, has taught at Ostroh development of its moral fiber. dents and at scientific conferences,” Foundation friend. Mrs. Tamara on two separate occasions. “All Ukrainians In 2009, she and her husband donated $1 declared Prof. Ihor Pasichnyk, rector of Denysenko, also a friend, commented: “The should visit this unique and incredibly well million to the Ukrainian Catholic University Ostroh Academy. “Mrs. Fischer was a great donor’s contribution to Ukrainian educa- developed educational institution. The in Lviv. Their other philanthropic activities patron of Ukraine, and was very active in tion and international relations is truly Fischer-Slysh donation is by far the largest included the establishment of a scholarship the diaspora. She made great contributions commendable.” we have received thus far. This donation fund at the Ukrainian Free University; a to the research of our Institute of Diaspora “I am delighted to hear of this generous brings the total amount collected by our $100,000 donation toward the publication Studies. I recall that she was extraordinari- donation from the Memorial Fund,” humble fund to over $1 million. This is a of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, a project of ly pleased with the development of Ostroh declared Bohdan Watral, a member of the great tribute to the generosity of our com- the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Academy and its success in the moral Ostroh Foundation. The Ostroh Academy is munity. Lesia and I are hopeful that other (CIUS); $5,000 for the publication of a book development and spiritual upbringing of one of the oldest academic institutions in Ukrainian Americans will be encouraged about the Holodomor, “Under a Black Brand” true Ukrainian patriots for Ukraine.” Ukraine which continues to provide its stu- by this donation to also donate to the fund.” (“Pid Chornym Tavrom”); as well as decades “Our students and professors sincerely dents with an excellent education steeped Checks should be made out to: of support for an annual contest titled “We appreciate all the efforts and deeds of Dr. in Ukrainian heritage, culture and lan- Ukrainian National Foundation/Ostroh are your children, Ukraine,” created to Fischer-Slysh directed at the development guage. Ostroh Academy has been in the Fund, and sent to 107 Ilehamwood Drive, encourage the use of the of Ukraine, our system of higher education, forefront of the movement to institute aca- DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Chrystia Freeland wins Toronto by-election by Oksana Zakydalsky TORONTO – Even if it’s no surprise, it’s still nice to win. Although there were 11 candidates on the ballot, most people called the by-election in Toronto Center a “two-horse race.” It featured Liberal candi- date Chrystia Freeland and New Democratic candidate Linda McQuaig. Both women are journalists whose pri- mary focus has been income inequality and the vanishing middle class. Toronto Center was a useful example. It is made up of two halves: the northern (Rosedale) section is one of Toronto’s wealthiest; in the southern part, social housing predominates or, as one paper put it, it’s “a riding that includes $10 million houses and homeless shelters, Chanel and Dollarama.” On November 25, four federal by-elec- tions were held in Canada: Toronto Center ChrystiaFreeland.ca in Toronto, Bourassa in Montreal and two, Chrystia Freeland Brandon-Souris and Provencher, in Manitoba. The by-elections produced no elections are no indication of party stand- change in party standings: the first two rid- ings in the country, but in this case, partly ings stayed Liberal, and the Manitoba rid- because they were the only game in town, ings remained Conservative, although the the four by-elections received more than Liberals increased their share of the vote in normal attention, particularly the cam- all ridings. paign of the so-called “Liberal star candi- In Toronto Center Ms. Freeland received date” Ms. Freeland. 49 percent of the vote, while the NDP can- Considered part of Liberal leader’s inner didate got 36 percent (a difference of 5,000 circle, she has been made co-chair of Mr. votes). This was a riding where the ruling Trudeau’s Economic Council of Advisors, Conservative party candidate played a mar- which is writing the party’s economic policy. ginal role, garnering only 8 percent of the The by-elections were also a test of vote. opposition leaders – Mr. Trudeau of the Toronto Center was considered a safe Liberals and Thomas Mulcair of the NDP – Liberal seat, as the Liberals have held it for neither of whom had yet led his party in an the last 20 years, most recently by interim election. Mr. Trudeau worked hard to keep Liberal leader Bob Rae, who resigned his the Toronto Center riding Liberal, showing seat when Justin Trudeau took over the up every few days from Montreal to help reins of the party. It is usually said that by- Ms. Freeland. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 5 Our community responds Ukrainian National Association to developments in Ukraine denounces attack on peaceful protesters Following are excerpts of statements released by several Ukrainian diaspora organization in reaction to recent events in Ukraine. The statement below was issued by the tionally protected democratic right to pro- Ukrainian National Association’s Executive test without the threat of violence. Committee on December 2. The militia brutally turned against the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America peaceful gatherings expressing their desire The UNA today stands in solidarity with to integrate into the European Union on the November 30 ty of democracies. We further call on imme- the Ukrainian people, who are exercising Euro-Maidan in Kyiv, and many were seri- The Ukrainian Congress Committee of diate economic sanctions which will their democratic right to peaceful protest. ously injured. America… denounces the barbaric attack include the freezing of assets and visa The deterioration of democracy in We ask the American government to on the peaceful demonstrators gathered in restrictions for Yanukovych and his govern- Ukraine is reaching a critical point. We con- support the democratic movement in Kyiv’s Euro-Maidan who were expressing ment. The United States must condemn demn the brutal violence perpetrated by Ukraine and ask that the U.S. impose tar- their desire to integrate into Euro-Atlantic Russia for its unabashed attempts to re- Berkut special forces against the peaceful geted economic sanctions – including the structures. establish its empire. protesters. freezing of assets and restrictions on visas We call upon the U.S. government and its We call upon the Ukrainian American com- We implore President Barack Obama to – against those individuals responsible for EU allies to immediately reiterate their sup- munity to contact their elected officials to con- communicate to Ukrainian President these human rights abuses in Ukraine. port for the Ukrainian people and their demn this brutal act and impose austere sanc- Viktor Yanukovych the concern of the U.S. We call upon Ukrainian American com- aspirations to join the European communi- tions upon Ukrainian government officials. … in the strongest possible terms that people munity members to contact their elected must be allowed to exercise their constitu- officials to condemn this brutal act. Ukrainian Canadian Congress November 30 tions on visas,” stated UCC National The Ukrainian Canadian Congress today President Paul Grod. FOR THE RECORD: Patriarch Filaret denounced the brutal violence perpetrated We urge Ukrainian authorities to investi- against the peaceful protesters of Euro- gate and prosecute those who authorized maidan in Kyiv Ukraine by Berkut special and executed these acts of violence against condemns “use of brutal violence” forces, which have left dozens seriously the people of Ukraine. We further call for Below is the text of the statement by the July 18, 1995, when force was used against injured. … the resignation of the authorities in Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’-Ukraine the participants of the funeral of Patriarch “We thank the government of Canada Ukraine who have deliberately acted Filaret issued concerning the events of Volodymyr (Romaniuk) . for their strong condemnation of the against the will and interests of the November 30 in Kyiv. As a Church, we morally condemn the actions by the government of Ukraine. We Ukrainian people. The use of violence brutal use of force against civilians, which ask all western governments to immediate- against peaceful protesters has sparked Dear Compatriots! occurred today on the capital’s ly impose targeted economic sanctions resignations by Members of Parliament Dear Brothers and Sisters! Independence Square. We also call upon against those individuals responsible for from the governing and Today our society is experiencing one of everyone – especially the police, but also these human rights abuses in Ukraine, the resignation of a senior Ukrainian diplo- the most difficult moments of modern his- members of civic actions – to prevent the including the freezing of assets and restric- mat to Canada, Ms. Natalia Holub. … tory, and for this reason the Church cannot further use of violence. stand by silently. Because this possibility – the develop- Events of the past weeks and months ment of large civil conflict and divisions of World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations convince us that the vast majority of our the country, ruination of our statehood – is citizens support the European integration what those forces are seeking, at any cost December 2 Women’s Organizations supports the pre- of Ukraine. In defense of their aspirations seeking to prevent Ukraine’s integration The World Federation of Ukrainian sentation to Parliament of a draft resolu- they have joined in mass public demonstra- with a united Europe. Women’s Organizations supports the par- tion on the resignation of the government tions. These demonstrations were held The future is unknown to us. But we ticipants of the peaceful protest at the on December 3, and anticipates its approv- generally peacefully and without violence, want all to know: the Kyiv Patriarchate is Euro-Maidan in Ukraine and expresses its al. Millions of Ukrainians have a right to live to which our citizens were called by our with the Ukrainian people. Regardless of profound outrage regarding the numerous in a democratic European Ukraine! Church, and other Churches and religious what adversities lie ahead of us. organizations. acts of violence on the part of law enforce- We call upon the member organizations According to the Lord Jesus Christ, The Kyiv Patriarchate, together with the ment against the youth, students and par- of WFUWO to demonstrate their support of prayer has a great ability to destroy the Ukrainian people, supported and continues ticipants of the peaceful protest, including a the Euro-Maidan and appeal to their con- power and the machinations of the devil. to support the European integration of beating of more than 40 Ukrainian and for- stituents to do the same. Ukraine must So right now, among other things, prayer Ukraine and sees Ukraine’s future in a cir- eign journalists. … sense the strong support of the diaspora, for Ukraine is especially needed, for the cle of independent states in a united The World Federation of Ukrainian and notably that of Ukrainian women. preservation of our shared home from the Europe. ravages of internecine strife. I call all After the massive civic actions, we have believers to this strengthened prayer. Ukrainian American Bar Association repeatedly appealed also to law enforce- With a heavy heart, but with firm faith in ment and other state representatives with the Lord’s mercy and help, I say together November 30 rights including the freedom of speech and a call to ensure the constitutionally guaran- with you, “O Great and Only God, protect The Ukrainian American Bar Association assembly. However, actions speak louder teed right of the citizens to peacefully our Ukraine!” I ask for the Lord’s blessing (UABA) steadfastly condemns President than words! President Yanukovych’s recent express their position. Unfortunately, our on all of the Ukrainian nation! [Viktor] Yanukovych’s brutal and unsparing unlawful actions on Kyiv’s Euro-Maidan call was not heard. use of force to quash Ukrainian citizens’ belie his words and underscore his subser- On the night of November 30, with the + Filaret rights of peaceful assembly and speech. vience to the dictates of Russia, Ukraine’s use of brutal violence, protesters were Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus’-Ukraine They gathered to express their support for ago-old persecutor. … We call upon the expelled from Independence Square. Ukrainian Orthodox Church Euro-integration, the same objective that Ukrainian legal community – especially the Photographs of these actions bring to mind – Kyiv Patriarchate President Yanukovych himself had repeat- edly trumpeted as his unshakeable goal. He their allegiance to the Ukrainian nation and had assured that the government would act thejudiciary principle – tо of stand the rule straight of law and and reaffirm justice. in a manner consistent with European and UUARC announces fund drive international principles of individual human We call on you to be the guardian of оur Ukrainе’s right to freedom. for Ukrainians at Euro-Maidan Council of Bishops, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. PHILADELPHIA – At the request of the Russian Federation and other coun- the Ukrainian Congress Committee of tries of the Customs Union. They also December 2 ship positions who choose to confuse and America (UCCA), the United Ukrainian aim to demonstrate to the Ukrainian …Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have abuse by utilizing violence against the pro- American Relief Committee Inc. is send- government and the world the Ukrainian taken liberty to stand up for their beliefs by testors. The use of force, confrontation and ing immediate humanitarian aid to the people’s desire to join the European participating in protests-maidans through- violence will fail to resolve political issues. hundreds of thousands cold and hungry Union. out Ukraine and especially in the capital of We call upon the leaders of Ukraine to Ukrainians who have flooded the streets Donations may be sent to: UUARC, Kyiv. address and immediately cease the violence and squares of Kyiv, Lviv and many other 1206 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA Throughout Ukraine’s history, millions against the protesters. The country’s demo- cities to protest the Ukrainian govern- 19111 (memo: Action EU). Online dona- of people have given their lives for freedom, cratic future will depend on dialogue and ment’s decision to suspend the process tions are accepted at www.uuarc.org. In dignity and human rights, in order to the ability to listen to voice of Ukrainian citi- of Ukraine’s Euro-integration. addition, donations may be made to reclaim the right to peaceful demonstration zens. ...The authorities must respect the The protesters support an UUARC accounts at Ukrainian federal as well as political and societal activity. The protesters who have simply exercised their Association Agreement between the credit unions in Chicago, New York, voice of the street must be heard and political and constitutional – and most European Union and Ukraine and are Philadelphia and Yonkers, N.Y. All dona- respected, and it cannot be silenced by the importantly – God-Given rights to peaceful- against a return to active dialogue with tions are tax-deductible. noise and uncertainties of those in leader- ly gather in protest and demonstration. … 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49

The Ukrainian Weekly Yanukovych & Co. must go They were playing us for fools all along. The traitor from Lviv, Hanna Herman, played us for fools when she visited the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on November 9 to promise that “this year will go down in history as the year of Ukraine’s new civilizational choice when Ukraine will sign the Association Agreement.” President Viktor Yanukovych played us when he A night on European Square declared in late August his intention to sign the European Union agreement in The 100,000 to 200,000 patriots who climbed atop the Batkivshchyna Vilnius, only to fail to lead a serious campaign to meet its requirements in the follow- came to central Kyiv on November 24 party van at 2 a.m. and sang the national ing months. Instead, he held two secretive meetings with Russian President Vladimir weren’t playful or smiling, like nine years anthem for all of European Square – and Putin at which they reached an understanding that no one – not even the EU leader- ago. Our Christian faith teaches us that the guests of the Dnipro Hotel – to hear. ship – is aware of. there is righteous anger, and the Ukrainian I saw a clearly born again Yurii These hucksters were also playing the EU leadership. A week after Mr. people have as good a case as any for it. Lutsenko explaining to the youngsters Yanukovych claimed he needed 160 billion euros ($217.6 billion) to implement the The immense turnout was both unexpect- what advantage we had that the three-digit agreement’s modernization requirements, Vice Prime Minister ed and entirely awaited. millionaires in the government buildings offered a totally different estimate: 10 billion euros ($13.6 billion). The EU reacted in It was supposed to express itself after didn’t. “We have the masses and we have disgust, with a high-ranking diplomat telling Interfax-Ukraine Kyiv should “stop the appointment of Ukrainophobe Dmytro our idea – that’s our strength,” he said. playing with new numbers every day that have no basis.” Tabachnyk as education minister, after the I heard Valerii Kosariev, a talkative The current battle in Ukraine is no longer just about signing the Association draconian tax code of 2010, after the 70-year-old retired electrician from Agreement – a prospect that may be lost for years. It’s about removing a band of crimi- imprisonment of former Prime Minister Dnipropetrovsk, declare his contempt for nals who have violated previous commitments to Euro-integration, brought the econ- in 2011 and after the the Communists, admiration for western omy to the brink of collapse with their rampant theft and corruption, played a divide- language law of 2012 that removed protec- Ukrainians (they managed to avoid the and-conquer game with their own people by exacerbating cultural divides and ruined tion for Ukrainian. Holodomor, he told me, speaking only the delicate structures of rule of law and checks and balances in government. I suppose Ukrainians endured all that Russian) and support for former President They’ve imprisoned those who question and criticize their mismanagement of govern- with the expectation that President Viktor , who did a fine job con- ment – a practice that continued even after the brutal clearance of the maidan on Yanukovych’s long-term financial interests sidering he left Ukrainians alone during his November 30. Indeed, numerous criminal charges have been filed against the protesters. would lead him to compensate for all his endless catfights with Yulia. Soon afterwards, back-lit billboards – reserved by the Ukrainian Choice civic sins and sign the Ukraine-EU Association I saw elderly women, intellectuals and movement led by – sprang up in central Kyiv declaring the goals of Mr. Putin. The first goal – stopping association with the EU – was checked off on Agreement. But he fudged that as well. college freshmen; whom I didn’t see were the list. Two goals remain: Customs Union membership and “establishing democra- I wanted to see just how serious the tough-talking, broad-shouldered young cy,” as so exemplarily demonstrated in places such as the Russian Federation, Ukrainians were this time around (on nationalists decked out in their camouflage Belarus and Kazakhstan. And Mr. Putin will have more levers toward securing November 24) and visited central Kyiv at and red-and-black flags and badges. When Ukraine’s membership in the Customs Union, reportedly having offered Mr. about 10 p.m. I was a bit disappointed – the going gets tough, these “alpha-males” Yanukovych immense loans and discounts on natural gas prices. there was no one at the Cabinet of have a tendency to vanish. Mr. Yanukovych has fallen into a Russian trap by putting his short-term interest of Ministers, where there had been raucous The hardest part about these all-night- getting re-elected in 2015 ahead of his long-term interest of protecting the wealth of brawls earlier that day. ers is the 4-6 a.m. shift, precisely the time Ukraine’s oligarchs against inevitable raids by Russian billionaires once deeper eco- By 11:15 p.m., the notorious Berkut – when the Berkut viciously attacked the nomic integration occurs. But Mr. Yanukovych isn’t supposed to represent just the swinging their batons behind their astro- peaceful demonstrators on Independence interests of Ukraine’s oligarchs. He has a responsibility to ensure that the people’s naut helmets (hence the nickname for Square six days later. rights are protected and that their economic condition improves – something he has them, “kosmonavty”) – were clearing the Only the stronger ones are able to resist utterly neglected at the expense of his own voracious appetite for wealth. intersection of Khreschatyk and sleep and I lay down on an otherwise Skeptics believe the Euro-Maidan offers little prospects for change and will either Instytutska Street of protesters, literally rough wooden crate that felt awfully com- sputter out or face a violent end at the hands of state forces. But several distinctions throwing them onto the sidewalks. fortable considering I was sheltered inside from the 2004 maidan indicate the battle is different this time and has the potential Shocked by their aggressiveness, I a tent from the drizzle. Just outside, I heard for more success. yelled at them, “Vy vsi kurvy!” (You’re all a woman offering tomatoes and kovbasa. Unlike 2004, this time the fight is not for a particular politician or party, but for whores), which drew an immediate admo- This is what the maidan of 2004 was like, I European (i.e., Western) values. And beyond the Association Agreement, it’s for the nition from Batkivshchyna National thought to myself. government (and its police) to respect people’s rights and dignity, a key foundation Deputy Lesia Orobets, who appeared out Suddenly I was awakened by a friend of Western civilization. Unlike 2004, the politicians are on the periphery of events of nowhere. Indeed, she was running who learned via his iPhone that the Berkut and don’t even have much influence over the maidan. This time, the residents of alongside the Berkut, yelling “Don’t pro- were clearing the maidan. It was 5 a.m. and southern and eastern Ukraine, who have lived under Mr. Yanukovych’s rule and have voke them!” while flashing her deputy ID. we all grew quite tense, expecting the seen their economic conditions worsen, are no longer going to rise up to defend him. Only in Ukraine, I suppose, will you find Berkut to next target us on European Also unlike 2004, this president has already demonstrated his willingness to beat a 31-year-old member of Parliament and Square. “How do we defend ourselves?” I protesters, and there’s little doubt he’ll do it again. Mr. Putin has also indicated his mother of two mixed up in street fights as asked those around me. “What, you didn’t willingness to back Mr. Yanukovych, stating on December 2 that the protests in midnight approaches. (A week later, bring a can of mace?” was one response, Ukraine “are more like a pogrom than a revolution.” Svoboda National Deputy Oleksii Kaida, 42, half in jest. But no one had a clear answer. Therefore, we support the opposition’s call for the resignation of President got bashed over the head and while fellow To our relief, they stuck to the maidan Yanukovych, Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers. Svoboda Deputy Andrii Mishchenko, 40, ostensibly in order to clear space for the After the failed December 3 vote to oust the Cabinet, the only means to achieve was viciously beaten.) capital’s Christmas tree. The rains got this goal is to block the central streets, maintain large protests outside the key gov- The Berkut (along with Ms. Orobets) more serious and a bunch of us tucked ernment buildings, and apply enough pressure to rupture the parliamentary majori- ran to European Square, where they were ourselves snugly into a tent. Mr. Kosariev, a ty, force resignations of top state officials and impel law enforcement officers to stop greeted by more than 1,000 protesters veteran of several “maidany,” was sharing repressing the people. who stopped them in the middle of the war stories from the tax maidan of 2010. A Former political prisoner Yurii Lutsenko offered another critical key to solving square. These brave descendants of the police officer stole his phone and had this crisis that demands attention: “Europe needs to help us. If the current authori- Kozak kinship pushed the riot police all the called his daughter with come-ons. tarian government doesn’t hear the voice of democracy, Europe has to strike the way back to the Dnipro Hotel, from where “Yanukovych has crossed the line this weak points of the current regime, which are well known: their accounts, real estate the Berkut eventually departed with their time, and there’s no turning back for him and business abroad.” tails between their legs. now,” he said, drawing nods from the rest If there was any doubt about what the Yanukovych regime stands for, the latest Desperate not to let the “trash” (another of us, including a round-eyed, plump- events in Kyiv have presented ample proof. Yanukovych & Co. must go. nickname for the Berkut) ruin our little cheeked mini-warrioress from Lviv and a fortress of 40 tents and a metal stage, I darker-skinned, gray-haired Kyiv computer decided to heed the call of National Deputy programmer. Andrii Parubii for everyone present to stay That was five days before Mr. Yanukovych Dec. the night. As rough as it was, with the chilly rejected the EU Association Agreement, six Turning the pages back... weather, drizzling rain and a day of work days before the November 30 Berkut storm ahead of me, I didn’t regret it. of the maidan and a week before twice as Nine years ago, on December 10, 2004, I heard the mild-mannered Arseniy many people came to protest. 10 of the Center for Strategic and International Studies gave a clos- Yatsenyuk yell to the warriors, “Glory to I no longer doubt that this is the begin- 2004 ing statement at Freedom House during the daylong conference the nation!” – a phrase that’s typically lim- ning of the end of Mr. Yanukovych’s regime. I “Ukraine’s Choice: Europe or Russia?” sponsored by the ited to the nationalists – to which he got just hope it won’t require more decent, hon- American Enterprise Institute in Washington. the reply, “Death to the enemies!” est descendants of the Kozaks getting hurt. “I think the Ukrainian people over the last few days have dem- onstrated that their political consciousness now embraces simultaneously deep and wide- spread patriotism with an equally deep and widespread commitment to democracy,” Dr. To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, Brzezinski stated. He also noted that the protests in Ukraine have demonstrated that call 973-292-9800, ext. 3040 (Continued on page 7) No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 7

LETTER TO THE EDITOR The New York Mets: a swing and a huge miss

Feast and famine What is the greatest challenge that criminate genetic manipulation” (No. 7). humanity has ever faced? According to Peter A. Kwasniewski asserts that while Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president of breeding is legitimate because it does not the World Food Prize Foundation, it is how alter the essence of the organism, genetic to sustainably feed a projected world popu- modification goes beyond human steward- lation of 9 billion by 2050. And the chief ship of nature to tampering with the core of issue connected with this challenge con- living things, that is, “playing God” (Peter A. cerns biotechnology and genetically modi- Kwasniewski, “Genetically Modified Children and coaches in Kremenets at the Ukraine Little League championship. fied organisms (GMOs). Organisms, a Catholic’s Animadversions.” As reported by the U.S.-Ukraine Business Second Spring, No. 7, 2006, pp. 33-42). Dear Editor: lished in July in The Ukrainian Weekly and Council, which sent representatives, last There are alternatives. Research insti- the info about the official Ukraine LL web- On August 8, I along with others October 16-19 over 1,500 delegates from tutes in the Netherlands, for example, are site, www.ukrainebaseball.org. received an e-mail from Liza Szonyi- over 70 countries, including Ukraine, attend- seeking ways to make plants naturally I was confident that the Mets would help Donovan of the Ukrainian Congress ed the Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa, resistant to pests through molecular analy- me after reading the article. On Sunday, sis, DNA finger-printing and genetic back- Committee of America, New York Branch. where the World Food Prize was awarded. September 22, the closing ceremonies crossing. They thus produce improved There was an invitation to purchase a tick- Considered the father of the “Green were held for the 38 boys and three girls at hybrids without genetic modification et to attend the second Ukrainian Heritage Revolution,” 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ukraine’s LL championship. My hope was Norman Borlaug (1914-2009) is credited (Browning, op. cit., pp. 27-28). Night at Citi Field on September 26 – a to announce that the New York Mets had with having saved millions of lives through Global hunger is also a function of the wonderful event to show all in attendance donated the needed baseballs, whether improved breeds of grain that were intro- number of mouths to feed. Paul Ehrlich’s examples of Ukrainian culture. new or scuffed. That was not to be. A swing duced into India and Pakistan in the 1960s. “The Population Bomb” (1968) made dire I checked my travel plans for Ukraine and a huge miss by the New York Mets. Although he relied on plant breeding, irriga- predictions of worldwide famine. Some of and noticed that I would still be overseas at In the October 27 edition of The tion, fertilizing, and other traditional tech- these proved false or exaggerated. that time. Then I had this idea. What if the Ukrainian Weekly, the UCCA proudly wrote niques, Dr. Borlaug supported GMOs as well. Populations in much of the developed New York Mets were to donate baseballs to that nearly 500 Ukrainian Americans Developed by large chemical companies world, including Ukraine, have actually been be used by the children during the Ukraine descended on to Citi Field on September 26 like Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer (a dropping: average fertility rates in Europe Little League baseball championship in to celebrate Ukrainian Heritage Night. How member of the U.S.-Ukraine Business and the former USSR have been well below Kremenets? I could then announce this wonderful! So, that is 500 people, and the Council), GMOs can be resistant to chemi- the 2.1 replacement rate in a developed donation during opening ceremonies on admission was $25 per person, plus drinks, cal herbicides, as well as to pests and dis- country. Nevertheless, the world population September 18. On August 27, I contacted hot dogs and souvenirs. Do the math. eases like rust fungus. They can also be may reach 10 billion before leveling off. Ms. Szonyi-Donovan and requested four Yet, according to Google, 4,498 miles designed for drought resistance, higher Consequently, many people in the West dozen balls for the children. She, in turn, away in the little town of Kremenets, nutritional value and longer shelf life. believe that the answer to world hunger is contacted the Yonkers Branch of the UCCA, Ukraine, there were 41 children from four They are, however, controversial. The contraception. It is curious, of course, that which was in touch with the Mets. All orphanages that could have used a few German Federal Ministry of Education and many of those opposed to artificial intrusion remained silent. new baseballs and at least a couple of Research offers various points of view on in the food cycle have no problem with arti- On September 16, while I was in scuffed up baseballs. A swing and a huge this issue at http://www.gmo-safety.eu/ ficial interference with human reproduc- Kremenets, and hearing nothing, I lowered miss. debate.html. Drawing an analogy with tion. Moreover, separating sex from procre- my expectations and asked for baseballs As they say “maybe next year.” A swing nuclear energy, critics argue that genetic ation has deep cultural consequences. that the umpires generally toss aside dur- and a missed opportunity by the New York modification carries health risks that have Western pressure to artificially limit Asian, ing the game because of a blemish. Those Mets to help the almost forgotten children. not been properly assessed and therefore African and South American populations is baseballs would be welcome as well. Later I am always hopeful. Please contact me if should not be taken. One problem is that it sometimes perceived as a new form of that day, I heard back from Ms. Szonyi- you wish to help in 2014. Thank you. is difficult to trace the effects of GMOs that colonialism, which threatens traditional Donovan, who stated the Mets needed have been fed to farm animals from which social, cultural and religious norms. more information about my work in Basil Tarasko food products are derived. Some cite the But global hunger is not simply a matter Ukraine. The Mets received my article pub- Bayside, N.Y. danger that farmers relying on the resis- of too little food or too many mouths. The tance of genetically modified crops to herbi- chief problem is distribution. This means cides may over-spray them. Recently, a that patterns of consumption in the devel- ple, by achieving national independence Danish pig farmer reported that feed con- oped world must change. That, in turn, Turning... and general democracy in an important taining GMOs that had been sprayed with requires a moral and cultural metamorpho- (Continued from page 6) European nation, have thereby given fur- the herbicide glyphosate was causing gross sis. In their June 10, 2002, Venice ther impulse.” deformities in his animals (http://www. Declaration, Pope John Paul II and Ukraine has a political culture “that places Dr. Brzezinski also underscored the counterpunch.org/2013/11/29/the-real- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I them among the democracies of Europe.” effect Ukraine’s democratization process cost-of-gm-animal-feed/). Critics also observed that the world environmental cri- The various stages of the de-Sovietiza- will have on Russia, as most Russians rec- point to the danger of GMO contamination sis “is not simply economic and technologi- tion process of the region, Dr. Brzezinski ognize Kyivan Rus’ as the fountainhead of of other crops (“out-crossing”), though cal; it is moral and spiritual.” A solution the Russian state, and they will be troubled would require a radical “inner change of said, started with the “Warsaw Round,” that defenders counter that buffer plantings can that Ukraine is ahead of them. “It is very heart, which can lead to a change in lifestyle culminated in the entrance of Central segregate them from non-GMO crops. important also to maintain political clarity and of unsustainable patterns of consump- Europe – Poland, the Czech Republic and GMOs are usually associated with mono- towards Russia, to make it very clear that tion and production.” It is all too easy for us Hungary – into NATO, and later into the cultures, such as soybeans, grown for neo-imperialism, masquerading as a to advocate GMOs for Asians or condoms for European Union. The next round, he called export, which replace crops for local con- democracy, promoting the suppression of Africans while perpetuating our wasteful the “Vilnius Round,” culminating in the sumption. This makes a nation dependent democracy in Ukraine will have an effect on on the market for the given commodity and consumerist economy and way of life. entrance of the Baltic countries – Latvia, the relationship of the West with Russia. It susceptible to economic dislocation when The causes of hunger are complex. Some of Lithuania and Estonia – into NATO and then will mean the international isolation of the world prices fall. Moreover, shipment of the proposed solutions – biotechnology, pop- into the European Union. Now, we are in the Putin regime,” he said. such products entails high fuel consump- ulation control, economic restructuring – “Kyiv Round,” he said, “because it will There are ways Ukraine can ensure its tion and other costs. Farmer, philosopher remain controversial. But two things are involve the further accession to the commu- democratic path, Dr. Brzezinski added, with and “locavore” leader Wendell Berry main- indisputable. First, as Amartya Sen has said nity of free nations on peoples further east, accession to the World Trade Organization, tains that by favoring agribusiness and and as Ukrainians know all too well, there is with Ukraine being the spearhead.” a free-market economy status, facilitate huge marketing chains, biotechnology dis- no such thing as a natural famine. Second, Dr. Brzezinski also noted how the West Ukrainians to find work in Europe to expe- rupts the local culture of the small family hunger is our responsibility. We rail at those lags in its recognition of historic moments. rience the benefits of their democracy farm and village. As a result, we lose con- who lived in plenty while Ukraine starved. “And that has been the case when it comes being contiguous to the European Union, tact with the land, which “teaches probity We think of the rich man who feasted daily to de-Sovietization, de-imperialization. We and to join NATO and the European Union, and modesty while encouraging communi- while the sick and hungry Lazarus lay at his have been late in our judgments. We were but only if Ukraine wants “to be a member ty solidarity, values whose loss imperils the doorstep (Luke 16: 19-31). Today it is we late in estimating the degree of change in and qualifies as a member, it should feel basis of democracy” (Frank Browning, who live in plenty, and Lazarus is at our door- the Soviet Union and the futility of pere- confident that it will be a member.” “Dinner by Design,” California, Vol. 120, No. step. We can best honor the victims of the stroika and its significance in the collapse 5, Winter 2009, p. 26). Holodomor by creating a permanent fund, in of the Soviet Union. We have been slow in Source: “For the record: “Brzezinski on There are other ethical objections. In his their memory, for global famine relief. recognizing the pace of change in Central the West’s response to Ukraine’s choice” message for the 1990 World Day of Peace, Europe. We underestimate the degree of (prepared by Yaro Bihun), The Ukrainian Pope John Paul II warned of “the biological Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at change in the East. And the Ukrainian peo- Weekly, December 19, 2004. disturbance that could result from indis- [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49

regions, that were later repopulated with Major conference... Russians by the Soviets to replace the mil- (Continued from page 1) lions of starved Ukrainians, support the genocidal claim. so stubbornly, because the Finns had heard The discussion on “Cultural Social- reports of the suffering due to Soviet collec- Psychological Consequences of the tivization policies. Holodomor” was moderated by Dr. George Ukrainian resistance to the Soviet collec- Grabowicz of Harvard University, with pan- tivization process during the second wave elists Olya Andriewsky (Trent University), of 1939-1941, Prof. Hrynevych suggested, Hennadi Ivanushchenko (Center to Study “was not the least important of the factors the Liberation Movement of Ukraine) and that brought about the catastrophe of Olya Bertelsen (Columbia University). 1941.” Dr. Grabowicz commented that the Prof. Shevel noted how the discourse on Holodomor is unique among genocides, the Holodomor has evolved through the because for 30 to 40 years after the years. The narrative has always been dic- Famine-Genocide, the victims praised the tated by those in power, shaping the uni- regime responsible. This type of fied memory and its politicization. In post- “Stockholm Syndrome” is a result of sup- 1991 Ukraine, the political interests were pressed knowledge, and the lack of nation- divided between predominantly left versus al identity and symptoms of historical Alexander Balaban/CUSUR capitalist forces, and under Presidents amnesia will eventually phase out with The audience during conference sessions at the Princeton University Club. and Leonid Kravchuk Ukraine’s Europeanization, he said. The Ukraine experienced a period of historical dichotomy of homo-Sovieticus versus information on the cause of death, the indi- who simply said that the Soviets had lied, amnesia regarding the Holodomor. The Ukraine-man can also be seen in the vidual’s social status, nationality and other like Gene Lyons. term “genocide,” when referring to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army/Organization of information. Much of these documents also Prof. Cipko (University of Alberta) Holodomor, wasn’t even used by the lead- Ukrainian Nationalists (UPA/OUN) dia- show related medical conditions during the explained that the Toronto Star’s Moscow ership until 2003 and then became more logue in Ukraine. Holodomor, including tuberculosis and correspondent Pierre Van Passen wrote frequently used. Prof. Andriewsky continued on the other ailments. about Ukrainians in Kremenchuk, Poltava During the early days of post-Soviet theme of identity, noting its challenges and Prof. Bertelsen spoke about post-geno- region, who survived the 1921 Famine, and Ukraine, the leadership was focused on progress, including the creation of the cidal Ukraine, and how Ukraine’s develop- that the 1933 Famine was even more improving the country’s international National Book of Memory on the 75th anni- ment as an independent country impacted “calamitous”; his reports documented grain image. This focus helped the discussion on versary of the Holodomor by President Holodomor research – specifically, how the confiscation by the Soviets. the Holodomor and legislation that was Yushchenko and the effort made to name center for research has shifted from North Carleton Ketchum, a Soviet apologist for shaped during this period, including termi- all of the victims. The unintended conse- America to Ukraine. The increased dia- the Daily Express, even provided photos of nology referring to the targeting of the quences of these identity challenges have logue on Ukrainian social history with the the Holodomor, noting 5 million to 10 mil- Ukrainian people, not the nation (“natsia” marginalized the victims and witnesses, release of archival material from the lion deaths, but noted that the worst was vs “narod”), which was initiated by former and there is a lack of social history on col- Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) archives over after 1932-1933, although “food Verkhovna Rada Chair Oleksander Moroz. lectivization, she added. President Viktor Yushchenko took it to a and the Kharkiv Oblast archives is an exam- shortages” continued. He reported that in Each Ukrainian village should be able to new level under his leadership, including ple of this. Future studies on the 1931-1932, 1 million to 1.5 million people tell its own story, have its own memory – a the establishment of a criminal code for the Holodomor will examine inter-ethnic had died due to starvation. dialogue of oral and social history collected denial of the Holodomor, Prof. Shevel said. demographics and comparisons among As other examples, Prof. Cipko said that Under President Yanukovych, there was from the villagers themselves, document- Ukrainians, Poles, Russians, Jews, etc. the forced expatriation of a generation of a notable shift and the genocidal nature of ing the resistance movement, the culture The mass media was discussed during Ukrainians to the Kuban region shows how the Holodomor was denied. There has been wars, the impoverishment of the peasantry the ninth session, moderated by Dr. Halyna the Soviets targeted Ukrainians for starva- a policy of no direct support by the leader- (the disappearance of culture-bearers and Hryn (Harvard University), with panelists tion. President Herbert Hoover, while visit- ship for the preservation of historical mem- attack on religion) to capture the wide- Nigel Colley, Andrew Stuttaford and Serhii ing Canada, noted the relief effort, and the ory. The Holodomor monument in spread scope of the oppression, noted Prof. Cipko. Dr. Hryn commented on the lack of American Relief Association stated that the Washington, which was supported under Andriewsky. outside knowledge of the Holodomor and “Russian government left millions to die.” President Viktor Yushchenko, did not The cultural catastrophe of the the international assistance efforts, and Even the League of Nations began to allow receive the same support from Mr. Holodomor and its effects on village life and cited attempts made to discredit press cov- relief into the Soviet Union, but the hypoc- Yanukovych. Instead, an ally of Mr. the family structure have been studied by erage of the Holodomor. risy was not addressed. Yanukovych’s, Dmytro Firtash, a wealthy Olesia Stasiuk, Prof. Andriewsky continued. Mr. Colley, the administrator of the In the session “The Holodomor as businessman who has reinvented himself A warped mentality emerged of tattling on Gareth Jones Archives, spoke about the cen- Genocide: Legal Developments and as a philanthropist, donated $2.5 million your neighbors or your own family to save sorship that Jones and similar journalists Covenants” chaired by Mark Andryczyk for the completion of the monument. This your own life. Future studies on the faced when writing about the Holodomor. (Columbia University), U.S. Federal Judge allowed Mr. Yanukovych to maintain the Holodomor may focus on gender and the The Daily Express carried stories reporting Bohdan Futey spoke about the internation- Moscow-led position on the Holodomor, Holodomor, which remains an unexplored that the Russians had confessed to starva- al covenants, agreements and court deci- while at the same time keeping the prom- topic, as well as the psychological conse- tion in Ukraine, including reports by Soviet sions. For more than 75 years, the crime of ise of the previous administration to the quences. apologists H.R. Knickerbocker and Walter genocide has been defined by international diaspora, said Prof. Shevel. Mr. Ivanushchenko noted that the publi- Duranty, who wrote that the people were courts, and Mr. Futey explained the legal Opinion polls in Ukraine, Prof. Shevel cation of Holodomor information has hungry but not starving. foundation for Ukraine’s rightful claim to noted, reveal paradoxical results: 6 percent begun a discussion among the scholarly In 2003 the diaspora became more identifying the Holodomor as an act of say the Holodomor was genocide, while 40 community. An overview of the research aware of the work of Jones, and an exhibit genocide against the Ukrainian people. He percent say it was not. Surprisingly, 30 per- includes eyewitness accounts, archival at Cambridge University in England dis- cited the U.N. General Assembly’s adoption cent of Ukrainians from the eastern material, death certificates – which include played the diaries written by Jones during of the Convention on the Prevention and his time documenting the Holodomor. The Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on increased awareness of sources such as December 9, 1948, in Paris. The convention Jones’ diaries opened up new primary entered into force on January 12, 1951, and resources that have paved the way for was ratified by the Supreme Soviet of the books like Timothy Snyder’s “Bloodlands: USSR on March 18, 1954 (the Ukrainian Between Hitler and Stalin” and the BBC fea- SSR ratified on November 15, 1954, and ture “Hitler, Stalin and Mr. Jones.” the Russian SFSR ratified on May 3, 1954). Mr. Stuttaford of the National Review The legal definition of genocide pro- Online noted the work of Malcolm posed by Dr. Raphael Lemkin “favored an Muggeridge, who exposed Soviet crimes increased scope of protection for racial, but was not supportive enough of Jones national and religious groups whose cul- and his work. William Henry Chamberlain tural, political, social or physical existence (Christian Science Monitor) wrote about were imperiled,” Mr. Futey noted. It also the Holodomor with two differing driving provided expansive categories of criminal forces in the dialogue – Marxism versus liability, including “genocide, conspiracy to McCarthyism. His early writings reflected commit genocide, direct and public incite- sympathy for the Communists and then, ment to genocide, attempted genocide and after he saw the devastation caused by complicity in genocide.” totalitarianism, his writings championed Another milestone in legal develop- the rights of the individual. Thomas Walker ments was the U.N. Convention on the Non- was another innovator in telling the story Applicability of Statutory Limitation to War of the Holodomor, but using second-hand Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, sources. The New York Times admitted adopted on November 26, 1968. The agree- that the Soviet famine showed that people ment was ratified by both the Ukrainian Bishop Basil Losten and Judge Bohdan Futey in conversation during the Holodomor were not happy living under the Soviet sys- program. tem of governance. Then there were those (Continued on page 9) No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 9

ry and collect evidence to dispute historical (King’s College). Major conference... misinformation and support the interna- Prof. Bruski’s statement focused on (Continued from page 8) tional recognition of the Holodomor as moral responsibility in the aftermath of the genocide. Holodomor, how the Ukrainian communi- and Russian Soviet republics in 1969, and Nowadays, Prof. Luciuk noted, ty’s efforts have shaped international pub- the European Parliament introduced a sim- Ukrainians have gotten hung up on a num- lic opinion, and how 80 years later the ilar agreement in 1974. Its provisions com- bers game; in his view, many millions died issue of the Holodomor faces similar chal- pel the signatories to prohibit genocide and and there is no concrete number, which has lenges, including a “conspiracy of silence” prosecute perpetrators, both states and led to uncertainty in this area, but this between the East and the West. Poland individuals. should not stop the work to expose the urged Western states to acknowledge the This U.N. Genocide Convention position truth. ethnic persecution, the unknown scale of was upheld by the International Court of For comparison, Prof. Luciuk cited the the genocide, with estimations roughly at 5 Justice at the Hague, when it ruled 14-1 numbers of the Holocaust, in which it is million people. But the Polish response was that Serbia had violated its obligation to widely accepted that 6 million Jews died limited, as there was no interest to call it prevent genocide in Bosnia and over the course of the Nazi’s decade-long genocide, and Austria proposed a joint Herzegovina, but stated that the genocidal extermination program; whereas the response, but the idea was put off due acts committed at Srebrenica could not be Holodomor killed 4 million Ukrainians in to Soviet-inspired generalizations of attributed to Serbia, Mr. Futey continued. five to six months. the Holodomor. The Cold War lessened “Responsibility is not incurred simply Prof. Luciuk also urged that Ukrainians, the chance of a discourse on the matter as because genocide occurs, but rather if the and those attending the conference, should well, and begs the question of why there state manifestly failed to take all measures pay their respects at the nearby gravesite was no call to action from the international to prevent genocide, which were within its of Raphael Lemkin, who helped the inter- community during the Holodomor. Alexander Balaban/CUSUR power, and which might have contributed national community define genocide and Prof. Gamache called attention to the Dr. Walter Zaryckyj, conference organizer. to preventing genocide,” the court stated. helped make the world responsible for its work of journalists like Gareth Jones, who Ukraine’s Parliament first recognized prevention and prosecution. contradicted Soviet reports of drought and Denial,” which featured speakers Myroslav the Holodomor as an act of genocide on the The challenges facing Ukrainians a bad harvest to explain the starvation Shkandrij (University of Manitoba) and national level with a resolution on May 14, include increasing the number of countries going on in the Soviet Union. Jones used Vladyslav Verstyuk (Ukrainian Institute of 2003, and in 2006 Ukraine’s Parliament that recognize the Holodomor as genocide eyewitness testimony versus Duranty’s National Remembrance). passed the first law that recognized that and challenging the historical deniers. In position that supported the Soviet govern- Dr. Pylypiuk commented that Ukraine the Holodomor was a genocide in accor- 2003-2004 The New York Times Moscow ment, criticizing as unreliable reports has a divided societal element and no ethi- dance with the U.N. Convention of 1948. correspondent Walter Duranty, a about the famine. Andrew Kearns studied cal collective consciousness. The executive branch adopted a similar Holodomor denier and Stalin apologist, the grain harvest in 1932 and contradicted Prof. Shkandrij noted that there has conclusion in 2008, signed by Minister of was identified through the efforts of the the reports of Soviet agronomy experts for been a long silence concerning the Justice Mykola Onishchuk, chairman of the Ukrainian community as a Soviet stooge, centralized planning of the Soviet Union Holodomor, and it has been accepted as National Commission for Strengthening Prof. Luciuk said. Evidence shows more who helped to lead the collectivization and genocide only recently. For many years the Democracy and the Rule of Law. The judi- widespread knowledge of the mass starva- de-kulakization of the Ukrainian farmland. genocide was unknown, indicating some cial branch applied the U.N. Convention’s tion in Ukraine, thanks to the efforts of The efforts to strip Duranty of his sort of complicity in the crime. The definition of genocide in 2010 in a ruling journalists such as Gareth Jones, which Pulitzer Prize in 2003 failed to correct the Communist left, which distributed misin- by the Appellate Court of Kyiv on a case Prof. Luciuk called “monumental.” errors of the past, and The New York Times formation and outright denial of this crime filed by the Security Service of Ukraine Archival evidence has shown, Prof. is as culpable as Duranty in the denial of against humanity, used a relentless cam- (SBU), which charged Stalin, Molotov, Luciuk continued, that British intelligence one of the worst examples of crimes against paign of propaganda to sell the lie that Kaganovich, Postyshev, Kosior, Chubar and in 1934 knew more than they were public- humanity, Prof. Gamache emphasized. there was no famine. Khateyevych with genocide in Ukraine in ly stating, because they knew the Soviets Valerii Vasylyev (National Academy of This was proof of historical mythology 1932-1933. would resent it and it could compromise Sciences of Ukraine) was unable to attend to support the policy of Soviet glorification. The European Parliament adopted a res- their relationship. the conference and his prepared statement As an example, Prof. Shkandrij noted that olution on the Holodomor that recognized After the second world war, the real was read by Christine Vitovich. World War II was renamed the Great it as a crime against humanity in 2008, and crime against humanity was the forced In his statement, Mr. Vasylyev analyzed Patriotic War, the gulag was transformed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council repatriation of refugees back to the Soviet the differences between the leadership of into an instrument of Soviet development, of Europe in 2006 condemned it as an Union. Many would lie to enter a foreign the Russian SFR and the Ukrainian SSR, and sacrifices were made in the name of intentional act of the Soviet government country and would not tell the truth, even with the goal of highlighting each republic’s industrialization and modernization. and as a “massive human rights violation.” decades later, Prof. Luciuk added. political path during the Holodomor. It is “It should be recognized, for example, Although 16 countries have adopted res- Work continues on the international widely accepted, Mr. Vasylyev continued, that if the tragedy is characterized as a olutions recognizing the Holodomor as level. For Israel, there is only one genocide that the forced industrialization and forced genocide, the successor state, Russia, has to genocide, Judge Futey underscored that the – the Holocaust – and its government calls collectivization policies led to the creation accept a greater burden of liability. This is work continues, particularly as the U.N. has the Holodomor a shared tragedy, not a of a deep-rooted socio-economic crisis particularly true especially if this state yet to adopt a similar resolution. genocide. Other international archives beginning in the 1930s. accepts the legacy of Stalin and Stalinism,” Dr. Taras Hunczak (Rutgers University) show evidence of knowledge about the “In my view, “ Mr. Vasylyev stated, “Stalin Prof. Shkandrij added. introduced the next session, which exam- Holodomor, including the Vatican. erroneously and purposefully placed the Prof. Verstyuk underscored that the ined “The Holodomor on the Pages of For the future, Prof. Luciuk underscored blame of the catastrophic situation in numbers of deaths associated with the Contemporary Government Archives,” with the need for forensic examinations of mass Ukraine on the leadership of the Ukrainian Holodomor continue to be a point of con- panelists Volodymyr Vyatrovych (National graves. This work will hallow the memory SSR. In his convoluted explanation, Stalin tention. The plight of Ukrainians needs to University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy) and of the victims who can no longer speak and not once acknowledged the losses associat- be examined in the pre-first world war, Lubomyr Luciuk (Royal Military College of will silence the Holodomor deniers. ed with collectivization of the village farms post-first world war, interwar, pre-second Canada). Dr. Yaroslav Bilinsky (University of and the widespread policy of bread rations, world war and post-second world war Prof. Vyatrovych noted that each topic Delaware) moderated the 11th session of which directly resulted in the starvation periods, but the genocidal nature of the covered during the two-day conference is the conference, “The Holodomor – deaths of millions.” Holodomor is clear, Prof. Verstyuk said. worthy of its own conference, and it is a lot Responsibility and Redress,” that included Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk (University of Under President Yushchenko, there was of material to cover in the short time. reports by Profs. Jan Jacek Bruski Alberta) moderated the discussion on “The a rebirth in the discourse on the Interpreting the events of the Holodomor (Jagiellonian University) and Ray Gamache Holodomor – Remorse, Reconciliation and Holodomor, marked by an unprecedented has come into sharper focus, Prof. openness. President Yushchenko went Vyatrovych said, and this has been helped even further with presidential decrees with the opening of government archives of commemorating the Holodomor and crimi- the Security Service of Ukraine, the Russian nalizing the denial of the Holodomor’s State Security Service and the former genocidal nature. Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU). The Ukrainian Institute of National Some of the issues regarding the archives Memory, an initiative of former Prime include that the government archives do Minister Yurii Yekhanurov, even had the not permit material to be added and that no support of former Verkhovna Rada release of material is made known to the Chairman Moroz. The widespread accep- public. Prof. Vyatrovych also noted how the tance of the Holodomor as genocide shows work of researchers such as Oleksander an awakening in Ukraine of its historical Ratchenko needs to continue. memory, Prof. Verstyuk said. People began Prof. Luciuk spoke about his personal looking for family names, who and where experience in dealing with archives in the they came from, and searched for familial Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties roots that were uprooted by the Soviets. Association’s pursuit of redress from the During the final panel discussion of the Canadian government and recognition of conference, “Holodomor Studies – Future its policy of internment of Ukrainians dur- Challenges and Future Approaches,” ing the first world war. He also invited peo- Eugene Czolij, president of the Ukrainian ple to create their own familial or commu- nity archives to preserve historical memo- Attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky (left) with Prof. George Grabowicz. (Continued on page 10) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49

Committee of America (UCCA). Major conference... Dr. Daniel Swistel, president of the UIA, (Continued from page 9) welcomed the participants, guests and speakers of the two-day conference World Congress, introduced Douglas Irwin- “Taking Measure of the Holodomor.” The Erikson (Rutgers University Center for the commemorative event capped the two-day Study of Genocide). Mr. Czolij spoke about conference. the timeline of events that have brought Tamara Olexy, president of UCCA and the Ukrainian people to this point of histor- panel moderator, introduced the panelists: ical consciousness, the media’s downplay- Michael Sawkiw Jr., president of the U.S. ing of the Holodomor during the time of National Holodomor Committee; Stefan the genocide and how the media presents Romaniw, secretary general of the the information today. Ukrainian World Congress; Jan Pieklo, head Mr. Irwin spoke about linking Lemkin’s of the Polish Ukrainian Cooperation ideas with modern definitions of genocide. Foundation; and Eugene Czolij, president of The historical process has removed the the Ukrainian World Congress. “death by starvation” explanation of the The Student Organization of Mykola Holodomor and much of Holodomor stud- Mikhnovsky (TUSM) prepared a reading of ies is un-relatable to Western scholars. The Holodomor victims’ names from just one globalization process has influenced the village in Ukraine. The students read the evolution of the genocide discussion from a names and ages (if known) of the victims regional to a global issue (citing other geno- for more than 10 minutes, at times naming cides in Rwanda, Cambodia, Congo, etc.). an entire family killed as a result of the The social process has allowed an Holodomor. Some of the students then read understanding and fostered finding com- testimonies from students at the time, with mon ground. The prosecution of perpetra- strong imagery of the death, human decay, tors has spawned a watchful culture that suicide and cannibalism associated with actively prevents and policing of genocidal the Famine-Genocide. warning signs to stop the next Hitler, Mr. Ms. Olexy then acknowledged the few Irwin said. Holodomor survivors who were in atten- Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United dance, and presented them with commem- Nations Yuriy Sergeyev, noted that at the orative certificates. She also thanked the U.N. there is a majority or general consen- conference donors, patrons and sponsors sus that the Holodomor was a crime that whose contributions had made the land- violated international law. mark event possible. However, there continue to be elements Mr. Czolij awarded Judge Bohdan Futey that prevent a dialogue or discussion with- and Prof. Roman Serbyn with St. in the international body, and this is con- Volodymyr the Great Medals, the highest trary to the U.N. spirit. The artificial nature honor of the UWC, in recognition of their of the Holodomor has been questioned by significant contributions to the develop- Russia and its supporters, who claim fam- ment of the Ukrainian community in both ine conditions arose due to mismanage- the diaspora and Ukraine. ment of collectivization policies, as well as Prof. Serbyn, a recipient of the Ukrainian deny that the Ukrainians were targeted. Canadian Congress Shevchenko Medal and There has been a concerted effort, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Ambassador Sergeyev said, to decouple the Medal, is a leading scholar in Holodomor Holodomor from the term “genocide.” Only research. with the fruits of Holodomor research and Mr. Futey, who has advised the constitu- through understanding, he added, will the tional and judicial reform process in deniers be convinced. Work at the U.N. con- Ukraine, thanked the UWC. He also thanked tinues with regard to the Holodomor, he the UIA, who once named him Man of the said, and the lessons of the Holodomor will Year, and said it was especially meaningful guide the ongoing dialogue. to receive the award at a place where he got his start in the Ukrainian community as At the Ukrainian Institute head of the Ukrainian American Students’ On the evening of November 6, more Federation (SUSTA), which used the UIA as than 100 people attended the 80th anni- its headquarters. “This medal is dedicated versary Holodomor commemorative event to all those that have and continue to fight at the Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA), for a modern, independent Ukraine based hosted by the Ukrainian Congress on the rule of law,” Mr. Futey said.

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by Matthew Dubas Ukrainians at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to commemorate the Holodomor has become NEW YORK – Approximately 2,000 peo- an annual tradition, and explained the col- ple filled the landmark St. Patrick’s lectivization policies and genocidal condi- Cathedral on November 23 to commemo- tions in Ukraine during the Holodomor, rate the millions of Ukrainians killed dur- which targeted the rural population. ing the Holodomor of 1932-1933. This Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term year marks the 80th anniversary of the “genocide,” was noted by Ms. Olexy as this Famine-Genocide. year marks the 65th anniversary of his The Dumka Choir of New York sang the work at the U.N.; she explained the prog- responses to the requiem service that was ress that has been made in the internation- led by hierarchs of the Ukrainian Catholic al law recognizing genocide. The UCCA and Orthodox Churches – Metropolitan invited participants to the December 4 Antony (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S.A.), Bishop Paul Chomnycky Holodomor monument in Washington. (Ukrainian Catholic Church Stamford William Pope, senior advisor for fellows Eparchy), and Bishop Daniel (UOC-U.S.A.) at the U.S. Department of State, read a state- – who were joined by area clergy of both ment released by the White House press Churches. secretary (the text appears below). Children, dressed in Ukrainian embroi- Sen. Shumer explained that he was hon- dered shirts, carrying candles and led by a ored to be at St. Pat’s to commemorate the large wooden cross, processed through Holodomor. He reminded the participants the center of the church to the front, that events such as this are there to make where they placed sheaves of wheat and sure “we never forget” the victims of the other items on a makeshift altar to the vic- Holodomor, and remarked how he was tims of the Holodomor. humbled to share his thoughts annually at Metropolitan Antony, in the opening this commemoration – to honor those who statement, noted that the Holodomor was can no longer speak, the “murdered mil- genocide committed by Stalin and his lions” of Stalin’s crime. “We seek justice for henchmen, targeting the millions of the innocent, but prayer after prayer, reso- Ukrainians who dared to challenge the lution after resolution, we continue to call “plan of the day,” which resulted in the out evil for what it is – noting how did this master plan to destroy Ukraine and to happen, who offered aid, who is responsi- eradicate the memory of the Holodomor. ble and who stands in the way,” Sen. “May their souls reside in eternal peace. Shumer underscored. Memory Eternal in God’s Kingdom.” Sen. Shumer then asked the Holodomor As the service continued, prayers were survivors to stand and be recognized by the offered for the forgiveness of the sins of participants, so they are not forgotten. The the millions of Holodomor victims and U.S., he said, is responsible to Ukraine and that their memory be eternal, with the for freedom everywhere to combat the singing of “Vichnaya Pamiat.” Putins of the world, and is committed to

Statements were read by attending dig- supporting a democratic Ukraine. Work Stefan Slutsky nitaries, including Tamara Olexy, president remains for the next generation for the Bishop Paul Chomnycky, Metropolitan Antony and Bishop Daniel officiate the of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of defense of human rights, Sen. Shumer Holodomor service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. America; Sen. Charles Shumer (D-N.Y.); added. “With all my strength, I stand beside Ambassador Olexander Motsyk, Ukraine’s you,” he said. similar catastrophes in the future. Mr. haunts every Ukrainian generation, and envoy to the U.S.; Ambassador Yuriy Ambassador Motsyk expressed grati- Motsyk called the Holodomor “the cruelest added, Ukrainians need to be “masters of Sergeyev, Ukraine’s representative to the tude to the organizers of the event, and crime against the Ukrainian people” and their own house.” United Nations; and Bishop Chomnycky. noted the challenges of restoring dignity to noted that the slow death of starvation is Bishop Chomnycky thanked Cardinal Ms. Olexy noted how the gathering of the victims of the Holodomor and avoiding “indescribable.” The Famine-Genocide Timothy Dolan and Msgr. Robert Richie of St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the use of the landmark space, and noted the work of “Shestydesiatnyky” (dissident writers and activists of the 1960s) like Yevhen Hutsalo, whose work he excerpted to illustrate the conditions during the Holodomor. In the story, a boy hid an icon of the Mother and Child under his shirt. Villagers suspected that he was hiding food and, because they were starving, they killed the boy. The Mother of God is known as the protectoress of Ukraine, Bishop Chomnycky noted, but could not save this boy. And so, as Ukrainians do annually, we gather “to pray for those who have no one to pray for their souls.” The Dumka Choir concluded the service with the singing of “Bozhe Velykyi Yedyni,” and many people departed the cathedral for Ukraine’s Mission to the U.N. on 51st Street to protest President Viktor William Pope, senior advisor for fellows at the U.S. Department of State, greets Yanukovych’s renegeing on the Association Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Holodomor survivors. Agreement with the European Union.

FOR THE RECORD: Statement by the White House on Holodomor Remembrance Day The following statement was issued by the White House, November 23, the American people will solemnly join with the worst days of the famine, the people of Ukraine never Office of the Press Secretary, on November 21. Ukrainians around the world, including so many Ukrainian gave up hope that their homeland would one day become Americans, in remembering the millions who died sense- independent and free. Eighty years ago, the Ukrainian people were subjected to lessly as a result of this man-made catastrophe. This sad occasion is an opportunity to reflect on the evil unimaginable suffering as a result of the deliberate policies Though the Holodomor was an example of the worst in that man can do. As we remember and honor the victims of the regime of Joseph Stalin. Ukrainian men, women and mankind, the tremendous resilience and courage demon- of the Holodomor, we reiterate our call for the respect of children died of starvation as the product of their labor was strated by the Ukrainian people in the face of such cruelty universal human rights, and we renew our commitment to seized in an effort to break the will of a proud people. On is testament to an indomitable national spirit. Even during preventing similar atrocities from ever happening again. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49

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SERVICES PROFESSIONALS statement on the Holodomor Statement in the U.S. Senate by Benjamin L. while stockpiles of expropriated grain rot- Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the U.S. Helsinki ted by the ton, often nearby. Meanwhile, Commission (Commission on Security and Ukraine’s borders were sealed to prevent Cooperation in Europe) and a senior member the starving from leaving to less-affected of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. areas. International offers of help were The statement appears in the November 19 rejected, with Stalin’s henchmen denying a edition of the Congresssional Record. famine was taking place. At the same time, Soviet grain was being exported to the West. Madam President, this year we com- The final report of the congressionally memorate the 80th anniversary of the created Commission on the Ukraine Famine Holodomor, the genocidal Ukrainian Famine concluded in 1988 that “Joseph Stalin and of 1932-1933. Eighty years ago, an engi- those around him committed genocide neered famine in Soviet-dominated Ukraine against Ukrainians in 1932-1933.” No less and bordering ethnically Ukrainian territory than Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish- resulted in the horrific deaths of millions of American lawyer who coined the term innocent men, women and children. “genocide” and was instrumental in the I visited the Holodomor monument in adoption of the 1948 U.N. Genocide central Kyiv, a poignant reminder of the suf- Convention, described the “destruction of fering perpetrated by Soviet dictator Stalin’s the Ukrainian nation’” as the “classic exam- deliberate and inhumane policy to suppress ple of Soviet genocide.” the Ukrainian people and destroy their We must never forget the victims of the human, cultural and political rights. Holodomor or those of other republics in Requisition brigades, acting on Stalin’s the Soviet Union, notably Kazakhstan, that SERVICES orders to fulfill impossibly high grain quo- witnessed cruel, mass starvation as a result tas, took away the last scraps of food from of Stalin’s barbarism, and we must redouble starving families and children. Eyewitness our efforts to protect human rights and accounts describing the despair of the democracy, ensuring that 20th century starving are almost unfathomable. Millions genocides such as the Holocaust, Armenians of rural Ukrainians slowly starved – an in the Ottoman Empire, Ukraine, Bosnia, excruciatingly painful form of death – amid Cambodia and Rwanda become impossible some of the world’s most fertile farmland, to imagine in the future.

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European Commission to receive such a ued: “In light of these developments, this is the standards on the protection of journal- NEWSBRIEFS delegation at the appropriate level. He not the time to mince words or engage in ists embodied in the draft Ministerial (Continued from page 2) underlined that the European Commission obfuscation. Ministers should take advan- Decision that has been shepherded by the stands ready to discuss aspects of imple- tage of this opportunity to act in support of Ukrainian chairmanship.” (U.S. Helsinki Parliament and unite Ukraine. I think that mentation related to the agreements Ukrainian democracy. I urge the represen- Commission) already initialed, but not to re-open any tatives of the participating states meeting in a few days we will reach agreement Ukrainian diplomat in Canada resigns between the opposition and deputies who kind of negotiations. These terms were in Kyiv to address these human rights OTTAWA – The first secretary of support the government.” (Ukrinform) accepted by President Yanukovych and it issues in a clear and unequivocal manner. I was decided that the timing and the level of commend the representatives of civil soci- Ukraine’s Embassy in Canada announced Russian FM urges non-interference this consultation should be arranged ety who have met in advance of the her resignation in a post on the Embassy’s through the appropriate diplomatic chan- Ministerial. Their voices are critically Facebook page on November 30. “As of BRUSSELS – Russian Foreign Affairs nels. (European Commission) important for the protection and promo- today, I do not consider myself a govern- Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking after a tion of human rights and deserve to be ment employee of Ukraine. I thank all my meeting with NATO foreign affairs minis- EU denies Ukraine meeting planned heard as part of this meeting.” Sen. Cardin diplomatic colleagues with whom I had the ters in Brussels on December 4, urged out- BRUSSELS – As Ukrainian protesters also said, “Ukraine should take immediate honor of working since April 1997 and I siders not to interfere in the political crisis remained massed outside government steps to fulfill the human rights commit- wish them courage and deep internal moti- in Ukraine. He said he did not understand buildings in Kyiv for a sixth day over the ments that all the participating states [of vation to continue to defends the interests why NATO found it necessary to condemn government’s rejection of closer ties with the OSCE] have freely undertaken by inves- of our homeland in a dignified manner. As the Ukrainian authorities for using exces- the European Union, the EU responded to a tigating reports of excessive use of force by of today, I knowingly return to the status of sive force against protesters. “[Russia] con- claim from Ukrainian officials that they police and thugs and ensuring that free- a regular citizen of Ukraine, something siders it a Ukrainian internal affair. I do not were sending delegations on December 4 dom of assembly and association are about which I am immeasurably happy.” understand the scope of rather aggressive to Brussels and Moscow, saying it had no respected. Ukraine should also implement (http://www.day.kiev.ua) opposition actions,” Mr. Lavrov said. “I plans to meet with Ukrainian envoys. But a count on Ukrainian politicians to come up separate Ukrainian delegation is expected with a way to return the situation into the to hold talks in the Russian capital. On Saturday, November 9, 2013, Ukrainian patriot and constitutional framework – that’s what we Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John stand for – and call on everyone to refrain scholar, beloved father, brother, uncle, and grandfather, Kerry offered new backing for Ukraine’s from meddling in this situation.” Also opposition, which was angered by a gov- speaking at the NATO meeting, Ukraine’s ernment reversal that threw up possible Dr. Bohdan S. Wynar ambassador to the alliance, Igor Dolgov, roadblocks to the country’s stated goal of 1926-2013 told the alliance’s ministers that he saw no EU membership and appeared to defer crisis at all. “What I see and the news I passed away in Aurora, Colorado, at age 87. considerably to relations with Russia. receive from Kyiv is [concerning a] mass Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels demonstration of people in support for the A former professor and dean, Ukrainian scholar and author, member on December 4, Mr. Kerry said that European integration of Ukraine. This is of numerous Ukrainian academic organizations, founder and owner Washington urges the Ukrainian govern- exactly the main foreign-policy course that of Libraries Unlimited Publishing House with the Ukrainian Academic ment to “listen to the voices of its people Press imprint, Bohdan, who was born in Lviv, always loved his native my president and acting government con- who want to live in freedom and in oppor- Ukraine and continually tried to help it from afar. tinue to implement, so I see no crisis,” Mr. tunity and prosperity.” He cited what he Dolgov said. “I see the desire of the popula- described as “unbelievable numbers” of He is survived by two sons, Taras and Michael with their families, tion, especially of the Ukrainian youth, to Ukrainian protesters, who have turned out including two grandchildren, Jace and Melania; his daughter, Roxolana, accelerate the process or the rapproche- in the tens of thousands or more – the brother Lubomyr, and niece Natalie with her family. ment with the European Union and signing opposition has claimed 500,000 in some He was greatly loved and will be greatly missed. of the Association Agreement as soon as cases – to express anger over the snub to possible.” (RFE/RL with reporting by the EU. Mr. Kerry also warned against a May peace and God’s eternal love be with him. Agence France-Presse and Reuters) repeat of the violence between security Amnesty International condemns violence forces and protesters that broke out in Kyiv on the weekend. “We urge the Ukrainian KYIV – Amnesty International, an inter- government to listen to the voices of its national organization for the protection of people who want to live in freedom, and in human rights, accused the Berkut riot opportunity, and prosperity,” the U.S. secre- police of disproportionate use of force in tary of state said. “And we urge all sides to the riots on and insisted on conduct themselves peacefully. Violence an independent investigation, Amnesty has no place in a modern European state.” International Ukraine director Tetiana Mr. Kerry indirectly criticized pressure on Mazur told reporters on December 4. “We Ukraine from neighboring power Russia, strongly condemn the violent crackdown saying Ukraine was the subject of an “inap- Ділимося сумною і болючою вісткою з рідними on demonstrators by the Berkut riot police, propriate... bidding war” over its future і знайомими, що в четвер, 28 листопада 2013 року as they used force disproportionately on direction. Mr. Kerry had been due to visit відійшов у вічність наш найдорожчий Bankova Street,” which has been caught on Ukraine this week for a meeting of the БАТЬКО, ДІДУСЬ і ПРАДІДУСЬ tape, Ms. Mazur said. She added that Organization for Security and Cooperation Amnesty International calls on the in Europe (OSCE), but that visit was can- св. п. Ukrainian authorities “to solve the problem celed. He will travel to neighboring of riots on Bankova Street legally, not politi- Moldova, which initialed its own EU ЕВГЕН ЗЕНОВІЙ ГОЛЮКА cally.” (Ukrinform) Association Agreement at the Lithuanian summit, “in order to support that country’s нар. 6 лютого 1925 року у Львові, Україна. Yanukovych and Barroso converse European choice.” He added that he hopes BRUSSELS – On December 2, President to visit Ukraine “when it, too, gets back on ПОХОРОН ВІДБУВСЯ 4 грудня 2013 року з церкви св. Івана Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine called the the path to European integration and eco- Хрестителя в Нюарку на український цвинтар св. Андрія Первозваного president of the European Commission, nomic responsibility.” (RFE/RL, based on в С. Бавнд-Бруку, Н. Дж. José Manuel Barroso. During the call, Mr. reporting by Reuters, the Associated Press Barroso made the following points regard- and Agence France-Presse) У глибокому смутку залишилися: ing the current tense situation in Ukraine: Cardin urges Kyiv, OSCE to act 1. all sides should show restraint; 2. all civil дочки - ЛІДА ЛЕВИЦЬКА з мужем АНТОНОМ і дітьми: rights and liberties should be respected; 3. WASHINGTON – On the eve of the МАРКОМ з дружиною СОФІЄЮ і донечкою ВІКТОРІЄЮ, the use of force by the police should be December 5-6 Ministerial Council of the ДАНИЇЛОМ investigated as soon as possible; 4. it is Organization on Security and Cooperation - МАРТА ВІРТ з мужем ЮРКОМ і дітьми АДРІЯНОМ, important that the Ukrainian authorities in Europe, which is taking place in Kyiv, urgently engage with all relevant political Helsinki Commission Chairman Sen. Ben ХРИСТИНОЮ і АЛЕКСАНДРОМ forces; 5. a peaceful and political solution is Cardin (D-Md.) issued a statement express- син - д-р ЕВГЕН ГОЛЮКА з дружиною д-р ДАНОЮ the only way for Ukraine out of the current ing concern about recent violence directed і дітьми ГРИГОРІЄМ, ДЖАНАТАНОМ і ЗАХАРІЄМ situation. Mr. Yanukovych agreed with this against protesters in Ukraine’s capital. “As a кузини - ГОЛЮКИ, БАЧИНСЬКІ, ЦЬВІЛІ, ГУРИ, КОРОЛІ, КАЧАЛИ approach and explicitly confirmed the long-time supporter of the democratic intention to investigate into the use of force aspirations of the Ukrainian people, I am свати - МАРІЯ ЛЕВИЦЬКА by the Ukrainian police and to inform the deeply distressed by the recent violence on - д-р СЕМ і ҐРЕЙС АКВАФРЕДИ public about the results. During the same the streets of Kyiv. The brutal dispersal of telephone call, the president of Ukraine peaceful protests and beatings of dozens of Вічна Йому пам’ять! asked the European Commission to receive journalists constitute serious violations of a delegation from Ukraine to have a discus- Ukraine’s OSCE commitments on freedom Родина просить о молитви, а замість квітів меморіяльні датки sion on some aspects of the Association of assembly and freedom of expression. I складати на Zhytomyrskі Orphanage, Self Reliance New York Federal Agreement and the Deep and am particularly concerned by reports that Credit Union, 108 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003 або Ukraine Gift of Comprehensive Free Trade Area. Mr. the whereabouts of more than a dozen pro- Life, 233 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, NJ 07452. Barroso confirmed the readiness of the testers cannot be determined.” He contin- 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49

“It’s necessary to note that the represen- Hundreds of thousands... tatives of the European Commission that (Continued from page 1) negotiated with Arbuzov exceeded their authority – the memorandum proposed by Thousands attended daily boisterous pro- Kyiv wasn’t approved by the EU nations,” tests on , in front of the Kommersant reported. “But the European Cabinet of Ministers and the Parliament. officials took a risk. As a result of consulta- Though dubbed the “Euro-Maidan,” the tions with them, the first vice prime minister protests have now gone beyond demands included a series of amendments.” for Euro-integration. Opponents are Nevertheless, Mr. Yanukovych declined to demanding a complete overhaul of a govern- authorize it, insisting on the presence of ment plagued by corruption and misman- Russian diplomats in the working group – a agement, starting with the ouster of Mr. condition rejected by the EU. Yanukovych and the Cabinet of Ministers led Two anonymous sources in the European by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. Commission and a source in the government “You can say that politics isn’t needed of a leading EU state told Kommersant they here, but politics has come to us,” Yurii don’t believe in the possibility of signing the Lutsenko, a former political prisoner and Association Agreement with Mr. Yanukovych leader of the Third Republic civic movement, as president. told shocked citizens on November 30 who In his conversations with EU leaders after gathered on St. Michael’s Square following his arrival on the evening of November 28, the student beatings. Zenon Zawada Mr. Yanukovych explained he couldn’t sign Hundreds of demonstrators sleep in the session hall of the occupied Kyiv City Council “A dictator has come to us. All slogans the agreement because of pressure from the building on December 4. need to be withdrawn. The single slogan is Russian government. He told German Chancellor Angela Yanukovych is not our president. order until the March 2015 presidential as well as a few political observers, held out Yanukovych has to go, or else we’ll lose the Merkel that “the economic situation is very elections. hope that the Ukrainian president would complicated” and “we have very large country,” Mr. Lutsenko said. That scenario was alluded to by National pull a surprise by signing the agreement, The press services of the president and threats.” Deputy Volodymyr Lytvyn, chair of the despite the Cabinet of Ministers having the prime minister offered standard state- “I would like for you to hear me,” he told Verkhovna Rada’s National Security and issued a resolution on November 21 order- ments expressing their shock and concern her. “I have been alone for three and a half Defense Committee, who said the opposition ing a pause to the government’s Euro- over the beatings. Yet Mr. Yanukovych made years. I have been one-on-one in very didn’t engage in enough consultations ahead integration preparations. no television address and instead flew to unequal conditions with a very strong of the vote. He led two dozen national depu- By doing so, he could have cast himself as China on December 3 to seek loans for his Russia.” ties in preparing a resolution asking the a hero who saved Ukraine’s Euro-integration financially strapped government. The video of Mr. Yanukovych – speaking president to dismiss the Cabinet. aspirations and earned the support of a por- Meanwhile, Mr. Azarov reacted defiantly at an informal closed meeting with Ms. “They didn’t agree at all to review our tion of the pro-EU electorate for the March to opposition calls for dismissals of his Merkel, European Commission President Cabinet, threatening criminal charges proposals, maintaining that there’s little 2015 presidential elections. Jose Manuel Barroso and Lithuanian against them, which the government began interest in the government’s resignation but Yet even that glimmer of hope was extin- President Dalia Grybauskaite – was record- filing soon afterwards against various partic- the revolutionary process must be support- guished with Vice Prime Minister Serhiy ed by Ms. Grybauskaite’s personal camera- ipants in the demonstrations. By December ed,” he said, as reported by the newspaper Arbuzov’s remarks to the summit on the man, Kommersant reported. 5, 64 charges were filed against Euro- Kommersant-Ukraina on December 4. morning of November 28, in which he Mr. Yanukovych had the expectation that Maidan participants. Although the Communist Party had earli- referred to a document – separate from the their discussions would be kept confidential, During a raucous December 3 parliamen- er indicated it would support the initiative, Association Agreement – that he was trying yet Ms. Grybauskaite saw the need to break tary session, Mr. Azarov expressed deep which would have provided an additional 31 to get the leadership to agree to, Ukrayinska that understanding, releasing it on the regret for what happened, yet expressed votes, Chair Petro Symonenko announced Pravda reported. Internet, Kommersant reported on particular empathy for the injured police from the rostrum just before the vote that Mr. Arbuzov’s proposal was a one-page December 2. The evening of that discussion, officers. He claimed 162 police officers were his party was submitting its own bill calling memorandum to form a bilateral working Ms. Merkel told German journalists she had injured, of which 92 were hospitalized. He for the government’s dismissal and also con- group to draft a road map to implement the no hope left for the Association Agreement. also accused the opposition of pursuing a demning the EU Association Agreement. agreement, assess the economic damage it The next morning, disappointed EU lead- dictatorship through violence. Several Party of Regions national depu- will do to the Ukrainian economy, and relax ers decided to express their disapproval of “We are open to dialogue, we are ready to ties who had said they would leave the party loan conditions of the International Mr. Yanukovych by seating him in the back discuss all the conditions of our agreements and vote against the Cabinet also backed Monetary Fund, Kommersant reported on corner of the audience for the ceremonies at with peaceful demonstrations,” Mr. Azarov away from their pronouncements. December 2. which the Moldovan and Georgian presi- said amidst chants of “Resignation!” from “After today, negotiations can resolve this The EU agreed to the memorandum, but dents initialed their respective agreements the opposition. “We extended our hand to issue,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, board chair- also insisted that the working group not cre- (which Ukraine had done in July 2012). He you. If we meet a fist, I’m telling you openly man of the Penta Center for Applied Political ate a permanent trilateral consulting mecha- was placed further from the center than that we have enough strength,” he stated. Research. “But neither the government nor nism involving the Russian Federation, limit- Belarus’s foreign affairs minister. About an hour afterwards, the parliamen- the opposition is ready for that. That’s why ing its involvement to “an irregular basis It was revealing that Mr. Yanukovych tary opposition mustered only 186 out of international organizations need to be when necessary.” reached his decision regardless of the fate of the needed 226-vote majority to dismiss the included. There’s another option, which is The idea for a trilateral consulting com- imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Cabinet, making another such vote impossi- force. But if the situation develops that way, mission was first raised in the Cabinet’s Tymoshenko, which had dominated the ble until the next parliamentary session, then that’s very dangerous for the govern- November 21 resolution and advocated by negotiations with the EU leading up to the which is expected to be convened in ment and everyone. I can say now that a Mr. Yanukovych ever since, indicating that it summit. February. very long conflict awaits us.” was a part of the tacit arrangement he had The EU was ready to sign the agreement The opposition’s failure to prepare a win- The ongoing revolt in Kyiv stems from the reached with Mr. Putin in the weeks leading without her release because of the urgency ning strategy for the dismissal vote – by decision made by Mr. Yanukovych to travel up to the summit, Kommersant reported. placed on it by the Polish and Lithuanian recruiting enough allies or delaying the vote to the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius Mr. Arbuzov gained support for the mem- governments, Kommersant reported, citing until it had a firm majority – stoked greater on November 28-29, only to decline signing orandum from EU Enlargement anonymous sources in the European skepticism among the public that it’s not the EU Association Agreement. Commissioner Stefan Fule and EU Trade Commission and the government of a interested in upsetting the current political Certain EU leaders attending the summit, Commissioner Karel De Gucht. European country. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 15 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49 UKELODEON FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Soyuzivka hosts its annual Halloween celebration

The best costumes (from left) were: “Tonto” and “Evil Magnificence”; “The Syzokryli Family Who Have Seen Better Days”; and “The High-Flying Balloons.”

by Sonia Semanyszyn some guests went pumpkin-picking prepared by Chef Andrij Sonevytsky hall, where Svitanok was playing for KERHONKSON, N.Y. – As at local farms or worked on their was served in the dining room. Mean- the 250 guests in attendance, includ- guests arrived at Soyuzivka for Hal- costumes for the evening. while, outside, the creatures were ing many families and children of all loween weekend on October 25-27, At 4:30 p.m. the lion from “The stirring and the haunted hayride was ages. they were greeted by dancing pump- Wizard of Oz” made an appearance starting. There were many screams The winners of this year’s cos- kins and witches. The grounds were to lead all the children in a cos- coming from the direction of Lviv. tume contest were: “Evil Mag- decorated with hay, pumpkins and tume parade around the Soyuzivka There were reports of zombies loose on nificence” (Diana Shmerykowsky), flying ghosts. The atmosphere was grounds. Upon returning to the the grounds, popping out from under “Tonto” (Orlando Pagan), “The set for a fun weekend. Main House, the lion asked all the the grass and chasing people. And Syzokryli Family Who Have Seen The evening on Friday was children to introduce themselves. Soyuzivka’s famous ghost, Ursula, was Better Days” (Lonkevych Family) kicked off with a special appear- All the children then received little seen roaming the area. and “The High-Flying Balloons” ance by EMCK. The festivities goody bags. Those who survived this experi- (Lara and Anna Chelak, Rob Little- continued on Saturday morning, as At 5 p.m. a sumptuous buffet dinner ence made their way to the Veselka field and Christine Nedilsky). Autumn Carnival returns to School of Ukrainian Studies in New York the Selfreliance Association in New York City. The Autumn Carnival began approximately 20 years ago and is the initiative of the school’s Parents Committee, which wanted to introduce a component of fun into the school curriculum. It normally takes place at the end of October or the beginning of November, the most convenient time during the academic year. Early carnivals included arts and crafts, carnival games, prizes and a buffet. Students from the upper classes would join after lunch to partake in the fall fes- tivities. Few things have changed over the years. “First of all, this is a special event for the kids to have a little fun. Parents have helped tremen- dously with the games, prizes, and many parents

Oksana Koval have come today to decorate and help make this Schoolchildren at the Autumn Carnival in New York City. a true festivity – a festive event for the children,” said Iryna Bruchkowska, Parents Committee by Xenia Ferencevych Carnival to St. George’s Academy in New York secretary. NEW YORK – On Saturday, November 2, a City. This year, as music filled the merrily decorat- year after Hurricane Sandy forced its unprece- The carnival is an annual custom for pre- ed cafeteria, children partook in arts and crafts dented cancellation, children and parents alike schoolers, kindergarteners and students in Grades including jewelry making, painting and drawing. welcomed the return of the annual Autumn 1-7 who attend the School of Ukrainian Studies of (Continued on page 18) No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 17 Stamford UAYA holds annual Fall Family Outing ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – Blessed with bright sunshine and unseason- ably warm temperatures, the third annual Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA) Fall Fam- ily Outing took place on October 12-13, on the UAYA grounds in Ellenville, N.Y. Approximately 40 children of varying ages and their parents attended the outing, which was organized by UAYA Branch 54, Khersones, in Stamford, Conn. A special assembly marks the opening of the weekend’s activities. The weekend began with a formal assembly and went on to how to make their own birds and include a short presentation on the other symbols of nature. characteristics and traits of UAYA Finally, the weekend’s activities members. The presenter, the Rev. came to a close and, reluctantly, Dr. Ivan Kaszczak, discussed these everyone packed up and headed typical characteristics that all home – undeniably feeling they’d “sumivtsi” can and should strive to grown closer to one another as an achieve in their personal, academic UAYA family over the course of the and professional lives, including weekend. traits such as kindness, honor, cour- Thanks were expressed to the ad- age and self-determination. ministrators of the UAYA grounds Following this presentation, who facilitated the outing, to all there was time to play a quick and the parents who helped organize friendly game of soccer – children the weekend and especially to the vs. parents. Afterwards, the chil- participating guest lecturers without dren remained on the sports field, whom there would have been no Ivan Kaczor, a professional parachutist, arrives in a very unusual way to spend some where they awaited a surprise guest, program. time with the kids. specifically a long-time sumivets from the New York branch who is a professional skydiver, Ivan Kaczor. While the children waited impa- tiently on the ground, Mr. Kaczor jumped from a plane over 13,000 feet up in the air and parachuted safely down, landing directly on the sports field where the children were standing. What an exciting event and not something you see every- day. The children (and parents) had a multitude of questions for him, of course, which he patiently and gladly answered. Later that day, there was also a presentation on first aid, a topic you can never know enough about. As evening approached and dinner was devoured, everyone sat down to en- joy the epic Hollywood blockbuster film “Taras Bulba,” which was shown on a big, open-air screen. After the film, as is already tradition, the sumivtsi danced the night away to the fantastic sounds of their hometown DJ and father of two lovely young girls in the branch, Andriy Solonynka. Liturgy was celebrated at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, N.Y., on Sunday morning. The children and parents then drove to the nearby grounds of Oriana, where they had a chance to visit the small but impressive collection of Trypillian artifacts. After a brief discussion with the col- lection’s curator, Iryna Forostyak, director of the Fund for Research of Ancient Civilizations, the children were given clay and instructed on 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2013 No. 49 UKELODEON FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

“Autumn Carnival”... Lions, and tigers, and bears – oh my! (Continued from page 16) Students also competed for prizes by playing games such as beanbag toss, tic-tac-toe and electronic pin- ball. Winners received tickets that they could collect and exchange for a game, toy or book, all donated by parents. Everyone enjoyed pizza, baked goods and drinks, which were also donated. The highlight of the carnival was the presentation of Hallow- een costumes, a tradition that has evolved over the years. Every child and even some adults, including the principal and teachers, arrived at the carnival dressed in clever costumes, which they showed off during a joyful parade that capped WHIPPANY, N.J. – The 22nd annual “Maskarada” (masquerade party) of the Ukrainian American Youth Asso- off a day of fun. ciation (UAYA), Whippany branch, was in full swing on October 28. Instead of their usual meeting), the children Ukrainian Studies classes take were treated to a Halloween extravaganza. Included in this year’s festivities were a hula hoop pass game, baseball place every Saturday from 9 a.m. to pitch game, bean bag toss and other fun games. Pumpkin decorating was a particular favorite of the children. 1 p.m. The school is located at 215 From the oldest members to the youngest, all were thrilled to take their works of art home. The most exciting game E. Sixth St., New York, NY 10003. of the evening was the pie-eating contest. The witches-brew ingredients proved to be delicious as six older “sumi- vtsi” quickly gobbled up their pie for the grand prize. After a fun-filled party, the children were ready for some For more information readers may relaxation and joined their parents, grandparents and counselors for pizza and dessert. visit the school’s website, www. – Chris Bytz ukrainianschoolnyc.org. New Haven ‘Ridna Shkola’ Mishanyna This month’s Mishanyna focuses on winter holidays: the feast begins new school year day of St. Nicholas, Christmas, New Year’s and Epiphany. Find the capitalized words hidden in the Mishanyna grid.

YALYNKA YORDAN KOLIADKY KUTIA winter (carols) CHRISTMAS SOLSTICE MALANKA PRESENTS st. NICHOLAS SVIAT VECHIR RIZDVO ANGELS STAR

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The “Ridna Shkola,” or School of Ukrainian Stud- ies, in New Haven held its first day of classes on Saturday, September 21. There was a divine liturgy at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church led by the Rev. Iura Godenciuc. Afterwards the teachers, parents and students enjoyed a little time for some snacks and then there was a meeting to discuss matters related to the school year. The director of the school is Myron Melnyk, who also teaches along with Nataliya Danchenko, Volodymyr Dumalsky, Natalia Korenovsky and Halia Lodynsky. Luba Dubno and Ms. Lodynsky also teach catechism. Classes start at 9:30 a.m. and end around 12:30 p.m. – Halia Jurczak-Lodynsky

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Through December 31 Exhibit, “Antique Trunk Show – Fashions from the December 14 Performance, “Koliada and Music from the Carpathians,” Chicago Collection of Tetiana Reynarowych,” Ukrainian National Toronto Yara Arts Group and the Koliadnyky of Kryvorivnia, Museum, 312-421-8020 or Ukrainian National Federation hall, 416-912-3766 or [email protected] www.brama.com/yara

December 12-13 Ukraine in Washington gala event, U.S.-Ukraine December 15 Christmas Bazaar, St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Washington Foundation with the Embassy of Ukraine, National Whippany, NJ Church, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Press Club, Willard Hotel, www.usukraine.org/gala or Jersey, 973-476-1970 202-524-6555 December 15 Book presentation by Diana Reilly, “Scattered: The Forced Passaic, NJ Relocation of Poland’s Ukrainians after World War II,” December 13 Andriyivskyi Vechir (Andrew’s Night), Ukrainian a Christmas bazaar is to be held following the book New York American Youth Association, www.cym.org/us-newyork or presentation, Ukrainian Centralia, [email protected] [email protected] December 15 St. Nicholas program, Immaculate Conception Ukrainian December 13 Film screening, “Unforgotten Shadows” by Lubomyr Hillside, NJ Catholic Church, www.byzcath.org/immaculateconception New York Levitsky, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 or or 908-322-7350 www.ukrainianmuseum.org December 15 Fund-raiser dinner, “Pyrohy and Koliady,” Assumption of Ottawa the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, December 14 Yalynka Christmas celebration, Ukrainian Engineers’ 613-277-4664 or 613-728-4923 New York Society of America and the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America, Ukrainian Institute of December 20 Presentation, “Koliadky,” Ukrainian Institute of America, America, www.uesa.org or 347-856-9541 New York [email protected]

December 14 Concert, “A Bandura Christmas,” Ukrainian Bandurist December 21 Literary evening, “Contemporary in Warren, MI Chorus, St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church Banquet New York English Translation,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, www.shevchenko.org or 212-254-5130 Center, 734-953-0305 or www.bandura.org December 21 Performance, “The Nutcracker,” featuring the December 14 St. Nicholas Program and Holiday Bazaar, Taras Plymouth Meeting, Ballet of Ukraine, Plymouth/Whitemarsh High School, Washington Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies, Ukrainian PA 215-849-7950 or www.ibexchange.ticketleap.com Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family, 410-730-8108 or [email protected] December 27-29 Concert, “Midwinter Night: Sacred and Profane Rituals,” Toronto Yara Arts Group with the Koliadnyky and Lemon Bucket December 14 Lecture by George Grabowicz, “Bohdan Krawciw’s Orkestra, Enwave Theater Harborfont Center, New York Poetical Crossroads,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, 416-973-4000 or [email protected] www.shevchenko.org or 212-254-5130 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events December 14 Ukrainian Christmas concert, “Carol of the Bells,” advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Miami Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Church, [email protected] or ukrainianmiami.org and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. Christmas Greetings 2013/14

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Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m., at the UNF, 145 Evans Ave. ingredients for holiday recipes and hot foods Entertainment. A delicious and bountiful buf- WASHINGTON: The Taras Shevchenko Admission: $25; $20 for seniors, students to enjoy and take-out. Plus, Diana Howansky fet dinner will be served at 8 p.m. and will be School of Ukrainian Studies will host a and children. For information call 416-912- Reilly, author of “Scattered: The Forced available all evening; there will be free cham- Mykolai Show and Holiday Bazaar. Students 3766 or log on to www.brama.com/yara. Relocation of Poland’s Ukrainians after pagne and a dessert table. Advance ticket World War II,” will be at the bazaar to sign will present a Mykolai show at noon. Sviatyi sales: $75 per adult, $35 per child age 5 to NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific and sell copies of her new book. For further Mykolai (St. Nicholas) will then meet with 13; after December 25: $85 for adults, $40 Society invites all to a lecture, “Bohdan information e-mail Marianna Hoholuk, each grade/age group (non-students wel- for children. (No tickets will be sold at the Krawciw’s Poetical Crossroads,” by Prof. [email protected]. come). The Heavenly Office is open 9:15- door.) For tickets call 732-826-0767. George G. Grabowicz, president of the 11:45 a.m.; only one item per child ($2 fee), Friday-Sunday, December 27-29 Shevchenko Scientific Society. Bohdan Saturday, January 11, 2014 labeled with child’s name, grade/age). A Krawciw (1904-1975) was a poet, translator TORONTO: Yara’s new theater piece with bazaar/bake sale will be held at 9:30. a.m. to CARTERET, N.J.: St. Demetrius Ukrainian and editor. The lecture will take place at the “Koliada, Vertep and Koza,” called “Midwinter Orthodox Cathedral and St. Mary Ukrainian noon, offering a variety of home-baked treats society’s headquarters, 63 Fourth Ave. Night: Sacred and Profane Rituals” created by and holiday foods, books, gift items. Location: Catholic Church are co-sponsoring a (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. Yara Arts Group with the Koliadnyky of Malanka, which will be held at the St. Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the For additional information call 212-254- Kryvorivnia and Lemon Bucket Orkestra, will Demetrius Community Center, 681 Roosevelt Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road NE, 5130. Copies of the Krawciw’s works will be be presented at Enwave Theater, Harbourfront Ave., Carteret, N.J. Entertainment will be by Washington DC 20017. For further informa- available for purchase. Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. Tickets for the Luna. Tickets are $60, which includes hot tion visit ukrainianschoolbazaar.weebly.com Friday gala are $150; on Saturday and Sunday, Sunday, December 15 or contact Lada Onyshkevych at lada2@veri- $35: $25 for students $25; and $15 for chil- dinner buffet, open bar and a midnight zon.net or 410-730-8108. PASSAIC, N.J.: The Ukrainian Centralia dren. Tickets are available at harbourfrontcen- champagne toast. The St. Demetrius Center is invites everyone to the third annual tre.com or by calling 416-973-4000. located just blocks from Exit 12 of the New TORONTO: Yara Arts Group presents Christmas Bazaar at 240 Hope Ave. at 9:30 Jersey Turnpike. Doors open at 6 p.m.; dinner Tuesday, December 31 “Koliada and Music from the Carpathians” a.m.-5 p.m. There will be unique items from will be served promptly at 7 p.m. For tickets featuring koliadnyky from Kryvorivnia Ivan various vendors, including Christmas orna- PERTH AMBOY, N.J.: The annual New Year’s and table reservations contact Peter Prociuk, and Mykola Zelenchuk, with Verkhovyna ments, fresh honey, Ukrainian spirits and Eve “zabava” (dance), sponsored by 609-655-4468 or [email protected]; or Hala musicians Mykhailo Iluyuk and Vasyl beer, holiday decorations, jewelry, traditional Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church will Kaskiw, 908-377-6073. Dinner tickets will Tymchuk. They will be joined by violinist Ukrainian giftware, glassware, ceramics, be held in the school’s auditorium at 380 not be sold at the door. Deadline for tickets is Mark Marczyk, bandurist Julian Kytasty and woodcarvings, embroidery, apparel and Meredith St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861, begin- January 5. Tickets for the “zabava” (dance) singers from Kosa Kolectiv. The event begins more. Also available will be baked goods, ning at 8 p.m. Music will be by Anna-Maria and open bar only after 9 p.m. are $40.

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