INSIDE:• Interview with Cardinal Lubomyr Husar — page 3. • Blight threatens Kyiv’s famed horse chestnut trees — page 9. • Chicagoans welcome boxing champion Vitalii Klitschko — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE KRAINIANNo. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Helsinki Commission T UUkrainian studies endowment at ColumbiaW reaches $1 million leaders’ resolution urges by Andrew Nynka NEW YORK – Columbia University’s fair election in Ukraine Low Memorial Library, billed as the architectural centerpiece of the 250-year- old Ivy League academic powerhouse, WASHINGTON – A resolution “urging played host to a number of diplomats, the government of Ukraine to ensure a dignitaries and guests who gathered here democratic, transparent and fair election on May 8 in support of Ukrainian studies process for the presidential election on October 31” was introduced on May 5 in at the school. The announcement of two the Senate by Ben Nighthorse Campbell major milestones for that initiative (R-Colo.), co-chairman of the Helsinki capped what organizers of the gala fund- Commission, together with Christopher J. raising banquet called “a successful Dodd (D-Conn.) and Joseph R. Biden (D- evening for the future of an interdiscipli- Del.), ranking member of the Senate nary program of Ukrainian studies at Foreign Relations Committee. Columbia University.” An identical version was introduced in “As many of you know, two years the House of Representatives by ago, the Ukrainian Studies Fund and the International Relations Committee Shevchenko Scientific Society launched a new Columbia initiative and fund-rais- Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), together Andrew Nynka with Helsinki Commission Chairman ing program to further enhance Ukrainian studies,” Dr. Mark von Hagen, Prof. Mark von Hagen of Columbia University (left) applauds as Dr. Bohdan Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Tom Kekish announces a $140,000 gift from the Self Reliance (New York) Federal a professor of history at the school, said Lantos (D-Calif). Credit Union. In the background is Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky, head of the organizing in a speech during the dinner. The measure, which has been desig- committee for the banquet held to support Ukrainian studies at the university. nated as Senate Concurrent Resolution “That endowment, after tallying the 106 (the full text of the resolution appears donations from this evening’s event as of organization had agreed to cover the dif- from that endowment had already been on page 6), underscores that “the estab- yesterday’s mail, now stands at approxi- ference. used to support two courses recently lishment of a democratic, transparent and mately $860,000 and our initial aim has “We are pleased to announce that the offered at Columbia University. Prof. fair election process for the 2004 presi- been to reach $1 million for that endow- credit union is donating $140,000 – we Frank Sysyn, director of the Jacyk Center dential election in Ukraine and of a gen- ment,” Prof. von Hagen said. have reached the $1 million goal,” Dr. for Ukrainian Historical Research at the uinely democratic political system are In somewhat of a surprise announce- Kekish announced. That donation, cou- Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies prerequisites for that country’s full inte- ment made toward the end of the pled with an earlier gift of $250,000, put and director of the Hrushevsky transla- gration into the Western community of evening, Dr. Bohdan Kekish, president the credit union’s total contribution to the tion project, was involved in teaching nations as an equal member, including and CEO of the Self Reliance (New endowment fund at $390,000. into organizations such as the North York) Federal Credit Union, said that his Dr. von Hagen pointed out that money (Continued on page 12) Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).” Sen. Campbell noted: “The Helsinki Commission, which has long monitored and encouraged human rights, rule of law Historic medal awarded to Filip Konowal is found and democracy in Ukraine, continues to by Christoper Guly in Hamilton at the end of May. As Dr. Luciuk said: “When was it be a stalwart supporter of Ukraine’s Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Dr. Luciuk, who teaches political geogra- removed, who removed it, where has it been development as an independent, demo- in the last 30 years and how did the prodigal cratic and market-oriented state.” phy at the Royal Military College in OTTAWA – Lubomyr Luciuk, the 50- medal end up in London, Ontario?” “It is abundantly clear that a small clique Kingston, Ontario, and holds a Ph.D. in year-old research director of the Ukrainian The story he’s heard is that Konowal’s have a vested interest in perpetuating the geography from the University of Alberta in Canadian Civil Liberties Association VC was “misplaced” around 1973 when it outmoded status quo,” continued the sena- Edmonton, says he immediately contacted (UCCLA) has spent the last decade helping was removed from its case to be pho- tor. “Ukrainian authorities need to radically Wendy Hoare of Jeffrey Hoare Auctions to draw attention to the heroism of the late tographed and allegedly not returned to its improve the election environment if there is Inc., based in London, Ontario, which had Filip Konowal, one of several thousand proper place. to be hope for these elections to meet issued a news release announcing the May Ukrainian-born immigrants who served The Ottawa-based War Amputations of OSCE standards. The question is whether 30 sale of the “historically important with the Canadian Expeditionary Force dur- Canada, which re-ignited interest in the their perceived self-interest will trump the Victoria Cross awarded to Acting Corporal ing the first world war. Konowal was the missing medal at an August 2000 tribute to interest of the people of Ukraine.” Filip Konowal.” only Ukrainian Canadian to be awarded the Konowal jointly organized by the Ukrainian Rep. Smith stated: “I have been a Dr. Luciuk says that Ms. Hoare assured British Empire’s highest bravery medal for Canadian Professional and Business steadfast supporter of human rights and him the medal was “genuine” and that the his actions, as a member of the 47th Association (UCPBA) of Ottawa, claims democracy in Ukraine, and I value inde- individuals, who remain anonymous but Canadian Infantry Battalion, in single-hand- the VC was loaned “to persons” outside the pendent Ukraine’s contribution to security edly taking out three German positions and who consigned the VC to the auction house for sale, had the “legal right to do so.” museum for an exhibit. and stability in Europe.” He explained killing 16 German soldiers over a two-day Dr. Luciuk believes that somebody that “the stakes in the upcoming elections period in August 1917 in France. She also told him the medal’s asking price was listed at $120,000, though the “stole” the medal. “The medal was removed are high, not only with respect to the out- Up until recently, the missing link in and sold,” he said. “Whether it was sold to come, but also as a fundamental indicator Konowal’s legacy has been the whereabouts medal is believed to be worth about $250,000 (Canadian). whoever put it up for auction, or whether of Ukraine’s democratic development.” of his Victoria Cross. the original person died and passed it on, I “Ukraine remains at a crossroads,” Sold for $3,750 (about $2,750 U.S.) to Dr. Luciuk then alerted Joe Geurts, direc- tor and chief executive officer of the don’t know.” Rep. Smith added. “Developments with the Ottawa-based Canadian War Museum in In November 2000, War Amps founder Canadian War Museum, who subsequently respect to democracy have been discour- 1969 by a dealer who had purchased it from and CEO Cliff Chadderton, a second world contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted aging over the last few years. The elec- Konowal’s second wife, the medal mysteri- war veteran who lost his right leg during Police. After seizing the medal, the RCMP tions represent a real chance for Ukraine ously disappeared about four years later. combat overseas and who personally knew began an investigation prior to releasing it to get back on the road to full respect for But now, Dr. Luciuk believes it has been Konowal, wrote to RCMP Commissioner the tenets of democracy, human rights found. to the museum for authentication. Guiliano Zaccardelli and called for an and the rule of law. The United States A week before Easter, he received an e- While experts have yet to determine investigation into the medal’s disappear- stands in solidarity with the people of mail message from a British war-medal whether it is Konowal’s VC, even more ance. Ukraine as they strive to achieve these enthusiast in England notifying him that questions remain unanswered as to how it essential goals.” Konowal’s VC was to be sold at an auction got lost in the first place. (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS On the border between Europe and Asia No place for Ukraine in EU Europe in our state.” (RFE/RL Newsline) by Roman Kupchinsky asked her if she lived in Europe. “No, I KYIV – Ukraine, Russia and Moldova .. but says EU membership not essential live in Kyiv” was her honest reply. I Romano Prodi, the president of the have no chance of gaining membership of smiled and let the topic drop, knowing European Commission, told a gathering the European Union, even in the distant KYIV – Ukraine’s Prime Minister that her answer was spontaneous. in Dublin on May 5 that he sees no place future, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Viktor Yanukovych said in a May 3 inter- On May 1, the European Union admit- for Ukraine in the European Union. Mr. Gunter Verheugen said on May 12. Mr. view in Kyiv with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian ted 10 new member-states into the Prodi motivated his stance by claiming Verheugen said the most these countries Service that Ukraine’s strategic goal is to Union. From tiny Malta to Poland, that there was no more room left in the could expect was very close economic ties raise the standard of living in the country Europe expanded eastward and stopped EU for Ukraine – the line had been with the EU, the Ukrainian service of to Western European standards, adding on the borders of Ukraine, Belarus and drawn. As an alternative, Mr. Prodi put German TV channel Deutsche Welle that the country’s potential membership Russia. The continent, it seems, was once forth the idea of a “circle of EU friends,” reported. According to the commissioner, in the European Union is of secondary again divided into two camps. a zone of cooperation stretching from the the EU’s economic development takes pri- importance. “Will it matter for Ukrainians Ukraine was not admitted into the Baltic to North Africa. ority over further enlargement in the whether they are in the EU or not if they European Union for three reasons. The And while Mr. Prodi’s words need not future. On May 3, the Financial Times start to live as well as [EU citizens]?” Mr. first being that the president of the coun- be taken as either wise or as gospel, they reported that EU President Romano Prodi Yanukovych said. “Is it not better for us, try and his closest cohorts had totally dis- do betray the true feelings of many EU said there are no prospects for the former figuratively speaking, to build a Brussels credited Ukraine in the eyes of the world. leaders. Ukraine, as far as they are con- Soviet republics of Ukraine and Belarus to in Donetsk or Lviv, instead of traveling to The second reason was that Europe and cerned, belongs in Eurasia. become EU members. According to Mr. this European capital in a third-class train the United States have historically reject- After reading about Mr. Prodi’s pro- Prodi, who steps down in October, the EU car?” (RFE/RL Newsline) ed Ukraine as a European country. The nouncement, I recalled a trip I once made would likely be complete after admitting third, lesser reason, relates more to the PM stresses being in sync with Russia throughout southeastern and central the three outstanding applicants – two anecdotal stories described above. Ukraine in the spring of 1996. Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey – and the KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor Ukrainians themselves by and large find While passing through a village in the countries of the western Balkans, includ- Yanukovych told RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Dnipropetrovsk Oblast I wandered it difficult identifying with Europe. So ing Croatia and Serbia-Montenegro. Service on May 3 that Ukraine and through the colorful local outdoor mar- why should Europe invite the unwilling? Instead of offering EU membership to Russia should simultaneously join the ket. The sellers were elderly as well as There is no need to dwell on the first other countries, Mr. Prodi predicted the World Trade Organization (WTO), young women from the village. I reason at length. Most of the world equates creation of a “ring of friends” for Europe – despite the fact that Kyiv is somewhat approached one stand selling bread and Leonid Kuchma with crime, massive cor- a zone of cooperation stretching from the ahead of Russia in accession talks with jokingly asked the ladies “Girls, how ruption and unbridled greed. Once, while I Baltic Sea through the Middle East to the WTO. “What will Russia do if does it feel to be in Europe?” They was riding in a taxi with Myroslava North Africa. Ten countries in central, Ukraine becomes a WTO member ahead looked at me dubiously and replied in a Gongadze in Washington, the driver, an eastern and southern Europe entered the of Russia?” Mr. Yanukovych asked. “We mixed Ukrainian-Russian “surzhyk” Ethiopian, asked us what language we EU on May 1. (Interfax-Ukraine) should take this into account, since the were speaking. I replied “Ukrainian.” He “Uncle (“Diadku”) What do you mean? Kuchma says Ukraine’s place is in EU [Ukrainian-Russian annual] trade This is not Europe, this is Ukraine.” Six looked at us through the rear view mirror turnover of $20 billion is a serious mat- years later at a conference optimistically and said, “Ah, yes, that is the country KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma of ter. ... The reason tells us that we should called “Ukraine in Europe” sponsored by where the president killed that journalist.” Ukraine has congratulated the leaders of act synchronically.” (RFE/RL Newsline) the European Union in Brussels, the The second reason, while more com- Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Rada seeks dismissal of oblast chief moderator of a panel discussion was a plex, is replete with examples. Former Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, President George Bush’s “Chicken Kiev” very articulate young lady from Kyiv. Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia on joining KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on May speech prior to independence in which he She went on and on presenting solid the European Union, Interfax reported on 12 passed a resolution calling on President urged Ukrainians not to leave the USSR arguments on why Ukraine should be May 4, quoting the presidential press serv- Leonid Kuchma to fire Zakarpattia Oblast was not an anomaly or, as Mr. Bush now allowed to join the European Union. ice. “Ukraine has always welcomed the Chairman Ivan Rizak in connection with claims, a mistake by some speechwriter. Afterwards we were introduced and I process of EU enlargement as a logical the tumultuous Mukachiv mayoral elec- Those were not only his feelings but the and inseparable component of [the policy tion that the opposition Our Ukraine bloc policy of his administration. Margaret Roman Kupchinsky is the editor of of] strengthening common European val- believes was falsified by local authorities, RFE/RL Crime and Corruption Watch. (Continued on page 27) ues [and] expanding the area of stability, the Ukrainska Pravda website reported. security, prosperity, and democracy on the The resolution was supported by 238 law- European continent,” Mr. Kuchma said in makers from Our Ukraine, the Yulia a congratulatory telegram. “At the same Kuchma criticizes EU for bullying Ukraine Tymoshenko Bloc, the Communist Party, time, we are convinced that the large-scale the Socialist Party and the Center caucus, project named ‘United Europe’ that is by Jan Maksymiuk ing. “[However], the red cloth has some- as well as 17 legislators from pro-govern- being implemented today will not acquire RFE/RL Belarus, and Ukraine Report what faded in the sun and is not as bright ment factions and 10 independent a logical completion without Ukraine.” as it used to be, so we are not rushing so deputies. The resolution also calls on the Speaking at the European Economic (RFE/RL Newsline) eagerly towards it.” internal affairs minister to fire the oblast Forum in Warsaw on April 29, President A week earlier Mr. Kuchma openly police chief and his deputy. Moreover, the Leonid Kuchma urged the European Union Yanukovych reacts to Prodi’s statement... admitted that Ukraine may not obtain EU resolution appeals to Procurator-General to clearly define Ukraine’s European inte- membership in the foreseeable future. KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor Hennadii Vasyliev to file a protest against gration prospects. “Only God knows where Speaking at a forum in Kyiv on the coun- Yanukovych on May 6 said European inte- the Mukachiv election commission’s deci- Ukraine is today, even though we have try’s economic strategy in 2004-2015, the gration remains the country’s basic foreign- sion giving the election victory to Ernest chosen a strategic direction towards president stressed that Ukraine’s final policy priority, Interfax reported. “Ukraine Nuser and to open criminal proceedings Europe long ago,” Mr. Kuchma said. goal is full-fledged EU membership, but is not changing its strategic plans,” Mr. against those guilty of rigging the election “We are not asking much from the EU added that “haste is inappropriate.” Yanukovych said, commenting on a recent and beating lawmakers in Mukachiv on today, we just want to know one thing – It should be remembered here that in his statement by European Commission election day. (RFE/RL Newsline) whether the EU would like to see us part annual address to the Verkhovna Rada in President Romano Prodi that Ukraine has of the union. ... Over the last few years 2002 Mr. Kuchma predicted that Ukraine no place in the EU. “We must build a (Continued on page 23) we have not received any clear signals would become a member of the World that Ukraine is welcome in the European Trade Organization in 2002-2003, while in Union,” he said. 2003-2004 it would hold talks with the FOUNDED 1933 Furthermore, Mr. Kuchma told jour- European Union on associate membership nalists in Warsaw that the Ukraine-EU and sign the relevant agreements. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY meeting at the level of foreign ministers What’s more, Vice Prime Minister An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., in Dublin earlier the same day sent a a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 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Parsippany, NJ 07054 Ika Koznarska Casanova (part time) Ukrainian Television quoted him as say- “We are focusing not on joining the EU but on the creation of economic, social The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com; e-mail: [email protected] Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus, and legal standards in Ukraine that could The Ukrainian Weekly, May 16, 2004, No. 20, Vol. LXXII Ukraine and Poland specialist on the allow us not to beg for EU membership Copyright © 2004 The Ukrainian Weekly staff of RFE/RL Newsline. but calmly decide – join [the EU] or not.” No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 3 INTERVIEW: Cardinal Lubomyr Husar on developments in Church affairs

by Roman Woronowycz Could it be that the first liturgy would for the functioning of the Church. It is not where we come from. Kyiv Press Bureau then take place within the sobor structure simply: move everything to Kyiv simply As with our people in Ukraine as well, at that time even in an unfinished state? because it has to be in Kyiv. What has to be but especially for those who today live KYIV – Cardinal Lubomyr Husar is in Kyiv has to be in Kyiv. What is better set outside Ukraine, when they left Ukraine archbishop major of the Ukrainian Greek No, only the crosses will be blessed and and better functioning where it is now, in St. George’s was the spiritual center. When Catholic Church. The Church has been at then a crane will set them in place. The Lviv for example, ought to stay there. I they, those in Brazil or Canada, had trou- the forefront of religious news in Ukraine domes will be finished already. The outside would not set deadlines on this, whether we bles and problems they wrote to the metro- and abroad for the last several months in of the church will then be completely built have to do this within a year, two years or politan in Lviv asking for help and support connection with two unconnected events and very visible from the right bank of the five years. I think that life will dictate it. and so on. It was through Lviv that these that have affected the UGCC. Dnipro River. What is important is that the major arch- different settlements, especially in the New The first was a series of letters sent by For the rest of the schedule [of con- bishop, the head of the Church, is in Kyiv World, but also in Western Europe, were Orthodox bishops from across the world to struction] you would have to speak with with his immediate staff and coordinators. established as a stable structure of the the Vatican at the end of last year express- Bishop Vasyl, but so far as I know, the Church. It is natural that the people look to ing reservations and even condemning any earliest possible date [for the opening of And what will happen to Lviv? Lviv, because it was through Lviv that they possibility that the UGCC should be recog- the sobor] would be the fall of next year. received their position. nized as a patriarchate. It led to a visit by This means that we could enter the church Traditionally we have had one metro- politan see. That was Kyiv, from the very Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the and celebrate. But it could be up to two The other side of this problem is beginning until the early 19th century Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian years, that is the spring of 2006, before the that some people in Lviv have when it became impossible to have a Unity, to Moscow to meet with the leader- work on the church will be finished. expressed disappointment that what metropolitan in Kyiv. Then the Holy See, ship of the Russian Orthodox Church, Of course, the decorative work will has been theirs for so long now moves as a remedy, made Lviv the seat of the including patriarch Aleksei II. take several years more after that. This is to Kyiv, which is not even Catholic. The second major event in the Church a big building and studies will be needed Metropolitan in 1807. Now we are in a recently was the formal announcement by to be done and most likely a competition position to go back. Definitely Lviv will There may be some objective value to Cardinal Lubomyr that the UGCC had will take place. Ultimately there ought to remain an arch eparchy. But, no, it will this statement because between Lviv and begun the transfer of the Metropolitan be a basic unified approach, even if the not remain a metropolitan see as in the Kyiv in terms of the Greek-Catholic See from Lviv to Kyiv in connection with execution is divided up among several traditional sense. There can only be one. Church there is, of course, a large differ- the ongoing construction of a new cathe- artists. We need an overall plan so that According to tradition, it has to be Kyiv. ence. Lviv has been our center for 200 dral and metropolitan residency. Cardinal the church is looked at as a single unit. Lviv will be an arch eparchy with impor- years, but not forever. I think we have to Husar met with The Weekly on April 21 to tant offices of metropolitan significance for realize that the baptism (the christening of discuss these matters in detail. The fol- Will it be a traditional Byzantine- Ukraine. As I said, the majority of people style rendering? the Kyivan Rus state by Grand Prince lowing is an edited version of an inter- are there and so it is easier to function there. Volodymyr in 988) took place in Kyiv; the view that took place in the UGCC That is still to be determined. The artists Maybe in the far future, maybe we will Union of Florence was announced in Kyiv; Government Liaison Office in Kyiv. who will take part in the [competition] will divide Ukraine into smaller metropolias – the Union of Brest was announced in Kyiv. need to take a look at the completed church but that is for the future. We are now dis- This has been the seat of the metropol- Your Beatitude, how is the fund- cussing how to resolve this canonically. We raising for the patriarchal sobor, the and then they will have to determine what itan, the head of the Church. This is why could be the best way of doing it. have not yet made any absolute conclusion. all Orthodox bishops, heads of their Cathedral of the Resurrection of What’s obvious is this: the seat and head of Christ, proceeding? Churches, sit in Kyiv, and properly so. Which means that all styles will be the Church is in Kyiv. Secondly, Lviv With all due respect for Lviv, it is not the considered? remains an important center, the living cen- capital of Ukraine. Now that we finally Yesterday at a meeting I found out from ter of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. can be in the capital, and especially since our priests, who came from different We will set no limitations prior to receiv- What this will mean practically – what we have a strong history here, we have to eparchies in Ukraine, that it seems now there ing the designs. Certainly the style has to be type of offices, what type of functions – be consequent with this. is a second wave of collections from within recognized as for a church of the Byzantine this is to be determined. Ukraine. It seems that the contributions are tradition, even if it is a modernist expres- Will there be a separate bishop coming in not badly as far as I know. But sion. The building itself is somewhat mod- In your opinion can St. George’s appointed for the Lviv Eparchy? ultimately it would have to be Bishop Vasyl ernistic in its approach. So this will be the remain one of the most important reli- (of the Kyiv-Vyshhorod eparchy) who challenge to the artist, to present it properly. gious and spiritual centers of the Yes, there will be an archbishop. Not just would have the detailed information. Church? Your Beatitude, you are now in Kyiv, in symbolic title, but also as an office it will There is interest [everywhere], so far remain an arch eparchy, no doubt about this. as I know. When I have traveled to differ- but this is just the beginning of the trans- For 200 years we have looked at Lviv ent parts of the world I have seen the fer from Lviv, as you mentioned to me and at St. George’s as our spiritual center. Has there been any further dialogue interest. People are willing to contribute, several weeks ago. How long will it take I think that now we will have to start which is very encouraging. to complete the move – years, decades – looking at our sobor in Kyiv, for that is (Continued on page 20) and specifically what is involved here? When is the building project sched- uled for completion? This is precisely what has to be very clearly decided. We have to take into S. Res. 202: an update This morning I was at the building consideration that Kyiv has a central site. I spoke with the foreman. They have position in Ukraine, but that the majority Below is a list of the current co-spon- Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) really taken up our requirement that of Greek-Catholics reside in the west of sors of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) when we assemble for our synod at the Ukraine and that certain aspects of Senate Resolution 202, the resolution on John Kerry (D-Mass.) beginning of October, we will be able to Greek-Catholic Church life is intimately the Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Carl Levin (D-Mich.) bless the crosses for the domes. There involved with that part of the world. Ukraine that unequivocally calls the Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) will be five crosses. The builders are Now, how much and to what extent to Famine a genocide, which was intro- Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) working to that date. They are very con- transfer to Kyiv will be primarily a prob- duced by the Colorado Republican on Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) sciously working towards that purpose. It lem of determining how not to affect the July 28, 2003. The senators are listed in Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) seems that things are going not badly. normal function of Church life in western the order in which they signed on as co- Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) The foreman today mentioned that they Ukraine and yet tying what can be tied to sponsors; new sponsors are indicated Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) are a little behind because of specific the central office here. by an asterisk. At present the resolu- Mary Landrieu (D-La.) complexities in the construction that they Certainly, we have this office (commu- tion’s sponsors include 11 Republicans Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) have uncovered and have to resolve, but nications and government relations), and 21 Democrats. Susan Collins (R-Maine) they are well determined to keep the date. which by its nature belongs in Kyiv. I The measure, whose offiicial title is Patty Murray (D-Wash.) For us it will be a very important think that anything that will be connected “A resolution expressing the sense of Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) moment, all the bishops will be here and with the archbishop major and his curia the Senate regarding the genocidal John McCain (R-Ariz)* it is important that we jointly do this. It is would naturally have to follow. But then Ukraine Famine of 1932-1933,” was Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)* an edifice that will belong to the entire we will have to see about the various met- referred to the Senate’s Committee on Church, so I think it will be very impor- ropolitan commissions concerned with Foreign Relations on July 28, 2003, NB: Of the 19 members of the Senate tant and proper that all the bishops be Church life and social life of the faithful. where it has been stalled. Foreign Relations Committee, 10 are co- gathered together here to take part in the We wish to proceed without undue haste. sponsors – Republicans Allen, blessing ceremony. We have to consider what will be the best George Voinovich (R-Ohio) Voinovich and Coleman, and Democrats Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) Biden (the ranking minority member), George Allen (R-Va.) Sarbanes, Boxer, Kerry, Feingold, Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) Corzine and Dodd – of S. Res. 202, Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) while nine committee members – “Paradoxically, inQuotable the past 10 years the pro-W notesestern Ukrainians have found Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) Republicans Richard Lugar (Ind.), support and understanding in the United States rather than in the European Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) Chuck Hagel (Neb.), Lincoln Chafee Union. The European side has proposed nothing new apart from the idea of a Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) (R.I.), Sam Brownback (Kan.), Michael ‘buffer zone,’ which is already 100 years old. [This zone] is a sort of gray territo- Joe Biden (D-Del.) Enzi (Wyo.), Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) ry between Russia and the West, intended to serve the sole purpose of not erect- Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and John Sununu (N.H.), and ing any barriers to their, Russia’s and the West’s, partnership.” Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) Democrats, Bill Nelson (Fla.) and Jay Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Rockefeller (W.Va.) – are not. Sen. – Ukrainian writer Yurii Andrukhovych in Berliner Zeitung on May 2, as quoted Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) Lugar is the Foreign Relations by the Ukrainska Pravda website and cited by RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) Committee chairman. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20 Tributes to James E. Mace from the United States, Canada and Ukraine Following are additional tributes to perfect Ukrainian with a thick Jim’s book on the emergence of society not only to recognize the famine the late Dr. James E. Mace, renowned Oklahoman accent. After the talk he Ukrainian national communism alone as a historical fact but also to acknowl- researcher of the Ukrainian Famine- asked me if I could relay several hundred would have assured him an important edge it as an intentional attempt at geno- Genocide, who died in Kyiv on May 3. dollars to his invalid niece in Oklahoma. place in Ukrainian and Soviet studies. cide. Although Jim had no illusions about When I thought he must be earning $150- However, it was Jim’s destiny to confront Ukraine’s government or society, he The death of Jim Mace is a tragedy for $200 a month maximum at Kyiv-Mohyla the Terror-Famine of 1932-1933. First as loved Ukraine and worked tirelessly for all who have known him and have and that he was parting with two-three a research assistant to Robert Conquest its betterment. It is entirely appropriate admired his work, but it is especially months salary, I was very impressed and and then as staff director of the congres- that Ukrainians everywhere now recog- shocking for someone who first met Jim humbled by his act. sional commission on the 1932-1933 nize Jim’s role not only in academia but when he was a graduate student at the Finally, one of Jim’s last appearances, Ukrainian famine, Jim carried out exten- in the making of contemporary Ukraine. University of Michigan – decades ago. if not his very last at an American univer- sive research on the subject, including a – Zenon Kohut, director, Canadian Even then, Jim was not only a student but sity, was here at Columbia where he large oral history project. also a colleague and a friend. It is very spoke at our Holodomor conference in Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University As Jim faced numerous denials of the of Alberta. hard to accept that we shall not see him November. We are honored by that asso- Famine not only by Soviet officials and again, that we shall not read his articles, ciation. Vichna yomu pamiat! Western fellow travelers but also by The unexpected death of Jim Mace is a and will not hear his voice. mainstream academics and journalists, he – Mark von Hagen, professor of histo- shock, not only because of his youth, and began to develop the moral outrage that – Roman Szporluk, director, Ukrainian ry, Columbia University; president of the not only because an important scholar has transformed his academic interest into a Research Institute, Harvard University. International Association for Ukrainian passed on, but because Ukraine has lost commitment to a cause – that of estab- Studies. another important voice in the ongoing Jim, a professor of history at the lishing the truth about the famine. This struggle to define its future course. National University of Kyiv Mohyla With the sudden death of Jim Mace, marked the second turning point of Jim’s The last time I corresponded with him, Academy and frequent contributor to the Ukrainian studies, the Ukrainian commu- life – the period of the 1980s, in which he ended with “Cheers from Wonderland,” Ukrainian press, became a hero to the nity and Ukraine itself lost a passionate he insistently raised the question of the which might have indicated irony or sar- Ukrainian community for his role in the voice, proponent and friend. Jim was Famine, forcing the academic establish- casm if not for the passionate commitment oral history project on the Ukrainian buried as a hero of Ukraine, with a lying- ment at least to acknowledge that it hap- to Ukraine evident in the message that Famine and his persistent advocacy of the in-state in the building that once housed pened. preceded it. Rather, his benediction was genocide thesis, that the Famine was man- the Central Rada, a liturgy at St. Jim’s third turning point came after evidence of wit and insight (or “through- made and that Stalin played the key role in Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian independence, when he sight” to follow on his Looking Glass this deliberate starvation of the Ukrainian Cathedral and interment at Kyiv’s resolved to live and work in Ukraine. He trail) that is always sorely needed – population. He was respected among his- famous Baikove Cemetery. lived like a Ukrainian on a salary that regardless of place or time. torian colleagues for his path-breaking The road that transformed this native was far short of Western standards, in a To his wife, his family, and his col- and solid study of the politics of American, born in Oklahoma of partial very modest apartment, sharing all the leagues, may you have grace and peace Ukrainianization and the rise of Ukrainian Cherokee ancestry, into a Ukrainian travails of intellectual life there. He in a time of grief. May Prof. Mace him- national bolshevism in the 1920s. patriot and activist had three major turn- struggled with the ambivalence of inde- self rest in peace. Vichna yomu pamiat! I’d like to relate an episode that illus- ing points. The first was his program of pendent Ukraine toward the famine and – Rob DeLossa, past president, trates a great deal about Jim’s character. doctoral studies with Prof. Roman did his utmost to ensure its appropriate American Association of Ukrainian At the last International Congress of Szporluk at the University of Michigan, recognition. Perhaps his most salient Studies; manager, aaus-list. Ukrainian Studies in Chernivtsi, Jim which gave Jim an academic interest in contribution of this period was to per- gave one of the plenary addresses in his modern Ukraine, its people and history. suade the Ukrainian government and (Continued on page 25)

Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history A special yearlong feature focusing on the history of the Ukrainian National Association. “In the aftermath of World War I and the unsuccessful struggle for Ukrainian liberation, a feeling of sad disillusionment pervaded the Ukrainian community in America. But there was no letdown, no hopelessness, no despair. Just as their brothers in the native land, the Ukrainian Americans refused to give up, and continued the struggle ... for the restoration of the hard-won but short-lived freedom and political independence.” (Continued on page 10) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM “Ukrainian-American Citadel”: from the pages of UNA history Young UNA’ers

ed much ammunition for the propaganda mill of the Russian Orthodox Mission, which argued that Rome would never treat Eastern-rite Catholics as equals. In cases where a Rusyn priest defied his Latin-rite ordinary, retribution was swift. Pavlo Tymkevych, for example, was excommuni- cated for organizing a parish without the local bishop’s sanction. Problems with their own Catholic bish- ops, the threat of Latinization, the rapid inroads the Russian Orthodox Mission was enjoying within the Rusyn Catholic com- munity, and increasing conflicts between Galician-Rusyn and Uhro-Rusyn priests convinced the American Circle that the best solution was an autonomous Rusyn Catholic Church with its own, independent bishop subject only to Rome. Formal petitions for a Rusyn bishop Julian Augustin Kane, son of Sean M. were made to Rome at the 1890 Wilkes- Kane and Ramona T. Pakula-Kane of Barre convention of Rusyn priests, at the Isadora A. Lee, daughter of Christiane Detroit, is a new member of UNA 1897 GCU convention, and at the last con- and Tod Lee of Cohoes, N.Y., is a new Branch 82. He was enrolled by his clave of all the Rusyn clergy in 1899. member of UNA Branch 13. She was grandparents Benjamin and Lida Following is part of a series of excerpts Svoboda began calling for a separate enrolled into the UNA by her parents. Pakula. from “Ukrainian-American Citadel: The Greek-Catholic exarchy as early as June 28, First 100 Years of the Ukrainian National 1900. Father Stefanovych reiterated the Association,” by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, need for a separate bishop in a Svoboda Insure and be sure. published in 1996 by East European article on October 3, that same year. A simi- Monographs of Boulder, Colo. The lar unequivocal stand was taken by the Join the UNA! excerpts are reprinted with the permission Association of Rusyn Church Communities of the author. The book is available from in the United States and Canada, an organi- the author for $25, plus $2.50 shipping, zation established by the American Circle by writing to: Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, 107 in 1901. All such petitions and requests Ilehamwood Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. were ignored by Rome. We’re taking our dad out to Suzy-Q for Chapter 3, Part III By 1902, the American Circle had lost its patience. In a Svoboda article titled The Struggle “Skazhim sobi pravdu v ochi” (Let’s Be for Church Autonomy Honest With Ourselves), Father Ardan criti- Another important battle waged by the cized the policies of the Holy See and the American Circle was the struggle for Rusyn cavalier attitude of Latin-rite bishops in the FATHER’S DAY! Catholic Church autonomy, a goal fiercely United States, concluding his censure of FATHER’S DAY! opposed by the Irish-dominated Latin-rite their actions with the call: “Proch z hierarchy in the United States. In 1890 Rymom” (Away from Rome). Later, Ardan Hope to see you there, too! Rome issued a papal decree mandating that informed Bishop Hoban of Scranton that he all Rusyn priests wishing to emigrate to no longer considered him his superior and The Ukrainian National Association America in the future would have to follow requested that he strike his name from the a complicated, multi-step procedure involv- diocesan roster. Hoban responded by congratulates all fathers, grandfathers and great-grand- ing: a formal request to their bishop in excommunicating Ardan. fathers, and wishes each and everyone Ukraine; processing of the request by the Undaunted, Father Ardan pushed for a Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of convention of the recently organized the Faith of the Eastern Church; and for- Association of Rusyn Church Communities MNOHAYA LITA! warding of the request to the Latin-rite to settle the question of a separate exarchy bishop of the American diocese in which for America’s Greek-Catholics once and for the priest planned to work. In order to be all. At a conclave held on March 26, 1902, Come celebrate the 20th annual “Father’s Day” accepted, the priest had to be celibate, a provision that discriminated against Rusyn (Continued on page 27) Catholic priests. Sunday, June 20, 2004 Other decrees issued by Rome in 1892, 1895, 1897 and 1902 discriminated against Errata 10:00 a.m. – Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Rusyns even more. The papal encyclical Wrong headline Orientalum Dignitas, for example, promul- 1:00 p.m. – Special Father’s Day luncheon gated by Pope Leo XIII in 1895, declared “Pictures of babies” should have been the headline to Joseph Hawryluk’s most that Greek-Catholics should join the local 3:00 p.m – Welcome greetings by Stefan Kaczaraj, UNA President Latin-rite church in those areas where no recent installment of his column Greek-Catholic church existed. Latin-rite “Insurance Matters” (May 9). Due to a Catholics, however, were forbidden to technical error, the headline from his pre- “Cheres” Carpathian Folk Ensemble attend Greek-Catholic services. At the same vious column was not replaced. In addi- under the artistic direction of Andriy Milavsky time, American bishops often refused tion, the response to “Just Starting Out” Rusyn priests permission to travel to other should have been addressed to “Dear “One of the best purveyors of authentic Ukrainian folk music in the U.S. dioceses to tend to the spiritual needs of New Parent.” today.” – Joseph Hickerson retired head of the Archive of Folk Culture at the Rusyns, even when such visitations were Wrong date Library of Congress in Washington, DC requested; awarded parish tenure rights for The last two lines of the January 2004 brief periods of time, usually no longer than For reservations at the luncheon please call Soyuzivka. six months; and treated Rusyn Catholic Recording Department Membership priests in a condescending, occasionally Report (May 9) contained the wrong Tel: (845) 626-5641 hostile manner. These pronouncements and date. The figures for Total Inactive practices only served to increase the resent- Members and Total Membership were Come visit Soyuzivka again this summer! ment of Rusyn Catholic priests and provid- for 1/2004, not 12/2004. THE UNA: 110 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

FOR THE RECORD THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukraine’s place is in Europe Congressional resolution on Ukraine’s presidential election Following is the full text of Senate ties to limit access to international broad- On May 1, there was much celebration as 10 new countries – Cyprus, the Czech Concurrent Resolution 106, which was casting, including Radio Liberty and the Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia – introduced in both the Senate and the Voice of America, represent an unaccept- joined the European Union. House of Representatives on May 5. (See able infringement on the right of the “Today, we see the will of the previous generations being fulfilled. Europe and the story on page 1.) Ukrainian people to independent informa- world are finding again the opportunities that were once lost in the war and in the tragic tion; post-war divisions,” said former Solidarity Chairman and former Polish President Lech Whereas the establishment of a demo- Whereas efforts by national and local Walesa, speaking at a flag-raising ceremony for the new European Union member- cratic, transparent, and fair election process officials and others acting at their behest to countries. His sentiments were shared by leaders of other neophyte EU members. for the 2004 presidential election in Ukraine impose obstacles to free assembly, free Estonian President Arnold Ruutel said that EU enlargement will banish the final rem- and of a genuinely democratic political sys- speech, and a free and fair political cam- nants of the Iron Curtain; while Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy and tem are prerequisites for that country’s full paign have taken place in Donetsk, Sumy Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel cut down a barbed-wire, Iron Curtain-era integration into the Western community of and elsewhere in Ukraine without condem- fence on the border between the two countries – a tangible expression of the fact that nations as an equal member, including into nation or remedial action by the Ukrainian the Iron Curtain, like the Berlin Wall before it, is no more. organizations such as the North Atlantic government; At the same time, however, the EU’s eastward expansion has drawn a new dividing Treaty Organization (NATO); Whereas numerous substantial irregulari- line across Europe, as “Europe” now stops at the borders of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia Whereas the government of Ukraine has ties have taken place in recent Ukrainian and Moldova. accepted numerous specific commitments parliamentary by-elections in the Donetsk And the prospects for the European countries now outside the EU are dim. EU governing the conduct of elections as a par- region and in mayoral elections in Commissioner for Enlargement Gunter Verheugen on May 12 stated flat out that ticipating state of the Organization for Mukacheve [Mukachiv], Romny and Ukraine, Russia and Moldova have no chance of gaining membership in the EU and Security and Cooperation in Europe Krasnyi Luch; and that the most they could expect is close economic ties with the union. His words (OSCE), including provisions of the Whereas the intimidation and violence echoed those of EU President Romano Prodi, who said on May 3 that there are no Copenhagen Document; during the April 18, 2004, mayoral election prospects for Ukraine or Belarus to join the club. Instead, Mr. Prodi held out the possi- Whereas the election on October 31, in Mukacheve, Ukraine, represent a deliber- bility of a “circle of EU friends,” a zone of cooperation, as he described it. 2004, of Ukraine’s next president will pro- ate attack on the democratic process: Now, Was this their answer to the question posed just a few days earlier by President vide an unambiguous test of the extent of therefore, be it Resolved, that the Senate – Leonid Kuchma, who had asked the EU to clarify the prospects for Ukraine’s integra- the Ukrainian authorities’ commitment to (1) acknowledges and welcomes the tion? “We are not asking much from the EU today, we just want to know one thing – implement these standards and build a dem- strong relationship formed between the whether the EU would like to see us part of the union,” he said. ocratic society based on free elections and United States and Ukraine since the restora- To be sure, Ukraine’s president and his administration themselves have been much the rule of law; tion of Ukraine’s independence in 1991; less than clear about their intentions, vacillating between the West and the East, pursu- Whereas this election takes place against (2) recognizes that a precondition for the ing something they dubbed a “multi-vectored” foreign policy. Mr. Kuchma himself the backdrop of previous elections that did full integration of Ukraine into the Western recently said that “haste is inappropriate” in seeking full-fledged EU membership, not fully meet international standards and of community of nations, including as an while Vice Prime Minister Mykola Azarov observed that Ukraine has “adjusted” its disturbing trends in the current pre-election equal member in institutions such as the European integration priorities, noting that “Ukraine’s unalterable course toward inte- environment; North Atlantic Treaty Organization gration with Europe is not at all equivalent to EU entry.... We are focusing not on join- Whereas it is the duty of government and (NATO), is its establishment of a genuinely ing the EU but on the creation of economic, social, and legal standards in Ukraine that public authorities at all levels to act in a democratic political system; could allow us not to beg for EU membership but calmly decide – join [the EU] or manner consistent with all laws and regula- (3) expresses its strong and continuing not.” And, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych commented that European integration is tions governing election procedures and to support for the efforts of the Ukrainian peo- secondary. “Will it matter for Ukrainians whether they are in the EU or not if they start ensure free and fair elections throughout the ple to establish a full democracy, the rule of to live as well as [EU citizens]?” entire country, including preventing activi- law and respect for human rights in These comments, taken together with recent developments such as the accord on a ties aimed at undermining the free exercise Ukraine; Single Economic Space encompassing Russia, Ukraine, Kakakstan and Belarus, have of political rights; (4) urges the government of Ukraine to left many wondering what, really, are Ukraine’s goals. Speaking at Columbia Whereas a genuinely free and fair elec- guarantee freedom of association and University, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos Pascual put it succinctly: “The tion requires a period of political campaign- assembly, including the right of candidates, question for Ukraine is whether its leaders see the country as a part of Europe, and, if ing conducted in an environment in which members of political parties, and others to so, will they take the necessary steps to make a European Ukraine a reality.” neither administrative action nor violence, freely assemble, to organize and conduct Putting all this confusion within Ukraine aside, however, we need to pose several intimidation, or detention hinder the parties, public events, and to exercise these and questions to the West and to the United States, which in the past have expressed lofty political associations and the candidates other rights free from intimidation or visions of a Europe whole and free, and of a democratic Ukraine with a role in that very from presenting their views and qualifica- harassment by local or national officials or same Europe. Have you truly given up on Ukraine? Have you decided that Ukraine tions to the citizenry, including organizing others acting at their behest; does not belong in Europe – despite its centuries-old ties with Europe? Have you deter- supporters, conducting public meetings and (5) urges the government of Ukraine to mined that Ukraine’s place is with Russia? If so, keep doing nothing to draw Ukraine events throughout the country, and enjoying meet its Organization for Security and into the European Union, keep turning “Europe” into a club, keep making the dividing unimpeded access to television, radio, print Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commit- line between the EU and those outside it clearer and clearer. and Internet media on a non-discriminatory ments on democratic elections and to Then Brussels can become the new Yalta. And then, someday someone will ask: basis; address issues previously identified by the Who lost Ukraine? Whereas a genuinely free and fair elec- Office of Democratic Institutions and tion requires that citizens be guaranteed the Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE in its right and effective opportunity to exercise final reports on the 2002 parliamentary May their civil and political rights, including the elections and the 1999 presidential elec- right to vote and the right to seek and tions, such as illegal interference by public Turning the pages back... acquire information upon which to make an authorities in the campaign and a high informed vote, free from intimidation, degree of bias in the media; 18 undue influence, attempts at vote buying, (6) urges the Ukrainian authorities to ensure – (A) the full transparency of elec- Last year in May we reported that Ukraine’s vice prime min- threats of political retribution, or other forms of coercion by national or local tion procedures before, during and after the 2003 ister, Dmytro Tabachnyk, called on the Verkhovna Rada to turn 2004 presidential elections; (B) free access authorities or others; to the United Nations to have the Great Famine of 1932-1933 for Ukrainian and international election Whereas a genuinely free and fair elec- recognized internationally as genocide. Speaking on May 14, observers; (C) multi-party representation on tion requires government and public author- 2003, during a special session of the Parliament held in conjunction all election commissions; (D) unimpeded ities to ensure that candidates and political with the 70th anniversary of the Soviet-perpetrated Famine in which from 7 million to 10 access by all parties and candidates to print, parties enjoy equal treatment before the law million Ukrainians were starved to death, Mr. Tabachnyk said there is no doubt that the Great radio, television and Internet media on a and that government resources are not Famine was a crime against humanity, but that a special effort needs to be made to have the non-discriminatory basis; (E) freedom of employed to the advantage of individual United Nations recognize it as genocide, just as the United States did in 1988, in the report of candidates, members of opposition parties candidates or political parties; the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine. and independent media organizations from Whereas a genuinely free and fair elec- Empty rows marked the parliamentary session hall while Mr. Tabachnyk spoke, intimidation or harassment by government with at least half of the legislative body absent, including the faction of the tion requires the full transparency of laws officials at all levels via selective tax audits Communist Party, most of whose members still cling to the old Soviet party line – and regulations governing elections, multi- and other regulatory procedures, and in the there was hunger (holod), but not forced starvation (Holodomor). party representation on election commis- case of media, license revocations and libel The next day, the Verkhovna Rada passed a resolution declaring the Great Famine of sions, and unobstructed access by candi- suits, among other measures; (F) a transpar- 1932-1933 “an act of genocide against the Ukrainian nation.” The resolution, which the dates, political parties, and domestic and ent process for complaint and appeals Parliament barely managed to pass (it took two ballots to find the minimum 226 ayes international observers to all election proce- through electoral commissions and within required for passage, and 183 deputies of the 410 present abstained), stated that “the terrible dures, including voting and vote-counting the court system that provides timely and truth of those years must be publicized by the state, inasmuch as the Famine of 1932-1933 in all areas of the country; effective remedies; and (G) vigorous prose- was organized by the Stalin regime and should be publicly condemned by the Ukrainian Whereas increasing control and manipu- cution of any individual or organization nation and the international community as one of the largest genocides in history.” lation of the media by national and local responsible for violations of election laws officials and others acting at their behest or regulations, including the application of Source: “Ukraine’s vice PM calls on Rada to seek U.N. recognition of Famine as geno- raise grave concerns regarding the commit- appropriate administrative or criminal cide,” by Roman Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, May 18, 2003, Vol. LXXI, No. 20; ment of the Ukrainian authorities to free penalties; and “Verkhovna Rada declares Famine of 1932-1933 act of genocide,” by Roman and fair elections; Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, June 1, 2003, Vol. LXXI, No. 22. Whereas efforts by the national authori- (Continued on page 20) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 7 RECOLLECTIONS: Working with Dr. James E. Mace TheThe thingsthings wewe do...do...

by Olya Samilenko bulatory colleague, who tirelessly and by Orysia Paszczak Tracz assiduously traversed the country record- There are many people who can speak ing the oral histories that gave the report with greater authority than I about Jim’s its ultimate shape. Take away either of scholarship and his many accomplish- these individuals and I don’t think the ments after the U.S. Commission on the report could have been written. Polyn“Hirke yak polyn” – –the Bitter asbitter worm- wormwood Ukraine Famine completed its work. My Our small permanent collective occu- On the feast of Makoveya, the first memories are more personal, and, of pied two adjacent cramped rooms on the wood. That’s the phrase uttered by harvest celebration in early August, bou- course, undeniably subjective. We met in fifth floor of a granite building located Ukrainians if something is really bitter, quets of medicinal plants are blessed in graduate school at the University of on 18th and K streets, which was aptly or is so figuratively. Polyn/wormwood church, and polyn must be included. Michigan in the mid-1970s. Ten years called the Van Guard Building. The (Artemisia) really is as bitter as it comes. If the stuff is so bitterly nasty, why is later Jim hired me to assist him in writ- rooms were windowless, physically Wormwood is used medicinally by it consumed? ing the Report to Congress. I’ve selected removed from Capitol Hill, hopelessly Ukrainians and, in the past, also had a Because, as a medicinal plant, it works. a handful of my most vivid recollections cluttered with Jim’s massive collection of symbolic, ritual purpose. There are many Ukrainians, both in North America and in of what it was like to work with Jim and files. Above all they were forbiddingly varieties of polyn: Austrian polyn the homeland, swear by it. It is an excel- to be his friend. Jim’s capacity for living devoid of charm. Furthermore, given (Artemisia austriaca or repens), polyn lent aid for digestion and improving the was so enormous that it’s still painful for Jim’s penchant for chain smoking, the lit- Bozhe derevo or God’s tree (Artemisia appetite. It can be taken as a tea and as an me to think of him in the past tense, let tle cubicles always seemed to contain a abrotanum), polyn estragon (Artemisia infusion in alcohol (horilka, i.e., vodka) – alone muster the composure it takes to small ocean of stale smoke that clung to dracunculus), and a few others. One, polyn it was then called polynivka. write the fitting tribute to him that he our clothes and flavored our morning zvychainyi (ordinary polyn – Artemisia It is also mixed with other medicinal deserves from a friend. coffee. vulgaris) is also called chornobyl. Yes, the plants, depending on the need and pur- Jim headed up the commission, but The physical accommodations defi- same chornobyl as the name of the ill-fated pose. It helps the pancreas, spleen and the final Report was never meant to be nitely left something to be desired; even city in north-central Ukraine which, on liver, and increases stomach secretions. It the product of any one person. It was the so, the days I spent working in those April 26, 1986, became the site of the has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic collaborative effort of many extraordi- cramped quarters with Jim, Walter and worst nuclear accident in the world. properties, and helps with many fevers nary, hard-working and talented individ- Sue Ellen were some of the happiest in Then there is polyn hirkyi (bitter polyn, (malaria, cholera). It is also used for uals from the Ukrainian community who my life. I think that this was because, for or Artemisia absinthium), the main ingredi- gynecological problems, for tuberculosis, paved the way for the commission’s the first time in my life I was caught up ent of the liqueur absinthe. In the past, and to cure alcoholism. work. These individuals, too numerous to in an ideal that was larger than myself. I excessive drinking of absinthe in Western Externally, compresses, rinses and name here, ultimately came together with think Walter and Sue Ellen also felt this. Europe caused accumulation of worm- soaks are applied. Polyn helps in insect other people, both Ukrainians and non- We were all infected with Jim’s enthusi- wood’s toxic properties in the body, often bites, eye problems and wounds that are Ukrainians, in a common effort to correct asm for the project, which was bound- resulting in death, although some slow to heal, as well as in dermatological a great historical injustice. Jim was the less. He lived and breathed the report. researchers place part of the blame on other problems. And if you need to soak aching facilitator, the linchpin, the glue, if you Each new day brought with it new twists toxic ingredients blended into the liqueur. feet, do it in warm water steeped in will, that held the report-writing enter- and turns in his drafts, which he invari- In the North American prairies, worm- polyn. Caution is advised, as extended prise together from beginning to end. ably read to us with ill-concealed relish. wood sage, the same ordinary polyn, is ingestion can be poisonous, and polyn Without his physical presence, super- Despite the fact that the topic was by considered a noxious weed. But it is a spe- should not be used by pregnant women, human stamina and extraordinary schol- nature exceedingly gloomy and humor- cial plant for Native Americans, as it is because it is an abortifacient. arship, the kind of document for posterity less, once Jim had your ear, you had no used in ritual and medicinal ceremonies, Most varieties of polyn itself are grey- that was produced could never have been choice but to share his enthusiasm for the especially for smudging, as an incense. ish, and some have a yellow tinge to the written. particular concept that had grabbed him Because it is so pungent, it was used stem and yellow flowers. Chornobyl has I was part of the core staff who helped by his shirt collar that particular day. ritually (especially during the feast of a pink tinge and pink flowers. The dried him during the first two years of the Although by the time Jim began the Ivan Kupala – Midsummer’s Night, the stems of both also make strong and very commission’s existence, which culminat- Famine project, he was the foremost shortest night of the year) to keep away practical brooms. The plant was also ed in the two-volume Report to authority on the Famine, he didn’t have a the “nechysta syla” (unclean, i.e., evil believed to induce sleep, and was placed Congress. My job was to translate oral clue as to how to structure the report so spirit) and the rusalky (the water nymphs under the pillow to counter insomnia. testimony at the hearings from Ukrainian that it would leave an indelible mark on who lured you to the water and tickled On your next walk, take a look at the and Russian into English, to process its readers – the members of Congress. you to death). Young women wore gar- weeds in vacant lots. Only in urban North checks for the free-lance translators of What he didn’t want was a dry compila- lands of polyn as belts, and wove it into America are the plants considered weeds. the oral histories, and to research the tion of facts and statistics, sandwiched the wreaths for their heads. The polyn To most Europeans they are practical and topic of the Famine in Soviet literature between thick layers of scholarly analy- belt was also believed to protect against beneficial medicinal plants. And the tall for eventual inclusion in the final report. sis. After a lot of brainstorming with the various internal illnesses. grey polyn is prominent among them. I was also a secretary, a very mediocre five public commissioners and members one, as I recall. Walter Pechenuk was our of the hromada (our community), he computer guru, editor and typist. He was finally decided to organize the report the most organized and neatest member around the survivors. UNWLA appeal regarding a project on board. Sue Ellen Webber had the As it turns out this was an inspired dubious distinction of being our peram- decision. It was precisely the wrenching oral testimonies of the victims that gave toThe commemorate Ukrainian National Women’s Leaguethe of Famine-Genocide America invites the Ukrainian communi- Olya Samilenko is a former staff mem- credence to the main thesis that the ty throughout the world to join us in a project that the UNWLA has initiated to commem- ber of the U.S. Commission on the Famine was not a product of nature, but orate the 70th anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-1933). As many of us Ukraine Famine. Currently she is associ- that it was artificially manufactured by know, Ukraine and Ukrainian history are often neglected or misrepresented by the media ate professor of Russian at Goucher and in educational materials utilized by schools. The media and textbooks often present College in Baltimore. (Continued on page 16) inaccurate information about Ukraine. Important facts about historical events are ignored or glossed over as insignificant. One historical event that has suffered this fate is the Holodomor – the Great Famine of Ukraine. In an attempt to bring attention to the Holodomor, the UNWLA has designed a pro- gram to encourage public awareness of the man-made famine that claimed millions of lives and has become the forgotten genocide of the 20th century. At the start of the project, the Executive Committee asked UNWLA members, their families and their friends to visit their local libraries to find out if these libraries have lit- erature pertaining to the Famine. If there were no appropriate books on the subject, they were requested to ask librarians to purchase such books and add them to their permanent collections. Additionally, we reminded UNWLA members that libraries have limited space, and books that are not in demand by library patrons are routinely replaced by books that are in greater demand. For this reason, all project participants were encour- aged to borrow all available books on the Famine. We invite all other Ukrainians to assist us in this important endeavor by visiting their own local libraries and making certain that historically accurate information about the Holodomor is available or becomes available. These efforts will have numerous benefits. It will help ensure that the non- Ukrainian public has access to information about the Great Famine in Ukraine. Librarians who discover that there is interest in this topic are likely to reassess their collections and adjust them accordingly. Children of Ukrainian descent, who often have to explain their ancestral roots without adequate documentation, will have access to such documentation and evidence in their local libraries. Promoting awareness in the Famine will also have an impact on education. In the State of Olya Samilenko with Dr. James E. Mace. (Continued on page 19) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20 No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 9

REPORT FROM THE FIELD: Will the chestnuts bloom again in Ukraine? by Yurij Bihun Even relatively wealthy economies like Germany and Holland have not devel- Anyone who has walked down oped an effective strategy to deal with Khreschatyk in late April when the horse the epidemic. chestnuts are blossoming knows how this The almost total absence of natural spontaneous burst of flowering trees is enemies is one of the reasons for its intimately linked to the annual rite of large-scale outbreak. Larvae of this tiny spring in the heart of ancient Kyiv. The moth destroy the horse chestnut leaves, appearance of the showy, spiked efflores- forming large mines in which they cence the color of pale spring sunshine is pupate. The insect does not interrupt the a natural phenomenon that marks the flowering, but by midsummer the leaves return to life in the streets and parks of turn brown and curl, feigning premature the city. However, this alluring yearly ritual autumn. The miner may have up to four shouldn’t be taken for granted and may generations per year with an exponential come to an abrupt stop unless scientists growth rate so that the infested trees are in Europe learn to control a strange usually completely defoliated at the end insect that threatens the common horse of the season. Repeated defoliation will chestnut tree throughout the continent diminish the tree’s ability to accumulate and has just parked itself outside the enough reserves for winter and next great gates of Kyiv. spring. This March, an international sympo- The combination of drought, pollution sium in Prague brought entomologists and insect damage can lead to stress that and researchers from throughout Europe predisposes the tree to other insects and to study the problem. The horse chestnut disease that will lead to a spiral of tree (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) – not a decline and eventual mortality. Like the true chestnut – is native to the northern loss of the American elm in the later half hemisphere mostly in the Balkans, of the 19th century, the disappearance of Caucasus, Asia Minor and the these street trees will dramatically affect Himalayas. In late summer, children play the aesthetics and environment of urban with the inedible, dark-brown seed, areas. gleaming like the coat of a fine race- What, then, are the perspectives in horse, that litters the streets and parks of Ukraine? Large-scale infestation of Europe. parks and shade trees has been visible in The tree is also widely planted in Lviv and western Ukrainian cities but is North America and a closely related still in the early stages of the blight. species known as “buckeye” is wide- Nowhere are the horse chestnut trees spread in eastern and central states. The planted as densely in a streetside mono- hardy tree – relatively resistant to pollu- culture as Kyiv, and the city is just start- tion and urban abuse – has been widely ing to show signs of the infestation. In planted since the second half of the 17th the early stages of the manifestation of century as an ornamental in the city the infection, massive dying off of horse parks, boulevards and public gardens of chestnuts is unlikely, but the long-term Europe. impacts of the leafminer are harder to The first decorative horse chestnuts predict. were planted in Kyiv from planting stock Insecticides used against larval and imported from Paris in 1868. Kyiv is a adult stages are rather effective, but their city of parks and green spaces – there are use poses an ecological hazard and over 200 parks and five botanical gar- requires proper application and careful dens. During a visit to Ukraine, French dosage for the highest effectiveness. Cost President Charles de Gaulle posed the for such a treatment is estimated to be $5 question, “Is Kyiv a city in the garden or to $30 (U.S.) per tree – an option out of garden in the city?” the question under the current economic Over the last decade this common tree situation in Ukraine. Kyiv’s famous “kashtany” – horse chestnuts – in bloom. has become endangered by a moth-like There are other examples of success- insect called the horse chestnut leafminer ful integrated pest management (IPM) (Cameraria ohridella). Although no one strategies in Western Europe. In addition seems to know the exact origin of this to insecticides, sex pheromones and mysterious organism, it appears that this other biological agents seem to be the insect is exotic to central and northern most promising for controlling the horse Europe and the spread of the infestation chestnut leaf miner. Even if the financial has followed a circuitous pattern. The resources for these methods were avail- pest gradually radiated from the original able in Ukraine, these methods will place of occurrence located in require rather intensive experiments to Macedonia to Austria, Hungary, test their efficacy and proper design. Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Their practicability must be further Republic. investigated in the upcoming growing The situation in the Czech Republic is seasons. an alarming harbinger for Ukraine. In Compared to challenges of a collaps- 1993 the leafminer was first noted in iso- ing infrastructure, dirty politics, poverty, lated populations in southern Moravia crumbling façades, AIDS, corruption and originating from Austria. By 2003 the lingering nuclear contamination, the occurrence of the insect was noted in all problem of horse chestnut seems trivial in regions of the Czech Republic, and for comparison. Nonetheless, if the econom- last three years all chestnut trees in ic cost for control is astounding, it will be Prague were heavily infested. dwarfed by the millions it may cost for Because the insect overwinters in the fallen leaves, the only control is total (Continued on page 17) The infected foliage of the horse chestnut tree. elimination and burning of the leaves, which will slow the rate of spread. The dramatic appearance of the damaged leaves has attracted a lot of public inter- est and, during the fall of 1998, many European municipal authorities organ- ized raking of the leaves, their compost- ing or burning in communal incinerators.

Yurij Bihun is a Vermont-based forest resources analyst and 2003-2004 Fulbright Scholar at the Ukrainian State University of Forestry and Wood Technology in Lviv. The culprit: Cameraria ohridella – the horse chestnut leafminer – as a larva (left) and as an adult. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

commemorative stamp featuring the VC and the Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history Historic medal... names of all the Canadian recipients, including (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 1) Konowal. That is how Anthony Dragan begins his description of the UNA between The Mounties informed Mr. Chadderton that The UCCLA lobbied the federal Department the two world wars. He goes on to write that Ukrainian Americans “respond- the VC was entered on the missing article data- of Veterans Affairs to set up a new headstone at ed generously to various fund drives, organized rallies, sent memoranda and bank of the Canadian Police Information Center Konowal’s previously nondescript grave at letters of protest in constantly seeking to attract world public opinion to the and that the RCMP had asked Interpol to include Ottawa’s Notre Dame Cemetery, as well as set- plight of Ukraine.” the item in its databank to protect it “from being ting up trilingual (English, French and The UNA, as usual, was in the forefront of these activities. The organiza- sold by international auction houses without Ukrainian) markers in Toronto, where a branch tion’s 15th Convention, held in Philadelphia in October 1920, resolved to prior knowledge of the true owner.” of the Royal Canadian Legion was named after him; in New Westminster, British Columbia, send a memorandum to the president and secretary of state of the United Mr. Chadderton suspects the medal’s disap- home of the 47th Battalion; in Ottawa, home of States to protest against the annexation of western Ukrainian lands by pearance was “an inside job” at the museum and the Governor General’s Foot Guards (the regi- Poland. The convention also approved a donation of $5,000 toward relief for blames officials there for taking “no action” to ment he first joined); and at a crossroads where Ukrainian war victims. recover it. “The War Museum was negligent in the village of Kudkivtsi, his Ukrainian birth- This was the convention also that decided to transform Svoboda, which its duty to the Canadian public by failing to place, was once located. since 1915 was being published thrice a week, into a daily newspaper. engage the normal criminal investigation,” says Dr. Luciuk said the UCCLA is also attempt- Another major topic was a proposal to merge all Ukrainian fraternal benefit Mr. Chadderton, who also serves as chairman of ing to erect a trilingual plaque in Lens, France, societies in America into one organization, and, to that end, a special com- the National Council of Veteran Associations the site near Vimy Ridge where Konowal earned mittee was appointed to study the matter and make recommendations. (The (NCVA), which posthumously awarded the VC. King George V presented Konowal with merger never took place due to unfavorable responses from other societies.) Konowal its Order of Merit. the medal as he lay in an English army hospital The convention was attended by 169 delegates. At that time the UNA had In a recent letter to Canadian Heritage Minister Hélène Chalifour Scherrer, the NCVA with a severe head wound. 12,237 members, insured for a total of $9,583,250. Total assets of the UNA called for “a major investigation” to determine Currently, there is a Konowal monument at stood at $586,317.98. “any possible dereliction” of duties by museum the Selo Ukraina Memorial Park in Dauphin, Other convention news: Semen Yadlovsky was elected as UNA president. staff regarding the missing medal. “It is prepos- Manitoba. In addition, Dr. Luciuk and Ron At about the same time, official representatives of the independent terous to accept the explanation from the War Sorobey, a member of the UCPBA in Ottawa Ukrainian government began arriving in the United States, along with the first Museum that the medal was merely ‘mis- and a former serving officer with the Ottawa- political refugees. In mid-1921 representatives of the Western Ukrainian placed,’” wrote Mr. Chadderton. based reserve unit the Cameron Highlanders, National Republic (WUNR) set up a mission in Washington, and a fund drive, “Museum staff took no action to further the authored a trilingual booklet in 2000 titled called the National Defense Loan, was conducted. Over a two-year period the investigation until the medal showed up at the “Konowal: A Canadian Hero.” fund raised $138,500 for the needs of the WUNR’s government in exile. auction,” he said in an interview. “This is a guy who really persevered despite The UNA Executive Committee selected President Yadlovsky and However, Dr. Luciuk credits Mr. Geurts for some pretty hard blows in his life,” explained Dr. Omelian Reviuk to represent the UNA on the Ukrainian delegation that trav- “acting instantly” to save the Victoria Cross from Luciuk. eled to Washington to deliver a formal protest to the president and the U.S. sale. Though his origins in Russian-controlled Congress against the enslavement of Ukraine and Polish atrocities committed “Other than the original thief, there are no bad Ukraine spared him the internment his country- against Ukrainians. guys in the story,” Dr. Luciuk explains. “Not men from western Ukraine under Austro- even Jeffrey Hoare, which issued a press release Hungarian control would face in Canada for Source: “Ukrainian National Association: Its Past and Present, (1894- well in advance of the sale and which alerted years after he arrived here in 1913, Konowal lost 1964),” by Anthony Dragan (translated from the original Ukrainian by Zenon people to the sale of this rare medal.” his wife, Anna, to the Great Famine in Ukraine. Snylyk). Jersey City, N.J.: Svoboda Press, 1964. The border featured in this spe- Eagerly anticipating the outcome of the muse- His daughter Maria, who was also left behind in cial feature is reproduced from a UNA membership certificate dating to 1919. um’s process to verify whether the medal is Ukraine, survived. Konowal’s, the UCCLA is planning to further The day after he returned to Canada leading a CORRECTION: Last week’s installment of “Highlights from the UNA’s honor a man who was only one of 94 Canadians peace parade through Ottawa’s streets on July 110-year history” contained three superfluous lines on page 4. The last three to receive a VC since the Crimean War. 20, 1919, Konowal got caught up in a dispute lines on that page should have been deleted. The text that appears on page 11 The association has asked the Ukrainian gov- involving two Ukrainian Canadians in Hull, a (where the article jumps) should follow the first paragraph that appears on ernment to issue a postage stamp in his memory. page 4. In October, Canada Post Corp. will issue a (Continued on page 11) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 11

BOOK NOTES

Autobiography of Archbishop Stephen Sulyk is memoir and history “I Am With You Always,” by Stephen Sulyk. Enumclaw, Wash.: Pleasant Word, a Jersey. Much of the book is devoted to Catholic Church in Ukraine; the election of division of WinePress Publishing, 2004. 655 pp. his two decades of service as the metro- the first Slavic pope and his favorable atti- politan for Ukrainian Catholics in the tude toward Ukrainian Catholics; as well as Archbishop-Metropolitan Emeritus U.S. Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to Ukraine. Stephen Sulyk, leader of the Ukrainian Archbishop Sulyk speaks also of his The memoir ends on a note of sadness Catholic Church in the United States in participation in the World Synod of as Archbishop Sulyk notes that his plans 1981-2001, has written an autobiography Bishops, the U.S. Conference of Catholic for retirement are unexpectedly altered by that chronicles his life from Balnycia, his Bishops and the Bishops’ Synod of the his successor and, as a result, he moves native village in the western Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic Church, providing a from Philadelphia, the seat of the Ukrainian region of Lemkivschyna, to the post-war behind-the-scenes look at these important Catholic Church in the United States. refugee camps in Germany to a new life in Church structures and their functioning. After 50 years of active ministry in the the United States. His book is both a mem- In addition, the book covers such pivotal United States, Archbishop Sulyk now oir and a history of important events in the events in the history of the Ukrainian resides in Lansdale, Pa. life of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Catholic Church as the release from the The book is available from Pleasant The title of Archbishop Sulyk’s book, Soviet gulag of Metropolitan Josyf Slipyj, Word, a division of WinePress Publishing “I Am With You Always” (taken from Matthew 28:20), reflects the author’s who led the Church as its patriarch; the cele- by calling 1-877-421-7323, or by logging firm belief that divine providence guided brations of the Millennium of Christianity in on to www.pleasantword.com. It is also him throughout his life – as readers will Ukraine-Rus’; the rebirth of the Ukrainian available online from www.amazon. com. see from the various turning points detailed in the book. asylum on grounds of insanity attributed to “From my life’s journey,” he writes in Historic medal... a head wound he sustained during the war. the book’s epilogue, “it is very evident (Continued from page 10) Following his release, he worked as a jani- that God was leading me and coming to city in Quebec now known as Gatineau that tor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. His hero- my aid in all circumstances. He guided is located across the river from Ottawa. ism remained largely anonymous, though the prime minister at the time, Mackenzie my steps constantly, and He was with me According to Dr. Luciuk, Konowal King, was aware of the VC winner in his always. He poured into my heart the ing World War II, while he was still a stu- came to the aid of a friend who was being dent, the German occupation of Ukraine, midst and had him transferred to work for grace of vocation to the holy priesthood attacked by a man allegedly involved in and blessed all my endeavors.” and of the lives of refugees fleeing the him as a special custodian. bootlegging. “The attacker barricaded The story begins in a small village in advance of the Soviet army. In 1944 the Konowal – who by then had remarried a Lemkivschyna, located in the Carpathian author became one of those refugees, flee- himself inside a house. Konowal grabbed widow, Juliette Leduc-Auger – died in Mountains, where the author was born in ing to the West and ultimately to the safety a knife from the restaurant next door and Ottawa in 1959 at the age of 72. 1924 into a family of seven children. of the American zone in Czecho-Slovakia. went up to the door of the house and tried Dr. Luciuk hopes that once authenticat- Archbishop Sulyk writes about his parents The author goes on to tell of his semi- to get in. He shoved the knife through the ed, the Victoria Cross that went AWOL will and grandparents, village life, his school- nary studies in Germany and later in the door and killed the guy,” related Dr. be on permanent public display at the new ing and various formative experiences of United States (where he emigrated after Luciuk. “Konowal dropped the knife on War Museum, which is scheduled to open his youth, including membership in the the war), as well as his pastoral work in the ground and stood there until the police in May 2005 so that “all Canadians can Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. parishes in Nebraska, New York, came.” learn about the sacrifices of people like He goes on to speak of experiences dur- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and New Konowal spent six years in a Montreal Konowal.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

Ukrainian studies endowment... (Continued from page 1) both of the classes, one of which he taught together with Prof. von Hagen. “I would also like to thank Frank at this point for being one of the best friends of Ukrainian studies at Columbia for his bringing us to the attention of both Petro Jacyk in his time and Roman Procyk and the board of the Ukrainian Studies Fund more recently,” Prof. von Hagen said. Moments earlier, the noted Eastern European history professor announced a second milestone for Ukrainian studies at the school, which would honor the renowned Ukrainian scholar George Y. Shevelov. “In his honor we are happy to announce the launching tonight of a cam- paign for the George Y. Shevelov endowed instructor- ship in the Ukrainian language,” Prof. von Hagen told the 240 people who gathered for the dinner under the library’s elaborate main rotunda. Dr. Shevelov (1908-2002), a prominent Ukrainian linguist whose monumental work “A Historical Phonology of the Ukrainian Language” was first pub- lished in 1979, was also a professor of Slavic philology at Columbia University from 1958 to 1977. Referring to a separate endowment, Prof. von Hagen added that, “Since 1995, when the late Dr. Petro Jacyk wrote his first check to Columbia,” the university had hosted one scholar a year in a variety of disciplines that focused on Ukraine. “The original $500,000 from Dr. Members of the FOCUUS II organizing committee and the Self Reliance (New York) Federal Credit Union Jacyk was supplemented with a later gift of $100,000 stand together for a photograph. and merged with the donations from the FOCUUS I [Friends of Columbia University Ukrainian Studies] dinner and now stands close to $750,000,” Prof. von Hagen said. In the evening’s keynote address, Carlos Pascual, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and the current coordinator for U.S. assistance to Europe and Eurasia, moved slightly from the topic of Columbia University and spoke with regard to the Ukrainian state. “The great challenge for Ukraine is no longer the consolidation of a Ukrainian state,” the former ambassador said. “The question for Ukraine is whether its leaders see the country as a part of Europe, and, if so, will they take the necessary steps to make a European Ukraine a reality.” The ambassador also touched on state relations between Ukraine and the United States. He said the two countries are going through “a period of unequal expecta- tions,” but he found developments on another level encouraging. “I do know that Ukrainians want to take control of their lives,” the former ambassa- dor told the audience. “I have seen an awakening of civil society that will make you proud. I believe that today Ukrainians see themselves as Ukrainians.” Ambassador Pascual also spoke about the importance of Ukraine’s next presiden- tial election. The October 31 election will have “a bigger impact on Ukraine than any other event” has had on the country in its 13 years as an independent nation, he said. In his remarks at the dinner, Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky made the case for developing a program of Ukrainian studies at Columbia University. “You are supporting the expan- sion and development of truth with regard to Ukraine,” he said. Schools such as Columbia University “are the schools that train the people who help spread the truth,” said Dr. Vitvitsky, head of the banquet organizing committee. Andrew Nynka The evening also spotlighted the work of Ukrainian American Chris Washburn and Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Valeriy Kuchinsky the popular New York-based Latin jazz band See You On The Other Side (center) and his wife, Alla, join former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos (S.Y.O.T.O.S.). Prof. Washburn is an assistant professor and director of the Louis Pascual moments before the gala banquet. Armstrong Jazz Performance Center at Columbia University. Together with the S.Y.O.T.O.S. band, Prof. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: February 2004 Washburn performed several original jazz arrangements Amount Name City Stephen Hlynsky Lodi, N.J. of well-known Ukrainian melodies. $108.00 Kolinsky family Wethersfield, Conn. Olenka Kmetyk-Byramji Boonton Township, N.J. The audience, however, saved its strongest applause (in memory of Bohdan Eugene Lylak Rochester, N.Y. of the evening for Dr. von Hagen, who noted that “a “Bo” Kolinsky) Roman Melnyk Toronto, Ontario new generation of non-Ukrainians ... have adopted $105.00 Jaroslav and Vera Forest Hills, N.Y. N. Pawluk Huntsville, Ala. Kryshtalsky Andrew Yarosh Madison, Wis. Ukraine as their intellectual cause and life.” $100.00 Z. Majuk Capitola, Calif. $10.00 Andrew Fenchak Huntingdon, Pa. Maria Sonevytsky, Ukrainian Studies Fund John Nowadly Fairfax, Va. Halyna and Stan Brick, N.J. Coordinator at Columbia University, called the event $55.00 Ihor Szeremeta Princeton, N.J. Jakubowycz “undeniably auspicious for the future of Ukrainian stud- $50.00 American Ukrainian Grosse Pointe, Mich. Stanislawa Kovach Stratford, Conn. ies” at the school. Medical Foundation W. Lysko Alexandria, Va. (in memory of Dr. Sofia Maystrenko Somerset, N.J. At the conclusion of his remarks, Prof. von Hagen Stephen Dudiak) Helen Sager Blairsville, Ga. extended his gratitude toward Leonard Mazur and Dr. Ukrainian American Passaic, N.J. G. Stolarskyj Winnipeg, Manitoba Vitvitsky, president and vice-president, respectively, of Veterans Post 17 $5.00 Merle and Bonnie Toledo, Ohio the Ukrainian American Professional and Thomas Urchuk North Bergen, N.J. Jurkiewicz Businesspersons Association of New York and New $45.00 Steve Ilkiw Montreal, Quebec Olga Karmazyn Aliquippa, Pa. Jersey. They “offered to undertake this wonderful sec- The Kytasty Foundation Poway, Calif. Adrian Kochan Towaco, N.J. $25.00 Ihor and Natalie Columbia, Md. Roman Kokolskyj Montclair, N.J. ond gala benefit evening for Ukrainian studies at Gawdiak Mary Malenczuk Syracuse, N.Y. Columbia University,” Dr. von Hagen said. Zenon and Dozia Cleveland, Ohio Joseph Sachno Lookout Mountain, Ga. The FOCUUS II Organizing Committee included Krislaty Michael Scyocurka Laguna Woods, Calif. Alexandra Baranetsky, Oksana M. Bauer, Chris Oksana Piaseckyj Sunny Isles, Fla. Zorianna Siokalo Newtown, Pa. Bonacorsa, Inya Chehade, Walter Chudowsky, Larysa Ann Sedorak Detroit, Mich. $2.00 Lada Lishchynsky South Orange, N.J. Ihor Strutynsky Bronx, N.Y. Melnyk Dyrszka, Orest Fedash, Roma M. Hayda, Ihor Sydor Cos Cob, Conn. TOTAL: $1,195.00 Adriana Helbig, Stefan Kaczaraj, Lydia Kossak Orest and Judy Tataryn San Jose, Calif. Kernitsky, Volodymyr Kurylo, Iryna Kurowyckyj, $20.00 Roman Olijnyk Radnor, Pa. Sincere thanks to all contributors Nadia Kihiczak Kuzycz, Roman Kyzyk, Ihor Laszok, Nadia Palczynski Woodhaven, N.Y. to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. Roma Lisovich, Nadia Matkiwsky, Mr. Mazur, Vera and Alexander Pickerington, Ohio Adrianna Melnyk, Miriasia Mychalczak, Areta Pokora The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund is the Helen Tatarsky Warren, Mich. Pawlynsky, Mr. Procyk, Andrew Rak, Petro Rybchuk, $15.00 Max Barelka Chandler, Ariz. sole fund dedicated exclusively to supporting Ms. Sonevytsky, Stefan Tatarenko, Oksana Trytjak, Mr. Ihor Chorneyko Dundas, Ontario the work of this publication. Vitvitsky, Andrij Wowk, Myroslava Tomorug Znayenko and Ihor Zwarycz. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 13

Chicago community gives a rousing welcome to Vitalii Klitschko by Volodymyr Pavelchak clubs since 1879 erupted with screams and song as Vitalii Klitschko emerged CHICAGO – April 24 was an extraor- from a Chicago police-escorted limou- dinary day that will be remembered by sine with entrance music provided by the boxing fans and Ukrainians around the Ukrainian Jazz Band of Chicago. world. This was the day when Vitalii As Mr. Klitschko made his long and Klitschko captured the World Boxing slow way into the grand dining room, the Council title of world heavyweight Ukrainian Jazz Band reached deeper and champion by defeating South African more than 400 attendees rose in a thun- Corrie Sanders. derous standing ovation. At the end of Ukrainians everywhere had awaited anx- his long entrance, the tall and muscular iously with expectation that a Ukrainian Mr. Klitschko was greeted with tradition- boxer might someday capture the world al Ukrainian bread and salt, while the championship boxing title. Many traveled to Los Angeles where the well-publicized enthusiastic audience chanted “Klych- fight took place, just as some of them had ko, Klych-ko.” traveled to other cities in the U.S and It had taken Mr. Klitschko some time Europe where Ukraine’s Vitalii and to make his way into the Union League Volodymyr Klitschko had recently been ballroom because, once inside the build- featured in major boxing events. But most ing, he had stopped to acknowledge his Ukrainians here and elsewhere either very young fans – the dozens of watched the fight on cable TV or waited for Chicago’s children and aspiring young news about the results of the Los Angeles boxers who were so obviously thrilled to championship fight on the night of April 24. see their hero and wanted his autograph on their small boxing gloves. The WBC In Chicago, excitement and anticipation Dr. Paul Nadzikewycz welcomes Vitalii Klitschko with bread and salt. over the Klitschko-Sanders championship champion patiently accommodated their fight reached a fever pitch because weeks wishes. earlier it had been announced by the city’s With Mr. Klitschko’s late but dramatic Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee entrance, it took awhile for the banquet’s that, win or lose, Vitalii Klitschko had large audience to settle down to salad promised to fly to Chicago the day after and speeches. After the playing of the his championship fight for two city events two national anthems by the Ukrainian – first, a welcoming ceremony to be Jazz Band, Ms. Farion of the Chicago- attended by hundreds of Mr. Klitschko’s Kyiv Sister Cities Committee opened the Chicago boxing fans and, later that evening as follows. evening, a formal banquet with 400 guests “We are proud that the most presti- who would convene at Chicago’s elegant gious world heavyweight championship Union League Club to celebrate Vitalii and boxing title belongs to a Ukrainian,” she Volodymyr Klitschko and their longtime said. “And we are grateful to him that he advisor and confidante, Mayor Oleksander made this effort on the day after the fight, O. Omelchenko of Kyiv. and spent eight hours on an airplane from The two events were conceived, and to Los Angeles, to be with us for organized and hosted by Chicago attor- three hours at this celebration. We appre- ney Marta Farion whose energetic chair- ciate his loyalty to the Ukrainian commu- manship of the Chicago-Kyiv Sister nity and to his fans. Today we celebrate Cities Committee has made the commit- the domain of Ukrainian sport. We all tee one of the most active in the city’s recognize how profoundly Ukraine’s visi- history via a continuous program of bility and identity in the world can be exchanges between Chicago and the cap- shaped by the achievements of its ath- ital of Ukraine since 1991. Volodymyr Yalovyi, Vitalii Klitschko, Marta Farion, Ivan Pliusch, and letes. Their influence on public aware- Chicago’s welcoming ceremony was Volodymyr Prysiazhniuk at the banquet. ness is profound. The impact of Ukraine’s staged on a chilly Sunday afternoon, Ms. Farion announced to the large crowd stand outside and wait in front of the sports champions on public awareness of April 25, in the city’s historic Water that the Klitschko delegation would city’s old and distinguished Union its independence has been a very visible Tower Square with thousands of blue and arrive in Chicago somewhat later than League Club for their Ukrainian boxing and profound shift in world understand- ing that Ukraine is a real and well- yellow balloons and flags and hundreds had been planned and that Mr. Klitschko hero to arrive in the Windy City. defined place in this world that exists of Klitschko fans from Chicago’s would miss the welcoming rally. The A few hours later, after more than 400 independently of its neighbors.” Ukrainian community and other fans and large crowd was disappointed, but know- banquet guests were already seated inside The evening’s star attraction, Mr. supporters of Vitalii Klitschko from ing about the banquet scheduled for later the crystal-filled banquet hall, the Klitschko, whose dinner was continuous- other Chicago communities. The world that night, hundreds of Klitschko fans Chicago street corner at 65 West Jackson championship victory of Vitalii ly interrupted by enthusiastic fans asking and supporters of all ages walked several Boulevard and the home of one of Klitschko, just hours earlier in Los blocks into Chicago’s famous Loop to Chicago’s most distinguished private (Continued on page 22) Angeles, was celebrated loudly and col- orfully by several speakers, children in Ukrainian dress and the Chicago Ukrainian brass band Berkut, which pro- vided musical entertainment. Also in attendance were members of Chicago’s news media and dozens of passers-by who stopped during their shop- ping routines to join the celebration of Ukraine’s newest sports star as the Chicago Police Department controlled pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the always busy square. At the welcoming ceremony in late afternoon, Ms. Farion introduced Roman Yatskivskyi, of the local Klitschko fan club, who greeted the enthusiastic audi- ence and openly shared his dream of organizing the next Klitschko boxing match at Chicago’s United Center, the city’s celebrated arena that hosts the Chicago Bulls NBA team and the Chicago Blackhawks NHL team. After an enthusiastic celebration of Vitalii Klitschko’s victory a night earlier,

Volodymyr Pavelchak is vice-president of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. (known by its Ukrainian acronym as USCAK) and secretary of the Lions Ukrainian Sports Club. The crowd gathers for a rally at the Chicago Water Tower Square. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20 Woskob Family Gallery presents exhibit of Ukrainian art down Danks department store building ranges from an art of statement that into a remarkable hub of cultural activity. echoes some of the most tragic events of “Having the gallery in the theater was Ukrainian history to purely aesthetic my mother’s idea,” George Woskob said. works that reflect the joy of nature, the “She and my father came to visit when joy of creation, the joy of imagination.” the place was still under construction, and Following the reception, Michael she immediately saw how ideal the space Bernosky, a professional actor and would be for a gallery. Her vision became Fulbright scholar who spent a year in a reality; it’s her way to give back to the Ukraine researching Taras Shevchenko community she loves so much.” for a play he is writing about him, read As Helen Woskob put it, “My vision excerpts from Prof. Naydan’s soon-to- was to create a comfortable atmosphere be-published translation of Yuri where artists could display their works Andrukhovych’s novel “Perverzion.” and musicians could perform.” Additionally, Ukrainian violinist Vasyl The Downtown Theater Center Popadiuk from Toronto dazzled the opened one year ago – on May 19, 2003 crowd in attendance with a one-man con- – and since then has served as a venue cert, playing pieces ranging from classi- for numerous performances and exhibits, cal to high-energy dance melodies. including the current exhibit of the Guests of the Woskobs truly got a Woskob Private Collection of Ukrainian taste of Ukrainian culture from the Art, which opened with a reception that events of the afternoon. Ukrainian busi- hosted more than 150 people on nessman Andriy Kurylko of Tyrone, Pa., Saturday, April 17, and will remain open to the public through May 31. noted: “This is an extraordinary event for As Helen Woskob observed, the Ukrainians of Central Pennsylvania. I exhibit is important because Ukrainian was stunned by the quality of the art and art was hidden behind walls of oppres- the generosity of the Woskob family. sion until 1992. “We’ve shown our col- This was a wonderfully planned event.” lection in New York and Washington, but “We feel so fortunate that we have a we’ve never had the chance to show it gallery of this stature in an academic here,” says Mrs. Woskob. “We’re very town,” noted Nina Woskob. “It’s ideal excited to show our art in our hometown, because we can display Ukrainian art to in our own gallery that our son built.” a public not as familiar with our country Kateryna Kornyichuk, “Ukrainian Songs (III), A Mallow.” The works contained in the exhibit are and our culture. We’re lucky to have the opportunity to reach out and present our by Liliana M. Naydan can exhibit their artistic visions and the by 17 Ukrainian artists of the 20th centu- Ukrainian background to this interna- cultural heritage of the Ukrainian people. ry, among them, Alexander Archipenko, STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Downtown The Woskob Family Gallery is Jacques Hnizdovsky, Alexander tional and academic community.” State College, home to Penn State housed within the newly constructed Ivakhnenko, Mykola Kumanovsky, Rem University’s main campus, is located Penn State Downtown Theater Center. Bahautdyn and Roxanne Naydan. The just south of the geographic center of The center, which is intended for use by latter two attended the reception and had Pennsylvania in a lush green valley of both the university and the town, is cen- the opportunity to speak with guests rolling farmlands. Many Ukrainians who trally located at 146 S. Allen St. amid about their work. pass through the region observe that the State College’s most popular shops, As Ms. Naydan remarked, “I feel supple Appalachian Mountains sur- restaurants and cafes. extremely honored to be included with rounding the town and the university The Downtown Theater Center was artists who have influenced and inspired me remind them of the Carpathians. developed through a joint effort between to bring my experience of Ukrainian art to Like their Ukrainian counterparts, Penn State and the Woskobs, who settled the canvas. We all appreciate the Woskob’s these mountains have served as a back- in State College in the 1960s after emi- generosity and their invitation to share their drop and an inspiration for various grating to the United States following the national heritage with the community.” Ukrainian artists who have visited the war. Alex Woskob, owner of AW & Dr. Michael Naydan, Roxanne’s hus- town, including the painters Mykola Sons, tells the story of his and his wife band and professor of Slavic and East Kumanovsky and Ivan Baldukha, and Helen’s escape from the Soviet Union European languages at Penn State, attended the reception and addressed the well-known writers such as Yuri during World War II and of their strug- guests. As he observed in his remarks, Andrukhovych, Natalka Bilotserkivets, gles to succeed in America in his newly the collection “gives us a glimpse into Oleh Lysheha, Lina Kostenko and published memoir in English translation, Ukrainian history and Ukrainian art – a Oksana Zabuzhko. “Memoirs of My Life” (Kyiv: WUS look into the Ukrainian heart and soul Now, as a result of the generous Publishers, 2004). that have suffered so much over the cen- efforts of the Woskob family, State George Woskob, who runs GN turies yet have remained so resolute in College not only hosts and inspires these Associates with his wife Nina, built the keeping the faith and in striving for free- artists, but has an ideal venue where they center, transforming what had been a run- dom against all odds.” As Prof. Naydan continued in his opening remarks, “The art you see here Olena Zviagintseva, “Venice.” Woskob Private Collection includes works by 17 artists The works featured in the Woskob United States. Private Collection of Ukrainian Art Among artists represented in the exhi- Exhibition that opened April 17 at The bition who were born in the first decades Woskob Family Gallery in the Penn State of the 20th century are: Downtown Theater Center in State • Mykola Malynka (1913-1993), College, Pa., are by 17 Ukrainian artists, whose studies were interrupted by the among them, the world-renowned Stalinist repression of the late 1930s and Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) – a the war. Malynka’s paintings, done in the leading figure in the modern art move- realist tradition, revert to subjects of a ment, and such internationally recog- historical and ethnographic character. nized artists as Alexis Gritchenko (Olexa • Viktor Zaretsky (1925-1990), an Hryshchenko) (1883-1977) and Jacques artist who was actively engaged, along Hnizdovsky (1915-1985), whose works with his wife and fellow artist Alla are found in museum and personal col- Horska, in the movement for creative and lections worldwide. intellectual rights in the 1960s in Kyiv. Horska was murdered in 1970; The exhibition offers a cross-section Zaretsky’s work was not allowed to be of work by artists from various genera- exhibited from 1970 to 1984. With the tions and with various links to Ukrainian declaration of Ukrainian independence in art, encompassing native as well as resi- 1991, the Ukrainian Academy of Art has Alexander Ivakhnenko “Spasa” (The Blessing of Fruit at the Feast of the Holy dent artists, émigré and diaspora as well Redeemer). as artists of Ukrainian descent born in the (Continued on page 15) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 15

for the most part, studied at the Kyiv • Serhiy Karpenko, an artist with no paintings. Apart from teaching and Woskob Private Collection... State Art Institute or the USSR Academy formal training who is known for his design work, Ms. Naydan exhibits her (Continued from page 14) of Arts, went on to become members of refined, filigreed carvings in wood; work in numerous group and juried the Artists’ Union, and have had their • award-winning artist and Soros shows in Connecticut, New Jersey and work exhibited nationwide in Ukraine. Foundation grant recipient Kateryna Pennsylvania. Among these artists are Valentyna Kornyichuk, known for her work in etch- As noted in the exhibition catalogue, Bystriakova, a native of Kyiv, who is ing, lithography, and painting; Ms. Naydan’s paintings “are part of a represented in the collection with works • Olena Zviagintseva, who exhibits search where ideas, images, memories on the Chornobyl theme; and the painter nationwide in Ukraine and international- and emotions central to the artist are and graphic artist Alexander Ivakhnenko, ly; relived and revealed. The landscapes are known for his illustration of the classics • Tadjikistan-born artist Svitlana metaphors for the more remote condi- of Ukrainian and Russian literature. Novhorodska-Kucherenko, who studied tions of the human spirit. The skies, Artists of the 40s and 50s generation, at the Dnipropetrovsk Art Institute, and waters, roads, forests and fields – sub- whose life and artistic development dur- exhibits in Ukraine and beyond its bor- jects that she continually reinterprets – ing the Brezhnev years was not along ders; are symbols of solitude, joy, sadness and established lines but instead was marked • Mykola Muliarets, whose work is longing. They log the flow of her life and by repression, include the prolific artist characterized by a profound philosophi- mirror a quiet space within.” Mykola Kumanovsky, a native of the cal and mystical worldview; and Additional works forming part of the Khmelnytskyi region, for whom the city • Ruslan Kutnyak, who studied in Woskob Collection of Ukrainian Art may of Lviv in western Ukraine proved to be Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv, as well as in be viewed by accessing: pivotal in his artistic and personal devel- Cheltenham, Great Britain. www.artukraine.com. Follow the opment. New Jersey-born artist Roxanne Woskobijnyk link on the art gallery tab As noted in the exhibition catalogue, Naydan, who holds degrees in fine arts for “The Private Art Exhibit of the “His [Kumanovsky’s] graphic art is and painting from Kean College and Woskobijnyk Family” website. detailed and expressive, often delving William Paterson College, is represented into the grotesque and the absurd. Some in the exhibition with four landscape – Ika Koznarska Casanova Cover of the exhibition catalogue, of his most accomplished work as an bearing Alexander Archipenko’s illustrator includes over 30 illustrations “Abstract of a Woman.” to the Ukrainian translation of Samuel instituted a prestigious prize, bearing Beckett’s ‘Watt.’ ... He is at heart a neo- Zaretsky’s name, to be awarded to prom- symbolist engaged in transcending the ising young artists. mere objectification of reality to convey • Mykola Storozhenko (1928-), pro- a deep inner spirituality through color, fessor of painting and iconography at the light and the linear nature of his paint- Ukrainian Academy of Art, recipient of ing.” the Shevchenko State Prize, and a fre- Kumanovsky visited Penn State as an quent participant, since 1979, in exhibi- artist-in-residence and exhibited his works in galleries in New York, tions in Eastern Europe. Washington and Philadelphia. He contin- • Rostyslav Zviagintsev (1938-), a ues to reside in Lutsk. Merited Artist of Ukraine, who works in Among recent émigré artists from the tradition of the Ukrainian school of Ukraine, who now live and work in the realism. Zviagintsev was born in Russia, United States, is the artist Ivan Baldukha studied in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv, and (born in 1954), who works primarily in today lives and works in Rivne. the area of religious art. His latest project Among the earliest of the so-called was the painting of religious murals and new émigré artists from Ukraine is the the iconostasis at the St. Nicholas Kazan-born artist Rem Bahautdyn, who, Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Coopers since having managed to escape from the City, Fla. USSR to the West in the early 1970s, has Among the generation of artists born established his reputation in the United in the 1960s, who live and work in States as a master in precious metal bas- Ukraine, and whose work is exhibited Mykola Kumanovsky, “The DNA of Ukraine.” relief compositions that delineate in extensively in Ukraine as well as is start- exquisite technique historical, religious ing to be exhibited also in Europe or in and ethnographic themes. the United States, are the following: Immigration History Research Center gathers Also represented in the exhibition are • Kyiv-based painter Leonid Bernard, artists of the generation who were born whose work is characterized by an over- in the late 1940s-early 1950s and who, all originality of created images; $1.87 million for heritage preservation projects MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Association toward the establishment of U.S. Embassy awards grants Minnesota Immigration History Research a graduate fellowship, with an additional Center (IHRC) has concluded a banner $21,000 pledged by the American year in its capital campaign, “Stories Latvian Youth Association Latvian to Ukrainian public libraries Worth Remembering: Stories Worth Welfare Association, and World Telling.” Gifts totaling $1,875,000 have Federation of Free Latvians; Embassy of the United States Internet access and training. These 16 been received since the beginning of the • $40,000 combined from the Elmer L. grants bring the total number of campaign in the form of cash, pledges and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation and KYIV – The U.S. Embassy on April Ukrainian libraries that have received and bequests for the purpose of preserv- Gov. and Mrs. Andersen personally; 28 awarded grants to 16 Ukrainian public LEAP grants to 76. ing America’s immigrant heritage. • $25,000 from the Francis Maria libraries to open free public Internet cen- The 16 libraries that won grants in the The endowment has also earned Foundation for Justice and Peace in ters as part of the Library Electronic LEAP IV competition are: Bila Tserkva $300,000 in matching funds from a Warner, N.H., toward a graduate fellow- Access Project (LEAP). The goal of this Central City Library, Kyiv Oblast; Challenge Grant awarded by the National ship in Arab American studies; program is to provide Ukrainian citizens Horodok Central Regional Library, Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). • $25,000 from the UNICO with free and open access to information. Khmelnytsky Oblast; Horokhivska To receive the balance of the $500,000 Foundation and $10,000 from the Twin Cities chapter of UNICO National for a At the opening of a seminar for the Central Regional Library, Volyn Oblast; grant, the center must raise an additional $1 million between now and July 2005. graduate fellowship in Italian American winners of the grant competition, U.S. Dzhankoy Central Regional Library, Ambassador John Herbst congratulated The goals of the endowment are to Studies; Crimea; Dykanka Central Library, the directors of the winning libraries. establish the IHRC directorship and • $10,000 from the Heritage Poltava Oblast; Dolyna Centralized “Ukrainian libraries can play an impor- endowed chair in immigration history Foundation of the 1st Security Federal Library System, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast; tant role in the strengthening of democra- research in the department of history; to Savings Bank, Chicago, for the Zhydachiv Regional Centralized Library cy in Ukraine. In this important election enhance archival services through cura- Ukrainian American Studies Fund. year, the need for access to information is System, Lviv Oblast; Zdolbuniv Central torships and fellowships; to expand pro- “We deeply appreciate the help of our particularly acute. These Internet centers Regional Library, Rivne oblast 9; grams for ethnic communities; and to friends who so generously support the will ensure that more Ukrainian citizens Kalanchak Centralized Library System, promote scholarship in immigration his- work of the center,” said IHRC Director have free access to information available Kherson Oblast; Nizhyn Central City tory. Rudolph J. Vecoli, adding, “We’ve come on the Internet,” the ambassador under- Library, Chernihiv Oblast; Okhtyrka Notable gifts received in 2003 include a long way together; I invite you to help scored. Central City Library, Sumy Oblast; many individual donations as well as: us to reach home.” Since 2001 the U.S. government has Pryluky Central City Library, Chernihiv • $150,000 from Estonian Archives in To find out more about the IHRC’s pro- devoted more than $1.4 million to Oblast; Terebovlia Central Regional the U.S. Inc. to establish a graduate fel- grams and fund-raising, readers may visit improving Ukrainian citizens’ access to Library, Ternopil oblast 14; Kherson lowship in Estonian American Studies; the website at http://www.umn.edu/ihrc, information by opening free Internet cen- Centralized Library System, Kherson • $90,000 from the Order Sons of Italy or write or call: IHRC, 311 Andersen ters in public libraries. Libraries receive Oblast; Lutsk Centralized Library in America toward an endowed curator- Library, 222-21st Ave. S. Minneapolis, grants of up to $24,000 for computer System, Volyn Oblast; and Druzhkivka ship in Italian American Studies; MN 55455, telephone, (612) 625-4800; e- equipment, software, two years of Central City Library, Donetsk Oblast. • $50,000 from the American Latvian mail, [email protected]. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

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I’m sure • Highest quality workmanship what he understood to be simple, high- now that he’s gone there will be many Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. minded and kind-hearted people who good things said about him and many (941) 270-2413 (941) 270-2411 posthumous awards given him, but it deserved better than what history had Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor consistently dished out to them. To the would have been better for the Ukrainian end of his life he strove to make life bet- community to have done this one big Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area ter for Ukraine and its people. thing for him so that he could have died in For a serious academic, Jim had a his own country and not in what essential- wicked sense of humor that was irrever- ly remains a foreign land to all of us. ent, often unrepeatable, but completely R.P. Drago Funeral Home, Inc. lacking in malice. He had a way with words that made me double up with Will the chestnuts... Louis G. Pillari – Funeral Director laughter. The odd thing was that in all the (Continued from page 9) years I knew him I don’t think Jim ever actually said anything bad about anyone. removal, disposal and replanting. It will 43-10 30th Avenue He got along fabulously with Rep. Dan tax the resources of a public services sec- Long Island City, NY 11103 tor already relegated to the basement. Mica, the chair of our commission. He (718) 278-0089 couldn’t wait for Myron (Kuropas), To tackle the problem, Ukraine needs to Ulana (Mazurkevich), Oleh (Weres) and be part of the larger European scientific the other commissioners to make their community working on these problems. ìÍð‡ªÌҸ͇ o·ÒÎÛ„‡ appearance so that he could regal them Research funds need to be allocated and with his progress. He thoroughly relished planning on the local level needs to be Owned by the Podpirka Family his conversations with Alexander Motyl. community-based and collaborative if He even liked my irascible spouse and these efforts are to initiate effective control was liked in return. Everyone was “good and protection. Using IPM is one way; people,” because Jim was blessed with a aggressive leaf collection and composting vision that focused on the best in all peo- for mulch or even biomass for energy pro- DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS ple – especially Ukrainians. The ultimate duction are progressive techniques that irony is that, not having one drop of may be cost-effective alternatives. to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian Ukrainian blood coursing through his The task requires support from gov- or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. ernment and communities if Ukraine’s veins, he loved Ukrainians more than Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. they loved themselves. citizens want to continue to stroll under (The Weekly goes to press early Friday mornings.) Ultimately, Jim was a kind, generous the shade of these venerable old trees and loyal friend. But one of the things that and enjoy the annual ritual of spring Rate: $7.50 per column-inch. I loved most about him was that he wasn’t flowers for generations to come. Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department a fake. He didn’t pretend to be something * * * and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 (NB: please he wasn’t. He went through many meta- do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; See: http://www.uochb.cas.cz/~natur/ morphoses in the course of his life, as we fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; all do, but he was born an “Oakie from cameraria/ for excellent materials on this e-mail, [email protected]. Muskogee,” as the song goes, and he was leaf miner. (Editor’s note: the photos of the proud of it. He used to display a dog- larva and adult leafminer on page 9 are Please include the daytime phone number of a contact person. eared sepia photograph of two relatives in taken from this website.) cowboy hats that looked for the world like they were related to Jesse James. He was proud of his outlaw lineage, and wore it as proudly as he did his bola tie. When I left the commission to pursue a teaching career in the late 1980s, Jim and I lost touch for about 15 years. Last spring I received an e-mail from him out of the blue. He had been thinking about me and wondered how I was getting on. And so, we resumed our friendship via e- mail, without missing a beat, the way it usually happens with good friends. Once or twice a week, late at night, at maybe two or three o’clock in the morn- ing, Jim would take to his pen and write me half a page or so. Maybe in mid-life it was his way of reaffirming his connections with friends. Maybe he was lonely. I don’t really know, but the fact that he had tracked me down meant a great deal to me. He wrote exceptionally well, and in his letters he could fit a great deal onto a single page. He bemoaned his physical decline, mentioning that he had been pronounced clinically dead during an operation. 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Krylati Sports Club has active winter season

The Krylati men’s team that competed in the Underdome Indoor Soccer League. by Mark Howansky 28 through March 17, the Krylati men’s soccer team took part in the Sports YONKERS, N.Y. – The Krylati Sports Underdome Indoor Soccer League at the Club of Yonkers, NY did its best to stay impressive artificial turf “bubble” in active during the harsh winter that we just Mount Vernon, N.Y. This year, the team endured. (And now that spring is finally won the league for the first time in its here, its teams can’t wait to get outside four years of competing. See the table and shake off the cabin fever.) Throughout below for more detailed results. the winter, the club’s three youth soccer In the spring, the Krylati Men’s Soccer teams, men’s soccer team and recreational Team will continue its quest for a second volleyball program all held weekly prac- consecutive Eastern District Soccer tices at local school gyms and also partici- League (1st Division) Title. At the winter pated in various leagues and tournaments. break, the team stood in second place, with Slawko Kiciuk and Steve Schur oversaw a record of 5 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss. To win the volleyball and youth soccer programs, the title, they will have to leapfrog the respectively. Zenyk Pavlyshak, who recent- strong Czechoslovakia team, which were ly arrived from Drohobych, Ukraine, with a undefeated at the break (8 wins, 0 ties, 0 master’s degree in physical education and losses). After served more games in April many years of professional soccer experi- and May, the EDSL cup games will be ence has stepped in as head soccer coach. played May 23 through June 13. The volleyball program, with the help of The team also plans to take part in the tournament director Sammy Warycha, also various upcoming Ukrainian American soc- hosted a volleyball tournament at Lincoln cer tournaments in the spring and summer, High School on April 17, where 12 adult including the Great Lakes Cup (Detroit, teams and six youth teams participated. Memorial Day Weekend) and the East Coast St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Krylati’s three youth soccer teams took Cup (Glen Spey, Fourth of July Weekend). part in the Yonkers Soccer Federation’s of Newark, NJ *** Indoor League during the winter. The Under-12 team was coached by Steve For more information readers may Schur, U-10 by Darek Dzvonchik and contact the Krylati club president, Mark cordially invites Peter Teniuk, and U-8 by Joe Gahsler. Howansky, at (201) 864-5751 or mark- all members of the Ukrainian community On Wednesday nights, from January [email protected]. to join in a SPORTS UNDERDOME INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE Standings after Seven Round-Robin Games: “Day of Appreciation and Gratitude” Team Points Wins Ties Losses GF GA +/- Yonkers Ukrainians 16 5 1 1 49 21 +18 to honor the Sisters, the Teachers and the Benefactors Independence 15 5 0 2 60 27 +33 of Yonkers Portuguese 13 4 1 2 52 22 +30 Angelino 9 3 0 4 40 44 -4 St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic School Benefica 8 2232940-11 Yonkers Riverhawks 0 0 0 7 14 90 -76 for its 1st Place Match Result: 65 years of academic excellence. Yonkers Ukrainians 6 – Independence 2

Ukrainians throughout the world, let UNWLA appeal... us work together to commemorate the Sunday, June 6th (Continued from page 7) 70th anniversary of the Great Famine in a 10:00 am: Liturgy of Thanksgiving New York, for example, high school stu- meaningful way, not just through somber dents must pass an examination called the ceremonies but through a program that 11:30 am: “Brunch & Memory Lane” State Reagents exams. Currently, the exam makes certain that the world does not for- get the history of the Holodomor or its 1:00 pm: “Concert & Program” covers topics of universal importance. One millions of victims. of these topics is the Holodomor. Clearly, in St. John’s School and Gym Other nations and ethnic groups do someone worked very hard to ensure that this for their children and grandchildren. this topic was included in the core exam Let’s do it for ours and for our Ukraine! “Visit with your classmates and other alumni, materials. The examination is periodically Groups or individuals interested in work- revised and updated. Those topics that are ing on this project in their communities may view the photos and slides, delight in the entertainment, deemed inappropriate or not sufficiently sig- contact UNWLA for assistance or support. nificant are eliminated. Raising public Please contact us by telephone at (212) 533- partake in the barbeque, the “wine and cheese” awareness about the Great Famine can help 4646 or by e-mail at unwla@org. ensure that this subject is not one of those and express your appreciation for the selected for oblivion. Similar academic chal- Iryna Kurowyckyj, president “Gift” St. John’s gave us all!” lenges and opportunities also exist in other Ukrainian National Women’s states and other countries. League of America 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

events, candidates, news media, voting, and Holy Father. We have taken this road and Congressional resolution... post-election tabulation of results and pro- Cardinal Lubomyr... we will adhere to it because we feel this (Continued from page 6) cessing of election challenges and com- (Continued from page 3) is the proper way to do it. plaints; and (7) further calls upon the government of between the UGCC and either the Moscow Have there been any recent communi- Ukraine to guarantee election monitors (8) pledges its enduring support and Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church assistance to the Ukrainian people’s estab- cations whatsoever between the UGCC from the ODIHR, other participating states or the Vatican regarding the matter of the and the Russian Orthodox Church? of the OSCE, Ukrainian political parties, lishment of a fully free and open democratic letters by Orthodox bishops denouncing a candidates’ representatives, non-govern- system, their creation of a prosperous free UGCC Patriarchate or the recent meeting No there has not been. Probably the mental organizations, and other private market economy, their establishment of a between the Moscow Church and Vatican last was four or five years ago when a institutions and organizations, both foreign secure independence and freedom from officials? Has it gone any further? commission was established at the desire and domestic, unobstructed access to all coercion, and their country’s assumption of both of the Holy See and the Moscow aspects of the election process, including its rightful place as a full and equal member No, we have had no reaction through Patriarchate. It was a commission of the unimpeded access to public campaign of the Western community of democracies. this day, as far as I know. None whatso- Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow ever from either side. Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Greek- We will certainly try to make our posi- Catholic Church, whose work was to SUMA (YONKERS) FEDERAL CREDIT UNION tion understood. 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However, the • New Types of Loans thing is all about and why we have been earlier initiative never went anywhere. • Vacant Land Loans asking the holy father so insistently to • Construction Loans put his seal on a Patriarchate, on this Do you believe all the publicity sur- reality that is the UGCC. rounding a Patriarchate for the UGCC — the controversial letters by the At what point in time would the SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union offers fast and convenient services. Orthodox bishops; the Vatican’s UGCC be ready to declare itself a response; the visit to Moscow by Using our Drive Thru Teller Window will save you a lot of time and possible Patriarchate even without the Holy parking tickets. You can do all your transaction right from your car. You can get Cardinal Kasper, etc. – has helped or Father’s recognition? hindered the cause for a UGCC cash from our ATM machine 24 hour 7 days-Surcharge Free for All Credit Patriarchate? Union Members. 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This has Phone: (914) 220-4900 Phone: (914) 965-8560 UGCC attempts to form a Patriarchate] been priceless publicity. We are grateful. Fax: (914) 220-4090 Fax: (914) 965-1936 goes back to the 17th century, but this was under different circumstances. Your Beatitude, you have mentioned 1-888-644-SUMA So today, after the Second Vatican that the move to Kyiv cannot be consid- E-mail: [email protected] Council, we base our case – to use the ered simply a physical move, without Stamford Branch: Spring Valley Branch: legal terminology – on the expressed will reason or cause, but must be seen as a Ukrainian Research Center SS Peter & Paul Ukr. Catholic Church of the Second Vatican Council, which step forward in developing the All- 39 Clovelly Road, Stamford, CT 06902 41 Collins Ave., Spring Valley, NY 10977 has been given some precision by the Code Ukrainian Church. Have any concrete Phone/Fax: (203) 969-0498 Phone/Fax: (845) 425-2749 of Canon Laws of the Eastern Churches. steps been developed in moving for- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: Tuesday, Friday: Most recently in apostolic instruction for ward in this manner. Has there been 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. bishops it has been repeated that the Eastern any dialogue with the other Orthodox Churches should have this when necessary Churches in Ukraine on reconciliation? Board of Directors SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union and where necessary and so on. We do not wish to do anything on our We are interested in establishing good own behind the back, so to speak, of the contacts with everybody. With some of the Churches, with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, we have no difficulties in discussing things. We are planning some joint initiatives for the future, perhaps scientific cooperation, litur- gical collaboration, perhaps some social projects. There are occasional meetings; we occa- sionally have joint molebens and public prayer stations. We are happy about that. But it has not gone very deep. We have not as yet established any real dialogue to assess the situation and to see how to con- duct ourselves in the future. Unfortunately, we have not had any con- tact with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Moscow Patriarchate, although we would not be at all averse, on the contrary, we would be very happy to have that contact. Not in terms of an ecumenical approach, in the sense of how we could get close, but in the sense of a discussion of common prob- lems. There are many aspects of our eccle- siastical life that we could learn from one another, that we could support one another in a certain sense. There are real, common interests. I would be real happy if we could begin a discussion in such a way. It would be the normal thing to do among neighbors, if nothing else. I regret that we have not been able to estab- (Continued on page 21) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 21

with the Pope, the successor to St. Peter in Cardinal Lubomyr... Rome. (Continued from page 20) I do not think that we ought to say stop lish contact, at least in this way. I think that living and stop breathing simply because it could be very meaningful and I believe it someone says, “This is my territory, this is would help us to get to know one another. my country, stay away.” Well, it is not. I have always insisted on this: East We are as much at home in Kyiv as we and West in general, that means the Latin are anyplace else in Ukraine. Such is our West and Byzantine East with the [his- history. We cannot deny our history, nor do torical] addition of Moscow cannot get we wish to do so. We do not intend to prose- closer because they do not know one lytize or to use the classic Ukrainian term, to another. When I reflect closer, I cannot take part in “dushekhvatstvo” (soul steal- really say that we Ukrainians, and espe- ing), which is a very expressive term. We cially including Ukrainian Greek- certainly do no intend to do such. Catholics, can say that we know the We are going ahead. We wish to work for ways of thinking and the ways of acting the growth of our Church. If every of the Russian Orthodox. Nor am I con- Orthodox confession will also try, we, vinced that they know what we really together, could do a lot. But simply to keep want and what we really stand for. telling us, “Don’t do anything because you Ultimately we do not really know. We don’t have the right to do it” – well, who know a lot of aspects. We have a lot of forbids us, who is it that tells us we have no experiences. But in any meaningful dia- right? logue one ought to enter into the mindset We have been here; we are not going into of the other person. We can foretell with a mission territory untouched by anyone. a certain amount of accuracy the way of We evangelized this part of the world. We acting of the Moscow Church. But do we have been here for all these centuries, not really know what makes them tick, as just as Greek-Catholics but as the Kyivan they say? Why do they behave in such a Church, specifically in communion with the way? Why do they think in such a way? Holy See, the see of Peter. Why do they speak in such a way? We have generalized, stereotyped answers, but I feel that it is not really enough, ultimately, just to remain at this level. We should really make an effort to get into their mind, just as we would wish that they would understand us. This process should take place through simple, quiet, unpretentious dialogue, without pretending to have any great aims, such as that now we are going to sit down to resolve how we should unite. I think that this would be going much too far. I think it would be sufficient to sit down and talk about things of common interest and to get to know each other much better. This would be a good beginning. The Moscow Patriarchate has warned the UGCC more than once not to prose- lytize in Kyiv and the eastern regions. They also have cited the size of the patri- archal sobor as an example of the aim of the UGCC to gather converts. It has asserted in the past that the size of the church is so large because the UGCC intends to find converts to fill it up. How do you reply to such allegations? We do not intend to proselytize, that is to try to start convincing people of other convictions, of other faiths, to become Greek-Catholics. We, first of all, have to cater to our own faithful who are more numerous than we had expected, even in Kyiv itself. Now that we have the Church of St. Basil, people are beginning to awaken to their background. We will not fill up the sobor at the cost of anyone else. This is not our intention. We are not really inter- ested in filling it up, in the sense that it has to be bursting with people wall to wall. The sobor is a symbol of our unity all over the world. People from different countries, different settlements, which have been away from Ukraine for a hun- dred years, their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, should be awak- ened to the fact that this is the place of origin from which they came. And not so much that they belong here for some sort of static or economical reason, but that this is the source of their Christian life, which for their own benefit they ought to maintain because these are their roots. There are many people in eastern Ukraine who of their own accord will wish to become Greek-Catholics, or at least will come to our Church. We are not going to stop them. We are not going to turn them away, if they feel at home. We tell them who we are. We will warn them, we are Catholics. Even though we are of the Byzantine tradition, we are in communion 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

Vitalii’s brother, Volodymyr, who also was Chicago community... not able to attend the Chicago events. (Continued from page 13) The Chicago banquet presented awards for an autograph or a photo, finally faced and greetings from the Office of the the large Chicago audience after the jazz Mayor of Chicago, the Chicago Kyiv ensemble’s performance of two songs Sister Cities Committee; the Ukrainian that symbolize the ongoing relationship Sports Club Lions, represented by Ivan between the two sister-cities – “My Losko; the Ukrainian Soccer Club Kryla, Kyiv” and “Chicago.” The music brought represented by Taras Jaworsky; and the the large Chicago audience to its feet Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. again and served as another thunderous and Canada, represented by this writer. and appreciative welcome to Mr. Mr. Yalovyi, representing Mayor Klitschko, who then spoke briefly to the Omelchenko, presented awards of recog- finally quiet crowd. nition and gifts to the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Speaking quietly, Mr. Klitschko said Cities Committee for the many years of he had been moved by such a warm wel- promoting close ties between the two come and repeatedly thanked his fans for cities. The banquet’s longest speech was their support. He said he was deeply delivered by Ivan Pliusch, who captured touched by the children’s greeting, as everybody’s attention with his wit and they are so innocent and genuine that it is political commentary, and his enthusiastic impossible to forget. He added, “Today, support of Ukraine’s champion boxer. once again I realized that what I am Other distinguished guests attending doing in the boxing ring is needed not the Chicago banquet included Archbishop only for me, but for all my fans and sup- Vsevolod of the Ukrainian Orthodox porters who travel around the world to Church, Bishop Richard Seminack of the support me in times of victories as well Ukrainian Catholic Church, Executive as time of defeats, when moral support is Vice-President of the Jewish United Fund especially needed. I really appreciate all Peter Friedman, Congressman Luis your support. On behalf of my brother Gutierrez, Congressman Danny Davis, Volodymyr and myself, I assure you that Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, we will do everything possible so that the State Treasurer Judy Barr Topinka, State world boxing championship titles belong Rep. Cynthia Soto, representatives of the My mother, father, brother and sister to Ukrainians!” Chicago mayor and the Illinois governor, Afterwards the large Chicago audience various Chicago business leaders and rep- and the rest of the family have life roared its approval, as did the guests of resentatives of Chicago’s boxing associa- honor seated at an elevated dais which tions and sports media. insurance. What about me? included members of the Kyiv delegation Commercial sponsors of the Chicago (Ihor Lyson, chairman of Kyiv City events included MB Financial Bank, Self Rates are low. See the chart on the Council; Volodymyr Prysiazhniuk, head Reliance Ukrainian American Federal of the Budget Committee; Andriy Ivanov, Credit Union and the Heritage next page for more information. City Council member; and Volodymyr Foundation of First Security Savings Herasymchuk, head of the foreign rela- Federal Bank. Motorola Inc. sponsored a tions department). Unexpectedly absent private luncheon at the Mid-America from the Chicago events were Kyiv Club for the Kyiv delegation with the Mayor Omelchenko, represented by his presidents of Chicago’s leading business first deputy, Volodymyr Yalovyi, and and international organizations. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 23

Yanukovych’s honor. (RFE/RL Newsline) NEWSBRIEFS Filaret’s visit to Odesa is foiled (Continued from page 2) Procurator disputes claims about election KYIV – Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv KYIV – Procurator General Hennadii Patriarchate has rescheduled his visit to The UNA has a single payment plan Vasyliev told the Verkhovna Rada on May Odesa that was originally planned for May 12 that the polling-station protocols of the 5, Interfax reported. “The reason for cancel- that will insure your child’s life at disputed April 18 mayoral election in ing Patriarch Filaret’s visit was an aggres- Mukachiv submitted to investigators by sive community of believers of the $5,000 for one low payment. Find the Our Ukraine bloc are “unreliable,” the [Ukrainian Orthodox Church] Moscow Ukrainska Pravda website reported. Our Patriarchate led by the organization your child’s age below and that’s all Ukraine claimed that, according to the Common Fatherland headed by Valerii polling-station protocols, its candidate, Kaurov,” said an unidentified local priest you have to pay. Call today for your Viktor Baloha, won the election with who is subordinate to the Kyiv Patriarchate. 19,385 votes, while rival Ernest Nuser, “Filaret must not come to Odesa, otherwise application. who was supported by the presidential unrest will begin,” Mr. Kaurov reportedly administration, garnered 13,895 votes. Mr. warned the Odesa mayor’s office. The 1-800-253-9862. Vasyliev said the investigation found that Moscow-subordinate Ukrainian Orthodox the final protocol attesting Mr. Nuser’s Church has 15 churches in Odesa, while victory was unreservedly signed by all three are under the jurisdiction of the Kyiv members of the local election commis- Patriarchate. (RFE/RL Newsline) AGE PREMIUM sion, who represented different political parties. Mr. Vasyliev also said five crimi- Kuchma upbeat about Yanukovych 0 $ 300.00 nal cases have been opened in connection with violations of public order and the KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on 1 $ 300.00 theft of ballots during the Mukachiv elec- April 28 said he has no doubts that Prime tion. (RFE/RL Newsline) Minister Viktor Yanukovych will be con- 2 $ 310.00 firmed as the presidential candidate of the SBU cites rivals’ use of “support groups” pro-government coalition by upcoming 3 $ 310.00 congresses of all the political parties in this KYIV – Deputy Chairman Ihor coalition, UNIAN reported. In mid-April 4 $ 320.00 Dryzhchanyi of the Security Service of Mr. Yanukovych was proposed as a presi- Ukraine (known by its Ukrainian acronym 5 $ 330.00 dential candidate by leaders of pro-govern- as SBU) told the Verkhovna Rada on May ment groups in the Verkhovna Rada. 12 that both Ernest Nuser and Viktor 6 $ 340.00 Commenting on the reported announce- Baloha had organized “support groups” in ments that some pro-government parties Mukachiv for the April 18 election, UNIAN 7 $ 355.00 want to field their own presidential candi- reported. According to Mr. Dryzhchanyi, dates, Mr. Kuchma said, “It’s only a game 8 $ 365.00 Mr. Nuser’s “supporters” organized the to show off their own significance.” The arrival of some 200 persons from the 9 $ 380.00 Zakarpattia, Lviv, Vinnytsia and Zaporizhia president also said he is sure that Mr. oblasts, who were lodged “in a private area” Yanukovych’s previous criminal record will 10 $ 395.00 of town, as well as provided with “means of not impair his presidential bid. According to communication and transport.” On the other press reports, Mr. Yanukovych was sent to a hand, Mr. Dryzhchanyi added, Mr. Baloha’s corrective colony for juvenile criminals in supporters also gathered a group of people 1968 and convicted to two years in prison in at a “sports center” in order to use them for 1970 for inflicting injuries of “medium “rendering physical support to Our Ukraine severity.” (RFE/RL Newsline) representatives” in Mukachiv. Additionally, Kuchma says election more important ... To subscribe: Send $55 ($45 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, Mr. Dryzhchanyi said, some 200 persons Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 from Ukrainian nationalist organizations KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma said arrived in Mukachiv to render direct support on April 16 that the primary task of the pro- to Mr. Baloha. The SBU is currently inves- government coalition that has proposed tigating whether individuals from these Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych as its groups were involved in illegal activities on single presidential candidate is winning the election day in Mukachiv, Mr. Dryzhchanyi presidential election in 2004, not pursuing said. (RFE/RL Newsline) constitutional reforms, Interfax reported. Mr. Kuchma added, however, that Ukraine Ukraine celebrates Victory Day needs constitutional reforms and stressed KYIV – A parade of veterans and a that the pro-government coalition is sup- solemn rally were held in Kyiv on May 9 porting such reforms with “both hands.” to commemorate the 59th anniversary of The president harshly criticized the opposi- the victory over Nazi Germany, Ukrainian tion for blocking the constitutional reforms media reported. Addressing the rally, and not proposing any development pro- President Leonid Kuchma said Europe grams for the country. “Unfortunately, should not forget that Ukraine paid a price those who were shouting for democracy of 8 million lives for liberating Europe and a change of the power system for a from fascism, Interfax reported. long time have proved to be impotent,” Mr. Traditionally on Victory Day, Mr. Kuchma Kuchma said. (RFE/RL Newsline) visits the grave of his father in Novgorod ...as deputies mull new reform push Oblast, Russia. His father died there as a Soviet soldier in 1942. Similar gatherings KYIV – Viktor Musiaka from the pro- also took place in other Ukrainian cities, government Ukraine’s Regions parliamen- including a 130,000-strong rally in tary caucus wrote in the Kievskii Telegraf Dnipropetrovsk. (RFE/RL Newsline) weekly on April 17 that the Verkhovna Rada can prepare a new constitutional- Activists jailed for anti-PM protest reform bill “very soon.” According to Mr. KHARKIV – A district court in Musiaka, lawmakers may take as a “basis” Kharkiv on May 5 found two Our for their new reform push one of the two Ukraine members guilty of defaming constitutional reform bills that have already Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych dur- been endorsed by the Constitutional Court. ing an unauthorized rally in the city on Mr. Musiaka said he believes, echoing May 1, Interfax and UNIAN reported, Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn, that it quoting the Our Ukraine press service. is impossible to hold a repeat vote on the Yevhen Zolotariov and Ivan Varchenko bill that was voted down on April 8. received prison sentences of 15 and 10 Meanwhile, Socialist Party Chairman days, respectively. The two men and other Oleksander Moroz said in an interview opposition activists reportedly staged a with the same weekly that it is legally pos- performance called “The Last Shirt for sible for the Verkhovna Rada to bypass a Yanukovych from the Ukrainian People,” first-reading procedure and adopt another during which they took off their shirts and constitutional reform bill – of which he is placed them in front of the oblast admin- the author – already within its current ses- istration office in Kharkiv. The court sion which closes this summer. (RFE/RL ruled that the performance insulted Mr. Newsline) 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20 No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 25

stories concerned the switch from charmed the audience with his extensive – Lina Kostenko, poet. Tributes... Ukrainian to Russian in her school in the knowledge and his persuasive logic. It (Continued from page 4) village of Kaharlyk (Kyiv Oblast); the was on the occasion of this two-day con- I know why his heart didn’t hold out. How could a foreigner, which he was It is very hard to believe that Jim is arrest in 1929 of her father, Ivan ference that Victor Malarek wrote a Omelianovych Vlasenko; the nightly vis- front-page report for Canada’s leading nonetheless, have withstood all that he dis- gone. He seemed larger than life. I first covered, gathered, analyzed and told the met him 21 years ago when he came to its of the grain collectors, after her newspaper, the Globe and Mail, and father’s fields, orchards and all food had opened the door to a subject which the world of. James was a life-loving, happy Edmonton to deliver the 1983 Shevchenko person. In January or February of 1992, he Lecture on the 50th anniversary of the been confiscated; the use of “shompoly” Canadian media previously shunned. to pierce floors and walls in search of Ukrainian independence did not bring the came to see me and said he wanted to Ukraine Famine. I was a student at the wheat. “De pshenytsia?” they would yell, recognition of Ukrainian history that the work [at Kyiv Mohyla Academy]. Soon time, but working at CIUS. Jim arrived frightening the fatherless children. Ukrainian diaspora and Jim Mace had afterwards we saw him regularly on cam- full of life, a bit brash and irreverent as I Growing up in Peru, I was not able to expected. It was at once amusing, heart- pus among the students, speaking English recall, but intensely, occupied with his comprehend everything my mother told ening and sad to see Jim teaching forthrightly and walking around in shorts. subject matter. me. Jim’s patient explanations helped to Ukrainians, in Ukraine, to respect their At first people were taken aback, they It’s fair to say that he was at logger- place my mother’s narrative in perspec- own history, culture and language. I often were not used to such openness here. heads with the U.S. academic community tive. Her story was being confirmed by met Jim in Kyiv where he became a – Viacheslav Briukhovetsky, president in the area of Slavic/Ukrainian history – the hundreds of narratives on Jim’s desk. celebrity to some and a thorn in the side of the National University of Kyiv he was far ahead of his time in terms of Jim was instrumental in urging my of others. His work on the U.S. Mohyla Academy. what some people were prepared to mother to write some of her reminis- Commission on the Ukraine Famine and accept. ... Jim made Ukraine his home cences for the U.S. Commission on the his research, which made possible Robert and that over the past decade his life’s Jim understood that history consists of Ukraine Famine. This was the first time Conquest’s “Harvest of Sorrow,” gave that which we are able to preserve ... I am work has been very much vindicated. No that someone took interest in her as an Prof. Mace the deserved recognition as one today can discuss the Holodomor from a large village – 5,000 residents – eyewitness. Words could not express her the foremost authority on Ukrainian with five cemeteries, several built after as without citing Jim’s books and articles. gratitude. Famine-Genocide. No single scholar has had as much impact a result of 1932. When an oral history Now, with the parting of Jim Mace, was taken of the events of the Famine on one of the century’s greatest tragedies. – Natalia Pylypiuk, professor of the Ukrainian academic milieu will have In 2003, when Jim was invited to Ukrainian culture, language and litera- several years ago, only 42 people were to produce new cadres to carry on the left to say they recalled it ... Columbia to speak on the Holodomor, he ture, University of Alberta; president, work pioneered by this noble American. felt himself vindicated. It must have been a Canadian Association of Slavists. James took a huge task upon himself: great moment for him, returning to his – Roman Serbyn, professor emeritus, to help Ukrainians come to know who native soil the recognized expert on the I met Jim Mace some 25 years ago, University of Quebec at Montreal. they are. Famine. when he was finishing his doctoral dis- sertation. What impressed me then was I remember once, when he was deri- – Viktor Yushchenko, national deputy Jim was warm, generous and extreme- and presidential candidate. ly good natured. Those who read his that not only this young American, with sively asked why he had bothered to daily column in Den can hardly fail to no ties to Ukrainian heritage, chose to come to Ukraine, he answered, “Your miss this side of him. He also had a specialize in Ukrainian history, but that dead have called me.” Only the soul of wicked and delightful sense of humor. He he was so confident that with no genius could have understood that, Correction will be greatly missed. Ukrainian background he could master maybe because his ancestors were Indian Last week’s news story about the death the subject. There was no intellectual and he understood that Ukrainians have of James E. Mace (“James E. Mace, – David R. Marples, professor of his- arrogance in Jim’s decision tackle a often felt as if bound to a reservation. Famine researcher from U.S., dies in domain that was not popular in American Another time, during a television talk tory, University of Alberta, Edmonton. Kyiv at age 52” by Roman Woronowycz) academic circles, only a sense of chal- show, he said that the key to the history of As a doctoral candidate at Harvard lenge and a conviction that with hard Ukraine is a key to Pandora’s Box. I provided incorrect information about a University, I shared at one time an office work and dedication he could do it. understood then that this was a special publication with which Dr. Mace was with Jim Mace. He was then conducting ... When the Center for European person. James Mace was searching for that associated. The book “Famine in the research on the Famine of 1933. I was Studies at the University of Quebec in key to Pandora’s Box, but not to open it – Soviet Ukraine 1932-1933: A Memorial fascinated by his work, especially Montreal organized the first international for it had opened up long ago and much of Exhibition, Widener Library, Harvard because my mother, a survivor, had told conference on the Famine-Genocide in what was inside had already escaped. He University” was prepared by Oksana me many stories about the period. The March of 1983, by then Dr. Mace wanted to finally close it and lock it. Procyk, Leonid Heretz and Dr. Mace.

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the entire community before any further at the Harrisburg conference elicited much In an editorial titled “Zmyluitesia nad “Ukrainian-American...” action is taken.” discussion in articles which appeared in Amerykanskoiu Ruseiu” (Have Mercy on (Continued from page 5) Other resolutions adopted demanded the Svoboda between April 3 and June 5. American Rusyns), Father Ardan argued nine Galician priests (Ardan, Bonczevsky, formal acceptance of the name Ruska Rome attempted to mitigate the growing that a Greek-Catholic bishop was needed Dmytriw, Konstankevych, Makar, Cerkov (in English) for all Rusyn churches. conflict with acts of token recognition. The in the United States to stop the growing Names such as “Greek Catholic,” appointment of Father Andrew Hodobai, an Nizhankovskyj, Pidhoretsky, Simialo and exodus of Greek-Catholics to the Russian “Hungarian Greek Catholic,” and “United Uhro-Rusyn, as the “Apostolic Visitor” to Tymkevych) and 16 lay delegates represent- Orthodox Church. Father Konstankevych Greek Catholic,” all used by Rome and Rusyn Catholics in 1902 was boycotted ing eleven communities, discussed a total of reviewed the struggle of Rusyn Catholics local Latin-rite bishops in the past, were both by the Galician and, eventually, the nine questions regarding the future of the to establish an independent Catholic rejected. They also asked for a guarantee of Uhro-Rusyn priests. The battle for a bishop Church in a Svoboda article addressed to Greek-Catholic Church, including the most Rusyn Catholic Church autonomy with continued for the next five years with the “all honest and informed” Rusyns. Father crucial one: “Should we American Rusyns complete independence from Latin-rite American Circle and Svoboda leading the Ardan then published an editorial review- recognize the pope of Rome as the head of Catholic bishops and priests; the immediate way. In “Pro Popivskyi Galir” (About ing the role of the Latin-rite Catholic the Rusyn Church or not?” After much heat- nullification of all guidelines set down by Priest’s Collars), Father Makar defended the Church in America as a vehicle of ed debate, they resolved that: “Those gath- the Congregation de Propaganda Fide right of Rusyn Catholic priests to eschew Americanization. A similar editorial ered here consider the matter of breaking which governed the Rusyn Catholic Church the wearing of “Roman” collars. Demands appeared on July 14, 1904, regarding with Rome to be absolutely essential for the in America; and the appointment of a Rusyn for a Rusyn bishop were repeated once Rome’s treatment of America’s Slavic future good of the Rusyn Church and peo- bishop in the United States elected by again in Union in America, a publication of immigrants in the United States. As Latin- ple in America. Nevertheless, due to the Rusyn priests and representatives of church the Rusyn Church Association on October rite bishops continued to press for control gravity of such a step, we think it necessary lay councils and directly responsible to the 12, 1902, and at a congress of Rusyn- of the growing Rusyn Catholic Church, the to carefully consider all of the nuances of pope and not to the Congregation de Galicians in Yonkers, on December 26, battle became more intense. On September such an action in an open discussion with Propaganda de Fide. The resolutions passed 1903. 29, 1904, Svoboda reported on a con- frontation which occurred between Father Strobe Talbott, President Bill Clinton’s admitted, why not Ukraine? Cyprus, with its Konstankevych, who refused to turn the On the border... former Russia expert, wrote in his memoirs ethnic divisions between Greek and Turkish Shamokin church deed over to the local (Continued from page 2) “Russia Hand” that the Czech Republic populations and its inherent potential for Latin ordinary, and Father Hodobai who, in Thatcher equated Ukraine to the state of should be allowed to join NATO because instability, is deemed European, while that instance, supported the bishop. With California at about the same time. Decades the Czechs had suffered greatly under com- Ukraine is not. Then what is Ukraine? their patience at an end, the American earlier, The Washington Post denied the munism. But so had his beloved Russians, Asian? Circle began to seriously consider other very existence of a Ukrainian nation during Ukrainians (whose existence he most likely Today one can only hear rhetoric dis- options. On November 29, 1906, Svoboda the debate on the building of a monument to never acknowledged), Belarusians and the guised as “policy” coming out of Brussels published an article by Father Nestor Taras Shevchenko in Washington. Even Central Asians. For some unexplained rea- and Washington. Slogans such as “Strategic Dmytriw titled “Yakyi Kinets?” (To What Walter Duranty was awarded a Pulitzer son the suffering of the Czechs was deemed Partnerships,” “Special Relationships” End?) in which the venerable priest actual- Prize for disinformation about Ukraine. The greater than those of their Eastern neighbors “Partners for Peace,” “Circle of Friends” are ly advocated conversion to Orthodoxy as list is a very long and odious one. and, therefore, they deserved membership but a substitute for a well-thought-out and an alternative to absorption by America’s At the same time, it is worthwhile recall- in NATO – and by extension, in the EU. long-term foreign policy. In reality, these Latin-rite Catholic Church. ing that while the Ukrainian SSR was Ukraine, without a doubt, has an outlaw catchy phrases are meant to be placebos to In the end, efforts by the American judged incapable of becoming an independ- administration. But when compared to calm the non-entrant “Eurasians,” while the Circle, Svoboda, and the RNS member- ent Ukrainian state by both governments Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian president, or borders are fortified between them and “civ- ship to establish an independent Catholic and academia in the United States, Great the long list of French politicians who seem ilized Europe.” Church in the United States succeeded. Britain and Germany, there existed the to be permanently on trial for corruption, If the EU and the United States are truly On March 26, 1907, Rome appointed obligatory Cold War rhetoric about Ukraine seems to fit in just fine. worried by Russian hegemony over the for- Father Soter Ortynsky, a Basilian monk “Captive Nations” and “liberation.” At that Besides, Ukraine has indeed done much, mer republics of the USSR and view the cre- from Galicia, the first bishop for Rusyn time, one American pundit stated that the or as much as some of the new member- ation of a Single Economic Space as a step Catholics in America. Consecrated at St. Republicans wanted only to liberate states, to be admitted to the EU. If Cyprus, a in that direction, then it is up to them to find George’s Cathedral in Lviv on May 12, Washington from the Democrats and not world center for criminal shell companies room in the European Union for Ukraine. Bishop Ortynsky arrived in the United Eastern Europe from the Red Army. protected by the laws of that country can be They just can’t have their cake and eat it. States on August 27. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2004 No. 20

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